Curling
Glenn Howard defeat Joe Frans 7-5 to win Ontario men’s curling title
BARRIE, Ont. – Glenn Howard won his eighth consecutive men’s Ontario provincial curling title Sunday thanks to a 7-5 victory over Joe Frans.
Birchard’s Manitoba rink to face B.C.’s Brown for junior women’s curling gold
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – Shannon Birchard will attempt to give her province a sweep of the gold medals at the Canadian junior curling championships.
Dunstone moves Manitoba closer to first junior curling title in 11 years
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – Manitoba’s Matt Dunstone scored three in the fourth and eighth ends Saturday to beat Nova Scotia’s Stuart Thompson 9-4 in semifinal action at the Canadian junior curling championship.
COUNTDOWN TO SOCHI:Sport-by-sport look at Canada a year out from 2014 Olympics
CALGARY – The Sochi Olympics open one year from Thursday. Canada won 26 medals four years ago in Vancouver. Here’s a sport-by-sport look at Canada’s team and predicted medal haul in Russia:
A year out from Winter Olympics, Sochi is vast construction site but source of pride for Putin
SOCHI, Russia – One year before Russia hosts its first Winter Olympics, this Black Sea resort is a vast construction site sprawling for nearly 40 kilometres (25 miles) along the coast and 50 kilometres (30 miles) up into the mountains. After arriving at Sochi’s new airport, there’s no escape from the clang and clatter of the drilling, jackhammering and mixing of cement that drowns out the hum of the sea and the birdsong.
Berry, Klymchuk each stay undefeated at Canadian junior curling championships
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – New Brunswick’s Josh Berry and British Columbia’s Tyler Klymchuk stayed undefeated on the second day of the Canadian junior curling championships.
Nunavut gets rough introduction to Canadian junior curling championships
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – Nunavut had a tough introduction to the Canadian junior curling championships on Saturday.
From Hollywood to the Champs-Elysees: Beckham heading to Paris Saint-Germain
LONDON – After Madrid, Milan and Hollywood, David Beckham is heading to the most fashionable destination of all.
Most of Scotties field chosen with 10 of 11 provincial champions crowned
Heather Nedohin and the rest of Team Canada finally have a sense of who they’ll play at the 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
World champ Glenn Howard rebounds at National with two straight victories
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. – Glenn Howard is back in contention at the National.
Edmonton’s Koe improves to 2-0 at National, Howard still looking for first win
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. – Kevin Koe scored three points in the final end to remain unbeaten at the $100,000 National Grand Slam of Curling with a 7-4 win over Rob Rumfeldt on Thursday.
Top men’s curling teams in world meet in Nova Scotia for the National
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. – This could be a profitable week for Ontario skip Glenn Howard, as the reigning world champion enters the third event in the Grand Slam of curling on a roll.
Scott defeats Knezevic 9-6 to win Scotties B.C. women’s curling championship
CLOVERDALE, B.C. – Kelly Scott defeated Patti Knezevic 9-6 on Sunday to win the Scotties B.C. women’s curling championship.
Marathon Man: Canada’s Shawn Delierre shows his mettle in 157-minute squash war
Canada’s Shawn Delierre knew he had only one chance to end the longest recorded professional men’s squash match in over 30 years.
SHOW BITS: It’s after-party time
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Show Bits brings you the 70th annual Golden Globes awards through the eyes of Associated Press journalists. Follow them on Twitter where available with the handles listed after each item.