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Olympics Live: China’s Ren wins gold in contentious final
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics: ___ Ren Ziwei of China…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
Shiffrin calls fall in Olympic giant slalom ‘disappointment’ BEIJING (AP) — Two-time Olympic gold medalist…
Kerri Einarson wins 3rd consecutive Canadian women’s curling championship
Kerri Einarson’s Team Canada held off a late rally by Krista McCarville of Northern Ontario…
Olympics Live: Ambassador to UN says China tried to distract
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics: ___ The U.S. ambassador to…
Medal hopefuls come up short for Canada at the Beijing Olympics
BEIJING – Two of Canada’s medal hopefuls at the Beijing Olympics finished off the podium…
Australia gets late reprieve, returns to mixed doubles curling competition at Games
BEIJING – The Australian mixed doubles curling team was back in the Beijing Games after…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
Officials: Russia at 70 percent of Ukraine military buildup WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia has assembled…
Northern Ontario defeats New Brunswick in extra end to advance to Scotties final
Andrea Crawford thought she had the win until Krista McCarville snatched it away. McCarville’s rink…
Olympic Updates: China’s first gold draws cheers downtown
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics: ___ China’s first gold medal…
Weidemann, Kingsbury earn Canada’s first medals at Beijing Games
BEIJING – Canada made its mark on the medal table early at the Beijing Olympics,…
Northern Ontario, New Brunswick both win opening playoff games at Scotties
No hammer, no problem for Northern Ontario’s Krista McCarville. Starting the game without last rock,…
Curlers right the ship, figure skaters struggle as Canada seeks to defend gold medals
BEIJING – Canada’s defence of its Olympic mixed doubles curling gold medal is looking a…
Fleury returns for COVID-19 isolation to post win at Scotties
Skip Tracy Fleury came out of COVID-19 isolation to throw a last-rock takeout to give…
Team Canada, New Brunswick and Tracy Fleury’s Wild Card 1 make playoffs at Scotties
For years Kerry Galusha didn’t want to talk about her Indigenous roots. Now, though, the…
Miskew rink remains in hunt for playoffs at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Emma Miskew kept herself in the fight for the playoffs while Chelsea Carey took a…
Team Canada’s Einarson remains undefeated at Scotties with 10-5 win over Alberta
THUNDER BAY, Ont. – Curling and kick-boxing seem like two sports at the opposite end…
Veteran third Emma Miskew filling big shoes at Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Before this week’s Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Emma Miskew had curled one game in 27…
Defending champion Einarson shakes off early rust to defeat Duncan at Scotties
Falling behind early was a wake-up call for Kerri Einarson. The two-time defending champion from…
No fans for Scotties finals due to COVID-19 concerns: Curling Canada
THUNDER BAY, Ont. – Curling Canada says there will be no fans in the building…
Steal of three helps earn McCarville rink victory in opening draw of Scotties
THUNDER BAY, Ont. – A steal of three in the fourth end put Krista McCarville…
Skip Tracy Fleury enters COVID-19 protocol, will miss start of Tournament of Hearts
THUNDER BAY, Ont. – Skip Tracy Fleury will sit out the start of the Canadian…
Curling Notebook: Moskowy to return to Team Dunstone at Saskatchewan playdowns
Team Matt Dunstone will have its regular lineup back together for the upcoming Saskatchewan provincial…
Playing before empty seats disappointing for hometown rink competing at Scotties
To prepare for this year’s Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Krista McCarville and her rink from…
Chelsea shakes off blues with customary win over Tottenham
LONDON (AP) — Once Hakim Ziyech’s curling, dipping strike landed in the Tottenham goal, Chelsea…