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In the Rings: Jacobs ices third different lineup in three events as Fry returns
After avoiding public comment since his ejection from the Red Deer Curling Classic, Ryan Fry…
CBC Sports head Stremlaw to leave corporation to run unnamed sports franchise
TORONTO – CBC Sports executive Greg Stremlaw will be leaving the corporation later this month…
Dubnyk perfect as Wild blank Canadiens 1-0; Weber avoids scary injury
MONTREAL – It looks like the Montreal Canadiens avoided the worst after losing captain Shea…
Ex-NFL Pro Bowl players try curling with 2022 Olympic goal
Defensive lineman Jared Allen retired from the NFL in 2015 and wasn’t ready to give…
In the Rings: Ryan Fry set to make his return with Team Jacobs at Canadian Open
After taking a leave of over six weeks after his disqualification from the Red Deer…
Now’s a good time to savour the subtle beauty of trees’ barks
Autumn’s fiery-colored leaves have fallen, so now let’s look for more subtle beauty in trees…
Dives, buzzer-beaters and kicks: 2018’s AP Plays of the Year
This was a year of moments. Justify won the Triple Crown. The U.S. beat Canada…
Scandal and justice: #MeToo reached the sports world in 2018
One by one they came forward, more than 150 in all. Fearful yet defiant. Vulnerable…
Top stories of 2018 – July-Dec.
JULY 2018 1 – Manuel Lopez Obrador won Mexico’s presidential election, defeating incumbent Enrique Pena…
Top stories of 2018 – Jan.-June
JANUARY 2018 1 – DeMar DeRozan scored a career-high and Toronto Raptors franchise single-game record…
With Fry still on leave, Team Jacobs to solidify lineup plans in coming days
With the Canadian Open just over a week away, Team Brad Jacobs is planning to…
Canadian sports fans win as longtime broadcast rivals force a raised game
TORONTO – The way the NHL regular season is shaping up, it’s a good bet…
China mines Canadian curling expertise ahead of 2022 Winter Games
China is serious about winning Olympic curling medals on home ice in 2022, and the…
Ottawa’s Homan edges Winnipeg’s Einarson 4-1 to win second career National title
CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH, N.L. – Rachel Homan has captured her second career National title. The…
Homan to face Einarson in matchup of defending National champions
CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH, N.L. – Ottawa’s Rachel Homan has knocked off defending champion Jennifer Jones…
Brad Gushue, Glenn Howard win tiebreakers to move on at the National
CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH, N.L. – Hometown skip Brad Gushue has made it into the playoffs…
Bowes hopes to encourage kids to try sports through “Lucy Tries Sports” series
TORONTO – Lisa Bowes imagined her storybook character “Lucy” as a compilation of many young…
Curling Canada says officiating mistake led to timing error in Canada Cup final
Curling Canada said an “officiating mistake” was made during a key fifth-end shot in the…
Gushue drops National Grand Slam of Curling opener against Schwaller
CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH, N.L. – Hometown favourite Brad Gushue began the National Grand Slam of…
In The Rings: Curlers grumble about new timing system used at Canada Cup
Matt Dunstone said the new timing system used at curling’s Canada Cup “has got to…
Jacobs scores in final end to down Koe 5-4, capture first Canada Cup
ESTEVAN, Sask. – Brad Jacobs has won the Canada Cup. The Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.,…
SKorean curling official leaves sport over abuse suspicions
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – A beleaguered South Korean curling official says he and his…
Mixed doubles curling has Olympic champion John Morris hooked
CALGARY – John Morris is all in on mixed doubles curling. Winning the first Olympic…
Team Jacobs returns to the ice at Canada Cup with Kennedy to fill in for Fry
A new-look Team Brad Jacobs will have a fellow Olympian in tow at this week’s…