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Canada’s Morris wins Brier semifinal 8-6 over Newfoundland’s Gushue
CALGARY – The first Team Canada in the national men’s curling championship is a win away from keeping the Maple Leaf on their backs for an extended run.
Canada beats Scotland to advance to women’s championship game at world juniors
TALLINN, Estonia – Edmonton’s Kelsey Rocque booked her ticket into the final of the world junior curling championships with a 9-2 page playoff win over Scotland on Saturday.
Northern Ontario’s Jacobs into Brier final with win over Newfoundland’s Gushue
CALGARY – Brad Jacobs added another weapon to his curling team’s arsenal and used it to gain an express ticket to the Canadian men’s curling championship final.
Saskatchewan’s Laycock joins playoff teams at Canadian curling championship
CALGARY – A curling-mad province that hasn’t won a Canadian men’s championship in 35 years has produced a sort of fatalism there, according to this year’s skip from Saskatchewan.
Canada off to final of world junior championships after win over Switzerland
TALLINN, Estonia – Canada is off to the men’s championship game of the world junior curling championships after a 7-6 page playoff win over Switzerland on Friday.
Northern Ontario, Newfoundland, Canada claim Brier playoff berths
CALGARY – The Page playoff between the top two seeds at the Canadian men’s curling championship showcases the best two teams of the preliminary round.
Northern Ontario races to early playoff berth at Canadian curling championship
CALGARY – Brad Jacobs was excited about the arrival of his wife Shawna and infant daughter Camille in Calgary on Wednesday. Clinching a berth very early in the premiere playoff game at the Tim Hortons Brier? That too, when he found out.
Brier’s storied Purple Heart gets a silver edition for defending champions
CALGARY – The Brier’s storied purple heart — with its origins in something people once smoked — has a new look at this year’s Canadian men’s curling championship in Calgary.
Northern Ontario out front at the Brier, Team Canada switches skips
CALGARY – John Morris shook up his team midway through the Canadian men’s curling championship by demoting himself to third and handing the house to Pat Simmons to skip.
Team Jacobs say broom tap to opponent was not done to intimidate Team Kean
CALGARY – Curling took a page from hockey’s playbook at the Tim Hortons Brier.
Stakes raised for Brier’s Battle of Alberta after slow starts by Morris, Koe
CALGARY – The Brier’s Battle of Alberta has taken on a different tone from it’s pre-tournament hype.
‘Once in a lifetime’ Canada Games come to a close after 17 days of competition
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – The Canada Games are viewed by many as a way to bring the country closer together.
Gushue, Nichols reunite for another run at a Canadian men’s curling title
CALGARY – Brad Gushue’s pursuit of his first Canadian men’s curling title on his 12th attempt strengthened with the return of Mark Nichols.
Philippe Coutinho curls in late winner as Liverpool beats Man City 2-1 in Premier League
LIVERPOOL, England – Philippe Coutinho scored a late winner against Manchester City at Anfield for the second straight season as Liverpool won 2-1 on Sunday to dent the champions’ chances of hauling in Premier League leader Chelsea.
Ontario beats Nova Scotia to win women’s curling gold at Canada Winter Games
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – With the women’s curling final at the Canada Winter Games tied in an extra end, Megan Smith could feel the tension mounting with every shot.
Changing of the guard in Canadian men’s curling evident at the Brier
CALGARY – The Brier has become a young-er man’s game.
Daughter of curling great Sandra Schmirler continuing family tradition
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Shannon England crisscrossed the globe during his wife’s sporting career, and it would suit him just fine to do the same with another family member.
Curlers not sold on new format at the Canadian men’s championship
CALGARY – Early reviews from the men participating in the revamped Canadian curling championship were mixed.
Yukon’s Smallwood beats P.E.I.’s Casey 8-1 in pre-qualifying opener at Brier
CALGARY – Yukon’s Bob Smallwood downed Adam Casey of Prince Edward Island 8-1 on Thursday to open the pre-qualifying round of the Tim Hortons Brier.
Five things to know about the 2015 Canadian men’s curling championship
CALGARY – Five things to know about the 2015 Tim Hortons Brier in Calgary:
Canadian men’s curling championship in Calgary features a Battle of Alberta
CALGARY – Two skips from the host city with history between them is a unique storyline of this year’s Canadian men’s curling championship in Calgary.
Jennifer Jones beats Val Sweeting to win gold at Scotties Tournament of Hearts
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – It has become a familiar pose for Manitoba skip Jennifer Jones.
Calgary Flames forced onto the road by Brier at crucial point in season
CALGARY – Curling has pushed the Calgary Flames out the Saddledome doors and onto their longest road trip of the season.
Sweeting beats Lawton in semifinal to set up Scotties final against Jones
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Alberta’s Val Sweeting was reeling after her first playoff loss to Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.