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Defending champ Homan and Olympic gold medallist Jones headline Scotties field
Rachel Homan is looking to join a select list of women’s curlers who have skipped their teams to three straight national titles.
Canada claims silver in women’s hockey at Winter Universiade
GRANADA, Spain – Canada’s women’s hockey team captured silver on Thursday after falling 3-0 to Russia in the championship game at the 27th Winter Universiade.
Northern Ontario downs Northwest Territories 10-5 in Scotties pre-qualifying
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Tracy Horgan of Northern Ontario toppled Kerry Galusha of the Northwest Territories 10-5 on Thursday in pre-qualifying competition at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
Yukon’s Koltun eliminated in Scotties qualification round after pair of losses
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Two games, two losses, and one early exit.
Horgan beats Galusha in qualification final to advance to main draw at Scotties
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Sarah Koltun’s run at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts ended after about 11 hours.
Winter storm wallops Maritimes while central Canada spends Sunday in deep freeze
HALIFAX – A savage winter storm pounded Maritimes on Sunday, causing damage, delays and dangerous driving conditions on Sunday while people in parts of southern Ontario and Quebec were braving biting winds and frigid Arctic temperatures.
Alberta skip Val Sweeting tops New Brunswick’s Sylvie Robichaud at Scotties
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Alberta skip Val Sweeting has endured several lineup changes since making her first Scotties Tournament of Hearts final a year ago.
Curling veteran Richard Hart guiding Homan’s Team Canada rink at Scotties
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Richard Hart returned to the curling scene on two fronts this season.
Curling tradition rules the day at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – There is something wonderfully simplistic about the live curling experience.
Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones remains unbeaten at Scotties Tournament of Hearts
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones is showing why many consider her the skip to beat at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
Anderson gives host Saskatchewan team some experience at Scotties
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Sherry Anderson has seen it all over four decades of curling.
Curling great Sandra Schmirler’s daughter rising in the sport’s ranks
REGINA – She was one of the best curlers to ever come out of Saskatchewan, and now a new generation of talent is emerging in the late Sandra Schmirler’s daughter.
Alberta’s Val Sweeting falls in Draw 16 to Saskatchewan’s Stefanie Lawton
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Alberta’s Val Sweeting came up short in her attempt to run the table in round-robin play at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
Fitness in Fashion: Curlers train hard for long tournament like Scotties
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Alberta’s Lori Olson-Johns has a pre-game routine that includes push-ups, standing squats and hamstring lunges.
Champ Still In: Homan reaches playoffs while Jones beats Sweeting in 1-2 game
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – The Olympic champion has fast-tracked to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts final and the tournament’s two-time defending champion is still alive.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.