Curling

John Epping of Toronto notched a stunning 12-4 semifinal victory over Edmonton’s Brendan Bottcher at the 2019 Home Hardware Canada Cup, presented by Pioneer.Less that 24 hours after losing 7-3 to Team Bottcher in the event’s final round-robin game, Epping’s win put his team...

It’s always a good idea to win the games you need to win.Kevin Koe of Calgary has shown an uncanny ability to figure out how to beat his team’s toughest competition during the preliminary round of the 2019 Home Hardware Canada Cup, presented by...

If it weren’t for bad luck, Tracy Fleury and her rink from East St. Paul, Man. would have had no luck at all at previous editions of the Home Hardware Canada Cup, presented by Pioneer.Fleury had skipped her teams to a combined 3-9 record...

Team Chelsea Carey knew the 2019 Home Hardware Canada Cup, presented by Pioneer would be a dogfight.After knocking the previously unbeaten Lethbridge, Alta., Team Casey Scheidegger (substitute-skipped by Cheryl Bernard) 9-5, Calgary’s Carey fought her team back into the lead pack.In other Draw 4...

Now that there’s something bigger at stake, defending champion Brad Jacobs would like to make the most of his appearance at the 2019 Home Hardware Canada Cup, presented by Pioneer.Jacobs of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. slid into his title defence with a 6-3 win...

The road to Beijing for Canada’s best four-player curling teams starts Wednesday, the opening day of the 2019 Home Hardware Canada Cup.Seven men’s and seven women’s teams will not only be chasing big money at Sobeys Arena in Leduc, Alta.; they’ll also be pursuing...

Two more women’s teams have secured their berths to the Scotties BC Women’s Curling Championship, presented by Best Western. Team Thompson (Kamloops) and Team Richards (Kelowna/Prince George/Victoria) have secured the tour spots. Team Thompson features skip Karla Thompson, third Jodie Brennan, second Amanda Guido and...

Winning a Canadian curling championship of any kind, anywhere, is a special experience.But doing it in your home province, with friends, families and enthusiastic fans cheering your every move — and doing it without a loss, to boot?That’s rarefied air, indeed, and it’s now...

Only four teams remain in contention at the 2020 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship and the hometown crowd in Saguenay, Que., is pleased with the results. Quebec will not only be one of the four teams competing in the semifinals, but it will also be...

As the saying goes: It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. That’s the motto the Northwest Territories is following at the 2020 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship.Twins Jamie Koe, skip, and vice-skip Kerry Galusha celebrated their birthday at the beginning of the event...

Colleen Jones won her first Canadian mixed title in 1993 with her husband Scott Saunders. Twenty-six years later Jones can once again become a mixed champion with a teammate named Saunders, but this time with her son Luke.Jones is gunning for her third Canadian...