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ST. JOHN’S — They’re loud. They’re proud. But are the fans at the Mile One Centre going too far? Some curlers at the Brier are questioning the behaviour of the crowd during games involving St. John’s beloved Newfoundland & Labrador rink. “I’ve never actually seen a crowd cheering as loudly for misses, and I’ve been to 17 of […]
Northern Ontario became the second team to reach seven wins at the Tim Hortons Brier with an 8-5 victory over Saskatchewan in Thursday’s early draw in St. John’s. Brad Jacobs and his rink from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., broke open a tie game with two points in the eighth end, then stole another in the […]
ST. JOHN’S — A family that curls together, stays together. At least that’s the story one clan from the Northwest Territories is sticking with. Fred Koe is the patriarch of a family whose three children have found their way to being skips of their own rinks. “And now we have a granddaughter coming up and she […]
Canada lead Ben Hebert called his right knee injury a little tweak. Canada skip Kevin Koe called it a torn meniscus that would require surgery. Canada alternate Scott Pfeifer can call it an opportunity. With Hebert watching from the back bench and Pfeifer throwing first stones, Koe guided the defending champs to an 8-5 win over Nova Scotia’s Jamie […]
You can excuse curling fans for doing a double-take at the Tim Hortons Brier. Legendary skip Kevin Martin is sporting familiar Alberta colours at the national men’s curling championship this week at Mile One Centre. The 2010 Olympic champion is back at the Brier to coach his son Karrick and the provincial team skipped by Brendan Bottcher. Instead of standing at […]
ST. JOHN’S — Jamie Bourassa distinctly remembers the first time he pebbled a curling rink. “I was 17. Fort Macleod [Alberta]. I managed a curling club right out of high school.” Four decades later, the 57-year-old has taken his ice-making mastery around the globe, creating the playing surfaces for the world’s most important bonspiels. For his […]
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ST JOHN’S — Curling fans from Nova Scotia have reason to cheer again during the men’s curling championship. After being eliminated in the previous two Brier pre-qualifier events, the team out of the Halifax Curling Club earned its way into the championship after defeating Yukon Saturday afternoon in St. John’s. “It feels great,” said Nova Scotia skip Jamie […]
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Brad Gushue has won the Newfoundland and Labrador curling title in every season since 2007. Never has the pressure to repeat as provincial champion been greater than this year. CBC | Sports News
