Canada routs China for 8th victory in 9 matches at world men’s curling championship

Canada’s Brad Jacobs defeated China’s Xiaoming Xu 8-2 in the early draw at the world men’s curling championship in Moose Jaw, Sask. Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert controlled the game after jumping out to an early 4-1 lead. Canada is 8-1 in round-robin play at the Temple Gardens Centre while China is … Read more

Homan routs Denmark’s Dupont at women’s curling worlds for 2nd straight victory

Canada’s Rachel Homan defeated Denmark’s Madeleine Dupont 9-3 in round-robin play at the LGT world women’s curling championship on Monday in South Korea. Homan and her Ottawa-based team of Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew and Sarah Wilkes controlled the second half of the game to improve to 3-1. Canada scored a deuce in the sixth and … Read more

Manitoba’s Lawes routs provincial rival Cameron at Tournament of Hearts

Manitoba’s Kaitlyn Lawes recovered from a tough loss at the Canadian women’s curling championship with a 12-3 win over provincial rival Kate Cameron in Thunder Bay, Ont. Lawes had given up steals in seven ends, which was a Scotties Tournament of Hearts record, in an 8-2 loss to Quebec to start the tournament. Quebec’s Laurie … Read more