March 29, 2010 at 8:30 am in News / World
WCF debating possible rule changes
The World Curling Federation is reviewing a number of potential rule changes that would shorten matches and reduce the length of world championships.
Among those being considered:
- Reducing games from 10 to eight ends.
- Eliminating extra ends and possibly
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March 29, 2010 at 7:28 am in British Columbia / Canada / News / playdown
BC’s Jurgenson wins Canadian Seniors
British Columbia won the women’s final while Alberta took the men’s title at the Canadian senior curling championship Sunday.
B.C.’s Christine Jurgenson scored five points in the ninth end in a 10-6 victory over New Brunswick’s Heidi Hanlon in the…
March 27, 2010 at 11:20 pm in Alberta / British Columbia / Canada / News / Northern Ontario / World / ontario / opinion / playdown
BC’s Jurgenson in Canadian Seniors Final
B.C.’s Christine Jurgenson thumped Ann McKellar-Gillis of the Northwest Territories/Yukon 10-1 on Friday to earn a bye to the final at the Canadian women’s senior curling championship in Ottawa.
Jurgenson (9-2) scored two in the fourth, two in the fifth,…
March 21, 2010 at 10:22 pm in British Columbia / Canada / News
Craig tied for lead at Seniors
Wes Craig showed Sunday he’s no stranger to quick starts.
The B.C. skip jumped out to early leads in both men’s draws, and was rewarded with a pair of wins at the Canadian senior men’s curling championship.
Craig, third Philip…
March 19, 2010 at 1:05 pm in Alberta / Canada / News / World / opinion
China and Canada favorites heading into Worlds
The Women’s World Curling Championship is set to go in Swift Current, Saskatchewan beginning Saturday, March 20 and finishing with the Gold Medal final on Sunday, March 28. It’s the second time that Saskatchewan has hosted a Women’s World Championship.…
March 17, 2010 at 9:04 am in Canada / News
Largest audience ever watches Koe win Brier
While Kevin Koe’s Team Alberta swept away the competition last night, TSN swept up a new audience record as the Final of the 2010 TIM HORTONS BRIER became the most-watched broadcast in tournament history*. Preliminary overnight data from BBM Canada…
March 11, 2010 at 9:12 am in Northern Ontario / World
Jacobs secures Brier playoff spot
Sault Ste. Marie’s Brad Jacobs is into the playoffs at the Tim Hortons Brier in Halifax.
On Thursday morning in draw 15, Jacobs ran his winning streak to seven games with a huge 8-4 win over a pre-tournament favourite in…
