Toronto's John Epping upset Glenn Howard of Coldwater, Ont., 7-6 on Sunday to win the men's final at the Capital One Grand Slam of Curling Players' Championship. Epping drew to the button on the game's final shot to clinch the win in Summerside, P.E.I.
Saskatoon's Stefanie Lawton defeated Winnipeg's Cathy Overton-Clapham 7-3 in the women's final of the Capital One Grand Slam of Curling Sun Life Financial Players' Championship in Summerside on Saturday afternoon.
Sherry Middaugh stayed alive at curling's Players' Championship with a 6-5 tiebreak win over Heather Nedohin on Friday in Summerside, P.E.I. Middaugh, from Coldwater, Ont., will face Winnipeg's Cathy Overton-Clapham in the semifinal round.
Scott and his father Glenn Howard recently celebrated their victory at the world men's curling championship. On Thursday, they were opponents at the Players' Championship and the youngster came through with an upset 6-3 victory with John Epping's rink.
Glenn Howard scored three points in the seventh end and earned a key 8-5 in over Mike McEwen in Draw 5 action at the Players' Championship. Howard's Ontario rink improved to 2-0 and can claim a berth in the 2013 Olympic trials by reaching the semifinals.
Cathy Overton-Clapham did not have much room to work with, but her game-winning shot concluded the opening women's draw of the Capital One Grand Slam of Curling in dramatic fashion on Tuesday night.
Canada's Glenn Howard has won his fourth world men's curling championship. The Coldwater, Ont., skip and his team of Craig Savill, Brent Laing and Wayne Middaugh beat Scotland 8-7 in an extra end at Basel, Switzerland.
Often a finalist at the Canadian men's curling championship, Glenn Howard was building a reputation for losing championship games. He put that behind him as he led Ontario to a 7-6 win over Alberta's Kevin Koe in the final of the Brier on Sunday.
Manitoba's Rob Fowler won the bronze medal at the Canadian men's curling championship with an 8-7 win in an extra end over Jamie Koe of Yukon and Northwest Territories.
Jamie Koe of Yukon and Northwest Territories joined Ontario, Alberta and Manitoba in the playoffs at the Canadian men's curling championship. The Territories beat B.C.'s Jim Cotter 8-3 to capture the fourth and final playoff berth.
Glenn Howard worked overtime to establish yet another record at the Brier. Ontario's 7-5 win in an extra end over Saskatchewan on Tuesday marked 175 career games at the Brier for Howard, surpassing the previous record set by his older brother Russ.
The flu-like illness that wreaked havoc on the women curling at the Tournament of Hearts now seems to be making its way through the men's teams at the Brier.
Heather Nedohin's team from Edmonton beat B.C.'s Kelly Scott 7-6 to win the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Nedohin, third Beth Iskiw, second Jessica Mair and lead Laine Peters will represent Canada at the world championship next month in Lethbridge, Alta.
Amber Holland's team will not defend their Canadian women's curling championship. Her team from Kronau, Sask., was eliminated from contention in the final draw of the preliminary round Thursday night. Their bid for a repeat ended with an 11-5 loss to another Saskatchewan team skipped by Michelle Englot.
After six years apart, one of the most successful teams in Canadian women's curling history is getting back together. Colleen Jones and Kim Kelly will join forces with skip Mary Anne Arsenault to form a powerful Nova Scotia team looking to qualify for the 2014 Sochi Olympics.