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Tim Hortons Brier 2019: Friday Curling Results, Updated Draw and Schedule

Mar 8, 2019
CALGARY, AB - MARCH 1: Alberta skip Kevin Koe delivers his shot in his game against Northern Ontario during the Tim Horton's Brier at the Scotiabank Saddledome on March 1, 2015 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Todd Korol/Getty Images)
CALGARY, AB - MARCH 1: Alberta skip Kevin Koe delivers his shot in his game against Northern Ontario during the Tim Horton's Brier at the Scotiabank Saddledome on March 1, 2015 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Todd Korol/Getty Images)

The 2019 Tim Hortons Brier championship pool round concluded Friday night, and Draw 18 on Friday afternoon at Westoba Place in Brandon, Manitoba, clarified the teams contending for the playoffs earlier than anticipated. 

After the afternoon's action, the playoff field was already set. Alberta, Northern Ontario, Canada and Wild Card will move on.  

Team Alberta, however, has absolutely nothing to worry about as it won its 10th draw and remained the tournament's only undefeated team. The two next best teams faced off in a back-and-forth affair. Wild Card and Ontario's result sent one team to the playoff and the other team home.

Here's a look at Friday's results and recap as well as Saturday's scheduling.

     

Results

Draw 18 

Alberta def. Saskatchewan, 9-3

Wild Card def. Ontario, 6-4

Manitoba def. British Columbia, 9-7

Northern Ontario def. Canada, 7-6 

Draw 19 

Saskatchewan def. British Columbia, 6-5

Canada def. Wild Card, 8-5

Alberta def. Northern Ontario, 7-5

Manitoba def. Ontario, 8-4

Schedule

Draw 21 (3 p.m. ET)

Canada vs. Wild Card

Draw 22 (8 p.m. ET)

Alberta vs. Northern Ontario

Recap

Draw 18

Team Wild Card's (8-2) defeat of Ontario (6-4) sent itself through to the playoff while ending Ontario's Brier run. Wild Card jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first end, and all four members finished above 90 percent accuracy rates. Ontario tried to make up the deficit later on with an attempted triple but failed:

Canada (8-2) and Northern Ontario (9-1), both owning an 8-1 record coming into Draw 18, needed an extra end to decide a winner after Canadian skip Brad Gushue scored one stone in the 10th end to tie it at six:

However, the back-to-back reigning champions came up empty in the 11th end, and Northern Ontario hung on to secure a spot in the No. 1 vs. No. 2 playoff draw.

Meanwhile, hometown team Manitoba (5-5) scored two in both the eighth and ninth ends to force British Columbia (4-6) to concede, while Alberta (10-0) only needed eight ends to take care of Saskatchewan (4-6).

Draw 19 

Friday night's draw was low pressure since the four teams advancing to the playoff clinched in the afternoon. That said, Draw 19 provided a potential preview of what could be to come in the playoff.

Canada (9-2) rolled through Wild Card (8-3) in eight ends while Alberta (11-0) outlasted Northern Ontario (9-2). Canada and Wild Card will play again Saturday afternoon, and Northern Ontario will have one more crack at Alberta on Saturday night. 

The winner of Alberta-Northern Ontario will advance directly to the finals. The winner of Canada-Wild Card will play the loser of Alberta and Northern Ontario in the semifinals. 

After Canada's defeat of Wild Card, Canadian skip Brad Gushue will have the hammer for Saturday's draw.

Saskatchewan (5-6) ended its Brier run on a high note by breaking the tie with British Columbia in the 10th end. Manitoba (6-5) also finished its Brier run with a win but received additional love from its hometown fans on hand. 

The full schedule and standings for the Tim Hortons Brier are available on Curling.ca.

Tim Hortons Brier 2019: Thursday Curling Results, Updated Draw and Schedule

Mar 7, 2019

The championship pool round got underway Thursday in the 2019 Tim Hortons Brier at Westoba Place in Brandon, Manitoba.

What had been a 16-team field was whittled down to eight with the conclusion of the round-robin portion.

Those results carried on to the championship round, which was good news for Northern Ontario and Alberta, both of whom are a perfect 7-0. At 6-1, Team Canada and the Wild Card team are positioned well to earn a playoff berth.

Here's a look at Thursday's results and a brief overview of the action.

       

Thursday Results

Draw 15

Ontario def. Saskatchewan, 7-4

Alberta def. Wild Card, 7-6

Northern Ontario def. British Columbia, 11-5

Canada def. Manitoba, 6-3

     

Draw 16

Alberta def. Manitoba, 6-5

Ontario def. Northern Ontario, 7-6

Canada def. Saskatchewan, 8-4

Wild Card def. British Columbia, 8-3

      

Friday Schedule

Draw 17 (3 p.m. ET)

Northern Ontario vs. Canada

British Columbia vs. Manitoba

Ontario vs. Wild Card

Alberta vs. Saskatchewan

     

Draw 18 (8 p.m. ET)

British Columbia vs. Saskatchewan

Wild Card vs. Canada

Alberta vs. Northern Ontario

Manitoba vs. Ontario

     

Thursday Recap

Draw 15

Northern Ontario improved to 8-0 after rolling over British Columbia 11-5.

Skip Brad Jacobs and his squad had the victory wrapped up after the eighth end. Although British Columbia earned one point in the eighth, the mountain to tie the score was far too high to climb in the two remaining ends.

Like Northern Ontario, Alberta ran its record to 8-0 but required a lot more drama in order to secure the win.

Alberta trailed the Wild Card team 6-4 entering the 10th and final end after the Wild Card team notched three points over the previous two ends. Alberta had the hammer in the 10th end, which proved to be decisive.

Skip Kevin Koe placed his stone perfectly, knocking out Wild Card's only stone on the board and registering three points for Alberta.

Canada, the defending champion, opened the championship pool with a 6-3 victory over Manitoba.

"You don't get much margin for error when you're playing a well-oiled team like that," Manitoba skip Mike McEwen said, per the Westman Journal's Christopher L. Istace. "I thought there were a lot of good throws on our side. I thought we were dealing with a little bit of a difficult set of rocks. That's one of the most unmatched sets out on the ice here, but we tried our best."

Draw 16

Northern Ontario suffered its first defeat, falling 7-6 to Ontario after a sudden-death 11th end.

Things weren't looking good for Jacobs and Co. heading into the 10th end. They trailed 6-4 after Ontario added an insurance point in the ninth. But Jacobs placed the final stone perfectly to ensure Northern Ontario got the two points necessary for overtime.

Alas, those heroics were all for naught. Ontario got a decisive point in the 11th end for the win.

Alberta was able to maintain its unbeaten record and sent the host packing in the process. Manitoba fell to 4-5 with its Draw 16 loss, eliminating any hope of advancing to the playoff round. 

      

The full schedule and standings for the Tim Hortons Brier are available on Curling.ca.

Tim Hortons Brier 2019: Wednesday Curling Results, Updated Draw and Schedule

Mar 6, 2019
CALGARY, AB - MARCH 1: Newfoundland and Labrador skip Brad Gushue delivers his shot in his game against Northwest Territories during the Tim Horton's Brier at the Scotiabank Saddledome on March 1, 2015 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Todd Korol/Getty Images)
CALGARY, AB - MARCH 1: Newfoundland and Labrador skip Brad Gushue delivers his shot in his game against Northwest Territories during the Tim Horton's Brier at the Scotiabank Saddledome on March 1, 2015 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Todd Korol/Getty Images)

The 2019 Tim Hortons Brier wrapped up round-robin pool play on Wednesday in Brandon, Manitoba. 

The first two draws of the day contained must-win situations for several teams hoping to make it to the Championship Pool, which begins on March 9. Fans on hand were excited to witness all of the drama:

Reigning back-to-back champions Team Canada took care of business with relative ease against a team that couldn't afford to lose. While an undefeated Team Alberta blew out winless Team Nunavut in Draw 12, the hometown team went down to the wire in Draw 13 as they hold their collective breath to see if they'll advance.

The top four teams of each eight-team pool advanced to the Championship Pool. The morning and afternoon draws set the stage for a dramatic Draw 14 Wednesday evening as teams fight for the last remaining slots.

Two decisive Draw 14 matches were nail-biters and needed all 10 ends to determine which teams would make it out of Pool B.

Below is a look at Championship Pool scheduling as well as results and a recap of Wednesday's action.

            

Results

Draw 12

New Brunswick def. Ontario, 9-8

Alberta def. Nunavut, 13-2

Canada def. Nova Scotia, 9-2

British Columbia def. Northwest Territories, 9-5

     

Draw 13

Northern Ontario def. Yukon, 10-5

Wild Card def. Saskatchewan, 8-2

Quebec def. Newfoundland and Labrador, 14-4

Manitoba def. Prince Edward Island, 7-6

Draw 14 

Canada def. Nunavut, 11-2

New Brunswick def. Northwest Territories, 8-2

Ontario def. British Columbia, 10-9

Alberta def. Nova Scotia, 7-5

Schedule

March 9

Draw 21 at 3 p.m. EST

Draw 22 at 8 p.m. EST

March 10

Draw 23 at 2 p.m. EST

Draw 24 at 8 p.m. EST

       

Recap

Draw 12

New Brunswick improved to 2-4 on the tournament with an 11th end win over Ontario. While New Brunswick's record is only good for sixth place in Pool B, a loss would have put an end to any hope of advancing to the Championship Pool. 

New Brunswick skip Terry Odishaw came up big when his team needed him most—hitting in the 11th end to edge out Team Ontario. "I used to get butterflies when you were throwing that type of shot," Odishaw told John Korobanik of Curling Canada of his hit and stick shot. "Now you're just afraid to miss."

New Brunswick can't afford to miss against Northwest Territories on Wednesday night.

Alberta's overwhelming defeat of Nunavut was to be expected, but the relative ease with which the team has coasted through Pool B will heighten expectations as the Albertans have to face off against the other best teams in the tournament. Not for nothing: Team Canada's lone loss came against Team Alberta in Draw 10, but it was a narrow 7-6 defeat.

Canada improved to 5-1 with a convincing victory over Nova Scotia, dropping Nova Scotia to 3-3. The draw meant infinitely more to Nova Scotia, who dropped Draw 10 on Tuesday afternoon to Ontario. Nova Scotia needed to beat 3-3 Ontario to boost their record ahead of this draw against Canada and their final draw Wednesday night against Alberta.

Heading into Wednesday night, Nova Scotia is in fifth place behind Ontario in Pool B.

           

Draw 13

Team Wild Card won their sixth draw in a row after conceding Draw 1 to Northern Ontario, who finished pool play a perfect 7-0 after forcing Team Yukon to concede after just eight ends. 

Team Manitoba and Prince Edward Island went the full 10 ends in a matchup that the hometown needed. With the win, Manitoba finishes its round robin schedule with a 4-3 record.

Manitoba's win paired with Yukon's loss eliminated Yukon and advanced the hometown side to the championship round. 

Team Quebec pulled off a 10-point victory over Newfoundland and Labrador, but in fifth place at 3-4 and no remaining draws, it was too little too late for them in Pool A. 

The teams advancing from Pool A are Northern Ontario, Wild Card, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. 

Draw 14

Team Canada (6-1) put the finishing touches on their glide through Pool B with a 11-2 win over winless Nunavut in only eight ends. After the win, Mark Nichols told TSN Canada that the team isn't yet thinking about a three-peat.

At the same time, Team Alberta remained undefeated by defeating Nova Scotia in a back-and-forth battle. Heading into the 10th end, Alberta had pulled away with a 7-4 lead. Nova Scotia couldn't recover.

The loss put an end to Nova Scotia's Brier run. Nova Scotia's elimination was confirmed by Team Ontario's win over British Columbia. Ontario and British Columbia both finished pool play with a 4-3 record, and their matchup confirmed how closely they resemble each other. 

Through seven ends, British Columbia and Ontario were tied at seven. Ontario took a narrow 8-7 lead into the ninth end, just for British Columbia to notch two and take the lead right back in the ninth. Ultimately, Ontario's two stones in the 10th end gave them the win and a ticket to the Championship Pool. 

New Brunswick's win in eight ends over Northwest Territories proved fruitless. With a 3-4 record, New Brunswick needed either Nova Scotia or Ontario to lose in order to force a tiebreaker for fourth place. The four teams advancing out of Pool B are Alberta, Canada, Ontario and British Columbia.

The full schedule and standings for the Tim Hortons Brier are available on Curling.ca.

Tim Hortons Brier 2019: Tuesday Curling Results, Updated Draw and Schedule

Mar 5, 2019
CALGARY, AB - FEBRUARY 28: Northwest Territories skip Jamie Koe delivers his shot in his game against New Brunswick during the Tim Horton's Brier at the Scotiabank Saddledome on February 28, 2015 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Todd Korol/Getty Images)
CALGARY, AB - FEBRUARY 28: Northwest Territories skip Jamie Koe delivers his shot in his game against New Brunswick during the Tim Horton's Brier at the Scotiabank Saddledome on February 28, 2015 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Todd Korol/Getty Images)

The third day of the 2019 Tim Hortons Brier came to a wild conclusion in Brandon, Manitoba, with a sudden-death scenario between Prince Edward Island and Yukon. The winning squad pulled into a tie for the final clinching spot out of Pool A.

Team Canada is looking for its third Brier championship in a row. On Tuesday afternoon, Team Canada defeated New Brunswick 8-7, which makes its record in the tournament 4-1—good for second behind 5-0 Alberta—with two more draws in Pool B before the Championship Pool begins.

Tuesday afternoon saw a surprising skip change for Team Northwest Territories during its Draw 10 win over Nunavut.

A few standouts have already clinched a spot in the next round, but plenty of teams finished Tuesday play with must-wins on the horizon in order to advance.

Delve deeper into Tuesday's action with a look at the results and a recap along with scheduling information for Wednesday below.

     

Tuesday Results

Draw 9

Manitoba def. Newfoundland and Labrador, 13-4.

Quebec def. Prince Edward Island, 8-5

Northern Ontario def. Saskatchewan, 7-5

Wild Card def. Yukon, 10-3

     

Draw 10

Alberta def. British Columbia, 9-5

Ontario def. Nova Scotia, 5-4

Northwest Territories def. Nunavut, 9-4

Canada def. New Brunswick, 8-7

     

Draw 11

Wild Card def. Quebec, 10-4

Northern Ontario def. Manitoba, 9-5

Yukon def. Prince Edward Island, 8-7

Saskatchewan def. Newfoundland and Labrador, 9-5

     

Wednesday Schedule

Draw 12 (10 a.m. ET)

Ontario vs. New Brunswick

Nunavut vs. Alberta

Nova Scotia vs. Canada

Northwest Territories vs. British Columbia

     

Draw 13 (3 p.m. ET)

Northern Ontario vs. Yukon

Saskatchewan vs. Wild Card

Quebec vs. Newfoundland and Labrador

Prince Edward Island vs. Manitoba

     

Draw 14 (8 p.m. ET)

Nunavut vs. Canada

Northwest Territories vs. New Brunswick

Ontario vs. British Columbia

Nova Scotia vs. Alberta

     

Tuesday Recap

Draw 9

Hometown Team Manitoba improved to 3-2 in Pool A play with a dominant 13-4 victory over Newfoundland and Labrador. The win was huge for Team Manitoba as it fights to maintain a top-four spot in Pool A. Newfoundland and Labrador never stood a chance and eventually had to concede following the eighth end.

One young fan skipped school to support his team in person:

Northern Ontario remained undefeated, as Saskatchewan was forced to concede following the ninth end. Saskatchewan had a chance to come back but couldn't capitalize on Northern Ontario's failure to score in the eighth and ninth ends.

Meanwhile, the Wild Card team won its fourth draw in a row, as Yukon was forced to concede after just eight ends. Wild Card posted a 6-0 score in the fourth end to put the draw out of reach.

     

Draw 10

The main storyline to emerge from Draw 10 came when Jamie Koe decided to remove himself as skip in favor of David Aho. After the draw, Koe explained his decision to Curling Canada.

Meanwhile, Team Alberta skip Kevin Koe pointed out that, even though the team is undefeated, it has yet to play its best. "That's probably a good thing that we're winning with not yet our best game," Koe told Curling Canada. It's a good thing for the Albertans but disconcerting to the rest of the field.

Team Canada squeaked out a win over New Brunswick with two points in the 10th end via tap-back on the last rock. Geoff Walker, Brett Gallant and Mark Nichols stepped up for Canada, as skip Brad Gushue had a team-low 84 percent accuracy rate.

However, Gushue's 84 percent rating matched New Brunswick's team-high—illustrating how tough of an out the back-to-back champions will be at this year's Brier.

Canada's next opponent is Nova Scotia in Draw 12 on Wednesday morning, and it's a must-win draw for Nova Scotia, as the team sits in a three-way tie at 3-2 in Pool B.

Nova Scotia dropped its Draw 10 matchup to Ontario, and it's a costly loss, as the team's last two remaining draws in pool play come against Alberta and Canada.

     

Draw 11

The closest matchup on Tuesday night was Prince Edward Island and Yukon. The two teams were knotted at seven through 10 ends and forced an 11th. That said, the most stakes were found between Northern Ontario and Manitoba.

Team Yukon ended up on top with one stone in the 11th, which keeps its hopes alive, as the team pulled into a tie for fourth place in Pool A with Manitoba. Prince Edward Island is totally out of the race at 1-5.

Manitoba kept it close through six ends, but two stones in the ninth end by Northern Ontario put the contest out of reach. The conceded loss, while against an undefeated team, is a major blow to Manitoba's chances of advancing out of Pool A, as it enters the final draws at 3-3 and sharing fourth place.

In between those two extremes was Wild Card's convincing win over Quebec behind 94 percent accuracy from Brad Thiessen. After conceding the first draw of the Brier, Wild Card has been on fire and poses a real threat to the likes of Alberta, Canada and Northern Ontario as the Championship Pool approaches.

Tuesday ended better than it started for Saskatchewan, as the team improved to 4-2 after dropping its morning draw to Northern Ontario.

Saskatchewan's final draw in Pool A will be against Wild Card with a chance to tie for second place in the pool. With the Draw 11 win, however, Saskatchewan is guaranteed at least a tiebreaker for the Championship Pool.

     

The full schedule and standings for the Tim Hortons Brier are available on Curling.ca.

Tim Hortons Brier 2019: Monday Curling Results, Updated Draw and Schedule

Mar 4, 2019
CALGARY, AB - MARCH 1: Draw 4 of the Canadian Men's Curling Championships takes place during the Tim Horton's Brier at the Scotiabank Saddledome on March 1, 2015 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Todd Korol/Getty Images)
CALGARY, AB - MARCH 1: Draw 4 of the Canadian Men's Curling Championships takes place during the Tim Horton's Brier at the Scotiabank Saddledome on March 1, 2015 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Todd Korol/Getty Images)

The 2019 Tim Hortons Brier moved into its third day Monday at Westoba Place in Brandon, Manitoba.

Skip Brad Gushue and Team Canada are on track for a third successive title. They opened with a 7-6 win over Ontario on Saturday and defeated Northwest Territories 7-5 on Sunday. Canada had a pair of games Monday, facing off with British Columbia in Draw 6 and taking on Alberta in Draw 8.

Northern Ontario has gotten off to a blistering start, winning all three of its games by a combined score of 25-7 entering Monday.

Here's a brief recap of Monday's action and a look at Tuesday's schedule.

      

Monday Results

Draw 6

Alberta def. New Brunswick, 12-7

Nova Scotia def. Northwest Territories, 6-5

Ontario def. Nunavut, 9-2

Canada def. British Columbia, 10-4

     

Draw 7

Saskatchewan def. Quebec, 8-6

Wild Card def. Newfoundland and Labrador, 10-5

Yukon def. Manitoba, 7-6

Northern Ontario def. Prince Edward Island, 10-4

       

Draw 8

Ontario def. Northwest Territories, 10-2

British Columbia def. New Brunswick, 7-6

Alberta def. Canada, 7-6

Nova Scotia def. Nunavut, 11-2

      

Tuesday Schedule

Draw 9 (10 a.m. ET)

Manitoba vs. Newfoundland and Labrador

Quebec vs. Prince Edward Island

Saskatchewan vs. Northern Ontario

Yukon vs. Wild Card

      

Draw 10 (3 p.m. ET)

Alberta vs. British Columbia

Ontario vs. Nova Scotia

Northwest Territories vs. Nunavut

Canada vs. New Brunswick

      

Draw 11 (8 p.m. ET)

Quebec vs. Wild Card

Northern Ontario vs. Manitoba

Prince Edward Island vs. Yukon

Saskatchewan vs. Newfoundland and Labrador

      

Monday Recap

Draw 6

Blowouts were the theme in Draw 6.

Both Ontario and Canada had their victories wrapped up after the eighth end. Ontario handed Nunavut its third straight defeat, 9-2, while Canada prevailed 10-4 against British Columbia, handing B.C. its first loss of the Brier.

Alberta also got six points in the final two ends to pull away from New Brunswick. New Brunswick led entering the ninth end but lost 12-7.

Nova Scotia and Northwest Territories went down to the wire, though. Nova Scotia got two points in the eighth end to take a 5-3 lead. Northwest Territories responded with two points in the ninth end to tie things up at five.

      

Draw 7

Fans in Manitoba may be losing hope of seeing their squad win the Brier on home soil.

Manitoba lost 9-8 to the Wild Card team during Sunday's night session and followed up with a 7-6 defeat to Yukon in Draw 7.

"It's just curling, but it's more than that," Manitoba skip Mike McEwen said, per the Canadian Press (via TSN). "Yeah, we're amateur athletes, but this is my life. It helps support my family. There's a lot that goes into this so this is tough when these things happen. It's like a job demotion or something like that. It's not good."

Saskatchewan also pulled off an impressive comeback against Quebec. Quebec led 6-5 heading into the eighth end. Saskatchewan then earned one point apiece over the final three ends to walk away with an 8-6 win.

      

Draw 8

In a highly anticipated Draw 8 clash, Alberta defeated Canada to climb into sole possession of first place in Pool B. Alberta is also one of two teams to start 4-0, joining Northern Ontario.

Canada went ahead 2-0 after the first end, but Alberta immediately answered back with two points in the second end to set the stage for a back-and-forth affair. Canada got one point in the eighth end to take a 6-5 lead.

Unfortunately for the defending champion, Alberta skip Kevin Koe had the hammer in the 10th and final end. Koe placed his takeout perfectly to clear a pair of stones from the board and secure two decisive points for his team.

     

The full schedule and standings for the Tim Hortons Brier are available on Curling.ca.

Tim Hortons Brier 2019: Sunday Curling Results, Updated Draw and Schedule

Mar 3, 2019
CALGARY, AB - MARCH 8: Newfoundland and Labrador skip Brad Gushue delivers his shot in the bronze medal game against Saskatchewan during the Tim Horton's Brier at the Scotiabank Saddledome on March 8, 2015 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Todd Korol/Getty Images)
CALGARY, AB - MARCH 8: Newfoundland and Labrador skip Brad Gushue delivers his shot in the bronze medal game against Saskatchewan during the Tim Horton's Brier at the Scotiabank Saddledome on March 8, 2015 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Todd Korol/Getty Images)

The 2019 Tim Hortons Brier continues Sunday with the second day of competition featuring four different draws in the morning, afternoon and evening.

Following Saturday's action and Sunday's early draw, Manitoba and Northern Ontario led the way in Group A with two wins. There was a four-way tie in Group B with Alberta, British Columbia, Canada and New Brunswick with 1-0 records.

After that brief opening act, here are the results and standings from Sunday's competition at Westoba Place in Manitoba, Canada.

     

Sunday's Results

Draw 3

Saskatchewan def. Yukon, 6-5

Northern Ontario def. Newfoundland and Labrador, 8-2

Wild Card def. Prince Edward Island, 14-4

Manitoba def. Quebec, 8-3

     

Draw 4

Canada def. Northwest Territories, 7-5

British Columbia def. Nunavut, 10-4

Nova Scotia def. New Brunswick, 7-3

Alberta def. Ontario, 8-5

     

Draw 5

Wild Card def. Manitoba, 9-8 (OT)

Saskatchewan def. Prince Edward Island, 9-2

Northern Ontario def. Quebec, 7-3

Yukon def. Newfoundland and Labrador, 8-4

     

Monday Schedule

Draw 6 (10 a.m. ET)

New Brunswick vs. Alberta

Nova Scotia vs. Northwest Territories

Nunavut vs. Ontario

British Columbia vs. Canada

     

Draw 7 (3 p.m. ET)

Saskatchewan vs. Quebec

Wild Card vs. Newfoundland and Labrador

Yukon vs. Manitoba

Northern Ontario vs. Prince Edward Island

     

Draw 8 (8 p.m. ET)

Northwest Territories vs. Ontario

New Brunswick vs. British Columbia

Canada vs. Alberta

Nunavut vs. Nova Scotia

     

Sunday Recap

Draw 3

The only drama in the first round of matches Sunday was Saskatchewan's 6-5 win over Yukon. The Saskatchewan squad has split their first two matches with both being decided by one point.

Yukon, which fell to 0-2 in the tournament, was able to get within one thanks to two points in the seventh end. That would be the final points scored by either rink over the final three ends.

None of the other three matches in the third draw were very competitive. Northern Ontario has been the most impressive group thus far, defeating Newfoundland and Labrador by an 8-2 score after an eight-point win over the Wild Card group Saturday.

Speaking of the Wild Card team, it had the biggest win of the Brier thus far over Prince Edward Island. The Karrick Martin-led group was able to dominate on the strength of three four-point ends. Prince Edward Island was held scoreless in six of the eight ends, and three of its four points came in the third end.

Mike McEwen and Manitoba were able to breeze past Quebec thanks to stealing two points in the sixth that increased their lead to 5-1. Manitoba would add insurance points late to walk away with an 8-3 victory.

     

Draw 4

The defending champions continue to roll, as Canada knocked off the Northwest Territories for its second straight win to start this year's Brier.

Despite the victory, Canada skipper Brad Gushue didn't feel like his team was getting the rock "set up the way we like" throughout the match:

British Columbia kept pace with Canada in Pool B by cruising past Nunavut 10-4. The Nunavut squad led by David St. Louis forfeited after eight ends. It's been a rough two years for St. Louis' team, which has lost all nine of its matches.

After an easy win over Nunavut on Saturday, New Brunswick had no such luck against Nova Scotia. The match was tense through the first five ends with the score tied at three, but Nova Scotia pulled away with single points in each of the next four ends.

Nova Scotia leader Taylor Wayne Ardiel lived up to his title with a team-high 61 points on 18 shots. The team also stole four ends, compared to just one for New Brunswick.

Ontario did something it hasn't done in 23 years following an 8-5 loss to Alberta.

While Scott Chadwick will look for answers to get Ontario back on track, Alberta is off to a 2-0 start in its quest to get back to the final after losing to Canada in 2018.

     

Draw 5

Saskatchewan had little trouble getting past Prince Edward Island in the second match of Sunday for both teams.

Skipper Kirk Muyres had his team focused from the jump, as Saskatchewan jumped out to an 8-0 lead through four ends. Prince Edward Island's only points came in the sixth end, though by that point the match was too far gone, and it was conceded after the eighth.

The match of the day saw the Wild Card team hand Manitoba its first loss of the Brier. The group led by Brendan Bottcher made history by coming back from a 5-0 deficit to steal a 9-8 victory in 11 ends.

Manitoba set up the extra time with this shot that knocked Wild Card's rock off track:

Bottcher's team came back in a hurry, getting three points each in the fifth and sixth ends. Even after going up 6-5, they had to remain on point because Manitoba went back on top with two points in the seventh end.

Karrick Martin, Brad Thiessen and Darren Moulding each had at least 70 points and an 80 percent success rate on their shots.

Both Manitoba and the Wild Card are now 2-1 through three matches in Pool A. This could be a huge result in the round-robin portion of the tournament, though there is still plenty of time for Manitoba to get back on track.

Northern Ontario is the first team to three wins after breezing past Quebec, 7-3. Brad Jacobs' quartet used two stolen ends and five shots worth at least three points to get the win.

In the matchup between two 0-2 teams, Yukon was able to get off the schneid with an 8-4 win over Newfoundland and Labrador.

     

The full schedule and standings for the Tim Hortons Brier are available via Curling.ca.

Tim Hortons Brier 2019: Saturday Curling Results, Updated Draw and Schedule

Mar 2, 2019

The 2019 Tim Hortons Brier officially opened Saturday in Brandon, Manitoba, with draws in the afternoon and night at Westoba Place.

In 2017, Newfoundland and Labrador won the Brier on home soil. Representing Team Canada, skip Brad Gushue led his team to victory again in 2018. Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant and Geoff Walker are looking to make it three in a row.

Team Canada is in action during Saturday's night session, facing off with Ontario.

Here's a look at Saturday's action.

      

Saturday Results

Draw 1

Prince Edward Island def. Newfoundland and Labrador, 5-4

Quebec def. Yukon, 11-2

Manitoba def. Saskatchewan, 7-6

Northern Ontario def. Wild Card, 10-2

     

Draw 2

British Columbia def. Nova Scotia, 8-7

Canada def. Ontario, 7-6

Alberta def. Northwest Territories, 9-4

New Brunswick def. Nunavut, 10-2

      

Sunday Schedule

Draw 3

Yukon vs. Saskatchewan

Newfoundland and Labrador vs. Northern Ontario

Wild Card vs. Prince Edward Island

Manitoba vs. Quebec

     

Draw 4

Canada vs. Northwest Territories

British Columbia vs. Nunavut

New Brunswick vs. Nova Scotia

Alberta vs. Ontario

      

Draw 5

Wild Card vs. Manitoba

Prince Edward Island vs. Saskatchewan

Northern Ontario vs. Quebec

Newfoundland and Labrador vs. Yukon

      

Saturday Recap

Draw 1

Saturday's afternoon session featured a perfect split of results. Northern Ontario and Quebec coasted to victories in dominant fashion, while Prince Edward Island and Manitoba waited until the 10th and final end to overtake their opponents en route to wins.

Manitoba skip Mike McEwen earned two points for his team in the 10th end, with the home fans letting out a loud roar as the team secured a 7-6 win over Saskatchewan.

In the eighth end, McEwen had the hammer and delivered an expertly placed takeout to salvage a point for Manitoba. Without that point, Manitoba would've had an even bigger hill to climb in the 10th.

Skip John Likely delivered similar heroics for Prince Edward Island. Newfoundland and Labrador scored two points in the ninth end to take a 4-3 lead. But Likely's deuce put Prince Edward Island back on the front foot.

Elsewhere in Draw 1, Quebec beat Yukon 11-2, and Northern Ontario dominated Wild Card 10-2. Both games ended after the eighth end.

      

Draw 2

Much like Draw 1, Saturday's second draw had a nice mix of drama interspersed with some dominant performances.

Team Canada got its title defense off well, beating Ontario 7-6. The margin was razor-thin, with the two teams exchanging one point over each of the final four ends.

In the seventh end, Ontario skip Scott McDonald executed a takeout with the hammer. A measurement was required to determine the point tally for the end. The results showed the two remaining stones to be equidistant from the tee, leading to a tie and granting Ontario only one point.

Were its stone a fraction of an inch closer, Ontario might have opened the 2019 Brier with a win.

British Columbia and Nova Scotia required an 11th end to determine a winner, while Alberta and New Brunswick coasted past their opponents for victories.

     

The full schedule and standings for the Tim Hortons Brier are available on Curling.ca.

Tim Hortons Brier 2019: Dates, Draw Schedule, Format for Curling Event

Mar 1, 2019
Canada skip Brad Gushue yells to sweepers after delivering a stone against Sweden during a gold medal game at the World Men's Curling Championship, Sunday, April 8, 2018, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Canada skip Brad Gushue yells to sweepers after delivering a stone against Sweden during a gold medal game at the World Men's Curling Championship, Sunday, April 8, 2018, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

The 2019 Tim Hortons Brier will begin on Friday with the wild-card game before Canada's official men's curling championship opens its full draw on Saturday.

The team led by two-time defending champion skip Brad Gushue will try to win qualification for the World Championship for the third year in a row, but things will be far from easy.

Gushue enters the tournament ranked fifth in the curling team ranking system (CTRS), with Alberta's Kevin Koe and Northern Ontario's Brad Jacobs leading the charge.

Pool matches will take place between Saturday and Friday, March 8, with the playoffs starting on Saturday, March 9, and concluding in the final the following day. For a look at the full draw schedule, click here.

   

Event Format

A total of 16 teams―representatives of each member association, the defending champions and wild-card winners―have been seeded into two pools using the CTRS rankings.

A round robin will take place until Wednesday, with four teams from each pool advancing to a championship pool. They'll then play four games against teams from the other pool, with the four top finishers advancing to the semi-finals.

The wild-card match will see a replay of the 2018 semi-final, as Team Bottcher and Team Epping go head-to-head. Team Bottcher―representing Alberta―would go on to lose 6-4 in the final to Gushue's Team Canada.

Here's a look at the two pools, according to curling.ca:

Pool A

2. Northern Ontario, Brad Jacobs (Ryan Fry, E.J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden, Lee Toner, Adam Kingsbury; Sault Ste. Marie, 3)
3. Team Wild Card
6. Manitoba, Mike McEwen (Reid Carruthers, Derek Samagalski, Colin Hodgson; Rob Meakin; West St. Paul, 11)
7. Saskatchewan, Kirk Muyres (Kevin Marsh, Daniel Marsh, Dallan Muyres, Lyle Muyres; Saskatoon, 12)
10. Quebec, Martin Crete (Philippe Lemay, Eric Sylvain, Philippe Menard, Philippe Brassard, Robert Menard; Saint-Romuald, 58)
11. Newfoundland/Labrador, Andrew Symonds (Chris Ford, Adam Boland, Keith Jewer, Craig Jewer; St. John's, 141)
14. Prince Edward Island, John Likely (Anson Carmody, Steve Burgess, Robbie Doherty, Matt Nabuurs; Alberton/Charlottetown, NR)
15. Yukon, Jon Solberg (Bob Smallwood, Clinton Abel, Scott Odian; Whitehorse, NR)

Pool B

1. Alberta, Kevin Koe (B.J. Neufeld, Colton Flasch, Ben Hebert, John Dunn; Calgary, 1)
4. Team Canada, Brad Gushue (Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker, Tom Sallows, Jules Owchar; St. John's, 4)
5. Ontario, Scott McDonald (Jonathan Beuk, Wesley Forget, Scott Chadwick, Jeff Grant, Sean Turriff; Kingston, 8)
8. Nova Scotia, Stuart Thompson (Colten Steele, Travis Colter, Taylor Ardiel, Bill MacPhee, Kevin Patterson; Dartmouth, 25)
9. British Columbia, Jim Cotter (Steve Laycock, Tyrel Griffith, Rick Sawatsky, Brad Wood; Vernon, 39)
12. Northwest Territories, Jamie Koe (David Aho, Matthew Ng, Cole Parson; Yellowknife, NR)
13. New Brunswick, Terry Odishaw (Jordan Pinder, Marc Lecoq, Grant Odishaw, Jamie Brannen; Moncton, NR)
16. Nunavut, Dave St. Louis (Peter Mackey, Jeff Nadeau, Lloyd Kendall, Barry Westman; Iqaluit, NR)

GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 23: Kevin Koe of Canada competes during the Bronze Medal match between Canada and Switzerland on day fourteen of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Curling Centre on February 23, 2018 in Gangneung, So
GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 23: Kevin Koe of Canada competes during the Bronze Medal match between Canada and Switzerland on day fourteen of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Curling Centre on February 23, 2018 in Gangneung, So

   

With another gold medal, Gushue would become just the second skip to win the tournament three times in a row. The only man to accomplish the feat so far is Randy Ferbey, representing Alberta between 2001 and 2003.

This year's Alberta representatives enter the tournament first in CTRS rankings, and Koe has plenty of reasons to like his chances. With three titles under his belt already, he could join Ferbey, Ernie Richardson and Kevin Martin as the only four-time winners.

Scott McDonald will represent Ontario after a shock win over last year's semi-finalists led by John Epping, and hometown favourite Mike McEwen will have the backing of the Brandon crowds as the Manitoba skip.

Houston Marathon 2019 Results: Men's and Women's Top Finishers

Jan 20, 2019
CORRECTS SOURCE OF FUNDING TO A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION BUFFALO BAYOU PARTNERSHIP A railing from an apartment complex and the Houston skyline overlook the Buffalo Bayou as it snakes its' way into downtown Friday, April 18, 2014. The city and the nonprofit Buffalo Bayou Partnership are spending $58 million to improve the waterway and the surrounding parks and bike and jogging trails. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
CORRECTS SOURCE OF FUNDING TO A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION BUFFALO BAYOU PARTNERSHIP A railing from an apartment complex and the Houston skyline overlook the Buffalo Bayou as it snakes its' way into downtown Friday, April 18, 2014. The city and the nonprofit Buffalo Bayou Partnership are spending $58 million to improve the waterway and the surrounding parks and bike and jogging trails. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

Biruktayit Degefa continued her reign of dominance at the Houston Marathon, winning for the second straight year and the third time in four years, while Albert Korir prevailed in the men's race Sunday. 

Korir defeated Yitayal Atnafu, who finished as the runner-up for the fourth consecutive year, according to Dale Robertson of the Houston Chronicle.

Korir finished with a time of 2:10:02, followed by Atnafu (2:10:08), Justus Kimutai (2:10:25), Elisha Barno (2:10:54) and Juan Pacheco (2:10:58). Tyler Jermann was the top finisher on the men's side from the United States, coming in with a time of 2:13:29.

For the women, meanwhile, Biruktayit paced the field with a dominant final time of 2:23:28, followed by Belaynesh Fikadu (2:26:41), Meseret Belete (2:26:56), Buze Diriba (2:28:06) and Sechale Dalasa (2:28:46). Kelsey Bruce was the top American women's finisher in sixth place at 2:31:53.

Biruktayit, who finished second in 2017 to go along with her three victories in Houston, had nothing but nice things to say about the city and the race after her latest win. 

"Houston people are so nice," she said, per Robertson. "I really like the support I get [from the organizers] and from the people watching. Thank you!"

With her victory, she joined Veronique Marot (1986, 1989, 1991) and Tetyana Pozdnyakova (1995, 1999, 2000) as the only women to claim three victories in Houston. She also continued a streak of Ethiopian women winning the race, dating back to 2007.

The conditions weren't easy in her latest triumph, with temperatures sitting in the 30s and 40s. 

Disney World Marathon 2019 Results: Men's and Women's Top Finishers

Jan 13, 2019

The winners of the 2019 Disney World Marathon were familiar faces.

Fredison Costa captured the men's division for a seventh time, while Giovanna Martins won the women's crown for a third straight year and fourth time overall.

Costa has now won five of the last six Walt Disney Marathons. His reign of four straight ended last year when American Nicholas Hilton pulled off an upset.

Martins has won four of the last five events in Orlando, Florida. Canadian Natasha Yaremczuk's win in 2016 stopped her from a streak of five straight.

Hilton and Costa paced the field on the men's side Sunday. Hilton (2:21:48) was the only competitor within five minutes of Costa, whose winning time was 2:18:45. Brazilian Jose Lima, American Jacob Krolick and Brazilian Luis Barboza rounded out the top five.

A Brazilian has won the event in 14 of the last 15 years.

Brazilian Antonia Lins Da Silva finished second in the women's division. Her time of 2:47:36 was a little more than two minutes off Martins' winning time of 2:45:24.

The pair of Brazilians at the top were followed by a remaining top 10 filled with Americans. Nancy Jurgens, Megan Curham and Loni Smith rounded out the top five.

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