Curling

CALGARY — The honour system is in play at the Canadian women's curling championship when it comes to hog-line violations. A curler delivering a stone must release it before it reaches the hog line.

CALGARY — Colleen Jones has a front-row seat on teams trying to break her curling records. The six-time Canadian champion skip has returned to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts as Nova Scotia's coach 11 years after she last played in it.

CALGARY — Thirty-four years have passed since the last time an all-rookie team won the Canadian women's curling championship. So 22-year-old Skylar Ackerman and her unbeaten team of Saskatchewan first-timers might be due.

CALGARY — Manitoba's Jennifer Jones opened her 18th and final Scotties Tournament of Hearts with a 7-5 victory Saturday over Nova Scotia's Heather Smith.

CALGARY — Kerri Einarson opened her bid for a record fifth straight Canadian women's curling championship with a victory, but minus lead Briane Harris whose absence went unexplained.

Kerri Einarson agrees with a saying in sport that it is more difficult to stay on top than to get there. Winner of four straight Canadian women's curling championships, the Manitoba skip says each title has been progressively harder to claim.

CALGARY — A team-by-team look at the field for the Canadian women's curling championship Feb. 16-25 at Calgary's WinSport International Arena. Teams seeded via Curling Canada's Canadian Team Rankings system. Team members listed from third to lead.

Jennifer Jones will leave women's curling still loving it, but she's ready for change in her life.

REGINA — The opening draw of the 2024 Canadian men's curling championship will feature a rematch of Alberta rivals.

STONEWALL, MAN. — Alberta's Aaron Sluchinski, Manitoba's Reid Carruthers and wild-card Kevin Koe completed the 18-team field for the national men's curling championship Sunday.