Alberta Sports

Rachel Andres has until the end of June to qualify and is 95 per cent certain Olympics will be held, despite COVID

CALGARY — Win or lose the season's first Grand Slam final, Team Bottcher vice Darren Moulding felt his teammates should be more than proud of their showing in the curling bubble.

Practice makes perfect for Canmore cycling star Sara Poidevin.

The unique relationship between the St. Paul-based junior hockey club and the NHL team has existed since the 1950s. Work is being done to reconnect the two organizations, and will include alumni hockey games coming to St. Paul, along with a list of other projects.

CALGARY — Canada's Brendan Bottcher has been challenged in a variety of ways over his first three games at the BKT Tires & OK Tire World Men's Curling Championship.

The Canmore defenceman got the call from the nation's capital.

CALGARY — Brendan Bottcher has worked at his stone-cold game face. Whatever drama is unfolding in the rings at his feet, Canada's skip at the world men's curling championship in Calgary intends to keep his emotional cards close to his chest.

Barrhead native Melissa Lotholz continues her quest to earn a spot on the Olympic bobsleigh team as a driver

Bottcher shot 97 per cent to lead his Alberta side to a 4-2 victory. Koe's Wild Card Two conceded in the 10th end with no options available to score a game-tying deuce. 

"There's no more soft games at the Brier," said Wild Card Two lead Ben Hebert. "Every game (now) is going to have the playoff mentality of the semis and the final."