Curling

LACOMBE, Alta. — Canada's Brad Gushue fell 8-4 to Japan's Shinya Abe in the men's semifinals at the Pan Continental curling championship on Thursday night.

Kerri Einarson has come to terms with flux in her curling team's lineup.

LACOMBE, Alta. — Canada's Rachel Homan and Brad Gushue carried unbeaten records into Thursday at the Pan Continental curling championship and are assured semifinal berths.

LACOMBE, Alta. — Canada's Brad Gushue earned two victories Tuesday to remain unbeaten at the Pan Continental curling championships. Gushue, from St. John's, N.L.

LACOMBE, Alta. — Canada's Rachel Homan improved to 3-0 at the Pan Continental Curling Championships with a 13-0 rout of Taiwan in Monday's early draw and a tough 7-5 victory over China in the evening draw.

LACOMBE, Alta. — Canada's Brad Gushue opened the Pan Continental curling championship with a 10-3 win over South Korea's Jaebeom Lee on Sunday.

Longtime skip Brendan Bottcher will be wearing Canada colours when he makes his return to the four-player game with Team Gushue at the upcoming Pan Continental curling championship. Bottcher is the new second for the St. John's, N.L.

Change is in the air on the Grand Slam of Curling series, and The Curling Group CEO Nic Sulsky is leading the charge as the face of the circuit's new ownership group.

With the Canadian Curling Trials just over a year away, Curling Canada is still looking for a title sponsor for the showcase event that determines this country's representatives at the Winter Olympics.

An in-season lineup change by Team Gushue surprised the curling world. The new addition to the roster was also a stunner. The St. John's, N.L.-based team said Tuesday that Brendan Bottcher will move into the second role previously held by E.J.