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Two-time world champion and Olympic gold medalist Jennifer Jones is helping the city get ready to welcome the top curlers from around the world this fall.

DUNEDIN, Fla. - Blue Jays radio broadcaster Ben Wagner has been on-site at the team's player development complex for spring training to conduct interviews, gather information and prepare for the upcoming campaign.

Gregory Strong Sportscaster Dan Shulman awaits the start of the Maryland and Indiana NCAA college basketball game in College Park, Md., on January 10, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Gail Burton May 14, 2021 - 9:26 AM When Blue Jays rights-holder Sportsnet decided to simulcast TV broadcasts on its radio network this year, it left Toronto as the only big-league team without a dedicated radio broadcast crew. The networks commentators had to pivot from a television-only s...

"It has been a bit of a roller-coaster, as Im sure it would be for everybody involved over the last few days," said Rob Corte, vice-president of Sportsnet and NHL Productions. It looked like the bubble may have popped late Friday night when the World Curling Federation and Curling Canada said four participants tested positive for COVID-19. Play was suspended Saturday but Alberta Health later approved the resumption of play and remaining games were squeezed in Sunday. The WCF said all four ind...

Wednesday Bantering: Today’s Lineup Share this story Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports Happy St. Patrick’s Day, the annual day that I find that I don’t own any green clothes. But then I’m not too worried about it. I wouldn’t mind getting out for a Guinness, but no green dye in it, please. We have the Dunedin fixed camera thing going on again. I was hoping the Yankees would have a radio broadcast but no such luck. Thomas Hatch starts. Looking at the Blue Jays 40-man roster list, I see tha...

Skauge, who was skipping at a Tim Hortons Brier for the first time, was one of five teams in the 18-team event that were not given feature game TV treatment by rightsholder TSN. "We have lots of fans and friends back home that were watching," Skauge said. "It would have been real nice if they could have seen us play a game down here. But theres only so many spots. Every draw there were multiple games where there was something on the line. "Its one of those ones thats real tough. I dont think ...

Gregory Strong Team Northwest Territories skip Greg Skauge makes a shot during a practice session at the Brier in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, March 4, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh March 13, 2021 - 8:08 AM With no family or friends allowed in the spectator-free arena, Northwest Territories skip Greg Skauge was hoping to get some TV time at the Canadian mens curling championship so his supporters back home could watch his team in action. They had to settle for o...