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"I'm literally starting it off by saying that 'It pains me to have to do this,'" Howard said from Calgary. "I don't want to do this sort of stuff, but they have to know that this is a big issue. "It's something that needs to be dealt with properly. Hopefully moving forward they'll realize this process isn't ideal and that maybe it should be rectified. We'll see." Papering the bottom of each granite stone - also called 'touching up,' 'sanding' or 'texturing' - is done by ice technicians on site, usually a day or two before the final weekend at an event like the Brier.

Communication breakdown on rock papering upsets Howard In 18 career appearances at the Canadian men's curling championship, this was a first for Glenn Howard. The Canadian Press Glenn Howard and Wayne Middaugh , The Canadian Press In 18 career appearances at the Canadian men's curling championship, this was a first for Glenn Howard. The longtime skip, who's serving in a coach/alternate role for Wild Card Three at the Tim Hortons Brier, planned to file an official protest with Curling Canada after his team wasn't advised that the curling stones had b...

CALGARY — Craig Savill recalls a mantra that Wayne Middaugh followed back when they were teammates. "He always said, 'The round robin is for practising. The playoffs are for real.'"It's a line that . . .

CALGARY — Craig Savill recalls a mantra that Wayne Middaugh followed back when they were teammates. "He always said, 'The round robin is for practising. The playoffs are for real.'"It's a line that . . .

"He always said, 'The round robin is for practising. The playoffs are for real.'" It's a line that should make other teams shudder at the Canadian men's curling championship. Middaugh was one of the top skips in the preliminary round at the Tim Hortons Brier and has a share of first place entering the final day of championship pool play. His Wild Card Three team split its games Friday to sit at 8-2 along with Wild Card Two's Kevin Koe. Championship pool play continues at 2:30pm et/11:30am pt on TSN1/5, TSN Direct, and streaming on TSN.ca. "You try and exceed your own expectations every day an...