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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 there's only so many spots. Every draw there were multiple games where there was something on the line. "It's one of those ones that's real tough. I don't think that you can say, 'This is the (TV) schedule for the week.' You have to follow the storyline of ...

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 men's curling championship so his supporters back home could watch his team in action. They had to settle for only occasional highlight snippets during the preliminary round of competition. Skauge, who was ski...

Championship round picture becomes clear after cutdown day at Brier Wayne Middaugh, skipping in place of an injured Glenn Howard (ribs), beat Northern Ontario's Brad Jacobs 8-6 on Thursday to improve to 6-1 at the Tim Hortons Brier. Social Sharing The Canadian Press · Posted: Mar 11, 2021 2:35 PM ET | Last Updated: March 12 Team Wild Card Three alternate Wayne Middaugh finished the preliminary round of the Brier with a 7-1 record following a pair of wins on Thursday.(Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press/File)

CALGARY — The championship pool picture became clearer Thursday at the Canadian men's curling championship as Canada's Brad Gushue, Ontario's John Epping and Saskatchewan's Matt Dunstone advanced . . .

Brad Jacobs, left, and Marc Kennedy discuss strategy during the 2021 Tim Hortons Brier in Calgary.Photo courtesy Michael Burns/Curling Canada Team Northern Ontario, represented by Sault Ste. Marie’s Brad Jacobs and his team from the Community First Curling Centre, is off to the Championship Pool of the 2021 Tim Hortons Brier in Calgary. Following the completion of the round robin on Thursday night, Jacobs’ 5-3 record was good enough for third in Pool A and a spot in the Championship Pool. In their round robin finale, the Jacobs rink found itself behind early and couldn’t quite battle al...