** UPDATE: 8:30 NST Brad Gushue (Team Canada) and Brendan Bottcher (Alberta) won their opening playoff rounds today at the Canadian Brier to shorten theirs trip to the finals. Gushue defeated Manitoba’s Reid Carruthers 9-7 and Bottcher was an 8-7 winner of Saskatchewan’s Mike McEwen. Gushue and Bottcher will face each other on Saturday in a playoff round that sees…
** UPDATE: 8:30 NST Brad Gushue (Team Canada) and Brendan Bottcher (Alberta) won their opening playoff rounds today at the Canadian Brier to shorten theirs trip to the finals. Gushue defeated Manitoba’s Reid Carruthers 9-7 and Bottcher was an 8-7 winner of Saskatchewan’s Mike McEwen. Gushue and Bottcher will face…
Read MoreCHESTERMERE, Alberta. — Brad Gushue captured his 12th career Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling men’s title after defeating Bruce Mouat 5-2 Sunday to win the Boost National. The St. John’s, N.L., crew of Gushue, third Mark Nichols, second Brett Gallant and Geoff Walker collected $33,000, 12 Pinty’s Cup points and…
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