CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Eight men's and eight women's rinks begin competition this weekend at the Olympic curling trials in Edmonton for the right to represent Canada at the Vancouver Games in February.
Curling (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
It's women again, and the featured matchup is Kleibrink-SCott, which is a bit of a revenge match from the last Olympic Trials. I won't be live-blogging in detail but will update this from end to end with the current status and occasional comments. END #1: Kleibrink blanks a pretty much wide open end. (Meanwhile Lawton chooses complication and scores 3 in the first against Webster, and...
All 24 Hours News (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
... Are 12-0, Top Redskins 33-30 in OT Robiskie shows fans he can catch passes No surprises in men’s Olympic trial opener AS Roma tops Lazio in derby: Italian roundup Ronaldo behaviour causes a real stir in Madrid Chiefs’ 44-13 loss to Broncos makes progress hard to detect
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
... Today's race carries its own prestige but also stands as a qualifying event for the 2012 men's Olympic trials. It also is a qualifier for the Boston Marathon. Prise money for men and women is the same: $10,000 for the winner in each category; $5,000 for second; $2,500 for third; $1,000 for fourth; and $500 for fifth.
Curling (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
The Olympic Trials in Curling for Canada start tomorrow. The eight top teams for men and women, election unencumbered by provincial origins (in fact, the teams need not have members from the same province, if I interpret the Gushue team from 2006 correctly), making this likely the best Canadian tournament of the season. I expect we'll be there. I know I will be racing home for the first...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Louis Luchini has fond memories of Sacramento. So what better place to run his debut marathon? Josh Cox wants a spot in the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials. He's hoping to earn his ticket Sunday in the 27th annual California International Marathon. Trent Briney wants to prove his best marathoning days are ahead of him. After hearing about the fast 26.2-mile course from near Folsom Dam to a...
