Alberta Sports

CALGARY — Brendan Bottcher has worked at his stone-cold game face. Whatever drama is unfolding in the rings at his feet, Canada's skip at the world men's curling championship in Calgary intends to keep his emotional cards close to his chest.

Barrhead native Melissa Lotholz continues her quest to earn a spot on the Olympic bobsleigh team as a driver

Bottcher shot 97 per cent to lead his Alberta side to a 4-2 victory. Koe's Wild Card Two conceded in the 10th end with no options available to score a game-tying deuce. 

"There's no more soft games at the Brier," said Wild Card Two lead Ben Hebert. "Every game (now) is going to have the playoff mentality of the semis and the final."

The preliminary round continues through Thursday night at the Markin MacPhail Centre on the grounds of Canada Olympic Park. The top four teams in each pool will advance to the two-day championship round.

Kevin Koe's Wild Card Two team defeated Canada's Brad Gushue 9-7 to hand the defending champions their first loss of the preliminary round.

The preliminary round continues through Thursday night. The top four teams in each nine-team pool will advance to the two-day championship round starting Friday.

Canmore's Matt Bean is reaching out to the community as he embarks on his professional golf journey.

Val Sweeting and Rachel Homan have both made "valuable contributions" to the St. Paul Curling Club.

There may have been more to the rumour that the NHL was looking at Lake Louise to host an outdoor hockey game.