In the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Alberta's Sturmay secures first in Pool A by defeating BC's Brown 8-5. Sturmay advances to the playoffs. Manitoba's Cameron wins against BC's Grandy. Manitoba's Jones beats Alberta's Sturmay and advances to face Ontario's Homan in the championship.
Rachel Homan reclaimed the Canadian women’s curling championship seven years after her last one with a 5-4 win over Jennifer Jones on Sunday. READ MORE: https://t.co/fpI27WYyIB https://t.co/fpI27WYyIB
Decorated curler Jennifer Jones bids bittersweet farewell in her last Scotties Tournament of Hearts https://t.co/wVppjtOvNg https://t.co/hYK8gwHfRB
Jennifer Jones had to be perfect on that draw. And it was close. Just rubbed on the Homan rock. Nearly spun in for shot. Hell of an attempt. Rachel Homan is a champion again.
Homan is shot rock. Hell of a sweep by Miskew and Wilkes. Timeout Jones. Ahead of her last rock.
Homan jams it. And now Jones has an out turn draw for two to tie it. Oh my my my. Here we go.
Rachel Homan. Automatic with these runbacks. In the past two ends she's saved four points with runbacks. The difference in the game so far. Blanked 6th end. To the 7th. Jones with hammer down 3-1.
Jones heavy with the draw in the 5th end. It's a steal for Homan. And that's a massive point for a number of reasons -- including momentum and the score. At the break it's 3-1 Homan.
Last rocks coming in the third end. Here we go folks. Homan leading 1-0. Jones with hammer.
This is the 11th Scotties championship appearance for Jennifer Jones. Her record in the big game is 6-4 all-time. This is the 7th Scotties championship appearance for Rachel Homan. Her record in the big game is 3-3. Won her first three. Have lost the last three.
This is game 53 for Team Homan this season. They've won a remarkable 47 of 52 so far, including a perfect 10-0 record at the Scotties. Looking to beat Jones a third time to win it all.
Rachel Homan is looking for her 4th title and Ontario's 7th title over all at the Scotties. Jennifer Jones is looking for her record 7th title and Manitoba's 12th title over all at the Scotties. Here we go folks.
SCOTTIES 🥌 CHAMPIONSHIP Hello again sports fans. Just one last game to decide the 2024 Scotties championship. Ontario’s Homan vs Manitoba’s Jones ROLLLLLLL CALLLLL — where are you watching?
Good night and good curling for now. Alarm is set for 1:05am Portugal time. Three hour Power Nap 💤 pronto Homan vs Jones for it all. Talk to you then curling fans.
JENNIFER JONES FOR THE WIN Jones defeats Cameron 12-7 and in her final Scotties now plays Rachel Homan looking for a historic 7th title. Storybook stuff. It was so good last night. Now one last showdown between two great teams with everything on the line. Buckle up folks.
Cameron picks up two in the 8th end So now we go to what should be the last end. Jones leads 11-7 with hammer.
Cameron forced to a single in the 6th end. Now to the 7th end. Jones up 9-5 with hammer and zeroing in one another Scotties championship game appearance.
Into the 6th end. Jones very much in control up 9-4. Cameron has the hammer with not much happening.
Cameron puts two more on the board. To the 5th end. It's 7-4 Jones with hammer. Cameron has to have a force or steal before the break if she wants a fighting chance in the second half of the game.
Really great shot by Cameron. A tough runback for two. It's 5-2 heading to the 3rd end. Jones has hammer.
This is game number 236 all-time at the Scotties for Jennifer Jones. This is game 72 game all-time for Kate Cameron at the Scotties. We are underway in this semifinal folks.
Will this be the last game ever for Jennifer Jones at the Scotties? Or can she find a way to play one last time? For one more title.
Jennifer Jones vs Kate Cameron in the semifinal. Winner plays Homan for the Scotties championship.
Here comes Jennifer Jones. Runback for a spot in the Scotties Championship. Here we go.
These two teams could still meet in the championships final. Which would mark the third game between them at the Scotties. A best-of-three seems kinda fitting for how good these games have been between Homan and Jones.
Homan close. But not close enough. Jones playing a double. Hold on here folks.
It's another steal by Jennifer Jones. Homan has only given up two steals at the Scotties. Both in this game. Jones in the driver's seat now up 4-3 heading to the 9the end.
Jennifer Jones is so clutch. Homan facing three with her last in the 8th end. Hold on here folks.
They're going for it here in the 8th end. Down to the pivotal skip stones. Jones sitting pretty without hammer. Tied 3-3. Homan has work to do.
This is the 18th Scotties for Jennifer Jones. She's made it to the championship in 10 of the previous 17 times and won it all 6 times. That's just a staggering number. So consistently good. One win away from making it 11 of 18.
Pretty safe call by Homan on her last to hit the open one. And just like that Jones has a hit for two to tie it Here we go.
Homan. Double for two. She doesn’t miss those. That is a Homan special. Fist pump. It’s 3-1 Homan leading Jones. Outstanding curling by both.
MORE CURLING 🥌 What’d I miss? Last rocks in the 4th end. Tied 1-1. Homan has hammer. It’s 2:03am in Portugal. Good morning. Winner to the Scotties championship game. Here we go folks.
CAMERON FOR THE WIN Manitoba defeats Alberta 6-4 to advance to the semifinals at the Scotties. That’s four-straight must-wins for Cameron. A really great debut by Team Sturmay. A bright, bright curling future to be sure. Three teams left now. Homan. Jones. Cameron.
This might be a game that haunts Sturmay. Rolls out and only scores one in the 7th. Too many mistakes today. It's 5-3 Manitoba with hammer heading to the 8th end.
That was one hell of a shot by Cameron just now to avoid a steal. It's 5-2 Manitoba leading heading to the 7th end. Alberta has hammer.
Another costly miss from Sturmay Instead of scoring three, it’s a steal for Manitoba. That’s about four or five point swing in the last two ends. Cameron now leads 4-1 heading to the 5th.
Big miss by Sturmay. Flashes on a pretty short runback. First big score goes to Manitoba. THREE in the 3rd. It's 3-1 Cameron leading as we head to the 4th end.
It was heading for a blank the entire end. And then Sturmay stuck around on her last for a single. Manitoba with hammer in the 2nd end down 1-0.
More curling. MORE CURLING! Scotties 3 vs 4 game right now. Sturmay vs Cameron — winner to the semi. Loser goes home. You watching?
An hour away from the 3vs4 game at the Scotties. Sturmay vs Cameron. Winner to the semifinal. Loser is out. The sun is setting here in Portugal. And I’ll be settling in for some Saturday evening curling viewing. https://t.co/Buw9FDyjUU
Alberta for the the win It’s an 8-5 final over Lawes What a spectacular response by this team after losing this afternoon. Into the 3vs4 game against Cameron
Three-straight steals for Cameron. It’s 7-4 Manitoba. And barring some late Einarson magic the 4-time defending champions are about to be eliminated at the Scotties.
Lawes with two in the 6th. But it’s still a long way back. Alberta with a 6-3 lead with hammer in the 7th end.
Scores at the break: Alberta 6 Lawes 1 Einarson 4 Cameron 2 Winners to the 3vs4 game. Losers are out.
Alberta jumps out to a 5-1 lead on Lawes Sturmay with a steal of two after Lawes is heavy on the draw. 5th end coming up.
Trading twos Einarson picks up two more in the 4th end to take a 4-2 lead. Cameron has hammer in the 5th
Cameron ties it up with two in the third end. 2-2 after three. Einarson has hammer heading to the 4th end.
Lawes to the back button without the sweepers. It’s 2-1 Alberta leading. Sturmay has hammer in the 3rd end.
Sturmay vs Lawes Einarson vs Cameron Winners to the 3vs4 game. Loser is eliminated from the Scotties.
Jennifer Jones vs Rachel Homan Saturday night at 8pm ET -- 6pm MT Winner to the Scotties championship game.
That's Jennifer Jones 27th Scotties playoff win in her career. That leads all curlers in the history of the event. It's her 176th career win at the Scotties. That's also a record.
JENNIFER JONES FOR THE WIN It's an 8-4 victory over Alberta and Jennifer Jones is now one win away from playing for another Scotties title. In her farewell tour, JJ is getting it done. Sturmay now plays Lawes tonight in an elimination game.
Jennifer Jones steals two more. And it's 8-4 Manitoba heading home. And we're heading for a Homan vs Jones 1vs2 game tomorrow night with a spot in the Scotties final on the line. Oh baby for sure.
In case you're wondering if Team Homan is the team to beat at the Scotties this year, they're up 7-4 over Team Canada heading into the 10th end, with hammer. Looking pretty good to be 9-0 here when this one's officially over.
Jones throws it away on her last, not wanting to risk her single point. It's 5-4 Manitoba leading Alberta. To the 8th end. Sturmay has hammer.
Alberta forced to a single in the 4th end. Jones takes a 4-3 lead and hammer to the 5th. She has that look today. And what a brilliant runback to score three in the 3rd end.
JENNIFER JONES Looooong runback for THREE. She is so damn good. It's a 4-2 Manitoba over Alberta.
Sturmay scores two in the 2nd end. Alberta takes a 2-1 lead on Jones. Manitoba has hammer heading to the 3rd end.
Here we go folks. The scene is set. ROLLLLL CALLLLL -- where are you watching Scotties curling from today? https://t.co/cVluAsmHKn
Scotties scores at the break: MB Cameron 3 BC Grandy 3 NS 2 ON Homan 1 NWT 5 MB Jones 2 YK 5 NB 4
Another miss by Grandy. Could have been three. Only one. It's 1-1 heading to the 4th end. Cameron has hammer.
Scotties playoff teams. Pool A: Alberta Canada Manitoba Lawes Pool B: Ontario Homan Manitoba Jones And last spot to be decided between BC Grandy vs MB Cameron tonight.
Alberta for the win. It's an 8-5 final to lock up top spot in Pool A. Impressive curling by Sturmay in her Scotties debut. BC drops to a 4th loss. So the five-loss logjam is very much alive. And if Lawes wins she's in.
Alberta is up 6-5 on BC heading home. And Sturmay has the hammer. An Alberta win clinches first in Pool A -- and drops BC to that all-important 4th loss.
Alberta for two in the 8th. It's a 6-4 AB lead over BC's Brown.
Alberta with a single in the 5th end. Sturmay takes a 4-3 lead over BC to the break.
BC’s Brown with a single in the 4th end. It’s now tied 3-3. Alberta with hammer in the 5th end.
Alberta goes up 3-2 on BC heading to the 4th end. If Sturmay wins, she’ll lock up first in Pool A and play Jones in the first playoff game tomorrow afternoon.