Curling

Curling is getting its first professional league, stocked with past and future Olympians competing in a six-week, six-team season touring internationally starting next April in the aftermath of the Milan-Cortina Olympics .

TORONTO — The owners of the Grand Slam of Curling series are planning to introduce a professional curling league next season. The Curling Group said Thursday that the "Rock League" will debut in April 2026.

TORONTO — Canada's Rachel Homan fell 5-4 to Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni in the women's curling final of the AMJ Players' Championship on Sunday. After a scoreless first two ends, Tirinzoni scored in the third and fourth ends to take a 2-0 edge.

TORONTO — Canada's Rachel Homan stole two points in the eighth end for a 6-4 win over Japan's Sayaka Yoshimura on Saturday at the AMJ Players' Championship.

TORONTO — Reigning world and Canadian champion Rachel Homan edged South Korea's Eun-Jung Kim 6-5 to finish pool play with a 4-1 record on Friday night at the AMJ Players' Championship.

TORONTO — Reigning world and Canadian champion Rachel Homan defeated Manitoba's Kerri Einarson 5-3 on Thursday evening at the AMJ Players' Championship.

TORONTO — Top-ranked Bruce Mouat of Scotland remains undefeated at the AMJ Players' Championship after winning a pair of matchups on Wednesday. Mouat, who won a world championship last weekend in Moose Jaw, Sask.

MOOSE JAW — Determined to go out on a high after falling in the semifinals, Canada lead Ben Hebert said his team had a simple plan for Sunday's bronze-medal game against China's Xiaoming Xu at the BKT World Men's Curling Championship.