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NEWS RELEASE  † Thessalonís Beth Tetreault Wins $5,000 in Capital One Million Dollar Button Contest SUMMERSIDE, April 22, 2012 ñ Beth Tetreault of Thessalon, Ont. won $5,000 in the finals of the Capital One Million Dollar Button contest today at Credit Union Place in Summerside, PEI after her rock went all the way through the rings. † ìIt was a lot harder not having a practice shot,î said Tetreault following her throw. ìIt was hard to know what weight to throw but the whole experience has been a fabulous opportunity.î As the national finalist of the Capital One Million Dollar Button contest, Tetreault had just one opportunity to cover the button for $1 million (CDN).  † Tetreaultís $1 million attempt aired live on Global Television during the fourth end break of the Sun Life Financial Playersí Championship Menís Championship Final between John Epping and Glenn Howard. † Tetreault advanced to the fi ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CURLING: 2012 Sun Life Financial Players' Championship finale Epping shocks Howard - again - to win men's title Final Capital One Grand Slam event concludes curling season PHOTOS (Credit: Anil Mungal, Capital One) SUMMERSIDE, PEI -- John Epping of Toronto scored the winning point on his last shot to defeat Glenn Howard of Coldwater, Ont. in the men's final of the 2012 Sun Life Financial Players' Championship at Credit Union Place. Epping's squad scored three in the second end for a 3-1 lead, and looked good for a critical deuce in the sixth end until Epping's last stone caught a piece of debris. Epping scored only one for a 6-4 lead. "They (Howard) are so good, they come at your all the time," said Epping. "He left me a little opening, the guard kind of acted of as a guide, and I was lucky enough to make it." Howard's Brier and world championship foursome managed a deuce in the seventh end for a 6-6 tie but Epping faced only a draw to the full eight-foot rings on his last thr ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CURLING: 2012 Sun Life Financial Players' Championship Draw 16 Men's final: Howard versus Epping noon ET on Global Father/Son Howard re-match in Final Draw 16 of the 2012 Sun Life Financial Players' Championship came to a close Saturday evening with the menís semi-finals finishing at Credit Union Place in Summerside,†PEI. The final event of the 2011-12 Capital One Grand Slam of Curling season†offers cash prizes for the top eight men's and top eight women's teams totalling $370,000, with a men's and women's Canadian Team Ranking System (CTRS) berth into†the 2013 Canadian Olympic Trials also on the line. John Epping of Toronto made a comeback of improbable proportions, upsetting Edmontonís Kevin Martin 6-4. Trailing 4-2 in the seventh end, a missed hit by Martin allowed Epping to score three and take the lead. In the last end Martin had tough double shot for two, which didnít curl enough giving Epping the steal for the win. ìI think g ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CURLING: 2012 Sun Life Financial Players' Championship Draw 15 Stefanie Lawton wins Playersí Championship Runner-up Overton-Clapham claims Capital One Cup, $50,000 prize Draw 15 of the 2012 Sun Life Financial Players' Championship came to a close Saturday afternoon with the womenís final complete at Credit Union Place in Summerside,†PEI.  The final event of the 2011-12 Capital One Grand Slam of Curling season†offers cash prizes for the top eight men's and top eight women's teams totalling $370,000, with a men's and women's Canadian Team Ranking System (CTRS) berth into†the 2013 Canadian Olympic Trials also on the line. Stefanie Lawton of Saskatoon defeated Cathy Overton-Clapham of Winnipeg 7-3 to win the Sun Life Financial Playersí Championship title. Lawton takes home first prize of $28,000 for the victory. "It means a lot to us to win this event, we never have, and to be out here at the end of the season, and ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CURLING: 2012 Sun Life Financial Players' Championship Draw 14 Final set, Overton-Clapham faces Lawton Nedohin earns CTRS Trials berth Draw 14 of the 2012 Sun Life Financial Players' Championship came to a close Saturday morning with the womenís semi-finals complete at Credit Union Place in Summerside,†PEI.  The final event of the 2011-12 Capital One Grand Slam of Curling season†offers cash prizes for the top eight men's and top eight women's teams totalling $370,000, with a men's and women's Canadian Team Ranking System (CTRS) berth into†the 2013 Canadian Olympic Trials also on the line. Stefanie Lawton of Saskatoon advances to the final with a 6-3 win over Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg. Lawton opened with a hit for two in the first end, drawing for two more in the fourth end and then stealing another point in the fifth end for a 5-2 lead. Cathy Overton-Clapham of Winnipeg defeated Sherry Middaugh of Coldwater, Ont 7-6 ...