Ross Whyte and his Scottish squad picked up where they left off in the AMJ Masters.

Switzerland's Team Xenia Schwaller scored a 5-4 victory over Canada's Team Kerri Einarson to kick off the Grand Slam of Curling season Tuesday morning during the opening draw of the AMJ Masters.

Here’s everything you need to know before the opening draw.

The birthplace of curling is going to be covered like never before, thanks in large part to an inaugural partnership between Scottish Curling and The Curling Group.

Curling fans now have a new home for nonstop action with the launch of Rock Channel, a free global streaming platform dedicated to the sport.

Your guide to Rock Channel — curling's and the Grand Slam of Curling’s new streaming home.

Joël Retornaz and his Trentino-based team are trending in the right direction as they head into the AMJ Masters.

It's the last dance for Canadian curling icon Brad Gushue, who announced Wednesday that this season will be his final year at the competitive level.

Madison Bear didn’t imagine she would be throwing lead stones and skipping Team Strouse this season.

Scottish skip Ross Whyte gets goosebumps when he looks back at his team’s first Grand Slam of Curling title victory at the Masters last season.

Korey Dropkin has already punched his ticket to Italy in February, but this ain’t no holiday road.

Brad Gushue won the first of his six Brier titles in 2017 in his home province of Newfoundland and Labrador, and he will have a chance to win his seventh — and what would be his final — title in the very same place this March.

That is the case for Canadian curling legend Brad Gushue, who on Wednesday evening took to social media, sharing with the world that this upcoming season would be his last.

Alberta’s own Team Koe will hit the ice for the 2025 CO-OP Tour Challenge, Oct. 14-19, at the Silent Ice Center in Nisku.

Thinking time, tightening the game to eight ends, the five-rock rule and the no-tick zone were all concepts first implemented at the top level of the sport in the Grand Slam of Curling. What's next?

So, with the AMJ Masters only a week away, let’s press our luck again and begin this week’s Eight Ends column by looking at five skips who could become first-time Grand Slam title winners this season.

Toronto skip John Epping found himself in the winner’s circle twice Sunday at the AMJ Shorty Jenkins Classic in Cornwall, Ont.

Step one is done for Team Yoshimura and Team Yamaguchi.

There is a finite amount of spotlight and coverage high-performance athletes receive throughout their sporting careers.

Back-to-back quarterfinal finishes might not seem like a slow start to the year, but it is when you’re Ross Whyte.

When the world's top curlers take to the ice for the first-ever Grand Slam of Curling event in the United States in early November, there will be not one but two sporting legends in the mix.

Ross Whyte is hoping the Stu Sells Oakville Tankard is the first of many trophies his Scottish squad will be hoisting during a busy start to the season.

September may still feel like the very beginning of the season for most winter sports, but Japan’s curling community will be gripped by peak-level tension during this period.

Canada’s Team Einarson got out to a hot start to the season, claiming the Saville Shootout women’s title with a 7-0 shutout over South Korea’s Team Gim in Sunday’s final.

Canada's Wayne Middaugh has been inducted into the World Curling Hall of Fame.

Team Whyte officially announced on Tuesday that Craig Waddell has joined as a fifth player.

Yannick Schwaller and his Swiss squad continued their solid start to the season at the Trentino World Cup.

A men’s final rematch is just one of the marquee matchups on tap during pool play at the AMJ Masters.

It'll be a tight turnaround for Team Homan and Team Jacobs after the Tour Challenge, but they're up for the task.

The groups are now good to go for the AMJ Masters, the first Grand Slam of Curling event of the season, following the first-ever pot draft to determine the pools.

Two-time Canadian champion Heather Nedohin will serve as coach for Team Homan this season.

The Stirling-based squad posted a perfect 7-0 record on home ice to retain the Euro Super Series men’s title once again.

As homecoming hits Western University during the final full week of September, it’ll be a different kind of homecoming in the Forest City for Team Homan lead Sarah Wilkes.

Mark Ideson has wondered what it would be like if a Grand Slam of Curling event featured wheelchair curling.

Marco Hösli and his Swiss squad kicked off the European tour schedule by capturing the Baden Masters title.

The world’s best curling teams are set to hit the ice for the Masters, Sept. 23-28, at London's Western Fair Sports Centre.

Team Shuster and Team Peterson will represent the United States on home ice at the 2025 Pan Continental Curling Championships.

Team Yoshimura and Team Abe came out on top at the Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic in Sapporo, Japan.

Team Koe and Team Harris will hit the ice this fall in a Grand Slam of Curling event — but probably not the Team Koe and Team Harris you’re thinking of.

Team Lawes will have a legend of the game on the bench this season.

Now that the calendar has flipped to August, that means one thing: the curling tour season has begun.

Canada's Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant will kick off the curling action in the opening draw of mixed doubles at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games.

Curling Canada officially announced Friday the pre-qualified teams for next year's men's and women's national championships.

John Landsteiner, the longtime lead for skip John Shuster and 2018 Olympic gold medallist, is stepping away from competitive curling.

Often when we think of big acquisitions in curling, we think of ones that happen on the ice. Brad Jacobs teaming up with Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert. Rachel Homan with Tracy Fleury. But last week, one of the biggest off-ice acquisitions in the sport’s history took place, as it was announced that Goldline Curling has acquired Hardline Curling in a massive deal that merges two of curling’s most trusted (and largest) equipment brands under one roof.

The Columbus Blue Jackets hit the ice, the pebbled ice that is, at the St. Adolphe Curling Club in Manitoba for a team-bonding experience back in December and uploaded Friday in the latest episode of Behind the Battle 2024-25.

The inaugural TCG All-Star extravaganza was a smash hit in Nashville as the world’s best gathered for a celebration of curling.

Despite the Canadian Olympic curling trials still being nearly five months away, fans of the sport are already salivating over the drama that’s set to unfold in late November inside the Scotiabank Centre in downtown Halifax.

The Olympic field continues to take shape as Great Britain announced its curling teams for Milano Cortina 2026 on Friday.

World Curling is trying to put an end to Broomgate 2.0 heading into an Olympic season — or at least trying to turn down the temperature on the debate for now.

Yannick Schwaller will handle double duty at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Fifty elite curlers from all corners of the globe have just completed a push-up challenge to raise funds for the Canadian Cancer Society.

The Grand Slam of Curling and St. John’s Sports & Entertainment Ltd. were big winners off the ice last night, with the 2024 KIOTI National being crowned Event of the Year by the MPI Atlantic Canada Chapter.

Calling Doctor Jones: Legendary curling skip Jennifer Jones was presented with an honorary doctorate from Nipissing University on Tuesday in North Bay, Ontario.

James Craik and Kyle Waddell’s lineups will look vastly different next season.

In the summer heat, away from the pebbled ice, curlers around the world are still finding ways to crank up the competition — all while raising funds for a great cause.

Curling legend Kevin Martin is heading to Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame.

For the first time ever, the Grand Slam of Curling will host junior competitions in conjunction with the 2025 CO-OP Tour Challenge. The inaugural U25 and U15 Jr. GSOC events will take place this October in Beaumont, Alberta.

The Grand Slam of Curling has locked in the qualification dates for its events in the 2025-26 season.

The curling season might be over, but the accolades continue for Team Mouat.

Anna Hasselborg and Niklas Edin will look to return to the top of the podium next year at the Olympic Winter Games.

The pressure is on at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, set to begin Saturday at Fredericton’s Willie O’Ree Place.

The Curling Group announced Thursday the creation of Rock League, a multi-format competition featuring six mixed-gendered global franchises set to debut in April 2026.

The field is just about finalized for the Montana’s Canadian Curling Trials to decide who will wear the maple leaf next year at the Milan-Cortina Olympics.

The Grand Slam of Curling season came to a close with a pair of thrilling finals Sunday at the AMJ Players’ Championship.

It was a historic day for the Grand Slam of Curling on multiple levels to wrap up the season at the AMJ Players’ Championship.

And still champions: Switzerland's Team Silvana Tirinzoni successfully defended the AMJ Players' Championship women's title with a 5-4 victory over Canada's Team Rachel Homan in Sunday's final at the Mattamy Athletic Centre.

The world’s best teams take to the ice one more time to wrap up the Grand Slam of Curling season in the finals of the AMJ Players’ Championship.

For the first time in the history of the AMJ Players' Championship, both finals will be rematches of the world championship gold medal games.

Team Brad Jacobs and Team Matt Dunstone made it through the all-Canadian men’s quarterfinals in the Players’ Championship.

Rachel Homan’s incredible season continues as her Canadian club advanced to the AMJ Players’ Championship semifinals.

The playoff picture is now set for the AMJ Players' Championship following Friday night's thrilling round-robin finale at the Mattamy Athletic Centre.

Connor Njegovan had to dig his curling bag out of the closet when he got the call from former teammate Brad Jacobs to spare this week at the AMJ Players’ Championship.

Italy’s Team Joël Retornaz played the spoiler, defeating Team Brad Gushue of Canada 7-6 in an extra end Friday during their final round-robin game to eliminate the reigning champ.

Sweden’s Team Anna Hasselborg and South Korea’s Team Eun-jung Kim clinched playoff berths Friday morning in the AMJ Players’ Championship at the Mattamy Athletic Centre.

Rachel Homan scored a third win in the AMJ Players' Championship as her Ottawa-based club looks to wrap up an incredible season by capturing the one Grand Slam of Curling title missing from their resumes.

It was a bit of revenge for Team Matt Dunstone when the Winnipeg club faced Calgary’s Team Brad Jacobs in the AMJ Players’ Championship.

Mike McEwen has been trying to win the AMJ Players’ Championship at the Mattamy Athletic Centre for over a decade.

Canada’s Team Kerri Einarson bounced back to beat Switzerland’s Team Xenia Schwaller 8-5 during Draw 8 Thursday at the AMJ Players’ Championship.

Brad Gushue said you shouldn’t read too much into a comment he made that may have hinted at his future in curling beyond next season.

It all evened out for Canada's Team Rachel Homan in the AMJ Players’ Championship on Wednesday.

Matt Dunstone and his Canadian club downed Italy’s Team Joël Retornaz 7-2 in only five ends during Draw 6 action Wednesday to pick up their first win of the tournament.

It’s always a “Braddle” when Team Brad Jacobs and Team Brad Gushue face off and Wednesday afternoon’s matchup in the AMJ Players’ Championship was no exception.

Team Momoha Tabata came from behind to defeat Team Satsuki Fujisawa 7-5 in a matchup of Japanese clubs during Draw 4 action Wednesday morning at the AMJ Players’ Championship.

The losing skid was weighing on the mind of Brad Gushue during his first game of the AMJ Players’ Championship on Tuesday night at the Mattamy Athletic Centre.

Kerri Einarson is aiming to end the Grand Slam of Curling season the same way it began.

John Epping’s team is even exceeding his expectations in their first season together.

Scotland’s Bruce Mouat may have defeated Canada’s Rachel Homan on Monday night in the first Rio Mare Battle of the Sexes presented by The Curling Group, but the real winners were the charities they were playing for.

There can be only one! World champions Team Homan and Team Mouat will face off for charity at the Rio Mare Battle of the Sexes presented by The Curling Group.

The world’s best curling teams are set for one last showdown before the summer at the AMJ Players’ Championship. Here’s a rundown of storylines to follow, plus ways to watch in person or on TV and streaming.

Brad Jacobs has called upon a pair of super spares for the AMJ Players’ Championship.

The AMJ Players’ Championship begins Tuesday at Toronto’s Mattamy Athletic Centre. Here’s a quick look at the 12 women’s teams set to compete in the fifth and final Grand Slam of Curling event of the season.

The AMJ Players’ Championship begins Tuesday at Toronto’s Mattamy Athletic Centre. Here’s a capsule look at the 12 men’s teams set to compete in the fifth and final Grand Slam of Curling event of the season.

Scotland’s Bruce Mouat captured his second BKT World Men’s Curling Championship gold medal in three years after defeating Switzerland’s Yannick Schwaller 5-4 during Sunday’s final in Moose Jaw, Sask.

The playoff picture is now set and we’re down to the final six in the World Men’s Curling Championship in Moose Jaw, Sask.

Although Briane Harris could sense the writing was on the wall, she was still shocked when she found out she was no longer part of Kerri Einarson’s team.

Curling’s titans are set to clash in an unforgettable matchup for charity at the first-ever Rio Mare Battle of the Sexes presented by The Curling Group.

There’s always something special about seeing someone win their first Grand Slam of Curling title.

A milestone 25th season for the Grand Slam of Curling calls for milestone events.

Block off your calendar and get ready for a busy month ahead for The Curling Group and the Grand Slam of Curling.