Gregory Strong
@GregoryStrongCP
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Sports reporter with The Canadian Press. Blue Jays, curling, amateur sport, tennis. BBWAA Toronto chapter member. Laurier alum. Co-host of @TheRiserPod.
Toronto
Joined January 2010
Northern Exposure: Nunavut returns to the 2025 Scotties - "It's about representation and learning what your best is. That's the goal. Figuring out how far we can go and how we can improve. The team is putting in that work." - My story: #curling
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"I don't promote it, but at the same time, sports are fun and sports are emotional. It's 2025." - Grand Slam of Curling boss says he has no intention of banning on-ice swearing - my story: #curling
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RT @officialBBWAA: Today we are publishing 321 of 394 (81%) Hall of Fame ballots from the 2025 election.
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The Grand Slam of Curling is going international - the top-flight series will include a U.S. stop for the first time in 2025-26 - my story: #curling
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"It has been a really good quad. I've learned so much and I've definitely grown as a player." Lauren Lenentine has already curled with Jennifer Jones and Chelsea Carey this quad, now she's set to join Kerri Einarson as a fifth at the Scotties - my story:
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"We submitted the bid at the end of September and then crossed our fingers and held our breath." - Mississauga to host the 2026 Canadian women's curling championship, the first time the Scotties will be held in the GTA - my story:
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"As a team, there's lots of discussions for us to have. She hasn't been in the lineup but she's still very much a part of Team Einarson." - Lauren Lenentine is named team fifth for the Scotties as recently reinstated Briane Harris sits out - my story:
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"It is, in my opinion, a beautifully done memory of what we went through that day in a very challenging and difficult situation." - September 5 film revisits 1972 broadcast of Munich Olympics terrorism - my story:
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"There's nothing left to play in. So it's really unfortunate. I guess it is what it is in today's curling (world). The team has disbanded and I'm no longer coaching them because there's no team." - on Team Chelsea Carey's remarkable fall - my story:
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“I cannot put into words how happy and relieved I am feeling right now. I have been shaking all morning since receiving the news that I thought would never come." - After a long wait, Team Einarson lead Briane Harris can return to the ice - my story:
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"You're never really secure in this sport." On late-in-the-quad curling lineup changes, the possibility of a player movement moratorium and Nunavut's return to the Scotties - all in my 'In The Rings' notebook:
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"Unfortunately I had to put Chelsea and Emily and Lauren in an uncomfortable situation. But sometimes it's the way the sport goes. I just had to prioritize myself a little bit." - Karlee Burgess weighs in on leaving Team Carey for Team Einarson - my story:
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"It's crazy. I don't think that we've ever seen anything like this." On how Shannon Birchard's decision to sit out the season with a knee injury changed the look of two teams and impacted both the Scotties and the Olympic Trials - my story: #curling
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“There’s a few skips out there that every once in a while will give you a highlight-reel shot. Man, Rachel has two or three a game. It’s just so much fun to watch.” - my year-end story on Team Homan's dominant 2024: #curling
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@cullenoncurling In 20 years from now @cullenoncurling , when Joe Blow Canadian is sitting on his porch thinking about the sports year of 2024, which Cdn team performance do you think will first come to mind? I think we both know the answer :)
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@cullenoncurling It's subjective, of course, so there are no wrong answers. But a team could go 250-1 and prob still wouldn't top that OLY gold sprint relay in the voting.
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