-- Moore said negotiations are underway to stage the event in Toronto -- will feature male and female events. Because we're late in the game, Moore could only commit to holding three men's Slams this season, with a possibility of four, but he also said the goal is to expand down the road, up to double figures, with the existing prize purse -- a minimum of $100,000 per event -- to remain and, again ideally, grow. Quote: What this means, of course, is that curling viewers of Canada will have never been so well-served. With all due respect to the crew at Sportsnet, TSN is still the king when it comes to curling.They have the Season of Champions events that, quite frankly, mean more to curling fans than the Slams ever will, and will show them through 2020. That's just a fact. And ?while it's notable that Sportsnet is now staging events, TSN has been doing that, and doing it exceedingly well, for years with the Skins Games. Sportsnet will have a ton of work to make up ground on TSN's production side when it comes to the look of curling broadcasts, and the on-air crew of Vic, Linda and Russ is currently the gold standard (although Mike Harris needs to be on the air as much as possible. Make it so, Scott Moore. Quickly). Competition, though, is a good thing, and the viewers will benefit in the long run. So, too, will the curlers. Sponsorship deals had to be