The only things louder than the shouting in the Olympic curling venue are the shoes that Matt Hamilton brought with him to Beijing. The mustachioed American is representing the red, white and blue in ...

Who wants to grab a broom, some mismatched shoes and a 40-pound chunk of granite? The Wine Country Curling Club hopes that you will — and soon. The group has been holding a "Learn to Curl Night" every ...

In curling, the participants are able to slide around the ice on their shoes without slipping. But they're not wearing skates or regular sneakers. What sort of shoe lets them keep their balance? In ...

Most brooms have synthetic bristles. Straw brooms were used in the past, but leave remnants of straw on the ice and thus are not commonly used in Olympic-level competition. Special curling shoes are ...