Curling can be one of the most exciting sports, but inherently it looks ridiculous with people sweeping the ice in front of ...

There's a broom to sweep on the ice in curling because, simply put, of science. Once the stone is sent toward the other end of the ice, one of the team members can control its path a bit by sweeping.

Like shuffleboard or bowling, curling involves throwing an object toward a target for points. But there's one big difference: Players can influence shots after they're thrown. That's where sweeping ...

By controlling the intensity of the sweeping, curlers can manipulate how far a stone travels. When combined with a stone thrown with some spin, the stone’s path can be bent, or "curled," one way or ...