The Island of Ailsa Craig, an island about 10 miles west of the Scottish mainland. The island is 240 acres and now-uninhabited. “Blue hone” microgranite has long been quarried to make curling stones.

Don’t know much about the sport of curling, but plan to attend one of the days of the Tuesday through Sunday U.S. Olympic ...

This is the third in a series of science articles themed around the Winter Olympics, scheduled for Feb. 4-20 in Beijing. Curling is one of those Winter Olympics sports that very few people seem to ...

A single curling stone certified for the Olympics costs over $600. That makes a full set of 16 stones worth $9,600. Since 2006, every stone used in the Olympic Winter Games has come from Kays of ...

Sliding 42-pound stones across ice to hit a 12-foot target is easier than it sounds and harder than it looks. At the Inland Northwest Curling Club, 30 people sweep the floor and shout instructions as ...

Few people quite understand what exactly curling is, but every four years, people across the world suddenly find themselves invested in a sport that, at first glance, can be described as people ...

Here in the desert, we have a lot of sporting opportunities at our fingertips. Whether a local or visitor, you can avail ...