Olympics: Japan crushes U.S., rocked by Sweden in men's curling

Japan limped to a three-win, three-loss record in the men's curling tournament Sunday at the Pyeongchang Olympics, a big defeat to first-place Sweden late in the evening canceling out a similarly large early win over the United States.The Japanese foursome's celebrations over the team's 8-2 beatdown of the U.S. were brought to an abrupt end at the hands of unbeaten Sweden, a stunning 11-4 defeat at the Gangneung Curling Centre a big reality check.In contrast to his tight earlier play, Japanese skip Yusuke Morozumi's missed draw in the opening end against Sweden put Japan in a three-point ho…READ FULL ARTICLE