Pots, mop buckets, even babies: Anything can be a curling stone if you get creative

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By JULIA FRANKEL and STEVE DOUGLAS CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Get out your mop, a few pots and pans — or a robotic vacuum if you have one — and a pair of slippers. It’s curling time! Social media has been buzzing with people using common household items to mimic what the world’s best curlers do at the Winter Olympics. Tara Peterson, an American curler, says: “Every four years, it goes viral. Everyone says, ‘We want to do that,’ and then, ye…