 |
 |
| | Wednesday, September 15 | |||||
| Hurricane Floyd jostled the sports calendar on the East Coast on
Wednesday, forcing the Baltimore Orioles and the Carolina
Hurricanes to call off games.
Rain forced postponement of the game between the Oakland
Athletics and Orioles, and the expected full-force arrival of the
hurricane also caused Thursday's game to be called off.
There was also concern that Oakland might have a tough time
getting out of Baltimore on Thursday evening.
The games probably will be made up as part of a doubleheader
Sept. 23, an off day for both clubs.
In Greenville, S.C., the storm forced postponement of
Wednesday's NHL exhibition game between the Carolina Hurricanes and
Atlanta Thrashers.
Travel conditions for the Hurricanes to get from Raleigh, N.C.,
to Greenville, S.C., forced the postponement. The game will be
played Monday, a spokesman for the arena said.
In Fort Mill, S.C., the Charlotte Knights postponed Game 3 of
their Triple-A baseball championship series against Durham. It was
rescheduled for Thursday night at 7:15 p.m. ET.
Hurricane Floyd also forced Jacksonville Jaguars coach Tom
Coughlin to cancel practice in preparation for Sunday's game
against the Carolina Panthers.
Severe weather at the northwest end of the hurricane moved into
Charlotte by midday, but the Panthers held practice anyway, working
out for nearly two hours at their three-field complex adjacent to
the stadium.
North Carolina State practiced inside Wednesday in preparation
for Saturday's game at No. 1 Florida State. Coach Mike O'Cain hopes
conditions Thursday will allow at least a team meeting.
The storm not only forced postponements and cancellations, but
also altered travel plans for many teams.
Savannah State's football team scrambled inland to escape
Hurricane Floyd. The NCAA Division II Tigers boarded two buses
Tuesday for a road trip to Tennessee-Chattanooga, leaving three
days early.
The team arrived in Tennessee at about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday,
after one of the buses broke down on the 370-mile journey from
Savannah to Chattanooga.
| ALSO SEE A's playoff drive temporarily stalled by Hurricane Floyd
 | |||||