Hurricane Florence could have a major impact on sports world
With a major storm system threatening the USA's East Coast, a number of sporting events from Florida to the mid-Atlantic states could be affected.
Here are games whose status could be in the projected path of Hurricane Florence (all times Eastern):
NFL
Sunday, Sept. 16
Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Indianapolis at Washington, 1 p.m.
New England at Jacksonville, 4:25 p.m.
College football
Wednesday, Sept. 12
Campbell at Coastal Carolina, 2:00 (rescheduled from Saturday)
Thursday, Sept. 13
Boston College at Wake Forest, 7:30
Saturday, Sept. 15
Georgia Southern at No. 2 Clemson, 3:30
Middle Tennessee at No. 3 Georgia, 7:15
No. 13 LSU at No. 7 Auburn, 3:30
East Carolina at No. 11 Virginia Tech, 12:20
No. 15 West Virginia at North Carolina State, 3:30
No. 18 Central Florida at North Carolina, 12:00
Ohio at Virginia, 4:30 (rescheduled, game to be played in Nashville)
Southern Miss at Appalachian State, 3:30
Colorado State at Florida, 4:00
Old Dominion at Charlotte, 6:00
Norfolk State at Liberty, 6:00
Marshall at South Carolina, 7:30
MLB
Wednesday, Sept. 12
Miami at N.Y. Mets, 4:10, Game 2 TBA
Oakland at Baltimore*, 7:05
Washington at Philadelphia*, 7:05
Toronto at Boston, 7:10
Thursday, Sept. 13
Chicago Cubs at Washington*, 4:05
Oakland at Baltimore*, 7:05
Miami at N.Y. Mets, 7:10
Toronto at Boston, 7:10
Friday, Sept. 14
Chic. White Sox at Baltimore, 7:05
Miami at Philadelphia*, 7:05
Toronto at N.Y. Yankees*, 7:05
N.Y. Mets at Boston, 7:10
Washington at Atlanta*, 7:35
Saturday, Sept. 15
Washington at Atlanta*, 1:05
N.Y. Mets at Boston, 4:05
Toronto at N.Y. Yankees*, 4:05
Chicago White Sox at Baltimore, 7:05
Miami at Philadelphia*, 7:05
Sunday, Sept. 16
Chicago White Sox at Baltimore, 1:05
N.Y. Mets at Boston, 1:05
Toronto at N.Y. Yankees*, 1:05
Miami at Philadelphia*, 1:35
Washington at Atlanta*, 1:35
*- games with playoff implications
Minor League Baseball
Wednesday, Sept. 12
Carolina League: Potomac (Va.) at Buies Creek (N.C.), 1:05 (Note: Best-of-five championship series switched to one-game, winner-take-all playoff on Tuesday, Sept. 11, which Buies Creek won 2-1 in 11 innings.)
Thursday, Sept. 13
International League: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) at Durham (N.C.), 7:05
Friday, Sept. 14
International League: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) at Durham (N.C.) 7:05
Saturday, Sept. 15
International League: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) at Durham (N.C.), 7:05