owing to an impending significant winter storm, an NBA game and numerous college basketball matchups across a broad region are undergoing rescheduling.
Meteorologists warn that the storm, which may inflict damage comparable to that of a major hurricane, is anticipated to usher in snow, ice, and severely cold temperatures from New Mexico to New England beginning Friday. The weather system is expected to cause substantial damage, widespread power outages, and extremely cold conditions.
In the NBA, the Washington Wizards’ game against the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday has been rescheduled to a noon start.
The ACC has adjusted the start times for three men’s basketball games on Saturday: Wake Forest at Duke, North Carolina at Virginia, and Virginia Tech at Louisville.
Xavier has also shifted the start time of its Saturday match against St. John’s forward by an hour.
plus, several women’s basketball games featuring ranked teams have seen schedule alterations. No. 1 UConn’s matchup at Seton Hall has been moved from Sunday to Saturday, while No. 14 Baylor’s home game against Houston has been rescheduled from Sunday to Tuesday. besides, Cincinnati has changed its women’s basketball game against Arizona State to a noon start on Saturday.
The number of states affected by the revised college games indicates the extensive reach of the forthcoming storm. This forecast coincides with a year after a previous storm led to numerous sports postponements across the U.S.
The Sun Belt Conference proactively reorganized its women’s basketball schedule by altering start times for various games from Thursday to Saturday. The American Conference has similar adjustments for its men’s and women’s basketball schedules this weekend, moving some contests to Friday.
North Carolina Central has postponed two men’s and two women’s basketball games slated for Thursday through Monday in Durham, North Carolina.
Appalachian State has advanced its men’s basketball home game against Louisiana-Lafayette to Thursday morning, while Marshall has also moved its home game versus Louisiana-Monroe to a noon start on Thursday.
Middle Tennessee State’s men’s basketball has shifted its Conference USA clash with Jacksonville State from Saturday to Friday evening.
owing to the forecast, Tennessee’s swimming meet at Georgia and the USC Upstate women’s basketball game at Longwood have both been postponed to Friday from Saturday.
Several other women’s basketball games, including No. 20 Princeton at Brown and North Florida at Eastern Kentucky, as well as men’s games featuring Towson at North Carolina A&T and Texas State at James Madison, have also seen their start times moved up by several hours on Saturday.
Rice has adjusted the tipoff times for its men’s and women’s basketball home games this weekend. The Rice men’s home game against Tulsa, originally set for Sunday at 3 p.m., has now been changed to Saturday at 3:30 p.m. plus, the Rice women’s game against Tulane has been moved up from Saturday at 2 p.m. to 1 p.m.
George Mason’s women’s basketball fixture against Richmond has been rescheduled to 11 a.m. on Sunday, with no spectators allowed at the game.
The Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball have canceled their annual Fan Fest event that was supposed to take place on Saturday due to forecasts of freezing precipitation in North Texas and “for the safety of players, fans, and employees.”
