Rain Softens Up Oakmont
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The opening round of the U.S. Open begins on time Thursday at Oakmont Country Club, despite heavy rain softening the usually fast greens.
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ST. LOUIS -- A day of steady rain not only caused the Busch Stadium tarp to cover the infield little more than two hours before the scheduled start of Game 2 of the NL Championship Series, it gave the Houston Astros some hope strengthening their rotation.
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EL CAMPO, Texas A storm that&#39;s parked over southern Texas has dumped 15 inches of rain on the town of El Campo, southwest of Houston.
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By P. Kim Bui, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Feb. 8--A round of storms predicted for this week could help the county avoid a drought.
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NEW YORK -- Rain, a side effect of Tropical Storm Ernesto, came down early at Flushing Meadows yesterday, postponing both the day and night sessions, the latter of which was canceled at 6:30 p.m., one of the earliest cancellations in Open history.
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Rain and the Red Sox have not been good partners in October. In the three most dramatic and disappointing Boston baseball finishes of the last 30 years, a rain delay halted action just when things started to get interesting.
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Precipitation was predicted to pick up again in the Northeast on Friday, while much of the East was expected to be cloudy and warm temperatures were forecast for the South.
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FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y., Aug. 29 -- Rain wreaked havoc at the U.S. Open on Tuesday, washing out every match in the afternoon session and, after multiple false starts, scuttling the night session as well. The intermittent breaks in the downpour only heightened the aggravation, raising hopes that the...
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It is about 1 am, technically Saturday morning, but in this town Friday night is just getting started. Inside The Palms Casino, the line of people waiting to get into Rain, currently
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OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Phil Mickelson, battling to stay in U.S. Open contention despite an injured wrist, revived briefly before falling victim to toughening conditions at Oakmont in the second round on Friday.
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OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Sunshine and lively breezes firmed up the treacherous Oakmont greens on Friday, making par a lofty goal in a second round that could end a long streak of major championship cuts for Phil Mickelson.
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OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Officials said on Wednesday they were working hard to make sure pin placements on Oakmont's slick, sloping greens were tough but fair for the 156-man field at the U.S. Open starting Thursday.
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By Ian McCann and Mike Jackson, The Dallas Morning News  Dec. 18--With reservoirs low, watering still restricted and Mother Nature stingy with rainfall, several North Texas cities are trying to make their landscaping rules more drought-tolerant.
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Despite the rain yesterday, No. 19 Haverhill's defense had coach John Coppolla and his visiting Hillies feeling like sunshine after a 2-0 win over No. 8 Acton-Boxboro in a Division 1 North boys' soccer semifinal.
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A pair of fronts sweeping through the eastern half of the country was expected to bring widespread rain on Saturday. The West was forecast to be mainly dry.
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OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Britain's Nick Dougherty, taking advantage of rain-softened conditions, fired a two-under-par 68 to grab an early one-shot lead in the U.S. Open first round at Oakmont Country Club on Thursday.
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Everett poured it on when the rain settled in yesterday morning at Russell Field.