RAIN DELAYS START IN NEW YORK
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Top seed Roger Federer and two-time champion Andre Agassi hope to meet in the showpiece match at the US Open on Wednesday, but only if Mother Nature co-operates.
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The season's first major storm in New York and much of the Northeast canceled flights and choked railways and highways.
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With overnight rain causing a 2Â½-hour delay to the start of play in the HSBC World Matchplay Championship at Wentworth, Retief Goosen did his bit to help to make up ground.
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NEW YORK - The start of Monday's doubleheader between the New York Yankees and Devil Rays was delayed because Tampa Bay had trouble leaving Florida due to Hurricane Frances.    The Devil Rays, whose Saturday and Sunday home games against Detroit were postponed by the hurricane, reported to Tropicana Field in St...
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The Maryland men's and women'sÃÂ soccer matches scheduled on Friday are postponedÃÂ because of heavy rain and will both be played Saturday morning instead.
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In the early-morning hours of Sept. 8, Dan Rather was preparing to fly to Washington for a crucial interview in the Old Executive Office Building, but torrential rain kept him in New York.
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Visitors queue in the rain to enter the Museum of Modern Art in New York Nov. 20 after it reopened to the general public following renovations.
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Sport: World No1 begins defence after rain delay.
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The opener of the three-game series between the New York Mets and the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday was postponed because of rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ivan.
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The start of Monday's doubleheader between the  Yankees and Devil Rays was delayed because Tampa Bay had trouble leaving Florida because of Hurricane Frances.
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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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The rain stayed away &#151; and so did the fans &#151; but the runs came early Thursday for the New York Yankees.
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The Kansas City Royals game against the Tigers on Wednesday night was postponed by rain. The team&#39;s will play a doubleheader Thursday beginning at 12:05 EDT.
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Major League Baseball postponed Game  Three of the American League Championship Series between the  New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox Friday due to rain.
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The second game of the AL playoff series between Detroit and the New York Yankees was postponed because of rain Wednesday night. The game never started and even though it did not rain hard, threatening weather was in the forecast.
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When players awoke yesterday, there was rain. Lots and lots of rain. When they got to East Lake Golf Club for the start of the Tour Championship, there were streams and puddles where a day earlier there hadn't been streams and puddles.
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Amelie Mauresmo and Rafael Nadal are in action at Wimbledon on Saturday, but rain delays the start of play.