Overnight rain delays start
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Though the day of the final dawned bright and sunny, the six inches of rain that drenched this part of the world over the last week made parts of the ground too soggy for a timely start.
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By Bill Wilson, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Jun. 20--It needs to stop raining soon, or Wichita could find itself with a shortage of new homes available for sale this fall.
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Rain has delayed the start of Tim Henman&#39;s match against Stefan Koubek in Great Britain&#39;s Davis Cup World Cup play-off against Austria.
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Snow overnight gave way to rain on Sunday in the New York City area, even as much of the Northeast was hit by snowstorms that delayed air travel and caused traffic accidents.
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With forecasters predicting heavy rain, the Red Sox said tonight's game would be made up Monday if it can't be played tonight. Tickets for tonight's game, marked either &quot;Home Game #1&quot; or &quot;Friday, October 15&quot; would be good for Monday's game, which likely would be scheduled to start at 5:10 p.m.
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ARE, Sweden  - Overcast skies hurt the highlight of the world Alpine skiing championships when the men's downhill scheduled for Saturday had to be postponed until Sunday.
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Heavy rain has delayed the start of the ATP Masters Cup final between Lleyton Hewitt and world number one Roger Federer in Houston, Texas this morning.
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The US space shuttle Discovery's planned launch on Tuesday could be delayed due to rain and cloudy conditions, NASA said on Monday.
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Qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix scheduled for today was postponed yesterday because of a typhoon. Race organizers and Formula One moved pre-qualifying and qualifying to
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The IRL Firestone Indy 200 was postponed last night at Gladeville, Tenn., and rescheduled for today, marking the first rainout in the IndyCar Series in seven years.
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HEAVY rain has delayed the start of the ATP Masters Cup final in Houston, Texas, and forced organisers to trim the title match from a best-of-five sets to a best-of-three format.
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Â·  No rain forecast in south of state until September Â·  Sprinklers and car washing could be stopped
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The game between Seattle and Kansas City scheduled for Thursday night was postponed by rain before it began.
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Fans and players were left frustrated on the opening day of Wimbledon when rain delayed the start of the championships on Monday.
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By ED CULLEN  I stood looking at volunteer zinnias in the rain this morning thinking, "So long, summer children. Nice try." There are hard freezes predicted tonight and tomorrow night with a couple of nights of lows in the mid-30s thrown in.
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Rain delayed the start of the fourth cricket Test between India and Australia in Mumbai as the Australians seek to complete a 3-0 series victory.
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By Stan Finger, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Jun. 20--There is a slight chance of thunderstorms after 1 p.m. today in the Wichita metropolitan area, forecasters say, but a noticeable warm-up is about to unfold.