Winter storm plays havoc with sports
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The winter storm that dumped snow and ice throughout the Midwest and Northeast wiped out racing at five thoroughbred tracks Wednesday.
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Now that hell froze over in Boston, New England braces for its rarest season -- a winter of content. Red Sox fans are adrift from the familiar torture of the past.
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A day after seeing rare snowfall, a frozen South was waiting to thaw Sunday. Elsewhere in the nation, football fans were preparing for NFL games that promised to be cold at best -- and downright bone-chilling at worst.
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Snow and ice storms have stranded hundreds of thousands of people Â most of them migrant workers hoping to leave for the Chinese New Year Â and more blizzards threatened Monday to wreck what for many is a rare chance to see family.
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CINCINNATI, Ohio  - A winter storm barreled out of  the U.S. Midwest on Thursday, creating misery for holiday  travelers, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of  people and breaking snowfall records.
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The first winter storm of 2004 is expected to reach the region later Monday, bringing periods of heavy rain, strong winds and the possibility of thunderstorms over the next few days, forecasters said.
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Large parts of Scandinavia have suffered power cuts and traffic chaos following a severe winter storm.
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A winter storm battered states from the Plains through the Midwest on Wednesday, sending travelers slipping and sliding over icy roads, dumping a foot of snow over some areas and pushing temperatures to bitter-cold levels.
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Winter is back with a vengeance in Eastern Europe, with heavy snow causing chaos.
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A massive late winter storm swept across the United States Thursday, dumping snow on the north and spinning tornadoes to the south, killing at least one person.
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ORCHARD PARK, New York  - Outdoor games could become a regular fixture on the NHL calendar following another stunning success at the Winter Classic on Tuesday despite freezing temperatures and blizzard conditions.
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A team fighting for its life -- in more ways than one -- plays on.
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A winter storm blew into North Georgia and the Carolinas early Thursday, poised to deliver an icy sheen as cold air from the west collided with moisture from the Gulf of Mexico.
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Snow, sleet and freezing rain pelted the Carolinas on Sunday, knocking out power to thousands and causing hundreds of accidents on one of the busiest travel and shopping days of the year. At least two people were killed.
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Funny thing about pro sports. One team&#39;s mess is another team&#39;s messiah. In Toronto last week, the Vince Carter era came to a close, and not a minute too soon.
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A big winter storm hit the Plains and Midwest with heavy wet snow and swirling winds that created whiteout conditions Thursday morning. A North Dakota couple were killed when their car overturned.
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Powerful storms in the West have delivered the best snow conditions in years but also have claimed lives from Colorado to Alaska, threatening to make this winter outdoor sports season the region's deadliest in recent memory.