West bakes in triple-digit heat
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Temperatures reaching the 120s left millions holed up indoors Friday and made leaders in the West nervous about the strain on their cities' electric grids.
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Finally the scorching 90-degree weather has subsided and it feels like it should in early September, warm and breezy, the perfect time to be outdoors. But maybe you are not quite sure where to hike or bike, or simply looking for some different terrain.
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Temperatures headed back toward triple digits Monday, the seventh day of a heat wave that has contributed to blackouts leaving thousands without air conditioning.
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Three attributes indicate the potential for a double.
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Little more than an hour before tipoff last night, a sweaty Delonte West walked into the Celtics locker room wearing his game shorts and a warm-up top after a pregame workout. Even though he looked ready to play, West said he would miss last night's game against the Bulls for "precautionary reasons."
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People here expect it to be hot, but they sure wouldn't mind a cool spell. You know, maybe 107 or so.
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MINNEAPOLIS - The Heat wasn&#39;t overly concerned about its 0-2 record against Western Conference teams heading into Tuesday&#39;s game at Minnesota.
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Beads of sweat poured off Mario Williams' head and a small blade of grass sat perched just below his left eye as he mentioned the Houston heat not once or twice &#151; but about seven times.
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Jake Westbrook takes pride in his consistency for the Cleveland Indians.
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A Pacific storm was expected to wallop the West on Sunday, pummeling Oregon and California with rain and snow. Significant rain was forecast all the way to Southern California, and rain and thunderstorms were possible even in northern Arizona, site of the Super Bowl.
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Triple digit temperatures smashed records across California Saturday, straining thermometers and air conditioners and prompting dozens of scattered electricity outages that left residents sizzling.
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By Jake Armstrong, The Record, Stockton, Calif.  Mar. 6--TRACY -- Some residents live in homes heated by ovens. Others sleep on rear patios fashioned into makeshift apartments. They pay rent to stay there.
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Heavy rain is due to dampen the west of England on Sunday, continuing a run of appalling weather.
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England's openers warmed up for the third Ashes Test with substantial knocks against Western Australia in the tour match at the WACA Ground here.
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WALTHAM -- Delonte West thinks he can play tonight against the Chicago Bulls, though the medical opinion of a player recovering from a mild concussion will not be the deciding factor. Especially since that player is West.
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The dough might be starting to rise again.
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THE weather forecast promises a top temperature of 6C (42.8F) for Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Sunday, which is relatively balmy by comparison with the record low for an NFL game, registered at the home of the Green Bay Packers on New Yearâs Eve in 1967