Winter storm forcing NBA, college sports to reschedule events - ESPN

An NBA game and dozens of college basketball games across a wide swath of the country are being reshuffled because of an approaching major winter storm.

The storm that meteorologists say could rival the damage of a major hurricane is expected to bring snow, ice and frigid temperatures from New Mexico to New England starting Friday. Forecasters warn the weather system could bring catastrophic damage, widespread power outages and bitterly cold weather.

In the NBA, the start time of the Washington Wizards game at the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday has been moved to noon.

The ACC moved up the start times for three men's basketball games on Saturday: Wake Forest at Duke, North Carolina at Virginia, and Virginia Tech at Louisville.

Xavier moved up its start time for Saturday's game against St. John's by one hour.

A pair of women's basketball games involving ranked teams have also had scheduling changes. No. 1 UConn's game at Seton Hall was moved from Sunday to Saturday, and No. 14 Baylor's home contest against Houston went from Sunday to Tuesday. Also, Cincinnati shifted its women's basketball game to a noon start Saturday against Arizona State.

The number of states where college games were being adjusted showed the large path of the approaching storm. The forecast comes exactly a year after another storm forced postponements across U.S. sports.

The Sun Belt Conference preemptively shook up its women's basketball schedule, moving around the start times on several games from Thursday through Saturday. The American Conference also adjusted its weekend men's and women's basketball schedules, moving some games up to Friday.

North Carolina Central postponed two men's and two women's basketball games scheduled to be played from