Nationals postpone game due to poor air quality on East Coast

The Washington Nationals’ home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks was postponed, and Thursday’s races at Belmont Park were canceled due to poor air quality from wildfires in Canada. It’s the second straight day the continuing fires north of the border have impacted sports in the Northeastern United States. Several Major League Baseball games were called … Read more

US sports leagues postpone games amid air quality concerns from wildfire smoke

Major League Baseball postponed games in New York and Philadelphia on Wednesday night because of poor air quality caused by smoke from Canadian wildfires. A National Women’s Soccer League game in New Jersey and an indoor WNBA game set for Brooklyn were also called off Wednesday amid hazy conditions that have raised alarms from health … Read more