The United States is currently dealing with Winter Storm Fern. The storm is dumping snow in the Northeast while bringing frigid conditions and ice to the south.
Sports can be an outlet for fans’ life stressors, but sometimes conditions in a host city are so bad that it is unsafe for fans to travel to the game. When that happens, the event is usually postponed or cancelled with public safety in mind.
Fern hit most of the eastern part of the United States overnight Saturday into Sunday, but continues to keep temperatures low, causing ample snow or ice impacting travel. This has led some major sports leagues to make major decisions, including delaying or postponing games on Sunday.
The Sporting News will provide the latest updates for the sports and teams affected by the storm.
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NBA
Games on Sunday aren’t the only ones impacted. Two Monday games have been rescheduled, not postponed. The Pacers–Hawks game was scheduled to tip at night, but was moved up to 1:30 p.m. ET. The 76ers–Hornets game was scheduled to tip in the evening, but also was moved up and will now tip at 3 p.m. ET.
SCHEDULE UPDATE FOR MONDAY, JAN. 26:
The Indiana Pacers at Atlanta Hawks game will now tip off at 1:30 p.m. ET due to inclement weather.
The Philadelphia 76ers at Charlotte Hornets game will now tip off at 3 p.m. ET due to inclement weather.
— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) January 25, 2026
The Dallas Mavericks were scheduled to take on the Milwaukee Bucks at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday. That game will be postponed.
Mavs will not fly to Milwaukee. No announcement from the NBA, but it appears the make-up date for Mavs at Bucks will be Feb. 19.
— Brad Townsend (@townbrad) January 25, 2026
As of 1:25 p.m. ET, the Mavericks were still awaiting takeoff in Dallas, which made it seem like postponement was a real possibility.
The Dallas Mavericks are still on their team plane awaiting takeoff, less than six hours before tonight’s 7 p.m. ET tipoff in Milwaukee, per @TheSteinLine. pic.twitter.com/vwj0zqxIjM
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) January 25, 2026
The Denver Nuggets and Memphis Grizzlies were scheduled to play on Sunday, but the game was postponed due to weather conditions.
Nuggets-Grizzlies game in Memphis today has been postponed due to weather conditions.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 25, 2026
NHL
There are six games currently on the NHL schedule for Sunday. So far, none of them have been postponed or delayed.
A six-game Sunday features a trio of Canadian national broadcasts on @Sportsnet and Sportsnet ONE. #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/KqTkckX133
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) January 25, 2026
Monday’s game between the Los Angeles Kings and Columbus Blue Jackets has been postponed due to the conditions in Columbus, Ohio.
An update on tonight’s game on Columbus. pic.twitter.com/WeUhWqzblk
— LA Kings PR (@LAKingsPR) January 26, 2026
College basketball
Three men’s basketball games were postponed. Saint Francis vs. New Haven in Connecticut, Purdue Fort Wayne vs. IU Indianapolis in Indiana and Southern Illinois vs. Evansville in Indiana were all cancelled because of the weather. There were only seven Division 1 men’s college basketball games scheduled for Sunday.
Only one women’s basketball game has been postponed so far. Northeastern vs. Monmouth in New Jersey was postponed.
NFL
The NFL will hold the AFC and NFC championships on Sunday. The AFC championship is in Denver, and will have cold conditions, though nothing is expected to warrant a postponement. The NFC championship will be held in Seattle, which is expected to be chilly, but not impacted by snow or ice.
This article will be updated.
