Tropical Storm Ida Update: Which NFL, NCAA football games, U.S. Open Tennis matches moved?

Hurricane Ida caused catastrophic damage across the south and eastern United States this week. It also upended the sports calendar by forcing cancellations, postponements and even an NFL game to be relocated.

Here is a comprehensive list of games and sporting events that have been affected by the storm as of Thursday.

NFL
Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints, 4:25 p.m. ET on Sept. 12 relocated to TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Florida.
On Wednesday, the NFL moved the Week 1 game originally scheduled to be played at Caesars Superdome after Ida pummeled New Orleans upon making landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in Louisiana on Sunday.

Mercedes Benz Superdome
The Caesars Superdome, the New Orleans Saints home football stadium, will not host football until at least October due to the damage in New Orleans caused by Hurricane Ida, which touched down as a Category 4 hurricane in Louisiana on Sunday. Chris Graythen/Getty Images

The Saints, whose preseason finale against the Arizona Cardinals was postponed due to the storm, are not scheduled to play a home game at the Superdome until October 3, when they host the New York Giants.

NCAA FOOTBALL
Temple at Rutgers, 6:30 p.m. ET on Sept. 1 rescheduled to Sept. 3.
The Scarlet Knights were expected to have a sellout crowd for their season opener against the Owls originally schedule for Wednesday. However, due to the state of emergency called by New Jersey governor Phil Murphy as a result of the storm's assault on the Greater New York area, the game will now be played Saturday.

U.S. OPEN TENNIS
No. 16 Angelique Kerber vs. Anhelina Kalinina, 7 p.m. ET on Sept. 1 rescheduled to Sept. 2.
The storm upended the schedule at the U.S. Open in Flushing, New York. Kerber and Kalinina were supposed to face off in a second-round singles match under the roof at Louis Armstrong Stadium. But the catastrophic rain entered through holes in the roof, causing the match to be moved to Thursday afternoon.

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— Darren Cahill (@darren_cahill) September 2, 2021

Thirty other first-round doubles matches, originally scheduled for Wednesday at the complex's uncovered courts, were ended early or canceled by the USTA due to the storm. The tournament resumed at noon Thursday.

MLB
Miami Marlins at New York Mets, 7:10 p.m. ET on Sept. 1, rescheduled for 4:10 p.m. on Sept. 28.
The originally scheduled game between the Mets and Marlins was rescheduled a day in advance due to the storm's forecast. They will now play a single-admission doubleheader at Citi Field during each team's penultimate series of the season.

Philadelphia Phillies at Washington Nationals, 7:05 p.m. ET on Sept. 1, rescheduled for 1 p.m. ET on Sept. 2.
The Phillies and Nationals also moved their originally scheduled Wednesday game. The teams will play at 1 p.m. ET on Sept. 2.

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
At least five games have been canceled due to inclement weather and unplayable field conditions due to the storm, and dozens more were postponed throughout the week, ranging from Mississippi to New York.

The hurricane also damaged the home ballpark of the Somerset Patriots, the New York Yankees Double-A affiliate. The Patriots' game in Bowie, Maryland was among those postponed Wednesday. The team, which is scheduled to return to TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, New Jersey for a series Tuesday, is determining its next steps while assessing the damage.

TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater was underwater following heavy rainfall from Hurricane Ida remnants. The park is home to the minor league baseball Somerset Patriots. pic.twitter.com/gKaRLfcNeB

— njdotcom (@njdotcom) September 2, 2021

"The ballpark flooded like the rest of the surrounding area," Patriots general manager Patrick McVerry said in a statement. "We are in the process of evaluating to what extent the damage caused."

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