The Latest: Flames temporarily relocating AHL team to Canada

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The Calgary Flames are temporarily relocating their American Hockey League affiliate from California to north of the border due to cross-border travel restrictions as a result of COVID-19.

The team announced Thursday that the Stockton Heat will play this season in Calgary's Scotiabank Saddledome. That will give the Flames easier access to their players during the pandemic. The seven Canadian NHL teams are not crossing the border during the regular season this year.

The Heat will join the Belleville Senators (Ottawa), Laval Rocket (Montreal), Manitoba Moose (Winnipeg) and Toronto Marlies (Toronto) in the Canadian Division. The league says the division schedule will be released in the coming days.

The move leaves the Vancouver Canucks (Utica, New York) and Edmonton Oilers (Bakersfield, California) as the lone Canadian teams with American-based AHL affiliates this season.

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Georgia State's women’s basketball team has postponed a make-up game against Coastal Carolina on Feb. 2 because of COVID-19 protocols within the Chanticleers’ program.

The teams were initially set to play in Atlanta in early January, but both games were postponed because of the coronavirus. One of the contests was supposed to be played next week at the GSU Sports Arena, but now it has been called off. It’s not known if another new date can be found.

Georgia State also announced a pair of make-ups against Sun Belt Conference rival Troy — one each for the men's and women’s teams — on Feb. 16. ___

As an extra precaution, Rice is delaying its upcoming home-and-home men’s basketball series with North Texas by one day.

The first game will now be played Friday afternoon and the second one on Sunday. The...