Poor Air Quality Issues From Wildfires Prompt MLB, WNBA, NWSL to Postpone Games

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Professional sports leagues on Wednesday canceled games on the U.S. East Coast due to air quality issues related to smoke from wildfires in Canada.

Major League Baseball postponed games in New York and Philadelphia on Wednesday night, as well as the National Women’s Soccer League game in New Jersey and the WNBA, which postponed an indoor game set for Brooklyn. The hazy conditions caused by the drifting fire smoke have raised alarms from health authorities, the Associated Press reported Wednesday.

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