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MIAMI -- The looming impact of powerful Hurricane Matthew prompted the Southeastern Conference on Thursday to postpone the?LSU-Florida?football game, which had been?scheduled for Saturday in Gainesville, Florida.Later Thursday, the conference announced that the?Georgia-South Carolina?game scheduled for Saturday in Columbia was moved to Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET.?The SEC said efforts would be made to reschedule the LSU-Florida game, though the Gators and Tigers do not have a common open date.Earlier Thursday, U.S. Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana urged Florida Gov. Rick Scott to intervene in hopes that the Florida-LSU game would be either moved or rescheduled.Matthew was upgraded to a Category 4 hurricane late Thursday morning, with top sustained winds of 140 mph. The storm was blamed for more than 200 deaths in Haiti alone, and officials in Florida urged residents to prepare for what could be widespread and massive damage.The developments of the hurricane in the last 24 hours, the projected magnitude of its impact and the unknown aftermath of this storm have resulted in this decision to seek another date to play the LSU-Florida game, the SEC said in a statement. We have to be sensitive to the possible imminent disruption to the state of Florida and in particular the Gainesville and surrounding area.Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley said the SEC made the final call on postponing the game.I know there will be a lot of opinions about how we came to this conclusion and when we came to the conclusion, but this is the right decision, Foley said.This is the second consecutive season in which LSU has had a game affected by a hurricane. In 2015, the Tigers road game against South Carolina instead was moved to Baton Rouge because of Hurricane Joaquin.On Thursday, the SEC Network also canceled its live SEC Nation broadcast from Gainesville and will instead do the show from its Charlotte studios.Other teams have made adjustments as the storm is expected to traverse nearly the entire length of Floridas Atlantic coast beginning Thursday evening. From there, forecasters said, the hurricane is expected to push along the coasts of Georgia and South Carolina before veering out to sea.SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said the Georgia-South Carolina game was moved back one day in the best interest of safety.Due to the potential impact of the hurricane on Columbia and the surrounding area, it is in the best interest of safety to play the game on Sunday rather than Saturday night, Sankey said Thursday. I appreciate the cooperation of the schools who worked closely to make the appropriate operational adjustments in order to accommodate this change in the schedule.The Georgia-South Carolina game will air on the SEC Network.For now, No. 23?Florida States?game at No. 10?Miami?is still on as scheduled for Saturday night. Officials from both schools say?they are?continuing to monitor developments and are discussing contingency plans.Our hope is to be able to play at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami athletic director Blake James said. Obviously, things can happen that prohibit that.Florida Atlantic, which is practicing across the state in Tampa,?has opted to move its football game against?Charlotte?from Saturday to Sunday, although FAU -- which is located in Boca Raton -- cautioned that Sundays date is tentative. Further assessments will be made once the storm clears South Florida, likely sometime Friday.Supporting our community, state and region is the current focus of FAU athletics, FAU athletic director Pat Chun said.No. 17?North Carolina?said it expects to play Saturdays game in Chapel Hill vs. No. 25?Virginia Tech?at 3:30 p.m., as scheduled. The?school?will continue to monitor the weather forecast and provide updates.The NFL said it is conducting contingency planning for two Week 5 games: Tennessee at Miami (Sunday) and Tampa Bay at Carolina (Monday).We are in close contact with local and state authorities about the Hurricane, the NFL said in a statement. As always, our overriding concern is for public safety and not doing anything that will divert important resources away from communities that may be in distress.?No decisions on both games are expected until Friday, at the earliest, the NFL said.?The NHLs Florida Panthers, who play home games in Sunrise -- directly in the storms predicted path -- were able to practice Thursday morning, and coach Gerard Gallant said he and his wife would ride the storm out in their condo near Fort Lauderdale.Lots of peanut butter, jam, lots of bread, Gallant said, listing off some of the provisions he stocked up for the storm, which he said was bigger than any other he has dealt with previously. Hopefully its not an issue.In other cancellations, postponements and possible adjustments related to Hurricane Matthew:* The Tampa Bay at Florida NHL preseason game, which was scheduled for Thursday and postponed earlier this week, will not be made up.* MLB officials are keeping watch as the forecast for Game 2 of the National League Division Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and host Washington Nationals on Saturday could be impacted by rain. AccuWeather says there is an 81 percent chance of rain with heavy showers in the afternoon. The game begins at 4:08 p.m. ET.If necessary, Game 2 could be moved to Sunday, which is scheduled as a travel day in the series.* Fridays East Coast Hockey League preseason game in Estero, Florida, between the Orlando Solar Bears and Florida Everblades has been canceled.The Associated Press contributed to this report. Jonathan Huberdeau Panthers Jersey . -- Ryan Blaney provided more evidence that Penske Racings No. Denis Malgin Panthers Jersey . 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Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou has demanded A-League expansion - and soon - to cater for what he sees as incredible growth in the sport.Postecoglou has used his soon-to-be published book, Changing the Game, to challenge the sports decision-makers, issuing a call to arms to grow the league.Those decision-makers, Football Federation Australia, are also his employers as national team boss.But the Asian Cup-winning coach hasnt cut the governing body any slack in comments that are likely to hurry the pace of A-League expansion on the eve of the new season.Consolidating at a time of growth seems counterintuitive to me. We should be right in the middle of an investment boom, he writes.The A-League is a great product but it cant be what Australia needs it to be with just ten teams.It may be enough for a financial model in a boardroom but its out of whack with the reality of the opportunity.Postecoglou details his ideal Australian competition - with 15 or 16 teams, derbies in each state, running from August or September to May including finals.Id be getting there as fast as I could. Id be breaking doors down to make it happen, he writes.Football seems to be in an introspective mode at the moment. Were head down, dealing with todays problems.What are we waiting for? Lets get it done.Postecoglou does not address a possible two-tier system, with promotion and relegation, whicch is impossible until 2034 at the earliest given the licenses of A-League clubs.dddddddddddd.Speaking ahead of the books launch on October 3, Postecoglou said he was eager to remove a cap on talent and enthusiasm.My push comes from a pretty simple, basic premise. More and more people are loving the game and playing the game, he told AAP.The one thing you dont want to do is deny young boys and girls, people that want to play the game and support the game, the opportunity to do so because of limited spots.Changing the Game, written with Andy Harper, details Postecoglous rise - and pitfalls - on the road to becoming Socceroos coach.But he isnt shy of offering an opinion on the state of the sport.Postecoglou also savaged his employers for their money-grabbing approach to staging the 2015 FFA Cup final.The competition decider, won by Melbourne Victory over Perth Glory, was witnessed by a half-empty AAMI Park with just 15,098 people last November.The Socceroos coach called it a classic example of the sports decision-makers putting profit before sense.Whats more important, money in the bank or the opportunity to sell out the stadium and make a statement? he writes.Deciding in favour of the balance sheet is consolidation, not a growth strategy. ' ' '