Rillito Park Racetrack is holding its horses this weekend.
Rain has rendered the track unsafe for racing this weekend, general manager Pat White said.
"The track was sealed, but so much rain came down that it was just soggy - too dangerous for jockeys to ride," White said.
Racing will return Jan. 30. Gates will open at 11a.m., and post time is 1 p.m.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Dykes has not signed formal deal
Sonny Dykes has signed a memorandum of understanding to become Louisiana Tech's new head football coach but likely won't agree to a formal contract for another week or two.
Louisiana Tech spokesman Patrick Walsh told the Star on Thursday that Dykes' agent will meet with the university to finalize a deal soon.
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Dykes, 40, was introduced Wednesday as the Bulldogs' head coach. He spent 2007-09 as the Arizona Wildcats' offensive coordinator.
Dykes replaced Derek Dooley, who was named Tennessee's head coach last week.
Dykes' replacement at the UA could be announced as soon as next week. The university formally posted a job opening for a new offensive coordinator on Thursday.
Dooley made $400,000 annually as the Bulldogs' football coach and athletic director. Dykes will serve as coach only.
GYMNASTICS
Gymnastics World benefits Haiti
Gymnastics World will hold a series of open gyms Saturday to benefit the Haitian Earthquake Relief Fund at its three Tucson locations.
The facility at 201 E. Fort Lowell Road will be open from noon to 1:30 p.m.; the gym at 1025 N. Huntington Park Drive will be open from 11 a.m. to noon; and the gym at 6895 N. Camino Martin will be open from 1 to 2 p.m.
Cost is $10; proceeds will go to the relief fund.
MISCELLANEOUS
Tonight's Icecats game canceled
Tonight's Icecats game against UNLV has been canceled because of a scheduling conflict at Tucson Convention Center. The schools will play at 7:30 Saturday night at TCC.
Two other games, Feb. 19 and 20 against Michigan State, also have been canceled.
• NASCAR is relaxing some of its rules this season, and encouraging drivers to show more aggression and emotion.
"There's an age old saying that, 'If you ain't rubbing, you ain't racing,'" NASCAR president Mike Helton said Thursday.
• Felix Hernandez and the Seattle Mariners have completed a $78 million, five-year deal that averts an arbitration hearing and keeps the 23-year-old ace under contract through 2014.
• Pitcher Joe Blanton and the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a $24 million, three-year contract that will avoid a salary arbitration hearing next month.
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