Appalachian State’s home football game against Liberty in Boone, North Carolina, scheduled for Saturday was canceled because of the impacts of severe weather on the area from Tropical Storm Helene, the school announced Friday.

Heavy rains in the North Carolina mountains brought flooding to Boone and the town was placed under a state of emergency Thursday. The nonconference game was scheduled for a 3:30 p.m. EDT kickoff and will not be rescheduled, the school said. App State also canceled a home field hockey game against Bellarmine that was slated for Friday.

The storm made landfall late Thursday in a sparsely populated region of Florida with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph. But the damage extended hundreds of miles to the north.

Elsewhere, the Predators postponed their home preseason NHL game against the Lightning scheduled for Friday night because of severe weather. The game was rescheduled for Oct. 7.

NBA: Pistons owner Tom Gores has agreed to purchase a 27% stake in the Chargers. It is expected to be approved by NFL owners at their league meetings next month.

NFL: Injuries will keep Maxx Crosby and Davante Adams out for the Raiders when they host the Browns on Sunday. ... Micah Parsons and DeMarcus Lawrence could miss multiple games for the Cowboys after getting hurt Thursday. ... The Steelers will be without Jaylen Warren on Sunday due to a knee injury.

Soccer: Christine Sinclair announced Friday that she retiring from the game. Sinclair will finish out the season with the Thorns, who plan to honor her before the final regular-season home game on Nov. 1. The 41-year-old retired from the Canadian national team last year, finishing her international career as the world’s top goal scorer among both women and men with 190.