WASHINGTON -- Except for the twice-delayed Maryland-Wake Forest showdown, the only major sports in the mid-Atlantic region Monday were sledding and snow-shoveling.

	The perfect snowstorm: Even the Washington Monument wasn't open for business Sunday.

A weekend storm that dumped up to four feet of snow wiped out many Presidents Day sporting events, including numerous college basketball games and a Washington Wizards game on Michael Jordan's 40th birthday.

The Wizards' holiday matinee against the Toronto Raptors was rescheduled for March 4. The evening game at the MCI Center -- No. 7 Pittsburgh at Georgetown -- was rescheduled for Tuesday night.

Two other Big East games were called off: Villanova at Seton Hall and Miami at Providence. Other Division I men's basketball postponements included Florida A&M at Howard, South Carolina State at Delaware State, Ohio at Akron, Chattanooga at Virginia Military, Appalachian State at Wofford and East Tennessee State at North Carolina-Greensboro.

Maryland and Wake Forest postponed their first-place Atlantic Coast Conference battle from Sunday night to Monday afternoon at 4 p.m. The tipoff was then moved back to 5 p.m. as school officials worked to properly staff the Comcast Center and make it safe for the fans.

Wake Forest arrived in College Park on Friday, anticipating the storm, and the officials also were in town. An exception was made to the ACC rule stating that a game should be played if both teams and the officials can make it to the arena.

Several racetracks canceled cards for Sunday and Monday, and several minor league hockey games and women's college basketball games also were called off.

The storm was the worst to hit the mid-Atlantic and central Appalachian states in seven years. It caused at least 16 deaths and left 49 inches of snow in Maryland's Garrett County in the central Appalachians.

Washington's Reagan National airport was closed Monday. Baltimore-Washington International, which recorded its second-highest snowfall total ever, was attempting to reopen Monday evening. Dulles International Airport managed to keep at least one runway open and had very limited commercial traffic.

Horse racing at Laurel Park in Maryland was postponed Sunday and Monday. Maryland officials were forced to shuffle the two biggest races of the winter meet, the Barbara Fritchie Handicap and the General George Handicap. Both $200,000 events were moved to Saturday.

The racing card at Philadelphia Park was canceled Sunday and Monday. Aqueduct abandoned Sunday's card after one race and postponed Monday racing. Racing at the New York track was halted Sunday after temperatures dipped to 13 degrees. The $75,000 Rare Treat, scheduled for Monday, will be run Wednesday.

In New Jersey, the Meadowlands and Monmouth Park canceled their Monday simulcasting cards.