r of the Mountain West Conference, will open against a Pac-12 opponent. The Rainbow Warriors?are 2-4 over that span.California has a better record, going 7-2 in season openers since 2007, including a 73-14 home win at Berkeley last year over Grambling State. Overall, the Golden Bears are 75-4

SYDNEY -- Heavy rainfall in Sydney over 12 hours into early Thursday morning forced changes to the practice schedules for California and Hawaii just two days away from their college football season opener at the Olympic stadium.Both teams were scheduled to hold open practice sessions at the stadium in western Sydney on Thursday, but two to four inches of rain late Wednesday and overnight forced organizers to keep the players off the turf.Hawaii was given a chance to practice at the University of New South Wales, but because it was about an hour away toward the city and into busy traffic, the Rainbow Warriors decided to cancel their practice session. They did a walk-through later in the day in preparation for Saturdays game.We would have spent more time in traffic than at the practice, Hawaii team spokesman Derek Inouchi said.California held a light workout at the same grounds on Thursday ahead of Fridays final training session for the game, which organizers say is expected to attract a crowd of about 65,000.We worked through it, Cal coach Sonny Dykes said after Wednesdays rainy training session on the synthetic turf at the University of New South Wales field.We had a bit of rain and bit of cold -- not the best weather conditions. Dykes added as the rain pelted down on a tin roof above him. Anytime you travel 24 hours, there are going to be some obstacles, but overall, weve done a good job of adjusting.The weather forecast for Saturday calls for a 50 percent chance of some light rain and a high temperature of 66 degrees.The game is set to start at midday Saturday in Sydney -- or Friday at 10 p.m. ET in the mainland United States and 4 in the afternoon for the Hawaii home fans in the mid-Pacific.The collegiate matchup was brought to Sydney in an attempt to increase support for football in Australia, a country that keenly follows the NFL and has provided several players -- mostly punters and kickers from Australian rules football -- to NFL teams.Its only the third college game played in Australia; the previous two were held in Melbourne in the 1980s. The last U.S. football game played in Sydney was in 1999, when the?Denver Broncos beat the San Diego Chargers?20-17 in a preseason game at the Olympic?stadium in front of more than 73,000 spectators.Saturdays crowd, which will feast on foot-long hot dogs and other menu favorites from the U.S., will see experienced quarterbacks start the game.Davis Webb, who Dykes has already named in the starting role, is one of the key Cal additions this year, replacing?Jared Goff, the No. 1 overall NFL draft pick by the Los Angeles Rams.A graduate transfer from Texas Tech, Webb played in 23 games with 14 starts over three seasons and career totals of 5,557 yards and 46 touchdowns. Hes enrolled in Cals public health masters program.Ikaika Woolsey beat out three other Hawaii quarterbacks to get the nod for the starting role in Sydney from new coach Nick Rolovich. Playing in his senior year, Woolsey has had 19 starts for the Rainbow Warriors.The Rodeo, California-born Woolsey will lead Hawaiis contingent on Saturday in a familiar pregame ritual that many Australian rugby fans will recognize.New Zealands famed All Blacks rugby team do a Maori-inspired haka, or war dance, on the same field whenever they play Australias Wallabies in rugby union matches. But that only usually involves the starting 15 players.On Saturday, the entire Hawaii squad numbering nearly 100 players will take to the field about 20 minutes before kickoff to do the haka that is compulsory for all team members to learn.Its the seventh consecutive year that Hawaii, a member of the Mountain West Conference, will open against a Pac-12 opponent. The Rainbow Warriors?are 2-4 over that span.California has a better record, going 7-2 in season openers since 2007, including a 73-14 home win at Berkeley last year over Grambling State. 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From now on, its hard for any team to make a major move, so the contenders will have to hope the rosters they have are good enough.Some of the biggest trades were made by teams already in first place, like Texas, Cleveland and San Francisco. But the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets, who are trying to come from behind in their divisions, were also active.Now the focus turns to the aftermath -- and how all these moves will affect the postseason chase.Here are a few things to watch as the dust settles following Mondays deadline:GOING FOR ITThis years biggest buyers were the Texas Rangers, who have the American Leagues best record and added two of the top prizes on the trade market. The Rangers acquired catcher Jonathan Lucroy from Milwaukee and outfielder Carlos Beltran from the New York Yankees.Texas also got Brewers closer Jeremy Jeffress. The Rangers had to send two former first-round draft picks to Milwaukee, but with Houston within striking distance in the AL West, Texas decided to be aggressive.The Astros were 10 games behind Texas on July 29, but the deficit is now 5 1/2 games. Houston had a fairly quiet trade deadline and will now have to try to chase down the revamped Rangers.RIVALSThe Los Angeles Dodgers are two games behind San Francisco in the NL West, but they added left-hander Rich Hill and outfielder Josh Reddick in a deal with Oakland. The Giants werent about to stand pat, acquiring left-hander Matt Moore from Tampaa Bay.ddddddddddddThe Dodgers still have their share of drama hanging over them in the form of Clayton Kershaws injury problems and Yasiel Puigs situation, but Hill and Reddick will have a chance to give them a boost.SHUFFLING THE STAFFAaron Sanchez is 11-1 with a 2.71 ERA for Toronto, but the 24-year-old righty has already surpassed his previous high in innings. That means the Blue Jays are set to move him to the bullpen, a decision that may not be popular with everyone in Canada. The team feels its the best way to enable him to keep contributing this year.The Blue Jays acquired left-hander Francisco Liriano. He may help the Toronto rotation withstand the loss of Sanchez -- but only if he improves on the 5.46 ERA he posted in 21 starts with Pittsburgh this season.LOGJAMThe New York Mets added another power hitter to their lineup when they acquired Jay Bruce from Cincinnati, but now they have four outfielders who can start. With Bruce and Yoenis Cespedes figuring to be in the middle of the lineup, either Curtis Granderson or Michael Conforto could end up as the odd man out. Both bat left-handed.ONE IS ENOUGH?Clevelands attempt to acquire Lucroy fell apart when he refused to waive the no-trade provision in his contract, but the Indians did make one major move, adding reliever Andrew Miller in a deal with the Yankees. Will that be enough for them to hold on in the AL Central?Nobody else in the division made any significant additions. After years of being active around the deadline, Detroit didnt make any trades this time, although the Tigers can look forward to getting Jordan Zimmermann and J.D. Martinez back from injuries.---Follow Noah Trister at www.Twitter.com/noahtrister ' ' '