11.   A rain delay in Indy was going to make it really tough to make the start of the race in Charlotte.

12.   After the rain delay, Blake closed out the set with an ace up the middle.

13.   After the rain delay, Knoblauch was better, like his teammates.

14.   After the rain delay, it just seemed like neither team could get anything going.

15.   After yet another rain delay Saturday, the US dissolved in a hail of errant drives, missed putts, and bad decisions.

16.   But a funny thing happened after a rain delay in the sixth inning.

17.   But after watching college football on television and sleeping during the rain delay, he pitched five solid innings.

18.   But as soon as his brother died, his childhood entered a rain delay.

19.   But Saturday, after a three hour rain delay muddled the schedule, they found themselves the improbable stars of the bronze medal playoff.

20.   But the hourlong rain delay tested the plan.