1.   An NFL official canceled the preseason game before kickoff after determining that soft spots under the Astrodome artificial turf endangered the players.

2.   At the Thunderbird Beach Motel, what looked to be a fully-booked weekend evaporated Thursday morning when Daytona International Speedway officials canceled the race.

3.   A few weeks after union officials canceled their agreement with Borkowski, Jefferson-Pilot followed suit, dismissing him without offering any explanation at the time.

4.   But just to be sure, officials canceled the parade.

5.   But officials did not cancel the race until it was over, ordering the boats back on the course.

6.   Emergency management officials cancelled earlier warnings about possible water contamination in some areas of Austin.

7.   Florida Keys officials cancelled an evacuation of non-residents early Thursday, but school will remain closed today because many teachers evacuated.

8.   Fortunately, New York state officials canceled it.

9.   Frustrated university officials finally canceled the spring semester earlier this month.