Sporting events from NFL games to harness races were rescheduled Saturday as a winter storm swept across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, dumping more than a foot of snow in some areas.

In Philadelphia, the Eagles-49ers game on Sunday was pushed back to 4:15 p.m. from 1 p.m. after about 9 inches fell. The Bears-Ravens game in Baltimore also was pushed back to the late-afternoon slot.

The Bears' flight was already delayed _ they hoped to leave Friday night, but never got off the ground. They finally arrived in Baltimore late Saturday night.

Travel across the region was crippled and the storm caused widespread power outages.

Authorities in Virginia said three people were killed by the storm, which stretched from the Carolinas north to New England and also spread into some Midwestern states. In Ohio, two people were killed in accidents on snow-covered roads hit by the same storm system.

Mayors in Washington and Philadelphia declared snow emergencies and the governors in Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky and Delaware declared states of emergency.

"It's going to be an all day thing. It's going to be on and off," said National Weather Service meteorologist Kevin Witt in Sterling, Va.

Several college basketball games were postponed, too. Virginia's home game against UNC-Wilmington was put off until later in the season, even though the Seahawks were already in Charlottesville. Athletic director Craig Littlepage said the school didn't want to make fans come out in heavy snow on slick roads.

The university's aquatic and fitness center has been opened as a Red Cross emergency shelter for stranded travelers.

In Washington, where 14 inches of snow were recorded at Reagan National Airport across the Potomac, a men's game between Maryland-Baltimore County and American was rescheduled from Saturday to Sunday, and George Washington's women's game against Mount St. Mary's also was postponed, but hadn't been rescheduled yet.

Georgetown postponed its women's game against Jacksonville State to later in the season.

In Salem, Va., the NCAA Division III football championship had its kickoff moved back from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. before taking place.

New Jersey's Freehold Raceway canceled its live harness racing card and simulcast wagering, saying it planned to reopen on Sunday, when only simulcasting is scheduled.