Marlins-Rockies start delayed for McGregor service

The Colorado Rockies are changing the start time for Sunday's home game against the Florida Marlins because of a memorial service that day for team president Keli McGregor.

The game will start at 3:05 p.m. MDT, instead of the originally scheduled 1:10 p.m.

The service for family and friends of McGregor will begin at 11 a.m. at Coors Field. The Rockies are asking fans attending games this weekend wear purple in his honor. The 48-year-old McGregor was found dead in his hotel room in Salt Lake City on Tuesday.

``I mean, let's face it: Sunday will not be easy,'' Rockies manager Jim Tracy said before his team's game at the Washington Nationals on Thursday. ``That calls on your professionalism in about as deep a manner as you can possibly imagine.''