Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2:49 PM ET on Sunday, Sept.4

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Sept.4 - Sept. 4 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2:49 PM ET on Sunday:

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

First and 20: SEC has Alabama but shows shortcomings

The SEC has produced eight of the past 10 national champions, but four of the last five belong to Saint Nick. Hey, SEC. Pssst. The rest of the y'all have been as flawed, as inconsistent, as prone to the vagaries of college football, as those you mock in the Big Ten, the ACC and, well, pretty much everyone west of the Mississippi. (FBC-COLUMN-FIRSTAND20, moved, The Sports Xchange, By Anthony Gimino, 1,756 words)

Richt among new coaches enjoying debut success

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- The Mark Richt era got off to a fast start in Miami's blowout of Florida A&M and Clemson took care of business against North Carolina in a strong opening weekend for the ACC. (FBC-MIAMI-NEWS-ACC, expect by 4 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, By Paul Borden, 700 words)

Hurts brings sizzle to Alabama offense

Nick Saban has traditionally gone with the quarterback with the most experience to open a season, but the old dog proved he can learn new tricks in giving dual-threat quarterback Jalen Hurts an opportunity to run Alabama's offense in Saturday's rout of USC. (FBC-ALABAMA-ANALYSIS-HURTS, expect by 3 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, By Anthony Gimino, 300 words)

Helton honeymoon over after USC's ugly loss to Alabama

USC cut the interim label from Clay Helton on Nov. 30, making him the Trojans' permanent head coach. USC hasn't won since. (FBC-SOUTHERNCALIFORNIA-ANALYSIS-HELTON, expect by 3 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, By Anthony Gimino, 300 words)

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NFL

Cowboys DE Gregory wins appeal, ban reduced to 4 games

Dallas Cowboys defensive end Randy Gregory has won the appeal of his 10-game suspension for another violation of the NFL's substance-abuse police and will only be suspended for the first four games of the 2016 season. (FBN-COWBOYS-NEWS-GREGORY, moved, The Sports Xchange, 228 words)

Hester agrees to one-year deal with Ravens

Four-time Pro Bowl return specialist Devin Hester has agreed to a one-year deal with the Baltimore Ravens. (FBN-NEWS-RAVENS-HESTER, moved, The Sports Xchange, 150 words)

NFL Notebook

News and notes from around the NFL as Tuesday's 4 p.m. deadline to trim rosters to 75 players approaches. (FBN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 600 words)

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GOLF

Chappell leads strong field at Deutsche Bank

NORTON, Mass. - Kevin Chappell held the second-round lead at the Deutsche Bank Championship, but a strong field of contenders had already mounted a charge by the time he teed off for Saturday's third round. (GLF-PGA-FIRSTLEDE/WRITETHRU, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, By Gethin Coolbaugh, 400-word first lede, 700-word write-thru)

Day bounces back with 68 at Deutsche Championship

NORTON, Mass. -- Jason Day worked out the kinks after a couple of rough days, shooting a 3-under-par 68 in his third round Sunday morning at the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston. (GLF-NEWS-DAY-DEUTSCHE, The Sports Xchange, By Gethin Coolbaugh, 471 words)

Lee has LPGA lead, but big names chasing

Mi Hwang Lee of South Korea leads the Manulife LPGA Classic after three rounds, but Ariya Jutanugarn and Lydia Ko are lurking. (GLF-LPGA-RECAP, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words)

Maggert holds three-shot lead at Shaw Charity Classic

Defending champion Jeff Maggert holds a three-shot lead entering the final round of the PGA Tour Champions' Shaw Charity Classic. (GLF-CHAMPIONS-RECAP, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words)

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MLB

Cardinals activate C Pena from 60-day DL

The St. Louis Cardinals activated catcher Brayan Pena from the 60-day disabled list on Sunday after he missed much of the season due to a left knee injury. (BBO-CARDINALS-NEWS-PENA, moved, The Sports Xchange, 267 words)

Mariners activate RHP Storen from DL

The Seattle Mariners recalled right-handed relief pitcher Drew Storen from his rehab assignment with Triple-A Tacoma on Sunday and activated him from the 15-day disabled list. (BBO-MARINERS-NEWS-STOREN, moved, The Sports Xchange, 208 words)

MLB roundup

Capsule recaps of all games on today's schedule. Will move as updated throughout the evening. (BBO-ROUNDUP, expect first version by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words)

The Sports Xchange covers all MLB games (all times ET) St. Louis at Cincinnati 1:10 p.m. Toronto at Tampa Bay 1:10 p.m. Atlanta at Philadelphia 1:35 p.m. Milwaukee at Pittsburgh 1:35 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore 1:35 p.m. Chi. White Sox at Minnesota 2:10 p.m. Detroit at Kansas City 2:15 p.m. San Francisco at Chi. Cubs 2:20 p.m. Houston at Texas 3:05 p.m. Boston at Oakland 4:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Seattle 4:10 p.m. Arizona at Colorado 4:10 p.m. San Diego at L.A. Dodgers 4:10 p.m. Miami at Cleveland 4:10 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Mets 8:08 p.m.

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AUTO RACING

Bojangles Southern 500

DARLINGTON, S.C. -Carl Edwards attempts to defend his title at the Bojangles Southern 500, which marks the 113th Sprint Cup race held at the so-called "track too tough to tame." (CAR-SPRINTCUP-FIRSTLEDE/WRITETHRU, expect asap after finish of scheduled 6 p.m. race, The Sports Xchange, by Amanda Vincent, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru)

Bojangles Southern 500Notebook

DARLINGTON, S.C.. - News and notes from around the track at the Bojangles Southern 500. (CAR-SPRINTCUP-NOTEBOOK, expect approx.. 2-hours post-race, NASCAR Wire Service, special to The Sports Xchange, By Reid Spencer, 500 words)

IndyCar Grand Prix at the Glen

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. -- Team Penske teammates Simon Pagenaud and Will Power are firmly in command of the Verizon IndyCar Series Championship as the circuit his Watkins Glen International. (CAR-INDYCAR-FIRSTLEDE/WRITETHRU, expect asap after finish of 3 p.m. scheduled race, by The Sports Xchange, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru

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TENNIS

Sock attempts to continue U.S. Open run

Jack Sock took the court Sunday morning looking to keep his U.S. Open run going in the fourth round against No. 9 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Top-ranked Novak Djokovic and No. 4 Rafa Nadal are among the other men in action Sunday. (TEN-RECAP-USOPEN-MEN, expect first version approx. 4 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 600 words)

Keys battles resurgent Wozniacki

Rising American Madison Keys is in the round of 16, where she takes the court against resurgent former top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki. (TEN-RECAP-USOPEN-WOMEN, expect first version approx. 4 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 600 words)

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WNBA

WNBA recaps Washington-Dallas 4:30 p.m. San Antonio-Chicago 6:00 p.m. Seattle-Atlanta 6 :00 p.m. Indiana-Los Angeles 7:00 p.m. Connecticut-Minnesota 7:00 p.m.

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