Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2:30 PM ET on Thursday, July 28

07/28/2016 14:32

July 28 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2:30 PM ET on Thursday:

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NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Gone camping: Live reports from training camp

Ryan Fitzpatrick signed with the New York Jets, settling the offseason contract stalemate, and Jimmy Garoppolo got plenty of work Thursday as the Patriots plan for life without suspended starter Tom Brady. Those stories and more are tracked by TSX on-the-scene correspondents as training camps kick off around the league. (FBN-TEAMNAME-NEWS, expect by 9 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 500 words)

MILLER: Owner remains Cowboys' greatest hurdle

Einstein probably never met Jerry Jones or dreamed of the Dallas Cowboys, who played their first game five years after his death, but his definition of insanity surely fits what the Cowboys have been doing more than a half-century later. (FBN-COWBOYS-JERRYJONES-COLUMN, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Ira Miller, 900 words)

Zimmer, Vikings strike new deal

The Vikings erased any speculation about Mike Zimmer's future on Thursday and tied the franchise to the current head coach with a long-term contract extension. (FBN-VIKINGS-ZIMMER-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 535 words)

Redskins place top pick Doctson on PUP

First-round pick Josh Doctson was placed on the physically unable to perform list with a strained Achilles along with four other Washington Redskins at the outset of training camp. (FBN-DOCTSON-LAUVAO-REDSKINS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 315 words)

Bears OLB Floyd carted off due to sickness

Chicago Bears first-round pick Leonard Floyd left his first training camp practice on a cart Thursday, but coach John Fox claimed afterward that he was merely sick, and not injured in any way. (FBN-BEARS-FLOYD-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 248 words)

Ravens WR Wallace fails conditioning test

Wide receiver Mike Wallace failed his first conditioning test and will not practice with the Baltimore Ravens until he passes it. (FBN-RAVENS-WALLACE-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 200 words)

NFL notebook

News and notes from around the NFL. (FBN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words)

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

Marlins 2B Gordon apologizes in return from ban

All-Star second baseman Dee Gordon apologized to fans in his return from a 80-game suspension for testing positive for two performance-enhancing substances banned by Major League Baseball. (BBO-MARLINS-GORDON-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 400 words)

Rangers add RHP Harrell in trade with Braves

Adding reinforcements for an injury-plagued rotation, the Texas Rangers acquired right-hander Lucas Harrell in a three-player trade with the Atlanta Braves. (BBO-BRAVES-RANGERS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 245 words)

MLB notebook

News and notes from spring training. (BBO-NOTEBOOK, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 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)

Colorado at N.Y. Mets 1:10 p.m.

Arizona at Milwaukee 2:10 p.m.

Baltimore at Minnesota 7:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Atlanta 7:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Miami 7:10 p.m.

Chi. White Sox at Chi. Cubs 8:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Texas 8:05 p.m.

Boston at L.A. Angels 10:05 p.m.

Washington at San Francisco 10:15 p.m.

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NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

NBA notebook

News and notes from around the NBA. (BKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 375 words)

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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

NHL commissioner questions concussion-CTE link

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is not ready to acknowledge a correlation between game-action head trauma and the brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). (HKN-BETTMAN-CONCUSSIONS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 360 words)

NHL notebook

News and notes from around the league. (HKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words)

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GOLF

Walker runs to early lead at PGA Championship

SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Jimmy Walker shot 5-under 65 to grab the first round lead at Baltusrol Golf Club. (GLF-PGA-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect bulletin by 3 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, by Tom LaMarre, 800 words)

Miram Lee fires opening 62 in Women's British Open

Miram Lee carded a 62 to open the Women's British Open at Milton Keynes, England, and leads at 10-under par. (GLF-LPGA-RECAP, expect by 3 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 300 words)

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AUTO RACING

Will Brickyard ever rediscover glory days?

After some 200,000 empty seats greeted winner Kyle Busch last week, Indy needs to look at a new track configuration to return the excitement to a NASCAR race that once had sellout crowds. (CAR-SPRINT-COLUMN, expect by 4 p.m. ET, 1,200 words, The Sports Xchange, by Jonathan Ingram)

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

CFP semifinals shift from NYE

Executive director Bill Hancock and the College Football Playoff are giving back New Year's Eve starting next season. (FBC-CFP-SCHEDULING-NEWS, moved, 400 words, The Sports Xchange)

Ateman injury to test Okie St.'s WR depth

Oklahoma State wide receiver Marcell Ateman could be sidelined until October following recent surgery to repair a broken bone in his foot. (FBC-OKLAHAOMASTATE-ATEMAN-NEWS, moved, 300 words, The Sports Xchange)

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OLYMPICS

Federations deciding if Russians can compete at Rio Games

We continue to bring you the latest developments after the International Olympic Committee chose not to ban Russia's entire team from the Rio Olympics over doping allegations. Individual federations are deciding whether Russians in their sport can compete. (SPORT-DOPING/RUSSIA, 500 words) See also: OLYMPICS-RIO-RUSSIA/ (FACTBOX)

Athletics-Doping tsunami leaves number one sport on brink

LONDON - A year of unrelenting misery, of corruption, cover-ups, bans, appeals and doping, doping, doping, has ripped the heart and soul out of athletics, the sport that likes to think of itself as the heart and soul of the Olympics. (OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS/ (PREVIEW, PIX), moved, by Mitch Phillips, 700 words)

Cycling-Wiggo, Cav back but Britain's supremacy faces test

LONDON - Big guns Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish will bolster the British team for next month's Olympic track cycling program but the powerhouse nation will have its work cut out repeating the supremacy of four years ago in London. (OLYMPICS-RIO-CYCLING/TRACK (PREVIEW, PIX), moved, by Martyn Herman, 600 words)

Basketball-Team USA look to sweep golds in Rio

TORONTO - Team USA will be without many star players in Rio due mainly to concerns over Zika and injuries, but such is the depth of the country's basketball talent that they are expected to cruise to a third consecutive gold medal. (OLYMPICS-RIO-BASKETBALL/ (PREVIEW, PIX), moved, by Frank Pingue, 400 words)

Rugby-High octane sevens brings rugby back to the Games

SYDNEY - The United States have famously been Olympic rugby champions since winning gold in the 15-man game in 1924 but one of a string southern hemisphere sides look set to strike that anomaly from the record books when Sevens makes its debut in Rio. (OLYMPICS-RIO-RUGBY/ (PREVIEW, PIX), moved, by Nick Mulvenney, 400 words)

Synchronized swimming-Namesake Russia coaches groom synchro stars for more gold

Two namesake coaches who have propelled Russian synchronized swimming to one medal after another hope to blow rivals out of the water once again at the Rio Olympic Games. (OLYMPICS-RIO-SYNCHRONISED/ (PREVIEW, PIX), moved, by Alexandra Ulmer)

Modern pentathlon-Unsung heroes return for share of limelight

LONDON - Lithuania's Laura Asadauskaite will be favorite to defend her Olympic title when modern pentathlon enjoys a rare share of the global sporting spotlight on the final weekend of the Rio Games. (OLYMPICS-RIO-PENTATHLON/ (PREVIEW, PIX), moved, by Martyn Herman, 480 words)

Golf-Kiwi Ko the woman to beat at Rio Games

SAN FRANCISCO - Red-hot New Zealander Lydia Ko is a force whenever she tees it up in a tournament but the world number one is far from a shoo-in for gold in women's golf in Rio where, unlike on the men's side, the top players will be competing. (OLYMPICS-RIO-GOLF/WOMEN (PREVIEW, PIX), moved, by Liana B. Baker, 500 words)

Shooting-Rhode guns for medals - and children's books

Shotgun shooter Kim Rhode will be looking to extend her record as the only U.S. athlete to win medals at five consecutive Olympic Games in an individual sport when she arrives at next month's Rio Summer Games. (OLYMPICS-RIO-SHOOTING/RHODE (PIX), moved, by Scott Malone, 400 words)

Cycling-Cavendish on a high as he targets omnium gold

LONDON - Mark Cavendish's past Olympic appearances have not exactly gone to plan but the Briton says he will arrive in Rio on a high as he bids to justify his return to the velodrome boards with a long-awaited first medal. (OLYMPICS-RIO-CYCLING/CAVENDISH (PIX), moved, by Martyn Herman, 400 words)

Fencing-'Best U.S. team' set for high profile in Brazil

SAO PAULO - Looking to fill a rare gap on its medal shelf, Team USA is sending the strongest fencing squad in memory to Rio, helped along by a generation of Olympic elders that has expanded the sport's frontiers. (OLYMPICS-RIO-FENCING/USA (PIX), moved, by Brad Haynes, 400 words)

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