Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2:30 PM ET on Monday, August 1

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August 1 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 3:15 PM ET on Monday:

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

RUBIN: Indians all-in at deadline

For the Cleveland Indians, it's definitely been awhile. But the Tribe went all in at the deadline to change their fortunes this season. (BBO-INDIANS-COLUMN, expect by 6 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, by Roger Rubin, 900 words)

Deadline roundup

A brief roundup of deals made before the Monday afternoon non-waiver trade deadline. (BBO-TRADEDEADLINE- NEWS, expect by 5:15 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 300 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)

Minnesota at Cleveland 7:10 p.m.

Kansas City at Tampa Bay 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at N.Y. Mets 7:10 p.m.

Miami at Chi. Cubs 8:05 p.m.

Toronto at Houston 8:10 p.m.

Washington at Arizona 9:40 p.m.

Milwaukee at San Diego 10:10 p.m.

Boston at Seattle 10:10 p.m.

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NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Training camp battles for all 32 teams

As most National Football League teams plunged into their first full week of training camp Monday, here is a closer look at interesting battles already heating up. (FBN-BATTLESOFWEEK-ANALYSIS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 3,200 words)

Steelers WR Brown not holding out for more money

Antonio Brown isn't shy about asking for a new contract, but the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver intends to go about it in a classy manner. (FBN-STEELERS-BROWN-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 310 words)

Coughlin named NFL senior advisor to Football Operations

Former New York Giants and two-time Super Bowl winning head coach Tom Coughlin has been named senior advisor to football operations, the NFL announced Monday. (FBN-GIANTS-NFL-COUGHLIN-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 358 words)

Saints' Payton skeptical of new touchback rule

New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton is skeptical of the new touchback rule working the way the NFL intended in an attempt to cut down on injuries during kickoffs. (FBN-SAINTS-PAYTON-TOUCHBACK-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 300 words)

Rams concerned for absentee RB Mason

Tre Mason was excused from organized team activities and was a no-show at the start of training camp. Los Angeles Rams head coach Jeff Fisher is ready to sound the alarm. (FBN-RAMS-TREMASON-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 430 words)

Competition between Kaepernick, Gabbert begins

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- San Francisco 49ers head coach Chip Kelly assured minutes before Sunday's first practice that quarterbacks Colin Kaepernick and Blaine Gabbert were starting dead-even in their competition to be the club's starter this season. (FBN-49ers-KAEPERNICK-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 415 words)

Bills expected to sign Reggie Bush

The Buffalo Bills are expected to sign free agent running back Reggie Bush, who visited with the team Monday. (FBN-BILLS-BUSH-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 362 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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NFL roundup

News and notes from around the NFL. (FBN-ROUNDUP/, expect by 8 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 400-600 words per team)

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NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Stoudemire to play in Isreal next season

Less than a week after retiring from the NBA, Amar'e Stoudemire announced Monday he is continuing his basketball career in Israel. (BKN-KNICKS-STOUDEMIRE-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 385 words)

Raptors' Wright out at least four months after shoulder surgery

Toronto Raptors guard Delon Wright underwent arthroscopic right shoulder surgery Monday and is expected to be sidelined for at least four months. (BKN-RAPTORS-WRIGHT-SURGERY-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 325 words)

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 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 completes year of first-time major winners

SPRINGFIELD, New Jersey - Jimmy Walker's victory at the PGA Championship on Sunday completed a year of first-time major winners, demonstrating that declarations at the start of the year that the "Big Three" of Jordan Spieth, Jason Day and Rory McIlroy were set to dominate the game were premature. (GOLF-PGA/MAJORS, moved, by Larry Fine, 600 words)

Rookie Rahm accepts special temp membership

Rookie John Rahm has leveraged a hot start to his rookie year on the PGA Tour into a Special Termporary Membership for the remainder of the 2015-16 season. (GLF-PGA-RAHM-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 360 words)

Jutanugarn rises to second in Rolex Rankings

Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn jumped four spots to No. 2 in the Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings following the 20-year-old's first major title at the Women's British Open. (GLF-LPGA-RANKINGS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 300 words)

Watson won't waver from Travelers commitment

There never was a question in Bubba Watson's mind that he was going to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro next week, even as other top players dropped out over fears of the Zika virus. (GLF-INSIDETHEROPES, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Tom LaMarre, 892 words)

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AUTO RACING

Sprint: Pennsylvania 400

LONG POND, Pa. - Delayed by rain Sunday and postponed 70 minutes more on Monday, NASCAR Sprint Cup attempts to beat the elements to squeeze in the 400-mile Pennsylvania 400 at the "Tricky Triangle" of Pocono Raceway. (CAR-SPRINT-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after race ends, The Sports Xchange, Amanda Vincent, 400-word first lede, 750-word writethru)

INGRAM: Wringing out the winners, losers in Long Pond

NASCAR Sprint Cup columnist Jonathan Ingram breaks down the "hurry up and wait" weekend in Pennsylvania. (CAR-SPRINT-COLUMN, expect ASAP after race ends, The Sports Xchange, by Jonathan Ingram, 900 words)

Pocono notebook

The latest turns around the track at the Tricky Triangle. (CAR-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, special from NASCAR Wire Service, 500 words)

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OLYMPICS

America's summer of racial tension surfaces on road to Rio

LOS ANGELES/RIO DE JANEIRO - America's hot summer of racial tension, violence and politics has spilled on to the basketball court, the track and the Twitter feeds of some of the country's top sports stars. (OLYMPICS-RIO/USA-RACE (PIX), by Mary Milliken and Steve Keating, 727 words)

Soccer-Chinese "complain less" than French women, coach says

RIO DE JANEIRO - If Frenchman Bruno Bini can guide China's women's soccer team deep into the Olympic tournament in Rio, he will be feted in his adopted homeland. (OLYMPICS-RIO-SOCCER-W/CHINA, moved, 141 words)

Work still going on as Rio Metro extension opens

RIO DE JANEIRO - Workers in hard hats and coveralls were still working on Rio de Janeiro's newest subway line on Monday, two days after it was inaugurated by Brazilian leaders and four days before the start of the 2016 Olympics it was built to serve. (OLYMPICS-RIO/SUBWAY (moved), by Pedro Fonseca, 422 words)

Youngest Olympian keeps pressure in perspective

Representing your country at the biggest sporting event in the world is a daunting prospect for any athlete, but for 13-year-old Olympian Gaurika Singh, it pales in comparison with surviving an earthquake in her native Nepal. (OLYMPICS-RIO-SWIMMING/ (SINGH), moved, 269 words)

Shooting-Stroke survivor making Games debut aged 54

RIO DE JANEIRO - Making an Olympic debut aged 54 is some feat in itself, but for Brazilian trap shooter Janice Teixeira it surely comes second to confounding medics with a remarkable recovery from a stroke. (OLYMPICS-RIO-SHOOTING/STROKE (PIX), moved, 236 words)

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