Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2:25 PM ET on Saturday, August 6

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Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2.30 p.m. All times ET.

Note: For Olympics coverage search masterslug OLYMPICS-RIO.

OLYMPICS

Huge lines and angry fans mar the start of Rio Games

RIO DE JANEIRO - The Rio Olympic Games got off to a rough start on Saturday as fans queued for hours at security checkpoints to enter venues with some missing their events and many athletes competing in front of eerily empty stands. Games organizers apologized for dropping the ball on the first day of full competition, the morning after a dazzling opening ceremony, as iconic venues such as beach volleyball on the famed Copacabana beach saw only a few hundred spectators. (OLYMPICS-RIO/QUEUES (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved at 1:40 p.m., 540 words)

American teenager Virginia Thrasher wins first gold of Games in air rifle

RIO DE JANEIRO - Unflappable American teenager Virginia Thrasher won the first gold medal of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Saturday, holding her nerve against two Chinese Olympic champions to clinch the women's 10m air rifle event. (OLYMPICS-RIO-SHOOTING-W-10MRIFLE/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved at 12:20 p.m., 342 words)

Crimes keeping Rio police on their toes as Olympics begin

RIO DE JANEIRO - Security is a top concern at Rio's Olympics and several incidents including killings, kidnappings and robberies have kept police on alert as the Games open. An officer shot and killed a 22-year-old man just a few blocks from the Maracana stadium where the opening ceremony took place Friday night. On Saturday a bullet hit the press center and landed on the floor at the feet of journalists covering equestrian events in the Deodoro Olympic zone. (OLYMPICS-RIO/CRIME (PIX), expect by 5 p.m., 550 words)

Youngest U.S. Olympian suffers opening round ping pong defeat

RIO DE JANEIRO - The United States' youngest Olympian Kanak Jha was knocked out of the men's table tennis on the opening day, after losing his singles clash with Iran's Nima Alamian on Saturday. (OLYMPICS-RIO-TABLETENNIS-M-SINGLES/JHA (PIX), moved at 12:40 p.m., 275 words)

Uchimura fall caps a day of gymnastics errors for favorites Japan

RIO DE JANEIRO - Dethroning champions China has been the number one target for Japan at the Rio Olympics but, after a day of falls and botched landings in men's qualifying on Saturday, Kohei Uchimura and his team mates were left with sore bodies and bruised egos. (OLYMPICS-RIO-AGYMNASTICS-M/ (PIX), moved at 12:55 p.m., 403 words)

Russian reinstated at last minute for women's butterfly

RIO DE JANEIRO - Olympic officials hastily rewrote the starting list for the women's 100 meters butterfly heats on Saturday to include Russia's Natalia Lovtsova after she succeeded in overturning a doping ban. (OLYMPICS-RIO-SWIMMING/RUSSIA-LOVTSOVA, moved at 12:08 p.m., 110 words)

Brazil hopes dashed for early first Rio gold with judo loss

(OLYMPICS-RIO-JUDO-W-EXTRALIGHT/ (PIX), moved at 12:42 p.m., 282 words)

So Brazil! Copacabana beach volleyball debut delights fans despite long lines

(OLYMPICS-RIO-BVOLLEYBALL/MOOD (PIX), moved at 12:42 p.m., 373 words)

Italy's Tommasone makes boxing history as first Games professional

(OLYMPICS-RIO-BOXING-M-LIGHT/TOMMASONE, moved at 12:10 p.m., 242 words)

NFL

Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony

CANTON, Ohio - Brett Favre and Ken Stabler are among the eight NFL greats who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. (FBN-NEWS-HALLOFFAME, ceremony begins at 6 p.m., The Sports Xchange, By Howard Balzer, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru)

NFL Notebook

-- News and notes from around the league. (FBN-ROUNDUP, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words)

MLB

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):

Cleveland at N.Y. Yankees 1:05 p.m.

Chi. Cubs at Oakland 4:05 p.m.

Boston at L.A. Dodgers 4:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Tampa Bay 6:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh 7:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Washington 7:05 p.m.

Texas at Houston 7:10 p.m.

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

Baltimore at Chi. White Sox 7:10 p.m.

Atlanta at St. Louis 7:15 p.m.

Toronto at Kansas City 7:15 p.m.

Miami at Colorado 8:10 p.m.

Milwaukee at Arizona 8:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at San Diego 8:40 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Seattle 9:10 p.m.

GOLF

Stacked leaderboard at Travelers Championship

CROMWELL, Conn. - Jerry Kelly headlines a group of four players tied for the lead entering the third round at the Travelers Championship. (GLF-PGA-RECAP-TRAVELERS, expect bulletin after morning wave and first lede/writethru asap after completion of second round, The Sports Xchange, By Gethin Coolbaugh, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru)

UFC

UFC on FOX

-- Alex Caceres (12-8) vs. Yair Rodriguez (8-1) headlines the UFC on FOX card in Salt Lake City on Saturday night. (FIGHTING-UFC-FIRSTLEDE/WRITETHRU, expect bulletin after main fight concludes followed by writethru, The Sports Xchange, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru)

AUTO RACING

Xfinity Zippo 200

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. - The 23rd running of the Xfinity Series race at Watkins Glen, where Joey Logano is the defending champion. (CAR-XFINITY, expect asap after 2 p.m. scheduled green flag, The Sports Xchange, special from NASCAR Wire Service, 500 words)

TENNIS

BB&T Atlanta Open

- No. 2 seed Nick Kyrgios survived a grueling three-set semifinal and now faces Yoshihito Nishioka, who looks to cap his unlikely run at the BB&T Atlanta Open. (TENNIS-ATP-ATLANTA, men's singles not to start before 3 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 300 words)

SOCCER

MLS Recaps:

D.C. United at Philadelphia 4:00 p.m. ET

Toronto FC at New England 4:30 p.m. ET

Montreal at Houston 4:30 p.m. ET

Colorado at Vancouver 6:00 p.m. ET

Real Salt Lake at Chicago 7:00 p.m. ET

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