Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, August 10

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August 10 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday:

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RIO OLYMPIC

Fighting racism at the Olympics

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's new Olympic medallist Rafaela Silva says she used to feel discriminated and people would move their bags away from her when she walked past in the street. Now she is a national hero. (OLYMPICS-RIO/ANTI-RACISM (TV), expect by 2100 GMT/5 p.m. ET, by Brad Brooks, 400 words)

U.S. gold medal hopefuls speak to media

RIO DE JANEIRO - Allyson Felix, Brittney Reese, Jenn Suhr and Christian Taylor, all strong gold medal hopes for the United States, hold a news conference looking ahead at their events. (OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS/FELIX, expect throughout by Mitch Phillips, Gene Cherry, 400 words)

Team USA seeks third straight win in basketball

RIO DE JANEIRO - After back-to-back blowouts, Team USA goes for their third straight win when they take on Serbia in basketball. (OLYMPICS-RIO-BASKETBALL-W/, (PIX) expect 2100 GMT/5 p.m. ET, by Steve Keating, 400 words)

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NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Inside peek: Players to Watch in preseason games

NFL fans will finally see teams and players in action beginning Thursday when six of this week's 16 games are scheduled to play. Until then, only those who attended workouts at training camps were able to watch any NFL action. Reporters covering every NFL camp and every practice for The Sports Xchange each selected a Player to Watch along with a list of games and times followed by hints from TSX team insiders as to whom might be worth an extra look: (FBN-ANALYSIS-PLAYERSTOWATCH, moved, The Sports Xchange, 3,787 words).

Bills LB Ragland lost for season

A torn knee ligament ended rookie inside linebacker Reggie Ragland's season before it started, the latest hit to a heralded draft class for the Buffalo Bills. (FBN-BILLS-NEWS-RAGLAND-KNEE, moved, The Sports Xchange, 487 words).

Falcons' Upshaw embracing challenge, opportunity

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. - Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Courtney Upshaw played strong-side linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens over the past four years, but the Falcons have converted him to a defensive tackle. He's currently listed as the primary backup to starting tackle Grady Jarrett, and has plenty to prove on a one-year, $1.25 million contract. (FBN-FALCONS-NOTEBOOK-CAMP, moved, The Sports Xchange, 886 words).

Ravens stars racing clock to play Week 1

OWINGS MILLS, Md. - The Baltimore Ravens will open their first preseason game without several of their top playmakers who have not been able to practice, but coach John Harbaugh is confident that group should be healthy for the first regular season game Sept. 11 against Buffalo. (FBN-RAVENS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 866 words).

Celek relishing final chapters with Eagles

PHILADELPHIA - Tight end Brett Celek hasn't caught more than 32 passes in any of the past three seasons, but remains valuable as a blocker and a locker room leader. At 31, he has a new three-year contract and hopes to retire an Eagle. (FBN-EAGLES-NEWS-CELEK, moved, The Sports Xchange, 487 words).

CB Culliver signs with Dolphins, placed on PUP list

The Miami Dolphins officially signed cornerback Chris Culliver on Wednesday and placed him on the active/physically unable to perform list. (FBN-DOLPHINS-NEWS-CULLIVER, moved, The Sports Xchange, 350 words).

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Team Previews: PAC-12

The Sports Xchange correspondents provide team-by-team previews for all PAC-12 programs. (FBC-ANALYSIS-TEAM-PREVIEW, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 308 words)

Also: Notre Dame (FBC-ANALYSIS-NOTREDAME-PREVIEW)

Thursday: Big Ten and Big 12

Friday: ACC and SEC

LSU defense suffers another injury

After losing two defenders to likely season-ending injuries earlier this week, LSU took another hit with linebacker Corey Thompson suffering what may be a broken fibula. (FBC-LSU-NEWS-THOMPSON, expect by 2:30 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 250 words)

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

Mariners option OF Heredia to Triple-A

The Seattle Mariners optioned outfielder Guillermo Heredia to Triple-A Tacoma following Tuesday night's game. (BBO-MARINERS-NEWS-HEREDIA, moved, The Sports Xchange, 177 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)

San Francisco at Miami 12:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at L.A. Dodgers 3:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Washington 4:05 p.m.

San Diego at Pittsburgh 7:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Toronto 7:07 p.m.

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

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

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

L.A. Angels at Chi. Cubs 8:05 p.m.

Colorado at Texas 8:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Milwaukee 8:10 p.m.

Houston at Minnesota 8:10 p.m.

Chi. White Sox at Kansas City 8:15 p.m.

Baltimore at Oakland 10:05 p.m.

Detroit at Seattle 10:10 p.m.

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AUTO RACING

Auto Glance

Capsule look at each race on major circuits this week. (CAR-PREVIEW-RACINGGLANCE, moved, The Sports Xchange, 1,378 words)

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BOXING

Pacquiao confirms comeback fight with Vargas

Manny Pacquiao confirmed on Wednesday he will come out of retirement to fight World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Jessie Vargas on Nov. 5 in Las Vegas. (FIGHT-NEWS-PACQUIAO, moved, The Sports Xchange, 234 words)

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GOLF

Plenty at stake at John Deere Classic

While the rest of the golf world focuses on the Olympics, a field chock full of players attempting to secure spots in the FedExCup Playoffs tees it up at the John Deere Classic beginning Thursday. (GLF-PGA-PREVIEW, expect by 3 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 600 words)

10 Players to Watch: Men's Olympic Tournament

With the top four players in the world skipping Rio, Henrik Stenson tops Tom LaMarre's Top 10 players to watch in the Men's Olympic draw. (GLF-PGA-PREVIEW-OLYMPICS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 1,372 words)

Inkster announces return of Solheim Cup assistant captains

U.S. Solheim Cup Team captain Juli Inkster announced Wednesday that Pat Hurst, Wendy Ward and Nancy Lopez will return as assistant captains in 2017. (GLF-LPGA-SOLHEIMCUP, moved, The Sports Xchange, 564 words)

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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Flyers promote Pryor to assistant GM

The Philadelphia Flyers promoted Chris Pryor to assistant general manager/director of player personnel, general manager Ron Hextall announced on Wednesday. (HKN-FLYERS-NEWS-PRYOR, moved, The Sports Xchange, 194 words)

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TENNIS

Querrey in action in Los Cabos

Fourth-seeded American Sam Querrey is among those in action during second-round play at the inaugural Abierto Mexicano Mifel in Los Cabos. (GLF-TENNIS-LOSCABOS, final singles match not to start before 9 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 250 words)

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MISC.

Longtime ESPN host John Saunders dies at age 61

Longtime ESPN host and anchor John Saunders has died at age 61, the network announced Wednesday. (MSC-NEWS-SAUNDERS-ESPN, moved, The Sports Xchange, 283 words)

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