Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, August 11

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August 11 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2:30 p.m. ET on Thursday:

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RIO OLYMPIC

Gymnastics - Biles lights up Rio, Instagram and the Kardashians

RIO DE JANEIRO - She has ratcheted up a million Instagram followers, exchanged tweets with reality star Kim Kardashian and been splashed on the cover of major American magazines. (OLYMPICS-RIO-AGYMNASTICS-W-IND/BILES-FAME (PIX), moved at 12:51 p.m., by Alexandra Ulmer, 547 words)

Athletics-Sprint superpowers Jamaica, U.S. face off in Rio

RIO DE JANEIRO - By most measures, like economics, technology or military might, Jamaica does not rival the United States. Not so on the track, where they stand as the superpowers of sprint. (OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS/SPRINT-PREVIEW (PIX), by Scott Malone, 470 words)

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Miller: Chargers shaping up as big disappointment

On this, the first weekend of exhibition games in the NFL, fans of every team -- well, almost every team (sorry, Cleveland) -- are filled with anticipation, excitement and optimism. Some should prepare to be disappointed. (FBN-COLUMN-MILLER, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Ira Miller, 858 words) Also: WR Johnson out for season (FBN-CHARGERS-JOHNSON-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 300 words)

NFL preseason: 12 teams open exhibition season

NFC champion Carolina and the Tom Brady-less New England Patriots are among the teams in action while defending Super Bowl champion Denver plays at Chicago. (FBN-TEAM-TEAM-RECAP, expect ASAP after each game ends, The Sports Xchange, 300 words)

Andre Rison turns himself in for child support violation

Former NFL standout Andre Rison plans to turn himself in after a federal judge issued an arrest warrant for a probation violation in his child support case. (FBN-RISON-ARREST, moved, The Sports Xchange, 300 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

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)

Arizona at N.Y. Mets 12:10 p.m.

San Diego at Pittsburgh 12:35 p.m.

Houston at Minnesota 1:10 p.m.

Colorado at Texas 2:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Milwaukee 2:10 p.m.

Baltimore at Oakland 3:35 p.m.

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

L.A. Angels at Cleveland 7:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Chi. Cubs 8:05 p.m.

Chi. White Sox at Kansas City 8:15 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 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

John Deere Classic opening round

The first round of the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Ill. (GLF-PGA-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, bulletin moved at 11 a.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, by Gethin Coolbaugh, 800 words)

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AUTO RACING

Earnhardt Jr. looks for stimulation during quiet week

An off weekend for all participants in the Sprint Cup is a good time to reflect on the injury to Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his racing future. He is not scheduled to return to racing until the Michigan race on Aug. 28, but he still has yet to be cleared by his doctors as his concussion symptoms continue. (CAR-SPRINT-COLUMN, moving shortly, The Sports Xchange, by Jonathan Ingram, 850 words)

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Team Previews: Big Ten, Big 12

The Sports Xchange correspondents provide team-by-team previews for all Big Ten and Big 12 programs. (FBC-ANALYSIS-TEAM-PREVIEW, expect by 7:30 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 650 words)

Louisville's Petrino: Twitter hacker 'liked' adult material

Louisville football coach Bobby Petrino denies that he "liked" a pornographic website on his Twitter feed and said other people have access to his account. (FBC-LOUISVILLE-PETRINO-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 250 words)

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