Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2:30 p.m. ET on Monday, August 15

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August 15 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2:30 p.m. ET on Monday:

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RIO OLYMPIC

U.S. swimmer Lochte says he challenged armed robbers in Rio

Ryan Lochte initially resisted a group of armed men posing as police who robbed the Olympic gold medalist and three fellow American swimmers in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Lochte said in an interview broadcast on Monday on the "Today" show. (OLYMPICS-RIO/LOCHTE (PIX), moved at 9:54 a.m., by Laila Kearney, 318 words)

Will Brazil take up golf after Games? It's a long shot

RIO DE JANEIRO - Many Brazilians who lined the fairways over the weekend to watch the first Olympic golf tournament in a century say the sport's growth in South America's largest country is no hole in one. (OLYMPICS-RIO-GOLF/FANS (PIX), moved at 7 a.m., by Liana B. Baker, 589 words)

Jebet wins Bahrain's first-ever gold

RIO DE JANEIRO - Teenager Ruth Jebet won Bahrain's first-ever Olympic gold medal on Monday, blowing away the competition in the women's 3,000 meters steeplechase but narrowly missing out on the world record. (OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS-W-STEEPLECHASE/ (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved at 12:22 p.m., by Drazen Jorgic, 251 words)

Four THG executives accused of Olympic ticketing scam

RIO DE JANEIRO - A Brazilian judge on Monday ordered the arrest of four executives at international sports hospitality company THG Sports accused of fraudulent ticket sales at the Olympics, widening an investigation into ticket overcharging at the Games. (OLYMPICS-RIO-TICKETS/ (UPDATE 1), moved at 1:56 p.m., by Rodrigo Viga Gaier, 289 words)

Eyes wide open, swimmers dazzle without goggles

RIO DE JANEIRO - Those too sensitive to even squint underwater are amazed at Olympic synchronized swimmers, who do upside-down splits and soar out of the pool with wide-open, dolled-up eyes staring straight at judges. (OLYMPICS-RIO-SYNCHRONISED-DUETS/EYES (PIX), moved at 1:29 p.m., by Alexandra Ulmer, 412 words)

Rio drugs lab meets all standards after stress test-IOC

RIO DE JANEIRO - The Rio Olympics doping laboratory, which was briefly stripped of its credentials two months before the Games, now meets the toughest of internationals standards following a stress test, the International Olympic Committee said on Monday. (OLYMPICS-RIO/DOPING-LAB (TV), moved at 1:39 p.m., by Karolos Grohmann, 464 words)

Wlodarczyk shatters world record for hammer gold

RIO DE JANEIRO - Poland's Anita Wlodarczyk underlined her absolute dominance of the women's hammer by throwing a world record 82.29 meters to win the Rio Olympic gold by an incredible 554 centimeters on Monday. (OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS-W-HAMMER/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 12:29 p.m., by Nick Mulvenney, 509 words)

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NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

NFL Team Reports

Live reports from team headquarters Monday. (FBN-TEAMNAME-NEWS/ANALYSIS, expect starting at 6 p.m. ET based on media availability time, The Sports Xchange, 400 words)

Lions sign suspended TE Quarless

The Detroit Lions signed free agent Andrew Quarless on Monday despite the tight end facing a two-game suspension for firing a gun in public. (FBN-LIONS-QUARLESS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 375 words)

Ravens LB Suggs returns to practice

Baltimore Ravens outside linebacker Terrell Suggs, who tore his left Achilles in the 2015 opener, was activated off the physically unable to perform list and participated in practice Monday for the first time since the season-ending injury. (FBN-RAVENS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 345 words)

Bills RB Williams passes physical, returns to practice

The Buffalo Bills activated Karlos Williams from the active/non-football illness list Monday after the second-year running back passed his physical. (FBN-BILLS-KARLOSWILLIAMS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 329 words)

Steelers sorting through competitions at LT, TE

LATROBE, Pa. - The Pittsburgh Steelers only have two position battles for starting jobs in training camp. One was planned; the other was not. (FBN-STEELERS-BATTLES-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 345 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)

Boston at Cleveland 1:10 p.m.

Toronto at N.Y. Yankees 7:05 p.m.

Miami at Cincinnati 7:10 p.m.

San Diego at Tampa Bay 7:10 p.m.

Kansas City at Detroit 7:10 p.m.

Oakland at Texas 8:05 p.m.

Washington at Colorado 8:40 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Arizona 9:40 p.m.

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

Pittsburgh at San Francisco 10:15 p.m.

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NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Mozgov to miss rest of international competition

Los Angeles Lakers center Timofey Mozgov will miss the rest of the Olympics with a groin injury. (BKN-LAKERS-MOZGOV-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 300 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

U.S. Senior Open

Soggy conditions send U.S. Senior Open to Monday finish

Spaniard Miguel Jimenez takes a one-stroke lead over American Gene Sauers into the final round at Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio, where play was washed out on Sunday due to torrential rain. (GOLF-SENIOROPEN/, expect by 3 PM ET, 350 words)

Love III on scouting mission in Greensboro

Davis Love III captured the Wyndham Championship for the third time last year, and even though he will be at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C., this week, he will not be defending his title. (GLF-PGA-INSIDETHEROPES, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Tom LaMarre, 800 words)

Golf glance

Capsule previews of the week ahead in professional golf. (GLF-SCHEDULE, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Tom LaMarre, 400 words)

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AUTO RACING

Mid-Ohio proves road races should be in Chases

NASCAR's Xfinity Series drivers demonstrated they can race in the rain at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Why not include road races in the respective Chases that determine the champions for both the Sprint Cup and Xfinity Series? (CAR-SPRINT-COLUMN, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Jonathan Ingram, 950 words)

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Nebraska WR coach in court for third DUI

Nebraska wide receivers coach Keith Williams was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after a car crash involving two vehicles early Sunday. (FBC-NEBRASKA-WILLIAMS-NEBRASKA-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 250 words, will be led after 3 p.m. court appearance)

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