Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, August 16

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August 16 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2:30 PM ET on Tuesday:

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RIO OLYMPIC

"Stars align" for American Taylor to claim second Olympic gold

RIO DE JANEIRO - Christian Taylor of the United States retained his Olympic men's triple jump title on Tuesday, recording the longest jump of the year to claim the podium top spot. (OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS-M-TRIPLEJUMP/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved at 12:04 p.m., by Jack Stubbs, 373 words)

Early bird Bolt coasts into 200m semis

RIO DE JANEIRO - Usain Bolt roused a quiet morning at the Olympic stadium as only he can on Tuesday, remaining firmly on course for his historic 'triple triple' by coasting through the 200 meters heats in 20.28 seconds. (OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS-M-200M/ (PIX), moved at 12:34 p.m., by Nick Mulvenney, 468 words)

Olympics-Triathlon-Brownlee and Jorgensen set high bar

RIO DE JANEIRO - Alistair Brownlee ended the "favorite's curse" when he triumphed on home soil in the 2012 Olympic triathlon and, due to the absence of Javier Gomez, the Englishman starts at even shorter odds in Thursday's swim-bike-run event. (OLYMPICS-RIO-TRIATHLON/ (PREVIEW, PIX), moved at 12:49 p.m., by Mitch Phillips, 531 words)

Croatia's Perkovic a one-throw wonder

RIO DE JANEIRO - Croatia's Sandra Perkovic flirted with disaster before snatching gold in the women's discus on Tuesday, successfully defending her London Games title despite fouling five of her six throws in the final. (OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS-W-DISCUS/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved at 2:20 p.m., by Drazen Jorgic, 308 words)

Windowless bunker brings NBC's marathon Rio Games operation to life

RIO DE JANEIRO - The epicenter for one of the biggest media operations at the Rio Olympics is a 75,000 sq feet (6,970 sq meters) maze of windowless rooms lit by thousands of monitors that serves as the backbone of NBC's exhaustive Olympics coverage. (OLYMPICS-RIO/NBC, by Liana B. Baker, moved, 656 words)

Rio's reputation on the line as organizers struggle for answers

RIO DE JANEIRO - With the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in imminent danger of cementing a reputation as the most trouble-plagued Games in recent history, organizers are struggling to convince the world of their good intentions as problems increase by the day. (OLYMPICS-RIO/PROBLEMS (TV), moved, 535 words).

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NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

HOF names contributor candidates

Two candidates for the Pro Football Hall of Fame as contributors are announced Tuesday. (FBN-HALLOFFAME- NEWS, expect by 6 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words)

Week 2 preseason primer: Who's on the bubble?

A team-by-team look at preseason Week 2, with a peek at players on the bubble. (FBN-PRESEASONPREVIEW-ANALYSIS, expect by 5 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 2,500 words)

Chiefs RB Charles ready to return

Kansas City Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles was on the field on Tuesday for the first time since tearing his ACL during a Week 5 game last season. (FBN-CHIEFS-CHARLES-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 300 words)

Lions activate LB Levy

Lions linebacker DeAndre Levy was activated from the non-football injury list, but Detroit plans to closely monitor his health in the preseason. (FBN-LIONS-LEVY-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 285 words)

Patriots TE Gronkowski misses practice

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski was not on the field for Tuesday's joint practice with the Chicago Bears after pulling up with an undisclosed injury. The Patriots and Bears are holding three joint practices at Gillette Stadium ending Wednesday. (FBN-PATRIOTS-GRONKOWSKI-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 300 words)

Osweiler slow out of gate in Houston

HOUSTON - Running a scaled-back version of the playbook and operating behind an injury-depleted offensive line, quarterback Brock Osweiler didn't have the sterling debut that the Houston Texans had envisioned. (FBN-TEXANS-OSWEILER-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 455 words)

Packers WR Janis out 4-6 weeks

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jeff Janis is out 4-6 weeks with a fractured right hand that required surgery. (FBN-PACKERS-JANIS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 472 words)

Eagles acquire WR Green-Beckham from Titans

Wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles, who sent offensive lineman Dennis Kelly to the Tennessee Titans in return. (FBN-EAGLES-TITANS-GREEN-BECKHAM-TRADE-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 355 words)

Cowboys QB Prescott earns raves after debut

OXNARD, Calif. - Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is not ready to nominate rookie quarterback Dak Prescott for the Hall of Fame, but he is ready to close the door on bringing in a veteran to backup up starter Tony Romo. (FBN-COWBOYS-PRESCOTT, moved, The Sports Xchange, 414 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

Maness latest in Cardinals' DL parade

Relief pitcher Seth Maness was placed on the 15-day disabled list, making the right-hander the 12th member of the Cardinals to hit the 15-day DL since July 1. (BBO-CARDINALS-MANESS-DL-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 200 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)

Milwaukee at Chi. Cubs 1:20 p.m.

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

Boston at Baltimore 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Philadelphia 7:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Atlanta 7:10 p.m.

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

Miami at Cincinnati 7:10 p.m.

Kansas City at Detroit 7:10 p.m.

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

Oakland at Texas 8:05 p.m.

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

St. Louis at Houston 8:10 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

Young, Russell mending fences after Azalea incident

Nick Young and D'Angelo Russell are mending fences and working on their friendship. The Los Angeles Lakers' teammates were involved in a public spat five months ago when Russell filmed Young answering questions about his relationships with women other than his pop star fiance Iggy Azalea. (BKN-LAKERS-YOUNG-RUSSELL-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 408 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

10 to Watch: Wyndham Championship

Ten players to watch this week at the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C. (GLF-PGA-10TOWATCH-ANALYSIS, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, by Tom LaMarre, 1,100 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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COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Former Butler standout Cornette dies at age 35

Former Butler basketball player Joel Cornette died of natural causes at the age of 35 on Tuesday morning. (BKC-BUTLER-CORNETTE-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 337 words)

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

McQueary v. Penn State trial to begin Oct. 17

A trial date of October 17 was set for former Penn State assistant football coach Mike McQueary's whisteblower lawsuit against the university. (FBC-PENNSTATE-MCQUEARY-V-PENNSTATE-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 350 words)

Ex-Auburn RB Robinson lands at Valdosta State

Former Auburn running back Jovon Robinson, the former top-ranked player in junior college, is expected to join Division II Valdosta State. (FBC-AUBURN-ROBINSON-VALDOSTA-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 320 words)

Northwestern CB Watkins II out for season

Starting cornerback Keith Watkins II is out for the season with a knee injury, according to Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald. (FBC-NORTHWESTERN-WATKINSII-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 223 words)

ESPN's Gilmore fighting blood cancer

ESPN college football analyst Rod Gilmore said he was diagnosed with a form of blood cancer known as multiple myeloma. (FBC-GILMORE-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 311 words)

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