Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sept 3

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U.S. OPEN TENNIS

Serena, Murray try to secure passage into next round

NEW YORK - World number one Serena Williams aims to take the next step toward passing Steffi Graf for a record Open Era 23rd grand slam singles title when she faces unseeded Swede Johanna Larsson in a third-round match, while Wimbledon and Olympic champion Andy Murray meets Italy's Paolo Lorenzi with a berth in the round of 16 at stake at the last grand slam event of the season. (TENNIS-OPEN/ (PIX, TV), expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, by Steve Keating, Larry Fine and Simon Cambers, 400 words)

Day six at the U.S. Open (TENNIS-OPEN/HIGHLIGHTS (PIX), moved at 1:22 p.m., 409 words)

Coverage of Saturday matches at the US Open. (TENNIS-USOPEN-NEWS, expect by 9 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words)

NFL

Vikings acquire Sam Bradford

-- Hold off on the Viking burial for now. Minnesota might have solved its sudden quarterback quandary by acquired Sam Bradford from the Philadelphia Eagles. (FBN-VIKINGS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 615 words)

Eagles might start rookie Wentz (FBN-EAGLES-NEWS-WENTZ, moved, The Sports Xchange, 400 words, moved)

Peterson seen key to Bradford deal

-- Defending NFC North champions, new stadium, new deal for the head coach. All of it was peripheral in the Minnesota Vikings' trade for Sam Bradford, driven primarily by Oklahoma brethren and running back Adrian Peterson. (FBN-VIKINGS-BRADFORD-COLUMN, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Ira Miller, 795 words)

2016 preview: Mariota, Murray have Titans running in right direction

NASHVILLE - There is reason to believe in the rebuild underway after watching the Tennessee Titans put their offseason plan into action this summer. (FBN-TITANS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 593 words)

The 700 Club: Rosters reduced to 53 by Saturday

-- All 32 NFL teams must cut 22 players, reducing their preseason rosters from 75 to the regular-season limit of 53 by Saturday afternoon. Some surprises are always the norm in paring rosters by 704 total players. (FBN-ROSTERCUTS-NEWS, will move on merit, updated through Saturday, 500 words)

NFL notebook

-- News and notes from around the NFL. (FBN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Saturday Spin: Breaking down what matters from CFB's opening weekend

-- College football insider Dave Miller recaps what happened and why it matters with a Saturday night analysis piece summarizing Week 1. (FBC-COLUMN-SATURDAYSPIN, expect by 9:15 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, by Dave Miller, 1,000 words)

CFB Kickoff: Party crashers Houston handing it to OU

-- Oklahoma fell behind Houston by double digits in the fourth quarter as the upstart Cougars controlled the game and the ball. Will the No. 15 Cougars close out the upset? TSX staffs all games involving Top 25 teams and recaps all games involving Power 5 teams.

Georgia Tech at Boston College 7:30 a.m.

(3) Oklahoma at (15) Houston Noon

Eastern Kentucky at Purdue Noon

Bowling Green at (6) Ohio State Noon

Western Michigan at Northwestern Noon

Hawaii at (7) Michigan Noon

Missouri at West Virginia Noon

Howard at Maryland Noon

South Alabama at Miss State Noon

Liberty at Virginia Tech 12:30 p.m.

Villanova at Pittsburgh 1:30 p.m.

Rutgers at (14) Washington 2 p.m.

(16) UCLA at Texas A&M 2:30 p.m.

(5) LSU vs. Wisconsin (Green Bay) 3:30 p.m.

Richmond at Virginia 3:30 p.m.

Kent at Penn State 3:30 p.m.

Miami-Ohio at Iowa 3:30 p.m.

Murray State at Illinois 3:30 p.m.

Southeast Lousiana at OK State 3:30 p.m.

Louisiana Tech at Arkansas 4 p.m.

UC Davis at (24) Oregon 5 p.m.

(18) Georgia vs. (22) North Carolina 5:30 p.m.

NCCU at Duke 6 p.m.

FAMU at Miami (Fla.) 6 p.m.

Rhode Island at Kansas 7 p.m.

USM at Kentucky 7:30 p.m.

Umass at (25) Florida 7:30 p.m.

(20) USC at (1) Alabama 8 p.m.

Northern Iowa at Iowa State 8 p.m.

Fresno State at Nebraska 8 p.m.

Eastern Washington at Washington St 8 p.m.

San Diego State at (13) TCU 8 p.m.

SFA at Texas Tech 8 p.m.

(2) Clemson at Auburn 9 p.m.

Arizona at BYU 8 p.m.

Northern Arizona at Arizona State 10:45 p.m.

FBC-HOUSTON-OKLAHOMA-LEDE-WRITETHRU, expect lede at the final whistle and first lede one hour later, The Sports Xchange, 700 words)

College football notebook

-- News and notes from around the nation. (FBC-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 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):

San Francisco at Chi. Cubs 2:20 p.m.

Atlanta at Philadelphia 7:05 p.m.

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

Milwaukee at Pittsburgh 7:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Cincinnati 7:10 p.m.

Toronto at Tampa Bay 7:10 p.m.

Miami at Cleveland 7:10 p.m.

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

Houston at Texas 8:05 p.m.

Chi. White Sox at Minnesota 8:10 p.m.

Detroit at Kansas City 8:15 p.m.

Arizona at Colorado 8:40 p.m.

Boston at Oakland 10:05 p.m.

San Diego at L.A. Dodgers 10:10 p.m.

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

GOLF

Marina Alex takes LPGA lead with closing eagle

-- Marina Alex never before held the lead after any round on the LPGA Tour, but she did it with style. (GLF-LPGA-MANULIFE-RECAP, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words)

Harman charges to Deutsche Bank lead

NORTON, Mass. -- Brian Harman shot a 6-under-par 65 to claim the clubhouse lead at 9-under 133 after his second round Saturday morning at the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston. (GLF-PGA-DEUTSCHEBANK-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect bulletin by 3 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, by Gethin Coolbaugh, 500 words, will be led)

AUTO RACING

VFW SPORTS CLIPS HELP A HERO 200

-- Saturday's Xfinity race at Darlington Raceway, where Denny Hamlin is back to defending his win in the 167-lap race at The Lady In Black. (CAR-XFINITY-LEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 3 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, special from NASCAR Wire Service, 500 words)

Hamilton runs away with Monza pole position

MONZA - Lewis Hamilton sweeps to a dominant pole position at the Italian Grand Prix for the third year in succession with Mercedes team mate and title rival Nico Rosberg joining the Briton on the front row of the grid. (MOTOR-F1-ITALY/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), by Alan Baldwin, 400 words)

SOCCER

U.S. men win World Cup soccer qualifier

-- Trinidad and Tobago qualified for the final CONCACAF World Cup qualifying round on Friday after a 2-2 draw with Guatemala and the United States will almost certainly join them after demolishing St Vincent and the Grenadines 6-0. (SOCCER-WORLDCUP-VCT-USA/ (UPDATE 2), moved, 478 words)

NBA

NBA notebook

-- News and notes from around the NBA. (BKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 375 words)

NHL

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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