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

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U.S.OPEN TENNIS

New world number one Kerber meets Pliskova in woermn's final

NEW YORK - German second seed Angelique Kerber, the Australian Open winner who takes over as world number one on Monday, goes for her second grand slam title of the year when she plays big-serving 10th seed Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic, making her slam finals debut at Flushing Meadows. (TENNIS-OPEN/ (PIX, TV), expect by 6:30 p.m., by Steve Keating and Larry Fine, 400 words)

NFL

NFL Week 1: Keys to all games

-- Capsule previews of all 15 remaining Week 1 games. Updated with latest injury news. (FBN-ANALYSIS-GAMESCOUT, The Sports Xchange, moved, 2,800 words)

-- League to commemorate 9-11 anniversary (FBN-NEWS-911, moved, The Sports Xchange, 450 words)

Panthers hope Newton starts getting 'veteran favoritism'

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Some believe that by the time his career is over, Cam Newton will have changed the way quarterback is played. We may not have to wait that long to see him affect how the position is officiated. (FBN-PANTHERS-NEWS-NEWTON, moved, by Bill Voth, 430 words)

Previewing NFL Week 1

-- Patriots at Cardinals: Jimmy Garoppolo has spent the bulk of the past two-plus years learning in the classroom and on the practice field. And waiting for an opportunity like he has Sunday night. His challenge will be greater without tight end Rob Gronkowski, who is out with a hamstring injury. (FBN-PATRIOTS-CARDINALS-PREVIEW, moved, by Derek Harper, The Sports Xchange, 720 words)

-- Steelers at Redskins: The Pittsburgh Steelers have made the postseason 16 times in 24 seasons, played in four Super Bowls and won two of them since 1992. That was also the last time the Washington Redskins made the playoffs in consecutive years. (FBN-REDSKINS-STEELERS-PREVIEW, moved, The Sports Xchange, 760 words)

-- Packers at Jaguars: For the Green Bay Packers, it's the start of another attempt to reach the top of the NFL mountain. For the Jacksonville Jaguars, it's the start of a long journey toward respectability. (FBN-PACKERS-JAGUARS-PREVIEW, moved, The Sports Xchange, 739 words)

-- Giants at Cowboys: One win. That's all the Dallas Cowboys could muster in 2015 in 12 games without starting quarterback Tony Romo. Here they go again. Rookie fourth-round pick Dak Prescott gets the call Sunday in the regular-season opener for the Cowboys at AT&T Stadium against the New York Giants. (FBN-GIANTS-COWBOYS-PREVIEW, moved, by Jeff Reynolds, The Sports Xchange, 791 words)

Note: THE SPORTS XCHANGE moves previews of all regular season games overnight Wednesday. Master Slug is FBN-AWAY-ROAD-PREVIEW)

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: Analyzing what happened on Week 2 of college football. College football columnist Adam Jacobi breaks down what happened Saturday and whether it matters in the big picture. (FBC-COLUMN-SATRUDAYSPIN, expect by 9:15 ET, The Sports Xchange, by Adam Jacobi, 1,000 words)

Battle at Bristol

BRISTOL, Tenn. - Virginia Tech and Tennessee, encircled by 150,000 fans from neighboring states at Bristol Speedway. (FBC-TENNESSEE-VIRGINIATECH-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 8 p.m. ET game, The Sports Xchange, by James Dent, 700 words, will be led)

The Sports Xchange covers all Top 25 games and recaps every Power 5 game. Full schedule below:

Central Michigan at Okla. State Noon

NC State at East Carolina Noon

Penn State at Pitt Noon

UCF at Michigan Noon

Cincinnati at Purdue Noon

Lamar at Houston Noon

Howard at Rutgers Noon

Indiana State at Minnesota Noon

Boston College at Umass Noon

Nicholls State at Georgia Noon

Prairie View AM at Texas A&M Noon

Wyoming at Nebraska Noon

Charleston So. At Florida State 12:30 p.m.

Troy at No. 2 Clemson 12:30 p.m.

Utah State at USC 2 p.m.

Youngstown St at West Virginia 2 p.m.

Ohio at Kansas 2:30 p.m.

Mercer at Georgia Tech 3 p.m.

Illinois State at Northwestern 3:30 p.m.

Tulsa at Ohio State 3:30 p.m.

Wake Forest at Duke 3:30 p.m.

Akron at Wisconsin 3:30 p.m.

Nevada at Notre Dame 3:30 p.m.

Kentucky at Florida 3:30 p.m.

Western Kentucky at Alabama 3:30 p.m.

SMU at Baylor 3:30 p.m.

Wofford at Ole Miss 4 p.m.

Ball State at Indiana 4 p.m.

Middle Tennessee at Vanderbilt 4 p.m.

Idaho at Washington 5 p.m.

Idaho State at Colorado 5:30 p.m.

Florida Atlantic at Miami 6 p.m.

La Monroe at Oklahoma 7 p.m.

UTEP at Texas 7 p.m.

South Carolina at Miss State 7 p.m.

Arkansas at TCU 7 p.m.

Arkansas State at Auburn 7:30 p.m.

Iowa State at Iowa 7:30 p.m.

BYU at Utah 7:30 p.m.

Eastern Washington at Missouri 7:30 p.m.

Jacksonville State at LSU 7:30 p.m.

North Carolina at Illinois 7:30 p.m.

Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee 8 p.m.

UNLV at UCLA 8 p.m.

Texas Tech at Arizona State 10 p.m.

Cal at San Diego State 10:30 p.m.

Virginia at Oregon 10:30 p.m.

Grambling at Arizona 10:45 p.m.

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):

Chi. Cubs at Houston 1:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees 1:05 p.m.

Boston at Toronto 1:07 p.m.

Seattle at Oakland 4:05 p.m.

Philadelphia at Washington 7:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh 7:05 p.m.

Baltimore at Detroit 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Miami 7:10 p.m.

Kansas City at Chi. White Sox 7:10 p.m.

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

Cleveland at Minnesota 7:10 p.m.

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

San Francisco at Arizona 8:10 p.m.

Colorado at San Diego 8:40 p.m.

Texas at L.A. Angels 9:05 p.m.

GOLF

Johnson and Castro three clear at halfway mark

-- Americans Dustin Johnson and Robert Castro, at 14-under 130, take a three-stroke lead over Englishman Paul Casey into the third round at Crooked Stick in the third of the PGA Tour's four playoff events. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), expect by 8 p.m., 400 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)

AUTO RACING

Picking the Chase champ

-- After the checkered flag at Richmond, the Chase for the Sprint Cup will commence. NASCAR columnist Jonathan Ingram ranks the contenders. (CAR-COLUMN-CHASEPICKS, expect ASAP after 7:30 p.m. ET race, The Sports Xchange, by Jonathan Ingram, 800 words)

SPRINT: Federated Auto Parts 400

RICHMOND, Va. - The 121st Sprint Cup race at Richmond International Raceway will determine the drivers eligible for the 10-race Chase. (CAR-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU-RICHMOND, expect ASAP after 7:30 p.m. ET race, The Sports Xchange, by Amanda Vincent, 700 words)

CYCLING

Tour of Spain

(CYCLING-VUELTA/, expect by 3 p.m., by Rik Sharma, 300 words)

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