Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 3:30 PM ET on Thursday, September 15

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September 15 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2:30 PM ET on Thursday:

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NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Jets at Bills

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - Former New York Jets coach Rex Ryan faces his former team as the Buffalo Bills and their AFC East rivals each attempt to avoid starting the season 0-2. (FBN-BILLS-JETS-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 8 p.m. ET game, The Sports Xchange, by Jonah Bronstein, 700 words)

MILLER: Two-point play may be recalled as Raiders' turning point

The Oakland Raiders never have been considered a trend-setter in the NFL. That may be about to change. (FBN-RAIDERS-COLUMN, The Sports Xchange, by Ira Miller, 800 words)

Arians has soft spot for Bucs QB Winston

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians has had a genuine soft spot for Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston dating well back to Winston's days in elementary school. That's when the two first met, when Winston attended one of Arians' youth football camps. They'll meet again Sunday when the Cardinals take on 1-0 Tampa Bay. (FBN-CARDINALS-BUCCANEERS-NEWS, The Sports Xchange, will move team-centric reports starting at 5 p.m. ET based on team media availability, 600 words)

Lions QB Stafford taking on larger leadership role

ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- The biggest growth that Matthew Stafford has shown as a quarterback over the last 10 months has nothing to do with his sky-rocketing completion percentage or the no-huddle offense he looks so comfortable running under Jim Bob Cooter. (FBN-LIONS-NEWS-STAFFORD, moved, The Sports Xchange, 533 words)

Cowboys look to run past Redskins

FRISCO, Texas -- The Dallas Cowboys will be banking on their ground game making the difference Sunday when they go on the road to face the Washington Redskins in a battle of 0-1 teams. (FBN-COWBOYS-REDSKINS-NOTEBOOK, moved, The Sports Xchange, 430 words)

Titans' new routine: Move on immediately

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- In order to make sure the Titans didn't dwell too much on giving away their season opener to the Minnesota Vikings, coach Mike Mularkey had them move on to preparation for the Detroit Lions on Monday rather than Wednesday. (FBN-TITANS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 474 words)

PREVIEWING WEEK 2

The Sports Xchange previews all Week 2 games. Copy will move Wednesday for all 15 games scheduled for Sunday and Monday. Eagles QB Wentz won't catch Bears by surprise

Carson Wentz soared in his NFL debut with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Now, the strong-armed rookie quarterback will have an opportunity to showcase his skills under the lights. Wentz will play his first prime-time game as the Eagles (1-0) visit the Chicago Bears (0-1) on Monday night. (FBN-EAGLES-BEARS-PREVIEW, moved, The Sports Xchange, 722 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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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

No. 6 Houston at Cincinnati

CINCINNATI - Undefeated Cinderella story and sixth-ranked Houston travels to Cincinnati for a primetime showdown at Nippert Stadium. (FBC-HOUSTON-CINCINNATI-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, The Sports Xchange, by Mark Schmetzer, 700 words)

WEEKLY BRIEFING: What to know entering CFB Week 3

College football columnist Adam Jacobi provides a peek ahead at Week 3 of the college football season, including possible ACC eliminator games involving FSU and Louisville. (FBC-COLUMN-TALKINGPOINTS, The Sports Xchange, by Adam Jacobi, 1,100 words)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEWS

The Sports Xchange previews all Top 25 games. All Week 3 previews moved Tuesday overnight.

USC visits No. 7 Stanford in defining moment

The seventh-ranked Stanford Cardinal have excelled in the role as the hunter the last four years, winning three Pac-12 championship games. But now the Cardinal begin conference play as the hunted when they host the University of Southern California at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, Calif., on Saturday night. (FBC-STANFORD-USC-PREVIEW, The Sports Xchange, 715 words)

College football notebook

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

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

Hall of Fame manager La Russa rips Kaepernick's stance

Baseball Hall of Famer Tony La Russa termed the national-anthem protests of Colin Kaepernick as "disrespectful" and said he doubts the NFL quarterback's sincerity, according to Sports Illustrated Now. (BBO-NEWS-LARUSSA, The Sports Xchange, 450 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)

Minnesota at Detroit 1:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Chi. White Sox 2:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Baltimore 7:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Philadelphia 7:05 p.m.

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

Oakland at Kansas City 7:15 p.m.

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

L.A. Dodgers at Arizona 9:40 p.m.

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

St. Louis at San Francisco 10:15 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

European Tour: Italian Open (to 18)

Ryder Cup combatants in attendance in Milan

MILAN - Several of Europe's 12-man Ryder Cup team take part as the countdown continues to the matches against the United States in two weeks' time. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 3 PM ET, 300 words)

LPGA Tour: Evian Championship (to 18)

PARIS - World number one Lydia Ko of New Zealand is the favorite to win the fifth and final major of the LPGA Tour season. (GOLF-WOMEN/, expect by 3 PM ET, 250 words)

Golf glance

Capsule previews of what's ahead in professional golf. (GLF-SCHEDULE, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Tom LaMarre, 500 words)

LPGA: Evian Championship first round

Gee Chun grabbed the first-round lead at the 2016 Evian Championship. (GLF-LPGA-RECAP, moved, The Sports Xchange, 400 words)

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AUTO RACING

Budding feuds, rules changes could impact Chase

Will the heavy contact and flaring tempers that emerged in the final qualifying race for the Chase carry over to the Challenger round that begins at the Chicagoland Speedway on Sunday? Will NASCAR's revised penalty schedule take the wind out of the sails of some teams? (CAR-SPRINT-COLUMN, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, by Jonathan Ingram, 700 words)

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