Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2:15 PM EST on Sunday, Jan. 31

Jan. 31(Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2:15 PM ET on Sunday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - NFL Broncos, Panthers arrive for Super Bowl 50 SAN FRANCISCO - The Denver Broncos and future Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning and the Carolina Panthers and their MVP candidate signal caller Cam Newton arrive to begin final preparations for Super Bowl 50 to be staged on Feb. 7 at Levi's Stadium in the San Francisco suburb of Santa Clara. (NFL-SUPERBOWL/ARRIVALS, expect by 0200 GMT/9 PM ET, by Larry Fine, 400 words) - - Namath part of Super Bowl lore The image of quarterback Joe Namath running off the field with one finger raised after guiding the New York Jets to victory in 1969 endures as one of the iconic images of the Super Bowl, but it is far from the only one. (NFL-SUPERBOWL/HISTORYII, expect by 2000 GMT/3 PM ET, by Jahmal Corner, 500 words) - - Pro Bowl Team Irvin and Team Rice battle in the Pro Bowl in Honolulu. (FBN-WRITETHRU-PROBOWL, expect asap after 7 p.m. ET game, The Sports Xchange, 400-word lede with notes) - - Constructing a champion How the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers built their championship rosters, including draft hits and misses, key acquisitions, depth charges and perspective from NFL evaluators. Will move as separate, team-centric pieces. (FBN-BRONCOS/PANTHERS-ANALYSIS, expect by 8:30 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, by Rob Rang and Dane Brugler, 800-1,000 words per team) - - Panthers expect 'great chess match' against Manning Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera expects a "great chess match" when his team faces Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning next Sunday in Super Bowl 50. Rivera wants the Panthers to play "situational football" when facing Manning. (FBN-PANTHERS-BRONCOS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 328 words) - - NFL releases memo regarding Raiders' interest in Las Vegas The NFL sent a memo to all 32 teams that said the league has no rule against moving to any particular market after Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis visited Las Vegas on Friday. The memo specifically addressed the talk of Las Vegas as a possible destination for an NFL team and addressed Davis' tour of the proposed stadium site. (FBN-RAIDERS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 533 words) - - Cowboys DE Lawrence undergoes back surgery Dallas Cowboys defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence underwent recent surgery on his back that bothered him throughout the 2015 season. (FBN-COWBOYS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 192 words) - - Lions add ex-Maryland coach Edsall to staff The Detroit Lions hired Randy Edsall, who was fired as head coach at Maryland during the 2015 season, as the team's director of football research and special projects. (FBN-LIONS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 308 words) - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: Farmers Insurance Open, San Diego (to 31) Choi, Brown lead into final round SAN DIEGO - South Korean K.J. Choi and American Scott Brown head a crowded leaderboard heading into the final round of the PGA Tour event at Torrey Pines. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), expect by 0030 GMT/7.30 PM ET, by Ben Everill, 400 words) - - LPGA: Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic, Paradise Island, Bahamas (to 31) Hull, Nordqvist set the pace in Bahamas British teenager Charley Hull and Swede Anna Nordqvist have a one-shot lead over three players starting the final round at the Ocean Club course, in the season-opening event of the 2016 LPGA circuit. (GOLF-LPGA/, expect end-of-day lead by 2330 GMT/6.30 PM ET, 400 words) (TIM) - - Choi, Brown tied for Farmers lead K.J. Choi and Scott Brown share the lead entering the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, Calif. (GLF-FIRSTLEDE/WRITETHRU, expect approx. 6:30 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - Hull, Nordqvist share lead in Bahamas Charley Hull and Anna Nordqvist share the lead entering the final round of the season-opening Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic at Ocean Club Golf Course in Paradise Island, Bahamas. (GLF-FIRSTLEDE/WRITETHRU, expect approx. 6 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - Weather delays Singapore Open as Spieth charges World No. 1 Jordan Spieth made a late charge Sunday but will have to wait another day as Southeast Asia's weather forced final-round play to be stopped in the Singapore Open. (GLF-NEWS-SINGAPOREOPEN, moved, The Sports Xchange, 307 words) - - - - NBA Clippers host Chicago in pursuit of fourth straight win The 31-16 Los Angeles Clippers, winners of three consecutive games despite the absence of Blake Griffin, take on a 26-19 Chicago Bulls team that is in danger of losing contact with Eastern Conference leaders Cleveland and Toronto. (NBA-CLIPPERS/ expect by 0000 GMT/7 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 350 words) (ASIA) - - Knicks test their improvement as Warriors visit Big Apple The 23-26 New York Knicks will find out just how much they have improved this season when they host the league-leading Golden State Warriors in one of seven games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by by 0600 GMT/1 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words) (ASIA) - - Sunday schedule (all times ET) Chicago at L.A. Clippers 3:30 PM Atlanta at Miami 6:00 PM Boston at Orlando 6:00 PM Phoenix at Dallas 7:00 PM Golden State at New York 7:30 PM Minnesota at Portland 9:00 PM Charlotte at L.A. Lakers 9:30 PM - - NBA notebook News and notes from around the NBA. (BKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - NBA Roundup Capsule recaps of all games on the schedule Sunday. (BKN-ROUNDUP, expect multiple versions, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - NHL New format for All-Star game. Controversial John Scott, who was demoted to the AHL after being traded earlier this month, will captain the Pacific Division in the new 3-on-3, four-team format for the National Hockey League All Star Game in Nashville, where the winning 11-member team will split $1 million.(NHL-ALLSTAR/, expect by 0500 GMT/12 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) (ASIA) - - All-Star Game NASHVILLE - The NHL's new 3-on-3 format for the All-Star Game will be on display, with a prize pool of $1 million going to the winning team. (HKN-FIRSTLEDE/WRITETHRU-ALLSTARGAME, expect asap after 5 p.m. ET game, The Sports Xchange, By Bucky Dent, 400-word first-lede/700-word writethru) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0101 GMT/8:01 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) (ANDREW) - - - - MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Sunday schedule Wake Forest at Notre Dame 1:00 PM #11 Villanova at St John's 12:00 PM #3 Maryland at Ohio State 1:00 PM Northwestern at #19 Iowa 3:00 PM Rutgers at #5 Michigan State 5:15 PM Recap Coverage Temple at South Florida 2:00 PM UConn at UCF 4:00 PM Cal at Colorado 5:00 PM Virginia Tech at Pitt 6:30 PM Wisconsin at Illinois 7:30 PM Oregon at Arizona State 8:30 PM - - - - TENNIS Djokovic sweeps Murray for sixth Australian title World No. 1 Novak Djokovic continued his dominance in men's tennis as he swept Andy Murray 6-1, 7-5, 7-6 (3) on Sunday night in the final of the Australian Open. (TENNIS-NEWS-AUSTRALIANOPEN, moved, The Sports Xchange, 600 words) - - - - AUTO RACING Rolex 24 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Race story from the Rolex 24. (CAR-FIRSTLEDE/WRITETHRU, expect approx. 5:30 p.m. ET, NASCAR Wire Service, special to The Sports Xchange, By Reid Spencer, 600 words) - - Rolex 24 Notebook DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - News and notes from around the track at the Rolex 24. (CAR-NOTEBOOK, expect approx. 7:30 p.m. ET, NASCAR Wire Service, special to The Sports Xchange, By Reid Spencer, 500 words) - - - -