Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2:15 PM ET on Wednesday, May 18

May 18 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2:15 PM ET on Wednesday: - - - - For any coverage questions, please contact us.general-news@thomsonreuters.com - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Western Conference Finals: Game 2, Warriors vs. Thunder OAKLAND - Down 1-0 to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Golden State Warriors look to even the Western Conference finals' best-of-seven series Wednesday at Oracle Arena.(BKN-WARRIORS-THUNDER-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 9 p.m. ET start, The Sports Xchange, by Dave Del Grande, 400 words, will be led) Rockets consider D'Antoni for head coach The Houston Rockets plan another interview with Philadelphia 76ers assistant Mike D'Antoni for their head coaching opening. (BKN-ROCKETS-76ERS-NEWS-D'ANTONI, moved, The Sports Xchange, 375 words) Eastern Conference Finals: Reeling Raptors look for answers CLEVELAND - Unstoppable in the postseason, the Cleveland Cavaliers are 9-0 in the playoffs after mowing down the Toronto Raptors in Game 1, but coach Dwane Casey thinks his team can bounce back. (BKN-CAVALIERS-RAPTORS-PREVIEW, moved, The Sports Xchange, 627 words) NBA notebook News and notes from around the league. (BKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 6 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Murphy's exit from Mets made sense for all NEW YORK - Second baseman Daniel Murphy was back for his final standing ovations in New York on Tuesday as the Nationals and Mets played the first game in a season series that seems destined to produce an NL East champion. The first came after Mets showed a pregame video tribute, and he stopped his warmups and doffed his cap at the adulation. Still, both sides might benefit from the split that led him to Washington. (BBO-NATIONALS-METS-COLUMN-MURPHY, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Roger Rubin, 940 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) Miami at Philadelphia 1:05 p.m. Minnesota at Detroit 1:10 p.m. Boston at Kansas City 2:15 p.m. Texas at Oakland 3:35 p.m. Atlanta at Pittsburgh 7:05 p.m. Seattle at Baltimore 7:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Toronto 7:07 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Mets 7:10 p.m. Cleveland at Cincinnati 7:10 p.m. Chi. Cubs at Milwaukee 8:10 p.m. Houston at Chi. White Sox 8:10 p.m. Colorado at St. Louis 8:15 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Arizona 9:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels 10:05 p.m. San Francisco at San Diego 10:10 p.m. - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Browns settling in under Jackson BEREA, Ohio - Cornerback Joe Haden said first-year head coach Hue Jackson has turned the Cleveland Browns into a highly competitive ego-free zone in a short amount of time. (FBN-BROWNS-NEWS, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 550 words) Ravens ready replay proposal to owners The NFL Competition Committee and Baltimore Ravens will present a scaled-down instant replay proposal to team owners next week. (FBN-RAVENS-NEWS-REPLAY, moved, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) Kaepernick on sideline as 49ers start OTAs SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The ballyhooed competition between Colin Kaepernick and Blaine Gabbert didn't happen Tuesday and as head coach Chip Kelly said, it might be some time before it does. (FBN-49ERS-NEWS, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, by David Del Grande, 600 words) NFL Notebook News and notes from around the league. (FBN-ROUNDUP, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - GOLF Local favourite Spieth heads solid field at the Byron Nelson U.S. Open champion and hometown favourite Jordan Spieth heads a solid field at this week's $7.3 million AT&T Byron Nelson in Irving, Texas, where Australian Steven Bowditch defends the title he won by four shots. (GOLF-PGA/ (PREVIEW), expect by 6 PM ET, 400 words) 10 to Watch: Byron Nelson Classic Players to watch at the Byron Nelson Classic. (GLF-PGA-PREVIEW, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, by Tom LaMarre, 1,100 words) - - - - NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Eastern Conference Finals: Game 3, Penguins at Lightning TAMPA - Game 3 of the NHL Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals. (HKN-LIGHTNING-PENGUINS-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 8 p.m. ET game, The Sports Xchange, 400 words, by Greg Auman, will be led) NHL notebook News and notes from around the league. (HKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - HORSE RACING Nyquist in the Preakness spotlight The middle jewel of the Triple Crown takes place this week at The Preakness Stakes, and there is only one headliner in the field - Kentucky Derby winner and undefeated Nyquist. (MSC-NEWS-PREAKNESS, expect by 4 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 450 words, will be updated with Preakness draw) - - - - COLLEGE FOOTBALL Troubling Baylor accusations piling up More troubling reports of violence and limited accountability hit the Baylor football program. (FBC-BAYLOR-NEWS, expect by 4 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 415 words) - - - - MIXED MARTIAL ARTS UFC 199 card to change with Weidman injured Michael Bisping gets a second fight with middle heavyweight champion Luke Rockhold at UFC 199 after Chris Weidman withdrew because of injury Wednesday. (FIGHTING-MMA-UFC-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - - - DOPING Sharapova set to face anti-doping hearing in London Maria Sharapova will attend an anti-doping hearing in London on Wednesday, British media reported, with the Russian facing up to a four-year ban from tennis for failing a drugs test. (SPORT-DOPING/TENNIS-SHARAPOVA, moved at 2 a.m., 300 words)