Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2:30 p.m. ET on Monday, August 8
August 8 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2:30 p.m. ET on Monday: - - - - For any coverage questions, please contact us.general-news@thomsonreuters.com - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE NFL position battles: Inside each training camp As National Football League training camps roll into their second full week, coaches and players are getting a feel for position battles that aren't necessarily headline material. But those who follow these camps closely, such as The Sports Xchange's network of NFL team reporters, are noting these skirmishes. A closer look at interesting battles on every team as seen by TSX writers inside each training camp. (FBN-ANALYSIS-POSITIONBATTLES, moved, The Sports Xchange, 4,629 words). RGIII named QB1 for Browns Hue Jackson named Robert Griffin III starting quarterback for the Cleveland Browns, sweeping away any speculation that veteran Josh McCown might nail down the No. 1 job in training camp. (FBN-BROWNS-NEWS-RG3-STARTER, moved, The Sports Xchange, 484 words). Also: Browns activate CB Haden from PUP list (FBN-BROWNS-NEWS-HADEN, 97 words). Broncos list QBs Sanchez, Siemian as co-starters Quarterbacks Mark Sanchez and Trevor Siemian are listed as co-starters on the team's depth chart released Monday ahead of the preseason opener at Chicago on Thursday night. (FBN-BRONCOS-NEWS-QUARTERBACKS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 179 words). Lions TE Ebron walking at practice Detroit Lions tight end Eric Ebron may have avoided a major injury, attending practice Monday but not participating after injuring his right ankle Saturday during the team's mock game. (FBN-NEWS-EBRON, moved, The Sports Xchange, 309 words). WR Moore retires after 10 seasons Veteran wide receiver Lance Moore has decided to call it a career. The Atlanta Falcons made the announcement on Monday on behalf of the 33-year-old Moore, who signed with the club on Friday and participated in practice on Sunday. (FBN-FALCONS-NEWS-MOORE, moved, The Sports Xchange, 165 words). Eagles WR Matthews (knee) out couple of weeks Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Jordan Matthews is expected to be sidelined a couple of weeks with a sore knee, coach Doug Pederson announced Monday. (FBN-EAGLES-NEWS-MATTHEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 158 words). Saints release WR Nicks The New Orleans Saints decided to end their experiment with Hakeem Nicks by releasing the veteran wide receiver on Monday. (FBN-SAINTS-NEWS-NICKS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 160 words). Bucs sign OL Kelvin Palmer The Tampa Bay Buccaneers added depth to their offensive line by signing tackle Kelvin Palmer to a contract on Monday. (FBN-NEWS-EBRON, moved, The Sports Xchange, 103 words). NFL Notebook News and notes from around the league. (FBN-ROUNDUP, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) _ _ _ _ COLLEGE FOOTBALL Arizona OL Hemmila dies in sleep Arizona Wildcats coach Rich Rodriguez announced on Monday that offensive lineman Zach Hemmila died in his sleep sometime Sunday night or early Monday. The cause of death was not immediately known. (FBC-ARIZONA-NEWS-HEMMILA, moved, The Sports Xchange, 217 words) UW Huskies add former Sooners WR Young The Washington Huskies added former Oklahoma wide receiver K.J. Young before the start of fall camp on Monday. (FBC-CALIFORNIA-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 367 words) Louisville CB to miss season due to gunshot wound Louisville Cardinals redshirt sophomore cornerback Cornelius Sturghill will miss the 2016 season while recovering from foot surgery needed following a gunshot wound suffered over the summer. (FBC-LOUISVILLE-NEWS-STURGHILL, moved, The Sports Xchange, 199 words) _ _ _ _ MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Dodgers' Kershaw plays catch Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw played catch for the first time since suffering a setback in his recovery from a back injury. (BBO-NEWS-DODGERS-KERSHAW, expect by 2:30 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 250 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) Cleveland at N.Y. Yankees 1:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Detroit 1:10 p.m. Minnesota at Tampa Bay 1:10 p.m. San Francisco at Washington 1:35 p.m. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh 1:35 p.m. Baltimore at Chi. White Sox 2:10 p.m. Texas at Houston 2:10 p.m. Atlanta at St. Louis 2:15 p.m. Toronto at Kansas City 2:15 p.m. Chi. Cubs at Oakland 4:05 p.m. Milwaukee at Arizona 4:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Seattle 4:10 p.m. Miami at Colorado 4:10 p.m. Philadelphia at San Diego 4:40 p.m. Boston at L.A. Dodgers 7:10 p.m. _ _ _ _ AUTO RACING Despite back pain, Hamlin shines at Watkins Glen One way to get Denny Hamlin to victory lane is to have him play hurt. Suffering from back spasms, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver finally won his first road course victory in the Sprint Cup at Watkins Glen, succeeding where teammates Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch squandered opportunities. (CAR-COLUMN-HAMLIN, moved, The Sports Xchange, 1,353 words) Dirt-track driver Clauson dies after midget car crash Race driver Bryan Clauson died Sunday night from injuries suffered in a midget car crash in Kansas. He was 27. (CAR-NEWS-CLAUSON, moved, The Sports Xchange, 616 words) _ _ _ _ GOLF Weakened men's field dampens golf's Olympic return Golf's return to the Olympic Games for the first time since 1904 this week was supposed to be a glorious event that would grow the game around the world. It might turn out to be a black eye for the sport instead. (GLF-INSIDETHEROPES-OLYMPICS, moved, The Sports Xchange, By Tom LaMarre, 915 words) Golf Glance Capsule look at the tournaments this week, featuring the Olympic competition for both the men and the women. (GLF-SCHEDULE, moved, The Sports Xchange, By Tom LaMarre, 475 words)
