Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 7
June 7 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday: - - - - For any coverage questions, please contact us.general-news@thomsonreuters.com - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION LeBron: 'It's do or die' in Game 3 CLEVELAND - The Cavaliers are home but their backs are against the wall in Game 3 on Wednesday when the Golden State Warriors go for a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven NBA Finals. (BKN-CAVALIERS-WARRIORS-PREVIEW, expect by 6 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 525 words) See also: Love misses practice (BKN-CAVALIERS-WARRIORS-NEWS-LOVE, moved, The Sports Xchange, 388 words) Team USA not certain for James LeBron James said Tuesday that he is up in the air on whether to play in the Olympics and will make a decision after the NBA Finals, the end of his sixth straight season in the championship series and another with more than 100 games. (BKN-CAVALIERS-NEWS-LEBRON-OLYMPICS, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) Phil Jackson: Knicks are playoff team New York Knicks President Phil Jackson insisted on Tuesday that his struggling team can make the playoffs in a weak Eastern Conference, but conceded a few adjustments are in order for the spacing in the triangle offense. (BKN-KNICKS-JACKSON, The Sports Xchange, 320 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 MLB DRAFT PREVIEW Cubs, Cardinals, Nationals, Red Sox coming up winners in MLB draft WASHINGTON - Before the MLB Draft begins on Thursday, David Driver analyzes the teams atop the current baseball standings who have seemingly mastered the art of player development. (BBO-MLBDRAFT-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, by David Driver, 1,500 words) Boston, Giants in Interleague clash The Boston Red Sox, battling for the top spot in the American League East, play the National League West-leading San Francisco Giants while AL Central-leading Cleveland visit Seattle in two of 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 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) Chi. Cubs at Philadelphia 7:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at N.Y. Yankees 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Pittsburgh 7:05 p.m. Kansas City at Baltimore 7:05 p.m. St. Louis at Cincinnati 7:10 p.m. Toronto at Detroit 7:10 p.m. Houston at Texas 8:05 p.m. Miami at Minnesota 8:10 p.m. Oakland at Milwaukee 8:10 p.m. Washington at Chi. White Sox 8:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Arizona 9:40 p.m. Atlanta at San Diego 10:10 p.m. Cleveland at Seattle 10:10 p.m. Colorado at L.A. Dodgers 10:10 p.m. Boston at San Francisco 10:15 p.m. - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Cox reports, Eagles rate Wentz 'ahead of curve' Defensive tackle Fletcher Cox joined his teammates for the first time this season and the Philadelphia Eagles are loving what No. 2 overall pick Carson Wentz brings to the table. (FBN-EAGLES-NEWS-WENTZ-COX, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) Packers don't expect O-line to stay together GREEN BAY -- Green Bay Packers tackle David Bakhtiari doesn't like the odds. Three months before the Packers kick off the 2016 season Sept. 11 with a road game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, a forthright Bakhtiari sized up the likelihood the team keeps its starting offensive line intact next year. (FBN-PACKERS-ANALYSIS, The Sports Xchange, 700 words) Report: Talib shot himself Denver Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib might not have been the victim of violence when he suffered a gunshot wound in his lower right leg early Sunday. ABC in Denver reported Tuesday that Talib had told police that he was too intoxicated to remember who shot him in the early morning hours, all while telling those close to him that he actually shot himself. (FBN-BRONCOS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 479 words) Osweiler, Hopkins bonding on the field in Houston HOUSTON - The chemistry experiment between Houston Texans quarterback Brock Osweiler and Pro-Bowl wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins is starting to click. Although the true litmus test of the Texans' new passing connection will unfold this fall, Osweiler and Hopkins are starting to build some timing and rapport. (FBN-TEXANS-OSWEILER-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 533 words) NFL Notebook News and notes from around the league. (FBN-ROUNDUP, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Penguins one win away from Cup SAN JOSE, Calif. - The Pittsburgh Penguins are speeding closer to their fourth Stanley Cup. Pittsburgh's suffocating pace stifled the San Jose Sharks again Monday in a 3-1 win in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals at SAP Center. The Penguins pushed their advantage to 3-1 in the best-of-seven series. (HKN-PENGUINS-SHARKS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 800 words) NHL notebook News and notes from around the league. (HKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - SOCCER Copa America Centenario (to 26) The United States team tries to recover from an opening-day loss when they play Costa Rica in Orlando but the Costa Ricans will also be after points following a dour 0-0 draw with Paraguay in their first game. Group A leaders Colombia seek to guarantee their passage to the quarter-finals with a win over Paraguay in the late game. (SOCCER-COPA/ (WRAPUP, PIX) expect by 12:15 AM ET, 400 words) US, Costa Rica The United States Men's National Team takes on Costa Rica in the Copa America on Tuesday. (SCR-RECAP-USA-COSTARICA, expect ASAP after 8 p.m. ET match, The Sports Xchange, 300 words)
