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Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EDT on Friday, Aug. 1

Aug. 1 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Friday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Hall of Fame: TSX picks active candidates for future HOF spots The Sports Xchange polled its network of writers covering each team and asked for the best potential Hall of Fame candidate on the current rosters. Based on 22 years as a selector, we viewed many of the responses as examples that show people really do not know how difficult it is to become a Hall of Famer - which is as it should be. (FBN-NEWS/, expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, by Frank Cooney, 3,000 words) - - Steelers sign Suisham to extension The Pittsburgh Steelers give kicker Shaun Suisham a four-year contract extension that runs through the 2018 season. (FBN-STEELERS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 225 words) - - 49ers, Harbaugh table contract talks The San Francisco 49ers put contract talks with coach Jim Harbaugh on hold until the season ends. (FBN-49ERS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 275 words) - - Lions DT Fairley gets probation Detroit Lions defensive tackle Nick Fairley is sentenced to a suspended six-month jail term and one year of probation. (FBN-LIONS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 175 words) - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Rose, Reinsdorf disagree on Bulls' cohesion After Derrick Rose said his camp is experiencing friction with Chicago brass, Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf vehemently denies that a rift exists between the organization and the team's guard. (BKN-BULLS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - Bayless signs with Bucks Free agent guard Jerryd Bayless signs a two-year, $3 million contract with the Milwaukee Bucks. (BKN-BUCKS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 200 words) - - NBA Roundup The latest moves and news from the NBA. (BKN-NOTEBOOK/, expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Leishman in control at Firestone, Tiger four shots off pace Australian Marc Leishman takes a one-shot lead into today's second round at Firestone Country Club after opening with a superb six-under-par 64. Eight-time winner and defending champion Tiger Woods trails by four strokes. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), expect end-of-day lead by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 450 words) - - PGA Championship groupings for first two rounds to be announced Groupings for the first two rounds of next week's PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky will be announced by organizers, setting the stage for the year's final major. (GOLF-PGA/DRAW, expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, 350 words) - - PGA Tour: Barracuda Championship, Reno, Nevada Watney soars to the top with birdie blitz in Reno American Nick Watney takes a two-point lead into today's second round at the Montreux Golf & Country Club after opening with nine birdies for an 18-point tally in the PGA Tour event which uses a modified stableford scoring system. GOLF-PGA/RENO (PIX), expect by 0200 GMT/10 PM ET, 300 words) - - Kaymer would love to partner Langer at Ryder Cup LONDON - U.S. Open champion Martin Kaymer has added his name to a growing list calling for Europe captain Paul McGinley to consider 56-year-old Bernhard Langer as one of his three Ryder Cup wildcard choices. (GOLF-RYDER/KAYMER, moved, by Tony Jimenez, 625 words) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Looking up at A's, Angels stand pat BALTIMORE - The Los Angeles Angels did not feel compelled to make reactionary move prior to the non-waiver trade deadline Thursday after their chief American League West rival, the Oakland A's, acquired former Boston Red Sox ace Jon Lester. (BBO-ANGELS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Todd Karpovich, 500 words) - - Astros consider three-player haul a victory in Cosart deal HOUSTON - Dealing from the organization's surplus of right-handed arms, the Houston Astros got three players from the Miami Marlins at the trade deadline, and they are particularly high on third baseman Colin Moran. (BBO-ASTROS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by MK Bower, 400 words) - - Denorfia sad to say goodbye to Padres SAN DIEGO - When Chris Denorfia signed with the San Diego Padres as a minor-leaguer on Dec. 17, 2009, the outfielder described his career as being "at a crossroads." (BBO-PADRES-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Bill Center, 350 words) - - MLB upholds overturned call in Reds-Marlins game Major League Baseball upholds an overturned call that occurred during last night's game between the Cincinnati Reds and Miami Marlins after reviewing the ruling. (BBO-REDS-MARLINS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 325 words) - - The Sports Xchange covers all MLB games. Key matchups highlighted below: - - Yankees at Red Sox BOSTON - New Englander Chris Capuano starts for the New York Yankees against his former team at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox expect to debut outfielders Allen Craig and Yoenis Cespedes. (BBO-REDSOX-YANKEES-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU/ (PIX), expect ASAP after the 0015 GMT/8:15 PM ET game, The Sports Xchange, by Matt Carroll, 400-word first lede, 800-word writethru) - - Rockies at Tigers DETROIT - Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers open a three-game weekend series with the Colorado Rockies. (BBO-TIGERS-ROCKIES-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU/ (PIX), expect ASAP after the 2308 GMT/7:08 PM ET game, The Sports Xchange, by Rich Shook, 400-word first lede, 800-word writethru) - - Angels at Rays ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Jeremy Hellickson makes his second start of the season for the Tampa Bay Rays, in the team's first game since dealing staff ace David Price. Los Angeles leads the wild-card race and have Matt Shoemaker on the mound. (BBO-RAYS-ANGELS-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU/ (PIX), expect ASAP after the 2310 GMT/7:10 PM ET game, The Sports Xchange, 400-word first lede, 800-word writethru) - - Brewers at Cardinals MILWAUKEE - St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright (13-5, 1.92 ERA) tries to narrow the gap in the NL Central, but his club has lost six of nine. The Brewers (60-49), expect new outfielder Gerardo Parra to be available for his debut. (BBO-CARDINALS-BREWERS-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU/ (PIX), expect ASAP after the 0015 GMT/8:15 PM ET game, The Sports Xchange, by James Dent, 400-word first lede, 800-word writethru) - - MLB Wrap: Cards ace Wainwright to face Brewers St. Louis Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright (13-5) will try to grab sole possession of the MLB lead in wins when he faces the visiting Milwaukee Brewers, two teams battling for top spot in the NL Central. It's one of 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 975 words) - - The full MLB schedule American League Seattle at Baltimore, 7:05 PM ET Texas at Cleveland, 7:05 PM ET Los Angeles Angels at Tampa Bay, 7:10 PM ET New York Yankees at Boston, 7:10 PM ET Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 PM ET Toronto at Houston, 8:10 PM ET Kansas City at Oakland, 9:35 PM ET - - National League Philadelphia at Washington, 7:05 PM ET Cincinnati at Miami, 7:10 PM ET San Francisco at New York Mets, 7:10 PM ET Milwaukee at St. Louis, 8:15 PM ET Pittsburgh at Arizona, 9:40 PM ET Atlanta at San Diego, 10:10 PM ET Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers, 10:10 PM ET - - Interleague Colorado at Detroit, 7:08 PM ET - - - - NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Canadiens, Subban head to arbitration The Montreal Canadiens and restricted free agent P.K. Subban head to salary arbitration after the two sides are unable to strike a deal by the 1300 GMT/9 AM ET deadline. (HKN-CANADIENS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 150 words) - - NHL Roundup The latest moves and news from the NHL. (HKN-NOTEBOOK/, expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - AUTO RACING Talking triangle POCONO, Pa. - The latest news and notes from the track known as the Tricky Triangle. (CAR-SPRINT-NOTEBOOK/, expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, special from NASCAR Wire Service, 450 words) - - Coors Light qualifying for GoBowling 400 POCONO, Pa. - Live coverage of Sprint Cup qualifying at Pocono Raceway. (CAR-SPRINT-NEWS/, expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, special from NASCAR Wire Service, 450 words) - - - - TENNIS It's Johnson vs. Raonic in Citi Open quarters Californian Steve Johnson, who has already ousted America's top ranked player, John Isner, and big-serving Croatian Ivo Karlovic, takes on No. 2 seed Milos Raonic of Canada in quarterfinal action at the Citi Open in Washington, D.C. On the women's side, Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova will also be seeing a semifinal berth when she takes on American Vania King. (TENNIS-WASHINGTON/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 400 words) - - Serena seeks berth in Stanford semis Top seed Serena Williams and German third seed Angelique Kerber are among those seeking semifinal berths at the Stanford Classic in California. (TENNIS-STANFORD/, expect by 0630 GMT/2:30 AM ET, 400 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (Expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words)