Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EDT on Thursday, July 23
July 23 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Thursday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Keating, 248-605-1131 - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE NFLPA's Brady offer ignored Efforts by NFL Players Association to strike deal with league to reduce or eliminate four-game suspension of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady are ignored by NFL. (FBN-PATRIOTS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 325 words) Ryan, Fox situation to win in NFL recycling program Would you be shocked if, say, Rex Ryan in Buffalo, or John Fox in Chicago or Gary Kubiak in Denver are soon fondling Lombardi Trophy, just as Belichick has done four times after most people thought him loser? Well, prepare yourself. (FBN-BEARS-BILLS-COLUMN, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Ira Miller, 830 words) Seahawks FS Thomas idling into training camp Seattle Seahawks free safety Earl Thomas will be idle when team begins training camp and could miss start of regular season recovering from shoulder surgery. (FBN-SEAHAWKS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) Packers DT Guion suspended three games Defensive tackle Letroy Guion is suspended for first three Green Bay Packers games in 2015, according to multiple reports. (FBN-PACKERS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 250 words) Steelers extend Tomlin's deal through 2018 One of three head coaches for Steelers' franchise over past 50 years, coach Mike Tomlin has two more seasons added to his current deal. (FBN-STEELERS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) Patriots add CB Brown Cornerback Tarell Brown agrees to one-year deal with New England Patriots pending physical. (FBN-PATRIOTS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 200 words) - - NFL roundup News and notes from around league. (FBN-NOTEBOOK/, expect by 2345 GMT/7.45 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION NBA roundup News and notes from around NBA. (BKN-ROUNDUP, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 280 words) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Stature symbols: Big Unit, Martinez, Smoltz, Biggio lead Baseball Hall class COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - Less than one-half of 1 percent of all Major League Baseball players are elected to Hall of Fame, which means each inductee overcomes long odds. But even by that measure, four newest members of Hall of Fame - second baseman Craig Biggio, left-handed pitcher Randy Johnson, right-handed pitcher Pedro Martinez and right-handed pitcher John Smoltz - author unlikely paths to immortality. (BBO- NEWS-HALLOFFAME, expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, by Jerry Beach, 1,900 words) Astros acquire LHP Kazmir from Athletics Two games back in AL wild-card race, Houston Astros acquire left-hander Scott Kazmir from Oakland Athletics. (BBO-ASTROS-ATHLETICS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) Duquette: Orioles are buyers are deadline NEW YORK - Report surfaces about Baltimore Orioles and their willingness to trade right-hander Kevin Gausman. When it is mentioned to executive vice president Dan Duquette, it is news to man responsible for shaping Orioles' roster. (BBO-ORIOLES-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Larry Fleisher, 400 words) Red Sox without Buchholz indefinitely HOUSTON - Already saddled with ineffective starting pitching, Boston Red Sox reveal that right-hander Clay Buchholz will be sidelined indefinitely after undergoing platelet-rich plasma injection in his bothersome right elbow. (BBO-ASTROS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, MK Bower, 300 words) - - MLB Roundup Running capsule recaps of all games on MLB schedule. (MLB-ROUNDUP/, expect first version after conclusion of first game of day, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - - - GOLF Vaughn Taylor at 7-under in Canadian Open American Vaughn Taylor, 162nd in current standings, fires 65 to open Canadian Open and hits clubhouse in sole possession of the lead. (GLF-PGA-NEWS, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) Zach Johnson climbs Presidents Cup standings By virtue of victory in British Open playoff, Zach Johnson moves up to No. 4 in U.S. team standings for the Presidents Cup to be played later this year in Incheon City, South Korea. (GLF-PGA-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 290 words) Ladies go low at Meijer LPGA Classic Three morning starters shoot 64 and field is close behind midway through first round of Meijer LPGA Classic. (GLF-LPGA-NEWS, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 325 words) - - - - NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE NHL roundup Latest news and notes from NHL. (HKN-ROUNDUP, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - AUTO RACING Touring historic open wheel tracks hosting NASCAR this week Columnist Jonathan Ingram talks historic open-wheel tracks with NASCAR events this weekend. (CAR-COLUMN, expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, by Jonathan Ingram, 1,100 words) Weekend preview: Busch steers toward three straight Kyle Busch takes on Brickyard this weekend with two-race streak and every opportunity to make it three. (CAR-SPRINT-PREVIEW, expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, special from NASCAR Wire Service, 800 words) - - - - CYCLING Brilliant Bardet earns France second Tour stage win ST. JEAN DE MAURIENNE, France - Romain Bardet gives France second win in this year's Tour de France as he shows his composed descending skills to clinch 18th stage. (CYCLING-TOUR/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Julien Pretot, 421 words) We're still too green, says Frenchman Bardet ST. JEAN DE MAURIENNE, France - Year after three Frenchmen raise local hopes in Tour de France, home nation's chances of another podium finish in Paris vanish, and Romain Bardet believes it is too soon to dream again. (CYCLING-TOUR/FRANCE (PIX), moved, by Julien Pretot, 286 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in major North American professional sports leagues. (Expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words)
