April 25 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Thursday:
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The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427
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National Football League
2013 NFL Draft
Full coverage of all the news and views in the first round of Thursday's draft. (FBN-DRAFT/ (PIX), expect first lead by 0100 GMT/9 PM; will be led, The Sports Xchange, by Jeff Reynolds, 900 words)
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Top talent
A reactionary look at the No. 1 overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft. (FBN-CHIEFS-NEWS/ (PIX), expect by 0050 GMT/8:50 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, by Frank Cooney, 400 words)
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Pick-by-pick analysis of the top 32
Quick-hitting analysis of all 32 first-round picks in the 2013 NFL Draft, from the Chiefs at No. 1 to the Super Bowl champion Ravens at No. 32. (FBN-DRAFT/ (PIX), expect first lead by 0040 GMT/8:40 PM ET; will be led repeatedly until the end of the first round, The Sports Xchange, 1,000 words)
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Trade tracker
An NFL draft-record 19 trades were made in 2012 involving first-round picks or future picks. A look at who moved and for what from tonight's first round. (FBN-DRAFT/ (PIX), expect by 0130 GMT/9:30 PM ET; there will be multiple updates as needed, The Sports Xchange, 500 words)
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Best of the rest
As the dust settles at the end of the first round, the Jacksonville Jaguars hold the top pick in the second round. A snapshot of the best of the remaining draft pool. (FBN-DRAFT/ (PIX), expect by 0345 GMT/11:45 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 475 words)
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Round 1 reviews
First-look analysis of top picks from the 30 teams - Washington, Seattle are slated to be only observers tonight - and a peek at what could be ahead tomorrow. (FBN-(TEAM)-TEAMREPORT/ (PIX), expect first teams to move by 0400 GMT/midnight ET; all 30 teams with a first-round pick by 0545 GMT/1:45 AM ET, The Sports Xchange, 1,000 words per team)
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Next move for Manti?
Manti Te'o is one of the few headliners in the 2013 draft. What does tonight's draft mean for him, and his new employer? (FBN-DRAFT/ (PIX), The Sports Xchange, 400 words)
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NFL notebook
The latest news and notes from around the league. (FBN-NOTEBOOK/, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 600 words)
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National Basketball Association
Eastern Conference Playoffs
Game 3: Heat at Bucks
MILWAUKEE - Miami is coming in thinking "let's see if we can take their will away" in the words of Bucks coach Jim Boylan, who says Milwaukee has to accept the challenge or face a 3-0 deficit. (BKN-HEAT-BUCKS-WRITETHRU/ (PIX), expect by 0200 GMT/10 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 700 words)
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Game 3: Brooklyn at Chicago
CHICAGO - The Bulls took Game 2 on the Nets' home court and return to United Center, where Chicago has been anything but flawless this season. (BKN-BULLS-NETS-WRITETHRU/ (PIX), expect by 11:15 p.m. ET, 700 words)
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Western Conference playoffs
Game3: L.A. Clippers at Memphis
MEMPHIS - The Memphis Grizzlies were 32-9 at home and need to get their first victory of the series over the Los Angeles Clippers to avoid a 3-0 series scorecard. (BKN-CLIPPERS-GRIZZLIES-WRITETHRU/ (PIX), expect by 0400 GMT/midnight ET, 700 words)
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NBA notebook
The latest news and notes from around the league. (BKN-NOTEBOOK/, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 500 words)
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Major League Baseball
The Sports Xchange covers all MLB games, top matchups highlighted below
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Boston's best
BOSTON - The Boston Red Sox are tied for the best record in the American League and send emerging ace Clay Buchholz and his MLB-best 0.90 ERA at the 7-14 Houston Astros. (BBO-REDSOX-ASTROS-WRITETHRU/, expect by 0215 GMT/10:15 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, by Mike Shalin, 750 words)
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Kuroda, Buehrle meet again
NEW YORK - Mark Buehrle of the Toronto Blue Jays lost a 5-3 game to Hiroki Kuroda and the New York Yankees, who get back together five days later in the Bronx. (BBO-YANKEES-BLUEJAYS-WRITETHRU/ (PIX), expect by 0230 GMT/10:30 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 750 words)
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MLB notebook
The latest news and notes from around the league. (BBO-NOTEBOOK/, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 500 words)
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National Hockey League
The Sports Xchange covers all NHL games, top matchup highlighted below
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Karlsson returns to put a charge in Senators at Washington
WASHINGTON - Ottawa's Erik Karlsson, who won the Norris Trophy as the NHL's top defenseman in 2012, is expected to play 10 weeks to the day from his gruesome Achilles tendon laceration. (HKN-SENATORS-CAPITALS-WRITETHRU/ (PIX), expect by 0230 GMT/10:30 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 700 words)
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Golf
PGA Tour: Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Avondale, Louisiana
World No. 4 Justin Rose and 2011 Masters champion Bubba Watson U.S. head the field at the TPC Louisiana where Jason Dufner defends the title he won in a playoff last year. Also commanding the spotlight will be China's 14-year-old Guan Tianlang, competing this week on a sponsor's exemption after becoming the youngest player ever to make the cut in a major championship at the Masters earlier this month. (GOLF-PGA/, expect first lead by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, 400 words)
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U.S. Open attracts highest ever entry total
This year's U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa., attracts a record total of 9,860 entries, the United States Golf Association says. (GOLF-OPEN/ENTRIES, moved, 300 words)
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Early birdie barrage lifts Oosthuizen
World No. 7 Louis Oosthuizen was tucked in one stroke behind the leaders with two holes to go when bad light ends play prematurely in the Ballantine's Championship first round in South Korea. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, moved, 350 words)
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Supersonic Jumbo beats age with nine-under 62
Japanese veteran Masashi 'Jumbo' Ozaki achieves a rare feat when the 66-year-old beats his age by shooting a pacesetting nine-under 62 in the first round of the Tsuruya Open at the Yamanohara Golf Club near Osaka. (GOLF-ASIA/JAPAN (UPDATE 1), moved, 300 words)
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Lance Armstrong
USADA: UCI failed to act after Armstrong scandal
PARIS - U.S. Anti-Doping Agency President Travis Tygart is accusing the International Cycling Union of failing in its promise to deal with the consequences of the Lance Armstrong scandal. (CYCLING-DOPING/TYGART, moved, by Julien Pretot, 350 words)
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Apolo Ohno
Ohno wants to kiss and make up with South Korea
Eight-time Olympic medalist Apolo Anton Ohno, who confirmed this week that he is quitting speedskating to start a career in broadcasting, says he "never had any resentment towards South Koreans" despite being a despised figure there. (OLYMPICS-SPEEDSKATING/OHNO (PIX), moved, by Julian Linden, 550 words)
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Horse Racing
Trainer Al Zarooni gets eight-year ban for doping horses
LONDON - Godolphin trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni is banned for eight years by the British Horseracing Authority for doping racehorses in a scandal that has caused serious embarrassment to Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum. (HORSERACING/DOPING (UPDATE 1), moved; may be led, 300 words)
