Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EST on Monday, Sept. 14
Sept. 14 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Monday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE High-risk kick hits Seahawks where it counts ST. LOUIS - The Seattle Seahawks kicked themselves into a corner Sunday with a showdown at Green Bay looming. (FBN-SEAHAWKS-ANALYSIS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Jeff Reynolds, 412 words) - - Chip Kelly and Eagles meet Falcons on MNF ATLANTA - Philadelphia Eagles head coach Chip Kelly takes his new-look squad into the Georgia Dome where the Atlanta Falcons, under the direction of first-year coach Dan Quinn, are looking to rebound after another down season in 2014. (FBN-FALCONS-EAGLES-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU/ (PIX), expect ASAP after 7:10 PM ET scheduled start, The Sports Xchange, by David Purdum, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru) See also: 3 things we learned about the Eagles (FBN-EAGLES-ANALYSIS/, The Sports Xchange, 425 words, expect one hour after the writethru moves) 3 things we learned about the Falcons (FBN-FALCONS-ANALYSIS/, The Sports Xchange, 425 words, expect one hour after the writethru moves) - - Peterson, Vikings visit 49ers SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Change was the buzzword for the San Francisco 49ers this offseason, with a mass exodus on defense and Jim Harbaugh's departure. For the Minnesota Vikings, the return of RB Adrian Peterson brings renewed optimism as the teams square off Monday at Levi's Stadium. (FBN-VIKINGS-49ERS-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU/ (PIX), expect ASAP after 10:20 p.m. ET scheduled start, The Sports Xchange, by Eric Gilmore, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru) See also: 3 things we learned about the Vikings (FBN-VIKINGS-ANALYSIS/, The Sports Xchange, 425 words, expect one hour after the writethru moves) 3 things we learned about the 49ers (FBN-49ERS-ANALYSIS/, The Sports Xchange, 425 words, expect one hour after the writethru moves) - - Week 1 postmortem: Live reports from team headquarters Reports from headquarters of teams in action Sunday. (FBN-TEAMNAME-ANALYSIS/, expect by 8 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 400-600 words) - - Rams determined to be dominant in 2015 ST. LOUIS -- Receiving a celebratory postgame kiss from his wife while standing about a 10-yard out route from the victorious locker room on Sunday, St. Louis Rams general manager Les Snead was wearing a checkered shirt and a Cheshire smile, but most noticeable was the chip on his shoulder. (FBN-RAMS-COLUMN/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Jeff Reynolds, 1,400 words) - - NFL won't punish Suh for helmet incident The NFL won't discipline Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh after he appeared to kick off the helmet of Washington Redskins running back Alfred Morris. (FBN-DOLPHINS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - Cowboys WR Bryant (foot) out 4-6 weeks Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant will miss at least one month recovering from surgery to repair a broken bone in his right foot. Bryant broke his foot during the third quarter of his first game since signing five-year, $70 million contract in July. (FBN-COWBOYS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 372 words) - - Colts owner denies rift between coach, GM Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay denies there is a rift between head coach Chuck Pagano and general manager Ryan Grigson. Irsay responded to reports of a coach/GM feud after the Colts were dominated by Buffalo in Sunday's season opener. (FBN-COLTS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) See also: WR Hilton likely out 1-2 weeks (FBN-COLTS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 200 words) - - Redskins WR Jackson could miss multiple games After missing the entire preseason with a shoulder strain, Washington Redskins wide receiver DeSean Jackson could miss multiple games with a hamstring injury. He was injured on the Redskins' second possession Sunday. (FBN-REDSKINS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 200 words) - - Cowboys top Forbes most valuable NFL teams list The NFL's Dallas Cowboys are the world's most valuable sports franchise, according to a Forbes poll that says new broadcasting deals helped boost the league's average team value by 38 percent from last year. (NFL-FORBES/, moved, 333 words) - - NFL roundup News and notes from around the NFL. (FBN-ROUNDUP/, expect by 8 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 400-600 words per team) - - - - COLLEGE FOOTBALL CFB notebook News and notes from around college football. (CFB-NOTEBOOK/, expect by 7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - GOLF McIlroy puts Turkish Airlines Open on his schedule LONDON - World No. 1 Rory McIlroy will compete in next month's Turkish Airlines Open, the first tournament of the European Tour's end-of-season Final Series competition. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/MCILROY, moved, 205 words) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Texas-sized series: Astros, Rangers duel for division ARLINGTON, Texas - With 1.5 games separating the first-place Houston Astros and Texas Rangers in the American League West, they open a four-game set. (BBO-RANGERS-ASTROS-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU/ (PIX), expect ASAP after 8:05 PM ET start, The Sports Xchange, by Art Garcia, 400-word lede, 700-word writethru) - - Blue Jays preserve optimism for Tulo's prompt return NEW YORK - There is guarded optimism in the voices of Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Troy Tulowitzki and general manager Alex Anthopoulos concerning Tulo's injury. Tulowitzki has a small crack in his left shoulder blade. (BBO-BLUEJAYS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Larry Fleisher, 492 words) - - Royal concern: Cueto's slide reaches five games BALTIMORE - Kansas City Royals right hander Johnny Cueto is in the midst of a horrid stretch, as he dropped his fifth consecutive start Sunday at Camden Yards. Cueto was roughed up for eight runs -- a season-high seven of them earned -- on 11 hits over 6 1/3 innings as the Royals fell 8-2 to the Baltimore Orioles. (BBO-ROYALS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Harvey Valentine, 400 words) - - LA's Greinke grows Cy Young resume PHOENIX - Los Angeles Dodgers righty Zack Greinke was back in form Sunday, although you could argue he has never been out of it. After giving up three earned runs to the Angels on Monday, Greinke rebounded with eight scoreless innings against Arizona on Sunday, dropping his ERA to a major league low 1.61. (BBO-DODGERS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Jack Magruder, 431 words) - - MLB Notebook News and notes from around the diamond. (BBO-NOTEBOOK/, expect by 7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - Today's MLB schedule at a glance - - American League Boston at Baltimore, 7:05 PM ET (PIX) Kansas City at Cleveland, 7:10 PM ET (PIX) New York Yankees at Tampa Bay, 7:10 PM ET (PIX) Houston at Texas, 8:05 PM ET (PIX) Detroit at Minnesota, 8:10PM ET (PIX) Oakland at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 PM ET Los Angeles Angels at Seattle, 10:10 PM ET (PIX) - - National League Washington at Philadelphia, 7:05 PM ET (PIX) Miami at New York Mets, 7:10 PM ET (PIX) San Diego at Arizona, 9:40 PM ET Colorado at Los Angeles Dodgers, 10:10PM ET (PIX) Cincinnati at San Francisco, 10:15 PM ET (PIX) - - MLB Roundup Running capsule recaps of all the games on the MLB schedule. (MLB-ROUNDUP/, expect first version ASAP after conclusion of the first game of the day, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION NBA roundup News and notes from around the NBA. (BKN-ROUNDUP/, expect by 7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 280 words) - - - - NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE NHL roundup The latest news and notes from the NHL. (HKN-ROUNDUP/, expect by 7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - SOCCER U.S. expects further criminal charges in soccer corruption probe ZURICH - U.S. authorities expand their investigations into corruption within global soccer and expect to file additional criminal charges, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch says. (SOCCER-FIFA/SWISS (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved,270 words) - - - - TENNIS Djokovic in his prime and threatening record books LONDON - With Novak Djokovic's 10th grand slam title secured and the year-end No. 1 ranking already in the bag, his stranglehold on men's tennis looks unshakeable and records beckon. (TENNIS-OPEN/DJOKOVIC (ANALYSIS), moved, by Martyn Herman, 491 words) - - - - AUTO RACING Gibbs, Penske teams heavy favorites in Chase Who's going to win the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup? Step this way for a fearless forecast, including a championship pick. (CAR-COLUMN/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Jonathan Ingram, 940 words) - - - - CYCLING New Lance Armstrong film a heist flick, director says TORONTO - The rise and fall of Lance Armstrong, from cancer-beating Tour de France champion to admitted drug cheat, made for a great "heist flick", says director Stephen Frears, who premieres his new film about the scandal, "The Program", at the Toronto International Film Festival. (FILMFESTIVAL-TORONTO/PROGRAM, expect by 4 PM ET, by Alastair Sharp, 400 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (Expect by 8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words)
