Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EST on Monday, July 6
July 6 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Monday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - TENNIS Serena proves she is leading lady in Williams sister act LONDON - It was yet another awkward encounter that is unlikely to live long in the memory but Venus Williams shows that she is no sore loser as she whispers some "sisterly words" into Serena's ear as they embraced at the net at Wimbledon. (TENNIS-WIMBLEDON/WILLIAMS (PIX), moved, by Pritha Sarkar, 488 words) See also: Woof, woof, it's a dog's life for Serena (TENNIS-WIMBLEDON/WILLIAMS-DOG) - - CoCo and Keys make it three Americans in last eight LONDON - Coco Vandeweghe and Madison Keys prove that when it comes to American tennis there is life beyond the Williams sisters as both reach the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. (TENNIS-WIMBLEDON/USA, moved, by Martyn Herman, 450 words) Note: There are many additional Wimbledon stories in additional to the ones listed on the schedule. - - Wimbledon daycare a blessing for player families LONDON - American Bob Bryan, who along with his twin brother Mike make up the world's top-ranked doubles team, hates being separated from his young family during long tournaments so finds the daycare center at Wimbledon a godsend. (TENNIS-WIMBLEDON/CHILDREN, moved, by Michael Roddy, 598 words) - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Pierre-Paul treated for hand injuries from fireworks With an unsigned $14.8 million contract for the 2015 season - and a $60 million long-term deal - on the table from the New York Giants, Jason Pierre-Paul is involved in a July 4 fireworks accident that leads to hand injuries. NFL Network reports that the Giants pull the long-term offer to the 26-year-old. (FBN-GIANTS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 315 words) - - Titans QB Mariota remains unsigned The Tennessee Titans open training camp July 30 but still don't have first-round quarterback Marcus Mariota signed to his rookie contract. (FBN-TITANS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 225 words) - - Embattled Ray Rice still waiting for another shot at the NFL WASHINGTON - Former Baltimore Ravens star Ray Rice is waging an unrelenting crusade to get back on the field nearly a year after being booted from the National Football League - along with his $35 million contract - over a heinous case of domestic abuse. (NFL-RICE/ (FEATURE, PIX), moved, by Steve Ginsburg, 603 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) - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Pistons go max to keep PG Jackson The Detroit Pistons hiked their offer to 24-year-old point guard Reggie Jackson, who accepts the $80 million maximum to return to the Motor City. Jackson was acquired in February from the Oklahoma City Thunder. (BKN-PISTONS-NEWS/, expect by 4 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - Mavericks move in on Lin Linsanity could return to Texas next season. The Dallas Mavericks are moving toward a sign-and-trade deal to acquire the free agent point guard from the Los Angeles Lakers. (BKN-MAVERICKS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 225 words) - - Lakers land Lou Williams Veteran scorer Lou Williams lands with the Los Angeles Lakers, who had more misses than hits in free agency. (BKN-LAKERS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 200 words) - - NBA roundup Recapping free agency's movers and shakers. (BKN-ROUNDUP/, expect by 7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 280 words) - - - - GOLF McIlroy suffers ankle injury ahead of British Open LONDON - Rory McIlroy's defense of golf's British Open and a keenly-anticipated contest with American Jordan Spieth is thrown into doubt as he reveals he has ruptured an ankle ligament while playing soccer with friends. (GOLF-0PEN/MCILROY (UPDATE 2), moved, by Mitch Phillips, 358 words) - - Golf glance Capsule previews of the week ahead in professional golf. (GLF-NEWS/, The Sports Xchange, by Tom LaMarre, 325 words, moved) - - Harman leads John Deere field Brian Harman long looked up to Bubba Watson, and he was doing it again two weeks ago when he finished third as Watson captured the Travelers. However, last year it was Harman on top of the leaderboard at the finish of the John Deere, and the other lefty out of Georgia is back at TPC Deere Run this week to defend his first and only PGA Tour title. (GLF-INSIDETHEROPES/, The Sports Xchange, by Tom LaMarre, 650 words, moved) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL White Sox's Sale goes for K history CHICAGO - Chris Sale has a chance to stand alone in major league history when he takes the mound for the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field. (BBO-WHITESOX-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Brian Hedger, 450 words) - - Trout gets third straight All-Star start ARLINGTON, Texas - The only thing anybody was wondering about as it concerned Mike Trout's All-Star prospects was how many votes he would get. (BBO-ANGELS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 422 words) - - All-Star reserves named Reserves for the July 14 All-Star Game will be announced on ESPN. (BBO-NEWS/, expect ASAP after 7 PM ET announcement, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - Today's MLB schedule at a glance - - American League Houston at Cleveland, 7:10 PM ET (PIX) Baltimore at Minnesota, 8:10 PM ET (PIX) Tampa Bay at Kansas City, 8:10 PM ET (PIX) Toronto at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 PM ET (PIX) Detroit at Seattle, 10:10 PM ET (PIX) - - National League Cincinnati at Washington, 7:05 PM ET (PIX) San Diego at Pittsburgh, 7:05 PM ET (PIX) St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 PM ET (PIX) Atlanta at Milwaukee, 8:10 PM ET Philadelphia at Los Angeles Dodgers, 10:10 PM ET (PIX) New York Mets at San Francisco Giants, 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 HOCKEY LEAGUE Champion Blackhawks to train at Notre Dame The Chicago Blackhawks will return to the campus of the University of Notre Dame to open their 2015-16 training camp. (HKN-BLACKHAWKS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 150 words) - - NHL roundup The latest news and notes from the NHL. (HKN-ROUNDUP/, expect by 7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - SOCCER Women's soccer ponders next step VANCOUVER - After a night of celebration, it's back to reality as the soccer world awakens to new scandals and women's soccer ponders the next step after a record-smashing World Cup. (SOCCER-WOMEN/NEXT (PIX), expect by 6 PM ET, by Steve Keating, 500 words) - - Lloyd expected to become next advertising star Carli Lloyd has the personality to become the next advertising sensation but the World Cup star should start aggressively hitting the market due to soccer's fleeting interest in the United States, analysts say. (SOCCER-WOMEN/LLOYD, expect by 4 PM ET, by Steve Ginsburg, 400 words) - - Pirlo joins New York City from Juventus TURIN - Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo, one of the most elegant and distinctive players of his generation, will join New York City FC from Serie A champions Juventus later this month. (SOCCER-ITALY/PIRLO (UPDATE 1), moved, 401 words) - - North, Central Americas soccer reforms follow FIFA scandal MIAMI - CONCACAF, the regional body controlling soccer in North and Central America, announces measures meant to curb corruption and improve transparency following its involvement in a scandal that has engulfed soccer's governing body, FIFA. (SOCCER-FIFA/CONCACAF (UPDATE 1), moved, 376 words) - - ZURICH - FIFA's ethics committee bans Harold Mayne-Nicholls, who led the teams which inspected the bids to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, for seven years. (SOCCER-FIFA/MAYNE-NICHOLLS (UPDATE 1), moved, 205 words) - - - - AUTO RACING Drivers react to Dillon's scary flight at Daytona The spectacular and terrifying last-lap crash that sent Austin Dillon's car airborne into the fence has drivers and fans concerned after watching the accident in the Coke Zero 400. (CAR-SPRINT-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - NBC Sports slow out of the gate It was not a great start for NBC Sports when it came to Sunday night's launch of its second go-round as one of NASCAR's network affiliates. (CAR-SPRINT-COLUMN/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Jonathan Ingram, 1,252 words) - - Silverstone lifts F1 gloom, if only for a day LONDON - Formula One has many problems, but Sunday's British Grand Prix, a thrilling race won by tearful home hero Lewis Hamilton in front of a record 140,000 strong crowd, is not one of them. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/ (ANALYSIS), moved, by Alan Baldwin, 632 words) - - - - CYCLING Froome in charge after Tour de France third stage HUY, Belgium - Chris Froome seizes early control of the Tour de France, the 2013 champion snatching the yellow jersey after a crash-marred third stage won by Spain's Joaquim Rodriguez. (CYCLING-TOUR/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Julien Pretot, 472 words) See also: Tour stage neutralized after huge crash (CYCLING-TOUR/CRASH (UPDATE 2, PIX) Tour de France classification after stage 3 (CYCLING ROAD-TOUR DE FRANCE/CLASSIFICATION) Tour de France stage 3 results (CYCLING ROAD-TOUR DE FRANCE/RESULTS) - - - - FITNESS Fitness apps data reveals American workout habits, most active states NEW YORK - Millions of Americans are recording their workout routines and activities on apps that are giving fitness experts new insights into the habits of a logged-in population. (FITNESS-APPS/, moved, by Dorene Internicola, 398 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)
