Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EST on Sunday, April 26
By S77 - Geneva April 26 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Sunday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Giants' Manning not worried about extension New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, in the final year of his contract, is not concerned there has been no progress about an extension. (FBN-GIANTS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 366 words) - - Ravens TE Pitta hopeful for 2015 Baltimore Ravens tight end Dennis Pitta hopes to take the field in time for the 2015 season after corrective surgery on his hip in each of the last two years. (FBN-RAVENS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 235 words) - - NFL roundup News and notes from around the league. (FBN-NOTEBOOK/, expect by 7:45 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Cavs at Celtics BOSTON - The Cavaliers lead the series 3-0 and look to close out the series on the Celtics' home floor. (BKN-CAVALIERS-CELTICS-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 1 p.m. ET tipoff, The Sports Xchange, By Mike Shalin, 4oo-word first lede, 700-word writethru) - - Clippers at Spurs LOS ANGELES - The Spurs have rebounded from a double-digit Game 1 loss to win the next two games in the series, with Game 4 on their home court. (BKN-CLIPPERS-SPURS-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 3:30 p.m. ET tipoff, The Sports Xchange, By Mark Rosner, 4oo-word first lede, 700-word writethru) - - Raptors at Wizards TORONTO - The Raptors won a franchise-record 49 games during the regular season, but enter Sunday in danger of getting swept out of the first round of playoffs by the Wizards, whose charge has been led by Paul Pierce in his 12th postseason. (BKN-RAPTORS-WIZARDS-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 6:30 p.m. ET tipoff, The Sports Xchange, By Ben Standig, 4oo-word first lede, 700-word writethru) - - Rockets at Mavericks DALLAS - The duo of James Harden and Dwight Howard has proven too much for the Mavericks to overcome thus far, with Houston one game from the series sweep. (BKN-ROCKETS-MAVERICKS-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 9 p.m. ET tipoff, The Sports Xchange, By Art Garcia, 4oo-word first lede, 700-word writethru) - - NBA Cavaliers, Wizards and Rockets ready to advance The Cleveland Cavaliers, Washington Wizards and Houston Rockets go for sweeps of their first-round playoff series when the Cavaliers visit the Boston Celtics, the Wizards are at home to the Toronto Raptors and the Rockets travel to the Dallas Mavericks in three of the four postseason games on the National Basketball Association schedule. The Los Angeles Clippers visit the San Antonio Spurs in the other game with the Spurs holding a 2-1 series edge. (NBA-PLAYOFFS/HIGHLIGHTS (PIX), expect by 0230 GMT/10:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 550 words) Today's NBA schedule at a glance - - NBA Roundup Roundup of all of the day's action in the NBA. (BKN-ROUNDUP/, running copy beginning with the end of the first game of the day, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: Zurich Classic of New Orleans (to 26) Avondale, Louisiana Day and Compton lead at weather-disrupted event Australian Jason Day and American Erik Compton share the early third-round lead on 13 under par at the TPC Louisiana where the players, weather-permitting, face a marathon Sunday to complete the PGA Tour event. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), expect first lead by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, 400 words) - - LPGA Tour: Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic (to 26) Daly City, California Teen Henderson one ahead at Swinging Skirts event Canadian teenager Brooke Henderson, who still needs sponsor exemptions to enter tournaments, takes a one-shot lead into the final round at Lake Merced Golf Club after firing a level-par 72 on Saturday. New Zealand's world number one Lydia Ko, the defending champion, trails by three strokes. (GOLF-LPGA/, expect by 0200 GMT/10 PM ET, 350 words) - - Day, Rose lead at rain-soaked Zurich Classic Jason Day and Justin Rose were tied atop the leaderboard at 16-under when the rain-delayed third round of the Zurich Classic in Avondale, La. was completed Sunday morning. (GLF-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - Can teen hold on at Swinging Skirts? Canadian teenager Brooke Henderson enters the final round of the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic with a one-shot lead, but has a star-studded leaderboard nipping at her heels. (GLF-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Blue Jays' Buehrle chases fourth win of season Toronto's Mark Buehrle goes for his fourth consecutive win when the Blue Jays take on the Tampa Bay Rays and the surprising Houston Astros, who have surged to the top of the American League West, visit the Oakland Athletics in two of the 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 800 words) - - Cards' Wainwright on DL, could be out for season St. Louis Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright, placed on the 15-day disabled list after he injured his Achilles and ankle stumbling out of the batter's box Saturday night, could reportedly miss the remainder of the season. (BBO-DODGERS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 482 words) - - Dodgers considering DL for Puig Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly is considering sending right fielder Yasiel Puig to the disabled list due to a lingering hamstring issue. (BBO-DODGERS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 259 words) - - MLB Roundup Roundup of all of the day's action in the MLB. (BBO-ROUNDUP, running copy beginning with the end of the first game of the day - approx. 5 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - Cleveland at Detroit 1:08 p.m. Chicago Cubs at 1:10 p.m. Cincinnati Kansas City at Chicago 2:10 p.m. White Sox (1st game resumption of suspended game) Houston at Oakland 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at N.Y. Yankees 8:05 p.m. Washington at Miami 1:10 p.m. Toronto at Tampa Bay 1:10 p.m. Boston at Baltimore 1:35 p.m. Atlanta at Philadelphia 1:35 p.m. St. Louis at Milwaukee 2:10 p.m. San Francisco at Colorado 4:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Arizona 4:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at San Diego 4:10 p.m. Texas at L.A. Angels 3:35 p.m. Minnesota at Seattle 4:10 p.m. - - - - NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Canadiens and Wild go for clinchers The Montreal Canadiens and Minnesota Wild bid to wrap up first-round playoff series when the Canadiens visit the Ottawa Senators and the Wild are at home against the St. Louis Blues in the two postseason games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-PLAYOFFS/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0230 GMT/10:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 450 words) - - Blues at Wild MINNEAPOLIS - The Wild lead the series 3-2 and can eliminate the Blues with a victory at home. (HKN-BLUES-WILD-FIRSTLEDE/WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 3 p.m. ET game ends, The Sports Xchange, By Jess Myers, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru) - - Canadiens at Senators OTTAWA - The Senators won Game 5 to stay alive in the series and must conjure up another home victory to force Game 7. (HKN-CANADIENS-SENATORS-FIRSTLEDE/WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 6 p.m. ET game ends, The Sports Xchange, By Don Brennan, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru - - NHL Roundup Running capsule recaps of all the games on the NHL schedule. (HKN-ROUNDUP/, expect first version ASAP after conclusion of the first game of the day, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - - - AUTO RACING NASCAR: Logano on pole in rain-delay Richmond RICHMOND, Va. - Joey Logano sits on the pole for the Toyota Owners 400, which was postponed Saturday night due to rain. (CAR-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect asap after 1 p.m. ET race, The Sports Xchange, By Amanda Vincent, 375-word first lede, 750-word writethru) - - NASCAR: Toyota Owners 400 notebook RICHMOND, Va. - Notebook from the Toyota Owners 400. (CAR-NOTEBOOK, expect approx. two hours after 1 p.m. ET race, Nascar Wire Service, by Reid Spencer, 500 words) - - IndyCar: Castroneves on pole in Alabama BIRMINGHAMD, Ala. - Helio Castroneves led a Team Penske sweep of the top three spots in qualifying for the Hondy Indy Grand Prix of Alabama. (CAR-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect asap after 3 p.m. ET race, The Sports Xchange, 375-word first lede, 750-word writethru) - - - - 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)
