Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EST on Sunday, March 20

March 20 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Sunday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - COLLEGE BASKETBALL 2016 NCAA Tournament The Sports Xchange staffs all NCAA Tournament games, including Iowa-Villanova from Brooklyn, and No. 10 seed Syracuse and No. 15 seed Middle Tennessee State trying to continue their upset runs in St. Louis. (BKC-IOWA-VILLANOVA-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after each game ends, will be led, The Sports Xchange, 400-word lede, 800-word writethru) - - Sunday schedule Iowa vs. Villanova 12:10 PM Stephen F Austin vs Notre Dame 2:40 PM VCU vs. Oklahoma 5:15 PM Middle Tennessee vs. Syracuse 6:10 PM Hawaii vs. Maryland 7:10 PM Northern Iowa vs. Texas A&M 7:40 PM Wisconsin vs. Xavier 8:40 PM Saint Joseph's vs. Oregon 9:40 PM NIT Recaps Florida at Ohio State 12:00 PM Georgia at St. Mary's 7:30 PM - - NCAA Tournament roundup Capsule recaps of all NCAA men's and women's NCAA Tournament games Sunday. Will move separately. (BKC-ROUNDUP, expect multiple versions throughout the day) - - NCAA Tournament - 10 Takeaways from Thursday The top 10 things we learned Sunday as the Sweet 16 is finalized. (BKC-ANALYSIS, expect by 12 p.m. ET, compiled from writers on-hand at each regional site, The Sports Xchange, 1,000 words) - - - - NBA Sunday schedule (all times ET) Portland at Dallas 4:00 PM Orlando at Toronto 4:30 PM L.A. Clippers at New Orleans 6:00 PM Boston at Philadelphia 6:00 PM Utah at Milwaukee 7:00 PM Sacramento at New York 7:30 PM - - NBA notebook News and notes from around the NBA. (BKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - NBA Roundup Capsule recaps of all games on the schedule Sunday. (BKN-ROUNDUP, expect multiple versions, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - NHL Sunday schedule (all times ET) Anaheim at Winnipeg 3:00 PM Columbus at New Jersey 5:00 PM Washington at Pittsburgh 6:00 PM Calgary at Montreal 7:00 PM Minnesota at Chicago 8:30 PM Colorado at Edmonton 9:30 PM - - Predators recall Fs Bourque, Nystrom The Nashville Predators recalled forwards Gabriel Bourque and Eric Nystrom on Sunday from long-term injury loans with Milwaukee of the American Hockey League. (HKN-PREDATORS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 100 words) - - Sabres reassign F Catenacci The Buffalo Sabres assigned forward Daniel Catenacci to the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League on Sunday. (HKN-SABRES-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 75 words) - - Jets recall F De Leo The Winnipeg Jets recalled forward Chase De Leo on an emergency basis Sunday from the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League. (HKN-JETS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 75 words) - - NHL notebook News and notes from around the NHL. (HKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - NHL Roundup Capsule recaps of all games on the schedule Sunday. (HKN-ROUNDUP, expect multiple versions, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - NFL Panthers owner Richardson to miss NFL meetings Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson will miss the NFL's meetings in Florida this week to have shoulder surgery. According to the Charlotte Observer, Richardson last missed the league meetings in 2009 after undergoing heart transplant surgery. (FBN-PANTHERS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 200 words) - - Giants re-sign LB Brinkley The New York Giants re-signed linebacker Jasper Brinkley to a one-year deal, according to reports Sunday. (FBN-GIANTS-NEWS, The Sports Xchange, 150 words) - - Seahawks re-sign LB Morgan The Seattle Seahawks agreed to terms with linebacker Mike Morgan on a new contract. The deal keeps the linebacker and special teams standout in Seattle, where he has spent his entire NFL career. (FBN-SEAHAWKS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 150 words) - - - - AUTO RACING Good Sam 500 at Phoenix International Raceway FONTANA, Calif. - Austin Dillon sits on the pole for the Auto Club 400. (CAR-SPRINTCUP-FIRSTLEDE/WRITETHRU, expect asap after scheduled 3:30 ET green flag race, By Amanda Vincent, The Sports Xchange, 400-word first-lede, 700-word writethru) - - Good Sam 500 notebook FONTANA, Calif. - News and notes from around the Auto Club 400. (CAR-SPRINTCUP-FIRSTLEDE/WRITETHRU, expect approx. two hours post-race, By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service distributed by The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - NHRA - Gatornationals Recap from the Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway, where the top 16 qualifiers in each class battle it out head to head for the Wally. (CAR-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - MLB Marlins name LHP Chen for Opening Day The Miami Marlins named left-hander Wei-Yin Chen as their Opening Day starter over right-hander Jose Fernandez. Manager Don Mattingly announced Sunday that Chen will get the start against the Detroit Tigers at Marlins Park on April 5. (BBO-MARLINS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 200 words) - - Spring training roundup Spring training recap of all games on the schedule Sunday. (BBO-ROUNDUP, expect multiple versions as games conclude, The Sports Xchange, 600 words) - - - - GOLF Day holds two-shot lead at Bay Hill Jason Day has a two-shot lead entering the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, but a strong leaderboard including Henrik Stenson continues to keep the pressure on. (GLF-PGA-WRITETHRU, expect approx. 6:30 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - Lewis tries to end drought in Phoenix Stacy Lewis enters the final of the JTBC Founders Cup, where she has consecutive second-place finishes, trailing by one shot as she attempts to claim her first title since 2014. (GLF-LPGA-WRITETHRU, expect approx. 6:30 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - - - TENNIS Serena vs. Azarenka in Indian Wells Top-seeded Serena Williams will face former No. 1 player Victoria Azarenka in the finals of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. (TENNIS-NEWS-INDIANWELLS, expect approx. 4 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - Djokovic battles Canadian Raonic for Indian Wells title Milos Raonic seeks his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title, but he'll have to get through top-ranked Novak Djokovic at Indian Wells to get it. (TENNIS-NEWS, expect approx. 6:30 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - SOCCER U.S. national team goalie Howard returning to MLS The Colorado Rapids announced U.S. national team goalie Tim Howard has signed a Designated Player contract from English Premier League side Everton and will join the team when the summer transfer window opens July 4. (SOCCER-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 250 words) - - - -