Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EST on Sunday, Oct 4

Oct 4 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Sunday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Manning back in action as Broncos host Vikings Quarterback Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos will aim to build on their perfect 3-0 start to the season when they host the Minnesota Vikings (2-1) in one of 13 games on the National Football League schedule. (NFL-HIGHLIGHTS/(PIX), expect first lead by 2130 GMT/5.30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words) - - Carr, and Raiders, set sights on slumping Bears Oakland's rapidly improving second-year quarterback Derek Carr will be coming off back-to-back 300-yard games when he and the Raiders (2-1) visit the slumping Chicago Bears (0-3) at Soldier Field. (NFL-BEARS/ (PIX), expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - Weeden eyes road win for Cowboys against struggling Saints Quarterback Brandon Weeden, once again filling in for the injured Tony Romo, will look to rebound from a home loss last week against the Atlanta Falcons when the Dallas Cowboys (2-1) visit the struggling New Orleans Saints (0-3) for Sunday's late game. (NFL-SAINTS/ (PIX), expect by 0430 GMT/12.30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - 3 Things We Learned about the (team) All teams in action Sunday will have a post-game sidebar moved with a 3-4 graph lede followed by three things we learned about each team and player-specific notes. (FBN-TEAM-ANALYSIS, expect approx. 2 hours post-games, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - NFL Notebook News and notes from around the league. (FBN-ROUNDUP, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - NFL Roundup Capsule recaps of all games on the schedule Sunday. (FBN-ROUNDUP, expect multiple versions, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) Sunday schedule (all times ET) New York Jets at Miami 6:30 AM Jacksonville at Indianapolis 10:00 AM New York Giants at Buffalo 10:00 AM Carolina at Tampa Bay 10:00 AM Philadelphia at Washington 10:00 AM Oakland at Chicago 10:00 AM Houston at Atlanta 10:00 AM Kansas City at Cincinnati 10:00 AM Cleveland at San Diego 1:05 PM Green Bay at San Francisco 1:25 PM St. Louis at Arizona 1:25 PM Minnesota at Denver 1:25 PM Dallas at New Orleans 5:30 PM - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION NBA notebook News and notes from around the NBA. (BKN-ROUNDUP, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 280 words) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Astros in final push to secure playoff berth The Houston Astros, locked in a two-way battle with the Los Angeles Angels for the last American League wild-card berth, take on the hosting Arizona Diamondbacks on the final day of the regular season in one of 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 2330 GMT/7.30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - Angels target playoff spot, and another win versus Rangers The Los Angeles Angels once again face the AL West-leading Rangers in Texas as they strive to claim the last American League wild-card berth, a day after pulling off a stunning ninth-inning comeback victory over the Rangers. (BASEBALL-RANGERS/, expect by 2330 GMT/7.30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words) - - MLB Pennant Races The Sports Xchange has writers on the scene at every ballpark Sunday, and will move post-game reports on all teams. Reports for playoff teams will focus on the upcoming postseason, while reports for non-playoff teams will focus on conclusion of season. (BBO-ROUNDUP, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - Farrell to return as Red Sox manager in 2016 Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski announced John Farrell, who has been battling State 1 Lymphoma, will return as manager in 2016. (BBO-ROUNDUP, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - MLB Notebook News and notes from around the diamond on the final day of the regular season. (BBO-ROUNDUP, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - MLB Roundup Capsule recaps of all games on the schedule Sunday. (BBO-ROUNDUP, expect multiple versions as games conclude, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) Sunday schedule (all times ET) St. Louis at Atlanta 10:00 AM Los Angeles Angels at Texas 12:05 PM N,Y, Yankees at Baltimore 12:05 PM Miami at Philadelphia 12:05 PM Cincinnati at Pittsburgh 12:05 PM Colorado at San Francisco 12:05 PM Detroit at Chicago White Sox 12:10 PM Boston at Cleveland 12:10 PM Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee 12:10 PM Kansas City at Minnesota 12:10 PM Oakland at Seattle 12:10 PM San Diego at Los Angeles 12:10 PM Washington at N.Y. Mets 12:10 PM Houston at Arizona 12:10 PM Toronto at Tampa Bay 12:10 PM St. Louis at Atlanta 1:00 PM - - - - CFB COLUMN: First and 20: Teams go from contenders to pretenders There's chaos. Wonderful, unadulterated, college football madness. Each week of the season is another chance to strip away what you thought you know about teams with what is actually happening on the field. And we can't believe half of what we see. (FBC-COLUMN, moved, The Sports Xchange, By Anthony Gimino, 1,889 words) - - SEC Notebook: Alabama slams foot back in title picture By throttling Georgia on Saturday, Alabama made a firm statement that it is still very much part of the national title picture. (FBC-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 1,000 words) - - Big 12 Notebook: Baylor displays dangerous versatility Baylor continues to show teams expecting to see a pass-happy attack that it can line up and run the ball very effectively - making the Bears dangerously versatile entering the meat of their schedule. (FBC-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 1,000 words) - - Big Ten Notebook Team-by-team from around the Big Ten. (FBC-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 1,000 words) - - ACC Notebook Team-by-team from around the ACC. (FBC-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 1,000 words) - - Pac-12 Notebook Team-by-team from around the Pac-12. (FBC-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 1,000 words) - - MAC Notebook Team-by-team from around the MAC. (FBC-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 1,000 words) - - AAC Notebook Team-by-team from around the AAC. (FBC-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 1,000 words) - - - - NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE NHL notebook The latest news and notes from the NHL. (HKN-ROUNDUP, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - SOCCER Pacesetting Galaxy visit the Sounders Western Conference pacesetters, the Los Angeles Galaxy, will be seeking their third successive win this season against the Sounders when they visit Seattle in one of three games on the Major League Soccer schedule. (SOCCER-MLS/, expect by 0500 GMT/1 AM ET, 300 words) - - - - AUTO RACING Harvick on pole at AAA 400 DOVER, Del. - Kevin Harvick sits on the pole for the AA 400, and is in a near must-win position to advance to the Contender Round of the Chase, with other notable drivers such as Dale Earnhardt Jr. among those hovering around the cutoff. (CAR-SPRINTCUP-FIRSTLEDE/WRITE-THRU, expect asap after finish of 2:30 p.m. scheduled green flag, The Sports Xchange, by Amanda Vincent, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru) - - AAA 400 notebook DOVER, Del. - News and notes from around the track at the Monster Mile. (CAR-SPRINTCUP-NOTEBOOK, expect approx. 1 ½ hours post-race, NASCAR Wire Service, distributed by The Sports Xchange, by Reid Spencer, 400 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0000 GMT/8:00 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - -