Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EST on Sunday, November 22

Nov 22 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Sunday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE QB Romo returns for Cowboys against Dolphins Quarterback Tony Romo returns for the Dallas Cowboys, who lost all seven games since he was sidelined with a broken collarbone, hoping to revive their longshot playoff dreams against the hosting Miami Dolphins (4-5), who are in the hunt for a wild card spot. (NFL-DOLPHINS/ , expect by 5:30 PM ET, by The Sports Exchange, 400 words) - - Packers try to stop skid against red-hot Vikings The visiting Green Bay Packers (6-3) and quarterback Aaron Rodgers strive to end a three-game losing streak when they tackle their NFC North Division rivals, the first-place Minnesota Vikings, winners of five straight, in a clash with playoff implications. (NFL-VIKINGS/ , expect by 8:30 PM ET, by The Sports Exchange, 400 words) - - Bengals, Cardinals in clash of division leaders The Cincinnati Bengals (8-1), fresh off their first loss of the season, look to get back on track when they take to the road to play the NFC West-leading Arizona Cardinals (7-2) in a clash between NFL title contenders. (NFL-CARDINALS/ , expect by 12:30 AM ET, by The Sports Exchange, 400 words - - Bucs LB Alexander facing 4-game PED suspension Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie linebacker Kwon Alexander is facing a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing drugs. (FBN-TEAM-ANALYSIS, expect approx. 2 hours post-games, The Sports Xchange, 210 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, 500 words) Sunday schedule (all times ET) St. Louis at Baltimore 1:00 PM Washington at Carolina 1:00 PM Denver at Chicago 1:00 PM Oakland at Detroit 1:00 PM Indianapolis at Atlanta 1:00 PM Dallas at Miami 1:00 PM Tampa Bay at Philadelphia 1:00 PM N.Y. Jets at Houston 1:00 PM Kansas City at San Diego 4:05 PM Green Bay at Minnesota 4:25 PM San Francisco at Seattle 4:25 PM Cincinnati at Arizona 8:30 PM - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Sunday schedule (all times ET) Toronto at L.A. Clippers 3:30 PM Phoenix at New Orleans 6:00 PM Boston at Brooklyn 6:00 PM Dallas at Oklahoma City 7:00 PM Golden St. at Denver 8:00 PM Portland at L.A. Lakers 9:30 PM - - NBA notebook News and notes from around the NBA. (BKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 280 words) - - NBA Roundup Capsule recaps of all games on the schedule Sunday. (BKN-ROUNDUP, expect multiple versions, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - Warriors eye NBA mark for best start in match against Denver The NBA champion Golden State Warriors and high-scoring Stephen Curry try to extend their record to 15-0 and match the all-time NBA record when they go to Denver to take on the Nuggets (6-7). (NBA-NUGGETS/ , expect by 11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - Hot Mavericks meet quiet Thunder Dirk Nowitzki and the visiting Dallas Mavericks (9-4), winners of six in a row, play Northwest-leading Okahoma City Thunder (7-6), who have lost six of their last 10 games and have been playing without star forward Kevin Durant. (NBA-THUNDER/ , expect by 10:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: The RSM Classic (to 22) St. Simons Island, Georgia Kisner on verge of first PGA Tour victory After four runner-up finishes this year, American Kevin Kisner is on the verge of breaking through for his first PGA Tour victory as he takes a three-shot lead into the final round at the Sea Island Resort in Georgia. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), expect by 5:30 PM ET, 350 words) - - Kerr, Jang lead as "Big Three" vie for LPGA tour title NAPLES, Fla. -- Cristie Kerr and Ha Na Jang are tied for the lead at 13-under entering the final round of the CME Group Tour Championship, with top-ranked Lydia Ko only two shots off the pace as she attempts to hold off Inbee Park and Stacy Lewis for the year-end $1 million prize. (GLF-FIRSTLEDE/WRITETHRU, expect asap after leaders finish, The Sports Xchange, 600 words) - - Kisner leads RSM Classic Kevin Kisner holds a three-shot lead as he seeks his first PGA Tour title at the RSM Classic. (GLF-NEWS, expect asap after leaders finish, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - LPGA: CME Group Tour Championship (to 22) Naples, Florida Ko closes in on huge pay day at LPGA season-ender LPGA rookie Jang Ha-na of South Korea and American veteran Cristie Kerr lead into the final round at Tiburon Golf Club, while Kiwi Lydia Ko, two strokes behind, is poised to win the season-long Race to the Globe and its $1 million jackpot. (GOLF-LPGA/ (PIX), expect by 4:30 PM ET, 400 words) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL MLB Notebook News and notes from around the diamond. (BBO-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Canadiens look to stretch their lead on home ice against Islanders The Montreal Canadiens, whose 15-4-2 record as Atlantic Division leaders gives them the biggest lead in the NHL, welcome the New York Islanders (10-7-3) to their home ice in one of four games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/ , expect by 1 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - Sunday schedule (all times ET) Los Angeles at Carolina 7:00 PM San Jose at Columbus 8:30 PM N.Y. Islanders at Montreal 7:00 PM New Jersey at Vancouver 10:00 PM - - Blackhawks GM: Kane 'absolutely' in long-term plans Chicago Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman said All-Star forward Patrick Kane "absolutely" remains part of the team's long-term plans. (HKN-BLACKHAWKS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 309 words) - - Jets recall G Hellebuyck The Winnipeg Jets recalled goaltender Connor Hellebuyck from the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League on Sunday. (HKN-JETS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 78 words) - - NHL notebook News and notes from around the NHL. (HKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 280 words) - - NHL Roundup Capsule recaps of all games on the schedule Sunday. (HKN-ROUNDUP, expect multiple versions, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - SOCCER MLS Playoffs Crew face Red Bulls, Timbers meet Dallas The Columbus Crew hope prolific striker Kei Kamara finds the net again when they host the New York Red Bulls in the first leg of the Eastern Conference Championship, while FC Dallas players will strive to give coach Oscar Pareja something to smile about following the Thursday death of his mother when they visit the Portland Timbers in the first leg of the Western Conference Championship. (SOCCER-MLS/PLAYOFFS, expect first copy by 8 PM ET, 400 words) - - Columbus vs. NY Red Bulls COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Columbus vs. NY Red Bulls in the Eastern Conference Championship series. (SOCCER-FIRSTLEDE/WRITETHRU, expect asap after 5 p.m. ET match, The Sports Xchange, By Doug Bean, 400-word first lede, 700-word write-thru) - - FC Dallas vs. Portland PORTLAND, Ore. -- Portland vs. FC Dallas in the Western Conference Championship series. (SOCCER-FIRSTLEDE/WRITETHRU, expect asap after 5 p.m. ET match, The Sports Xchange, 400-word first lede, 700-word write-thru) - - - - AUTO RACING Gordon's drive to go out on top HOMESTEAD, Fla. - In his final race as a full time Sprint Cup driver, Jeff Gordon is one of four drivers in the hunt for the Chase championship. (CAR-SPRINTCUP-FIRSTLEDE/WRITE-THRU, expect asap after finish of 3 p.m. ET scheduled green flag, The Sports Xchange, by Amanda Vincent, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru) - - COLUMN: Ingram on Chase finale TSX national auto racing columnist Jonathan Ingram's thoughts following the finale race for the Chase championship. (CAR-SPRINTCUP-COLUMN, expect approx. 1 ½ hours after finish of 3 p.m. ET scheduled green flag, The Sports Xchange, by Jonathan Ingram, 700 words) - - Notebook: Ford EcoBoost 400 HOMESTEAD, Fla. - News and notes from around the track at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. (CAR-SPRINTCUP-NOTEBOOK, expect approx. 1 ½ hours post-race, NASCAR Wire Service, distributed by The Sports Xchange, by Reid Spencer, 400 words) - - - - TENNIS Barclays ATP World Finals Top-ranked Novak Djokovic faces Roger Federer in the final match of the 2015 season. Federer beat Djokovic in group play and will leap Andy Murray for the No. 2 spot in the season-end standings with a victory. Djokovic seeks a career-best 11th title of the season. (TEN-NEWS-ATPFINALS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 120 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 8:00 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - CFB First and 20: It's time to talk about Iowa We might not want to talk about Iowa. We've been trying to ignore Iowa. The Hawkeyes have no sizzle, no pizzazz, no sex appeal. But we have to talk about them. (FBC-COLUMN, expect by 2:30 p.m., The Sports Xchange, By Anthony Gimino, 1,8000 words) - - Big 12 Notebook: One-win teams try to catch eye of CFP committee In what amounts to a year-end round robin, Baylor, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State are all one-win teams jockeying for poll position. (FBC-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 1,000 words) - - SEC Notebook Team-by-team news from around the SEC. (FBC-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 1,000 words) - - Big Ten Notebook Team-by-team news from around the Big Ten. (FBC-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 1,000 words) - - ACC Notebook Team-by-team news from around the ACC. (FBC-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 1,000 words) - - Pac-12 Notebook Team-by-team news from around the Pac-12. (FBC-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 1,000 words) - - MAC Notebook Team-by-team news from around the MAC. (FBC-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 1,000 words) - - MWC Notebook Team-by-team news from around the Mountain West Conference. (FBC-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 1,000 words) - - AAC Notebook Team-by-team news from around the AAC. (FBC-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 1,000 words) - - - - MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Sunday recap schedule (all times ET) Furman at No.20 UConn 12:00 ET No. Florida at Louisville 12:00 ET Harvard at Boston College 12:30 PM ETSU at Georgia Tech 2:00 PM Ark.-PB at Cincinnati 1:00 PM Yale at SMU 4:30 PM App. St. at Tulane 4:30 PM Akron at No.11 Villanova 4:30 PM SE Louisiana at Nebraska 7:00 PM Robert Morris at Air Force 4:00 PM Wyoming at Montana St. 4:00 PM Oakland at Colorado St. 4:00 PM Fresno St. at Rice 6:00 PM Neb.-Omaha at Colorado 2:00 PM Valparaiso at Oregon 6:00 PM Nwestern St. at No.12 Arizona 8:00 PM Stanford at St. Mary's 11:00 PM Gardner-Webb at Tennessee 12:00 PM Duke vs. Georgetown (WT) Noon ET Wisconsin vs. VCU 3:30 ET George Mason vs. Virginia 8:30 p.m. ET Minnesota vs. Texas Tech 1:30 p.m. ET Butler vs. Miami (Fla) 7:30 p.m. ET Temple vs. Utah 3:30 p.m. ET Florida vs. Purdue 4:30 p.m. ET - - - -