Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EST on Sunday, Oct. 11

Oct. 11 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Sunday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Texans' two-step continues, QB Hoyer to lead again HOUSTON -- Houston Texans quarterback Brian Hoyer was named the starter for the next game against the Jacksonville Jaguars following a sharp performance during a Thursday night loss to the Indianapolis Colts that ended badly when he made an ill-advised throw over the middle that was intercepted by safety Mike Adams. Don't get too used to the idea. Coach Bill O'Brien said this is a one-week decision. (FBN-TEXANS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 600 words) - - Week 5 injury report The latest injuries and gameday status for all 24 teams scheduled to play this week. (FBN-NEWS-INJURYREPORT, expect by 6 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 600 words) - - Bills RBs McCoy, Williams out Anthony Dixon steps into the starting role for the Buffalo Bills with starter LeSean McCoy (hamstring) and backup Karlos Williams (concussion) ruled out. (FBN-BILLS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - Week 5 previews Keys to the game, players to watch, key matchup and fast facts for all Week 5 games. (FBN-TEAMNAME-TEAMNAME, expect by 4:30 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, by Derek Harper and Jeff Reynolds, 400 words per game) - - Giants TE Fells could lose foot to staph infection New York Giants tight end Daniel Fells reportedly could have his foot amputated from a staph infection. (FBN-SAINTS-DOLPHINS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 197 words) - - Report: Dolphins among teams interested in Saints' Payton The Miami Dolphins are reportedly among multiple teams expected to inquire about New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton's availability after this season. (FBN-SAINTS-DOLPHINS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 154 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) Cleveland at Baltimore 1:00 PM St. Louis at Green Bay 1:00 PM Buffalo at Tennessee 1:00 PM New Orleans at Philadelphia 1:00 PM Washington at Atlanta 1:00 PM Seattle at Cincinnati 1:00 PM Chicago at Kansas City 1:00 PM Jacksonville at Tampa Bay 1:00 PM Arizona at Detroit 4:05 PM New England at Dallas 4:25 PM Denver at Oakland 4:25 PM San Francisco at N.Y. Giants 8:30 PM - - - - COLLEGE FOOTBALL COLUMN: First and 20: Florida, Michigan resurrections built on tough defense The resurrection of two powerhouses with two first-year coaches, Jim McElwain at Florida and Jim Harbaugh at Michigan, have been built on stifling defense and are among the top storylines at the midway point of the season. (FBC-COLUMN, expect by 2 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, By Anthony Gimino, 1,800 words) - - Big 12 Notebook: Will upset spur turnaround at Texas? It took until the sixth game of the season, but Texas rallied around embattled coach Charlie Strong to upset Oklahoma. Now the question is whether it will spur the turnaround Strong needs to potentially keep his job. (FBC-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 1,000 words) - - MAC Notebook: Toledo ranked and rising with return of Hunt Team-by-team from around the MAC. (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) - - AAC Notebook Team-by-team news from around the AAC. (FBC-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 1,000 words) - - College football coverage Live coverage of all Top 25 games on the schedule Saturday (see below). Baylor Kansas Noon ET x Oklahoma Texas Noon ET x Maryland Ohio State Noon ET x Illinois Iowa Noon ET x NMSU Ole Miss Noon ET x South Carolina LSU Noon ET x Kent Toledo 3 p.m. ET x Northwestern Michigan 3:30 ET x Georgia Tech Clemson 3:30 p.m. ET x Navy Notre Dame 3:30 p.m. ET x Georgia Tennessee 3:30 p.m. ET x TCU Kansas State 6:30 p.m. ET x Oklahoma State West Virginia 7 p.m. ET x Arkansas Alabama 7 p.m. ET x Boise State Colorado State 7 p.m. ET x Florida Missouri 7:30 p.m. ET x Miami Florida State 8 p.m. ET x Michigan State Rutgers 8 p.m. ET x Cal Utah 10 p.m. ET x Recaps of all Power 5 conference games. - - CFB notebook News and notes from around college football. (CFB-NOTEBOOK-expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - GOLF U.S. hangs on to retain Presidents Cup The Presidents Cup came down to the final match on Sunday in Incheon, South Korea, and the United States prevailed for the sixth straight time against the International team. (GLF-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 366 words) - - Korda claims LPGA Malaysia for fourth title American Jessica Korda closed with a 6-under 65 on Sunday to win by four strokes in the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club. (GLF-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 407 words) - - Presidents Cup: US maintains slim lead Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed won the final match on Saturday to push the United States team ahead 9 ½ to 8 ½ at The Presidents Cup. (GLF-PGA-NEWS, expect by 2 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - Korda leads LPGA Malaysia Jessica Korda is 12-under for the tournament and holds a two-shot lead entering the final round of LPGA Malaysia. (GLF-LPGA-NEWS, expect by 2 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NLDS, Game 2: Cubs at Cardinals ST. LOUIS - St. Louis can take a 2-0 advantage in the National League Division Series before heading to Wrigley Field for a likely date with NL Cy Young candidate Jake Arrieta. (BBO-CARDINALS-CUBS-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 5:40 p.m. ET start, The Sports Xchange, by James Dent, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru) - - NLDS, Game 2: Mets at Dodgers LOS ANGELES - Game 2 of the National League Division Series with another enticing pitching matchup pairing New York Mets right-hander Noah Snydergaard and Los Angeles Dodgers' righty Zack Greinke. (BBO-CARDINALS-CUBS-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 3:45 p.m. ET start, The Sports Xchange, by Forrest Lee, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru) - - Rangers 3B Beltre's status up in the air Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre missed Friday's Game 2 after injuring his back in Game 1. His status for Game 3 on Sunday is unclear. (BBO-RANGERS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 250 words) - - ALDS: Kansas City at Houston Game 3 HOUSTON - Game 3 of the best-of-5 series moves to Houston after the Astros and Royals split the opening two games. (BBO-ROYALS-ASTROS-FIRSTLEDE/WRITETHRU, expect asap after 4 p.m. ET game, The Sports Xchange, 400-word first-lede, 700-word writethru) Also: Team-specific reports from both locker rooms, approx. 2 hours post-game. Slugs: BBO-ROYALS-ANALYSIS and BBO-ASTROS ANALYSIS - - ALDS: Toronto at Texas Game 3 ARLINGTON, Texas - Game 3 of the best-of-5 series moves to Arlington with the Rangers one game from completing the series sweep. (BBO-BLUEJAYS-RANGERS-FIRSTLEDE/WRITETHRU, expect asap after 8 p.m. ET game, The Sports Xchange, 400-word first-lede, 700-word writethru) Also: Team-specific reports from both locker rooms, approx. 2 hours post-game. Slugs: BBO-BLUEJAYS-ANALYSIS and BBO-RANGERS-ANALYSIS - - NLDS: Cubs-Cardinals Game 3 Preview Preview of Game 3 of the NLDS between the Cubs and Cardinals scheduled for Monday. (BBO-CUBS-CARDINALS-PREVIEW, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - NLDS: Mets-Dodgers Game 3 Preview Preview of Game 3 of the NLDS between the Mets and Dodgers scheduled for Monday. (BBO-CUBS-CARDINALS-PREVIEW, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - MLB Notebook News and notes from around the diamond. (BBO-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION NBA roundup News and notes from around the NBA. (BKN-ROUNDUP/, expect by 7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 280 words) - - - - NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Montreal at Ottawa OTTAWA - The Canadiens take on the Senators in the lone game on the NHL docket Sunday. (HKN-CANADIENS-SENATORS-FIRSTLEDE/WRITETHRU, expect asap after 7:00 p.m. ET game, The Sports Xchange, by Don Brennan, 400-word first-lede, 700-word writethru) - - NHL roundup The latest news and notes from the NHL. (HKN-ROUNDUP/, expect by 7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) The Sports Xchange covers all NHL games. Saturday schedule: Tampa Bay Buffalo 1 p.m. Detroit Carolina 7 p.m. Columbus N.Y. Rangers 7 p.m. Philadelphia Florida 7 p.m. Montreal Boston 7 p.m. Ottawa Toronto 7 p.m. Edmonton Nashville 7 p.m. New Jersey Washington 7 p.m. St. Louis Minnesota 8 p.m. N.Y. Islanders Chicago 8:30 p.m. Dallas Colorado 9 p.m. Pittsburgh Arizona 10 p.m. Calgary Vancouver 10 p.m. Anaheim San Jose 10:30 p.m. - - NHL notebook The latest news and notes from the NHL. (HKN-ROUNDUP, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - AUTO RACING Bank of America 500 CONCORD, N.C. -- The rain-delayed Bank of America 500, where Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Matt Kenseth and Kyle Busch will start on the front row. (CAR-SPRINTCUP-FIRSTLEDE/WRITE-THRU, expect asap after finish of 12:30 p.m. scheduled green flag, The Sports Xchange, by Amanda Vincent, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru) - - Notebook: Bank of America 500 CONCORD, N.C. - News and notes from around the track at Charlotte Motor Speedway. (CAR-SPRINTCUP-NOTEBOOK, expect approx. 1 ½ hours post-race, NASCAR Wire Service, distributed by The Sports Xchange, by Reid Spencer, 400 words) - - - - WNBA WNBA Finals: Lynx at Fever INDIANAPOLIS - The Minnesota Lynx hold a 2-1 series lead and attempt to close out the WNBA title against the Indiana Fever in Game 4 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. (BKL-FIRSTLEDE/WRITE-THRU, expect asap after 8:30 p.m. game, The Sports Xchange, by Jeff Washburn, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru) - - - -