Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EST on Thursday, Feb. 5
Feb. 5 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Thursday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Belichick Super lucky, and good New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick has the wins and the rings. He also benefited from very good fortune in his four Super Bowl victories. (FBN-PATRIOTS-COLUMN/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Ira Miller, 825 words) See also: Seahawks' Sherman 'ecstatic' over son's birth (FBN-SEAHAWKS-NEWS/) - - Haley: Brady's Super Bowls 'all tainted' Charles Haley won five Super Bowl rings, three in Dallas and a pair with Joe Montana and the San Francisco 49ers. So it's no surprise that Haley would take Montana over New England Patriots four-time winner Tom Brady. The explanation of that decision could be a bit surprising. (FBN-PATRIOTS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 329 words) - - Redskins omit RG3 from core player list Washington Redskins QB Robert Griffin III is not among the core players listed by the franchise in a letter to season-ticket holders. Griffin, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2012 draft, did not secure the starting job last season because of injuries and inconsistent play. (FBN-REDSKINS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 369 words) - - NFL roundup News and notes from around the league. (FBN-NOTEBOOK/, expect by 7:45 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - COLLEGE FOOTBALL L.A. schools score big on Signing Day Snoop Dogg, of all people, nicely summed up National Signing Day. "We Bruins now," he said. (FBC-COLUMN/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Anthony Gimino, 850 words) - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION TSX covers all NBA games, highlighted matchup below - - Magic fire head coach Jacque Vaughn The Orlando Magic, sporting the third-worst record in the Eastern Conference (15-37) and mired in a 10-game losing streak, fire head coach Jacque Vaughn. Assistant James Borrego is named the Magic's interim coach. (BKN-MAGIC-NEWS/, moved; will be led, The Sports Xchange, 279 words) - - Los Angeles Clippers at Cleveland CLEVELAND - Despite the recent shooting woes of Kevin Love, the Central Division-leading Cleveland Cavaliers (30-20) look for their 12th straight victory when they host the Los Angeles Clippers (33-16), who collapsed late and lost to Brooklyn 102-100 on Monday to fall to 2-2 on their eight-game road trip. (BKN-CAVALIERS-CLIPPERS-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU/ (PIX), expect ASAP after the 8 PM ET game ends, The Sports Xchange, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru) - - Today's NBA schedule at a glance Washington at Charlotte, 7 PM ET Los Angeles Clippers at Cleveland, 8 PM ET Dallas at Sacramento, 10 PM ET Phoenix at Portland, 10:30 PM ET - - NBA Roundup The latest moves and news from the NBA. (BKN-NOTEBOOK/, expect by 6 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - COLLEGE BASKETBALL Top 25 Roundup Capsule recaps from all Top 25 games. (BKC-NOTEBOOK/, expect first version after 7 PM ET games end, The Sports Xchange, 600 words) - - - - GOLF Farmers Insurance Open, La Jolla, Calif. Woods, Rose among those in action at Torrey Pines LA JOLLA, Calif. - Tiger Woods, world No. 5 Justin Rose and defending champion Scott Stallings will be among those in the field when the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open gets underway at Torrey Pines outside San Diego. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), expect nine-hole update, by Ben Everill, 400 words) Note: The event has been repeatedly delayed by fog. - - Tiger looks for reversal of recent form LA JOLLA, Calif. - Fourteen-time major winner Tiger Woods looks to snap out of his recent slump when he plays in the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. (GOLF-PGA/TIGER (PIX), expect mid-round update, by Ben Everill, 300 words) Note: The event has been repeatedly delayed by fog. - - Ryder Cup duo Westwood and McDowell shine in Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR - Former world No. 1 Lee Westwood makes a good start to his Malaysian Open title defense, sharing the first-round lead with Ryder Cup teammate Graeme McDowell at six-under-par 66. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, moved, 296 words) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Commissioner expects to face decision on Rose ban Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says he expects to face a decision on the status of Pete Rose, opening the door for possible reinstatement of the all-time hits leader for Hall of Fame consideration. (BASEBALL-MANFRED/, moved, 355 words) - - - - NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE TSX covers all NHL games, highlighted matchup below - - St. Louis at Buffalo The St. Louis Blues, just two points behind front-running Nashville and Anaheim in the Western Conference, shoot for their seventh straight victory when they visit the Buffalo Sabres, the worst team in the NHL. (HKN-BLUES-SABRES-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU/ (PIX), expect ASAP after the 7 PM ET game ends, The Sports Xchange, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru) - - Today's NHL schedule at a glance St. Louis at Buffalo, 7 PM ET New York Islanders at Philadelphia, 7 PM ET Washington at Ottawa, 7:30 PM ET Los Angeles at Florida, 7:30 PM ET Anaheim at Nashville, 8 PM ET Tampa Bay at Dallas, 8:30 PM ET Detroit at Colorado, 9 PM ET Carolina at Arizona, 9 PM ET San Jose at Vancouver, 10 PM ET - - NHL Roundup The latest moves and news from the NHL. (HKN-NOTEBOOK/, expect by 6 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - ALPINE SKIING Alpine ski world championships, Beaver Creek, Colo. Jansrud, Ligety likely to shine in rescheduled men's Super-G BEAVER CREEK, Colo. - While Norwegian Kjetil Jansrud will be the top drawing card and gold medal favorite in the men's Super-G, defending champion Ted Ligety of the United States will be tough to beat at one of his most successful venues in an event rescheduled from yesterday due to strong winds and heavy snow. (ALPINESKIING-WORLDS/MEN-SUPERG (PIX), expect by 3 PM ET, by Steve Keating and Mark Lamport-Stokes, 400 words) - - Vonn retakes worlds spotlight for downhill BEAVER CREEK, Colo. - Lindsey Vonn retakes the world championship spotlight on Friday with the women's downhill set to deliver some high-speed thrills. After winning bronze in the Super-G on Tuesday, Vonn has reset her sights on downhill gold and will push out of the start hut onto the challenging Raptor layout as the heavy favorite. (ALPINESKIING-WORLDS/WOMEN-DOWNHILL (PREVIEW, PIX), moved, by Steve Keating, 404 words) - - 'Ghost forerunner' tribute paid to U.S. skiers BEAVER CREEK, Colo. - A poignant tribute for two U.S. Ski Team development athletes killed in an avalanche last month is held shortly before the start of the men's Super-G at the world championships. (ALPINESKIING-WORLDS/MEN-TRIBUTE, moved, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, 335 words) - - - - JURISPRUDENCE Testimony continues in the trial of Aaron Hernandez FALL RIVER, Mass. - A semi-pro football player found dead near the Massachusetts home of former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez had a wallet, cash and two sets of keys in his pockets, a police officer testifies. (USA-PATRIOTS-HERNANDEZ/, expect by 2:30 PM ET, 300 words) - - - - OLYMPICS New sports for Tokyo Games to be decided in 2016, says IOC TOKYO - The decision on which and how many new sports will be added to the slate for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics will be determined next year, just before the start of the Rio Games, IOC Vice President John Coates says. (OLYMPICS-JAPAN/, moved, by Elaine Lies, 495 words) - - FEATURE: Amid rubble, Rio residents fight Olympics evictions RIO DE JANEIRO - Street addresses jump: 39, 42, 48, 51. The missing numbers belonged to homes now reduced to rubble to make way for the Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro. But 18 months before the Olympics begin, about 50 families still refuse to leave, clinging on despite increasing isolation and irregular access to basic services like water and electricity. (US-BRAZIL-OLYMPICS-EVICTIONS/ (PIX), moved, by Stephen Eisenhammer, 969 words) - - - - 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)
