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Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EST on Wednesday, Sept. 2

Sept. 2 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Wednesday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - TENNIS U.S. Open, Flushing Meadows, New York Number 1s Williams and Djokovic back in action NEW YORK - World No. 1s Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic are back on center court to kick off second round action at the U.S. Open. Williams continues her bid for a calendar year grand slam against unseeded Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands while Djokovic closes out the night session against Austrian Andreas Haider-Maurer. (TENNIS-OPEN/ (PIX), expect first story by 3 PM ET, by Steve Keating and Larry Fine, 600 words) - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Kraft: Deflategate 'most overblown story' New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, addressing a charity function at Gillette Stadium, calls Deflategate the "most overblown story in recent NFL history." (FBN-PATRIOTS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - Redskins' RG3 keeps faith after benching Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III turns to his faith in commenting for the first time since losing his starting job to Kirk Cousins. (FBN-REDSKINS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - RB Jackson targets GM with parting shot from Bills Former Buffalo Bills running back Fred Jackson blames general manager Doug Whaley for releasing him after nine years with the team. (FBN-BILLS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 207 words) - - NFL roundup News and notes from around the NFL. (FBN-ROUNDUP/, expect by 8 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 400-600 words per team) - - - - COLLEGE FOOTBALL Top 25 previews Game-by-game previews of all opening weekend college football games involving Top 25 teams, including keys to the game and players to watch. (FBC-TEAM-TEAM-PREVIEW/, expect by 8 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 600 words per game) Note: For reference: CFB preview: No. 2 TCU at Minnesota, moved at 2:02 PM ET - - - - GOLF 10 Players to Watch: Deutsche Bank Championship Jason Day has played like the best golfer in the world of late, but Rory McIlroy will return after a brief break and Jordan Spieth attempts to rebound from his atypically shaky play at The Barclays. (GLF-PGA-PREVIEW/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Tom LaMarre, 1,000 words) - - CBS, Feherty part after 19 years David Feherty and CBS Sports part ways after 19 years when the two sides could not reach an agreement on his role for the network's golf coverage. Feherty called his last PGA tournament with CBS last weekend at The Barclays, the SportsBusiness Daily reports. (GLF-PGA-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 200 words) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Marlins to ask manager back upstairs The Miami Marlins are expected to ask Dan Jennings to return to his previous role as general manager and will seek a new manager at the end of this season, according to reports. (BBO-MARLINS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - Blue Jays not done making moves TORONTO - Dalton Pompey was the Opening Day center fielder for the Blue Jays. He was back in the minors after 23 games. The 22-year-old returned to Toronto as a September call-up as major-league rosters expanded. He immediately shows his value. (BBO-BLUEJAYS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 390 words) - - Ripken doesn't believe his record is unbreakable BALTIMORE - Talk about a touch of irony. On the night when the Baltimore Orioles honored the 20th anniversary of Cal Ripken Jr. breaking Lou Gehrig's record for consecutive games played, the Orioles Hall of Famer needs to adjust things a bit. (BBO-ORIOLES-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Jeff Seidel, 500 words) - - Red Sox slide Hanley Ramirez to first base BOSTON - Hanley Ramirez's days as an outfielder are over. If Ramirez plays again this season -- and at this point, that is far from a given -- it would be at his adopted first base, Red Sox interim manager Torey Lovullo says. (BBO-REDSOX-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Gethin Coolbaugh, 372 words) - - Twins pass on promotion for top arm Bemos MINNEAPOLIS - With the first round of September call-ups now in the clubhouse, Minnesota Twins fans have been talking more about the top prospect that didn't get the call than the five players that did jump from Triple-A Rochester to Target Field. (BBO-TWINS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Dan Myers, 382 words) - - MLB Notebook News and notes from around the diamond. (BBO-ROUNDUP/, expect by 7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - Today's MLB schedule at a glance - - American League Los Angeles Angels at Oakland, 3:35 PM ET (PIX) New York Yankees at Boston, 4:05 PM ET (PIX) Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 7:05 PM ET Cleveland at Toronto, 7:07 PM ET (PIX) Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, 8:10 PM ET (PIX) Detroit at Kansas City, 8:10 PM ET (PIX) Seattle at Houston, 8:10 PM ET (PIX) - - National League Miami at Atlanta, 12:10 PM (PIX) Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 PM ET (PIX) Philadelphia at New York Mets, 7:10 PM ET (PIX) Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 8:10 PM ET (PIX) Washington at St. Louis, 8:15 PM ET (PIX) Arizona at Colorado, 8:40 PM ET (PIX) San Francisco at Los Angeles Dodgers, 10:10 PM ET (PIX) - - Interleague Texas at San Diego, 10:10 PM ET (PIX) - - MLB Roundup Running capsule recaps of all the games on the MLB schedule. (MLB-ROUNDUP/, expect first version ASAP after conclusion of the first game of the day, The Sports Xchange, 500 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 NHL roundup The latest news and notes from the NHL. (HKN-ROUNDUP/, expect by 7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - SOCCER FIFA's latest reform committee meets for the first time BERNE - Soccer's troubled governing body FIFA begins another attempt to clean up its act as its newest reform committee meets for the first time in the Swiss capital. (SOCCER-FIFA/REFORM, moved, by Brian Homewood, 348 words) - - - - HORSE RACING Espinoza appeals fine for wearing company logo at Travers American Pharoah jockey Victor Espinoza appeals his $15,000 fine for donning a company's logo on his boots during last Saturday's Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. (HORSERACING-ESPINOZA/APPEAL (UPDATE 1), moved, 252 words) - - - - BOXING Mayweather eyes Marciano record in 'final' bout of his career Five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. will put his unbeaten record on the line when he defends his WBC and WBA welterweight titles against fellow American Andre Berto in Las Vegas on Sept. 12. In a conference call, Mayweather discusses the prospect of drawing even at 49-0 with former heavyweight great Rocky Marciano in what he has said will be the final fight of his career. (BOXING-MAYWEATHER/, expect by 8:30 PM ET, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, 400 words) - - - - JURISPRUDENCE Ex-NFL running back charged with murder in prison cellmate's death SAN FRANCISCO - A former NFL running back college standout serving time in a California prison for domestic violence and vehicle theft is charged with first-degree murder in the strangling death of his cellmate. (NFL-PHILLIPS/MURDER, moved, by Curtis Skinner, 310 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)