Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM ET on Friday, June 3
June 3(Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 p.m. ET on Friday: - - - - For any coverage questions, please contact us.general-news@thomsonreuters.com - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Warriors and Cavaliers prepare for Game Two We continue our coverage of the NBA Finals as Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers put Thursday's series opener behind them and gear up for Sunday's Game Two in Oakland. (NBA-FINALS/, expect by 6 PM ET, 400 words) NBA notebook News and notes from around the league. (BKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 6 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - GOLF Long-driving Johnson a big hit at Memorial DUBLIN, Ohio - Dustin Johnson, who set the early pace Thursday with his towering drives to blister the course at the Memorial Tournament, lost the top spot to Brendan Steele to start the second round. Afternoon bulletin will be around 3 p.m. ET. (GLF-PGA-WRITETHRU, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 800 words) ShopRite kicks off, Lewis stalking lead GALLOWAY, N.J. - Stacy Lewis was in the hunt early Friday in the first round of the LPGA ShopRite Classic. (GLF-LPGA-FRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect writethru by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, Rick Woelfel, 800 words) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Mets 3B Wright (neck) to DL, could miss two months New York Mets third baseman David Wright is headed to the disabled list with orders to avoid baseball activities for up to two months. (BBO-METS-NEWS-WRIGHT, expect by 1:30 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) Nationals call up hot prospect Turner The future could lap the past on the transaction wire Friday when the Washington Nationals send Ryan Zimmerman to the paternity list and call up No. 2 prospect Trea Turner. (BBO-NATIONALS-NEWS, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) Mariners ride momentum of franchise-record rally SAN DIEGO - Now that their four-game, home-and-home, interleague series with the "natural rival" San Diego Padres is behind them, the Seattle Mariners get down to serious business in the American League West. Fresh off the greatest comeback win in Mariners history -- a 16-13 victory over the Padres on Thursday at Petco Park after trailing by 10 -- Seattle will play four games against the Rangers in Texas this weekend. The Mariners will play host to the Rangers for four games at Safeco Field the following weekend. (BBO-MARINERS-ANALYSIS, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Bill Center, 455 words) Prospect-rich Pirates mull rotation options MIAMI - The pressure is on Francisco Liriano, especially after his team dropped its third consecutive game Thursday and lost four players to injury. The Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander, off to a slow start this season with a 4.63 ERA, is scheduled to start Friday's game against the visiting Los Angeles Angels.(BBO-PIRATES-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 505 words) MLB notebook News and notes from spring training. (BBO-NOTEBOOK, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) MLB roundup Capsule recaps of all games on today's schedule. Will move as updated throughout the evening. (BBO-ROUNDUP, expect first version by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) The Sports Xchange covers all MLB games (all times ET) Arizona at Chi. Cubs 2:20 p.m. Milwaukee at Philadelphia 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore 7:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Pittsburgh 7:05 p.m. Kansas City at Cleveland 7:10 p.m. Washington at Cincinnati 7:10 p.m. Toronto at Boston 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Miami 7:10 p.m. Chi. White Sox at Detroit 7:10 p.m. Seattle at Texas 8:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Minnesota 8:10 p.m. Oakland at Houston 8:10 p.m. San Francisco at St. Louis 8:15 p.m. Atlanta at L.A. Dodgers 10:10 p.m. Colorado at San Diego 10:40 p.m. - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Hurns lands $40M deal with Jaguars Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds received clearance from the Academy on Friday to begin his NFL career with the Baltimore Ravens and defer his military service. (FBN-JAGUARS-NEWS-HURNS, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) Wilkerson's standoff with Jets continues FLORHAM PARK, N.J. - New York Jets defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson is in the building. Sort of. (FBN-JETS-NEWS-WILKERSON, The Sports Xchange, by Jerry Beach, 500 words) Matthews moves back outside in Packers' 3-4 defense GREEN BAY - Clay Matthews knew he wouldn't be dragged into an unnecessary -- and certainly unwanted -- guessing game when he rejoined his teammates for the start of Green Bay's spring program in mid-April. (FBN-PACKERS-NEWS-MATTHEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 344 words) Too high? Bucs LB David puts 'D' in rare air TAMPA, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a lot of confidence in new defensive coordinator Mike Smith. But this may be stretching it just a little. Linebacker Lavonte David said the 2016 defense will not only be better but one of the best of all time. (FBN-BUCCANEERS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 501 words) NFL Notebook News and notes from around the league. (FBN-ROUNDUP, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Penguins push for 3-0 lead over Sharks Sharks prepare to take bite out of Penguins lead The San Jose Sharks return home looking to take a bite out of the Pittsburgh Penguins' 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Finals with Game Three scheduled for Saturday at the Shark Tank. (NHL-STANLEYCUP/, expect by 4 PM ET, 400 words) NHL notebook News and notes from around the league. (HKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - TENNIS French Open, Paris (to 5) Serena aims for fourth Roland Garros title PARIS - Serena Williams looks to retain her French Open crown, to take her tally of grand slam singles titles to 22, when she meets hard-hitting Spaniard Garbine Muguruza in the final at Roland Garros. (TENNIS-OPEN/ (PIX), play starts at 9 AM ET, by Pritha Sarkar, Julien Pretot and John Stonestreet, 600 words) - - - - AUTO RACING Pocono notebook News and notes from around the track at the Tricky Triangle. (CAR-SPRINT-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, special from NASCAR Wire Service, 500 words) - - - - SOCCER United States and Colombia kick off centennial Copa SANTA CLARA - The Copa America Centenario opens with a mouth-watering Group A clash between the United States and a Colombia squad led by Real Madrid playmaker James Rodriguez looking to flash the style that carried them into the last eight of the 2014 World Cups. It may only be the first match of the tournament but a key match nonetheless, with the winner gaining the upper hand for top spot in the group. (SOCCER-COPA-USA-COL/, expect by 9:30 PM ET, by Rory Carroll, 400 words) U.S., Colombia kick of Copa America The underdog United States men's national team takes on Colombia in the opener of Copa America play. (SCR-US-COLOMBIA-RECAP, expect ASAP after 8:30 p.m. ET match, The Sports Xchange, 200 words)
