Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM ET on Sat., April 2

Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Saturday: - - - - For any coverage questions, please contact us.general-news@thomsonreuters.com - - - - COLLEGE BASKETBALL Men's NCAA Tournament: Final Four Who will play for the 2016 national championship? -- Villanova takes on Oklahoma in a clash of No. 2 seeds, while top-seeded North Carolina tries to end the improbable run of No. 10 seed Syracuse. (BKC-TEAM-TEAM-FIRSTLEDE/WRITETHRU, The Sports Xchange, First lede (400 words) at the buzzer with writethru of approximately 800 words to follow for all games.) #2 Villanova vs. # 2 Oklahoma 6:09 ET #10 Syracuse vs. #1 North Carolina 8:49 ET Women's Final Four Preview -- Preview of the women's Final Four games on Sunday. (BKW-FINALFOUR, expect by 7:30 p.m. ET, By Jeff Washburn, The Sports Xchange, 600 words) NBA Saturday schedule (all times ET) Indiana at Philadelphia 7:30 p.m. Detroit at Chicago 8 p.m. Toronto at San Antonio 8:30 p.m. Sacramento at Denver 9 p.m. Miami at Portland 10 p.m. Spurs aim to stay perfect at home -- The San Antonio Spurs will try to extend their record home unbeaten streak to start a season to 39 games when they host a Toronto Raptors team that are battling for top spot in the Eastern Conference. (NBA-SPURS/, expect by 11:30 p.m., by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) Bulls and Pistons try to boost playoff hopes -- The Chicago Bulls shoot for a third consecutive victory when they host the Detroit Pistons in a pivotal clash between two teams in a late-season battle to secure an Eastern Conference playoff berth. (NBA-BULLS/, expect by 11:30 p.m., by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) Heat visit Trail Blazers; Sixers host Pacers -- The Miami Heat visit the Portland Trail Blazers in a clash of teams battling for playoff positioning while the Indiana Pacers try to bolster their playoff hopes when they visit the last-placed Philadelphia 76ers in two of the five games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 12:30 a.m., by The Sports Xchange, 500 words) NBA notebook -- News and notes from around the NBA. (BKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) NBA Roundup -- Capsule recaps of all games on the schedule Saturday. (BKN-ROUNDUP, expect multiple versions, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) NFL Stabler's daughter rejects standing of QB's ex-wife -- There are several thorny issues in Rose Stabler's attempt to join a concussion lawsuit against the NFL, or otherwise seek financial gain, as the widow of Oakland Raiders Hall of Fame quarterback Ken Stabler. First and foremost, Rose is not Ken's widow because they were officially divorced in 2009. (FBN-RAIDERS-NEWS, moved, By Frank Cooney, The Sports Xchange, 870 words) See also: Column by Frank Cooney based on conversation he had with Stabler, who predicted this very situation. Expect by 5 p.m. ET (FBN-RAIDERS-COLUMN) Raiders owner Davis makes return trip to Vegas -- Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis made a return trip to Las Vegas as he continues to explore options and flirt with other cities if he decides to move his team. (FBN-RAIDERS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 385 words) Jets sign LB Carter -- The New York Jets agreed to terms with linebacker Bruce Carter on a one-year contract Saturday. (FBN-JETS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 96 words) NHL Saturday schedule (all times ET) Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders 1 p.m. Ottawa at Philadelphia 1 p.m. Dallas at Los Angeles 4 p.m. Detroit at Toronto 7 p.m. Montreal at Florida 7 p.m. Columbus at Carolina 7 p.m. New Jersey at Tampa Bay 7 p.m. Buffalo at N.Y. Rangers 7 p.m. San Jose at Nashville 8 p.m. Calgary at Edmonton 10 p.m. Washington at Arizona 10 p.m. Maple Leafs F Michalek out for season -- Toronto Maple Leafs forward Milan Michalek will miss the remainder of the season with a knee injury, the team announced Saturday. (HKN-LEAFS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) NHL notebook -- News and notes from around the NHL. (HKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) NHL Roundup -- Capsule recaps of all games on the schedule Saturday. (HKN-ROUNDUP, expect multiple versions, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) MLB Hard-luck Cubs open season as World Series favourites -- The Chicago Cubs made huge strides last year, and a series of off-season moves have raised expectations among their legion of fans that this might finally be the year they end their 107-year World Series drought. (BASEBALL-CUBS/, moved at 10 a.m., 400 words) Diamondbacks' Pollock fractures elbow on headfirst slide -- Arizona Diamondbacks All-Star center fielder A.J. Pollock fractured his right elbow on a headfirst slide into home plate on Friday night and will need surgery. (BBO-DIAMONDBACKS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 257 words) Indians move away from Chief Wahoo logo -- The Cleveland Indians continue to move away from their Chief Wahoo logo because of criticism it is insensitive to Native Americans. (BBO-INDIANS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 187 words) GOLF Weather-hit Masters warm-up goes to third round HOUSTON - The weather-interrupted Shell Houston Open heads into third-round play for the last two rounds of the final PGA Tour event ahead of the Masters, the first major championship of the year. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 8:30 p.m., 400 words) See also: GLF-PGA-FIRSTLEDE/WRITETHRU, The Sports Xchange, 700-word write-thru) Season's first women's major heads into third round RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif,. - Third-round action from Mission Hills Country Club where the world's top 19 ranked golfers are among those in a top-flight field for the ANA Inspiration, the first women's major championship of the year. (GLF-LPGA-WRITETHRU, expect approx. 6 p.m., The Sports Xchange, 500 words) TENNIS Azarenka battles Kuznetsova in Miami final MIAMI - Belarusian Victoria Azarenka, who beat Serena Williams to claim the Indian Wells crown last month, looks for a second successive WTA title when she takes on Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in the women's final at Crandon Park. (TENNIS-MIAMI/WOMEN (PIX), expect by 5 p.m., 400 words) See also: TENNIS-NEWS-MIAMIOPEN, expect approx. 5 p.m., The Sports Xchange, 350 words) AUTO RACING Matinsville Notebook MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- News and notes from around the track in advance of Saturday's STP 500. (CAR-SPRINT-NOTEBOOK, expect approx. 3 p.m. ET, NASCAR Wire Service, special to The Sports Xchange, 500 words) NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Martinsville MARTINSVILLE, Va. - Race story from the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Martinsville. (CAR-TRUCKS-FIRSTLEDE, expect asap after 2:30 p.m. ET scheduled green flag, NASCAR Wire Service, special to The Sports Xchange, 400 words) Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix Much-criticised new qualifying format faces second test MANAMA - Formula One's new qualifying format faces a possible final outing after being panned on its debut in Australia for taking away the excitement rather than adding to it. Championship leader Nico Rosberg will be looking to take pole for Mercedes after dominating practice. (MOTOR-F1-BAHRAIN/, expect by 4 p.m., by Alan Baldwin, 500 words FIGURE SKATING World championships Gracie Gold looks to end U.S. women's medal drought -- American Gracie Gold carries a 2.45 points lead over Russian Anna Pogorilaya into the free skate as she tries to win the first world championship medal for U.S. women in nine years at the world championship in Boston. (FIGURE SKATING-WORLD/ (PIX), expect by 11:30 p.m., 300 words)