Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM ET on Thursday, June 23
June 23 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 p.m. ET on Thursday: - - - - For any coverage questions, please contact us.general-news@thomsonreuters.com - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Simmons, Ingram a likely one-two punch at NBA Draft NEW YORK - Power forward Ben Simmons of LSU and Duke's small forward Brandon Ingram are expected to go one-two in the NBA Draft at the Barclays Center, with the Philadelphia 76ers holding the first choice and the Los Angeles Lakers selecting second. (NBA-DRAFT/ expect by 8:30 p.m. ET, by Larry Fine, 400 words) NBA Draft: 76ers open with No. 1 pick NEW YORK - Coverage of the 2016 NBA Draft where the Philadelphia 76ers are expected to select LSU freshman Ben Simmons with the top pick. (BKN-DRAFT-NEWS, expect bulletin after picks 1, 5, 10 and a combined lede at the end of the first round, writethru after second round, The Sports Xchange, by Larry Fleisher, 800 words, will be led) NBA trade tracker NEW YORK -- Tracking all the moves made during the 2016 NBA Draft. (BKN-DRAFT-TRADES-NEWS, expect ASAP after first round ends, The Sports Xchange, by Gethin Coolbaugh, 675 words) Lin opts out of deal with Hornets Hornets guard Jeremy Lin declined the $2.2 million team option to return to Charlotte next season and will become a free agent on July 1. (BKN-HORNETS-LIN-FREEAGENT-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 255 words). NBA notebook News and notes from around the league. (BKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 6 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - GOLF Jason Day might retire at 40 Jason Day is the No. 1 player in the world and has acknowledged the goal of earning a place in the World Golf Hall of Fame, but he may walk away from the game in a little more than a decade. (GLF-PGA-DAY-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 364 words) Inbee Park withdraws form US Open Inbee Park has withdrawn from the U.S. Women's Open scheduled for July 7-10 and also will not participate in the UL International Crown to be held July 19-24 due to a lingering left thumb injury. (GLF-LPGA-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 325 words) Dustin Johnson leading Quicken Loans National Dustin Johnson picked up right where he left off Sunday - ahead of the field at 4-under in the first round of the Quicken Loans National on Thursday. (GLF-PGA-NATIONAL-RECAP, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 450 words) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Due North: Cubs could be latest to break title drought This baseball season may bring us the end of the mother of all championship droughts. The Chicago Cubs last won a World Series in 1908. This season's edition has been the best team in baseball. (BBO-CUBS-COLUMN, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Roger Rubin, 887 words) Mets' Syndergaard, Cespedes avoid DL Right-hander Noah Syndergaard and outfielder Yeonis Cespedes are likely to miss only a matter of days after injury scares Wednesday as the New York Mets completed a two-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals. (BBO-METS-SYNDERGAARD-CESPEDES-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 300 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) San Francisco at Pittsburgh 12:35 p.m. Philadelphia at Minnesota 1:10 p.m. Seattle at Detroit 1:10 p.m. Chi. White Sox at Boston 1:35 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Atlanta 7:10 p.m. San Diego at Cincinnati 7:10 p.m. Chi. Cubs at Miami 7:10 p.m. Arizona at Colorado 8:40 p.m. Oakland at L.A. Angels 10:05 p.m. - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Bills' owner: NFL asked about stadium plans Bills owner Terry Pegula was asked about plans to build a new stadium in Buffalo but did not have an immediate answer for the NFL. (FBN-BILLS-STADIUM-PEGULA-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 364 words) Broncos LB Miller playing waiting game Von Miller and the Denver Broncos have made no progress toward a contract with the July 15 deadline fast approaching. (FBN-MILLER-BRONCOS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 395 words) NFL Notebook News and notes from around the league. (FBN-ROUNDUP, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - AUTO RACING Will Sonoma Road Circuit Race Shake Up NASCAR's Chase? Some drivers in the Sprint Cup are better on road courses than others. That could lead to an underdog winning like A.J. Allmendinger -- or a shakeup among those who may need points to make the Chase. (CAR-SPRINT-COLUMN, expect by 3:45 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, by Jonathan Ingram, 880 words) - - - - COLLEGE BASKETBALL Calipari sort of sorry for unintended Pitino dig John Calipari is sorry if Rick Pitino took personally comments about coaches knowing what happens on campus. (BKC-KENTUCKY-LOUISVILLE-CALIPARI, moved, The Sports Xchange, 360 words)
