Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM ET on Tuesday, May 24
May 24 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Tuesday: - - - - For any coverage questions, please contact us.general-news@thomsonreuters.com - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Western Conference finals: Game 4, Warriors at Thunder OKLAHOMA CITY - Game 4 of the Western Conference finals at Chesapeake Energy Arena where the defending champion Golden State Warriors are down 2-1 in the best-of-seven series against the Oklahoma City Thunder. (BKN-THUNDER-WARRIORS-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 8:30 p.m. ET game, The Sports Xchange, by Michael Kinney, 400 words, will be led) Raptors return to Cleveland surprisingly even CLEVELAND - Toronto took two games at home for even the Eastern Conference finals 2-2. Now the Raptors return to Ohio, where they suffered lopsided losses in the first two games of the best-of-seven series. (BKN-CAVALIERS-RAPTORS-PREVIEW, expect by 5:30 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 475 words) NBA notebook News and notes from around the league. (BKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 6 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - GOLF Willett, An, Westwood discuss Wentworth plans VIRGINIA WATER, England - U.S. Masters champion Danny Willett, title holder An Byeong-hun and former world number one Lee Westwood host news conferences ahead of this week's BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, moved at 10 a.m., by Tony Jimenez, 400 words) Course Source: Pacific Grove, Troon North Known as the "Poor Man's Pebble Beach," Pacific Grove Muni is not nearly as famous as its high-priced neighbors on the Monterey Peninsula but definitely is more fun for your money. (GLF-PGA-COURSESOURCE, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Tom LaMarre, 650 words) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Red Sox reliever Smith to have Tommy John surgery Boston reliever Carson Smith will have Tommy John surgery Tuesday and miss the rest of the 2016 season. The 26-year-old Smith had a flexor muscle issue that limited his spring training. (BBO-REDSOX-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) Pujols ties Palmeiro with 569th HR ARLINGTON, Texas - Albert Pujols' creep up baseball's ladder of history hasn't been done silently, especially recently. Pujols tied Rafael Palmeiro for 12th all-time with his 569th career home run, a two-run shot with two outs in the third inning that accounted for the only runs in the Los Angeles Angels' 2-0 shutout of the Texas Rangers on Monday night. (BBO-ANGELS-RANGERS-NEWS, The Sports Xchange, 650 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) Tampa Bay at Miami 12:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Washington 7:05 p.m. Arizona at Pittsburgh 7:05 p.m. Toronto at N.Y. Yankees 7:05 p.m. Milwaukee at Atlanta 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Detroit 7:10 p.m. Colorado at Boston 7:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Texas 8:05 p.m. Cleveland at Chi. White Sox 8:10 p.m. Kansas City at Minnesota 8:10 p.m. Baltimore at Houston 8:10 p.m. Chi. Cubs at St. Louis 8:15 p.m. Oakland at Seattle 10:10 p.m. Cincinnati at L.A. Dodgers 10:10 p.m. San Diego at San Francisco 10:15 p.m. - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE That's Super: NFL awards Super Bowl in 2019, 2020 and 2021 CHARLOTTE - Los Angeles, Tampa Bay and New Orleans are in the mix for the 2019, 2020 and 2021 Super Bowls, with Miami and others in the mix. (FBN-NEWS-OWNERSMEETINGS, expect ASAP after 3:30 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) ALSO: Owners ratify expanded instant replay (FBN-NEWS-INSTANTREPLAY-OWNERSMEETINGS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 388 words) Collins still hopes to land starting job FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. - When the Atlanta Falcons drafted Jalen Collins in the second round of the 2015 draft, they envisioned a big cornerback to help battle some of the massive wide receivers in the NFC South. (FBN-FALCONS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 498 words) Live reports from OTAs News and notes from Sports Xchange correspondents reporting live from Organized Team Activities. Expect detailed reports on the GREEN BAY PACKERS, JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS, OAKLAND RAIDERS, PHILADELPHIA EAGLES, BUFFALO BILLS, CAROLINA PANTHERS and CINCINNATI BENGALS.(FBN-GIANTS-ANALYSIS, expect by 7:30 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, by Patti Traina, 500 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 Eastern Conference finals: Game 6, Penguins at Lightning TAMPA - Pittsburgh leads the Eastern Conference finals 3-2 with the Penguins playing the Tampa Bay Lightning back home. (HKN-LIGHTNING-PENGUINS-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 8 p.m. ET game, The Sports Xchange, 400 words, by Greg Auman, will be led) 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 (to June 5) Djokovic and Serena enter the fray in Paris PARIS - World number ones Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams start their Roland Garros campaign after Andy Murray battles back from two sets down to beat Czech Radek Stepanek. (TENNIS-OPEN/ (PIX), expect throughout, by Martyn Herman, Julien Pretot and Pritha Sarkar) Murray rallies, beats game underdog Stepanek It took nearly four hours over two days, but the world's number two player, Andy Murray, finally advanced out of the first round at the French Open. (TENNIS-ROUNDUP-FRENCHOPEN-MURRAY, expect by 3 p.m. ET game, The Sports Xchange, 600 words) - - - - SOCCER Mourinho in United's sights after Van Gaal exit We will bring you all the latest from Old Trafford as Manchester United look to begin a new era after sacking Dutchman Louis van Gaal, with Jose Mourinho expected to be courted to take over the hot seat. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-MNU/, expect throughout)
