Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule for Saturday, Feb 18 (RPT)
Feb. 18 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2:45 p.m. ET on Saturday: - - - - For any coverage questions, please contact us.general-news@thomsonreuters.com AUTO RACING Ten storylines for NASCAR 2017 -- The 68th NASCAR season begins with the Daytona 500 and will showcase at least one radical new element when it comes to how points are assigned in the regular season and what has now officially been dubbed the playoffs. The only reliable prediction is that the powerhouse teams of Hendrick Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Racing, Team Penske and Stewart-Haas Racing are the most likely to produce a champion. (AUTO-NASCAR2017, by Peter Finney, The Sports Xchange, moved, 625 words) -- Daytona Saturday notebook and Advance Auto Parts Clash race starting at 8 p.m. ET. NBA New Orleans opens doors to All-Stars NEW ORLEANS – All-Star Weekend in New Orleans holds skills, 3-point and and dunk contests. (BKN-ALLSTARS, expect by 9:30 p.m. ET, by Peter Finney, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) McGrady, Webber, Hardaway, Moncrief among 14 HOF finalists -- Former NBA stars Tracy McGrady, Chris Webber, Tim Hardaway and Sidney Moncrief are among the 14 finalists for the 2017 Basketball Hall of Fame induction class. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame made the announcement on Saturday at NBA All-Star Weekend in New Orleans. (NBA-HALLOFFAME, by The Sports Xchange, moved, 300 words) NBA notebook -- News and notes from around the NBA. (BKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7:30 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 375 words) COLLEGE BASKETBALL The Sports Xchnage covers major games with Top 25 writethroughs and major conference recaps. Saturday schedule, all times ET: Top 25: Tulsa at No. 18 Cincinnati, noon No. 25 Notre Dame at North Carolina State, noon No. 2 Villanova at Seton Hall, 12:30 No. 3 Kansas at No. 4 Baylor, 1 Virginia Tech at No. 8 Louisville, 1 Wake Forest at No. 12 Duke, 1 Texas Tech at No. 9 West Virginia, 2 No. 15 Florida at Mississippi State, 2 Colorado at No. 7 Oregon, 3 Pacific at No. 1 Gonzaga, 4 Michigan State at No. 16 Purdue, 4 No. 17 Florida State at Pittsburgh, 4 No. 13 Kentucky at Georgia, 6 No. 19 SMU at Houston, 6 No. 5 Arizona at Washington, 8 No. 14 Virginia at No. 10 North Carolina, 8:15 No. 21 South Carolina at Vanderbilt, 8:30 USC at No. 6 UCLA, 10 No. 22 Saint Mary's at BYU, 10 RECAP ONLY Clemson at Miami, noon Missouri at Tennessee, 1 Kansas State at Texas, 2 Illinois at Iowa, 2 LSU at Alabama, 3:30 Auburn at Texas A&M, 4 Arizona State at Washington State, 5 Nebraska at Ohio State, 6 Rutgers at Northwestern, 6 TCU at Iowa State, 6 Ole Miss at Arkansas, 6 Oklahoma at Oklahoma State, 8 Xavier at Marquette, 8 Top 25 roundup -- Capsule summaries of all Top 25 games on Tuesdays schedule. (BKC-ROUNDUP, expect after 7 p.m. ET games end, updates to follow, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) MLB Dodgers re-sign 2B Utley -- The Los Angeles Dodgers officially re-signed second baseman Chase Utley to a one-year contract. The 38-year-old Utley (MLB-DODGERS-UTLEY, moved, The Sports Xchange, 225 words) MLB notebook -- News and notes from around the league. (MLB-NOTEBOOK, expect by 8 p.m. ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) NFL Jets CB Revis surrenders to police in Pittsburgh -- New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis turned himself in to police in Pittsburgh on Friday evening after being involved in an altercation over the weekend that led to Revis being charged with four felonies and a misdemeanor. (FBN-NEWS-JETS-REVIS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) Dolphins sign DE Wake to 2-year extension -- The Miami Dolphins signed Pro Bowl defensive end Cameron Wake to a two-year contract extension through the 2018 season. The extension is worth $19 million with $11 million guaranteed. (FBN-DOLPHINS-WAKE, moved, The Sports Xchange, 200 words) NFL notebook -- News and notes from around the NFL. (FBN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) NHL THE SPORTS XCHANGE covers all NHL games. Saturday's schedule (all times ET): Blues at Sabres, 1 Capitals at Red Wings, 2 Jets at Canadiens, 2 Islanders at Devils, 7 Oilers at Blackhawks, 7 Senators at Maple Leafs, 7 Lightning at Stars, 8 Predators at Wild, 8 Sharks at Coyotes, 8 Panthers at Kings, 10 NHL notebook -- News and notes from around the league. (HKN-NOTEBOOK, expect first version by 9:45 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 375 words) GOLF Genesis Open resumes play PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. - Tree limbs were falling as well as putts. What was being called "The storm of the decade" hit the Genesis Open just before noon local time Friday, forcing officials to call off play. Second-round play resumed on Saturday. (GLF-PGA-NEWS-GENESISOPEN, expect by 8 p.m. ET, by Art Spander, The Sports Xchange, 600 words) American Salas takes two-shot lead in Women's Australian Open -- American Lizette Salas shot a 2-under 71 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead heading into the final round of the Women's Australian Open in Adelaide, Australia. GLF-LPGA-AUSTRALIANOPEN, moved, The Sports Xchange, 400 words)
