Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2:30 PM ET on Wednesday, September 21
September 21 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2:30 PM ET on Wednesday: - - - - For any coverage questions, please contact us.general-news@thomsonreuters.com - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Vikings RB Peterson opts for surgery, out 3-4 months Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson could miss the rest of the regular season after opting for surgery to repair a torn meniscus. (FBN-VIKINGS-NEWS-PETERSON, moved, The Sports Xchange, 530 words) Report: Lott-led investment group vying to keep Raiders in Oakland The City of Oakland and an investment group tied to Hall of Fame safety Ronnie Lott engaged in negotiations geared on selling O.co Coliseum and keeping the Raiders from bolting for Los Angeles or Las Vegas. (FBN-RAIDERS-NEWS-RAIDERSSTADIUM, moved, The Sports Xchange, 439 words) Lions replace RB Abdullah on IR The Detroit Lions placed running back Ameer Abdullah on injured reserve Wednesday after he injured his left foot in Sunday's 16-15 loss to the Tennessee Titans. (FBN-LIONS-NEWS-ABDULLAH, moved, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) Texans are concerned about Patriots CB Butler HOUSTON - Cornerback Malcolm Butler has the Texans' respect and full attention as they prepare for a Thursday night game against the Patriots at Gillette Stadium. (FBN-LIONS-NEWS-ABDULLAH, moved, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) PREVIEW-Texans familiar with Patriots, cram for QB Brissett Five weeks ago, Jacoby Brissett was entrenched as the No. 3 quarterback and rookie backup for the New England Patriots. Thursday night, he's expected to start against the Houston Texans, who are familiar with the Patriots but cramming to learn more about the New England rookie. (FBN-PATRIOTS-TEXANS-PREVIEW, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Mike Shalin, 755 words) The Sports Xchange will move previews of all Week 3 games Wednesday night. PREVIEW-Battle of Pennsylvania pits 2-0 Eagles, Steelers Carson Wentz is 2-0 as a rookie quarterback with the Philadelphia Eagles, an act Ben Roethlisberger knows all too well as the Pittsburgh Steelers come to town. (FBN-STEELERS-EAGLES-PREVIEW, expect by 9 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, by Marc Lillibridge, 725 words) NFL notebook News and notes from around the NFL. (FBN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) _ _ _ _ COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW-No. 11 Wisconsin, No. 8 Michigan State rekindle rivalry For the No. 8 Michigan State Spartans and the No. 11 Wisconsin Badgers, this weekend's meeting at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Mich., will be the first since 2012. There is hardly anyone around the Big Ten that will be complaining about the fact the once-budding rivalry gets a chance to be rekindled. (FBC-MICHIGANSTATE-WISCONSIN-PREVIEW, moved, The Sports Xchange, 717 words) PREVIEW-No. 6 Houston not looking past Texas State Unlike the last big Cougars' win, however, Ward won't be following that with a week on the sidelines when they travel to San Marcos, Texas, to take on Texas State at Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat Stadium on Saturday night. (FBC-UTAH-SOUTHERNCAL-PREVIEW, moved, The Sports Xchange, 744 words) College football notebook News and notes from around the nation. (FBC-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) _ _ _ _ MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Yankees' Tanaka goes for 14th win of the season Japanese right-hander Masahiro Tanaka aims for his 14th win of the season when he takes the mound for the playoff hopeful New York Yankees against the hosting Tampa Bay Rays in one of 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 1 AM ET, 600 words) Giants prepared for 'dogfight' vs. Dodgers LOS ANGELES -- San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy hopes a gut-check victory Tuesday will be the boost his club needs as it fights for its playoff life. (BBO-GIANTS-DODGERS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 480 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) St. Louis at Colorado 3:10 p.m. Houston at Oakland 3:35 p.m. Toronto at Seattle 3:40 p.m. Boston at Baltimore 7:05 p.m. Chi. White Sox at Philadelphia 7:05 p.m. Kansas City at Cleveland 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay 7:10 p.m. Atlanta at N.Y. Mets 7:10 p.m. Washington at Miami 7:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Texas 8:05 p.m. Cincinnati at Chi. Cubs 8:05 p.m. Detroit at Minnesota 8:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Milwaukee 8:10 p.m. Arizona at San Diego 9:10 p.m. San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers 10:10 p.m. _ _ _ _ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION NBA notebook News and notes from around the NBA. (BKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 375 words) _ _ _ _ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE World Cup of Hockey Sweden set to take on Team North America TORONTO - Sweden try to secure top spot in Group B and a berth in the semi-finals when they host Team North America, followed by a Group A clash between Canada and Team Europe as the four teams wrap up their group stage play. (ICEHOCKEY-WORLDCUP/ (PIX), expect by 7 PM ET, 400 words) Roundup of the day of play in the World Cup of Hockey. (HKN-ROUNDUP, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) NHL notebook News and notes from around the league. (HKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) _ _ _ _ AUTOS Auto Racing Glance Capsule previews of the week ahead in auto racing. (CAR-SCHEDULE, expect by 4 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 700 words) _ _ _ _ GOLF Tour Championship Johnson headlines elite field of 30 in season finale The top 30 players in the FedExCup standings, led by American Dustin Johnson, assemble at iconic East Lake in Atlanta this week for the season-ending Tour Championship, the 2015-16 PGA Tour's fourth playoff event. Johnson and Australian world number one Jason Day will both be seeking a fourth victory this year. (GOLF-PGA/ (PREVIEW), expect by 6 PM ET, 400 words) 10 to Watch: Tour Championship Dustin Johnson headlines the 10 players to watch at the Tour Championship. (GLF-PGA-ANALYSIS-10TOWATCH, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Tom LaMarre, 1,200 words) PGA big fish tackle East Lake, Tour Championship ATLANTA -- Jordan Spieth won last year's Tour Championship at East Lake but the competition is fierce at the 2016 event. (GLF-PGA-PREVIEW, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, by Stan Awtrey, 625 words)
