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Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EST on Sunday, June 14

June 14 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Sunday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE NFL Browns S Gipson signs tender Cleveland Browns Pro Bowl safety Tashaun Gipson signed his one-year tender agreement. (FBN-BROWNS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 250 words) Chiefs' lineman mixing football, med school KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Few members of the Kansas City Chiefs - make that few NFL players - have put forth the type of effort that second-year guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif has since January. (FBN-CHIEFS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Bob Gretz, 430 words) - - NFL roundup News and notes from around the league. (FBN-NOTEBOOK/, expect by 7:45 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION - - Today's NBA schedule at a glance Warriors and Cavs tied at two games a piece Golden State return home for pivotal Game Five of the National Basketball League championship series as the Warriors try to wear down the injury-depleted Cleveland Cavaliers. (NBA-FINALS/(PIX), expect by 0400 GMT/MIDNIGHT ET) (Jahmal) - - Cavs, James ready to fight back LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers will try to bounce back after the star power forward suffered a bloody gash on his head Thursday night in the Game 4 blowout loss against the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals. (BKN-CAVALIERS-WARRIORS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 422 words - - - - GOLF Women's PGA Championship (to 14) Park looks to win the major for third time in a row HARRISON, New York - Park In-bee carries a two-stroke lead into the final round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Westchester Country Club looking to win the major title for a third year in a row and reclaim the world number one ranking. (GOLF-LPGA/, expect by 2330 GMT/7:30 PM ET, by Larry Fine, 400 words) - - PGA Tour: FedEx St. Jude Classic (to 14) Memphis Owen, Gomez lead in Memphis Englishman Greg Owen and Fabian Gomez of Argentina lead into the final round at the TPC Southwind, where 14 golfers are within four shots of the lead. (GOLF-PGA/, lead by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, 400 words) (TIM) - - Champions Tour: Senior Players Championship (to 14) Belmont, Massachusetts Langer surges eight ahead at Belmont Country Club Defending champion Bernhard Langer of Germany has an almost unbeatable eight-shot lead going into the final round at Belmont Country Club in the third of the season's five major championships for senior golfers. (GOLF-SENIOR/, expect lead by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, 300 words) (JAHMAL) - - Brown, Crane off to fast start at FedEx St. Jude Classic Scott Brown and Brooks Koepka continue to lead the FedEx St. Jude Classic in Memphis on Saturday. (GLF-NEWS-PGA-STJUDECLASSIC, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - Women's PGA Championship Sei Young Kim jumped ahead of Inbee Park Saturday in the Women's PGA Championship. (GLF-LPGA-CHAMPIONSHIP, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Today's MLB schedule at a glance Blue Jays go for 11th consecutive win Marco Estrada is scheduled to be the starting pitcher for Toronto as the surging Blue Jays seek to extend their winning streak to 10 games when they meet the struggling Boston Red Sox in the final encounter of a three-game series in one of 15 games on the major league schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0000GMT/8PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 700 words) (JAHMAL) - - Hurdle wins No. 900 PITTSBURGH -- Manager Clint Hurdle approached Friday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies as just another game. He was only asked because he sat on 899 wins before the game started. (BBO-PIRATES-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Nate Barnes, 450 words) - - MLB game roundup Capsule recaps of all MLB games on the schedule Saturday. (BBO-NEWS, expect multiple versions throughout the day, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) TSX covers all games. Saturday's schedule: Blue Jays Red Sox 1:35 PM Twins Rangers 4:05 PM Phillies Pirates 4:05 PM Indians Tigers 4:08 PM Braves Mets 4:10 PM White Sox Rays 4:10 PM Rockies Marlins 4:10 PM Royals Cardinal 4:10 PM s Mariners Astros 4:10 PM Nationals Brewers 4:10 PM D-backs Giants 7:15 PM Reds Cubs 7:15 PM Yankees Orioles 7:15 PM Athletics Angels 10:05 PM Dodgers Padres 10:05 PM - - MLB Roundup Running capsule recaps of all the games on the MLB schedule. (MLB-ROUNDUP/, expect first version ASAP after conclusion of the first game of the day, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - - - NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE - - Today's NHL schedule at a glance NHL Stanley Cup Final: Blackhawks at Lightning TAMPA - Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final in the best-of-seven series with Tampa Bay and Chicago even at 2-2. Lightning goaltender Ben Bishop participated in Saturday's morning skate but is questionable for the game. (HKN-BLACKHAWKS-LIGHTNING-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 9 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, by Greg Auman, bulletin by period, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru) - - - - SOCCER Women's World Cup All the action from the World Cup quadruple-header on Saturday. (SCR-LEDE, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - - - CRICKET West Indies v Australia, Kingston, second test (to 15) West Indies face likely defeat against Australia as they resume their second innings with two wickets down, still needing 376 runs for victory (CRICKET-WINDIES/, expect first lead by 1730 GMT/1.30PM ET, 400 words) (ANDREW) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (Expect by 8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) UFC Velasquez headlines UFC in Mexico MEXICO CITY -- Seven months later, Cain Velasquez's big moment is finally coming to fruition. (FIGHTING-MMA-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 9 p.m. ET start, The Sports Xchange, by Dave Doyle, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru) - - - -