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Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EST on Sunday, April 12

April 12 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Sunday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Keating, 647-624-4094 - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION - - TSX covers all NBA games, highlighted matchup below - - Today's NBA schedule at a glance Pelicans and Thunder chase playoff spot The New Orleans Pelicans and the Oklahoma City Thunder continue their quest for the final Western Conference playoff spot with the Pelicans visiting the Houston Rockets and the Thunder playing at the Indiana Pacers in two of the nine games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 800 words) (JAHMAL) - - NBA Roundup Roundup of all of the day's action in the NBA. (BKN-ROUNDUP/, running copy beginning with the end of the first game of the day, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - NBA Notebook The latest moves and news from the NBA. (BKN-NOTEBOOK/, expect by 6 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - GOLF Masters (to 12) Spieth four ahead heading into final round AUGUSTA, Georgia - Young gun Jordan Spieth, seeking his first major title, takes a four-shot lead over 2013 U.S. Open champion Justin Rose of England into the final round after a record-breaking display at Augusta National. Three-times winner Phil Mickelson trails by five strokes with four-times champion Tiger Woods 10 off the pace. (GOLF-MASTERS/ (PIX, TV), expect first copy by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, Larry Fine, Steve Keating, Andrew Both, 500 words) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Tanaka goes for first win against Red Sox Japanese ace Masahiro Tanaka tries to bounce back from an Opening Day loss to Toronto when the New York Yankees close out a three-game with the visiting Boston Red Sox, who will pitch Clay Buchholz, in one of the 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 800 words) (JAHMAL) - - - - TENNIS WTA: Family Circle Cup, South Carolina (to 12) Kerber seeks Charleston win over Keys Fifth seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany will take on rising American Madison Keys for the title in Charleston, South Carolina, as Kerber seeks to avenge a loss to Keys the last time they met in a WTA final. (TENNIS-WTA/, expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, 300 words) (SIMON) - - - - MOTORCYCLING MotoGP, Grand Prix of the Americas Marquez sits on the pole in Texas AUSTIN, Texas - Honda's world champion Marc Marquez will start from the pole in Austin, Texas after some scary moments in qualifying. (MOTORCYCLING-AMERICAS/, expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, 300 words) (ALAN) - - - - 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) - - - -