Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM ET on Tuesday, Dec. 22
Dec. 22 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Tuesday: - - - - For any coverage questions, please contact us.general-news@thomsonreuters.com - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE CTE study moves forward minus NFL funding Seven-year, $16 million study with ultimate goal of diagnosing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in living patients will move forward without NFL funding. After report by ESPN that NFL pulls financial support, league and National Institutes of Health say it is NIH that makes that call. (FBN-NEWS-CTE-NIHSTUDY, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) 2016 Pro Bowl picks Players selected for the 2016 Pro Bowl are revealed Tuesday night. (FBN-NEWS-PROBOWL, expect by 0200 GMT/9 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) Giants WR Beckham appeals suspension Odell Beckham Jr. will have his appeal of a one-game suspension heard by former NFL receiver James Thrash on Wednesday. (FBN-GIANTS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 480 words) Woodson tells Raiders he'll retire ALAMEDA, Calif. - Safety Charles Woodson informs Oakland Raiders management as well as his teammates that he will retire after his 18th season. (FBN-RAIDERS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 442 words) Patriots add Jackson to stable of backs FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Running back Steven Jackson signs one-year deal with New England Patriots for veteran's minimum. Third-down back James White could still emerge in starring role. (FBN-PATRIOTS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 430 words) Mettenberger gets another shot as Titans' starter NASHVILLE, Tenn. - With Marcus Mariota definitely out this week, Tennessee Titans will turn to backup Zach Mettenberger, who will start for ninth time in his young NFL career. Oddly enough, this will be fourth time he has started against Houston Texans. (FBN-TITANS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 450 words) - - NFL roundup News and notes from around NFL. (FBN-ROUNDUP/, expect by 0100 GMT/8 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 to 600 words per team) - - - - COLLEGE FOOTBALL Idaho Potato Bowl: Akron vs. Utah State BOISE, Idaho - Akron (7-5) and Utah State (6-6) take to blue turf for Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. (FBC-AKRON-UTAHSTATE, FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect after 2030 GMT/3.30 PM ET kickoff, The Sports Xchange, by Mike Sullivan, 400-word first lead, 750-word write-through) Boca Raton Bowl: (24) Temple vs. Toledo BOCA RATON, Fla. - Temple can set school record with its 11th win in coach Matt Rhule's second season. Toledo is in its first game under coach Jason Candle, who replaced Matt Campbell earlier this month when Campbell was hired as head coach at Iowa State. (FBC-TEMPLE-TOLEDO-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect after 0000 GMT/7 PM ET start, The Sports Xchange, by Walter Villa, 400-word first lead, 700-word write-through) - - CFB notebook Latest news and notes from college football. (FBC-NOTES/, expect by 2200 GMT/5 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 315 words) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Cardinals sign RHP Leake to $80 million deal Right-handed starting pitcher Mike Leake agrees to five-year, $80 million contract with St. Louis Cardinals. (BBO-CARDINALS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 280 words) Mets, OF De Aza agree to one-year deal Free agent outfielder Alejandro De Aza agrees to contract with New York Mets. De Aza will receive $4.5 million on one-year pact pending physical with team. (BBO-METS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 175 words) MLB Roundup News and notes from around league. (BBO-NOTEBOOK/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION - - The Sports Xchange covers all NBA games. Tonight's schedule: Memphis-Philadelphia Detroit-Miami Dallas-Toronto Los Angeles Lakers-Denver - - NBA roundup News and notes from around NBA. (BKN-ROUNDUP/, expect by 0000 GMT/7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 280 words) - - - - COLLEGE BASKETBALL The Sports Xchange moves recaps of the Power 6 - AAC, ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC - and ranked teams outside those leagues (Gonzaga, Wichita State). Full schedule below: (BKC-TEAM-TEAM-RECAP, expect after each game ends, The Sports Xchange, 200 words per game) - - NCAA men's schedule at a glance Va Tech at Saint Joseph's Auburn at New Mexico UALR at Texas Tech Life Pacific vs. San Jose State Stephen F Austin at Arizona State Fordham at Boston College Troy at Ole Miss Miami at La Salle Clemson at Georgia Kennesaw State at Indiana USF at Seton Hall Iowa State at Cincinnati Xavier at Wake Forest UNC Greensboro at NC State Montana State at Syracuse Southern Miss at Tulane South Carolina State at East Carolina Bethune-Cookman at UCF Michigan State at Oakland Jacksonville at Florida E Tennessee State at Tennessee North Dakota at Kansas State N Arizona at Tulsa Kent State at SMU IUPUI at Memphis Vandy at Purdue Prairie View AM at Nebraska American at LSU North Florida at Arkansas Tenn Tech at Iowa Southern Utah at Butler California at Virginia UMKC at Louisville Mercer at Ohio State Nevada at Wichita State Johnson and Wales at Air Force Long Beach State at Arizona Delaware State at Utah St. John's at South Carolina GW at DePaul Idaho State at Utah State South Dakota at UNLV Colorado at Penn State Kansas at San Diego State Oklahoma at Washington State McNeese State at UCLA Seattle at Washington - - Top 25 roundup Capsule recaps compiled chronologically, will move separately as Top 25 men's and women's roundup. (BKC-ROUNDUP/, BKW-ROUNDUP/, expect multiple versions throughout evening, The Sports Xchange, 375 words) - - - - NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Oilers C McDavid on road to recovery No. 1 overall draft pick Connor McDavid is racking up more hours of physical therapy than points or penalty minutes as rookie. (HKN-OILERS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 250 words) NHL notebook News and notes from around NHL. (HKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 0000 GMT/7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 280 words) - - The Sports Xchange covers all NHL games. Tonight's schedule: Anaheim-N.Y. Rangers St. Louis-Boston Vancouver -Tampa Bay New Jersey-Detroit Ottawa-Florida Montreal- Minnesota Chicago-Dallas Winnipeg- Calgary Toronto-Arizona San Jose-Los Angeles - - NHL roundup Latest news and notes from NHL. (HKN-ROUNDUP/, expect by 0000 GMT/7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in major North American professional sports leagues. (Expect by 0100 GMT/8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words)
