Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2.30 PM ET on Sunday, July 3

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(Adds 'MSC' section to the end of the schedule) July 3(Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2.30 PM ET on Sunday: - - - - For any coverage questions, please contact us.general-news@thomsonreuters.com - - - - GOLF Day, Piercy tied at WGC-Bridgestone Top-ranked Jason Day and Scott Piercy, who finished second at the U.S. Open two weeks ago, share the lead heading into the final round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. (GLF-PGA-FIRSTLEDE/WRITETHRU, expect approx. 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400-word first-lead, 700-word writethru) - - Henderson seeks trifecta in Pacific Northwest PORTLAND, Ore. - Canadian teenager Brooke Henderson continues to find the Pacific Northwest to her liking. The second-ranked player in the Role Rankings holds a two-shot lead at the LPGA Cambia Classic, where she is the defending champion. She also won the KPMG Women's PGA Championship outside of Seattle last month. (GLF-LPGA-FIRSTLEDE/WRITETHRU, expect approx. 7:30 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, By Steve Brandon, 400-word first lede, 700-word write-thru) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL The Sports Xchange staffs all MLB games. Sunday's schedule: Cleveland at Toronto 1:07 p.m. ET Detroit at Tampa Bay 1:10 p.m. ET Chi. Cubs at N.Y. Mets 1:10 p.m. ET Cincinnati at Washington 1:35 p.m. ET L.A. Angels at Boston 1:35 p.m. ET Kansas City at Philadelphia 1:35 p.m. ET Chi. White Sox at Houston 2:10 p.m. ET Texas at Minnesota 2:10 p.m. ET Milwaukee at St. Louis 2:15 p.m. ET Pittsburgh at Oakland 4:05 p.m. ET San Francisco at Arizona 4:10 p.m. ET Baltimore at Seattle 4:10 p.m. ET Colorado at L.A. Dodgers 4:10 p.m. ET N.Y. Yankees at San Diego 4:40 p.m. ET Miami vs. Atlanta (Fort Bragg) 8:05 p.m. ET - - Blue Jays' Encarnacion suspended for bumping ump Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Edwin Encarnacion received a one-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for making contact with umpire Vic Carapazza in the first inning of Friday's game against the Cleveland Indians at Rogers Centre. (BBO-JAYS-NEWS-ENCARNACION, moved, The Sports Xchange, 97 words) - - Indians' Almonte returns from 8-game suspension Cleveland Indians outfielder Abraham Almonte was activated Sunday after testing positive for a banned performance-enhancing substance, which Major League Baseball said was Boldenone, an anabolic steroid generally used by veterinarians on horses. (BBO-INDIANS-NEWS-ALMONTE, moved, The Sports Xchange, 142 words) - - Cubs place OF Coghlan on DL, call up Candelario Outfielder Chris Coghlan was placed on the disabled list with a rib cage injury, with the Chicago Cubs calling up Jeimer Candelario from Triple-A Iowa. (BBO-CUBS-NEWS-COGHLAN, moved, The Sports Xchange, 199 words) - - MLB notebook News and notes from around the MLB. (BBO-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - MLB Roundup Capsule recaps of all games on the schedule Sunday. (BBO-ROUNDUP, expect multiple versions, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Durant decision could come by Monday The Kevin Durant sweepstakes winner could be announced no later than Monday. According to ESPN league sources, Durant has told the clubs he is meeting with in the Hamptons on Long Island, N.Y., that his free-agency decision will be made late Sunday night or early Monday. (BKN-THUNDER-HEAD-NEWS-DURANT, moved, The Sports Xchange, 209 words) - - Mavs offer Harrison Barnes 4-year, $95M max contract The Dallas Mavericks want to sign restricted free agent Harrison Barnes a four-year, $95 million max contract, according to reports Sunday. (BKN-MAVERICKS-WARRIORS-NEWS-BARNES, moved, The Sports Xchange, 236 words) - - Ginobili returning for 15th NBA campaign Veteran guard Manu Ginobili announced Sunday he will return for his 15th NBA season and it is expected that he will re-sign with the San Antonio Spurs. (BKN-SPURS-NEWS-GINOBILI, moved, The Sports Xchange, 208 words) - - Wizards acquire Burke, sign Nicholson The Washington Wizards acquired point guard Trey Burke from the Utah Jazz on Sunday and also signed free agent forward Andrew Nicholson. (BKN-WIZARDS-NEWS-TRADE, moved, The Sports Xchange, 175 words) - - No. 1 overall pick Simmons signs with 76ers Ben Simmons and the Philadelphia 76ers came to terms on the top pick's rookie contract Saturday night. Simmons will make between $3.9 and $5.9 million in his rookie season, according to RealGM. (BKN-76ERS-NEWS-SIMMONS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 234 words) - - - - SOCCER MLS Recap Coverage NY City FC vs. NY Red Bulls 12:00 p.m. ET Columbus vs. Sporting KC 7:00 p.m. ET - - - - TENNIS Serena wins 300th Slam match, cruises into 4th round Defending champion and world No. 1 Serena Williams cruised into the fourth round at Wimbledon on Sunday in just 51 minutes for her 300th career win at a Grand Slam. (TENNIS-NEWS-WIMBLEDON, moved, The Sports Xchange, 752 words) - - - - WNBA Recap Coverage N.Y. Liberty at L.A. Sparks 5:00 p.m. ET Phoenix at Atlanta 6:00 p.m. ET - - - - COLLEGE SPORTS FSU gives AD Wilcox two-year extension Florida State announced athletics director Stan Wilcox has been given a two-year extension that puts him under contract through 2020. Financial terms were not disclosed, but Wilcox earned $510,000 annually in his original contract that was due to expire in 2018. (FBC-FLORIDASTATE-NEWS-WILCOX, The Sports Xchange, 224 words) - - - - MSC USA Swimming: Phelps faces Lochte OMAHA - U.S. Olympic swim trials resume at CenturyLink Center including the short free. Men's 200 breaststroke Women's 200 Fly Men's 100 Free (MSC-USA-SWIMMING-NEWS, The Sports Xchange, expect by 9 p.m. ET, by Steven Beideck, 600 words) - - - -