Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EDT on Monday, Sept. 29

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Sept. 29 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Monday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Patriots at Chiefs KANSAS CITY, Mo. - New England visits Arrowhead Stadium as the Patriots plot to get their passing game going against a Kansas City Chiefs' defense dogged by injuries. (FBN-CHIEFS-PATRIOTS-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU/ (PIX), expect ASAP after the 0030 GMT/8:30 PM ET game, The Sports Xchange, by Bob Gretz, 500-word first lede, 800-word writethru) - - Patriots-Chiefs: What we learned KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Takeaways from the "Monday Night Football" matchup between the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs. (FBN-PATRIOTS-CHIEFS-NOTEBOOK/, expect ASAP after the 0030 GMT/8:30 PM ET game, The Sports Xchange, by Bob Gretz, 1,200 words) - - Day-after reports from team headquarters, moving throughout the day - - Allen's time up in Oakland? ALAMEDA, Calif. - Dennis Allen is reportedly clinging to his head coaching job by a string as the Raiders limp home from England. (FBN-RAIDERS-NEWS/, expect ASAP after team availability, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - Injuries might build Vikings bridge to Ponder EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater passed for 300 yards and won his debut, but his ankle injury could give former starter Christian Ponder the start Thursday at Green Bay. (FBN-VIKINGS-NEWS/, expect ASAP after team availability, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - Buccaneers rally, save season at Pittsburgh TAMPA - Head coach Lovie Smith is typically light on hyperbole. Sunday, he credited his team with a season-saving win. (FBN-BUCCANEERS-NEWS/, expect ASAP after team availability, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - Ravens, Panthers learn: That's Mr. Smith Sr. BALTIMORE - Steve Smith spent 13 seasons in Carolina. In his first game against the Panthers on Sunday, the veteran receiver reminded his old team and proved to his new squad what makes him a gamer. (FBN-RAVENS-NEWS/, expect ASAP after team availability, The Sports Xchange, by Todd Karpovich, 500 words) - - Grounded bird: Eagles RB McCoy 'embarrassed' by numbers PHILADELPHIA - LeSean McCoy was a candidate for MVP in 2013. This season, the shifty running back appears stuck in neutral. (FBN-EAGLES-NEWS/, expect ASAP after team availability, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - NFL roundup News and notes from around the league. (FBN-NOTEBOOK/, expect by 2345 GMT/7:45 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - COLLEGE FOOTBALL Hoke hammered for playing hurting QB ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Michigan is 2-3 and head coach Brady Hoke is under fire. (FBC-MICHIGAN-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Lakers, Bryant plan to beat expectations LOS ANGELES - There is no Big Three, and most of his well-known running mates are gone. As usual, Kobe Bryant concedes nothing as the Los Angeles Lakers begin training camp. (BKN-LAKERS-NEWS/, expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, by Forrest Lee, 675 words) - - Morris Twins net four-year deals with Suns The Phoenix Suns sign forwards Marcus Morris and Markieff Morris to multi-year contract extensions Monday worth a combined $52 million for the twin brothers. (BKN-SUNS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 325 words) - - NBA Roundup The latest moves and news from the NBA. (BKN-NOTEBOOK/, expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - GOLF U.S. must rediscover spirit of 2008 to stop Ryder Cup rot GLENEAGLES, Scotland - Every two years a small group of wonderfully talented, hugely successful American millionaire golfers have to line up like schoolboys to explain why they are no good and why they don't get on as well as their European counterparts. (GOLF-RYDER/USA (PIX), moved, by Mitch Phillips, 700 words) - - McGinley even angled for advantage with fish tank GLENEAGLES, Scotland - Such was the meticulous attention to every detail during Paul McGinley's victorious campaign as European Ryder Cup captain, the Irishman even made careful plans for the fish tank in the team room. (GOLF-RYDER/FISH, moved, by Tony Jimenez, 675 words) - - Ferguson was a guiding light, says victorious McGinley GLENEAGLES, Scotland - Captain Paul McGinley salutes Alex Ferguson for his contribution to Europe's triumphant Ryder Cup campaign, calling the former Manchester United manager a guiding light to him and his team. (GOLF-RYDER/MCGINLEY (PIX), moved, by Tony Jimenez, 600 words) - - Notebook: U.S. players pine for Azinger's Cup plan The Europeans were only starting to celebrate their victory in the 40th Ryder Cup at Gleneagles when Jason Dufner was suggesting what the United States might do to turn the tide of eight Euro victories in the last 10 matches. (GLF-NOTEBOOK/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Tom LaMarre, 650 words) - - Jimmy Walker back to defend Frys title Like everyone else, Jimmy Walker didn't know exactly what to expect when the PGA Tour unveiled its new wraparound season for 2013-14 last October with the Frys.com Open. Then Walker shot 62-66 on the weekend at CordeValle Golf Club in San Martin, Calif., to claim his first PGA Tour victory by two strokes over Vijay Singh, kickstarting a career year at age 35. (GLF-INSIDETHEROPES/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 750 words) - - Course Source: Pine Needles, Sonoma Only a 10-minute drive from the famed Pinehurst Resort, Pine Needles -- which hosted the 2007 U.S. Women's Open won by Cristie Kerr -- is a Donald Ross masterpiece in the Sandhills of North Carolina. The public resort course is open to all golfers. (GLF-COURSESOURCE/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Tom LaMarre, 650 words) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Angels, Nationals top seeds in MLB postseason With Major League Baseball's postseason set to begin on Tuesday, we will run a multi-part package that includes an overall preview, profiles of the 10 teams that reached the playoffs and a schedule of games to be played. (BASEBALL-PLAYOFFS/, expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Larry Fine, 550 words) - - Twins fire Gardenhire The Minnesota Twins fire manager Ron Gardenhire after 13 seasons. The Twins fell to 70-92, their fourth straight season with 92 or more losses. Gardenhire is under contract through the 2015 season. (BBO-TWINS-NEWS/, moved; will be led, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - Dodgers dig in for rematch with St. Louis LOS ANGELES - Eleven months after they were eliminated in six games in the 2013 National League Championship Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers will face the St. Louis Cardinals in another playoff series. (BBO-DODGERS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - Orioles exude confidence TORONTO - The Baltimore Orioles are exuding confidence heading into an American League Division Series against the Detroit Tigers. (BBO-ORIOLES-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Larry Millson, 375 words) - - With rest coming, Nationals attempt rust prevention WASHINGTON - Washington manager Matt Williams said repeatedly in recent days that the coming week will be a challenge since the Nationals have four days off before starting the playoffs at home Friday. But Sunday was a fun day as Jordan Zimmermann no-hits the Marlins. (BBO-NATIONALS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by David Driver, 350 words) - - 2014 season in review: Detailed wrap-up files for all 20 non-playoff teams - - Braves pack bags, begin 'reloading' plan ATLANTA - It was during the dog day