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Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EDT on Monday, April 13

April 13 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Monday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Keating, 647-624-4094 - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE QB Winston visits Titans Tennessee Titans meet with former Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston, favorite to be the No. 1 pick by Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the upcoming NFL draft. Winston is also scheduled for sit-down with St. Louis Rams. (FBN-TITANS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 312 words) Seahawks' Wilson hinting at baseball career Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson creates intrigue by refusing to close door on professional baseball career when interviewed for segment on HBO's "Real Sports." (FBN-SEAHAWKS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 377 words) NFL roundup Latest news and notes from NFL. (FBN-ROUNDUP, moved, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION NBA playoff picture Resetting NBA playoff picture with postseason on horizon. (BKN-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - NBA game roundup Capsule recaps of all games on Monday night's schedule. (BKN-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - NBA Roundup Roundup of all of day's action in NBA. (BKN-ROUNDUP/, running copy beginning with end of first game of the day, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - NBA Notebook Latest moves and news from NBA. (BKN-NOTEBOOK/, expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - GOLF Spieth's Masters win offers glimpse into major future AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - Jordan Spieth's remarkable victory at 79th Masters not only confirms greatness for which he is long been earmarked but offers glimpse into likely pattern at majors for next decade. (GOLF-MASTERS/ (ANALYSIS, PIX), moved, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, 658 words) Kuchar booms into Heritage title defense Matt Kuchar always enjoys RBC Heritage, which he will play this week for 12th time. It was even more fun last year, when he holed bunker shot on final hole to close with a 7-under-par 64 and win tournament by one stroke over Luke Donald on the Harbour Town Golf Links at Hilton Head, S.C. (GLF-INSIDETHEROPES, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Tom LaMarre, 700 words) Golf glance Capsule previews of week ahead in professional golf. (GLF-SCHEDULE, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Tom LaMarre, 400 words) Eisenhower Tree remnants parceled out Part of Eisenhower Tree that once stood on left edge of 17th fairway at Augusta National Golf Club has new home. Native loblolly pine was more than 80 years old and 65 feet high when it sustained extensive damage from major ice storm in February 2014 and had to be cut down. (GLF-NOTEBOOK, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Tom LaMarre, 500 words) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Bonds cheering for A-Rod to tie Mays Barry Bonds said he can't wait to see Alex Rodriguez hit his 660th home run to tie Willie Mays for fourth place on all-time list, though New York Yankees don't plan to celebrate milestone. (BBO-YANKEES-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 371 words) Rockies' Axford takes leave to be with ailing son DENVER - Reliever John Axford does not accompany Rockies on their flight to San Francisco after Sunday's game. He will be absent from team, perhaps for as long as week, to be with his 2-year-old son, Jameson, who was bitten twice on the top of his right foot by a rattlesnake near end of spring training. (BBO-ROCKIES-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Jack Etkin, 329 words) Red Sox get encouraging news on closer Uehara NEW YORK - In final week of March, closer Koji Uehara was unsure of when he would return from strained left hamstring. Over weekend, that answer became clearer and it is news that Red Sox fans waited to hear. (BBO-REDSOX-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Larry Fleisher, 429 words) TSX covers all MLB games Capsule recaps of all games on Monday night's schedule. - - - - NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Quenneville: Blackhawks expect Kane to play if able Chicago Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville says injured star Patrick Kane, sidelined past 21 games by broken left collarbone, could play at Nashville on Wednesday in first game of postseason. (HKN-BLACKHAWKS-NEWS, expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 200 words) Sabres part with Nolan, coaching staff Buffalo Sabres fire head coach Ted Nolan as well as assistant coaches Danny Flynn, Bryan Trottier and Tom Coolen. (HKN-SABRES-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) NHL roundup Latest news and notes from around NHL. (HKN-ROUNDUP, expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - AUTO RACING AUTOS Does the lug nut rule work? In ultimate risk-reward decision, it is up to drivers and teams to decide how to handle either not enough lug nuts or one that is loose enough to cause vibration. Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s team knows what it feels like to gamble and lose. (CAR-COLUMN, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Jonathan Ingram, 1,223 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in major North American professional sports leagues. (Expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words)