Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EDT on Sunday, Dec 21
Dec 21 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Sunday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Week 16: What We Learned What We Learned about each team and quotes from both locker rooms will move for all 12 games on Sunday's NFL schedule. (FBN-NEWS, expect approx. 2 hours following conclusion of each game, The Sports Xchange, 800 words per game) - - Redskins' Jackson: Eagles 'Naive' with man coverage LANDOVER, Md. - DeSean Jackson made no attempt to hide the satisfaction he gained in helping the Washington Redskins put his former team on the brink of playoff elimination Saturday. (FBN-EAGLES-REDSKINS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 281 words) - - Report: Chargers' Rivers mulling surgery Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers reportedly has a bulging disk in his lower back that could result in post-season surgery. (FBN-CHARGERS-NEWS, expect by 11:45 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 150 words) - - TSX covers all NFL games, highlighted matchups below Chiefs at Steelers PITTSBURGH - The Steelers can clinch the AFC North by winning their final two games. They can also miss the playoffs entirely, with Sunday's opponent one of the teams trying to leapfrog Pittsburgh in the wild card race. (FBN-CHIEFS-STEELERS-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 1:00 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, by John Perrotto, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru) - - Colts at Cowboys ARLINGTON, Texas - The Cowboys can lock up the NFC East and stay in the hunt for home-field advantage, but can their defense hold the fort against Andrew Luck? (FBN-COLTS-COWBOYS-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 4:25 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, by Art Garcia, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru) - - Seahawks at Cardinals GLENDALE, Ariz. - The Cardinals can clinch the NFC West - but they have to do it with third-string QB Ryan Lindley working against a Seahawks defense on an historic four-game roll. (FBN-SEAHAWKS-CARDINALS-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 8:30 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, by Jack Magruder, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru) - - - - CFB Utah must lock up staff to build on solid '14 season Utah's 42-10 win over Colorado State in the Las Vegas Bowl capped an imperfect season but one that surpassed expectations, including a clean sweep of the California schools (Fresno State, Stanford, UCLA and USC). (FBC-UTAH-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 1,456 words) - - Report: Stanford's Shaw not interested in NFL Stanford's David Shaw is a hot name in coaching circles, but he reportedly is not interested in jumping to the NFL. (FBC-STANFORD-NEWS, expect by 12 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 1,150 words) - - - - NBA NBA Roundup The latest moves and news from the NBA. (BKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 6 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - TSX covers all NBA games, highlighted matchups below Grizzlies at Cavs CLEVELAND - The Cavs have won seven of their past eight home games, but Sunday provides a litmus test against one of the best teams in the loaded Western Conference. (BKN-GRIZZLIES-CAVALIERS-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 4:30 p.m. ET scheduled tip-off, The Sports Xchange, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru) - - Celtics at Heat MIAMI - The surging Celtics could get contributions from their three new players from the Rajon Rondo trade, but is Boston prepared to compete with the Heat on the road? (BKN-CELTICS-HEAT-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 6:00 p.m. ET scheduled tip-off, The Sports Xchange, by Walter Villa, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru) - - - - NHL Sabres recall Schaller, Pysyk The Buffalo Sabres recalled forward Tim Schaller and defenseman Mark Pysyk from the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League. (HKN-SABRES-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 109 words) - - NHL Roundup Among Sunday's transactions, the Capitals re-assigned defenseman Steven Oleksy to the Hershey Bears of the AHL. (HKN-NOTEBOOK, moved, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - TSX covers all NHL games, highlighted matchups below Avalanche at Red Wings DETROIT - Calvin Pickard will make his sixth consecutive start in goal for the Avalanche, while the Red Wings seek to snap a season-high five-game winless streak. (HKN-AVALANCHE-REDWINGS-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 6:00 p.m. ET scheduled start, The Sports Xchange, by Paul Harris, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru) - - Flyers at Jets WINNIPEG, Manitoba - The Flyers are expected to start Ray Emery in net with Steve Mason not on the road trip due to an upper-body injury suffered in practice Friday. The Flyers also recalled Rob Zepp, a 33-year-old who has never appeared in an NHL game. (HKN-FLYERS-JETS-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 9:00 p.m. ET scheduled start, The Sports Xchange, by Jason Bell, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru) - - - - College Basketball Top 25 Roundup Roundup of the 10 teams in the Top 25 in action Sunday. (CBK-NOTEBOOK, running copy beginning with Buffalo-Kentucky ending approx. 2 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange) - - Harvard at Virginia CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Undefeated Virginia (10-0) is allowing just 48.1 points per game and faces a 7-1 Harvard team that also seeks to slow opponents down. (BKN-HARVARD-VIRGINIA-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 12:00 p.m. ET scheduled start, The Sports Xchange, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru) - - Maryland at Oklahoma State STILLWATER, Okla. - Oklahoma State hasn't lost a non-conference home game in nearly two years, but faces a stiff test from the visiting Terrapins, who are 10-1 but playing without leading scorer Dez Wells (16.2 ppg). (BKN-MARYLAND-OKLAHOMASTATE-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 2:00 p.m. ET scheduled start, The Sports Xchange, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru) - - Game Recaps Loyola (Md.) at Stony Brook, 2 p.m. ET Florida International at Hartford, 2:30 p.m. ET Northern Arizona at Hampton, 4 p.m. ET
