Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EST on Monday, Dec. 8

Dec. 8 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Monday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Bears WR Marshall out of hospital, season over Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall is out of the hospital but is done for the season due to rib and lung injuries. (FBN-BEARS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - McCoy (neck) unsure of status ASHBURN, Va. - Washington Redskins quarterback Colt McCoy says he'll see a specialist to find out what's going on with his sore neck, opening the door for Robert Griffin III to possibly return to the starting lineup. (FBN-REDSKINS-NEWS/, expect by 5 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, by David Elfin, 350 words) - - Bills unyielding on playoff bid ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - Hope is high for the Buffalo Bills even at 7-6. With a 4-6 record in AFC games and Aaron Rodgers and red-hot Green Bay coming to town Sunday, reality could be another December of disappointment. (FBN-BILLS-NEWS/, expect by 3 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - Falcons at Packers GREEN BAY, Wis. - With Brett Favre back in town, the Green Bay Packers can climb to the top of the NFC standings by matching Arizona's 10-3 record with a Monday Night Football victory over the Atlanta Falcons (5-7). (FBN-PACKERS-FALCONS-NEWS/ (PIX), The Sports Xchange, expect ASAP after 8:30 PM ET kickoff, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru) - - Packers-Falcons: What we learned GREEN BAY, Wis. - Comprehensive analysis from Lambeau Field with highlights and news from the Packers-Falcons MNF game. (FBN-PACKERS-FALCONS-NOTEBOOK/ (PIX), expect ASAP after writethru, The Sports Xchange, 1,000 words) - - Cowboys, Eagles meet for East crown again IRVING, Texas - Philadelphia and Dallas meet this week on Sunday night football with familiar stakes. (FBN-COWBOYS-NEWS/, expect by 9 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 600 words) - - Steelers embrace self-control PITTSBURGH - The Steelers took a huge step toward winning the AFC North by downing the Bengals on the road. (FBN-STEELERS-NEWS/, expect by 9 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 600 words) - - NFL roundup News and notes from around the league. (FBN-NOTEBOOK/, expect by 7:45 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - COLLEGE FOOTBALL Prospects to watch in college football's final four NFL scouts will be abundant at the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl, where the top two quarterback prospects in the 2015 NFL Draft - Oregon's Marcus Mariota and Florida State's Jameis Winston - are just the tip of the pro prospect glacier. (FBN-DRAFT/, expect by 3 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, by Rob Rang and Dane Brugler, 800 words) - - 'Embarrassed' Badgers regroup for Auburn The No. 17 Badgers have time to regroup, recover and reflect before their Jan. 1 Outback Bowl game against No. 19 Auburn. Wisconsin came home reeling following an embarrassing 59-0 loss to Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship game on Dec. 6. (FBC-WISCONSIN-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by John Henry, 600 words) - - FSU streaks into Rose Bowl TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida State survived many close calls to make it through the regular season with a perfect record. Next up for the Seminoles: Win at the Rose Bowl for the right to defend their 2014 national championship. (FBC-FLORIDASTATE-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Danny Aller, 675 words) - - Beamer to be back for Va Tech's bowl game BLACKSBURG, Va. - Frank Beamer will be back on the sideline when Virginia Tech meets a familiar foe (Cincinnati) in the Military Bowl. (FBC-VIRGINIATECH-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 600 words) - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION TSX covers all NHL games, highlighted matchup below - - Warriors at Timberwolves MINNEAPOLIS - The Warriors are 10-1 on the road, and bring the NBA's highest-scoring backcourt to Target Center where the rebuilding Minnesota Timberwolves have lost five straight in the series. (BKN-TIMBERWOLVES-WARRIORS-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU/ (PIX), expect ASAP after the 8 PM ET tipoff, The Sports Xchange, by Dan Myers, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru) - - NBA Wrap: James and Cavaliers bid for seventh win in a row LeBron James and the suddenly hot Cleveland Cavaliers go for their seventh consecutive victory when the Central Division leaders clash with the Nets in Brooklyn in one of the seven games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 700 words) - - Today's NBA schedule at a glance Atlanta at Indiana, 7 PM ET Boston at Washington, 7 PM ET Cleveland at Brooklyn, 7:30 PM ET Denver at Toronto, 7:30 PM ET Golden State at Minnesota, 8 PM ET Utah at Sacramento, 10 PM ET Phoenix at Los Angeles Clippers, 10:30 PM ET - - NBA Roundup The latest moves and news from the NBA. (BKN-NOTEBOOK/, expect by 6 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Winter meetings heat up hot stove SAN DIEGO - News and notes from Major League Baseball's annual winter meetings. (BBO-NOTEBOOK/, expect first version by 8:15 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, by John Perrotto, 400 words) - - Indians acquire Moss from A's SAN DIEGO - The Oakland Athletics continue the demolition of the middle of their lineup by trading first baseman/OF Brandon Moss to the Cleveland Indians for a minor leaguer as baseball's Winter Meetings begin. (BBO-ATHLETICS-INDIANS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by John Perrotto, 400 words) - - Golden Era ballot renders no HOF additions SAN DIEGO - Dick Allen and Tony Oliva received 11 vote, one shy of the necessary 12, to earn Hall of Fame election. (BBO-NEWS/, expect by 3 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, by John Perrotto, 375 words) - - Giants Bumgarner named Sportsman of the Year San Francisco Giants left-hander Madison Bumgarner, who had a legendary postseason performance that led to his third World Series, is named Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated. (BBO-GIANTS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 425 words) - - - - NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE TSX covers all NHL games, highlighted matchup below - - Penguins at Rangers NEW YORK - First-place Pittsburgh visits Metropolitan Division rival New York as the Rangers welcome Henrik Lundqvist back to the lineup. (HKN-RANGERS-PENGUINS-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU/ (PIX), expect ASAP after the 8 PM ET scheduled start, The Sports Xchange, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru) - - Senators fire head coach MacLean The struggling Ottawa Senators, sitting in 10th place in the Eastern Conference with just three wins in their last 11 games, fire head coach Paul MacLean. (NHL-SENATORS/COACH, moved; will be led, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - NHL Wrap: Penguins push to break division deadlock The Pittsburgh Penguins, locked in a tight battle with the New York Islanders for first place in the Metropolitan Division, visit the struggling New York Rangers in one of the three games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - Today's NHL schedule at a glance Pittsburgh at New York Rangers, 7 PM ET New Jersey at Carolina, 7 PM ET Florida at St. Louis, 8 PM ET - - NHL Roundup The latest moves and news from the NHL. (HKN-NOTEBOOK/, expect by 6 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - SOCCER MLS faces big questions in tricky union talks CARSON, Calif. - Major League Soccer is growing at a rapid pace but faces potentially fractious negotiations with its players union as it heads into the off-season. (SOCCER-MLS/UNION, moved, by Simon Evans, 400 words) - - - - JURISPRUDENCE Arena football coach arrested on domestic battery charge ORLANDO, Fla. - The head coach of the Orlando Predators arena football team is arrested on a domestic battery charge after his girlfriend tells an emergency dispatcher that he tried to strangle her, according to the arrest affidavit. (USA-FOOTBALL/FLORIDA-COACH (PIX), moved; may be led, by Barbara Liston, 300 words) - - OLYMPICS Bach landslide as Games innovations ushered in MONACO - Radical changes to how cities will bid to host Olympic Games, and rules allowing more sports to feature, are among 40 innovations ushered in as International Olympic Committee members take bold steps to revamp their movement. (OLYMPICS-CHANGES/ (PIX, WRAPUP 1), moved, by Ossian Shine, 675 words) - - IOC opens way for return of baseball, softball MONACO - Baseball and softball, out of the Olympics since the 2008 Beijing Games, edges closer to a return to the world's biggest multi-sports event as the IOC approves program changes. (OLYMPICS-BASEBALL/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Karolos Grohmann, 475 words) See also: Factbox on the major changes to the Olympics (OLYMPICS-CHANGES/ (FACTBOX, UPDATE 1) - - Reaction to removal of sports cap at Olympics Reaction to the International Olympic Committee's decision to scrap a cap on the number of sports at the Olympics Games, meaning some events are likely to be dropped in order to allow new sports from 2020. (OLYMPICS-SPORTSCAP/, moved, 350 words) - - IOC goes ahead with creation of Olympic broadcaster MONACO - The International Olympic Committee approves plans to set up its own dedicated digital channel, aimed at providing continuing exposure of the Games throughout the four-year Olympic cycle. (OLYMPICS-CHANGES/CHANNEL (PIX), moved, by Karolos Grohmann, 200 words) - - Sporting kingpins draw lines in the sand MONACO - The most powerful figures in world sport were frantically drawing lines in the sand in Monaco, seeking to protect their sports from an Olympic axe set to be swung to make room for new spectacles. (OLYMPIC-CHANGES/SPORTS-LOBBYING, moved, by Ossian Shine, 450 words) - - IOC clears way for more than one Games host city MONACO - The International Olympic Committee votes to allow host cities to move competitions to other towns, or countries, in a break with the tradition of keeping the Games in one location. (OLYMPICS-CHANGES/VENUES (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Karolos Grohmann, 475 words) - - IOC toughens stance against all discrimination MONACO - A move by the International Olympic Committee to toughen its stance against discrimination was hailed as a victory for the rights of homosexuals, lesbians and bisexuals, rights groups say. (OLYMPICS-CHANGES/RIGHTS (PIX), moved, by Karolos Grohmann, 275 words) See also: Track & Field in "difficult times" says Sebastian Coe (ATHLETICS-DOPING/COE) - - Cycling ready to explore mixed relay PARIS - Mixed events could be part of cycling's development at future Olympics, International Cycling Union (UCI) president Brian Cookson says. (OLYMPICS-CYCLING/COOKSON, moved, by Julien Pretot, 250 words) - - Rio 2016 late swimming final plans come under fire LONDON - Plans to hold late night swimming finals at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics are "outrageous," says England swimming's head coach Jon Rudd, joining a growing campaign opposing the plan. (OLYMPICS-SWIMMING, moved, by Sam Holden, 375 words) - - - - TENNIS Sampras rules out immediate American resurgence NEW DELHI - The sorry state of American men's tennis will continue for some time with no real talent on the horizon, says Pete Sampras who dominated the game in the 1990s with fellow American Andre Agassi. (TENNIS-USA/SAMPRAS, moved, by Amlan Chakraborty, 325 words) - - - - FITNESS Holiday fitness gifts can cheer elite athletes and amateurs NEW YORK - From jogging strollers to smart bathroom scales and waterproof watches, fitness experts say holiday gifts cater to all types of exercisers, from the new mom shedding baby weight to the seasoned triathlete chasing a performance boost. (FITNESS-GIFTS/, moved, by Dorene Internicola, 400 words) - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (Expect by 8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words)