Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EST on Thursday, Dec. 10

Dec. 10 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Thursday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Hall of Fame coach Madden has open heart surgery Hall of Fame coach and former broadcaster John Madden is recovering after undergoing open-heart surgery to repair blockages, the National Football League (NFL) said on Thursday. (NFL-MADDEN/, moved, 200 words) - - Week 14 Previews Keys to the game, matchups to watch, player spotlight and fast facts for all Week 14 games. (FBN-TEAM-TEAM-PREVIEW, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, by Derek Harper and Jeff Reynolds, 425 words per game) - - Vikings at Cardinals GLENDALE, Arizona - The Arizona Cardinals can get their 11th win and clinch a postseason spot with a win over the Minnesota Vikings at University of Phoenix Stadium on Thursday. (FBN-CARDINALS-VIKINGS-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 8:25 p.m. ET kickoff, The Sports Xchange, 400-word lede, 750-word writethru) ALSO: Three things we learned about the Vikings/Cardinals (FBN-VIKINGS/CARDINALS-ANALYSIS, expect ASAP after writethru, The Sports Xchange, 500 words per team) - - Kelly: Eagles mishandled McCoy trade PHILADELPHIA - Eagles head coach Chip Kelly said he would apologize to LeSean McCoy for mishandling the former All-Pro running back's trade to the Buffalo Bills in March. (FBN-EAGLES-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 534 words) - - Jets must make own luck rest of season FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey - The New York Jets moved back into playoff position last weekend thanks to some help from Rex Ryan and the Buffalo Bills, who beat the Houston Texans 30-21. But the Jets shouldn't expect any more assistance from the Bills or anyone else during the season's final lap. (FBN-JETS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Jerry Beach, 400 words) - - Gronk returns to practice Tight end Rob Gronkowski returned to practice for the New England Patriots with a sleeve on his right knee. His status for Sunday's game at Houston remains questionable. (FBN-PATRIOTS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 275 words) - - NFL notebook News and notes from around the NFL. (FBN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400-600 words) - - - - COLLEGE FOOTBALL CFB notebook The latest news and notes from college football. (FBC-NOTES, expect by 5 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 315 words) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Winter Meeting Wrap: Five moves to watch NASHVILLE - Sports Xchange baseball insider John Perrotto writes that while Winter Meetings were active as usual, plenty of moves are still to be made between now and the time teams begin spring training in the middle of February. He offers five players to keep an eye on and predicts where they'll land. (BBO-COLUMN, moved, The Sports Xchange, by John Perrotto, 831 words) - - Report: Orioles pull offer to Davis Chris Davis received a take-it-or-leave-it offer from the Orioles on Wednesday as the free agent slugger deliberates whether to return to Baltimore. ESPN's Buster Olney reported Thursday that Davis didn't act, prompting the Orioles to take the deal off the table. Olney reports the deal could always be rekindled but said Baltimore was moving on to other business. (BBO-ORIOLES-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 370 words) - - Phillies draft OF Goeddel in Rule 5 draft Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Tyler Goeddel was the top pick in Major League Baseball's Rule 5 draft at the winter meetings Thursday. Goeddel was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies, who selected first in the 2014 Rule 5 draft and chose Texas Rangers outfielder Odubel Herrera. He hit .297 with 16 stolen bases as a rookie in 2015. (BBO-PHILLIES-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 250 words) - - MLB Roundup News and notes from around the league. (BBO-NOTEBOOK, moved, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Report: Slumping Lakers to spare Byron Scott The Lakers are 3-19 to start the 2015-16 season, but there is no danger of coach Byron Scott paying for it, according to the LA Daily News. (BKN-LAKERS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - Stern defends daily fantasy, fires at critics Former NBA commissioner David Stern called the legal probing of daily fantasy sports nonsense during his appearance Thursday at the Sports Business Journal Intercollegiate Athletics Forum in New York. (BKN-NEWS-DFS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 200 words) - - NBA roundup Capsule recaps of all NBA games on the schedule (full list below). (BKN-ROUNDUP, expect multiple versions as games end, The Sports Xchange, 280 words) - - The Sports Xchange covers all NBA games. Thursday schedule: Philadelphia at Brooklyn, 7:30 PM ET Atlanta at Oklahoma City, 8 PM ET L.A. Clippers at Chicago, 8 PM ET New York at Sacramento, 10:30 PM ET - - - - COLLEGE BASKETBALL The Sports Xchange moves recaps of the Power 6 - AAC, ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC - and ranked teams outside those leagues (Gonzaga, Wichita State). Full schedule, including tournaments in Maui and Cancun, below: (BKC-TEAM-TEAM-RECAP, expect ASAP after each game ends, The Sports Xchange, 200 words per game) - - Iowa at Iowa State, 7:30 PM ET Southern at Wyoming, 9 PM ET Washington State at Idaho, 9 PM ET Nicholls State at San Diego State, 10 PM ET - - Top 25 roundup Capsule recaps compiled chronologically, will move separately as Top 25 men's and women's roundup. (BKC-ROUNDUP/BKW-ROUNDUP, expect multiple versions throughout evening, The Sports Xchange, 375 words) - - - - NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE The Sports Xchange covers all NHL games. Thursday schedule: Montreal at Detroit, 7:30 ET (PIX) Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 7:30 ET (PIX) Washington at Florida, 7:30 ET (PIX) Columbus at Winnipeg, 8 ET (PIX) Philadelphia at St. Louis, 8 ET (PIX) Chicago at Nashville, 8 ET (PIX) Buffalo at Calgary, 9 ET (PIX) - - - - GOLF Top players eye 2016 Rio Games with contrasting views LOS ANGELES - It will be no more than an exhibition sport; it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; it will be awesome; let's wait and see how it feels once you get there. These are among the wide ranging responses from top players as they prepare for golf's return to the Olympics at next year's Rio Summer Games, after an absence of more than a century. (GOLF-OLYMPICS/ (FEATURE), expect by 2100 GMT/4 PM ET, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, 850 words) - - - - FIGHTING Rousey-Holm rematch July 9 Ronda Rousey's rematch with Holly Holm will be in Las Vegas and likely take place July 9. (FIGHTING-MMA-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 300 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)