Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EST on Tuesday, Feb. 17
Feb. 17 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Tuesday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Competition committee weighs expanded replay INDIANAPOLIS - During a 2014 season, and especially a postseason, that included major controversial calls that impacted playoff results, NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino was backpedaling faster than an All-Pro cornerback when pressed for explanations. Monday, the competition committee weighed additional replay use. (FBN-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Frank Cooney, 700 words) - - Oregon Mariota might throw at Combine Oregon junior quarterback Marcus Mariota is looking forward to proving he's a capable pro passer, so much that he's weighing throwing with the rest of the prospects at his position at the Scouting Combine. Most top quarterbacks skip the on-field workouts in favor of the controlled environment of a campus pro day. (FBN-DRAFT/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - Harbaugh mentoring Winston, Petty Before heading to NFL Combine in Indianapolis later this week, two of the top quarterback prospects have made a detour to Ann Arbor, Mich. Jameis Winston, who many believe will be the No. 1 pick in the draft, as well as Bryce Petty, were on the Michigan campus today preparing for the combine with new Wolverines coach Jim Harbaugh. (FBN-DRAFT-WINSTON/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - NFLPA files grievance on Gordon's behalf The NFL Players Association files a grievance against the Cleveland Browns for imposing a one-game suspension on troubled wide receiver Josh Gordon. (FBN-BROWNS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 275 words) - - Panthers release S DeCoud Carolina Panthers safety Thomas DeCoud is released for the second time in two years. (FBN-PANTHERS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 175 words) - - NFL free agency primer: Top option, next tier by position Best of luck if you're looking for a quarterback, but there are some playmakers available - should they avoid the franchise tag. (FBN-NEWS/FREEAGENCY, expect by 3 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, by Jeff Reynolds, 875 words) - - NFL Draft: Williams, Winston lead Top 64 prospects INDIANAPOLIS - Opinions and analysis of the 2015 NFL Draft class will be under further review this week at the Scouting Combine. Veteran analyst Frank Cooney introduces the top 64 prospects in the draft class, one capsule snapshot at a time. (FBN-DRAFT/, expect by 3:15 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, by Frank Cooney, 10,075 words) - - NFL roundup News and notes from around the league. (FBN-NOTEBOOK/, expect by 7:45 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Stoudemire agrees to join Mavericks Forward Amar'e Stoudemire, whose contract was bought out by the New York Knicks on Monday, is prepared to join the Dallas Mavericks. (BKN-MAVERICKS-NEWS/, The Sports Xchange, 353 words) - - Today's NBA schedule at a glance No games scheduled. - - NBA Roundup The latest moves and news from the NBA. (BKN-NOTEBOOK/, expect by 6 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - COLLEGE BASKETBALL CBK Five Spot: Jaylen Bond driving Temple turnaround PHILADELPHIA - Temple coach Fran Dunphy can sum up his team's turnaround in one word: defense. (BKC-TEMPLE-COLUMN/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Josh Verlin, 2,500 words) - - Seton Hall suspends Gibbs Seton Hall suspends leading scorer Sterling Gibbs for two games for hitting Villanova guard Ryan Arcidiacono in the face with his forearm during Monday night's 80-54 loss. (BKC-SETONHALL-VILLANOVA-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 315 words) - - Penn State fined for coach's comment The Big Ten fines Penn State $10,000 for coach Patrick Chambers' critical remarks about the officiating after a loss to Maryland on Saturday night. (BKC-PENNSTATE-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - TSX covers all Top 25 games. Top matchup highlighted below. - - Kentucky (1) at Tennessee KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Border rival Tennessee tries to spoil Kentucky's school record-tying 25-0 start by knocking off the unbeaten No. 1-ranked team in the nation. (BKC-TENNESSEE-KENTUCKY-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU/ (PIX), expect ASAP after 7 PM ET tipoff, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru, The Sports Xchange, by Darrell Bird) - - Top 25 roundup Capsule recaps of all Top 25 games on Tuesday's schedule. (BKC-NOTEBOOK/, expect ASAP after 7 PM ET tipoffs end, updates to follow, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - TSX covers all Top 25 games. Slug convention: BKC-VIRGINIA-PITTSBURGH-FIRSTLEDE/WRITETHRU: - - Baylor at Texas Tech, 7 PM ET (PIX) Wake Forest at Notre Dame, 7 PM ET (PIX) Kentucky at Tennessee, 7 PM ET (PIX) Saint Louis at VCU, 7:30 PM ET (PIX) Wichita State at Southern Illinois, 8:05 PM ET Texas at Oklahoma, 9 PM ET (PIX) - - - - GOLF Clarke set to be named Europe's Ryder Cup captain LONDON - It would be a major surprise if anyone but former British Open champion Darren Clarke is appointed Europe's new Ryder Cup captain on Wednesday. (GOLF-RYDER/EUROPEAN, moved, by Tony Jimenez, 357 words) - - Ex-pro says Woods enjoyed equipment edge in dominant 2000 Tiger Woods ruled golf in 2000 in a manner that may never be matched and one of his peers, former professional golfer and current Golf Channel commentator Frank Nobilo, suggests that being one of the first players to switch to a solid ball from a wound ball may have played a role. (GOLF-WOODS/NOBILO, moved, by Andrew Both, 500 words) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Yankees' Rodriguez apologizes for using PEDs Alex Rodriguez apologizes for "the mistakes" the embattled New York Yankees slugger made that led to his suspension for taking performance-enhancing drugs. (BASEBALL-RODRIGUEZ/APOLOGY, moved; will be led, by Steve Ginsburg, 400 words) - - Ex-Dodgers OF Guerrero suffers brain bleed Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Pedro Guerrero is intensive care in a Dominican Republic hospital after suffering minor bleeding in his brain. (BBO-DODGERS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 160 words) - - Indians, LHP Chen agree to deal The Cleveland Indians and left-handed Bruce Chen agree on a minor-league contract with an invitation to spring training. (BBO-INDIANS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 125 words) - - - - NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE TSX covers all NHL games, highlighted matchup below - - San Jose at Nashville The Nashville Predators will show off newly acquired defenseman Cody Franson and forward Mike Santorelli when they gun for their sixth consecutive victory as the Western Conference leaders host the San Jose Sharks, a club clinging to the eighth and final playoff spot in the West. (HKN-SHARKS-PREDATORS-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU/ (PIX), expect ASAP after 8 PM ET scheduled start, The Sports Xchange, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru) - - Today's NHL schedule at a glance Columbus at Philadelphia, 7 PM ET Washington at Pittsburgh, 7 PM ET New York Islanders, 7 PM ET Buffalo at New Jersey, 7:30 PM ET Florida at Toronto, 7:30 PM ET Dallas at St. Louis, 8 PM ET San Jose at Nashville, 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) - - - - JURISPRUDENCE Filing deadline ahead of accused Boston bomber's appeals hearing on moving trial BOSTON - Lawyers for accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev face a noon deadline on Tuesday to file written arguments ahead of a Thursday hearing by a three-judge appellate panel on their request to move the suspect's trial out of Boston. (BOSTON BOMBING-TRIAL/ (PIX), expect by 2:15 ET, 500 words - - Lawyer: Towel found by Hernandez's alleged victim seen in video FALL RIVER, Mass. - A friend of Aaron Hernandez appeared in a surveillance video with a towel that was found near the body of a man the former New England Patriots star is accused of murdering in 2013, a defense attorney says. (USA-PATRIOTS/HERNANDEZ, moved; may be led, by Daniel Lovering, 368 words) - - Bosch gets four years prison in baseball doping case MIAMI - The owner of a Florida business at the heart of a steroid scandal that led to the suspension of Major League Baseball star Alex Rodriguez is sentenced to four years in prison for supplying PEDs. Anthony Bosch, 51, pleaded guilty in October to conspiring to distribute testosterone. (USA-FLORIDA/DOPING, moved, by Zachary Fagenson, 369 words) - - Eagles' Allen denies charges for lewd act Philadelphia Eagles safety Nate Allen spent more than five hours Monday night in a holding cell at the Fort Myers (Fla.) Police Department after being accused of performing a lewd act at a red light. (FBN-EAGLES-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 293 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)
