Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM ET on Sunday, Nov 19
Nov 19 (Reuters) - Nov. 19 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Sunday:
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NFL
Keenum faces former team
MINNEAPOLIS – The 7-2 Rams are one of the hottest teams in the NFL, but they will travel to play the 7-2 Vikings in a key NFC game. Minnesota quarterback Case Keenum started for the Rams for the first part of the 2016 season before being replaced by Jared Goff. (FBN-RAMS-VIKINGS- LEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 1 p.m. ET game, The Sports Xchange, by Brian Hall, 700 words) BONUS: Postgame sidebar or notebook on all NFL games
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Patriots go for sixth straight in Mexico game
MEXICO CITY – After four games, the NFL world wondered what was the wrong with the 2-2 Patriots. Notorious slow starters, New England allowed 32 points per game in the first four and 13.4 in the last five. The Raiders come off their bye at 4-5 and hope to get back to .500. (FBN-PATRIOTS-RAIDERS-LEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 4:25 p.m. ET game, The Sports Xchange, 700 words)
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Eagles hope to enlarge division lead
ARLINGTON, Tex. – With an 8-1 record, the Eagles are back from their bye and can take a four-game lead in the NFC East with a win over the 5-4 Cowboys. Dallas is playing its second game without suspended RB Ezekiel Elliott and could again be without LT Tyron Smith. (FBN—EAGLES-COWBOYS-LEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 8:30 p.m. ET game, The Sports Xchange, by Chad Conine, 700 words)
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Goodell extension expected to be completed soon
A proposed contract extension for commissioner Roger Goodell is on track to be completed soon despite Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones recently threatening to sue the NFL if the extension is approved. (FBN-NFL-NEWS-GOODELL-CONTRACT, The Sports Xchange, moved, 400 words)
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NFL roundup
Capsule recaps of Sunday games. (FBC-ROUNDUP, updated throughout the day and night, expect first version by 5 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words)
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NFL Week 11
TSX covers all NFL games with first lede and write-thru. Sunday games (all times ET): Detroit at Chicago 1 p.m. Jacksonville at Cleveland 1 p.m. Baltimore at Green Bay 1 p.m. Arizona at Houston 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at Miami 1 p.m. L.A. Rams at Minnesota 1 p.m. Washington at New Orleans 1 p.m. Kansas City at N.Y. Giants 1 p.m. Buffalo at L.A. Chargers 4:05 p.m. Cincinnati at Denver 4:25 p.m. New England vs. Oakland (Mexico City) 4:25 p.m. Philadelphia at Dallas 8:30 p.m
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NFL notebook
News and notes from around the NFL. (NFL-NOTEBOOK, The Sports Xchange, expect by 8 p.m. ET, 500 words)
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
First and 20: The Mayfield moxie
Everyone has to be honest here. The flag-planting. The trash-talking. The brashness. Even the crotch-grabbing. That's not a bug, that's a feature, and you would kill to have Baker Mayfield on your team. (FBC-COLUMN-FIRSTAND20, expected by 3 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, by Anthony Gimino, 1,500 words)
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CFB notebook
News and notes from around the nation. (FBC-NOTEBOOK, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 425 words)
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL
No. 10 USC hits the road
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The 2-0 Trojans will be looking to use their edge up front with junior forwards Chimezie Metu and Bennie Boatwright against an undersized Vanderbilt team. (CBK-TEAM-TEAM-LEDE-WRITETHRU, The Sports Xchange, 600 words, expect ASAP after 8 p.m. ET game)
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Lighting up the scoreboard
Two undefeated, high-scoring offenses square off as Creighton (3-0) faces UCLA (3-0) in the first semifinal game of the 2017 CBE Hall of Fame Classic Monday night at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. (CBK-UCLA-CREIGHTON-PREVIEW, expect by 5 p.m. ET, By David Smale, The Sports Xchange, 500 words)
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TSX covers select Top 25 games with first lede and write-thru (all times ET): Stony Brook at No. 2 Michigan State, 4 No. 10 USC at Vanderbilt, 8
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RECAPS
Coppin State at Rutgers, 12:30 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at Georgia, 1 Monmouth at Virginia, 1 Puerto Rico fifth place: South Carolina vs. Western Michigan, 2 Bethune-Cookman at Georgia Tech, 2 North Dakota at Nebraska, 2 Northeastern at Ohio State, 2 UC Irvine at Arizona State, 2 Paradise Jam fifth place: Wake Forest vs. Houston, 2:30 Naismith consolation: Boston College vs. La Salle, 3 Western Carolina at No. 14 Minnesota, 4:30 Florida State vs. Colorado State, 5 Marshall at Illinois, 5 Naismith championship: No. 20 Northwestern vs. Texas Tech, 5:30 New Hampshire at No. 8 Florida, 6 South Florida at Indiana, 6 Charleston consolation: Auburn vs. Hofstra, 7 Puerto Rico championship: Iowa State vs. Boise State, 7:30 No. 21 Saint Mary's at San Jose State, 8 Paradise Jam championship: Colorado vs. Mercer, 8:30 Ball State at Oregon, 9 Charleston championship: Clemson vs. Temple, 9:30
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NBA
Lakers look to slow down Nuggets' offense
LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Lakers will try to slow a team coming off a high-scoring performance when they host the Denver Nuggets at Staples Center on Sunday night. (NBA-NUGGETS-LAKERS-LEDE-WRITETHRU, The Sports Xchagne, 750 words, expect ASAP after 9:30 p.m. ET game)
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TSX covers all NBA games with first lede and write-thru (all times ET):
Washington at Toronto 3:30 p.m. Indiana at Miami 5 p.m. Golden State at Brooklyn 6 p.m. Detroit at Minnesota 7 p.m. Chicago at Phoenix 8 p.m. Denver at L.A. Lakers 9:30 p.m.
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NBA notebook
News and notes from around the league. (BKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words)
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NHL
Former Kings of Las Vegas to visit Golden Knights
LAS VEGAS -- The Los Angeles Kings have kind of made Las Vegas their home away from home over the years, regularly playing preseason games in Sin City. So one would think the Kings, who visit the T-Mobile Arena on Sunday night for their first regular-season NHL game, would be a natural rival for the expansion Vegas Golden Knights, especially since it's a matchup between the top two teams in the Pacific Division standings. (HKN-KINGS-GOLDENKNIGHTS-LEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 8 p.m. ET game, By Steve Guiremand, The Sports Xchange, 700 words)
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TSX covers all NHL games with first lede and write-thru (all times ET):
Colorado at Detroit 6 p.m. Ottawa at N.Y. Rangers 7 p.m. Los Angeles at Vegas 8 p.m. Florida at Anaheim 8 p.m.
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NHL notebook
News and notes from around the league. (NHL-NOTEBOOK, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 375 words)
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MLB
MLB notebook
News and notes from around the league. (MLB-NOTEBOOK, expect by 8 p.m. ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words)
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GOLF
PGA: RSM Classic
Final-round coverage of the RSM Classic on the Seaside Course at Sea Island Resort in Sea Island, Ga., which is the seventh and final tournament of the Fall portion of the 2017-18 schedule. Austin Cook leads by three shots heading into Sunday's final round. (GOLF-PGA-RECAP-RSM-CLASSIC, expect ASAP after final round, 400 words)
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LPGA: CME Group Tour Championship
Final-round coverage of the CME Group Tour Championship, which wraps up the LPGA season as the top 10-ranked golfers and 18 of the top 20 compete. Michelle Wie and three others are tied for the lead heading into Sunday's final round. .(GOLF-LPGA-RECAP-CME-CHAMPIONSHIP, expect ASAP after third round, 400 words)
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AUTO RACING
4 drivers battle in championship-deciding race
HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- The 2017 NASCAR Cup season comes to an end Sunday with the championship-deciding race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Four drivers will battle it out for the crown: Brad Keselowski, Martin Truex Jr., Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch. (CAR-NASCAR-HOMESTTEAD-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 3 p.m. ET race, By Amanda Vincent, The Sports Xchange, 500 words)
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