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Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 02:15 PM ET on Friday, Mar. 24

Mar. 24 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2:15 PM ET on Friday: - - - - For any coverage questions, please contact us.general-news@thomsonreuters.com - - - - COLLEGE BASKETBALL NCAA Tournament regional semifinals Coverage of the regional semifinals at Madison Square Garden in New York and Memphis with games including Kentucky-UCLA. In the wild east, Wisconsin and Florida meet and Baylor-South Carolina square off. (BKC-WISCONSIN-FLORIDA-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, 750 words, The Sports Xchange, by Everett Merrill) (BKC-BUTLER-NCAROLINA –FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, 750 words, The Sports Xchange, by James Dent) (BKC-UCLA-KENTUCKY-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, 750 words, The Sports Xchange, by James Dent) (BKC-BAYLOR-SCAROLINA-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, 750 words, The Sports Xchange, by Everett Merrill) Women’s NCAA Tournament Ohio State vs. Notre Dame, 7:06 Washington vs. Mississippi State, 7:11 Louisville vs. Baylor, 9:00 Texas vs. Stanford, 9:00 College basketball notebook News and notes around college basketball. (BKC-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL MLB notebook News and notes from around the league. (MLB-NOTEBOOK, expect by 8 p.m. ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) MLB roundup Capsule recaps of spring training games Friday. (MLB-ROUNDUP, expect by 8 p.m. ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Pro day tracker: Peppers attracts audience in Ann Arbor NFLDraftScout.com coverage of pro day workouts includes a stop in Ann Arbor, Mich., where Jabrill Peppers was a main attraction. (FBN-DRAFT-PRODAYROUNDUP, expect by 8:15 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, by Dane Brugler, 650 words) Report: Peterson price too rich for teams Adrian Peterson is reportedly asking for a premium price on the open market, and teams are not willing to meet it. (FBN-PETERSON-VIKINGS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) MILLER: Raiders up next in Goodell's All The Wrong Moves series NFL owners will discuss a pitch next week followed by a decision whether to allow the Oakland Raiders to move to Las Vegas. That this is even a matter of discussion is another indication of the failed leadership of Roger Goodell, the league's commissioner. (FBN-RAIDERS-NEWS-COLUMN-RELOCATERAIDERS, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Ira Miller, 935 words) Bears add Sanchez Since subtracting Jay Cutler, the Chicago Bears have added multiple quarterbacks -- including veteran backup Mark Sanchez on Friday. (FBN-BEARS-SANCHEZ-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) NFL notebook News and notes from around the NFL. (FBN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION THE SPORTS XCHANGE covers all NBA games. Friday schedule: Detroit at Orlando 7:00 p.m. Cleveland at Charlotte 7:00 p.m. Denver at Indiana 7:00 p.m. Brooklyn at Washington 7:00 p.m. Phoenix at Boston 7:30 p.m. New Orleans at Houston 8:00 p.m. Philadelphia at Chicago 8:00 p.m. Atlanta at Milwaukee 8:00 p.m. Sacramento at Golden State 10:30 p.m. Minnesota at L.A. Lakers 10:30 p.m. NBA notebook News and notes from around the NBA. (BKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7:30 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 375 words) - - - - NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE THE SPORTS XCHANGE covers all NHL games. Friday schedule: N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh 7:00 p.m. Tampa Bay at Detroit 7:30 p.m. San Jose at Dallas 8:30 p.m. Winnipeg at Anaheim 10:00 p.m. NHL notebook News and notes from around the league. (HKN-NOTEBOOK, expect first version by 9:45 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 375 words) - - - - AUTO RACING NASCAR’s encumbered finishes no deterrent The teams of Brad Keselowski and Kevin Harvick suffered losses of points, fines and crew chief suspensions after the Phoenix race. NASCAR has designated their finishes encumbered. (CAR-COLUMN-FINISHLINE, expect by 4 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, by Jonathan Ingram, 950 words) - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: WGC-Dell Match Play, Austin (to 26) Johnson, Mickelson eye passage to round of 16 World number one Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson can secure top spot in their groups with wins or halves versus Jimmy Walker and J.B. Holmes, respectively, while Spaniards Sergio Garcia and Jon Rahm clash for top spot in their group on the final day of round-robin play at the WGC-Dell Match Play tournament at the Austin Country Club. (GOLF-MATCHPLAY/ (TV), expect by 2300 GMT/7:00 PM ET, 400 words) PGA Tour: Puerto Rico Open (to 26) Mullinax sets the pace at Rio Grande After taking the first-round lead with a nine-under 63 on Thursday, newlywed American Trey Mullinax tries to follow up his sizzling start in the PGA Tour event on the Coco Beach course in Puerto Rico. (GOLF-PUERTORICO/, expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, 200 words) Three tied entering second round at Kia In Gee Chun of South Korea, and Americans Cristie Kerr and Mo Martin share the first-round lead after Thursday for the eighth edition of the Kia Classic at the Aviara Golf Club in Carlsbad, Calif. (GLF-LPGA-RECAP-KIA, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - -