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Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 1:30 PM ET on Monday, Nov. 20

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Nov. 20 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 1:30 PM ET on Monday:

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NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Battered Seahawks host Falcons

SEATTLE – The 6-3 Seahawks can tie the Rams for first place in the NFC West with a victory, but they will be tested against Atlanta’s offense without cornerback Richard Sherman and safety Kam Chancellor. (FBN-FALCONS-SEAHAWKS-LEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 8:25 p.m. ET game, The Sports Xchange, by Daniel Brill, 700 words)

Trump calls on NFL to suspend Raiders' Lynch

President Donald Trump is calling on the NFL to suspend Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch for sitting during "The Star-Spangled Banner" before Sunday's game in Mexico City but standing for the Mexican national anthem. (FBN-RAIDERS-NEWS-TRUMP-LYNCH, The Sports Xchange, moved, 320 words)

Broncos fire OC McCoy, promote Musgrave

The Denver Broncos fired offensive coordinator Mike McCoy and named quarterbacks coach Bill Musgrave as his replacement, head coach Vance Joseph announced. (FBN-BRONCOS-NEWS-MCCOY-MUSGRAVE, The Sports Xchange, moved, 500 words)

Vikings QB Keenum continues to thrive

MINNEAPOLIS -- Case Keenum continues to make it hard on coach Mike Zimmer to make a change after the quarterback helped the Minnesota Vikings to a 24-7 win over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. (FBN-VIKINGS-NEWS-KEENUM, By Brian Hall The Sports Xchange, moved, 490 words)

NFL Team Reports

The latest reports from the 24 teams that played Sunday along with four teams coming back from their bye. (FBN-NEWS, The Sports Xchange, expect between 5 and 11 p.m. ET, 700 words)

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: Mayfield's antics won't hurt him -- much

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, The Sports Xchange, by Anthony Gimino, moved, 1,500 words)

Top 25 previews

Previews of five college football games scheduled for Thursday and Friday involving teams ranked in the Top 25. (FBC-TEAM-TEAM-PREVIEW, expect all previews to move Monday evening by 11 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 700 words)

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

Lighting up the scoreboard

KANSAS CITY -- 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 on Monday night at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. (CBK-TEAM-TEAM-LEDE-WRITETHRU, By David Smale, The Sports Xchange, 600 words, expect ASAP after 7 p.m. ET game)

TSX covers select Top 25 games with first lede and write-thru (all times ET):

Maui: California vs. No. 6 Wichita State, 5 p.m.

Furman at No. 1 Duke, 7 p.m.

CBE Hall of Fame: No. 23 UCLA vs. Creighton, 7 p.m.

Troy at No. 7 Kentucky, 8 p.m.

Hampton at No. 15 Xavier, 8:30 p.m.

CBE Hall of Fame: No. 25 Baylor vs. Wisconsin, 9:30 p.m.

No. 9 North Carolina at Stanford, 11:30 p.m.

RECAPS

Cayman Islands: Iowa vs. Louisiana, noon

Maui: Marquette vs. VCU, 2:30 p.m.

Molloy at St. John's, 6:30 p.m.

Long Beach State at No. 24 West Virginia, 7 p.m.

Oakland at Syracuse, 7 p.m

Legends: No. 16 Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma State, 7 p.m.

Jackson State at Maryland, 7 p.m.

Cayman Islands: No. 12 Cincinnati vs. Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.

Emporia State at Missouri, 8 p.m.

Green Bay at Mississippi State, 8 p.m.

Northern Arizona at Kansas State, 8 p.m.

Omaha at TCU, 9 p.m.

Maui: No. 13 Notre Dame vs. Chaminade, 9 p..m.

Legends: Penn State vs. Pittsburgh, 9:30 p.m.

Maui: Michigan vs. LSU, 11:30 p.m.

MGM: Utah vs. Ole Miss, 12:30 a.m.

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NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Worst faces first in Big D

DALLAS -- The NBA-leading Boston Celtics go for their 16th consecutive victory when they face the Dallas Mavericks, who own the league's worst record. (NBA-CELTICS-MAVERICKS-LEDE-WRITETHRU, By The Sports Xchange, 750 words, expect ASAP after 8:30 p.m. ET game)

TSX covers all NBA games with first lede and write-thru (all times ET):

Minnesota at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Indiana at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Utah at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Portland at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Washington at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Boston at Dallas, 8:30 p.m

Atlanta at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Denver at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

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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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Predators aim to limit penalties vs. high-powered Jets

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Improved discipline is probably an emphasis for the Nashville Predators heading into Monday night's visit from the Winnipeg Jets, who are one of the more pleasant surprises of the NHL season. (HKN-JETS-PREDATORS-LEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 7 p.m. ET game, The Sports Xchange, 700 words)

TSX covers all NHL games with first lede and write-thru (all times ET):

Columbus at Buffalo 7 p.m.

Arizona at Toronto 7 p.m.

Calgary at Washington 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Nashville 8 p.m.

New Jersey at Minnesota 8 p.m.

Anaheim at San Jose 10:30 p.m.

NHL notebook

News and notes from around the league. (NHL-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7:45 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 375 words)

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

Rubin: Who will land Japanese superstar Ohtani?

There is one story unfolding that may trump all of offseason talk -- the battle to land Japanese two-way superstar Shoehei Ohtani. (MLB-COLUMN-RUBIN-OHTANI, expect by 3 ET, by Roger Rubin, The Sports Xchange, 400 words)

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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AUTO RACING

Two Juniors -- Earnhardt and Truex -- reap rewards in Homestead

Martin Truex Jr. dug deep in the closing laps to find a way to beat Kyle Busch and win the NASCAR championship. Dale Earnhardt Jr. didn’t get a trophy, but he also emerged a champion in his last Cup race. (CAR-NASCAR-INGRAM-COLUMN, expect by 3 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, by Jonathan Ingram, 1,000 words)

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TENNIS

Wimbledon champion Novotna dies after battle with cancer

PRAGUE/LONDON - Czech player Jana Novotna, a Wimbledon champion in 1998 and a 16-time grand-slam winner in doubles and mixed doubles, has died at the age of 49 after a long battle with cancer, the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) said. (TENNIS-NOVOTNA, moved)

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