Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2:20 p.m. on Saturday, March 17
Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2:20 p.m. on Saturday. All times ET.
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MARCH MADNESS
College basketball coverage, March 17
Slug convention example: BASKETBALL-NCAA-
NCAA Tournament
East: 9 Alabama vs. 1 Villanova, 12:10 p.m.
Midwest: 7 Rhode Island vs. 2 Duke, 2:40 p.m.
South: 13 Buffalo vs. 5 Kentucky, 5:15 p.m.
South: 11 Loyola vs. 3 Tennessee, 6:10 p.m.
Midwest: 8 Seton Hall vs. 1 Kansas, 7:10 p.m.
West: 5 Ohio State vs. 4 Gonzaga, 7:45 p.m.
East: 6 Florida vs. 3 Texas Tech, 8:40 p.m.
West: 6 Houston vs. 3 Michigan, 9:40 p.m.
Women's NCAA Tournament
Albany: 16 St. Francis (Pa.) vs. 1 UConn, 11 a.m.
Albany: 14 Little Rock vs. 3 Florida State, 11 a.m.
Albany: 12 Belmont vs. 5 Duke, 11 a.m.
Spokane: 11 Central Michigan vs. 6 LSU, 11 a.m.
Spokane: 14 George Washington vs. 3 Ohio State, 1 p.m.
Albany: 13 Mercer vs. 4 Georgia, 1 p.m.
Albany: 11 Buffalo vs. 6 South Florida, 1 p.m.
Albany: 9 Quinnipiac vs. 8 Miami, 1 p.m.
Kansas City: 14 American vs. 3 UCLA, 3:30 p.m.
Lexington: 12 FGCU vs. 5 Missouri, 3:30 p.m.
Kansas City: 10 Nebraska vs. 7 Arizona State, 3:30 p.m.
Kansas City: 9 Oklahoma State vs. 8 Syracuse, 3:30 p.m.
Kansas City: 16 Nicholls vs. 1 Mississippi State, 5:30 p.m.
Kansas City: 15 Maine vs. 2 Texas, 5:30 p.m.
Lexington: 13 Gonzaga vs. 4 Stanford, 5:30 p.m.
Kansas City: 11 Creighton vs. 6 Iowa, 5:30 p.m.
NIT
Penn State at Notre Dame, Noon
NFL
Jets trade up for No. 3 overall pick in draft
-- The New York Jets parted with the No. 6 pick in the 2018 NFL Draft and three second-round picks to acquire the No. 3 pick from the Indianapolis Colts. (FOOTBALL-NFL-NYJ-IND-TRADE, moved, Field Level Media)
Texans sign ex-Cardinals DB Mathieu
-- The Honey Badger is headed to Houston. The Texans have signed defensive back Tyrann Mathieu to a one-year deal, the team announced two days after the Arizona Cardinals released the former All-Pro. (FOOTBALL-NFL-HOU-MATHIEU, moved, Field Level Media)
RB Woodhead announces retirement
-- Former Jets, Patriots, Chargers and Ravens running back Danny Woodhead announced his retirement. (FOOTBALL-NFL-WOODHEAD, moved, Field Level Media)
Cardinals continue makeover, sign OL Pugh
-- The Arizona Cardinals will sign former New York Giants offensive lineman Justin Pugh to a $45 million deal. (FOOTBALL-NFL-ARI-PUGH, moved, Field Level Media)
Bears match Packers’ offer, retain CB Fuller
-- Cornerback Kyle Fuller will stay with the Bears after Chicago matched a contract offer from the Green Bay Packers to the restricted free agent. (FOOTBALL-NFL-CHI-GB-FULLER, moved, Field Level Media)
NFL notebook
-- A roundup of news and notes from around the league. (FOOTBALL-NFL-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, Field Level Media, will be led)
MLB
Astros, Altuve agree to $151M extension
-- Jose Altuve and the Houston Astros agreed to a $151 million contract extension. (BASEBALL-MLB-HOU-ALTUVE, moved, Field Level Media)
Spring training roundup
-- Recapping games in the Grapefruit and Cactus leagues. (BASEBALL-MLB/SPRINGROUNDUP, expect by 7 p.m. ET, Field Level Media)
NBA
Durant to miss two weeks with rib fracture
-- Injuries are adding up for Golden State with the Warriors minus Kevin Durant (ribs), Steph Curry (ankle) and Klay Thompson (thumb). (BASKETBALL-NBA-GSW-DURANT, moved, Field Level Media)
NBA game coverage, March 17
Slug convention example: BASKETBALL-NBA-PHI-TOR
Atlanta at Milwaukee, 6 p.m.
Indiana at Washington, 7 p.m.
Houston at New Orleans, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
Charlotte at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Denver at Memphis,8 p.m.
Minnesota at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Sacramento at Utah, 9 p.m.
Golden State at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
NHL
NHL game coverage, March 17
Slug convention example: ICEHOCKEY-NHL-PHI-NYR
Chicago at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Edmonton at Florida, 2 p.m.
New Jersey at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.
Boston at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Toronto, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Arizona, 9 p.m.
San Jose at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
GOLF
Stenson surges ahead at Arnold Palmer Invitational
-- Tiger Woods broke his streak of nine consecutive rounds under par with an even-par-72 on Friday as Henrik Stenson shot to the top of the leaderboard at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. (GOLF-PGA-PALMER, expect recap after third round ends, Field Level Media)