Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, August 25

August 25 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2:30 p.m. ET on Thursday: - - - - For any coverage questions, please contact us.general-news@thomsonreuters.com - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE IRA MILLER: Strike threat real, players fed up with Goodell At least one team's player rep went on record this week warning NFL players to begin preparing for a strike - even though the league's current Collective Bargaining Agreement does not expire for nearly five years. Can there be a clearer vote of no confidence in the leadership of Commissioner Roger Goodell? (FBN-GOODELL-CBA-COLUMN, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Ira Miller, 901 words) Stork no show, Redskins still waiting Bryan Stork was traded by the Patriots to the Redskins on Wednesday, but the former starting center in New England hasn't turned up in Washington. (FBN-REDSKINS-PATRIOTS-STORK-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) Steelers LB Harrison meets with NFL Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker James Harrison spent 40 minutes with NFL investigators on Thursday. He did not speak to the media afterward. (FBN-STEELERS-HARRISON-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 295 words) Bosa reps fire back at Chargers Joey Bosa is unsigned, and the No. 3 overall pick in the NFL draft has prompted a blame game between his agents and potential employer. (FBN-CHARGERS-BOSA-NEGOTIATIONS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 394 words) Texans C Martin likely out for season Nick Martin went from the starting center of the Houston Texans to staring at a rookie season on injured reserve due to an ankle injury. (FBN-TEXANS-MARTIN-ANKLE-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) Patriots QB Garoppolo taking strange camp environment in stride FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has started each of the Patriots first two preseason games this summer as he prepares to open the season with the first four starts of his professional career filling in for the suspended Tom Brady. Since learning of Brady's suspension, things have been anything but normal when it comes to football in New England. (FBN-PATRIOTS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 443 words) OT Henderson feel-good story for Bills ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - It was not a happy training camp or preseason for the Buffalo Bills in many ways, but the return of offensive lineman Seantral Henderson is putting a smile on many faces. (FBN-BILLS-HENDERSON-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 325 words) Buccaneers rookie CB Hargreaves growing in confidence TAMPA, Fla. - Rookie Vernon Hargreaves made a splash with two interceptions in Saturday's Tampa Bay Buccaneers preseason win against the Jacksonville Jaguars, and then Tuesday's joint practice with the Cleveland Browns saw the first-rounder pick off Robert Griffin III twice in 7-on-7 work. (FBN-BUCCANEERS-HARGREAVES-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 423 words) NFL team reports Live reports from team headquarters ahead of preseason Week 3, which should feature plenty of face time for starters. Coverage to include reports on the Chicago Bears, Washington Redskins, Detroit Lions, Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs, New York Giants, New York Jets, Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers. (FBN-TEAMNAME-NEWS, expect starting at 6 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400-500 words) NFL notebook News and notes from around the NFL. (FBN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - COLLEGE FOOTBALL University to determine fate of arrested Notre Dame players Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly delayed making a call on his starting quarterback for the season opener at Texas, and university administration will have to make another significant decision - whether to punish the four players arrested last week. (FBC-UND-ARREST-SUSPENSIONS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 388 words) McSorley to start for Penn State Penn State is going with Trace McSorley at quarterback, and head coach James Franklin wants to make sure he has a one-QB system this season. (FBC-PENNSTATE-MCSORLEY-QB-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 381 words) Burns named Stanford starter No pressure, Ryan Burns, all Stanford is asking of you is to replace the winningest quarterback in program history, Kevin Hogan. (FBC-STANFORD-BURNS-QB-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 423 words) College football notebook News and notes from around the nation. (FBC-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Pacesetting Rangers take on high-flying Indians Left-hander Cole Hamels shoots for his 14th win of the season when he takes the mound for the American League West-leading Texas Rangers against the visiting Cleveland Indians, who head the Central division, in one of 11 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 1 a.m. ET, 600 words) Nationals acquire LHP Rzepczynski from A's Injuries and ineffectiveness in the bullpen forced the Washington Nationals to trade for left-hander Marc Rzepczynski and send a hotshot infield prospect to the Oakland Athletics. (BBO-NATIONALS-ATHLETICS-TRADE-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 325 words) MLB notebook News and notes from spring training. (BBO-NOTEBOOK, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) MLB roundup Capsule recaps of all games on today's schedule. Will move as updated throughout the evening. (BBO-ROUNDUP, expect first version by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) The Sports Xchange covers all MLB games (all times ET) Boston at Tampa Bay 1:10 p.m. Detroit at Minnesota 1:10 p.m. Baltimore at Washington 7:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Toronto 7:07 p.m. Kansas City at Miami 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at St. Louis 7:15 p.m. Cleveland at Texas 8:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at Milwaukee 8:10 p.m. Seattle at Chi. White Sox 8:10 p.m. Atlanta at Arizona 9:40 p.m. San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers 10:10 p.m. - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION NBA notebook News and notes from around the NBA. (BKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 375 words) - - - - NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Crosby to captain Team Canada Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby will serve as Team Canada's captain at the upcoming World Cup of Hockey. (HKN-CROSBY-CAPT-CANADA-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 244 words) NHL notebook News and notes from around the league. (HKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - GOLF Reed fires 5-under 66 at Barclays Patrick Reed fired a bogey-free, 5-under-par 66 and shares a one-shot lead with Scotland's Martin Laird after their morning wave rounds on the opening day of The Barclays at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y. (GLF-PGA-BARCLAYS, bulletin moved, expect writethru by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 700 words) LPGA: Canadian Pacific Open All eyes will be on defending champion Lydia Ko of New Zealand, who has won four times this season and has captured this event three times in the past four years. (GLF-LPGA-CANADIANPACIFIC-RECAP, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 450 words) - - - - AUTO RACING Limbo continues for Earnhardt Jr. NASCAR's Most Popular Driver will continue to sit on the sidelines for at least another two races. Jonathan Ingram provides answers to the ten most pressing questions about Earnhardt, Jr.'s ongoing absence. At the top of the list -- will he ever win another race? (CAR-SPRINT-EARNHARDT-COLUMN, moved, The Sports Xchange, 950 words)