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Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2:30 PM ET on Monday, Mar. 20

Mar. 20 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2:30 PM ET on Monday: - - - - For any coverage questions, please contact us.general-news@thomsonreuters.com - - - - COLLEGE BASKETBALL Sweet 16 power rankings: Kansas on top The top-heavy East was crumbled by a pack of underdogs, but Kansas, North Carolina and Gonzaga are alive and well entering the Sweet 16. Ranking the regional semifinalists in the NCAA Tournament 1-16. (BKC-COLUMN-SWEET16, 700 words, The Sports Xchange, By Anthony Gimino) UCLA’s Alford not talking Indiana job UCLA coach Steve Alford guided the Bruins to the Sweet 16 but before the South Region semifinal against Kentucky, media are grilling mostly interested in talking about Indiana. (BKC-UCLA-INDIANA-NEWS-ALFORD, 600 words, The Sports Xchange, moved) South Carolina locked in after Duke upset South Carolina draws Baylor at Madison Square Garden after upsetting Duke to advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time in school history. (BKC-SOUTHCAROLINA-DUKE-NEWS, 600 words, The Sports Xchange, moved) NCAA women’s basketball, Monday games: Kansas State vs. Stanford, 6:35 Syracuse vs. Connecticut, 6:35 Oregon vs. Duke, 6:40 Tennessee vs. Louisville, 6:45 Oklahoma vs. Washington, 9:05 Quinnipiac vs. Miami, 9:10 Baylor vs. California, 9:10 UCLA vs. Texas A&M, 10:05 - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Brady's stolen Super Bowl jerseys recovered New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's stolen game-worn jersey from Super Bowl LI was recovered in Mexico. (FBN-PATRIOTS-NEWS-BRADYJERSEY, moved, The Sports Xchange, 450 words) Bears great Sayers dealing with dementia Former Chicago Bears running back Gale Sayers, who became the youngest player ever inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame 40 years ago, was diagnosed with dementia four years ago, according to a story in Sunday's Kansas City Star. (FBN-BEARS-NEWS-SAYERS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 450 words) 49ers great Dwight Clark reveals ALS diagnosis Dwight Clark, a former San Francisco 49ers receiver whose touchdown reception in the 1982 NFC Championship Game against the Dallas Cowboys is known as "The Catch" in the Bay Area, revealed Sunday he has ALS. (FBN-49ers-NEWS-CLARK, moved, The Sports Xchange, 423 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 Warriors, Thunder expect another intense battle The last time Golden State paid Oklahoma City a visit, it was the biggest spectacle of the NBA season. With Kevin Durant making his first trip to Oklahoma City in a visitor's uniform, it spawned cupcake chants that rang throughout the Chesapeake Energy Arena. (BKN-WARRIORS-THUNDER-PREVIEW, moved, The Sports Xchange, 532 words) THE SPORTS XCHANGE covers all NBA games. Monday schedule: Utah at Indiana 7:00 p.m. Atlanta at Charlotte 7:00 p.m. Philadelphia at Orlando 7:00 p.m. Washington at Boston 7:30 p.m. Denver at Houston 8:00 p.m. Golden State at Oklahoma City 8:00 p.m. New York at L.A. Clippers 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. Monday schedule: Buffalo at Detroit 7:30 p.m. Boston at Toronto 7:30 p.m. Arizona at Nashville 8:00 p.m. San Jose at Dallas 8:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Edmonton 9:00 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) - - - - GOLF Tiger on Masters return: ‘God, I hope so’ Tiger Woods continues to struggle with back issues but the 14-time major champion has not ruled out playing the Masters in two weeks. (GLF-PGA-NEWS-WOODS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 453 words) Match play suits Reed’s game Perhaps match play will revive Patrick Reed's game, which is good news entering the WGC Match Play event this week. Reed has been one of the best players on the PGA Tour in recent years, recording five victories since 2013, and last year he was a driving force for the United States with a 3-1-1 record as the Americans regained the Ryder Cup from Europe at Hazeltine in October. (GLF-PGA-INSIDETHEROPES, The Sports Xchange, by Tom LaMarre, 850 words) - - - - 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 Monday. (MLB-ROUNDUP, expect by 8 p.m. ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - AUTO Surprise Endings Keep Coming Under New NASCAR Format Thanks to NASCAR’s new format, photo finishes are becoming a reality and late-lap drama commonplace. A hefty roll of the dice by Ryan Newman forwarded that idea on Sunday. (CAR-COLUMN-NEWMAN, The Sports Xchange, by Jonathan Ingram, 850 words) Erik Jones notches first top-10 finish AVONDALE, Ariz. -- Erik Jones' No. 77 Furniture Row Racing team did everything right in Sunday's Camping World 500 at Phoenix International Raceway -- except for predicting how many cars would take two tires versus four on the final pit stop before overtime. (CAR-NOTEBOOK-PHOENIX, moved, The Sports Xchange, special from NASCAR Wire Service, 511 words) - - - -