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Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2:30 PM ET on Saturday, July 30

Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2.30 p.m. All times ET. GOLF Lightning threat delays third round of PGA Golf SPRINGFIELD, N.J. - Saturday's third-round play at the PGA Championship at Baltusrol was suspended by the threat of lightning in the area. The horn sounded at 2:15 p.m. and officials said they expected the delay to last at least an hour. The suspension came before leaders Jimmy Walker and Robert Streb, who shared the overnight lead at nine-under 131, were scheduled to begin third-round play at 2:55. (GOLF-PGA/DELAY, moving shortly, 80 words) Streb's 63 good for share of PGA lead -- Robert Streb and Jimmy Walker each deserved their own spotlights Friday night. But they shared it entering Saturday and the final two rounds of the PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club. (GLF-PGA-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect bulletin by 3 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, by Gethin Coolbaugh, 800 words) Miram Lee out to close at British -- Mirim Lee was unable to come close to matching her torrid opening-round score but she still possesses the lead at Friday's halfway point of the Ricoh Women's British Open at Woburn, England. (GLF-LPGA-RECAP, expect by 3 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) OLYMPICS U.S. sailor lends hand to clean Rio's bay before Games RIO DE JANEIRO - Bobbing on Rio de Janeiro's Guanabara Bay in a blue and white fishing boat, American sailor Brad Funk uses a plastic bin to scoop rubbish from the waters where Olympic sailing races will take place next month. (OLYMPICS-RIO/GUANABARA BAY ( PIX, TV), moved, 470 words) Rio opens metro extension, final big infrastructure project RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's interim president Michel Temer presided over the Saturday opening of the last major infrastructure project to be finished for the Olympics, the much-delayed extension of a metro line completed just six days before the event begins. (OLYMPICS-RIO/METRO (PIX, TV), moved at 1:33 p.m., 388 words) China issues safety warning to citizens traveling to Rio SHANGHAI - China's foreign ministry has issued a safety warning to Chinese tourists visiting Brazil for the Olympics, the official China Daily reported on Saturday. The report said four Chinese officials from the China Anti-Doping Agency were the victims of an armed robbery two days after arriving. (OLYMPICS-RIO/CHINA, moved at 1:13 p.m., 86 words) First horses arrive at Rio equestrian venue (OLYMPICS-RIO-EQUESTRIAN/ARRIVAL (TV), moved, 194 words) NFL Deserving CB Slay gets deal in Detroit ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Martin Mayhew left the Detroit Lions a gift before he was fired as general manager last fall in the form of a well-stacked 2013 draft class that the team hopes will be the cornerstone of its future as a playoff contender. (FBN-LIONS-SLAY-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 488 words) Optimism rampant as Raiders open camp NAPA, Calif. - The Raiders came to camp healthy, and coach Jack Del Rio doesn't want the momentum to stop there for the AFC West hopefuls. (FBN-RAIDERS-CAMP-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 531 words) Raiders let process play out with LB Smith (FBN-RAIDERS-SMITH-NEWS) Vikings' A.P. talking SB MANKATO, Minn. -- Adrian Peterson, the future Hall of Fame running back who has dared to set goals publicly as high as 2,500 yards rushing in a season, is at it again. He is talking Super Bowl and championship, and he is not backing down now that the team is in training camp. (FBN-VIKINGS-PETERSON-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 530 words) Zimmer downplays high expectations (FBN-VIKINGS-ANALYSIS, moved, The Sports Xchange) Browns WR Gordon: Right place, right time BEREA, Ohio - Returning from a yearlong suspension and no stranger to NFL detention, Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon thinks this is the right place, right situation for him to turn a corner personally and professionally. (FBN-BROWNS-GORDON-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 372 words) NFL notebook -- News and notes from around the NFL. (FBN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) MLB Trade deadline rumblings -- A brief roundup of trade deadline rumblings ahead of the Aug. 1 non-waiver trade deadline. (BBO-TRADEDEADLINE- NEWS, expect by 5 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 300 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): Baltimore at Toronto 1:07 p.m. Seattle at Chi. Cubs 2:20 p.m. Washington at San Francisco 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay 6:10 p.m. St. Louis at Miami 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Milwaukee 7:10 p.m. Oakland at Cleveland 7:10 p.m. Chi. White Sox at Minnesota 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Atlanta 7:10 p.m. Houston at Detroit 7:10 p.m. Colorado at N.Y. Mets 7:10 p.m. Kansas City at Texas 8:05 p.m. Cincinnati at San Diego 8:40 p.m. Boston at L.A. Angels 9:05 p.m. Arizona at L.A. Dodgers 9:10 p.m. NBA NBA notebook -- News and notes from around the NBA. (BKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 375 words) NHL NHL notebook -- News and notes from around the league. (HKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) AUTO RACING Pocono notebook -- The latest turns around the track at the Tricky Triangle. (CAR-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, special from NASCAR Wire Service, 500 words) Xfinity US Cellular 250 -- Coverage of the U.S. Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway, the .875-mile over where Ryan Blaney won last year. Sam Hornish Jr. won this season's first of two races at Iowa on June 19. (CAR-XFINITY-RECAP, expect ASAP after scheduled 8 p.m. ET race (weather forecast appears threatening), 350 words, The Sports Xchange, special from NASCAR Wire Service) MARTIAL ARTS UFC 201: Lawler-Woodley -- Coverage of UFC 201 from Atlanta, where Robbie Lawler defends his title against Tyron Woodley (15-3). (FIGHTING-UFC201-RECAP, expect ASAP after 9 p.m. ET start, The Sports Xchange, by Dave Doyle, 400 words)