Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2:45 PM ET on Tuesday, Dec. 6

Dec. 6 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2:45 PM ET on Tuesday: - - - - For any coverage questions, please contact us.general-news@thomsonreuters.com - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Chiefs ready for Raiders on short week KANSAS CITY - Jeremy Maclin is expected to return to the lineup for the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC West showdown with the Oakland Raiders at Arrowhead Stadium on Thursday. (FBN-RAIDERS-CHIEFS-PREVIEW, expect by 10:30 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, by Bob Gretz, 800 words) McKnight shooter Gasser arrested, charged Ronald Gasser was arrested and charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of former USC and NFL running back Joe McKnight on Monday night. (FBN-NEWS-MCKNIGHT, moved, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) Austin lifting Lions' defense, own coaching chances ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Teryl Austin has interviewed for eight head-coaching jobs the last two offseasons, but this might finally be the year the Detroit Lions' defensive coordinator lands a new gig. (FBN-LIONS-NEWS-AUSTIN- moved, The Sports Xchange, 473 words) Seahawks prep for life without Earl Thomas RENTON, Wash. -- More significant than the result of Sunday night's game against the Carolina Panthers was the loss of All-Pro safety Earl Thomas to a broken leg. Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll confirmed on Monday that Thomas will miss the remainder of the season after fracturing his tibia. (FBN-SEAHAWKS-NEWS-THOMAS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 429 words) Bears getting surprising spark from QB Barkley LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- The Chicago Bears have scored three touchdowns in the each of the last two games with Matt Barkley at quarterback. The new-found offense is welcome considering they hadn't scored more than two in any game this season before he played. (FBN-BEARS-NEWS-BARKLEY, moved, The Sports Xchange, 488 words) NFL notebook News and notes from around the NFL. (FBN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 8 p.m., The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - COLLEGE BASKETBALL THE SPORTS XCHANGE covers all Top 25 college basketball games and recaps every Power 5 and Big East game. TUESDAY schedule: La Salle vs. No. 1 Villanova 7:00 p.m. East Carolina at No. 14 Virginia 7:00 p.m. No. 18 Purdue vs. Arizona State 7:00 p.m. Missouri-Kansas City at No. 3 Kansas 8:00 p.m. No. 5 Duke vs. No. 21 Florida 9:00 p.m. Fort Wayne at No. 23 Notre Dame 9:00 p.m. UC Irvine at No. 20 Arizona 10:00 p.m. Houston at Arkansas 7:00 p.m. Presbyterian at Tennessee 7:00 p.m. Southern Miss at Florida State 7:00 p.m. South Carolina State at Miami 7:00 p.m. Brown at Providence 7:00 p.m. Youngstown State at Michigan State 7:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic at Ohio State Central Connecticut at Rutgers 7:00 p.m. Charlotte at Wake Forest 7:00 p.m. California vs. Princeton 7:00 p.m. Fresno State at Marquette 7:30 p.m. Miami (Ohio) at Missouri 8:00 p.m. High Point at Vanderbilt 8:00 p.m. IUPUI at Illinois 8:00 p.m. New Jersey Tech at Minnesota 8:00 p.m. Utah Valley at Utah 8:00 p.m. Prairie View A&M at Kansas State 8:00 p.m. Texas at Michigan 9:00 p.m. Lamar at DePaul 9:00 p.m. Fort Wayne at Notre Dame 9:00 p.m. Hawaii vs. Seton Hall 9:30 p.m. - - - - COLLEGE FOOTBALL Baylor hires Temple's Rhule Temple coach Matt Rhule was hired to replace interim coach Jim Grobe, who guided the Bears to a 6-6 regular-season record in 2016 after Art Briles was fired last May following a sexual assault scandal involving football players at the school. (FBC-BAYLOR-NEWS-RHULE, moved, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) Western Michigan to wrap dream season in Cotton Bowl Western Michigan coach P.J. Fleck is no stranger to overcoming odds or beating established teams. Coming out of Sugar Grove, Ill., Fleck earned a scholarship to Northern Illinois. Then-NIU coach Joe Novak decided to offer Fleck a scholarship over the objection of most of his staff members. Fleck is now the engine behind No. 12 Western Michigan's trip to the Cotton Bowl. (FBC-WESTERNMICHIGAN-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) Louisville's Jackson headlines Heisman field Louisville sophomore quarterback Lamar Jackson and Clemson junior quarterback Deshaun Watson headline a group of five Heisman Trophy finalists announced Monday evening. (FBC-NEWS-HEISMAN, moved, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) Trump plans to attend Army-Navy President-elect Donald Trump will attend Saturday's Army-Navy game. (FBC-ARMY-NAVY-NEWS-TRUMP, moved, The Sports Xchange, 310 words) College football notebook News and notes from around the nation. (FBC-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m., The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Chicago's Sale trades Sox, dealt to Boston Chicago White Sox left-handed ace Chris Sale was reportedly traded to the Boston Red Sox for four prospects, pending a physical. (BBO-WHITESOX-REDSOX-NEWS-SALE, early version moved at 1:45 p.m., The Sports Xchange, 400 words, will be led) MLB notebook News and notes from around the league. (BBO-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m., The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION THE SPORTS XCHANGE staffs all NHL games. TUESDAY schedule: Orlando at Washington 7:00 p.m. New York at Miami 7:30 p.m. Chicago at Detroit 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Memphis 8:00 p.m. San Antonio at Minnesota 8:00 p.m. Phoenix at Utah 9:00 p.m. NBA roundup Capsule summaries of all games on the schedule Tuesday. (BKN-ROUNDUP, expect multiple versions beginning ASAP after 8 p.m. games end, The Sports Xchange, 375 words) NBA notebook News and notes from around the NBA. (BKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m., The Sports Xchange, 375 words) - - - - NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE THE SPORTS XCHANGE staffs all NHL games. TUESDAY schedule: Vancouver at New Jersey 7:00 p.m. Florida at Philadelphia 7:00 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders 7:00 p.m. Edmonton at Buffalo 7:00 p.m. Colorado at Nashville 8:00 p.m. Detroit at Winnipeg 8:00 p.m. Montreal at St. Louis 8:00 p.m. Arizona at Chicago 8:30 p.m. Calgary at Dallas 8:30 p.m. NHL roundup Capsule summaries of all games on the schedule Tuesday. (HKN-ROUNDUP, expect multiple versions beginning ASAP after 8 p.m. games end, The Sports Xchange, 375 words) NHL notebook News and notes from around the league. (HKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 8 p.m., The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - -