Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2:45 PM ET on Dec 3

December 3 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2:45 PM ET on Saturday - - - - For any coverage questions, please contact us.general-news@thomsonreuters.com - - - - GOLF Woods leaps into fifth place at turn on Saturday -- Tiger Woods had his vintage look and the game to boot Saturday, climbing to fifth place and four shots off the lead Saturday in the third round at Albany resort in New Providence in the Bahamas (GLF-PGA-NEWS-TIGERWOODS, expect by 6 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) NFL Helfrich pitched Oregon return to 49ers' Kelly -- Fired Oregon coach Mark Helfrich, who replaced Chip Kelly in Eugene four years ago, said he called the current coach of the San Francisco 49ers to pitch a return to the Ducks. Kelly said this week he had no interest in that job. (FBN-49ers-KELLY-OREGON, expect by 4 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) Cowboys' Prescott understands learning curve FRISCO, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott seemingly did everything right late in the fourth quarter against the Minnesota Vikings. Prescott managed the situation and the clock like a veteran, except he made one mistake: he slid too early. So instead of ending the game, Prescott allowed the Vikings one final chance at a rally before Dallas escaped with a 17-15 victory. (FBN-COWBOYS-NEWS-PRESCOTT, moved, The Sports Xchange, 378 words) Cowboys earn extended break after three wins in 12 days DALLAS - It wasn't pretty but the Dallas Cowboys won their third game in 12 days and extended their franchise record winning streak to 11 with a 17-15 victory against the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday. (FBN-COWBOYS-NEWS-GARRETT, moved, The Sports Xchange, 550 words) Texans rule Clowney out at Green Bay -- Houston Texans pass rusher Jadeveon Clowney was ruled out of Sunday's game at Green Bay. (FBN-TEXANS-NEWS-CLOWNEY, expect by 5 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, by Brian Hall, 530 words) NFL Week 13: Keys to all games -- Series history, keys to the game, matchup to watch, player spotlight, fast facts and who will win all Week 13 games. (FBN-ANALYSIS-NFLGAMESCOUT, moved, The Sports Xchange, 5,000 words) NFL notebook -- News and notes from around the NFL. (FBN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 8 p.m. ET, 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. Saturday schedule All times ET: No. 11 UCLA at No. 1 Kentucky, 12:30 p.m. Oklahoma at No. 17 Wisconsin, 1 Saint Joseph's at No. 2 Villanova, 1 Morehead State at No. 15 Purdue, 2 No. 25 West Virginia at No. 6 Virginia, 2 Stanford at No. 4 Kansas, 3:30 No. 7 Xavier at No. 9 Baylor, 3:30 Central Arkansas at No. 18 Butler, 4 North Florida at No. 22 Syracuse, 4 No. 21 Rhode Island at Providence, 4:30 No. 8 Gonzaga vs. No. 16 Arizona, 5:30 Maine at No. 5 Duke, 5:30 Savannah State at No. 23 Oregon, 6 Akron at No. 10 Creighton, 8 No. 14 Louisville at Grand Canyon, 9 RECAPS ONLY: Wake Forest at Richmond, noon Kennesaw State at Michigan, 1 Georgia Tech at Tennessee, 1 Dartmouth at Boston College, 1 Memphis at Ole Miss, 1 South Dakota at Nebraska, 2 Rice at Texas Tech, 2 Omaha at Iowa, 2 Western Kentucky at Missouri, 3 Illinois vs. VCU, 3 Alcorn State at California, 4 Oral Roberts at Michigan State, 4:30 Fairleigh Dickinson at Ohio State, 4:30 Boston University at North Carolina State, 4:30 Wofford at Miami, 5:30 Wright State at Penn State, 6 New Orleans at Washington State, 6 DePaul at Northwestern, 7 Morgan State at Rutgers, 7 Oregon State at Charlotte, 7 Arkansas State at TCU, 8 Austin Peay at Arkansas, 8 UNLV at Arizona State, 8 Kansas State at Saint Louis, 8 Vanderbilt vs. Minnesota, 8 BYU at USC, 8 Auburn at UAB, 8:30 Oklahoma State at Maryland, 9 Colorado at Portland, 10 COLLEGE FOOTBALL BIG TEN TITLE GAME: Wisconsin vs. Penn State INDIANAPOLIS -- Before Wisconsin and Penn State can think bigger picture - the College Football Playoff - a win Saturday in the Big Ten Conference championship game is a must. (FBC-WISCONSIN-PENNSTATE-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect by 11:30 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, by Jeff Washburn, 700 words) Column: CFP comes up one short FBC-PENNSTATE-WISCONSIN-COLUMN, expect by 10 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, by Ira Miller) ACC TITLE GAME: Clemson vs. Virginia Tech ORLANDO - Third-ranked Clemson can return to the College Football Playoff with a win in the ACC title game over Virginia Tech. (FBC-CLEMSON-VIRGINIATECH-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect by 11 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, by Jeff Washburn, 700 words) SEC TITLE GAME: Alabama vs. Florida ATLANTA - No. 1 Alabama, the defending national champions, are big favorite over Florida in the Southeastern Conference championship game Saturday night at the Georgia Dome. (FBC-ALABAMA-FLORIDA-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, by Jeff Washburn, 700 words) College football notebook -- News and notes from around the nation. (FBC-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) MLB Astros reunite with Beltran (one-year, $16M) -- Carlos Beltran returned to the Houston Astros on a one-year, $16 million contract. (BBO-ASTROS-NEWS-BELTRAN, moved, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) MLB notebook -- News and notes from around the league. (BBO-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) NBA Warriors' Kerr admits using marijuana for chronic back pain -- Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said he used marijuana to control pain after back surgery. (BKN-WARRIORS-NEWS-KERR, moved, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) THE SPORTS XCHANGE staffs all NBA games. SATURDAY schedule, All Times ET: Brooklyn at Milwaukee 5 p.m. Minnesota at Charlotte 7 p.m. Atlanta at Toronto 7:30 p.m. Boston at Philadelphia 7:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Memphis 8 p.m. Chicago at Dallas 8:30 p.m. Denver at Utah 9 p.m. Miami at Portland 10 p.m. Phoenix at Golden State 10:30 p.m. NBA roundup -- Capsule summaries of all games on the schedule Saturday. (BKN-ROUNDUP, expect multiple versions beginning ASAP after 8 p.m. ET games end, The Sports Xchange, 375 words) NBA notebook -- News and notes from around the NBA. (BKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 375 words) NHL THE SPORTS XCHANGE staffs all NHL games. SATURDAY schedule: Carolina at N.Y. Rangers 1 p.m. Chicago at Philadelphia 1 p.m. Boston at Buffalo 1 p.m. New Jersey at Nashville 2 p.m. Detroit at Pittsburgh 7 p.m. Florida at Ottawa 7 p.m. Toronto at Vancouver 7 p.m. Washington at Tampa Bay 7 p.m. Winnipeg at St. Louis 7 p.m. Columbus at Arizona 8 p.m. Dallas at Colorado 9 p.m. Anaheim at Edmonton 10 p.m. NHL roundup -- Capsule summaries of all games on the schedule Saturday. (HKN-ROUNDUP, expect multiple versions beginning ASAP after 8 p.m. ET games end, The Sports Xchange, 375 words) NHL notebook -- News and notes from around the league. (HKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) GOLF Woods leaps into fifth place at turn Saturday Tiger Woods had his vintage look and the game to boot Saturday, climbing to fifth place and four shots off the lead Saturday in the third round at Albany resort in New Providence in the Bahamas. (GLF-PGA-NEWS-TIGERWOODS, expect by 6 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words)