Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EST on Thursday, Sept. 3

Sept. 3 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Thursday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - DEFLATEGATE Judge tosses Tom Brady's 'Deflategate' NFL suspension Tom Brady triumphs over the National Football League as a federal judge throws out his "Deflategate" suspension, clearing the way for the New England Patriots star quarterback to play in next week's season opener. (NFL-BRADY/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV), moved; will be led, by Joseph Ax and Nate Raymond, 1,045 words) - - How will the judge's ruling affect the Patriots? Now that four-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady has had his four-game "Deflategate" suspension vacated and the NFL says it will not seek a stay of the ruling, how will this affect the New England Patriots? (NFL-BRADY/PATRIOTS, expect by 3:30 PM ET, by Frank Pingue, 400 words) - - Boston relieved as judge overturns Brady's 'Deflategate' suspension BOSTON - Bostonians ranging from workaday football fans to Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker react with relief to the news that a federal judge had overturned an NFL decision to suspend star New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady for four games. (NFL-BRADY/BOSTON, moved, by Scott Malone, 589 words) - - Owners must act, replace power-hungry Goodell How many more times, like Thursday's ruling that vacated Commissioner Roger Goodell's four-game suspension of Tom Brady over the Deflategate epic, must we be reminded that Goodell is not driving the bus? (FBN-COLUMN-GOODELL/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Ira Miller, 845 words) - - Goodell's legacy under-the-gun WASHINGTON - Roger Goodell's luck in handing out punishments takes another hit with the Tom Brady ruling, and the biggest loser in all of this could be the National Football League commissioner himself. (NFL-PATRIOTS/GOODELL, expect by 4 PM ET, by Steve Ginsburg, 550 words) - - Goodell vows appeal of Brady decision Tom Brady is cleared to return to the field with the New England Patriots, but courtroom football will continue. Commissioner Roger Goodell, responding to the federal ruling dismissing Brady's four-game suspension, says the NFL plans to appeal. (FBN-PATRIOTS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - Just Sayin': Reaction to Brady ruling Tom Brady wins again. The New England Patriots' quarterback is 1-0 against the NFL with today's court ruling that Commissioner Roger Goodell and the league overstepped their authority to suspend Brady without notice or just cause for Deflategate. (FBN-PATRIOTS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 457 words) - - Kraft, Patriots still out $1 million, two draft picks Owner Robert Kraft and the New England Patriots could opt to backpedal on a decision to accept NFL punishment for Deflategate in light of the U.S. District Court's harsh wording in ruling in favor of quarterback Tom Brady, but it's likely too little, too late. (FBN-PATRIOTS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 432 words) - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE NFL preview capsules Capsule previews of all 32 teams, distributed by division, with team strength, biggest question, depth chart, schedule. (FBN-PREVIEW/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 1,500 words per division) Note: Headline convention > NFL Preview: NFC North - - NFL roundup Capsule recaps of all 16 preseason games on the schedule Thursday. (FBN-ROUNDUP/, expect first version following 7 p.m. ET games, The Sports Xchange, 400-600 words) - - NFL notebook News and notes from around the NFL. (FBN-ROUNDUP/, expect by 8 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 400-600 words per team) - - - - No. 2 TCU at Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS - Heisman Trophy candidate Trevone Boykin leads No. 2 TCU in the season opener Thursday night at Minnesota. (FBC-TCU-MINNESOTA-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU/ (PIX), expect ASAP after 8 PM ET kickoff, The Sports Xchange, by Dan Myers, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru) - - Ohio State QB Jones out of hospital Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones is released from the hospital and is "doing fine," the school says. He was treated for a migraine headache last night. (FBC-OHIOSTATE-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 283 words See also: CFB Game of the Week: Ohio State at Virginia Tech (FBC-PREVIEW-OHIOSTATE-VIRGINIATECH/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 1,433 words) - - CFB previews: Top 25 games Detailed previews of all Top 25 games for opening weekend moved. (FBC-TEAM-TEAM-PREVIEW/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 450-600 words per game) - - CFB roundup Capsule recaps of three Top 25 games on the schedule Thursday. (CFB-ROUNDUP/, expect first version after 7:30 PM ET scheduled starts, The Sports Xchange, 250 words) - - CFB game coverage The Sports Xchange covers all Top 25 games and provides recap coverage of all games in Power 5 conferences. - - Today's Schedule North Carolina at South Carolina, 6 PM ET (PIX) Florida International at Central Florida, 6 PM ET (PIX) Elon at Wake Forest, 7 PM ET (PIX) Oklahoma State at Central Michigan, 7 PM ET (PIX) Alcorn State at Georgia Tech, 7:30 PM ET (PIX) Villanova at Connecticut, 7:30 PM ET (PIX) Western Kentucky at Vanderbilt, 8 PM ET (PIX) Michigan at Utah, 8:30 PM ET (PIX) Duke at Tulane, 9 PM ET (PIX) TCU at Minnesota, 9 PM ET (PIX) Texas-San Antonio at Arizona, 10 PM ET (PIX) Colorado at Hawaii, 1 AM ET - - - - TENNIS U.S. Open, Flushing, New York Federer, Murray and Halep in second round action NEW YORK - Five-time champion Roger Federer and third seed Andy Murray are among the top men's seeds in second round action on Day Four of the U.S. Open. On the women's side, No. 2 seed Simona Halep and fourth seeded Caroline Wozniacki are among those in action. (TENNIS-OPEN/ (PIX), expect first story by 4 PM ET, by Steve Keating and Larry Fine, 600 words) - - - - GOLF Day eyes a second consecutive playoff win on PGA Tour NORTON, Mass. - Fresh from a victory at The Barclays on Sunday, red-hot PGA Championship winner Jason Day of Australia heads the FedExCup standings going into this week's Deutsche Bank Championship at the TPC Boston. We preview the second of the PGA Tour's four lucrative playoff events. (GOLF-PGA/FEDEXCUP (PREVIEW, PIX), expect by 7 PM ET, 450 words) - - Wilcox withdraws from Deutsche Bank Will Wilcox's PGA Tour season comes to an end as he withdraws from this week's Deutsche Bank Championship due to a knee injury. (GLF-PGA-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 200 words) - - PGA cancels Grand Slam of Golf The PGA cancels this year's Grand Slam of Golf after determining the logistics required to move the event are too great. (GLF-PGA-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 130 words) - - How green should a course be in times of drought? LOS ANGELES - For the non-golfer, the image is an unsettling one -- lush and verdant golf courses in the semi-desert areas around Palm Springs in California while the state is suffering a drought for a fourth consecutive year. For the United States Golf Association, however, a bigger picture must be viewed when assessing the management of resources such as water on golf courses, which can play a significant environmental role in urban areas. GOLF-COURSES/WATER (FEATURE), expect by 7 PM ET, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, 650 words) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Twins closer Perkins 'can barely walk', won't go to Houston Minnesota Twins closer Glen Perkins tells reporters that he "can barely walk" after experiencing back spasms. (BBO-TWINS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 250 words) - - Ventura coming up aces since return to Royals KANSAS CITY, Mo. - On July 21, the Kansas City Royals optioned right-hander Yordano Ventura to Triple-A Omaha, the day after he gave up six runs on 10 hits in four innings in a loss to the Pirates. He's been stellar since getting the call to return. (BBO-ROYALS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 370 words) - - Morneau anxious to return to Rockies' lineup DENVER - First baseman Justin Morneau returns to the Colorado Rockies after playing five rehab games at Double-A New Britain and he's eager to play for the Rockies for the first time since May 13. (BBO-ROCKIES-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Jack Etkin, 350 words) - - Keuchel wants playoff success, not awards HOUSTON - Upon claiming the third American League Pitcher of the Month honor of his breakout season, Houston Astros ace left-hander Dallas Keuchel responds with his usual mix of modesty and competitiveness. (BBO-ASTROS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by MK Bower, 410 words) - - MLB Notebook News and notes from around the diamond. (BBO-ROUNDUP/, expect by 7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - Today's MLB schedule at a glance - - American League Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, 1:10 PM ET (PIX) Detroit at Kansas City, 8:10 PM ET (PIX) - - National League Atlanta at Washington, 7:05 PM ET (PIX) Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 7:20 PM ET San Francisco at Colorado, 8:40 PM ET (PIX) Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego, 10:10 PM ET (PIX) - - MLB Roundup Running capsule recaps of all the games on the MLB schedule. (MLB-ROUNDUP/, expect first version ASAP after conclusion of the first game of the day, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION NBA roundup News and notes from around the NBA. (BKN-ROUNDUP/, expect by 7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 280 words) - - - - NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE NHL roundup The latest news and notes from the NHL. (HKN-ROUNDUP/, expect by 7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - HORSE RACING American Pharoah set for Breeders' Cup farewell Horse racing fans will get the chance to watch Triple Crown winner American Pharoah end his stellar career at the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic next month, his owner says after weighing up the colt's options. (HORSERACING-PHAROAH/, moved, 335 words) - - - - AUTO RACING IndyCar safety talks ramp up after Wilson's death IndyCar and Formula One are investigating the use of enclosed cockpits to improve driver safety following the recent death of Briton Justin Wilson, and could take a leaf out of the National Hot Rod Association's book. (MOTOR-RACING-INDY/SAFETY (FEATURE), expect by 3 PM ET, by Lewis Franck, 740 words) - - Welcome back, Southern 500 In a return to racing's good old days, Labor Day weekend will wrap up with the Southern 500 at Darlington. (CAR-SPRINT-COLUMN/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Jonathan Ingram, 1,022 words) - - - - OLYMPICS Los Angeles bid is 'new start' for all, says LA mayor BERLIN - Los Angeles' 2024 summer Olympics bid will be a new start for the United States as it attempts to land the first summer Games since 1996 and put the disappointment of Boston's failed effort behind it, the city's mayor says. (OLYMPICS-LOSANGELES/, moved, by Karolos Grohmann, 439 words) - - - - Soccer players at Washington state college suspended for black face photo SEATTLE - Five members of the women's soccer team at a Christian college in Washington state are suspended for one match for donning racist black face and afro wigs in a photo posted online, the university has said. (USA-WASHINGTON/RACE, moved, 227 words) - - - - MIXED MARTIAL ARTS Johnson-Dodson rematch headlines UFC 191 Demetrious Johnson has been so thorough in cleaning out the competition at 125 pounds that he's ready to reprise his greatest hits. (MMA-PREVIEW/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Dave Doyle, 600 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (Expect by 8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words)