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Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM ET on Friday, Feb. 5

Feb 5 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Friday: - - - - For any coverage questions, please contact us.general-news@thomsonreuters.com - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SUPER BOWL 50 State of the League: Goodell addresses media SAN FRANCISCO - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell gives his annual pre-Super Bowl state of the league address. (FBN-NEWS/GOODELL/, expect by 2130 GMT/4:30 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 700 words, by Jeff Reynolds) - - Just Vegas Baby? Goodell passes buck on Raiders SAN FRANCISCO - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said there is nothing imminent with the Oakland Raiders and a potential move to Las Vegas, but said that decision is up to the NFL's owners. (FBN-RAIDERS-NEWS/, expect by 2200 GMT/5 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 500 words, by Derek Harper) - - Selection Saturday: Selection Saturday: Pro Football HOF picks Class of 2016 SAN FRANCISCO -- Quarterback Brett Favre figures to be the only slam dunk choice to the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2016 when the 46-person selection committee meets at Moscone Center Saturday to decide who among the 18 finalists will be enshrined this year. (FBN-NEWS/HALLOFFAME, moved, The Sports Xchange, 1,200 words, by Frank Cooney) - - Eli: Peyton will not announce retirement Sunday SAN FRANCISCO -- New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning is waiting like the rest of the world to find out whether big brother Peyton Manning will make Super Bowl 50 on Sunday his final game. (FBN-BRONCOS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - International Series remains NFL focus SAN FRANCISCO - More games, more places. The NFL continues to act on expansion of the game beyond U.S. borders. (FBN-NEWS/INTERNATIONALSERIES/, expect by 0000 GMT/7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 500 words, by Jeff Reynolds) - - SB50: Key Matchups Breaking down the key matchups in Super Bowl 50 when the Broncos have the ball and when the Panthers have the ball. (FBN-PANTHERS-BRONCOS-PREVIEW/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 1,100 words, by Frank Cooney) - - Panthers practice pool report SAN JOSE, Calif. - The Carolina Panthers wrapped up their on-field practice before Super Bowl 50 on the grass fields adjacent to Spartan Stadium at San Jose State University. (FBN-PANTHERS-NEWS/, expect by 0130 GMT/8:30 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, by Jarrett Bell, Pro Football Writers of America) - - Broncos practice pool report STANFORD, Calif. - Head coach Gary Kubiak put the Denver Broncos through another on-field workout Friday at Stanford Stadium. (FBN-BRONCOS-NEWS/, expect by 0130 GMT/8:30 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, by Peter King, Pro Football Writers of America) - - Vegas bookmakers want Broncos to cover Super Bowl spread Las Vegas casinos aren't against Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning winning a Super Bowl in what is likely his final game but prefer the Carolina Panthers deny him a fairytale finish without covering the spread. (NFL-SUPERBOWL/VEGAS, (PIX, GRAPHIC, moved, by Frank Pingue, 388 words) - - League sponsorship revenue rises 4.4 pct in 2015 season The NFL's rough time off the field in recent years is doing little to hurt its coffers as sponsorship revenue rose 4.4 percent to $1.2 billion this season, according to research released by sponsorship consultant IEG on Friday. (NFL-SPONSORSHIP/ (PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, 183 words) - - Troubled QB Manziel dropped by agent Johnny Manziel was dropped by his agent and his father said the troubled Cleveland Browns quarterback has twice refused to reenter a treatment facility in the past week. (FBN-BROWNS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - NFL roundup News and notes from around the NFL. (FBN-ROUNDUP/, expect by 0100 GMT/8 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 400-600 words per team) - - - - COLLEGE FOOTBALL CFB notebook The latest news and notes from college football. (FBC-NOTES/, expect by 2200 GMT/5 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 315 words) - - - - GOLF Fowler leads in Phoenix PHOENIX - Rickie Fowler is in a three-way tie atop the leaderboard entering the second round of the 2016 Phoenix Open on Friday. (GLF-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU/, expect ASAP after second round ends, The Sports Xchange, 400 words, by Mike Tulumello, will be led) - - McIlroy hits back in style after tossing ball away Rory McIlroy tossed his ball into a lake after making a poor start to his Dubai Desert Classic second round on Friday before four birdies in the last six holes banished any fears that he might miss the cut. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, moved, 334 words) - - LPGA: Ko, Jang share lead Lydia Ko and Ha Na Jang are tied for the lead at 7 under par after rain suspended play during the second round of the Coates Golf Championship at Ocala, Fla. (GLF-LPGA-NEWS/, expect ASAP after third round ends, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION The Sports Xchange covers all NBA games. Tonight's schedule: Indiana at Atlanta 7:00 PM ET Philadelphia at Washington 7:00 PM ET Miami at Charlotte 7:00 PM ET L.A. Clippers at Orlando 7:00 PM ET Memphis at New York 7:30 PM ET Sacramento at Brooklyn 7:30 PM ET Boston at Cleveland 7:30 PM ET Milwaukee at Utah 9:00 PM ET Chicago at Denver 9:00 PM ET San Antonio at Dallas 9:30 PM ET - - NBA roundup News and notes from around the NBA. (BKN-ROUNDUP/, expect by 0000 GMT/7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 280 words) - - - - NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE The Sports Xchange covers all NHL games. Tonight's schedule: Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay 7:30 PM ET Carolina at Winnipeg 8:00 PM ET Columbus at Calgary 9:00 PM ET Arizona at Anaheim 10:00 PM ET - - NHL roundup The latest news and notes from the NHL. (HKN-ROUNDUP/, expect by 0000 GMT/7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - Athletes weigh gold lust against Zika health fears LONDON/NEW YORK - As global health chiefs try to bring a Zika virus epidemic under control, aspiring Olympic athletes are weighing their lust for gold against health fears surrounding the mosquito-borne virus in Brazil. (HEALTH-ZIKA/OLYMPICS-ATHLETES (PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, By Ossian Shine and Joshua Schneyer, 944 words) - - - - SOCCER Soccer-African confederation backs Salman for FIFA job KIGALI - Bahrain's Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa gained a major boost in his bid to become the next FIFA president when he received endorsement from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Friday. (SOCCER-AFRICA/FIFA, moved, by Clement Uwiringiyimana, 604 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) (Editing by Frank Pingue)