Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM ET on Friday, December 30

December 30 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2:30 PM ET on Friday: - - - - For any coverage questions, please contact us.general-news@thomsonreuters.com - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Saying goodbye: Football farewells in 2016 Some of the games top players over the past decade-plus are planning to hang it up. It's been a great run for players such as wide receiver Steve Smith of the Ravens, Denver Broncos pass rusher DeMarcus Ware and Indianapolis Colts running back Frank Gore. (FBN-NEWS-NFLGOODBYES, expect by 6 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, by Frank Cooney, 900 words) Miller: Carr is MVP, Reese top NFL executive Raiders quarterback Derek Carr deserves the MVP award and, NFL columnist Ira Miller also casts ballots for various awards, including comeback player and top rookies. (FBN-COLUMN-NFLHONORS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 600 words) Cowboys QB Romo could play Sunday FRISCO, Texas - Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo could see time in Sunday's regular-season finale after not playing a snap all season. (FBN-COWBOYS-NEWS-ROMO, moved, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) Seahawks DE Bennett lands three-year extension The Seattle Seahawks and Pro Bowl defensive end Michael Bennett agreed to a three-year contract extension, according to multiple reports Friday. (FBN-SEAHAWKS-NEWS-BENNETT, moved, The Sports Xchange, 325 words) NFL Week 17: Keys to all games Series history, game plan, spotlight player, key matchup, fast facts and score prediction for all Week 17 games. (FBN-ANALYSIS-NFLGAMESCOUT, moved, The Sports Xchange, 750 words per game) Previewing Week 17 Previews of all Week 17 games. Neutral advances covering primary plotlines for all games scheduled for Sunday. (FBN-TEAM-TEAM-PREVIEW, expect by 10:30 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 700 words per game) NFL notebook News and notes from around the NFL. (FBN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - COLLEGE FOOTBALL The Sports Xchange covers all college football bowl games. Friday schedule: AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Noon/ESPN, Georgia vs. TCU Hyundai Sun Bowl: 2:00 p.m./CBS, Stanford vs. North Carolina Franklin Amer. Mort. Music City Bowl: 3:30 p.m./ESPN Nebraska vs. Tennessee NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl: 5:30p.m./ASN/CI South Alabama vs. Air Force Capital One Orange Bowl: 8:00 p.m./ESPN Michigan vs. Florida State College football notebook News and notes from around the nation. (FBC-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL MLB notebook News and notes from around the league. (BBO-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION THE SPORTS XCHANGE covers all NBA games. Friday schedule: Chicago at Indiana 4:00 p.m. Brooklyn at Washington 7:00 p.m. Miami at Boston 7:30 p.m. Detroit at Atlanta 8:00 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Houston 8:00 p.m. Milwaukee at Minnesota 8:00 p.m. New York at New Orleans 8:00 p.m. Portland at San Antonio 8:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Denver 9:00 p.m. Dallas at Golden State 10:30 p.m. NBA notebook News and notes from around the NBA. (BKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7:30 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 375 words) NBA roundup Capsule recaps of all NBA games on Friday's schedule. (BKN-ROUNDUP, expect first version by 9:45 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 375 words) National Hockey League The Sports Xchange covers all NHL games, Friday schedule: Chicaog at Carolina 7:30 p.m. Nashville at St. Louis 8:00 p.m. Anaheim at Vancouver 10:00 p.m. Philadelphia at San Jose 10:00 p.m. NHL notebook News and notes from around the league. (HKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 375 words) NHL roundup Capsule recaps of all NHL games on Friday's schedule. (HKN-ROUNDUP, expect first version by 9:45 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 375 words) - - - FIGHTING UFC 207: Rousey back in Octagon Ronda Rousey returns to the Octagon for the first time in 13 months on Friday night, where she'll meet current women's bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes of Brazil in the main event of UFC 207 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. (FIGHTING-MMA-UFC207, expect ASAP after 11 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, by Dave Doyle, 600 words) - - - - COLLEGE BASKETBALL Butler team plane diverted after in-flight scare The Butler men's basketball team experienced an in-flight scare after its charter flight lost cabin pressure Thursday night. (BKC-BUTLER-NEWS-PLANE-SCARE, moved, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) THE SPORTS XCHANGE covers all CBK Top 25 games. Friday schedule: No. 11 West Virginia at Oklahoma State, 4 No. 4 Baylor at Oklahoma, 7 No. 3 Kansas at TCU, 9 No. 22 USC at No. 21 Oregon, 10 No. 2 UCLA at Oregon State, 11 No. 18 Arizona at California, 11 RECAP ONLY Northwestern at Michigan State, 6 Texas Tech at Iowa State, 6 Texas at Kansas State, 8 South Carolina at Memphis, 9 Arizona State at Stanford, 9 - - - -