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Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM ET on Monday, Jan. 16

Jan. 16 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Monday: - - - - For any coverage questions, please contact us.general-news@thomsonreuters.com - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE NFL's Final Four: Live reports from team headquarters Rematches from the regular season will determine conference championships on Sunday. The Sports Xchange is on the scene with the Falcons, Packers, Steelers and Patriots. (FBN-TEAM-NEWS, The Sports Xchange, expect by 8 p.m. ET, 700 words per team) 49ers shift focus to Kyle Shanahan With one current vacancy remaining for an NFL head coach, the San Francisco 49ers have reportedly focused in on a legacy hire - Falcons offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan. (FBN-49ERS-FALCONS-NEWS-SHANAHAN, The Sports Xchange, 503words) Kelce puts fault on refs after Chiefs' loss Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce wondered aloud if the referee who called holding on a game-tying two-point conversion is worthy of a job at Foot Locker. (FBN-CHIEFS-NEWS-KELCE-REF, The Sports Xchange, 385 words) Cowboys rue missed opportunity FRISCO, Texas -- A three-point loss to the Green Bay Packers spoiled a successful regular season for the Dallas Cowboys, who were the No. 1 seed in the NFC. (FBN-COWBOYS-NEWS, expect by 9 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 500words) Steelers' Tomlin upset Pats 'spotted' day and half A video shot and streamed by Antonio Brown on Sunday night caught fired up Steelers coach Mike Tomlin spewing profanities about the perceived advantage given the New England Patriots because they were "spotted" a head start in preparation. On Monday, Tom Brady chimed in on the social media snafu. (FBN-STEELERS-NEWS-TOMLIN, The Sports Xchange, moved, 450 words) Report: McDaniels staying with Patriots A perceived favorite for multiple offseason coaching vacancies, New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels plans to stay put rather than pursue the top coaching job with the San Francisco 49ers according to multiple reports. (FBN-PATRIOTS-NEWS-MCDANIELS, The Sports Xchange, moved, 400 words) QB questions persist for Texans HOUSTON - What's ahead for the Houston Texans? Another offseason of asking this question: Is our quarterback good enough to win in the playoffs? (FBN-TEXANS-NEWS-QB, expect by 10 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 500words) 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 games and recaps all Power 5 and Big East games: Monday schedule Marquette at No. 12 Butler, noon No. 8 Creighton at No. 15 Xavier, 2 Seton Hall at No. 3 Villanova, 6:30 Syracuse at No. 11 North Carolina, 7 No. 2 Kansas at Iowa State, 9 RECAP ONLY DePaul at St. John's, 4:30 Providence at Georgetown, 9 - - - - COLLEGE FOOTBALL 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 Bautista near return to Blue Jays Jose Bautista is close to a new deal with the Toronto Blue Jays. (BBO-BLUEJAYS-NEWS-BAUTISTA, moved, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) 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. Monday schedule: Atlanta at New York 1 p.m. Portland at Washington 2 p.m. Philadelphia at Milwaukee 3:30 p.m. New Orleans at Indiana 4 p.m. Orlando at Denver 5 p.m. Charlotte at Boston 7:30 p.m. Cleveland at Golden State 8 p.m. Utah at Phoenix 9 p.m. Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers 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 Monday 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. Monday schedule: NY Islanders at Boston 1 p.m. Dallas at Buffalo 1 p.m. Montreal at Detroit 3 p.m. Tampa Bay at Los Angeles 4 p.m. Winnipeg at San Jose 4 p.m. Washington at Pittsburgh 7 p.m. Arizona at Edmonton 9 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 Monday schedule. (HKN-ROUNDUP, expect first version by 9:45 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 375 words) - - - - GOLF Mickelson uncertain to tee off at CareerBuilder Challenge Phil Mickelson has been a presence in the CareerBuilder Challenge, the old Bob Hope Classic, many times in the past and he hopes to be that and more this week in the California desert. Two hernia surgeries make his entry into the tournament anything but a lock to reach the first tee. (GLF-PGA-INSIDETHEROPES-MICKELSON, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Tom LaMarre, 700 words) Golf glance Capsule previews of the week ahead in professional golf. (GLF-PGA-SCHEDULE-GLANCE, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Tom LaMarre, 400 words) - - - - TENNIS Murray, Federer advance in Australian Open No. 1 Andy Murray earned a hard-fought 7-5, 7-6 (5), 6-2 victory over Illya Marchenko of Ukraine on Monday in the first round of the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia. Roger Federer also won in his first match since a knee injury prior to Wimbledon last year. (TEN-RECAP-AUSTRALIANOPEN-MEN, moved, The Sports Xchange, 388 words) ALSO: Halep bounced by unseeded American Rogers - - - -