Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM ET on Saturday, Oct. 22

Oct. 22 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Saturday: - - - - For any coverage questions, please contact us.general-news@thomsonreuters.com - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NL Championship Series Cubs on verge of World Series, Dodgers send Kershaw in Game 6 CHICAGO - Clayton Kershaw takes the ball for the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 3-2 deficit in the National League Championship Series. The Chicago Cubs need one win in the final two games of the NLCS at Wrigley Field to advance to the World Series. (BBO-DODGERS-CUBS-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 8:08 p.m. ET game ends, The Sports Xchange, by Jack McCarthy, 675 words) MLB notebook News and notes from spring training. (BBO-NOTEBOOK, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Chiefs RB Charles (knee) questionable Kansas City Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles has swelling in his surgically repaired right knee, putting his availability in question for Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints. (FBC-CHIEFS-NEWS-CHARLES, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) Giants' teammates distancing from K Brown Several past and current teammates are distancing themselves from Josh Brown, the New York Giants' kicker whose abusive past came to new light last week. (FBC-GIANTS-NEWS-BROWN, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) Week 7 GameScout: Patriots at Steelers Ben Roethlisberger won't play, but can the Steelers put up a real fight when the Patriots hit Heinz Field? Keys to the game, matchups to watch, player spotlight and fast facts for all Week 7 games. (FBN-PATRIOTS-STEELERS-ANALYSIS-GAMESCOUT, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Jeff Reynolds, 800 words) Week 7 previews The Sports Xchange previews all NFL games every Wednesday during the regular season. Updates as needed based on news, injuries and other changes. (FBC-TEAM-TEAM-PREVIEW, The Sports Xchange, 700 words) 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 staffs all Top 25 games and recaps all Power 5 games. SATURDAY schedule: Umass at South Carolina, Noon ET Indiana at Northwestern, Noon ET No. 10 Wisconsin at Iowa, Noon ET NC State at No. 7 Louisville, Noon ET Oklahoma State at Kansas, Noon ET Texas at Kansas State, Noon ET Rutgers at Minnesota, Noon ET Syracuse at Boston College, 12:30 ET Colorado at Stanford, 3 ET No. 22 North Carolina at Virgina, 3 ET Memphis at No. 24 Navy, 3:30 ET Illinois at No. 3 Michigan, 3:30 ET Purdue at No. 8 Nebraska, 3:30 ET TCU at No. 12 West Virginia, 3:30 ET No. 6 Texas A&M at No. 1 Alabama, 3:30 ET Eastern Michigan at No. 20 Western Michigan, 3:30 ET No. 19 Utah at UCLA, 4 ET Middle Tennessee at Missouri, 4 ET No. 17 Arkansas at No. 21 Auburn, 6 ET Oregon State at No. 5 Washington, 6:30 ET No. 11 Houston at SMU, 7 ET Michigan State at Maryland, 7:30 ET Mississippi State at Kentucky, 7:30 ET Tennessee State at Vanderbilt, 7:30 ET No. 2 Ohio State at Penn State, 8 ET No. 16 Oklahoma at Texas Tech, 8 ET No. 23 Ole Miss at No. 25 LSU, 9 ET Washington State at Arizona State, 10 ET College football notebook News and notes from around the nation. (FBC-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - GOLF Defending champion Thomas pads lead at CIMB Classic Justin Thomas backed up a first-round 66 with a 68 and sits two shots up at 14-under entering the third round of the CIMB Classic. (GLF-PGA-FIRSTLEDE-CIMBCLASSIC, moved, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) Lee opens 6-stroke lead in Blue Bay LPGA Minjee Lee fired a second-round 67 on Friday to extend her lead to six shots at the Blue Bay LPGA in Hainan, China. (GLF-LPGA-BLUEBAY-RECAP, moved, The Sports Xchange, 415 words) - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION NBA notebook News and notes from around the NBA. (BKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 375 words) - - - - NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE THE SPORTS XCHANGE staffs all NHL games. SATURDAY schedule: Tampa Bay at Ottawa, 7 p.m. ET Colorado at Florida, 7 p.m. ET Minnesota at New Jersey, 7 p.m. ET Toronto at Chicago, 7 p.m. ET N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 7 p.m. ET Montreal at Boston, 7 p.m. ET San Jose at Detroit, 7 p.m. ET Carolina at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. ET Columbus at Dallas, 8 p.m. ET Pittsburgh at Nashville, 8 p.m. ET St. Louis at Calgary, 10 p.m. ET Vancouver at Los Angeles, 10 p.m. ET NHL notebook News and notes from around the league. (HKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - -