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Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule on Saturday, Dec 9
Dec 9 - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday (All times ET):
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Heisman handed out
-- Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield is the overwhelming favorite to become the sixth Sooner to win the Heisman Trophy. Louisville's Lamar Jackson and Stanford's Bryce Love are the other finalists. Winner announced about 9 p.m. ET. (FBC-NEWS-HEISMAN, expect ASAP after announcement, By Larry Fleisher, The Sports Xchange, 600 words)
Army, Navy clash in Philadelphia
-- One of the college football's greatest rivalry games wraps up the regular season as Army, a surprising 8-3, takes on 6-5 Navy at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday. Last season, Army ended Navy's 14-game winning streak in the series. (FBC-RECAP-TEAM-TEAM, expect ASAP after 3 p.n. ET game, The Sports Xchange, 300 words)
CFB notebook
-- News and notes from around the nation. (FBC-NOTEBOOK, expect by 6 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 425 words)
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Gators aim to end skid
NEWARK, N.J. - Reeling No. 5 Florida will attempt to get back on track Saturday when it faces No. 17 Cincinnati in the second game of the Never Forget Tournament at the Prudential Center. The Gators have lost three straight games, including a surprising 65-59 home loss to Loyola-Chicago on Wednesday. (CBK-TEAM-TEAM-LEDE-WRITETHRU, By Everett Merrill, The Sports Xchange, 600 words, expect ASAP after 6 p.m. ET game)
TSX covers all Top 25 games with first lede and write-thru:
No. 1 Duke at Boston College, noon
Monmouth at No. 8 Kentucky, noon
Lipscomb at No. 24 Tennessee, 2:15 p.m.
VCU at No. 19 Seton Hall, 3 p.m.
No. 6 Wichita State at Oklahoma State, 4 p.m.
Prairie View A&M at No. 7 Texas A&M, 4:30 p.m.
Colorado at No. 13 Xavier, 5 p.m.
Southern Utah at No. 3 Michigan State, 6 p.m.
No. 5 Florida vs. No. 17 Cincinnati, 6 p.m.
No. 14 Minnesota at Arkansas, 6:45 p.m.
No. 9 Notre Dame at Delaware, 7 p.m.
Randall vs. No. 23 Baylor, 7 p.m.
No. 18 West Virginia at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.
RECAPS
UCLA at Michigan, noon
William & Mary at Ohio State, noon
Marquette at Wisconsin, noon
Youngstown State at Butler, noon
Gardner-Webb at Maryland, 12:30 p.m.
Indiana at Louisville, 2 p.m.
Missouri-Kansas City at N.C. State, 2 p.m.
Colgate at Syracuse, 2 p.m.
Nebraska at Creighton, 2:30 p.m.
North Carolina A&T at Georgetown, 2:30 p.m.
Samford at Clemson, 3 p.m.
Providence at Massachusetts, 3 p.m.
George Washington at Penn State, 4 p.m.
DePaul at Illinois-Chicago, 4 p.m.
UAB at Auburn, 4:30 p.m.
North Georgia at Mississippi State, 5 p.m.
California at San Diego State, 5 p.m.
Ole Miss at Middle Tennessee, 6 p.m.
Fairleigh Dickinson at Rutgers, 7 p.m.
Utah State at Utah, 7:30 p.m.
Tulsa at Kansas State, 8 p.m.
Green Bay at Missouri, 9 p.m.
Washington State at UTEP, 9 p.m.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Oregon State, 10 p.m.
Alabama at Arizona, 10 p.m.
Illinois at UNLV, 11 p.m.
NFL
Week 14 GameScout: Previews, predictions for all NFL games
-- Snapshot, keys to the game, players to watch, spotlight player, matchups to watch and prediction for every Week 14 NFL game. (FBN-ANALYSIS-GAMESCOUT, moved, The Sports Xchange, 625 words)
Defense gets Falcons in thick of playoff race
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. - With Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan misfiring, the team needed a defensive stop to stay in the NFC playoff race and pick up some ground on the New Orleans Saints in the NFC South. With the game on the line, linebacker Deion Jones leaped high in the end zone to haul down a pass from Saints quarterback Drew Brees to preserve a hard-fought 20-17 victory on Thursday night (FBN-FALCONS-NEWS-DEFENSE, with Report Card. The Sports Xchange, moved, 1,350 words)
Saints' loss to Falcons tightens AFC South
METAIRIE, La. - The New Orleans Saints had an opportunity to take control of the NFC South, But when they lost to the Falcons 20-17 on Thursday night in Atlanta, the division race tightened. The loss dropped New Orleans to 9-4 as Atlanta improved to 8-5. Those teams meet again in New Orleans on Dec. 24 (FBN-SAINTS-NEWS-INJURIES-TURNOVERS, with Report Card. By Les East, The Sports Xchange, moved, 790 words)
Week 14 Injury Report
-- Who’s in, who’s out and the rest of the injury rundown for games scheduled to played Sunday and Monday. (FBN-NEWS-INJURYREPORT, moved, The Sports Xchange, 900 words)
NFL previews
-- Longform previews of all Week 14 NFL games. (FBN-TEAM-TEAM-PREVIEW, moved, The Sports Xchange, 700 words)
NFL notebook
-- News and notes from around the NFL (NFL-NOTEBOOK, The Sports Xchange, expect by 8 p.m. ET, 500 words)
NBA
Cavs aim to start another streak vs. Embiid-less 76ers
CLEVELAND - At least the Cleveland Cavaliers have the good fortune of trying to start a new winning streak against a team that will be without its best player, as star center Joel Embiid won't play for the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday. Cleveland's 13-game streak ended Friday at Indiana. (NBA-CAVALIERS-76ERS-LEDE-WRITETHRU, By The Sports Xchange, 750 words, expect ASAP after 8 p.m. ET game)
TSX covers all NBA games with first lede and write-thru:
Washington at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m.
Miami vs. Brooklyn at Mexico City, 6 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Orlando at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Cleveland, 8 p.m.
New York at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Utah at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Memphis, 9 p.m.
San Antonio at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Houston at Portland, 10 p.m.
NBA notebook
-- News and notes from around the league. (BKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words)
NHL
Devils, Rangers look to bounce back from losses
NEW YORK - The New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils will renew their rivalry when they meet at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. Both teams will take the ice while playing relatively hot hockey, although each team is coming off a loss Friday night to a Metropolitan Division foe. (HKN-DEVILS-RANGERS-CAPITALS-LEDE-WRITETHRU, By Dave Lozo, The Sports Xchange, 750 words, expect ASAP after 7 p.m. ET game)
TSX covers all NHL games with first lede and write-thru:
St. Louis at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Winnipeg at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Colorado at Florida, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Arizona at Columbus, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Boston, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Vegas at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Ottawa at San Jose, 10 p.m.
Vancouver at Calgary, 10 p.m.
Carolina at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
NHL notebook
-- News and notes from around the league. (NHL-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7:45 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 375 words)
MLB
Yankees to land Stanton in blockbuster deal
-- The New York Yankees will acquire reigning National League MVP Giancarlo Stanton from the Miami Marlins in a blockbuster trade, according to multiple reports. Will be updated as news develops(MLB-YANKEES-MARLINS-NEWS-STANTON, The Sports Xchange, moved, 400 words)
Angels win Ohtani sweepstakes for Japanese two-way star
-- Japanese two-way star Shohei Ohtani has agreed to sign with the Los Angeles Angels. Ohtani, who throws right-handed and bats left-handed, plans to be both a pitcher and an outfielder with the Angels (MLB-ANGELS-NEWS-OHTANI, The Sports Xchange, moved, 350 words)
MLB notebook
-- News and notes from around the league (MLB-NOTEBOOK, expect by 8 p.m. ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words)
SOCCER
Toronto and Seattle squatre off for MLS Cup
TORONTO - Top-seeded Toronto FC, led by dynamic scoring duo Sebastian Giovinco and Jozy Altidore, host the defending champion Seattle Sounders in the 2017 MLS Cup at BMO Field (SOCCER-USA/PLAYOFFS, expect by 7 p.m., by Steve Keating)
FIGURE SKATING
Grand Prix final
NAGOYA, Japan - Competition continues in the ISU's Grand Prix final, seen as an important warmup ahead of next year's Winter Olympics. (FIGURESKATING-ISU/FINAL (PIX), expect throughout, by Elaine Lies, 400 words)
ALPINE SKIING
World Cup
Women's super-G, St Moritz, Switzerland
(ALPINE SKIING-WOMEN/ (PIX), moved, 300 words)
Men's slalom, Val d'Isere, France
(ALPINE SKIING-MEN/ (PIX), moved, 300 words)
