Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EST on Friday, Sept. 18

Sept. 18 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Friday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Week 2 injury report Who's in, who's out and what's new on the Week 2 injury report, a team-by-team list. (FBN-NEWS-INJURYREPORT/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Jeff Reynolds, 412 words) - - Manziel to start for Browns, face Mariota Cleveland Browns head coach Mike Pettine says Johnny Manziel will start at quarterback in Sunday's home opener against the Tennessee Titans. (FBN-BROWNS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 372 words) - - Texans QB Mallett 'excited' for chance to start Houston Texans quarterback Ryan Mallett, frustrated when he wasn't named the starter coming out of training camp, is excited for the second chance already in Week 2. (FBN-TEXANS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Eric Gilmore, 325 words) - - Bills RB McCoy back at practice Running back LeSean McCoy returns to Buffalo Bills practice, one day after he left the team's workout early with a strained hamstring. (FBN-BILLS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 135 words) - - Falcons WR Jones participates in workout As expected, Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones is healthy enough to participate in today's workout and is likely to play Sunday against the Giants. (FBN-FALCONS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - Packers RT Bulaga (knee) out vs. Seahawks Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy says starting right tackle Bryan Bulaga will not play Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks after suffering a knee injury in practice. (FBN-PACKERS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 200 words) - - Week 2 Previews Capsule previews, including Keys to the Game, Player Spotlight, Matchup to Watch and Fast Facts for all Week 2 games. (FBN-TEAMNAME-TEAMNAME-PREVIEW/, moved, by Jeff Reynolds and Derek Harper, The Sports Xchange, 400 words per game) - - NFL roundup News and notes from around the NFL. (FBN-ROUNDUP/, expect by 8 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 400-600 words per team) - - - - COLLEGE FOOTBALL No. 9 Florida State at Boston College CHESNUT HILL, Mass. - Ninth-ranked Florida State travels to Boston College for an ACC clash. (CFB-FLORIDASTATE-BOSTONCOLLEGE-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU/ (PIX), expect ASAP after 8 PM ET kickoff, The Sports Xchange, by Mike Shalin, 400-word lede, 700-word writethru) - - CFB notebook News and notes from around college football. (CFB-NOTEBOOK/, expect by 7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: BMW Championship Day leads BMW Championship after flirting with a 59 LAKE FOREST, Ill. - Jason Day misses a shot at carding the seventh 59 in PGA Tour history but still enjoys a career-best round to grab a four-shot lead after today's weather-delayed opening round of the BMW Championship. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), moved; will be led, by Ben Everill, 450 words) - - Solheim Cup, St Leon-Rot, Germany Hull and Ciganda steal show for dominant Europe ST LEON-ROT, Germany - Another remarkable display by teenager Charley Hull and a wonder shot from Carlota Ciganda are the highlights of a rain-marred first day as Europe snatches a 4-2 lead over the U.S. at the Solheim Cup. (GOLF-SOLHEIM/ (UPDATE 1, moved; will be led, by Tony Jimenez, 500 words) - - Icher blown away by first home Solheim appearance ST LEON-ROT, Germany - Karine Icher is featuring in her third Solheim Cup this week but it is her first outside the United States and the Frenchwoman has been blown away by the contrast in the atmosphere. (GOLF-SOLHEIM/ICHER (INTERVIEW), moved, 596 words) - - Ex-champion Scott to skip 2015 Australian PGA Former world No. 1 Adam Scott, influenced more by his new home base than his homeland, will skip the Australian PGA Championship in December to compete instead in the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas. (GOLF-AUSTRALIA/SCOTT, expect by 4 PM ET, by Andrew Both, 300 words) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Cardinals OF Holliday back, taking it easy MILWAUKEE - Outfielder Matt Holliday will remain restricted to a pinch-hitting role for the foreseeable future as he tries to get back to 100 percent after sustaining a strained right quad on July 29. (BBO-CARDINALS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Andrew Wagner, 372 words) - - Royals boot Duffy from rotation CLEVELAND - Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost waited as long as he could, but he finally reached the point where he had to make a decision. So on Thursday, Yost announces that struggling left-hander Danny Duffy is being moved out of the starting rotation and into the bullpen. (BBO-ROYALS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 388 words) - - Sliding Astros go home to regroup ARLINGTON - After a season-long, 11-day, 10-game road trip in which they went just 2-8, the Astros are hoping to regroup in Houston for a nine-game homestand beginning tonight. The Astros entered the road trip against the A's, Angels and Rangers with a three-game lead in the AL West but return home 2.5 games behind Texas. (BBO-ASTROS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 339 words) - - MLB Notebook News and notes from around the diamond. (BBO-NOTEBOOK/, expect by 7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - Today's MLB schedule at a glance - - American League Boston at Toronto, 7:07 PM ET (PIX) Kansas City at Detroit, 7:08 PM ET (PIX) Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 7:10 PM ET (PIX) Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 7:10 PM ET Seattle at Texas, 8:05 PM ET (PIX) Los Angeles Angels at Minnesota, 8:10 PM ET (PIX) Oakland at Houston, 8:10 PM ET (PIX) - - National League St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 PM ET Miami at Washington, 7:05 PM ET (PIX) Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:35 PM ET Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 8:10 PM ET (PIX) San Diego at Colorado, 8:40 PM ET (PIX) Pittsburgh at Los Angeles Dodgers, 10:10 PM ET (PIX) Arizona at San Francisco, 10:15 PM ET (PIX) - - Interleague New York Yankees at New York Mets, 7:10 PM ET (PIX) - - MLB Roundup Running capsule recaps of all the games on the MLB schedule. (MLB-ROUNDUP/, expect first version ASAP after conclusion of the first game of the day, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION NBA roundup News and notes from around the NBA. (BKN-ROUNDUP/, expect by 7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 280 words) - - - - NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE NHL roundup The latest news and notes from the NHL. (HKN-ROUNDUP/, expect by 7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - SOCCER Kansas City host FC Dallas in MLS action Sporting Kansas City host FC Dallas at Sporting Park in a battle between the fifth and second-placed teams in the Western Conference, in the only game on the Major League Soccer schedule. (SOCCER-MLS/ (PIX), expect by 11 PM ET, 300 words) - - - - AUTO RACING Harvick carries confidence into Chase CHICAGO - Don't talk to reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick about the Joe Gibbs Racing contingent as favorites to win the Chase. He doesn't want to hear it, and he's not afraid to provide bulletin-board material to the JGR shop. (CAR-NOTEBOOK/, moved, The Sports Xchange, special from NASCAR Wire Service, 750 words) - - Chicagoland autos notebook JOLIET, Ill. - Qualifying for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase race, myAFibRisk.com 400, and other news and notes from around the track. (CAR-NOTEBOOK/, expect by 8 PM ET pending possible weather delays at track, The Sports Xchange, special from NASCAR Wire Service, 450 words) - - SINGAPORE - American rookie Alexander Rossi makes an inauspicious start to his Formula One career as he crashes during the opening practice for this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/ROSSI (PIX), moved, by Julian Linden, 304 words) - - Red Bull, Ferrari take the fight to Hamilton SINGAPORE - Lewis Hamilton arrives in Singapore on a mission to match his idol Ayrton Senna's 41 career race wins but the Briton appears to have a fight on his hands to reach that milestone. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/ (UPDATE 1), moved, by John O'Brien, 492 words) See also: Formula One Singapore Grand Prix2nd free practice session (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/RESULT) Rossi makes an immediate impact in Singapore (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/ROSSI (UPDATE 1, PIX) Lotus F1 team given week to seal Renault deal (MOTOR RACING-LOTUS/COURT (UPDATE 1, PIX), by Alan Baldwin, 400 words) Red Bull fastest but seeking split with Renault (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/REDBULL (PIX) Track tweaks and tire wear leave Mercedes in a spin (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/MERCEDES (PIX) Ferrari upbeat but wary of Mercedes threat in Singapore (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/FERRARI (PIX) Lotus money woes making life tough, says Maldonado (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/LOTUS (PIX) - - - - TENNIS Australia's Tomic edges Britain's Evans to level semi GLASGOW, Scotland - An exhausted Bernard Tomic fights off a tenacious comeback by Britain's lowly-ranked Dan Evans to draw Australia even at 1-1 after the first day of their Davis Cup semifinal. (TENNIS-DAVIS/BRITAIN (UPDATE 1), moved; 470 words) See also: Goffin puts Belgium in the lead against Argentina (TENNIS-DAVIS/BELGIUM) - - - - BUSINESS List of top-paid athletes more diverse than 1995, says Forbes The world's highest-paid athletes, topped by Floyd Mayweather, are a much richer and more international group than those who dominated the same list 20 years ago, Forbes says. (SPORTS-FORBES/, moved, by Frank Pingue, 297 words) - - - - RUGBY Rugby World Cup Vintage Canadian throwback Cudmore plots Ireland upset CARDIFF - Jamie Cudmore has been described as a custodian of rugby's traditional values and the abrasive Canadian second row is planning a good old-fashioned upset over Ireland at the Rugby World Cup this weekend. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/CANADA, moved, by Nick Mulvenney, 512 words) - - Irish aiming to step up in defense against Canada CARDIFF - Ireland will be looking for a significant improvement in its defensive effort when it opens its Rugby World Cup campaign against Canada in Cardiff this weekend, assistant coach Les Kiss says. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/IRELAND, moved, by Nick Mulvenney, 441 words) Note: We have filed multiple stories from the World Cup and will continue to monitor news from across the tournament. - - - - 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)