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Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EST on Monday, Nov. 30

Nov. 30 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Monday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Ravens at Browns CLEVELAND - Josh McCown helped the Browns to a win over the Baltimore Ravens on Oct. 11, Cleveland's most recent victory, and the quarterback returns to the lineup following Johnny Manziel's week to forget with a chance to guide a season sweep over an AFC North rival. (FBN-BROWNS-RAVENS-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU/ (PIX), expect ASAP after 8:30 PM ET scheduled kickoff, The Sports Xchange, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru) - - Patriots Gronkowski good to go Sunday? What appeared to be a long-term injury when he was taken from the field Sunday night might be only a days-long wound for Patriots All-Pro tight end Rob Gronkowski. (FBN-PATRIOTS-NEWS/, moved; will be led, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - Chiefs LB Houston not seriously hurt The Kansas City Chiefs expect outside linebacker Justin Houston to play again this season despite suffering a knee injury on Sunday. Houston reportedly suffered a strained posterior cruciate ligament. (FBN-CHIEFS-NEWS/, moved; will be led, The Sports Xchange, 200 words) - - Dolphins fire OC Lazor The Miami Dolphins fire offensive coordinator Bill Lazor following the 38-20 loss to the New York Jets. (FBN-DOLPHINS-NEWS/, moved; will be led, The Sports Xchange, 200 words) - - Steelers QB Roethlisberger in concussion protocol Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is placed in the NFL's concussion protocol after taking a hit in Sunday's 39-30 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. (FBN-STEELERS-NEWS/, moved; will be led, The Sports Xchange, 200 words) - - NFL reports Reports from team headquarters with the latest on the injury toll and playoff push in the aftermath of a dramatic week in the NFL. (FBN-TEAMNAME-NEWS, expect between 6-10 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, length varies on merit, 400-700 words) - - NFL schedule at a glance Baltimore at Cleveland, 8:30 PM ET (PIX) - - 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 USC hires Helton as permanent head coach USC hires Clay Helton as permanent head coach after he guided the Trojans to a 5-2 record and a berth into the Pac-12 championship game as the interim coach. (FBC-SOUTHERNCAL-RECAP/ (PIX), moved, The Sports Xchange, 529 words) - - Taking a spin at the coaching carousel TSX college football insider Anthony Gimino spins the coaching carousel and names the best fit and a wildcard candidate for the top 10 openings. (FBC-COLUMN/, expect by 5 PM ET, by Anthony Gimino, The Sports Xchange, 800 words) - - Richt grateful for run at Georgia Mark Richt says his goodbyes at Georgia after a mostly successful tenure with the Bulldogs. (FBC-GEORGIA-NEWS/, expect by 4 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - CFB notebook The latest news and notes from college football. (FBC-NOTES/, expect by 5 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 315 words) - - - - GOLF Demons banished, Schwartzel back on track MALELANE, South Africa - Charl Schwartzel's victory in the Alfred Dunhill Championship marks the end of a two-year drought for the former Masters champion, and with some radical adjustments to his game starting to pay off, he hopes his demons are well and truly banished. (OLF-EUROPEAN/SCHWARTZEL, moved, 305 words) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Royals players get $370,000 bonus for World Series win The World Series champion Kansas City Royals generously split up their Fall Classic players' pool haul of more than $25 million into 55 full shares worth $370,069 apiece. (BASEBALL-SERIES/MONEY, moved, 194 words) - - MLB Roundup News and notes from around the league. (BBO-NOTEBOOK/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION West says it's painful to watch Kobe play at current level NBA Hall of Famer and ex-Los Angeles Lakers general manager Jerry West says it's painful for him to watch the current form of Kobe Bryant, who announced on Sunday that he's going to retire at the end of the current season. (NBA-KOBE/WEST, expect by 5 PM ET, by Steve Ginsburg, 400 words) - - The Sports Xchange covers all NBA games - - NBA schedule at a glance Houston at Detroit, 7:30 PM ET (PIX) Boston at Miami, 7:30 PM ET (PIX) Oklahoma City at Atlanta, 8 PM ET (PIX) San Antonio at Chicago, 8 PM ET (PIX) Denver at Milwaukee, 8 PM ET (PIX) Golden State at Utah, 9 PM ET (PIX) Dallas at Sacramento, 10 PM ET (PIX) Portland at Los Angeles Clippers, 10:30 PM ET (PIX) - - NBA roundup News and notes from around the NBA. (BKN-ROUNDUP/, expect by 7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 280 words) - - - - COLLEGE BASKETBALL The Sports Xchange moves recaps of the Power 6 - AAC, ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC - and ranked teams outside those leagues (Gonzaga, Wichita State). Full schedule, including tournaments in Maui and Cancun, below: (BKC-TEAM-TEAM-RECAP, expect ASAP after each game ends, The Sports Xchange, 200 words per game) - - NCAA men's schedule at a glance Illinois State at No. 1 Kentucky, 7 PM ET (PIX) LSU at Charleston, 7 PM ET Alcorn State at Indiana, 7 PM ET (PIX) Wake Forest at Rutgers, 7 PM ET (PIX) Western Carolina at South Carolina, 7 PM ET (PIX) Fresno State at No. 21 Oregon, 8 PM ET (PIX) UT Rio Grande at Houston, 8 PM ET Clemson at Minnesota, 9 PM ET (PIX) Holy Names at Nevada, 10 PM ET (PIX) - - Top 25 roundup Capsule recaps compiled chronologically, will move separately as Top 25 men's and women's roundup. (BKC-ROUNDUP/; BKW-ROUNDUP/, expect multiple versions throughout evening, The Sports Xchange, 375 words) - - - - NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Canadiens' Price out at least six weeks with injury Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price will miss at least six weeks with a lower-body injury that will not require surgery, the NHL's top team says. (NHL-CANADIENS/PRICE, moved, 200 words) - - The Sports Xchange covers all NHL games - - NHL schedule at a glance Colorado at New York Islanders, 7 PM ET (PIX) Carolina at New York Rangers, 7PM ET (PIX) Edmonton at Toronto, 7:30 PM ET (PIX) Vancouver at Anaheim, 10 PM ET (PIX) - - NHL roundup The latest news and notes from the NHL. (HKN-ROUNDUP/, expect by 7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - SOCCER Lloyd heads shortlist for women's World Player of the Year LONDON - Carli Lloyd, captain and hat-trick hero for the United States in their World Cup final triumph, heads the trio of nominees for FIFA Women's World Player of the Year. (SOCCER-FIFA/AWARD, moved, 196 words) - - - - AUTO RACING TSX picks for NASCAR awards The NASCAR Sprint Cup banquet is Friday evening in Las Vegas. The timing seems right to announce these special awards in advance. (CAR-SPRINT-COLUMN/, moved, by Jonathan Ingram, The Sports Xchange, 988 words) - - Stewart hopes Rosberg can take title off Hamilton ABU DHABI - Jackie Stewart, Britain's first and until this season only triple Formula One world champion, would like to see Germany's Nico Rosberg take the title off Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton in 2016. (MOTOR RACING-ROSBERG/ (PIX), moved, by Alan Baldwin, 417 words) See also: F1 needs to put on a show and take fight to Mercedes (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/ (PIX)) No Plan B on the table, says Lotus owner (MOTOR RACING-LOTUS/LOPEZ (INTERVIEW) Manor's Booth bows out after six hard years (MOTOR-RACING-MANOR-BOOTH) Baku thinks big and small for F1 debut (MOTOR RACING-BAKU/) - - - - TENNIS Britain reach summit on Murray's broad shoulders Incredibly, improbably, Britain will end the year as world champions of tennis after beating Belgium in the Davis Cup final, but that grand title rests squarely on the shoulders of one extraordinary player; Andy Murray.(TENNIS-DAVIS/MURRAY, moved, by Martyn Herman, 600 words) - - - - DOPING AND CORRUPTION IAAF ethics commission suspend Kenyan officials LONDON - Three leading Kenyan track officials are suspended by the ethics commission of the sport's governing body, the IAAF, over corruption allegations and the "potential subversion of the anti-doping control process" in the African country. (ATHLETICS-KENYA/ (UPDATE 1), moved, 400 words) - - - - 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)