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Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EST on Sunday, Aug. 23

Aug 23 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Sunday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Eagles question Suggs for 'cheap shot' on Bradford Philadelphia Eagles' teammates think Terrell Suggs took a cheap shot in Saturday's game, the first game for quarterback Sam Bradford since ACL surgery. (FBN-EAGLES-RAVENS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 325 words) -- Lovie Smith taking larger role calling defense for Bucs TAMPA, Fla. -- Head coach Lovie Smith of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers has decided to take over play-calling duties from defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier, a move he had been considering since going 2-14 in his first season in Tampa Bay last year. Smith would not elaborate on his increased role, but his role was evident in practice this week. (FBN-BUCCANEERS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 472 words) -- Panthers DE Alexander done for season (Achilles) Carolina Panthers defensive end Frank Alexander was carted off the field Saturday with a torn Achilles. (FBN-PANTHERS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 225 words) -- NFL roundup Capsule recaps of all preseason games on the schedule Saturday. (FBN-ROUNDUP, expect first version by 9:45 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400-600 words) -- NFL notebook News and notes from around the NFL. (FBN-ROUNDUP, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400-600 words) - - - - GOLF Woods stalking at Wyndham GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Tiger Woods begins the final round of the Wyndham Championship two shots back of the leader. (GLF-PGA-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words, will be led) -- Canadian Pacific Women's Open Coverage of the final round of the Canadian Pacific Women's Open in Vancouver, Canada. (GLF-LPGA-RECAP, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Rays creeping closer to wild card OAKLAND, Calif. -- It was a night of firsts for the Tampa Bay Rays at the O.co Coliseum. They became the first team to hit three home runs in a game off Oakland A's ace Sonny Gray on Saturday. And for the first time this season, the Rays rallied from behind in the ninth inning for a victory, snapping an 0-for-49 streak when trailing after eight. (BBO-RAYS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Eric Gilmore, 450 words) -- Rangers enter 'must win all the time' mode DETROIT -- It's getting to that point in the season where the abstract of the race for a postseason spot is about to turn into reality. The Texas Rangers are one of the teams barely on the outside who are looking at a reasonable shot at qualifying for postseason play. So, to a far lesser extent, is their weekend opponents the Detroit Tigers. (BBO-RANGERS-TIGERS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Rich Shook, 500 words) -- Fiers fends off foreign substance fret Houston Astros pitcher Mike Fiers denied having a foreign substance in his glove while pitching a no-hitter on Friday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers. (BBO-ASTROS-NEWS, moved, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) -- MLB Notebook News and notes from around the diamond. (BBO-ROUNDUP, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) -- MLB Roundup Capsule recaps of all games on the schedule Sunday. (BBO-ROUNDUP, expect multiple versions, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) -- Sunday schedule (all times ET) Indians Yankees 1:05 PM Rangers Tigers 1:08 PM D-backs Reds 1:10 PM Phillies Marlins 1:10 PM Royals Red Sox 1:35 PM Brewers Nationals 1:35 PM Twins Orioles 1:35 PM Dodgers Astros 2:10 PM Braves Cubs 2:20 PM Blue Jays Angels 3:35 PM Rays Athletics 4:05 PM White Sox Mariners 4:10 PM Mets Rockies 4:10 PM Cardinals Padres 4:10 PM Giants Pirates 8:08 PM - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION NBA notebook News and notes from around the NBA. (BKN-ROUNDUP, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 280 words) - - - - NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE NHL notebook The latest news and notes from the NHL. (HKN-ROUNDUP, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - NHL roundup The latest news and notes from the NHL. (HKN-ROUNDUP/, expect by 7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - AUTO RACING ABC Supply 500 at Pocono Raceway LONG POND, Pa. - IndyCar Series returns to Pocono after a two-week layoff, the second-to-last race of the season. (CAR-INDYCAR-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 2:30 p.m. ET start, The Sports Xchange, 400-word lede, 750-word writethru) - - - - 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)