Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EST on Thursday, June 18

June 18 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Thursday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - GOLF Mickelson makes fast start at U.S. Open UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. - Phil Mickelson, who is yearning to complete a career grand slam of the four majors by winning his first U.S. Open, makes a fast start to seize the early lead in the opening round. (GOLF-OPEN/ (PIX), moved; will be led, by Mark Lamport-Stokes and Steve Keating, 450 words) Note: There will be sidebars to the main lede - - Atthaphon overcomes poor start to grab Queen's Cup lead BANGKOK - Local favorite Atthaphon Sriboonkaew shrugs off a poor start to card a five-under-par 66 and grab the opening round lead at the Queen's Cup. (GOLF-ASIA/THAILAND, moved, 265 words) - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE NFL Minicamp Analysis Reports for all teams live from team headquarters as offseason workouts end and the short lull before training camps in late July begins. (FBN-TEAMNAME-NEWS/, early reports moved, continuing throughout the day, The Sports Xchange, 400-600 words) - - Cowboys WR Bryant reports, doesn't practice at minicamp When the public negotiating ends between the Dallas Cowboys and wide receiver Dez Bryant, owner and general manager Jerry Jones expects Bryant will be on the field for every game this season. Bryant might be ready to prove his boss right after showing up at minicamp. (FBN-COWBOYS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 382 words) - - Giants' lofty offensive goals start up front EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The New York Giants have some lofty goals for 2015, including becoming a top-10 offense. Success in that area depends greatly on what happens on the offensive line. (FBN-GIANTS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Patti Traina, 600 words) - - NFL roundup News and notes from around the league. (FBN-NOTEBOOK/, expect by 7:45 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Astros GM Luhnow denies using old passwords Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow says he changed the passwords protecting the internal data of the Houston franchise after he was hired away from the St. Louis Cardinals, denying a report that the alleged "data breach" by former Cards colleagues was as simple as recalling Luhnow's login credentials. (BBO-ASTROS-CARDINALS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - Pedroia playing with swollen knee Things could go from bad to very worst for the Boston Red Sox without second baseman Dustin Pedroia, who has swelling in his right knee. (BBO-REDSOX-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 200 words) - - Dodgers continue hit-and-miss offense LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Dodgers' latest loss reveals the split personality of their struggling offense. (BBO-DODGERS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Joseph D'Hippolito, 300 words) - - Rangers' Gallo impressing with power, focus LOS ANGELES - After slightly more than two weeks in the major leagues, Texas Rangers left fielder Joey Gallo can list one of baseball's best pitchers as one of his victims. Gallo hit a two-run shot Wednesday off Los Angeles Dodgers lefty Clayton Kershaw, the winner of the NL's Most Valuable Player and Cy Young awards last year. (BBO-RANGERS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Joseph D'Hippolito, 388 words) - - Twins finally call up stud prospect Buxton MINNEAPOLIS - For the first time since shortly after he was drafted No. 2 overall by the Minnesota Twins in the 2012 draft, Byron Buxton steps on the Target Field grass. (BBO-TWINS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Dan Myers, 377 words) - - Today's MLB schedule at a glance - - Interleague Baltimore at Philadelphia, 1:05 PM ET (PIX) St. Louis at Minnesota, 1:10 PM ET (PIX) Houston at Colorado, 3:10 PM ET San Diego at Oakland, 3:35 PM ET Los Angeles Angels at Arizona, 3:30 PM ET (PIX) Miami at New York Yankees, 7:05 PM ET (PIX) Tampa Bay at Washington, 7:05 PM ET (PIX) New York Mets at Toronto, 7:07 PM ET (PIX) Boston at Atlanta, 7:10 PM ET (PIX) Chicago Cubs at Cleveland, 7:10 PM ET Detroit at Cincinnati, 7:10 PM ET (PIX) Milwaukee at Kansas City, 8:10 PM ET (PIX) Pittsburgh at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 PM ET (PIX) San Francisco at Seattle, 10:10 PM ET (PIX) Texas at Los Angeles Dodgers, 10:10 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) - - - - COLLEGE BASEBALL College World Series Recap of the day's action at the College World Series, with the elimination rematch between LSU and TCU. (MSC-COLLEGEWORLDSERIES-NEWS/ (PIX), expect after Thursday's 8 PM ET game, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Duncan: Financial loss won't impact retirement decision Tim Duncan lost more than $20 million to a former financial adviser, but says that situation won't change his looming retirement decision. Duncan could sign another 1-year deal with the San Antonio Spurs after saying last week he expects Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker to return to the team in 2015-16. (BKN-SPURS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 250 words) - - GM Ferry out in Atlanta, Budenholzer in line for promotion General manager Danny Ferry is expected to be lost in the shuffle when the Atlanta Hawks promote head coach Mike Budenholzer to a joint title - coach and president. Yahoo reports the move, which includes making Wes Wilcox general manager. (BKN-HAWKS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 250 words) - - - - NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Hundreds of thousands jam downtown Chicago for Hawks parade The streets and sidewalks of downtown Chicago are a sea of red as hundreds of thousands of fans streamed in for the victory parade and rally to celebrate the Blackhawks' Stanley Cup championship - the third for the National Hockey League team in six years. (NHL-BLACKHAWKS/PARADE (PIX), moved; will be led, by Mary Wisniewski, 400 words) - - Blue Jackets' draft pick refuses to sign Defenseman Mike Reilly will not sign with the Columbus Blue Jackets, the team that drafted him in the fourth round in 2011. (HKN-BLUEJACKETS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 250 words) - - - - SOCCER American passion growing along with rivalries, says Edu Having several times experienced the red-hot atmosphere of an 'Old Firm' derby with Scottish club Rangers, life back in the MLS could perhaps be a little tame for Maurice Edu. But the 29-year-old Philadelphia Union midfielder believes the same rivalries that are so deeply-ingrained in Europe can evolve in North America, even if it will take some time. (SOCCER-US/EDU (INTERVIEW, PIX), moved, by Richard Pignatelli, 630 words) - - Top two FIFA officials hire lawyers as Swiss probe bank transactions BERNE/NEW YORK - FIFA's embattled president, Sepp Blatter, and his second-in-command hire high-powered lawyers to represent them as Swiss authorities identify suspicious bank transactions in a corruption probe engulfing soccer's global governing body. (SOCCER-FIFA/ (WRAPUP 4, PIX, TV), moved; will be led, by Karolin Schaps and David Ingram, 1,060 words) Note: There are several sidebars in addition to the main lede - - World Muslim body lends support to Qatar over 2022 World Cup DUBAI - The world's largest Muslim organization throws its weight behind Qatar's hosting of the 2022 World Cup, hitting back at Western criticism of the Gulf Arab state's dealings with FIFA amid a corruption probe into world soccer's governing body. (SOCCER-FIFA/QATAR-OIC, moved, 339 words) See also: World Cup insurers risk blizzard of claims, disputes over Russia, Qatar (WORLDCUP-CANCELLATION/INSURANCE) - - - - AUTO RACING Ross Kenseth has a champ in his corner There might not be a better Father's Day racing story than the Kenseths. Ross Kenseth, son of Sprint Cup champion Matt Kenseth, won his first race in the ARCA series last Saturday and his NASCAR debut comes this weekend. (CAR-COLUMN/, expect by 4 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, by Jonathan Ingram, 1,100 words) - - Grosjean apologizes to Stevens for Canada collision SPIELBERG, Austria - Lotus's Romain Grosjean apologizes in person to Manor Marussia driver Will Stevens for colliding with the Formula One back marker while lapping him in Canada two weeks ago. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/GROSJEAN, moved, by Alan Baldwin, 384 words) See also: Webber says F1 is letting down fans and drivers (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/WEBBER (TV) Button hopes Alonso will make him look slow (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/MCLAREN (PIX) Hamilton unmoved by Le Mans, others eager to try it MOTOR RACING-PRIX/LEMANS (PIX) - - - - TENNIS Murray stays on course for fourth Queen's title LONDON - Andy Murray eases past Fernando Verdasco at the Aegon Championships but an expected quarterfinal showdown with the man who beat him at Wimbledon last year is derailed by Luxembourg left-hander Gilles Muller. (TENNIS-MEN/QUEENS, moved, by Martyn Herman, 467 words) - - Second seed Nishikori eases into Halle quarters BERLIN - Second seed Kei Nishikori eases into the last eight of the Halle Open, beating serve and volleyer Dustin Brown in straight sets to set up a clash with Poland's Jerzy Janowicz. (TENNIS-MEN/HALLE, moved, 276 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)