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Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EST on Tuesday, Nov. 10

Nov. 10 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Tuesday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE NFL midseason report cards Team-by-team unit breakdowns of NFL teams at the halfway point of the 2015 regular season. (FBN-TEAMNAME-ANALYSIS/, expect between 4-8 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 500-750 words per team) - - 2016 NFL Mock Draft: Ramsey ideal fit for Ravens secondary Florida State cornerback Jalen Ramsey, who lined up at free safety for the Seminoles last season, fits the size/speed mold that Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome seeks at the position and his versatility gives the defense options. (FBN-DRAFT/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 1,000 words) - - Week 10 Preview: Bills at Jets Few could have predicted that when Rex Ryan made his return to MetLife Stadium halfway through his first season with Buffalo that he would do it packing an explosive offense. (FBN-BILLS-JETS-PREVIEW/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Derek Harper, 494 words) - - Roethlisberger not ruling himself out this week Ben Roethlisberger suffered a mid-foot sprain last Sunday that was supposed to sideline him for several weeks, but the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback is still hoping to play this weekend. (FBN-STEELERS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 247 words) - - Pettine: McCown to start over Manziel if healthy Cleveland Browns coach Mike Pettine says quarterback Josh McCown will regain his starting job from Johnny Manziel this weekend if he's healthy enough to play. (FBN-BROWNS-NEWS/, expect by 2:30 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 250 words) - - Cowboys retain for hope for season IRVING, Tex. - Hope seems futile for the reeling Dallas Cowboys but they are not giving up and plan to fight to the finish. The Cowboys are 2-6 and riding a six-game losing streak, their longest since they went 1-15 in 1989. (FBN-COWBOYS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 523 words) - - Lions' Caldwell: 'Not a dead man walking' ALLEN PARK, Mich. - Apparently Jim Caldwell doesn't see himself as a dead coach walking despite the Detroit Lions firing his boss, general manager Martin Mayhew, last week. (FBN-LIONS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 549 words) - - Gabbert earns another start in San Francisco SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Jim Tomsula understands he wasn't promoted to head coach this offseason to get excited about one-point home wins in November that improve his club's record to 3-6 in an already lost season. (FBN-49ERS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 510 words) - - 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 Florida State fixes focus on winning TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Another loss brings questions about whether Jimbo Fisher is playing for next year. The Florida State coach emphatically says the Seminoles are still focused on winning now. (FBC-FLORIDASTATE-NEWS/, expect by 8 PM ET, by Danny Aller, The Sports Xchange, 480 words) - - Auburn loses CB Dinson for season Auburn Tigers freshman cornerback Jeremiah Dinson will miss the remainder of the season due to a right leg injury suffered during Saturday's victory over Texas A&M. (FBC-AUBURN-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 160 words) - - CFB reports Live reports from around the nation. (FBC-TEAMNAME-NEWS/, expect between 6 PM and 10 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 500-700 words) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL GM Meetings notebook BOCA RATON, Fla. - The Sports Xchange's MLB insider John Perrotto is at the GM meetings, where Commissioner Rob Manfred stated a goal to have teams play exhibition games in Cuba next March. (BBO-NOTEBOOK/, expect by 8:30 PM ET, by John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange, 750 words) - - Former Braves P Hanson dies Former major league pitcher Tommy Hanson dies in an Atlanta hospital after suffering what's been described as "catastrophic organ failure." He was 29. (BBO-BRAVES-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - Reyes arrested on domestic-abuse allegation Colorado Rockies shortstop Jose Reyes is arrested on Halloween night after being accused of grabbing his wife by the throat and shoving her into a sliding glass door. (BBO-ROCKIES-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - FEATURE: Israel looks to the United States for baseball tutors WASHINGTON - Baseball is known as the national pastime of the United States. The same cannot be said in Israel, but a new program enlisting American Jewish ballplayers is aimed at honing the skills of Israeli hopefuls and elevating the game in the Jewish state. (BASEBALL-ISRAEL/USA (FEATURE, UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Steve Ginsburg, 667 words) - - MLB Notebook News and notes from around the diamond. (BBO-NOTEBOOK/, expect by 7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION NBA schedule at a glance Utah at Cleveland, 7 PM ET (PIX) Oklahoma city at Washington, 7 PM ET (PIX) Los Angeles Lakers at Miami, 7:30 PM ET (PIX) New York at Toronto, 7:30 PM ET (PIX) Boston at Milwaukee, 8 PM ET (PIX) Charlotte at Minnesota, 8 PM ET (PIX) Dallas at New Orleans, 8 PM ET (PIX) - - NBA roundup News and notes from around the NBA. (BKN-ROUNDUP/, expect by 7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 280 words) - - - - NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Canadiens G Price remains off the ice Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price will remain sidelined this week with a unspecified lower-body injury. (HKN-CANADIENS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 269 words) - - Veteran D Skoula retires Martin Skoula, a former first-round pick of the Colorado Avalanche, announces his retirement. (HKN-AVALANCHE-DEVILS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 117 words) - - NHL schedule at a glance St. Louis at New Jersey, 7 PM ET (PIX) Carolina at New York Rangers, 7 PM ET (PIX) Colorado at Philadelphia, 7 PM ET (PIX) Vancouver at Columbus, 7 PM ET (PIX) Washington at Detroit, 7:30 PM ET (PIX) Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 7:30 PM ET (PIX) Calgary at Florida, 7:30 PM ET (PIX) Ottawa at Nashville, 8 PM ET (PIX) Winnipeg at Minnesota, 8 PM ET (PIX) Toronto at Dallas, 8:30 PM ET (PIX) Arizona at Los Angeles, 10:30 PM ET (PIX) New York Islanders at San Jose, 10:30 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 FIFA says Niersbach to remain executive committee member ZURICH - Wolfgang Niersbach will remain on FIFA's executive committee despite resigning as head of the German FA over a 2006 World Cup scandal, soccer's governing body says. (SOCCER-FIFA/NIERSBACH (UPDATE 1), moved, 259 words) - - - - JURISPRUDENCE Ohio State quarterback pleads guilty to impaired driving COLUMBUS - J.T. Barrett, the starting quarterback for the undefeated Ohio State University Buckeyes, pleads guilty to driving a vehicle while impaired, after being stopped by police last month at a checkpoint. (OHIO-QUARTERBACK/ (UPDATE 1), moved, 309 words) - - - - TENNIS Murray multi-tasking with eye on London and Ghent LONDON - Andy Murray is performing a delicate balancing act as he prepares for a claycourt Davis Cup final and the ATP World Tour Finals on an indoor hardcourt at the o2 Arena. (TENNIS-MURRAY/ATP-FINALS, moved, 367 words) - - - - DOPING Russia sees sports doping allegations as spiteful 'political hit job' MOSCOW - The Kre