Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2:30 PM EDT on Sunday, March 17
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL Selection Sunday
The field for the 2019 NCAA Tournament will be announced, highlighted by the regions for the four top seeds and several schools sitting on the tournament bubble entering Sunday.(BASKETBALL-NCAAB-SELECTION-SUNDAY, expect asap after 6 p.m. announcement ET, Field Level Media) - -
Regional breakdowns: East, Midwest, West, South Breakdowns of each of the four regional brackets for the NCAA Tournament. (BASKETBALL-NCAAB-EAST/MIDWEST/WEST/SOUTH, four separate stories, moving approximately 7:30 p.m. ET, Field Level Media)
- - NIT field announcement
The NIT will announce its field following the NCAA selection show. (BASKETBALL-NCAAB-EAST/MIDWEST/WEST/SOUTH, approx. 9 p.m. ET, Field Level Media) - -
CBK game coverage: SEC final: No. 22 Auburn vs. No. 8 Tennessee, 1 p.m. ET AAC final: No. 11 Houston vs. No. 24 Cincinnati, 3:15 p.m. ET Big Ten final: No. 10 Michigan vs. No. 6 Michigan St., 3:30 p.m. ET - -
Roundup Roundup of Sunday’s conference tournament finals, compiled into one story. (BASKETBALL-NCAAB-ROUNDUP, expect asap following Big Ten final, Field Level Media) - - - -
GOLF Rahm leads as McIlroy, Fleetwood chase at The Players Championship Spain’s Jon Rahm leads The Players Championship by one shot after shooting a 64 on Saturday, but Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood enter the final round only one shot behind. (GOLF-PGA-PLAYERS, expect approx. 7:30 p.m. ET, Field Level Media)
- - Tiger rallies to close with 69 After failing to break 70 through the first three rounds, Tiger Woods rallied to post a 69 at the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on Sunday. (GOLF-PLAYERS-TIGER, expect approx. 2:30 p.m. ET, Field Level Media)
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Giants QB Manning receives $5M roster bonus The New York Giants paid veteran quarterback Eli Manning a $5 million roster bonus that was due Saturday, virtually assuring he will remain with the Giants in 2019. (FOOTBALL-NFL-NYG-MANNING, moved, Field Level Media) - -
Reports: QB Bortles to meet with Rams on Monday Free agent quarterback Blake Bortles will visit with the Los Angeles Rams on Monday, according to multiple reports. (FOOTBALL-NFL-LAR-BORTLES, moved, Field Level Media) - -
AAF Roundup Roundup of Sunday’s games in the Alliance of American Football: San Antonio at Atlanta and Birmingham at San Diego. (FOOTBALL-AAF-ROUNDUP, expect by 11 p.m. ET, Field Level Media) - - - -
MAJOR LEAGUE BASKETBALL Spring Training Roundup Roundup of Sunday’s games in the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues. (BASEBALL-MLB-ROUNDUP, multiple versions, first moved following conclusion of 1 p.m. games, Field Level Media)
- - Yankees OF Hicks (back) out for opening series New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks will reportedly miss the team's opening series against the Baltimore Orioles because of a lingering back injury. (BASEBALL-MLB-NYY-HICKS, moved, Field Level Media)
- - Astros manager Hinch suspended one game Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch will serve a one-game suspension on Sunday related to his ejection from a split-squad game on Friday. (BASEBALL-MLB-HOU-HINCH, moved, Field Level Media)
- - Phillies' Harper (ankle) returns to lineup at DH Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper returned to the lineup Sunday as the designated hitter, two days after a 96-mph fastball bruised his right ankle. (BASEBALL-MLB-PHI-HARPER, moved, Field Level Media)
- - Blue Jays acquire RHP Adam from Royals The Toronto Blue Jays acquired reliever Jason Adam from the Kansas City Royals on Sunday for cash considerations and also announced second baseman Devon Travis will miss four to six weeks after having knee surgery. (BASEBALL-MLB-TOR-KC-ADAM, moved, Field Level Media)
- - Report: Blue Jays to boost minor-league pay The Toronto Blue Jays are reportedly working to institute a pay raise of more than 50 percent for every player in their minor-league system. (BASEBALL-MLB-TOR-MINOR-LEAGUE, moved, Field Level Media)
- - Rangers OF Gallo dealing with groin injury Texas Rangers slugger Joey Gallo missed his third straight game with a groin strain Sunday and his status for Opening Day is uncertain. (BASEBALL-MLB-TOR-GALLO, moved, Field Level Media)
- - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
NBA game coverage: L.A. Lakers at New York, 12 p.m. ET Charlotte at Miami, 1 p.m. ET Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 3:30 p.m. ET Toronto at Detroit, 4 p.m. ET Atlanta at Orlando, 6 p.m. ET Chicago at Sacramento, 6 p.m. ET Minnesota at Houston, 9 p.m. ET Brooklyn at L.A. Clippers, 9 p.m. ET - -
NBA notebook News and notes from around the NHL. (BASKETBALL-NBA-NOTEBOOK, expect by 8 p.m. ET, Field Level Media) - -
NBA Roundup Highlights from every game in the NHL, compiled into one story. (BASKETBALL-NBA-ROUNDUP, multiple versions, first moved following conclusion of 3:30 p.m. games, Field Level Media) - - - -
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE NHL game coverage: New Jersey at Colorado, 3 p.m. ET St. Louis at Buffalo, 5 p.m. ET N.Y. Islanders at Minnesota, 6 p.m. ET Vancouver at Dallas, 7 p.m. ET Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. ET Florida at Anaheim, 9 p.m. ET Edmonton at Vegas, 10 p.m. ET
- - NHL notebook News and notes from around the NHL. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-NOTEBOOK, expect by 8 p.m. ET, Field Level Media)
- - NHL Roundup Highlights from every game in the NHL, compiled into one story. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-ROUNDUP, multiple versions, first after conclusion of 7 p.m. ET game, Field Level Media)
- - - - AUTO RACING
Auto Club 400 With four wins in his past five races across NASCAR, Xfinity and the Truck Series, no racer is hotter than Kyle Busch entering Sunday’s Auto Club 400 in Fontana, Calif. (AUTORACING-NAS-AUTO-CLUB, expect asap after 3:30 p.m. scheduled race, Field Level Media) - -
Auto Club 400 notebook News and notes from around the track in Fontana, Calif. (AUTORACING-NAS-FONTANA-NOTEBOOK, expect approx. 8 p.m., NASCAR Wire Service, special to Field Level Media) - - - -
SOCCER MLS Coverage LAFC at NYCFC, 3 p.m. ET Portland Timbers at FC Cincinnati, 5 p.m. ET Philadelphia Union at Atlanta United, 7 p.m. ET New England Revolution at Toronto FC, 7:30 p.m. ET Sporting Kansas City at Colorado Rapids, 9 p.m. ET
- - - - TENNIS
Federer faces Thiem for Indian Wells title Fourth-seeded Roger Federer seeks his sixth Indian Wells final as he takes on Dominic Thiem in Sunday’s final. (TENNIS-ATP-INDIAN-WELLS, expect asap after 6:30 p.m. ET scheduled match, Field Level Media) - -
Andreescu tries to complete improbable Indian Wells run Canadian teen sensation Bianca Andreescu, ranked 60th in the world entering the week, takes on eighth-seeded Angelique Kerber in Sunday’s final at Indian Wells. (TENNIS-WTA-INDIAN-WELLS, expect asap after 4 p.m. ET scheduled match, Field Level Media) - - - -
ESPORTS *Select customers. Contact sales rep for more information. Windigo Gaming storms back for WESG title Windigo Gaming recovered from losing the first map to beat AGO Esports for the title at the World Electronic Sports Games' Counter-Strike Global Offensive championship at Chongqing, China. (ESPORTS-CSGO-WESG, moved, Field Level Media)
- - CWL Fort Worth grand final Luminosity battle Splyce in the Winners Finals on the final day of the CWL Fort Worth. (ESPORTS-OVERWATCH, expect by 7 p.m. ET, Field Level Media)
- - Overwatch League Recap of Sunday’s action from Week 5 of Stage 1 of the Overwatch League. (ESPORTS-OVERWATCH, expect by 7 p.m. ET, Field Level Media)
- - DreamLeague Season 11 Major Keen Gaming take on Evil Geniuses and fnatic battle Virtus.pro in the playoffs of the Stockholm Major. (ESPORTS-DOTA, expect by 6 p.m. ET, Field Level Media)
- - LCS Spring Split FlyQuest kicked off Sunday’s five matches in the LCS Spring Split with a victory over 100 Thieves. (ESPORTS-LOL-LCS, expect by 6 p.m. ET, Field Level Media)
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