Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EDT on Sunday, August 18

August 18(Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Sunday: - - - -

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE NFL preseason coverage Coverage of Sunday’s preseason games. New Orleans at Los Angeles 4 p.m. Seattle at Minnesota 8 p.m.

- - NFL notebook Wrapping up the day in NFL news and notes. FOOTBALL-NFL-NOTEBOOK, expect by 8:15 p.m. ET, Field Level Media - - - -

COLLEGE FOOTBALL Ex-NFL, Texas RB Benson dies at 36 in motorcycle crash Former NFL and Texas running back Cedric Benson was killed Saturday night in a motorcycle crash in Austin, Texas. He was 36. FOOTBALL-NCAAF-TEX-BENSON-OBIT, Field Level Media

- - Liberty's Freeze has surgery for potentially deadly staph infection Liberty coach Hugh Freeze will remain hospitalized for several days as doctors monitor his recovery from a surgery to fight a deadly strain of staph infection, according to ESPN. FOOTBALL-NCAAF-LIB-FREEZE, Field Level Media

- - Trojans WR McCoy sidelined with persistent fever Southern Cal wide receiver Bru McCoy remains sidelined with a persistent fever that has kept him from taking part in fall camp, but he is showing signs of improvement, coach Clay Helton said. FOOTBALL-NCAAF-USC-MCCOY-ILLNESS, Field Level Media

- - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

Sunday MLB game coverage: Baltimore at Boston 1:05 p.m. Cleveland at N.Y. Yankees 1:05 p.m. San Diego at Philadelphia 1:05 p.m. Seattle at Toronto 1:07 p.m. Detroit at Tampa Bay 1:10 p.m. St. Louis at Cincinnati 1:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta 1:20 p.m. Milwaukee at Washington 1:35 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Kansas City 2:15 p.m. Minnesota at Texas 3:05 p.m. Miami at Colorado 3:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox at L.A. Angels 4:07 p.m. Houston at Oakland 4:07 p.m. San Francisco at Arizona 4:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh 7:00 p.m. - -

MLB roundup Capsule recaps of all games Saturday, combined in a single story. BASEBALL-MLB-ROUNDUP, expect multiple version, Field Level Media

- - Yankees activate Sabathia from IL for Sunday start The New York Yankees activated left-hander CC Sabathia from the 10-day injured list on Sunday, in time for a start against the Cleveland Indians in their series finale. BASEBALL-MLB-NYY-SABATHIA, Field Level Media - -

Reds put Votto (back strain) on 10-day injured list The Cincinnati Reds placed first baseman Joey Votto on the 10-day injured list on Sunday with a low back strain. BASEBALL-MLB-CIN-VOTTO, Field Level Media - - - -

GOLF BMW Championship, fourth round Justin Thomas shot a course-record 11-under-par 61 to surge to a commanding six-shot lead Saturday at Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Ill. GOLF-PGA-BMW, expect by 8 p.m. ET, Field Level Media

- - Mickelson rushes to make tee time after hotel fire Phil Mickelson was evacuated from his hotel room Sunday morning following a fire and had to rush to make his tee time at the BMW Championship. GOLF-PGA-MICKELSON, Field Level Media

- - BMW staying on as title sponsor for playoff event The PGA Tour, BMW and the Western Golf Association announced on Sunday that the automaker will stay on as sponsor of the BMW Championship, the second stop of the three-pronged FedExCup Playoffs. GOLF-PGA-BMW-EXTENSION, Field Level Media

- - - - BASKETBALL

NBA Report: Lakers, Howard interested in reunion Center Dwight Howard, who spent one season with the Lakers in 2012-13, is expected to have his contract bought out by the Memphis Grizzlies and has a mutual interest in returning to L.A. BASKETBALL-NBA-LAL-HOWARD, Field Level Media - - - -

TENNIS ATP, WTA roundups Coverage of the ATP and WTA events in Cincinnati. TENNIS-WTA/ATP-ROUNDUP, expect by 7 p.m. ET, Field Level Media

- - - - SOCCER

Sunday game coverage: Portland at Atlanta 10 p.m. - - - -

ESPORTS DOTA I9 Coverage of the DOTA International 9. ESPORTS-DOTA-INTERNATIONAL, Field Level Media

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