Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EST on Monday, March 30

March 30 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Monday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE NFL Draft: Redskins have eyes for Mariota? The Washington Redskins own the fifth pick in next month's NFL Draft, and their pre-draft visit with Heisman Trophy quarterback Marcus Mariota could prove far more than a smokescreen. (FBN-DRAFT/, moved, The Sports Xchange, By Dane Brugler, 1,664 words) - - Falcons fined $350K, lose draft pick over fake crowd noise The Atlanta Falcons are fined $350,000 and will lose a 2016 draft pick for pumping artificial crowd noise into the Georgia Dome over the last two seasons. (FBN-FALCONS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 664 words) - - Browns GM Farmer suspended four games for texting Cleveland Browns general manager Ray Farmer is suspended four games for texting coaches during games in 2014 and the team is fined $250,000. (FBN-BROWNS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 517 words) - - Panthers add Todman to backfield The Carolina Panthers sign running back Jordan Todman to a one-year contract. (FBN-PANTHERS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 92 words) - - Report: Packers reach deal with DT Guion The Green Bay Packers reach agreement on a one-year deal to keep defensive tackle Letroy Guion. (FBN-PACKERS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 276 words) - - NFL roundup News and notes from around the league. (FBN-NOTEBOOK/, expect by 7:45 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION - - TSX covers all NBA games, highlighted matchup below - - Boston at Charlotte CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - The Boston Celtics can move into a tie with Brooklyn for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference if they can defeat the Charlotte Hornets (31-41), who sit just a half-game behind the Celtics (32-41) and have taken two of three in the season series. (BKN-CELTICS-HORNETS-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU/ (PIX), expect ASAP after the 7 PM ET scheduled tip-off, The Sports Xchange, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru) - - Today's NBA schedule at a glance Boston at Charlotte, 7 PM ET (PIX) Los Angels Lakers at Philadelphia, 7 PM ET (PIX) Milwaukee at Atlanta, 7:30 PM ET (PIX) Houston at Toronto, 7:30 PM ET (PIX) Sacramento at Memphis, 7 PM ET (PIX) Utah at Minnesota, 8 PM ET (PIX) Phoenix at Portland, 10 PM ET (PIX) - - NBA Roundup Roundup of all of the day's action in the NBA. (BKN-ROUNDUP/, running copy beginning with the end of the first game of the day, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - NBA Notebook The latest moves and news from the NBA. (BKN-NOTEBOOK/, expect by 6 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - COLLEGE BASKETBALL Women's NCAA Tournament roundup: Elite Eight Capsule recaps of the women's 2015 NCAA Tournament, with powerhouse UConn taking on No. 7 seed Dayton and a 1 vs. 2 clash between Maryland and Tennessee for the final two spots in the Final Four. (WBK-ROUNDUP/ (PIX), expect first version ASAP after UConn and Dayton game (4 PM ET tip). Maryland-Tennessee tips at 6 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - Okafor, Kaminsky headline All-American team Duke's Jahil Okafor and Wisconsin's Frank Kaminsky highlight the AP All-American team. (CBK-NEWS/, expect by 2:30 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 200 words) - - - - GOLF Mickelson optimistic about a resurgence Phil Mickelson is trying to find his game in Texas ahead of the Masters, no surprise since he almost always plays tournament golf the week before a major. (GLF-INSIDETHEROPES/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Tom LaMarre, 800 words) - - Tiger falls out of top 100 in world Tiger Woods, a 14-time major winner who continues his hiatus from the PGA Tour to work on his game, drops out of the world's top 100 golfers to No. 104. (GLF-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 278 words) - - Kerr's victory vaults American into Top 10 Cristie Kerr's first victory in two years vaults the American back into the Top 10 of the Rolex Rankings. (GLF-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 215 words) - - Golf glance Glance box for this week's tournaments on the PGA, Champions and LPGA tours. (GLF-SCHEDULE/, moved, The Sports Xchange, By Tom LaMarre, 546 words) - - Golf notebook: Woods funds Sifford scholarship Tiger Woods donates $10,000 to launch a scholarship fund at the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore honoring Charlie Sifford, who broke the color barrier on the PGA Tour. (GLF-NOTEBOOK/, moved, The Sports Xchange, By Tom LaMarre, 1,239 words) - - Course Source: Cozumel, Furnace Creek IN THE PUBLIC EYE: Cozumel Country Club in San Miguel, Quintana Roo, Mexico. (GLF-COURSESOURCE/, moved, The Sports Xchange, By Tom LaMarre, 1,432 words) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Cubs slugger Bryant to begin season in minors Despite his impressive power display during spring training, Chicago Cubs prospect Kris Bryant will begin the season in the minors. (BBO-CUBS-NEWS/, expect by 2:30 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - Rangers season preview: Revamped pen critical to success The Texas Rangers have already endured season-ending injuries to Yu Darvish and Jurickson Profar, but general manager Jon Daniels enters the season bullish on the team's prospects in the AL West. (BBO-RANGERS-NEWS/, expect by 3 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 1,108 words) - - Angels season preview Season preview story for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. (BBO-ANGELS-ANALYSIS/, expect by 7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - A's season preview Season preview story for the Oakland Athletics. (BBO-ATHLETICS-ANALYSIS/, expect by 7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - Astros season preview Season preview story for the Houston Astros. (BBO-ASTROS-ANALYSIS/, expect by 7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - Mariners season preview Season preview story for the Seattle Mariners. (BBO-MARINERS-ANALYSIS/, expect by 7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE - - TSX covers all NHL games, highlighted matchup below - - Tampa Bay at Montreal MONTREAL - The Tampa Bay Lightning can leapfrog the New York Rangers and move into the second-place spot in the Eastern Conference if they can snap a two-game losing streak and defeat the conference-leading Montreal Canadiens, who have lost all four games to the Lightning this year. (HKN-CANADIENS-LIGHTNING-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU/ (PIX), expect ASAP after 7:30 PM ET scheduled start, The Sports Xchange, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru) - - Today's NHL schedule at a glance Tampa Bay at Montreal, 7:30 PM ET (PIX) Vancouver at St. Louis, 8 PM ET (PIX) Los Angeles at Chicago, 8:30 PM ET (PIX) Calgary at Dallas, 8:30 PM ET (PIX) Edmonton at Colorado, 9 PM ET (PIX) Buffalo at Arizona, 10 PM ET - - NHL roundup Running capsule recaps of all the games on the NHL schedule. (HKN-ROUNDUP/, expect first version ASAP after conclusion of xx PM ET games, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - NHL Notebook The latest moves and news from the NHL. (HKN-NOTEBOOK/, expect by 6 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - SOCCER Qatar 2022 World Cup may not need cooling systems DOHA - A winter World Cup in Qatar may not require cooling systems to lower temperatures in the stadiums as proposed in the bid for a summer tournament, says an executive from the Gulf state's 2022 organizing committee. (SOCCER-WORLD/QATAR (INTERVIEW), moved, by Amena Bakr, 579 words) - - - - AUTO RACING Danica improving, but does she lack winning edge? Finishing seventh behind winner Denny Hamlin at the Martinsville Speedway on Sunday mostly meant Danica Patrick is getting closer to the front at the finish. Will she ever get to the top of the heap in a Sprint Cup race when the checkered flag falls? (AUTO-SPRINTCUP-COLUMN/, moved, The Sports Xchange, By Jonathan Ingram, 1,016 words) - - - - TENNIS Miami Open (to April 5) Djokovic and Nishikori bid to advance at Key Biscayne MIAMI - Top seed Novak Djokovic faces Belgian qualifier Steve Darcis, and fourth seed Kei Nishikori of Japan meets Serb Viktor Troicki with fifth-seeded Canadian Milos Raonic taking on France's Jeremy Chardy at Key Biscayne. (TENNIS-MIAMI/ MEN (PIX), expect first copy by 5 PM ET, by Simon Evans, 400 words) - - Williams sisters headline play in Miami MIAMI - Venus Williams faces fourth seed Caroline Wozniacki and sister and top seed Serena Williams is up against Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in Miami Open.(TENNIS-MIAMI/WOMEN (PIX), expect first copy by 5 PM ET, by Simon Evans, 400 words) - - - - JURISPRUDENCE Boston bombing jury hears of child victim's grisly death BOSTON - The 8-year-old boy who was the youngest person to die in the Boston Marathon bombing was torn apart by the blast, a medical examiner testifies as federal prosecutors concluded their case against accused bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. (BOSTON BOMBINGS-TRIAL/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved; will be led, by Scott Malone, 450 words) - - Ex-NFL player's fiancee to continue testimony at murder trial FALL RIVER, Mass. - Ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez's fiancee testifies in his murder trial that she disposed of a cardboard box from their Massachusetts home at his request the day after prosecutors say he fatally shot an associate. (USA-PATRIOTS/HERNANDEZ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved; will be led, by Daniel Lovering, 408 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)