Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EST on Tuesday, July 7

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July 7 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Tuesday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - TENNIS Wimbledon Djokovic pulls off the great escape, Serena wins LONDON - Top seed and reigning champion Novak Djokovic pulls off the great escape at Wimbledon in beating South African Kevin Anderson, while American Serena Williams recovers from a set down to beat Victoria Azarenka. (TENNIS-WIMBLEDON/ (PIX), moved, expect updates throughout, by Pritha Sarkar, Martyn Herman and Alan Baldwin, 400 words) Note: There will be many more sidebars than those listed below. - - Vandeweghe accuses Sharapova of unsporting behavior LONDON - American Coco Vandeweghe accuses Russia's Maria Sharapova of unsporting behavior after going out to the Russian in the Wimbledon quarterfinals. (TENNIS-WIMBLEDON/SHARAPOVA (PIX), moved, by alan Baldwin, 277 words) - - Djokovic offers to apologists to upset ballgirl LONDON - Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic promises to apologize to a shaken ball girl for an outburst during his tough five set victory over big-serving South African Kevin Anderson. (TENNIS-WIMBLEDON/DJOKOVIC-BALLGIRL (PIX), moved, by Alan Baldwin, 423 words) - - Wimbledon's famous strawberries now come...as mush LONDON - There's a new way to ingest strawberries at Wimbledon this year but the public isn't invited and the famous berries from the nearby English county of Kent aren't eaten with a spoon and don't come with cream either. (TENNIS-WIMBLEDON/STRAWBERRIES), moved, by Michael Roddy, 458 words) - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Giants medical staff visits Pierre-Paul New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul will be visited by senior vice president of Ronnie Barnes, when the team will get first-hand insight into the injuries Pierre-Paul incurred while lighting fireworks Saturday night. (FBN-GIANTS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 450 words) - - Favre: Split from Packers could've been different Brett Favre is grateful things are back to normal in Green Bay thanks to a thaw in his relationship with fans and team officials that began when the Packers turned to Aaron Rodgers. (FBN-PACKERS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 325 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) - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Bucks prez: Vegas, Seattle options if stadium fails The president of the Milwaukee Bucks says the city should be prepared to watch the franchise move to Las Vegas or Seattle if $250 million in public funding for a new stadium isn't approved. (BKN-BUCKS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 325 words) - - Mavericks owner Cuban fined $25K for talking free agents Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban owes the NBA another donation, this time a $25,000 bill for discussing looming deals with free agents DeAndre Jordan and Wesley Matthews. (BKN-MAVERICKS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 225 words) - - Garnett to play 21st season, back with Timberwolves Kevin Garnett will remain with the Minnesota Timberwolves, agreeing to a new contract with his original team. (BKN-TIMBERWOLVES-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 200 words) - - Cavaliers interested in Jamal Crawford sign-and-trade Jamal Crawford is a target of the Cleveland Cavaliers, who are investigating trade possibilities to add backcourt scoring. (BKN-CAVALIERS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 200 words) - - NBA roundup News and notes from around the NBA. (BKN-ROUNDUP/, expect by 7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 280 words) - - - - GOLF British Open likely to flourish even if McIlroy sits it out LONDON - The ankle ligament injury sustained by world No. 1 Rory McIlroy may have golf fretting about his participation at the British Open but there is little doubt the sport is bigger than one player - no matter how talented. (GOLF-OPEN/MCILROY, moved, 358 words) - - Spieth hopes McIlroy can recover for British Open showdown LONDON - Two-time major winner Jordan Spieth believes defending champion Rory McIlroy's potential absence from the British Open through injury would "dampen" the occasion. (GOLF-OPEN/MCILROY-SPIETH, moved, 279 words) - - Trump says he, PGA of America agree to move golf event from Trump course WASHINGTON - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's organization says that a professional golfing event scheduled for October at a Trump course in Los Angeles will be moved, the latest fallout from his vitriol against illegal immigrants from Mexico. (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP (UPDATE 1), moved, by Steve Holland, 375 words) - - PGA extends John Deere relationship through '23 The PGA announces John Deere will continue as a title tournament sponsor through 2023. (GLF-NEWS/, The Sports Xchange, 225 words, moved) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Phils All-Star Papelbon lobbies for a trade LOS ANGELES - Right-hander Jonathan Papelbon will represent the Philadelphia Phillies at the All-Star Game in Cincinnati on July 14. Even so, he doesn't expect to be wearing their uniform much longer. (BBO-PHILLIES-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - Abreu producing as White Sox's No. 2 hitter CHICAGO - The lineup card was posted in the Chicago White Sox's clubhouse Monday afternoon, and first baseman Jose Abreu was listed in the second spot of the batting order for the seventh game in a row. (BBO-WHITESOX-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Brian Hedger, 422 words) - - Jays' Bautista keeps star on the rise CHICAGO - His batting average might be down a bit, but Toronto Blue Jays right fielder Jose Bautista had enough power numbers to be chosen as one of the reserves for the American League team in the upcoming 2015 All-Star Game. (BBO-JAYS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - Today's MLB schedule at a glance - - American League Tampa Bay at Kansas City, (2), 2:10 PM ET, 8:10 PM ET (PIX) Oakland at New York Yankees, 7:05 PM ET (PIX) Houston at Cleveland, 7:10 PM ET Baltimore at Minnesota, 8:10 PM ET (PIX) Toronto at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 PM ET (PIX) Detroit at Seattle, 10:10 PM ET (PIX) - - National League St. Louis at Chicago Cubs (2), 1:20 PM ET, 8:05 PM ET (PIX) Cincinnati at Washington, 7:05 PM ET (PIX) San Diego at Pittsburgh, 7:05 PM ET Atlanta at Milwaukee, 8:10 PM ET Philadelphia at Los Angeles Dodgers, 10:10 PM ET (PIX) New York Mets at San Francisco, 10:15 PM ET (PIX) - - Interleague Miami at Boston, 7:10 PM ET (PIX) Arizona at Texas, 8:05 PM ET (PIX) Los Angeles Angels at Colorado, 8:40 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) - - - - NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE NHL roundup The latest news and notes from the NHL. (HKN-ROUNDUP/, expect by 7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - SOCCER CONCACAF Gold Cup (to July 26) U.S. opens defense of Gold Cup title The United States' journey to defend its title in the CONCACAF Gold Cup, which determines the regional champion for North America, Central American and the Caribbean, begins when the Americans face Honduras in Dallas following the tournament opener between Panama and Haiti in Group A action. (SOCCER-CONCACAF/GOLD (PIX), expect by 12:15 AM ET, by Simon Evans, 350 words) - - U.S. women are toast of the town in L.A. LOS ANGELES - Members of the World Cup-winning U.S. women's soccer team are the guests of honor at a rally in downtown Los Angeles. (SOCCER-WOMEN/RALLY (PIX), expect by 4 PM ET, 300 words) - - Women's World Cup final draws record U.S. TV audience The Women's World Cup final between the United States and Japan attracts a record U.S. television soccer audience, while Japanese viewing figures are higher than when they won the tournament in 2011. (SOCCER-WOMEN/TV, moved, 249 words) - - - - AUTO RACING Dillon 'feeling pretty good' after wreck, plans to race this weekend NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Austin Dillon experienced one of the most terrifying racecar wrecks at Daytona International Speedway at the checkered flag of Sunday's Coke Zero 400. Five spectators were injured and champion driver Jimmie Johnson says he was surprised Dillon survived his car being lifted into the air and onto a catch fence surrounding the track. (CAR-SPRINT-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 450 words) - - - - CYCLING Tour de France Froome retains his grip as Martin claims yellow CAMBRAI, France - Chris Froome loses his yellow jersey but retains his grip on his rivals after surviving a day on the cobblestones. German Tony Martin wins the fourth stage with a late attack and snatches the overall lead at the end of a body-punishing 139-mile ride from Seraing, Belgium. (CYCLING-TOUR/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved; may be led, by Julien Pretot, 469 words) See also: Froome and Sky in perfect place after tricky Tour stages (CYCLING-TOUR/SKY (PIX) Tour de France youth classification after stage 4 (CYCLING ROAD-TOUR DE FRANCE/YOUTH CLASSIFICATION) - - - - TRACK & FIELD Farah to compete in London Anniversary Games LONDON - Britain's Olympic champion Mo Farah will run in the 3,000 meters at this month's London Anniversary Games as he prepares for the world championships. Farah, withdrew from last month's Diamond League meet in Birmingham citing stress over doping allegations faced by his American coach Alberto Salazar. (ATHLETICS-FARAH/, moved, by Douglas Beattie, 351 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)