Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EST on Tuesday, June 16

June 16 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Tuesday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION NBA Finals: Warriors at Cavaliers CLEVELAND - The Golden State Warriors are one win away from the NBA title but LeBron James is 5-1 in his career in close-out games and the Cleveland Cavaliers are vying to force Game 7 in the NBA Finals. (BKN-CAVALIERS-WARRIORS-FIRSTLEDE/WRITETHRU (PIX), expect ASAP after 9 PM ET game, The Sports Xchange, by Jason B. Lloyd, bulletin at halftime, third period, first lede and writethru) - - Vegas: Cavaliers 2016 title favorites Even if it doesn't work out this year, the Cleveland Cavaliers are the Vegas pick to win the NBA title in 2015-16. (BKN-CAVALIERS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 225 words) - - Today's NBA schedule at a glance Golden State at Cleveland, 9 PM ET (PIX) - - - - SOCCER Women's World Cup Group of Death goes down to last gasp The fight to emerge from the Group of Death will go down to the last gasp with the U.S., Australia, Sweden and Nigeria all entering the final group games with a chance of moving onto the knockout phase of the World Cup. The U.S., who tops the group, takes on Nigeria while Australia faces Sweden. Meanwhile, Group C closes out with defending champions Japan going for a third straight win against Ecuador and Switzerland against Cameroon. (SOCCER-WOMEN/ (PIX), expect first lede by 7 PM ET, 400 words) See also: Japan and Iran held by minnows, Korea duo win (SOCCER-WORLD/ASIA (WRAPUP 1, PIX) - - Thirty million women players, but only one seat at FIFA's table VANCOUVER - More than 30 million women play organized soccer around the world, FIFA says. Only one has only ever been elected to a full term on world soccer's all-powerful executive committee. With the Swiss-based body currently mired in a corruption and bribery scandal, gender equality looks to be in danger of falling even further down its priorities. (SOCCER-FIFA/SEXISM, moved, by Steve Keating, 847 words) - - FEATURE: FIFA soccer scandal exposes Caribbean's corrupt underbelly MIAMI - At a Caribbean anti-corruption conference in the Cayman Islands in March last year, politicians and activists called on regional leaders to create a culture of integrity and transparency with zero tolerance for offenders. It didn't seem to matter to the organizer that one of the main sponsors was the regional soccer body CONCACAF that was mired in a big bribery scandal. (SOCCER-FIFA/CARIBBEAN (UPDATE 1, FEATURE, PIX), moved, by David Adams, 1,319 words) - - FIFA says Nobel Center decision 'isn't fair play' ZURICH - FIFA reacts with bitterness over the Nobel Peace Center's plan to end cooperation over the Handshake for Peace initiative, saying the decision is "not fair play" and obstructs anti-discrimination. (SOCCER-FIFA/PEACE (UPDATE 2), moved, by Brian Homewood, 423 words) - - ANALYSIS: Nobel snub likely to be painful for Blatter ZURICH - Beleaguered FIFA president Sepp Blatter has taken plenty of blows over the last few weeks, but the snub delivered by the Nobel Peace Center may be painful for a man who gives the impression that he wants to be seen as a statesman. (SOCCER-FIFA/NOBEL (ANALYSIS), moved, by Brian Homewood, 751 words) - - - - GOLF Kaymer, Woods and McIlroy discuss U.S. Open prospects UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. - We continue our build-up to this week's U.S. Open, the second major of the year, which is being staged for the first time in the Pacific Northwest -- on the links-style Chambers Bay layout. Defending champion Martin Kaymer, 14-time major winner Tiger Woods and world No. 1 Rory McIlroy, the 2011 champion at Congressional, are among those scheduled to hold news conferences. (GOLF-OPEN/ (PIX), expect by 4 PM ET, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, 400 words) - - Golf Glance Capsule previews of the week ahead in professional golf. (GLF-SCHEDULE/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Tom LaMarre, 475 words) - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Pre-game show: Rams ready to pay Foles Nick Foles hasn't played in a game or thrown a pass with the St. Louis Rams, but the franchise is ready to commit to the new arrival with a long-term contract. (FBN-RAMS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 200 words) - - No contract talks, no Dez for Dallas Unhappy with the stale state of contract talks with the Dallas Cowboys, wide receiver Dez Bryant will not attend mandatory minicamp. (FBN-COWBOYS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 405 words) - - Ex-Patriots LB Spikes selling title ring Brandon Spikes, released by the New England Patriots last week for ties to an alleged hit-and-run accident, places his 2011 AFC Championship ring on eBay for just under $19,499. (FBN-PATRIOTS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 150 words) - - Titans release RB Greene Running back Shonn Greene is released two years into a three-year, $10 million contract with the Tennessee Titans. (FBN-TITANS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 210 words) - - NFL: Minicamp team reports News and notes from workouts and mandatory minicamps around the NFL. (FBN-TEAMNAME-NEWS/, expect by 8 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 400-600 words per team) - - NFL roundup News and notes from around the league. (FBN-NOTEBOOK/, expect by 7:45 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Cubs call up top prospect Schwarber When the Chicago Cubs drafted Kyle Schwarber with the fourth overall pick, they called him the best hitter in the 2014 MLB draft. Now the club is calling on their top minor-league prospect with that big bat in mind. (BBO-CUBS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - Royals bump Ventura back to Friday MILWAUKEE - Kansas City right-hander Yordano Ventura throws a 35-pitch bullpen session Monday at Miller Park, but he won't make his next scheduled start, manager Ned Yost says. (BBO-ROYALS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - Today's MLB schedule at a glance - - Interleague Minnesota at St. Louis, 1:45 PM ET (PIX) Colorado at Houston, 2:10 PM ET Oakland at San Diego, 3:40 PM ET (PIX) Seattle at San Francisco, 3:45 PM ET (PIX) Atlanta at Boston, 4:05 PM ET (PIX) Chicago White Sox at Pittsburgh, 7:05 PM ET (PIX) Philadelphia at Baltimore, 7:05 PM ET (PIX) Cincinnati at Detroit, 7:08 PM ET (PIX) New York Yankees at Miami, 7:05 PM ET (PIX) Toronto at New York Mets, 7:10 PM ET (PIX) Washington at Tampa Bay, 7:10 PM ET (PIX) Cleveland at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 PM ET (PIX) Los Angeles Dodgers at Texas, 8:05 PM ET (PIX) Kansas City at Milwaukee, 8:10 PM ET Arizona at Los Angeles Angels, 10:05 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) - - - - COLLEGE BASEBALL College World Series Recap of the day's action at the College World Series. (MSC-COLLEGEWORLDSERIES-NEWS/ (PIX), expect after Tuesday's 8 PM ET game, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - - - NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Blackhawks have core to sustain 'dynasty' CHICAGO - Joel Quenneville and the Chicago Blackhawks just experienced what the veteran coach called the greatest feeling in the world for the third time in six seasons, claiming a third Stanley Cup since 2010. Even after the team parades through downtown Chicago on Thursday, the party might not end there. (HKN-BLACKHAWKS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 588 words) - - Lightning did not strike for Tampa Bay but sparks ahead CHICAGO - Netminder Ben Bishop played through a painful right groin tear and Tyler Johnson had a broken right wrist. Nikita Kucherov and other Tampa Bay Lightning players also played hurt but those ailments were nothing compared to the heartbreak of a 2-0 defeat to the Chicago Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup finale. (NHL-STANLEY/TAMPA, moved, 430 words) - - - - TENNIS Wawrinka races to victory over Kyrgios at Queen's LONDON - Stanislas Wawrinka needs only 49 minutes to beat Australian Nick Kyrgios in the Aegon Championships at Queen's Club as he basks in the glow of his French Open triumph. (TENNIS-MEN/QUEENS (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Martyn Herman, 371 words) See also: Nadal crashes out to Dolgopolov at Queen's (TENNIS-MEN/QUEENS-NADAL (PIX) Struggling Kyrgios wants to switch off (TENNIS-MEN/QUEENS-KYRGIOS) - - - - JURISPRUDENCE FBI probes St. Louis Cardinals for hacking Houston Astros The FBI and U.S. federal prosecutors are investigating the St. Louis Cardinals for hacking into the computers of the Houston Astros to steal closely guarded information about player personnel. (USA-BASEBALL/CYBERCRIME (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved; will be led, 400 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)