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Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM ET on Saturday, May 20

Reuters U. S. sports schedule at 2:30 p. m. on Saturday (All times ET) For any coverage questions, please contact us.

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Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday (All times ET)

For any coverage questions, please contact us.general-news@thomsonreuters.com

PREAKNESS

Always Dreaming tries to keep Triple Crown hopes alive

BALTIMORE - Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming will break from the fourth post in the Preakness Stakes where the odds-on 5 favourite will seek the second jewel of U.S. thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown for three year olds. (HORSERACING-PREAKNESS/, expect by 7 p.m., by Larry Fine, 400 words)

AUTO RACING

Alonso bids to qualify for 33-car Indy 500 field

INDIANAPOLIS - Two days of qualifying get underway at the Brickyard with 33 cars attempting to earn a spot on the starting grid for next week's 101st Indy 500. The nine fastest cars will battle for the coveted pole position on Sunday. (MOTOR-INDY-INDY500/QUALIFYING, expect by 6 p.m., 400 words)

$1 million on the line under lights at Monster All-Star race

CHARLOTTE – All Stars line up under the lights in the $1 million Monster Energy Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. (CAR-NASCAR-PREVIEW, The Sports Xchange, by Amanda Vincent, expect ASAP after 8 p.m. ET race)

MLB

Bad blood could spill over for Marlins, Dodgers

LOS ANGELES - Whether the bad blood spills over into Saturday's contest between the Miami Marlins and Los Angeles Dodgers will be closely observed. Tempers flared in Friday's 7-2 win by the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. The benches cleared after the two teams took turns hitting players with pitches. (BBO-DODGERS-MARLINS-LEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 10 p.m. ET game, The Sports Xchange, by Forrest Lee, 800 words)

The Sports Xchange covers all MLB games. Saturday schedule:

Kansas City at Minnesota 2:10 p.m.

Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs 2:20 p.m.

Philadelphia at Pittsburgh 4:05 p.m.

Boston at Oakland 4:05 p.m.

Colorado at Cincinnati 4:10 p.m.

Washington at Atlanta 4:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Houston 4:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay 4:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at N.Y. Mets 7:15 p.m.

Texas at Detroit 7:15 p.m.

San Francisco at St. Louis 7:15 p.m.

Toronto at Baltimore 7:35 p.m.

Chi. White Sox at Seattle 10:10 p.m.

Arizona at San Diego 10:10 p.m.

Miami at L.A. Dodgers 10:10 p.m.

MLB notebook

-- News and notes from around the league. (MLB-NOTEBOOK, expect by 8 p.m. ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words)

MLB roundup

-- Capsule recaps of Saturday games. (MLB-ROUNDUP, expect by 8 p.m. ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words)

NBA

Down 2-0, Spurs aim to fight out of corner against Warriors

SAN ANTONIO – Deflated by two losses and another injury to Kawhi Leonard on the road, the San Antonio Spurs are home for Game 3 of the Western Conference finals attempting to fight out of a 2-0 series deficit against the Golden State Warriors. (BKN-WARRRIORS-SPURS-LEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 9 p.m. ET game, The Sports Xchange, by Steve Habel, 700 words)

Celtics could be without PG Thomas for Game 3

CLEVELAND – Isaiah Thomas left Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals and his strained hip could cause the Boston Celtics' star to sit against the Cavaliers in Game 3. (BKN-CELTICS-CAVALIERS-PREVIEW, expect by 8 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 700 words)

NBA notebook

-- News and notes from around the NBA. (BKN-NOTEBOOK, expect by 7:30 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 375 words)

NHL

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Predators at Ducks

ANAHEIM – Game 5 of the Western Conference finals at Honda Center with the Anaheim Ducks and Nashville Predators tied 2-2 in the best-of-seven series. (HKN-DUCKS-PREDATORS-LEDE-WRITETHRU, expect ASAP after 7:40 p.m. ET game, The Sports Xchange, by Dennis Bernstein, 700 words)

NHL notebook

-- News and notes from around the league. (HKN-NOTEBOOK, expect first version by 9:45 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 375 words)

GOLF

Kokrak's 62 forges five-shot lead at Byron Nelson

IRVING, Texas - Just about everything has gone well for journeyman PGA Tour player Jason Kokrak over the first two days of the AT&T Byron Nelson. After a 62 on Friday, Kokrak hits the weekend with a big lead on the field at TPC Las Calinas. (GLF-PGA-LEDE-WRITETHRU-BYRONNELSON, expect ASAP after round ends, The Sports Xchange, 550 words)

Thompson stretches edge at Kingsmill

-- Lexi Thompson extended her lead to three shots on Friday at the LPGA Kingsmill Championship after posting a second straight 6-under-par 65 in Williamsburg, Va. (GLF-LPGA-KINGSMILL, expect by 7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 500 words)

TENNIS

Djokovic eases into Rome semis after rain delay

ROME - World number two Novak Djokovic dealt with unfinished business by beating Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro 6-1 6-4 in a rain-delayed Italian Open quarter-final on Saturday (TENNIS-ROME/MEN, moved, 400 words)

Muguruza finding her feet before Roland Garros

ROME - French Open champion Garbine Muguruza plays eighth-seeded Ukrainian Elina Svitolina for a place in the final against Romania's Simona Halep, who beat Kiki Bertens earlier on Saturday, as she fine-tunes her game before Roland Garros. (TENNIS-ROME/WOMEN, moved, 300 words)

CYCLING

Tour of California draws to a close

PASADENA, Calif. - The Tour of California comes to a close with the 125 km seventh stage starting in the Mountain High ski resort and heading to downtown Pasadena where a winner will be crowned after a long straightaway that will allow the teams to launch their sprinters. (CYCLING-CALIFORNIA/, expect by 10 p.m., 200 words)

Giro d'Italia

-- Tom Dumoulin holds the overall lead heading into Stage 14, a 131km ride from Castellania to Santuario di Oropa. (CYCLING-GIRO/, expect by 4 p.m., 300 words)

ICE HOCKEY

Ice Hockey world championships

COLOGNE - Russia face title holders and Olympic champions Canada in the world championships semi-finals while Sweden and Finland battle it out in an all-Scandinavian clash (ICEHOCKEY-WORLD/, expect by 4 p.m., 300 words)

TRACK AND FIELD

Jamaica International Invitational athletics meeting

KINGSTON - Jamaican Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson headlines the women's 200m field with American Allyson Felix running the women's 100m and Canadian Olympic double medallist Andre De Grasse going for top honours in the men's 200 at the Jamaica International Invitational in Kingston (ATHLETICS-KINGSTON/, expect by 7 p.m., 300 words)

 

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