Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EST on Friday, March 27

March 27 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Friday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - COLLEGE BASKETBALL 2015 NCAA Tournament Gonzaga, Duke shoot for South final HOUSTON - The top two seeds in the South Region, Duke (1) and Gonzaga (2) battle for the right to meet Sunday with a spot in the Final Four on the line. Standing in the way the Blue Devils is fifth-seeded Utah. Gonzaga must get past No. 11 seed UCLA. - - TSX covers all NCAA Tournament games. Expect first lede ASAP after game ends, writethru an hour later: - - The NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament schedule at a glance (11) UCLA vs (2) Gonzaga, 7:15 PM ET (PIX) (8) NC State vs (4) Louisville, 7:37 PM ET (PIX) (5) Utah vs (1) Duke, 9:45 PM ET (PIX) (7) Michigan St vs (3) Oklahoma, 10:07 PM ET (PIX) - - Tennessee terminates Tyndall contract The Tennessee Volunteers fire men's basketball coach Donnie Tyndall after only one season "with cause" while bracing for the former Southern Miss coach to receive penalties linked to violations committed at his previous stop. (BKC-TENNESSEE-NEWS/, moved; will be led, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - Women's Tournament turns to Sweet 16 Stanford and Notre Dame are in action Friday as the NCAA women's tournament moves to the Sweet 16. (BKC-NOTEBOOK/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 150 words) - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Sam: 'I am not the only gay person in NFL' Michael Sam, the first openly gay player to be drafted by an NFL team, says he's not alone as a gay player in the league. (FBN-NEWS/MICHAELSAM, moved, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - CB Newman rejoins Zimmer, signs with Vikings The Minnesota Vikings sign veteran cornerback Terence Newman to a one-year deal worth $2.5 million. (FBN-VIKINGS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 225 words) - - Wilfs to throw in $20M more for Vikings' stadium The Wilf Family plans to put forth another $19.5 million for upgrades at the under-construction stadium the Minnesota Vikings will call home. (FBN-VIKINGS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 225 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 Thunder F Durant done? An update on injured All-Star Kevin Durant is expected this afternoon. Expectations are he's likely done for the season. (BKN-THUNDER-NEWS/, expect ASAP after team announcement, The Sports Xchange, 325 words) - - TSX covers all NBA games, highlighted matchup below - - Golden State at Memphis MEMPHIS - The NBA-leading Golden State Warriors (58-13) can match the franchise record in wins and top the only team they have not beaten this year if they can get by the Memphis Grizzlies (50-22), a club that's won 12 of the last 14 against Golden State but are coming off their most lopsided home loss of the season, a 111-89 drubbing the Cleveland Cavaliers. (BKN-WARRIORS-GRIZZLIES-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU/ (PIX), expect ASAP after the 8 PM ET scheduled tip-off, The Sports Xchange, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru) - - Today's NBA schedule at a glance Detroit at Orlando, 7 PM ET (PIX) Los Angeles Clippers at Philadelphia, 7 PM ET (PIX) Charlotte at Washington, 7 PM ET (PIX) Miami at Atlanta, 7:30 PM ET (PIX) Cleveland at Brooklyn, 7:30 PM ET (PIX) Boston at New York, 7:30 PM ET (PIX) Los Angeles Lakers at Toronto, 7:30 PM ET (PIX) Minnesota at Houston, 8 PM ET (PIX) Golden State at Memphis, 8 PM ET (PIX) Sacramento at New Orleans, 8 PM ET (PIX) Dallas at San Antonio, 8:30 PM ET (PIX) Utah at Denver, 9 PM ET (PIX) Portland at Phoenix, 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) - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: Texas Open, San Antonio, Texas (to March 29) Hoffman a stroke in front in San Antonio American Charley Hoffman, bidding for a fourth PGA Tour victory, takes a one-stroke lead into the second round after opening with a flawless five-under-par 67 at the TPC San Antonio. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), expect end-of-day lead by 9:30 PM ET, 400 words) - - LPGA Tour: Kia Classic, Carlsbad, California (to March 29) Korean Lee leads by one, New Zealand's Ko two off the pace South Korean Lee Mi-rim set the pace with an opening seven-under-par 65 at Aviara Golf Club but she has a host of big name in hot pursuit with Yani Tseng of Taiwan one stroke back and New Zealand's world No. 1 Lydia Ko just two off the pace. (GOLF-LPGA/ (PIX), expect end-of-day lead by 9:30 PM ET, 300 words) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Yankees tap Tanaka to start Opening Day New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi named right-hander Masahiro Tanaka as the Opening Day starter over left-hander CC Sabathia. (BBO-YANKEES-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 223 words) - - Chicago White Sox spring report A spring training snapshot from White Sox camp. (BBO-WHITESOX-NEWS/, expect by 8 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - Cleveland Indians spring report A spring training snapshot from Indians camp. (BBO-INDIANS-NEWS/, expect by 8 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - Detroit Tigers spring report A spring training snapshot from Tigers camp. (BBO-TIGERS-NEWS/, expect by 8 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - Kansas City Royals spring report A spring training snapshot from Royals camp. (BBO-ROYALS-NEWS/, expect by 8 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - Minnesota Twins spring report A spring training snapshot from Twins camp. (BBO-TWINS-NEWS/, expect by 8 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Hawks' Kane nearing return The Chicago Blackhawks are seeing "good signs" that All-Star Patrick Kane (collarbone) is on schedule for a return to the ice in the postseason. (HKN-BLACKHAWKS-NEWS/, expect by 3 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 250 words) - - TSX covers all NHL games, highlighted matchup below - - Columbus at Chicago CHICAGO - The Chicago Blackhawks, looking to move within three points of St. Louis for the third-place spot in the Western Conference, will be without injured forwards Joakim Nordstrom and Daniel Carcillo when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets, a club that's won four straight but resides in 13th place in the 16-team East. (HKN-BLACKHAWKS-BLUEJACKETS-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU/ (PIX), expect ASAP after the 8:30 PM ET scheduled start, The Sports Xchange, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru) - - Today's NHL schedule at a glance Calgary at Minnesota, 8 PM ET (PIX) Columbus at Chicago, 8:30 PM ET (PIX) Dallas at Edmonton, 9:30 PM ET (PIX) - - NHL roundup Running capsule recaps of all the games on the NHL schedule. (HKN-ROUNDUP/, expect first version ASAP after conclusion of the 8:30 PM ET game, 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) - - - - AUTO RACING Martinsville notebook RIDGEWAY, Va. - News and notes from around the track at Martinsville Speedway. (CAR-NOTEBOOK/, expect by 3:45 PM ET, pending weather delays, The Sports Xchange, special from NASCAR Wire Service, 425 words) - -