Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EST on Monday, Oct. 5

Oct. 5 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Monday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Lions at Seahawks SEATTLE - The Detroit Lions are the last team in the NFL without a win this season. Getting a victory at Seattle is no small task, with starting QB Russell Wilson having lost just twice at home in his career. (FBN-SEAHAWKS-LIONS-FIRSTLEDE-WRITETHRU/ (PIX), expect ASAP after 8:25 PM ET start, The Sports Xchange, 400-word first lede, 700-word writethru) See also: 3 things we learned about the Seahawks/Lions (FBN-SEAHAWKS-ANALYSIS/, expect ASAP after game ends, The Sports Xchange, 575 words) - - Dolphins fire Philbin, Campbell named interim coach DAVIE, Fla. - Instability reins for the Miami Dolphins, who make an in-season coaching move for the third time since 2004, firing coach Joe Philbin and promoting tight ends coach Dan Campbell to interim head coach. Philbin was 24-28 in three-plus seasons with the Dolphins. (FBN-DOLPHINS-NEWS/, moved; will be led, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - Luck likely for Colts at Houston on Thursday INDIANAPOLIS - Andrew Luck sat out Sunday but is likely to give it a go on Thursday, when the Indianapolis Colts visit the Houston Texans. (FBN-COLTS-NEWS/, moved; will be led, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - Buccaneers latest to cut kicker Kyle Brindza is released after missing three kicks for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Sunday's loss. (FBN-BUCCANEERS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 200 words) - - Week 4 report cards Reports from team headquarters of all teams who were in action Sunday. (FBN-TEAMNAME-ANALYSIS/, expect between 6 PM ET-11 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 400-600 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) - - - - COLLEGE FOOTBALL CFB notebook News and notes from around college football. (CFB-NOTEBOOK/, expect by 7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - GOLF Westwood seeking first home win for eight years LONDON - Former world No. 1 Lee Westwood will look to end an eight-year wait for a victory on home soil when he competes in the $4.55 million British Masters at Woburn this week. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, moved, 292 words) - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Cardinals, Royals the top seeds in MLB postseason With Major League Baseball's postseason set to begin on Tuesday, we will run a multi-part package that includes an overall preview, profiles of the 10 teams that reached the playoffs and a schedule of games to be played. (BASEBALL-PLAYOFFS/PREVIEW, expect by 4 PM ET, by Larry Fine, 600 words) See also: (BASEBALL-PLAYOFFS/PENPIX, expect by 4 PM ET, 500 words) (BASEBALL-PLAYOFFS/SCHEDULE, 4 PM ET, 250 words) - - Yankees, minus Sabathia, ready for playoffs NEW YORK - Their most popular teammate, veteran left-hander CC Sabathia, is also one of the highest-paid players on the roster and won't be easy to replace if the New York Yankees advance far in the American League playoffs. But teammates were supportive and understanding of Sabathia's bold, courageous next step. (BBO-YANKEES-NEWS/, expect ASAP after 4 PM ET workout day at Yankee Stadium, by Larry Fleisher, The Sports Xchange, 700 words) - - Yankees' Sabathia entering rehab, will miss playoffs NEW YORK - New York Yankees veteran starting pitcher CC Sabathia is checking himself into alcohol rehabilitation and will miss the upcoming Major League Baseball postseason, the left-hander says. (BASEBALL-YANKEES/SABATHIA, moved, 332 words) - - Nationals fire manager after two seasons in charge WASHINGTON - The Washington Nationals, a club loaded with big names that failed to live up to expectations despite a team-record $164 million payroll, fires manager Matt Williams. (BASEBALL-NATIONALS/WILLIAMS, moved; will be led, by Steve Ginsburg, 400 words) - - MLB team-by-team season in review Season-ending reports from all non-playoff teams. (BBO-TEAMNAME-ANALYSIS/, expect from 6 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 450-650 words) - - MLB Notebook News and notes from around the diamond. (BBO-NOTEBOOK/, expect by 7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - Today's MLB schedule at a glance No games scheduled. - - - - NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Lakers welcome back rusty Bryant For the first time in nine months, Kobe Bryant played in an NBA game. It didn't matter that the future Hall of Famer's first shot clanked off the side of the backboard. Or that he shot 1-for-5. Or that he only played 12 minutes and didn't record a rebound or an assist and have one turnover. (BKN-LAKERS-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - NBA roundup News and notes from around the NBA. (BKN-ROUNDUP/, expect by 7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 280 words) - - - - NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Busy offseason sets up intriguing new NHL campaign We look ahead to the 2015-16 National Hockey League season with a five-part package that consists of an overall preview, a look at Edmonton Oilers rookie phenom Connor McDavid, profiles on the Eastern Conference teams, Western Conference teams and five storylines to watch. (NHL-PREVIEW/, moved, by Tim Wharnsby 560 words) See also: (NHL-MCDAVID/, moved, by Frank Pingue, 460 words) (NHL-PENPIX/EASTERN, moved, 975 words) (NHL-PENPIX/WESTERN, moved, 1,015 words) (NHL-STORYLINES/, moved, 305 words) - - 2015-16 preview capsules Team-by-team capsules previewing the 2015-16 season. (HKN-PREVIEW/, expect by 5 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 2,000 words) - - NHL roundup The latest news and notes from the NHL. (HKN-ROUNDUP/, expect by 7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - OSCAR PISTORIUS S.Africa parole review delays Pistorius release JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's parole review board delays the release of Paralympic gold medalist Oscar Pistorius from prison, where he is serving a sentence for killing his girlfriend, setting aside a previous decision to free the athlete. (SAFRICA-PISTORIUS/ (UPDATE 2), moved, 339 words) - - - - AUTO RACING Focused Harvick back to winning Facing elimination at Dover, Kevin Harvick didn't need a miracle to advance to the next round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. (CAR-SPRINT-COLUMN/, moved, The Sports Xchange, by Jonathan Ingram, 890 words) - - - - JURISPRUDENCE Top court won't hear challenge to baseball antitrust immunity WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court rejects a challenge to Major League Baseball's long-standing exemption from U.S. antitrust laws brought by San Jose as part of the California's city's effort to become the new home of the Oakland Athletics. (USA-COURT/BASEBALL (UPDATE 1), moved, by Lawrence Hurley, 358 words) - - Supreme Court denies appeal seeking return of Jim Thorpe's remains OKLAHOMA CITY - The U.S. Supreme Court rejects an appeal by a Native American nation and legendary athlete Jim Thorpe's surviving sons to have his remains moved from Pennsylvania to tribal lands in his home state of Oklahoma. (USA-THORPE/OKLAHOMA, moved, by Heide Brandes, 436 words) - - - - RUGBY Springboks seek to banish doubts with strong finish vs. U.S. LONDON - The belief that is not about how you start, but rather how you finish, is strong for South Africa at the Rugby World Cup as they prepare to close out their Pool B campaign with a clash against the United States on Wednesday. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/SAFRICA-USA (PREVIEW), moved, by Nick Said, 523 words) - - Rugby World Cup U.S. make wholesales changes for Springboks clash LONDON - United States coach Mike Tolkin makes 12 changes for his side's third Rugby World Cup Pool B game against South Africa. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/USA, moved, 166 words) - - Romania not taking Canada lightly LONDON - Romania will not take Canada lightly in its Pool D game at Leicester on Tuesday despite beating them in their last two meetings. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/CANADA-ROMANIA (PREVIEW), moved, by Ed Osmond, 400 words) Note: We will also monitor news from across the tournament and file stories throughout. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/) - - - - TELEVISION Canada's Rogers plans new-format HD sports push TORONTO - Canada's Rogers Communications says it will broadcast live television in a high-definition standard known as "4K" by April next year, a move it hopes will woo viewers to an upgraded set-top box and faster Internet. (RCI-TELEVISION/, moved, 356 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)