May 23 (Reuters) - Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Monday (times GMT):
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TENNIS
French Open (to June 5)
PARIS - Gusty winds and half-empty stands gave no sense of the usual Parisian glamour as last year's French Open runner-up Samantha Stosur began with an easy win on Sunday and Lleyton Hewitt pulled out injured. (TENNIS-OPEN/WRAPUP 3, moved, pix, graphics, by Julien Pretot, 600 words)
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NHL
SAN JOSE, California - The Vancouver Canucks were on the brink of their first Stanley Cup in 17 years after a 4-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Sunday gave them a 3-1 series lead in the Western Conference final. (NHL-PLAYOFFS/, moved, pix, 350 words)
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NBA
MIAMI - LeBron James and the Miami Heat will look to grab a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals when they host the Chicago Bulls for Game Three. (NBA-PLAYOFFS/, expect by 0400, pix, 350 words)
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BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY - The St. Louis Cardinals narrowly escaped Kansas City in a wild 9-8 triumph over the Royals that lasted 10 innings on Sunday. (BASEBALL/CARDINALS, moved, 350 words)
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GOLF
PGA Tour: Colonial Invitational (to 22) Fort Worth, Texas
DALLAS - David Tom erased the bitter memory of his playoff loss at last week's Players Championship when he clinched his 13th PGA Tour title by one shot at the Colonial Invitational on Sunday. (GOLF-PGA/, moved, 400 words)
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DALLAS - Former world number two Sergio Garcia will line up with ex-major winner Davis Love III on Monday in a strong field of 78 at the U.S. leg of international qualifying for the British Open. (GOLF-OPEN/QUALIFIER, expect by 2330, 350 words)
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SOCCER
BARCELONA - Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola and forward Lionel Messi hold news conferences ahead of Saturday's Champions League final against Manchester United. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/BARCELONA, expect first take by 2100, pix, TV, by Iain Rogers, 500 words)
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CYCLING
Giro d'Italia (to 29)
BELLUNO, Italy - The Giro d'Italia pauses for a day after Sunday's gruelling stage and with Tuesday's 12.7-km uphill time trial in store. Copy on merit. (CYCLING-GIRO/, pix, by Alasdair Fotheringham, 400 words)
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CRICKET
West Indies v Pakistan, second test, Basseterre (to 24)
BASSETERRE, St Kitts - Opener Taufeeq Umar made an unbeaten 97 as Pakistan took command of the second test against West Indies on Sunday, ending the third day with a lead of 251 and seven second innings wickets remaining.
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TENNIS
French Open (to June 5)
PARIS - Gusty winds and half-empty stands gave no sense of the usual Parisian glamour as last year's French Open runner-up Samantha Stosur began with an easy win on Sunday and Lleyton Hewitt pulled out injured. (TENNIS-OPEN/WRAPUP 3, moved, pix, graphics, by Julien Pretot, 600 words)
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NHL
SAN JOSE, California - The Vancouver Canucks were on the brink of their first Stanley Cup in 17 years after a 4-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Sunday gave them a 3-1 series lead in the Western Conference final. (NHL-PLAYOFFS/, moved, pix, 350 words)
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NBA
MIAMI - LeBron James and the Miami Heat will look to grab a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals when they host the Chicago Bulls for Game Three. (NBA-PLAYOFFS/, expect by 0400, pix, 350 words)
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BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY - The St. Louis Cardinals narrowly escaped Kansas City in a wild 9-8 triumph over the Royals that lasted 10 innings on Sunday. (BASEBALL/CARDINALS, moved, 350 words)
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GOLF
PGA Tour: Colonial Invitational (to 22) Fort Worth, Texas
DALLAS - David Tom erased the bitter memory of his playoff loss at last week's Players Championship when he clinched his 13th PGA Tour title by one shot at the Colonial Invitational on Sunday. (GOLF-PGA/, moved, 400 words)
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DALLAS - Former world number two Sergio Garcia will line up with ex-major winner Davis Love III on Monday in a strong field of 78 at the U.S. leg of international qualifying for the British Open. (GOLF-OPEN/QUALIFIER, expect by 2330, 350 words)
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SOCCER
BARCELONA - Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola and forward Lionel Messi hold news conferences ahead of Saturday's Champions League final against Manchester United. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/BARCELONA, expect first take by 2100, pix, TV, by Iain Rogers, 500 words)
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CYCLING
Giro d'Italia (to 29)
BELLUNO, Italy - The Giro d'Italia pauses for a day after Sunday's gruelling stage and with Tuesday's 12.7-km uphill time trial in store. Copy on merit. (CYCLING-GIRO/, pix, by Alasdair Fotheringham, 400 words)
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CRICKET
West Indies v Pakistan, second test, Basseterre (to 24)
BASSETERRE, St Kitts - Opener Taufeeq Umar made an unbeaten 97 as Pakistan took command of the second test against West Indies on Sunday, ending the third day with a lead of 251 and seven second innings wickets remaining.
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