Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Wednesday:
NBA
Hornets try to regain sting
The Charlotte Hornets (23-28), in danger of sliding out of playoff contention after seven straight losses, seek to regain their sting when they host the bottom-placed Brooklyn Nets (9-42), who have lost nine in a row, in one of three games on the National Basketball Association schedule.
Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Wednesday:
NBA
Hornets try to regain sting
The Charlotte Hornets (23-28), in danger of sliding out of playoff contention after seven straight losses, seek to regain their sting when they host the bottom-placed Brooklyn Nets (9-42), who have lost nine in a row, in one of three games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (BASKETBALL-NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0500 GMT/12 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 200 words)
NHL
Ducks enter The Garden
After losing two games in Florida, the Anaheim Ducks (28-16-10) continue their six-game road trip with a visit to Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Rangers (33-18-1) in one of 11 contests on the Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0600 GMT/1 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 700 words)
NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS
Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0100 GMT/8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words)
SOCCER
Serie A
Crotone v Juventus (1700)
Bologna v AC Milan (1945)
Leaders Juventus visit lowly Crotone, Milan at Bologna
MILAN - Juventus should reclaim a seven-point lead with a win at struggling Crotone while AC Milan will be desperate to end a three-game losing streak when they visit Bologna. (SOCCER-ITALY/ (PIX), expect by 2200 GMT/5 PM ET, by Ed Dove, 300 words)
Ligue 1 (1800 unless stated)
Angers SCO v Stade Rennes
FC Lorient v Toulouse
Metz v Dijon FCO
Nice v St Etienne
Olympique Lyonnais v AS Nancy-Lorraine
Bastia v Nantes
Olympique Marseille v En Avant de Guingamp (2000)
Nice aiming to keep pace with leaders
PARIS - Ligue 1 surprise package Nice will move within three points of leaders Monaco and level with second-placed Paris St Germain with a home win over St-Etienne, who enjoyed a 2-0 derby victory over Olympique Lyonnais on Sunday. (SOCCER-FRANCE/ (PIX), expect by 2300 GMT/6 PM ET, by Ed Dove, 300 words)
FA Cup fourth round replay
Leicester City v Derby County (ll) (1945)
Struggling Leicester seeks solace in FA Cup
Leicester City get a break from their Premier League woes when they host Derby County in an FA Cup fourth-round replay with third-tier Millwall awaiting the winners. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/CUP (PIX), expect by 2145 GMT/4:45 PM ET, 300 words)
Spanish King's Cup, semi-final, second leg
Alaves v Celta Vigo (2000)
Alaves, Celta fight for final berth
BARCELONA - Alaves host Celta Vigo in a King's Cup semi-final second leg vying to reach their first ever domestic Cup final after holding the Galicians, who are aiming for a first final since 2001, to a 0-0 draw in the first leg. (SOCCER-SPAIN-CUP-ALV-CLV/, expect by 2200 GMT/5PM ET, by Richard Martin, 400 words)
German Cup, last 16
Sportfreunde Lotte(III) v TSV 1860 Munich(II) (1730)
SV Sandhausen(II) v Schalke 04 (1730)
Borussia Dortmund v Hertha Berlin (1945)
Hanover 96(II) v Eintracht Frankfurt (1945)
Dortmund face Hertha for a spot in German Cup last eight
BERLIN - Last year's finalists Borussia Dortmund host Hertha Berlin for a place in the German Cup quarter-finals after holders Bayern Munich made it through on Tuesday. (SOCCER-GERMANY/CUP, expect by 2145, by Karolos Grohmann, 350 words)
ALPINE SKIING
World championships (to Feb. 19)
Men's super-G (ALPINE SKIING-WORLD/, 300 words) (Asia desk Editor: Greg Stutchbury)
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