LISTEN TO CHRIS SCHNEIDER’S RENEGADE RADIO SPORTS UPDATES AT AROUND :35 PAST THE HOUR, FROM 6:35 AM TO 6:35 PM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. CHRIS IS BROADCASTING FROM THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES THIS WEEK!
THE CARDINALS WRAP UP THEIR 2 GAME SERIES AGAINST OAKLAND, AND THEIR 9 GAME HOMESTAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE RED BIRDS LOST THE SERIES OPENER TUESDAY NIGHT 7-3. THE A’S SCORED SIX RUNS IN THE 5TH INNING TO OVERCOME AN EARLY CARDINALS LEAD.
- THE CARDS ARE 4-4 SO FAR ON THE 9 GAME HOMESTAND
- AFTER WEDNESDAY’S GAME THE RED BIRDS TAKE THURSDAY OFF BEFORE OPENING A ROAD TRIP
- THE RED BIRDS OPEN A 9 GAME WEST COAST ROAD TRIP FRIDAY IN SAN DIEGO. THEY’LL PLAY 3 GAME SERIES AGAINST THE PADRES, M’S AND GIANTS BEFORE RETURNING HOME
- RED BIRDS ARE 40-38, 24-17 AT HOME, 16-21 ON THE ROAD
- CARDINAL CLOSER JORDAN HICKS WILL HAVE TOMMY JOHN SURGERY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE YOUNG CLOSER HAS A TORN LIGAMENT IN HIS PITCHING ELBOW. RECOVERY FROM THIS SURGERY USUALLY TAKES 12-15 MONTHS. HICKS IS JUST 22 YEARS OLD AND THREW 211 PITCHES AT LEAST 100 MPH THIS SEASON.
THE ROYALS LOOK FOR A SERIES WIN IN CLEVELAND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AFTER A NINTH INNING COMEBACK WIN TUESDAY 8-6. THE BLUE CREW SCORED 5 RUNS IN THE NINTH, INCLUDING A GRAND SLAM FROM HUNTER DOZIER.
- THE GRAND SLAM WAS THE FIRST OF DOZIER’S MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER
- THE ROYALS ARE 28-52 ON THE SEASON, 16-25 AT HOME, 12-27 ON THE ROAD
- AFTER FINISHING THE SERIES AGAINST CLEVELAND, THE INDIANS THE ROYALS WILL TRAVEL TO TORONTO FOR A 4 GAME SERIES
- THE BLUE CREW’S NEXT HOME GAME WILL BE JULY 2ND AGAINST CLEVELAND
FORMER MIZZOU FOOTBALL COACH GARY PINKEL IS BEING TREATED AGAIN FOR NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMA. 67-YEAR-OLD PINKEL WAS FIRST DIAGNOSED WITH THE DISEASE IN 2015, AND RETIRED AFTER THAT SEASON. THE CANCER HAD GONE INTO REMISSION. PINKEL LED THE TIGERS TO 10 BOWL GAMES IN HIS 15 SEASONS.
COLLEGE WORLD SERIES– THE COLLEGE BASEBALL SEASON COMES DOWN TO ONE LAST GAME WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN OMAHA. VANDERBILT AND MICHIGAN PLAY A DECIDING GAME IN THE BEST OF 3 CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES AFTER VANDY STAYED ALIVE WITH A 4-1 WIN TUESDAY. MICHIGAN WON THE SERIES OPENER 7-4 ON MONDAY.
- BOTH MICHIGAN AND VANDERBILT ARE 4-1 IN THIS COLLEGE WORLD SERIES.
- VANDY LAST WON THE CWS TITLE IN 2016, MICHIGAN IN 1962
- THE LAST 10 CWS CHAMPS ARE: OREGON ST., FLORIDA, COASTAL CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, VANDERBILT, UCLA, ARIZONA, S.CAROLINA, S.CAROLINA
- THE LAST TEAM TRULY FROM THE NORTH TO WIN A COLLEGE WORLD SERIS WAS OHIO ST. IN 1966
- THE LAST TEAMS FROM THE MIDWEST TO WIN THE CWS WAS WICHITA ST. IN 1989, OHIO ST. ‘66, MINNESOTA ‘64, MICHIGAN IN ‘62
- ARKANSAS, AUBURN, MISS. ST., FLORIDA ST. TEXAS TECH AND LOUISVILLE HAVE ALL BEEN ELIMINATED FROM THE CWS FIELD
THE ST. LOUIS BLUES WERE LED TO THE STANLEY CUP TITLE BY INTERIM COACH CRAIG BERUBE. AS EXPECTED, THE TEAM HAS TAKEN THE ‘INTERIM’ OFF HIS TITLE AND SIGNED COACH BERUBE TO A 3 YEAR CONTRACT.
- 53-YEAR-OLD BERUBE TOOK OVER THE TEAM AFTER 19 GAMES LAST SEASON.
- BERUBE WAS A FINALIST FOR THE ‘COACH OF THE YEAR’ AWARD
- VLADIMIR TARASENKO HAD SUCCESSFUL KNEE SURGERY
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS RECEIVER TYREEK HILL HAS BEEN BANNED FROM THE TEAMS TRAINING FACILITIES AMID ONGOING CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS. HILL IS SCHEDULED TO MEET WITH NFL OFFICIALS IN K.C. WEDNESDAY. THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (DCF) HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING POSSIBLE CHILD ABUSE, BATTERY OR NEGLECT SINCE POLICE WERE CALLED TO HILL’S HOME TWICE IN MARCH. THE NFL SAYS IT HAD BEEN WAITING FOR THE DCF INVESTIGATION TO WIND DOWN BEFORE INTERVIEWING HILL.