LISTEN TO CHRIS SCHNEIDER’S RENEGADE RADIO SPORTS UPDATES AROUND :30-:40 PAST THE HOUR, FROM 6:30 AM TO 6:30 PM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. CHRIS IS PLAYING PORTIONS OF HIS CLASSIC INTERVIEWS WITH SPORTS GREATS LIKE ROGER STAUBACH, LOU HOLTZ, BOBBY BOWDEN AND MANY OTHER LEGENDS AND HALL OF FAMERS IN THE SPORTS UPDATES!
LOOKS LIKE THE PRO GOLF TOUR HAS A COMEBACK PLAN. THE PGA WANTS TO RETURN TO PLAY ON JUNE 11TH AT THE COLONIAL TOURNAMENT IN FORT WORTH. IT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE FANS WILL BE ALLOWED TO ATTEND THE FIRST TOURNEY, AND PROBABLY SEVERAL OTHERS AFTER.
IN THE ABSENCE OF TRADITIONAL SPORTS, ESPORTS IS GAINING MOMENTUM. eNASCAR iRACING HAS BEEN GIVEN THE THUMBS UP TO ACEPT WAGERS ON WINNERS, AS WELL AS MATCHUPS BETWEENDRIVERS. IN-PLAY BETTING WILL NOT BE ALLOWED AND WAGERS MUST STOP PRIOR TO THE START OF EACH RACE.
IT LOOKED LIKE THE XFL WAS DOING WELL, THEN THEY HAD TO SHUT THE SEASON DOWN AFTER FIVE WEEKS DUE TO THE VIRUS. NOW, THE XFL AND OWNER VINCE McMAHON HAS FILED FOR CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY. THE XFL IS LOOKING FOR A BUYER OF ITS ASSETS IN ORDER TO PAY CREDITORS.
THE STATE OF FLORIDA HAS DEEMED THE WWE AN ESENTIAL BUSINESS. SO, THIS WEEK’S LIVE EPISODE OF MONDAY NIGHT RAW IN ORLANDO CARRIED ON. ‘WRESTLEVOTES’ REPORTED ON THE BACKSTAGE MOOD AT THE EVENT, SAYING THE PERFORMANCE CENTER WAS FILLED WITH UNCERTAINTY BY WRESTLERS. CEO VINCE MCMAHON HAS DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO DO LIVE SHOWS EVERY WEEK.
THE NBA AS A TELEVISED H-O-R-S-E SHOOTING COMPETITION UNDERWAY. IT WILL RESUME THURSDAY WITH TWO SEMIFINALS.
THE SEMI FINALS WILL BE THURSDAY STARTING AT 8 CENTRAL ON ESPN
Semifinal matchups
• Chauncey Billups vs. Mike Conley
• Zach LaVine vs. Allie Quigley
ESPORTS – WITH THE TRADITIONAL SPORTS STRUGGLING TO FIND A WAY BACK FROM THE SHUTDOWN, ESPORTS ARE FINDING A NEW AUDIENCE. THE LEAGUE OF LEGENDS CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (LCS) RETURNED TO ESPN LAST WEEKEND WITH THE SPRING SPLIT PLAYOFFS. THE NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPION WILL BE CROWNED THIS WEEKEND, WITH THE WINNER TAKING ON TEAMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD AT THE 2020 MID-SEASON INVITATIONAL IN JULY. CLOUD9 FINISHED THE LCS REGULAR SEASON WITH A 17-1 RECORD AND ARE FAVORITES TO TAKE THE TITLE. EVIL GENIUSES FINSIHED 2ND, FOLLOWED BY TSM, 100 THIEVES AND FLYQUEST.
• Third-place matchup: SATURDAY April 18, 3 p.m. CT – CHAMP. QUALIFYER – FLYQUEST VS EVIL GENIUSES
• LCS spring split championship: SUNDAY April 19, time TBD – CLOUD9 VS FLYQUEST OR EVIL GENIUSES