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!
DALLAS COWBOYS QB DAK PRESCOTT US UNDER FIRE FOR HOSTING A PARTY AT HIS HOUSE RECENTLY. TMZ REPORTED DAK HAD 30 PEOPLE, INCLUDING TEAMMATES AT HIS HOUSEFOR A FRIENDS BIRTHDAY. DAK REFUTES THE REPORT, SAYING IT WAS LESS THAN 10 PEOPLE, AND IT WASN’T A PARTY IT WAS A DINNER. THE COWBOYS QB SAYS HE IS VERY FRUSTRATED AND DISAPOINTED IN THE INACCURATE REPORTS.
LOOKS LIKE SOCCER IS GOING ESPORTS. MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER HAS JOINED WITH eMLS PLAYERS TO HOST A TOURNAMENT SPECIAL. THE 5 WEEK TOURNAMENT WILL START THIS WEEKEND AND BE BROADCAST ON FOX SPORTS 1. MANY TOP MLS PLAYERS WILL PARTICIPATE. EACH WEEK OF THE TOURNEY, THE MLS AND FOX WILL MAKE DONATIONS CHARITIES TO HELP GET THROUGH THE PANDEMIC.
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.
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
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.