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 OPEN A 3 GAME SERIES AT HOME AGAINST THE ANGELS FRIDAY NIGHT. FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT GAME THE RED BIRDS AND MARLINS HAD TO GO EXTRA INNINGS TO FIND A WINNER THURSDAY. THE CARDS LATE INNING MAGIC CONTINUED, RALLYING FROM AN EARLY DEFICIT TO TIE THE GAME AT 5 IN THE 8TH INNING. BUT THE MAGIC CAME TO AN END WITH MIAMI WINNING 7-6 IN 11 INNINGS. THEY SPLIT THE 4 GAME SERIES.
- TOMMY EDMAN HIT HIS FIRST MAJOR LEAGUE HOME RUN FOR THE CARDS IN THE 8TH, A 2 RUN SHOT TO TIE THE GAME AT 5
- FRIDAY NIGHT’S MATCHUP IS GAME #5 ON THE 9 GAME HOMESTAND
- THE CARDS HAVE SCORED 11 MORE RUNS THAN THEIR OPPONENTS THIS SEASON. THEY’VE SCORED 342 AND ALLOWED 331
- RED BIRDS ARE 38-36, 22-15 AT HOME, 16-21 ON THE ROAD
- THE CARDS WILL PLAY 3 AGAINST THE ANGELS AND THEN FINISH OFF THE HOMESTAND WITH 2 AGAINST OAKLAND
THE ROYALS LOOK TO MAKE IT TWO WINS IN A ROW AGAINST THE DIVISION LEADING TWINS FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE ‘K’. THE BLUE CREW OPENED THE 4 GAME HOME SERIES WITH A 4-1 WIN THURSDAY NIGHT.
- ALEX GORDON DROVE IN 2 RUNS IN THE 1ST INNING TO GET THE OFFENSE GOING FOR K.C. IN THE WIN.
- NICKY LOPEZ WAS 2 FOR 4 AT THE PLATE FOR THE ROYALS IN THE WIN
- THE BLUE CREW HAVE 3 MORE GAMES AT HOME AGAINST THE TWINS AND THEN HIT THE ROAD TO PLAY CLEVELAND MONDAY
- THE ROYALS ROAD TRIP STARTING MONDAY WILL FEATURE 3 GAMES IN CLEVELAND AND 4 GAMES IN TORONTO
- THE ROYALS 26-49 ON THE SEASON, 15-23 AT HOME, 11-26 ON THE ROAD
- OPPONENTS HAVE OUTSCORED KC BY 61 RUNS. THE ROYALS HAVE SCORED 317 AND GIVEN UP 378
NBA DRAFT SAW DUKE STAR FORWARD ZION WILLIAMSON TAKEN WITH THE NUMBER ONE OVERALL PICK BY NEW ORLEANS. THE SECOND PICK SAW MEMPHIS TAKE POINT GUARD JA MORANT OUT OF MURRAY ST., NUMBER 3 WAS DUKE SWINGMAN RJ BARRETT TO THE KNICKS.
COLLEGE WORLD SERIES FEATURES TWO GAMES ON FRIDAY. THE FIRST GAME HAS TEXAS TECH TAKING ON MICHIGAN. THE SECOND GAME HAS LOUISVILLE MEETING VANDERBILT. THE LONE GAME ON THURSDAY SAW LOUISVILLE RALLY FOR 2 RUNS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 9TH TO ELIMINATE MISSISSIPPI ST.
- MICHIGAN AND VANDY ARE BOTH 2-0. IF THEY WIN FRIDAY, THEY WILL ADVANCE TO MEET EACH OTHER IN THE CWS CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES STARTING MONDAY
- TEXAS TECH AND LOUISVILLE HAVE TO WIN THEIR GAMES FRIDAY, AND THEN WIN AGAIN SATURDAY IN ORDER TO ADVANCE TO THE CWS CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
- THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES IS DOWN TO 4 TEAMS REMAINING, THE FINAL FOUR OF COLLEGE BASEBALL
- ARKANSAS, AUBURN, MISS. ST. & FLORIDA ST. HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FROM THE TOURNAMENT
US WOMEN’S WORLD CUP SOCCER TEAM BEAT SWEDEN 2-0 TO WRAP UP GROUP PLAY 3-0. SWEDEN BEAT THE U.S. WOMEN IN THE 2016 OLYMPICS. THE AMERICANS ARE ON A COLLISION COURSE TO MEET TOURNAMENT CO-FAVORITE FRANCE IN THE QUARTERFINALS. NEXT UP FOR THE U.S., A KNOCKOUT GAME AGAINST SPAIN MONDAY.