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!
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: April 18, 3 p.m. CT – CHAMP. QUALIFYER – FLYQUEST VS EVIL GENIUSES
• LCS spring split championship: April 19, time TBD – CLOUD9 VS FLYQUEST OR EVIL GENIUSES
THE NFL’S L.A. RAMS ARE A LITTLE BEHIND ON PAYROLL. FORMER RAMS PLAYERS RB TODD GURLEY AND LB CLAY MATTHEWS SAY THE TEAM OWES THEM MONEY, MILLIONS. THE TEAM RELEASED BOTH PLAYERS IN MARCH AND SAYS THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONTRACTS.
FORMER NFL RUNNING BACK CHRIS JOHNSON IS REPORTEDLY ACCUSED OF BEING INVOLVED IN A GANG-RELATED MURDER FOR HIRE PLOT AFTER HIS FRIEND WAS SHOT AND KILLED. JOHNSON HAS NOT BEEN FORMALLY CHARGED, AND DENIES ANY INVOLVEMENT.
NFL OWNERS HAVE OFFICIALLY EXPANDED THE PLAYOFFS TO 14 TEAMS, THAT WILL ADD TO LEAGUE REVENUES BY MILLIONS. BOTH THE AFC & NFL WILL HAVE 3 WILDCARD TEAMS NOW, 7 PLAYOFF TEAMS PER CONFERENCE.
– THERE WILL BE 6 WILD CARD GAMES EACH SEASON
– WILD CARD GAMES WILL BE PLAYED IN A TRIPLE-HEADER
– ONLY THE #1 SEED WILL GET A FIRST ROUND BYE NOW, IN PAST YEARS THE #2 SEED ALSO RECEIVED A FIRST ROUND BYE
– NOW THE #2 SEED IN EACH LEAGUE WILL HAVE TO PLAY THE #7 SEED ON WILDCARD WEEKEND
– EVERY SUPER BOWL TEAM FOR THE LAST 7 YEARS HAS HAD A FIRST ROUND BYE