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.
CARDINALS LOOK TO RUN THEIR WIN STREAK TO 4 TUESDAY NIGHT AT HOME AGAINST THE PIRATES. THE RED BIRDS TOOK THE SERIES OPENER MONDAY 7-0, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A COUPLE OF PIRATE MIS-PLAYS TO JUMP OUT ON TOP. TYLER O’NEIL STAYED HOT WITH A PAIR 2 RUN HOME RUNS.
- MILES MIKOLAS PITCHED A COMPLETE GAME SHUT OUT, GIVING UP 8 HITS
- MIKOLAS HAS STARTED THE LAST 2 RED BIRD SHUT OUTS
- CARDINALS ARE 3-1 SINCE THE ALL STAR BREAK
- RED BIRDS ARE 47-45, 27-19 AT HOME, 20-26 ON THE ROAD
- THE CARDS HAVE OUTSCORED THEIR OPPONENTS BY 12 RUNS THIS SEASON, SCORING 411 RUNS
- THE RED BIRDS ARE 6-4 IN THEIR LAST 10 GAMES
- THE CARDS ARE 2 GAMES OUT OF FIRST PLACE, TRAILING THE CUBS AND BREWERS IN THE DIVISION STANDINGS
- THE RED BIRD HIT THE ROAD AFTER WEDNESDAY’S GAME AGAINST THE PIRATES. THEY WILL PLAY 4 IN CINCI AND 4 IN PITTSBURGH BEFORE COMING BACK HOME FRIDAY THE 25TH
CARDINAL PITCHING GREAT BOB GIBSON SENT A LETTER TO FELLOW HALL OF FAME MEMBERS LETTING THEM KNOW HE’S BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH PANCREATIC CANCER. 83-YEAR-OLD GIBSON IS UNDERGOING TREATMENTS AT A HOSPITAL IN OMAHA.
ROYALS LOOK TO MAKE IT 4 WINS IN 5 GAMES SINCE COMING OUT OF THE ALL-STAR BREAK AT HOME AGAINST THE W.SOX TUESDAY NIGHT. THE BLUE CREW BEAT CHICAGO IN THEIR SERIES OPENER MONDAY 5-2.
- KC GOT OUT OF A BASES LOADED JAM IN THE 8TH TO MAINTAIN A LEAD
- THE ROYALS TOOK 2 OF 3 FROM DETROIT BEFORE THEIR SERIES OPENING WIN OVER THE WHITE SOX.
- THE ROYALS ARE 33-62 ON THE SEASON, 19-29 AT HOME, 14-33 ON THE ROAD
- OPPONENTS HAVE OUTSCORED THE ROYALS BY 85 RUNS SO FAR THIS SEASON. KC HAS SCORED 407
- ROYALS ARE 4-6 IN THEIR LAST 10 GAMES
- AFTER THE 4 GAME SERIES AT HOME AGAINST THE WHITE SOX, THE ROYALS HIT THE ROAD FOR 5 GAMES, WITH SERIES IN CLEVELAND AND ATLANTA.
BRITISH OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT – THIS WEEK BRINGS THE FOURTH AND FINAL MAJOR TOURNAMENT OF THE GOLF YEAR, THE BRITISH OPEN. ROUND ONE OF THE 148TH OPEN AT ROYAL PORTRUSH, NORTHERN IRELAND TEES OFF THURSDAY. WITH THE TIME DIFFERENCE, PLAY WILL ACTUALLY BEGIN JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT CENTRAL TIME THURSDAY MORNING.
- ITALIAN FRANCESCO MOLINARI IS THE DEFENDING CHAMP. AMERICAN JORDAN SPIETH WON 2 YEARS AGO.
- WINNERS OF THE 3 MAJOR TOURNAMENTS ALREADY PLAYED IN 2019 ARE: TIGER WOODS (MASTERS), BROOKS KOEPKA (PGA CHAMPIONSHIP), GARY WOODLAND (US OPEN)
HERE ARE TEE TIMES OF SOME OF THE BIGGER NAME PLAYERS THURSDAY–
- 1:52 a.m. — Phil Mickelson
- 3:58 a.m. — Francesco Molinari, Bryson DeChambeau, Adam Scott
- 4:09 a.m. — Rory McIlroy, Gary Woodland, Paul Casey
- 7:04 a.m. — Brooks Koepka, Louis Oosthuizen,
- 7:26 a.m. — Jordan Spieth, Danny Willett, Marc Leishman
- 8:59 a.m. — Dustin Johnson, Jason Day, Keegan Bradley
- 9:10 a.m. — Tiger Woods, Matt Wallace, Patrick Reed
PHIL MICKELSON WASN’T HAPPY WITH HIS PLAY OF LATE, SO HE WENT ON A DIET, A MAJOR DIET. PHIL DIDN’T EAT A THING FOR SIX DAYS, ONLY DRINKING WATER AND COFFEE. HE LOST 15 POUNDS OVER SIX DAYS. MICKELSON SAYS, “I don’t know if it’s going to help me play better or not, but I’m willing to do whatever it takes to try to get my best back.”
- MICKELSON WON THE BRITISH OPEN IN 2013.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS MASCOT NJ DEVIL WAS HIRED TO BE AT A CHILDREN’S BIRTHDAY PARTY RECENTLY. ALL THE KIDS WERE HAVING A GREAT TIME, UNTIL NJ DEVIL, FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON DECIDED TO CHARGE A PLATE GLASS WINDOW. IT WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA, THE MASCOT RAN INTO THE WINDOW AND THE GLASS SHATTERED EVERYWHERE, BRINGING A QUICK END TO THE FUN AND GAMES. NO WORD YET IF THE GUY IN THE SUIT STILL HAS A JOB.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS ROOKIES ARE SCHEDULED TO REPORT TO TRAINING CAMP NEXT TUESDAY.