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.

BRITISH OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT – FRIDAY BRINGS ROUND TWO OF GOLF’S FINAL MAJOR OF THE YEAR. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS CAREER AMERICAN JB HOLMES HAD THE LEAD AFTER A ROUND AT A MAJOR AT -5. IRELAND’S SHANE LOWRY WAS JUST ONE-SHOT BACK AT -4. HEADING INTO ROUND TWO THERE WAS A LARGE GROUP OF PLAYERS TWO SHOTS BACK AT -3. OTHER NOTABLES INCLUDE JORDAN SPIETH AT -1, MICKELSON AT +5, TIGER AT +7, MCILROY +8

HERE ARE SCHEDULED TEE TIMES (CENTRAL TIME) OF SOME OF THE BIGGER NAME PLAYERS FRIDAY–

  • 2:03 a.m. — Brooks Koepka
  • 2:25 a.m. — Jordan Spieth
  • 4:25 a.m. — J.B. Holmes
  • 4:09 a.m. — Tiger Woods
  • 6:53 a.m. — Phil Mickelson, Shane Lowry

ROYALS ARE RED HOT AS THEY OPEN A THREE GAME SERIES IN CLEVELAND FRIDAY. THE BLUE CREW WON 6 OF 7 ON THEIR RECENT HOMESTAND, FINISHING IT OFF WITH A 4 GAME SERIES SWEEP OF THE W.SOX THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE ROYALS SCORED 5 RUNS IN THE 3RD INNING AND 1 MORE IN THE 5TH, AND THEN HELD ON FOR A 6-5 WIN.

  • THE ROYALS HIT THE ROAD FOR THE NEXT 5 GAMES WITH SERIES IN CLEVELAND AND ATLANTA.
  • BLUE CREW IS 6-1 SINCE THE ALL STAR BREAK
  • THE ROYALS ARE 36-62 ON THE SEASON, 22-29 AT HOME, 14-33 ON THE ROAD
  • OPPONENTS HAVE OUTSCORED THE ROYALS BY 71 RUNS SO FAR THIS SEASON. KC HAS SCORED 431
  • ROYALS ARE 7-3 IN THEIR LAST 10 GAMES 

CARDINALS OPEN AN 8 GAME ROAD TRIP IN CINCINNATI THURSDAY NIGHT. THE RED BIRDS TOOK 2 OF 3 IN THEIR SERIES AGAINST THE PIRATES WITH A WIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT BUSCH STADIUM. PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT HIT THE 3 RUN GAME WINNING HOMER IN THE 7TH INNING TO GIVE THE BIRDS A 6-4 LEAD, THEY WOULD HANG ON FOR THE 6-5 WIN.

  • TYLER O’NEIL HIT 4 HOME RUNS ON THE HOMESTAND
  • THE CARDS RALLIED FROM A 4-2 DEFICIT TO PULL OUT THE WIN
  • CARDS WENT 4-2 ON THE HOMESTAND
  • RED BIRDS WON SERIES AGAINST ARIZONA AND PITTSBURGH ON THE HOMESTAND
  • RED BIRDS ARE 48-46, 28-20 AT HOME, 20-26 ON THE ROAD
  • CARDS A JUST A HALF GAME BEHIND MILWAUKEE FOR 2ND PLACE IN THE DIVISION. THE CUBS ARE IN FIRST BY 3 GAMES OVER THE CARDS
  • THE RED BIRD PLAY 4 IN CINCI AND 4 IN PITTSBURGH BEFORE COMING BACK HOME FRIDAY THE 25TH

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS OPEN TRAINING CAMP NEXT WEEK.

NFL POWER RANKINGS – WITH TRAINING CAMPS JUST WEEKS AWAY, A LOT OF SITES ARE COMING OUT WITH POWER RANKINGS FOR THE UPCOMING NFL SEASON. HERE IS ONE OF THE LATEST RANKINGS FROM ODDSSHARK

  1. COLTS, 2 CHIEFS, 3 SAINTS, 4 PATS, 5 PITT, 6 BEARS, 7 RAMS, 8 HOU, 9 CHARGERS, 10 VIKS, 11 TENN, 12 SEA, 13 ATL, 14 BALT, 15 DEN, 16. DAL, 17 GIANTS, 18 PHIL, 19 CLE, 20 CARO, 21 GB, 22 BUFF, 23 TB, 24 DET, 25 JAX, 26 SF, 27 OAK, 28 WASH, 29 CINCI, 30 MIA, 31 JETS, 32 ARIZ