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 ARE THE N.L. CENTRAL DIVISION CHAMPS. THE RED BIRDS CLINCH THE DIVISING CROWN ON THE LAST DAY OF THE REGULAR SEASON WITH A 9-0 WIN OVER THE CUBS, ENDING A 4 GAME LOSING STREAK.
• RED BIRDS OPEN THE PLAYOFFS THURSDAY AGAINST THE BRAVES IN A BEST OF 5 GAME SERIES
• CARDS ARE GOING TO THE PLAYOFFS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 4 YEARS
• RED BIRDS ARE DIVISION CHAMPS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2015
• IT’S THE CARDS 4TH DIVISION TITLE IN 7 YEARS
• CARDS HAVE 12 DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1994
• CARDS BEAT THE BREWERS BY 2 GAMES FOR THE DIVISION TITLE
• CARDS OUTSCORED THEIR OPPONENTS BY 102 RUNS THIS SEASON, CROSSING THE PLATE 764 TIMES
• RED BIRDS ARE 91-71, 50-31 AT HOME, 41-40 ON THE ROAD

ROYALS FINISH OFF THEIR SEASON WITH A 5-4 WIN OVER THE TWINS. IT WILL BE A BUSY OFF-SEASON NOW WITH NEW OWNERSHIP AND A NEW MANAGER ON THE WAY IN.
• JORGE SOLER WON THE A.L. HOME RUN CROWN WITH 48
• KC FINISHED WITH THE 3RD WORST RECORD IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE, BETTER THAN BALTIMORE AND DETROIT
• THE ROYALS FINISH WITH A RECORD OF 58-103 ON THE SEASON, 30-50 AT HOME, 28-53 ON THE ROAD
• OPPONENTS OUTSCORED THE ROYALS BY 178 RUNS THIS SEASON. KC SCORED 691 RUNS

MLB PLAYOFFS-
WILD CARD GAMES
TUE BREWERS AT WASH – 7:08 ON TBS
WED RAYS AT A’S – 7PM ON ESPN
N.L. DIVISION SERIES ON TBS
CARDS-BRAVES – THURSDAY, FRI ATL, SUN, MON IN STL, WED ATL
LA VS MIL OR WASH – THUR FRI AT L.A., SUN MON AT WC, WED AT L.A.
A.L. DIVISION SERIES ON FS1
FRIDAY TWINS AT YANKS = FRI SAT NY ,MON TUE MINN, THUR NY
FRIDAY HOUSTON VS WC – FRI SAT HOU, MON TUE WC THUR HOU

COLLEGE SPORTS MAY BE GETTING TURNED UPSIDE DOWN. CALIFORNIA HAS SIGNED INTO LAW A PLAN ALLOWING COLLEGE ATHLETES TO MAKE ENDORSEMENT DEALS FOR MONEY. IF THAT SURVIVES COURT CHALLENGES, IT COULD CHANGE COLLEGE SPORTS, AND UNIVERSITIES, FOREVER.

STANLEY CUP CHAMPION BLUES OPEN REGULAR SEASON PLAY WEDNESDAY AT HOME AGAINST WASHINGTON. THE BLUES FINISHED PRESEASON PLAY WITH A 4-3 RECORD. THE BLUES LAST PRESEASON GAME SUNDAY WAS CANCELLED DUE TO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THEIR PLANE. THE BLUES ISSUED AN APPOLOGY TO THE BLUE JACKETS AND THEIR FANS FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.

THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS ARE 4-0 AFTER A THRILLING 34-30 WIN OVER THE LIONS IN DETROIT. THE CHIEFS SCORED THE GAME WINNING T.D. IN THE FINAL SECONDS, THEN SURVIVED TWO HAIL MARY PASSES AS THE CLOCK RAN OUT. THERE WERE 5 SECOND HALF LEAD CHANGES.
– PATRICK MAHOMES WAS 24/42 FOR 315 YARDS BUT NO TD PASSES
– MAHOMES HAD THROWN AT LEAST 2 TD PASSES IN 14 STRAIGHT GAMES, ONE SHORT OF THE NFL RECORD
– LESEAN MCCOY HAD 10 CARRIES FOR 56 YARDS AND A TD
– DARREL WILLIAMS SCORED HIS FIRST 2 NFL TD’s INCLUDING THE GAME WINNER IN THE FINAL SECONDS FOR THE CHIEFS
– 3 OF THE 4 GAMES IN OCTOBER WILL BE PLAYED AT HOME
– CHIEFS HOST THE 2-2 COLTS SUNDAY NIGHT
– CHIEFS ARE LISTED AS EARLY 9 ½ POINT FAVORITES AGAINST INDY

AP COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLL – ALABAMA MOVES UP TO THE #1 SPOT, REPLACING CLEMSON WHO SURVIVED AN UPSET TO NORTH CAROLINA BY 1 POINT SATURDAY. GEORGIA, OHIO ST. AND LSU ROUND OUT THE TOP 5. ALABAMA HAS BEEN RANKED #1 AT SOME POINT FOR 12 STRAIGHT SEASONS, EXTENDING ITS OWN RECORD. THIS IS THE119TH TIME ALABAMA HAS BEEN RANKED #1 SINCE THE POLL STARTED IN 1936. SMU IS IN THE TOP 25 FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE PROGRAM WAS GIVEN THE DEATH PENALTY IN THE 1980’S.

MISSOURI TIGERS ARE 3-1 WITH TROY COMING TO TOWN SATURDAY FOR A 3 PM KICK OFF. THE TIGERS HAVE WON 3 STRAIGHT AFTER A BIG WIN OVER SOUTH CAROLINA TWO WEEKS AGO. TROY IS 2-2.
– MIZZOU WILL PLAY THE NEXT 2 AT HOME AGAINST TROY, OLE MISS
– THE TIGERS ARE AVERAGING OVER 38 POINTS PER GAME, TROY IS AVERAGING 40 POINTS A GAME.
MISSOURI ST. IS 0-3 WITH A TRIP TO WESTERN ILLINOIS ON THE SLATE THIS WEEK FOR A 3PM KICK OFF. WESTERN ILLINOIS IS 0-4.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL – THIS WEEKS SCHEDULE IN COYOTE NATION INCLUDES:
– 5-0 CAMDENTON AT 4-1 LEBANON
– 2-3 ROLLA AT 3-2 WAYNESVILLE
– 2-3 OSAGE AT SOUTHERN BOONE
– 0-5 ELDON HM TO 1-4 CALIFORNIA
– 0-5 VERSAILLES AT BOONVILLE
– 4-1 BUFFALO HM TO COLE CAMP
– ST. JAMES AT ST. CLAIR