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 ROYALS PLAY GAME 2 OF THEIR 7 GAME ROAD TRIP TUESDAY NIGHT IN CLEVELAND. THE BLUE CREW OPENED THE SERIES MONDAY NIGHT WITH A RAIN DELAYED 3-2 LOSS IN 10 INNINGS.
- LOPEZ AND MERRIFIELD DROVE IN THE TWO KC RUNS. MERRIFIELD HIT A 387 FOOT HOMER
- THE ROYALS 27-52 ON THE SEASON, 16-25 AT HOME, 11-27 ON THE ROAD
- AFTER 2 MORE GAMES AGAINST THE INDIANS THE ROYALS WILL TRAVEL TO TORONTO FOR A 4 GAME SERIES
- THE BLUE CREW’S NEXT HOME GAME WILL BE JULY 2ND AGAINST CLEVELAND
THE CARDINALS WELCOME THE OAKLAND A’s TO BUSCH STADIUM FOR A QUICK TWO GAME SERIES STARTING TUESDAY NIGHT. THE RED BIRDS TOOK LAST NIGHT OFF AFTER TAKING 2 OF 3 FROM THE ANGELS OVER THE WEEKEND.
- CARDINAL CLOSER JORDAN HICKS HAS A TORN LIGAMENT IN HIS PITCHING ELBOW. THE TEAM IS STILL DETERMINING HOW SERIOUS THE INJURY IS AND THE NEXT COURSE OF ACTION. HICKS WAS INJURED IN SATURDAY’S WIN OVER THE ANGELS
- THE CARDS ARE 4-3 SO FAR ON THE 9 GAME HOMESTAND
- THE RED BIRDS OPEN A 9 GAME WEST COAST ROAD TRIP FRIDAY IN SAN DIEGO. THEY’LL PLAY 3 GAME SERIES AGAINST THE PADRES, M’S AND GIANTS BEFORE RETURNING HOME
- RED BIRDS ARE 40-37, 24-16 AT HOME, 16-21 ON THE ROAD
FANS BEING STRUCK BY FOUL BALLS HAS BECOME AN ISSUE IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL. AFTER ANOTHER FAN WAS HIT BY A FOUL BALL SUNDAY AT DODGER STADIUM, THE TEAM SAYS IT PLANS TO EXTEND THE SAFETY NETTING IN THE BALLPARK. THE WOMAN STRUCK IN THE HEAD SUNDAY WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR PRECAUTIONARY TESTS. A WOMAN DIED LAST AUGUST AFTER BEING HIT IN THE HEAD BY A FOUL BALL AT DODGER STADIUM.
COLLEGE WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES COULD COME TO AN END TUESDAY NIGHT. MICHIGAN BEAT VANDERBILT IN GAME 1 OF THE BEST OF 3 SERIES 7-4 MONDAY NIGHT. THE WOLVERINES WILL WIN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IF THEY CAN BEAT VANDERBILT TUESDAY NIGHT. A VANDY WIN WOULD FORCE A DECIDING GAME 3 ON WEDNESDAY.
- MICHIGAN IS 4-0 SO FAR AT THE CWS, VANDERBILT IS 3-1
- VANDY LAST WON THE CWS TITLE IN 2016, MICHIGAN IN 1962
- THE LAST 10 CWS CHAMPS ARE: OREGON ST., FLORIDA, COASTAL CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, VANDERBILT, UCLA, ARIZONA, S.CAROLINA, S.CAROLINA
- THE LAST TEAMS FROM THE MIDWEST TO WIN THE CWS WAS WICHITA ST. IN 1989, OHIO ST. ‘66, MINNESOTA ‘64, MICHIGAN IN ‘62
- ARKANSAS, AUBURN, MISS. ST., FLORIDA ST. TEXAS TECH AND LOUISVILLE HAVE ALL BEEN ELIMINATED FROM THE CWS FIELD
US WOMEN’S WORLD CUP SOCCER TEAM WILL PLAY TOURNAMENT CO-FAVORITE FRANCE IN THE QUARTER FINAL ROUND FRIDAY. THE AMERICANS SLIPPED BY SPAIN MONDAY 2-1, WITH A PAIR OF MEGAN RAPINOE PENALTY KICKS THAT ACCOUNTED FOR THE OFFENSE.
- THE AMERICAN WOMEN HAVE SCORED 20 GOALS SO FAR IN THE TOURNAMENT, AND GIVEN UP 1
- THE U.S. TEAM IS 4-0 IN THE TOURNAMENT
- THE AMERICANS HAVE BEATEN THE FRENCH WOMEN 4 OF THE LAST 5 TIMES THEY’VE PLAYED, BUT FRANCE WON THE LAST MEETING 3-1 JANUARY 19TH
- FRANCE BEAT BRAZIL 2-1 IN THEIR ROUND OF 16 TO ADVANCE
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS RECEIVER TYREEK HILL HAS BEEN BANNED FROM THE TEAMS TRAINING FACILITIES AMID ONGOING CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS. HILL IS SCHEDULED TO MEET WITH NFL OFFICIALS IN K.C. WEDNESDAY. THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (DCF) HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING POSSIBLE CHILD ABUSE, BATTERY OR NEGLECT SINCE POLICE WERE CALLED TO HILL’S HOME TWICE IN MARCH. THE NFL SAYS IT HAD BEEN WAITING FOR THE DCF INVESTIGATION TO WIND DOWN BEFORE INTERVIEWING HILL.