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 SOUND FROM 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!
THE NBA WAS THE FIRST MAJOR SPORTS LEAGUE IN THE U.S. TO SHUT DOWN. BOSTON CELTICS GUARD MARCUS SMART WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PLAYERS TO TEST POSITIVE. SMART HAS NOW BEEN CLEARED OF THE CORONAVIRUS, AND THANKS EVERYONE FOR THEIR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS.
USUALLY THE GOLF WORLD WOULD BE FOCUSED ON THE FIRST MAJOR TOURNAMENT OF THE YEAR RIGHT NOW, THE MASTERS. AGUSTA NATIONAL GOLF CLUB IS DONATING $2 MILLION TO LOCAL ENTITIES TO HELP GET THROUGH THE PANDEMIC. HALF OF THAT WILL GO TOWARD TESTING, THE OTHER MILLION TO SUPPORT RELIEF EFFORTS.
JAPANESE OLYMPIC OFFICIALS HAVE BEGUN TAKING DOWN BANNERS FOR THE OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY. THE TORCH RELAY WAS TO KICK OFF A SERIES OF EVENTS RAMPING UP TO THE GAMES. THE TORCH FLAME WAS LIT IN GREECE MARCH 12TH AND FLOWN TO JAPAN. THE GAMES WERE SCHEDULED TO START IN JULY.