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 PORTIONS OF 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!
BRAD KESELOWSKI MADE IT TWO STRAIGHT NASCAR WINS, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A LATE CRASH TO TAKE THE CHECKERED FLAG AT BRISTOL SUNDAY. CHASE ELLIOTT AND JOEY LOGANO CRASHED WITH JUST OVER A LAP TO GO, ALLOWING KESELOWSKI TO SLIDE BY FOR THE WIN. CLINT BOWYER WAS SECOND, JIMMY JOHNSON THIRD.
THE PRO GOLF TOUR WILL RESUME WITH A TOURNAMENT AT THE COLONIAL IN FORT WORTH JUNE 11TH. THE PGA ALSO HAS NEW DATES FOR THEIR MAJOR TOURNAMENTS. THEY WILL BE PLAYING JUST 3 OF THE 4 TOURNAMENTS, DROPPING THE BRITISH OPEN.
– THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE THE FIRST MAJOR STARTING AUGUST 9TH.
– THE US OPEN WILL GO SEPTEMBER 17TH
– THE MASTERS WILL START NOVEMBER 12TH
– THE RYDER CUP IS STILL SCHEDULED FOR SEPT. 25TH
– NO OTHER MAJOR SPORTS LEAGUES THAT HAVE POSTPONED THEIR SEASONS HAVE ANNOUNCED A FORMAL RETURN TO ACTION.
THE COST OF SHUTTING DOWN COLLEGE SPORTS HAS COST UNIVERSITIES HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS SO FAR. A REPORT SHOWS THAT IF THERE IS NO COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON, THE 65 POWER 5 CONFERENCE SCHOOLS WILL LOSE MORE THAN 4 BILLION DOLLARS. EACH SCHOOL WOULD LOSE AN AVERAGE OF $62 MILLION.
SPORTS SUPER AGENT SCOTT BORUS IS ADVISING HIS CLIENTS TO REJECT MLB’S ATTEMPT TO CUT SALARIES IN THEIR COMEBACK PLAN. BORUS REPRESENTS 71 PLAYERS ON CURRENT ROSTERS. MLB IS HOPING TO START UP SPRING TRAINING SOMETIME IN JUNE, AND START THE SEASON IN EARLY JULY.
THE NHL IS MAKING PLANS TO GET BACK ON THE ICE. WHEN THEY RETURN THE LEAGUE WILL GO DIRECTLY INTO THE PLAYOFFS. ODDMAKERS SAY VEGAS, BOSTON AND TAMPA ARE THE FAVORITES TO WIN THE STANLEY CUP. THE DEFENDING CHAMPION BLUES ARE AMONG THE TOP FAVORITES AS WELL.
OHIO ST. IS STUDYING SOCIAL DISTANCING MODELS TO FIGURE OUT HOW MANY FANS THEY COULD SAFELY GET INTO STANDS THIS COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON. THE BUCKEYES USUALLY PACK IN OVER 100,000 FOR GAMES, SOCIAL DISTANCING MIGHT CUT THAT DOWN AS LOW AS 20 THOUSAND.
THE NHL COMEBACK PLAN INCLUDES ABANDONING THE REST OF THE REGULAR SEASON AND GOING DIRECTLY INTO THE PLAYOFFS. HOCKEY HAS BEEN SHUTDOWN SINCE MARCH 12TH. IT WOULD BE A 24 TEAM, CONFERENCE BASED PLAYOFF FORMAT. THE GAMES WOULD BE PLAYED AT TWO DIFFERENT SITES, IN EMPTY ARENAS.