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!
BOSTON CELTICS GUARD MARCUS SMART AND TWO L.A. LAKERS ARE THE LATEST NBA PLAYERS TO TEST POSITIVE FOR THE CORONAVIRUS. THE LAKERS DID NOT INITIALLY I.D. THE PLAYERS BY NAME.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS COACH SEAN PAYTON IS THE FIRST PERSON IN NFL CIRCLES TO HAVE A KNOWN POSITIVE TEST FOR THE VIRUS. NFL FREE AGENCY GOT STARTED WITH A BANG THIS WEEK, THE BIGGEST NEWS IS THAT TOM BRADY WILL NOT BE BACK WITH THE PATRIOTS AFTER 20 YEARS AND 6 SUPER BOWL WINS. AT LEAST SEVEN NFL TEAMS WILL HAVE NEW STARTING QB’S NEXT SEASON. THE NFL DRAFT IS STILL SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 23-25. TEAM/PLAYER NEGOTIATIONS ARE ONGOING NOW.
NO MARCH MADNESS THIS YEAR, THE NCAA TOURNAMENTS FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN BOTH CANCELLED. SO, WE CAN ONLY SPECULATE AS TO WHO WOULD HAVE WON NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. THE FINAL RANKINGS FOR THE HOOP SEASON LOOK LIKE THIS:
MEN –
1. KANSAS
2. GONZAGA
3. DAYTON
4. FLORIDA ST.
5. BAYLOR
6. SAN DIEGO ST
7. CREIGHTON
8. KENTUCKY
9. MICHIGAN ST.
10. VILLANOVA
WOMEN –
1. SOUTH CAROLINA
2. OREGON
3. BAYLOR
4. MARYLAND
5. UCONN
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IS PUSHING BACK THE START OF THE NEW SEASON UNTIL AT LEAST MID-MAY.
THE CARDINALS WERE 10-9-2 IN GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE PLAY BEFORE SPRING PLAY WAS CANCELLED.
– THE CARDS WERE SCHEDULED TO PLAY ROAD SERIES AGAINST THE REDS AND BREWERS BEFORE PLAYING THEIR FIRST REGULAR SEASON HOME GAME APRIL 2ND
– BLUE CREW WAS SCHEDULED TO OPEN THE SEASON MARCH 26TH AT THE W.SOX
– THE BLUE CREW’S HOME OPENER WAS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 2ND AGAINST SEATTLE