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!
NASCAR DRIVER KYLE LARSON HAS BEEN SUSPENDED INDEFINATELY AFTER USING A RACIAL SLUR DURING A LIVE STREAM IRACE. LARSON SAYS HE MADE A MISTAKE AND SHOULD HAVE NEVER USED THE N-WORD. LARSON HAS ALSO BEEN SUSPENDED BY IRACING.
NBA PLAYERS WILL BE RECEIVING THEIR FULL PAYCHECK THIS WEEK, EVEN THOUGH NO GAMES HAVE BEEN PLAYED FOR MORE THAN A MONTH. THE LAST GAME OF THE REGULAR SEASON WAS SUPPOSED TO BE WEDNESDAY, WITH THE PLAYOFFS STARTING THIS SATURDAY. SHOULD THEY NOT BE ABLE TO RESUME PLAY AT SOME POINT, LOSSES IN REVENUE WOULD BE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
THE NFL IS GEARING UP FOR THE ANNUAL DRAFT. THE OFF-SEASON POWER RANKINGS FIND THE SUPER BOWL CHAMPION CHIEFS ON TOP. KC IS FOLLOWED BY THE RAVENS, SAINTS, NINERS AND PACKERS. SEATTLE, BUFFALO, PHILLY, DALLAS AND TAMPA ROUND OUT THE TOP 10.
THE NBA AS A TELEVISED H-O-R-S-E SHOOTING COMPETITION UNDERWAY. IT WILL RESUME THURSDAY WITH TWO SEMIFINALS. SUNDAY’S QUARTER FINALS SAW CHAUNCEY BILLUPS BEAT TRAE YOUNG, MIKE CONLEY BEAT TAMIKA CATCHINGS. ZACK LAVINE BEAT PAUL PIERCE AND ALLIE QUIGLEY UPSET CHRIS PAUL. THE SEMI FINALS WILL BE THURSDAY STARTING AT 8 CENTRAL ON ESPN, SEE SCHEDULE BELOW
NBA HORSE Challenge Semifinal, Final
• Chauncey Billups vs. Mike Conley
• Zach LaVine vs. Allie Quigley
ESPORTS – WITH THE TRADITIONAL SPORTS STRUGGLING TO FIND A WAY BACK FROM THE SHUTDOWN, ESPORTS ARE FINDING A NEW AUDIENCE. THE LEAGUE OF LEGENDS CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (LCS) RETURNED TO ESPN LAST WEEKEND WITH THE SPRING SPLIT PLAYOFFS. THE NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPION WILL BE CROWNED THIS WEEKEND, WITH THE WINNER TAKING ON TEAMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD AT THE 2020 MID-SEASON INVITATIONAL IN JULY. CLOUD9 FINISHED THE LCS REGULAR SEASON WITH A 17-1 RECORD AND ARE FAVORITES TO TAKE THE TITLE. EVIL GENIUSES FINSIHED 2ND, FOLLOWED BY TSM, 100 THIEVES AND FLYQUEST.
• Third-place matchup: April 18, 3 p.m. CT – CHAMP. QUALIFYER – FLYQUEST VS EVIL GENIUSES
• LCS spring split championship: April 19, time TBD – CLOUD9 VS FLYQUEST OR EVIL GENIUSES