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!
MLB HAS AN IDEA TO START UP THE NEW SEASON IN MAY BY HAVING ALL 30 MLB TEAMS PLAY IN THE PHOENIX AREA WITH PLAYERS AND COACHES SEQUESTERED. REACTION FROM MANY PLAYERS HAS NOT BEEN POSITIVE, SAYING THEY CAN’T IMAGINE BEING SEPERATED FROM THEIR FAMILIES FOR THAT LONG.
WHILE BASEBALL IS MOVING FORWARD, THE NBA IS NOT. NBA COMMISSIONER ADAM SILVER SAID THE WON’T BE ABLE TO MAKE ANY PLANS FOR A COMEBACK UNTIL AT LEAST MAY. SILVER SAID IN SOME WAYS HE KNOWS LESS NOW THAN HE DID A MONTH AGO.
THE NBA WILL HAVE A TELEVISED H-O-R-S-E SHOOTING COMPETITION STARTING SUNDAY WITH 4 SEMI FINALS, AND RESUMING THURSDAY WITH TWO SEMIFINALS. CURRENT NBA STARS PARTICIPATING WILL INCLUDE CHRIS PAUL AND TRAE YOUNG, AND WNBA STAR ALLIE QUILEY. NBA & WNBA LEGENDS WILL ALSO TAKE PART, INCLUDING PAUL PIERCE AND TOMIKA CATCHINGS.
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 RETURNS TO ESPN WITH THE SPRING SPLIT PLAYOFFS AIRING THIS WEEKEND. THE NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPION WILL BE CROWNED NEXT WEEKEND, WITH THE WINNER TAKING ON TEAMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD AT THE 2020 MID-SEASON INVITATIONAL IN JULY. BELOW IS A SCHEDULE OF THE MATCHES THIS WEEKEND ON ESPN2. 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 BLYQUEST.
• Evil Geniuses vs. Cloud9: SATURAY April 11, 4 p.m. ET
• FlyQuest vs. winner of 100 Thieves/TSM: SUNDAY April 12, 4 p.m. ET
• Third-place matchup: April 18, 4 p.m. ET
• LCS spring split championship: April 19, time TBD
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.