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!
LOOK LIKE THE SUMMER OLYMPICS IN JAPAN ARE ABOUT TO BE POSTPONED. THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE RECENTLY SAID IT WOULD MAKE A DECISION ON THE GAMES IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO, BUT A LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE IOC NOW SAYS THE GAMES WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT YEAR, WILL DETAILS TO BE WORKOUT OUT. THE GAMES WERE SUPPOSED TO START ON JULY 24TH.
THE NFL’S L.A. RAMS HAVE REVEALED NEW TEAM COLORS AND LOGOS THEY WILL SPORT STARTING NEXT SESON. THE NEW COLORS ARE A THROWBACK TO THEIR OLD L.A. DAYS OF ROYAL BLUE AND GOLD.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS G.M. SAYS MLB WILL NEED AT LEAST A MONTH OF WORKOUTS AND EXIBITION GAMES BEFORE REGULAR SEASON GAMES COULD BEGIN. MLB HAS DELAYED OPENING DAY UNTIL AT LEAST MID-MAY.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL’S BIG DANCE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DOWN TO THE SWEET 16 BY THIS POINT, NOT THIS YEAR. BOTH THE MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TOURNAMENTS ARE CANCELLED. THESE ARE THE FINAL RANKINGS FOR THE HOOP SEASON:
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
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 CONTINUES. THE NFL DRAFT IS STILL SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 23-25. TEAM/PLAYER NEGOTIATIONS ARE ONGOING NOW.