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!
WITH TIME RUNNING OUT ON A POTENTIAL BASEBALL SEASON, THE OFFERS ARE COMING FAST AND FURIOUS. THE PLAYERS UNION REJECTED AN OWNERS PROPOSAL FOR A 76 GAME SEASON MONDAY. THE UNION HAS RESPONDED WITH A COUNTER-OFFER OF AN 89 GAME SEASON. THE NUMBER OF GAMES ISN’T THE ISSUE, THE PLAYERS EARNINGS IS. THE PLAYERS WANT FULL PRORATED SALARY, AND AN EXPANDED PLAYOFFS. SOURCES DON’T THINK THE OWNERS LIKE THE OFFER.
THE PGA TOUR RETURNS TO PLAY THURSDAY AT THE COLONIAL COUNTRY CLUB IN FORT WORTH THURSDAY. NO FANS WILL BE ALLOWED ON THE COURSE.
INDY MOTOR SPEEDWAY WILL HOST A BIG INDY CAR – NASCAR DOUBLEHEADER OVER THE JULY 4TH WEEKEND WITHOUT FANS. I.M.S. EXECS HAD HOPED TO ALLOW FANS, BUT HAVE DECIDED NOT TO. THE INDY CAR RACE WILL GO ON SATURDAY THE 4TH, THE NASCAR RACE ON SUNDAY.
THE NFL IS ALLOWING MEMBERS OF EACH TEAM’S COACHING STAFF TO RETURN TO TEAM FACILITIES, THE MAX NUMBER OF PERSONNEL ALLOWED IS UP TO 100. COMMISSIONER GOODELL TOLD TEAMS THEY HAVE TO HOLD TRAINING CAMPS AT THEIR MAIN PRACTICE FACILITIES THIS YEAR. PLAYERS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RETURN TO TEAM FACILITIES UNTIL TRAINING CAMPS OPEN IN JULY.
THE NBA POWERS VOTED 29-1 LAST WEEK TO RESUME THE NBA SEASON ON JULY 31ST. 22 OF THE 30 TEAMS WILL FINISH OFF THE REGULAR SEASON, WITH ALL GAMES TO BE PLAYED IN ORLANDO. ONCE THEY CLOSE OUT THE REGULAR SEASON, THEY WILL MOVE INTO THE PLAYOFFS. THE POST SEASON WILL LAST UNTIL AS LATE AS OCTOBER 12TH. THE DRAFT IS SET FOR OCTOBER 15TH, THE DRAFT LOTTERY WILL BE AUGUST 25TH.