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!
DANIEL BERGER WON THE FIRST PRO GOLF EVENT COMING BACK FROM THE SHUTDOWN AT THE COLONIAL IN FORT WORTH. BERGER BEAT COLLIN MORIKAWA IN A PLAYOFF AFTER THEY FINISHED TIED ATOP THE LEADER BOARD. THE PGA DID 487 TESTS FOR COVID AT THE TOURNAMENT, ALL RETURNED NEGATIVE. THE PGA HEADS TO HILTON HEAD SOUTH CAROLINA NEXT.
NASCAR RAN ITS SECOND RACE IN LESS THAN A WEEK AT HOMESTEAD-MIAMI WITH DENNY HAMLIN TAKING THE CHECKERED FLAG. HAMLIN WAS FOLLOWED ACROSS THE LINE BY ELLIOT, BLANEY, REDDICK AND ALMIROLA. IT WAS NASCAR’S FIRST RACE SINCE THE GOVERNING BODY BANNED FANS FROM DISPLAYING THE CONFEDERATE FLAG AT ALL NASCAR EVENTS.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS UNION REJECTED THE OWNERS LATEST OFFER TO GET BACK ON THE FIELD OVER THE WEEKEND. THE PLAYERS UNION HAS ASKED MLB TO SET A SCHEDULE FOR THE 2020 SEASON RATHER THAN COUNTER THE LATEST PROPOSAL. THAT SETS THE STAGE FOR MLB TO IMPLEMENT A SHORTENED SCHEDULE, AND PROMISES TO DEEPEN THE LABOR BATTLE BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES, WHICH COULD SPELL MAJOR TROUBLE FOR THE GAME IN FUTURE YEARS.
THE NHL AND ITS PLAYERS UNION ANNOUNCE THEY WILL OPEN TRAINING CAMPS FOR THE 24 TEAMS TO RESUME PLAY ON FRIDAY JULY 10TH. TEAM TRAINING CENTERS ARE OPEN FOR SMALL GROUPS OF PLAYERS NOW. TRAINING CAMPS WILL LAST AROUND 3 WEEKS. THE RESUMPTION OF GAMES, FEATURING A 24 TEAM PLAYOFF TOURNAMENT, WILL START IN AUGUST.
1. IN PHASE 2 – TRAINING CENTERS OPEN FOR SMALL GROUPS
2. PHASE 3 – START OF TRAINING CAMPS JULY 10TH
3. PHASE 4 – START OF PLAYOFF TOURNEY IN AUGUST
ENGLAND’S PREMIER LEAGUE WILL RETURN TO PLAYING SOCCER ON WEDNESDAY JUNE 17TH. THE SEASONS FINAL 90 GAMES WILL BE PLAYED WITH EVERY MATCH SHOWN ON UK TELEVISION. THE LEAGUE IS HOPING TO FINISH THE SEASON BY AUGUST 1ST, AND THEN HEAD INTO THE PLAYOFFS A WEEK LATER.
HORSE RACING’S BELMONT STAKES WILL RUN SATURDAY, JUNE 20TH, BEFORE BOTH THE KENTUCKY DERBY AND PREAKNESS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY. THE DERBY IS USUALLY THE 1ST LEG OF THE TRIPLE CROWN, BUT HAS BEEN RE-SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 5TH, THE PREAKNESS WILL BE OCTOBER 3RD.