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!
HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS GREAT FRED “CURLY” NEAL PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 77. CURLY PLAYED IN OVER SIX THOUSAND GAMES IN 97 COUNTRIES FROM 1963-1985. HE IS ONE OF FIVE GLOBETROTTERS TO HAVE HIS JERSEY RETIRED.
THE CORONAVIRUS IS CAUSING ALL MAJOR SPORTS A LOT OF MONEY. THE U.S. OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE TOLD CONGRESS THEY STAND TO LOSE UP TO $800 MILLION BECAUSE OF CANCELLATIONS AND POSTPONEMENTS. THE 2020 TOKYO GAMES HAVE BEEN DELAYED FOR AT LEAST A YEAR. THE USOPC IS SEEKING FEDERAL RELIEF THROUGH THE GOVERNMENT STIMULUS PACKAGE.
THE NEW MLB SEASON WAS SUPPOSED TO BE UNDERWAY AS OF THURSDAY. THE CARDINALS FIRST SERIES IN CINCINNATI WOULD BE OFF AND RUNNING, AS WOULD THE ROYALS IN CHICAGO. BOTH TEAMS WOULD HAVE PLAYED THEIR HOME OPENER NEXT THURSDAY.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS QB DREW BREES SAYS HE WILL GIVE $5 MILLION TO THE STATE OF LOUISIANA TO HELP “OUR COMMUNITIES GET THROUGH THIS TOUGH TIME.”