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!
THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON IS STILL A WAYS OFF, LSU IS THE DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPION. SO, WHO IS FAVORED TO WIN NEXT YEAR? WILLIAM HILL SPORTSBOOK SAYS IT SHOULD COME DOWN TO CLEMSON, OHIO ST AND ALABAMA NEXT SEASON. CLEMSON HAS THE BEST ODDS (11-5), FOLLOWED BY OHIO ST. (4/1) AND THEN ‘BAMA (9-2).
TEXAS RANGERS VETERAN SLUGGER SHIN-SOO CHOO IS DONATING $1 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO MINOR LEAGUERS IN THE RANGERS ORGANIZATION WHO ARE STRUGGLING BECAUSE OF THE SHUTDOWN. CHOO IS A KOREAN NATIVE. MLB ANNOUNCED THEY WILL PAY ALL MINOR LEAGUERS A MINIMUM OF $400 A WEEK PLUS MEDICAL BENEFITS THROUGH THE END OF MAY.
THERE IS TALK THE PGA IS CONSIDERING A MATCH BETWEEN TIGER WOODS AND PHIL MICKELSON, THAT MIGHT INCLUDE OTHER GOLFERS AS WELL. IT’S NOT A NEW IDEA, THEY WERE APPARENTLY THINKING ABOUT IT BEFORE THE SHUT DOWN.
NFL OWNERS HAVE OFFICIALLY EXPANDED THE PLAYOFFS TO 14 TEAMS, THAT WILL ADD TO LEAGUE REVENUES BY MILLIONS. BOTH THE AFC & NFL WILL HAVE 3 WILDCARD TEAMS NOW, 7 PLAYOFF TEAMS PER CONFERENCE.
– THERE WILL BE 6 WILD CARD GAMES EACH SEASON
– WILD CARD GAMES WILL BE PLAYED IN A TRIPLE-HEADER
– ONLY THE #1 SEED WILL GET A FIRST ROUND BYE NOW, IN PAST YEARS THE #2 SEED ALSO RECEIVED A FIRST ROUND BYE
– NOW THE #2 SEED IN EACH LEAGUE WILL HAVE TO PLAY THE #7 SEED ON WILDCARD WEEKEND
– EVERY SUPER BOWL TEAM FOR THE LAST 7 YEARS HAS HAD A FIRST ROUND BYE
– #2 SEEDS HAVE WON THE LAST 2 SUPER BOWLS, FIVE IN ALL SINCE 2002.
THE NBA AND THE PLAYERS UNION ARE TALKING ABOUT SCENERIOS FOR POSSIBLY WITHHOLDING UP TO 25% OF THE PLAYERS REMAINING SALARIES IF THE REST OF THE REGULAR SEASON IS CANCELLED. THE LEAGUE IS STILL HOPING TO FINISH SOME SORT OF REGULAR SEASON AND PLAYOFFS.