The Daily Briefing Monday, July 1, 2019

AROUND THE NFL And the winner of the inaugural 40 Yards of Gold is former Olympian WR MARQUISE GOODMAN – although some of the big names who were expected did not make it to the starting block.  David Furones of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel:   With so many Florida speedsters in the inaugural 40 Yards…

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NASCAR Information Sunday, June 30, 2019

2019 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most wins this season: 4 Kyle Busch & Martin Truex Jr. Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 3 Alex Bowman & Joey Logano Most top 3 finishes this season: 9 Kyle Busch Most top 5 finishes this season: 10 Kyle Busch Most top 10 finishes this season: 15…

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NASCAR Daytona Sunday, June 30, 2019

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES DAYTONA Jimmie Johnson: 3 Daytona wins – Leads active drivers Kurt Busch: 13 Top 5 & 17 top 10 finishes at Daytona – Leads active drivers Denny Hamlin: 437 Daytona laps led – Leads active drivers 3 Finished top 10 in 2019 Daytona 500 & Talladega April – Kyle Busch,…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, June 28, 2019

AROUND THE NFL Mike Triplett of ESPN.com on Saturday’s big race:   Alvin Kamara knows he doesn’t have the same level of “elite speed” as a handful of former track stars playing in the NFL.   “I’m all right, though,” the New Orleans Saints running back quickly interjected.   And he decided that he is…

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The Daily Briefing Thursday, June 27, 2019

AROUND THE NFL This about the NFL’s relationship with Mexico. Darin Gantt of ProFootballTalk.com:   The NFL has another game in Mexico on the books this season, but the future of that market could be in question.   According to a report from the Spanish website AS.com (thanks Google Translate), future NFL games and Formula…

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The Daily Briefing Wednesday, June 26, 2019

AROUND THE NFL Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com is calling for an intervention by The Commish.  Roger Goodell, says Florio, needs to talk to over-officious Al Riveron ASAP.   Prior to the league meetings in March, it seemed that Commissioner Roger Goodell was content to allow the NFL embark on its 100th season without addressing the…

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The Daily Briefing Tuesday, June 25, 2019

AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST   DALLAS RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT is third in line among the candidates for a big contract from the Cowboys.  Dan Graziano of ESPN.com:   Based on conversations I’ve had with several people connected to this situation, I do not think Elliott gets an extension this offseason, or even next offseason.…

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NASCAR Information Sunday, June 23, 2019

2019 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most wins this season: 4 Kyle Busch & Martin Truex Jr. Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 3 Alex Bowman & Joey Logano Most top 3 finishes this season: 9 Kyle Busch Most top 5 finishes this season: 10 Kyle Busch Most top 10 finishes this season: 15…

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NASCAR Chicagoland Sunday, June 23, 2019

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES CHICAGOLAND STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most Chicagoland wins: 3 Tony Stewart Most Chicagoland top 3 finishes: 7 Kevin Harvick Most Chicagoland top 5 finishes: 10 Kevin Harvick Most Chicagoland top 10 finishes: 11 Kevin Harvick & Jimmie Johnson Most Chicagoland laps led: 695 Jimmie Johnson (Winless) 2018 Chicagoland: Lead swapped 4 times…

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The Daily Briefing Monday, June 24, 2019

AROUND THE NFL One year ago at this time, Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com was convinced (along with the DB) that the NFL’s new rules on tackling too hard with the head would be an unholy mess.  And it was in preseason, but ultimately things got straightened out (by not calling very many of the new…

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