NASCAR Tuesday, May 23, 2017

NASCAR Sunday, May 21, 2017 CC 600 Notes Darrell Waltrip: 5 Coca-Cola 600 wins – Most all-time (5/28/78 First win & 5/28/89 Last win) Jeff Gordon: First of 93 career wins: 1994 Coca-Cola 600 Michael Waltrip: 1996 All-Star Race winner Larry McReynolds: Crew chief for Davey Allison’s only Coca-Cola 600 win in 1991 Dale Earnhardt…

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The Daily Briefing Monday, May 22, 2017

The Daily Briefing Monday, May 22, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Peter King says that 40 players talked some sense into The Commish and the threshold for a celebration penalty will be significantly higher in 2017:   • Vernon Davis, you can shoot that jump shot again, without getting whacked. The NFL flagged and fined 26…

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NASCAR Kansas Sunday, May 21, 2017

NASCAR Kansas Sunday, May 21, 2017 NASCAR MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES CHARLOTTE STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most Coca-Cola 600 races: 31 Bill Elliott (Winless) & Richard Petty (2 Wins)   Most Coca-Cola 600 wins: 5 Darrell Waltrip (Jimmie Johnson 2nd all-time with 4)   Most Coca-Cola 600 2nd-place finishes: 5 Richard Petty   Most Coca-Cola 600…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, May 19, 2017

The Daily Briefing Friday, May 19, 2017 AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   CHICAGO Bill Barnwell of ESPN.com tries to puzzle out what the Bears have been trying to accomplish:   Chicago Bears   What went right   The Bears’ secondary is better. After fielding a series of truly terrifying defensive backfields since Charles Tillman…

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The Daily Briefing Thursday, May 18, 2017

The Daily Briefing Thursday, May 18, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Detroit is desperately hoping to host an NFL Draft.  Kyle Meinke at MLive.com:   The Detroit Lions appear to be long shots to host the NFL draft next year, but the club hasn’t given up, and is already preparing to make bids for 2018 and…

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The Daily Briefing Wednesday, May 17, 2017

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, May 17, 2017 AROUND THE NFL The NFL is looking to expand “IR-designated for return.”  Kevin Patra of NFL.com on a report from Judy Bautista on that subject and the return of the 10-minute overtime:   NFL owners are set to pass a regulation to give teams more flexibility to teams…

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The Daily Briefing Tuesday, May 16, 2017

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, May 16, 2017 AROUND THE NFL John Kostko at ProFootballFocus.com has five names from which he expects the 2017 Comeback Player of the Year to emerge:   Pro Football Focus’ 2016 Comeback Player of the Year differed from the Associated Press award, as Miami Dolphins edge defender Cameron Wake was more…

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The Daily Briefing Monday, May 15, 2017

The Daily Briefing Monday, May 15, 2017 AROUND THE NFL The DB has thought that current helmet technology is a mixed game with hard shells dealing out punishment even as they absorb it.  Jared Dubin of CBSSports.com with a report on a new style of helmet coming soon:   Player safety is one of the…

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NASCAR Kansas Monday, May 15, 2017

NASCAR Kansas Monday, May 15, 2017 2017 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most wins this season: 2 Jimmie Johnson, Brad Keselowski & Martin Truex Jr. Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 4 Kyle Larson (1 Win) Most top 3 finishes this season: 5 Brad Keselowski & Kyle Larson Most top 5 finishes this season:…

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NASCAR Kansas Sunday, May 14, 2017

NASCAR Kansas Sunday, May 14, 2017 NASCAR ALL-STAR STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most All-Star Race wins: 4 Jimmie Johnson Most All-Star Race 2nd-place finishes: 3 Kevin Harvick, Sterling Marlin & Ken Schrader Most All-Star Race top 3 finishes: 7 Dale Earnhardt Most All-Star Race top 5 finishes: 9 Dale Earnhardt Most All-Star Race top 10 finishes: 14…

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