NASCAR Monday, March 13 2017

NASCAR Monday, March 13, 2017 2017 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 2 Kyle Larson (Finished 2nd in 4 races since only win) Most top 5 finishes this season: 2 Chase Elliott, Kyle Larson & Brad Keselowski Joey Logano only driver to finish top 10 in all 3 races…

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The Daily Briefing Monday, March 6, 2017

The Daily Briefing Monday, March 6, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Last week, the DB floated the idea of a three-team deal between the 49ers, Redskins and Patriots involving KIRK COUSINS and JIMMY GARAPPOLO.    Now, someone (an agent, Jerry Jones?) is using NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport to float a 3-team deal with the 49ers, Redskins and…

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NASCAR Monday, March 6, 2017

NASCAR Monday, March 6, 2017 Brad Keselowski 22 Career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series wins – 14 Different tracks Won back-to-back races twice – Richmond 9/14 & 2014 Chicagoland and Daytona 7/16 & 2016 Kentucky 5 Wins last 36 races – Winless previous 33 races 1 Win last 20 races – 4 Wins previous 16…

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NASCAR Sunday, March 5, 2017

NASCAR Sunday, March 5, 2017 NASCAR LAS VEGAS STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most Las Vegas races: 18 Jeff Gordon Most Las Vegas wins: 4 Jimmie Johnson Most Las Vegas 2nd-place finishes: 3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Winless) Most Las Vegas top 3 finishes: 6 Jimmie Johnson Most Las Vegas top 10 finishes: 10 Dale Earnhardt Jr. & Mark Martin…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, March 3, 2017

The Daily Briefing Friday, March 3, 2017 AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   MINNESOTA Wow.  We are going to be up to six eye surgeries for Vikings coach Mike Zimmer.  Kevin Seifert at ESPN.com:   Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer is scheduled for two more surgeries on his right eye as he struggles to regain…

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The Daily Briefing Thursday, March 2, 2017

The Daily Briefing Thursday, March 2, 2017 AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST   WASHINGTON GM Scot McCloughan is not in Indianapolis.  Zac Jackson at ProFootballTalk.com:   Washington General Manager Scot McCloughan is not at the NFL Scouting Combine, and a team spokesman told the Washington Post that McCloughan is “taking care of some family matters.”…

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The Daily Briefing Wednesday, March 1, 2017

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, March 1, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Monday was a big day as the leading rushers in Vikings and Chiefs history were cast aside, as was Jets CB DARRELLE REVIS.  The other member clubs now wonder how much do they have left in the tank.   – – – So why wouldn’t this…

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The Daily Briefing Tuesday, February 28, 2017

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, February 28, 2017 AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST   NEW YORK GIANTS DE JASON PIERRE-PAUL came back from his serious hand injury to be worthy of a franchise tag.  Josh Alper at ProFootballTalk.com:   The Giants announced on Monday that they’ve used the franchise tag on defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul for…

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NASCAR Monday, February 27, 2017

NASCAR Monday, February 27, 2017 NASCAR ATLANTA STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most 1.5-mile wins last season: 3 Jimmie Johnson Most 1.5-mile 2nd-place finishes last season: 3 Joey Logano (Winless) Most 1.5-mile top 3 finishes last season: 5 Jimmie Johnson & Joey Logano Most 1.5-mile top 5 finishes last season: 7 Jimmie Johnson Most 1.5-mile top 10 finishes…

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NASCAR Sunday, February 26, 2017

NASCAR Sunday, February 26, 2017 NASCAR ATLANTA STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most 1.5-mile wins last season: 3 Jimmie Johnson Most 1.5-mile 2nd-place finishes last season: 3 Joey Logano (Winless) Most 1.5-mile top 3 finishes last season: 5 Jimmie Johnson & Joey Logano Most 1.5-mile top 5 finishes last season: 7 Jimmie Johnson Most 1.5-mile top 10 finishes…

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