Posts Tagged ‘2018’
The Daily Briefing Friday, July 6, 2018
The Daily Briefing Friday, July 6, 2018 AROUND THE NFL If the NFL’s new anthem policy, which stirred the ire of the social justice crowd of players and media, was designed to placate Donald Trump – it failed. Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: The President has continued to periodically slam the NFL over the anthem issue.…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Thursday, July 5, 2018
The Daily Briefing Thursday, July 5, 2018 AROUND THE NFL Mike Florio on how a four-game suspension can become a two-game suspension for PED usage: While reviewing the PED policy earlier today in connection with the Julian Edelman suspension, I noticed a provision I’ve either never seen before or at some point knew about and…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Tuesday, July 3, 2018
The Daily Briefing Tuesday, July 3, 2018 AROUND THE NFL The NFL is tired of dancing to the tune of Colin Kaepernick and his lawyer. Charles Robinson of YahooSports.com: The NFL is attempting to force Colin Kaepernick’s collusion case against the league to a close, sources familiar with the proceedings have told Yahoo Sports. …
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Monday, July 2, 2018
The Daily Briefing Monday, July 2, 2018 AROUND THE NFL Albert Breer says the NFL is going to allow alternate jerseys to be worn more often this year. Want some uniform news? The NFL is relaxing its policy so that teams will now be able to wear their alternates/throwbacks or color rush jerseys on three occasions…
Read MoreNASCAR Daytona Sunday, July 1, 2018
NASCAR Daytona Sunday, July 1, 2018 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES DAYTONA 63 Different winners in 142 Daytona Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races 37 Different winners in 59 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 races 8 Different winners last 8 Coke Zero Sugar 400s Dale Earnhardt Jr. only repeat winner last 10 Daytona races…
Read MoreNASCAR Information Sunday, July 1, 2018
NASCAR Information Sunday, July 1, 2018 2018 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most wins this season: 5 Kevin Harvick & Kyle Busch Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 4 Kyle Larson (Winless) Most top 3 finishes this season: 10 Kyle Busch Most top 5 finishes this season: 13 Kevin Harvick Most top 10 finishes this season: 14…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Friday, June 29, 2018
The Daily Briefing Friday, June 29, 2018 AROUND THE NFL Count Mike Freeman of Bleacher Report among those worried about the impact of the NFL’s new helmet rule: It’s the 2018 season, December in Carolina, and the Panthers are in the postseason hunt. They are playing the division-leading Saints, and quarterback Cam Newton is scrambling.…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Thursday, June 28, 2018
The Daily Briefing Thursday, June 28, 2018 AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH MINNESOTA A big money extension for Vikings DL DANIELLE HUNTER. Charean Williams of ProFootballTalk.com: Danielle Hunter‘s five-year extension will pay him $72 million, with $40 million in guarantees, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. The defensive end gets a $15 million signing…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Wednesday, June 27, 2018
The Daily Briefing Wednesday, June 27, 2018 AROUND THE NFL Joe Lockhart’s reign as NFL Executive VP for Communications was somewhere between so-so and disastrous depending on who you talk to. Those who saw shortcomings faulted a combative style honed by years of fights in the political world or a lack of understanding of the business…
Read MoreNASCAR Information Sunday, June 24, 2018
NASCAR Information Sunday, June 24, 2018 2018 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most wins this season: 5 Kevin Harvick – 5 Wins ties career-high (2006 & ’14) Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 3 Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick & Kyle Larson (Winless) Most top 3 finishes this season: 9 Kyle Busch Most top 5 finishes this…
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