NXS Texas Sunday, June 6, 2021

TEXAS NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS 21 Different winners in 40 NASCAR Xfinity Series Texas races 7 Different winners last 7 Texas races – E. Jones, Blaney, Custer, Kyle Busch, Bell, Cindric, H. Burton First Texas win for 5 of last 6 winners – Ryan Blaney (4/18), Cole Custer (11/18), Christopher Bell (11/19), Austin Cindric…

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NASCAR All-Star Sunday, June 6, 2021

NASCAR CUP SERIES ALL-STAR RACE STATS HIGHLIGHTS 25 Different winners in 36 All-Star Races Most All-Star Race wins: 4 – Jimmie Johnson First All-Star Race win for 6 of last 7 winners – McMurray, Hamlin, Logano, Kyle Busch, Larson & Elliott 2 Rookies won All-Star Race – Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2000) & Ryan Newman (2002)…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, June 4, 2021

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Amazon is seeking to make Al Michaels, who began Major League Baseball broadcasting 50 years ago in 1971 in Cincinnati, as the voice of Thursday Night Football in 2022.  Andrew Marchand of the New York Post seems to be on top of things: Do you believe in streaming?   NBC’s…

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The Daily Briefing Thursday, June 3, 2021

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Even with COVID diminishing as a health threat, the NFL is going to keep the flexible practice squad and IR rules it instituted in 2020.  Kevin Patra of NFL.com: Official COVID-19 protocols for 2021 likely won’t come down until closer to the start of training camp, but two positive holdovers…

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The Daily Briefing Wednesday, June 2, 2021

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC EAST   DALLAS This tweet from Jane Slater of NFL Network: @SlaterNFL Addressing the Leighton Vander Esch trade rumors, per a source informed…yes there have been other teams interested in the linebacker but I’m told the #Cowboys are not interested in a trade and he’s still very much a…

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The Daily Briefing Tuesday, June 1, 2021

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Peter King thinks that Roger Goodell is not going anywhere soon. There was a sense in recent years around NFL ownership that Goodell would shepherd the NFL through the CBA and media negotiations of 2020 and early 2021 and then, with his contract winding down at the end of the…

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NASCAR Information Sunday, May 30, 2021

NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON Charlotte Kyle Larson – HIGH FIVE! or COMMITTED GRAND LARCONY at Charlotte Charlotte winner – Pole, Stage 1, 2 & 3 winner, 327 laps led (490.5 miles), avg. running pos.: 1.3, 70 points scored Winner pit stops: Kyle Larson (8 Stops) Lap 48 (Green), 103, 149 (Green), 174, 203,…

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NASCAR Mid Ohio Sunday, May 30, 2021

MID-OHIO XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS 7 Different winners in 7 Mid-Ohio races First win of season for 4 of last 6 Mid-Ohio winners – First career win for 2 of last 6 Mid-Ohio winners 4 Different teams won 7 Mid-Ohio races – Team Penske leads all with 3 wins by 3 different drivers & crew…

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NASCAR Sonoma Sunday, May 30, 2021

SONOMA NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS Sonoma wins: 4 Drivers – 7 Wins Martin Truex Jr. 3 Kyle Busch 2 Kurt Busch 1, Kevin Harvick 1 3 Champions competing winless at Sonoma: Chase Elliott (0 for 4), Brad Keselowski (0 for 10) & Joey Logano (0 for 11) 462 Days since last California race –…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, May 28, 2021

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing An NFL rule requiring the same helmet for every game (at least the same design of helmet) has hindered the NFL’s marketeers who would like to emulate college football with a stream of alternate uniforms.  The marketeers may be winning.  Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: The NFL has been considering the…

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