Posts Tagged ‘Chris Myers Sports’
The Daily Briefing Thursday, June 25, 2020
AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The Lambeau Leap and other assorted jumps into the arms of adoring fans will be a casualty of the times we live in as the NFL moves to separate the fans from players and put some revenue on the board. Charean Williams of ProFootballTalk.com: The NFL will allow teams to…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Wednesday, June 24, 2020
AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing If a team is allowed by local authorities to open up its stadium to fans this fall, the NFL won’t hold them hostage to the actions of politicians in other jurisdictions. Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com sounds concerned: Money trumps competitive balance. With the NFL facing significant financial losses from…
Read MoreNASCAR Information Tuesday, June 23, 2020
2020 NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most wins: 3 Denny Hamlin Most 2nd-place finishes: 3 Kyle Busch (Winless) Most top 3 finishes: 6 Ryan Blaney Most top 10 finishes: 10 Kevin Harvick Most laps led: 544 Kevin Harvick (544 Laps led first 22 races last season) Winner pit stops & lap last race: Ryan Blaney…
Read MoreNASCAR Pocono Tuesday, June 23, 2020
NASCAR CUP SERIES POCONO STATS HIGHLIGHTS THE POCONOS…PHILADELPHIA’S MOST SCENIC AND AFFORDABLE MOUNTAIN RANGE! 9 Failed post-qualifying inspection at Pocono 7/19 Kyle Busch Last 7 Pocono Finishes 7/30/17 NCS Winner 6/2/18 NXS Winner 6/3/18 NCS 3rd 7/28/18 NTS Winner 7/29/18 NCS Winner 6/2/19 NCS Winner 7/28/19 NCS 9th …
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Tuesday, June 23, 2020
AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Cities big and small count on the economic stimulus brought by fans attending large-scale football games. But there are those who might command empty stadiums for football this year. Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: The NFL remains highly optimistic that the 2020 season will be played. The NFL has become less…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Wednesday, June 17, 2020
AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The good news is the NFL anticipates a Hall of Fame Game in Ohio in nearly two months time. The bad news, this far out, Governor Mike DeWine (R) is saying it will be fan free. This even though the State of Ohio has blessed limited spectators at The Memorial…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Tuesday, June 16, 2020
AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The AP explains how the NFL enters a time when government health experts are preventing some people from congregating en masse. Schuyler Dixon reports: Timing favored the NFL over other major pro sports leagues in trying to figure out how to keep the coronavirus pandemic from wrecking the 2020 season.…
Read MoreNASCAR Information Sunday, June 14, 2020
2020 NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most wins: 3 Denny Hamlin Most 2nd-place finishes: 3 Kyle Busch (Winless) Most top 3 finishes: 5 Ryan Blaney Most top 10 finishes: 9 Kevin Harvick & Brad Keselowski Most laps led: 542 Kevin Harvick (544 Laps led first 22 races last season) Winner pit stops & lap last…
Read MoreNASCAR Talladega Sunday, June 14, 2020
NASCAR CUP SERIES TALLADEGA STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most wins: 2 Denny Hamlin & Joey Logano Talladega Top 5 DNFs Martin Truex Jr. 2 13 Jimmie Johnson 7 10 Kurt Busch 8 9 Ryan Newman 7 9 Kyle Busch 6 6 Austin Dillon 1 5 Looking ahead to Talladega with a look back at the Daytona 500: How…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Monday, June 15, 2020
AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC SOUTH NEW ORLEANS NASCAR won over RB ALVIN KAMARA with its shift away from racially insensitive images. Charean Williams of ProFootballTalk.com: Alvin Kamara knew little about NASCAR before Wednesday, but as soon as NASCAR announced its decision to ban the Confederate flag, the Saints running back tweeted his…
Read More