The Daily Briefing Monday, April 17, 2023

THE DAILY BRIEFING Peter King has rumors galor about the draft: I pass these mini-nuggets along as a fan service. They are among the things I’m hearing about the top of the 2023 draft.   This doesn’t mean anything on the surface, because the way “reporting” works this time of year, things that make sense…

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NASCAR Information Sunday, April 23, 2023

NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON Talladega Kyle Busch Talladega April winner – Started 17th, finished outside top 10 in Stage 1 & 2, 3 laps led, avg. running pos.: 16.5 Winner pit stops: Kyle Busch – 7 Lap 39 (G), 63, 66, 103 (G), 123, 124, 144 Stage 1 winner: Chase Elliott 12th…

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NASCAR Dover Sunday, April 23, 2023

KYLE BUSCH Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet (6 Championships) 2-Time NASCAR Cup Series champion – 2015 & ‘19 15 Playoff appearances (10 Straight from 2013-‘22) / 5 Championship 4 appearances 19th full season / First season with Richard Childress Racing 653rd NASCAR Cup Series race 62 Wins 32 Poles 2 Wins this season – Fontana & Talladega…

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NASCAR Information Sunday, April 16, 2023

NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON Martinsville Kyle Larson Martinsville April winner – Started 19th, finished 9th in Stage 1 & 10th in Stage 2, avg. running pos.: 7th, only final 30 laps led Winner pit stops: Kyle Larson – Lap 85, 135, 185, 193 (G), 345 Stage 1 winner: Ryan Preece 15th Stage…

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NCS Talladega Sunday, April 16, 2023

Talladega Superspeedway NASCAR Cup Series Stats Highlights Talladega 4/22 Ross Chastain Talladega 4/22 winner – Started 19th, lap 35 pit road speeding penalty, first caution free pass, avg. running pos.: 17th, only final lap led Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Kyle Larson 2nd & 3rd, William Byron 4th & 1st, Martin Truex Jr. 5th…

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NXS Talladega Sunday, April 16, 2023

Talladega Superspeedway NASCAR Xfinity Series Stats Highlights – Entered final lap running 7th & took points lead 28 Different winners in 34 Talladega Xfinity Series races Only 5 won Talladega more than once – Martin Truex, Jr. 3, Justin Haley 2, Joey Logano 2, Joe Nemechek 2 & Elliott Sadler 2 First Talladega win for 16…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, April 14, 2023

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH DETROIT Earlier this week the Lions quietly shipped CB JEFF OKUDAH, once the 3rd overall pick in the draft, to the Falcons.  Josh Alper of ProFootballTalk.com: The Lions traded cornerback Jeff Okudah to the Falcons for a fifth-round pick this week and head coach Dan Campbell pointed to the rest…

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The Daily Briefing Thursday, April 13, 2023

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH CHICAGO GM Ryan Poles on the whys and wherefores of the trade with Carolina: The Carolina Panthers currently have the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft after a huge trade last month with the Chicago Bears, who had the top pick heading into the offseason. The Bears…

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The Daily Briefing Wednesday, April 12, 2023

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY RB AARON JONES is quite content with his $5 million pay cut to a mere $11 million.  Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com:   Aaron Jones took a $5 million pay cut early this offseason, but considering the market for running backs, he still thinks he did well…

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The Daily Briefing Tuesday, April 11, 2023

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC WEST ARIZONA With big paychecks still coming in from the Cardinals, Kliff Kingsbury takes a low-key job at USC. Kliff Kingsbury is headed back to USC.   The former Arizona Cardinals head coach is expected to join Lincoln Riley’s staff at USC as an offensive analyst working with quarterbacks, according to…

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