Posts Tagged ‘Chris Myers Sports’
NASCAR Daytona Sunday, August 18, 2024
Daytona NASCAR Cup Series Stats Highlights Daytona 8/23 Chris Buescher Daytona 8/23 winner – Started 11th, finished outside top 10 in Stage 1 & 2, only final 2 laps led Winner pit stops: Chris Buescher – 6 Stops 37, 83 (G), 95, 101, 103, 147 (G) Stage 1 winner: Martin Truex Jr. 24th Stage 2…
Read MoreNASCAR Information Sunday, August 11, 2024
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON Richmond 8/24 Austin Dillon Richmond 8/24 winner – Started 6th, finished 7th in Stage 1 & 5th in Stage 2, 35 laps led, final lap spun Logano & crashed Hamlin Winner pit stops: Austin Dillon – 7 Stops Lap 75, 125 (G), 172 (G), 235, 281 (G), 334…
Read MoreNASCAR Michigan Sunday, August 11, 2024
Michigan NASCAR Cup Series Stats Highlights 2023 Michigan Chris Buescher Michigan winner – Started 4th, finished 11th in Stage 1 & 10th in Stage 2, 52 laps led (most), first lead on lap 123 Winner pit stops: Chris Buescher – 5 Stops 37, 47, 66, 104, 157 (G) Stage 1 winner: Martin Truex Jr. 2nd…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Friday, August 2, 2024
THE DAILY BRIEFING The first game of the season is not really in the books – it was called off by summer weather in the third period. Here’s a report on the new kickoff rule’s debut from Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com: The first two kickoff returns under the NFL’s new rules looked a lot like…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Thursday, August 1, 2024
THE DAILY BRIEFING The NFL will test technology vs. the old fashioned chain gang in determining first downs in some preseason games. Frank Schwab of YahooSports.com on the pluses and minuses of Sony Hawk-Eye technology: The NFL’s movement toward measuring first downs with technology instead of the traditional chain gang doesn’t fix everything, but it’s…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Wednesday, July 31, 2024
THE DAILY BRIEFING We are a bit abbreviated today with a commitment for the rest of the day and the time spent making the Hall of Fame case for someone excluded by ESPN’s Bill Barnwell in his opus on the next 10 Hall of Fame classes (see below). Full coverage tomorrow. NFC NORTH CHICAGO No…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Tuesday, July 30, 2024
THE DAILY BRIEFING Charles Robinson of YahooSports.com points out that three huge contracts have recently been awarded to QBs with very incomplete resumes: The contracts of Jordan Love, Tua Tagovailoa and Trevor Lawrence have some people scratching their heads. Let’s take this one-by-one, starting with Love, who recently became the NFL’s highest-paid quarterback with…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Monday, July 29, 2024
THE DAILY BRIEFING Are these the best QBs in the NFL? Probably not, but with QB Contract Roulette, they are now the highest paid. This from CBSSports.com in the aftermath of new contracts for Green Bay’s JORDAN LOVE and Miami’s TUA TAGOVIALOA: Tua Tagovailoa and Jordan Love became much wealthier individuals on Friday. The Miami…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Friday, July 26, 2024
THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH CHICAGO Kalyne Kahler of ESPN.com on the personality re-boot from Bears coach Matt Eberflus: Matt Eberflus panicked. He looked down at the barber’s cape and saw several inches of his wet hair clinging to the navy fabric. “Funk, that seems like a lot off.” “Don’t worry about it,”…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Thursday, July 25, 2024
THE DAILY BRIEFING Keep an eye out for the new-look Guardian Caps to make it into NFL games this season. Mike Florio on some news out of Chargers camp: Last year, as the NFL touted the safety enhancements of Guardian Caps, the league wasn’t willing to allow players to wear them during games. Several months…
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