The Daily Briefing Monday, June 5, 2023

THE DAILY BRIEFING Per Tom Brady, it is a certainty that he has retired. Tom Brady reiterated that he has no plans to play in the NFL again after retiring in February, but he hopes agreeing to buy into the Las Vegas Raiders will allow him to be involved in the league for the rest…

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NASCAR Information Sunday, June 4, 2023

NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON St. Louis Kyle Busch St. Louis winner – Pole, Stage 1 winner & finished 2nd in Stage 2, 121 laps led (most), avg. running pos.: 1.96 Winner pit stops: Kyle Busch – 4 Stops (All caution) Lap 49, 99, 144, 178 Kyle Busch: Passed 19,000 career laps led…

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NASCAR Sonoma Sunday, June 4, 2023

Sonoma Raceway NASCAR Cup Series Stats Highlights 2022 Sonoma Daniel Suárez 2022 Sonoma winner – Started 8th, finished 17th in Stage 1 & 4th in Stage 2, 47 of final 50 laps led Winner pit stops: Daniel Suárez (3 Stops – All green) 22, 53, 82 Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Joey Logano 2nd…

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2023 NXS Sunday, June 4, 2023

NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON Most wins this season: 3 Austin Hill Most top 3 finishes this season: 7 Justin Allgaier Most top 5 finishes this season: 8 Justin Allgaier Most top 5 finishes without a win this season: 6 Josh Berry Most top 10 finishes this season: 11 John Hunter Nemechek Most…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, June 2, 2023

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH CHICAGO CB JAYLEN JOHNSON’s absence from OTA’s may or may not be contract related.  But he says he will be seen next week.  Patrick Finley of the Chicago Sun-Times: Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson doesn’t plan to remain away from practice for long.   He told ESPN Radio’s “Keyshawn, J-Will and…

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The Daily Briefing Thursday, June 1, 2023

THE DAILY BRIEFING Roger Goodell put his desires ahead of the NFL’s coaches and players – and Albert Breer of SI.com explains how the loathed kickoff rule came to be. The change in the kickoff rule happened in a way it shouldn’t have. The standard for any rules change in the NFL is a 24–8…

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The Daily Briefing Wednesday, May 31, 2023

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY It may be water under the bridge, but Matt Schneidmann of The Athletic has a long look at why QB AARON RODGERS is no longer a Packer: A little more than three years ago, Aaron Rodgers was preparing to make his second appearance of the night on…

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The Daily Briefing Tuesday, May 30, 2023

THE DAILY BRIEFING Bill Barnwell of ESPN.com ranks the teams that had the best offseason from 1 to 16 (we had the bottom half last week).  Have to admit we didn’t see number one coming as it is one of three NFC East teams in the top 4. We have the full recap for the…

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NASCAR Information Sunday, May 28, 2023

NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON Coca-Cola 600 Ryan Blaney Charlotte winner – Started 8th, only driver to finish top 5 in Stage 1, 2, 3, 163 laps led (most), 64 points scored, avg. running pos.: 2.5 Winner pit stops: Ryan Blaney – 10 Stops Lap 37, 76, 103, 147 (G), 204, 233, 277, 304,…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, May 26, 2023

THE DAILY BRIEFING At ESPN.com, Bill Barnwell has started a lengthy look at each teams offseason, ranking them 1 to 32.  We will put some of his team recaps where appropriate and an excerpt for the others, but here is how he has the bottom half (released on Friday here).  Teams where we took the…

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