The Daily Briefing Monday, August 12, 2024

THE DAILY BRIEFING This on the guardian cap from Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: In all, five Colts wore Guardian Caps during Sunday’s playoff game against the Broncos.   The most notable was running back Jonathan Taylor. Others who used them were running back Zavier Scott, tight end Kylen Granson, safety Rodney Thomas II, and linebacker…

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The Daily Briefing Thursday, August 8, 2024

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH DETROIT Seth Walder of ESPN.com thinks the Lions should be looking for a competent back-up and envisions a deal for QB TAYLOR HEINICKE: Lions get QB insurance with Heinicke   Lions receive: QB Taylor Heinicke Falcons receive: 2025 seventh-round pick   As soon as the Falcons used the No. 8…

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The Daily Briefing Tuesday, August 6, 2024

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH DETROIT CB EMMANUEL MOSELEY will be out for quite a while, maybe all season.  Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: Lions cornerback Emmanuel Moseley suffered a serious injury on the practice field.   Moseley has a torn pectoral muscle and is out indefinitely, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.   A…

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The Daily Briefing Monday, August 5, 2024

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH DETROIT They may have swagger, but the 2024 Detroit Lions are still working hard says Dan Graziano of ESPN.com: The last time I visited Lions training camp was 2021, the first year that coach Dan Campbell and GM Brad Holmes were in Detroit. Things were… different back then. The Lions…

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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…

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NASCAR 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…

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NASCAR 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…

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The 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…

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The 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…

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The 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…

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