NASCAR PHOENIX Sunday, October 31, 2021

PHOENIX NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS Phoenix Wins Hamlin Elliott Truex Jr. Larson 2 1 1 0 Phoenix March Winner pit stops: Martin Truex Jr. (7 Stops) 33, 79, 141 (Green), 194, 254 (Green), 264, 284 Longest green flag run: 93 Laps (99-191) Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Joey Logano (2nd & 1st), Denny…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, October 29, 2021

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing One of the reasons the NFL got out of its tax-exempt status was so we wouldn’t know how much The Commish and other top execs made.  Well, the cat may be out of the bag.  Ken Belson of the New York Times with a leak, apparently from inside the owner’s…

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The Daily Briefing Thursday, October 28, 2021

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC EAST   WASHINGTON Former employees of the WFT who feel abused and aggrieved are disputing the NFL’s contention that they wanted utter secrecy about their complaints.  John Keim of ESPN.com: The attorneys for some former Washington Football Team employees rejected NFL commissioner Roger Goodell’s reasoning for not making the…

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The Daily Briefing Wednesday, October 27, 2021

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Seth Wickersham of ESPN.com seems to have had a microphone inside the secret NFL conclave.  And the big issue wasn’t the insensitive WFT culture, it was the bill that could come due for the Rams move and who pays it. – Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke might be trying…

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The Daily Briefing Tuesday, October 26, 2021

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing With the New Orleans win over Seattle, here is how If The Season Ended Today looks in the NFC.  Five teams are clearly above the rest, the Saints are within shouting distance and the rest of the conference except Detroit is playing for the 7th spot. Arizona            West          7-0            …

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The Daily Briefing Monday, October 25, 2021

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing It is time for our AFC version of If The Season Ended Today – where the Bengals and Raiders – yes, the Bengals and Raiders – have moved to the top of the conference.  The Patriots, Steelers and Chiefs all remain outside the playoffs: W-L   Div Seed      Conf W-L Cincinnati       …

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NASCAR Information Sunday, October 24, 2021

NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON Kansas Kyle Larson Kansas winner – Started 1st, Stage 1 winner & finished 3rd in Stage 2, 9 times led for 130 laps (most), avg. running pos.: 2.3 Winner pit stops: Kyle Larson (5 Stops) 24, 83, 122 (Green), 163, 219 Longest green flag run: 75 Laps (87-161)…

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NASCAR Martinsville Sunday, October 24, 2021

MARTINSVILLE NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS Martinsville Wins Hamlin Truex Jr. Kyle Busch Keselowski Elliott Logano Blaney Larson 5 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 Pit Window in April: 145-155 Laps Last 6 Martinsville races won by 4 Playoff drivers: Martin Truex Jr. 3, Chase Elliott 1, Brad Keselowski 1 & Joey Logano 1…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, October 22, 2021

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC EAST   NEW YORK GIANTS Give Coach Joe Judge credit – no equivocation on taking the blame.  Jordan Raanan ofESPN.com: New York Giants coach Joe Judge isn’t putting the blame elsewhere for his team’s 1-5 start — he’s looking right in the mirror.   “There’s your answer. I’m the…

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The Daily Briefing Thursday, October 21, 2021

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The Texans have blinked on compensation and the Dolphins have backed away from TUA TAGOVAILOA if John McClain of the Houston Chronicle has correct sources (and he usually does: The Texans could finally be getting closer to trading quarterback Deshaun Watson to the Miami Dolphins — a team they play…

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