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The Daily Briefing Monday, August 3, 2020
AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The NFL sees some gamesmanship around the issue of opt outs. Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: The NFL reportedly wants to shorten the deadline for opting out. The desire to give players less time to decide on playing in 2020 comes from at least two specific concerns. As one source…
Read MoreNASCAR Information Sunday, August 2, 2020
2020 NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most wins: 5 Denny Hamlin Most 2nd-place finishes: 3 Kyle Busch & Denny Hamlin Most top 3 finishes: 8 Denny Hamlin Most top 5 finishes: 13 Kevin Harvick Most top 5 finishes by winless driver: 8 Kyle Busch Most top 10 finishes: 17 Kevin Harvick Most laps led: 706…
Read MoreNASCAR Road America Sunday, August 2, 2020
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES ROAD AMERICA STATS HIGHLIGHTS 10 Different winners in 10 Road America races 1-Michael Annett: 1 Top 5 finish in 7 Road America races – Finished 2nd (2017) 7-Justin Allgaier: 5 Road America top 10 finishes – Tied for most all-time (Elliott Sadler) 9-Noah Gragson: Finished 4th at 2019 Road America – Finished top…
Read MoreNASCAR Michigan Sunday, August 2, 2020
NASCAR CUP SERIES MICHIGAN STATS HIGHLIGHTS Michigan Active Leaders: Wins: 3 Kurt Busch, Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth & Joey Logano Top 5 finishes: 14 Matt Kenseth Top 10 finishes: 20 Matt Kenseth Laps led: 700 Jimmie Johnson Average start: 9.1 Ryan Blaney Average finish: 7.6 Chase Elliott Lead lap finishes: 34 Matt Kenseth Poles: 4…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Friday, July 31, 2020
AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing We may have a signed deal by nightfall. Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: One week ago, the NFL and NFL Players Association worked out an agreement on a revised Collective Bargaining Agreement that accommodates pro football in a pandemic. As of this moment, the formal paperwork still hasn’t been finalized. …
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Thursday, July 30, 2020
AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing A pretty good primer on the on-going opt-out program from The Sporting News: The NFL season opt-out rules are simple. Anybody is free to decide not to play in 2020, and per multiple reports, the contracts for all players who opt out will toll to 2021. NFL players who…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Wednesday, July 29, 2020
AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH DETROIT The biggest book in Lions camp is the team’s Wuhan Covid-19 protocol. Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: These are unusual times for everyone, and NFL teams are no exception. And Lions General Manager Bob Quinn illustrated that in describing how the team has prepared its facility for…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Tuesday, July 28, 2020
AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Charles Robinson of YahooSports.com says the NFL won’t run afoul of as many problems as MLB. Major League Baseball was the canary in the coal mine. If something was capable of going sideways for a league operating without a bubble during the COVID-19 pandemic, baseball would send a warning…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Monday, July 27, 2020
AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing THE AMENDED CBA Governmental action would seem to be the only thing preventing an NFL season after the League and Players Association come to terms on a supplemental CBA for the 2020 season. Nick Shook of NFL.com: After weeks of discussions and negotiations, the NFL and NFLPA have agreed to…
Read MoreNASCAR Information Sunday, July 26, 2020
2020 NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most Kansas wins: 3 Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick & Jimmie Johnson Most wins: 5 Denny Hamlin Most 2nd-place finishes: 3 Kyle Busch (Winless) Most top 3 finishes: 7 Denny Hamlin & Kevin Harvick Most top 5 finishes: 12 Kevin Harvick Most top 5 finishes by winless driver: 8 Kyle…
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