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The Daily Briefing Monday, September 16, 2019
AROUND THE NFL The big stories of Week 2 were the injuries to aging QBs BEN ROETHLISBERGER (season-ending elbow) and DREW BREES (6 weeks, thumb). And, as happens several weeks each year – the perfect storm of bad officiating featuring two referees (one veteran in Walt Anderson, one rookie in Adrian Hill) and the…
Read MoreNASCAR Information Sunday, September 15, 2019
2019 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most wins this season: 5 Martin Truex Jr. Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 4 Joey Logano Most top 3 finishes this season: 11 Kyle Busch Most top 5 finishes this season: 13 Kyle Busch & Denny Hamlin Most top 10 finishes this season: 21 Kyle Busch Best…
Read MoreNASCAR Richmond Sunday, September 15, 2019
MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES RICHMOND STATS HIGHLIGHTS Active drivers at Richmond Most Richmond wins: 6 Kyle Busch Most Richmond top 10 finishes: 24 Kevin Harvick Most Richmond laps led: 1659 Denny Hamlin Kyle Busch: First NASCAR win: 5/14/04 – Richmond NXS 50th NASCAR win: 5/2/09 (Birthday) – Richmond MENCS 50th MENCS win: 9/22/18 – Richmond…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Friday, September 13, 2019
AROUND THE NFL Mike Florio on the standard the NFL seems to be settling on for pass interference reversals: Last year, the NFL adjusted rules regarding lowering-the-helmet rule and the roughing-the-passer after an outcry emerged from the early-season application of the provisions. This year, the new procedure for replay review of pass interference hasn’t…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Thursday, September 12, 2019
AROUND THE NFL As we go to press comes this word that there ain’t going to be no BAKER MAYFIELD-SAM DARNOLD re-match on Monday night. Darin Gantt of ProFootballTalk.com: Sam Darnold was out of practice yesterday with what was designated “illness.” Now that they know which one it is, he may be out…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Tuesday, September 10, 2019
AROUND THE NFL The first game on Monday night had an awfully good finish. Houston took over, down seven, with 50 seconds left. And scored with too much time on the clock. Danny Heifetz of The Ringer: Saints fans showed up to the Superdome dressed as referees. Blind referees, to be specific. The…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Monday, September 9, 2019
AROUND THE NFL We’ll let Peter King catch us up on the weekend’s WR ANTONIO BROWN developments (and King “goes there” in a boldfaced paragraph). I would not describe Tom Brady as giddy, or overly bubbly, about the prospect of playing football with the great but troubled wide receiver he’ll meet today, Antonio Brown.…
Read MoreNASCAR Information Sunday, September 8, 2019
2019 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most wins this season: 4 Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin & Martin Truex Jr. Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 4 Joey Logano Most top 3 finishes this season: 11 Kyle Busch Most top 5 finishes this season: 13 Kyle Busch & Denny Hamlin Most…
Read MoreNASCAR Las Vegas Sunday, September 8, 2019
MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES LAS VEGAS STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most Las Vegas wins: 4 Jimmie Johnson Most Las Vegas 2nd-place finishes: 3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Winless) Most Las Vegas top 3 finishes: 6 Jimmie Johnson Most Las Vegas top 5 finishes: 7 Kyle Busch Most Las Vegas top 10 finishes: 10 Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Friday, September 6, 2019
AROUND THE NFL The leisurely preseason turned into a dud of a regular season opener. Andy Nesbitt of USA TODAY: Well, that was brutal. I’m talking, of course, about that opening-night stinker between the Packers and Bears. The Packers might have won the scoreboard, 10-3, but everyone involved in this one –…
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