NASCAR Information Sunday, July 7, 2019

2019 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most wins this season: 4 Kyle Busch & Martin Truex Jr. Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 3 Alex Bowman & Joey Logano Most top 3 finishes this season: 9 Kyle Busch Most top 5 finishes this season: 10 Kyle Busch Most top 10 finishes this season: 15…

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NASCAR Kentucky Sunday, July 7, 2019

NASCAR MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES KENTUCKY STATS HIGHLIGHTS On this date: July 13, 1985 Live Aid concert On this date: July 13, 1997 Jeff Burton first of four wins at New Hampshire Most Kentucky wins: 3 Brad Keselowski Most Kentucky top 3 finishes: 4 Brad Keselowski Most Kentucky top 5 finishes: 6 Kyle Busch…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, July 5, 2019

AROUND THE NFL The NFL plans to make up for lost time next year by flooding the Hall of Fame with members from the past.  Charean Williams of ProFootballTalk.com:   It already was known that the Pro Football Hall of Fame would have a Centennial Class for 2020. What wasn’t known was how many.  …

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The Daily Briefing Wednesday, July 3, 2019

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com with an optimistic report on the critical merger talks between QB AARON RODGERS and new coach Matt LaFleur:   It began, the relationship between the ambitious new coach and his headstrong quarterback, over something they both love.   No, not a glass of…

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The Daily Briefing Monday, July 1, 2019

AROUND THE NFL And the winner of the inaugural 40 Yards of Gold is former Olympian WR MARQUISE GOODMAN – although some of the big names who were expected did not make it to the starting block.  David Furones of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel:   With so many Florida speedsters in the inaugural 40 Yards…

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NASCAR Information Sunday, June 30, 2019

2019 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most wins this season: 4 Kyle Busch & Martin Truex Jr. Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 3 Alex Bowman & Joey Logano Most top 3 finishes this season: 9 Kyle Busch Most top 5 finishes this season: 10 Kyle Busch Most top 10 finishes this season: 15…

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NASCAR Daytona Sunday, June 30, 2019

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES DAYTONA Jimmie Johnson: 3 Daytona wins – Leads active drivers Kurt Busch: 13 Top 5 & 17 top 10 finishes at Daytona – Leads active drivers Denny Hamlin: 437 Daytona laps led – Leads active drivers 3 Finished top 10 in 2019 Daytona 500 & Talladega April – Kyle Busch,…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, June 28, 2019

AROUND THE NFL Mike Triplett of ESPN.com on Saturday’s big race:   Alvin Kamara knows he doesn’t have the same level of “elite speed” as a handful of former track stars playing in the NFL.   “I’m all right, though,” the New Orleans Saints running back quickly interjected.   And he decided that he is…

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The Daily Briefing Thursday, June 27, 2019

AROUND THE NFL This about the NFL’s relationship with Mexico. Darin Gantt of ProFootballTalk.com:   The NFL has another game in Mexico on the books this season, but the future of that market could be in question.   According to a report from the Spanish website AS.com (thanks Google Translate), future NFL games and Formula…

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The Daily Briefing Wednesday, June 26, 2019

AROUND THE NFL Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com is calling for an intervention by The Commish.  Roger Goodell, says Florio, needs to talk to over-officious Al Riveron ASAP.   Prior to the league meetings in March, it seemed that Commissioner Roger Goodell was content to allow the NFL embark on its 100th season without addressing the…

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