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NASCAR Information Sunday, March 31, 2019
NASCAR Information Sunday, March 31, 2019 2019 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most wins this season: 2 Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin & Brad Keselowski Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 2 Martin Truex Jr. (Winless) Most top 3 finishes this season: 5 Kyle Busch Most top 5 finishes this season: 5 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch only…
Read MoreNASCAR Bristol Sunday, March 31, 2019
NASCAR Bristol Sunday, March 31, 2019 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES BRISTOL STATS HIGHLIGHTS 5 Won first career race at Bristol – Earnhardt, R. Wallace, Irvan, E. Sadler & Kurt Busch Dale Earnhardt only Rookie of the Year contender to win Bristol (4/1/79) Dale Earnhardt won in his first 2 races at Bristol (4/1/79 & 3/30/80) –…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Friday, March 29, 2019
AROUND THE NFL In a year when Zach Taylor, Matt LaFleur and Kliff Kingsbury leaped into NFL head coaching jobs, Sean Payton doesn’t name any names – but his thoughts are clear. Kevin Patra of NFL.com: The once hot-shot offensive mind teams desired to mimic thinks franchises are foolhardy for the obsession with trying…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Thursday, March 28, 2019
AROUND THE NFL In hockey, a goal can be negated by a tiny offsides violation minutes before the goal. Now, as Mike Florio points out, a TD could be eradicated by an offensive interference pick play long before the receiver reaches the end zone: Generally speaking, the NFL made a wise decision to…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Wednesday, March 27, 2019
AROUND THE NFL A proposal to guarantee each team a possession in overtime has been tabled to the May meeting. This from Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: Since the NFL adopted overtime for the regular season 45 years ago, the winner of the overtime coin toss has chosen to receive the kickoff about 99…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Tuesday, March 26, 2019
AROUND THE NFL Will replay usage be universal? Herbie Teope of NFL.com: New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton has been very vocal in recent days on the need for change in replay and how games are officiated. Payton, a member of the NFL competition committee, provided perhaps his strongest take on both…
Read MoreNASCAR Information Sunday, March 17, 2019
NASCAR Information Sunday, March 17, 2019 2019 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS How The West Was Won: Kyle Busch: 2 Wins in 3 races, top 3 all 3 races, 1.7 average finish, 324 of 779 laps led (42%) *Ryan Blaney led 2nd-most laps (96 – 228 Fewer laps led) Kyle Busch: 998 NASCAR National Touring…
Read MoreNASCAR Martinsville Sunday, March 17, 2019
NASCAR Martinsville Sunday, March 17, 2019 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES MARTINSVILLE STATS HIGHLIGHTS 2018 Martinsville Playoff race Joey Logano moved Martin Truex Jr. exiting final turn on final lap to take the win & earn a trip to Miami Logano & Truex finished 1-2 in Miami Logano, “Just thinking about Miami, man. Some are going to…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Friday, March 15, 2019
AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH CHICAGO S HA HA CLINTON-DIX is back in the NFC North. Ian Rapoport tweeted it was a one-year deal. DETROIT TE JESSE JAMES lands in Detroit acting like a man who has escaped from a bad reality show. Chris Adamski of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: In something…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Thursday, March 14, 2019
AROUND THE NFL Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com with a quick overview of free agency so far: Free agency moved faster than ever in the NFL this year, but there are still plenty of good players available. In our Free Agent Top 100, 39 players remain available as of Thursday morning. Most…
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