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The Daily Briefing Wednesday, April 3, 2019
AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH DETROIT Kelly Stafford, wife of QB MATTHEW STAFFORD, has a brain tumor. Any brain tumor could be serious, but it looks like she has reason to be optimistic. Here is a complete update on what she is facing from Kristen Jordan Shamus of the Detroit Free Press:…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Tuesday, April 2, 2019
AROUND THE NFL The referee of the 2017 (season) Super Bowl, Gene Steratore quit and took TV money. Now, the referee of the 2018 (season) Super Bowl, John Parry has quit to take TV money. The moves concern Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: It’s not supposed to work this way. Referees shouldn’t…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Monday, April 1, 2019
AROUND THE NFL Trees, 21 ornamental cherry trees to be precise, are standing in the way of the NFL’s plans for the draft. The AP: The city of Nashville won’t cut down 21 ornamental cherry trees to make space for an NFL draft stage, Mayor David Briley said Saturday. In a news release,…
Read MoreNASCAR 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…
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