Posts Tagged ‘Fox Sports’
NASCAR Las Vegas Sunday, February 24, 2019
NASCAR Las Vegas Sunday, February 24, 2019 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES LAS VEGAS STATS HIGHLIGHTS NASCAR GOES WEST! KEVIN HARVICK WON 2 OF THE 3 RACES ON THE WEST COAST SWING – LAS VEGAS & ISM RACEWAY MARTIN TRUEX JR. FINISHED TOP 5 ALL 3 RACES INCLUDING A WIN AT AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY KYLE BUSCH FINISHED…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Friday, March 1, 2019
AROUND THE NFL The coaches subcommittee of the Competition Committee wants an all-powerful eye in the sky. Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: The Competition Committee has made plenty of headlines this week regarding whether and to what extent the replay review process will, or won’t, change in the aftermath of last month’s NFC championship game.…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Thursday, February 28, 2019
AROUND THE NFL QB JOHNNY MANZIEL is a man without a country, if that country is Canada. The CFL orders him cut by the Montreal Allouettes. The Montreal Alouettes released quarterback Johnny Manziel on Wednesday, saying he “contravened the agreement which made him eligible to play” in the Canadian Football League. The CFL…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Wednesday, February 27, 2019
AROUND THE NFL Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com says no consensus has emerged on the Competition Committee about how to change replay to avoid horrible calls such as the one that denied the Saints a trip to the Super Bowl. Early discussions among NFL competition committee members suggest the league is unlikely to make significant…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Tuesday, February 26, 2019
AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH GREEN BAY Last year, WR JORDY NELSON was allowed to walk. This year, the Packers will part ways with WR RANDALL COBB. Zach Kruse of PackersWire.com: The end is likely near for the working relationship between receiver Randall Cobb and the Green Bay Packers. Mike Silver of…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Monday, February 25, 2019
AROUND THE NFL Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com on how compensatory picks sometimes work in the opposite direction of how they were intended: The original idea behind compensatory picks was to help maintain parity in the NFL: The league has never wanted wealthy teams in big markets to be able to buy up all…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Friday, February 15, 2019
AROUND THE NFL Would Adam Silver be a better NFL commissioner than Roger Goodell? Peter King on the whispers: I think, regarding the whispers of some influencers in the NFL feeling out Adam Silver for his interest in the NFL commissioner’s job before Roger Goodell signed long-term in late 2017, as reported by ESPN:…
Read MoreNASCAR Atlanta Monday, February 18, 2019
NASCAR Atlanta Monday, February 18, 2019 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES ATLANTA STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most 1.5-mile track wins last season: 4 Kevin Harvick; 3 Kyle Busch; 4 Others 1 win each Most 1.5-mile track 2nd-place finishes last season: 3 Martin Truex Jr. (1 Win – Kentucky) Most 1.5-mile track top 3 finishes last season: 7 Kevin Harvick Most 1.5-mile…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Wednesday, February 13, 2019
AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH DETROIT Kevin Patra of NFL.com on new OC Darrell Bevell: The Detroit Lions parted ways with Jim Bob Cooter in favor of veteran play-caller Darrell Bevell as the team’s new offensive coordinator this offseason. Bevell is still figuring out what Detroit’s new offense will look like in 2019…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Tuesday, February 12, 2019
AROUND THE NFL Thoughts from Peter King on the AAF and its rules: I think I can’t make any major conclusions on the quality of the AAF product after one weekend, because I just saw snippets. (I’ll watch more in the coming weeks.) But some of the rules I like a lot. No kickoffs…
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