Posts Tagged ‘Fox Sports’
The Daily Briefing Wednesday, August 29, 2018
The Daily Briefing Wednesday, August 29, 2018 AROUND THE NFL Former NFL tight end Tony Gonzalez is not a fan of DeMaurice Smith, the lawyer who heads the NFLPA. Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: Future Hall of Fame tight end Tony Gonzalez does not believe today’s NFL players are getting good representation from their union.…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Tuesday, August 28, 2018
The Daily Briefing Tuesday, August 28, 2018 AROUND THE NFL Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com notes that Jerry Jones has brought up the idea of an 18-game season once again: Last year, the Commissioner suggested on at least three occasions that the preseason could be shortened. This year, he hasn’t mentioned it. His in-house quasi-nemesis…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Monday, August 27, 2018
The Daily Briefing Monday, August 27, 2018 AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH CHICAGO Has the Bears offense reached a point where it doesn’t need game reps prior to the opener? Dan Pompei does not think so: @danpompei Bears are not playing their starters. I don’t like it a bit. Football players need to PLAY…
Read MoreNASCAR Darlington Sunday, August 26, 2018
NASCAR Darlington Sunday, August 26, 2018 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES DARLINGTON STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most Darlington wins (Active): 3 Jimmie Johnson Most Darlington poles (Active): 4 Kasey Kahne (Winless) Most Darlington laps led (Active): 598 Kyle Busch Most Darlington races: 65 Richard Petty Most Darlington poles: 12 David Pearson Most Darlington wins: 10 David Pearson Most Darlington…
Read MoreNASCAR Information Sunday, August 26, 2018
NASCAR Information Sunday, August 26, 2018 2018 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most wins this season: 7 Kevin Harvick Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 5 Kyle Larson (Winless) Most top 3 finishes this season: 14 Kyle Busch Most top 5 finishes this season: 17 Kyle Busch & Kevin Harvick Most top 10 finishes this season:…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Friday, August 24, 2018
The Daily Briefing Thursday, August 23, 2018 AROUND THE NFL Two good choices by the Hall of Fame for induction in 2019. Chris Wesseling of NFL.com: Broncos owner Pat Bowlen and former Cowboys personnel maven Gil Brandt are one step closer to joining the NFL’s ultimate pantheon. The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Thursday, August 23, 2018
The Daily Briefing Thursday, August 23, 2018 AROUND THE NFL The NFL says it will stay the course with its controversial new helmet rule. But there is a slight change in tone that should make all the difference. Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com: According to a statement released by NFL executive vice president of football operations…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Wednesday, August 22, 2018
The Daily Briefing Wednesday, August 22, 2018 AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH CHICAGO LB ROQUAN SMITH, after a contentious holdout, now has a hamstring problem. Rich Campbell in the Chicago Tribune: Bears rookie linebacker Roquan Smith stopped practicing Tuesday because of tightness in his lower left hamstring, coach Matt Nagy said. The first-round draft…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Tuesday, August 21, 2018
The Daily Briefing Tuesday, August 21, 2018 AROUND THE NFL Pray for Richie Incognito, seriously. Mike Florio: Free-agent offensive lineman Richie Incognito has had a difficult and troubling few days, starting with the death of his father over the weekend. The Scottsdale, Arizona police department has confirmed that Incognito was arrested Monday on counts…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Monday, August 20, 2018
The Daily Briefing Monday, August 20, 2018 AROUND THE NFL In addition to the controversial/horrible helmet call, Peter King says another big change is that replay is going to be circumspect, not intrusive: The new NFL rules analyst for NBC Sports, Terry McAulay, tells me he thinks there will be a major change in how…
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