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The Daily Briefing Monday, August 6, 2018
The Daily Briefing Monday, August 6, 2018 AROUND THE NFL Peter King thinks about the helmet rule: • The exact rule has been confused in the last few weeks—it’s not helmet-to-helmet, but rather helmet-to-anything. The NFL wording: “It is a foul if a player lowers his head to initiate and make contact with his helmet…
Read MoreNASCAR Information Sunday, August 5, 2018
NASCAR Information Sunday, August 5, 2018 2018 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most wins this season: 6 Kyle Busch & Kevin Harvick Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 4 Kyle Busch, Kyle Larson & Martin Truex Jr. Most top 3 finishes this season: 13 Kyle Busch Most top 5 finishes this season: 16 Kyle Busch & Kevin…
Read MoreNASCAR Michigan Sunday, August 5, 2018
NASCAR Michigan Sunday, August 5, 2018 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES MICHIGAN STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most Michigan wins since repave: 3 Kyle Larson Most Michigan 2nd-place finishes since repave: 6 Kevin Harvick (Winless) Most Michigan top 5 finishes since repave: 8 Kevin Harvick Most Michigan top 10 finishes since repave: 10 Joey Logano Best Michigan average finish since repave: 4.6…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Friday, August 3, 2018
The Daily Briefing Friday, August 3, 2018 AROUND THE NFL Mark Maske of the Washington Post on how the NFL’s new helmet protocol showed up in Thursday’s Hall of Fame Game: Ever since the NFL enacted its new helmet-hitting rule in March, players and other observers have wondered how the rule would be enforced by…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Thursday, August 2, 2018
The Daily Briefing Thursday, August 2, 2018 AROUND THE NFL The DB wonders the following – Who will win more games, the Cowboys or the Redskins? Who will win more games, the Seahawks or the Cardinals? Who will win more games, the Panthers or the Buccaneers? Who will win more games, the…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Wednesday, August 1, 2018
The Daily Briefing Wednesday, August 1, 2018 AROUND THE NFL More signs that players and officials are not coming to grip with the NFL’s new helmet rule. 49ers CB RICHARD SHERMAN minces no words in this report from Ryan Wilson CBSSports.com: Eagles players meet with NFL refs, leave ‘frustrated’ over ‘confusion’ on new helmet rule 49ers…
Read MoreNASCAR Watkins Glen Monday, July 30, 2018
NASCAR Watkins Glen Monday, July 30, 2018 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES WATKINS GLEN STATS HIGHLIGHTS 22 Different winners in 35 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Watkins Glen races 2017 Watkins Glen was shortest race last season: 2:07:03 – Next shortest race: Michigan August 2:40:38 Only active drivers with multiple road course wins: 4 Kyle Busch, 3…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Monday, July 30, 2018
The Daily Briefing Thursday, July 26, 2018 AROUND THE NFL This from Peter King: 1. I think I have yet to hear of a compromise over the anthem issue that might bridge the gap between players and owners. It’s still an issue that could divide the league worse than it did last fall. The DB thinks…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Friday, July 27, 2018
The Daily Briefing Thursday, July 26, 2018 AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH GREEN BAY Uh oh. QB AARON RODGERS indicates he thought he would/should have a big new contract by now. Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: When Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers signed his current contract in 2013, the new-money average of $22 million per year…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Thursday, July 26, 2018
The Daily Briefing Thursday, July 26, 2018 AROUND THE NFL Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com on the two unsigned rookies: As training camps open, rookies across the league are getting their deals done — with only two exceptions. Jets quarterback Sam Darnold (the third overall pick in the 2018 NFL draft) and Bears linebacker…
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