NASCAR Las Vegas Sunday, February 25, 2018

NASCAR Las Vegas Sunday, February 25, 2018 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES LAS VEGAS STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most Las Vegas races: 18 Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon & Matt Kenseth Most Las Vegas wins: 4 Jimmie Johnson Most Las Vegas 2nd-place finishes: 3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Winless) Most Las Vegas top 3 finishes: 6 Jimmie Johnson Most Las…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, February 23, 2018

The Daily Briefing Friday, February 23, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY New turf at Lambeau Field and you may not have known that it was a combination of real grass and synthetic turf.  Richard Ryman of USA TODAY-Wisconsin:   The Green Bay Packers are replacing the turf at Lambeau Field.   Replacement…

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The Daily Briefing Thursday, February 22, 2018

The Daily Briefing Thursday, February 22, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  Carlos Ruiz of USA TODAY’s For The Win looks at which teams have the capital and positioning to improve the most heading into 2018.   With the NFL offseason set to kick off in a few weeks (March 14, to be exact), let’s take a look…

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The Daily Briefing Wednesday, February 21, 2018

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, February 21, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  Andrew Brandt of SI.com thinks QB KIRK COUSINS will fall short of a mega-contract.   As NFL free agency approaches, we have a rare sight to behold: a true, unrestricted free agent quarterback with experience, productivity and relative youth at the game’s most important and valuable…

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The Daily Briefing Tuesday, February 20, 2018

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, February 20, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  It’s time to play tag and Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com is all over it.   It’s that time of year when the NFL reminds you its calendar rarely slows and never stops. Less than three weeks after Super Bowl LII, the first window of player movement…

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The Daily Briefing Monday, February 19, 2018

The Daily Briefing Monday, February 19, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  Clip and save – Peter King guesses where the QBs, rookie and veteran, will end up:   It’s amazing, really. We could see four quarterbacks (Sam Darnold, Josh Rosen, Josh Allen, Baker Mayfield) picked in the top 10 in the April draft. By the end of…

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NASCAR Atlanta Sunday, February 18, 2018

NASCAR Atlanta Sunday, February 18, 2018 NASCAR ATLANTA STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most 1.5-mile track wins last season: 7 Martin Truex Jr. (4 Others 1 win each) Most 1.5-mile track 2nd-place finishes last season: 4 Kyle Larson (Winless) Most 1.5-mile track top 3 finishes last season: 9 Martin Truex Jr. Most 1.5-mile track top 5 finishes last season: 9…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, February 16, 2018

The Daily Briefing Friday, February 16, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  The NFL has announced the five cities from which the next two communities to host the draft will be selected.      The NFL Draft might be coming to your city.   The finalists to host the 2019 or 2020 draft, as announced on Thursday, are…

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The Daily Briefing Thursday, February 15, 2018

The Daily Briefing Thursday, February 15, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com puts forth the offseason priorities of the NFL office regarding its product:   The NFL is in full offseason mode, a time that can challenge the most dramatic parts of the regular season for news and pace. While teams prepare for roster…

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The Daily Briefing Wednesday, February 14, 2018

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, February 14, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  There was a time that the NFL had a rotation of teams for the Hall of Fame Game published years in advance.  Now, they wait until they see who makes the Hall – and this year there are linebackers from the Bears and Ravens.  The AP:…

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