The Daily Briefing Tuesday, September 19, 2023

THE DAILY BRIEFING A spring merger?  Tim Baysinger, Dan Primack, Sara Fischer of Axios: Pro football leagues the XFL and USFL are in advanced talks to merge, three sources familiar with the situation tell Axios.   Why it matters: Combining the two may be the smartest path forward for the leagues given the challenges and…

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The Daily Briefing Monday, September 18, 2023

THE DAILY BRIEFING Mike Sando: The eight 2-0 teams: We all could have seen Philadelphia, San Francisco, Dallas, Miami and Baltimore starting 2-0, but Tampa Bay, Washington and Atlanta as well? The Cowboys’ 40-0 and 30-10 victories give them the second-largest average victory margin through two weeks since 2000. Only the 2019 Patriots (36.5) and…

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NASCAR Talladega Sunday, September 24, 2023

Talladega Superspeedway NASCAR Cup Series Stats Highlights Talladega 4/23 Kyle Busch Talladega April winner – Started 17th, finished outside top 10 in Stage 1 & 2, 3 laps led, avg. running pos.: 16.5 Winner pit stops: Kyle Busch – 7 Lap 39 (G), 63, 66, 103 (G), 123, 124, 144 Stage 1 winner: Chase Elliott…

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NASCAR Information Sunday, September 24, 2023

NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON 2023 Texas William Byron 2023 Texas winner – Started 18th, finished 4th in Stage 1 & 15th in Stage 2, only final 6 laps led Winner pit stops: William Byron – 5 Stops 39 (G), 83, 115, 168, 211 Stage 1 winner: Tyler Reddick 25th Stage 2 winner:…

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NASCAR Texas Sunday, September 17, 2023

Texas Motor Speedway NASCAR Cup Series Stats Highlights 2022 Texas Tyler Reddick 2022 Texas winner – Started 4th, finished 14th in Stage 1 & 16th in Stage 2, 70 laps led (most), first lead lap 227, 7th caution free pass Winner pit stops: Tyler Reddick (7 Stops) 41, 99, 116 (G), 139, 198, 244, 271 Top…

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NASCAR Information Sunday, September 17, 2023

NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON 2023 Bristol Denny Hamlin 2023 Bristol winner – Started 2nd, lap 71 speeding, finished 4th in Stage 2, 142 of final 147 laps led including final 135 Winner pit stops: Denny Hamlin – 4 Stops 71, 110, 255, 365 (All caution) Stage 1 & 2 winner: Christopher Bell…

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The Daily Briefing Wednesday, September 13, 2023

THE DAILY BRIEFING Did artificial turf cause the injury to QB AARON RODGERS?  Getting grass fields in all 30 stadiums is the mission of new NFLPA head Lloyd Howell.  ESPN.com: The NFL Players Association’s new executive director has called for the league to change all of its field surfaces to natural grass in the wake…

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The Daily Briefing Tuesday, September 12, 2023

THE DAILY BRIEFING So the Chiefs, Bengals and Bills are all 0-1, scoring a total of 3 TDs in Week 1. The Raiders lead the AFC West by themselves at 1-0, Cleveland and Baltimore get the 1-0 start in the AFC North and it’s the Jets and Dolphins at 1-0 in the AFC East. The…

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The Daily Briefing Monday, September 11, 2023

THE DAILY BRIEFING Week 1 in a nutshell: Road teams went 10-5. Dallas and San Francisco lived up to the hype with crushing road wins.  The Eagles weren’t quite up to that standard in New England. Cleveland and the Rams with surprisingly dominant wins that cast doubt on the makeup of Cincinnati and Seattle. The…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, September 8, 2023

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH DETROIT Dan Campbell wasn’t surprised by the outcome Thursday night at Arrowhead.  Eric Woodyard of ESPN.com: While the football world might have been stunned by the Detroit Lions’ 21-20 win over the reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, there was one person who wasn’t: Dan Campbell.   The third-year…

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