14 results for "david newton"
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NASCAR - The phone call that changed Brad Keselowski's life
David NewtonLAS VEGAS -- By now you probably know that Brad Keselowski wants a tank, that he'd like to date Jennifer Love Hewitt and that there's a new market for giant Pilsner beer glasses like the one he drank from live on ESPN's "SportsCenter" after winning h...
Blog | Conversation | November 27, 2012 -
NASCAR - Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s confidence soaring on eve of Chase
David NewtonDale Earnhardt Jr. has been to the Chase party before. But performance breeds confidence, and Junior's performance in 2012 has been championship caliber.
Story | Conversation | September 12, 2012 -
NASCAR - Joe Gibbs likes what he sees in Tim Tebow
David NewtonCONCORD, N.C. -- Tim Tebow doesn't have anything to do with NASCAR or the Sprint Media Tour, but he's made an impression on one team owner. "I love Tebow," said Joe Gibbs, the owner of Joe Gibbs Racing and former head coach of the Washington Redskin...
Blog | Conversation | January 23, 2012 -
Sprint Cup team owners Joe Gibbs, Richard Childress and Rick Hend...
David NewtonCORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Joe Gibbs has been around too many NFL deals where you get a first-round draft pick for a player or pick to be named later. He opened Wednesday's conference call with the three owners of the Sprint Cup Chase contenders by offer...
Blog | Conversation | November 17, 2010 -
David Newton: There's nothing wrong with NASCAR fining drivers fo...
David NewtonIn 2008, the NFL fined Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Clark $5,000 for wearing eye black with the No. 21 etched into it in honor of former Washington Redskins teammate Sean Taylor, who had been murdered in his home. After a 2002 NFL game in which t...
Blog | Conversation | July 27, 2010 -
Busch's 2008 accomplishments overshadowed by postseason fade rout...
David NewtonThink folks will remember what Kyle Busch accomplished in 2008? Without a doubt ... but for all the wrong reasons, writes David Newton.
Story | Conversation | October 23, 2008 -
With the NFL in his rearview, Gibbs turns focus to race teams and...
David NewtonThink Joe Gibbs has less to worry about since leaving the Washington Redskins? Uh, no. Coach still has plenty on his mind these days, trying to keep up with Tony, Kyle, Denny and Joey.
Story | Conversation | September 05, 2008 -
Hamlin uses Charlotte test to put Richmond heartbreak behind him
David NewtonWhat did Denny Hamlin do after losing a race he dominated at a track on which he wants to win more than any other? Stare at the TV -- stone silent -- for nearly 24 hours, writes David Newton.
Story | Conversation | May 06, 2008 -
Redskins' loss could definitely be Joe Gibbs Racing's, Toyota's, ...
David NewtonJoe Gibbs was still a presence in NASCAR while he coached the Washington Redskins, but talk around the garage Tuesday centered around what a plus his return will be for NASCAR, his race team and Toyota, writes David Newton.
Story | Conversation | January 08, 2008 -
Kyle Busch says Gibbs gives him shot to contend now
David NewtonKyle Busch wanted to go where he could immediately challenge for a championship and work for an owner who will stand behind him during bad times as well as good. So he chose Joe Gibbs Racing.
Story | Conversation | August 14, 2007 -
Stewart breaks through for first win; breaks out of sour mood
David NewtonTony Stewart is happy he won, happy with his team and happy he has some time off. Winning at Chicagoland -- and a pep talk from team owner Joe Gibbs -- will do that for you, writes David Newton.
Story | Conversation | July 15, 2007 -
Grandson's leukemia gives Gibbs new perspective
David NewtonJoe Gibbs has faced adversity, but the emotion in his voice as he talks about his 2-year-old grandson fighting leukemia is something else, writes David Newton.
Story | Conversation | January 24, 2007 -
NFL- Cam Newton, Nnamdi Asomugha among NFC's most overrated playe...
KC JoynerKC Joyner examines the most overrated players in the NFC, including Cam Newton and Michael Bush.
Story | Conversation | June 27, 2012
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Flem File is chock-full of stories halfway through NFL season
David FlemingFlem File sees the NFL season as half full at the halfway point.
Story | Conversation | November 02, 2011