Fanster - All Sports. All Phoenix. (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
It looks like diehard fans of Arena Football and the Arizona Rattlers will only have to go one year without being able to soak in the “50-yard indoor war”. From the ashes of the Arena Football League and several teams from it’s unofficial minor league, af2, comes (you guessed it) AF1, a new league based out [...]
Fanster - All Sports. All Phoenix. (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
Sports Arizona broke the news last week that the Arizona Rattlers would return as part of the new new Arena Football League 1, which was made official during a Monday press conference.
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
Photo by kansas city royalty Fans of the Chicago Rush, mourning the folding of the original Arena Football League , can now rejoice. Arena Football is coming back to Chicago, though it won't be the Rush, exactly. A new league - Arena Football 1 - will start play in 2010, featuring teams from the original AFL, new teams in old AFL cities, and teams from the AFL's offshoot afl2 league. But! This is...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
TULSA, Okla. — Arena football isn't dead yet. Officials from what will be known as Arena Football 1 said Monday that they will have at least 16 teams ready to play in 2010, including four in former Arena Football League markets: Salt Lake City, Chicago, Phoenix and Orlando, Fla. The Arizona Rattlers and Orlando Predators played in the old AFL, but the new league's Chicago and Salt Lake City teams...
Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
TULSA, Okla. -- Arena football isn't dead yet. But the Chicago Rush still appear to be. Officials from what will be known as Arena Football 1 said Monday that they will have at least 16 teams ready to play in 2010, including four in former Arena Football League markets: Chicago, Phoenix, Salt Lake City and Orlando, Fla. The Arizona Rattlers and Orlando Predators played in the old AFL, but the new...
Charlotte Observer: Sports (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
(By MURRAY EVANS, Associated Press Writer) Arena football isn't dead yet. Officials from what will be known as Arena Football 1 said Monday that they will have at least 16 teams ready to play in 2010, including four in former Arena Football League markets: Salt Lake City, Chicago, Phoenix and Orlando, Fla. The Arizona Rattlers and Orlando Predators played in the old AFL, but the new league's Chicago...
Fanster - All Sports. All Phoenix. (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
It appears the Arizona Rattlers are going to return in 2010 as a Monday press conference is scheduled to announce teams from the Arena Football League team and arenafootball2 teams are forming a new league called Arena Football League 1.
Fanster - All Sports. All Phoenix. (Free subscription) | 08/07/2009
When the headlines broke on Wednesday, I’ll admit, I was sad. The Arena Football League announced that it will indefinitely suspend operations, putting an end to its 22-year run of providing football-crazed America a 50-yard, indoor offseason alternative to the NFL. The announcement puts the Arizona Rattlers franchise in limbo. Managing partner Brett Bouchy [...]
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 08/04/2009
ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 4 (UPI) -- The Arena Football League will suspend its operations indefinitely and declare bankruptcy, media reports Tuesday indicated. The Orlando Sentinel reported Brett Bouchy, majority owner of the Arizona Rattlers, said the teetering indoor football league expects to go into Chapter 7 liquidation. Columbus Destroyers majority partner Jim Renacci told The Columbus Dispatch owners...
FootBall Haven (Free subscription) | 08/04/2009
Brett Bouchy , the owner of the Arena Football League's Arizona Rattlers, told the Orlando Sentinel that the league is set to declare bankruptcy and fold. The league has not yet made an announcement. But comments second those by Tampa Bay Storm owner Jim Borghesi that the league was shutting down. "It's just unfortunate we're in this situation," Bouchy told the Sentinel . "Everyone knows...
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 08/04/2009
While league officials have not publicly made the announcement, sources are reporting that the Arena Football League - including the Chicago Rush - is folding up shop after 22 years. The league suspended operations for the 2009 season in order to save money and attempt a comeback in 2010, but it looks like that comeback will never happen. Brett Bouchy, majority owner of the Arizona Rattlers, told...
Fanster - All Sports. All Phoenix. (Free subscription) | 08/03/2009
If you happened to save the ticket stub from the last Arizona Rattlers game, hang on to it because you have a collectors item on your hands.
Pro Cheer Blog (Free subscription) | 07/06/2009
ProCheerBlog enlists the help of real pro cheerleaders and dancers to give us their advice, tips and insight into performing with today’s world class professional squads. Donyell Browne is one of the industry’s well-rounded performers. She spent many seasons dancing with the NBA’s Phoenix Suns Dancers, WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury Hip Sop Squad, AFL’s Arizona Rattlers Sidewinders...
Pro Cheer Blog (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
The 2009 Arizona Cardinals updated their new squad bios. Meet the 2009 Arizona Cardinals Cheerleaders, some familiar faces in the group… Now we just need the Cardinals to unveil their new poster – more NFL news around the corner! Rookies: Alexis, Suns 2008 Alexis – Phoenix Suns Dancer & Arizona Rattlers Sidewinders Rachel – 2008 ROAR Rachel – Jacksonville Jaguars...
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 02/18/2009
The Parada del Sol parade and rodeo are coming to Scottsdale. The parade is Saturday; the rodeo Feb. 27-March 1.
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