Windy City Gridiron (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Ready for SNF? I am...Prime Rib and Prime Time! The Bears will be preparing for the "Blitzing Birds" of Philadelphia. Think we can handle it? 6 reasons why the Bears' franchise is inept . What would your top-6 be? Yesterday's injury reports. SBN's week 11 Power Rankings . Adam, how high did you put the Bears on your ballot? Bob LeGere says to throw it to Forte. LeBron James to the Browns...
Althouse (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Such are the nominees this year for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Patrick Goldstein moans: It's pretty pathetic when you consider that you can vote for the Chantels and Darlene Love, but not for Linda Ronstadt, Steve Miller, Chicago, Rush, Deep Purple, Alice Cooper, Journey, Dire Straits or Stevie Ray Vaughan, just to name a few of the ineligible worthies... Those of us who are actual voters are...
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...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
But new league says it will have team in Chicago TULSA, Okla. -- Arena football isn't dead yet. But the Chicago Rush still appear to be.
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...
Inside Track - Breaking News Blog (Free subscription) | 08/24/2009
Cordeiro report; A “cheesy” weekend! Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, Road America The next stop of the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup was the dairy capital of the United States, Wisconsin and more specifically Elkhart Lake, Road America. Once again, we hit the road a day early with the camper in tow. Not so lucky as I have been, to avoid traffic. Chicago was utterly insane. Toronto to Chicago takes...
Thunder Matt's Saloon (Free subscription) | 08/08/2009
It started off as a joke. The Sunday after Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2003, I was flipping through the channels trying to get my football fix. I wanted football and it didn't matter what kind. Reruns of college games, Canadian football, NFL Films, I would have settled for rugby...I didn't care. Well, the football gods have a warped sense of humor because I ended up flipping to NBC, which was doing the pre-game...
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...
MOUTHPIECE Blog (Free subscription) | 08/04/2009
Did you miss the Arena League this year? Did you even know they suspended this year’s season? No? Yes? You think? Well, you’ll never see it again. According to numerous reports and sources (including Facebook!) via the Orlando Sentinel, the league has met its demise, and will likely file for bankruptcy. The Chicago Rush, they of [...]
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 08/03/2009
Former Predators executive confirms the league is poised to declare bankruptcy The Orlando Predators have played their final game.
Fanster - All Sports. All Phoenix. (Free subscription) | 06/18/2009
Day two of the three-day baseball trip, took us on the road to Milwaukee. It was an afternoon game so we had to leave Chicago in the morning. We rented a car and drove 11 mph through rainy, Chicago rush hour traffic. Thankfully, the weather and traffic cleared up and we got up to and [...]
Arrowhead Pride (Free subscription) | 05/13/2009
The Chicago Slaughter, of the Continental Indoor Football League, has signed of Bobby Sippio , formerly with the Chicago Rush and Kansas City Chiefs. Chicago Signs AFL Standout Sippio - OurSports Central - Independent and Minor League Sports News When a guy sits on the practice squad, where any team can sign him, it's an indication that he's not very good. Such was the case of Bobby Sippio. Man one...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 05/07/2009
Instead of money back for canceled season, family gets double-billed On Dec. 15, the Arena Football League canceled its 2009 season, leaving the Chicago Rush and its fans in a bind.
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 05/07/2009
Instead of money back for canceled season, family gets double-billed On Dec. 15, the Arena Football League canceled its 2009 season, leaving the Chicago Rush and its fans in a bind.
MOUTHPIECE Blog (Free subscription) | 02/10/2009
Sometimes, I think it’s a bit silly how much extracurricular activity goes on at Wrigley Field. Minor League baseball game? Awesome! Hockey game on New Year’s Day? Radical! The potential for a Northwestern-Illinois football game? Sign me up! I’m surprised the Arena Football League didn’t try and save their season by moving the Chicago Rush to [...]
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