On The Wire (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
I know it has been quite some time since I have posted anything. So what I am going to do is play catch up with the week's hot political story: Rush Limbaugh and The Rams. So, the NFL does not want "controversy or divisiveness" in their league. Okay, well then why didn't Jim Irsay and the rest of the NFL have comments for these jerks that are former players or are still in the NFL: Bam Morris...
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
He's the first call you make.
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...
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
Brett Bouchy promises fans won't see watered-down arena football when the Orlando Predators resume play in April 2010.
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...
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
The Predators are back.
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
The Predators are gone, but indoor football might make a comeback in Orlando.
EuroInvestor.co.uk (Free subscription) | 08/06/2009
Schuff Steel Atlantic has started erecting major roof trusses on the Orlando Events Center, a multipurpose arena in Orlando. The approximately 875,000-square-foot facility will house the Orlando Magic and Orlando Predators and host collegiate basketball, hockey, arena football, indoor soccer, concerts, stage shows, and exhibitions. Schuff Stee..
bizjournals (Free subscription) | 08/04/2009
The Orlando Predators may have played their last season following reports that the Arena Football League is collapsing.
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...
Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician (Free subscription) | 08/04/2009
Ranking salaries of head football coaches in Football Bowl Subdivision - OrlandoSentinel.com Doug Marrone is pulling down $1.1M a year. Not too shabby. Three Idiots on Sports: #1: Syracuse-48 Penn State- 21 Wondering how the '87 West Virginia game didn't earn the #1 spot on the Biggest Football Wins of the HumpIdiot Era Countdown? Well, here's his answer. The Orangemen's 1987 destruction of Penn State...
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 08/03/2009
Former Predators executive confirms the league is poised to declare bankruptcy The Orlando Predators have played their final game.
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.
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