The Arena Football League is down to eight teams for the 2016 season, as defections and folding franchises gives the league its smallest lineup since 1991. (more…)
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Yard Dawgz drop out of AFL
The new Arena Football appears to be a little less stable than the old AFL in the early going, with the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz the latest team to drop out of the league. To be fair, Oklahoma City is a fairly crowded sports marketplace, and the Yard Dawgz may have been a victim of […]
Kansas City Brigade returns to AFL
Another former AFL team owner is re-entering the fold, as the Liken family announces the Kansas City Brigade will be joining the new Arena Football League for the 2011 season. The new AFL management must be doing something right; the Brigade is the third former AFL franchise to commit to the new AFL, as Kansas […]
SaberCats returning to new AFL
The new Arena Football League has another old team returning to the new lineup, as the San Jose SaberCats will field a team in the 2011 season under the direction of the old ownership group. Fry’s Electronics Executive Vice President Kathryn J. Kolder and brothers John, Dave and Randy Fry are heading up the revived […]
Philadelphia Soul to return to AFL sans Bon Jovi
The Philadelphia Soul is returning to the Arena Football League for the 2011 season, but former owner Jon Bon Jovi won’t be part of the ownership group. Bon Jovi was an integral part of the Soul ownership during the team’s previous stint in the AFL, combining concerts with games and appearing on game-of-the-week telecasts. But […]
New for 2010: Maverik Center
The former E-Center in West Valley City, Utah, has a new name, as the home of the Utah Blaze (AFL) and the Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) is now the Maverik Center. Maverik, a convenience and gas retailer headquartered in Utah, finalized a multi-year agreement including exclusive sponsorship, advertising rights and prominent signage on the exterior and […]
Vipers fitting in nicely in new AFL
The Alabama Vipers may not play in a major market, but the Huntsville-based team is managing to fit in well with the economics of the new Arena Football League. The Vipers play at the Von Braun Center, which has a very limited capacity of 6,200. And the Vipers aren’t selling out the place, averaging 4,205 […]
