The fate of the Arena Football League has been sealed, as the league announced last week that it is fully ceasing operations and filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. (more…)
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Arena Football League’s Future in Question
The Arena Football League is facing an uncertain future, as it has shutdown local business operations amidst financial issues. (more…)
Restaurant Sought for L.C. Walker Arena
The City of Muskegon could add a restaurant to L.C. Walker Arena, with Rad Dad’s Taco and Tequila Bar potentially opening at the venue. (more…)
L.C. Walker Arena Upgrades Being Studied
Muskegon, MI officials have approved a $100,000 study on the L.C. Walker Arena, which could receive restaurant space and other enhancements. (more…)
Orlando Predators Folding
After 25 seasons in the Arena Football League, the Orlando Predators have announced that they are suspending their operations. (more…)
Eight teams on tap for 2016 AFL season
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…)
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 […]
Billings’ Rimrock Auto Arena to reopen in April; Outlaws fold
Rimrock Auto Arena in Billings, heavily damaged by a tornado last summer, is slated to reopen April 15, as crews are rebuilding the roof and cleaning up the interior. It won’t be soon enough for the Billings Outlaws (IFL), as the team folded operations. To say the folding of the Outlaws is a surprise is […]
New Orleans VooDoo to return
After a three-year hiatus, the New Orleans VooDoo name is returning to the new AFL, as the Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings are relocating to New Orleans Arena for the 2011 season. The new team will use the logos and claim the history of the previous New Orleans VooDoo, which was owned and managed by the NFL’s […]
Initial cost estimates presented for Billings arena renovations
A rebuilding of Billing’s RimRock Auto Arena, heavily damaged by a tornado this summer, could cost as much as $15 million according to estimates presented to Yellowstone County Commissioners yesterday, but the final price tag is expected to be lower as the design is trimmed back. Estimates from CTA Architects (Billings) and Populous (Kansas City) […]
Yellowstone County to rebuild Rimrock Auto Arena
Despite extensive damage from a tornado that saw the roof lifted off the place, Yellowstone County officials say they’ll launch a plan to rebuilt Rimrock Auto Arena in Billings. The tornado, which ripped through the area on June 20, took the roof off the 12,000-seat arena and caused extensive damage, to the point where officials […]
Tornado rips roof off Billing arena; damage is extensive
A tornado ripped the roof off Billings’ Rimrock Auto Arena Sunday, causing millions of dollars in damage and impacting next weekend’s playoff game for the IFL’s Billings Outlaws; officials will decide whether to inspect or demolish 35-year-old facility. UPDATE: We have a photo. It’s not pretty. Rimrock Auto Arena is located in the MetraPark fairgrounds […]
