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Tough playoff spot?

College Sporting News

Arena Bowl XXI leaves New Orleans jazzed

Arena Fan Online

Steeldogs surging at right time

Arena Fan Online

THREE AND OUT

Football field is his arena

Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch

EXCITEMENT ABOUNDS--ARENA BOWL XXI (ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE)

New Orleans Times-Picayune

Arena football could be back

Woodland (Pa.) Progress

THREE AND OUT

The FCS Preseason Top 25

College Sporting News

Have speed, will play

Savannah (Ga.) Morning News

AFL has come a long way, but still has a way to go

ESPN.com

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Benton becomes first af2 player to score 1,000 points!

arenafootball2

ESU player making a go of it in the Arena Football League.

Pocono Record (Pa.)

Reach of football growing globally.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

ARENA FOOTBALL IN YAKIMA? BRING IT ON!!!

Article courtesy of the Yakima (Wash.) Herald-Republic.

BYE, BYE TULSA TALONS?

Despite being the only arenafootball2 franchise to win at least 100 games, the Tulsa Talons might not field a team after this season. Click the link below to find out why.

Article courtesy of Tulsa World.

NCAA DIVISION I FCS PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS ANNOUNCED

College Sporting News has announced the preseason All-America selections for the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision. Click the link below to find out who these All-Americans are!

Article courtesy of College Sporting News.

THREE AND OUT

"Miltary Classic Of The South" to be televised.

College Sporting News

St. Vincent coach starting football program from scratch.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

How Atlanta's two football franchises stack up.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

WOLVES UPSET PIONEERS 49-46

It took 14 games, but the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Pa.) Pioneers finally lost a game in arenafootball2 action. And the Manchester (N.H.) Wolves ruined the visitors perfect season with a 49-46 upset win before 6,000 fans at Verizon Wireless Arena, on the Friday the 13th, no doubt.

Article courtesy of the Manchester (N.H.) Union Leader.

BONUS COVERAGE: af2.com

THREE AND OUT

U.S. storms onto World Cup stage with 77-0 win.

Daily Yomiuri (Osaka, Japan)

Lightning may play af2's top team.

Stockton (Calif.) Record

Ex-Purdue QB wishes he stayed.

Indianapolis Star

D-II OFFSEASON THOUGHTS

Click the linke to find out what's new in NCAA Division II!

Article courtesy of d2football.com.

THREE AND OUT

Three interesting stories from the world of small college and minor league professional football for Tuesday.

UNH seeks feelers for D-I status:

New Haven (Conn.) Register

Haskell Indian Nations isn't No. 1 but is ranked:

Huh? Click the link below!

Huntsville (Ala.) Times

Don't wake the sleeping giant:

ArenaFan Online

GRIDIRON REVIVAL

Central State University (Ohio) is beginning its third season of its football revival, after being absent for almost a decade. Find out what Colorado State University-Pueblo is learning from Central State.

Article courtesy of the Pueblo (Colo.) Chieftain.

TULSA TALONS WIN 100TH af2 GAME!!!!

The arenafootball2 league's Tulsa Talons made history Saturday night, as they became the first franchise to win 100 games in a 49-32 victory over the Lubbock Renegades in Lubbock, Tex.

Article courtesy of Tulsa World

Analysis: The Talons accomplishment of reaching 100 wins is amazing considering they're one of the few original franchises remaining in the af2. In fact, many of the franchises that made up the American Conference in the inaugural 2000 season (Augusta, Carolina, Charleston, Jacksonville, Norfolk, Richmond, and Roanoke) have all since closed their doors. Having teams that have made the playoffs every year since 2000 (Tulsa won the 2003 Arena Cup) doesn't hurt either.

A CRUEL BOUNCING BALL

That aforementioned phrase aptly describes the agonizing way the Dallas Desperados season ended Saturday night, after being upset the Columbus (Ohio) Destroyers 66-59 in the divisional round of the Arena Football League playoffs.

Despite having the AFL's best regular-season record at 15-1, everything the Desperados worked for disappeared in devastating, disappointing fashion.

Article courtesy of Dallas Cowboys.com.

DESTROYERS UPSET DESPERADOS 66-59!!!!!

The Dallas Desperados had the best regular season record in the Arena Football League at 15-1, while the Columbus (Ohio) Destroyers had the only losing record in postseason play at 8-9.

Still, the underdogs proved why it's not how you start, but how you finish that counts, as the visiting Destroyers pulled off what had to be the biggest upset in AFL history, as they stunned the Desperados 66-59 at American Airlines Arena in Dallas Saturday night.

Article courtesy of the Arena Football League.

af2 IMPRESSED WITH YAKIMA

If a recent visit to Yakima, Wash. is any indication, there's a good chance that this Pacific Northwest could get an arenafootball2 franchise, as league officials took a tour of the SunDome.

Article courtesy of the Yakima (Wash.) Herald Republic.

DOES THE NFL NEED A MINOR LEAGUE?

After the recent demise of NFL Europa, questions remain whether or not such an experiment is really necessary.

Article courtesy of Fox Sports.com.

FEELING BULLIED?

That's what a former University of Northern Colorado punter accused of attempted murder in the stabbing of a former teammate claims he felt when confronted by police during questioning. Click on the link below to read more.

Article courtesy of CBS Sportsline.

WELCOME TO THE AAFL--HOLD YOUR SNICKERING

Just on the heels of Mark Cuban announcing the "United Football League", there's also the talk of the All-American Football League coming on board. Read on to find out more.

Article courtesy of CBS Sportsline.

SOUTHWEST BAPTIST LEAVES MIAA FOOTBALL

The upcoming 2007 campaign will be the last season for NCAA Division II Southwest Baptist (Mo.), as that program prepares to leave the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association to play an independent schedule in 2008.

Press release courtesy of Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

COLORADO STATE-PUEBLO NAMES NEW HEAD COACH

They won't take the field until the fall of 2008, but the excitement is already building for the Colorado State University-Pueblo Thunderwolves, as they named John Wristen their new head coach. CSU-Pueblo last fielded a squad in 1985.

Article courtesy of Colorado State University-Pueblo Sports Information

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY FROM RFC!

Real Football Central would like to wish all readers a very Happy 4th of July, at least in the States!!!!!!

COMING SOON!!!!--SMALL COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON PREVIEWS!!!!!

YOU WIN, YOU LOSE?!

Click the link below to find out why winning Monday's Arena Football League wild card playoff game against the Los Angeles Avengers could actually prove costly for the Utah Blaze.

Article courtesy of the Salt Lake Tribune.

MIAA ADMITS UNO

The NCAA Division II Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association recently announced the newest addition to its membership, as the University of Nebraska-Omaha will join the league after the 2007 season.

Article courtesy of the St. Joseph (Mo.) News-Press.

PSAC ADMITS C.W. POST

The NCAA Division II Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference filled the void left by the disbanding of the Mansfield University football program by adding three schools in two days late last week.

On Wednesday, the PSAC added current Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference members Gannon and Mercyhurst to the mix, then added C.W. Post (N.Y.) as the third newcomer one day later. C.W. Post will join the PSAC as an associate member for football and field hockey only. The memberships for all three schools will become effective in 2008.

Article courtesy of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review