Category: UFL

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson talks to a youth football team just before kickoff of Saturday's Birmingham-Arlington UFL opener in Arlington. Johnson, a partner in the ownership of the new spring league, welcomed fans to Choctaw Stadium for the first UFL game. The 10-game season continues on Sunday. (Photo by JENNA LUCAS - THEFOOTBALLBEAT.COM)
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UFL standings, stats after week 1

EDITOR’S NOTE: This selection not only updates the United Football League’s standings after the first week of play (Saturday, March 30 and Sunday, March 31), but also gives you the UFL’s week two schedule (Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April

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Birmingham cornerback Mark Gilbert (28) is congratulated by teammates after an interception late in Saturday's contest in Arlington against the Renegades, the very first United Football League game. Birmingham won, 27-14, the season opener for both teams. (Photo by ALEX NABOR - THEFOOTBALLBEAT.COM)
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Stallions shine in win at Arlington

ARLINGTON – If past performances are any indication, if you didn’t have the two-time USFL champion Birmingham Stallions as your preseason favorite in the first-ever season of the United Football League, maybe you should honestly reconsider. Former Ole Miss quarterback

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Birmingham Stallions quarterback Matt Corral (2) is hunted by Arlington linebacker Willie Taylor III (50) in Saturday's UFL season opener at Choctaw Stadium in Arlington. Birmingham won, 27-14. (Photo by ALEX NABOR - ETBLITZ.COM)
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Notes: UFL debuts to fanfare

ARLINGTON – “Today is truly Day 1 of the The United Football League (UFL) officially,” said UFL CEO/president Russ Brandon. Brandon, who along with Dani Garcia, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s ex-wife and his longtime business manager, and now his partner

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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson talks to an Arlington-area football team prior to kickoff of the Arlington Renegades-Birmingham Stallions game at Choctaw Stadium, the first-ever game under the UFL banner. (Photo by MITCH LUCAS)
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UFL, welcome to the sports world

The United Football League kicked off in Arlington, officially, on Saturday, with the home-team Renegades hosting the Birmingham Stallions. The UFL, of course, is the merger, or marriage, of former spring leagues the United States Football League (USFL) and the

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St. Louis Battlehawks quarterback A.J. McCarron is back for a second season, this time with the franchise as a part of the UFL, a new spring football league that has four games this weekend. (Photo courtesy of TOTALBAMAMAG.com)
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We’re live, bud: UFL kicks off Saturday

The dawn of a new professional sports league becomes a reality on Saturday, when the United Football League – the result of the merger of the XFL and the United States Football League – makes its debut with four games

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This weekend, the United Football League, the UFL, debuts in four cities around the country, including coach Bob Stoops (above) and the Arlington Renegades hosting the Birmingham Stallions in the league's first-ever game, a noon start at Arlington's Choctaw Stadium. (Photo courtesy of XFLNEWSHUB.COM)
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UFL debuts this weekend

If – if – you’re one of the few people who don’t seem to be aware of the significance of this weekend to the sports climate, shame on you. The NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments continue, of course, and

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The Birmingham Stallions won back-to-back USFL titles. The Stallions open the very first UFL season Saturday at Arlington. (Photo courtesy of FOXNEWS.COM)
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UFL games to air on SiriusXM

This weekend is the United Football League’s debut, and the league is partnered with some of the biggest names in media for their first season. That includes its audio partner. The UFL announced late last week that its games broadcast

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UFL presents its app

The United Football League is doing its best to change the way we all think about spring football. The best way to do that? Keep the public informed, give them all the information you can, and then some, and make

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St. Louis will be the site of the very first United Football League Championship Game, on Sunday, June 16, the league announced on Thursday. The UFL, which combined the XFL and USFL to form one mega-league, begins its inaugural season on March 30. (Photo courtesy of SPECTRUMLOCALNEWS.COM)
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St. Louis will host first UFL title game

The Blues (the team AND the music), the St. Louis Cardinals, the ribs, Chuck Berry, and now the first-ever United Football League Championship Game. The UFL announced Thursday that the league’s inaugural championship game will be played in St. Louis

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ESPN, ABC announce UFL broadcast pairings

The brand-new United Football League (UFL), just a few weeks away from its multi-network debut, has announced on-air pairings for its ESPN and ABC broadcasts. The concept: each of the ESPN / ABC teams will have a play-by-play lead and

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