LAS VEGAS (AP) –– Moments before the XFL’s first red-and-black football was kicked into the desert night, Vince McMahon stood alone at the 50-yard line of Sam Boyd Stadium. Deafening cheers poured down from the packed stands. “We welcome you to our game!” McMahon shouted. “Thank you for the privilege of competing before you tonight!” … Read more
By QumarChicago – XFLBoard.com Enforcers Team Reporter Chicago – (3 February 2001) — As the XFL begins, so does a new era in football. The XFL will provide some new entertainment on a boring Saturday night primetime schedule. On NBC, tomorrow, Saturday, February 3, 2001, the XFL will begin. And as the saying goes, “Hell … Read more
News Courtesy of the San Francisco Demons CONCORD, Calif. (February 3, 2001) – Calvin Schexnayder, one of the Arena Football League’s most productive all-time pass receivers, was re-activated by the San Francisco Demons Friday and and will join three other wideouts on the roster when San Francisco opens the first-ever XFL season Sunday at Pacific Bell … Read more
By David Curtis – XFLBoard.com Los Angeles – (2 February 2001) — Season openers call for more than the usual guesswork when game planning, and this is of course particularly true in a new league. Teams haven’t yet established their own identities, so determining a competitor’s can be a problem. Still, certain personnel decisions provide obvious … Read more
By David “D.C.” Coughlin – XFLBoard.com Orlando – (2 February 2001) — The No Fun League is a Pro Bowl away from finality, and Vince McMahon’s XFL is about to receive center stage. On February 3, 2001, the XFL will begin its first season, with the Orlando Rage and the Chicago Enforcers being one of … Read more
By Jordan E. Kanter – XFLBoard.com Hitmen Team Reporter New York – (2 February 2001) — “Hit me.” That’s what heady gamblers say at the card tables in Vegas when they’re looking to win some cash. But that phrase will take on a far more menacing meaning on Saturday, February 3, when the Outlaws go … Read more
Offensive Tackle brings Character and Skill to the Demons (1 February 2001) — Scott Adams has nothing to prove. His football skill and attitude have taken him far in the world of professional football. After all it was raw ability that brought him to the Barcelona Dragons of the World League, and then to the Minnesota … Read more
News Courtesy of the San Francisco Demons SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (February 1, 2001) – The San Francisco Demons, the XFL leader in ticket sales since shortly after Halloween, have declared a sellout of their 2001 season opener Sunday against the Los Angeles Xtreme at Pacific Bell Park. “We are grateful to the football fans of the … Read more