XTREME GETS UPPER HAND IN FIRST CROSSOVER ACTION News from the San Francisco Demons LAS VEGAS, Nev. (January 11, 2000) – The San Francisco Demons took the field with another team for the first time as XFL players and the Los Angeles Xtreme won the decision, giving San Francisco a goal for the season opener. The … Read more
News Courtesy of the Birmingham Thunderbolts Day VIII – Tuesday, January 9, 2001 Communicators ORLANDO – Birmingham Bolts quarterbacks, offensive coordinator Dave Arslanian and head coach Gerry DiNardo had the opportunity Tuesday to work with the XFL coach-to-quarterback communication system that will be employed by the Bolts when the season begins Feb. 4 against Memphis. … Read more
By Bamaslammer – Birmingham Bolts Co-Reporter 9 January 2001 – Birmingham – It was 1993 and my friend, a season ticket holder at Alabama, left me two tickets he wasn’t going to use against Ole Miss. Alabama was a run oriented team coached by a man who preached defense and the running game. But the … Read more
By TheGrandonGang – XFLBoard.com Las Vegas Outlaws Team Reporter Las Vegas – (7 January 2001) Under a beautiful, virtually cloudless, blue sky with the temperature approaching 70, just minutes from the world-famous Strip and the weekend hubbub of the Consumer Electronics show, what better sounds could one hear than bodies hitting one another and the battle-cry … Read more
NEWS AND NOTES FROM THUNDERBOLTS TRAINING CAMP Day V – Saturday, January 6, 2001 ORLANDO – Crossing Rio Grande Ave. from McCracken Field to Thunder Field seemed to be just the wake up call the Birmingham Thunderbolts needed Saturday, or maybe it was because the Orlando Rage stood waiting across the border. For an hour, Birmingham … Read more
By Bamaslammer – Birmingham Bolts Co-Reporter 1 January 2001 – People in Birmingham have noted that the Birmingham Cheerleaders have yet to make an appearance either in person or by photo media. Other cities already have rolled out the carpet for their new marketing and special event girls. Lets face it, the Dubba Dubba twins are … Read more
News Courtesy of XFL.COM 30 December 2000 – The XFL’s New York/New Jersey HITMEN™ selected three players during the league’s first-ever supplemental draft and exercised one of its territorial selections to add a total of four players to its roster today. The newest members of HITMEN are listed below in the order they were selected. … Read more
Outlaws Add Depth on O-Line, at RB, TE and WR; Six Waived to Meet Training Camp Limit Press Release Courtesy of the Las Vegas Outlaws LAS VEGAS (Friday, December 29, 2000) – The Las Vegas Outlaws today added eight players in the XFL Supplemental Draft, as VP/General Manager Bob Ackles and Head Coach Jim Criner … Read more
One Territorial Protection Possibility Remaining for Outlaws Press Release Courtesy of the Las Vegas Outlaws (Reported By the GrandonGang) LAS VEGAS (Wednesday, December 27, 2000) – The Las Vegas Outlaws will participate in their first XFL supplemental draft, to be held Friday, December 29, via conference call between league headquarters in Stamford, Conn., and the … Read more
By TheGrandonGang – XFLBoard.com Las Vegas Outlaws Team Reporter 26 December 2000 – After watching the Monday Night Football competitive fiasco (hurry up XFL season!), it was off to the kitchen for one last libation. When I returned, who should I see on TV but the Las Vegas Outlaw Cheerleaders. The Las Vegas ABC affiliate runs … Read more
By Bamaslammer – Birmingham Bolts Co-Reporter 20 December 2000 – Rick and Bubba the radio play-by-play men for the Birmingham Thunderbolts Radio Network are knocking around the idea of a “Rick and Bubba” section for the Bolts games. The idea originated in Orlando where radio host Russ Collins of the “Monsters of the Mid-Day” radio … Read more
By Bamaslammer – Birmingham Bolts Co-Reporter 14 December 2000 – Things are beginning to heat up around Birmingham in anticipation of the Bolts first game. Activity is taking place on several fronts. The BIGGEST news around town is the hiring of the radio broadcast team. This would normally be a small news item were it … Read more