Phil-Inq: Stars to play a little closer...

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Phil-Inq: Stars to play a little closer...

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>>The Philadelphia Stars will play closer to home this season, but not by much.

The city’s USFL franchise will play all its home games this season at Ford Field in Detroit, the home of the Detroit Lions, according to league sources with knowledge of the move. That’s nearly 300 miles closer than Birmingham, Ala., where the Stars (along with every other team in the league) played all their games last season.
“I know how Philly fans are. They have to have that connection to the team,” Johnston told the Inquirer last year. “I want to make sure that when we break from Birmingham and the Philadelphia Stars come home, that the fan base is going to be excited because we’ll hopefully have some connections back into the history of the Eagles franchise.”

One new hub will be in Canton, Ohio, the home of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Pittsburgh Maulers and the New Jersey Generals will play their home games at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. The stadium will also host the North Division playoffs and the USFL Championship game. <<
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