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Oklahoma City is home to the reigning NBA champions, the increasingly popular Women’s College World Series in softball and will host softball and canoe slalom in the 2028 Summer Olympics. That same year the town will have another point of sporting pride with the birth of an expansion team in the United Football League. The […]
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The United Football League announced today that three new franchises will debut in the spring of 2026 when the league kicks off its third season. The new teams are the Columbus Aviators, Louisville Kings, and Orlando Storm. The Aviators will play at Historic Crew Stadium, former home of the Columbus Crew of the MLS; the […]
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The Dome at America’s Center, home of the St. Louis Battlehawks, will host the 2025 UFL Championship Game on June 14, the second year in a row that the venue will host the league title game. St. Louis hosted the inaugural UFL Championship Game in 2024 when the Birmingham Stallions defeated the San Antonio Brahmas […]
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Arlington, Texas, will become the year-round football operations home for the United Football League, which kicks off its second season in late March. The UFL is the merger of the XFL and relaunched USFL, two previous spring professional football leagues. The headquarters will encompass multiple facilities in central Arlington, which will serve as the football […]
Continue ReadingThe United Football League has announced the launch of its first expansion process for prospective markets looking to bring spring football to their communities. The UFL currently consists of eight teams — the Arlington Renegades, Birmingham Stallions, Michigan Panthers, Houston Roughnecks, Memphis Showboats, San Antonio Brahmas, St. Louis Battlehawks and D.C. Defenders. The league, which […]
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Two previous spring professional football leagues have officially unveiled their branding as the United Football League, the result of a merger of the XFL and USFL. The 10-game regular season will start on March 30, 2024, with a battle of the 2023 champions Birmingham Stallions (USFL) and Arlington Renegades (XFL). “As a unified spring league, […]
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