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And there's more: The United States Football League (USFL) announced Thursday morning that Fred Biletnikoff, the Super Bowl XI MVP and 1988 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, and James Bailey, the Executive Vice President of the NFL's Cleveland Browns/Baltimore Ravens franchise for 21 years, have b...

[quote=""nksports""]And what makes them think they will succeed in Vegas when so many other ABA teams there have flopped?[/quote]

Just ABA teams? No basketball team in any league has ever survived in Vegas.

Went from Mr. Basketball & Illini player to semi pro in a HS gym. Hope he stays out of trouble...easy to go back to the pokey if you want to.

Why go see the Flame when Lebron & Heat beating everybody?

Congrats to the Slammers. I went to both Game 3 & 4 of the finals. 3 had a decent crowd, about less than 2,000. Big walk-off HR and good fireworks. Game 4 was dismal crowd, not even 500, I'll bet. NASCAR down the street, weather and the Bears played a role. Had to leave before the game ended bec...

[quote=""bectond""]With the Skyforce waiving Holmes, Millsap and Smith today I've noticed a lot of former CBA players are not making the cut in D-league camps. It sure is getting harder and harder to make a D-league roster.[/quote] Good. that means the talent level is going up, a...

It took two weeks to put the team together. Lots of Rockford people are associated with the franchise, including their former head coach. It won't matter. The Sting (who once got a giant parade in Chicago after winning in the outdoor NASL) failed. The Power failed. The Storm failed. And that's the t...

For those of you who haven't read the stories, the team owes a lot of money to people, especially the city of Joliet, who owns the stadium, and the San Diego Chicken. The Chicken's $8,000 check bounced.

Very sad it got to this point.

Best part of the online story was the link in the "comments" section to OSC, exposing the ABA for what it is. I've said it before, will say it again: Rockford has the highest unemployment rate in the state of Illinois. Trying to start a biz in a place where nobody can afford to buy anythin...

It's a miracle.