Subj : Arena Football League News
To   : All
From : Ed Grinnell
Date : Wed Nov 22 2000 08:11 am

* Crossposted in SPORTS
* Crossposted in CFL
* Crossposted in NFL

The reason for crossposting to the CFL is because of the new Toronto franchise 
(Which *may* be a prelude to a couple of af2 franchises) and because the NFL 
has a vested interest in the Arena League (They currently own 49% of the league 
and will own nearly all of it in a few years).

News:

The Arena Football League, the main arena league, has announced the addition of 
two new teams, the Detroit Fury and the Chicago Rush, plus the move of three 
teams: the Iowa Barnstormers become the New York Dragons, the Albany Firebirds 
become the Indiana Firebirds and the New England Sea Wolves become the Toronto 
Phantoms. I'm frankly surprised by the moves of Iowa and Albany but what the 
heck, the league is looking for new markets and to move into the big cities.

P.S. Because of problems with my ISP, I am unable to upload the changes to my 
web site so the changes aren't reflected.

Also, Arena Football2 has acquired the assets/teams of the IFL and they will be 
integrating approximately 21 teams before the 2001 season. Several of the IFL 
teams have hugh followings so it is a great acquisition for the AFL's "minor" 
league and gives them a much better base to build from. More news about all the 
teams that are playing for AF2 as soon as I can confirm them all.

--- TrekEd 1.00
 * Origin: <Name> is the best freshman I've ever seen - Vitale (1:170/1701)

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