By Sonny Sanders – Bolts Team Reporter Birmingham – (13 March 2001) — The Bolts offense finally made an appearance. The high-powered offense that was displayed by the Bolts Sunday is what I have been expecting all season. I knew that with the talent at quarterback, running back, and receiver that Birmingham could be one … Read more
By Bamaslammer – Bolts Team Reporter Birmingham – (12 March 2001) — The Bolts found a pulse but the bleeding continues. Quarterback Casey Weldon shook off two abysmal weeks and scored on his first offensive drive hitting WR Quincy Jackson in the Corner for 6. Casey lit up the LA defense for 300 yards and 3 … Read more
Xtreme 35, BOLTS 26 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Saladin McCullough rushed for 124 yards and scored two touchdowns as the Los Angeles Xtreme beat the Birmingham Thunderbolts 35-26 Sunday night. The win gave Los Angeles (4-2) sole possession of first place in the XFL West Division. Los Angeles quarterback Tommy Maddox completed 17 of 25 passes … Read more
By Bamaslammer – Bolts Team Reporter Birmingham – (5 March 2001) — The Bolts were DOA upon arrival at San Francisco Saturday night. The game seemed a mirror image of the week before when the Rage dominated the game from start to finish. Most notably the defensive line is getting blown off the ball consistently and … Read more
Demons 39, Bolts 10 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pat Barnes threw two touchdown passes and Juan Johnson rushed for 99 yards as the San Francisco Demons beat the Birmingham Bolts 39-10 on Saturday night. The teams had difficulty consistently moving the ball in a steady rain at Pacific Bell Park, but Barnes led San Francisco to … Read more
By Bamaslammer – Bolts Team Reporter Birmingham – (2 March 2001) — When I was a high school football player warming the bench I shivered through a spring training game in which Ensley High School stomped us in the dirt. The Ensley tailback ran through our defense like lawyers to a car accident. In fact … Read more
By Bamaslammer – Bolts Team Reporter Birmingham – (27 February 2001) — Local sports call-in trash jock Paul Fienbaum was reporting at 5PM that the league was likely to fold by mid-season. Funny thing, I was a Legion Field today and nobody had their bags packed. Paul was an early supporter of the XFL and … Read more
By Sonny Sanders – Bolts Team Reporter Birmingham — (25 February 2001) — The Birmingham Bolts must have missed the flight to Orlando. I am sure that a local Division II College team was substituted for the Bolts in the blowout against the Rage. Surely that was not the Birmingham team that suffered the worst defeat … Read more
Rage 30, Thunderbolts 6 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Defensive end Bill Duff scored on a 48-yard fumble return as the Orlando Rage improved to 4-0 with a 30-6 victory over Birmingham on Saturday night in the XFL. Duff scooped up Casey Weldon’s fumble and raced into the end zone to give Orlando a 14-0 lead in … Read more
By Bamaslammer – Bolts Team Reporter Birmingham – (23 February 2001) — Coach Jerry Dinardo was the poster boy for “He’s in over his head” remarks before the season began due to his lack of pro football experience. Dinardo was one of the first ever XFL coaches hired and his assignment to the Birmingham Bolts … Read more
Fans Can Cheer the Bolts Victory, But No Cheering from the Press Booth By Bamaslammer – Bolts Team Reporter Birmingham – (19 February 2001) — Over 100,000 Birmingham area residents spent Saturday night in the dark after lightning and 90 MPH winds struck the area. Legion field saw damage as some of the highest winds pounded … Read more
By Sonny Sanders – Bolts Team Reporter Birmingham – (19 February 2001)— Don’t judge the size of the crowd for the Bolts – Enforcers game to harshly. The fact that a severe storm hit the area on Friday surely played a huge factor in the Bolts attendance of 17,582. The storm caused a great deal … Read more