BRUISED FOOT PUTS SAN FRANCISCO STANDOUT ON SIDELINES, SCHEXNAYDER TO START AT FLANKER; DEMONS CONTEST ON KABL-AM 960 AT 5:00 AM News Courtesy of the San Francisco Demons ORLANDO, Fla. (February 9, 2001) – Brian Roberson, the San Francisco Demons’ leading receiver in their season opener last Sunday, was placed on the practice roster Friday … Read more
By NStarz Ha – XFLBoard.com Team Reporter San Francisco – (9 February 2001) — Two undefeated teams square off at Orlando. Orlando undefeated at home defeated the Chicago Enforcers 33-29. Jeff Brohm completed 14 of 22 passes for 217 yards and four touchdown passes. But former University of California quarterback Mike Pawlawski completed 31 of 47 … Read more
By Bamaslammer – Bolts Team Reporter Birmingham – (8 February 2001) — The Bolts and Hitmen have both been down on the mat early in the XFL season. The Hitmen spent the first half of Saturday’s game getting pummeled by the Las Vegas squad and only fought to a draw in the second half. The … Read more
By David Curtis, Xtreme team reporter Los Angeles – (8 February 2001) — With all three of their division rivals winning last weekend, the Xtreme can’t afford another misstep in their home opener. And this week’s task appears more daunting. Chicago, their upcoming opponent, is also 0-1, but looked more impressive losing to Orlando than San … Read more
(7 February 2001) — Darryl Hobbs is a smart man. His intelligence is on the field of football. Hobbs learned how to play football early. He is from a football family with cousins like Arthur Wittington, Michael Bates and Mario Bates. Only one can imagine the intensity at family barbecues. Darryl didn’t even know that the … Read more
By Sonny Sanders – XFLBoard.com Brimingham – (7 February 2001) — Bolt’s press conference Bolt’s head coach Gerry DiNardo had he’s weekly press conference Tuesday. When asked about the NY/NJ Hitmen and their style of football he said “They are a lot like Memphis in that they run a two back offense. They are big and … Read more
By Madd Max – Maniax Tream Reporter (7 February 2001) — What a weekend for the XFL. Vince McMahon’s brainstorm has television network executives turning their heads. Whether you are for or against the XFL, you have to hand it to Mr. McMahon, the opening weekend ratings were better than you can imagine. ESPN (a.k.a. … Read more
By David Curtis, Xtreme team reporter Los Angeles – (6 February 2001) –– The Los Angeles Xtreme’s Saturday walk-through apparently focused more on trash-talking than fundamentals. Understandable, perhaps, in a league building its reputation on pizazz, but, as the team discovered Sunday afternoon, not exactly a recipe for success. Despite being the oddsmakers’ favorite to … Read more
By Sonny Sanders – XFLBoard.com Bolts Team Reporter Birmingham – (6 February 2001) — I have to admit that in the beginning I was a skeptic. I was wary of the XFL. I was fully aware of the WWF and the fact that it is a predetermined event. It’s fake. I was not sure if … Read more
Bamaslammer – XFLBoard.com Bolts Team Reporter Birmingham (5 February 2001) –Popular sports radio jock Paul Finebaum had predicted 15 or 20 thousand people would be at the game. He even suggested he would skip it all together. Paul was wrong on both counts as the Birmingham ThunderBolts opened the season Sunday against the Memphis Maniacs. … Read more
Sonny Sanders – XFLBoard.com Bolts Team Reporter Birmingham (5 February 2001) — In their XFL debut the Birmingham Thunderbolts failed to succeed on the field but in the stands they surpassed all expectations. On an absolutely beautiful day the Bolts faced off against the Memphis Maniax. It was all that it was promised and more. The … Read more
5 February 2001 – UPN’s first game of “XFL Football”, featuring the Los Angeles Xtreme and the San Francisco Demons, premiered with a solid 4.2 rating, 8 share in the metered markets on Sunday afternoon, 4:00pm EST, ranking UPN third in the time period among all network affiliate groups. In the Demons’ home town of … Read more