XFL 2001 News
Underdog Demons Win After a 16 point Deficit
By NStarz Ha – Demons Team Reporter San Francisco – (16 April 2001) — Rage, take that! A home undefeated streak all gone. If only it was that easy. Turnover after turnover, the Demons were losing by a total of 16 points! And that wasn’t even half way through the 1st quarter! Everything that went wrong … Read more
XFL Semi-Final: LA Xtreme Advance to Final over Chicago Enforcers
Xtreme 33, Enforcers 16 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tommy Maddox threw two touchdown passes, and Saladin McCullough ran for 164 yards on 21 carries as the Los Angeles Xtreme advanced to the XFL’s first championship game by beating the Chicago Enforcers 33-16 Sunday. The Xtreme will play the San Francisco Demons next Saturday at the Los … Read more
The Sports World Hates The XFL
They hate us? or They Hate We?…… The Sporting World has made their agenda well known. They have two words for The XFL…. GO AWAY!…… Ever open your local newspaper or listen to your local sports radio? If you are looking for coverage of your favorite XFL team, Good luck! The only attention that the … Read more
FOUR TEAMS BEGIN QUEST FOR $1 MILLION
AS XFL PLAYOFFS OPEN THIS WEEKEND ORLANDO HOSTS SAN FRANCISCO SATURDAY ON NBC; CHICAGO VISITS LOS ANGELES SUNDAY ON UPN STAMFORD, CONN. – After a grueling 10 weeks of regular season football left only four teams standings, the Orlando Rage, Los Angeles Xtreme, Chicago Enforcers and the San Francisco Demons will start all over again in … Read more
Will the Bolt’s Make Off-season Changes?
Season One: Lack of coaching experience and poor preparation made the Bolts easy marks for most opponents By Sonny Sanders – Bolts Team Reporter Birmingham – (12 April 2001) — On a beautiful spring day the Birmingham Bolts’ season came to a crashing halt. Bolts’ fans were once again invited to a comedy of errors. In … Read more
Welcome to the Playoffs!
Orlando – (12 April 2001) — It is now time to separate the great from the good. This is the XFL playoffs. This week two teams will battle it out for a lot of cash, and the opportunity for more so look for the intensity to be higher than anything you have seen so far. If the … Read more
2001 NY/NJ Hitmen Report Card
New York – (12 April 2001) — Ten games are in the books, and the Hitmen’s inaugural season is over. Four teams now move on in their quests to win The XFL Championship, while New York joins Birmingham, Memphis and Las Vegas in the drawing board room. Yup, it’s back to the drawing board for … Read more
Bolt’s Finish Inaugural Season
The Bolts Make a Mark in the XFL with their own brand of Futility By Bamaslammer – Bolts Team Reporter Birmingham – (9 April 2001) — Webster’s definition of “FUTILE”: Barren of Results, fruitless, ineffective, ineffectual, unprevailing, unproductive, useless, vain. All words that describe the Birmingham Thunderbolts. My favorite is the first one, “Barren of Results”. … Read more
The Hitmen’s Playoff Dream Dies in Chicago
New York – (9 April 2001) — The NY/NJ Hitmen did their part on Sunday. Behind a strong defensive performance and the much maligned, Charles Puleri, lightning struck the Thunderbolts down as NY shut out Birmingham 22-0 in their regular season finale. The Hitmen’s bid for the playoffs however came to an end as the … Read more