XFL

A former college football player who was working this year as a trainer with the St. Louis Battlehawks and the D.C. Defenders of the XFL has died.

U.S. women’s soccer star and Kaepernick protest copycat Megan Rapinoe has threatened Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson with a cease and desist order over an allegedly stolen logo.

According to Front Office Sports, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is working on a potential title game between the XFL and CFL champions.

The XFL had an exciting, but brief return to action in 2020 before the coronavirus shut the sports world down. Despite fears that the league would never return, it now appears that yet another restart is on the way.

If you liked the XFL, there’s good news for you. If you did not like XFL founder Vince McMahon, there’s also good news for you.

Former XFL commissioner Oliver Luck filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against league owner Vince McMahon, for firing him for reasons that were “devoid of merit.”

The XFL, the nation’s newest football league, has filed for bankruptcy, claiming that the coronavirus has cost it tens of millions of dollars.

What began as a promising reboot for a spring time football league looking to fill the void for football-crazed fans after the NFL season, has just taken a turn for the worse.

When the announcement came two years ago that the XFL would be up and running in 2020, many were excited about the prospect of having an alternative to NFL football. After years of ridiculous rule changes, Vick, Kaepernick, and the very unlikable Roger Goodell, countless Americans had had enough with the league they loved for so long.

A player in the New York Yankees minor league system has tested positive for the coronavirus, becoming the first professional baseball player confirmed to have contracted the disease that is spreading worldwide.

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners are seeking alternative options for their season-opening series after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Wednesday a ban on all large gatherings in the three counties of the Seattle metro area because of the virus outbreak.

Having the league’s only undefeated team definitely doesn’t hurt, but the XFL happens to be killing it in the Great State of Texas.

If you believe Johnny Manziel wants to play in the XFL you could be right, or you could be wrong. It all just depends on what you make of a really bizarre social media move the former Heisman winner made this week.

It may not be NFL season, but it’s definitely football season, as the XFL enters it’s third week of existence.

Whether Tim Tebow ever plays in the major leagues remains to be seen, but the former Heisman winner does indeed appear to be officially done with football.

The XFL posted solid attendance numbers in their first week of action, and built on that strong showing in their second week.

The television ratings for the XFL’s opening weekend are in, and those numbers are likely to ensure the new league gets at least a few more weekends.

With the nation’s newest pro football league fairly off the ground, some are wondering why Colin Kaepernick isn’t playing for the new XFL. The answer, is typically Kaepernickian.

The early viewership numbers from the XFL’s opening weekend are beginning to come in, and they look very good for the new league.

The television ratings will be the most important metric for the XFL’s inaugural weekend. However, attendance matters too, and if the early numbers are any indication, the attendance numbers and revenues are very good.

If Colin Kaepernick ever wants to play in the XFL, he’s going to have to lower his contract demands.

If former NFL, CFL, and AAF quarterback Johnny Manziel had any thought of joining the new XFL, he should start thinking other thoughts.

The XFL gave the public its first look at the uniforms that all eight of their franchises will wear during their inaugural season on Tuesday night.

The XFL Draft is on as the new football league looks to pick up around 400 players out of 1,000 prospects this week.

On Friday, the New England Patriots decided they wanted nothing more to do with embattled wide receiver Antonio Brown. On Sunday, we learn that the XFL doesn’t want anything to do with him either.

Rod Smart, the football player best known to fans as “He Hate Me,” has been missing for nearly a week and authorities in South Carolina are asking for help.

June 8 (UPI) — Former Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel wants a chance to play under former head coach June Jones on the XFL’s new Houston franchise.

Vince McMahon has released the schedule for the revival of his XFL pro football league, announcing deals with Fox, ABC, Fox Sports 1, and ESPN.

A high school teacher in Florida was forced to remove a poster of Colin Kaepernick, after several people in the community called the art work “offensive.”

According to the Associated Press, Colin Kaepernick wanted $20 million to play in the new Alliance of American Football, which started play a few weeks ago. However, the fledgling league took a pass.

The new XFL football league is now confirming that league officials worked to sign notorious anthem protester Colin Kaepernick. This, despite claiming that there would be no kneeling during the national anthem at its games.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Los Angeles, the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area and Dallas were among the eight cities and venues chosen to be the home sites when the XFL launches its inaugural season in February 2020.

I’m celebrating a football milestone. It’s been over a year since I’ve tuned into the NFL, and I am happy to say, I don’t really miss it.

The CEO of the soon-to-return XFL, is promising that there will be no player protests during the playing of the national anthem in his revamped football league.

Ten years ago, very few would have predicted that professional football would become a growth industry, at least beyond the NFL. However, with Vince McMahon announcing in January that he’s bringing the XFL back, it appeared that the NFL would soon have some company at the top of the professional football world.

Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow may be pursuing a career in professional baseball these days, but as the new XFL football league prepares for its 2020 debut, he isn’t shutting the door on going back to the gridiron.