Two quick tales to show the breadth and depth of spring football: This past Sunday afternoon, the first Sunday after the Super Bowl, the third iteration of the XFL began with a flourish. In the day’s ...

The XFL and the USFL, two competing spring football leagues, will merge operations. Few details are available, from the new league's start date to its name, but the initial obvious takeaway is that ...

The merger of the USFL and XFL into one spring pro football league is now official, as the United Football League will kick off on March 30, 2024. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Dany Garcia made the ...

Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia announced the merger on Fox's NFL pregame show Sunday. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor The merger of the spring football leagues is official. The XFL, owned by Dwayne “The ...

The merged XFL-USFL spring football league will be known as the UFL -- the United Football League -- its partners confirmed Sunday. Former XFL president/CEO Russ Brandon will hold the same title for ...

Sept 28 (Reuters) - The XFL and USFL said on Thursday that the two troubled American grid iron leagues plan to merge and begin play next year. The XFL is owned by movie star Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson ...

Dec 31 (Reuters) - The XFL and USFL will merge operations to form the United Football League (UFL) with play set to kick off in late March, the league's partners announced on Sunday. In a joint ...

CANTON − Wearing a gold hard hat and black overalls, Matt Hampton sat with his eyes glued to the action Sunday during the USFL's first regular season game at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. Hampton, ...

CANTON − Ten bucks will get you a seat at a USFL game in Canton starting at 9 a.m., Wednesday, March 8. That's when tickets go on sale for the spring pro football league's two teams playing their ...

Are you ready for … a lot of mid-tier pro football? One week after the Super Bowl in February 2023, U.S. sports will see the unlikely scenario of five and a half straight months of startup spring ...

On Sunday the Philadelphia Stars will play for the USFL championship just as they did over 30 years ago (though then representing Baltimore) in the last season finale of the doomed 1980s version of ...

The USFL accomplished what the last two attempts at spring football failed to do — make it through its first season. As the league prepares for Sunday night’s championship game between the Birmingham ...