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Baker’s Abrupt Departure Shouldn’t Hurt Long Legacy

Adam Markowitz, ArenaFan.com
For those that don’t know me, I’ve been around this game for a long time. However, out of every game, every trade, every free agent signing, every victory and every defeat I’ve witnessed, there has not been a more intriguing and mystifying day in Arena Football League history than Friday, July 25, 2008.

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Baker’s Abrupt Departure Shouldn’t Hurt Long Legacy(7/31) For those that don’t know me, I’ve been around this game for a long time. However, out of every game, every trade, every free agent signing, every victory and every defeat I’ve witnessed, there has not been a more intriguing and mystifying day in Arena Football League history than Friday, July 25, 2008.

Andy Lopusnak

Breaking it Down - ArenaBowl XXII edition(7/30) In the season finale of Breaking it Down, the world’s longest named championship, the Virgin Mobile ArenaBowl XXII New Orleans, will be broken down statistically and historically like no where else but right here on ArenaFan.com.

Andy Lopusnak

It's all about Soul(7/29) With Jon Bon Jovi guaranteeing a free concert to the residents of Philly because the Soul won ArenaBowl XXII 59-56 over the San Jose SaberCats this past Sunday, I got to thinking how this could be marketed to maximize exposure for the AFL and the Soul.

Joe Kauffman

Philadelphia Soul win ArenaBowl XXII(7/27) The Philadelphia Soul successfully covers a desperate last-second onside kick to win their first championship since joining the Arena Football League with a 59-56 victory over the San Jose SaberCats in ArenaBowl XXII New Orleans in front of 17,244.

Adam Markowitz

San Jose’s Back-to-Back Bid Busted(7/27) In an attempt to become the third franchise in Arena Football League history to record back-to-back ArenaBowl titles, the San Jose SaberCats found themselves on the short end of a 59-56 final.

Adam Markowitz

Super Soul Win ArenaBowl XXII 59-56(7/27) For the city of Philadelphia, winning the individual games has always come relatively easily. But winning THE individual game of importance has been something that hadn’t happened since 1983 when the 76ers won the NBA Finals. But thanks to a smothering defense and a near perfect offensive effort, the Soul will return back to the City of Brotherly Love with the Foster Trophy. The Soul captured the ArenaBowl XXII crown by the count of 59-56.

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