UFL coach Wade Phillips has hot mic incident thanks to cold Gatorade bath: ‘Oh sh*t!’
The Brahmas move on to the UFL Championship Game.
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With decent ratings and anemic attendance, can the UFL be the spring football league to finally survive?
Report slams UFL co-owner Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s work ethic, lack of professionalism
Johnson's certainly building quite the reputation around Hollywood.
XFL and USFL officially combine to become UFL, will air games on Fox and ESPN networks
"I think in the UFL … these players are gonna play hard-nosed, intense football, passionate football."
Player leaks unannounced details of XFL-USFL merger on social media
The new league is scheduled to debut on March 30.
RedBird Capital’s Gerry Cardinale says franchise and media rights growth is ‘not sustainable’: ‘I think all sports is overvalued.’
"I keep hearing the facile notion that it always goes up. You guys are students of history. That’s not sustainable."
USFL-XFL merger approved, launching 2024 season on March 30
The combined USFL/XFL has the green light to move forward together.
Dany Garcia reveals preview of ESPN Deportes feature, notable with XFL merger talk
"I’m a bit overwhelmed to share that @espn is doing a sneak peak of the origins and breadth of my universe, adding colorful context to the many hats I wear."
XFL and USFL announce intent to merge
"This historic combination will anchor professional spring football with substantial capabilities and resources to ensure future growth and continue to enhance the development of the collective players, coaches, and staff that are coming together."
Potential USFL-XFL merger could come in immediate future
The USFL and the XFL hold a large portion of the market individually as the largest spring football...
XFL and USFL reportedly in talks to merge
An announcement could come as early as this week.
Marchand & Ourand respond to The Rock regarding ESPN-XFL financial arrangement
"Of course, there's a rights agreement, the games are on the air. There has to be an agreement. There's no rights fee."
The Rock refutes Andrew Marchand’s report on ESPN’s XFL rights fees
"ESPN is a stakeholder in XFL. Long term partners. Big plans for '24 season. Back to work."
USFL Week 1 outdraws XFL Week 9, but with important broadcast to cable caveats
The USFL averaged 789,500 viewers across four games this weekend (three on broadcast), while the XFL averaged 588,250 across four games (three on cable, including one on ESPN2).
The XFL and USFL go head-to-head this weekend, but how many viewers will care?
The XFL and USFL will have two games go directly up against one another.
Your 2023 XFL Week 7 announcing schedule
Friday, March 31st Seattle @ Arlington 7 PM, FX/ESPN+ Roy Philpott, Joey Galloway, Tiffany Blackmon, Eric Mac Lain...
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson calls XFL ratings slide versus 2020 ‘really not apples to apples’
XFL co-owners Johnson and Dany Garcia discussed the league's ratings and more with USA Today.
Dean Blandino feels NFL ‘not interested’ in XFL-level transparency
"I don't think the league under the current setup would want to broadcast everything. I just feel like it's not something they're interested in."
Hot mic seems to catch XFL’s Dean Blandino saying ‘We actually screwed that up’ after explaining a call on broadcast
Having "We actually screwed that up" make it to a broadcast right after a replay review explanation was not exactly ideal.
XFL headset mics go out during 95-degree game in Orlando
Headset issues keep popping up in the XFL, and the latest ones came during a hot game in Orlando.
Your 2023 XFL Week 6 announcing schedule
Saturday, March 25th Seattle @ Orlando 1 PM, ABC Roy Philpott, Joey Galloway, Tiffany Blackmon, Eric Mac Lain...
The XFL’s focus on access provides opportunities for players, as well as sideline reporters
USFL appears to take shot at “Hollywood” XFL in new commercials
"This isn’t some Hollywood knockoff."
Your 2023 XFL Week 5 announcing schedule
Thursday, March 16th Houston @ Seattle, 10:30 PM ESPN Lowell Galindo, Sam Acho, Eric Mac Lain, Taylor McGregor...
XFL goes XXX to broadcast naked player on ESPN
America didn’t see anything more than some pelvic bone and booty, thanks to an appropriately placed towel.
