Adam Markowitz - ArenaFan Original
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....

Mitsubishi Motors Awards Three New Cars to AFL Fans and ArenaBowl ...
The FINANCIAL

Mitsubishi Motors, the official automotive sponsor of the Arena Football League, handed the keys to three new Mitsubishi vehicles to fans.

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.

Breaking it Down - ArenaBowl XXII edition
Andy Lopusnak, ArenaFan.com

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.

My trip to ArenaBowl XXII
Fran Stuchbury, OurSports Central

This was the sixth ArenaBowl I have attended, the first since ArenaBowl XIX in Las Vegas. While I was waiting for my flight at the Philadelphia airport I spoke to several Philadelphia Soul fans who said they were very excited about going to New Orleans. I was also on the same flight as Philadelphia Soul team president Ron Jaworski.

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Soul's win a bit too dramatic
Philadelphia Inquirer

When Soul owner Jon Bon Jovi left his seat Sunday to head down to his team's locker room and celebrate the franchise's first ArenaBowl title, it was before the San Jose SaberCats scored 14 points in 11 seconds to suddenly put the outcome of the game in doubt.

Owner thinks AFL could add fuel to Fire
Louisville Courier-Journal

Will Wolford, who has had an ownership stake in the Fire for seven seasons, wants Louisville in the AFL someday. He hired general manager Dave Berryman, an old AFL hand, to get there.

Record effort not enough
Bakersfield Californian (subscription)

The fact that Bakersfield native Rodney Wright set a new ArenaBowl record for the most receptions in a game was irrelevant. Wright and the San Jose SaberCats suffered a narrow 59-56 loss to the Philadelphia Soul.

Championship repeat falls just out of reach
San Jose Mercury News

Philadelphia held off a late SaberCats surge to claim a 59-56 victory Sunday in ArenaBowl XXII, denying San Jose's bid for a second consecutive championship before 17,244 fans at the New Orleans Arena.