Access Interview: Hartford Sports Scene

Billy Kirk @ August 18, 2008 # One Comment

UFL Access and Nation Hahn recently interviewed a writer on the Hartford sports scene, in reference to the recent news of the strong possibility of a United Football League franchise in that area. Because of the figure’s ongoing coverage and work with the league, he/she has wished to remain anonymous. Access will honor that request.
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Editorial: UFL, the Black Quarterback’s League?

Nation Hahn @ August 15, 2008 # 10 Comments

While browsing through all of the Vick stories - of which very little new was commented on or reported, frankly - I stumbled upon an interesting OpEd by D.K. Wilson of the National Sports Review regarding Daunte Culpepper and Byron Leftwich and the fact that no NFL team is giving them a chance. He contrasted […]

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Editorial: Where the UFL Is & Where It’s Going

Nation Hahn @ August 13, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Note: This is an OpEd that includes both facts gleaned from various sources and speculation as well. Keep that in mind and enjoy.
For a few weeks last fall and again in the winter the news was flowing fast and furious directly from sources within the UFL - and even from Commissioner Huyghue. Everything seemed headed […]

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Northland Investment Behind Hartford; Citi Field a No-Go for NY?

Billy Kirk @ August 13, 2008 # 3 Comments

This morning we’ve got two late running reports from the prior evening on two of the franchises Commissioner Michael Huyghue let drop should be gaining entry into the United Football League. First, Northland Investment Corporation may end up as the force behind the Hartford, CT franchise, reports Courant.com, and Rentschler Field may be the venue. Northland spokesman […]

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Access Speaks with Liberty Media, Turner Broadcasting

Billy Kirk @ August 12, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Today lead writer for UFL Access, Nation Hahn, set to work to attempt to stir up some tasty tidbits on possible TV deals for the United Football League. What he drummed up was inconclusive, but we’ll share the official comments all the same.
First stop was Liberty Media, a distributor for USA, Encore, STARZ, QVC and […]

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New UFL Site Pre-Launches

Billy Kirk @ August 11, 2008 # No Comment Yet

As we recently reported, today UFL-football.com went live with a placeholder site that is set to herald in the full web presence sometime in the very near future.
The new splash page is a snazzy upgrade over the previous site’s (ufl2008.com) design. Additionally, an option exists to sign up for the United Football League newsletter, which […]

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Huyghue: Vick, Six Teams, A Salary Cap

Nation Hahn @ August 10, 2008 # 2 Comments

(Discuss this article in the forums.)Peter King of Sports Illustrated managed to break in the media blockade of the United Football League just by catching Commissioner Michael Huyghue at Panthers training camp the other day. And Michael shared a good bit of news - potentially driving the media consultants nuts.But let’s have at it, according […]

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New UFLA Poll

Billy Kirk @ August 7, 2008 # One Comment

New at Access today is a fresh poll to mull over, based on our most recent league article: “When will the new United Football League site (www.ufl-football.com) launch?”
Pop on over to the right sidebar to shoot in your vote.
Oh, and our past poll results?
Question: “If the league expands outside the U.S., which city will […]

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