Soul assigned Mike Hohensee as head coach

Andy Lopusnak

Breaking it Down – ArenaBowl XXIII(8/25) Spokane became the first team to win titles in the af2 and AFL in grand fashion by beating the most storied franchise, the Tampa Bay Storm, in Arena Football history in ArenaBowl XXIII. Shock QB Kyle Rowley was responsible for all ten of the team's touchdowns en route to being named MVP. Over twenty ArenaBowl records were either set or tied in the first AFL championship game since 2008. Check out the only breakdown of the stats, history and significance of this game anywhere in the world right in the ArenaBowl XXIII edition of Breaking it Down.

Adam Markowitz

"Deaf Valley" Silences Storm in ArenaBowl XXIII(8/20) Tampa Bay Storm head coach Tim Marcum had played ArenaBowl championships in Pittsburgh, Detroit, Orlando, Iowa, and at Tampa Bay... But never before had he seen anything like this.

Joe Kauffman

Score by score updates of ArenaBowl XXIII(8/20) Score by score updates of ArenaBowl XXIII

Adam Markowitz

Shocking! Spokane Storms Tampa Bay in ArenaBowl XXIII Victory(8/20) 11,017 fans packed into the stadium for the city's first ever ArenaBowl and its second Arena Football championship game. Previously, the 2008 ArenaCup ended in a disaster, as the Tennessee Valley Vipers ripped the hearts out of the Shock with a 56-55 overtime defeat.

Adam Markowitz

Storm Seek Super Sixth at ArenaBowl XXIII(8/20) 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, and 2003. Those are the banners that are hanging high in the St. Pete Times Forum as the Storm prepare for their seventh ArenaBowl appearance since moving to Tampa Bay and their ninth in franchise history.

Adam Markowitz

Shock Ready to Ride Out the Storm in ArenaBowl XXIII(8/20) It only took one step into Spokane Arena on Thursday's Media Day for ArenaBowl XXIII to know that there was something special here. Just take one look in the rafters. Banner after banner after banner are hanging in the end zone just to the left of the scoreboard.