Under .500, but arena team amped for playoffs
Denver Post
Unless you're willing to listen to a motivational speech that will have you ready to walk through a wall, don't ask Rashad Floyd why a 6-10 team would want to play in the postseason.

Crush stays in hunt for playoff berth
Rocky Mountain News
The Colorado Crush ended a five-game losing streak and improved its chances of making the Arena Football League playoffs with a 62-55 victory Monday night against the Arizona Rattlers at U.S. Airways Arena in Phoenix.

Turnovers put Rattlers in hole they can't escape
East Valley Tribune
The Rattlers, with a No. 3 playoff seed assured, had nothing much to play for Monday night.

Early hole dooms Rattlers at home
Arizona Republic
The Rattlers will return to work today and try to figure out how they allowed themselves to fall into a 35-7 hole Monday night against a 4-10 team, and needed a desperate final minute to make a 62-55 loss to Colorado look at least respectable.

Rampage don't crumble against Crush
MLive.com
Quarterback James MacPherson tossed a franchise-record 10 touchdown passes and the Rampage erupted for 37 points in the second quarter to pulverize the Colorado Crush 84-65 in front of a crowd of 7,766.

Veteran QB keeps Crush on the ropes
Denver Post
Veteran quarterback Aaron Garcia called on all his experience to stare down the Colorado Crush defense in a bristling second half, enabling the New York Dragons to escape the Pepsi Center with a 73-65 Arena Football League victory Monday night.

Colorado's 'D' stops Rampage
Rocky Mountain News
Grand Rapids came into the game as the second-highest scoring team in the Arena Football League, averaging 60.4 points per game, but the Crush stopped the Rampage four times on downs, totaled five sacks and recovered two fumbles for touchdowns.

Dutton, defense put on a display
Denver Post
The offense wasn't the only story. As Dutton said, the Crush's defensive line got after the Rampage, and specifically quarterback James MacPherson.

Original member of Crush released
Denver Post
Another shoe dropped for a Colorado Crush veteran Wednesday, as the Arena Football League team announced that lineman Dustin Barno had been released.

Rush surge too much to bear for Crush
Rocky Mountain News
There are no exhibition games in the Arena Football League but Friday night's game between the Colorado Crush and Chicago Rush sure looked like one.

Winning streak along for the ride
Denver Post
When the Crush (3-3) plays Saturday at Kansas City against the Brigade (0-6), it will be riding a two-game winning streak. The victories, 67-54 over Los Angeles at the Pepsi Center and 69-66 at Cleveland, speak for the upturn on the field.

Cleveland Gladiators let lead slip late on turnovers
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com
For those who can't let go, John Elway continued to torment Bernie Kosar on Friday night at The Q.

Gladiators Crushed by Colorado
Akron Beacon Journal
The Cleveland Gladiators returned home to Quicken Loans Arena on Friday night, taking on the Colorado Crush. The Gladiators, fresh off a loss at Dallas, and riding a two game losing streak, really needed this home win, as the upcoming schedule was not easy to say the least.

Crush's Dailey enters 100 club
Rocky Mountain News
The Crush used four second- half turnovers and got key contributions from backup players in securing a 67-54 victory against the Los Angeles Avengers in their Arena Football League game.

Crush's third loss tough one to take
Rocky Mountain News
Crush quarterback John Dutton threw seven touchdown passes Sunday. But an attempt at his eighth wasn't good enough.

Dailey calls for greater intensity
Denver Post
Coach Mike Dailey is calling on a solid nucleus of players from the Colorado Crush's ArenaBowl championship team of 2005 to lead this year's team out of an early-season slump in the Arena Football League.

Week 1 Power Poll Rankings
Bleacher Report
Here is the first power rankings going into week 1 of the Arena Football season.

New season, new look
Rocky Mountain News
The Crush roster will have a new look this season, but coach Mike Dailey prefers to focus on the players he has instead of the ones who got away.