Soul win, reach conference title game
Philadelphia Inquirer
On a play that began with 7.1 seconds remaining in the game, Soul quarterback Matt D'Orazio found wide receiver Larry Brackins on a crossing pattern, and the 6-foot-4, 221-pound second-year man barreled toward the end zone and just managed to reach across the goal line.

Blaze: The habit of kicking
Salt Lake Tribune
Like the mythical phoenix, veteran Utah Blaze kicker Steve Videtich has revived his Arena Football League career after being released by the club after a disastrous start to the 2008 season.

Dragons place Onorato on injured reserve
New York Dragons Press Release
The New York Dragons placed rookie K Chris Onorato on Injured Reserve on Thursday with a strained left groin.

Blaze: Revolving door returns veteran kicker
Salt Lake Tribune
The Blaze released Azar earlier this week and replaced him with the kicker he replaced, veteran Steve Videtich. Coach Danny White said after practice on Wednesday that Azar was cut due to Saturday's miscues and also because Videtich is healthy enough to return.

Utah Blaze: Cut kicker, bring back Videtich
Salt Lake Tribune
Kicker Steve Azar missed a pair of extra-point attempts last Saturday that could have proved costly if the Utah Blaze were not securely ahead in their 67-50 win over the Kansas City Brigade.

Blaze reach new low, fall to 0-7
Salt Lake Tribune
In a season that's been spent plumbing the depths of the Arena Football League, the Blaze reached a new low Saturday night in a 79-62 loss to the Los Angeles Avengers before 14,861 at Staples Center.

Blaze may be winless but feeling confident
Deseret News
One-quarter of the Arena Football League season is over for the Utah Blaze and they still have a big goose egg in the win column. Utah, a team with championship aspirations entering the season, is one of only two winless teams in the 17-team league.

Blaze lose to Predators, drop to 0-3
Deseret News
For the third consecutive week to start out the 2008 Arena Football League season, the Utah Blaze found a way to lose on Friday night.

Blaze: Blaze hope to avoid 1st 0-2 start
Salt Lake Tribune
For all his years in the Arena Football League, Utah Blaze coach Danny White can't remember being dealt a more bizarre early-season schedule than this one.

Kicker leaves grease for Blaze
Deseret News
Last weekend Steve Azar was the manager of a chicken restaurant in Florida. This weekend he'll be the starting kicker for the Utah Blaze, replacing the only player who had seen action in every game in the franchise's history.

Blaze: Kicker released
Salt Lake Tribune
Tuesday, 28-year-old kicker Steve Azar was managing a Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken restaurant in Florida. Wednesday, he signed with the Utah Blaze, replacing 36-year-old veteran Steve Videtich, who was released after missing a field goal and an extra point in Utah's 63-62 loss last week.

Blaze sign kicker Steve Azar
Utah Blaze Press Release
Azar began his kicking career in the af2 with the Memphis Xplorers. In 2006, he signed with the Chicago Rush and then returned to the af2. He signed with the Las Vegas Gladiators in 2007 where he was 82-for-92 on PAT’s and 9-for-18 on field goal attempts.