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Glads all over in ClevelandLas Vegas Sun
The Gladiators of the Arena Football League — remember them? — staged a successful debut in Cleveland as 17,391 “screaming fans” (this is what it says on the AFL Web site) watched the team usher in a new era with a 61-49 victory over the New York Dragons at Quicken Loans Arena Monday night.
The Gladiators Rock n’ Roll in Cleveland OpenerWill Burge, ArenaFan.comIt didn’t take long for the rabid Cleveland football fans to get into midseason form. Quicken Loans Arena was rocking on the very first play from scrimmage when Raymond Philyaw threw a bomb to Otis Amey for a touchdown not twenty seconds into regulation.
Cleveland Gladiators’ offensive onslaught wows fansChronicle-Telegram
The game began with a bang. Then there was another, and yet another.
The Arena Football League has brought its high-scoring product to Cleveland and the Gladiators kicked off their inaugural season at Quicken Loans Arena with a 61-48 victory over the New York Dragons.
Football in Cleveland rules; anytime, anyplace, anyhow, says The ...The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com
You know Cleveland is a foot ball town when it's March 3 and there are 17,391 at Quicken Loans Arena on their feet, clapping, screaming and barking for two linemen!
Cleveland Gladiators beat New York Dragons in debutThe Plain Dealer - cleveland.com
Gladiators President Bernie Kosar said at the outset of training camp that he expects his club to contend for the Arena Football League playoffs. It was a bold statement given the franchise's 2-14 record last season in Las Vegas. Kosar based his optimism largely on the acquisition of veteran quarterback Raymond Philyaw, who signed as a free agent from Kansas City after a relentless pursuit by Kosar.
Gladiators win first major battleAkron Beacon Journal
With the return of the Arena Football League to the area Monday night, it was all too obvious that Northeast Ohio's sports fans were more than willing to support a team they thought could be a winner.
There's no doubt, Kosar is the starNews-Herald.com
"You guys don't have a Sharpie, do you?" Bernie Kosar asked the surrounding media in the concourse before the Gladiators, the team for which he'll serve as president, CEO, minority owner and head headcase, played their first Arena Football League game Monday at Quicken Loans Arena.
Circus is in town; is it here to stay?News-Herald.com
You'll be happy to know your head coach is a defensive guru in the world of Arena League football.
Full of fireworksNews-Herald.com
The game began with a quick speech by Bernie Kosar, the Gladiators' minority owner, president and, more importantly to the crowd of 17,000-plus at Quicken Loans Arena, former Browns quarterback.
Gladiators win Cleveland debut, 61-49, in front of big, lively crowdThe Plain Dealer - cleveland.com
Gladiators President Bernie Kosar said at the outset of training camp that he expects his club to contend for the Arena Football League playoffs.
Football in Cleveland rules anytime, anyplace, anyhowThe Plain Dealer - cleveland.com
You know Cleveland is a football town when it's March 3 and there are 17,391 at Quicken Loans Arena on their feet, clapping, screaming and barking for two linemen!
Gladiators win home openerCleveland Gladiators Press Release
In front of 17,931 screaming Clevelanders, the Gladiators opened their inaugural season in grand fashion, defeating the New York Dragons, 61-49 on Monday night. The Gladiators begin the 2008 regular season 1-0, while the Dragons slip to 0-1.
Dragons fall to Gladiators 49-61 in season openerNew York Dragons Press Release
After falling behind 14-0 in the first quarter, the New York Dragons played catch up and even led in the third quarter. But they ultimately fell 61-49 to the Cleveland Gladiators at Quicken Loans Arena, Monday night in their season opener.
Dragons QB healthy, ready for GladiatorsThe Plain Dealer - cleveland.com
New York Dragons quarterback Aaron Garcia has bad news for the rest of the Arena Football League: He is healthy again. "For the first time in a long time, I feel like I can move around and do things like I used to be able to do," Garcia said by phone last week from Dragons headquarters.
Arena Football: New Gladiators planning to win nowChronicle-Telegram
Bernie Kosar and football. That’s more than enough to draw interest. For a while. But in order for the Arena Football League’s Cleveland Gladiators — who will make their debut tonight after moving from Las Vegas in October — to keep the public’s attention and flourish in Northeast Ohio, they must win. The sooner the better.
Meet the man who's bringing Arena Football to ClevelandThe Plain Dealer - cleveland.com
Las Vegas glitz seemed to suit Jim Ferraro, a tanned and buff attorney who tools around a private island off Miami in a souped-up Hummer golf cart. But Ferraro's Arena Football League team -- The Gladiators -- flopped in Sin City.
AFL commissioner tackles doubtsAkron Beacon Journal
The last time an Arena Football League team called Cleveland home, the Browns hadn't moved, the Indians were ascending and the Cavaliers were competitive. It's like deja vu all over again — almost. The big difference as the Cleveland Gladiators prepare to lace their turf shoes and strap on their helmets is the AFL itself.
