Steeldogs won't field team for next seasonThe Birmingham News - al.com
The Alabama Steeldogs, the longest-running pro football team in Birmingham history, will not field a team in 2008 and its future after next season is uncertain.
Selesky takes post with RampageThe Birmingham News
Ron Selesky, who spent the past two seasons as the Steeldogs' head coach, will become the defensive coordinator and director of player personnel for the Grand Rapids Rampage in the Arena Football League, one level higher than arenafootball2.
Top league performers earn All-af2 statusaf2 Press Release
The Arkansas Twisters, Florida Firecats, Stockton Lightning and Tulsa Talons each landed a league-best six players on the All-af2 First and Second Teams, the league office announced today.
Wings, Rio Grande Valley bid for berth in Conference title gameBossier Press-Tribune
In their first regular-season matchup, the Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings handed the Rio Grande Valley Dorados their only loss here with a 52-48 victory on a pass from Quincy Carter to P.J. Winston in the last three seconds.
Dorados' storybook season continues tonight in af2 playoffsBrownsville Herald
Can it get any more entertaining than last Sunday when the Rio Grande Valley Dorados rallied in the final seconds for a 44-41 victory over the Alabama Steeldogs at Hidalgo’s Dodge Arena in the opening round of the arenafootball2 playoffs?
The Road to the ArenaCupGary Stibolt, ArenaFan.comLast week in the arenafootball2 divisional round of the 2007 playoffs, four teams won on the road and two others came very close. Could it be that this year too, be a season where the under dogs beat all odds and win the af2 championship?
Quick TurnaroundThe Monitor
Fresh off a punishing Sunday win over Alabama, Rio Grande Valley must turn around and take on Quincy Carter and Bossier-Shreveport in the National Conference semifinals Friday at Dodge Arena.
Revenge at the Rock for the WingsBossier Press-Tribune
The Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings and Barry Bonds made history Saturday night.
While Bonds tied Hank Aaron’s major league record with his 755th home run, the Battle Wings won the first playoff game in the history of the Bossier City af2 franchise with
Dorados beat Steeldogs in first round of playoffsRio Grande Valley Dorados Press Release
In a back and forth battle the Rio Grande Valley Dorados advanced to the second round of the af2 playoffs with a 44-41 victory over the Alabama Steeldogs Sunday at Dodge Arena.
Dorados defeat Steeldogs in playoff openerMonitor
On Sunday afternoon, it was the Dorados who weathered the best shot hard-hitting Alabama had to offer, holding the Steeldogs to two fourth-quarter field goals after a disastrous third to earn a 44-41 knockout in front of 4,997 fans.
Steeldogs confident against top-ranked Rio Grande ValleyBirmingham News
It may be a stretch, but Alabama Steeldogs head coach Ron Selesky found one advantage his team has in today's af2 playoff opener at No. 1 seed Rio Grande Valley Dorados.
Dogs' win keeps playoff hopes aliveBirmingham News
The Steeldogs got the win they needed - whipping the Cincinnati Jungle Kats 51-21 before a season-high BJCC Arena crowd of 9,345 - but found themselves waiting late into the night on their playoff status.
Steeldogs must win to get inBirmingham News
The Alabama Steeldogs hope to bring the af2 playoff tiebreaker into play as they close the regular season tonight against the Cincinnati Jungle Kats.
Arena Cup group and event tickets go on saleShreveport Times
Group ticket and event ticket rates for ArenaCup 8 have been set and are on sale now.
Pioneers top final coaches pollaf2 Press Release
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers maintained the No. 1 ranking in the final Weekly Coaches Poll for 2007, the arenafootball2 (af2) league office announced today. This marks the 14th consecutive week Wilkes-Barre/Scranton has claimed the pole position.
Steeldogs out to stop six-game losing streakBirmingham News
The Alabama Steeldogs will look to overcome a string of six straight defeats when they travel to play the South Georgia Wildcats tonight in Albany.
Steeldogs drop sixth straightAL.com
The loss, the Steeldogs' sixth in a row, seriously diminishes the team's playoff chances. Alabama (5-10) must win its last two games, Tennessee Valley must lose its last two and Lubbock must lose one of its last two, an unlikely scenario.
Playoff berth still a possibility for SteeldogsBirmingham News
Actually it's a little more complicated than that. Eight teams from each conference qualify for the playoffs. Lubbock holds the eighth spot in the National Conference with a 6-7 record while both the Steeldogs and Tennessee Valley have a 5-8 record. The V
Firecats face Alabama team playing for playoff livesNaples Daily News
No team in arenafootball2 needs a win right now worse than the bunch up in Birmingham, the one with uniforms that evoke the Chicago Bears and a losing streak that evokes the Oakland Raiders.
Oklahoma City defeats Alabama 56-45Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz Press Release
The Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz and the Alabama Steeldogs both came into tonight’s contest enduring losing streaks and fighting to stay in the playoff hunt. With the help of 6,727 fans, the Yard Dawgz defeated the Steeldogs 56-45 for the first time in franc
