Rampage report card: Final game of season
MLive.com
Here is my report card on the Grand Rapids Rampage's 81-55 loss to the San Jose SaberCats in the AFL American Conference championship game Saturday.

Rampage notes: Lineman's pick leads to TD
MLive.com
On the San Jose SaberCats' first play from scrimmage Saturday, San Jose quarterback Mark Grieb was intercepted by Grand Rapids Rampage defensive back Ahmad Hawkins.

One and done for Rush
Chicago Daily Herald
The Rush came in bearing the slogan, "One's Not Enough," referencing its 2006 ArenaBowl title.The Grand Rapids Rampage, winners of the 2001 Bowl, arrived sans slogan. They'll have time to conjure something catchy following Sunday's 58-41 win.

Arena game could even go international
Chicago Tribune
With an attendance increase of 6 percent despite a down economic market, Arena Football League Commissioner David Baker said Sunday the league was looking at expansion, with Boston, Pittsburgh and South Florida among the leading locales.

Gowins kicks Rampage up a notch but misses honor
The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
If it bothered him, Grand Rapids Rampage placekicker Brian Gowins didn't let it show when he found out he wasn't even chosen as runner-up for the Arena Football League's kicker of the year award.

Goal-line stand ends Rattlers' season
AZ Central.com
Jeff Smoker's last-gasp attempt to sneak in from the 1 was stopped by William Haith, and Grand Rapids ran out the remaining seconds for a 48-41 wild-card playoff victory in front of 10,862 Monday night at US Airways Center.

Rattlers come up short against Rampage
East Valley Tribune
The Rattlers finished the season 8-9. That’s a big improvement over last year’s 4-12, but coach Kevin Guy vowed their season-ending three-game slide, with all of the losses coming at home, would spur a search for player upgrades.

What home-field advantage?
AZ Central.com
The Rattlers didn't need to see the first two Arena Football League wild-card playoff games to realize that having the home-field advantage can be tenuous.

Rampage QB MacPherson, Kicker Gowins named AFL Players of the Month
Grand Rapids Rampage Press Release
After helping their team post a perfect 3-0 record en route to a playoff berth, a pair of Grand Rapids Rampage players earned monthly honors from the Arena Football League today.

MacPherson, Thomas, Samuels, Morgan and Gowins earn player of the month honors
AFL Press Release
Grand Rapids Rampage QB JAMES MACPHERSON, San Jose SaberCats DB CLEVAN THOMAS, Tampa Bay Storm WR/LB LAWRENCE SAMUELS, Chicago Rush WR DONOVAN MORGAN and Grand Rapids Rampage K BRIAN GOWINS have been named Offensive Player, ADT Defensive Player, Ironman, Rookie, and Kicker of the Month, respectively, for the month of June.

Rampage QB MacPherson, Kicker Gowins named AFL Players of the Month
Grand Rapids Rampage Press Release
After helping their team post a perfect 3-0 record en route to a playoff berth, a pair of Grand Rapids Rampage players earned monthly honors from the Arena Football League today.

Rampage's Martin deserves recognition from AFL
MLive.com
It's unfortunate the Arena Football League doesn't put a high enough value on the importance of kick returners to recognize them for inclusion in the league's official postseason honor roll. If it did, Chris Martin might get a plaque.

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.

Rampage: no interest in LSU quarterback Perrilloux
MLive.com
ESPN's Jim Rome reported Friday on his "Rome is Burning" talk show that the Grand Rapids Rampage are one of two Arena Football League franchises interested in signing troubled LSU quarterback Ryan Perrilloux, who was dismissed from the Tigers on Friday morning.

Injuries taking their toll on slumping Rampage
MLive.com
The Grand Rapids Rampage's injured list is becoming awfully crowded just six games into the Arena Football League season.

Rampage kicker reaches milestone
MLive.com
The moment Grand Rapids Rampage placekicker Brian Gowins' right foot strikes the football Sunday afternoon for the opening kickoff against the Orlando Predators at Van Andel Arena, the franchise's all-time scoring leader will achieve another impressive record.

Rampage report card: No bite in Big Apple
MLive.com

Defense, special teams key in Rampage's win
The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
It isn't just the Grand Rapids Rampage's high-scoring offense that's responsible for a two-game winning streak. Don't forget the defense or special teams. Both played important roles in the Rampage's 84-59 rout of the Los Angeles Avengers on Sunday afternoon at Van Andel Arena.

AFL QB has rooting interest in 'American Idol'
MLive.com
Colorado Crush quarterback John Dutton has a special rooting interest in the outcome of the seventh season of Fox's "American Idol" series.

Rampage continue roster moves, sign linemen
The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
For the third consecutive day, the Grand Rapids Rampage made multiple personnel moves in an effort to shake up their roster following an 0-2 start this season.

Kicker Brian Gowins suffers concussion
The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
The Rampage placekicker suffered a concussion while making a touchdown-saving tackle of San Jose SaberCats return man Trestin George at midfield in the fourth quarter.

No time for Rampage to sulk
The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
Defining moments don't always happen late in the season. Sometimes they happen the very first week, the very first game, with the football bouncing crazily on the turf, and hearts leaping, and fates swelling and subsiding, and an awkward pause for an officials' caucus on whether you get to play for a tie.

Brian Gowins - More Than a Kicker
Randy Snow, ArenaFan.com
At each Grand Rapids Rampage home game, fans entering the Van Andel Arena receive a free program called RamPAGES. It contains everything fans need to enjoy the game; a scouting report on the opposing team, rules of the game, player rosters for both teams and a profile of one of Grand Rapids’ players. This week, the player that graced the cover and the accompanying pull-out poster was that of Rampage kicker Brian Gowins.