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United Football League inks TV deal - San Francisco Business Times:
The UFL, a startup pro football league founded by San Francisco investment banker Bill Hambrecht, struck a deal with the television home of hockey, bull riding and cycling. The United Football League said the Versus network will air live weekly games beginning Oct. 8 until the championship game ...
QB Alex Smith Agrees To New Deal With 49ers
sportingnews.com — At a time when one of Tom Condon’s high-profile clients is contemplating taking a salary haircut in... order to stay with a California team, another high-profile Tom Condon client has opted to reduce his compensation in order to keep his job. Per ... (more) QB Alex Smith Agrees To New Deal With 49ers
Breaking down the 49ers Draft history
Breaking down the 49ers Draft history
mvn.com — The 49ers have had a history of great drafting and have also had some very forgettable draft... picks. Of course, the 49ers were fortunate enough to draft some great talents in the first round like Ronnie Lott and Jerry Rice. But let's not forget some terrible first round picks like Jim ... (more) Breaking down the 49ers Draft history
Why don't the 49ers go out and get . . . ?
blog.pressdemocrat.com — I know I'm covering old ground here, but I still get a ton of emails from 49ers... fans about quarterbacks Jeff Garcia and Jay Cutler. (more) Why don't the 49ers go out and get . . . ?
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F Juice.com — ... uses to hands to bowl…. Britney accidentally tells her audience that her pussy is hanging out…. [video] NFL NEWS Kurt Warner would cut his pay to keep Boldin Facebook got this Eagles’ employee fired! Is the NFL Draft doomed? The United Football league has landed a TV deal.   Who are the top WR’s in the ...

Versus inks deal with United Football League…Is ESPN worried?
Sports Business Digest — ... in Las Vegas, New York, Orlando, and San Francisco and will consist mainly of players who were not chosen in the NFL draft.  The inaugural season will kick off on  October 8, 2009.  And where can you go to catch all of the UFL action?  Versus Network, of course!  The network, which I will further dub as “the little network that could”, will be showing all of the games in HD quality.  While the terms of the deal were not disclosed, there is some more information from the San Francisco Business Times, ...

UFL Should be Banking on Vick Suspension and Lockout in 2011
The Biz of Football :: Part of the Business of Sports Network — ... The UFL is expected to operate at a loss for the first few years, and then hopefully become profitable after its third year or so.  The upstart league already inked a television deal with Versus, though it is most likely a revenue sharing deal similar to the one signed between NBC and the AFL.  Regardless of the deal’s specifics, the UFL now must make the most of its spotlight.  However, what may also help the UFL in this regard is the possible participation of players currently under suspension (or likely to be suspended) like Vick.  ...

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UFL STRIKES DEAL WITH COMCAST’S VERSUS
profootballtalk.com 3/9/2009 — Despite some skepticism as to whether any of the UFL’s six-week slate of games involving four franchises would be televised in any format other than local public access, the fledging football league has struck a deal with VERSUS. The league ...
United Football League
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UFL has TV, uphill climb
sportscouchpotato.typepad.com 3/11/2009 — When one associates the acronym UFL with football, it's the University of Florida that immediately pops to mind. Now, the upstart United Football League is looking to make its imprint on the gridiron and has taken a baby step by announcing a ...
UFL TABS FASSEL, GREEN, HASLETT COTTRELL AS HEAD COACHES
profootballtalk.com 3/11/2009 — The United Football League announced today that former NFL coaches Jim Fassel, Dennis Green, Jim Haslett and Ted Cottrell have been hired as head coaches for its inaugural season. During a press conference held in San Francisco, UFL commissioner ...
New League with Old Faces
mrfactoidssportsworld.blogspot.com 3/11/2009 — The AP reports that three former NFL head coaches will be involved in coaching once again. Dennis Green, Jim Fassel, and Jim Haslett will be leading teams in the new United Football League or UFL. The UFL is an outdoor football league that will begin play in October. The league will feature ...
Former Giants Coach Fassel to Coach in the UFL
giantsgab.com 3/12/2009 — Ex Giants coach Jim Fassel was named the head coach of the Las Vegas team of the United Football League, the new professional football league starting this fall. The league will have four teams Las Vegas, Orlando, New York and San Francisco. Fassel coached the Giants from 1997 to 2003 and lead ...
The United Football League Is What We Thought It Was! [Duan!]
deadspin.com 3/12/2009 — Denny Green and Jim Fassel are back coaching pro football, and there may be a spot for Michael Vick as well. Welcome to the wonderful world of the UFL! Offcials of the new league held a press conference in San Francisco this morning and announced, ...
Two former Cardinal coaches land in new UFLFanster.com
The United Football League, slated to begin play this fall, announced the head coaches for it’s four franchises, and two of them have ties to Arizona. Dennis Green, who coached the Arizona Cardinals to a 16-32 record from 2004 to 2006, was named the head coach of the new league’s ...
Football at Citi Field?The Mets Police
Newsday says the UFL (a doomed fall football league) will field a team at C-Field.   http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/football/bob_blog/2009/03/new_football_league_to_have_a.html   I'm no expert (yet) in C-Field, but I'm not sure how well the new place will work for football.  ...
Another doomed football league? Sign me up!Outside The Press Box
I blame my dad. Ever since he took me to see the New Jersey Generals (featuring Herschel Walker and Doug Flutie!) when I was a kid, I've had a weird fascination with the psuedo-football leagues that pop up every 10 years or so to miserably challenge the NFL's kingdom before fading into ...
UFL commissioner wants Michael Vick to play in new leagueThe Scores Report - The National Sports Blog
The United Football League is hoping to debut in August of this year and maybe attract a fan or two. UFL Commissioner Michael Huyghue figures one way to do that is to recruit a big name from prison , err, the NFL. Last year, UFL Commissioner Michael Huyghue was candid regarding his ...
Dennis Green Agrees to Coach in XFL... I mean UFLslowbreaker.com
I don't know if you have heard but there is going to be another football league created that is going to starting in October. The leagues name is the UFL, yes the same UFL that fell apart in the 1960s. The league is going to start small with only four teams, and then later expand to more. Teams ...
Versus To Air Weekly UFL GameAwfulAnnouncing
The United Football League is trying it's best to get the word out. They've got a handful of recognizable coaches (Jim Fassell, Jim Haslett), have teams in large markets (San Fran, NY, Las Vegas), and now have a TV deal. Versus will air a weekly game for the four-team league, and the first ...
UFL TO NAME COACHES ON WEDNESDAYProFootballTalk.com
Buried in the press release announced the United Football League’s television deal with VERSUS is a far more relevant football-related nugget. On Wednesday, the UFL will name at a press conference in San Francisco the four men (maybe we shouldn’t assume they’ll all be male) who ...
UFL, Another Doomed Football League? Sign Me Up!Bleacher Report - NFL
I blame my dad. Ever since he took me to see the New Jersey Generals (featuring Herschel Walker and Doug Flutie!) when I was a kid, I've had a weird fascination with the psuedo-football leagues that pop up every 10 years or so to miserably challenge ...