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Professional
Carolina Panthers
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http://www.nfl.com/teams/CAR.html
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With the
pain of last Sunday's 32-29 loss to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl
XXXVIII beginning to subside, Carolina Panthers fans can now start reflecting on
what a marvelous and miraculous season it really was.
In training camp, nobody gave the Panthers a chance to reach the Super Bowl
just two years after finishing 1-15. So a three-point loss to the Patriots in
the 2004 Super Bowl can hardly be deemed disappointing, no matter what comments
were coming out of the Carolina locker room following Sunday's loss. This season
had more thrills and more excitement than Carolina's previous eight seasons
combined.
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Arena Football League
The AFL is a lot different than the NFL, but can be just as entertaining.
All you may need is a little patience because this is not your father’s
football. Before you go out there and watch your first arena game live or at
home, let me give you a brief history of the league. The AFL only plays on a
50-yard field. There are no sidelines. All there is are high-density foam
pads that still hurt when you hit them. There are no punts, 4th and 15 from
your own four: field goal time. There are eight players on the field and
everyone except the quarterbacks and a specialist play it iron man style.
Every snap is quick and routes are tight. The scores are like basketball
scores. The New York Dragons once scored 99 in one game back in 2001. The
AFL is non-stop action that keeps the fan in the entire game. Think blitz
when you think of the AFL.
The AFL came about in 1987 with just four teams: Denver, Washington,
Chicago and Pittsburgh. They are long gone. There are now 19 teams in the
league. The average attendance in 2003 was the third largest in the league’s
short seventeen-year history. They now have a national television contract with
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Greensboro Prowlers |
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The Greensboro Prowlers, one of the
arenafootball2 league’s original 15 teams, are entering their fourth season
of operation. In 2003 the Prowlers will be under the direction of Head Coach
Steven Jerry, a North Carolina alumnus that is entering his first year with
the team. Greensboro has sent numerous players to the Canadian Football
League, enhancing the careers of many young athletes. |
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Cobras |
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After an off-season overhaul, the Cobras enter the 2004 season poised to
battle for the Eastern Division title. AFL standouts Jarrick Hillery, Damon
Mason and Travis Reece join returning Team MVP Bernard Holmes on a roster
that features over 30 new faces. The team's new coaching staff headed by
former AFL Coach of the Year Eddie Khayat includes two former AFL head
coaches in John Gregory and Ron Selesky. |
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College
High Schools
Church Teams
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information about local church teams could you please submit it to us so that we
can post it here. Thank you.
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