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ArenaBowl 20? That's right--20. The league with the tiny fields and titanic scores must be doing a whole lot right.(WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH ... BECAUSE YOU NEED TO KNOW (EVEN IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW TO ASK))
Publication: The Sporting News Publication Date: 16-JUN-06 Author: Day, Paul
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When Peter Kern, the longest-tenured owner in the AFL, took over the Tampa Bay Storm in 1994, the Arena Football League still was barely visible on a crowded sports landscape. "I'd get on the airplane and it was, 'The Tampa Bay who? Arena football? What's that?'" Kern says. "Now, people know who we are."
Since the start of the 2003 season, AFL games have been on NBC, which will televise the Chicago Rush vs. the Orlando Predators in ArenaBowl 20 from Las Vegas at 3 p.m. ET Sunday. The league has scheduled events spanning the whole weekend, including concerts, fan fests and a national combine for prospective...
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