XFL
St. Louis BattleHawks opening upper deck of stadium for XFL home games
The St. Louis BattleHawks are feeding into intense local fan interest by opening up the upper deck of the Dome at America’s Center for their next XFL home games.
Oliver Luck: So far, so good in XFL – but LA and New York crowds need to improve
XFL commissioner Oliver Luck says he is satisfied with the progress of the revived spring-season American football league, but he admits that attendances in both Los Angeles and New York need to improve.
St. Louis BattleHawks draw XFL record 29,554 fans to prove point to Kroenke
The St. Louis BattleHawks attracted a crowd of 29,554 for their inaugural home game in the XFL at the Dome at America’s Center, a 29-9 victory over the New York Guardians.
Seattle Dragons help XFL maintain momentum in Week 2
The rebooted XFL maintained momentum over its attendances in its second weekend, with the Seattle Dragons drawing almost 30,000 fans and the other three games gaining creditable crowds.
XFL adds The Action Network as latest sports betting partner
The rebooted XFL has named The Action Network as its latest sports betting partner
XFL Seattle Dragons target 30,000 crowd in home opener
The XFL's Seattle Dragons are hoping to attract a 30,000-plus crowd for the team's home opener at CenturyLink Field this weekend, having already sold 25,000 tickets
Houston reportedly to host XFL championship game
The inaugural XFL championship game will be played at the University of Houston’s TDECU Stadium, according to the Houston Chronicle.
XFL adds Sportradar to portfolio in data agreement
XFL, the new American football league that launched at the weekend, has continued its commercial activity by agreeing a deal with sports data and content company Sportradar
XFL off to solid start during opening weekend with healthy attendances and TV ratings
The revived XFL enjoyed a solid start during the spring-season American football league's opening weekend, with healthy 17,000-plus attendances in the four games played and generally favorable reviews…
XFL signs sports betting audio rights deal
The rebooted XFL, which kicks off this weekend, has signed a sports betting audio rights deal with radio network iHeartRadio and sports betting network Vegas Stats & Information Network (VSiN).
XFL to be broadcast on TSN in Canada, DraftKings deal announced
The revamped XFL is furthering its international reach by securing a deal with Canadian broadcaster TSN.
TSN will be covering all the regular-season games plus the play-offs during the 2020 season
XFL revival is a ‘positive,’ says NFL commissioner Goodell
National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell says he welcomes the revival of the XFL, which kicks off on February 8-9
XFL boosts sponsorship sales strategy
The XFL has teamed up with Navigate Research and Connect Partnership Group to launch a comprehensive corporate partnership strategy for the spring season American football league in its push towards landing …
XFL confident its second act will prove a success and avoid same fate as AAF
With the revamped XFL football league kicking off in February, Bob Williams takes a look at the measures Vince McMahon's latest project is taking in order to prosper.
XFL considered eliminating punts and field goals among rules
The rebooted XFL discussed eliminating punts and field goals as part of its rules, which were unveiled this week
XFL to introduce nine-point touchdowns, shootout style overtime
The rebooted XFL will introduce nine-point touchdowns as part of its rules, which are designed to speed up play and add excitement for fans
XFL signs bet-monitoring deal with Genius Sports
The rebooted XFL has announced a multi-year partnership with sports data and technology company Genius Sports to protect the start-up league against the threats of improper and illegal sports betting
XFL seeks supporter help to shape league via Football Advisory Network
The rebooted XFL is actively looking for supporter help to shape the start-up league by launching a new digital community it has branded the Football Advisory Network (F.A.N.)