Illini thinking big
It was Rich Rodriguez's first visit to Big Ten media days, and Joe Tiller's last. Here are some thoughts from Michigan's incoming coach, Purdue's outgoing coach (in more ways than...
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Breaking down the quarterfinal matchups
Tribune reporter John Mullin previews the Arena Football League playoff games. Grand Rapids Rampage at Rush TV/radio: 2 p.m. Sunday; ESPN, WIND-AM 560. Records: Grand Rapids 7-10, Rush 11-5. Last...
Rush clinches home-field advantage with victory
The Rush and the Dallas Desperados combined for two touchdowns Sunday before either team had run an offensive play. Call it foreshadowing. The teams combined for 70 first-half points before...
Rush will host July 6 playoff game
The Rush will host an Arena Football League divisional playoff game at 2 p.m. July 6 at Allstate Arena, the third time in the last five years the Rush has...
Saints’ Smith is happy; Burress isn’t
New Orleans defensive end Will Smith has signed a contract extension that will make him one of the NFL's highest-paid defensive players. The 2004 first-round pick from Ohio State signed...
Ex-Bears LB Colvin visits Texans
Former Bears and Patriots linebacker Rosevelt Colvin visited the Texans on Wednesday. The 30-year-old free agent, released by New England in February, was undergoing a physical and meeting with Texans...
Michna completes dramatic comeback for Rush
Maybe it's just something about Arena Football League doormats that cause the Rush to stumble. Last week it was the 3-9 Utah Blaze upsetting the Rush. Saturday it was the...
Rush clinch division early with blowout win
The uniform of the day was indeed fitting. The Rush rolled out an all-black ensemble for the first time Monday night that foreshadowed escorting the Los Angeles Avengers into the...
Arena League embraces replay
Beginning with this season's playoffs, which will include the Rush for the eighth straight year, instant replay will be used for the first time in the 22-year history of the...
Some commercial success
Watch for coach Mike Hohensee and seven members of the Rush on a "This Is SportsCenter" commercial scheduled to air on ESPN later this month. Hohensee and players James Alexander,...