The XFL and the USFL, two competing spring football leagues, will merge operations. Few details are available, from the new league's start date to its name, but the initial obvious takeaway is that ...

CANTON − The USFL and XFL professional football leagues have announced plans to merge, but what that means for Canton is unclear. "This historic combination will anchor professional spring football ...

The merged XFL-USFL spring football league will be known as the UFL -- the United Football League -- its partners confirmed Sunday. Former XFL president/CEO Russ Brandon will hold the same title for ...

In a season filled with wild betting wins and bad beats, it's fitting the end of the first half of the USFL Championship Game between the Pittsburgh Maulers and Birmingham Stallions had bettors seeing ...

If Moose Johnston was confused last week, he’s even more confused now. The former NFL fullback and current president of football operations for the USFL expressed confusion last week over the ...

Dec 31 (Reuters) - The XFL and USFL will merge operations to form the United Football League (UFL) with play set to kick off in late March, the league's partners announced on Sunday. In a joint ...

The United States Football League and the XFL, the two prime players in professional spring football, have officially merged, and will create the United Football League, with play starting in March ...

It didn't take long for the best player in the USFL to find a new opportunity in the National Football League. Two weeks after leading the Birmingham Stallions to a second straight USFL championship, ...

Details of the USFL and XFL merger were announced Sunday on "FOX NFL Sunday" ahead of the first swath of afternoon NFL games. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Dany Garcia, two of the top executives for ...

Sept 28 (Reuters) - The XFL and USFL said on Thursday that the two troubled American grid iron leagues plan to merge and begin play next year. The XFL is owned by movie star Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson ...

Detroit — Call it a tag team. The United States Football League and the XFL announced Thursday intentions to merge into one league, combining the country's two spring professional football outfits.