The NFL is having a 50th birthday party for the American Football League, and it’s more than appropriate. Without the free-wheeling and ultimately groundbreaking AFL, which was created in 1959 and ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Comfortable and conservative, giddy in the afterglow of their classic Colts-Giants game, National Football League owners had no interest in some Texas rich kid. Already rebuffed in ...

Lamar Hunt (inset top) was denied an NFL expansion team so, with Oilers founder Bud Adams, led the charge to create the AFL. Hunt's Dallas Texans had to compete for fans with the Cowboys, a 1960 NFL ...

GRAND RAPIDS -- The Arena Football League has tentatively scheduled a conference call for 6 p.m. Wednesday among its 16 franchises to discuss several options regarding the 2009 season, including the ...

The NFL has announced the 16 AFL Legacy Games that will be played during the 2009 NFL season. This season marks the 50th season for the eight original American Football League teams. As part of the ...

The Arena Football League, the quirky indoor game that drew a strong following in San Jose, announced Monday that it has canceled its 2009 season — a victim of this country’s deteriorating economy.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Colorado Crush owner John Elway took a look at the future Monday after owners of the 16 Arena Football League teams voted Sunday night to suspend operations ...

Over the weekend, we reported on rumors that the AFL has plunged into a death spiral. The rumors are moving closer to the “fact” category. According to the Rocky Mountain News, the AFL is expected ...