Okay, Vegas and Orlando, we get. But don't New York and the Bay Area already have enough pro football teams?
Founded by San Francisco investment banker Bill Hambrech, the UFL has pulled in $30 million from a consortium of backers that includes financier Paul Pelosi, the husband of Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Tim Armstrong, a senior executive at Google.
Oh and the UFL is also reportedly interested in signing Michael Vick, in the (very likely) event that the Falcons can't trade him. Michael Huyghe, UFL commissioner and agent for Pacman Jones, says he let fans decide. "I think it's too early to tell, but we did talk about Michael Vick earlier." Huyghue told The Fly. "We are a fan-driven league, and with those types of situations, we would put it on our web site and let our fans make the determination."
Way to go, UFL. Awesome PR work. Hey, we hear Rae Carruth has been lifting weights and should be out of jail by 2018. Surely he deserves at least a tryout. In bonus Mike Vick news, the disgraced quarterback's home didn't sell when it went up for auction today in the ATL. Aw. So sad.
About 1:48 into this clip, Jon Stewart makes a good point. How come the Chicago Bulls got to visit the White House? Aren't sports teams supposed to win something before they get to meet the president?
Sports on a Stick, which is indeed satire, has a funny story about an exciting new video game from EA Sports called, Tracy McGrady: The Rehab ‘09. For the first time ever, the story says, a game puts players "directly into shoes of a multimillionaire NBA superstar as he rehabs from a debilitating, possibly season-ending injury.” Clever. We are looking forward to becoming a trend in sports games. Who wouldn't want to play Alex Rodriquez Hip Surgery '09 and Warren Sapp: The Retirement.
