On Wednesday, the Arena Football League (AFL) announced its grand return with league play scheduled to restart in 2024. The AFL drew a niche following for its electric playing style.

But as leagues have come and gone, the Arena Football League is still going more than 30 years in. The Arena League has had ups and downs, and the league was down to just four franchises in 2018.

No plans for arena football downtown. Heritage Bank Center general manager Kristin Ropp told The Enquirer she didn't have discussions with the Arena Football League but she controls the calendar.

Now, the Arena Football League is jumping back into the fray with new management under the investment group F1 Sports and Entertainment, which bought the rights to the league in Jan. 2022.

Football fans will soon have another league to look forward to. The Arena Football League announced Wednesday that it will be relaunching under new leadership, with plans to formally return to the ...

The Arena Football League has existed on and off under several ownerships since 1987. The league filed for bankruptcy after the 2019 season. The relaunching version of the league has no connection ...

The National Arena League announced that it terminated Antonio Brown’s Albany Empire team over unpaid dues. Getty Images The whole saga with Brown and the Albany Empire has been typically surreal.

After 21 years of expanding and shrinking, adapting and morphing, the Arena Football League is weighing the possibility of something new: Taking a breather. Against a backdrop of a weakened ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The Arena Football League is making a return and Minnesota will be part of the 16-team reboot. The league announced its return Tuesday in a social media highlight video, unveiling ...

Sam Castronova, the 2025 AF1 Most Valuable Player with the Albany Firebirds, signed with the Tulsa Oilers of the Indoor ...