Thursday, April 18, 2013
The women's pro team gets attention for more than its performance at the Gwinnett Arena.
The opening kickoff for the Atlanta Steam's first game in Gwinnett had not even taken place, when the comment was made. And the fallout continued after the contest. A Suwanee Patch commenter said of the Legends Football League: This is, by far, the worst excuse for a sport I believe I have ever seen. Really? It's the equivalent to jello wrestling and wet t-shirt contests, but in a team environment. Another comment followed after the first game: What a joke. It must be free to attend. Surely no one would pay to see this!!!!! The comments were directed at the Atlanta Steam, a women's pro football team in the Legends Football League. The Steam played its first game in Gwinnett on Saturday, defeating Omaha. The league recently was known as the…
Saturday, April 13, 2013
The women's football team has its home opener Saturday.
Gwinnett, women's pro football officially arrives in the area Saturday April 13). The Atlanta Steam has its home opener in the Gwinnett Arena (game time, 8 p.m.) when it plays the Omaha Heart. Both are first-year teams in the Legends Football League. The league was called the Lingerie Football League until a recent rebranding that included "performance wear" for uniforms. For the Steam, it also will be a chance for redemption. Atlanta lost its season opener 48-0 at Jacksonville in March. According to an article on lfl.com, the Steam players may have felt overwhelmed in the opener. Quarterback Brittany Morgan said in the article, “The game was a challenge, but it allowed us to take in the speed of the game and the intensity.” She went on to…
Thursday, February 21, 2013
The women's football league team, which debuts in Gwinnett in April, has been predicted to go winless in 2013. Share your thoughts.
The debut of the women's Legends Football League in Gwinnett is less than two months away. Already, the Atlanta Steam is practicing -- and chafing under the prediction of an 0-4 season in 2013. According to an article in lfl360.com, linebacker Adrian Purnell of the Jacksonville Breeze talked some smack on Commissioner’s Corner, “…everyone thinks we are looking forward to the Atlanta game this year because everyone is talking a big game about them. (They) are the least of my worries right now.” Literally days later, “The List” guaranteed Atlanta to go 0-4. Atlanta wide receiver Krista Cross’ response was “{forget} the world. They got it backwards, 4-0.” Wide receiver Holly Oakes stated, “While 0-4 is totally not going to happen, it …
Sunday, February 3, 2013
A review of some top news stories from the area. Share your favorites.
Click on the links for more info about recent news stories: PRO GOLF TOURNEY FIELD ANNOUNCED: In April 2013, pro tour golf will return to Gwinnett after an absence of several years. And the field at TPC Sugarloaf will include many of the PGA Champions Tour's biggest names. WOMEN'S FOOTBALL TEAM SETS ROSTER: The women's league now known as the Legends Football League (the word "Lingerie" was dropped) announced its 2013 roster. It plans to debut in Gwinnett in April. WICKED WEATHER: Wednesday saw some heavy rains and storm-related incidents. But in all, Gwinnett did not get hit as hard as some other areas in Atlanta. ANOTHER NEW RESTAURANT: Even as restaurants are closing, another new eatery -- Senor Quintin Mex Grill -- opened in a shopping…
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
The women's league formerly known as the Lingerie Football League plans to debut in Gwinnett in April.
The women's football league that plans to open play in April 2013 in Gwinnett has evolved further. It has completed its roster and named a head coach. The Legends Football League, which until recently was known as the Lingerie Football League, has announced the roster for the Atlanta Steam on its website. Also, former Arena Football League player Ray Norell is the head coach. The roster includes 20 players. In the LFL, football is seven on seven, with no kickoffs, punts or field goals. -- Do you plan to attend any Atlanta Steam games in Gwinnett? Do you know any of the players? Share your thoughts in the comments below. The Atlanta franchise will debut in the Gwinnett Arena on Saturday, April 13, vs. Omaha. Tickets are $15-75, according to…
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Get ready, Gwinnett. The women-only league re-brands itself as Legends, and introduces 'peformance wear' for the players.
The women-only football league that plans to debut in April in the Gwinnett Arena has a new name and new uniforms. The Lingerie Football League announced Wednesday (January 9) in Los Angeles that it now is calling itself the Legends Football League. And its uniforms will now be "performance wear," instead of the lingerie that characterized its previous years. "This is the next step in the maturation of our now global sport. While the Lingerie Football League name has drawn great media attention, allowing us to showcase the sport to millions, we have now reached a crossroad of gaining credibilty as a sport or continuing to be viewed as a gimmick," said Mitchell Moraza, LFL founder and chairman, in a news release. -- What do you think of the…
Thursday, January 3, 2013
The 're-branding' comes as it prepares to expand into Gwinnett in 2013, as well as other areas.
That women-only football league that plans to play in Gwinnett in 2013 has announced a coming "re-branding" that likely will include changes to its name and uniforms. According to a news release, the Lingerie Football League will announce facets of the re-branding on Wednesday (January 9) in Los Angeles as it gears up for its fourth season in the U.S. "We have now reached a crossroad of gaining credibilty as a sport or continuing to be viewed as a gimmick," the press release said in part. "In the coming years we will establish this sport in Canada, US, Australia, Europe and Asia as the most known form of American football globally. In order to reach the next milestone, we feel the focus has to be the sport and our amazing athletes." The …
Thursday, November 1, 2012
The league announces the winner of the fan-based contest. A tryout is coming in November.
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Thursday, November 1, 2012
That Lingerie Football League team that plans to play in Gwinnett in 2013? Just call it the Atlanta Steam. In a news release, LFL officials announced that "Atlanta Steam" was the most popular choice of almost 4,300 team name submissions. That was among the strongest responses for such an effort in an expansion market. It's an appropriate team name for the LFL, which is not shy about its marketing appeal. Other team names include "Sin" and "Temptation." -- Do you like Atlanta Steam as a name for the LFL squad? Do you plan to try out for the Gwinnett franchise? Tell us in the comments below. Also, the league noted again that it will be holding a tryout in the Atlanta area -- November 10 in Fairburn. (See link below for tryout details.) …
Monday, October 15, 2012
The talent call is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 10, in Fairburn.
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Monday, October 15, 2012
The planned Atlanta franchise of the Lingerie Football League, which has scheduled two games in Gwinnett in 2013, has announced an open tryout date in the Atlanta area in November. According to a league news release, the tryout will be on Saturday, Nov. 10 in Fairburn, which is in southeast Fulton County. The location will be Score Indoor, 1245 Oakley Industrial Boulevard, 30213. The session begins at 1 p.m. --- "We know that 99.9 percent of you guys have never touched a football ..." "I have so much heart for this ..." These are some of the quotes from an attached YouTube video of a Baltimore Charm tryout. --- Participants are asked to wear athletic gear, and arrive an hour before the session begins. Applicants will be judged on agility, …
Sunday, October 7, 2012
A look back at some top news stories in the area.
Click on the links below for more information. PRO GOLF RETURNS TO GWINNETT: Chiefly for economic sponsor reasons, Gwinnett has been without a pro golf tourney since 2008. However, the PGA Champions Tour will make a stop at TPC Sugarloaf in April 2013, with Mitsubishi Electric of Suwanee as a sponsor. LINGERIE FOOTBALL IN GWINNETT: Women in lingerie -- and football gear -- plan to tee it up at the Gwinnett Arena in 2013. The Lingerie Football League also has a "name that team" effort going, and promises open tryouts. -- What were your favorite news stories from the past week? Tell us in the comments below. HABITUAL VIOLATOR ARRESTED: He flipped his car in a ditch, and told police his face felt like it was "on fire." Turns out the man …
Scott Dixon
9:53 pm on Thursday, April 25, 2013
I have watched the LFL games on TV in the past and I am glad we have our own team. If you just sit and watch you would any other football game and not focus on what the girls are wearing, you would see that they have a lot of heart and passion for the game. These girls kick butt !!! I am also proud that they had a great opening game . It would have only been a joke if they had come out and lost… more ›