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Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena is already full of red banners hanging from the rafters with division titles and an ArenaBowl championship. The year 2014 though, was the first in the history of the Jacksonville Sharks where there was nothing to celebrate.

The end of the world was supposed to happen right at kickoff of this Saturday's game between the Utah Blaze and the San Jose SaberCats, but for most Blaze fans, the end of the world was on Thursday when it was announced that Aaron Boone and Aaron LeSue were going to be put on the injured reserve list for the next game against San Jose.

With the team's playoff fate well in hand, I decided to do something at last week's Utah Blaze home game that I hadn't done in years. Just go. I wasn't going to worry about the team's standing, I wasn't going to worry about the arena contract, and I wasn't going to think about Tommy Grady's interception rate. I was just going to go to an AFL game. I was going to grab a ticket, sit in a normal seat, and be with my brothers, my Dad and my nephew.

Amazon upended the U.S. brick-and-mortar department store model built by companies like Sears and J.C. Penney. Now, the e-commerce giant reportedly has plans to open physical stores that resemble the concept its helping to crush.

SOUTH JORDAN — One of the valuable lessons Caesar Rayford learned during his professional football career was to be prepared — not just physically, but mentally and emotionally as well as it can be the difference between success or falling short of your goal. And the one-time defensive end, who had stints in the National Football League, Canadian Football League and with the Utah Blaze of the now-defunct Arena Football League, sees the same mentality as he tackles his next career — Amazon...

Andy Lopusnak Tuesday July 26, 2011 Guess the league lost my address with all my moves crisscrossing the country as Ive still not received a ballot for the end of the season awards and All-Arena teams like I did in 2008 and last year. Nonetheless, heres the Breaking it Down version of the AFL awards and All-Arena teams.   - Nick Davila, Arizona QB I have a sneaking suspicion that the league will give this to Aaron Garcia, but Davila was outstanding on the leagues best team week-in and week-o...

Andy Lopusnak Wednesday June 29, 2011 Week 16 featured three games were decided by a single point, while four others were blowouts of at least 20 or more points. Jacksonville won the American Conference regular season crown and its record-breaking 13th straight game, Cleveland handed San Jose the second worst defeat in AFL history, Tommy Grady hit the century mark and Orlandos playoff streak might be in jeopardy. This and much more await you in this weeks Breaking it Down.   SHARKS CLAIM #1 S...