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The Guru is back after taking a hiatus for a few weeks just in time for the playoffs! The regular season was a tumultuous one to say the least, as there were a number of ups and downs, freakish results, thrilling conclusions, and of course, refereeing that leaves a lot to be desired. As we start the playoffs though, there are two major flaws in the system, one of which the league has at least found a remedy for, while the other appears as though it will go completely ignored.

After a season of heart-stopping finishes and miracle comebacks, the luck ran out and the clock struck midnight for the Cleveland Gladiators on Saturday night as the Arizona Rattlers ascended to dynasty status with a dominating 72-32 victory in ArenaBowl XXVII at Quicken Loans Arena.

In the span of two weeks of back-to-back away games, the Iowa Barnstormers took the New Orleans VooDoo to task, winning by a score of 48-34. In their first-ever meeting, the Barnstormers made big plays on offense and overcame a few miscues on defense to put New Orleans on their heels in the final minutes of the game.

He Washington Valor (1-4) meet the Philadelphia Soul (6-0) for the second time ever at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 27th inside of Verizon Center. The game will broadcast live on Monumental Sports Network and CSN PHL. Will the Valor pull out all the stops with quarterback Erik Meyer landing on the IR?

A new season is upon us, the Washington Valor (0-0) open it on the road against the nearby Baltimore Brigade (0-0) inside of Royal Farms Arena at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, April 13th. The game will broadcast live on Facebook Watch, AFL Now and Monumental Sports Network.

Steve Thonn is returning to Grand Rapids! At least for one day, that is. Thonn, who is the head coach of the Cleveland Gladiators, will hold an open player tryout on Sunday, October 30 at the Soccer Spot, the former training facility of the Grand Rapids Rampage.

The easiest way to begin a Perry Moss tribute is to envision him and Tim Marcum on opposite sidelines of some celestial gridiron recreating their epic arenaball battles from the 1990s.

Four weeks are in the books and we've seen the West Division get off to a flying start while the East Division has two winless teams out of three. Safe to say it's going to be interesting as we go the rest of the way with how the balance of wins is tipped to the West and South.

Perhaps the time has finally come. According to a report in the Florida Times Union, Aaron Garcia has decided at 43 years old to retire.

Back in the day of the AFL, there were four games (and often as many as six) that you never wanted to miss. You knew when the Tampa Bay Storm played the Orlando Predators that the game was going to be bloody and that both squads were going to give it their all to beat the snot out of the other. You also knew that when the Arizona Rattlers played the San Jose SaberCats that there would be fireworks.