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Recently, Pete Spivak, Jr. appeared on a Detroit television station to talk about a team that many people may have forgotten about, the 1983 Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League.

The Philadelphia Soul (7-1) capped off their regular season games at the Wells Fargo Center with a huge win against the Orlando Predators (7-1.) The win places the Soul ahead of the Predators in the the American Conference due to the head to head record between the two teams.

Three weeks ago, KISS fans had their hearts broken after a botched field goal attempt to win the game not only cost them a victory, but it slowed down their chances at earning a top four seed and be over .500 this late in the season for the first time in their short existence. A split in one of the more important road trips against Philadelphia and Tampa Bay pitted them a game and a half behind Cleveland for the fourth seed.

Watching Chicago Rush QB Russ Michna walk off the field after the last offensive series for the team just before halftime made me and just about every Rush fan in the Allstate Arena cringe. He had been driven hard into the carpet while being sacked by Dallas Vigilantes defensive lineman Justin Warren.

As short as six weeks ago, it was uncertain whether the Chicago Rush would even field a team in the Arena Football League in 2013.

Mark Grieb padded his future Hall of Fame career with two new AFL records - most career 400-yard passing games and most 400-yard games in a season. Read more about the history of the AFL's 400-yard games by clicking through.

For a division that is traditionally one of the best in the Arena Football League, the Southern Division looks like it has very little to offer early in 2008.

Each and every season, Derrick Ross of the Philadelphia Soul continues to rack up more and more accolades for what he has accomplished running the football. On Saturday night against the Tampa Bay Storm, he became the first man in AFL history to reach 2,000 rushing yards in his career.

The Washington Valor (1-8) lost 72-42 on Friday night inside of Royal Farms Arena against the Baltimore Brigade (7-2) in front of 5,105 fans. Baltimore set a new franchise record for points.

Throughout the years the LA KISS were doing all that they can to become a championship caliber team. Just like any franchise, however, the one major piece they were missing week after week when they entered the league in their inaugural season was chemistry.