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Dropping their second game of the season, the Washington Valor (1-2) struggled to come out ahead at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The Gladiators (1-3) picked up their first win in front of 9,223 on Friday night, a final score of 48-34.

Slow out of the gate seems to be the norm for the Milwaukee Mustangs (1-5). The slow start allowed the Georgia Force (4-2) too big of a lead to overcome. Despite another late game rally by the Mustangs the Force held on to win by a score of 57-48 in front of the largest crowd for a home Mustangs game this year.

Anyone got some Pepto-Bismol? For an offseason that was incredibly bland and without much going activity, the events of the past few weeks has made this the most important few months in the history of the Arena Football League.

At the ArenaBowl last season, our own Tim Capper asked the famed Aaron Garcia whether he was going to kiss the Orlando Predators goodbye right after the announcement that the Los Angeles KISS were the newest AFL team. Not only has Garcia kissed the Predators goodbye, but he did so with the Jacksonville Sharks as well. The all-time leading passer in AFL history has been traded for the second time this season, as he was shipped to the KISS on Monday as a part of a bevy of moves which shuffled quar...

The Washington Valor (0-3) return to the District of Columbia for their home opener. They will host the Albany Empire (1-2) inside of Capital One Arena at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, May 11th. The Game will broadcast live on Monumental Sports Network and Facebook.

Gary Bond, who covered the Grand Rapids Rampage of the Arena Football League for the Grand Rapids Press, died on May 13 of an apparent heart attack. He was just 55 years old.

After the first five weeks of AFL action, San Jose and Philadelphia are the lone remaining undefeated teams and hold the top two spots in this week’s ArenaFan Power Ranking while Arizona, with one loss, is No.3. There was movement in the Nos. 4 thru 6 positions as well as a flip in the No. 9 and No. 10 spots.

Touchdowns are worth six points. Throw in an extra point and you have seven. So why is five the most important number in Arena Football? If your team can put up 5 points per possession on offense, they're a virtual lock to win.

This past week, we saw defenses rule. San Antonio, Jacksonville, Orlando, Cleveland, Iowa and New Orleans were each held to less than 50 points. San Jose and Utah went head-to-head and the Sabercats pulled out a 35-34 win.

Everyone knew winning a fourth straight ArenaBowl would be extremely difficult. The Arizona Rattlers' play over the last month is making it look nearly impossible.