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ORLANDO -- I was there in Arizona when the Sharks won their first championship at the gun when Aaron Garcia won the ArenaBowl. I was there when David Cool kicked the winning field goal in the net right in front of me to give the Predators won their second championships. I've watched the confetti fall from the ceiling at 15 different ArenaBowls in total. I've watched Joe Hills score eight touchdowns and Garcia throw 12. I've watched Cleveland's magical run in 2014. I've seen just about all there is to see in this league.

CLEVELAND - An improbable season in Cleveland has hit another stratosphere. How many times do you win when your quarterback throws five interceptions? It's enough to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals apparently.

If you want to know what the definition is of excellence in sports, just go into the Arizona Rattlers' locker room prior to ArenaBowl XXVII.

Maybe the Jacksonville Sharks aren't going 18-0. But if they play with the heart and intensity they played the second half with against the Orlando Predators on Saturday night, they still might ultimately be the ArenaBowl champions.

Jonah Rosenblum Sunday July 6, 2014 CLEVELAND - From the outset, the Gladiators had the advantage. They just struggled to leave a struggling Portland team behind. In what seemed an eternally-lasting, one-score game, the Gladiators finally separated early in the fourth quarter. And all in a matter of minutes. LaRoche Jackson easily took a kick back for a 41-34 lead. On Portland's ensuing drive, fellow Cleveland defensive back Joe Phinisee saved Dominic Jones, who dropped an easy third-down pick, by swooping in front of Kyle Rowley's fourth-down pass. Jones said it exemplified a year-long C...