The United Football League is a professional American football league being organized by William Hambrecht, a Wall Street investor and former minority partner in the USFL's Oakland Invaders, and Tim Armstrong, a senior executive at Google. Mark Cuban, owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, has agreed to purchase a franchise for $30 million. Teams are already being set up in Las Vegas, Mexico City and Los Angeles. Birmingham, San Antonio, Raleigh-Durham, and Orlando are being considered for franchise locations. Eight locations will play the initial games, which are scheduled to start in August 2008.
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Mark Cuban's weblog article about why a league competing against the NFL could succeed.
Coverage of the UFL, including links to external news stories.
Open content encyclopedia article covers the league, including basic profile, executives, potential markets.
Commentary by Chris Isidore, discussing the chances of the league and the inevitability of others taking on the NFL.
(August 20, 2007)
Article announcing creation of the league.
(June 03, 2007)
Article by Joe Nocera profiling Bill Hambrecht and his plans for the United Football League.
(June 03, 2007)
Mark Cuban's weblog article about why a league competing against the NFL could succeed.
Coverage of the UFL, including links to external news stories.
Open content encyclopedia article covers the league, including basic profile, executives, potential markets.
Commentary by Chris Isidore, discussing the chances of the league and the inevitability of others taking on the NFL.
(August 20, 2007)
Article by Joe Nocera profiling Bill Hambrecht and his plans for the United Football League.
(June 03, 2007)
Article announcing creation of the league.
(June 03, 2007)
