It's called spinning a negative into a positive, and Chris Weinke threw a perfect spiral. XFL president Basil DeVito is all too aware about the abysmal television ratings his football league has drawn in its inaugural season. For the fourth straight season, the Denver Broncos will open on Monday Night Football, this time for the first regular-season game in their new stadium. As always, Troy Aikman came to Texas Stadium with his game face on. Like Porsches in a used-car lot, they still go fast.
Instant replay is in and so are skullcaps.
Bandanas are out, for the most part. For the first time since it decided to add Houston as its 32nd team, the NFL had a candid discussion Tuesday on how to realign into four eight-team divisions. The struggling XFL will back next year, with or without NBC, the league's president said Tuesday. Tommy Maddox threw for four touchdowns in the first half as the Los Angeles Xtreme defeated the Las Vegas Outlaws 35-26 Saturday night to clinch a berth in the XFL playoffs. Tommy Maddox threw two touchdown passes and ran for a third score as the Los Angeles Xtreme handed the Orlando Rage their first loss of the season, 31-6 Sunday.