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Generals rally for second straight USFL win

The New Jersey Generals used two fourth-quarter touchdowns to rally for their second straight USFL win.

Over the play in showdown of two of USFL's best offenses

The Generals and Stars will combine for more than 40 points in their USFL showdown on Sunday night.

Grab the Under in this USFL matchup

Two teams that opened the USFL season with victories meet Sunday as the New Orleans Breakers battle the Tampa Bay Bandits.

New Jersey Generals grind out first USFL win

It wasn’t pretty, but the New Jersey Generals picked up their first win in the new USFL on Friday night.

USFL's chicken salad controversy is escalating over 'lie'

The team claimed Smith "had violated three team rules in a 24-hour span, and in this particular incident, disrespected a cafeteria worker, which wasn't captured on camera."

USFL lacks 'wow' factor for bettors

There’s simply too much competition in the spring with March Madness, NBA playoffs and MLB for a new football league to ever make a serious dent for bettors.

USFL player cut for wanting pizza over chicken salad in unbelievable video

The Pittsburgh Maulers might have just won the award for most bizarre reason for cutting a player. The revamped USFL's rollout weekend included the Saturday release of "United By Football:...

Ride with the road team in this Week 1 USFL showdown

Tampa Bay, a 5.5-point favorite, will win and cover against Pittsburgh on Sunday in USFL action.

USFL's first game was a thriller

The New Jersey Generals now have something in common with the Giants and Jets — finding a way to lose. The Generals dropped a heartbreaking 28-24 loss to the Birmingham...

Giants greats credit NFL careers to their starts in USFL

The Giants’ first two Super Bowl victories likely would not have happened without the help of the USFL. Before center Bart Oates, punter Sean Landeta and fullback Maurice Carthon played...

A USFL crash course with new-look league set to kick off

The first USFL season in 37 years kicks off Saturday. Here's a team-by-team look at the new-look league:

Why original USFL failed: 'Not sustainable at all'

For three seasons, the USFL provided perhaps the NFL’s most direct challenge. It was that growing ambition to truly compete with the NFL that likely caused its demise, however. The...

How USFL plans to take spring football to 'whole new level'

Thirty-seven years later, the USFL is ready to return. The failed football league of the 1980s, which met its death in the form of an antitrust lawsuit spearheaded by then-New...

Inside the experimental USFL broadcast: 'Can't do that in the NFL'

The reimagined USFL is hoping to provide a broadcasting experience like you've never seen or heard before. The revamped league will be launching on Saturday with a simulcast on Fox...

Inside the return of the USFL’s New Jersey Generals: familiar name, new era, same football dreams

The USFL was lost to history, and a $3.76 settlement. Now reincarnated, with much more modest goals, the league still has players dreaming of the future.

The USFL is officially back

The USFL is back. The USFL announced Thursday it will begin a new spring league in 2022 with Fox Sports as its television partner. The league will have the rights...