Arena Football

Philadelphia Soul vs. Defending Champion San Jose SaberCats

July 22, 2008 -- ESPN’s coverage of the 2008 Russell Athletic Arena Football League season will culminate Sunday, July 27, with ArenaBowl XXII between the Philadelphia Soul and defending ArenaBowl Champion San Jose SaberCats from the New Orleans Arena at 3 p.m. ET on ABC and ABC HD. ESPN’s AFL commentator team will include Bob Wischusen and analyst Ray Bentley in the booth with Marcellus Wiley and New Orleans native Stan Verrett reporting from the sidelines.

In addition to coverage on ABC in the U.S., the ArenaBowl XXII telecast will be available to more than 98 million households in 186 countries through ESPN International and its syndication clients.    » read more »

ESPN Broadband Network to Offer 42 Games to Fans in 2008

April 1, 2008 -- ESPN360.com has added 15 live streaming simulcasts of Arena Football League regional games to its 2008 program line-up. The additional games -- combined with the 27 previously planned simulcasts of ESPN/ESPN2 Arena Football national telecasts -- makes a total of 42 AFL games available to fans on ESPN’s live sports broadband network, including regular season and playoffs.    » read more »

- 18 Nationally Televised Regular Season and 11 Postseason Games
- Consistent Monday Night Prime Time Schedule on ESPN2
- All Games in High Definition
- Dallas Desperados at Georgia Force Opener March 1 on ABC