Covering the Intersection of Sports and the Law
By Dan Canavan University of Connecticut standout Andre Dixon will have a little more competition in the backfield when the UFL’s Hartford Colonials return from their bye week. On Monday, the Colonials announced their signing of former NFL running back Kevin Jones. Jones, drafted in the first-round of the NFL by Detroit in 2004, has rushed [...]
By Dan Canavan The first sentence of the UFL’s mission statement reads as follows: The UFL provides high-quality professional football during a traditional fall season while embracing innovation and fan interaction. With the Hartford Colonials yet to play a game, it is premature to discuss the quality of the football. But we can take notice [...]
The United Football League’s (UFL) Hartford Colonials kick off a three-day mini camp this morning at 9 am, at Sage Park in Berlin. Team workouts are scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. There will be two practices on Friday and Saturday, with a morning session from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. and an afternoon session from [...]
By Dan Canavan The Greater Hartford sports community was buzzing today over Howard Baldwin’s latest attempt to bring professional hockey back to Hartford, beginning with a series of outdoor hockey games at UConn’s Rentschler Field. At the same time, one of Rentschler Field’s other tenants, the Hartford Colonials, have been preparing for tonight’s 2010 UFL [...]
Here is the press release from the UFL regarding the naming of the Hartford franchise: The Hartford Colonials will proudly carry the name of the state capital of Connecticut and reflect the region’s long and distinguished history when they kick off the second United Football League season at Rentschler Field in the fall of 2010. [...]
