Las Vegas Locomotives now have red, white and gray as team colors
By Case Keefer
NFL veterans Daunte Culpepper, Ahman Green and Dominic Rhodes can now add modeling to their distinguished resumes. They were three of 10 United Football League players, two from each of the league’s five teams, who unveiled next season’s uniforms by walking down the runway Wednesday afternoon at the Fashion Show Mall.
Comissioner Michael Huyghue discusses the league's future
By Case Keefer
The months leading up to the second United Football League season have played out quite a bit different than the ones before the league’s first year to Las Vegas coach Jim Fassel. Fassel said he spent much of his time before the inaugural season trying to convince players to give the league a shot. It wasn’t anything like that in 2010 as the Locomotives began assembling their roster.
Tim Rattay and Andrae Thurman share a long history together
By Case Keefer
Tim Rattay dropped back to pass and glanced downfield to see receiver Andrae Thurman wide open after breaking out of a cluttered secondary. Rattay launched a spiral that landed right in Thurman’s hands. It was just like old times Friday afternoon at Sam Boyd Stadium for Rattay and Thurman.
Florida State speedster and Las Vegas native among additions to the Locos roster
By Case Keefer
As a professional football coach for more than 25 years, Jim Fassel has worked out hundreds of prospective players. None of them have run a faster time in the 40-yard dash than cornerback Michael Ray Garvin. Fassel and the Las Vegas Locomotives selected Garvin in the second round of 2010 United Football League Draft on Wednesday night.
Former Auburn running back Kenny Irons among 200 players in attendance
By Case Keefer
The joy of a championship always comes with a companion — the pressure to defend it the next year. The Las Vegas Locomotives, the United Football League’s inaugural champions, are becoming familiar with that as the league inches toward the start of its second season in September. “Everyone is trying to close the gap on us,” said Amp Lee, Locomotives running backs coach. “So, we’re trying to improve and we’ve got to continue to get our roster and our personnel better.”
The Las Vegas Locomotives and the other four teams in the United Football League announced their schedules for the upcoming 2010 season Thursday afternoon. The second UFL season will kick off on Friday, Sept. 17, at Sam Boyd Stadium with a re-match of last year's championship game between the Locomotives and Florida Tuskers.
Former UNLV wide receiver Casey Flair among those not protected by Las Vegas
By Case Keefer
The Las Vegas Locomotives announced their list of protected players for the upcoming 2010 United Football League season Wednesday afternoon. The Locomotives, champions of the inaugural UFL season last year, were able to protect 20 players from the upcoming UFL expansion draft.
Team holds a fan fest Sunday and will receive their rings in a ceremony tonight
By Case Keefer
A belated celebration is better than no celebration. The Las Vegas Locomotives, who won the inaugural United Football League championship in November, are back in town this week to commemorate their victory. They held a free fan fest Sunday afternoon at Sam Boyd Stadium and will receive their championship rings in a private ceremony Monday night.
Unless something unforeseen happens, Jim Fassel said he will be back as the coach of the Las Vegas Locomotives. Fassel, who spent 15 years coaching in the NFL, said he loved his first year in the UFL.
pro football: Isaiah Trufant interception sets up game-winning field goal
By Case Keefer
A few hours before the kickoff of the United Football League Championship Game, Las Vegas coach Jim Fassel had to ask cornerback Isaiah Trufant if he thought he could play. Trufant sat out of practice all week with two pulled groins and was listed as questionable on the injury report. Fassel won’t soon forget Trufant’s answer. “I’ll give you everything I got for as long as I got,” Trufant told Fassel.
The question caught J.P. Losman off guard. Asked when he last competed in a championship game, the Las Vegas Locomotives quarterback stammered for a few moments before coming up with an answer. “I’ve never really been in a championship game,” Losman said. “I don’t know how many players really have been.” That will change Friday when Losman leads the Las Vegas Locomotives into the United Football League Championship game against the Florida Tuskers at Sam Boyd Stadium
United Football League Commissioner Michael Huyghue has a message to all of the league’s naysayers and detractors. This year, the league’s inaugural season, was only the beginning. To illustrate his point, Huyghue used a metaphor. “In many ways, it was a dress rehearsal for us — the way a show opens on Broadway with previews and then opens to the full cast,” Huyghue said. “That’s what it was for us. It was a way to take a fairly well-buttoned up process and look at it more closely in sort of a test audience.”
Locomotives coach Jim Fassel wanted his team to play a complete game Friday night in preparation for their appearance in the UFL Championship Game next week. Fassel got that and a lot more in Las Vegas’ 41-7 rout of the New York Sentinels. “What was most important to me was we didn’t come out and play a sloppy game,” Fassel said. “I was on them hard all week and they responded as they always have all year. We just made things happen tonight.” The Locomotives won the game without the services of starting quarterback J.P. Losman, who rested a broken ...
The Las Vegas Locomotives won their last game in dramatic fashion. Trailing 7-6 headed into the fourth quarter, the Locomotives scored 10 points against the California Redwoods in the final 12 minutes to clinch a spot in the UFL Championship Game. “It feels great,” Las Vegas quarterback J.P. Losman said after the game. “It’s a big relief.” The Locomotives will face the Florida Tuskers on Nov. 20 at Sam Boyd Stadium for the title. But before the players can become too excited about a chance to become the league’s inaugural champions, Las Vegas (3-2) takes on the New York Sentinels ...
