Posts Tagged as ‘Canton Legends’

January 29, 2009

Legends Officially Out for 2009, Slated to Return in 2010

http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3770757 – the release is also posted at the Legends’ official website.
I really don’t know where to start.

January 27, 2009

Legends Status Still Up in the Air…

Rumors are still floating around ranging from the demise of the team to its purchase by new ownership. Stay tuned and keep the Canton Legends faith.

January 23, 2009

Is it the end?

According to this thread, the Canton Legends are on the verge of folding. We’ll see what happens but it doesn’t look good. Keep checking back for updates.

UPDATE – 4:00 p.m. Canton Legend Chris Kolokithas reports that the Legends have not folded.

January 15, 2009

Q and A: Chris “Crazy Legs” Kolokithas

Every fan has an “ideal” signing – a star player in college or professional football with significant playing experience. For those fans, Chris Kolokithas is not the ideal player. Nevertheless, Kolokithas comes to the 2009 Canton Legends determined to prove that he is worth his salt as an impact player. Kolokithas, nicknamed “Crazy Legs,” [...]

January 8, 2009

Super Photographer: A Q and A with Tim “Picman” Smith

What started out as “a hobby that kind of got bigger than [he] expected” has made one man an integral part of the Canton Legends. Chances are, if you’ve been to a game at the Memorial Civic Center, you’ve noticed among the usual suspects a photographer. Tim Smith is that photographer, and has been since [...]

January 4, 2009

The First Three Legends

In November, the Canton Legends announced the signing of the organization’s first three players for the 2009 season: defensive back Jesse Allen, quarterback Adam Haught, and receiver Chris Kolokithas (link). The three possess a mixture of collegiate and professional experience. What follows is what I could dig up in terms of statistics and background. I [...]

January 1, 2009

Smith, Williamson to Alaska

Legends WR Victor Smith and QB Jamie Williamson are headed to Alaska:
…Williamson (6′1″, 205) runs a 4.40 40 yard dash and played in 2008 with the Canton Legends, along with new Wild WR Victor Smith, and was rated first in the league in passing and rushing for a QB by the fifth week.
In 2008 in [...]

December 31, 2008

We Made the Canton Respository!

News tips work:
http://www.cantonrep.com/sports/x1277303757/Legends-launch-blog-at-Web-site
It should be clarified, however, that this blog is in no way associated with the Canton Legends…well, other than the fact that I cover them.  Welcome to any visitors who have come across this site via the Rep article. Hopefully I’ll have some good stuff for you soon and throughout the ‘09 season.

December 23, 2008

Participate: The Biggest Stories of the 2008 Canton Legends?

First of all, happy holidays to all of the Around the Turf visitors!
The blog has been up about a month, and traffic has been decent. Thanks to those who are readers, and please keep visiting. For this post, I’d like to invite all of my readers to comment. Actually, if you don’t, the purpose is [...]

December 17, 2008

Indoor Football is Already Benefiting from the AFL Collapse

It’s now more than just conjecture (at least for the IFL’s Colorado Ice)…
Cunningham said the team picked up 50 season-ticket sales from fans who used to go to Colorado Crush games, and Sanders has heard from nearly 50 agents or players themselves looking for prospective work.
Not only that, but the newly formed Indoor Football League [...]