The 2008 AFL Conference Championship previews have been released over at ProFootball-fans.com and the pick for the much-anticipated match-up of the #4 Cleveland Gladiators @ the #1 Philadelphia Soul is in. Expert AFL writer Chad Fukoka is picking the Gladiators to upset Philadelphia and represent Ohio football in the Arena Bowl for the second consecutive year.

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The San Jose SaberCats proved why they were the favorites in Arena Bowl XXI today as their precision offense could not be stopped by the Columbus Destroyers’ defense. Scoring 8 TDsin 9 possessions behind QB Matt Grieb, the SaberCats won their 3rd Arena Bowl Championship in 6 years in defeating the Columbus Destroyers by a score of 55-33. With the 3 Arena Bowl Championships, the SaberCats now move into 3rd place for all-time Arena Football League Arena Bowl Championships.

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The Columbus Destroyers are in a tough spot - down 48-27 with just under 4:30 remaining in Arena Bowl XXI - but a comeback is what the Destroyers and their fans have on their minds. Consecutive passes to WR Cole Magner from Matt Nagy have the Destroyers at midfield in desperate need of a touchdown to stay in the game.

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The San Jose SaberCats look poised for another Arena Bowl Championship as the have just picked off a Matt Nagy pass. With a lead that is already 41-27 and just 8 minutes remaining in the 2007 Arena Bowl.

The Arena Bowl is here and the Columbus Destroyers are looking to win their first Arena Bowl Championship in franchise history. It is currently 27-14 San Jose at the half as the SaberCats look solid on offense as they look to win their 3rd Arena Bowl Championship in 6 years. Statistically, the game has been very close as neither team has much of a statistical advantage.

The Columbus Destroyers continued their improbable run on Saturday as they advanced to the ArenaBowl in defeating the Georgia Force 66-56. The Destroyers were led by QB Matt Nagy who threw for 5 TD and ran for 2 more in facing the team that dealt him away just two years ago. Columbus used a 28 point 2nd quarter to take a 35-21 halftime lead and held on late as Georgia attempted a last-second comeback.

Columbus will face the San Jose SaberCats for the 2007 ArenaBowl on Saturday, July 29th @ 3 pm ET.

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Despite a 35-21 deficit late in the 2nd quarter, the Columbus Destroyers were able to pull a huge upset on Saturday night in the Arena Football League playoffs. Playing in front of a crowd of 15,572 in Dallas, the Destroyers surprised the #1-seeded Dallas Desperados 66-59 to advance to the National Conference Championship on Saturday, July 14th @ 1 pm on ESPN.

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The Columbus Destroyers picked up the franchise’s first playoff victory on Saturday as Columbus upset the Tampa Bay Storm 56-55. With the win, the #6-seeded Destroyers advance to face the Arena League’s Dallas Desperados on Saturday, July 7th at 8 pm on ESPN.

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The Arena League Football Playoffs have begun and the Columbus Destroyers have tied the Tampa Bay Storm early at 7-7. QB Matt Nagy hit WR Damien Groce with a long TD pass to tie the score at 7 as both teams have scored on their opening possessions.