More than 30,0000 fans will rejoice when the St. Louis Battlehawks debut at The Dome at America’s Center on Sunday against the Arlington Renegades. For the rest of the Battlehawks’ players, “KaKaws” echoing in the rafters will be their first taste of football in St....
The Battlehawks are accustomed to physical four-quarter brawls. But the result on Sunday in D.C. was unfamiliar. St. Louis (2-1) overcame a 14-point deficit to grab a 20-17 lead in the third quarter, but former Battlehawks QB Jordan Ta’amu and the D.C. Defenders (3-0)...
Battlehawks’ head coach Anthony Becht spoke to the media in training camp and mused about the mood in The Lou if his team entered the Dome in Week 4 with an unbeaten record. Two wins by the Kaw-diac ‘Hawks and the vision has taken shape. “If we’re 3-0 going into that...
The Battlehawks’ first victory had a 1999 flavor; in Week 2 they reached further back in time. The “Cardiac ‘Hawks” strike again? A.J. McCarron and Austin Proehl delivered an encore performance as Jim Hart and Mel Gray vintage 1975, and for the second time this week,...
Head coach Anthony Becht was done savoring the Battlehawks’ dramatic come-from-behind win by Tuesday morning. Blame the XFL schedule makers. St. Louis (1-0) travels to Seattle (0-1) for the Sea Dragons’ home opener on Thursday night, and the Battlehawks had plenty to...
The Battlehawks’ sideline erupted. Bedlam. Joy. Relief. A party like it was 1999. St. Louis was stuffed, stymied, and sacked by an aggressive, attacking adversary. Thwarted all afternoon, they trailed deep into the fourth quarter – until a perfectly-thrown ball...
Week No. 1 St. Louis Battlehawks (0-0) at San Antonio Brahmas (0-0) Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas Sunday, Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. ABC (KDNL-TV) St. Louis Battlehawks – Head Coach Anthony Becht Offense Players to Watch: No. 10 – A.J. McCarron (QB) No. 3 – Marcell Ateman...
On a 7-yard scramble in the second quarter of Atlanta’s preseason game against the Miami Dolphins, Falcons’ quarterback A.J. McCarron felt something that had never happened before in a football journey that began when he was a toddler. A season-ending injury. McCarron...
When St. Louis opens the XFL season in San Antonio on Sunday afternoon, the spotlight will shine on BattleHawks’ quarterback A.J. McCarron, who won consecutive national championships at Alabama and played eight seasons in the NFL. But if the pregame prediction from...
