The Baton Rouge Tigers (0-2) are hosting the No. 10 Dallas Magpies in the return leg of their 2008 home and home series on Saturday May 10 2008. Baton Rouge will be looking for some redemption after being thumped by the 2-0 Magpies at the Crawfish Boil in Texas last month. In 2007, the Tigers showed that they were much better at home although in the end they were swept by the Magpies. The Magpies will be missing some of the stars of their first two wins including Steven Moore, Grant Campbell and Stuart Rackham. However, Steven Cassity will be back at full forward after a 4 goal haul against the Orange County Bombers. For the Tigers, Mickey Kleinhenz will be looking to show why he was selected into the Revolution squad for the International Cup.

1. San Diego Lions (0-0) (5 #1 Votes) (UP from 2)

3. Denver Bulldogs (0-3) (4 #1 Votes) (DOWN from 1)

4. New York Magpies (2-1)

5. Golden Gate Roos (0-0)

6. Minnesota Freeze (0-0)

8. Seattle Grizzlies (0-1) (UP from 9)

9. Atlanta Kookaburras (3-0) (IN)

10. Dallas Magpies (2-0) (IN)

Also receiving votes Boston Demons (0-0) (OUT), Chicago United (0-1) (OUT), Nashville Kangaroos (1-1), Milwaukee Bombers (0-0), Portland Power (1-0), Philadelphia Hawks (0-0), Florida Redbacks (1-3).

DCFooty Kids, the junior footy program in the Washington DC area, kicked off its 2008 season with a free clinic as part of the FitArlington Sports Festival on Saturday April 26 at Bluemont Park in Arlington VA. The FitArlington Sports Festival showcased numerous clubs and sports who operate in Arlington including Kickball, American football, soccer and Ultimate Frisbee.

New York Magpie, Garth Nevin, takes a great mark over USFooty President and Denver Bulldog Rich Mann, during the Faststream Invitational in Florida.

Photo courtesy of Neil Sauer (New York Magpies).

The Dallas Magpies were able to hold off the late charging Number 7 Orange County Bombers in Richardson TX on Saturday (April 26 2008). The win retains Dallas’ unbeaten record in 2008 and their first against a ranked opponent.

In the first MAAFL Championship Division match for 2008, the Nashville Kangaroos hosted 2007 MAAFL Champions Chicago United at Elmington Park. The 2007 match in Chicago was still on players' minds, when a ferocious United team had defeated the Roos by 50 points (a 10.19.79 to 4.5.29 thrashing). However, home ground advantage has always played a big role in the long rivalry between these two teams. A crowd of just under 200 had gathered to witness a classic match between two of the oldest rivals in USFooty. They were not to be disappointed.

The game began with a few minutes of congested play, each team determined to prevent the other team from gaining clean possession. Just as it seemed that predictions of a close game might have been justified, three quick goals by the Roos opened it up. First, a clearing kick from Jeff Persson found Dave McNamara, who quickly snapped a goal to open the scoring. Persson again featured, scoring a goal of his own from forward pocket on the very next possession. Then a pass from Matt Wheatley provided Ross Flemming's an opportunity and his kick went straight through the middle.