Jake Russell Three Maniacs Make 2009 All-IFL Second Team; Team Will Play River City Saturday By Jake Russell Congratulations are in order for three Maryland Maniacs: Offensive Lineman Tyree Spinner, Defensive Back Mike Hill, and defensive lineman Oby Arah. Spinner blocked for the IFL’s third-ranked rushing offense, which included IFL MVP candidate Darryl Overton, Jr. Hill finished … Read more
The Maryland Maniacs, who are in the middle of a three week resting period before their postseason debut, struggled during the final two weeks of their regular season but are looking forward to returning to action on Monday, June 27th against the winner of the RiverCity Rage/Rochester Raiders first round matchup. Here is the article … Read more
A Fan’s Guide to the Maryland Maniacs Experience By Jake Russell When entering the Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, MD, fans are instantly greeted by the official Maryland Maniacs truck parked in front of the building. It’s a nice Dodge pickup with a customized Maniacs paint job which is rather impressive. Upon entering the … Read more
Last season, THN launched a weekly interview during the preseason with Redskins starting defensive end Andre Carter, aptly named: “THN Weekly with Andre Carter.” THN is proud to announce that Andre has happily agreed to continue THN Weekly for the 2009 season. And in this special installment of THN Weekly, Andre gives his thoughts on … Read more
Below is a blurb and a link to my article covering the Maniacs 53-27 victory on Saturday night. The team has won eight in a row and is in sole possession of first place in the United Conference. Their final regular season home game is on June 13th. Most likely there will be one post-season … Read more
What better way than to watch the Maryland Maniacs, from the Indoor Football League? Playing at The Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, MD, just about half an hour away from the Nation’s Capital, the Maniacs are celebrating their inaugural season and play host to several familiar names and faces such as tight end Jason … Read more
The Capitals storybook season came to a crashing end Wednesday night in Chinatown with an unforeseen blowout, losing to the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2 in Game 7 of the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Following a thrilling 5-4 overtime victory in Pittsburgh two nights prior, Washington began the first half of the opening period … Read more
After taking a commanding 2-0 lead in the series and establishing home-ice dominance, the Washington Capitals have now lost three straight, with their most crushing defeat coming Saturday night at the Verizon Center. The game truly was a story of back-and-forth momentum, with the Capitals owning the second period, playing their most physical brand of … Read more
In my opinion, the winner of tonight’s game will win the series. So far, Pittsburgh and Washington have given the NHL the series they’ve wanted featuring its biggest stars in Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby. After four games, it’s tied 2-2 and each game brings more and more intensity and bitterness between the teams. There’s … Read more
The Capitals are starting to play to their potential. This time around, it’s against an even faster, more polished, and flat-out better opponent than their foes in the first round. In both games, the Pittsburgh Penguins have started out strong and have been aggressively pursuing the puck and continually testing rookie goaltender Simeon Varlamov. The … Read more