XFL

Bayou City Buzz: XFL announces team name 'Houston Roughnecks' and logo

August 22, 2019 3:19pm CDT

Football fans, your prayers have been answered.

Houston Roughnecks: XFL announces Houston team name and logo

August 21, 2019 11:10pm CDT

The XFL has announced Houston's team name: the Houston Roughnecks.

Brian Michael Cooper 'super excited' to be named president of XFL franchise in Houston

May 14, 2019 3:35pm CDT

The XFL, which begins play in 2020, has hired attorney Brian Michael Cooper to be the president of its Houston franchise.

Houston among 30 cities proposed to host XFL team

June 6, 2018 8:16pm CDT

Harris County - Houston Sports Authority chief executive officer Janis Burke says Houston is among thirty cities that have received proposals to be an XFL host city.

WWE head McMahon resurrects XFL

January 25, 2018 7:58pm CST

The XFL is no longer an ex-football league. The sexed-up, second-rate football league formed as the early 2000s brainchild of WWE ringleader Vince McMahon is set for a surprising second life in 2020. The league that spawned "He Hate Me" and placed TV cameras in the bathroom flamed out in 2001 after one wild season. Interest in the league was reignited when ESPN aired the "This...