Season Over

The Chicago Rush had their season ended at home Sunday by the Grand Rapids Rampage, 58-41. No matter how hard the Rush worked or how many injuries they had, the Rush lost because the Grand Rapids Rampage wanted this game on this day more. A second quarter touchdown by Rampage receiver Kenny Higgins just about said it all. Quarterback James MacPherson [read more...]

Rush Playoff Preview

Sunday, July 6 #6 Grand Rapids Rampage (7-10) at #1 Chicago Rush (11-5), 3 p.m. ET (ESPN HD, ESPN360.com) Player to Watch- Grand Rapids: If Grand Rapids has a chance of winning this game, James MacPherson must make no major mistakes and play a career level game. A goal line stand to win is great, but the odds of winning two straight [read more...]

Rush Finally Clinch Top Seed

Despite injuries, questionable focus and even problems finding a kicker, the Chicago Rush clinched the one seed in the American Conference for the first time in their eightyear history after defeating the Dallas Desperados 75-63. With the victory, the Rush insure that the road to the Arena Bowl comes through Allstate Arena as long as the team advances. Their first game, [read more...]

Rush Continue To Struggle

The Chicago Rush continued to falter with yet another loss, this time to the Georgia Force 50-47. It forces the Rush to try and clinch homefield advantage for the third straight week in the season finale at home against Dallas this Sunday. The Georgia Force, despite a poor start to the season, managed to clinch the Southern Division and the two [read more...]

Rush Find a Way to Win, Again

It wasn't always pretty, and it was surely a question of whether they'd even pull this game off, but the Chicago Rush once again found a way to win a game they had no business winning. A 52-47 victory over the Kansas City Brigade puts the Rush within one victory or one San Jose Sabercats loss of homefield advantage throughout [read more...]

Blaze Squeak By Rush

In a long and excruciating game for the Chicago Rush, the team lost on a last second 18-yard field goal after losing an attempted onside kick to the Utah Blaze. The Blaze took advantage of what appeared to be a fatigued Rush team early and often en route to a 51-48 victory. The Blaze jumped out to a 21-0 lead, but [read more...]

Rush Clinch Division

The Chicago Rush accomplished a great deal in their 72-28 victory over the Los Angeles Avengers. They clinched the Central Division with five weeks to go, clinched a bye and home playoff game, set three team records, broke out new uniforms which they should consider never taking off and proved that the best team in the Arena Football League may [read more...]

Defense Leads the Rush Again

With a nationally televised 51-46 victory over the Tampa Bay Storm, the Chicago Rush went into their bye week firmly in control of their division and conference. Even though the team struggled at times, a combination of Russ Michna's running, Travis LeTendresse's catching, and a couple key turnovers led to their eighth victory of the season and their fourth in a [read more...]

In Complete Control

The Chicago Rush took complete control of the division and perhaps the conference with yet another dominating victory over a team that had once been their tormenters. With the Rush's 65-52 over the Colorado Crush, they may have taken the next step toward their goal of one not being enough. Russ Michna played another tremendous game. He threw for 6 touchdown [read more...]

Winning Ugly

While the game may not have always been pretty, the Chicago Rush took control of the American Conference and grabbed a stranglehold on the Central Division with a 55-52 victory over the Grand Rapids Rampage. In a game of so many near misses, Rush wide receiver Donovan Morgan was a surefire hit. After catching a touchdown pass on the first play [read more...]

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