{"id":224,"date":"2012-07-23T11:08:06","date_gmt":"2012-07-23T16:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.megabracket.com\/beta\/blog\/?p=224"},"modified":"2012-07-23T11:08:06","modified_gmt":"2012-07-23T16:08:06","slug":"deadlines-and-headlines-july-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.megabracket.com\/beta\/blog\/2012\/07\/deadlines-and-headlines-july-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadlines and Headlines &#8211; July 23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s another short week here at MB headquarters (AKA my work laptop). However, we&#8217;ll try to sate your MB appetite with a dose of deadlines and headlines.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>This Week&#8217;s Deadlines<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Arena Football League<\/span> &#8211; <\/strong>Friday @ 7:00 pm CDT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>MB Headlines<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/golf\/britishopen12\/story\/_\/id\/8188845\/2012-open-championship-adam-scott-collapses-ernie-els-wins-claret-jug\">British Open<\/a> -In case you missed it, what a brutal ending for Adam Scott. The collapse also cost abittner 32 MB points. Golf is a cruel sport and MegaBracket can be a real bitch, too. Welcome to the club, Mr. Bittner, we&#8217;ve all been there.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.govenom.com\/news\/team-news\/447-amarillo-venom-capture-lone-star-football-league-championship.html\">Amarillo Wins LSFL Championship<\/a> &#8211; <\/strong>Doug, Greg, and Robbie picked all 3 games correctly to share the event championship and earn a 5-point bonus each.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arenafootball.com\/news\/afl-postseason-matchups-set\">Arena League Playoffs Set<\/a> -The first round of the Arena Football League kicks off Friday night.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arenafootball.com\/news\/fan-vote-2012-national-guard-mvp-year\"><strong>AFL MVP Fan Vote<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Submit your vote(s) for the Arena League MVP<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theboxrocks.com\/leagues\/front_pageWLA.cfm?clientID=5357&amp;leagueID=20555\">Western Lacrosse Association<\/a> &#8211; The WLA playoffs will begin next week. Check out the website to get an early jump on the teams involved.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amnrl.com\/news\/2012-playoff-format\"><strong>AMNRL Playoff Format<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; The American National Rubgy League is using a unique playoff format this year. Click the link to read up on it. The AMNRL playoffs begin Saturday, August 4.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pgatour.com\/tournaments\/r476\/\"><strong>WGC-Bridgestone<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; The WGC Bridgestone is the next MB golf event, beginning Thursday, August 2. Click the link to see Adam Scott in a happier time.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iwflsports.com\/pressroom\/news\/index.html?article_id=63\"><strong>IWFL Championship Weekend<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; The IWFL World Champinship (Tier I), the Founders Bowl (Tier II), the Tier 3 Bowl, and the IWFL All-Star Game all take place this coming weekend in Round Rock, TX.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wafootball.com.au\/wafl\/3310-foxtel-cup-grand-final-at-patersons-stadium\"><strong>Foxtel Cup Final<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; The Foxtel Cup championship has been moved to Thursday, August 2. The game will begin at 6:35 am CDT.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goifl.com\/news\/news-archive\/1-latest-news\/979-inside-the-numbers-united-bowl\"><strong>Inside the United Bowl<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Facts and figures from the recently complete IFL United Bowl<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.americanprofessionalfootball.com\/newsDetail.cfm?id=143\"><strong>2012 APFL All-League Team<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; League champion Sioux City dominated the lists with 10 1st Team and 5 2nd Team All-League selections.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>This Week in MB<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arena Football League 1st Round -4 games (1 Friday, 3 Saturday)<\/li>\n<li>IWFL World Championship (Tier I) -Saturday<\/li>\n<li>IWFL Founders Bowl (Tier II Championship) &#8211;\u00a0Saturday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s another short week here at MB headquarters (AKA my work laptop). However, we&#8217;ll try to sate your MB appetite with a dose of deadlines and headlines. This Week&#8217;s Deadlines Arena Football League &#8211; Friday @ 7:00 pm CDT MB Headlines British Open -In case you missed it, what a brutal ending for Adam Scott. 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