Catching Up So Close To Christmas -- Dec 11-20, 2015
Saturday December 12, 2015 --
UNAPFC 3rd Place Game results
NFL: Washington Americans 27, Boston Redcoats 24
LAFL: Mexico City Federales 19, San Juan Gigantors 16
TFA: Austin Texans 39, Corpus Christi GulfCats 29 (OT)
PFA: Central Iowa Buccaneers 15, Wichita Warriors 14
RMFL: Calgary Stampeders 37, Denver Broncos 24
WAC PRO: Apacheria Grenadiers 41, Utah Gold 20
CPFL: Honolulu Hawaiians 38, Los Angeles Rams 31
-- The St. Louis Post-Dispatch cited sources saying that PPC unicameral legislative leader Marshall Faulk will announce that he will seek the party presidential nomination in early January. Sources close to Faulk deny the report, but a few party insiders say that Faulk has been courting a number influential party movers and shakers including former President J.C. Watts. The article comes on the heels of a story by Continental Television News, claiming that former President Watts is "seriously looking at the 2016 race"
-- The PFL presidential derby is firming up, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. A nunber of sources are confirming that MU Skip Humphrey, the PFL's unicameral leader and a son former President Hubert Humphrey will throw his hat in the ring in the PFL, joining a field projected to include, Missouri's governor Barb McCaskill, South Dakota MU/Unicameral Whip Rick Weiland, Saskatchwan MU Brad Wall, and Former MU/Bettendorf Mayor Amy Harkin
-- Plainsian aerial forces attacked Serbian SAM bases on the Serb-Croat border
-- California naval and air forces attacked Confederate positions along the main Philippines island chain opposite of Mindanao, while also battling a fierce typhoon that pounded the country beginning Friday.
-- Retailers from the GPUR, RMR and the RGC are reporting an increase in pre-holiday sales. Analysts project that the recent drop in fuel and energy prices and increased consumer confidence.
Sunday December 13, 2015
UNAPFC League Championships
NFL: Baltimore Colts 41, Chicago Bears 38 Russell Wilson lead a 4th quarter 21-point rally to life the Colts to the NFL championship and keep the team unbeaten on the season. The Colts have insured a top-2 seed in the Champions League pools.
LAFL: Mexico City Aztecs 45, Havana Dolphins 24 Mid-season acquisition Calvin "Gigantor" Johnson hauled in 3 touchdown passes from Tony Pike as the Aztecs won their first LAFL Championship since 1993. For one of the best pass-catchers in the pro game, it will be a first trip to the Champions League for Johnson.
TFA: Houston Oilers 66, Dallas Cowboys 35 Years of frustration ended for the Oilers as TFA MVP Colt McCoy showed why he earned the hardware in a Tom Landry Bowl rout. 500 yards total offense, 4 touchdown passes and 2 touchdown runs. The Cowboys again were bitten by injury problems at quarterback. Starter Tony Romo suffered a concussion in the first quarter, and backup Johnny Manziel left with a high ankle sprain forcing Eli Manning back into play while nursing a bruised knee. The Oilers defense also forced 8 turnovers, returning 2 for touchdowns.
PFA: Minnesota Vikings 33, Omaha Interstaters 30 Peyton Manning and Alex Smith each threw for a pair of touchdowns in a see-saw battle in the Twin Cities. The game came down to the final play, where Vikings kicker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, provided the winning margin with a 46-yard field goal to win the Bud Grant Cup Final. After the game, the flamboyant Bosnian former soccer star said, "Zlatan has decided he likes playing this North American football. I think Zlatan should consider an extended contract."
RMFL: Edmonton Eskimos 45, Las Cruces Lancers 37 The upstart Lancers fought the Eskimos down to the wire, led by 3 touchdown passes by Julian Edelman, but a 24-40 461 yard passing day with 4 TD strike by Teddy Bridgewater kept Edmonton in front as they won the Grey Cup in a wild one at Petro-Alberta Commonwealth Stadium.
WAC PRO: Las Vegas Blackjacks 52, Arizona Firebirds 45 (OT) Aaron Rodgers scrambled from 7 yards out as the time expired in regulation to force a tie at 38. And then led a 75 yard drive in OT to give Las Vegas a 45-38 led, but then Colin Kaepernick took charge throwing for a touchdown and then racing 51 yard for a score with :56 left in the overtime to hand the Blackjacks their first WAC Pro Championship under head coach Randall Cunningham.
CPFL: Los Angeles Express 41, Oakland Raiders 34 (OT) The defending Super Bowl Champion Express withstood a 4-touchdown barrage by Tom Brady to tie the game with a last-ditch drive in the final minute, followed by a 20-yard touchdown run by Luther Orr with 3:35 left in the overtime to take the lead. Twice the Express defense held the Raiders on 4th down to preserve their second straight CPFL Championship, and join Baltimore, Minnesota and Las Vegas as undefeated teams heading into the champions league.
Champions League Automatic Bids (9) Baltimore Colts, Mexico City Aztecs, Houston Oilers, Minnesota Vikings, Edmonton Eskimos, Las Vegas Blackjacks, Los Angeles Express, Omaha Interstaters (Super Bowl Exemption), Oakland Raiders (Super Bowl Exemption)
Monday December 14, 2015 -- In a small press announcement at his home in Northfield, Minnesota, President Paul Wellstone officially announced that he will seek reelection for a second term as President of the Great Plains United Republic.
Wellstone also told the press that "significant momentum" has been made towards a March 2016 summit meeting with Confederate President Newton Gingrich. Such would be the first formsl meeting of the heads of state of the GPUR and the CSA since 1956.
-- Plainsian-led UN Peacekeeping Forces blocked a Serbian incursion into Croatia.
-- The Utah National Assembly reverse-vetoed the Quorum Of Twelve on a call for an immediate withdraw of MRU forces in Central America. The National Assembly voted overwhelming to keep a section of 2,000 army troops and anti-missile specialists in El Salvador.
-- CFR air forces engaged and shot down a Red Chinese fighter-bomber over a sensitive area on a CFR claimed island in the South China Sea.
Wednesday December 16, 2015 --
-- HPC aerial defense forces on Samoa were placed on full alert when Confederate aircraft overflew their airspace. The Confederate planes were identified as Confederate C-23C fighter-bombers, According to sources in California Intelligence Services, the Confederate warplanes were based in the Philippines and said to be "nuclear capable".
-- An anti-Confederate demonstration in Anaheim, RGC turned violent as Filipino-Californians clashed with a group of protestors calling for a Californian withdrawl from the region.
-- The Los Angeles Galaxy continued their unbeaten surge in the RGC First Division, led by 2 goals by Robbie Rogers in a 3-1 win over the Portland Timbers. The Galaxy improved to 16-0, and broke the RGC Association Football for most consecutive wins at the start of the season. The Galaxy's only loss this year was a 2-1 loss to Chivas in CONCACAF Champions League play.
Thursday December 18, 2015 --
--- Hawaiian Prime Minister Neil Abercrombie announced that a second garrison of HPC Warrior Naval Infantry will be sent to reinforce defensive position on Guam and Samoa in response to Confederate and Soviet provocations in recent days.
--- Filipino opposition leader Emmanuel Paquiao, in an interview with Japan's Fuji TV, said that if the Manila government does not agree to a cease fire and a definitive date for new elections, "The free people's in Minadanao will have no choice but to declare national independence from the corrupt, puppet regime of Manny Villar, and his Confederate masters."
--- The long await Diaclone feature film, "Diaclone: The Rage Of Megatron" opens across North America.
Friday December 19, 2015 --
--- RMR Prime Minister Ceal Barry announced that a division of RMR Army Mountain Goat special mission forces will be dispatched to Hungary at the first of the year. The RMR forces will rotate and replace Ontario and Quebec units that are part of the special UN Peacekeeping Force in the region.
--- A GPUR delegation led by Vice President C. Vivian Stringer and National Treasurer Warren Buffett begin weekend meetings with counterparts in the RGC and the RMR to finalize an agreement to build a joint high speed rail link connecting Minneapolis, Denver and San Francisco.
Earlier this year, the RGC, SWC and Texas agreed to a similar high speed rail link connecting Houston, Phoenix and Los Angeles.
--- North American Entertainment Software Association spokespeople say preliminary sales records point to a record holiday season for sales of videogame software after a 3-year lull. Much of this has been fueled by some long-awaited releases coming out since last November, among those at the top, the latest installment of the "Aftermath" series, "Aftermath: Hooray for Hollywood". "Longhorn 1 Combat Simulator", "CT-4: Space Assault", the hot android first-person shooter "More Human Than Human", "Cosmic Gunslinger Ultimate Battlefield", and the sleeper hit "KD's SwishQuest" which also doubles as the best new sports title of the holiday season in addition to being a quirky, multi-world role-playing game.
Sunday December 20, 2015 -- The final slot in the UNAPFC Champions League will be decided throughout the day with the Gatorade Wild Card Games.
UNAPFC Gatorade Wild Card Games schedule -- All games Sunday December 20, 2015/All time local
Los Angeles Rams 37, Arizona Firebirds 30
Havana Dolphins 42, Central Iowa Buccaneers 28
Las Cruces Lancers 31, Austin Texans 29
Dallas Cowboys 31, Washington Americans 21
Honolulu Hawaiians 43, Calgary Stampeders 30 (OT)
Wichita Warriors 42, Apacheria Grenadiers 35 (OT)
Chicago Bears 38, Mexico City Federales 20
2015-2016 Champions League Qualifiers by League
NFL -- Baltimore Colts, Chicago Bears
LAFL -- Mexico City Aztecs, Havana Dolphins
TFA -- Houston Oilers, Dallas Cowboys
PFA -- Minnesota Vikings, Omaha Interstaters, Wichita Warriors
RMFL -- Edmonton Eskimos, Las Cruces Lancers
WAC PRO -- Las Vegas Blackjacks
CPFL -- Los Angeles Express, Oakland Raiders, Honolulu Hawaiians, Los Angeles Rams
Saturday December 12, 2015 --
UNAPFC 3rd Place Game results
NFL: Washington Americans 27, Boston Redcoats 24
LAFL: Mexico City Federales 19, San Juan Gigantors 16
TFA: Austin Texans 39, Corpus Christi GulfCats 29 (OT)
PFA: Central Iowa Buccaneers 15, Wichita Warriors 14
RMFL: Calgary Stampeders 37, Denver Broncos 24
WAC PRO: Apacheria Grenadiers 41, Utah Gold 20
CPFL: Honolulu Hawaiians 38, Los Angeles Rams 31
-- The St. Louis Post-Dispatch cited sources saying that PPC unicameral legislative leader Marshall Faulk will announce that he will seek the party presidential nomination in early January. Sources close to Faulk deny the report, but a few party insiders say that Faulk has been courting a number influential party movers and shakers including former President J.C. Watts. The article comes on the heels of a story by Continental Television News, claiming that former President Watts is "seriously looking at the 2016 race"
-- The PFL presidential derby is firming up, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. A nunber of sources are confirming that MU Skip Humphrey, the PFL's unicameral leader and a son former President Hubert Humphrey will throw his hat in the ring in the PFL, joining a field projected to include, Missouri's governor Barb McCaskill, South Dakota MU/Unicameral Whip Rick Weiland, Saskatchwan MU Brad Wall, and Former MU/Bettendorf Mayor Amy Harkin
-- Plainsian aerial forces attacked Serbian SAM bases on the Serb-Croat border
-- California naval and air forces attacked Confederate positions along the main Philippines island chain opposite of Mindanao, while also battling a fierce typhoon that pounded the country beginning Friday.
-- Retailers from the GPUR, RMR and the RGC are reporting an increase in pre-holiday sales. Analysts project that the recent drop in fuel and energy prices and increased consumer confidence.
Sunday December 13, 2015
UNAPFC League Championships
NFL: Baltimore Colts 41, Chicago Bears 38 Russell Wilson lead a 4th quarter 21-point rally to life the Colts to the NFL championship and keep the team unbeaten on the season. The Colts have insured a top-2 seed in the Champions League pools.
LAFL: Mexico City Aztecs 45, Havana Dolphins 24 Mid-season acquisition Calvin "Gigantor" Johnson hauled in 3 touchdown passes from Tony Pike as the Aztecs won their first LAFL Championship since 1993. For one of the best pass-catchers in the pro game, it will be a first trip to the Champions League for Johnson.
TFA: Houston Oilers 66, Dallas Cowboys 35 Years of frustration ended for the Oilers as TFA MVP Colt McCoy showed why he earned the hardware in a Tom Landry Bowl rout. 500 yards total offense, 4 touchdown passes and 2 touchdown runs. The Cowboys again were bitten by injury problems at quarterback. Starter Tony Romo suffered a concussion in the first quarter, and backup Johnny Manziel left with a high ankle sprain forcing Eli Manning back into play while nursing a bruised knee. The Oilers defense also forced 8 turnovers, returning 2 for touchdowns.
PFA: Minnesota Vikings 33, Omaha Interstaters 30 Peyton Manning and Alex Smith each threw for a pair of touchdowns in a see-saw battle in the Twin Cities. The game came down to the final play, where Vikings kicker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, provided the winning margin with a 46-yard field goal to win the Bud Grant Cup Final. After the game, the flamboyant Bosnian former soccer star said, "Zlatan has decided he likes playing this North American football. I think Zlatan should consider an extended contract."
RMFL: Edmonton Eskimos 45, Las Cruces Lancers 37 The upstart Lancers fought the Eskimos down to the wire, led by 3 touchdown passes by Julian Edelman, but a 24-40 461 yard passing day with 4 TD strike by Teddy Bridgewater kept Edmonton in front as they won the Grey Cup in a wild one at Petro-Alberta Commonwealth Stadium.
WAC PRO: Las Vegas Blackjacks 52, Arizona Firebirds 45 (OT) Aaron Rodgers scrambled from 7 yards out as the time expired in regulation to force a tie at 38. And then led a 75 yard drive in OT to give Las Vegas a 45-38 led, but then Colin Kaepernick took charge throwing for a touchdown and then racing 51 yard for a score with :56 left in the overtime to hand the Blackjacks their first WAC Pro Championship under head coach Randall Cunningham.
CPFL: Los Angeles Express 41, Oakland Raiders 34 (OT) The defending Super Bowl Champion Express withstood a 4-touchdown barrage by Tom Brady to tie the game with a last-ditch drive in the final minute, followed by a 20-yard touchdown run by Luther Orr with 3:35 left in the overtime to take the lead. Twice the Express defense held the Raiders on 4th down to preserve their second straight CPFL Championship, and join Baltimore, Minnesota and Las Vegas as undefeated teams heading into the champions league.
Champions League Automatic Bids (9) Baltimore Colts, Mexico City Aztecs, Houston Oilers, Minnesota Vikings, Edmonton Eskimos, Las Vegas Blackjacks, Los Angeles Express, Omaha Interstaters (Super Bowl Exemption), Oakland Raiders (Super Bowl Exemption)
Monday December 14, 2015 -- In a small press announcement at his home in Northfield, Minnesota, President Paul Wellstone officially announced that he will seek reelection for a second term as President of the Great Plains United Republic.
Wellstone also told the press that "significant momentum" has been made towards a March 2016 summit meeting with Confederate President Newton Gingrich. Such would be the first formsl meeting of the heads of state of the GPUR and the CSA since 1956.
-- Plainsian-led UN Peacekeeping Forces blocked a Serbian incursion into Croatia.
-- The Utah National Assembly reverse-vetoed the Quorum Of Twelve on a call for an immediate withdraw of MRU forces in Central America. The National Assembly voted overwhelming to keep a section of 2,000 army troops and anti-missile specialists in El Salvador.
-- CFR air forces engaged and shot down a Red Chinese fighter-bomber over a sensitive area on a CFR claimed island in the South China Sea.
Wednesday December 16, 2015 --
-- HPC aerial defense forces on Samoa were placed on full alert when Confederate aircraft overflew their airspace. The Confederate planes were identified as Confederate C-23C fighter-bombers, According to sources in California Intelligence Services, the Confederate warplanes were based in the Philippines and said to be "nuclear capable".
-- An anti-Confederate demonstration in Anaheim, RGC turned violent as Filipino-Californians clashed with a group of protestors calling for a Californian withdrawl from the region.
-- The Los Angeles Galaxy continued their unbeaten surge in the RGC First Division, led by 2 goals by Robbie Rogers in a 3-1 win over the Portland Timbers. The Galaxy improved to 16-0, and broke the RGC Association Football for most consecutive wins at the start of the season. The Galaxy's only loss this year was a 2-1 loss to Chivas in CONCACAF Champions League play.
Thursday December 18, 2015 --
--- Hawaiian Prime Minister Neil Abercrombie announced that a second garrison of HPC Warrior Naval Infantry will be sent to reinforce defensive position on Guam and Samoa in response to Confederate and Soviet provocations in recent days.
--- Filipino opposition leader Emmanuel Paquiao, in an interview with Japan's Fuji TV, said that if the Manila government does not agree to a cease fire and a definitive date for new elections, "The free people's in Minadanao will have no choice but to declare national independence from the corrupt, puppet regime of Manny Villar, and his Confederate masters."
--- The long await Diaclone feature film, "Diaclone: The Rage Of Megatron" opens across North America.
Friday December 19, 2015 --
--- RMR Prime Minister Ceal Barry announced that a division of RMR Army Mountain Goat special mission forces will be dispatched to Hungary at the first of the year. The RMR forces will rotate and replace Ontario and Quebec units that are part of the special UN Peacekeeping Force in the region.
--- A GPUR delegation led by Vice President C. Vivian Stringer and National Treasurer Warren Buffett begin weekend meetings with counterparts in the RGC and the RMR to finalize an agreement to build a joint high speed rail link connecting Minneapolis, Denver and San Francisco.
Earlier this year, the RGC, SWC and Texas agreed to a similar high speed rail link connecting Houston, Phoenix and Los Angeles.
--- North American Entertainment Software Association spokespeople say preliminary sales records point to a record holiday season for sales of videogame software after a 3-year lull. Much of this has been fueled by some long-awaited releases coming out since last November, among those at the top, the latest installment of the "Aftermath" series, "Aftermath: Hooray for Hollywood". "Longhorn 1 Combat Simulator", "CT-4: Space Assault", the hot android first-person shooter "More Human Than Human", "Cosmic Gunslinger Ultimate Battlefield", and the sleeper hit "KD's SwishQuest" which also doubles as the best new sports title of the holiday season in addition to being a quirky, multi-world role-playing game.
Sunday December 20, 2015 -- The final slot in the UNAPFC Champions League will be decided throughout the day with the Gatorade Wild Card Games.
UNAPFC Gatorade Wild Card Games schedule -- All games Sunday December 20, 2015/All time local
Los Angeles Rams 37, Arizona Firebirds 30
Havana Dolphins 42, Central Iowa Buccaneers 28
Las Cruces Lancers 31, Austin Texans 29
Dallas Cowboys 31, Washington Americans 21
Honolulu Hawaiians 43, Calgary Stampeders 30 (OT)
Wichita Warriors 42, Apacheria Grenadiers 35 (OT)
Chicago Bears 38, Mexico City Federales 20
2015-2016 Champions League Qualifiers by League
NFL -- Baltimore Colts, Chicago Bears
LAFL -- Mexico City Aztecs, Havana Dolphins
TFA -- Houston Oilers, Dallas Cowboys
PFA -- Minnesota Vikings, Omaha Interstaters, Wichita Warriors
RMFL -- Edmonton Eskimos, Las Cruces Lancers
WAC PRO -- Las Vegas Blackjacks
CPFL -- Los Angeles Express, Oakland Raiders, Honolulu Hawaiians, Los Angeles Rams
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