1.   Coliseum Commission President Sheldon Sloan said he was disappointed, but remained prepared to open talks with the NFL about bringing football back to the city.

2.   Each university intended to bring football back at a lower level.

3.   He brought professional football to middle America.

4.   He was starting grade school when his father brought pro football to Boston.

5.   In Providence, this has kindled some hopes of bringing pro football to Providence.

6.   Is that a reflection of the true level of support for bringing NFL football to LA or is it a measure of their passion for football?

7.   La Salle brought back football this year after disbanding the program at the outset of World War II.

8.   Massillon native Laura Paquelet, communications manager for the trust, said helping to bring football back to Cleveland is a labor of love.

9.   NBC was on same track last year when it joined with Vince McMahon of the World Wrestling Federation to create the XFL, bringing extreme football to prime time.

10.   Of course, these are only a fraction of the possible benefits of bringing pro football back to Los Angeles.