Alliance football league moves title game to Frisco, Texas

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer
The Alliance of American Football is moving its championship game from Las Vegas to Frisco, Texas.
The new eight-team spring league, which plays its seventh set of games this weekend, said Wednesday that the April 27 title match will switch to The Ford Center at the Star, which is owned by Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys.
“The Alliance has built a foundation of high-quality football, revolutionary technology and world-class partnerships with the NFL, CBS and Turner Sports,” Jones said. “It was only natural that we at the Cowboys organization would want to join that great group of partners.”
Originally, the title game was set for Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, an aging college facility. But when Tom Dundon, owner of the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes, joined the Alliance last month as chairman, he helped arrange for the championship game’s move to Texas during a meeting with Jones at the NFL combine.
Pro Football Hall of Fame executive Bill Polian and TV-film producer Charlie Ebersol are co-founders of the Alliance, whose games have been televised by CBS, CBS Sports Network, Turner Sports and NFL Network.