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Spokane Empire need victory, help to reach IFL playoffs

UPDATED: Thu., June 15, 2017

Spokane has spent the last half of the Indoor Football League regular season playing its way out of the postseason. The Empire have dropped five of their last six games but the playoff door is still ajar.

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Spokane Empire still alive in IFL playoff chase

Sat., June 10, 2017

The race for the second and final playoff berth in the Intense Conference will come down to the last week of the Indoor Football League regular season.

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Spokane Empire devastated by Iowa Barnstormers in 30-point loss

UPDATED: Fri., June 9, 2017

DES MOINES, Iowa – Travis Partridge threw five touchdown passes and the Iowa Barnstormers never trailed, convincingly beating the Spokane Empire 58-28 on Friday in Indoor Football League action. Partridge was 9 of 19 for 186 yards, with two interceptions, for Iowa (13-2). He also rushed for 88 yards on 13 carries and two touchdowns.

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Spokane Empire planning game-day decision at QB for Iowa matchup

Thu., June 8, 2017

The Spokane Empire will have a quarterback when the offense lines up against red-hot Iowa on Friday. But the Indoor Football League team isn’t quite ready to announce whether it will be Aaron Wilmer or Marcus McDade.

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Arizona Rattlers shut down Spokane Empire’s offense again in Indoor Football League

Sat., June 3, 2017

Three weeks later with a new quarterback, running back and center, Spokane still couldn’t solve Arizona’s defense.

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Playoff implications at stake in Spokane-Arizona matchup

UPDATED: Fri., June 2, 2017

The third meeting between Spokane and Arizona on Saturday at the Arena will shape both Indoor Football League teams’ postseason plans.

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Spokane Empire gets back on winning track, holds off Colorado 48-43

Fri., May 26, 2017

The Spokane Empire really needed this one. So did their coach. Spokane held off Colorado 48-43 on Friday at the Arena, ending a three-game Indoor Football League losing streak. “I’m a pretty humble guy but I’ve never lost three in a row,” coach Adam Shackleford said.

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Charles Dowdell out, Aaron Wilmer in at quarterback for Spokane Empire

UPDATED: Thu., May 25, 2017

A three-game losing streak has damaged the Spokane Empire’s once glossy record and their standing in the Indoor Football League playoff chase.

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Spokane Empire comeback falls short in loss to Colorado Crush

Thu., May 18, 2017

Daniel Lindsey returned a fourth-quarter kickoff 45 yards for a touchdown and the Colorado Crush beat the Spokane Empire 45-36 in Indoor Football League action in Loveland, Colorado, on Thursday.

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Spokane Empire face short preparation week, road trip to Colorado

Wed., May 17, 2017

It’s good timing to play the last-place team in the Intense Conference. It’s not good timing to play on a short week.

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Arizona Rattlers run past Spokane Empire, 49-35

Fri., May 12, 2017

The line of scrimmage usually tells the story of football games at any level. It certainly did in Arizona’s 49-35 Indoor Football League win over the Spokane Empire on Friday at the Arena.

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Different league, same big-game feel for Spokane Empire, Arizona Rattlers

UPDATED: Thu., May 11, 2017

Feels a little like the old days.