Don't take this the wrong way, but Raul Vijil doesn't really want to play for the Spokane Shock next season.

SPOKANE -- Former Washington Huskies wide receiver Sonny Shackelford and ex-Eastern Washington Eagles offensive guard Matt Alfred have signed with the Spokane Shock in the arenafootball2 league.

KENNEWICK -- Richard Davis is officially on the Tri-Cities Fever payroll, and he is hoping a few players will join him.

Richard Davis has coached for six seasons in the arenafootball2 league and he has established a certain method for putting together a roster.

To put things simply, it was time.

Richard Davis did his best impression of a sponge. The new Tri-Cities Fever coach arrived in town Monday afternoon and began his four-day tour of the Tri-Cities.

Richard Davis isn't quite sure if he has come to complete grips that he is the new head coach of the Tri-Cities Fever.

Richard Davis is up for a good challenge. He and his wife just welcomed the birth of twins 10 days ago, giving the couple four children under the age of 6.

The Tri-Cities Fever hired Richard Davis, an arenafootball2 coaching veteran, as its new coach.

SPOKANE -- The Tennessee Valley Vipers slipped by the Spokane Shock 56-55 in overtime Monday night at the af2 ArenaCup championship at the Spokane Arena.

SPOKANE -- The Spokane Shock won the National Conference Championship with a 79-49 triumph over the Amarillo Dusters on Saturday at Spokane Arena.

Whether Dan Whitsett is walking through the grocery store or hanging out on the sideline after a high school football game, somehow the topic of the Tri-Cities Fever always comes up.

The idea of Dan Whitsett back on the sideline for the Tri-Cities Fever seems a little odd, considering the way he left the organization in 2006.

General manager Randy Schillinger said he needs to re-brand the Tri-Cities Fever for next season.

The Tri-Cities Fever is expected to make a decision this week on the future of coach Cedric Walker.

FRESNO, Calif. -- The Tri-Cities Fever's season came to an end with another loss Saturday night.

The Tri-Cities Fever finishes out its disappointing 2008 season at Central Valley tonight.

STOCKTON, Calif. -- The Tri-Cities Fever two-month descent down the arenafootball2 league standings reached a new low Saturday night.

Tri-Cities Fever players and coaches have said the last three games are all about playing for pride.

Phil Goodman remains in the Benton County jail a day after waiving extradition to California.

John Pierce was doing a lot of finger-pointing after the Tri-Cities Fever lost 51-31 to Amarillo on Monday night at Toyota Center.

Tri-Cities Fever wide receiver Phil Goodman is expected to learn more this morning about what California intends to do with his drug-related warrant.

Tri-Cities Fever wide receiver Phil Goodman was placed on team suspension Friday after he was arrested by Richland police Thursday night on a fugitive from justice warrant.

The Tri-Cities Fever returned to the practice field in good spirits Thursday after more than a week off to recuperate for its final three games of the season.

BOISE -- The Tri-Cities Fever slipped into the offensive doldrums in the second half, and that was enough for the Boise Burn to all but end the Fever's playoff hopes.

There is no denying that the Tri-Cities Fever has had an up-and-down season.

The Tri-Cities Fever has been hanging onto its playoffs hopes the last three weeks by a fraying thread. And despite losing its last three games, the Fever (4-8) are still in the hunt for one of the last playoff spots in the National Conference.

Tri-Cities Fever receiver J.R. Thomas had to stop and bite his tongue.

Before Johnny Jackson steps on the field tonight, he will get a reminder of why he's playing football again.

The loss to Central Valley hurt. The loss to rival Spokane stung a little more.

The mystery of Josh Kellett's foot was solved Friday. With the news of his broken foot, the Tri-Cities Fever quarterback situation looked like it had cleared up.

Coach Cedric Walker knew the Tri-Cities Fever had to play a near-flawless game to knock off the top-ranked Spokane Shock.

Cedric Walker insists the changes to his defense the past three weeks have been minimal.

There is just something about playing Spokane that brings out the best -- and worst -- in the Tri-Cities.

There really wasn't any other option. Not in the mind of Tri-Cities Fever coach Cedric Walker.

FRESNO, Calif. -- The rematch was as close as the first game. This time the Tri-Cities Fever didn't convert on its final conversion.

The Tri-Cities Fever is ready for Week 2 of the playoffs.

Josh Kellett has been upgraded to definite.

Rookie Nick Denbeigh scored a touchdown when the ball ricocheted off the goal post into his hands.

Tali Ena is going through a bit of an identity crisis. He wanted to play linebacker. The coaches thought he would be better suited for the defensive line. An injury put him at quarterback.

Before the second half of the season can begin for the Tri-Cities Fever, coach Cedric Walker has been busy reconfiguring his roster before Saturday's game at Toyota Center against the Boise Burn.

As much as the Tri-Cities Fever would like to turn back the hands of time and erase the first four games from the schedule, it can't.

STOCKTON, Calif. -- The Tri-Cities Fever defense made a season's worth of plays in one night.

When Tony Wells was hired as the coach of the Tri-Cities Fever, he called the arenafootball2 league, one of second chances.

SPOKANE -- Tali Ena wanted one more shot to play arena football. Not at quarterback -- a position he has played since high school -- but at defensive end or linebacker.

Raul Vijil has played running back, wide receiver, kick returner and even a little defense in his three seasons for the Spokane Shock.

The game time for the Tri-Cities Fever and Spokane Shock arenafootball2 league game has been moved to 4 p.m. Saturday at Spokane Arena and will be broadcast on KNDU. The original game time was 5 p.m.

Twenty-three penalties.

The Tri-Cities Fever is quickly showing that it is becoming a second-half team.

J.R. Thomas has been good enough, long enough that his name is becoming a fixture in the arenafootball2 league record books.