Full speed ahead

The economic downturn forced the Arena Football League to cancel its 2009 season a day earlier, but WPS commissioner Tonya Antonucci said her league remains on track to make its debut.
The WPS has yet to complete its contract with the U.S. national team players association, something Antonucci had been hopeful to have done months ago.
"I think we really are down to the final, final issues here," she said.
Antonucci would like to reach a deal by the end of the year before the league starts announcing the signings of international players.