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MIKE BROWN: Canton hosting North Division and USFL championship title games again

By Mike Brown
A recently signed Marcus Dupree of the New Orleans Breakers gives a thumbs up from the sidelines of a Breakers-Oakland Invaders USFL football game in 1984.
A recently signed Marcus Dupree of the New Orleans Breakers gives a thumbs up from the sidelines of a Breakers-Oakland Invaders USFL football game in 1984. Associated Press

Canton’s Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium will once again be home to the North Division title game as well as the league championship contest of the United States Football League this season.

The storied stadium will host the North Division championship battle 8 p.m. June 24 and the overall league title game 8 p.m. July 1.

The league has announced that tickets will be $30 and up for the divisional championship battle and $33 and up for the USFL title game.

Playoff tickets are available online at theusfl.com.

Last season’s USFL title game was also played in Canton as the Birmingham Stallions defeated the Philadelphia Stars 33-30 before 20,000 fans.

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