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- ↑ Frank Sulkowski (April 2, 2015). "Steam serving up Professional Football in Savannah". www.wjcl.com. Hearst Stations Inc. on behalf of WJCL-TV. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
- ↑ Brian Rippey (May 4, 2015). "Defense leads ASI Panthers to win over Steam". www.readingeagle.com. The Reading Eagle. Retrieved May 13, 2015.