The UFL game that was scheduled in Los Angeles tomorrow has been cancelled, according to a report from the LA Daily News. The Las Vegas Something’ruthers were slated to take on the New York Whatchamacalits at the Home Depot Center, a soccer stadium, but that game has since been rescheduled to be played at Sam Boyd Stadium. But when Vegas becomes your safety site, how bad can things be?

[T]he UFL greatly overestimated its usefulness. Initial plans were to get about 20,000 fans a game, but its announced crowd counts are closer to 12,500. Those actually in attendance would guess it’s closer to less than half of that each game. –LA Daily News.

I was actually looking forward to the UFL, but that damn league seems so content with operating a phantom season that I just can’t find any enjoyment in the ordeal. The UFL’s first season will end with its championship game on the day after Thanksgiving. Don’t expect to take home any leftovers.

Over the next week or so, Josh will recap some of his adventures at Blogs With Balls 2.0, the new sports media conference held last weekend in Las Vegas, presented by FoxSports.com, Yardbarker.com, ESPN.com, SB Nation, Sports Illustrated, Diageo Liquors and CarbonPoker. This is one of those anecdotes. Actually, it’s a video recap of the parties that everyone threw for us.

The masterminds running the Blogs With Balls Technicolor Dreamcoat have released another video from the Vegas conference, and if you think I came off like an ignorant ass in text, wait until you see this. But honestly, if this is the worst video they have on me in Sin City, I got off easy…as far as anyone else knows. Kevin Blackistone is still undergoing therapy from the experience, and the psychiatrist encourages him in group by awarding him points for his stronger responses.

As the NFL approaches its first year without a salary cap since 1993, the concept of parity between its 32 teams seems to be disappearing as well. And lopsided games like the 6 blowouts on yesterday’s slate are making life difficult for the Las Vegas sportsbooks, which is good news for…everyone that’s not working at a sportsbook.

The Buccaneers, Rams and Browns are a combined 1-20 straight up and 6-15 against the spread this season…Not to mention the Chiefs and Raiders, a combined 3-11 straight up and 5-9 against the spread.[..]

”When you give a team 14 points at home or 15 points at a neutral site, you think you’re doing the right thing,” [Las Vegas Hilton sports book director Jay] Kornegay said. ”In the past, you would hardly ever see a team getting 14 points at home. But some of these teams are so terrible, you might see it on a weekly basis. It creates a bad situation for the sports books when the bad teams don’t cover, because liability adds up real fast. –Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Kornegay said that sportsbooks will need to “aggressively adjust” lines for games involving bad teams. This is horrible. We can’t let these poor sportsbooks keep losing money. Is it too late to get Vegas in on the next bailout package. With all the wagers being placed in those expensive hotels and restaurants, it’s a wonder that city has managed to survive as long as it has…

I’ll be in Vegas from Wednesday night for Blogs With Balls 2.0, pimping free-market idealism and a badass poker tournament at the Hard Rock on Friday night. So as far as tomorrow (Tuesday), and Wednesday are concerned, With Leather will be business as usual. Thursday and Friday will be a bit more expo-centric. We’ll have videos of the city and interviews with some of the other people that you read online every day, along with notes from Punte, Brandon, and Ufford (maybe) about getting drunk with a clown and losing a bunch of money on craps.

Until then, continue to enjoy the daily fare here, and keep sending tips to WithLeather-Tips@Uproxx.com. Thanks again for reading.

Former Buffalo Bills quarterback and amateur Adam Sandler lookalike JP Losman signed with the UFL today. He’ll be playing (presumably) for the Las Vegas franchise, which still doesn’t have a name, but you wouldn’t name a baby that wasn’t gonna live for more than six months, would you?

“I have followed JP’s career since his early days with Buffalo where he impressed me with his raw talent, passing accuracy and on-field competitiveness,” said Jim Fassel, Head Coach of the Las Vegas franchise. “JP has all the attributes of a great professional quarterback and I am truly looking forward to working with him. I am anxious to start the season with JP at the helm of this Las Vegas franchise and show what we can do on the field.” via.

Losman was the Bills’ No. 1 pick in 2004. A lot of good that did, I’d say. So is the UFL the last stop in Losman’s NFL career? The debate whimpers on, along with one other unsettled paradox. Sure, shampoo goes on first and cleans the hair, but conditioner leaves the hair silky and smooth. Oh really, fool.

Sorry, didn't mean to get your hopes up – Jon Gruden will be coaching the Buccaneers for the foreseeable future.  We're talking about Tampa Bay's other professional team.  No, not the Lightning, the Devil Rays.  They seem to have lost their sympathy for the Devil:

After considering a complete change of identity to mark the end of their first decade, team officials apparently will instead drop the Devil and keep the Rays.

"We haven't made a final decision, but we are leaning toward the direction of a change in uniform, a change of colors, a change in logo and perhaps a slight modification of the name," team president Matt Silverman said. "But it's unlikely we will have a dramatic change in the name."

That decision represents something of a compromise, allowing the team to maintain what brand identity it has and connections, such as with the new rays tank while exorcising the devilish connotation that some find objectionable.

That's all well and good for the God-fearing residents of Tampa/St. Pete, but they'll wish they kept the Devil when Bud Selig ships the franchise to Sin City.  Television and radio ratings are higher for the Yankees in the area, and it seems that the lights become dimmer every year at the the worst venue in MLB.  You will see one of these teams in Las Vegas soon:

1. Newtons
2. Pit-Bosses
3. Rat-Packers
4. Skimmers
5. Ray-Jays (Johnson)
6. Croupiers
7. Out-of-State Weekend Strippers

Of course, I could be wrong, and it may be good that TB is shedding Old Scratch.  Maybe Al Qaeda will stop rooting for them then. -KD