HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — One year ago, the State of Arkansas welcomed in their newest professional football squad — an arena football team known as the Hot Springs Wiseguys.

Now, over a year later and on the heels of a season that saw the team competing for a championship , the Wiseguys are taking on a new identity — they'll now be known as the Arkansas Diamonds.

"When we began this journey as the Hot Springs Wiseguys, it was about more than just a name. It was about planting a seed," the Arkansas Diamonds said in a statement online. "The promise of bringing professional arena football to a community that deserved to be recognized, celebrated, and united around something bigger than itself. Hot Springs gave us that chance. You welcomed us, believed in us, and together we proved that foot

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