Stars open season with 27-23 win over Showboats

Case Cookus threw for three touchdowns to help lead the Philadelphia Stars to a season-opening 27-23 win over the host Memphis Showboats on Saturday.

Cookus completed 20 of 29 passes for 212 yards, connecting on scoring strikes to three different receivers.

Alex Collins rushed for a touchdown to close the gap to 27-23 with 7:30 remaining in the game, but the Showboats turned it over on downs with 34 seconds remaining on