SaberCats Weekly
March 25, 2008 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
San Jose SaberCats News Release
THE QUICK FACTS: Game: SaberCats (2-2) at Kansas City Brigade (0-3). Date: Saturday, March 29, 2008. Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. (PT). Site: Sprint Center (18,500).
OVERVIEW: The SaberCats had their 15-game regular season home win streak come to an end and dropped to 2-2 on the season with a 59-56 loss to undefeated Dallas on Mar. 22. San Jose now hits the road for two straight games beginning on Saturday, Mar. 29 with their first-ever meeting with the Central Division Kansas City Brigade from the new Sprint Center. FSN Bay Area and NBC11 will televise the game live and in HD starting at 3:30 p.m. (PT). San Jose's flagship radio station KNBR 1050 will also carry the game live. Against Dallas WR Cleannord Saintil set a team record with 18 receptions, tying him for the 4th highest total in AFL history, and amassed 218 receiving yards, but a lost fumble late in the fourth quarter proved decisive as Dallas built a 10-point lead with half-a-minute to play. The loss was the first at HP Pavilion during the regular season for San Jose since Mar. 12, 2006, when the Los Angeles Avengers posted a 75-61 win. WR James Roe surpassed Randy Gatewood (687) and moved into 13th place in career receptions with 693...Saturday's game marks the first meeting between the clubs and Kansas City will be the 41st different AFL franchise the SaberCats will have played in their history...The Brigade had a 7-win improvement from their inaugural 2006 season (3-13) to last year (10-6) when the club made its first playoff appearance.
THE SCHEDULES:
2008 SAN JOSE SABERCATS (2-2) Date Opponent Result Score Mar. 3 @Chicago Lost 47-70 Mar. 10 @Grand Rapids Won 66-58 Mar. 15 ARIZONA Won 63-43 Mar. 22 DALLAS Lost 56-59 Date Opponent Time (PT) Radio/TV Mar. 29 @Kansas City 3:30 pm 1050/FSN Apr. 5 @New Orleans 4:00 pm 1050/FSN Apr. 12 PHILADELPHIA 7:30 pm 1050/FSN* Apr. 18 @Utah 6:00 pm 1050/FSN Apr. 26 LOS ANGELES 7:30 pm 1050/FSN* May 3 @Orlando 4:30 pm 1050/FSN+ May 9 @Arizona 7:00 pm 1050/FSN May 17 UTAH 7:30 pm 1050 May 24 COLORADO 7:30 pm 1050 May 31 @Los Angeles 7:30 pm 1050/FSN Jun. 14 TAMPA BAY 7:30 pm 1050/FSN* Jun. 21 GEORGIA 7:30 pm 1050/FSN* * - AFL regional TV package, games tape-delayed
2008 KANSAS CITY BRIGADE (0-3) Date Opponent Result Score Mar. 1 TAMPA BAY Lost 49-51 Mar. 9 @New York Lost 47-50 Mar. 24 GRAND RAPIDS Lost 52-92 Date Opponent Time (PT) TV Mar. 29 SAN JOSE 3:30 pm FSN Apr. 4 @Georgia 4:30 pm CSS, AFLnet Apr. 14 CHICAGO 5:30 pm ESPN2 Apr. 19 COLORADO 3:00 pm FSN Apr. 25 @Grand Rapids 4:00 pm May 3 @Utah 6:00 pm May 10 COLUMBUS 3:00 pm CSN May 18 ORLANDO 11:00 am CSS May 22 @Philadelphia 4:30 pm May 31 @Chicago 5:00 pm CSN, FSN Jun. 8 ARIZONA 11:00 am FSN Jun. 15 @Los Angeles 3:30 pm FSN Jun. 21 @Colorado 5:00 pm FSN
ON THE TUBE: Saturday's game will be televised locally on both FSN Bay Area and NBC11 live and in High Definition from the brand new Sprint Center. FSN Bay Area is available on Comcast Cable channel 40 and HD channel 720. Viewers in Central California can watch the FSN Bay Area HD showing on channel 920. NBC11, the Bay Area's NBC affiliate, is located on Comcast Cable channel 3 and HD channel 703. DirecTV viewers can tune channel 11 with KNTV 11 supplying HD coverage. Dish Network viewers can also tune in channel 11 with older receivers accessing the station on channel 8222. NBC11 will also re-air the game on Sunday, Mar. 30 at 1:00 a.m. following Saturday Night Live.
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