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Sippio Can Set Another Record This Week

May 9, 2007 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release


NEW YORK - Chicago Rush WR BOBBY SIPPIO can set a single-season record when the Rush (8-1) travel to American Airlines Center to face his former team, the Dallas Desperados (9-1), on Russell Athletic ESPN Arena Football Monday, May 14, at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and ESPN360.com.

Sippio (94 REC, 1,347 YDs, 40 TDs) can become the first player in AFL history to record seven games scoring five-or-more touchdowns in a season. In last Monday's 59-48 victory over the Colorado Crush, Sippio became the fourth player in AFL history to record six games with five-or-more touchdowns.

MOST GAMES WITH FIVE-OR-MORE TOUCHDOWNS IN A SEASON

Player Team Year Games

Bobby Sippio* Chicago 2007 6

Damian Harrell Colorado 2006 6

Barry Wagner Orlando 1997 6

Barry Wagner Orlando 1995 6

Eddie Brown Albany 1994 6

*Through first nine games

WEEK 11 INJURY REPORT

***AS REPORTED TO THE LEAGUE OFFICE BY NOON ET ON WEDNESDAY, May 9, 2007***

GRAND RAPIDS RAMPAGE (3-6) AT COLUMBUS DESTROYERS (5-4) - FRIDAY, 7:00 P.M. ET

TV: COLUMBUS SPORTS NET; COMCAST LOCAL - DETROIT; AFL NET

Grand Rapids Rampage PROBABLE FB/LB Johnnie Balous (Calf); DB Trey Bell (Neck/Wrist); DL Bryan Henderson (Neck); DL Gillis Wilson (Knee)

QUESTIONABLE WR/LB Jerome Riley (Hamstring)

DOUBTFUL FB/LB Chris Avery (Knee); DL Greg Scott (Knee)

OUT WR Scotty Anderson (Foot); OL Jason Berger (Foot); WR Ronney Daniels (Back); DB Angel Estrada (Shoulder); OL Kyle Rasmussen (Hamstring)

Columbus Destroyers PROBABLE WR BJ Barre (Knee); WR Josh Bush (Elbow); OL Howard Duncan (Foot); FB Harold Wells (Groin)

QUESTIONABLE FB Brad Greetis (Toe); QB Josh Harris (Thumb); C/OL Juan Porter

DOUBTFUL DB Rober' Freeman (Knee);

OUT WR David Saunders (Back)

NEW ORLEANS VOODOO (4-5) AT ORLANDO PREDATORS (5-4) - FRIDAY, 7:30 P.M. ET

New Orleans VooDoo QUESTIONABLE DL Melvin Williams (Calf)

DOUBTFUL FB Dan Curran (Thumb); WR Tyronne Jones (Hamstring)

OUT DB Kevin Hunter (Foot); DB Calvin Spears (ACL); QB Danny Wimprine (Back)

Orlando Predators PROBABLE WR Ron Johnson (Hamstring)

QUESTIONABLE DL Chaz Murphy (Hamstring); DB Michaeux Robinson (Illness/Foot);

DOUBTFUL OL Justin Cleveland (Foot); WR DeAndrew Rubin (Forearm); OL Delanio Taylor (Knee); DB Floyd Young (Groin/Knee)

OUT WR Clif Dell (Knee); OL/DL Jim Sodano (Knee);

COLORADO CRUSH (6-4) AT NASHVILLE KATS (4-6) - FRIDAY, 8:00 P.M. ET

TV: CET - LIVE; MOUNTAIN WEST SPORTS NETWORK - LIVE; CSS - NDD, 5/12, 12 P.M. ET; AFL NET

Colorado Crush PROBABLE OL Brett Huyser (Foot)

DOUBTFUL DB Delvin Hughley (Hamstring)

OUT WR Willie Quinnie (Hamstring); LB John Peaua (Hamstring)

Nashville Kats QUESTIONABLE DL Demoine Adams (Shoulder); WR Demetris Bendross (Ankle); DL Anthony Herron (Knee); DL Hugh Hunter (Hip); DB Eric Joyce (Head); DL Joe Minucci (Knee); OL Isaiah Ross (Knee); WR O.J. Small (Knee)

OUT DL Aaron McConnell (Shoulder)

UTAH BLAZE (5-5) AT KANSAS CITY BRIGADE (5-4) - SATURDAY, 8:00 P.M. ET

Utah Blaze DOUBTFUL OL/DL Rob Gatrell (Hand); DB Kevin Moffett (Knee)

OUT WR Aaron Boone (Ankle); WR/DB Orshawante Bryant (Leg); FB/LB Frank Carter (Illness); DL Steve Konopka (Shoulder); OL Tyshaun Whitson (Back)

Kansas City Brigade PROBABLE DB Travis Coleman (Foot); DB Denario Smalls (Back)

DOUBTFUL DL Chris Demaree (Wrist); WR Sam Simmons (Finger); OL Ed Ta'amu (Knee)

OUT WR Ira Gooch (Back);

AUSTIN WRANGLERS (3-6) AT ARIZONA RATTLERS (2-8) - SATURDAY, 10:00 P.M. ET

TV: FSN SOUTHWEST - LIVE; FSN ARIZONA - SDD, 5/13, 12 A.M. ET

Austin Wranglers PROBABLE OL Aaron Gibson (Knee); FB/LB Dane Krager (Knee); WR Sedrick Robinson (Hamstring); DL Mike Williams (Wrist)

QUESTIONABLE FB/LB Chad Dukes (Shoulder); OL/DL Ramon Richardson (Groin); DL Kenny Smith (Back)

DOUBTFUL OL Kimani Jones (Knee)

OUT WR/LB Greg Brown (Knee); WR/DB Toure Carter (Knee)

Arizona Rattlers PROBABLE FB Bo Kelly (Shoulder)

QUESTIONABLE OL/DL Albrey Battle (Elbow); OL/DL Steve Mascorro (Ankle)

DOUBTFUL WR/LB Cosmo DeMatteo (Toe); WR Atnaf Harris (Hand); WR/DB Justin Taplin (Knee)

OUT WR Randy Gatewood (Foot); OL/DL Brandon Phillips (Knee); WR Jeremiah Pope (Ankle)

LAS VEGAS GLADIATORS (1-9) AT SAN JOSE SABERCATS (6-3) - SATURDAY, 10:30 P.M. ET

Las Vegas Gladiators PROBABLE DB Earthwind Moreland (Head); OL Tupe Peko (Knee)

QUESTIONABLE WR Joe Douglass (Ankle); WR Etu Molden (Hamstring); WR Terrance Quattlebaum (Groin)

DOUBTFUL WR Kevin Prentiss (Ankle)

OUT DL Derrick Crawford (Ankle); OL Carlos Joseph (Knee); OL Dan Koons (Back)

San Jose SaberCats DOUBTFUL DL Alan Harper (Foot); FB Matt Kinsinger (Leg); DL Tim Martin (Leg); OL/DL William Obeng (Shoulder); QB Scott Rislov (Ankle); DB Brandon Smith (Wrist); FB Shawn Willis (Ankle)

OUT OL Patrick Afif (Shoulder); DL Garrett McIntyre (Ankle); WR Rodney Wright (Leg)

TAMPA BAY STORM (3-6) AT LOS ANGELES AVENGERS (5-4) - SATURDAY, 10:30 P.M. ET

TV: SUN - LIVE; FSN PRIME TICKET - SDD, 5/13, 1:30 A.M. ET; SIRIUS RADIO - CHANNEL 123

Tampa Bay Storm PROBABLE DL Tom Briggs (Stomach); QB Brett Dietz (Thumb); OL Lincoln Kennedy (Knee)

DOUBTFUL OL Geir Gudmundsen (Ankle); DB Byron Jones (Hamstring); QB John Kaleo (Wrist); DL Clint Mitchell (Groin); OL Dwayne Morgan (Elbow); OL Rod Williams (Ankle)

OUT QB Stoney Case (Shoulder); FB/LB Rodney Filer (Ankle); FB Nyle Wiren (Elbow)

Los Angeles Avengers QUESTIONABLE LB Michael Craven (Shoulder); WR Nichiren Flowers (Hamstring); QB Kevin Thompson (Ankle)

DOUBTFUL OL Matt McGhghy (Knee)

OUT DB James Bethea (Knee); WR Lenzie Jackson (Hand); DB Rushen Jones (Hamstring); DB Arnold Parker (Hip Pointer)

NEW YORK DRAGONS (2-7) AT PHILADELPHIA SOUL (4-5) - MONDAY, 7:30 P.M. ET

SIRIUS RADIO - CHANNEL 122

New York Dragons PROBABLE WR Keron Henry (Thumb); OL Pete Traynor (Knee)

QUESTIONABLE WR Kevin Swayne (Hamstring)

OUT QB Asad Abdul-Khaliq (Ankle); DL Paul White (Hip)

Philadelphia Soul PROBABLE DB Mike Brown (Hamstring); DB Brian Mance (Torso); DB Aric Williams (Shoulder)

QUESTIONABLE OL Kelvin Chiasson (Back)

DOUBTFUL FB Matt Bernstein (Knee)

OUT WR Larry Brackins (Hamstring); DL Jason Davis (Knee); WR Steve Gonzalez (Hand); QB Tony Graziani (Shoulder); WR Sean Scott (Hamstring); WR Scottie Vines (Hamstring)

CHICAGO RUSH (8-1) AT DALLAS DESPERADOS (9-1) - MONDAY, 8:30 P.M. ET

TV: ESPN2 - LIVE; ESPN360.COM - LIVE

ANNOUNCERS: MERRIL HOGE & RAY BENTLEY

Chicago Rush DOUBTFUL WR Kevin Beard (Knee); DB Russell Shaw (Ankle); DL Demetrios Walker (Hamstring)

OUT WR Woody Dantzler (Adductor); WR Carl Ford (Knee)

Dallas Desperados PROBABLE FB Peter Lazare (Chest); WR Marcus Nash (Knee); DB Bobby Perry (Thigh); DL Rickie Simpkins (Foot)

QUESTIONABLE OL Devin Wyman (Knee)

DOUBTFUL DL James Cannida (Ankle)

OUT WR Anthony Armstrong (Hamstring); DL Evan Cardwell (Ankle)



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