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July 4, 2002 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release
TONIGHT'S GAME
CAROLINA COBRAS (4-7) AT TORONTO PHANTOMS (5-6), 7:00 P.M. (ET), Air Canada Centre -- Carolina and Toronto are both coming off tough home losses, but still remain in the thick of their divisional title races, face off north of the border tonight. (TV: Rogers Sportnet Ontario)
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WEEK TWELVE INJURY REPORT
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***AS REPORTED TO THE LEAGUE OFFICE BY WEDNESDAY, JULY 3***
* CAROLINA COBRAS (4-7) AT TORONTO PHANTOMS (5-6)
CAROLINA: None Reported.
TORONTO: OUT: OL/DL Steve Konopka (knee sprain), OL/DL Connell Spain (knee fracture), QB Chad Salisbury (elbow ligament rupture); PROBABLE: OS Damian Harrell (knee sprain), OL/DL David Dinkins (ankle sprain), QB Pat O'Hara (bruised ribs), FB/LB Phil Glover (pesanserine strain), FB/LB Anthony Hicks (SI JT sprain).
* INDIANA FIREBIRDS (5-6) AT SAN JOSE SABERCATS (11-0)
INDIANA: OUT: FB/LB Sunungura Rusununguko (ankle), DS Cornelius Coe (ankle sprain) WR/LB Shawn Foreman (hand), OS Robert Hall (hamstring); QUESTIONABLE: WR/LB Drew O'Connor (hamstring), OL/DL Brian Creel (knee sprain).
SAN JOSE: PROBABLE: OL/DL Joe Jacobs (quad strain), WR/DB Anthony Cobbs (leg cramps).
* CHICAGO RUSH (7-4) AT GRAND RAPIDS RAMPAGE (6-5)
CHICAGO: OUT: OS Joe Douglass (abdominal); QUESTIONABLE: K David Cool (lower extremity).
GRAND RAPIDS: QUESTIONABLE: K Brian Gowins, OS Steve Smith, OL/DL Lucas Yarnell.
* NEW JERSEY GLADIATORS (7-4) AT NEW YORK DRAGONS (2-9)
NEW JERSEY: OUT: WR/DB Jamaine Blalock (L Achilles rupture), DS Marc Williams (L knee tear), OL/DL Dwayne Sabb (L knee tear), WR/LB George Williams (L fibula fracture), WR/DB Carlos Johnson (L knee contusion); QUESTIONABLE: WR/LB Jeremy Wilkinson (L thigh strain), DS Damon Mason (R thigh contusion), FB/LB Chris Pope (L groin strain), FB/LB Frank Carter (R hand fracture).
NEW YORK: None Reported.
* BUFFALO DESTROYERS (6-5) AT GEORGIA FORCE (4-7)
BUFFALO: OUT: WR/LB Bobby Olive (shoulder); PROBABLE: OL/DL Kerwin Hairston (hip), QB Fred McNair (elbow), OS Lamont Cooper (knee).
GEORGIA: OUT: FB/LB Rupert Grant (L Achilles tendon rupture), OL/DL Jimmy Brumbaugh (R groin chronic strain), K Stan Whitlock (L knee contusion); PROBABLE: DS Cliff Green (L bicep partial tear), WR/LB L.C. Stevens (L hamstring strain).
* DETROIT FURY (1-10) AT DALLAS DESPERADOS (6-5)
DETROIT: OUT: OS Robert Gordon (R humerus fracture), OL/DL Harry Deligianis (low back strain), DS Chuck Winters (L knee torn ACL); QUESTIONABLE: OL/DL Kelvin Kinney (L knee sprain sprain); PROBABLE: DS Kenny Wheaton (R foot sprain,), QB Drew Miller (L ankle sprain).
DALLAS: None Reported.
* ARIZONA RATTLERS (8-3) AT LOS ANGELES AVENGERS (7-4)
ARIZONA: OUT: OL/DL Joe Burch (toe), FB/LB Greg Gales (foot), DS Ricky Parker (face), OLDL Charlie Morris (shoulder); QUESTIONABLE: OL/DL Tim Croff (toes), OL/DL Jeff Macrea (lower leg), PROBABLE: OL/DL Stacy Evans (knee).
LOS ANGELES: None reported.
* ORLANDO PREDATORS (5-6) AT TAMPA BAY STORM (4-7)
ORLANDO: OUT: OL/DL Reggie Lee, FB/LB Brian Goolsby, QB Craig Whelihan; DOUBTFUL: WR/LB Damon Bowers; QUESTIONABLE: DS Tommy Henry, WR/DB Andre Cooper, DS Reggie Doster.
TAMPA BAY: None Reported.
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