AVENGERS DON'T FEEL RIGHT AT HOME NEW YORK STUNS TURNOVER-PLAGUED LOS ANGELES IN LATE GOING NEW YORK 70, AVENGERS 61.Byline: KEVIN CONNELLY Kevin Connelly was born in Middlesbrough, England. He is an impressionist comedian, and after dinner speaker and is probably most famous for his role on the popular BBC television programme 'Dead Ringers'. Special to the Daily News Not much has gone right this year for the Avengers, who watched an already disappointing season go completely sour in recent weeks after losing four consecutive road games to fall into last place in the Western Division. And the unfortunate news didn't end there. The Avengers, eager to stifle the string of losses this weekend in its long-awaited return to Staples Center This article has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It does not cite any references or sources. , had insult added to injury after learning Saturday's game against the New York Dragons The New York Dragons are an Arena Football League team who were formed in 1995 as the Iowa Barnstormers. In 2001, the team relocated to New York. They currently play in the Eastern Division of the National Conference. had been rescheduled for Sunday because of arena conflicts with the NBA playoffs The NBA Playoffs is a four-round best-of-seven elimination tournament between sixteen teams in the Eastern Conference and Western Conferences (called Divisions, pre-1970) of the National Basketball Association, ultimately determining the league champion. . But neither home nor away, neither Saturday nor Sunday, the Avengers' are simply not playing winning football. Despite numerous opportunities created by its defense, the Avengers offense couldn't overcome four turnovers in a 70-61 defeat to New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of at Staples Center on Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. . Quarterback Sonny Cumbie Sonny Cumbie (born August 8, 1981, in Abilene, Texas) is an Arena Football League quarterback for the Los Angeles Avengers. High School Years Cumbie attended Snyder High School in Snyder, Texas, and was a three-sport letterman in football, basketball, and threw two interceptions and committed a turnover on downs, and wide receiver Greg Hopkins Greg Hopkins (November 16, 1971) is a former Arena Football League wide receiver/linebacker with the Albany Firebirds and the Los Angeles Avengers. High school career fumbled one yard shy of the end zone in the first half, as the Avengers (3-10) lost despite having possession with 40 seconds remaining with the score tied at 61-61. The Avengers defense created three turnovers of its own, but New York quarterback Nick Browder rebounded well, finishing 28 of 40 for 359 yards and seven touchdowns to lead the Dragons (8-5). Browder took advantage of a Cumbie interception in the final minute to connect with Mike Horacek on a 15-yard pass with three seconds remaining. Cumbie's two interceptions came after he had gone a team-record 212 passing attempts spanning more than four games without a interception. "The players are going to have to come together and find a way to win," said Avengers' coach Ed Hodgkiss. "We have to continue to play hard and figure this one out as a team. They're playing hard. Our intensity is not the problem." The Avengers appeared excited to be home early in the first quarter, when defensive specialist Damen Wheeler stripped Horacek just two yards from the goal line and ultimately recovered to give Los Angeles its first possession. The Avengers drove 48 yards over the next two minutes to take a 7-0 lead on a 17-yard run by Lonnie Ford. Hopkins' fumble came on the Avengers' next possession, as he coughed up the ball on the 1-yard line to Dragons defensive lineman Andrew Tippins, who hurdled an Avengers player before putting New York ahead 13-7 late in the first with a 49-yard return. Not to be outdone out·do tr.v. out·did , out·done , out·do·ing, out·does To do more or better than in performance or action. See Synonyms at excel. in the fumble-riddled first half, Avengers defensive lineman Trevor Hutton forced Browder to fumble in his own end zone, where defensive lineman Maurice Anderson recovered for the Avengers, who took a 24-20 lead on the play and held on to lead 31-27 at halftime. kevin.connelly@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) The Avengers' Reggie Rhodes recovers a fumble for a touchdown during the second quarter Sunday. (2) The Avengers' Antoine Burns breaks from New York's Maurice Brown and Sam Clemons for a touchdown. Edna T. Simpson/Daily News |
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