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Sippio helps Rush advanceChicago Daily Southtown
In his team's last home game of the season, star receiver Bobby Sippio, the Arena Football League's leading scorer and MVP front-runner, passed for a touchdown, ran for another and caught passes for two more TDs to lead the defending champion Rush to a 52
Avengers pay steep price for slow start, poor finishDaily Breeze
Struggling to put points on the scoreboard before a crowd of 12,869 at Allstate Arena, the Avengers were eliminated, 52-20, in a divisional playoff game by the defending Arena Bowl champion Chicago Rush.
LA is knocked out in a RushLos Angeles Times
Sonny Cumbie had a pass intercepted on the third play of the game and returned for a touchdown, and the Avengers never recovered in a 52-20 loss to the host Chicago Rush in an Arena Football League American Conference semifinal playoff game Monday night.
Big hand for the defenseChicago Tribune
Appreciating an Arena League defense can be like cheering the fawn that escapes a wolf attack with three of four limbs in working order. The expectations, given the very unbalanced stakes of the engagement, typically are not that high. Anything beyond sur
Defense rules as Rush pounds Avengers 52-20Chicago Rush Press Release
The Arena Football League’s best defense was on display Monday night at Allstate Arena, as the Chicago Rush began the defense of its ArenaBowl title with an impressive 52-20 win over Los Angeles in an American Conference Divisional playoff game.
Ingram would prefer double duty challengephillyBurbs.com
Ingram, a Harry S Truman High School graduate, is still having fun out there. He's still making opposing cornerbacks look like fools when he breaks open for a touchdown, and he's still excelling off the field in star-studded Los Angeles.
Avengers hope they're not RushedLos Angeles Daily News
Despite winning their first playoff game in franchise history, a 64-42 victory over the Utah Blaze at Staples Center last week, the Avengers still have a handful of challenges ahead of them.
Big hope, small arenaChicago Tribune
The Rush has just completed the regular season, thumping Kansas City by 27 points at Allstate Arena to earn a first-round bye in the Arena Football League playoffs. This is a good thing. D'Orazio, the Rush's quarterback and the triggerman for a hyperactiv
High-flying Sippio praises Rush's defenseChicago Sun-Times
Rush receiver Bobby Sippio enjoyed the second-best offensive season in the Arena Football League, and he gives much of the credit to the Rush defense.
A whole new arenaLos Angeles Daily News
A lot of people like to dismiss the Arena Football League as a bastardized version of football, with its tiny, super-quick, super-slick field, crazy final scores and hyper, Red Bull-drinking public-address announcers.
Chicago begins defense of championshipCBS SportsLine.com
The defending champion Chicago Rush will host the Los Angeles Avengers on Monday night in the divisional round of the Arena Football League playoffs.
Back to basics as Rush eyes 2nd titleChicago Tribune
The Rush earned a first-round bye with a 48-21 blowout of Kansas City in its regular-season finale June 23. The win gave them the Central Division title along with a home playoff game against Los Angeles, which beat Utah in a wild-card playoff Monday nigh
