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Post by MizzouTiger on Mar 6, 2008 18:09:41 GMT -5
www.kansascity.com/sports/brigade/story/513334.htmlBrigade lose opening game at Sprint CenterBy TEREZ A. PAYLOR The Kansas City Star To be sure, there was a great amount of optimism surrounding the Brigade’s season opener on Saturday. That’s not surprising, considering 14 players returned from a team that won 10 games a year ago. But a series of back-breaking mistakes and missed opportunities cost the Brigade in a 51-49 loss to the Tampa Bay Storm before a crowd of 13,356 at Sprint Center. Things started off well enough for the Brigade, which took a 21-14 lead in the second quarter on a touchdown pass from John Fitzgerald to Mike Horacek. And the Brigade had a chance to increase its lead when it recovered a fumble on the ensuing kickoff. But Fitzgerald threw an interception a few plays later that set up a Tampa Bay touchdown. That was just the first of several crucial Brigade mistakes. Tampa Bay took a 30-28 lead in the third quarter after recovering a Charles Frederick fumble on the opening kickoff of the second half, and the Storm extended their lead to 44-35 in the third quarter when it capitalized on Fitzgerald’s second interception of the game. The Brigade didn’t go down easily, scoring a couple of touchdowns that cut its deficit to 51-49 with 2:59 left. After a goal-line stand by the Brigade’s defense gave the offense the ball at its own 3 with 35 seconds left, Fitzgerald led the team on a drive that set up a 37-yard field-goal attempt by Peter Martinez, whose kick sailed wide as time expired.
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Post by wowposter on Nov 14, 2008 1:11:39 GMT -5
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