Football

Orlando holds off Colorado

By Times wire
Published January 31, 2005

ORLANDO - Joe Hamilton threw for 241 yards and four touchdowns, and Colorado kicker Clay Rush missed a 22-yard field goal in the final seconds as the Predators beat the Crush 39-36 Sunday in the Arena league opener for both.

John Dutton threw for 226 yards and three touchdowns for the Crush. Damian Harrell caught seven passes for 105 yards and three touchdowns.

PHILADELPHIA 66, AUSTIN 35: Tony Graziani threw for 352 yards and eight touchdowns in his debut with the visiting Soul. Graziani, an All-Arena selection who left Los Angeles to sign with the Soul, threw five scoring passes to Steve Smith. Sean Scott caught a pair, and Marlion Jackson also scored for Philadelphia. Bobby Pesavento threw four touchdowns for Austin, and Jeremy Beutler also scored.

LAS VEGAS 46, LOS ANGELES 37: Frank Carter's 4-yard touchdown run with 2:07 remaining lifted the host Gladiators. Clint Dolezel was 18-of-30 for 251 yards and three touchdowns with two interceptions for the Gladiators. John Kaleo was 19-of-34 with five touchdowns and two interceptions for the Avengers. Dolezel connected with Marcus Nash seven times for 116 yards and one touchdown. Greg Hopkins caught 11 passes for Los Angeles for 110 yards and two touchdowns.

GEORGIA 46, NEW ORLEANS 44: Jim Kubiak threw five touchdowns and finished with 248 yards passing, leading the host Force. Troy Bergeron caught three touchdowns and had six catches for 116 yards. Robert Thomas also scored for Georgia. Andy Kelly threw for 356 yards and six scores for New Orleans.

DALLAS 66, CHICAGO 65 (OT): Clint Stoerner threw for six touchdowns and a franchise-record 398 yards and the host Desperados stopped a two-point attempt on the final play, ending a seven-game losing streak. Stoerner, a former Cowboys backup, led a 40-yard drive with 44.2 seconds left in regulation, capped by Carlos Martinez's 24-yard game-tying field goal. Etu Molden caught three touchdowns and rushed for two scores for the Rush.

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