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Article: ALBANY SHOWS SOME DEFENSE.(SPORTS)

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June 30, 1996
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Byline: Steve Campbell

ALBANY -- Man bites dog. Shrimp brutalizes lobster. Congress balances budget.

Arena Football League fans chant ``De-fense! De-fense! De-fense''?

The unthinkable happened Saturday night at Knickerbocker Arena. With 10:37 remaining in the fourth quarter, a crowd of 11,117 implored the Albany Firebirds to play some defense against the Connecticut Coyotes. Desperate times call for desperate measures.

A week after scoring a league-record 88 points, the Firebirds took on a burned out look against a last-place team that hadn't won on the road all season. Embolded by the distress calls of the crowd, not to mention a ...

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