AVENGERS TONIGHT

By Gary Klein

April 16, 2004 12 AM PT

vs. Detroit, 7:30

Site -- Staples Center.

Radio -- XTRA (690/1150).

Records -- Avengers 5-4, Detroit 4-5.

Record vs. Fury -- (2003) 0-0. (Avengers’ lone game against Detroit was a 49-48 loss in overtime in 2001).

Update -- The Avengers are coming off last week’s 57-55 loss to Colorado, a game in which they twice failed to score when they had first and goal inside the Colorado three-yard line. Defensive specialist Jason Moore will return, but the Avengers are still without injured defensive specialist Damen Wheeler because of a leg injury.

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Gary Klein

Gary Klein covers the Los Angeles Rams for the Los Angeles Times. Before that, he covered USC’s football program and athletic department. He began working for The Times in the San Fernando Valley edition and has reported on high school, college and pro sports. He grew up in Southern California and graduated from Cal State Northridge.

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