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RON JAWORSKI treats opportunity like a Doberman treats prime rib. So when Tim Tebow was released by the New York Jets on April 29, Jaworski took a shot by reaching out to the unemployed quarterback and offered him a roster spot with the Soul. He's still waiting for a reply. "I haven't heard back from him and I'm not going to push it," said Jaworski, one of the Soul's owners. "If he decides he wants to play Arena Football, we'll make a spot for him. " Jaworski and Soul coach Clint Dolezel sent Tebow a list of plays they had in mind for him, most were around the goal line.

What: Georgia (5-3) at Soul (2-6) When: 7:05 Where: Wells Fargo Center TV/Radio: None. Internet: www.NiftyTV.com . or www.PhiladelphiaSoul.com . About the Force: Lost a shootout at home to Utah last week, 74-71, to end a two-game winning streak . . . Quarterback Brett Elliott (from Linfield College in Oregon) had career highs of nine touchdown passes and 374 yards last week . . . Georgia has always given the Soul fits and has won three of the four meetings between the two franchises . . . Rookie wide receiver Maurice Purify (Nebraska)

The Soul's game against the SaberCats in San Jose, Calif., has been moved to Friday at 10:30 p.m. The game originally was scheduled for Saturday. The game will be televised live on WMCN.

Sunday at 6:05 p.m., Wells Fargo Center   Radio: ESPN (950 AM) Gladiators update: Cleveland (1-1) picked up its first Arena League win of the season last weekend. The Gladiators are coached by Steve Thonn, who was an offensive coordinator under Doug Plank in Georgia. . . . The team is owned by Dan Gilbert, the Cleveland Cavaliers' majority owner. . . . A wide receiver named Joe Horn is on the roster, but he's not that Joe Horn. Soul update: It's only Week 4, and the Soul (2-0)

GIVEN THE teams' records, one would have to say the 6-1 Soul was the big favorite going into Saturday's Arena Football League home game against the 2-4 Milwaukee Mustangs. But the Soul, which took a four-game winning streak into the game, finds itself needing to bounce back after the Mustangs' 64-63 win in a back-and-forth battle in which neither team was ever more than a touchdown behind. The Soul failed to answer a final touchdown by Josue Paul on a 45-yard reception with 44 seconds remaining.

What: Soul (1-0) at Pittsburgh (1-0) When: Friday, 8 p.m. Where: At Consol Energy Center (16,280) TV: NFL Network Radio: ESPN (950-AM) Soul update: Won its season opener at New Orleans when Donovan Morgan scored a late touchdown and Bryan Robinson blocked a potential game-winning field goal. Power update: Won its opener at Orlando even after half the team was fired for threatening a strike just before kickoff. Leaguewide, players are disgruntled about the AFL's lack of benefits and a pay scale in which everyone except the starting quarterback earns $400 per game.

Saturday at 7:05 p.m., Wells Fargo Center TV: Comcast SportsNet Records: Soul, 2-2; Sharks, 5-0. About the Soul: After a home-opening overtime loss to the Cleveland Gladiators last Saturday, the Soul have a rematch of the 2012 American Conference Championship, which the Soul won, 89-34. . . . Quarterback Dan Raudabaugh has at least five touchdown passes in each of the last five games. . . . The Soul won all three games against the Sharks last season. . . . The Soul rank No.4 in the Arena Football League in total defense with an average of 262.8 yards allowed per game.

Who: Orlando (2-5) at Soul (3-4) When: Tomorrow, 7:05 p.m. Where: Wells Fargo Center (19,500) TV: CBS Sports Network Radio: WBZC (88.9-FM) On the Web: Soul.ArenaFootball.com/ AllAccess Line: Soul -6. Over/under: 116 About the Predators: Started 0-5, but have won their last two since acquiring quarterback Aaron Garcia in a trade. Garcia, 42, has thrown 17 touchdowns and one interception in the two games and had 442 yards passing in last week's dramatic upset of Spokane.

'I been through it all," Charles Bradley says in the rugged, scarred voice that comes so forcefully to life on Victim of Love , his second album on the Daptone label. The raspy-as-he-wants-to-be 66-year-old soul man was just waking up Wednesday in his one-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn. He had a brief break in a tour that is scheduled to find him headlining the Apollo Theater in Harlem before coming to Philadelphia on Friday night to play at Union Transfer with his band, the Extraordinaires.

RON JAWORSKI treats opportunity like a Doberman treats prime rib. So when Tim Tebow was released by the New York Jets on April 29, Jaworski took a shot by reaching out to the unemployed quarterback and offered him a roster spot with the Soul. He's still waiting for a reply. "I haven't heard back from him and I'm not going to push it," said Jaworski, one of the Soul's owners. "If he decides he wants to play Arena Football, we'll make a spot for him. " Jaworski and Soul coach Clint Dolezel sent Tebow a list of plays they had in mind for him, most were around the goal line.

Saturday at 7:05 p.m., Wells Fargo Center TV: Comcast Network. Records: Soul, 3-3; Power, 1-5. About the Soul: They are seeking their first win against an Eastern Division opponent. . . . The Soul lead the series with the Power, three games to one. . . . Quarterback Dan Raudabaugh has thrown at least five touchdowns in 11 of his last 14 games and hasn't thrown an interception in his last 94 pass attempts. . . . The Soul defense is ranked No. 1 in the Arena Football League in fewest average rushing yards allowed at 14.8 per game and fewest rushing touchdowns allowed, three.

THE SOUL stopped a two-game losing streak with an emphatic, 72-41 win over the Chicago Rush on Saturday. "We scored every time on offense, got turnovers on defense and played well on special teams," Soul coach Clint Dolezel said. "It is a reflection of a great couple weeks of practice and exactly what the doctor ordered for our overall confidence. " The Soul (3-3) had three losses in the first five games, as many as they had in the entire 18-game regular season in 2012. They kept tripping over themselves with penalties and turnovers, but Saturday on the road they jumped out to a 14-0 lead and never took their foot off the gas. Dan Raudabaugh threw four of his six touchdown passes to Andrae Thurman, and Tiger Jones contributed 13 catches for 135 yards and two touchdowns.

Quarterback Dan Raudabaugh completed 22 of 24 passes for six touchdowns to lead the Soul over the host Rush, 72-41, in AFL action in Chicago. The Soul opened a 38-21 halftime lead, then turned it on in the second half in their first meeting between the two since a 62-28 Rush blowout in 2011.  

Saturday at 8 p.m., Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Ill. Records: Soul, 2-3; Rush, 4-2. About the Soul: These teams haven't played since 2011, when Chicago defeated the Soul, 62-28. . . . The Soul's defense is tied for fifth in the Arena Football League with an average of 263 yards allowed per game. However, the defense allowed more than 50 points in all three losses. . . . The Soul rank second in average fewest rushing yards allowed, at 17.6 per game, and have allowed the fewest rushing touchdowns in the league, three.

AGENDA Who: Soul (2-3) at Chicago (4-2) When: Saturday, 8 p.m. Where: Wells Fargo Center (19,500). TV/Radio: None. On the web:Soul.ArenaFootball.com/ AllAccess About the Soul: Coming off consecutive losses for the first time since 2011 . . . Last week's loss to Jacksonville put the Soul in a 3 1/2-game hole in the American Conference. Philadelphia still leads the East Division by 1 1/2 games . . . The Soul continue to lose the turnover battle and are -7 for the season.

THE SOUL gave up eight touchdown passes to Bernard Morris and fell to visiting Jacksonville on Saturday, 55-53. Two of the Soul's (2-3) three losses came against Jacksonville (6-0) and Arizona (4-1). Philly still holds a slim lead over Pittsburgh (1-3) in the Eastern Division. Tiger Jones led the Soul with nine receptions for 148 yards and a rushing touchdown. Andrae Thurman had seven catches for 93 yards. Thurman and Larry Brackins split Dan Raudabaugh's four touchdown passes.