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On February 20, 2008, WILLIAM husband of Wanda Baylor. Friends may call at the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME EAST, 1101 E. North Avenue on Thursday after 2 P.M. The family will receive friends at Pleasant Zion Baptist Church, 4317 Northpoint Boulevard on Friday at 10:30 A.M. Funeral services will follow at 11 A.M.

Jason Collins' coming out received large media fanfare. Brittney Griner's was met with something close to a yawn. The debate over what caused the difference has been pretty public, with some pointing to sexism , others to the way heterosexual men react to gay men and one commentator noting that society doesn't perceive lesbian athletes to be playing against type in the same way it views gay male athletes. Addressed in all three perspectives is the widespread perception that lesbian athletes have an easier time being open about their sexuality on the court and in the locker room.

On May 22, 2003, ELLIS BAYLOR JR., husband of Mina Baylor. He is also survived by loving mother Mary Baylor, four sisters, four brothers, and a host of other relatives and friends. Friends may call at The Family Owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST INC., 4300 Wabash Ave., on Wednesday after 9 A.M. where family will receive friends at 11:30 followed by Funeral Services at 12 noon. Interment in King Memorial Park. See www.marchfh.com

Louisville beating Baylor Jeff Otterbein Hartford Courant Baylor losing to Louisville in the Sweet 16 of the women's tournament is the single biggest upset not only this season but many would say in women's college basketball history. Few thought Brittney Griner and Baylor would not be cutting down the nets in New Orleans. Of course, no one could have imagined Griner not making a field goal in the first half. Baylor had won 32 in a row, Griner had scored 30 or more points in her previous four games, Baylor had outscored its opponent by nearly 1,000 points this season, and these games leading up to the championship seemed a mere formality.

On July 27, 2004 REBECCA R. BAYLOR; beloved mother of Rhonda Baylor. The family will receive friends today from 10:30 to 11 at Perkins Square Baptist Church, 2500 Edmondson Ave. Baltimore, MD. Funeral Services to follow. Interment in King Memorial Park. Arrangements by Howell Funeral Home, 410-664-6800.

On January 19, 2006, LAKESHIA D. BAYLOR, beloved daughter of Gale Tucker and Darryl Baylor. Friends may call at the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME EAST, 1101 East North Avenue on Thursday after 8:30 a.m. The family will receive friends at River of Life, 5225 Hamilton Avenue on Friday at 10 a.m. Funeral Services will follow at 10:30 a.m. See www.marchfh.com.

On September 2, 2003, REV. MICHAEL JOHN BAYLOR of Ruxton Ave. On Friday friends may call at Caanan Baptist Church, 713 Tessier St., from 5 to 8 P.M. On Saturday, Family Hour 10 A.M. and Celebration of Life at 10:30 A.M. Services entrusted to HARI P. CLOSE FUNERAL SERVICE P.A, 410-327-3100

William T. Baylor, an industrial arts teacher in Baltimore schools for nearly 30 years, died of cancer Monday at University of Maryland Medical Center. He was 58 and lived on Bowers Avenue.Services for Mr. Baylor will be held at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Douglas Memorial Community Church, Lafayette and Madison avenues.He first taught printing at Lemmel Middle School and more recently mechanical drawing at Calverton Middle School.A native of Knoxville, Tenn., he was a graduate of Hampton University and did graduate work at other institutions, including Towson State University and the University of Maryland at College Park.

On April 30, 2007, ROBERT JR., husband of Josephine Baylor. Friends may call at the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME EAST, 1101 E. North Avenue on Friday from 8 A.M - 2 P.M. Family hours at Shiloh Baptist Church, 2499 Sycamore Avenue, Edgemere, MD, from 5-7 P.M. The family will receive friends on Saturday at 10:30 A.M. Funeral services will follow at 11 A.M., at the above church.

Forward Monique Reid sank two free throws with 2.6 seconds remaining to give hot-shooting Louisville an 82-81 upset of defending national champion and top-seeded Baylor in the NCAA women's basketball tournament regional semifinals in Oklahoma City. Shoni Schimmel scored 22 points, including five 3-pointers, and Antonita Slaughter added 21 points, including shooting 7-for-10 on 3-pointers, to lead the fifth-seeded Cardinals (27-8), who connected on a season-best 16 3-pointers and led by as many as 19 points midway through the second half.

St. Mary's squandered a 10-point lead Friday and lost, 69-66, to Mary Hardin-Baylor in the NCAA Division III men's basketball quarterfinals in Salem, Va. The 11th-seeded Seahawks, who finished their season 27-4, setting a school record for victories, fell in the Elite Eight for the second time in the past three years. Senior guard James Davenport (Loyola) led St. Mary's with 16 points, 11 of which came in the second half. Sophomore guard Nick LaGuerre (Lansdowne) and first-year forward Troy Spurrier (Glenelg)

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Brittney Griner came within one blocked shot of a tripledouble Monday night as No. 1 Baylor clinched a spot in the women's Final Four with a 77-58 thumping of second-seeded Tennessee in the Des Moines regional final at Wells Fargo Arena. Griner scored 23 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to go along with nine blocks before being one of three Bears ejected in the final minute for coming off the bench during an altercation. It's not known whether Griner will have to miss Sunday night's national semifinal against Stanford.

Georgetown knows all about Maya Moore and Connecticut's rich postseason history, and the Hoyas were determined to rock the bracket with one of the NCAA tournament's biggest upsets ever. Backed into a corner, Moore got some help from fellow senior Lorin Dixon and the Huskies responded. Moore had 23 points and 14 rebounds, leading Connecticut (35-1) to a 68-63 victory in Philadelphia after the Hoyas (24-11) led by seven in the second half of their regional semifinal Sunday. "Me and Maya decided we didn't want our careers to end here today," Dixon said.

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