Davenport

On May 29, 2007, MARTHA DAVENPORT of Edgewood, MD, beloved wife of the late David Ashley Davenport, devoted mother of Jim A. Davenport and Jeffery A. Davenport. Also survived by six grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Services will be held at the family owned McComas Funeral Home, P.A., Abingdon, MD, on Saturday, June 2, 2007 at 10 A.M. Interment will be in Harford Memorial Gardens, Aberdeen, MD. Friends may call at the funeral home in Abingdon on Friday, June 1, 2007 from 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. Those who desire may contribute to Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 11350 McCormick Road, Executive Plaza III, Suite 100, Hunt Valley, MD, 21031 or to Multiple Sclerosis Society, 10946 Beaver Dam Road, Suite E, Hunt Valley, MD, 21030.

A year ago, tennis star Lindsay Davenport stepped in at the last minute to help Pam Shriver fill a void in the Chevy Chase Bank Tennis Challenge. This year, she'll be back with her own, personal invitation.Today, representatives of the Challenge will announce at a news conference that Davenport is back and her opponent at the Baltimore Arena on Nov. 23 will be world No. 15 Anna Kournikova."Lindsay did us the big favor last year, stepping in for Steffi [Graf]," Shriver said in a phone conversation from California, where she now lives.

They said it was just for fun. But Lindsay Davenport and Anna Kournikova didn't play it that way.They slugged their way through three sets. They questioned calls. Argued with the umpire. Demonstrated the art of the big serve (Davenport) and the running forehand volley (Kournikova).And when it was over, it was the resilient Kournikova, the No. 12 player in the world, upsetting world No. 2 and defending champ Davenport, 6-2, 1-6, 6-1, in the Chevy Chase Bank Tennis Challenge last night at the Baltimore Arena.

VILLANOVA, Pa. -- No. 2 Lindsay Davenport aced her first serve, threw in seven more and 50 minutes later walked off the court with a stunning 6-1, 6-2 victory over No. 3 Venus Williams yesterday.This afternoon, she will play in the Advanta Championships final at Villanova University against No. 1 Martina Hingis, who won her half of the semifinals yesterday, 6-4, 6-2, against No. 4 Nathalie Tauziat.The meeting between Hingis and Davenport, who last played in their first tournament of the year in Sydney, Australia, will be the second time this season that the No. 1- and No. 2-ranked players have met.This is Hingis' second trip to the Advanta final in three years, while Davenport is making her third straight appearance.

TennisDavenport warms up for Australian Open by beating HingisAmerican Lindsay Davenport picked up some momentum yesterday heading into the Australian Open winning a tune-up event.Davenport defeated Martina Hingis, 6-4, 6-3, to win the Sydney Adidas International.Hingis had won the only two matches between the world's best women since Davenport claimed the top spot last October. But Davenport repeated her straight-sets win in the U.S. Open final in September and leads 4-3 in their seven final meetings in the past 14 months.

Pan American GamesAs medals roll in, U.S. officials defend `B team' selectionsAs the United States piled up more medals yesterday, team officials defended the selection process for the Pan American Games.USOC executive director Richard Schultz said the Games have been run well, calling them a "gold medal performance" by the Winnipeg organizers. He also took exception to suggestions the United States did not bring its best athletes to these Games."We've accomplished a lot of things here," Schultz said.

George J. Davenport Sr., who taught science and geography in Baltimore public schools more than 40 years, died Aug. 19 at Mercy Medical Center of pancreatic cancer. He was 72 and lived in Roland Park.Mr. Davenport joined the city school system in 1952 and retired from Highlandtown Middle School in 1994.Though he was offered administrative positions, he preferred to stay in the classroom, said friends and family members.They said he took classes on field trips to such places as the United Nations, the Museum of Natural History and the Hayden Planetarium in New York and often bought lunch and school supplies for students from poor families.

PARIS -- She is not the 14-year-old who came within two matches of winning the 1990 French Open in her Grand Slam debut, charming the world with her ground strokes and precocious kid-speak, referring to Napoleon as that "little dead dude."Nor is she the troubled, angst-ridden teen-ager who had brushes with the law amid a cloud of drug use. Of course, these days, that plot would be practically lighthearted on an episode of "Dawson's Creek."Years later, 23-year-old Jennifer Capriati is beyond those snapshots.

The field for the Chevy Chase Bank Tennis Challenge at the Baltimore Arena on Tuesday night is complete.Orioles shortstop Mike Bordick will join teammate Brady Anderson and women's WTA stars Lindsay Davenport and Anna Kournikova in the Orioles Challenge segment. Bordick will team with Davenport; Anderson will "tough it out and be Anna's partner."The foursome will get coaching advice from Ravens defensive tackle Tony Siragusa and quarterback Stoney Case.The highlight of the event that begins at 7 p.m. will feature Davenport, the world's second-ranked player, against Kournikova, 12th.

VILLANOVA, Pa. -- For two years, Lindsay Davenport finished runner-up and stood politely beside the podium at the end of the Advanta Championships and watched. First Martina Hingis and then Steffi Graf collected the winner's crystal bowl, the winner's check for $79,000 and a $1,000 cash bonus that the tournament's sponsor called "a little walking-around money" as he rounded the winner's payoff up to a tidy $80,000.Yesterday, Davenport, ranked second in the world, again stood beside the podium.

On September 24, 2009 TALBERT L. DAVENPORT, III beloved husband of Isabella Davenport. Friends may visit the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST, INC., 4300 Wabash Avenue on Wednesday after 8:30 A.M. where the family will receive friends on Thursday at 11:30 A.M. followed by funeral service at 12 noon.

On Monday, August 10, 2009, JEAN KLOTZBACH, of Columbia, Maryland, beloved wife of Col. Lewis E. Klotzbach and devoted mother of Mark Klotzbach of Baltimore, MD., Karen McDonaugh of Columbia, MD and Kay Klotzbach of Lindenwold, NJ passed away at home with Hospice. She is survived by grandchildren Kevin Wilkins of Davenport, IA and Jeffrey Wilkins of Lindenwold, NJ and great-grandchildren Sally Jane and Virginia Jean Wilkins of Davenport, IA. Jean was a passionate poet, photographer and traveler.

On April 30, 2009, PATRICIA ANN DAVENPORT. On Wednesday, services for Mrs. Davenport will be held in the Vaughn C. Greene Chapel, 8728 Liberty Road, Randallstown from 12 to 12:30 P.M with services to follow. Inquiries to 410-655-0015.

1.9 Seconds by which Loyola's John Davenport broke his home track's record in the 500 meters last week. His record: 69.0 seconds. 4 Oak Hill (Va.) girls basketball players who are 6 feet 3 or taller. Still, Western stayed close before losing, 59-53, at Saturday's Breezy Bishop Showcase. 8 Three-pointers scored by Lake Clifton's Jason Sharp in Saturday's 65-47 win over Woodlawn at the City College Alumni Mixer.

On November 17, 2008, WILLIAM EARL; beloved husband of Janet M. Sterling (nee McKinney) of 50 years; devoted father of Wendy Sheckells and her husband Scott, Mark Sterling and his wife Tracy, and Lori Davenport and her husband Bryan; loving grandfather of Lacy and Storm Sheckells, Rachel, Benjamin, and Natalie Sterling, Jesse and Jacob Davenport. Also survived by loving sisters, Mildred Peterson and Ilene Zorn, and the late Evelyn Curry. Visiting will be held at the Lassahn Funeral Home (Overlea)

A 26-year-old Baltimore man, charged with attempted first-degree murder and assault in connection with a March shooting in Harford County, was arrested in Georgia last week and returned to Maryland, authorities said yesterday. Waymond Lee Harrison, formerly of Lionhead Court, was arrested without incident at a relative's home in Hiram, Ga., police said. He waived extradition and is being held without bond at the Harford County Detention Center. Harrison is charged with shooting Gary D. Davenport, 29, in his home on Edgewater Drive in Edgewood on March 27. Davenport, who survived several gunshot wounds, including one to his head, is also incarcerated at the county detention center, police said.

A man charged with killing an Edgewood teenager in June was arrested yesterday in South Carolina, police said. Gary D. Davenport, 29, of the 1700 block of Fountain Rock Way in Edgewood was found at a relative's home in Pinewood, S.C., and was arrested without incident in the shooting death of Taurean P. Williams, 18, of Edgewood, said Sgt. David Betz, a spokesman for the Harford County Sheriff's Office. Davenport also faces charges in the shooting of Williams' brother, Timothy Patrick Williams, 20, of Edgewood, Betz said.

Harford County sheriff's deputies are searching for a 29-year-old Edgewood man in the shooting death of an 18-year-old whose brother also was wounded in the gunfire early yesterday. Authorities obtained a warrant for the arrest of Gary Dashawn Davenport of the 1700 block of Fountain Rock Way on charges of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, first-degree assault, reckless endangerment and using a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence, said Sgt. Dave Betz, a sheriff's office spokesman.

Every time it looked like host and top-ranked Mount St. Joseph was going to pull away from No. 7 and previously unbeaten Loyola in Irvington last night, the visiting Dons would make a stop or hit a three-pointer to stay in it. In the end, the host Gaels prevailed, 50-42, despite a bad night at the free-throw line, especially in the final quarter when they made only 10 of 17. The win left the Mount (12-1 overall) 3-1 in the Baltimore Catholic League and 4-1 in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference.

On May 29, 2007, MARTHA DAVENPORT of Edgewood, MD, beloved wife of the late David Ashley Davenport, devoted mother of Jim A. Davenport and Jeffery A. Davenport. Also survived by six grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Services will be held at the family owned McComas Funeral Home, P.A., Abingdon, MD, on Saturday, June 2, 2007 at 10 A.M. Interment will be in Harford Memorial Gardens, Aberdeen, MD. Friends may call at the funeral home in Abingdon on Friday, June 1, 2007 from 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. Those who desire may contribute to Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 11350 McCormick Road, Executive Plaza III, Suite 100, Hunt Valley, MD, 21031 or to Multiple Sclerosis Society, 10946 Beaver Dam Road, Suite E, Hunt Valley, MD, 21030.