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MR. EXCITEMENT Five players who can take the ball to the house from anywhere on the field DeSEAN JACKSON, CALIFORNIA The junior wide receiver should benefit mightily from the new kickoff rule moving the ball back five yards. With a solid quarterback in Nate Longshore, Jackson could have 12- 15 touches a game receiving, returning and running. PERCY HARVIN, FLORIDA Will line up at receiver, running back and some times even take direct snaps for the Gators. If quarterback Tim Tebow can throw (last season he mostly ran the ball when substituting for Chris Leak)

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. -- -- After Orlando got its man, after Billy Donovan got his millions, after Gainesville got its hug goodbye and after the media got two news conferences 90 miles apart, Adam Allen got the only thing coming to him. A phone call. "I was out and couldn't take it," the Milton High senior said. Donovan left a message. "He said what everyone from [Florida] is saying, that they're going to hire the best coach for the job, don't panic, everyone's going to be happy," said Allen, who is part of an incoming recruiting class that Rivals.

On the morning of May 22, one of the worst fires in modern Baltimore history engulfed an east side rowhouse, killing six people and severely injuring seven others, mostly children. This tragic story riveted the region. It also displayed the strengths of a metropolitan newspaper that is built to respond quickly. The Sun's early news team, created to quickly feed breaking news to the paper's Web site, led an energetic effort that set the stage for a rich and comprehensive package of articles, photos and graphics that appeared in the Wednesday, May 23 edition.

The Loyola lacrosse team lost two of its first three games this season, but the Dons didn't lose perspective. "Obviously, no one wants to start the season 1-2," senior midfielder Tim Donovan said after a season-opening rout of Penn Charter was followed by narrow losses to Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference rivals McDonogh and Boys' Latin.

On April 8, 2007, DONOVAN JOE MCCANN; beloved husband of Angela McCann of Ocean Pines, MD; devoted father of Jennifer McCann and her companion Sammy Gonzalez and Amanda McCann; adored grandfather of Cadence Gonzalez; loving brother of Ronald McCann of Michigan and William McCann, also of Michigan. Friends may call at the Burbage Funeral Home,108 William Street, Berlin M.D., on Wednesday from 6 to 8 P.M. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday at 10 A.M. at St. John Neuman Catholic Church, Ocean Pines, MD. Interment All Saints Cemetery, 6001 Kirkwood Highway in Wilmington , DE 19808.

These days in college basketball, time marches on. For some, it marches faster - and with fewer shouts of discouragement - than others. In leading Florida to a second consecutive national championship, Billy Donovan did everything you could ask of a college head coach, and then some. He will be rewarded handsomely for it, either by Florida or by Kentucky. Win-win all the way. Greg Oden is in the market for a raise, too. Same for his Ohio State teammate Mike Conley Jr., and Florida underclassmen Corey Brewer, Joakim Noah and Al Horford.

Midway through the second quarter of yesterday's matchup between No. 4 Loyola and No. 5 Calvert Hall, Dons midfielder Tim Donovan leveled a Cardinals player who was trying to carry the ball across midfield. While that play helped set the physical tone for the visiting Dons on defense, Donovan was equally effective on the attack, scoring four goals in Loyola's 10-6 victory over its rival. After dropping their first two Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference games this season, the Dons are hoping yesterday's win will be the catalyst for a strong run to the playoffs.

John Pica got an old football player's autograph the other day. Stop the presses, right? But there's a little story there that says something about "the old NFL," as Pica put it. At a charity auction a few years back, Pica, a former state senator, bought a helmet with the autographs of Johnny Unitas and Raymond Berry. A year and a half ago, he attended a prayer breakfast where Lenny Moore was speaking. He took the helmet along and asked Moore to sign it, which he did. Then Pica got to thinking: Wouldn't it be great to get the autographs of the two other Colts Hall of Famers - Artie Donovan and Gino Marchetti - who played with those guys?

On January 25, 2007, SHIRLEY L.; beloved wife of the late Donovan L. Bolen, Sr.; devoted mother of Mary Cowan, Donovan Bolen, III and Karen Shonkwiler. Grandmother of nine. Sister of Mary Hartman, James, George, Robert and Frederick Butler. Friends may call at Gonce Funeral Service, P.A., 4001 Ritchie Highway on Monday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. where services will be held on Tuesday at 10:30 A.M. Interment Maryland Veterans Cemetery, Crownsville.

On November 8, 2006, TIMOTHY O'DONOVAN EVANS; beloved husband of Melissa Deichmann Evans; son of John and Rosalyn Evans. Survived by two brothers and three sisters, John G. Evans, Jr., Michael F. Evans, Rose Irvin, Eleanor Flores and Emily Shattuck. Friends may call at the family owned Mitchell-Wiedefeld Funeral Home, Inc., 6500 York Road (at Overbrook Rd., Baltimore, MD), on Sunday, November 12, 2006, from 5 t o 8 P.M. A Funeral Mass will be offered at St. Pius X Catholic Church, 6428 York Road (at Overbrook Road)