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On June 9, 2005, ANNETTE GANNON, of Catonsville, MD; beloved wife of the late H. Earl Gannon; loving mother of Mark Gannon and his wife Katherine; devoted grandmother of Gregory Gannon and his wife Regina. Family and friends are invited to call at WITZKE FUNERAL HOME of CATONSVILLE, INC., 1630 Edmondson Avenue, on Sunday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9, where services will be held on Monday at 11 A.M. Interment Loudon Park Cemetery.

I cannot remember watching a football telecast and learning less than I did from the CBS crew Sunday in the Baltimore Ravens 25-15 win over the Cleveland Browns. And the reason for that is simple: Rich Gannon is almost as lazy in his commitment to explaining what's happening on the field as my other favorite CBS Sports analyst, Dan Dierdorf. In fairness, Gannon didn't have stretches where he seemed to be asleep or totally out of it as Dierdorf does, but I can't think of anyone in any booth covering football, or baseball or basketball, for that matter, who seemed less interested in taking me inside the game than Gannon was with the Ravens on Sunday.

On April 16, 2006, MICHAEL A. (AL); beloved husband of the late Nona Annette Gannon (nee Koebrugge); devoted father of Michael B. Gannon and Daniel T. Gannon; dear brother of Sr. Carmen Gannon, MD., R.S.M.; dear father in-law of Sara A. Gannon; dear friend of Joanie D. Bradford. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the family owned and operated MCCULLY-POLYNIAK FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 3204 Mountain Road (Pasadena), on Tuesday and Wednesday, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9. A Funeral Mass will be held in the St. Jane Frances Church, on Thursday at 12 Noon.

Maybe there is a TV Santa Claus. CBS Sports televised the Baltimore Ravens against the Cleveland Browns on Christmas Eve, and the network didn't force local viewers to endure Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf in the booth. Happy holidays to you, too, Sean McManus, former Baltimore resident and current president of CBS Sports. Thanks for having a little mercy on us. I'm not saying the broadcast team CBS gave us, Spero Dedes and Rich Gannon, was great guns. But it was better than we have been getting lately on the home of “Hawaii Five-O” and the 10,000 other prime-time shows I saw endless promos for on Saturday afternoon.

On October 10, 2003, MARGARET M. GANNON, beloved daughter of the late Honora (nee Keaveney) and John T. Gannon, Sr. Loving sister of Michael A. Gannon and Sr. Mary Carmen Gannon, R.S.M., M.D., and the late Mary A. and John T. Gannon. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held on Monday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 P.M. at St. Martin's Home, 601 Maiden Choice Lane, Catonsville and where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday at 10:30 A.M. Interment in New Cathedral Cemetery.

Washington Redskins quarterback Rich Gannon took most of the snaps in practice and moved a step closer to making his first start for the team Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams.Mark Rypien, who didn't take any snaps Wednesday, took a few yesterday, but he's expected to play only if Gannon gets hurt Sunday or has problems with his foot.Strong safety Danny Copeland and defensive end Charles Mann returned to practice after missing the past two games with injuries.

SAN DIEGO - There have been many low points in quarterback Rich Gannon's NFL career, like being traded by New England because the Patriots wanted to make him a defensive back. He once lasted two-thirds of a season in Minnesota before he was benched without an explanation. Gannon played briefly in 1993 for Washington, but sat out 1994 with a shoulder injury. He once became a crowd favorite in Kansas City, but lost his job to Elvis Grbac, who was the favorite of coach Marty Schottenheimer.

All-American John Grant scored five goals and assisted on four others to lead No. 10 Delaware to a season-opening win, 19-8, over Gannon last night in Newark, Del.The Blue Hens led 7-1 midway through the second quarter and outscored Gannon (1-2) 7-4 in the second half.Grant scored three times and had two assists in the third period.Massachusetts 19, Holy Cross 4: John Madigan had three goals and two assists as the Minutemen won their season opener.Massachusetts scored six consecutive goals over a 17-minute stretch in the first half to lead 10-1 at halftime.

CARLISLE, Pa. -- Quarterbacks Cary Conklin and Chris Hakel couldn't celebrate the closing of the Washington Redskins' training camp yesterday.Conklin found out he's going to have a veteran looking over his shoulder this year, and Hakel discovered he soon will be looking for a new job.Those were the ramifications of the Redskins' trade yesterday, when they sent a conditional 1994 fifth-round draft pick to the Minnesota Vikings for veteran quarterback Rich...

OAKLAND, Calif. - A classic 300-yard game is not what Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden expects out of quarterback Rich Gannon on Sunday when his team faces the Ravens at Network Associates Coliseum. All Gruden wants is what Gannon has provided the past two seasons - timely scrambling, few mistakes, good management of the short-passing game and the occasional bomb. "He's going to be ready to go from a preparation standpoint," Gruden said. "I want him to just go out there and play poised and do what he's done consistently for our team over the last couple of years, which is find a way to make enough plays for us to win."

Sister Mary Carmen Gannon, a retired physician who founded a medical mission in Guyana, died of stroke complications Tuesday at the Sisters of Mercy Convent in Savannah, Ga. She was 79. Born Theresa Gannon in Baltimore and raised on Ensor Street in East Baltimore, she was the daughter of an Irish-born mother and a father who had a horse-drawn coaching business and later operated a limousine service. She was a 1949 graduate of the Institute Notre Dame, where she played sports. She attended the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing and later entered the Sisters of Mercy.

On April 27, 2007, JONATHAN DIXON; beloved husband of Virginia Dixon; devoted step-father of Frances Nussbaum, Elizabeth Morrill and David L. Gannon and the late James Gannon, III and Phillip Gannon. Also survived by eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Mr. Dixon was a proud member of The Free Masons. A Memorial Service will be held at 11 A.M., Wednesday, May 2 at Our Lady of The Angels Chapel, Charlestown Retirement Community. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Spina Bifida Association 4590 MacArthur Blvd, N.W., #250, Washington, DC 20007-4226

On April 16, 2006, MICHAEL A. (AL); beloved husband of the late Nona Annette Gannon (nee Koebrugge); devoted father of Michael B. Gannon and Daniel T. Gannon; dear brother of Sr. Carmen Gannon, MD., R.S.M.; dear father in-law of Sara A. Gannon; dear friend of Joanie D. Bradford. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the family owned and operated MCCULLY-POLYNIAK FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 3204 Mountain Road (Pasadena), on Tuesday and Wednesday, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9. A Funeral Mass will be held in the St. Jane Frances Church, on Thursday at 12 Noon.

On February 21, 2006 KAREN "KARI" EILEEN BEIMS of Baltimore, MD devoted daughter of William George Beims and Constance Ethel Ross Beims; loving sister of William Douglas Beims and his fiance Dawn Matzen, Brian Henry Beims, Patricia Shea Gannon and her husband Jeffrey Scott Gannon. Also survived by her grandparents Mary B. Beims and Frank and Grace Ross, her nieces Brittani Shea Gannon and Samantha Rhea Gannon and a life long friend Tyrone Gaither. A service of remembrance will be held at the family owned Mc Comas Funeral Home, P.A., Abingdon, MD on Sunday, February 26, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. Friends may call at the funeral home in Abingdon on Sunday from 5-7 p.m. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Creative Alliance in Baltimore, 3134 Eastern Ave., Baltimore, MD 21224.

Fox will have 26 cameras trained on each game of the World Series. The way things have gone this postseason, that's not good news if you're an umpire. During a teleconference yesterday with Fox's Series announcers, Joe Buck and Tim McCarver, the question of instant replay review naturally came up because of this fall's playoff series with phantom tags and strikeouts that weren't. "I don't want to see it because I'm a traditionalist," McCarver said. " ... But you could make the case based on this postseason."

On June 9, 2005, ANNETTE GANNON, of Catonsville, MD; beloved wife of the late H. Earl Gannon; loving mother of Mark Gannon and his wife Katherine; devoted grandmother of Gregory Gannon and his wife Regina. Family and friends are invited to call at WITZKE FUNERAL HOME of CATONSVILLE, INC., 1630 Edmondson Avenue, on Sunday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9, where services will be held on Monday at 11 A.M. Interment Loudon Park Cemetery.