Kane

On paper, Sunday night's WrestleMania looked as if it could be one of the strongest installments in the event's 28-year history. In execution, it was anything but. I personally avoided Twitter and Facebook, so that the thoughts I would be sharing here would be as purely mine as much as possible. The show lacked the feel of WrestleMania; the first hour felt rushed and most of the matches seemed to be missing something. The show wasn't bad by any means, so I don't want people to misread what I am saying, but I expected more.

The card for next month's No Way Out pay-per-view continued to take shape after Friday night's episode of Smackdown, but recent events have parts of the show left with question marks. Alberto Del Rio defeated Randy Orton and Kane in a triple threat match to be crowned the No. 1 contender to the Sheamus' World Heavyweight Championship. But it is the other two participants in that match that are at the center of the most interesting scenarios leading into the next PPV event.

The post-WrestleMania season is beginning to come into full bloom, as new stories for the summer are beginning to develop and champions are finding new challengers - well, sort of. Five matches have been announced for the PPV itself and one for the Internet exclusive pre-show. The results of these matches will likely dictate the next three months or so of the summer. Ring Posts bloggers Arda Ocal and Adam Testa weigh in on the match card:   Pre-Show Match Zack Ryder vs. Kane Arda: I would have enjoyed this match a couple months ago, but now unfortunately, it has a home on the YouTube/Facebook pre-show.

The post-WrestleMania season is beginning to come into full bloom, as new stories for the summer are beginning to develop and champions are finding new challengers - well, sort of. Five matches have been announced for the PPV itself and one for the Internet exclusive pre-show. The results of these matches will likely dictate the next three months or so of the summer. Ring Posts bloggers Arda Ocal and Adam Testa weigh in on the match card:   Pre-Show Match Zack Ryder vs. Kane Arda: I would have enjoyed this match a couple months ago, but now unfortunately, it has a home on the YouTube/Facebook pre-show.

The card for next month's No Way Out pay-per-view continued to take shape after Friday night's episode of Smackdown, but recent events have parts of the show left with question marks. Alberto Del Rio defeated Randy Orton and Kane in a triple threat match to be crowned the No. 1 contender to the Sheamus' World Heavyweight Championship. But it is the other two participants in that match that are at the center of the most interesting scenarios leading into the next PPV event.

On September 6, 2004, KATHLEEN M. KANE (nee Bailey); devoted wife of Robert M. Kane, Sr.; devoted mother of Shaun M. Kane and his wife Carey; dear stepmother of Robert M. Kane, Jr.; dear sister of Eileen Edwards, Margaret Kvarda, Joyce Nicholson, Mary Jane Bailey, and Frederick Bailey. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc., 1050 York Road (beltway exit 26-A), on Wednesday and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated in the Immaculate Conception Church on Friday at 10 a.m. Entombment Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens.

Professional wrestlers often say that the most successful wrestling characters are ones that are an exaggerated version of the wrestler's real-life personality. Fortunately, that's not true in the case of Glenn Jacobs, who says that there are absolutely no similarities between himself and Kane, the menacing character he has portrayed in World Wrestling Entertainment for the past 13 years. "If there were, I'd probably be in jail," he said with a laugh. "It's like Anthony Hopkins and Hannibal Lecter.

On November 25, 2005 GEORGE WILLIAM KANE; beloved husband of Carol D. (nee D'Amico); devoted father of Brian C. Kane. All Services and Interment are private.

On December 12, 2005, WILLIAM E. KANE, beloved husband of the late Marjorie J. Kane (nee Kindrick); loving son of the late Joseph A. Kane and Antonia Garner (nee Poplovski); devoted father of Laura Newberry and her husband Roy and the late William E. Kane; loving grandfather of Matthew and Michael Newberry; dear brother of the late Joseph Kane. Catholic Prayer service will be held at the family owned Duda-Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk Inc., 7922 Wise Avenue, on Thursday at 11 A.M. Interment Oak Lawn Cemetery.

On April 20, 2004, ADAM J. KANE; beloved husband of the late Margaret (nee Luckert), devoted brother of Albert Kane, Sr., and the late Ernest Kane; dear uncle of Albert Kane, Jr.; dear cousin of Elizabeth M. Jones. Also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends will gather at the Miller-Dippel Funeral Home, 6414 Belair Road, on Thursday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M., Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Oak Crest Village Chapel on Friday at 10 A.M. Interment in St. Stanislaus Cemetery.

Over steady, live drums and a subdued, twinkling melody that sounds pulled straight from 1994, Baltimore's Kane Mayfield raps with a relaxed, stream-of-consciousness flow. He mentions "retweeting some Rev. Run quote," a reference about a guy known for dropping knowledge on wax and in 140 characters or less. It seems appropriate for "Hydrants," the wonderfully confident, introspective track from "Rhymes By Kane," his four-song EP released in February. On multiple listens, "Hydrants" continues to reward listeners, either through messy-but-important ideas ("Screaming out 'Crew love!

The weeks following WrestleMania have traditionally been a time when WWE calls up talent from developmental, giving them a chance on the main roster. This year has proven to be no different, though not all of this week's debuts were superstars new to the main brands. Lord Tensai , a returning A-Train with a new gimmick, returned on Raw, while former Nexus member Skip Sheffield made his comeback on Smackdown, repackaged as Ryback . Damien Sandow , who has been talked about as a standout in WWE's developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling, also made his debut, albeit in the form of a pre-recorded promo.

Downtown's Howard Street was jammed on the Saturday before Easter, and Diana Kane was busy with her new modeling agency. That was five decades ago. Back then, as a black woman, she was a pioneer: She founded a business on what was then Baltimore's principal shopping street at a time when few African-Americans could shop in the fashion houses there. Within a few years, Kane saw results. The glossy department store catalogs started showing African-American models. It was the 1960s, and their appearance was something of a first for Baltimore.

Bruce R. Kane, a retired mechanical engineer whose career in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning industry spanned more than six decades, died March 15 of complications from melanoma at his daughter's Brandywine home. The one-time Timonium resident was 88. Mr. Kane, the son of an educator and a homemaker, was born in Baltimore and raised on Sequoia Avenue in the city's Ashburton neighborhood. After graduating from Forest Park High School, he began his college studies at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. He left Cornell during World War II and enlisted in the Army Air Forces.

He is one of the city's most promising rappers, but Kane Mayfield has yet to release a solo debut - because the 29-year-old and his label, Baltimore's Mania Music Group, "believe in quality control. " Mayfield says he submits six to 10 recordings to Mania each month, but most of it is never heard by the public. "Everything I write ain't good," he said bluntly. Maintaining high standards makes it easier for Mayfield to draw fans, he said. One song deemed worthy of hearing is "Hello," the first single from his solo project due out later this year.

As of 9 a.m., traffic was slow on I-95 south at Kane Street, due to an accident involving two vehicles. Accidents were slowing traffic on I-95 north at the Fort McHenry Tunnel in Baltimore City; at Routes 147 and 152 in Harford County, Holabird Avenue at Delvale Avenue in Dundalk; and Broken Land Parkway and Snowden River Parkway in Columbia. Traffic was blocked in the 2800 block of Mohawk Ave. in Northwest Baltimore, where crews have been fighting a fire. Debris in the roadway was interfering with the traffic flow on the inner loop of the Baltimore Beltway at Security Boulevard.

On February 27, 2003 JOSEPH H. KANE beloved brother of Lawrence Kane, George Kane, Mary Wright and Margaret Kane. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Funeral from the Connelly Funeral Home of Essex, 300 Mace Avenue on Tuesday at 9:15 a.m. with Mass of Christian Burial at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church at 10 a.m. Interment Oak Lawn Cemetery. Visiting hours on Sunday and Monday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Christian Wake Service Monday at 7:30 p.m.

On May 12, 2008 RUTH M. KANE (nee Lauer), beloved wife of the late Warren Opfer, lost to WWII and the late Edward C. Kane, Sr. Devoted mother of Edward C. Kane, Jr. and his wife Rose and the late Steven B. Kane. Loving grandmother of Jason A. Kane and Melinda R. Kane. Dear sister of Bernice Edell, the late Alvera Muth, Virginia Opfer, Rhoda Fabiszewski, Theodore Lauer, Robert Lauer, the late John Lauer and the late Frederick Lauer. A funeral service will be held at the family owned Leonard J. Ruck Inc. Funeral Home, 5303 Harford Rd. (at Echodale)

Rob Dyson had just seen his two American Le Mans Series P1-class cars finish first and second overall at the inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix Saturday, but one of the first things on his mind was the scene in the city. "I hope the pictures from that podium scene go into the Baltimore Chamber of Commerce's presentations," said Dyson, who saw Al Masaood and Steven Kane accept the winners trophy and his son Chris and his co-driver Guy Smith take second. "The Mayor, who took a gamble, or what seemed to be a gamble to the unknowing, it was very brave and very bold for the city of Baltimore to pull off something like this.

Colliers International, headquartered in Columbia, named Vincent M. Brocato vice president. Brocato joins the commercial real estate firm with more than 23 years of experience in tenant and landlord representation in Baltimore. Before joining Colliers International, Brocato, of Timonium, worked in commercial real estate in Baltimore and the Baltimore-Washington corridor. He has represented clients such as Mercy Health System, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, The Weinberg Foundation, Alter Communications and Baltimore Healthcare Access, among others.