Mario

On April 15, 2007, MARIO "Mack" ROSSILLI of Joppa, MD, beloved husband of Carol Virginia Rossilli, devoted father of Mario "Mack" Rossilli, Caesar Rossilli and his wife Christine, Monica Goeller and her husband Paul; loving sister of Ann Rossilli-Tasaki and her husband Keiji and the late Corinne Haggerty. Also survived by four grandchildren, Paul, "Ziggy" Goeller, Steven Goeller, Dominic Rossilli and Joseph Rossilli. A service will be held at the family owned McComas Funeral Home, P.A., Abingdon, MD, on Friday, April 20, 2007, at 11 A.M. Interment will be Bel Air Memorial Gardens, Bel Air, MD. Friends may call at the funeral home in Abingdon on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the LBDA, P.O. Box 451429, Atlanta, GA, 31145-9429.

SO I'M SITTING IN A CNN studio in Los Angeles. They have smeared makeup on my face so it will look naturally orange on television. A man named Mario has inserted an earpiece into my ear, which has me a little concerned because, not to brag, or anything, but I am the Mark McGwire of earwax production. I'm afraid that Mario will need a winch to get that thing back out of there. I'm also concerned about whether Mario cleans this earpiece between guests, and what other guests it was inserted into before me. Henry Kissinger, for example.

Mario Andretti laughs."Martini is the star of the movie," he says. "He's getting fan mail. Three letters last week, addressed to Martini Andretti."Andretti continues with affection."

The first time G. O'Keefe was led onto the track to race, she wanted to do one thing. She wanted to go home.She threw her rider, bolted down the track, jumped a rail, ran through the backstretch straight to her barn and then, she walked directly into her stall.Her trainer, Donald Barr, said she was afraid of horses. Her breeder, the veterinarian Tom Bowman, said "afraid" might be too human a term for the filly G. O'Keefe."In the established pecking order, she wasn't top dog," said Bowman, who watched her grow up timidly on the farm.

KIDS ASK ...Q: How much does the Stanley Cup weigh?-- Brad, 10, Auburn, N.Y.A: A hockey player has to be strong to lift the Cup. The trophy is made of sterling silver. It weighs 34 1/2 pounds!Some players do silly things with the Cup. It has been used as a peanut dish. Pets have eaten out of it. Former Pittsburgh Penguin star Mario Lemieux once slept with the Cup!Pub Date: 4/22/98

CollegeBaylor: Named Jim Holland assistant football coach.Illinois State: Suspended King Rice, men's assistant basketball coach, for one game.Providence: Placed C-F Abdul Brown on probation for disciplinary reasons.HockeyNHL: Suspended N.Y. Islanders D Rich Pilon, pending a hearing, for a match penalty he received for slashing Pittsburgh C Mario Lemieux in a game Jan. 10.Islanders: Recalled D Jason Holland from AHL Kentucky.Pub Date: 1/12/97

Sunday, and for years afterward, thousands of parents will cringe reflexively at a simple declarative sentence uttered by a comical animated man: "It's me, Mario!"Yes, the rotund little plumber is back to step on enemies and collect gold coins, but he's also the standard bearer of a new Nintendo video game system that will likely be one of the most asked-for items this holiday season. Nintendo 64 is a powerful descendant of the Nintendo Entertainment System and SuperNintendo game consoles that lurk under television sets in more than 20 million U.S. households.

True to form, Influent stood in the starting gate, spotted his competitors a two-length head start, and then played catch-up in yesterday's eighth race at Pimlico.Influent, a speedy horse hampered by an ornery temperament, ran his heart out to finish third. As he tends to do, he started too slow and then ran too out-of-control in the 1 1/16-mile, $20,500 allowance race on turf to have sufficient energy left at the end.Nevertheless, he crossed the wire a mere length behind the winner, Johnny Prospector, and a half-length behind the second-place finisher, Electric Image.

Pittsburgh Penguins superstar Mario Lemieux did a very uncharacteristic thing during Wednesday night's NHL Eastern Conference quarterfinal game against the Washington Capitals.He used a two-handed slash across the back of Todd Krygier's left leg to fell the Capitals' left wing like a Christmas tree, then jumped on his back and began beating him up.The incident occurred in the second period, after Lemieux and Krygier had slammed into each other near the boards at USAir Arena."I think Mario should be suspended," Krygier said.

DOVER, Del. -- Mario McGriff came off the bench to score 16 points and grab nine rebounds in Coppin State's 74-64 victory over Delaware State in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game last night.The Eagles (15-8, 12-1) shot 70 percent (14 of 20) in the second half to come back from a 32-31 deficit. Chris Nurse led Delaware State (6-18, 3-11) with 18 points and six rebounds.

R&B singer Mario wants a mulligan. The Grammy-nominated, platinum-selling Baltimore native wants people to forget about the sloppy way his last album, "Go," was handled. His record label kept pushing back "Go" until, when it was finally released in late 2007, it had disappointing sales. When Mario started working on his new album, "D.N.A.," he did everything he could to make sure that wouldn't happen again. He took more creative control over how the songs were presented and how the album was handled.

"Cribs," an MTV program that provides a peek inside celebrity homes, came to Locust Point not long ago so Mario could lead them through a fancy Silo Point condo. The one-named R&B singer showed off a sweeping (if industrial) waterfront view. A closet full of Italian jackets. A sleek kitchen stocked with, you guessed it, frozen dinners and ice cream. "Gotta have the Edy's," he said. Mario even gave a tour of the bathroom, pointing out how the mirror has a television built right inside.

Carmelo Anthony, the Denver Nuggets' star forward and former Towson Catholic standout, is back in Baltimore to head up his favorite cause. Starting today, he teams with Grammy-nominated R&B artist Mario Barrrett for the "Melo and Mario Face Off Weekend," a series of fundraising events to help underprivileged city kids. A kickoff celebration will be held at 4 p.m. today at the Carmelo Anthony Center at 1100 E. Fayette St., where hundreds of kids are to receive school supplies. A celebrity bowling tournament will take place Friday evening at a private location, followed by a 10 p.m. after-party fundraiser at 700 S. Caroline St. that is open to the public.

On January 1, 2009 MARIO ANTOINE WILLIAMS. On Thursday, friends may call at VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES (RANDALLSTOWN), 8728 Liberty Rd. from 4:00-8:00 p.m. On Friday, Mr. Williams will lie in state at Macadonia Baptist Church, 718 W. Lafayette Ave., where the family will receive friends from 10:30-11:30 a.m. with services to follow. Inquiries to 410-655-0015.

It seems like an odd marriage: Mario, with his plumber's hat, goomba-stomping shoes and delightfully clunky theme music, and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, with their suit tails, bow ties and classical repertoire. But the two will come together Friday when the BSO performs a night of music from popular video games. Called PLAY! A Video Game Symphony, the concert features theme songs from games such as Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Sonic the Hedgehog, Final Fantasy and others.

Susan V. Edwards of Jackson and Mario T. Rossilli of Joppa, Maryland were married February 23, 2008 in New Orleans, LA on the Fantasy Cruise ship. Susan is the daughter of Mrs. Sue Van Zandt and the late Woodie Van Zandt of Jackson, MS. Mario is the son of Mrs. Carol Rossilli and the late Mario T. Rossilli of Joppa, MD. Drew Edwards, Susan's son presented the bride in marriage. Susan received a B.S. degree in Pharmacy from the University of Louisiana School of Pharmacy and her Ph.D. from the University of Mississippi . She is a clinical pharmacist at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Mario and Fantasia, two standout talents in the overly calculated realm of modern R&B, have placed big hits on the pop and urban charts and sold millions of albums. But neither has fulfilled the promise of his or her talent. There's still hope, though. Mario and Fantasia, the marquee names at Friday night's African American Heritage Festival at Camden Yards, are younger than 25. So with time (and, with any luck, better material), both should soar artistically. But for now, the two are churning out mostly trite urban-pop tunes and albums brimming with rudimentary, trend-conscious production.

Baltimore-born R&B singer Mario lost out on one of the biggest stages in show business when he was voted off ABC's Dancing with the Stars this week. But his impressive run on the hit TV series has given the 21-year-old performer a shot at reaching new audiences - not just as a musician but also as an actor, industry analysts said yesterday. The question now is what use he makes of the newfound momentum. "Being on Dancing with the Stars opened up Mario to a whole different audience who didn't know of his talent and personality - and they got to see him in a different light than your usual R&B singer," says Biff Warren, president of The Agency, a multicultural marketing and media company that includes such clients as Alicia Keys and Jamie Hector.

While details have not yet been set, Mario says he's planning a return to Baltimore this week to rally votes for himself on Dancing with the Stars. "This is my hometown, man, and I feel like your paper and my fans have been keeping me in the competition," the 21-year-old singer said in his weekly conversation with The Sun. "So, we'll be coming to Baltimore this week, if all goes according to plan, to rattle up some votes. We'll be hitting the radio stations, and we're going to try and set up some local events to show that the voters are coming out for me."

It is getting down to crunch time on ABC's Dancing with the Stars, and Mario says he needs your help, Baltimore. "I think sometimes when you have a really good score, people think you don't need the vote -- so they vote for someone else who they like in the competition," the 21-year-old Baltimore-born performer said, referring to last week when he and partner Karina Smirnoff danced to one of the highest scores but came within one couple of elimination....