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BRISTOL, Conn. -- In his office in the ESPN complex of buildings here, Dan Patrick has two monitors on his desk, one of which, he says, is always trained on his former "SportsCenter" partner Keith Olbermann."

BRISTOL, Conn. -- For nine years, baseball has been an important component of the ESPN schedule, but if the fight between the worldwide leader and Major League Baseball doesn't turn out well, ESPN president George Bodenheimer said he is prepared to move on."We love baseball. You see what we do on the air every day with baseball. You saw what we did [Sunday night] with the baseball game. We did a great job and then we moved to `SportsCenter' and we covered all the big stories," Bodenheimer said yesterday, speaking to a room of reporters covering ESPN's impending 20th anniversary.

Hitting Brent Mayne, Giants: Game-winning grand slam vs. Marlins.Mark Loretta, Brewers: RBI double in ninth beats Padres.Bob Abreu, Phillies: 4-for-5 with three RBIs, singled home the winning run in the 10th.PitchingKerry Wood, Cubs: Tied major-league record with 20 strikeouts in 1-0 win.Greg Maddux, Braves: 7 innings, 5 hits, O runsPub Date: 5/07/98

Whatever was said between Jeff Reboulet and Oakland catcher Brent Mayne during the eighth inning of Tuesday night's game that twice led to both benches and dugouts emptying apparently will remain between the two players.All that Reboulet would say about the exchanges, which came after a pitch from Dane Johnson whistled behind the Orioles second baseman, was that he "probably" initiated the first one.Would he try to talk to Mayne before last night's game?"I would doubt it," he said. "I don't think there's much to be said."

It was the power of Soraya Grace against the craftiness of Jen O'Neill yesterday in a marathon 10-inning duel for the Anne Arundel County South Division softball championship.Grace and Arundel won the battle, 2-1, over O'Neill and South River on the strength of her two-hitter, but it took the biggest hit of Sarah Mayne's four-year career at Arundel to push across the winning run in the last of the 10th inning at Arundel.Mayne lined a one-out single to right that scored a speedy Ashley Hines from second to end the tense struggle, which featured super defensive plays from both teams.

Andy Warhol's 15 minutes of fame is not nearly enough to suit David Charles Mayne.Since 1988, Mayne, a math professor at Anne Arundel Community College, has included the names of family, friends and colleagues in the math problems he devises for supplements to a nationally distributed textbook."

Astros: James Mouton's error was his first since June 20, 1994Athletics: Mark McGwire has reached base safely in each of his 33 games this season and 47 straight games dating to last season. His streak surpasses Rickey Henderson's team record of 46 set in 1980-81.Braves: The team's 19-6 record in May was its best since moving to Atlanta in 1966. . . . Fred McGriff has four four-hit games this season -- two of them against the Reds.Giants: Second baseman Robbie Thompson was placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 30, with a neck injury.

When it comes to assisting victims of spousal abuse, Latisha "Tish" Mayne, the county's new case coordinator for family violence, has experience well beyond her 23 years.Mayne understands why battered women try to convince themselves that an abusive partner will change. She understands why a victim believes a spouse acts the way he does because of something she has said or done.Mayne has been there. She was 16 and pregnant when the first punch landed."To escape, you've got to call police and hold the abuser accountable," she said.

BaseballRed Sox: Assigned P Brian Looney to Triple-A Pawtucket.Royals: Signed C Mike Macfarlane to two-year contract. Designated C Brent Mayne for assignment.FootballBills: Placed WR Andre Reed, who has missed nine games with severely pulled right hamstring, on inactive list for today's game against Dolphins. Signed DB Filmel Johnson from practice squad to 53-man roster.HockeyCanadiens: Recalled D Craig Rivet from AHL Fredericton.

The owner of a backhoe and septic service was killed yesterday when he crawled under one of his trucks and his clothing became entangled in the shaft of an operating pump.David Arnold, 51, who has lived and operated the business in the 7200 block of Woodbine Road since the early 1960s, was pronounced dead by Dr. Richard Jones, associate medical examiner in Carroll County.Mr. Arnold was found by his son James about 12:30 p.m. yesterday, 100 yards from the company's office and shop, located at the end of a long driveway off Woodbine RoadThe owner of the septic business was last seen by his son-in-law Ric Mayne when he left a job in Mount Airy at 8:45 a.m. Mr. Mayne said he believed Mr. Arnold drove directly to Woodbine Road to unload 4,000 gallons of waste into a 20,000-gallon holding tank.

On August 21, 2009 JOHN HART SLEMAKER, SR. Beloved husband of Bertha Virginia. Beloved son Joseph Slemaker (deceased) and Anna (Hughes) Slemaker (deceased). Beloved brother of Evelyn Hansen, Frederick Slemaker, Robert (deceased), Richard (deceased), David (deceased). Beloved father of Carolyn Downs (deceased), Cathy Mayne (deceased), Jean Hancock, Sharon Baxley, John Slemaker, Jr., Irene Lipira, Bruce Slemaker and Susan Kusnir. Also survived by many grand, great-grand and great-great-grandchildren.

On August 21, 2009 JOHN HART SLEMAKER, SR. Beloved husband of Bertha Virginia. Beloved son Joseph Slemaker (deceased) and Anna (Hughes) Slemaker (deceased). Beloved brother of Evelyn Hansen, Frederick Slemaker, Robert (deceased), Richard (deceased), David (deceased). Beloved father of Carolyn Downs (deceased), Cathy Mayne (deceased), Jean Hancock, Sharon Baxley, John Slemaker, Jr., Irene Lipira, Bruce Slemaker and Susan Kusnir. Also survived by many grand, great-grand and great-great-grandchildren.

On July 2, 2008, ROBERT REHRIG; beloved husband of Donna Rehrig (nee Crissinger); devoted father of Deborah Brown and her husband Jerry, Pamela Rehrig and her fiance Joseph and Rhonda Mayne; former father in law of Steven Mayne; dear brother of Edith Shimel; loving grandfather of Emily and Clayton Brown; uncle of Cheryl Hedrick and Wendi Butcher. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held at the Faith Lutheran Church, in Middle River on Monday, at 11 A.M. Family will receive guests at 10 A.M. Visiting hours will be held at the Connelly Funeral Home of Essex on Sunday, 3-5 and 7-9 P.M. Interment private.

Take it from a couple of guys who should know: Barbaro is the real deal. NBC's Gary Stevens and ESPN's Jerry Bailey, both recently retired from the ranks of the nation's best jockeys, expressed no doubt about Barbaro's ability to add the Preakness to his Kentucky Derby victory. "Barbaro appears like he's one of those unbeatable horses," Bailey said this week. " ... For somebody else to win, Barbaro has to run a weak race." "Barring anything unforeseen, [Barbaro] should win again," Stevens said.

On December 14, 2005, IDA (nee Crowl) MAYNE; beloved wife of the late Nelson Mayne; devoted mother of Judy Ebberts, Joseph Mayne and the late David Mayne. Also survived by two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the WITZKE FUNERAL HOME OF CATONSVILLE, INC., 1630 Edmondson Avenue (1 mile west of beltway exit 14), on Friday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. where services will be held on Saturday, at 10 A.M. Interment in Lake View Memorial Cemetery.

Maryland Christmas tree farmers are combining savvy marketing with a bit of holiday cheer this year by donating trees to U.S. military bases. Seven Maryland tree farmers participated in Trees for Troops, a donation program run by the National Christmas Tree Association's charitable offshoot, the Christmas Spirit Foundation. Trees from 15 states will be distributed to Fort Benning, Ga.; Fort Bragg, N.C.; Fort Campbell, Ky.; Fort Lewis, Wash.; and Camp Pendleton, Calif. FedEx is picking up and delivering the trees along three routes -- East Coast, West Coast and Midwest -- by Friday.

On October 11, 2005, KATHERINE V. (nee Hook), beloved wife of the late Homer T. Sweeney; devoted mother of Peggy Haley and her husband James and William "Buzz" Sweeney; loving grandmother of Sue Hudson and her husband Steve and Sherry Mayne and her husband Chip; dear great-grandmother of Steven and James Hudson, Christopher and Tina Mayne. Friends may call at Gonce Funeral Service P.A., 4001 Ritchie Highway on Friday, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Service on Saturday, please call for time. Interment in Cedar Hill Cemetery.

On January 11, 2004, JOSEPHINE PETERSON (nee Pennington); beloved wife of the late Carol Peterson; devoted mother of Janet Pink, Harold Peterson, George Peterson, Becky Lurz, and the late Sharon Mayne and Lloyd Peterson. Also survived by Mary Day, her brothers, sisters, 12 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the family-owned Bruzdzinski Funeral Home, P.A., 1407 Old Eastern Avenue, Essex, at Route 702 (beltway exit 36), on Tuesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Funeral Services on Wednesday 1 P.M. Interment Holly Hill Memorial Gardens.

EVEN BEFORE Gov. Parris N. Glendening announced Level 1 water restrictions, western Howard County families on wells have long known about conserving water. Jane Caswell of Highland has been doing it for three years. Caswell says her well nearly went dry in the spring, and she knew it was time for a new one. "It was a really good little well," she said "It's been in here since 1941." But the drought caught up with her. Her old well, a 23-foot, hand-dug well in her basement, had served her nicely for the first three years she lived in her house.

Sometime toward the end of the 1998 NFL season, NBC's first without professional football in more than three decades, the dull throb of missing the NFL became a certified ache in the pit of Dick Enberg's gut and he knew he had to do something, anything, to make it go away. "That first year, I had trouble sitting through games, and late that year, I heard some announcer say, `I talked with Dan Marino yesterday.' And I bolted up in my chair, and I said, `That's what I used to do. I'd say, `I talked with Dan Marino,' " Enberg said.