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How quickly the Detroit Pistons' three-game, season-opening winning streak has been forgotten.The Pistons had lost five straight games before beating Phoenix on Friday night. The slump only intensified the finger-pointing, with Grant Hill laying blame on Bison Dele (formerly Brian Williams), and Jerry Stackhouse attributing the team's problems to Hill.It's not only Hill who has been unhappy with Dele. The whole team is upset with Dele's lethargic effort that has produced 10.2 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.

Baltimore police are investigating the slayings of three people whose bodies were found in the basement of a home in the 2800 block of Oakley Ave. in the Pimlico neighborhood of Northwest Baltimore Friday night.The victims, two men and a woman between the ages of 25 and 40, were shot in their upper bodies and heads, according to Sgt. Scott Rowe, a police spokesman. Police would not release the victims' names last night because some family members needed to be notified, Rowe said. Family members and friends who gathered at the white two-story house refused to talk to a reporter yesterday.

For the past eight weeks, Ed Dougherty, 50, has been saying "thank you" the best way he knows how -- with his golf clubs.Of six events on the Senior PGA Tour, he has been out of the top 20 only once, and all but one of his totals have been under par. His $168,703 has him 45th on the money list.Dougherty will be trying to add to his impressive start when the State Farm Senior Classic begins tomorrow at Hobbit's Glen Golf Club in Columbia.Although admitting that these results were beyond his expectations, the former club pro from Philadelphia tempers that, saying, "I had some chances and didn't capitalize on them, too. The goal is to play as well as I know I can."

Chesapeake's boys' lacrosse team may be the new kid on the block, but it has already learned the merits of using bulletin board material.The 12th-ranked Cougars, motivated by a perceived slight by Broadneck players in a local newspaper, ended the Bruins' nine-game winning streak, 11-10, yesterday and earned the Anne Arundel County championship at Annapolis High.The Cougars (12-3), winners of their seventh straight, trailed, 3-2, after one period of a game that was tied eight times, including 5-5 at the half and 9-9 entering the final period.

David Oakley was in an enviable position going into the Senior PGA Tour qualifying tournament last November. He had a can't lose attitude, because if he failed to make the United States tour, he knew he would be exempt for events on the European tour.As it turned out, the onetime Northern Virginia resident was the most consistent player and his four straight subpar rounds (a 70 and three 71s for 283) placed him fourth."When you think only eight players from around the world gain fully exempt status, and to be one of them-it's amazing," Oakley said by telephone on the eve of the Senior Tour stop in the Kansas City suburb of Belton, Mo."

A Harford County man who was driving a car that crashed into a tree in the 3100 block of Oakley Ave. in Northwest Baltimore early Monday had been shot in an arm and the chest, according to police.Phillip Darrell Beckner, 33, of the 1800 block of High Point Road in Forest Hill was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.They said responding officers found Mr. Beckner dead behind the wheel of a black Chevrolet Camaro.Pub Date: 4/24/96

LANDOVER -- It was clearly a scary moment for the Washington Bullets as Chris Webber lay still underneath the basket last night, clutching the left shoulder that he already had dislocated twice before. But even amid the concern, teammate Juwan Howard knew there was business to be taken care of in the rest of overtime against the New York Knicks."I told him as he left, 'We're going to win it for you, don't worry about it,' " Howard said. "I didn't give him a chance to talk, I was too busy running my mouth."

If you've been watching the NBA playoffs, you know that even though the games feature the kind of contact normally associated with a dock brawl, none of these players ever commits a foul.In fact, judging by their reactions whenever the whistle blows, each player deserves to sit at the right hand of God on Judgment Day. And they're absolutely shocked -- shocked, I tell you -- that anyone would accuse them of overly vigorous play when, clearly, no gentler men ever walked the face of the earth.

NEW YORK -- For the past three days, New Yorks Knicks forward Charles Oakley was ready to erupt. There were some veiled criticisms made toward some of his teammates, with Oakley unhappy with both their shot selection and hustle.So with Knicks desperate for a win to avoid falling behind 3-1 against the Houston Rockets, Oakley simply led by example. He didn't score the most points, but Oakley made the biggest impact in New York's 91-82 win last night that evened the best-of-seven series at 2-2.Oakley was a terror on the boards, grabbing 20 rebounds -- nine offensive.

NEW YORK -- As New York Knicks forward Charles Oakley was getting ready for yesterday's game against the New Jersey Nets, teammate Anthony Bonner offered words of encouragement."

On May 19, 2009, DR. OAKLEY SAUNDERS JR., Friends may visit the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST, INC., 4300 Wabash Avenue, on Tuesday after 9 AM, where family will receive friends from 4 to 6:30 PM. Family will also receive friends on Wednesday at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witness, 3404 Bateman Avenue at 11:30 AM followed by funeral services at 12PM.

From: Gregory P. Kane, Disgruntled Citizen Menaced by Dirt Bike-Riding Scofflaws Re: Dirt bike-riding scofflaws Dear Mayor Sheila Dixon and Gov. Martin O'Malley: It happened soon after I made the turn on to Oakley Avenue from Park Heights Avenue. My first sign that there might be trouble was when I saw the two dimwits standing in the middle of the street at the corner of Oakley and Palmer avenues. "Ah!" I said to myself. "And here we have two more geniuses who have no idea why the word sideWALK has 'walk' in it."

RALEIGH, N.C. -- For the Coppin State women's team, the one constant is always defense. For Danielle Anders, it always has been her weakest link. That may be changing - for Anders, but not Coppin. The Eagles got a big defensive contribution from their junior forward and enough offense from seniors Shalamar Oakley and Rashida Suber to take down Delaware State, 63-56, yesterday at the RBC Center and advance to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference women's championship game. Second-seeded Coppin (21-11)

Rashida Suber and Shalamar Oakley have been backcourt mates at Coppin State for three years and scoring guards virtually all their lives. Team harmony withstood that delicate dynamic - two scorers, one ball - and the result is the Eagles are poised to make a fourth straight postseason run when the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference women's tournament begins tomorrow in Raleigh, N.C. Suber and Oakley, both seniors, will leave a legacy of unparalleled success...

I confess that when I first learned about the new $250 Oakley O ROKR sunglasses that also function as a cell phone and a music player, I thought they could be for me. I could envision myself tooling over the Bay Bridge in a glistening convertible, listening to tunes on my sunglasses, when a guy named Manny rings my shades and says, "Let's talk movie deals over sauteed soft crabs." Replying through my glasses, I would counter, "You got it babe, but I take my points off the gross, not the net."

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Coppin State women are beginning to resemble a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference dynasty. They punched their ticket to the NCAA Division I tournament for the second straight year yesterday, fending off second-seeded Delaware State, 46-36, to win the MEAC championship at the RBC Center. The Lady Eagles stretched their streak of wins against conference opponents to 29, including 21 this season. They are the first MEAC team since Howard in 1996-97 to go undefeated in the league.

In the 1990s, Coppin State's men's basketball team was the scourge of Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference basketball. Even when the program dropped off briefly with the start of the new millennium, there was a universal theme among league opponents: "Always watch out for Fang." The reference was to Fang Mitchell, who had built a reputation as one of the premier coaches in the country at getting the most production from the fewest resources. Now the Eagles coach, who also doubles as the school's athletic director, has company in that regard - and it has surfaced from within the Coppin family.

On September 16, 2005 MS. GALLOWAY. Visitation at 2140 N. Fulton Avenue on Friday 2 to 8 PM. The family wil receive friends at New Galilee C.O.G.I.C, 3016 Oakley Avenue on Saturday at 10 AM. Funeral at 10:30 AM.

On June 12, 2005, EVELYN FRANCES TAWNEY, devoted mother of Andrea K. Nickels and her husband Randall, Andrew T. Tawney and his wife Kimberly, cherished grandmother of Julia and Alexandra Nickels and Emma Tawney, dear sister of Merle Lucado, Ervin Oakley, James Oakley, Betty Arnott, Cynthia Oakley, Gladys Oakley and Phyllis Oakley. Friends may call at the family owned Evans Chapel of Memories - Parkville Wednesday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 PM. A Funeral Service will be held 10 AM Thursday. Interment Parkwood Cemetery.

On March 1, 2005, BETTY SUE OAKLEY; beloved wife of the late George J. Oakley; devoted mother of L. Marie Peace and her husband William and S. Lynn O'Donnell and her husband Michael; loving sister of Ray Richards, Edna Willis, Frances Stevens and Wanda Reed, all of which reside in Taylorsville, NC. Also survived by her sister-in-law Margaret Oakley and nine grandchildren. Friends may call at the family owned Bruzdzinski Funeral Home, P.A., 1407 Old Eastern Avenue, Essex at Rt. 702 (beltway exit 36)