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Patrick James Rhodes Sr., a retired real estate agent and an avid golfer, died of congestive heart failure March 1 at his Annapolis home. He was 82. Mr. Rhodes was born and raised in Washington and was a 1944 graduate of St. John's College High School. After serving in the Marine Corps during the waning days of World War II, Mr. Rhodes attended the University of Maryland, College Park. He earned his real estate license and worked for Eugene Fry Co. in Bethesda, and later with the Roger H. Spencer Co. in Rockville.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Second baseman Delino DeShields and left-handed reliever Arthur Rhodes remained in Baltimore yesterday to undergo further examinations for conditions that have followed them for weeks and that may limit their availability for the rest of the season.Rhodes yesterday saw a hand specialist who examined his sore left index finger, injured more than two weeks ago in a game against the Chicago White Sox. DeShields will visit a doctor today in hopes of discovering the source of a left quadriceps injury.

The Orioles and free-agent designated hitter Harold Baines have reached agreement in principle on a one-year contract worth about $2 million, according to industry sources, meaning that the St. Michael's native will return for his third tour with his home team.By reacquiring the popular and productive Baines, the Orioles secure one of the game's most consistent hitters. In his 20th season last summer, Baines hit .322 for the Orioles before being dealt to the Cleveland Indians on Aug. 27 for pitching prospects Juan Aracena and Jimmy Hamilton.

Lester Clay, the Wilde Lake boys basketball coach who has been in the hospital for tests and treatment since Dec. 18, was relieved last Friday when he finally received a definite diagnosis.Originally, doctors had feared spinal cancer or multiple sclerosis; instead, Clay has sarcoidosis, an inflammatory disease that can attack almost any organ, but in Clay's case attacked his spine.The disease, which has weakened his arms and legs, is treatable with medication. Clay said Monday that he hopes to be recovered enough to play some small role by the time Wilde Lake reaches the basketball playoffs.

HOOVER, Ala. -- As expected, the Orioles placed starting pitcher Scott Kamieniecki and second baseman Delino DeShields on the disabled list yesterday, retroactive to March 25.DeShields, who suffered a broken left thumb during a March 4 intrasquad game, is expected to be activated before the team makes its first road trip to New York April 13. Kamieniecki, who suffered a strained left hamstring while running in the outfield March 19, remains an open-ended question....

If the Orioles don't improve their bullpen after last season's debacle, it won't matter if they sign a marquee starter, add speed to the outfield or make any of the other changes being contemplated.If they don't solidify a bullpen that blew 25 saves in 1999, they'll tread water at best during the off-season and probably struggle again next year. Yes, it's that important.Signing Arthur Rhodes would help, but owner Peter G. Angelos is balking at giving him a fourth year of guaranteed salary and the Orioles apparently have fallen behind the Indians, Dodgers and Mariners in the race for Rhodes.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Second baseman Delino DeShields and left-handed reliever Arthur Rhodes remained in Baltimore yesterday to undergo further examinations for conditions that have followed them for weeks and that may limit their availability for the rest of the season.Rhodes yesterday saw a hand specialist who examined his sore left index finger, injured more than two weeks ago in a game against the Chicago White Sox. DeShields will visit a doctor today in hopes of discovering the source of a left quadriceps injury.

JUPITER, Fla. -- The Orioles are scheduled to meet today with the agent for Arthur Rhodes to discuss parameters for a contract extension that the left-handed reliever says must either be completed before Opening Day or wait until he files for free agency after the season."

NEW YORK -- A strong effort by a starting pitcher, plenty of early scoring opportunities and two uncharacteristic defensive gaffes by their opponent weren't enough to prevent the Orioles from adding another ignominious loss to a depressing start last night at Yankee Stadium.A four-run eighth inning against Arthur Rhodes pushed the New York Yankees to a 6-3 win and a six-game winning streak. In dropping to 2-5, the Orioles failed to hold a lead and squandered numerous early chances to break out against starter Ramiro Mendoza.

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Given eight innings by Sidney Ponson, the Orioles celebrated a 3-2 win over the Anaheim Angels on Wednesday night but left Edison International Field wondering about the game's ending.His patience exhausted by a string of poor late-inning performances, manager Ray Miller bypassed closer Mike Timlin in favor of left-hander Arthur Rhodes during a tense ninth inning that ended nervously, with a drive by the Angels' Todd Greene chasing B. J. Surhoff to the left-field wall.The save was the seventh of Rhodes' career and the first by any reliever other than Timlin this season.

Martha E. Rhodes, a former department store sales associate who earlier had been a beautician, died of heart failure Saturday at St. Elizabeth Nursing Home in Southwest Baltimore. She was 100. Martha E. Hall, the daughter of a chauffeur and a homemaker, was born and raised in Catonsville. She was a 1926 graduate of Douglass High School and the Apex Beauty Academy. In 1926, she married Alfred Jordan and moved to Washington. After his death in the early 1930s, she returned to Baltimore, where she worked through the 1940s as a beautician.

Patrick James Rhodes Sr., a retired real estate agent and an avid golfer, died of congestive heart failure March 1 at his Annapolis home. He was 82. Mr. Rhodes was born and raised in Washington and was a 1944 graduate of St. John's College High School. After serving in the Marine Corps during the waning days of World War II, Mr. Rhodes attended the University of Maryland, College Park. He earned his real estate license and worked for Eugene Fry Co. in Bethesda, and later with the Roger H. Spencer Co. in Rockville.

A Baltimore judge has removed a veteran defense attorney from a high-profile murder case after learning that he was representing the suspect as well as a witness in related criminal and civil matters. Defense attorney James Rhodes had represented Steven James Lashley, 30, who is awaiting trial in a 2005 triple stabbing near the New York Fried Chicken on The Block. Meanwhile, Rhodes had advised another client, a witness in the case, to refuse to testify at Lashley's trial out of fear she would say something incriminating.

The family of a naked, unarmed man who was fatally shot by an Anne Arundel rookie police officer in 2005 will be paid $90,000 by the county, according to a source familiar with the settlement agreement. Relatives of Donald E. Coates Jr., the 20-year-old Glen Burnie man who was killed, sued the county for $20 million in June, alleging that Officer Tommy Pleasant acted with "malice" and that the shooting was unjustified. "They felt that there were a number of factors in the case that indicated that Donald Coates wasn't in a position that he could have caused any harm to this officer," said James L. Rhodes, a lawyer representing the family.

On December 11, 2007 Roy Lee Rhodes, Family members and friends may call at the family owned AMBROSE FUNERAL HOME OF LANSDOWNE, 2719 Hammonds Ferry Road on Monday from 3-5 and 7-9PM where a srevice will be held on Monday at the funeral hour of 12PM. Interment to follow at the Maryland Veterans Cemetery at Garrison Forest. www.ambrosefuneralhomes.com

Colby Rhodes had all of his 10 points (seven goals, three assists) in the first half as defending 4A-3A state champion Severna Park routed visiting Anne Arundel County rival Old Mill, 17-2, yesterday. Eric Lusby (two goals, three assists) and Sean Price (three goals) also played key roles for the 10th-ranked Falcons. Jed Barnes (one goal) and Simon Rupert helped provide an 18-5 advantage in faceoffs for the Falcons (9-1 overall, 8-0 league), who won the game's first seven faceoffs. Severna Park dominated early, leading 7-0 entering the second quarter and 13-0 at halftime.

INDIANAPOLIS -- When Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy closed practice last week before his team's AFC wild-card playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs, it was as much a psychological ploy to throw off good friend Herman Edwards as it was to hide anything Dungy was changing in terms of strategy. But there was at least one move Dungy didn't want to expose: rookie running back Joseph Addai making his first NFL postseason start. There will be no such deception as the Colts prepare for Saturday's AFC divisional round playoff game against the Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium.

Edgar D. Rhodes, a retired federal employee and decorated Army officer who served in World War II and Korea, died of emphysema Monday at his Laurel home. He was 84. Mr. Rhodes was born and raised in Hamilton, Va. Drafted into the Army in 1944, he graduated from officer candidate school and became a munitions instructor at Camp Blanding, Fla. He also served in Japan with the Army's special forces. He remained in the reserves and was recalled to active duty in 1950 as a shipping officer in Korea.

It is my understanding that at least one of the adult males played a significant role in what occurred that night," said the court-appointed attorney for the 16-year-old girl accused with the 15-year-old boy in the killing of the 17-year-old girl, apparently for her cell phone, near the North Avenue light rail stop. James Rhodes is the attorney. He suggested that two unidentified men, passengers on the same northbound train on which the teenagers rode, instigated the killing of Nicole Edmonds.

As he stood on the courthouse steps watching city prosecutors proudly announce the guilty verdicts they had won against two Mexican immigrants accused of killing their young relatives, Baltimore police Sgt. Darryl Massey had a different take. "For us, it's not over," he said at the time. "Others played a role in these deaths. There are others to still be considered and looked at." A week after a Baltimore jury convicted Policarpio Espinoza and Adan Canela of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder, the lead detective on the case echoed Massey's reaction -- saying that police work remains to be done.