Tate

The Ravens know all about the New England Patriots' Brandon Tate. OK, maybe not fully. But after game-planning for the Cleveland Browns' Joshua Cribbs and the Denver Broncos' Eddie Royal in the last three weeks, the Ravens think they are prepared for Tate, the Patriots' dangerous kick returner, when they visit Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., on Sunday. "Any returner is a threat, but we've seen returners in guys like Cribbs and Royal," said linebacker Prescott Burgess, who ranks second on the team with four special teams tackles.

William Nathaniel Tate, a retired concrete worker and Korean War combat veteran, died of heart disease Feb. 16 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. The former Park Heights resident was 83. Born in Baltimore and raised on Division Street, he attended Booker T. Washington Junior High School. As a young man, he played sandlot football and boxed at gyms in the Pennsylvania Avenue neighborhood. He served in the Army from 1951 to 1953, and was assigned to Korea and fought in an infantry unit.

On April 20, 2006, MARGARET F. TATE (nee Fallin); former wife of James Jackson Tate; devoted mother James F. Tate & his wife Jeannine; dear sister of H. Kirk Fallin and his wife Helen; dear grandmother of Jacqueline Tate Foreman and Jeffrey F. Tate. Memorial Service will be held at the Second Presbyterian Church, 4200 St. Paul Street, on Wednesday, April 26, at 11:30 A.M. In lieu of flowers, those desiring may make memorial contributions in her name to Towson University General Scholarship Fund, 8000 York Road, Towson, MD 21252.

This is not at all how Maryland hoped to send off its 17 seniors - mired in a four-game losing streak and trying to make a final stand in a season characterized by injuries and two particularly wrenching losses. After Maryland went 2-10 last season, senior starters Joe Vellano, A.J. Francis , Kenneth Tate, Kevin Dorsey and others imagined that their final seasons would coincide with a turnaround performance punctuated by a bowl game. But if college is partly about learning life lessons, then this year's was that things don't always go as expected.

On August 28, 2004, JACOB ANDREW (Jack); beloved husband of Loretta J. (Kitty) Tate; devoted father of Mark J. and Glen M. Tate and daughter-in-law Mary Ann Tate; dear brother of Robert Tate; loving grandfather of Amy Truckenmiller. Funeral Service at W. Dabrowski-Chojnacki Funeral Homes, P.A., 1005 Dundalk Avenue, Wednesday 10 A.M. Interment St. Stanislaus Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday 7 to 9 and Tuesday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M.

On January 13, 2006, HARRY EDWARD TATE, 54, of Severn, MD, formerly of Odenton, MD., beloved husband of Barbara E. Tate; loving father of Tammy Rivera and her husband Melanio, Kimberly Karambelas and her husband Gus, Christopher N. Tate, Kelly Palmer and Katelyn Tate; loving brother of Suzanne Streeter and her husband Ralph, Robert Tate and his wife Fran, Terrie Baker and her husband Butch and William Tate, he is also survived by 7 grandchildren....

On October 21, 2005, FRED T. TATE; Survived by his wife Linda M.; two sons, William F. Tate and Carlton D. Poe; two daughters, Royce Tate and Tekiyah V. Smith; two grandchildren and a host of other family and friends. Friends may call the WYLIE FUNERAL HOME, P.A. of Baltimore, County, 9200 Liberty Road, on Sunday, from 12 to 4 P.M. Services will be held Monday, in the Chapel of the above mentioned Funeral Home. Wake, 10:30 A.M. Funeral, 11:A.M. Interment following. Inquiries atwww.wyliefuneralhome.

On February 13,2008, LAWRENCE O. TATE JR.. Survived by mother Lucender Leggett; father Lawrence O. Sr., (Esther); brothers Montreal Manokey (Nicole) and Dominique Tate (Lakeisha) of NC; sister Raquel Tate and a host of other family and friends. Friends may call the family owned WYLIE FUNERAL HOME P.A. OF BALTIMORE COUNTY, 9200 Liberty Rd. Sunday from 1-4PM. Services Monday at Reisterstown Baptist Church, 25 E. ChestnutHill Lane,10:30 wake, 11:00am funeral. Interment Following. Inquiries at www.wyliefuneralhome.

Two important Maryland players made their season debuts Saturday - linebacker Kenneth Tate and running back Brandon Ross . Tate, a fifth-year linebacker, did not start but entered the game in the first quarter. He immediately tackled West Virginia receiver Tavon Austin for no gain, then broke up a pass on the next play. Tate finished with four tackles. "I felt like I got back in the swing of things pretty quickly," said Tate, who recently told Maryland media relations officials that would like to now be referred to as "Kenneth" instead of "Kenny" He had a large ice pack strapped to his knee after the game, but said he felt fine.

COLLEGE PARK - Fifth-year Maryland linebacker Kenny Tate - who missed all but four games last season with a right knee injury - will be sidelined three to four weeks with an injury to the his left knee. It's the latest preseason blow to ther Terps ' defense. Defensive lineman Andre Monroe had knee surgery this week and is out for the year. Defensive lineman Keith Bowers (unspecified) and defensive backs Matt Robinson (shoulder), A.J. Hendy (ankle) and Isaac Goins (mononucleosis)

Baltimore Sun reporters Jeff Barker and Don Markus and intern Connor Letourneau -- co-sports editor of The Diamondback -- weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland sports. How did the Kevin Anderson-to-Stanford story get started, and has it really been put to rest? Jeff Barker: I don't know quite how it began. Was somebody trying to get Anderson in the mix for the Stanford athletic director position by floating his name like a trial balloon?

Maryland fifth-year senior Kenny Tate is one of 51 college football players on the Butkus Award watch list. The award, named for Hall of Famer Dick Butkus, is given annually to the country's top linebacker. Semifinalists will be named Oct. 22, finalists Nov. 20 and the winners will be announced in January 2013. Tate averaged 8.8 tackles in four games last season before suffering a season-ending knee injury. He received a medical redshirt, allowing him to return to College Park in 2012.

- Kenny Tate, who last season struggled away from the safety position where he became one of the ACC's best, will remain at linebacker next season, Maryland coach Randy Edsall said Tuesday. Tate, an all-ACC selection at safety in 2010, was moved to linebacker under then-defensive coordinator Todd Bradford before last season. Although Bradford has since been replaced by first-year coordinator Brian Stewart, Tate - who has sat out all of this spring with a knee injury - will remain at linebacker in Stewart's new 3-4 system.

Maryland linebacker Kenny Tate, a preseason all-conference pick who starred at safety last season, will undergo surgery and miss the rest of the season, coach Randy Edsall said Sunday. Edsall said Tate, a senior and team captain, will seek a medical redshirt to return in 2012. Following surgery, he will be out six to nine months, according to the school. Edsall would not disclose the nature of Tate's injury. "This is just something that he's had. He's just taken a hit in one of the games this year," the coach said.

A surprise on Maryland's injury report: linebacker Kenny Tate is listed as doubtful for Georgia Tech. We don't know why yet. Tate had nine tackles and an interception against Towson last week. He's 11th in the ACC in tackles at 8.8 per game. His absence would be a blow to a defense already without linebacker Darin Drakeford and defensive lineman Andre Monroe, among others. Maryland started three first-year players on defense against Towson last week. Tate plays a hybrid position called "Star.

At 6 feet 4, Kenny Tate was a formidable safety, towering over receivers and his defensive backfield teammates. With Tate's imposing size, it made sense for Maryland to shift the all-Atlantic Coast Conference player to linebacker where he can do what he does best - unsettle quarterbacks. But the offseason move - as well as the switch of linebacker David Mackall to defensive end - has other implications for Maryland's defense as well. The moves have opened up opportunities for increased roles for other players in the defensive backfield vacated by Tate - including an expected leadership role for second-year safety Matt Robinson . Switching players' positions is akin to changing the letters in a crossword puzzle.