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- Is it a catch? Depends on what day it is January 20, 2026MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports The biggest farce (scam?) in sports is how, when and why Big Brother in NFL Central Officiating Command decides to get involved or refuses to get involved, who Big Brother actually is and how far up – or down – the food chain he or she actually is. The entire…cheyenne
- Well earned, so just step away and enjoy January 16, 2026MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports The NFL coaching cycle geared up to full berserk this week with the firing of John Harbaugh in Baltimore and the resignation of Mike Tomlin in Pittsburgh, the league’s two longest-tenured coaches. With the word that Harbaugh is a done deal to take over the New York Giants, that leaves…cheyenne
- Tomlin gets the final say – again January 14, 2026MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports Okay, so much for hunches. Clearly, I was wrong – the Pittsburgh Steelers lost at home Monday night to the Houston Texans, 30-6, to extend their playoff losing streak to seven. But I was also right. The Texans’ defense makes them so much better than any of us outside of…cheyenne
- ‘The goal is to win in Pittsburgh’ January 12, 2026MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports On the day he was announced as the unanimous National League Cy Young Award winner, Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes used the moment to shoot down any talk that he was interested in leaving Pittsburgh. Skenes, who is under team control for the rest of the decade, said a report…cheyenne
- The Ravens might have even waited too long January 8, 2026MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports If it’s true John Harbaugh planted his flag or chose to die on his shield for his offensive and defensive coordinators Todd Monken and Zach Orr, then somewhere in his heart he was willing to leave the Baltimore Ravens, because he ended up falling on his sword if he was…cheyenne
- Harbaugh out; Tomlin stays in? January 7, 2026MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports The Pittsburgh Steelers opened as a three-point underdog to the Houston Texans for Monday night’s NFL wild-card playoff game in Pittsburgh. While the Steelers have been rather underwhelming and have benefitted this season (December 7 in Baltimore to be precise) from help from above, if I were a betting man,…cheyenne
- True to form, Ravens finish what they began January 6, 2026MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports The good news is Baltimore Ravens fans won’t have to watch anymore. The bad news, as it turns out, is there was very little to see. Sunday night’s 26-24 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers for the AFC North championship was just the latest example of that, as you just knew…cheyenne
- Look for seasons 20 and 19 to happen January 2, 2026MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports As we found out the last time the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens played, the team the NFL wants to win Sunday night’s AFC North winner-take-all in Pittsburgh will be the team that wins it. It’s that simple. The Steelers won the week 14 meeting in Baltimore, 27-22, thanks…cheyenne
- Baltimore is familiar with regrettable trades December 31, 2025MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports Since the turn of the 20th century, there have been at least 12 iconic Hall of Fame, MVP, face of the franchise, seemingly untouchable professional athletes who started out or made their hay in Baltimore, with five of them having walked away from their careers untouched – Brooks Robinson, Jim…cheyenne
- Duh December 29, 2025MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports So, you’re telling me there’s a chance. Oh, there’s a chance – a good to fair chance … That they were even in the position, though, of having to root for the Cleveland Browns to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers to even have a chance is the most telling indictment of…cheyenne