Allegany Communications Sports w/ Mike Burke

MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports The Maryland women’s basketball team concluded one of the strongest seasons in its history and, perhaps, the most impressive season in the career of head coach Brenda Frese Monday night, even though they lost, 86-75, to undefeated, top-seeded and defending national champion South Carolina in the South Region final in […]

“I think there are only three things that America will be known for 2,000 years from now when they study this civilization: the Constitution, jazz music and baseball. They’re the three most beautifully designed things this culture has ever produced.” — Gerald Early MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports I believe it was John Fogerty who […]

MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports So approximately one minute before Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh was about to hold his media session at the NFL owners meeting in Phoenix on Monday morning, Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, who is a free agent, but not really (MLB players have a better union) because he is bound […]

MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports It’s so wonderful the birds have come back. I spent 10 minutes sitting in the car early last evening, watching an Oriole (an omen) reacquaint himself with the place. It doesn’t matter if we get two feet of snow at this point (well, yeah, it kind of does), it is […]

MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports Willis Reed, the Hall of Fame center of the New York Knicks from 1964 through 1974, died on Tuesday at age 80. And though I spent most of my Wonder Years in that time as a fan of the Baltimore Bullets, and not the hated Knicks (until Earl Monroe was […]

MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports Shohei Ohtani vs. Mike Trout for all the marbles — the best baseball player in the world vs. the best baseball player in the world to determine the outcome of the World Baseball Classic. Who comes up with this stuff? Every baseball fan in the world, that’s who, and this […]

MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports What I have been able to watch, the World Baseball Classic has been very entertaining, highlighted by two thrilling victories down the stretch by the United States and Japan, who met in last night’s championship game, which, given I’m writing this yesterday afternoon, I don’t know who won. But I […]

MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports Maryland’s 73-51 loss to top-ranked and top-seeded Alabama late Saturday night was legit, because Alabama is very legit. But so, too, was Maryland’s 2022-23 season, as will be the seasons to come under head coach Kevin Willard. Saturday’s game would have certainly been a different game had Terps center Julian […]

MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports Watched the World Baseball Classic elimination game Wednesday night, which Puerto Rico won, 5-2, over the tournament favorite, the Dominican Republic, and, man, that’s baseball. So many talented players on both teams and so much passion for the game, not only amongst the players, but throughout the stands, as it […]

MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports First of all, I am a big Lamar Jackson fan. I really hope he and the Baltimore Ravens can come to an agreement. But with that said, to paraphrase Ashley Wilkes, “Well, gentlemen, if Baltimore fights, I go with her.” This all could have been avoided so easily, well before […]