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- The man with the Golden At-Bat December 4, 2024MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports If it’s not obvious by now, it never will be: Rob Manfred is a clear and present danger to the well-being of baseball. Of course, where have we heard something like this before? Prior to his becoming Commissioner of Baseball, when he was an attorney for MLB with unfortunate influence,…cheyenne
- It’s time for WVU to think big, hire big December 3, 2024MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports The announcement came late Sunday afternoon, but the fate was all but determined long before late Saturday afternoon when West Virginia found itself hopelessly out of its final regular-season game at Texas Tech, a game the Mountaineers would lose, 52-15, to even their still-bowl eligible record to 6-6. Would a…cheyenne
- What does Cumberland do on Thanksgiving? November 27, 2024MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports For some of us it’s impossible to believe that it’s been 53 years since the famous Turkey Day Game between Allegany and Fort Hill was played on Thanksgiving, 1971, at what was then known as Fort Hill Stadium. Of course, it’s hard to believe the game was played at all.…cheyenne
- Harbaugh’s hot night at the table pays off November 27, 2024MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports The two biggest takeaways from the Baltimore Ravens’ 30-23 win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday night: While John Harbaugh makes a lot of decisions Ravens fans don’t agree with (like going for 2 to extend the lead to 9 instead of 8 in the fourth quarter), when they…cheyenne
- Terps are hopeful, and they should be November 26, 2024MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports Maryland’s 76-75 win over Villanova Sunday afternoon in Newark was a big deal on a couple of fronts. For beginners, the Terps (5-1), just six games into learning how to play together given the high turnover from last year, erased a 40-28 halftime deficit in the first 10 minutes of…cheyenne
- When your rival has your number November 19, 2024MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports The Baltimore Ravens so have the Pittsburgh Steelers in their head (not to mention the Kansas City Chiefs). Why else would a group of veterans who have rarely beaten the Steelers as Ravens themselves tell first-year Ravens players, “You’re not a Raven until you beat the Steelers?” When it was…cheyenne
- A tree not growing in College Park November 18, 2024MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports Money doesn’t grow on trees. It grows on empty seats at SECU Stadium when they’re not empty, which makes the latest “Locksley must go!” outrage from Maryland football fans worth taking with a grain of salt. Don’t misunderstand, those who are occupying the seats each Saturday in SECU, and those…cheyenne
- Bad moon has risen … Where did you say? November 15, 2024MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports The West Virginia Secondary Schools Athletic Commission, better known as the WVSSAC or, even better, the SSAC, has become a mini-series. And among the so many immortal words of the late great Spencer, West Virginia native, Charles E. Lattimer, “It’s a (goshdarn) mystery.” Through over 35 years as a sportswriter…cheyenne
- Commanders, Steelers and Ravens, oh, my! November 12, 2024MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports Mike Tomlin is a very smart man, despite what some Pittsburgh Steelers fans might tell you on any given day, which I’ve never understood, but that’s not why we’re here today. Late Sunday afternoon after his team’s 28-27 win over the Washington Commanders at Northwest Stadium in Landover, the Steelers…cheyenne
- No need to round up the usual suspects November 5, 2024MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports So, who framed Sam Sentinel? The answer to that would be no one. The Fort Hill Sentinels unknowingly had an ineligible player on the roster and have forfeited the five wins the player played in this season. So then, who anonymously blew the whistle on Fort Hill the day before…cheyenne