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- School’s out, all summer! June 10, 2025MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports Attended a high-school class meeting on Monday night, and a classmate mentioned how the last day of school was always the greatest day of our lives. Or so we thought. Actually, we weren’t wrong. As it happens, today is the last day of school, at least in Allegany County. I…cheyenne
- Steelers get their man June 9, 2025MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports The deed has been done. Some insist the dirty deed, which I semi-understand but don’t agree with, as quarterback Aaron Rodgers finally signed his contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers Saturday at the team’s training facility. The future Hall of Fame quarterback, who will turn 42 in December, and the Steelers…cheyenne
- Still no joy in Mudville June 4, 2025MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports There is a scene in the film “Patton,” the critically acclaimed 1970 biography of World War II hero General George S. Patton, in which Patton, played by George C. Scott, says, “I don’t know why, but the image of a bullet coming straight for my nose was more horrifying than…cheyenne
- Cry not for the NBA, or their little kings June 4, 2025MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports Not so long ago – actually, it was quite a few years ago – the NBA Finals was No. 3 on the appointment-viewing list for sports fans behind only the Super Bowl and the World Series. The NHL has always had the most famous trophy in sports, but the Stanley…cheyenne
- Why we love football on May 30 May 30, 2025MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports When all three of the major league baseball teams you follow stink, what do you do on May 30? You still follow them, but your eyes tend to turn to the NFL, because all three of the football teams in the area are pretty good. Even if it’s only May…cheyenne
- Steelers know it takes two to tango May 29, 2025MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports The NFL season starts in less than 100 days, or so we’ve been told, and with organized team activities (OTAs) underway, there seems to be an Aaron Rodgers sighting almost every day, yet no word as to the 41-year-old quarterback’s availability to serve as the Pittsburgh Steelers starter for the…cheyenne
- Memorial Day can tell a team’s truth May 27, 2025MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports The “O!” was heard loud and proud during two different renditions of the Star Spangled Banner in two different stadiums on Memorial Day – at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts, before the University of Maryland fell to Cornell, 13-10, in the NCAA men’s lacrosse national championship game, and at Camden…cheyenne
- Elias says he’s adept to adapt; we’ll see May 22, 2025MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports Baltimore Orioles executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias addressed the media on Tuesday for the first time since firing manager Brandon Hyde on Saturday. Elias said the change was made in light of the Orioles’ poor performance for the better part of the past calendar year. A new…cheyenne
- Cowardly act of a cowardly commissioner May 21, 2025MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports This not just in, but also last week, just prior to the Preakness (what a race!) and to the 2025 Baltimore Orioles (who lost us at hello) imploding, Major League Baseball Commissioner (Gak!) Rob Manfred announced he was lifting the permanent ban from baseball of the late Pete Rose, and…cheyenne
- Trust the process? May 19, 2025MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports In John W. Miller’s extraordinary book about the extraordinary Earl Weaver, “The Last Manager: How Earl Weaver Tricked, Tormented, and Reinvented Baseball,” MIller wrote, “During the era of the baseball manager, fans and front offices believed you needed one of these larger-than-life leaders to build a great baseball team…cheyenne