Not a great game, but a legit event MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports LSU star Angel Reese declared for the WNBA Draft on Wednesday, while Iowa star Caitlin Clark had declared much earlier, even though both players still have college eligibility. On the surface, Joe Everyman wonders why on earth either one of them would…
41 years later, Cinderella dances again MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports North Carolina State basketball clearly wins the prize as the winner of every year’s greatest sports weekend – the weekend baseball season begins and the NCAA Final Four teams are determined – as both the Wolfpack men’s and women’s teams clinched Final Four berths…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports It will be with a heavy heart that Baltimore gathers for today’s Opening Day at Camden Yards given the tragedy of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, obviously for the loss of life and for all that the Port of Baltimore means not only to Baltimore, but to the entire country.…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports Barring a last-minute transaction, there will be one rookie on the Baltimore Orioles Opening Day roster, but to the angst and outrage of a significant portion of the Orioles fanbase, that rookie will not be the rookie that all Orioles fans are excited to soon see in Baltimore. Which they…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports The legacy of Peter Angelos is complex to say the least, but it really shouldn’t be. He did so many good things for so many people who needed good things, fueled by his deep love for his hometown of Baltimore and the state of Maryland. As one of the most…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports Not lost in the cloak of the Seoul, South Korea darkness with which Major League Baseball opened its 2024 season was the news that the Los Angeles Dodgers fired Ippei Mizuhara, the interpreter and best buddy of international megastar Shohei Ohtani. Ohtani’s representatives have accused Ippei of engaging in “massive…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports Look, I watched the baseball game on Tuesday, and I, too, am delighted to say that, yes, it’s a very giddy time for anyone who roots for the Baltimore Orioles. But, please … let’s keep some perspective. Let’s not forget who we are. We see silly things on social…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports Came across “Moneyball” on television Sunday morning and it’s just one of those stop-what-you’re-doing movies, so I stopped what I was doing, which was nothing, even though I have seen it at least 10 times. If you like baseball movies, or so-called baseball movies, “Moneyball” is one of the best.…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports What a difference a year makes, huh? For Maryland and West Virginia men’s basketball. At this time last year, both Maryland and West Virginia, while on their way to being bumped from their respective conference tournaments, were still flying sky-high knowing they were sure-fire locks to make it to March…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports Don’t look now, but the Baltimore Orioles are currently 14-2 in Grapefruit League play, which is every bit as insignificant as the NFL-record 24-game preseason winning streak of the Baltimore Ravens, yet still seems to make John Harbaugh very proud. Whatever. The Orioles’ preseason success this spring is significant, though,…
