MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports Robert Redford said, “The glory of art is that it can not only survive change, it can lead it.” Redford died on Wednesday at the age of 89. He was an actor, a director, a producer and the founder of the Sundance Institute and the Sundance Film Festival, as well…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports The news of the passing of Steve Luse remains difficult to process. When a wonderful man moves on from us, it leaves an enormous void. Steve’s gentleness, his kindness and his humor stay with you forever, and I haven’t been able to stop thinking of him. Steve, of course, was…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports Everybody’s talkin’ at Harbs He don’t hear a word they’re sayin’ Only the echoes of his mind People stoppin’, starin’ He can’t see their faces Only the shadows of their eyes Apologies to Harry Nilsson for the liberties, but three days later, everybody is still talking about the Buffalo…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports Prior to celebrating the 30th anniversary of Cal Ripken breaking Lou Gehrig’s consecutive-games record, the Baltimore Orioles and Orioles fans everywhere took time to remember Davey Johnson, who died Saturday after a long illness. Outside of Baltimore, Johnson is remembered most as being the brilliant manager of the 1986 world…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports Maryland enjoyed a season-opening 39-7 win over Florida Atlantic Saturday at SECU Stadium before a nice crowd of 35,000 considering it was Labor Day weekend. Maryland is a very young team this season, but also an enormously talented team. Head coach Michael Locksley brought in a nationally-ranked freshman class, and…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports With the Baltimore Orioles commemorating the 30th anniversary of Cal Ripken Jr. breaking Lou Gehrig’s consecutive-games streak prior to Saturday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the memories of those consecutive evenings when the record was tied, then broken, have been very alive lately. Ripken played his 2,131st consecutive game…
