MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports “The University of Maryland,” it read, “invites you to unlock a world of learning, discovery and exploration at Maryland Day (Saturday, April 30). Take part of hundreds of family-friendly events and interactive exhibits during a daylong celebration and inspiring journey across campus.” My lifelong friend and classmate Bill Feeney and…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports When last we spoke of the NBA Playoffs, one of us spoke of Game 1 of the Boston Celtics-Brooklyn Nets opening-round series, which the Celtics won, 115-112. Well, since then, the Celtics won three more close ones to sweep the series. That in itself would not be surprising, given the…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports The #NFLTheTVShowAndSportsBook hosts one of its most important and most-watched television productions Thursday evening with its first installment of this year’s NFL Draft; or, as it is officially called by the TV Show and Sports Book, the Player Selection Meeting. Yeah, a meeting. Okay … but I’ll watch, even though…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports While watching the Washington Nationals play the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday, it occurred to me that just two weeks into this new baseball season I have already watched more Nats games on the suddenly poorly-run and poorly-owned MASN Sports Network than I did in the last 10 seasons. Not that…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports The Washington Commanders, that zany, madcap organization of #NFLTheTVShow misadventure, denied several not so zany or madcap allegations of financial impropriety in a letter sent Monday to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. According to the Associated Press, the 105-page letter including testimony, emails and other documents came as a response…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports The world of sports on an Easter weekend, right? While you weren’t in church, what did you see over the weekend that you liked or, maybe, didn’t like? What did I like? For beginners, it was another great spring weekend in College Park. The Maryland men’s lacrosse team, ranked No.…
“A hot dog at the ballpark is better than steak at the Ritz.” — Humphrey Bogart, Brooklyn Dodgers fan MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports Monday at Oriole Park at Camden Yards it was a case of two being even better, and since you asked, a loaded chili cheese dog, a classic frank with ketchup,…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports When last we met, we discussed the most memorable Opening Day experiences of my life as a baseball fan. Every Opening Day is memorable, of course, for various reasons, the biggest one being it marks a day and a moment of renewal – a renewal of hope for a new…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports Every Opening Day is different; every one of them is special. Some stay with you longer than others do and some are but a distant memory. The essence of Opening Day itself, however, lives in you forever. From 1981 until 1997, my friends and I made our annual pilgrimage to…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports Opening Day is Thursday, which is, of course, a very good thing. The Washington Nationals visit the refurbished and upgraded New York Mets, as Buck Showalter makes his MLB managerial return for New York, and the Pittsburgh Pirates host the St. Louis Cardinals, with both games being Thursday in the…
