Terps saw what they somehow must be

MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports   Head coach Mike Locksley admitted that Maryland’s 42-28 loss at Indiana on Saturday was “a frustrating game,” and then said something he’s been heard to say quite a bit over the last three seasons – “It’s just one game.” Actually, it’s just two games now, as the home loss…

Orioles show true grit

MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports It happened later than it was supposed to happen but, given the circumstances, that it happened at all is the important thing and it will go into the books as quite the accomplishment. There is still much to be done by the end of the week, but the weight of…

Ravens have too many challenges

MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports It was as poor of a regular-season loss as we’ve seen in the John Harbaugh era, the Baltimore Ravens’ 26-23 loss to the visiting Las Vegas Raiders, beginning with the poor play of the offensive line, the defense’s inability to prevent wide receiver Davante Adams from single-handedly beating them (the…

Maryland-Virginia a natural

MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports During the same week the schools will face off in football for the second year in a row, Maryland and Virginia jointly announced on Wednesday that the schools have renewed the longest-played series in Maryland’s basketball history with the former ACC rIvals beginning a four-game series in the 2025-26 season…

Fort Hill-Dunbar still a thing

MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports It doesn’t seem possible that it’s been seven years since Dunbar and Fort Hill have played each other in football. That’s a seven-year itch, though, that will be scratched on Friday, 5 p.m., when the two meet at Morgan State University. It will be the first of two meetings in…