(BALTIMORE – August 2, 2026) – Let’s get one thing straight from the start: I am not presenting myself as Baltimore’s leading sports statistician. I don’t claim to be a standard sports reporter.
If you want somebody who has Baltimore sports on lock today, I refer you to Troy Hackley, the man behind Urban Sports Beat. Troy has spent years covering our athletes—from Little League and youth programs to high school, college and beyond.
Back in the day, the standard was the legendary Sam Lacy of the AFRO-American Newspapers. Beginning in 1944, Lacy spent nearly 60 years at the AFRO documenting Black athletes, confronting segregation and advocating for the integration of professional sports…