Matt Burke
Matt Burke is the sports editor and a columnist at Metro Boston. Prior to Metro, Burke was the sports editor at the Gloucester (Mass.) Daily Times, where he was nominated for several New England Newspaper & Press Association awards, including top sports column. His work has also appeared for CBS Sports, the Newburyport (Mass.) Daily News, the Eagle Tribune (Mass.), the North County Times (Calif.), Sports Illustrated on Campus and WHDH.com (Mass.). Burke received a B.A. in Journalism from UConn, where he covered two national championship basketball teams and two NCAA Final Fours (men in 2004, women in 2003). Burke was born and raised in Massachusetts, attending Pentucket High School. He also lived in San Diego for just over two years but missed being miserable in New England weather from November to March each year.
Patriots try to weather Amendola-Welker comparisons
Patriots try to weather Amendola-Welker comparisons
Rask ready to create new legacy with Bruins
Tuukka Rask ready to create new legacy with Bruins
Forbes: Belichick the second highest paid coach in sports
Forbes: Bill Belichick the second highest paid coach in sports
Perception isn’t total reality for ‘bully’ Red Sox
Perception isn’t total reality for ‘bully’ Red Sox
Playing the Field: ESPN layoffs and Sergio Garcia racism
ESPN layoffs and Sergio Garcia racism towards Tiger Woods
VIDEO: Golfer Fuzzy Zoeller’s racist comments about Tiger Woods in 1997
VIDEO: Golfer Fuzzy Zoeller’s racist comments about Tiger Woods
Bruins making it look easy, take 3-0 series lead over NY
Bruins making it look easy, take 3-0 series lead over NY
MLB Power Rankings: Yankees, Red Sox in top 5
MLB Power Rankings: Yankees, Red Sox in top 5
San Francisco and Houston awarded 2016 and 2017 Super Bowls
San Francisco and Houston awarded 2016 and 2017 Super Bowls
Playing the Field: List of cities that should host the Super Bowl
Playing the Field: List of cities that should host the Super Bowl