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LOVERRO: World Series offers blueprint for winning on a budget. Nationals should take note
We've got the low-income World Series starting Friday between two teams that combined don't spend as much money as the defending World Series champion did this year in hopes of winning a third straight crown.
LOVERRO: Another Commanders' loss, served up with fava beans and a nice Chianti
The taste of the historically bizarre ending of the New York Giants game still sits in the mouths of Washington Commanders fans -- "Cheap and metallic, like sucking on a greasy coin," as Hannibal Lecter said to Clarice Starling in "The Silence of the Lambs."
LOVERRO: Boneheaded mistake leaves mark on Quinn, Blough and, yes, even Daniels
The Zapruder film of the NFL -- what happened when the Commanders let the clock expire in overtime Sunday instead of attempting the winning field goal in the 27-27 tie with the New York Giants -- has led to debates over who was responsible for perhaps the biggest bonehead play in NFL history.
LIV Golf players face another deadline with their future in golf at stake
For the second time in nine months, players who took the Saudi riches of LIV Golf are facing a tight deadline on their future. The first was a lot easier to ignore.
LOVERRO: Plenty of blame to share, but buck stops with Dan Quinn
It may be time for Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris to fire up that high-powered search committee of his again. You know, the one that scoured the earth and worked around the clock to find the coach who would lead this franchise out of the abyss, only to hire Dan Quinn?
LOVERRO: Ovechkin gets his farewell tour, but his devotion to Putin leaves blood on the ice
Alex Ovechkin has publicly supported Vladimir Putin for more than a decade, but with few repercussions or media criticism, the story too messy for many.
LOVERRO: Signing ace pitcher Cavalli a front-office win for Nationals
Washington Nationals ace Cade Cavalli last week signed what one of baseball's most aggressive agents might call a "snuff contract" -- a franchise-friendly deal that could dramatically undercut future earnings for the player.
Presidents Cup has more matches and the result has been a lopsided series for the Americans
The Presidents Cup has been more of an exhibition than a competition, and the PGA Tour is partially to blame for that.
LOVERRO: Asking Daniels to carry team had Commanders playing on borrowed time
Washington's best player went down on coach Dan Quinn's foolish goal-line gamble with three seconds left in the first half of a 37-20 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
LOVERRO: Ovechkin's disheartening, demoralizing connection to Putin
I'm sort of surprised by the furor this latest Ovechkin public support of Putin has generated. He's been doing this since at least 2017.
LOVERRO: When the game is on the line, dance with the one that brought you
In the classic film "Hoosiers," with the score tied at 40-40 and seconds left on the clock, Hickory gets possession of the ball and calls time out. They huddle around their coach, Norman Dale, who gives them to play he believes will win the game:
LOVERRO: No need to toss dirt on Commanders' grave before season begins
I'm not ready to bury the Washington Commanders this season.
New book offers glimpse into corporate rise of Commanders owner Harris
A big book coming out Tuesday about the rise of Apollo Global Management and its controversial billionaire cofounder, Leon Black, has a considerable amount about Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris -- Black's former business partner and also a cofounder of Apollo.
LOVERRO: One sports journalism win, one sports journalism black eye
It's been quite a couple of days in the diminishing world of sports journalism.
LOVERRO: In football's game of numbers, there is none more wrenching than this one
Every one of the football players banging heads on the field last week was hoping for the chance to do so for a living. What some of them got instead was a few hits closer to dying.
LOVERRO: Commanders' woeful offensive line haunted by Rivera's roster choices
The Ron Rivera roster that general manager Adam Peters and coach Dan Quinn inherited was so deeply devoid of talent that it will take more than the three drafts and free agencies that they have overseen since taking over in 2024 to build a competitive foundation for this team.
LOVERRO: Small sample raises big questions about protecting Daniels
Well, that was a wasted trip to Detroit for the Commanders. Hope they had some time to at least squeeze in a visit to the Motown Museum.
LOVERRO: Silly flap over No. 5 jersey splashes a little mud in the face of the franchise
Quarterback Jayden Daniels has been the biggest distraction for the organization during Commanders training camp. Or, more specifically, the business of Jayden Daniels.
LOVERRO: A Nationals surrender only smartest fans will appreciate
I was on vacation at the beach when the baseball trading deadline came and went. I didn't follow it closely, but I had a feeling that the Washington Nationals did something when the carcasses of Nationals fans started washing up on shore.
Woodland's toughest year recovering from brain surgery is also his proudest
Gary Woodland has strong memories of Bellerive, the closest tournament to his Kansas home. He led the 2018 PGA Championship after 18 and 36 holes and started the final round two shots out of the lead, his first Sunday in a major playing alongside Tiger Woods.