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Thom Loverro

Thom Loverro has been a professional journalist since 1977, working for a number of newspapers, including eight years as a news editor and reporter for The Baltimore Sun, where he covered government, politics, and crime. He moved into sports writing when he joined The Washington Times in 1992. He moved to The Washington Examiner as a sports columnist in 2009 and returned to The Washington Times in 2013, where he is currently the lead sports columnist.

Columns by Thom Loverro

LOVERRO: An unfortunately Commanders-esque start to the season

So what happened to Sam Mills III? He left for Canton last week to attend his late father's posthumous induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as the Washington Commanders defensive line coach and returned to Ashburn to find out he was fired.

August 11, 2022

LOVERRO: Vin Scully, Gil Hodges and a Hall of Fame oversight (finally) fixed

Vin Scully reading the phone book would be something, regardless of where you are on any spectrum.

August 10, 2022

Add Soto to list of Nationals sent away too soon and forced to leave memories behind

All Nationals fans have left of Juan Soto, the 23-year-old superstar who was traded Tuesday, is just more material for the scrapbook that fans carry in the hearts and minds that connects them to the players they fall in love with on the field, only to watch them leave.

August 2, 2022

LOVERRO: Bill Russell built his legacy off the court from life lessons

Bill Russell will no longer walk this earth, but his words and deeds will resonate for years to come.

August 1, 2022

LOVERRO: The weight on Rivera’s shoulders is inevitably about much more than football

Rivera's right, there's a football team to be curious about -- if we could just look past the train wrecks, multi-car pileups, collapsing buildings and falling pianos that also come with trying to follow the Commanders.

July 28, 2022

LOVERRO: Brig Owens ceremony a celebration fit for a leader both on the field and in life

Those who were fortunate enough to know Brig Owens will gather Tuesday at the Kennedy Center to celebrate his life. It was a life worth celebrating. He was a force in the Washington community long after his NFL career ended in 1977.

July 25, 2022

LOVERRO: Lerners, who won by losing before, double-down on futility

When I arrived at the Washington Nationals' spring training earlier this year in West Palm Beach, I wrote about how the clubhouse had the feel of the 2008 season -- extra lockers, unrecognizable players and last-gasp veterans looking to extend their careers.

July 21, 2022

LOVERRO: Selling off Soto to contender now may be best Nationals can do

Soto, 23, who is earning $17 million this year as an arbitration-eligible player, reportedly wants it all -- the long-term security and the biggest annual paycheck. Who wouldn't?

July 17, 2022

LOVERRO: Greatest players list omissions just latest of Commanders’ embarrassments

The latest Commanders embarrassment is the rollout of their 90 Greatest franchise players list as part of their celebration of the 90th year of the team, going back to 1932 in Boston.

July 14, 2022

LOVERRO: Former Redskin answers calling to guide ‘fatherless’ inmates

Pastor and former Redskins defensive tackle Tim Johnson had little knowledge of the world of Rikers, but he believed he was being called there.

July 13, 2022

LOVERRO: It’s time for Hall of Fame voters to right the wrong done to Jacoby

It's hard to imagine former Redskins offensive tackle Joe Jacoby not being one of those three senior finalists on this year's Pro Football Hall of Fame ballot. Then it is time to right the wrong that was done for years when Jacoby was passed over on the modern era ballot.

July 11, 2022

LOVERRO: The Allen-Snyder feud continues to take a toll on the franchise

It seems like every word of every sentence of every story that comes out of the House Oversight and Reform Committee's investigation into the Washington Commanders paints a more troubling picture of Dan Snyder than before.

July 7, 2022

LOVERRO: Christy Martin survived life in the ring and a brush with death outside it

Christy Martin had already taken care of business the night of June 28, 1997, at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, stopping Andrea DeShong in seven rounds.

June 29, 2022

LOVERRO: No more franchise, no more team, only Snyder and doom

Dan Snyder has consumed the Washington football franchise. There is no team. No Commanders. We certainly know the Redskins don't exist anymore. Snyder might as well have changed his organization's name to the Washington Enrons.

June 27, 2022

LOVERRO: House panel ready to hold Dan Snyder accountable

Dan Snyder might want to stay out of the country floating around the world on his yacht. He may not own the Washington Commanders for much longer. Skipper Dan the Sailor Man didn't own the Commanders on Wednesday. The House Oversight and Reform Committee did.

June 22, 2022

LOVERRO: Nationals’ presence causing Orioles’ demise is an Angelos family myth

There is any number of reasons for the demise of the Orioles franchise that have had far more impact than the presence of the Nationals. The most obvious, of course, is the incompetence of the Baltimore franchise under Angelos ownership.

June 20, 2022

LOVERRO: Wentz may have the cash, Heinicke still has something money can’t buy

Money -- it's why Heinicke has practically zero chance to compete for the job that he had last year, even if, by most accounts, he overachieved in that role.

June 16, 2022

LOVERRO: Don’t count on a quick Nationals sale, that’s not the Lerners’ style

The Lerners have a well-earned reputation for driving a steep bargain when it comes to potential business partners. It's a hard-nosed approach to negotiation that has served the family well, considering that Ted Lerner's net worth in 2022, according to Forbes, was $4 billion.

June 14, 2022

LOVERRO: Del Rio’s free speech costly for Commanders

The stadium was dead already in the city, despite Mayor Muriel Bowser's support. But Voodoo Jack's comments cost those who are still trying to salvage that effort. It cost the Commanders political capital in the city, where they have none.

June 9, 2022

LOVERRO: Horford’s success with Celtics reminds fans of Wizards’ failures

If you are a true Wizards fan, well-versed in the missteps that have kept this franchise from climbing out of its grave, it has to be doubly painful to watch Al Horford in a Celtics uniform. Horford could have been the game-changer for Washington.

June 7, 2022

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