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Thom Loverro

tloverro@washingtontimes.com

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

Washington Nationals pitcher Patrick Corbin, lowers his head as manager Dave Martinez, right, walks over during a pitching change in the sixth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers during Game 3 of a baseball National League Division Series on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, in Washington. Patting Corbin on the back Anthony Rendon (6). Corbin was charged with six of the Dodgers' seven runs in the inning. The Dodgers won 10-4. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Patrick Corbin relief stint goes off the rails

Sunday night's Game 3 loss pours a little cold water on the idea that the Nationals can paper over the holes in their bullpen by slipping in starters like Strasburg, Scherzer and Corbin as relief pitchers.

October 6, 2019
Los Angeles Dodgers' Gavin Lux hits a solo home run in the eighth inning against the Washington Nationals during Game 1 of baseball's National League Divisional Series on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

LOVERRO: Game 1 dominated by Dodgers

Patrick Corbin said he signed with Washington because he wanted the ball on the mound in a playoff game. On Thursday, though, it looked, early, as though he would have rather been just about anywhere else.

October 4, 2019
Houston Texans tight end Darren Fells (87) makes a touchdown reception in the second half during the American Football game between the Houston Texans and the Los Angeles Chargers at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, USA, 22 September 2019.

NFL teams fight for place in saturated L.A. market

The Los Angeles Dodgers' real competition isn't the NFL. It's the Los Angeles Lakers. No one else matters, really, which makes the city atypical of most sports markets, where NFL franchises reign.

October 3, 2019
Los Angeles Dodgers co-owner Stan Kasten, left, talks with manager Dave Roberts prior to the team's baseball game against the Colorado Rockies on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Stan Kasten has golden touch for Dodgers

Since Stan Kasten joined with Mark Walter to purchase the Dodgers in 2012, the franchise has won seven straight National League West division titles and the last two NL pennants. This year they finished 106-54.

October 2, 2019
Washington Nationals' Juan Soto gets a kiss from his father, Juan Jose Soto, right, after defeating the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 in a National League wild-card baseball game at Nationals Park, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Juan Soto gets biggest dance in Nationals’ wild card party

Soto wants to dance -- and dance he did Tuesday night, leading the Nationals to a dramatic comeback 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers to win the National League Wild Card Game and sending his team into the NL Division Series, where they will face the Los Angeles Dodgers.

October 2, 2019
Washington Redskins quarterback Dwayne Haskins speaks to reporters after an NFL football game against the New York Giants, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019, in East Rutherford, N.J. The Giants defeated the Redskins 24-3. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Dwayne Haskins cannot cure Redskins’ sickness

Coaches, quarterbacks and players come and go -- and none of them can fix a poisonous culture in which a rookie is inexplicably empowered before he ever steps foot at Redskins Park.

October 1, 2019
Washington Redskins quarterback Dwayne Haskins throws before an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears, Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Redskins quarterback argument could be epic

Here we are, three weeks into the NFL season, and we've got chaos and carnage surrounding the Washington Redskins already -- and we haven't even gotten to the signature Redskins controversy yet. The quarterback argument.

September 24, 2019
New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown ties his shoe during an NFL football practice, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) **FILE**

LeBron James project may have tough time finding humanity in all NFL stars

LeBron James wants to humanize football players through a project he has called the "Glass Helmet" -- the idea being that fans and the media have the opportunity to connect with these players as people, rather than as gladiators whose faces are obscured on the football field.

September 19, 2019
Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez stands in the dugout during the ninth inning of the teams baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Friday, Sept. 13, 2019, in Washington. Atlanta won 5-0. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Nats last chapter fairy tale or horror story

The fairy tale is this: A team that looked like an also-ran early on becomes Cinderella -- leading the major leagues with a 59-28 record over the next 88 games into September.

September 17, 2019
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Devin Smith reaches out to make a catch and score against Washington Redskins cornerback Josh Norman (24) in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

LOVERRO: Time may be running out for defensive staff

For the second straight week, Washington's defense, after a brief early game flirtation with success, wound up being the HOV lane for the opponent's offense, as the Cowboys rolled up 474 yards of offense -- 435 of it after the first quarter.

September 15, 2019
This Oct. 21, 2018 photo shows a general view of FedEx Field in Landover, Md. FedEx Field is a concrete relic of stadiums past with a clock ticking on its status as an NFL building. The Washington Redskins’ training camp home away from home is only six years old and yet it appears to be on borrowed time. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally, file)

Redskins have lost their home-field edge

Expect excitement in the crowd at Sunday's Redskins home opener. After all, the Dallas Cowboys are in town, and their noisy fans will likely swarm Ghost Town Field.

September 12, 2019
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady passes against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first half an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

NFL glory days and the league’s future

ESPN put together a list of the greatest players in NFL history that, remarkably, pays homage to players who were on the field 40, 50 years ago -- or more. But what does that say about the state of the modern game?

September 10, 2019
Washington Redskins' Adrian Peterson greets a fan before an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Adrian Peterson decision could haunt Gruden

All Washington needed in their first possession of that third quarter was to move the chains. Would Peterson have made a difference? I don't know. But I know he has in the past.

September 8, 2019