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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

J.J. Watt leads a platoon of sports stars pitching in

The next time anyone tells you athletes are not role models, you might want to tell them how J.J. Watt stepped up for the stricken city of Houston.

August 31, 2017

Gruden, Redskins can’t afford another lost September

Four preseason games may not be enough for coach Jay Gruden to get his team ready. How about eight? Start the season in October?

August 29, 2017

Conor McGregor never a threat to Mayweather

The irony of Floyd Mayweather's exhibition Saturday night against mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor was that this was probably the most-Floyd like fight of all.

August 27, 2017

Floyd Mayweather, Conor McGregor and Saturday’s farce

There have been many attempts to find the right comparison for what undefeated boxing great Floyd Mayweather and mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor are purporting to do Saturday night in Las Vegas.

August 24, 2017

Fighting Nazis once as American as baseball itself

Walter Johnson and Babe Ruth got together in 1942 for something far more important than a regular season American League game.

August 22, 2017

Jay Gruden squads too often look unprepared

Yes, it's just preseason, but Saturday was much worse than the Ravens game. Jay Gruden was so desperate for any kind of offensive success that he kept the first team offense in the game long after the Packers' first-teamers had departed

August 20, 2017

Ryan Zimmerman’s comeback story is an enjoyable one

Zimmerman's rally from the last three seasons deserves to be talked about as much as Bryce Harper or any other player on the Nationals. Speaking of Harper, does Zimmerman think he will stay?

August 17, 2017

Even Derek Jeter can’t rescue baseball in Florida

And, while we're at it, Jeffrey Loria sure made out like a bandit, didn't he?

August 15, 2017

Jay Gruden again had the Redskins unprepared

Preseason delivers fake football, but last week brought up yet another instance when the Redskins were not prepared under Gruden's watch.

August 13, 2017

Colin Kaepernick story more than just anthem protest

If you are going to make your own rules, you better be really good at what you do. Colin Kaepernick isn't.

August 10, 2017

Kyrie Irving and his whacko flat earth theories

On the growing list of reasons for professional sports franchises not to employ athletes, I present to you: Kyrie Irving's flat earth theory.

August 8, 2017

Ted Leonsis wants more than new name on arena

Ted Leonsis had hoped for a big payday for the international naming rights for the Verizon Center

August 6, 2017

Reality check: Andrew Luck down, RG3 likely out

Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin were going to be the dynamic duo of the NFL, the future of the game, changing the position and rewriting the record books.

August 3, 2017

Matt Wieters deal contributed to Nationals’ bullpen woes

If Doolittle, Madson and Kintzler come up big, Nationals might be forgiven the offseason reach for catcher Matt Wieters.

August 1, 2017

Football’s dirty secret not so secret anymore

There is so much information available now about the risks and damage from playing football that it is almost too much to comprehend.

July 30, 2017

Colt McCoy, steady at No. 2, still thinks he can be No. 1

After years of early-career chaos in Cleveland, Colt McCoy appreciates the precision of Jay Gruden's system.

July 27, 2017

Washington D.C. no longer available to exploit for baseball relocation

For years, Washington was the stalking horse for teams seeking new ballparks. Washington built ballparks in Seattle, Houston and Pittsburgh. And now it's somebody else's turn.

July 25, 2017

O.J. Simpson set to return to ‘Vulture Era’ he helped make

In our twisted culture, perhaps it is only right that O.J. Simpson gets his chance to again take part in the "Vulture Era" he created.

July 23, 2017

Dan Snyder, Redskins won’t end up in Virginia

A new minor league ballpark? No. A new football stadium for the Washington Redskins? Are you serious? In Virginia, it's always "no."

July 20, 2017

Bruce Allen throws Cousins under bus on contract impasse

They called Bruce Allen the "Prince of Darkness" when he ran the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and this week he pulled out his poison pen to remind everyone why.

July 18, 2017

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Should we keep funding Israel? America’s $3.8 billion question New episode of The Dialogue