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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

Jonathan Papelbon was not an experiment of any kind

Thom Loverro says handcuffed general manager Mike Rizzo did the best he could in acquiring Papelbon, a well-liked teammate whose past strong playoff results presented a clear upgrade over Drew Storen.

August 14, 2016

Tim Tebow should pay attention to just how hard it is to reach major leagues

Recent Nationals call-up Brian Goodwin picked up his first MLB hit Wednesday after five years in the minor leagues. Thom Loverro wonders if Tebow understands how difficult it is to get that first hit.

August 11, 2016

Washington’s first preseason game will begin the Nate Sudfeld era

Thom Loverro says Thursday night's first preseason game will begin Sudfeld's journey as the QB in Washington because general manager Scot McCloughan wants to play his draft picks and pay multiple players, not just Kirk Cousins.

August 9, 2016

Alex Rodriguez, the Fraud of the Yankees, calls it quits

Thom Loverro didn't buy the redemption of Alex Rodriguez last year. He's sure not buying it now that Rodriguez is retiring to a cushy position with the organization until his enormous contract ends.

August 7, 2016

Baseball still trying to find firm ground at the Olympic Games

The sport has gone in and out of the Olympics for more than 100 years. Now coming back in 2020, Thom Loverro wonders how baseball can find a permanent home alongside other summer Olympic sports.

August 4, 2016

When some look at former Redskins GM Bobby Beathard, they see Scot McCloughan

Former players are drawing parallels between the architect of the Redskins' success in the 1980s and the approach of their current general manager, Thom Loverro says.

August 2, 2016

Once again, Nationals GM Mike Rizzo works an impressive trade

Acquiring Mark Melancon did not cost any of the Nationals' top prospects. Like the trade for Jonathan Papelbon a year ago, acquiring Melancon in this way was another shrewd move by Rizzo, Thom Loverro says.

July 31, 2016

Kirk Cousins enters camp as part of a different kind of QB controversy

The Redskins know who their starting quarterback will be, but that does not mean there aren't other issues around the position thanks to the lack of a long-term deal for Cousins.

July 28, 2016

NFL players’ union keeps on taking the hits in efforts to stand up to league

No players union has a tougher job fighting for its members than the NFL Players Association. Nobody is promised tomorrow on a football field. That is the leverage the league will always have over the union in any so-called labor war.

July 26, 2016

Ken Griffey Jr. not on a list of top 10 greatest baseball players is foolish

On the day that Ken Griffey Jr. was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, I thought it would be valid and appropriate to compile my personal top 10 list of all time -- especially since the kiddie corps at ESPN didn't think that Griffey was one of their top 10 of all time.

July 24, 2016

‘Who’s on First’ still bringing in the laughs at National Baseball Hall of Fame 60 years later

Sixty years ago, the gold record of the greatest comedy skit of all time -- "Who's on First" -- was donated to the hall, and remains part of the exhibits, playing continuously on speakers on the third floor of the museum as people pass through.

July 21, 2016

An undefeated season from Stephen Strasburg would bring attention and debate

Strasburg is 13-0. If he makes it to 20-0 with solid numbers, does he receive credit for doing something no one else has done, despite pitcher wins no longer considered a significant statistic?

July 19, 2016

Kirk Cousins found out what the Redskins thought of his value: Not much

Once the 2017 season arrives, after a year under the franchise tag, Cousins is likely to play where he is "wanted" most and that probably will not be Washington.

July 17, 2016

D.C. sports fans don’t need to prove anything

The Nationals crowd, as well as the team, is now being graded about how they will perform the rest of the season. Nationals manager Dusty Baker indicated while they watch a first-place team, the home crowd isn't exactly in first place.

July 14, 2016

Tim Duncan changed the NBA in a greater way than Kobe and LeBron

Thanks to Boston losing the 1997 draft lottery, Duncan landed in San Antonio where he helped prove small market teams could compete in the modern NBA.

July 12, 2016

20 years ago, Riddick Bowe and Andrew Golota fought in a fight no one won

It was one of the ugliest nights in a sport with no shortage of ugly moments. For 22 minutes, hooligans took over the Mecca of boxing and rioted from the ring to the cheap seats.

July 11, 2016

Bryce Harper not making baseball fun again by passing on Home Run Derby

The self-appointed Minister of Fun decided he's not going to participate in the home run derby during the all-star break. Where's the fun in that?

July 7, 2016

Kevin Durant signing with Golden State Warriors a business decision, nothing personal

It's OK that Kevin Durant's signing with the Golden State Warriors is a business decision. But don't pretend it's about some lofty personal goals.

July 5, 2016

Joe Don Looney’s place in history

Sonny Jurgensen and Billy Kilmer were both very familiar with former NFL running back Joe Don Looney, both having played with him -- Sonny in Washington and Billy in New Orleans.

July 3, 2016

Wizards fans should be lauded for loyalty, not blamed for Kevin Durant’s decisions

John Wall's comments about the Wizards' fan base has Thom Loverro wondering how the team's star can consider the fans of a consistently moribund franchise to blame for no KD2DC.

June 30, 2016

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