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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

A Thursday Night Football cameraman is shown on the sidelines during the first half of an NFL football game between the Baltimore Ravens and Tampa Bay Buccaneers Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

LOVERRO: NFL finds another way to stick its fingers in fans’ wallets

If you want to watch the Kansas City Chiefs and the Taylor Swiftettes face the Miami Dolphins on Saturday night, you'll have to buy a Peacock streaming subscription to watch. This one should go down in history as "The Greed Bowl," remembered for the avarice of NFL owners.

January 11, 2024
Washington Commanders head coach Ron Rivera speaks to reporters after an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

LOVERRO: Wrong from the start

So where did Ron Rivera go wrong? You could make the case that it was the minute he accepted a phone call from Washington owner Dan Snyder.

December 26, 2023
Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo, left, holds a jersey with Dylan Crews, the No. 2 overall pick in the Major League Baseball draft, during a media availability at Nationals Park, Saturday, July 22, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

LOVERRO: Nationals’ Rizzo joins DiMaggio, Marciano, Lombardi in Italian-American Sports Hall of Fame

Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo grew up in Chicago hearing stories from his father, the legendary scout Phil Rizzo, about Italian sports icons like Joe DiMaggio and Rocky Marciano. Now the younger Rizzo will take his place alongside DiMaggio, Marciano and other greats from his ethnic heritage when he is inducted Friday night into the Italian-American Sports Hall of Fame in his Chicago hometown.

December 14, 2023
The retired number of Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson is visible as a crowd watches the seventh inning of a baseball game between the Orioles and the Washington Nationals, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in Baltimore. Robinson died on Tuesday at the age of 86. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

LOVERRO: Sale of Nationals still tangled up in fate of the Orioles

The MASN television deal means the futures of both teams are linked. Any Nationals sale may have to wait until the Orioles have new owners and Major League Baseball orders the whole MASN deal scrapped as part of any sale agreement for the Baltimore franchise.

December 12, 2023