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Thom Loverro

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 Commanders defensive end Chase Young (99) warms up before an NFL football game against the New York Giants on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

LOVERRO: Unfulfilled promise of Chase Young epitomizes franchise’s futility

The Commanders, with a couple of moves that indicate new owner Josh Harris has big changes in mind, let Chase Young go for a third-round 2024 draft choice after dealing fellow defensive end Montez Sweat -- who was also in the last year of his contract -- to the Chicago Bears for a second-rounder.

November 1, 2023
Washington Commanders head coach Ron Rivera pauses while speaking to members of the media at the end of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, in Landover, Md. Eagles won 38-31. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

LOVERRO: Loss to Eagles shows what Commanders are missing on sidelines

Eric Bieniemy created a game plan that allowed Howell to get rid of the ball quickly in a shorter, less ambitious, passing game, and the 23-year-old quarterback made the most of it, completing 39 passes for 397 yards, four touchdowns and one costly interception that led to an Eagles touchdown.

October 29, 2023
Capitals fans in the stands before an NHL game against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., January 8, 2023. (Photo by Billy Sabatini) **FILE**

LOVERRO: Capitals vital to keeping downtown D.C. area around arena alive

The streets around Capital One Arena will be filled Friday night with fans dressed in red to celebrate the home opener of the Washington Capitals. The times that thousands of visitors are downtown in the District are rarer and rarer in the aftermath of COVID-19 and the changes that have affected commuting into the city.

October 12, 2023
Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper reacts after hitting a three run home run during the third inning of Game 3 of a baseball NL Division Series against the Atlanta Braves Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

LOVERRO: Harper has become the hero Philadelphia always wanted

The former Washington Nationals star has become everything that was expected of him when he was on the cover of Sports Illustrated at the age of 16. He is everything we thought he would be when he was selected by the Washington Nationals as the first pick in the 2010 baseball draft.

October 11, 2023
Baltimore third baseman Brooks Robinson makes a diving catch for a line drive hit by Cincinnati Reds' Johnny Bench to end the sixth inning of a baseball game, Oct. 13, 1970, in Baltimore. Robinson, whose deft glovework and folksy manner made him one of the most beloved and accomplished athletes in Baltimore history, has died, according to a joint announcement by the Orioles and his family Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. (AP Photo, File) **FILE**

LOVERRO: Zimmerman says Brooks Robinson still the gold standard at third

After a game in 2013 where Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman was charged with an error, he voiced his displeasure on the scoring. "I would never complain about a play, but that's not an error," he told reporters. "I don't know if they have Brooks Robinson as a scorekeeper here or what."

October 5, 2023
Washington Commanders quarterback Sam Howell (14) leads the offense back onto the field against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pa., October 1, 2023. (Photo by Brian Murphy for the Washington Times)

LOVERRO: Sometimes when you lose, you really win

No one left Philadelphia on Sunday embarrassed. Angry, maybe, at a lost "opportunity" that, to be honest, few expected to be there. But it's a different conversation now about this team and its possibilities, even more so than their two wins over Arizona and Denver the first two weeks of the season.

October 2, 2023