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Thom Loverro

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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

In this Oct. 6, 2019, file photo, fans watch play between the Washington Redskins and the New England Patriots during the second half of an NFL football game, in Landover, Md. A new name must still be selected for the Washington Redskins football team, one of the oldest and most storied teams in the National Football League, and it was unclear how soon that will happen. But for now, arguably the most polarizing name in North American professional sports is gone at a time of reckoning over racial injustice, iconography and racism in the U.S. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) **FILE**

LOVERRO: No one can be surprised at latest dysfunction

The aura of self-destruction that has engulfed this franchise since Dan Snyder purchased the team more than 20 years ago has never been stronger. Like the Blob running through a small Pennsylvania town, it is consuming everything in its path.

July 16, 2020
FILE- In this Dec. 24, 1972, file photo, Washington Redskins coach George Allen waves to fans at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium in Washington as he leaves the field following the team's 16-3 win over the Green Bay Packesr in an NFL playoff game. At left is linebacker Harold McLinton. Washington’s NFL team will get rid of the name "Redskins" on Monday, July 13, according to multiple reports. It’s unclear when a new name will be revealed for one of the league’s oldest franchises. The team launched a "thorough review" of the name July 3.(AP Photo, File)

This isn’t good-bye, team you love left long ago

This team hasn't been the "Redskins" for quite some time, not the team you fell in love with. It's like seeing a version of the Temptations live without one single living member on stage who originally sang "Ball of Confusion." But you still love the songs. You still love hearing "Cloud Nine" and "My Girl," though.

July 13, 2020
Agence France-Presse / Getty Images Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa fascinated baseball fans with their pursuit of Roger Maris' record in 1998.

Mark McGwire-Sammy Sosa saving baseball pure myth

It's disturbing that with the passage of time we seem to have learned nothing from the history of one of the biggest frauds perpetuated on the American sports public. Not only are we still seemingly ignorant of the truth, but blissfully so.

June 16, 2020
FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2019, file photo, Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg smiles during a media availability at Nationals Park in Washington. Baseball’s amateur draft this week will look much different because of the coronavirus pandemic, and more permanent changes could be coming soon. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Stephen Strasburg: Clear skies after decade in storm

Everyone who saw Stephen Strasburg's major league debut would come away with a story, including the 14 Pittsburgh Pirates struck out over the seven innings pitched by the celebrated 21-year-old rookie. For Strasburg himself, the game was the beginning of a decade-long storm of lofty expectations.

June 9, 2020
Multi-millionaire Jack Kent Cooke, poses outside The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., the sports palace he's building as the home base of his Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Kings, Nov. 7, 1967. Dedication of the $16 million edifice is set for Dec. 30. (AP Photo/Harold Filan) **FILE**

Jack Kent Cooke legacy in two opposites

Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer has closed on his deal to buy the fabulous Forum from Madison Square Garden for $400 million, with the intent of using it for concerts and other events while building an arena for his Clippers basketball team, who now share the Staples Center with the Lakers.

May 19, 2020
FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2010, file photo, Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan, right, talks with his son offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan during NFL football training camp at Redskins Park in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Drafts more fantasy than reality under Snyder

It's 2020, and time again for the Redskins' 10-year fantasy draft -- the fantasy that created hopes and dreams for a new day at Redskins Park in 2010 and the fantasy that created hopes and dreams for a new day at Redskins Park in 2000.

April 22, 2020
Locked gates and empty walkways are shown at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, home of the Baltimore Orioles baseball team, on what was to be opening day March 26, 2020, in Baltimore, Md. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Baltimore Orioles, other franchises face brutal test

Nobody really knows what the world will look like when we believe it is safe to live without fear of the deadly coronavirus. We can reasonably conclude that not everything will simply pick up where it left off before we hid in our homes.

April 14, 2020
Quarterback Tom Brady has four wins against Washington in five regular-season games in his career with New England, where he'll soon leave as a free agent. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Redskins once took down Tom Brady before he rose to greatness

Yes, that's right -- the Redskins made Brady's life miserable on Sept. 28, 2003 at FedEx Field (attendance reported at 83,632), defeating the Patriots, 20-17. That hasn't happened often to New England, and Brady wouldn't let it happen again against Washington.

March 17, 2020