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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

Safety Sean Taylor (21) was shot and killed on Nov. 27, 2007. (Peter Lockley/The Washington Times) ** FILE **

Dan Snyder still feels the Sean Taylor pain

The Landon Collins signing -- six years, $84 million, with $45 million, mind you, of that guaranteed -- appears to be a Dan Snyder-driven move. It's a high-priced, high-profile early free agency attention-grabber.

March 14, 2019
FILE - In this July 9, 1969, file photo, New York Mets right-handed pitcher Tom Seaver makes a second-inning delivery against the Chicago Cubs at New York's Shea Stadium where he hurled a one-hitter in a 4-0 victory. Seaver has been diagnosed with dementia and has retired from public life. The family of the 74-year-old made the announcement Thursday, March 7, 2019, through the Hall and said Seaver will continue to work in the vineyard at his home in California. (AP Photo/File)

Tom Seaver made being Mets fan cool

The news last week that 74-year-old Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver is suffering from dementia and is retiring from public life shook the city of New York and Mets fans, both of whom have been given a lifetime of memories by one of the greatest right-handed hurlers to ever pick up a baseball.

March 10, 2019
Courtesy of Monumental Sports and Entertainment. ** FILE **

Steve Buckhantz a Wizards feature that works

Ted Leonsis seems to have found a way to get the dwindling, diminished, demolished Washington Wizards fanbase fired up and passionate about something: The boss is considering cutting loose perhaps the only good thing about the basketball team.

March 7, 2019
Washington Nationals' Patrick Corbin (46) pitches in the first inning against the Atlanta Braves in a spring baseball exhibition game, Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, in Kissimmee, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) **FILE**

Nationals pitchers a club of Tommy John surgery success stories

No one wants to be in this club that doesn't have to be. Still, the days when a torn ulnar collateral ligament was a career-ender are fading faster than ever, and there are few clubhouses where that is more evident than here in the Nationals locker room.

February 26, 2019
Washington Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon hit .308, and had 44 doubles, 24 home runs and 92 RBI last season. He is a free agent after this season. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Anthony Rendon’s free agency won’t be Bryce Harper-esque

This sequel will be different. Rendon, 28, is no more at ease with the media attention -- he would rather chew broken glass than do a press conference -- than Harper, but there were no threats to walk out. There was a recognition of responsibility.

February 20, 2019
FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2018, file photo, Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder walks the sidelines before an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in Tampa, Fla. (Jeff Haynes/AP Photo, File) **FILE**

Dan Snyder the ‘peddler’ can’t sell a Redskins stadium

No one wants to stand next to Snyder these days, save those getting paid to do so. His public image has never been lower. It's as if the years of losing, the heavy-handed mismanagement and the long list of other issues -- including the controversial Redskins name -- are finally dragging under a franchise that was once an NFL showcase.

February 17, 2019
Maryland forward Bruno Fernando (23) gestures in front of Purdue center Matt Haarms during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, in College Park, Md. Fernando contributed 12 points to Maryland's 70-56 win. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

Maryland Terrapins will be able to play with anyone come March

That Maryland team we saw in the second half on Tuesday is a second-weekend tournament team. Those players who dominated the floor in the final 20 minutes against the Boilermakers could -- and should -- find their way to at least the Sweet 16 in March.

February 14, 2019
FILE - In this Oct. 5, 1966, file photo, Baltimore Orioles teammates Frank Robinson, left, and Brooks Robinson pose after leading the Baltimore Orioles to a 5-2 win in the opening game of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, in Los Angeles. Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, the first black manager in Major League Baseball and the only player to win the MVP award in both leagues, has died. He was 83. Robinson had been in hospice care at his home in Bel Air. MLB confirmed his death Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019.(AP Photo/File)

Frank Robinson, Brooks Robinson set tone for O’s

At a time of often bitter confrontation between black and white America, Frank Robinson, a black baseball player, and Brooks Robinson, a white baseball player, forged a friendship that would last a lifetime.

February 10, 2019