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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

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
FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2018 file photo, Washington Wizards guard John Wall (2) dribbles the ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game, in Washington. The Washington Wizards said point Wall will be sidelined for more than another year because he ruptured his left Achilles tendon after slipping and falling at home. The team said Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, that Wall’s tendon surgery has not been scheduled. He should be able to return to full basketball activity about a year after the operation. (AP Photo/Al Drago) ** FILE **

John Wall is out but will fans notice

The news that John Wall ruptured his Achilles following surgery he had weeks before is devastating. But this fan base may be so damaged that it's numb to such bad news.

February 6, 2019
New England Patriots' Duron Harmon (21) and head coach Bill Belichick celebrate after the NFL Super Bowl 53 football game against the Los Angeles Rams Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, in Atlanta. The Patriots won 13-2. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Bill Belichick legacy cemented with No. 6

The heavyweight matchup between the playoff-veteran New England Patriots and the newcomer Los Angeles Rams didn't pack many punches, at least not offensively. But, like a wily old boxer, Patriots coach Bill Belichick controlled the fight until the championship rounds -- the fourth quarter.

February 3, 2019
FILE - In this Jan. 23, 1991, file photo, New York Giants defensive coordinator Bill Belichick, center, goes over the defensive game plan with other coaches as they prepare for Super Bowl 25 against the Buffalo Bills, in Tampa, Fla. The Giants defeated the Bills 20-19 in Super Bowl 25 on Jan. 25, 1991. The top "D" almost always prevails against the top "O," going 5-1 so far when those teams meet to determine a champion _ even though each offense was led by a quarterback who is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame (or, in the most recent case, is expected to be). (AP Photo/File) **FILE**

Bill Belichick began his Super Bowl brilliance as a Giants assistant coach

Officially, the New England Patriots coach, who has also lost three Super Bowls, has five Super Bowl championships as a head coach, with three losses, and the record will show he will be going for his sixth NFL title in Sunday's Super Bowl LIII contest against the Los Angeles Rams. But if we chose to truly believe the evidence, the Giants' win over the Bills in Super Bowl XXV should be Belichick's win.

January 31, 2019