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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

John Mara, owner of the New York Giants, speaks to reporters in East Rutherford, N.J., Monday, Dec. 4, 2017. The Giants made a rare in-season house cleaning, firing coach Ben McAdoo and general manager Jerry Reese on Monday, less than a year after the team made the playoffs for the first time since 2011. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

John Mara, Giants blow handling of Eli Manning

In this era, coaches need to check with team PR people to understand how to best handle a delicate process like benching a QB who won two Super Bowls. The Giants and Ben McAdoo did not. A mess followed.

December 5, 2017
Washington Redskins head coach Jay Gruden stands on the sideline during an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)

Midnight for the Cinder-Skins: The party is over

It was bound to happen -- sooner or later, the carriage that was pulling the Washington Redskins this season would turn into a pumpkin, the dress Cinderella was wearing would turn into rags.

December 3, 2017
Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally)

Max Scherzer adds luster to city’s MLB legacy

Some of Max Scherzer's contemporaries have better numbers in certain categories. But Scherzer has excelled in one metric likely to trump all: three Cy Young awards -- and counting.

November 16, 2017
Multiple NFL owners reportedly already have been discussing the possibility of ejecting Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones from the league and forcing his forfeiture of the team. (Associated Press)

Jerry Jones isn’t going anywhere

The war between Jones and his fellow NFL owners is escalating -- in part because, I suspect that it wouldn't take much to convince the other owners to stick a fork in the Cowboys' big mouth owner. I suspect, save for Snyder, a blowhard like Jones doesn't endear loyalty.

November 14, 2017
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Case Keenum (7) greets fans after an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins in Landover, Md., Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017. The Vikings defeated the Redskins 38-30. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Home-field advantage a rarity for Snyder’s Redskins

You wouldn't have had to wait until Redskins fans were already sitting in traffic, fleeing the scene, to determine that the Redskins do not enjoy what is known as in other stadiums as home-field advantage. You could see it at kickoff, with about 15,000 empty seats and perhaps another 15,000 Vikings fans in purple.

November 12, 2017
Chicago White Sox catcher Carlton Fisk, left, chases Baltimore Orioles Al Bumbry toward first base after a dropped third strike in the first inning of Game 3 of the American League playoffs in Chicago, Oct. 7, 1983. Fisk tagged Bumbry out. (AP Photo/Bob Daugherty) **FILE**

Al Bumbry, former Oriole, learned lessons in Vietnam

Al Bumbry, like many who played in Baltimore, was brought up on the "Oriole Way," a philosophical approach to the craft of baseball that ran through the organization, particularly during the glory years. But it was in Vietnam that he learned about life and leadership.

November 9, 2017