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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

Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett greets Washington Redskins head coach Jay Gruden after an NFL football game against in Landover, Md., Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017. The Dallas Cowboy defeated the Washington Redskins 33-19. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Soggy Redskins-Cowboys rivalry lacks fire of old

The rivalry between the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys used to be "to the bone," Redskins Hall of Fame receiver Charley Taylor once told me. "To the marrow." Now it's boneless.

October 29, 2017
Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo speaks during a news conference before Game 4 of baseball's National League Division Series against the Chicago Cubs, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) ** FILE **

Dusty Baker’s ouster came from the top

Firing Dusty Baker was an ownership decision, Thom Loverro says. At what point will general manager Mike Rizzo stop taking the public lumps for them?

October 20, 2017
Washington Nationals fans watch the action during Game 5 of baseball's National League Division Series against the Chicago Cubs, at Nationals Park, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017 in Washington. The Cubs won 9-8 and won the series. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

To be a fan in D.C. is to embrace heartache

It was a subdued crowd, but who would expect much more from the seventh game of an 82-game schedule that no one should expect to lead to anything -- other than, perhaps, something like a 9-8 Game 5 loss to the Cubs. A 115-105 Game 7 loss to the Boston Celtics. A 19-10 season-ending loss to the New York Giants. Or, of course, a 2-0 Game 7 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

October 19, 2017
Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) carries the ball toward the end zone a touchdown as San Francisco 49ers defensive end Solomon Thomas (94) looks on during the second half of an NFL football game in Landover, Md., Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Sunday’s game adds to Shanahan’s case for Cousins

Here's Kyle Shanahan's case for Kirk Cousins to come play for him next season: "Kirk, I nearly just beat your heavily favored team on the road with a kid fresh out of college who had barely stepped on an NFL football field. Imagine what the two of us can do together."

October 15, 2017
Washington Nationals left fielder Jayson Werth misses the ball on a double by Chicago Cubs' Addison Russell during the sixth inning of Game 5 of a baseball National League Division Series, at Nationals Park, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

LOVERRO: Meltdown all-too-familiar for Washington fans

It was a $230 million Scott Boras meltdown production, as his two clients, Scherzer and Wieters, combined for a series of plays that I might say was a comedy of errors, but there was nothing funny about it

October 13, 2017
The American Flag is displayed on the field as Luke Bryan sings the national anthem before the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Solve crisis by taking players out of the patriotism business

Whatever the reasons were for the NFL and the Defense Department to get into the patriotism business together, those reasons have been drowned by the debate over players kneeling in protest during the playing of the national anthem before the start of NFL games.

October 12, 2017
Expediting entry is one of the goals for Capital One Arena. Fans have often complained about lines jutting out toward F Street. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Laurene Powell Jobs and the sound of change

Monumental Sports -- owners of the Capitals, Wizards, Mystics, Capital One Arena and numerous other assets of note -- had a new investor. Not just another investor -- but a rock star, someone with deep pockets.

October 10, 2017
Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper watches his two-run homer in the eighth inning in Game 2 of baseball's National League Division Series against the Chicago Cubs, at Nationals Park, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

LOVERRO: Nationals make case for old-school baseball

But if you listened closely enough, you heard cheers for the Nationals Saturday from those around the country in the baseball industry who make their living in hotel rooms at Super 8s and Rodeway Inns, in places like Bozeman, Montana, and Clayton, Alabama.

October 8, 2017
Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg throws against the Chicago Cubs in the seventh inning of Game 1 of baseball's National League Division Series, at Nationals Park, Friday, Oct. 6, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

LOVERRO: Nationals waste a Strasburg gem

It was fun at Nationals Park, and then it wasn't. This was Nationals crowd that came to play -- the stands were surprisingly devoid of large amounts of Cubs fans -- and with each Stephen Strasburg strikeout, the energy grew.

October 6, 2017
Washington Nationals manager Dusty Baker looks on before a baseball game against the New York Mets Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

Dusty Baker’s extension should be simple, Nationals

Is there any scenario in which Dusty Baker is in the final days as the Nationals manager? Of course there is -- if you consider the track record of the Nationals owners when it comes to how much they value their managers.

October 1, 2017
In this Sept. 12, 2016, file photo, San Francisco 49ers safety Eric Reid (35) and quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) kneel during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

LOVERRO: NFL has alienated fans on all sides

The eyes have left the prize, and the debate is off the rails. It's being called the "anthem" protest by much of the media, and the message that Colin Kaepernick said he was trying to deliver -- protesting injustice, racism, police brutality -- has been buried.

September 28, 2017