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Thom Loverro

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

Matt Wieters deal contributed to Nationals’ bullpen woes

If Doolittle, Madson and Kintzler come up big, Nationals might be forgiven the offseason reach for catcher Matt Wieters.

August 1, 2017

Football’s dirty secret not so secret anymore

There is so much information available now about the risks and damage from playing football that it is almost too much to comprehend.

July 30, 2017

Colt McCoy, steady at No. 2, still thinks he can be No. 1

After years of early-career chaos in Cleveland, Colt McCoy appreciates the precision of Jay Gruden's system.

July 27, 2017

Washington D.C. no longer available to exploit for baseball relocation

For years, Washington was the stalking horse for teams seeking new ballparks. Washington built ballparks in Seattle, Houston and Pittsburgh. And now it's somebody else's turn.

July 25, 2017

O.J. Simpson set to return to ‘Vulture Era’ he helped make

In our twisted culture, perhaps it is only right that O.J. Simpson gets his chance to again take part in the "Vulture Era" he created.

July 23, 2017

Dan Snyder, Redskins won’t end up in Virginia

A new minor league ballpark? No. A new football stadium for the Washington Redskins? Are you serious? In Virginia, it's always "no."

July 20, 2017

Bruce Allen throws Cousins under bus on contract impasse

They called Bruce Allen the "Prince of Darkness" when he ran the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and this week he pulled out his poison pen to remind everyone why.

July 18, 2017

Kirk Cousins has been ready to move on for years

If Monday, July 17, comes and goes without a long-term contract agreement between Kirk Cousins and the Washington Redskins, it will mean that the quarterback is one step closer to the goal he set for himself after he was drafted behind Robert Griffin III in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL draft.

July 16, 2017

Kirk Cousins may not be just about the money

Players often make that claim, but, in the end, money is their priority. Thom Loverro thinks Cousins just may be telling the truth when he says cash is not his main concern.

July 13, 2017

Bryce Harper and his teammates provide a Nationals flavor at the All-Star Game

Washington's five representatives this season show how far the organization has come since the days of sending one little-known player to the festivities.

July 11, 2017

Kirk Cousins, Bryce Harper… Otto Porter the rich athletes in Washington?

Otto Porter as Washington's highest-paid athlete? Sure. Why not? D.C. is happy to hand out the money, championship seasons be damned.

July 9, 2017

Satchel Paige and the dictator: Baseball in the Caribbean

Satchel Paige remains a powerful reminder of what much of America missed out on when the major league game was segregated for half of the 20th century.

July 6, 2017

Denny McClain recalls ‘hell’ year in Washington

Longtime local baseball fans will still point to Oct 9, 1970, as the day of the worst trade in the history of Washington baseball.

July 4, 2017

Manny Pacquiao bout another bad night for boxing

Of all the fights to have shown the world for free Saturday, why did it have to wind up being another indictment of boxing's dysfunction?

July 2, 2017

Cubs, team that defined losing, talking smack

The Cubs -- the losingest losers of all time -- dissing the Nationals? Sheesh.

June 29, 2017

Tyson-Holyfield and the bite that broke boxing

Marc Ratner can still remember the tension 20 years later that he felt in the MGM Grand casino the night Mike Tyson would meet Evander Holyfield in the ring for their rematch -- and this was before the fight.

June 27, 2017

Kirk Cousins highest-paid NFL player ever?

When Robert Griffin III walked the halls of Redskins Park, he mistook friendship with the owner for real power. Kirk Cousins isn't going to make that error.

June 25, 2017

Tiger Woods has chance to rewrite legacy

Tiger Woods has a chance at a second act that would redefine his legacy.

June 22, 2017

Outside the NFL, pro football mostly a mirage

There has yet to be a sustainable new football enterprise -- other than the goliath known as the National Football League (even the Arena Football League, started in 1987, appears to be on its last legs).

June 20, 2017