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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.

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National Football League Hall of Famer John Mackey shows off his Hall of Fame and Super Bowl V rings Thursday, March 22, 2007 at his Baltimore home. Mackey, who spent nine years of his 10-year career with the Baltimore Colts, now struggles with dementia. (AP Photo/ Steve Ruark)

John Mackey, former Colts great, honored by NFLPA

John Mackey -- the former Baltimore Colts legend -- was one of the pioneer African-American athletes of the 1960s who fought for change at a time when change was often costly for those who sought it.

November 15, 2016
In this photo taken Oct. 9, 2016, Washington Redskins' tight end Jordan Reed (86) tries to get past Baltimore Ravens' Lardarius Webb (21) during the first half of an NFL football game in Baltimore. Reed is being evaluated for a concussion, coach Jay Gruden says. Gruden says Reed reported symptoms Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016, and was in the process of being checked out. Reed did not practice Wednesday. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Jordan Reed and the NFL’s ineffective concussion protocol

Even with the league's much-ballyhooed 'concussion protocols,' the NFL can't seem to keep injured players like Jordan Reed off the field -- which raises even more troubling questions about how similar injuries were handled 10, 20 and 30 years ago.

October 20, 2016
Washington Nationals' Jose Lobaton (59) and others, celebrate his three-run homer during the fourth inning of Game 2 of baseball's National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Jose Lobaton wakes up Nationals from NLDS slumber

The game had the feel of a Washington surrender, facing a 2-0 deficit in the best-of-five series, heading out to Los Angeles for Game 3 Monday. There was one difference, though. Jose Lobaton was playing in this game.

October 9, 2016