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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

LOVERRO: Diamonds — bats, gloves, too — really are her best friend

On Saturday and Sunday, Purcellville, Virginia, hosts the nation's longest-running adult women's baseball tournament: the Diamond Baseball Classic, organized by the Eastern Women's Baseball Conference. That "diamond" may shine a little brighter this year, thanks to an inspiring new documentary on women playing baseball.

May 22, 2025

LOVERRO: Don’t think about it too hard and, sure, it was good year for the Capitals

Capitals fans -- you need to value and protect the prefrontal cortex of your brain. It's where your short-term memories are stored. It's also known as working memory, which, according to the Cleveland Clinic website, is critical for the temporary storage of information.

May 18, 2025

LOVERRO: The banishment of Pete Rose was about deterrence, and good luck with that now

The banishment from baseball of Pete Rose was supposed to be about more than just the shortcomings and personal failings -- and there were many -- of the late Cincinnati Reds great.

May 15, 2025

LOVERRO: Long day’s journey into never-ending night

It was quite a journey for Washington sports fans Monday night -- almost too rewarding.

May 13, 2025

LOVERRO: Time for Carbery to break out his particular set of skills

It was after one of their many victories this season -- the Washington Capitals surprised just about everyone, even themselves, with 51 of them -- when coach Spencer Carbery talked about the connection between him and his team.

May 7, 2025

LOVERRO: Commanders’ move cedes Maryland to the Ravens — and that’s just how the Ravens want it

When the Washington Commanders and District Mayor Muriel Bowser had their press conference last week to announce the proposed $3.8 billion stadium deal, you might have heard some cheers coming from up I-95 in Baltimore.

May 5, 2025

LOVERRO: Capitals get over the first-round playoff hump

Washington Capitals coach Spencer Carbery revealed that he is still relatively untouched by the deep scars of failure that are part of this NHL franchise's history after his team clinched its first-round playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night with a 4-1 victory at Capital One Arena.

May 1, 2025

LOVERRO: Subtract a Snyder, add a Daniels, the answer may equal a new stadium

Nostalgia is a powerful marketing tool. So is Jayden Daniels.

April 28, 2025

LOVERRO: Capitals have little room for error — but it’s still an improvement on recent history

Both coaches touched on the same themes in their postgame press conferences after the Washington Capitals' 3-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Eastern Conference opening round at Capital One Arena. Thin. Slim. The difference between playoff success and failure.

April 24, 2025

LOVERRO: Ovechkin’s not a hood ornament, he’s the Capitals’ engine

Somebody forgot to tell Alex Ovechkin that the Year of Alex was over, and it was time for the Washington Capitals to get back to real hockey -- which I guess somehow did not include scoring goals.

April 22, 2025

LOVERRO: Commanders’ dance for new stadium at RFK site takes its first steps

Now the dance has begun. Sometimes it's a jitterbug. Sometimes it's a mosh pit.

April 17, 2025

LOVERRO: NHL needed Ovechkin-Crosby rivalry

It's appropriate that Alex Ovechkin ends his historic regular season for the Washington Capitals in Pittsburgh Thursday against the Penguins and his rival and comrade Sidney Crosby.

April 16, 2025

LOVERRO: Rooting for the Wizards boils down to cheering for a pingpong ball

They had a Washington Wizards Fan Appreciation Night on April 9 -- the last home game of the season -- at Capital One Arena. They had the Ying Yang Twins, a pregame block party, free T-shirts and other prizes and promotions.

April 15, 2025

LOVERRO: McPhee’s timely assist got the Ovechkin era on track

Three days in August 2005 that decided Alex Ovechkin's immediate and long-term future delivered the delirium that Caps fans are now feeling.

April 9, 2025

LOVERRO: Greatness has always been part of Ovechkin’s game

Alex Ovechkin has been a power player since the day he made his spectacular NHL debut nearly 20 years ago with goals No. 1 and No. 2.

April 6, 2025

LOVERRO: Tune in for a new season of ‘Real Coaches of College Park’

Three days after Williard's Maryland team got thumped 87-71 by Florida, Villanova -- a Catholic institution -- announced the hiring of a guy who would have to spend weeks in a confessional box to atone for his lies.

April 2, 2025

LOVERRO: Opening weekend was an infuriating glimpse of promise wasted

The Nationals are celebrating their 20th year in Washington, and it appears little has changed since the Lerner family took over.

March 31, 2025

LOVERRO: The Nationals’ young stars are back, but the clock is tick, tick, ticking

When the Washington Nationals take the field for opening day Thursday at Nationals Park, fans will see a familiar face in the Philadelphia Phillies opposing lineup - Bryce Harper.

March 26, 2025

LOVERRO: Remembering George Foreman

George Foreman -- one of the most famous men on the planet -- stood on the modest altar in a metal warehouse on a side street in Houston.

March 23, 2025

LOVERRO: Ovechkin gets pass on his pal Putin while Gretzky gets barbecued for friendship with Trump

Alex Ovechkin, who is Russian, and Wayne Gretzky, who is a Canadian, have each inevitably been drawn into the international drama surrounding their home countries, the U.S. and President Trump.

March 19, 2025

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