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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: Lamont Peterson steps into the spotlight on Saturday night TV showcase

Titles or not, it could be a big step forward for Peterson, the Washington native who has won his last three fights and will face undefeated Danny Garcia in a 143-pound catch weight fight at Barclays Center.

April 9, 2015

LOVERRO: Despite lacking big bat, runs sure to come for Nationals’ offense

Washington ranked in the upper half in baseball of nearly every offensive category last season, yet some came away from the opener believing the Nationals were an offensive disaster and this year will be more of the same.

April 7, 2015

LOVERRO: With all eyes on Max Scherzer, Bartolo Colon silences Nationals

Great pitching is supposed to overcome all. The guy on the mound with the ball still has control of the game. On Monday, in the Nationals' 3-1 loss to the Mets, it was the 41-year-old Colon.

April 6, 2015

LOVERRO: Nationals clubhouse manager Mike Wallace has seen it all over 10 years

Wallace, perhaps more than any member of the orphaned franchise that became the Washington Nationals in 2005, appreciated the moment when he arrived at RFK Stadium to set up shop for the return of baseball to D.C.

April 5, 2015

LOVERRO: A Cuban connection through the love of baseball

When the news broke not long ago about the United States and Cuba attempting to restore diplomatic ties — and baseball commissioner Rob Manfred's plan to play an exhibition game on the island in 2016 — it brought back the memories of a lifetime for Bethesda's Mike Bryan.

April 2, 2015

LOVERRO: Injuries causing Nationals’ Opening Day lineup to have unfamiliar look

When you see your Washington Nationals take the field Monday afternoon for their opener at Nationals Park against the New York Mets, you will indeed need a scorecard.

March 31, 2015

LOVERRO: Wizards would be wise to consider John Calipari as coach

If Kentucky's coach is truly considering a return to the NBA, then Wizards owner Ted Leonsis needs to be ready now to convince Calipari that the best place for him to erase his previous failure is in Washington.

March 29, 2015

LOVERRO: Unbelievably, the Redskins are in line to bring back all three quarterbacks

Granted, NFL teams weren't knocking down Colt McCoy's door for his services, but the fact is that right now, of the three, the only one we really know if general manager Scot McCloughan really likes or not is McCoy.

March 26, 2015

LOVERRO: John Dowd, author of Pete Rose report, leery of potential reinstatement

While Rob Manfred has said he'd consider reinstating Pete Rose from his lifetime ban from baseball, Dowd, who investigated Rose in the late 1980s, thinks he shouldn't. "I don't see any basis for Pete to be reinstated," Dowd said.

March 24, 2015

LOVERRO: Chuck Bednarik’s tough-guy image provides a contrast to today’s NFL

The NFL was built on the shoulders of players like Bednarik. It faces a crisis because of the still-unscrambled brains of players like Chris Borland. The two players represent the evolution of football.

March 22, 2015

LOVERRO: The luster of March Madness salvages an unwatchable season

It is the sudden-death quality of March Madness that makes the tournament so attractive. The regular season, though? It's getting harder and harder to get people to pay attention.

March 19, 2015

LOVERRO: Greater the injury risk, greater the fear for parents after Chris Borland retires

I wonder how many mothers, upon hearing the news that a 24-year-old NFL player is quitting football because of fear of brain and body damage, will not sign the permission slip this year for their sons to play football.

March 17, 2015

LOVERRO: Though locals bristle, megafight has boxing back in headlines

While boxing's spirit never faded for some in the District, the fact is that the circle of interest widened significantly when a fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao was finally made.

March 15, 2015

LOVERRO: Marcus Mariota would make one too-many saviors for Redskins

One of the inspirational phrases that is part of the National Football League language is "Next Man Up" — someone goes down, another man steps up. The Washington Redskins may have their own twist on that tune — "Next Savior Up."

March 12, 2015

LOVERRO: Bad rosters, bad seasons stem from Redskins’ bad free agent decisions

The winners of this time of year in the NFL are the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks, the teams that met in the Super Bowl. This is the time of year where good teams are built — and bad teams as well.

March 10, 2015

LOVERRO: Ryan Zimmerman is showing transition to first base won’t be difficult

The question that everyone should be asking is if Ryan Zimmerman can return to being the productive hitter he once was. If that can happen, it goes a long way to this Nationals team fulfilling lofty expectations.

March 8, 2015

LOVERRO: Anthony Rendon finding it harder to blend in under the spotlight

Rendon would just as soon wish that they didn't notice his every move, but it's getting harder to ignore the best player on the most talented team in the majors.

March 5, 2015

LOVERRO: Several expiring contracts should make Nationals hungry for success

We've seen in sports the impact of playing for a new contract. Some or all of those whose contracts are expiring have been offered a lot of money to stay with Washington, and they said no, we want more.

March 3, 2015

LOVERRO: Don’t give up on Wizards in Ernie Grunfeld’s second ‘Golden Age’

Wizards fans are up in arms over the team’s struggles of late, losing six consecutive games and 11 of their last 13, including an embarrassing loss to the lowly Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night.

March 1, 2015