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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.

Columns by Thom Loverro

The public has to take NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's word for the leap of faith that investigators for the Ray Rice investigation and Deflategate were not hired for their connections to the league. (Associated Ptress)

LOVERRO: NFL getting discounted rate for investigations?

In the old days, the Super Bowl used to be the end of the NFL season — the days before Roger Goodell reigned over the league. Now, though, there is the investigation wrap-up portion of the league schedule — which, despite being time-consuming, the NFL is getting at some sort of discounted rate.

February 1, 2015
Twelve years after former Dallas Cowboys receiver Michael Irvin was arrested in a North Dallas, Texas apartment on a misdemeanor drug charge, he is set to serve as one of the NFL's official alumni captains for Sunday's Pro Bowl. (Associated Press)

LOVERRO: Personality wipes out transgression in NFL

Ray Rice, you had a rough 2014. You knocked your future wife out on a New Jersey casino elevator and the whole world (save for NFL commissioner Roger Goodell) saw it. You don't know what future, if any, you have in the NFL.

January 22, 2015