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LOVERRO: 'Better' isn't too much to expect -- for the new owner or for Commanders fans
Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris has let everyone know what he expects of his new hires - general manager Adam Peters and coach Dan Quinn - this season.
LOVERRO: Honoring the legacy of a hometown coach and the lives he changed
I went home last week. Not a typical visit home. I've done that before. This was a return to pay tribute to the long-time football coach at my high school -- even though I didn't play football and had not seen Ed Christian since the day I graduated from East Stroudsburg High School in 1971.
Scottie Scheffler has a strong mind that will be put to the test as expectations rise
Scottie Scheffler looked old even when he was young, so it was worth taking stock of his words when his final task of golf's greatest season in nearly two decades was complete.
LOVERRO: Josh Harris finding out it's not easy being Burgundy and Gold
Josh Harris held a "welcome to my life" press conference before the Washington Commanders' last preseason game -- and it wasn't all roses and sunshine.
LOVERRO: Soto homecoming is a nice daydream with little chance of becoming reality
The public address announcer bellowed, "The future is now" at Nationals Park as Dylan Crews and his teammates took the field Monday night. I think Nationals fans would prefer if the future was yesterday, when Juan Soto would run to the outfield to say hello in a Washington uniform, not a New York Yankees jersey.
LOVERRO: It's Daniels, of course, but Quinn's timing is right approach to promoting young QB
Dan Quinn surprised no one this week when he named rookie Jayden Daniels as the Washington Commanders' starting quarterback.
FedEx Cup playoffs deliver, but best player doesn't always win title
The "silly" notion that Scottie Scheffler could have won two playoff events and still not capture the FedEx Cup after a dominant season is nothing new.
LOVERRO: Negro Leagues' Leonard, Gibson delivered titles to District as the Grays' dynamic duo
On those championship Homestead Grays Negro League squads of the 1930s and 1940s, Walter "Buck" Leonard was much more than just another teammate playing in the shadow of Josh Gibson -- the legendary slugger who took over first place on the career batting average list when Major League Baseball finally incorporated Negro League records earlier this year.
Olympics with a short field delivers stars on the podium and compelling golf
Take a small field and eliminate about half of them for not having a realistic chance of winning and it sounds like it could be a LIV Golf event.
LOVERRO: Are Commanders on a country road to training camp in West Virginia?
The Washington Commanders may be looking for greener pastures for their future training camps.
Golf a good fit in the Olympics even if it doesn't look like other Olympic sports
What was meant as a celebration of golf in the Olympics quickly turned into a reminder that the royal and ancient game still has a long way to go before it feels like it truly belongs.
LOVERRO: Open practices show fans' hunger for football the Commanders don't feed enough
There is some work to be done to repair this Commanders fan base, and more open practices would seem to be a smart gesture.
LOVERRO: Washington dodged disaster by losing the Olympic Games
The plan was for you to watch the opening ceremonies of the 2024 Olympics on the National Mall with the Lincoln Memorial as the backdrop.
Schauffele now in conversation with Scheffler for best year in golf
Xander Schauffele is the British Open champion, and the PGA Tour must be thrilled.
LOVERRO: Maryland can, and likely will, kill the dream of Commanders' return to RFK
If Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen is determined to kill the proposed deal between the federal government and the District that would bring the Washington Commanders back to the old RFK Stadium site, he likely won't be fighting alone.
LOVERRO: Rizzo wheels and deals another winning draft for Nationals
After the New York Mets selected catcher Hobie Landrith with their first pick in the National League expansion draft, Manager Casey Stengel was asked why they made that choice. "You have to have a catcher because if you don't, you're likely to have a lot of passed balls," he said.
LOVERRO: Gibson takes his rightful place among the all-time greats
Josh Gibson was a celebrated young athlete in Pittsburgh, where his family moved from Buena Vista, Va., when he was 12 years old. He was a catcher for a Black amateur team called Gimbels A.C. He later played for a semi-pro team called the Crawford Colored Giants. But the local team he wanted to play for, the high-profile Homestead Grays, had no place for him. They had a catcher, Buck Ewing.
LOVERRO: Ingredients in Dr. Rizzo's miracle cure include talent, youth and a Padres phone call
Losing a generational ballplayer like Juan Soto can be gut-wrenching, something that likely left a lot of Washington Nationals fans feeling ill.
LOVERRO: When you're as low as the Wizards, it all looks like upside
The Wizards selected a French player with the second pick overall in the NBA draft Wednesday night, one of three French players to go in the top 10 in the first round. All the cool kids are doing it.
LOVERRO: Daniels may be an ace, but Commanders don't have a full house yet
These are some pretty impressive quotes from NFL veterans about a rookie Washington quarterback who has yet to play one down in an NFL game.
