Thom Loverro
Columns by Thom Loverro
LOVERRO: Eagles just set high bar for NFL contenders — including Commanders
Sometimes the standard is talent, and Philadelphia, with the best roster in the NFL, has set that standard. It's the one Washington should aspire to now. Published February 10, 2025
LOVERRO: One name stands out among mixed legacies of Eagles coaches
Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni is not among the finalists for NFL Coach of the Year, even though it is his second NFC championship title and trip to the Super Bowl in three years. Published February 6, 2025
LOVERRO: Harris needs more than winner’s edge to land a District stadium for Commanders
I think if owner Josh Harris had answered the question of the future of the Commanders name at his press conference Monday by saying, "We're just going to call the team 'the Jayden Daniels,'" more fans would have welcomed that than the news that there were no plans to change the name from Commanders. Published February 4, 2025
LOVERRO: Legendary writer Mike Katz was as colorful, combustible as the fight game he covered
Boxing Hall of Famer Mike Katz had a combination of flair, fearlessness and compassion that was the perfect fit for covering the fight game, which requires a love of the human condition to do well. Published February 2, 2025
LOVERRO: Daniels can do it all, but that doesn’t mean he should have to
Let us go back to a time when no one was using words like playoffs and NFC championship game in conversations about the Washington Commanders -- certainly not first-year coach Dan Quinn. Published January 27, 2025
LOVERRO: Unwanted in Philadelphia? Harris might do well to focus all his efforts in Washington
A plane pulling a banner above Lincoln Financial Field read, "Josh Harris. Go Away. XOXO. Philly Chinatown," a reaction to his plans to build a private arena for his NBA team near the city's Chinatown neighborhood. Published January 22, 2025
LOVERRO: Believe it, anything is possible
The Washington Commanders had given fans plenty of early-season reasons to be optimistic, but this? Published January 19, 2025
LOVERRO: Dr. Quinn’s medicine show has been a miracle cure for ailing franchise
Recalibration is simply the act of calibrating something again. But what Dan Quinn has done is calibrate something again that was ancient, something that happened in the 20th century with this franchise -- pride and success. Published January 13, 2025
LOVERRO: Boxing fan Bob Dylan found inspiration in ‘The Sweet Science’
Bob Dylan clearly had a special place for fighters in his heart. He wrote two songs about boxers. Published January 8, 2025
LOVERRO: Commanders can’t keep asking Daniels to win games by himself
In the news business, obituaries are often written decades before a person of prominence passes on. It's a morbid but necessary practice. Published January 6, 2025
LOVERRO: Quinn’s Commanders are a team that can take a punch
Last week, Washington Commanders coach Dan Quinn gave his players personalized baseball bats to make the point that his team had become "heavy hitters" after upsetting the Philadelphia Eagles. Published December 30, 2024
LOVERRO: Daniels has answers for franchise buried under decades of questions, doubts, despair
Jayden Daniels. The answer. The cheat code, as the kids like to say. The path to a 36-33 victory over perhaps the best team in the NFC. The formula for a 10-5 start through 15 games, the likes of which this Washington franchise has not seen since 1991. Published December 23, 2024
LOVERRO: Daniels hit the special note to save Commanders’ ugly win over Saints
New Orleans can be a rough town. You can run into a wave of ugliness walking down Bourbon Street at night, but step into the right club and you'll find a singer that will hit those special notes to save the evening. That was Jayden Daniels on Sunday afternoon at Caesars Superdome. Published December 16, 2024
LOVERRO: Nationals saw the greatness early in Soto
You can't separate the greatness of Juan Soto the player from Juan Soto the person. He is among the greatest players in baseball and one of the greatest hitters of all time in large part because of the remarkable maturity and composure he has displayed at every turn. Published December 9, 2024
LOVERRO: Disappointing but not surprisingly, the rookie has comes back down to earth
It had the feel of a big game - a sunny fall Sunday afternoon with a good crowd at Northwest Stadium for Commanders and Cowboys, a legendary, if somewhat frayed, rivalry. Published November 24, 2024
LOVERRO: What the NFL wants, it usually gets
The NFL is a powerful force on Capitol Hill. Published November 20, 2024
LOVERRO: Daniels, Quinn say no injury, but the rookie has cooled off
I know it may be a bit stunning, since we saw Jayden Daniels play the position in his first eight games like we have never seen a rookie play quarterback before, but maybe he is merely mortal. Published November 18, 2024
LOVERRO: That object in Gretzky’s rearview mirror is closer — much closer — than it appears
This is getting serious. When the Washington Capitals season opened, you still needed binoculars to view "The Great Chase" -- the relentless pursuit by Alex Ovechkin of the all-time NHL goal-scoring record of Wayne Gretzky. Published November 13, 2024
LOVERRO: In a yardstick game, Commanders need a few more inches
As Washington Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels was trying to lead his team in a comeback in the final minutes against the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers, the scene inside Northwest Stadium was a sea of towels. Gold "Terrible Towels." Published November 10, 2024
LOVERRO: Quinn is a coach who knows how to roll with the punches
Dan Quinn fell in love with boxing the same way many people fell in love with boxing -- watching the greatest three-round fight in history, the legendary 1985 brawl between Marvin Hagler and Tommy Hearns. Published November 7, 2024
