Thom Loverro
Columns by Thom Loverro
LOVERRO: No excellence in Hall of Fame award if it’s not given to or named for Petitbon
This "Awards of Excellence" honor though speaks exactly to Richie Petitbon's credentials. It's as if the award was created for him -- ergo, my question is why it wasn't named after Petitbon. Published September 1, 2022
LOVERRO: An honor long overdue from a franchise that, these days, doesn’t have a clue
The Washington Commanders announced they are going to retire Hall of Fame and franchise legend Sonny Jurgensen's famous No. 9 jersey. Published August 25, 2022
LOVERRO: Prince George’s Valor owner absorbing hits, but still taking her best shots
After two years of game cancellations and postponements, struggling through COVID-19, LaDonna Smith is about to enter a new season as owner of the minor league basketball franchise. She has survived a pandemic, coaches and roster turnover and different venues -- and outlasted a list of those she believes tried to put her out of business. Published August 24, 2022
LOVERRO: Passion and purpose meet in the sneaker resale market
Sneaker Con -- the celebration of resale sneakers -- is a world that grew out of the generation of youths enamored with Michael Jordan and his Air Jordans in 1985. That was almost 40 years ago, and that generation and others will gather this weekend in Washington to share their passion and their money. Published August 18, 2022
LOVERRO: What’s love got to do with it? A nice tribute video, maybe, not much more
Juan Soto felt the love when he came up to the plate Friday night in a San Diego Padres uniform for the first night of Juanstock, three days of Soto peace and love at Nationals Park. Published August 14, 2022
LOVERRO: An unfortunately Commanders-esque start to the season
So what happened to Sam Mills III? He left for Canton last week to attend his late father's posthumous induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as the Washington Commanders defensive line coach and returned to Ashburn to find out he was fired. Published August 11, 2022
LOVERRO: Vin Scully, Gil Hodges and a Hall of Fame oversight (finally) fixed
Vin Scully reading the phone book would be something, regardless of where you are on any spectrum. Published August 10, 2022
Add Soto to list of Nationals sent away too soon and forced to leave memories behind
All Nationals fans have left of Juan Soto, the 23-year-old superstar who was traded Tuesday, is just more material for the scrapbook that fans carry in the hearts and minds that connects them to the players they fall in love with on the field, only to watch them leave. Published August 2, 2022
LOVERRO: Bill Russell built his legacy off the court from life lessons
Bill Russell will no longer walk this earth, but his words and deeds will resonate for years to come. Published August 1, 2022
LOVERRO: The weight on Rivera’s shoulders is inevitably about much more than football
Rivera's right, there's a football team to be curious about -- if we could just look past the train wrecks, multi-car pileups, collapsing buildings and falling pianos that also come with trying to follow the Commanders. Published July 28, 2022
LOVERRO: Brig Owens ceremony a celebration fit for a leader both on the field and in life
Those who were fortunate enough to know Brig Owens will gather Tuesday at the Kennedy Center to celebrate his life. It was a life worth celebrating. He was a force in the Washington community long after his NFL career ended in 1977. Published July 25, 2022
LOVERRO: Lerners, who won by losing before, double-down on futility
When I arrived at the Washington Nationals' spring training earlier this year in West Palm Beach, I wrote about how the clubhouse had the feel of the 2008 season -- extra lockers, unrecognizable players and last-gasp veterans looking to extend their careers. Published July 21, 2022
LOVERRO: Selling off Soto to contender now may be best Nationals can do
Soto, 23, who is earning $17 million this year as an arbitration-eligible player, reportedly wants it all -- the long-term security and the biggest annual paycheck. Who wouldn't? Published July 17, 2022
LOVERRO: Greatest players list omissions just latest of Commanders’ embarrassments
The latest Commanders embarrassment is the rollout of their 90 Greatest franchise players list as part of their celebration of the 90th year of the team, going back to 1932 in Boston. Published July 14, 2022
LOVERRO: Former Redskin answers calling to guide ‘fatherless’ inmates
Pastor and former Redskins defensive tackle Tim Johnson had little knowledge of the world of Rikers, but he believed he was being called there. Published July 13, 2022
LOVERRO: It’s time for Hall of Fame voters to right the wrong done to Jacoby
It's hard to imagine former Redskins offensive tackle Joe Jacoby not being one of those three senior finalists on this year's Pro Football Hall of Fame ballot. Then it is time to right the wrong that was done for years when Jacoby was passed over on the modern era ballot. Published July 11, 2022
LOVERRO: The Allen-Snyder feud continues to take a toll on the franchise
It seems like every word of every sentence of every story that comes out of the House Oversight and Reform Committee's investigation into the Washington Commanders paints a more troubling picture of Dan Snyder than before. Published July 7, 2022
LOVERRO: Christy Martin survived life in the ring and a brush with death outside it
Christy Martin had already taken care of business the night of June 28, 1997, at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, stopping Andrea DeShong in seven rounds. Published June 29, 2022
LOVERRO: No more franchise, no more team, only Snyder and doom
Dan Snyder has consumed the Washington football franchise. There is no team. No Commanders. We certainly know the Redskins don't exist anymore. Snyder might as well have changed his organization's name to the Washington Enrons. Published June 27, 2022
LOVERRO: House panel ready to hold Dan Snyder accountable
Dan Snyder might want to stay out of the country floating around the world on his yacht. He may not own the Washington Commanders for much longer. Skipper Dan the Sailor Man didn't own the Commanders on Wednesday. The House Oversight and Reform Committee did. Published June 22, 2022
