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Thom Loverro

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

Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) warms up during NFL football team practice, Tuesday, June 13, 2017, in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Kirk Cousins may not be just about the money

Players often make that claim, but, in the end, money is their priority. Thom Loverro thinks Cousins just may be telling the truth when he says cash is not his main concern. Published July 13, 2017

Mike Tyson gives an interview to The Associated Press, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, May 4, 2017. Tyson is in Dubai to announce the start of his worldwide boxing gym franchise. Tyson said Thursday that a city like Dubai can show people the best of the Middle East, its people and Islam. Tyson praised the sheikhdom as "a party place, a place you have a good time at. This is like New York, man!" He said that contradicts some negative perceptions of the Mideast. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Tyson-Holyfield and the bite that broke boxing

Marc Ratner can still remember the tension 20 years later that he felt in the MGM Grand casino the night Mike Tyson would meet Evander Holyfield in the ring for their rematch -- and this was before the fight. Published June 27, 2017

Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) looks to pass during an NFL football team practice, Wednesday, June 14, 2017, in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Kirk Cousins highest-paid NFL player ever?

When Robert Griffin III walked the halls of Redskins Park, he mistook friendship with the owner for real power. Kirk Cousins isn't going to make that error. Published June 25, 2017

Washington Redskins Barry Wilburn (45) intercepts pass by Denver Broncos John Elway in second quarter of Super Bowl, Sunday, Jan. 31, 1988 in San Diego. Pass was intended for Ricky Nattiel (84) who?s going up for ball with Wilburn. Redskins had a 35-10 halftime lead. (AP Photo/Bob Galbraith)

Outside the NFL, pro football mostly a mirage

There has yet to be a sustainable new football enterprise -- other than the goliath known as the National Football League (even the Arena Football League, started in 1987, appears to be on its last legs). Published June 20, 2017

World Boxing Council champion Larry Holmes, right, delivers a flurry of blows to challenger Gerry Cooney during the 13th and final round of their championship fight, June, 12, 1982 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Holmes won the fight and retained his crown with a 13th round knockout. It was 25 years ago on a blisteringly hot night in Las Vegas, and Holmes was defending his heavyweight title against the big-punching Cooney in the richest fight of its time. (AP Photo/file)

Gerry Cooney on race, Larry Holmes and the fight

A country divided by race can manifest itself in many ways -- a presidential election, a football player refusing to stand for the national anthem, and, 35 years ago Sunday, in a boxing ring outside Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Published June 11, 2017

A drone with a camera hanging from it flies over PNC Park during the baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Mets on Thursday, June 26, 2014, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Between drones and fans, MLB makes right choice

It didn't get much notice, but Major League Baseball recently announced a decision that could save your life at a baseball game -- a decision that particularly hit home for me. Published June 4, 2017