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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

In this file photo, Ted Leonsis, Founder & CEO, Monumental Sports & Entertainment and owner of the Washington Wizards and the Washington Capitals speaks to reporters at a ribbon cutting for the William Hill Sportsbook at Monumental Sports & Entertainment's Capital One Arena in Washington, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. On July 7, Monumental announced it was created non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for both the Capitals and the Wizards. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

LOVERRO: Wizards, new business partner Qatar hold different views on Israel

Like many professional teams, the Washington Wizards posted a statement on their social media condemning the brutal attack by Hamas on Israel last week. Well, not everybody. The Wizards' and Monumental Sports' newest business partner -- Qatar -- had a different point of view. Published October 19, 2023

Capitals fans in the stands before an NHL game against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., January 8, 2023. (Photo by Billy Sabatini) **FILE**

LOVERRO: Capitals vital to keeping downtown D.C. area around arena alive

The streets around Capital One Arena will be filled Friday night with fans dressed in red to celebrate the home opener of the Washington Capitals. The times that thousands of visitors are downtown in the District are rarer and rarer in the aftermath of COVID-19 and the changes that have affected commuting into the city. Published October 12, 2023

Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper reacts after hitting a three run home run during the third inning of Game 3 of a baseball NL Division Series against the Atlanta Braves Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

LOVERRO: Harper has become the hero Philadelphia always wanted

The former Washington Nationals star has become everything that was expected of him when he was on the cover of Sports Illustrated at the age of 16. He is everything we thought he would be when he was selected by the Washington Nationals as the first pick in the 2010 baseball draft. Published October 11, 2023

Baltimore third baseman Brooks Robinson makes a diving catch for a line drive hit by Cincinnati Reds' Johnny Bench to end the sixth inning of a baseball game, Oct. 13, 1970, in Baltimore. Robinson, whose deft glovework and folksy manner made him one of the most beloved and accomplished athletes in Baltimore history, has died, according to a joint announcement by the Orioles and his family Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. (AP Photo, File) **FILE**

LOVERRO: Zimmerman says Brooks Robinson still the gold standard at third

After a game in 2013 where Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman was charged with an error, he voiced his displeasure on the scoring. "I would never complain about a play, but that's not an error," he told reporters. "I don't know if they have Brooks Robinson as a scorekeeper here or what." Published October 5, 2023

Washington Commanders quarterback Sam Howell (14) leads the offense back onto the field against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pa., October 1, 2023. (Photo by Brian Murphy for the Washington Times)

LOVERRO: Sometimes when you lose, you really win

No one left Philadelphia on Sunday embarrassed. Angry, maybe, at a lost "opportunity" that, to be honest, few expected to be there. But it's a different conversation now about this team and its possibilities, even more so than their two wins over Arizona and Denver the first two weeks of the season. Published October 2, 2023

Baltimore third baseman Brooks Robinson makes a diving catch for a line drive hit by Cincinnati Reds' Johnny Bench to end the sixth inning of a baseball game, Oct. 13, 1970, in Baltimore. Robinson, whose deft glovework and folksy manner made him one of the most beloved and accomplished athletes in Baltimore history, has died, according to a joint announcement by the Orioles and his family Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. (AP Photo, File) **FILE**

LOVERRO: Brooks Robinson the gold standard for Orioles on and off the field

On the Baltimore Orioles teams of the 1960s, Brooks Robinson was the gold standard -- literally. The third baseman won 16 Gold Gloves on the field, but he also set a standard off the field, as a player known for generosity and the kindness he extended to everyone he met. Published September 28, 2023

Washington Redskins owner Jack Kent Cooke talks with reporters during a news conference Monday, Dec. 4, 1995 in Landover, Md. Cooke announced plans to builda new 78,600 seat stadium for the Redksins in Landover. (AP Photo/Charles Tasnadi) **FILE**

LOVERRO: Plenty of hurdles remain before Commanders return to D.C.

The legislation still has to make its way through Congress, and there are plenty of hurdles ahead before football returns to the banks of the Anacostia River. The politically-connected residents around the RFK site have always had mixed feelings about football, the traffic and the crowds. Published September 21, 2023

In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Tom Grizzard, right, winner of the 2008 "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest, and other past winners judge contestants during the 2023 contest, Thursday, July 20, 2023, at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West. Almost 140 contestants are competing in the challenge, a featured event of Key West's annual Hemingway Days festival that ends Sunday, July 23. Hemingway's 124th birthday anniversary is Friday, July 21. The 2023 "Papa" is to be crowned Saturday, July 22. (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP)

LOVERRO: The old columnist and the look-alike contest

I thought I had a chance to make the finals. After all, I had met the inspiration for Hemingway's "Old Man" -- the author's most iconic character. I was two degrees of separation away from the man the contest is named for. Published July 27, 2023