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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.

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Columns by Thom Loverro

FBI assistant director Christopher Raia speaks at a press conference announcing the arrests of Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier in connection with a federal investigation into sports betting and illegal gambling, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

LOVERRO: NBA is going to need buckets of detergent to wash this stain out

In the wake of the federal game-fixing and other charges involving a former NBA player Damon Jones, current Miami Heat star Terry Rozier and a Hall of Famer and Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, who will be the figure that drops a hammer that resonates throughout the sport for a century?Published October 26, 2025

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Washington Wizards guard CJ McCollum (3) dribbling the ball during the first quarter of a preseason NBA game against the Toronto Raptors at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., October 12, 2025. (Photo for the Washington Times)

LOVERRO: Move over, Waldo, it’s time to play ‘Where are the Wizards?’

The Washington Wizards open the NBA season Wednesday night in Milwaukee, a place where they know what the Larry O' Brien Championship Trophy looks like.Published October 21, 2025

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Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels walks on the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

LOVERRO: The franchise resurrection may have hit a snag

Well, this Washington Commanders season certainly isn't as much fun as everyone thought it would be.Published October 20, 2025

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Paul Toboni, the Washington Nationals' new president of baseball operations, speaks to reporters after his introductory news conference at Nationals Park in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Howard Fendrich)

LOVERRO: Why a Red Sox-style makeover of the Nationals may not be all it’s cracked up to be

Paul Toboni, the new Washington Nationals president of baseball operations, spent last week taking the first steps of putting his fingerprints on the franchise by waving goodbye to many of the front office executives and player development field-level employees who were part of the organization that he inherited.Published October 15, 2025

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Then-Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder listens to head coach Ron Rivera during a news conference at the team's NFL football training facility, in Ashburn, Va., Jan. 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

LOVERRO: New book enlightens fans on Snyder’s terrible tenure, men who built NFL into juggernaut

Ken Belson's new book illustrates how this powerful trio of Jerry Jones, Robert Kraft and Roger Goodell exerted its power and influence to lead the way to a business that generates $23 billion a year, with no end in sight to its growth.Published October 13, 2025

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FILE - Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) looks on during a break in the first period of an NHL preseason hockey game against the Boston Bruins, Thursday, October. 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

LOVERRO: Last year or not, it’s Ovechkin. Count your blessings, fans

Alex Ovechkin celebrated his 40th birthday last month. Wednesday night, he will take the ice at Capital One Arena with the Washington Capitals to face the Boston Bruins for his 21st National Hockey League season.Published October 7, 2025

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Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) runs next to Los Angeles Chargers outside linebacker Bud Dupree (48) during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Carrie Giordano )

LOVERRO: Homecoming for Daniels puts Commanders in control

Jayden Daniels went home Sunday. And he brought gifts -- a 27-10 win over the carpetbagging Los Angeles Chargers that reminded anyone who forgot that he is the sun around which all Washington Commanders planets revolve.Published October 6, 2025

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Paul Toboni, the Washington Nationals' new president of baseball operations, speaks to reporters after his introductory news conference at Nationals Park in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Howard Fendrich)

For success with Nationals, Toboni says rocks need to be moved. He’s got some boulders to clear

Paul Toboni, the new Washington Nationals president of baseball operations, was introduced to the public in the District on the day the federal government shut down.Published October 2, 2025

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In this Oct. 1, 1975, photo, spray flies from the head of Joe Frazier as Muhammad Ali connects with a right in the ninth round of their title fight in Manila, Philippines. Ali won the fight on a decision to retain the title. The two fought three times, including two of the most famous matches ever. (AP Photo/Mitsunori Chigita) **FILE**

Decision rooted in humanity, family ended one of boxing’s greatest fights

The legacy of the rivalry between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier remains unrivaled.Published September 30, 2025

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Washington Commanders defense celebrates at Atlanta Falcons end zone after Washington Commanders Defensive Back Mikey Sainristil (0) intercepts pass at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The Atlanta Falcons defeated the Washington Commanders 34-27 during NFL Week 3 on September 28, 2025. (Photo by Jordan Sabillo for Washington Times)

LOVERRO: Atlanta collapse shows how much the Commanders need their missing stars

Mercedes-Benz Stadium certainly was open Sunday and cooking, frying the Commanders' carcass. It wasn't a full helping, though. The meat on the bones -- quarterback Jayden Daniels and receivers Terry McLaurin and Noah Brown -- didn't even make the trip, nursing their injuries in the comfort of home cooking..Published September 29, 2025

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Ted Leonsis, owner of the Washington Wizards NBA basketball team and Washington Capitals NHL hockey team, speaks during a news conference at Capitol One Arena in Washington, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) ** FILE **

LOVERRO: Leonsis’ bid to own Nationals has more hurdles than just his woeful Wizards

Monumental Sports and Entertainment boss Ted Leonsis is still banging the drum to buy the Washington Nationals.Published September 24, 2025

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Washington Commanders running back Jeremy McNichols (26) breaks free from Las Vegas Raiders defense and runs in a touchdown during the first half of NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

LOVERRO: A dominant win for Mariota, Quinn and a roster built the right way

Marcus Mariota, who could have went to a number of other teams this offseason to compete for a starting job, chose instead to return to Washington to be Daniels' backup and be ready when the organization needed him, like it did Sunday.Published September 21, 2025

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Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels wears United States and Japan flags on his helmet while warming up before an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke)

LOVERRO: Longer seasons, harder hits mean more down time for NFL QBs

Jayden Daniels did a lot of heavy lifting this week, even though he didn't practice as of Thursday.Published September 18, 2025

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Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels is sacked by Green Bay Packers linebacker Edgerrin Cooper, right, and defensive lineman Micah Parsons (1) during the second half of an NFL football game Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

LOVERRO: Beatdown in Wisconsin bordered on elder abuse

The Green Bay Packers -- the youngest team in the NFL -- roughed up the oldest team in the league, the Washington Commanders, by a score of 27-18 on Thursday night at Lambeau Field.Published September 14, 2025

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FILE-- Baltimore Orioles manager Davey Johnson, shown in this 1969 file photo. (AP Photo/File)

LOVERRO: Intelligence, confidence, guts made Davey Johnson irreplaceable

Davey Johnson will not be replaced. Today's game has no room for the level of intelligence, confidence and guts that Johnson fearlessly displayed. That's the best description of Johnson -- fearless.Published September 11, 2025

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Washington Commanders wide receiver Deebo Samuel (1) diving in to score a touchdown against New York Giants safety Jevon Holland (8) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

LOVERRO: A win short on style but long on establishing the team’s hard-hitting identity

Dan Quinn saw it all Sunday in a hard-fought 21-6 win over the Commanders' NFL East rivals, the Giants. In front of a legitimate sold-out crowd of 64,544 at Northwest Stadium, his team was sloppy, mistake-prone and often failed to execute. But he also saw the most important thing he was looking for -- his team's identity.Published September 7, 2025

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Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn talks with quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) during the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the New York Jets Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in East Rutherford. N.J. (AP Photo/John Munson)

LOVERRO: With a great quarterback comes great responsibility

Everyone in an NFL football operation is under pressure. But I think coach Dan Quinn and the Commanders are under even more now, with the presence of Jayden Daniels. Like Uncle Ben told Spider-Man in Amazing Fantasy #15, "With great power comes great responsibility."Published September 3, 2025

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Jerry Jones, Dallas Cowboys owner, president, and general manager speaks to reporters during a news conference to open training camp Monday, July 21, 2025, in Oxnard, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

LOVERRO: Add Parsons to the litany of boneheaded Jerry Jones moves

The part of the whole Dallas Cowboys trade of Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers that fascinates me the most is that the richest franchise on the planet owned by a high-profile billionaire oilman in the ninth largest city in the country traded its best player to a team whose owners can be found throughout the local phone book in a city that isn't even ranked in the top 100 in the United States.Published September 1, 2025

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Baltimore Orioles' Tyler O'Neill, right, strikes out swinging in front of Washington Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz (20) during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

LOVERRO: Realignment could light a fuse under sleepy Orioles-Nationals rivalry

The Nationals have not had a heated rivalry with any of their NL East foes, for various reasons, including the level of passion among the Washington fan base that ignites that intensity. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred may have an answer for that.Published August 27, 2025

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FILE - Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin holds the ball during the NFC Championship NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Jan. 26, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton, file)

LOVERRO: Star wideout back in orbit around the Commanders’ sun

It must have really hurt Terry McLaurin to hold out like he did.Published August 25, 2025

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