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LOVERRO: Quinn's 'Help Wanted' signs don't seem to be the attraction they once were
I guess the Commanders are no longer coaching heaven.
Tough coaching helped Patriots QB Drake Maye flourish in his second season
Drake Maye got the tough coaching he wanted and thrived.
Clippers' season turnaround makes blogger eat his words
Robert Flom is a blogger who covers the Clippers, and Dec. 20 was when he wrote the following on X: "If they go 15-3 in any stretch this season will print and eat this tweet." The Clippers have gone 15-3 since. True to his word, Flom printed the tweet Monday and ate it.
LOVERRO: While you're saying goodbye to Gore, might as well bid farewell to Wood as well
The Juan Soto trade tree keeps bearing fruit for the Washington Nationals.
LOVERRO: Orioles show Nationals what an offseason should look like
The Orioles are hosting a question-and-answer session for fans Thursday at the historic Senator Theatre in Baltimore with new manager Craig Albernaz and new free agent slugger Pete Alonso. It's sold out.
Rolling Thunder don't let wins, or losses, faze them much
The Oklahoma City Thunder don't get too riled up after wins, they don't get too flustered after losses. They know what matters the most is what's coming in April, May and June, and if they can find lessons along the way to sharpen their toolkits, that's what matters.
LOVERRO: Trump is the wild card in the baseball labor crisis
The reports about free agent outfielder Kyle Tucker signing his earth-shattering four-year, $240 million contract with the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers surfaced three days before the late Curt Flood's 88th birthday -- an early celebration of Flood's legacy.
NFL again faces questions about the definition of a catch after disputed pick in Bills-Broncos game
Hey, NFL: What's a catch? Once again, many football fans, coaches and commentators are questioning the definition of a catch after a disputed interception helped eliminate the Buffalo Bills from the playoffs in a 33-30 loss to the Denver Broncos on Saturday.
LOVERRO: Quinn bets it all on fast-rising Blough
I don't know about you, but I never saw David Blough on Washington Commanders game day performing his duties as assistant quarterback coach. Yes, he was in the booth. But you would have thought the glow of this shining star could be seen for miles.
Brooks Koepka is back on the PGA Tour because it's better than leaving him off
Brooks Koepka is back on the PGA Tour, a decision that should have surprised no one.
LOVERRO: Adding an All-Star who adds little encapsulates the Wizards' approach
Look, Young didn't cost the Wizards anything, really, and if general manager Will Dawkins and Michael Winger, team president, have some sort of convoluted league transaction in mind for a short tenure and Young departure that will bring the franchise more draft picks - invisible players - then fine.
LOVERRO: Quinn's misfire on 2 coordinators puts focus squarely on head coach
The great Texas coach Darrell Royal once said about throwing the ball, "Three things can happen when you pass and two of them are bad."
LOVERRO: Commanders' end-of-year press conference woefully short on accountability
Washington Commanders general manager Adam Peters and coach Dan Quinn held a press conference Monday afternoon, presumably to face accountability and responsibility for a 5-12 season.
NBA season has some surprises, good and bad, as it nears the midway point
The NBA regular season is nearing the midway point -- some teams will start hitting the 41-game mark, the halfway mark of the 82-game slate, this weekend -- and surprise stories have emerged in many cases, some good, some bad. The Celtics are surely on the good side of that list.
LOVERRO: Historic year for local sports, even if biggest stories took place outside the lines
This may be hard to believe, based on the poor play by most local professional sports teams for much of the year, but 2025 was one of the most significant years in Washington sports history.
LOVERRO: Redskins resurrect? Lost season opens door to those fans pining for team's old nickname
What may have gotten lost in all the attention to a Christmas Day 30-23 loss to the Dallas Cowboys at Northwest Stadium was that it was the Washington Commanders Fan Appreciation Day.
LOVERRO: Brotherhood borne of losing together is perhaps a little overrated
Well, now we know that there's a line in the sand that the Washington Commanders won't allow you to cross.
LOVERRO: Not hard to link Reiner's King Sturdevant to ex-Maryland star
Rob Reiner played King Sturdevant -- a hustler and minor league football quarterback for the Southern Illinois Warriors -- in a 1976 episode of "The Rockford Files" called "The No-Cut Contract," where he steals the show from its star, James Garner.
Scheffler winning PGA Tour player of the year was an obvious outcome
For the first time in three years, the PGA Tour did not release the voting percentage when Scottie Scheffler won the Jack Nicklaus Award as the tour's best player. It brings to mind the catchphrase from his famous soliloquy this summer at the British Open. What's the point?
LOVERRO: Red flags for this disappointing season were visible months ago
Commanders coach Dan Quinn revealed the anticipated news Monday afternoon -- the battered Jayden Daniels, who missed seven games with injuries, will not play another down this season.
