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LOVERRO: Rob Reiner and the real King Sturdevant: Maryland's QB James Corcoran
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.
LOVERRO: Seen this comedy routine before, and it's not funny
The parallels between Jayden Daniels' hurt elbow and Robert Griffin III's knee injury are eerie. All that's missing is Dr. James Andrews on the sideline wearing a Redskins beanie.
LOVERRO: Twisted logic, deluded arguments won't get Bonds, Clemens in Hall
The burying of Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens on the latest Baseball Hall of Fame ballot has set off the Cheated Generation, who are expressing outrage at the injustice of cheaters being denied the game's greatest tribute.
LOVERRO: Blame for this miserable season? Try Quinn, his coaches, bad luck and the new owner, too
At the top of the list of play-calling priorities for the Commanders going into the Vikings game should have been to protect Jayden Daniels.
LOVERRO: Why isn't Jacoby in the Hall of Fame?
There must be a reason -- not a good one -- but still a reason that one of the anchors of the most famous offensive line in the history of football doesn't have a bust in Canton. It can't be because he is not qualified. Joe Jacoby went to four Pro Bowls and, more importantly, was named a three-time first-team All-Pro and appeared in four Super Bowls, winning three of them.
LOVERRO: Play for draft position? Wrong message for this franchise
This would have been a particularly sweet win for Washington Commanders coach Dan Quinn.
LOVERRO: Sit or suit up dilemma revisited upon Washington
I can't believe we are here again -- 13 years after the most famous "shutdown" in the history of sports divided the nation.
LOVERRO: Can a Trump bump help Rodriguez get over the Hall of Fame hump?
My Baseball Hall of Fame ballot for the 2026 election came last week.
LOVERRO: Making the Nationals fun again would be a good start for Butera
Washington is not Charleston. Learning the differences will not be fun for Blake Butera.
LPGA has major depth of talent, but it could use a star
What the LPGA Tour sees as a strength might be what keeps it from gaining more traction during this surge in women's sports.
LOVERRO: No one expected Commanders' season to be Spanish Inquisition bad
It looked good -- a week full of Commanders fans enjoying the sights and sounds of Madrid, players connecting with a new NFL fan base and more than 78,000 people filling the stands at the home of the great Real Madrid soccer club. But it turned out to be bad. Season-ending bad. Spanish Inquisition bad.
LOVERRO: If losing fosters learning, Commanders working on an advanced degree
When Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris introduced new general manager Adam Peters to the public nearly two years ago, Peters was asked what he learned from the unsuccessful moments in his career -- from his start as a New England Patriots scout to assistant general manager with the San Francisco 49ers.
LOVERRO: A road trip worked for the Delta House. Let's see what it does for Commanders
In the wake of his team's fifth straight loss -- a 44-22 beatdown by the Detroit Lions -- coach Dan Quinn is looking forward to firing up the Lincoln and getting out of town to face the Miami Dolphins Sunday in Madrid.
LOVERRO: Questions surround Daniels' durability, Quinn's protection of him
Why Jayden Daniels was still on the field halfway through the fourth quarter of a beatdown by the Seahawks, running for his life under the most pressure he had faced all year without the protection of capable teammates, was the question everyone asked following the Commanders' sixth loss of the season.
College Football Playoff committee will use the 'eye test' to sort out contenders
The College Football Playoff selection committee came into its meetings armed with a dozen metrics to help it tease out the differences that will ultimately decide which teams play for a national championship.
LOVERRO: Inexcusable failure to protect Daniels is more embarrassing than blowout
It would have been nearly impossible to overshadow the pathetic on-the-field performance of the Washington Commanders in Sunday night's blowout loss to the Seattle Seahawks in front of a sell-out home crowd and national television audience. But coach Dan Quinn found a way.
Commanders lose Daniels to gruesome arm injury during blowout loss to Seahawks
The Commanders endured a nightmare against the visiting Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night. Washington lost in a 38-14 blowout after quarterback Jayden Daniels suffered a gruesome-looking injury to his left arm.
LOVERRO: Montreal is a great city, but baseball doesn't work there
There's a Canadian sentimental streak running through this World Series that goes beyond the presence of the American League champion Toronto Blue Jays. It's about the absence of another team - the Montreal Expos.
