Thom Loverro
Columns by Thom Loverro
Ron Rivera and difference between good, bad odds
Ron Rivera put his "Riverboat Ron" reputation on the line Sunday after his team came back from a 20-13 deficit to the New York Giants to score on a 22-yard pass from quarterback Kyle Allen to Cam Simms with less than a minute remaining. Published October 18, 2020
LOVERRO: Hallmark moments and double-digit losses
The Smith comeback, 693 days after he suffered a gruesome broken leg against the Houston Texans in 2018 that required 17 surgeries to fully repair, was the feel-good moment of the day Sunday at Ghost Town Field against the Los Angeles Rams. Published October 11, 2020
Ron Rivera courage is admirable, but at what cost?
Is coaching the Washington Football Team worth Ron Rivera's life? Published October 4, 2020
LOVERRO: Welcome to the process. Buckle up.
The interception-free Dwayne Haskins from the first two games this season was a no-show Sunday. But this is the process, we're told. Take a seat. Settle in. Published September 27, 2020
Arizona loss doesn’t figure on Rivera’s scoreboard
No matter what you thought of the Washington Football Team following its 27-17 upset opening win the week before over the NFC East defending champion Philadelphia Eagles, going out to Glendale to face a rejuvenated Cardinals team, led by their young second-year coach Kliff Kingsbury and his second-year quarterback phenom Kyler Murray, was going to be a tough ask. Published September 21, 2020
Dan Snyder on keeping Washington Football Team
Dan Snyder pretty much told the Wall Street Journal Sunday he doesn't really care what his team is called. Asked via email about keeping the name, "Washington Football Team" for good, Snyder replied, "Sure, it's possible." Published September 13, 2020
Cal Ripken, Mike Rizzo and what might have been
There was a time when it looked like Cal Ripken and Mike Rizzo -- both in the news recently in unrelated stories -- might share something more consequential. Published September 8, 2020
Dan Snyder unbowed as pressure builds
Dan Snyder doesn't sound like someone who will simply succumb to public pressure and shame. It doesn't look like he's inclined to sell. And -- Jerry Richardson aside -- NFL owners rarely have the stomach for kicking out a member of their exclusive club. Published September 1, 2020
John Thompson broke down walls
The District native made it clear early on he intended to knock down the walls that had kept Black coaches on the outside looking in. Published August 31, 2020
Ron Rivera’s diagnosis sobering reminder
News of the cancer diagnosis brought back a familiar sense of dread. Published August 25, 2020
Football at any cost is much to high a price
The country's divisions in poverty, health care, education and quality of life nearly run parallel to those football conferences that made the decision to go ahead and play with the country still suffering from fast-rising coronavirus rates -- and the damage that comes with the disease. Published August 18, 2020
Odds of D.C. landing World Cup? Not good thankfully
Twice in the past 20 years, a gang of politicians, business and media leaders have tried to shove the corruption of the Olympics down the throats of taxpayers, and thankfully failed. Published August 12, 2020
City-bankrupting Olympics will drown Tokyo in debt
We were supposed to be right in the middle of the Olympics right now, coming to you taped for TV and live on the web, from Tokyo. Now the 2020 Games supposedly, will take place in 2021 -- wishful thinking. Published August 4, 2020
Half-baked MLB restart built on broken promises
Even if you actually believe MLB's 113-page fairy tale could protect players, even if you could get players to adhere to the safety rules, the entire house of cards is built on the premise that the government would have had a handle on this crisis by now. Published July 28, 2020
LOVERRO: Ratings, rewards and risks — lots of risks
Baseball is back, along with a new 113-page manual to guard against coronavirus -- no spitting, masks in the dugout, mandated six-feet distance away from the playing field, and confined to the hotel they are staying in on the road, among many other little and large rules for life. That's what they are -- rules for life. No matter what the virus numbers say, the fear for players and their families is real, and with cause. Published July 22, 2020
Attorney’s job is to protect Snyder, not investigate him
Beth Wilkinson helped prosecute Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, which should have been good preparation for her investigation into the Washington football team. Published July 19, 2020
LOVERRO: No one can be surprised at latest dysfunction
The aura of self-destruction that has engulfed this franchise since Dan Snyder purchased the team more than 20 years ago has never been stronger. Like the Blob running through a small Pennsylvania town, it is consuming everything in its path. Published July 16, 2020
This isn’t good-bye, team you love left long ago
This team hasn't been the "Redskins" for quite some time, not the team you fell in love with. It's like seeing a version of the Temptations live without one single living member on stage who originally sang "Ball of Confusion." But you still love the songs. You still love hearing "Cloud Nine" and "My Girl," though. Published July 13, 2020
Redskins rename won’t be enough for Snyder to get new stadium
There are no plans among the partners to try to force Snyder to sell the Washington Redskins, nor does he have any plans to sell the franchise, according to sources. Published July 7, 2020
George Preston Marshall and the dustbin of history
The Redskins founder deserves the scorn. He earned it. But his story is also the complicated, convoluted history of the city's most beloved sports franchise. Published June 30, 2020
