Thom Loverro
Columns by Thom Loverro
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. Published November 3, 2025
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. Published October 30, 2025
LOVERRO: Commanders game too ugly to watch? Try Ohtani on the other station
I can't write a column today about a barely watchable football game when one of the greatest sporting events in our lifetime took place the same night -- six hours and 39 minutes of drama. Published October 28, 2025
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
