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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.

Columns by Thom Loverro

Steve Schuh, county executive of Anne Arundel County, holds a copy of The Capital Gazette near the scene of a shooting at the newspaper's office, Friday, June 29, 2018, in Annapolis, Md. A man armed with smoke grenades and a shotgun attacked journalists in the building Thursday, killing several people before police quickly stormed the building and arrested him, police and witnesses said. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Capital Gazette: ‘We’re putting out a damn paper’

If people make a newsroom special, I'm guessing the Capital-Gazette newsroom was a transcendent place, based on the outpouring of emotions from fellow journalists who knew some or all of the five members of the newspaper staff killed by a gunman who invaded their newsroom Thursday afternoon Published July 1, 2018

Washington Nationals' Jayson Werth waits to bat during a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally)

Jayson Werth value went beyond dollars

Jayson Werth's value to the Nationals can't be measured simply by numbers, at least not by the $126 million the team paid the star over seven years. Published June 28, 2018

Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter, right, argues with home plate umpire Stu Scheurwater, center, after Scheurwater said Orioles relief pitcher Darren O'Day balked in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Monday, June 25, 2018, in Baltimore. Showalter and O'Day were ejected from the game. Also pictured is umpire Gary Cederstrom, at left. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

LOVERRO: In Baltimore, whispers of Orioles leaving

The Orioles face a second-straight losing season after making the playoffs in 2012, 2014 and 2016, and coming off a season last year where they barely broke 2 million in attendance. This year, they are on pace for the lowest attendance -- averaging 20,062 -- since the ballpark opened in 1992. Published June 26, 2018

FILE - In this May 29, 2018, file photo, Washington Capitals head coach Barry Trotz answers a question during a news conference in Las Vegas. The New York Islanders have hired Barry Trotz as their new head coach. President of hockey operations Lou Lamoriello announced the move Thursday, June 21, 2018, at the NHL draft, two weeks after Trotz won the Stanley Cup with the Washington Capitals and three days after he resigned from that job. Trotz reportedly agreed to a five-year deal worth double what he would have made annually on a shorter contract with the Capitals. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Ted Leonsis and the business of happiness

Ted Leonsis felt pretty good about the Washington Post naming his Monumental Sports and Entertainment Company one of the region's best places to work. "It means that the team here at MSE feels good about the work they are doing," he said. Well, not everybody. Published June 24, 2018

Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis reacts as he takes part in a sendoff rally after an NHL hockey practice, Saturday, May 26, 2018, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) ** FILE **

Barry Trotz exit says more about owner than coach

The Washington Capitals have had 17 head coaches in their 44 years. Only one -- Barry Trotz -- has won a Stanley Cup. And owner Ted Leonsis didn't think that was worth paying for. Published June 19, 2018

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), from Russia, holds up the Stanley Cup as they pass the crowd on the steps of The National Archives during a victory parade, Tuesday, June 12, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

Alex Ovechkin, Washington’s GOAT?

Alex Ovechkin is great, but suddenly he's the GOAT? The greatest athlete in the history of Washington sports? If you believe that, have another keg stand. Published June 17, 2018

Washington Capitals team owner Ted Leonsis hoists the Stanley Cup after after the Capitals defeated the Golden Knights 4-3 in Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals Thursday, June 7, 2018, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Alex Ovechkin, Capitals and a priceless memory

Washington sports fans, make room for June 7, 2018 -- the night the Washington Capitals won their first Stanley Cup and brought the first championship to the city in 26 years. Published June 7, 2018

Football Commissioner Pete Rozelle, right, pays a call on Baseball Commissioner William D. Eckert at the latter's office on July 27, 1966 in New York. It was the first formal meeting of the two commissioners. (Associated Press)

Robert F. Kennedy’s death divided sports and politics 50 years ago

Anything that is going to have the powerful symbolism of sports is also going to generate enough passion to divide as well, in death as well as life. That was the case 50 years ago, as Major League Baseball tried to cope with the proper way to mourn the death of New York Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy on June 6, 1968. Published June 7, 2018

Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson, center, celebrates his goal against the Vegas Golden Knights with Alex Ovechkin, left, of Russia, and Nicklas Backstrom, right, of Sweden, during the second period in Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final, Monday, June 4, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Cool, confident Capitals take destiny by the throat

When Devante Smith-Pelly scored the third goal late in the first period of Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals Monday night at Capital One Arena, it may have been the loudest I've ever heard the building. Published June 5, 2018

Washington Capitals head coach Barry Trotz speaks to the media, Sunday, June 3, 2018, at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va. The Capitals will host the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Monday night in Washington. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes)

Barry Trotz is vindicated and about to get paid

Barry Trotz was so giddy after his team's 3-1 win over the Vegas Golden Knights Saturday night that the Washington Capitals coach couldn't tell his left from his right. Published June 4, 2018

Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby pauses during the third period in Game 3 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knights, Saturday, June 2, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Vegas can have glitz, Capitals want the Cup

Sting was there, so was Wonder Woman and even Joe Gibbs. Turns out the Capitals didn't need superstars or superheroines or the most beloved coach the city has known. They had Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Braden Holtby. Published June 3, 2018

FILE - In this May 15, 2013, file photo, Washington Capitals general manager George McPhee talks with reporters at the Kettler Iceplex in Arlington, Va. A person with direct knowledge of the decision says McPhee has been hired as general manager of the NHL's expansion Las Vegas franchise. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because owner Bill Foley's announcement was set for Wednesday afternoon, July 13, 2016. McPhee most recently served as special advisor to New York Islanders GM Garth Snow. Before that he spent 16 seasons as GM of the Washington Capitals. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, FIle) **FILE**

George McPhee, Vegas general manager, built much of Capitals roster

McPhee, who was the general manager in Washington from 1997 until he was fired in April 2014, is responsible for more than half of the Capitals roster that won just its second Eastern Conference championship and it playing in just their second Stanley Cup Final. Published May 27, 2018