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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

FILE - At left, in a June 23, 2011, file photo, former San Francisco Giants baseball player Barry Bonds leaves federal court in San Francisco. At right, in a July 14, 2011 file photo, former Major League baseball pitcher Roger Clemens leaves federal court in Washington. Tim Raines and Jeff Bagwell are likely to be voted into baseball's Hall of Fame on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, when Trevor Hoffman and Ivan Rodriguez also could gain the honor. Bonds and Clemens, shunned because of allegations of steroids use, appear set for big increases in their voters. (AP Photo/File)

Joe Morgan on baseball’s cheaters

There are six criteria for election to Cooperstown under the rules of the Hall of Fame. Three of them are sportsmanship, integrity and character. I chose to take those seriously. Published December 31, 2017

FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, file photo, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) speaks with head coach Pete Carroll, right, and assistant head coach Tom Cable during an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale, Ariz. The Seahawks have been fined $100,000 for not properly following concussion protocol with Wilson during this game in November. The NFL and NFLPA announced their decision Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017, following an investigation that lasted more than a month.. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)

Zach Brown shows football’s headhunter mentality

In the NFL concussion drama, it's often the owners portrayed as bad guys. What responsibility do players themselves have for purposely inflicting life-threatening injuries on their fellow players? Published December 21, 2017

Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) runs off the field after an NFL football game against Arizona Cardinals in Landover, Md., Sunday, Dec 17, 2017. The Redskins defeated the Cardinals 20-15. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Blaine Gabbert offers glimpse of ghost of quarterback future

Quarterback Kirk Cousins didn't have a particularly good game Sunday in the Redskins' 20-15 win over the Arizona Cardinals before the silent and invisible majority at FedEx Field. But he found the end zone twice and played well enough for his team to win. Published December 17, 2017

Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) runs off the field after an NFL football game against the New York Giants in Landover, Md., Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017. The New York Giants defeated the Washington Redskins 19-10. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Redskins have home dirt advantage on Sunday

Sunday's game against Arizona is the first time the Washington Redskins will step foot on their battered, brown home dirt since Thanksgiving. Published December 14, 2017

In this Nov. 23, 2017, photo, Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers (17) prepares to throws a pass during an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas. Rivers will have the NFL's longest active streak of consecutive starts by a quarterback after Eli Manning gets benched by the New York Giants this weekend. (AP Photo/Roger Steinman)

Philip Rivers and Eli Manning bonded to the end

Los Angeles quarterback Philip Rivers was not happy to see Eli Manning benched in New York. Maybe because he knows the same fate will eventually hit him. Published December 7, 2017

John Mara, owner of the New York Giants, speaks to reporters in East Rutherford, N.J., Monday, Dec. 4, 2017. The Giants made a rare in-season house cleaning, firing coach Ben McAdoo and general manager Jerry Reese on Monday, less than a year after the team made the playoffs for the first time since 2011. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

John Mara, Giants blow handling of Eli Manning

In this era, coaches need to check with team PR people to understand how to best handle a delicate process like benching a QB who won two Super Bowls. The Giants and Ben McAdoo did not. A mess followed. Published December 5, 2017

Washington Redskins head coach Jay Gruden stands on the sideline during an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)

Midnight for the Cinder-Skins: The party is over

It was bound to happen -- sooner or later, the carriage that was pulling the Washington Redskins this season would turn into a pumpkin, the dress Cinderella was wearing would turn into rags. Published December 3, 2017

Tiger Woods speaks at a press conference at the Albany Golf Club in Nassau, Bahamas, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017. Woods is playing in this weeks Hero World Challenge, his first tournament since fusion surgery on his lower back in April. (AP Photo/Doug Ferguson)

Tiger Woods says he’s good, so opioid questions disappear

Maybe, in between all the excitement about Woods' return to the golf course Thursday in the Hero World Challenge, someone will mention the words Tiger Woods and addiction. It won't be Woods, that's for sure. Published November 28, 2017