Thom Loverro
Columns by Thom Loverro
LOVERRO: Tailgating unlikely to survive transition to District’s compact new RFK stadium
This should be a wake-up call for Washington football fans looking forward to the team coming back to its old address. If you grew up going to games at RFK, this won't be that place. Published March 10, 2025
LOVERRO: If he’s hungry and healthy, Samuel is a great add for Commanders
The Washington Commanders couldn't be getting Swiss Army Knife Deebo Samuel at a better time. Published March 6, 2025
LOVERRO: Nationals owe Manfred after assist in dissolving MASN deal. What will he want back?
The long nightmare of servitude under the grimy bootheel of the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network appears, finally, to be nearly over for the Washington Nationals. Published March 4, 2025
LOVERRO: Myles Garrett gives Commanders fighting chance against Eagles
An offseason battle may be shaping up, one that could even the scales between the Commanders and Eagles. Or, depending on which franchise comes out on top, put Washington further behind the world champions. The prize? Perhaps the best pass rusher in the league. Published February 26, 2025
LOVERRO: Take a more realistic look at the ‘Rising Stars’ on the Wizards roster
Zach Leonsis, president of media and new enterprises for Monumental Sports (and son of the owner), celebrated on social media recently the accomplishments of three young Washington Wizards -- Bilal Coulibaly, Bub Carrington and Alexander Sarr. He's not alone in his appreciation of the trio. Published February 20, 2025
LOVERRO: Trump budget amputations raise concerns about new Commanders stadium at RFK
Could the Trump tsunami that has swept over Washington wreck plans for a new home for the Commanders on the RFK stadium site? Published February 18, 2025
LOVERRO: Nationals go into new season hamstrung again by low payroll
The Nationals were ready to fill some holes this winter to add some free-agent upgrades to the young talent they have on this roster. They were ready to tap into the resources that Nationals owner Mark Lerner promised were there. Published February 12, 2025
LOVERRO: Eagles just set high bar for NFL contenders — including Commanders
Sometimes the standard is talent, and Philadelphia, with the best roster in the NFL, has set that standard. It's the one Washington should aspire to now. Published February 10, 2025
LOVERRO: One name stands out among mixed legacies of Eagles coaches
Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni is not among the finalists for NFL Coach of the Year, even though it is his second NFC championship title and trip to the Super Bowl in three years. Published February 6, 2025
LOVERRO: Harris needs more than winner’s edge to land a District stadium for Commanders
I think if owner Josh Harris had answered the question of the future of the Commanders name at his press conference Monday by saying, "We're just going to call the team 'the Jayden Daniels,'" more fans would have welcomed that than the news that there were no plans to change the name from Commanders. Published February 4, 2025
LOVERRO: Legendary writer Mike Katz was as colorful, combustible as the fight game he covered
Boxing Hall of Famer Mike Katz had a combination of flair, fearlessness and compassion that was the perfect fit for covering the fight game, which requires a love of the human condition to do well. Published February 2, 2025
LOVERRO: Daniels can do it all, but that doesn’t mean he should have to
Let us go back to a time when no one was using words like playoffs and NFC championship game in conversations about the Washington Commanders -- certainly not first-year coach Dan Quinn. Published January 27, 2025
LOVERRO: Unwanted in Philadelphia? Harris might do well to focus all his efforts in Washington
A plane pulling a banner above Lincoln Financial Field read, "Josh Harris. Go Away. XOXO. Philly Chinatown," a reaction to his plans to build a private arena for his NBA team near the city's Chinatown neighborhood. Published January 22, 2025
LOVERRO: Believe it, anything is possible
The Washington Commanders had given fans plenty of early-season reasons to be optimistic, but this? Published January 19, 2025
LOVERRO: Dr. Quinn’s medicine show has been a miracle cure for ailing franchise
Recalibration is simply the act of calibrating something again. But what Dan Quinn has done is calibrate something again that was ancient, something that happened in the 20th century with this franchise -- pride and success. Published January 13, 2025
LOVERRO: Boxing fan Bob Dylan found inspiration in ‘The Sweet Science’
Bob Dylan clearly had a special place for fighters in his heart. He wrote two songs about boxers. Published January 8, 2025
LOVERRO: Commanders can’t keep asking Daniels to win games by himself
In the news business, obituaries are often written decades before a person of prominence passes on. It's a morbid but necessary practice. Published January 6, 2025
LOVERRO: Quinn’s Commanders are a team that can take a punch
Last week, Washington Commanders coach Dan Quinn gave his players personalized baseball bats to make the point that his team had become "heavy hitters" after upsetting the Philadelphia Eagles. Published December 30, 2024
LOVERRO: Daniels has answers for franchise buried under decades of questions, doubts, despair
Jayden Daniels. The answer. The cheat code, as the kids like to say. The path to a 36-33 victory over perhaps the best team in the NFC. The formula for a 10-5 start through 15 games, the likes of which this Washington franchise has not seen since 1991. Published December 23, 2024
LOVERRO: Daniels hit the special note to save Commanders’ ugly win over Saints
New Orleans can be a rough town. You can run into a wave of ugliness walking down Bourbon Street at night, but step into the right club and you'll find a singer that will hit those special notes to save the evening. That was Jayden Daniels on Sunday afternoon at Caesars Superdome. Published December 16, 2024
