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.

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Columns by Thom Loverro

Denny McClain recalls ‘hell’ year in Washington

Longtime local baseball fans will still point to Oct 9, 1970, as the day of the worst trade in the history of Washington baseball. Published July 4, 2017

Manny Pacquiao bout another bad night for boxing

Of all the fights to have shown the world for free Saturday, why did it have to wind up being another indictment of boxing's dysfunction? Published July 2, 2017

Cubs, team that defined losing, talking smack

The Cubs -- the losingest losers of all time -- dissing the Nationals? Sheesh. Published June 29, 2017

Tyson-Holyfield and the bite that broke boxing

Marc Ratner can still remember the tension 20 years later that he felt in the MGM Grand casino the night Mike Tyson would meet Evander Holyfield in the ring for their rematch -- and this was before the fight. Published June 27, 2017

Kirk Cousins highest-paid NFL player ever?

When Robert Griffin III walked the halls of Redskins Park, he mistook friendship with the owner for real power. Kirk Cousins isn't going to make that error. Published June 25, 2017

Tiger Woods has chance to rewrite legacy

Tiger Woods has a chance at a second act that would redefine his legacy. Published June 22, 2017

Outside the NFL, pro football mostly a mirage

There has yet to be a sustainable new football enterprise -- other than the goliath known as the National Football League (even the Arena Football League, started in 1987, appears to be on its last legs). Published June 20, 2017

Garrett Mock and a small gesture of locker room kindness

My fond memories of Garrett Mock -- traded to Washington in August 2006 with Matt Chico for Livan Hernandez -- have nothing to do with his pitching. Published June 18, 2017

Dusty Baker learns manager not a priority for Lerners

If the Lerners are waiting to see how Dusty Baker handles a bullpen before they pay him, they should have given him a bullpen first. Published June 15, 2017

Williams may be the QB, Allen still calling the plays

Doug Williams may not have the title of general manager, but he was presented Monday as the man to blame if things go wrong at Ashburn. Published June 13, 2017

Gerry Cooney on race, Larry Holmes and the fight

A country divided by race can manifest itself in many ways -- a presidential election, a football player refusing to stand for the national anthem, and, 35 years ago Sunday, in a boxing ring outside Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Published June 11, 2017

Bryce Harper contract rumors continue to chase him

Bryce Harper comes back from a West Coast swing in a small slump and perpetually trailed by rumors about his next contract. Published June 8, 2017

Daryl Thompson, Southern Maryland Blue Crabs’ hometown hero, still has big league dreams

The crowd at Southern Maryland Blue Crabs games at Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf, Maryland, is a little louder than normal, a little more boisterous when former Washington Nationals pitching prospect Daryl Thompson is on the mound -- the hometown hero. Published June 6, 2017