Thom Loverro
Columns by Thom Loverro
LOVERRO: Robert Griffin III, Colt McCoy represent two sides of ‘unforgiving’ league
After two of the worst performances we've seen by any quarterback wearing a burgundy and gold jersey, Griffin has been benched for the Colts game Sunday in favor of a guy who said he didn't even know if he would make the roster. If that doesn't teach Griffin a lesson in humility, I don't know what will. Published November 27, 2014
LOVERRO: Robert Griffin III holds Redskins hostage with everything he can’t do
Griffin turned in one of the worst performances we've seen from a Redskins quarterback Sunday — even worse than his play the week before in a 27-7 loss to Tampa Bay at home. Published November 25, 2014
THOM LOVERRO: Dennis Maruk, legendary Capitals scorer, gets his due in pop-culture flashback
If you were a Washington hockey fan in the 1980s — especially a Russian hockey fan — you had to be a Dennis Maruk fan. He's still the single-season assists and points record holder for the Capitals. Published November 23, 2014
LOVERRO: Focus in San Francisco will be on RG3’s future as Redskins QB
While Griffin may have been lashing out at critics with his Belichick-like performance Wednesday, he was right about one thing — he needs to focus on Sunday's game in San Francisco against the 49ers. Published November 20, 2014
LOVERRO: As Redskins Park turns, everything is open to interpretation
What are we to think when we hear Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden talk about quarterback Robert Griffin III like he did Monday at Redskins Park? Published November 18, 2014
LOVERRO: Robert Griffin III due for some soul-searching after ‘travesty’ of a loss
The trial of Robert Griffin III — whether or not he can be an elite NFL quarterback — took a dramatic turn for the worse Sunday when the defendant took the stand and crumbled like a deadbeat tenant before Judge Judy. Published November 16, 2014
THOM LOVERRO: Robert Griffin III takes case to jury Sunday; verdict in doubt
The trial of Robert Griffin III — whether or not he can be an elite NFL starting quarterback — continues Sunday at FedEx Field when the Washington Redskins host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Plenty of seating is available in the courtroom. If you are a fan of the defendant, I'd suggest you attend. Published November 13, 2014
LOVERRO: Jack Lummus worthy of NFL recognition for heroic service
Lummus, like so many others of his generation, answered the call, and did so with such courage and honor that he awarded the Medal of Honor — one of two NFL players to receive the prestigious award and the only one to have received it posthumously. Published November 11, 2014
LOVERRO: For Bernard Hopkins, it’s time to step away from the ring with honor
He is the last master craftsman in boxing — the last stonecutter, the last glassmaker. But now it is time for 49-year-old Bernard Hopkins to put away his tools. Published November 9, 2014
LOVERRO: Alfonso Soriano leaves baseball for Bruce Allen’s putting green
Yes, under the category of small world — no, make that the small bizarre world — of Washington sports, Soriano paid $2.7 million for the mansion owned by Allen, who was the general manager for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2004-08. Published November 6, 2014
LOVERRO: For Jay Gruden, expressing doubt about RG3 might be only way to push back
Redskins coach Jay Gruden doesn't appear to be clueless. He seems like a smart guy. So I'm going to assume he knows exactly what he is saying — and what he is doing — when he publicly, without batting an eye, drops little bombs in the media like the ones he did Monday about his quarterback. Published November 4, 2014
LOVERRO: Remembering George Foreman’s greatest triumph, 20 years later
Marc Ratner saw some of the greatest boxing moments of the past 30 years during his time with the Nevada State Athletic Commission from 1985 to 2006. Published November 2, 2014
LOVERRO: Madison Bumgarner takes place among October immortals
Just like Sandy Koufax did before him. Like Mickey Lolich, and Bob Gibson and Orel Hershiser. The Giants' country-strong left-hander earned his place in World Series lore with three remarkable performances on the way to a championship. Published October 30, 2014
LOVERRO: Washington Redskins should ride Colt McCoy while they can
Redskins coach Jay Gruden confirmed Griffin's confidence that he is still the quarterback — if and when he is ready to be the quarterback — minutes after the quarterback who will have to go back to the bench gave the coach an NFL win he didn't have to hold his nose to enjoy. Is he kidding? Published October 28, 2014
LOVERRO: Never in the field of QB conflict were so many confused by so few
Winston Churchill isn't the statesman that comes to mind when you look at the Redskins quarterback mystery. I prefer to quote the great Michael Ray Richardson: "The ship be sinking." Published October 26, 2014
LOVERRO: A Giants move would’ve brought baseball back to D.C. much sooner
The Giants' attendance and financial woes before moving into their new ballpark in 2000 and saying goodbye to the cursed Candlestick Park nearly had a major impact on baseball in Washington, in several different instances. Published October 23, 2014
LOVERRO: Negro League World Series had Kansas City in baseball spotlight 90 years ago
The Kansas City Monarchs, the Negro National League champions, faced Philadelphia's Hilldale Baseball Club, the champions of the competing Eastern Colored League. It marked the first time two Negro League champions from different leagues agreed to play in a championship series of note. Published October 21, 2014
LOVERRO: Redskins’ future murky as ever after unsightly win over Titans
Nobody should be tipping their hat to anyone in that Redskins locker room — heck, in this Redskins organization — for barely beating a bad Titans team. Except maybe to Colt McCoy, the third-string quarterback who saved the franchise from one of its most embarrassing losses at home in a long list of embarrassing losses. Published October 19, 2014
LOVERRO: Orioles — and Nats — will look back on 2014 as a success
Both franchises made the playoffs, and while both may have disappointed their fans at the end, the truth is the next best thing to playing and winning is playing and losing. Published October 16, 2014
LOVERRO: Six games in, Jay Gruden faces harsh Redskins reality
It's always a holiday at Redskins Park. The problem is it's not Christmas. It's not the Fourth of July. It's Groundhog Day. A quarterback explaining turnovers. A coach searching for answers. Published October 14, 2014
