Thom Loverro
Columns by Thom Loverro
Thom Loverro: Fighting chance for UFC in D.C.
UFC 101 in Philadelphia was another record-setter. Published August 10, 2009
Loverro: After death, Schulberg is still a giant
In this business, you lose your sense of awe of the people you cover and meet along the way with each passing day. Greatness is often compromised by either flaws or familiarity. Published August 8, 2009
Loverro: Uncomplicated player makes a modest return
Even Johnson can't draw a crowd to Nationals Park. Published August 5, 2009
LOVERRO: Little strength in these arms
Johnson, Beimel net three negligible minor league pitchers. Published August 1, 2009
Loverro: Heckuva day to start new job
Vick, Rose provide fodder for new sports-talk radio show. Published July 28, 2009
LOVERRO: Henderson may be the best of his time
Rickey Henderson appears to be one of the last clean players to earn consideration in Cooperstown. Published July 25, 2009
LOVERRO: Vogel’s goal - Get Rosecroft back on track
Ex-owner has a new vision for Prince George's racetrack. Published July 24, 2009
Loverro: A journeyman on the field but always a ‘King’ off it
Thirty years ago, Montgomery County businessman Tony Puca held a New Year's Eve party attended by some of the biggest movers and shakers in the state. Published July 23, 2009
Loverro: Park service stalls baseball academy
Southeast baseball, ice rink projects need to get started. Published July 21, 2009
LOVERRO: This errant season just can’t get on course
It's all talk until the Nationals get things turned around. Published July 18, 2009
LOVERRO: Franchise’s new face has same blemishes
Familiar refrain reverberates before interim manager's first game. Published July 17, 2009
Loverro: Acta takes fall
Manny Acta is better off without the Washington Nationals. Published July 14, 2009
Loverro: The greatest living players get their due
Thom Loverro names his greatest living lineup. Published July 13, 2009
LOVERRO: Pulling no punches
Mixed martial arts is marching steadily toward the mainstream. Published July 11, 2009
Another Dillinger with gun
Loverro: Baseball player Dillinger isn't related to gangster. Published July 7, 2009
Loverro: Finally, some reasons to call yourself a fan
Encouraging signs emerge for the D.C. sports fan. Published July 4, 2009
Loverro: ‘A different time’
He became first black to win U.S. Golf Association championship Published July 1, 2009
Loverro: This prospect scandal is anything but sweet
"Sugar," the film about a young Dominican baseball prospect who faces the pressures of the game and the business, just finished a two-month run at the Bethesda Row Cinema. Published June 29, 2009
LOVERRO: Nats opting to handle starters with kid gloves
A healthy debate is shaping up in baseball about the number of pitches a hurler should throw in a start. Published June 27, 2009
LOVERRO: Smoltz is last of dying breed
Washington fans, watch John Smoltz closely Thursday night when he makes his first start in a Boston Red Sox uniform. He is the last dinosaur, the one surviving member of a species that dominated the pitching mounds of major league fields for more than 20 years. Published June 25, 2009
