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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

LOVERRO: Signing ace pitcher Cavalli a front-office win for Nationals

Washington Nationals ace Cade Cavalli last week signed what one of baseball's most aggressive agents might call a "snuff contract" -- a franchise-friendly deal that could dramatically undercut future earnings for the player.

September 22, 2026

LOVERRO: Asking Daniels to carry team had Commanders playing on borrowed time

Washington's best player went down on coach Dan Quinn's foolish goal-line gamble with three seconds left in the first half of a 37-20 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.

September 21, 2026

LOVERRO: Ovechkin’s disheartening, demoralizing connection to Putin

I'm sort of surprised by the furor this latest Ovechkin public support of Putin has generated. He's been doing this since at least 2017.

September 16, 2026

LOVERRO: When the game is on the line, dance with the one that brought you

In the classic film "Hoosiers," with the score tied at 40-40 and seconds left on the clock, Hickory gets possession of the ball and calls time out. They huddle around their coach, Norman Dale, who gives them to play he believes will win the game:

September 14, 2026

LOVERRO: No need to toss dirt on Commanders’ grave before season begins

I'm not ready to bury the Washington Commanders this season.

September 10, 2026

New book offers glimpse into corporate rise of Commanders owner Harris

A big book coming out Tuesday about the rise of Apollo Global Management and its controversial billionaire cofounder, Leon Black, has a considerable amount about Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris -- Black's former business partner and also a cofounder of Apollo.

September 7, 2026

LOVERRO: One sports journalism win, one sports journalism black eye

It's been quite a couple of days in the diminishing world of sports journalism.

September 3, 2026

LOVERRO: In football’s game of numbers, there is none more wrenching than this one

Every one of the football players banging heads on the field last week was hoping for the chance to do so for a living. What some of them got instead was a few hits closer to dying.

August 31, 2026

LOVERRO: Commanders’ woeful offensive line haunted by Rivera’s roster choices

The Ron Rivera roster that general manager Adam Peters and coach Dan Quinn inherited was so deeply devoid of talent that it will take more than the three drafts and free agencies that they have overseen since taking over in 2024 to build a competitive foundation for this team.

August 27, 2026

LOVERRO: Small sample raises big questions about protecting Daniels

Well, that was a wasted trip to Detroit for the Commanders. Hope they had some time to at least squeeze in a visit to the Motown Museum.

August 24, 2026

LOVERRO: Silly flap over No. 5 jersey splashes a little mud in the face of the franchise

Quarterback Jayden Daniels has been the biggest distraction for the organization during Commanders training camp. Or, more specifically, the business of Jayden Daniels.

August 20, 2026

LOVERRO: A Nationals surrender only smartest fans will appreciate

I was on vacation at the beach when the baseball trading deadline came and went. I didn't follow it closely, but I had a feeling that the Washington Nationals did something when the carcasses of Nationals fans started washing up on shore.

August 19, 2026

LOVERRO: High-voltage Daniels can fuel reenergized Commanders

There's a "ton of energy" in the building. That's one of the messages Adam Peters, Commanders general manager, shared Tuesday in his training camp kickoff press conference.

July 30, 2026

After an offseason of questions, Commanders start working on answers

The Aiyuk sideshow, a fired assistant, and two new coordinators: Commanders camp has questions.

July 27, 2026

LOVERRO: Brady had all the right moves on the gridiron. Since then? Not so much

Maybe Tom Brady, stripped of his football glory and the rich business fanboys who inevitably try to attach themselves to star athletes, is a dummy at heart.

July 23, 2026

LOVERRO: For August, September to matter, Nationals need All-Star Griffin on mound

Enjoy him while you can -- Nationals All-Star pitcher Foster Griffin may be gone come the Aug. 3 trading deadline.

July 22, 2026

LOVERRO: Abrams means too much to Nationals to be dangled as trade bait

Will we be watching the final games of All-Star shortstop C.J. Abrams in a Nationals uniform?

July 17, 2026

LOVERRO: The Orioles’ Way, the Angelos’ Way and the misery in the middle

The Baltimore Orioles had just been swept in four games by the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in mid-August of 1995. I was sitting in the press box writing the epitaph on the season -- at 46-53, their hopes for the postseason were pretty much buried -- and so was the future of first-year manager Phil Regan.

July 13, 2026