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June 18, 2013

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  • Thom Loverro: Mariano Rivera deserves MLB award in his name

    By Thom Loverro | 05/22/13 07:35 PM

    Nobody wants to say goodbye to Mariano Rivera. The beloved and revered New York Yankees reliever is an oasis of grace and humanity in a sports world filled with embarrassment and shame. Rivera, who just appeared at Camden Yards for the Yankees' three-game series against the Orioles, has said...

  • Thom Loverro: Robinson still defines third base years later

    By Thom Loverro | 05/20/13 11:05 PM

    When Ryan Zimmerman complained to reporters about the official scorer giving him an error on a ninth-inning throw in Friday night's 6-5 extra-inning win by the Washington Nationals over the San Diego Padres, he didn't mention Mike Schmidt. He didn't use George Brett or Chipper Jones to make his...

  • Thom Loverro: Scrumming soon to the U.S., an NFL-backed rugby group

    By Thom Loverro | 05/17/13 06:30 PM

    Rugby used to be a thing here in the United States. America's national team won the gold medal in Olympic rugby in 1920 and 1924. Then it disappeared from view, while at the same time, George Halas was kicking off the National Football League. The rough-and-tumble sport grew throughout the...

  • Thom Loverro: The Dodgers' history in Brooklyn casts a long shadow over the game

    By Thom Loverro | 05/14/13 08:55 PM

    The Washington Nationals began their road trip Monday night with the start of a three-game series against the Dodgers, who, under former Nationals president Stan Kasten, have become the Dodgers again -- at least off the field. Under former owner Frank McCourt, the franchise was a disaster,...

  • Thom Loverro: For Capitals, a deep history of Game 7 failure

    By Thom Loverro | 05/13/13 11:25 PM

    A history of failure defines the Washington Capitals. This group may want to separate themselves from the past, but Monday night's 5-0 Game 7 loss to the New York Rangers binds Alex Ovechkin to the long list of former Capitals who came up short while wearing the jersey of this organization....

  • Thom Loverro: Boxing is still alive and well on the silver screen

    By Thom Loverro | 05/10/13 06:35 PM

    If boxing is a dying sport, someone ought to tell Hollywood. Turns out that picking the bones of a sport that was once center stage in the theater of sports is good movie-making business. Plans are in the works for a film about the great Roberto Duran called "Hands of Stone," and according...

  • Thom Loverro: Choppy waves divide Nationals fans in crowd battle

    By Thom Loverro | 05/08/13 05:35 PM

    The waves are choppy these days at Nationals Park. The most docile crowd in baseball is riled up about something as simple as standing up and sitting down in your seat at the game -- choreographed in unison with your neighbors, a seemingly fun and innocuous expression. For some, you would...

  • Thom Loverro: Ernie Banks' little-known first chance at history

    By Thom Loverro | 05/06/13 10:40 PM

    With all the attention on the film "42," the story of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, more focus has been placed on the decline of black baseball players in today's game and of interest in the history of black baseball. For instance, if you were...


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