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

Thom Loverro | Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013

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...

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

Thom Loverro | Updated: Tue, May 14, 2013

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...

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

Thom Loverro | Updated: Mon, May 13, 2013

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...

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

Thom Loverro | Updated: Fri, May 10, 2013

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....

Thom Loverro: Choppy waves divide Nationals fans in crowd battle

Thom Loverro | Updated: Wed, May 8, 2013

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 --...

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

Thom Loverro | Updated: Mon, May 6, 2013

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...

Thom Loverro: Constant questions surrounding Robert Griffin III and Stephen Strasburg put D.C. fans through hell

Thom Loverro | Updated: Sat, May 4, 2013

If one were to describe Washington sports hell, it might simply be called being a Washington Wizards fan. But I'm not sure that is true sports-fan hell -- to be a Wizards fan is to be...

Thom Loverro: Rangers' angry coach John Tortorella comes to town to face Capitals

Thom Loverro | Updated: Wed, May 1, 2013

The Rangers come to town Thursday for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Eastern Conference first round series against the Washington Capitals at the Verizon Center, and that means the return of Mr....

Thom Loverro: Jason Collins' coming out as gay is just the first step toward tolerance and acceptance in sports

Thom Loverro | Updated: Mon, Apr 29, 2013

Jason Collins didn't have much impact at the end of the bench for the Washington Wizards, but he carved out a piece of history Monday when he revealed in a Sports Illustrated story that he is gay...

Thom Loverro: Bob Wolff's donation of his recordings to Library of Congress is a gift to sports fans

Thom Loverro | Updated: Fri, Apr 26, 2013

The best way to describe sportscaster Bob Wolff is a treasure. The 92-year-old former Senators broadcaster is still working, for News 12 Long Island, a 74-year career that is certified by Guinness...




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