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Drew Cove
Drew covers everything from the Minnesota Wild and Minnesota Twins to a mix of Gophers sports at Zone Coverage.
He has bylines in the Minnesota Hockey Magazine and Pioneer Press, among many others. Drew also is currently an editor for SportsEngine locally, working with the Star Tribune's prep sports hubs. He is especially proud of his days working for the Minnesota Daily at the University of Minnesota.
Follow Drew on Twitter @covedrew for his coverage here and unapologetic love for St. Paul.
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Wild
The Minnesota Wild Need Another Resurgence from Eric Staal
By Drew Cove - Aug 18, 2020
The Minnesota Wild have a lot of money locked up in their forwards and defensemen, so that means it will be difficult for general manager Bill Guerin […]
Twins
The Minnesota Twins Take Two of First Three Games Against the Kansas City Royals, are 9-2 at Home
By Drew Cove - Aug 17, 2020
The Minnesota Twins had an off day to prepare for a four-game series with the Kansas City Royals. In many years this would give positive feelings for […]
Twins
The Minnesota Twins Rebound and Win Their Final Series of the Road Trip in Milwaukee
By Drew Cove - Aug 14, 2020
The Minnesota Twins are back in action and are not panicking about their recent four-game losing streak. Rebounding from a sweep at the hands of the Kansas […]
How the Big Ten Cancelling Fall Football Will Impact the Gophers
By Drew Cove - Aug 11, 2020
Big Ten football is not happening in 2020. School presidents met early this week to determine if playing this season was still feasible, and Tuesday afternoon the […]
Twins
The Minnesota Twins are Swept in Kansas City and Have Lost Four in a Row After a 10-2 Start
By Drew Cove - Aug 10, 2020
The Minnesota Twins experienced something that looked extremely improbable after a six-game winning streak: a four-game losing streak. The Twins have lost four consecutive games, a stretch […]
Wild
Minnesota Wild Now on the Brink of Elimination With 3-0 Loss to the Vancouver Canucks
By Drew Cove - Aug 6, 2020
Although the Minnesota Wild weren’t facing a deficit just minutes into Game 3, the script played out much like it did from the their Game 2 loss. […]
Rashod Bateman is Leaving College for the NFL Draft Due to COVID Concerns, Now the Gophers Have to Find a No. 1 Receiver
By Drew Cove - Aug 4, 2020
It’s true, Rashod Bateman is opting out of the 2020 NCAA football season to prepare to go pro. It’s devastating news to a team that, if the […]
Twins
The Minnesota Twins Go 5-1 vs. St. Louis and Cleveland by Scoring 19 Runs and Pitching by Committee
By Drew Cove - Aug 3, 2020
Week 2 of the most unique MLB season in history is in the books, and the Minnesota Twins have to be happy with their results from the […]
Twins
Early Pitching Woes, Plenty of Bombas and Other Takeaways from the Minnesota Twins’ Opening Weekend
By Drew Cove - Jul 27, 2020
The Minnesota Twins took their season-opening series against the Chicago White Sox this weekend, scoring at least 10 runs in the first and third game, while giving […]
Twins
The Minnesota Twins’ Opening Day 30-Man Roster is Here: What You Need to Know
By Drew Cove - Jul 23, 2020
The Twins Opening Day 30-man roster has been released ahead of the team’s first regular season game against the Chicago White Sox on Friday. With 15 pitchers […]
Twins
Minnesota Twins Pitching is Set Up for Success in 2020
By Drew Cove - Jul 23, 2020
The Minnesota Twins pitching staff is set up for a potentially crushing season with the new format for the schedule. Those expectations are fair. In fact, if […]
How a Big Ten-Only Football Schedule Would Affect the Gophers
By Drew Cove - Jul 21, 2020
Last week, the Big Ten Conference announced that fall sports will participate against conference opponents only, provided the season takes place in 2020. This will shorten the […]