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Tom Schreier
Tom Schreier is the founder and proprietor of Zone Coverage. He created Zone Coverage with the goal of mixing new age media with old-school journalism. His goal was to create an economically sustainable platform for sports content for Minnesota fans. Before Zone Coverage, Tom wrote for Bleacher Report and Yahoo! Sports before joining 105 The Ticket in 2014.
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GILES AND THE GOALIE Ep. 129: The Festivus Episode
By Tom Schreier - Dec 23, 2017
Giles Ferrell and Ben Remington are joined by producer Tom Schreier, who airs his many grievances with the Wild, then they take your Twitter questions (24:00) and […]
Timberwolves
12/18 RECAP: Butler, Crawford Carry Timberwolves to 108-107 Win over Portland Trail Blazers
By Tom Schreier - Dec 19, 2017
Jimmy Butler was laying on his back on the Minnesota Timberwolves locker room floor on Saturday, overcome by painful back spasms after a dreadful loss to the […]
Timberwolves
12/14 RECAP: Timberwolves Cruise to 119-96 Win Over Sacramento Kings
By Tom Schreier - Dec 14, 2017
This was the win that the Minnesota Timberwolves needed. The Wolves played everyone except Shabazz Muhammad in the 119-96 win. Marcus Georges-Hunt entered in the second quarter […]
Timberwolves
The Timberwolves Defense Continues to Hold Them Back 20 Games Into the Season
By Tom Schreier - Nov 28, 2017
After 20 games, the Minnesota Timberwolves sit at 12-8, in middle of the pack in the Western Conference. If the season ended tomorrow, they’d have 48 wins […]
Timberwolves
11/24 RECAP: Heat Hold Towns Scoreless in 1st Half, Hit 19 3s, Beat Timberwolves 109-97
By Tom Schreier - Nov 24, 2017
On a night when the Minnesota Timberwolves could have blamed injuries to Jeff Teague and Nemanja Bjelica — their starting point guard and a key reserve — […]
Timberwolves
11/19 RECAP: Timberwolves Collapse in Fourth Quarter, Lose to Pistons 100-97
By Tom Schreier - Nov 19, 2017
The Minnesota Timberwolves had an 11-point lead over the Detroit Pistons entering the fourth quarter, but Detroit outscored the Wolves 27-13 in the final 9:57 and won […]
Timberwolves
11/4 GAME NOTES: Minnesota Timberwolves Roll Over 1-10 Dallas Mavericks, 112-99
By Tom Schreier - Nov 4, 2017
The Minnesota Timberwolves are going to have to beat inferior opponents — convincingly, when possible — if they are going to be a 50-win team this season. […]
Timberwolves
The Minnesota Timberwolves Are Getting Serious About Closing Out Games
By Tom Schreier - Nov 4, 2017
Last year, the Minnesota Timberwolves were 24-22 in games where they held a double-digit lead. The average NBA team that held a double-digit lead won 79 percent […]
That Gopher Hockey Puckcast: A Split with Penn State
By Tom Schreier - Oct 17, 2017
Nate Wells and Drew Cove dive into what went wrong in the Gophers 3-1 loss to Penn State on Friday, and how they were able to bounce […]
Twins
SCHREIER: For Twins to Build on Foundation, Management has to be Aggressive, Decisive
By Tom Schreier - Oct 12, 2017
Brian Dozier was right all along. He said that the Minnesota Twins could make the playoffs at the beginning of the season — and they did. He […]
Timberwolves
10/10 PRACTICE NOTES: Timberwolves Return from China
By Tom Schreier - Oct 10, 2017
The Minnesota Timberwolves were back in Minneapolis for practice on Tuesday. A bit jet lagged? Yes. Ready for the regular season? “The lights are coming on now,” […]
STAFF POD: Kneeling During the Anthem, MLB Playoffs and Clairvoyant Arif
By Tom Schreier - Oct 10, 2017
Arif Hasan, Heather Rule, Tim Falkis and Tom Schreier discuss players kneeling during the national anthem, the Vikings win on Monday Night Football and the MLB playoffs […]