Reporter | Pro Sports

Kent Youngblood has covered sports for the Star Tribune for more than 20 years.

Youngblood covered the Vikings in two NFC title games, Gophers football in two bowl games, both the Wild and Wolves in conference championship series and three Lynx WNBA champions.He has been writing about sports for nearly three decades, including several years in Wisconsin covering the Green Bay Packers, including two trips to the Super Bowl.


Lynx land dynamic scorer Pili with No. 8 pick in WNBA draft

Alissa Pili averaged 21.1 points over her final two seasons at Utah and can score with high efficiency inside and outside. Caitlin Clark went No. 1 overall while LSU star Angel Reese went to Chicago at No. 7.


WNBA mock draft: Who's going where in the first round?

The first pick is a no-brainer: Caitlin Clark to Indiana. But what happens next? Who will the Lynx take? Here's WNBA writer Kent Youngblood's look at the first round.


Lynx move down one spot in WNBA draft in trade with Chicago

The Lynx moved down one spot in the first round from No. 7 to No. 8 and acquired post player Sika Koné.


Lynx have seventh pick in Monday's WNBA draft

After Caitlin Clark goes No. 1 overall, Cheryl Reeve and the Lynx will wait on 'best player available'


Gophers women's basketball gets Nebraska transfer Annika Stewart of Wayzata

Annika Stewart averaged 5.2 points and 2.4 rebounds this season coming off the bench for a Cornhuskers team that made the NCAA tournament.


Lynx games to be shown on BSN, four national networks

BSN will show 28 games on the 40-game schedule, with others also being shown on national networks and streaming platforms. Here's where you can see them.


WNBA moves quickly to showcase Caitlin Clark

The Indiana Fever get top billing in the league's national TV and streaming plan. The league also announced the Lynx's TV schedule.


Postseason push runs out for U women's basketball with WNIT championship loss

Amaya Battle, who had averaged 17 points in her first four WNIT games, was held scoreless as the Gophers turned the ball over 20 times and made just four of 23 three-pointers.


Gophers point guard reaches new level as team readies for WNIT final

Minnesota has seen some notable postseason growth, especially from Amaya Battle, entering Saturday afternoon's WNIT championship game vs. St. Louis.


Gophers women's basketball vs. St. Louis game preview: WNIT championship game analysis

Kent Youngblood's breakdown: The Gophers will have a tough test, facing a St. Louis team that ousted Wisconsin from this tournament in the quarterfinals.