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Kent Youngblood

Reporter
Pro Sports
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.

Latest from Kent Youngblood

Gophers

Plitzuweit sees more improvement coming for Gophers, despite losing skid

Minnesota, with three straight losses, faces another tough challenge Sunday, when Indiana visits Williams Arena.
February 7, 2025
Gophers

Gophers women’s basketball team drops home game to Iowa

Minnesota continues to come up short in Big Ten games after its fast start to the conference season.
February 7, 2025
Gophers

NCAA bubble? The Gophers are there, along with their next two opponents

The Gophers women’s basketball team faces Iowa (Thursday) and Indiana (Sunday), in key chances to bolster its NCAA tournament résumé.
February 5, 2025
Gophers

Gophers women’s basketball team hangs in for a half, then sees No. 1 UCLA motor away

Minnesota poured defenders on Bruins star Lauren Betts, so she settled for six points and piled up 11 assists.
February 2, 2025
Lynx

Lynx’s addition of French Olympian and re-signing of point guard become official

WNBA teams couldn’t reveal free-agency deals until Saturday. Coach Cheryl Reeve called Badiane a “great fit,” noted Hiedeman’s playoff success.
February 2, 2025
Gophers

Center finds herself happily in the middle of matters for Gophers women’s basketball team

Sophie Hart was granted another year of eligibility and produced the best stats of her season in the past two games. Next she and the U face No. 1 UCLA.
February 2, 2025
Lynx

Lynx will sign French Olympic team center in free agency, re-sign guard Natisha Hiedeman

Marième Badiane has been a EuroLeague standout and will provide depth in the middle for a team that made the WNBA Finals.
January 31, 2025
Gophers

Gophers women’s basketball team sinks against No. 4 USC

The Gophers trailed by 15 in the first quarter and never made up that difference, falling 82-69.
January 31, 2025
Lynx

Lynx’s addition of French Olympian and re-signing of point guard become official

WNBA teams couldn’t reveal free-agency deals until Saturday. Coach Cheryl Reeve called Badiane a “great fit,” noted Hiedeman’s playoff success.
February 2, 2025
Gophers

Center finds herself happily in the middle of matters for Gophers women’s basketball team

Sophie Hart was granted another year of eligibility and produced the best stats of her season in the past two games. Next she and the U face No. 1 UCLA.
February 2, 2025
Lynx

Lynx will sign French Olympic team center in free agency, re-sign guard Natisha Hiedeman

Marième Badiane has been a EuroLeague standout and will provide depth in the middle for a team that made the WNBA Finals.
January 31, 2025
Gophers

Gophers women’s basketball team sinks against No. 4 USC

The Gophers trailed by 15 in the first quarter and never made up that difference, falling 82-69.
January 31, 2025
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