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Kent Youngblood

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Kent Youngblood writes about basketball -- both the Wolves and the Lynx -- and the NHL on https://t.co/TL762BWMt4.

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  • 1 week ago | startribune.com | Kent Youngblood

    The first time Kayla McBride got ahold of the ball this season, working a pick and roll, she assisted on Alana Smith's layup. The first time McBride shot the ball this season was when Napheesa Collier found her in the corner barely 2 minutes in for a three. Swish. For the first time this season, the Lynx starting lineup was whole. On Tuesday, that translated into a hard-fought 82-77 victory over surging Seattle at Target Center in front of 7,808 fans.

  • 1 week ago | startribune.com | Kent Youngblood

    There have been times as the Minnesota Lynx has started the season 4-0 when everything seemed to click. During that run the Lynx went 6-for-7 from the field, 3-for-3 on threes and made eight free throws while the Sun shot 1-for-7 and made five turnovers. But there have been times when things seemed out of sorts for a Lynx team that, while still perfect for 2025, has struggled at times against competition that is a combined 2-11.

  • 2 weeks ago | startribune.com | Kent Youngblood

    She has been with the Lynx since 2019. She is coming off a career year, has played in the Olympics, is a big reason why the Lynx went to the WNBA Finals last season and have started this season 3-0 heading into Friday's game with Connecticut at Target Center. And we're not talking about Napheesa Collier, but rather Bridget Carleton. Take a look at a boxscore and you might not see particularly gaudy numbers.

  • 2 weeks ago | gazettextra.com | Kent Youngblood

    MINNEAPOLIS - With a tight rotation, balanced scoring and some extraordinary ball movement that made up for a slew of turnovers, the Minnesota Lynx did something that hasn't happened since 2019. They have started the season 3-0.

  • 2 weeks ago | dailygazette.com | Kent Youngblood

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Kent Youngblood
Kent Youngblood @BloodStrib
15 May 25

called that time out a bit late

Kent Youngblood
Kent Youngblood @BloodStrib
11 May 25

Lynx announce Dorka Juhasz, now playing in the Italian League finals, will not play in the WNBA this year. She has chosen to rest this summer after playing year-round for the past two years. That plus the waiving of Reigan Richardson brings roster to 13 with finald cuts looming.

Kent Youngblood
Kent Youngblood @BloodStrib
11 May 25

Lynx out-score Sky 10-3 over final 3:42, win 92-87. Collier 26, Williams 17, Shepard 10, 8 rebounds and nine assists.