women's basketball

As the basketball madness of March hits the home stretch, the men's teams that call the Northwest home -- Gonzaga and Oregon -- have the support of the region's faithful. But there's another Cinderella story coming out of the Northwest this year.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The U.S. women's basketball team showed off its speed, size and depth in a 110-64 victory over Japan and advanced to the semifinals with another convincing win. Maya Moore and Diana Taurasi each scored 19 points as the U...

SEATTLE (AP) — Kelsey Plum scored 26 points, Chantel Osahor grabbed 19 rebounds and Washington beat Arizona 63-47 on Sunday for its seventh straight win in the series. Plum had 18 points in the first half and Talia Walton added 10 as the Huskies built a 38-27 lead. Bot...

SEATTLE (AP) — Maddie Manning scored 15 points and had a key block in the final seconds to lead No. 21 Oklahoma past Washington 71-68 on Sunday for its six straight win. Washington's Kelsey Plum drove to the basket in the final seconds, but Manning blocked the shot and grabbed the rebound...