Women’s Basketball Is Flourishing in Minnesota, Home of the Final Four

Minneapolis, the site of the women’s Final Four, has long produced outstanding players and rallied around its W.N.B.A. team, the Lynx.

Bueckers Says She Will Play Through the Pain Against South Carolina

UConn’s star player got up limping after a couple of collisions in the team’s victory on Friday night. But she said the pain was only “in the moment” and won’t affect her play in the national championship game against South Carolina.

Women’s Final Four: Schedule and Analysis

On Friday, Louisville and South Carolina face off in a matchup of No. 1 seeds, followed by No. 2 Connecticut against No. 1 Stanford. The women’s national championship game is Sunday.