Olympics: Japan takes women's basketball silver after loss to U.S.

Japan finished its women's basketball Cinderella story at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday with a silver medal following a 90-75 loss to the United States.The one-sided result in the final at Saitama Super Arena could not take the sheen off a historic tournament for head coach Tom Hovasse's squad, who hold their heads high after winning Japan's first-ever Olympic basketball medal.Center Brittney Griner scored a game-high 30 points for Dawn Staley's all-conquering side, who earned the U.S. its seventh straight Olympic women's basketball championship.Captain Maki Takada led Japan with 17 points w…READ FULL ARTICLE