President Joe Biden spoke Wednesday with the wife of detained WNBA player Brittney Griner, who is on trial in Russia, and assured her that that he is working to win Griner's freedom as soon as ...

Brittney Griner has begun stepping back into a life that was put on hold by months of Russian imprisonment, but the journey that lies ahead may bring its own challenges. Content.

Brittney Griner puts up 27 points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots in return to WNBA ...

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Brittney Griner's loved ones and extended basketball family were ecstatic when news broke Thursday about her release from a Russian prison and that she was on her way back to the United States.

WNBA star Brittney Griner has been released from a Russian penal colony in a prisoner exchange for arms dealer Viktor Bout, according to a senior administration official.

Phoenix Mercury All-Star Brittney Griner becomes emotional while speaking on her ten-month imprisonment in Russia, saying that her resilience and work ethic saw her through. Courtesy: ESPN PHOENIX ...

Brittney Griner was arrested in 2022 after Russian officials said they found a vape cartridge of hashish oil in her luggage at Moscow's airport. SKIP TO MAIN CONTENT. In the news.

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner was convicted Thursday in Russia of drug possession and smuggling, and was sentenced to nine years in prison in a politically charged case that ultimately ...

KHIMKI — A Russian court sentenced U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison on Thursday after finding her guilty of deliberately bringing cannabis-infused vape cartridges ...

Wearing a long-sleeved T-shirt from her WNBA team, the Phoenix Mercury, Griner testified that she was stopped at customs as she was headed to board a flight to Ekaterinburg, a city 1,400 km (870 ...

Brittney Griner (15), of Team USA, shoots over Angel Reese (5), of Team WNBA, during the second half of a WNBA All-Star basketball game Saturday, July 20, 2024, in Phoenix.