Brittney Griner WNBA star sentenced to 9 years in Russian jail for
O n Aug. 4, 31-year-old WNBA champion and Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner, who has been detained in Russia for more than five months, was sentenced to nine years in prison for charges of.
Brittney Griner Russia open to discuss exchange for WNBA star
The U.S. has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday.
Russia confirms prisoner exchange talks with US following Brittney
WNBA star Brittney Griner has been released from Russian detention, President Joe Biden said Thursday.. Griner was released in a prisoner swap that involved Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.The.
Brittney Griner appears in Russian court, and her detention is extended
After being imprisoned in Russia for nearly 10 months, WNBA star Brittney Griner's safe return to the US on Friday was marked by a stop at a Texas military medical facility for a routine.
Video Brittney Griner's Russian counsel speaks to CNN CNN Video
Updated on December 8, 2022 04:30PM EST. It's been a long road for Brittney Griner. The WNBA star, now 32, was detained in Russia on Feb. 17, 2022, for allegedly possessing cannabis oil in her.
Trevor Noah slams Brittney Griner Russia sentence in curseladen rant
Brittney Griner arrived in the U.S. early Friday, landing at Kelly Field in San Antonio, Texas.. The WNBA star, who was held for months in Russian prisons on drug charges, was released Thursday in.
Opinion Brittney Griner Is Trapped and Alone. Where’s Your Outrage
Griner's trial begins in Russia. July 4. Griner personally reaches out to President Biden, urging him to help get her out of Russian custody, in a handwritten letter delivered to the president on.
Baylor’s Brittney Griner dominates NCAA title game; Notre Dame coach
WNBA star Brittney Griner was arrested and detained in Russia on Feb. 17. Here is a timeline of events that led to her arrest and what has happened since. Eight-time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner.
Glimpses of Brittney Griner Show a Complicated Path to Release The
Some American players began making plans to leave Russia following the country's invasion of Ukraine, and a W.N.B.A. spokeswoman said on Saturday that all W.N.B.A. players besides Griner were.
Brittney Griner continues to mature as Mercury rout Storm
Brittney Griner is known for her game on the basketball court, but she's now become embroiled in a much more dangerous game -- a political gambit between Russia and the U.S. William Pomeranz, the.
Brittney Griner, la medallista olímpica de básquet que quedó tras las rejas
U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner has been freed by Russia in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout from custody.
Brittney Griner’s lawyers appeal WNBA, Mercury star's prison sentence
When Brittney Griner was sentenced to a penal colony for nine years, leaders in the L.G.B.T.Q. community feared for her safety as an out Black lesbian imprisoned in Russia.
Brittney Griner, Proudly Part of a Mission to Help Others Live in Truth
WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner stands in a cage at a court room prior to a hearing in the Khimki district court, just outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 15, 2022.
Brittney Griner opts out of U.S. women's basketball training camp
Griner has been detained in Russia on drug charges since Feb. 17. WNBA star Brittney Griner, who has been detained in Russia for over five months, was found guilty on drug charges in a Moscow-area.
Blinken speaks with Brittney Griner's wife as WNBA star's imprisonment
Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to drug charges in Russian court Thursday, the Associated Press reports. The American professional basketball player, who has been in detention since February after hashish cartridges were found in her luggage at a Russian airport, faces up to 10 years in prison. Griner told the court Thursday that she was guilty.
Brittney Griner through the years
Arrested on the eve of war. Griner was arrested at a Moscow airport in February on drugs charges when vape cartridges containing a small quantity of cannabis oil were found in her luggage - just.