By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Saying she is ready to share the “unfathomable” experience of being arrested and incarcerated in More
April 11, 2023
Brittney Griner will be back in the WNBA this season, again playing with the Phoenix Mercury. Griner, who was a free agent, re-signed with the... More
February 21, 2023
Brittney Griner said she's “grateful” to be back in the United States and plans on playing basketball again next season for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury. More
December 16, 2022
Brittney Griner returns to the U.S. nearly 10 months after the WNBA star’s detention in Russia made her the most high-profile American jailed abroad. More
December 9, 2022
Paul Whelan's family said Biden admin made the right decision in a prisoner exchange that freed Brittney Griner, but are devastated Whelan stays behind. More
December 8, 2022
Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout is widely known abroad as the “Merchant of Death” who fueled some of the world’s worst conflicts. More
December 8, 2022
Brittney Griner was freed in an exchange in which the United States released convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. More
December 8, 2022
The deal, the second such exchange in eight months with Russia, procured the release of the most prominent American detained abroad. More
December 8, 2022
Brittney Griner is serving a drug possession sentence at a Russian penal colony human rights advocates say has harsh conditions and violent criminals. More
November 18, 2022
American basketball star Brittney Griner has been sent to a penal colony in Russia to serve her sentence for drug possession. More
November 9, 2022
It's been reported that Washington has offered to exchange Griner and Whelan for Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer known as the “merchant of death.” More
October 26, 2022
Brittney Griner took part in the Moscow Regional Court hearing via video call from a penal colony outside Moscow where she is imprisoned. More
October 25, 2022
Brittney Griner's legal woes in Russia and the country's invasion of Ukraine has top WNBA players opting to take their talents elsewhere this offseason. More
September 20, 2022
Brittney Griner's attorneys have appealed her conviction and 9-year Russian prison sentence for drug possession. More
August 15, 2022
Lawyers for American basketball star Brittney Griner on Monday filed an appeal against her nine-year Russian prison sentence for drug possession. More
August 15, 2022
The Kremlin said Friday that it's open to talking about a possible prisoner exchange involving American basketball star Brittney Griner but strongly warned Washington against publicizing the... More
August 5, 2022
WNBA star Brittney Griner was convicted Thursday in Russia of drug possession and sentenced to nine years in prison. More
August 4, 2022
Russian prosecutors asked a court outside Moscow to sentence American basketball star Brittney Griner to 9 1/2 years in prison. More
August 4, 2022
American basketball star Brittney Griner was back in court on Tuesday for her trial for cannabis possession. Closing statements are scheduled for Thursday. More
August 2, 2022
The WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist is to return to court on Tuesday, a month after the beginning of the trial in which... More
August 1, 2022
