Brittney Griner

Former US Marine Paul Whelan who has been in prison in Russia for over four years and recently in bad health told CNN he was frustrated that more has not been done to secure his release. He spoke with CNN in an exclusive interview just hours after WNBA star Brittney Griner ...

Speaking at the White House, Joe Biden formally announced the release of Brittney Griner from prison in Russia, where she’s been held for the past 10 months. Griner was exchanged for the convicted Russian arms dealer, Viktor Bout, a former K.G.B. officer, ...

Brittney Griner's nightmare in a Russian penal colony has finally come to an end after ten months. The WNBA superstar was released Thursday in a one-for-one prisoner swap for international arms dealer Viktor Bout, according to a U.S. official.  The one-for-one swap ...

The fact that the Kremlin essentially dismissed the idea of talks with President Biden to end the war in Ukraine and defended its repeated attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure as "inevitable" does not bode well for anyone.  Brittney Griner: Pawn In Putin's Game?  As Ukraine...

The United States is still involved in talks with Russia about a deal to free WNBA star Brittney Griner and former US Marine Paul Whelan though reiterated that  Moscow has not provided a "serious response" to any of its proposals, according to a U.S. diplomat in Russia...

Just one day after it emerged that WNBA superstar Brittney Griner was sent to Female Penal Colony IK-2, a Russian diplomat said the prospect of a prisoner exchange for her release had “strengthened” and could likely involve convicted Russian arms...

Brittney Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, has been moved from a detention center outside of Moscow to a Russian penal colony to begin serving her nine-year sentence for having inadvertently carried less than a gram of cannabis oil in her suitcase when traveling to...

U.S. diplomats in Russia met with WNBA all-star Brittney Griner on Thursday, the first time since a Moscow court rejected the appeal of her nine-year sentence for bringing less than a gram of cannabis in her suitcase when returning to play for a Russian team. The White...

Brittney Griner’s recently upheld nine-year sentence to be served in a Russian penal colony, let’s admit, evokes some horrifying images and brings to mind Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s “One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.” Set in a Soviet...

A Russian court upheld Brittney Griner’s sentence on drug smuggling charges, clearing the way for her to serve nine years in a penal colony unless the U.S. government can negotiate a deal for her release. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan called the decision "...

Griner’s lawyers Maria Blagovolina and Alexander Boykov urged the three-judge panel on Tuesday to acquit or reduce her sentence but instead, they upheld the nine-year sentence on drug smuggling charges, clearing the way for Griner to...

Brooklyn Nets’ Kyrie Irving kicked off the NBA season with a passionate plea to President Biden to bring Brittney Griner home.  “I appreciate us being able to share this floor together, all of us as brothers. But the big picture that’s going on in the world is free our sister...

WNBA star Brittney Griner is turning 32 in a Russian jail cell as she serves a nine-year prison sentence. She released a statement via her lawyer to all her fans and supporters.  “Thank you everyone for fighting so hard to get me home,” she said per ...

The release of WNBA star Brittney Griner from a Moscow-area prison is a priority of President Joe Biden but, apparently, Moscow has other pressing issues on its plate, an aide to President Vladimir Putin said Sunday, reported by USA Today. "In this tense situation, I think that...

Three of the top National Basketball Association players are set for huge paydays in the 2022-2023 season. The paydays come from NBA salaries ranking ahead of other North American sports and also from large endorsement deals. Here are the details. NBA On Top: The trio of LeBron James, Steph Curry...