Griner
Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner was named a starter in the 2023 WNBA All-Star Game to extend her streak to nine consecutive selections – one shy of the league record. (Photo by Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images) PHOENIX – The most powerful moment of Chicago’s 2022 WNBA All-Star Game last July unfolded at […]
During a press conference in Phoenix, Arizona on Thursday, Brittney Griner told reporters she wasn’t planning to play overseas again unless she was invited to the Olympics. Christian Petersen/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Christian Petersen/Getty Images During a press conference in Phoenix, Arizona on Thursday, Brittney Griner told reporters she wasn’t planning to play […]
Zack Shahin has rotted — literally rotted — in a Dubai prison for 15 years. The bright fluorescent lights are always on in the concrete cell the American citizen shares with 60 other prisoners. The noisy air conditioner runs 24 hours a day. The air is damp, cold and smells like decaying flesh. Zack sleeps […]
Ever since the release of Brittney Griner from Russia, there have been a lot of questions raised about the prisoner swap deal that facilitated her release. Russia had demanded the release of arms dealer Viktor Bout in exchange for Griner in a one-for-one deal, which was approved by the US authorities. While many celebrated the […]
An American woman held in Russia for over a year is speaking about her ordeal after her release on Dec. 8, the same day as WNBA star Brittney Griner. Sarah Krivanek, 46, told ABC News she moved to Russia in 2017 to teach English. Fluent in Russian, she enjoyed a successful career teaching at elite […]
CNN — Brittney Griner departed a medical military facility in Texas on Friday and headed home to Arizona, vowing in an Instgram post to play in the WNBA this season as she took another step in her reintegration into American life after her detention in Russia.
WNBA star Brittney Griner arrived at Kelly Field in San Antonio following her release.US Army Photo by: Miguel A. Negron/Associated Press In the statement, Griner thanked those who advocated for her release, including her wife, Cherelle, members of her family, the Phoenix Mercury, her legal team, activists, and WNBA officials and its players association. Griner […]
CNN — Fresh off her elated return to the US after months in Russian custody, two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is back on a basketball court.
WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 08: Cherelle Griner (C), wife of Olympian and WNBA player Brittney Griner, … [+] speaks after U.S. President Joe Biden announced her release of from Russian custody, with Vice President Kamala Harris in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on December 08, 2022 in Washington, DC. Griner was released as […]
By LEKAN OYEKANMI and ERIC TUCKER (Associated Press) SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Brittney Griner returned to the United States Friday and was reunited with her wife nearly 10 months after her detention in Russia made the basketball star the most high-profile American jailed abroad and set off a political firestorm. Griner’s status as an openly […]