Over 10 months, Brittney Griner was jailed and used as a political football in Russia’s efforts to force the United States government into a prisoner exchange. Now, she talks about her time in ...

For the first time in nearly three years, Brittney Griner will ... WNBA season prior to being detained in Russia for nearly 10 harrowing months in 2022. Griner, who had been playing for Russian ...

Her work previously appeared in Newsweek. 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 ...

who was been arrested for alleged spying in Russia. The U.S. has designated him as "wrongfully detained." Brittney Griner Throws Wife Cherelle a Belated Birthday Party: 'Bae Missed My 30th Last ...

The Biden administration announced this week that it had successfully negotiated the release of WNBA player Brittney Griner from Russia through a prisoner swap for convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout.

Russia August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool Olympic gold medalist and WNBA star Brittney Griner was sentenced by a Russian court to nine years in prison, and was fined one million ...

Brittney Griner became the first player in Unrivaled history to dunk in a game Monday night then shared the moment with WNBA legend Lisa Leslie.

“Brittney Griner does not want to be famous,” her ... A week after Griner was arrested, when Russia had invaded Ukraine, diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Russia had been severed ...

Brittney Griner, was released from Russia after being imprisoned for 10 months. WNBA star Brittney Griner, who spent 10 months detained in Russia in 2022, is speaking out about the release of Evan ...

Brittney Griner's journey back to the Olympic Games ... Twice gold medalist Griner was released from one of Russia's most notorious penal colonies in a high-profile prisoner exchange in December 2022 ...

Russia released Reed in exchange for the ... U.S. had submitted a proposal to Russian authorities for WNBA player Brittney Griner and Whelan's joint release. The proposal included a proposed ...

Brittney Griner was named to her ninth WNBA All-Star team in 2023, including her honorary appointment during the 2022 season when she was detained in Russia. Brittney Griner won the 2012 NCAA ...