Brittney Griner

Lawyers for American basketball star Brittney Griner have filed an appeal against her nine-year Russian prison sentence for drugs possession.

Bill Richardson says he’s hopeful about the chances of a two-for-two prisoner swap that could result in the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan.

WNBA players, coaches and fans locked arms and held a moment of silence on Thursday following Brittney Griner’s sentencing in Russia to nine years in prison.

Now that WNBA star Brittney Griner has been convicted of drug possession and sentenced to nine years in prison, attention turns to the prospect of a prisoner swap between the United States and Russia that could get her home.

The WNBA and NBA have continued to highlight Griner’s imprisonment over the past six months. With a nine-year conviction announced on Thursday, they said their “commitment to her safe return has not wavered…”

The basketball landscape speaks following the verdict in Brittney Griner’s trial, sentencing her to nine years in prison.

Russian prosecutors asked a court near Moscow to sentence Brittney Griner to 9 and a half years in prison.

The two-time U.S. Olympic champion and eight-time all-star with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury listened with a blank expression as an interpreter translated the verdict.

U.S. officials have in recent days publicized their efforts to get back Griner, a WNBA star, and Whelan, a corporate security executive, whose cases have drawn widespread national attention.

Russia’s top diplomat says he’s open to a call with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to discuss a possible prisoner swap involving American basketball star Brittney Griner.

The Kremlin warned that a possible prisoner swap with the United States involving American basketball star Brittney Griner and fellow prisoner Paul Whelan needs to be negotiated quietly without fanfare.

The Biden administration 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.

American basketball star Brittney Griner testified Wednesday at her drug trial in Russia that a language interpreter translated only a fraction of what was said during her questioning and officials instructed her to sign documents without providing an explanation.

The drug trial of American basketball star Brittney Griner in a Russian court focused Tuesday on testimony that cannabis, while illegal in Russia, is regarded in other countries as having legitimate medicinal use.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry objected to the U.S. classifying Brittney Griner as “wrongfully detained.”

Stephen Curry, Skylar Diggins-Smith and Megan Rapinoe were among the athletes to honor Brittney Griner during the 2022 ESPYs on Wednesday.

The order signed Tuesday comes as WNBA star Brittney Griner’s detention in Russia has brought increased attention to the issue. It’s unclear if the order will result in bringing home more Americans jailed in foreign countries.

A lawyer for WNBA star Brittney Griner has presented a Russian court with a doctor’s letter recommending she use cannabis to treat pain. The letter was presented in court on Friday.

The drug possession trial of WNBA star Brittney Griner has resumed, with the head of the Russian club she plays for in the offseason and a teammate from that squad testifying in support of her character and what she has meant for women’s basketball in the country. Griner, who pleaded guilty last week, did not testify as expected at the...

LeBron James is publicly criticizing the United States’ handling of WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner’s case in a trailer for an upcoming episode of his television show: “The Shop: Uninterrupted.” Griner is on trial in Russia for drug possession. She pleaded guilty last week and will appear again in court on Thursday. James tweeted Tuesday night that his comments in the...