Two years ago, WNBA star Brittney Griner was arrested and detained in ... 2.Griner said she was brought to a Russian police station and put in a seven-by-seven cell that had one bed and a hole ...

I tried to call the police, but they hung up on me ... Forgotten' American Woman Jailed in Russia with Brittney Griner Tried to Flee with U.S. Help Before Arrest "I didn't understand the legal ...

Whelan, a former Marine, police officer and a white ... But as soon as she was back from Russia, she was on Instagram advocating for Paul. Brittney Griner: Was our 2022 Arizonan of the Year ...

The State Department claims Griner was “wrongfully detained.” In February, Russian officials arrested Griner at a Moscow airport and took her into custody on cannabis-possession charges ...

A court in Russia has rejected the appeal of two-time Olympic champion Brittney Griner after she was convicted of drug charges in August. Griner’s lawyer Alexander Boykov told the court ...

Associated Press Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022 2:47 p.m. | Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022 2:47 p.m. MOSCOW — A Russian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner of her nine ...

TASS/. American basketball player Brittney Griner, previously detained in Russia on drug trafficking charges, has pleaded guilty to attempted smuggle of cannabis oil, but said there was no ...

Like some other athletes, she stopped standing for the anthem in 2020 as a form of protest against the U.S. After being imprisoned for ten months in Russia ... Hill records Griner’s reasoning ...

A journalist, soccer fanatic and Shrewsbury Town fan, Will’s love for the game has withstood countless playoff final losses. After graduating from the University of Liverpool he wrote for a ...

In April 2022, the U.S. was able to secure the release of Trevor Reed, another former Marine who was serving nine years for assaulting a Russian police ... WNBA player Brittney Griner and ...

After spending nearly 10 months imprisoned in Russia, Griner is back in action at the international level, donning the red, white, and blue jersey for Team USA. Brittney Griner, a dominant force ...