Griner rejoins WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury
Washington—Brittney Griner, the American basketball star imprisoned in Russia for nearly 10 months last year, has signed a one-year Women’s ...
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Griner: So good to be home
Washington—US basketball star Brittney Griner said recently in her first remarks since being released from a Russian prison that it ...
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Griner dunks in 1st cage workout in 10 months
WASHINGTON—American basketball star Brittney Griner picked up a basketball for the first time in 10 months on Sunday and began ...
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A fair trade? Griner swap for jailed
arms dealer raises eyebrows
By Shaun Tandon "United States has set a government policy of not paying ransoms for its citizens, hoping to avoid ...
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Griner’s release from Russia delights sports world
WASHINGTON—Brittney Griner’s former coaches and teammates as well as a host of elite athletes on Thursday celebrated the US basketball ...
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‘Merchant of death’ Bout arrives in Russia after swap
Moscow—Viktor Bout, a notorious arms dealer who was released as a result of a US prisoner swap, arrived in Russia ...
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A fair trade? Griner swap for jailed arms dealer raises eyebrows
Brittney Griner's release from a prison ordeal in Russia sparked an outpouring of joy -- but also raised tough questions ...
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US sports world overjoyed at Griner’s release from Russia
Brittney Griner's former coaches and teammates as well as a host of elite athletes on Thursday celebrated the US basketball ...
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US livid as Griner moved to Russian penal colony
Washington—Russia is moving detained US basketball star Brittney Griner to a penal colony, her lawyers said Wednesday, drawing a sharp ...
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‘Griner’s hopes vanished today’
Krasnogorsk, Russia—A Russian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from US basketball star Brittney Griner of her nine-year prison term ...
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