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WNBA star Brittney Griner released by Russia in prisoner swap for arms dealer

Griner was detained by Russia in February and sentenced to nine years in prison for having vape cartridges with cannabis…

1 year ago

WNBA star Brittney Griner on way to Russian penal colony, lawyers say

Russian authorities last week transferred U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner from a detention centre outside Moscow and she is now…

2 years ago

Mercury coach Vanessa Nygaard, Aces star A’ja Wilson call for Brittney Griner’s return

Aces star A'ja Wilson got emotional after seeing the first images of Brittney Griner following her pretrial hearing in Russia…

2 years ago

What Brittney Griner’s detention in Russia tells us about basketball’s gender pay gap

"The reality is, she's over there because of a gender issue ― pay inequity," the head of the WNBA's players…

2 years ago

Commentary: Brittney Griner’s detention in Russia again exposes male-female gap in sports

Griner’s weeks-long detention by Russian authorities has again directed a troubling spotlight toward the glaring inequities that exist between the…

2 years ago

WNBA free agency 2022 grades: Phoenix Mercury, Seattle Storm, Los Angeles Sparks score high marks

Phoenix and Seattle aced the report card, and Indiana brings up the bottom, as ESPN grades each franchise's offseason signings…

2 years ago

Recent WNBA coaching hires set a standard for league’s future

Including the Dream’s hire of Tanisha Wright in October, eight of the WNBA’s 12 head-coaching positions are filled by women.…

2 years ago