by admin | Jun 20, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Russian-born tennis player Natela Dzalamidze has changed her nationality to Georgian to avoid the ban Wimbledon imposed on all Russian players following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The doubles specialist, ranked No. 43 in the world, is now officially...
by admin | Jun 19, 2022 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
👍 This week our highlight goes to Catherine Raiche who was named assistant GM of the Cleveland Browns making her the highest ranking woman football executive. 👎 This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to Russia who has again extended Brittney...
by admin | Jun 14, 2022 | Representation, SEW
A court in Russia has extended the pre-trial detention for WNBA star Brittney Griner. Griner, who was detained in February, will remain in custody at least through July 2, according to Russian state media outlet TASS. Read More
by admin | Jun 14, 2022 | Representation, SEW
State Department officials met Monday with members of the Phoenix Mercury about Brittney Griner’s monthslong detention in Russia and the Biden administration’s efforts to secure her release. The State Department confirmed the meeting, which involved...
by admin | Jun 13, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The coach of the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, Vanessa Nygaard, told reporters after their game on Sunday that the team was expecting to be briefed by the US State Department Monday on the latest efforts to bring team member Brittney Griner home from Russia, where she...
by admin | Jun 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The International Skating Union will raise the minimum age for competitors in senior events from 15 to 17 to protect skaters’ “physical and mental health, and emotional well-being”. The decision comes after the controversy surrounding Kamila Valieva...
by admin | May 25, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Cherelle Griner, the wife of WNBA superstar Brittney Griner, who has been detained in a Russian prison for nearly 100 days, spoke on Tuesday in an interview with “Good Morning America.” Griner told “GMA” co-anchor Robin Roberts that the support...
by admin | May 18, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Two months ago, I wrote a piece about WNBA star Brittney Griner that garnered a lot of attention in a way that ended up making me uncomfortable. The article examined the circumstances of Griner’s arrest at the hands of Russian authorities, who claim to have found...
by admin | May 17, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The lawyer for Brittney Griner said Friday that the WNBA star’s pretrial detention in Russia has been extended by one month. Alexander Boykov told The Associated Press he believed the relatively short extension of the detention indicated the case would come to...
by admin | May 16, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Tip-off for the 2022 season came with great anticipation. But it’s been overshadowed by trepidation. In February Brittney Griner, a seven-time WNBA All-Star with the Phoenix Mercury—and a two-time Olympic gold medalist—was arrested at a Moscow-area airport, for...
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