Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner (42) shoots a free throw against the Los Angeles Sparks during the first half of a WNBA preseason basketball game, Friday, May 12, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York) Brittney Griner returned to the basketball court Friday to play in her first preseason game since her 10-month ordeal in a Russian… Read more »
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Russian Court Rejects Brittney Griner’s Appeal of Prison Sentence
A Russian court has denied the drug sentencing appeal of WNBA star Brittney Griner. According to the Associated Press, the court made adjustments to Griner’s term by counting each day she was held before the trial. Griner will now serve eight years instead of the originally sentenced nine. Griner was arrested in February for smuggling… Read more »
Brittney Griner Afraid Of Being Left In Russia, Says Wife
FILE – Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner sits during the first half of Game 2 of basketball’s WNBA Finals against the Chicago Sky, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, in Phoenix. A Moscow court announced it has extended the arrest of WNBA star Brittney Griner until May 19, according to the Russian state news agency Tass. Griner… Read more »
Candace Parker Is Married With A Baby On The Way
WNBA player Candace Parker, of the Los Angeles Sparks, arrives at the NBA Awards on Monday, June 24, 2019, at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) WNBA star Candace Parker revealed earlier this week that she has been married for two years and has a baby on the way. The… Read more »