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Will UCLA win the Pac-12 basketball title after being a preseason darling?

SAN FRANCISCO — Winning October, never the goal for UCLA's basketball team, continues to be an annual ritual under coach Mick Cronin.

Los Angeles Times

What happened to WNBA star Brittney Griner and why is she detained in Russia?

The basketball star has been detained in Moscow for five months and counting

The Independent UK

Kremlin: Any talks about Brittney Griner swap must be confidential

The Kremlin has reiterated that any discussions about a possible swap involving U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner who is serving a nine-year prison sentence in Russia for drug possession must be strictly confidential

The Independent UK

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What is a penal colony? Brittney Griner follows Navalny and Pussy Riot to notorious ‘concentration camp’ prison

The WNBA star’s lawyers said their client will be transferred to a Russian penal colony in the next few months

The Independent UK

4 women’s college basketball teams with championship odds so enticing you have to bet on them

Virginia Tech +4000 is pretty tempting.

USA Today Sports Media Group

How Rutgers Reemerged As an Iconic College Hoops Venue

The RAC has been long known for its unusual architecture. Nowadays, it’s back to also being a fearsome advantage.

Sports Illustrated

Kremlin: any talks about Griner swap must be confidential

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Kremlin says Griner prisoner swap must be negotiated behind closed doors

The Kremlin on Wednesday said that a potential prisoner exchange with the United States to free U.S. WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner, who is serving a nine-year prison sentence in Russia on drug smuggling charges, can only be negotiated quietly.

Reuters

Dom Amore: Winning with Yale men’s basketball? For James Jones, it’s not complicated

AVON, Conn. — Here was a group of men’s college basketball coaches, discussing, commiserating about the new world into which they have been thrust. They must build a new roster each year with players coming and going, consider name-image-likeness income in recruiting, and scheduling, adapt their methods to the times.

Tribune News Service

Kendall Jenner spotted with Caitlyn Jenner supporting Devin Booker at basketball game

The pair attended the game between the Los Angeles Clippers and Phoenix Suns in support of Kendall's boyfriend, Devin Booker, who is a shooting guard for the Suns

Daily Mirror

What is a penal colony? Brittney Griner follows Navalny and Pussy Riot to notorious ‘concentration camp’ prison

The WNBA star’s lawyers said their client will be transferred to a Russian penal colony in the next few months

The Independent UK

Report: Manhattan Basketball Coach Out Two Weeks Before Season

Masiello has led the program since the beginning of the 2011–12 season.

Sports Illustrated

U.S. in 'constant contact' with Russia about Griner, Biden says

The United States is in "constant contact" with Moscow about Brittney Griner, the U.S. WNBA basketball star being held in Russia, President Joe Biden said on Tuesday, after her appeal against a nine-year sentence for drug smuggling was denied.

Reuters

Preseason pressure barometer: The coaches, teams and players facing big expectations

Where does the pressure lie, fair or not, for a few of the central figures of this upcoming season?

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Al Jazeera

Russian court upholds Brittney Griner’s nine-year sentence

US basketball star’s appeal rejected by Moscow court in what the White House calls ‘another sham judicial proceeding’.

The Texas Tribune

Brittney Griner’s 9-year prison sentence upheld by Russian court

The Texas basketball star had asked for a suspended sentence. The White House is calling for her release.

Reuters

Griner's lawyer hopes she can be exchanged in U.S.-Russia prisoner swap

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner's Russian lawyer said on Tuesday that she and her team hoped she could be released in a prisoner exchange with the United States.

Tribune News Service

Russian court rejects appeal of jailed US basketball star Griner

A Russian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by WNBA star Brittney Griner against her nine-year sentence for drug smuggling, Interfax reported.

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Sports Illustrated

Ten Coaches on the Rise in Men’s College Basketball

These names could be future hot candidates for power programs.

Reuters

U.S. working to bring Griner home after 'sham' Russian hearing, Sullivan says

The United States will continue to engage with Russia to bring home jailed U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said, after a Russian court on Tuesday upheld her nine-year drug sentence.

Sports Illustrated

10 Games to Circle This Women’s College Basketball Season

From NCAA tournament rematches to conference title races, here are the games to mark on your calendar this season.

Sports Illustrated

The Celtics Are Ready to Win It All. Is Joe Mazzulla Ready to Lead Them?

In an exclusive interview, the new Boston coach addresses his own checkered past and his team’s future.

France 24

Russian court upholds US basketball star Brittney Griner's 9-year prison sentence

A Russian court on Tuesday dismissed American basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal against a nine-year sentence for possessing and smuggling vape cartridges containing cannabis oil.

Reuters

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner's appeal rejected by Russian court

A Russian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner against her nine-year prison sentence for possession and smuggling of drugs.

Reuters

U.S. basketball star Griner urges Russian court to reduce her sentence, apologises

U.S. WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner on Tuesday urged Russian appeal judges to reduce her nine-year jail sentence for possession and smuggling of drugs in the form of cannabis oil used in vapes.

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