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Brittney Griner, U.S. basketball star caught up in Russia crisis

A U.S. official said on Thursday that U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, who had been jailed in Russia in charges of possessing and smuggling illegal drugs, was now in U.S. custody.

Reuters

US basketball star Brittney Griner freed in prisoner swap for arms dealer Viktor Bout

Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, American officials said. The swap, at a time of heightened tensions over Ukraine, achieved a top goal for President Joe Biden, but carried a heavy price…

France 24

Griner for Bout: WNBA star freed in US-Russia prisoner swap

Russia has freed WNBA star Brittney Griner in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout

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Kahleah Copper believes the 2022 Sky roster hasn’t seen their last days playing together

‘‘I don’t care if people come back and sign a one-year [deal],’’ Copper said. ‘‘But there’s no way we can just be done [playing together].’’

Chicago Sun-Times

20 years after the Sol, how could Miami fit in the WNBA’s next wave of expansion?

MIAMI — Sheri Sam, an All-Star with Miami in 2002, works as the scouting manager for the Portland Trail Blazers. Guard Sandy Brondello played five years in the WNBA (two with the Sol) before she became head coach of the Phoenix Mercury and now the New York Liberty. Debbie Black…

Miami Herald

Women’s Hoops Heat Check: Aaliyah Edwards’ ascent and a brewing Big East title battle

Looking back at all that took place in women's college basketball over the past week.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Brittney Griner’s plight at forefront with Bulls in Phoenix: ‘I can only imagine the things that she’s going through’

PHOENIX — With every step through the Footprint Center, it’s impossible to escape images of Brittney Griner.

Chicago Tribune

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Seven Key WNBA Matchups to Watch in 2023

The schedule release for the upcoming season highlights some top-tier matchups and thrilling rematches.

Sports Illustrated

Sky to open regular season on the road May 19 against Minnesota Lynx

For the first time in WNBA history, a record 40 regular-season games will be played.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sky’s Kahleah Copper spends Giving Tuesday at Randolph Elementary school

Copper spent the afternoon at the South Side elementary school helping pass out over 500 coats in partnership with Operation Warm and Nordstrom.

Chicago Sun-Times

Russian Diplomat Says Prisoner Swap with US Remains Possible

Russia and the United States have repeatedly been on the verge of agreement on a prisoner exchange, a senior Russian diplomat said Tuesday, adding that a deal is still possible before the year's end. The Biden administration has been trying for months to negotiate the release of WNBA star Brittney…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kelsey Plum Calls for WNBA Players to Get Bigger Revenue Share

The Aces star is pushing for a larger revenue share for WNBA players.

Sports Illustrated

What to know before No. 3 UConn Huskies vs. No. 9 Iowa Hawkeyes for the Phil Knight Legacy title

A Top 10 matchup!

USA Today Sports Media Group

Sky’s backcourt hinges on Vandersloot’s decision in free agency

As the Sky brace for a free-agency period in which five of Wade’s players, including Courtney Vandersloot, Allie Quigley and Candace Parker, will become unrestricted free agents, there are even bigger questions on the table. They start with the Sky’s backcourt.

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Tribune News Service

Globe-trotting Aces staying busy here and abroad

LAS VEGAS — The bell has rung and students are pouring into Bishop Gorman’s cafeteria. Aces forward Theresa Plaisance was supposed to be gone long before the crowds of high schoolers arrived for lunch.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Betnijah Laney watched her mother give back to the Philly basketball community. Now the WNBA standout is following her lead.

Yolanda Laney had a motherly instinct that her daughter, Betnijah, was going to be special in the basketball world. She knew it during a workout session at the Mallery Recreation Center in East Germantown, when young Betnijah paused to tell her mother, “I love basketball!”

USA Today Sports Media Group

No. 1 South Carolina versus No. 2 Stanford is the main course of college basketball’s Feast Week

Previewing Sunday's college basketball matchup between Stanford and South Carolina.

Chicago Sun-Times

The WNBA still needs Candace Parker

As league expansion looms, the next era of superstars is emerging. When Candace Parker does retire, it will be players such as Kahleah Copper who are tasked with taking the league to new heights.

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Axios

U.S. says Russia has not negotiated "in good faith" for WNBA star Brittney Griner

"The Russian government's failure to seriously negotiate on these issues...runs counter to its public statements."

Sports Illustrated

State Dept. on Griner: Russia Won’t ‘Seriously Negotiate’

The U.S. sent a strong message to Russia after the WNBA star was transferred to a penal colony earlier this week.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: What Griner may endure in Russian penal system

WNBA star Brittney Griner this week began serving her nine-year sentence for drug possession at a Russian penal colony

Chicago Tribune

‘Always going to be Chicago through and through:’ Jasmine Jordan on Jordan Brand, the importance of women in sneakers — and expanding the roster

CHICAGO — As a child, Jasmine Jordan wasn’t initially into the family shoe. She opted for what was popular for kids her age — Skechers. She never could keep a pair long, though, because once her father saw them, he would toss them. Eventually she would come to love —…

Al Jazeera

Brittney Griner moved to penal colony in Russia’s Mordovia region

WNBA player, whose whereabouts had been publicly unknown, is in penal colony 500km southeast of Moscow, lawyers confirm.

The Independent UK

Griner has begun serving sentence in Russian penal colony

WNBA star Brittney Griner has begun serving her nine-year sentence for drug possession at a Russian penal colony

Tribune News Service

WNBA star Brittney Griner reportedly moved to Russian penal colony

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner has reportedly been moved to a women’s penal colony in western Russia, where she will serve out a nine-year prison sentence for drug possession and smuggling.

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