Brittney Griner

Olympic gold medalist and WNBA star Brittney Griner will play her first regular season game with the Phoenix Mercury after her nearly year-long detention in a Russian prison on drug-related charges.

Brittney Griner got emotional quickly while speaking to reporters for the first time since her nearly 10-month detainment in Russia on drug-related charges.

Olympic gold medalist and WNBA star Brittney Griner has re-signed with the Phoenix Mercury after being released from a Russian prison earlier this year.

Brittney Griner has asked her supporters in a social media post to advocate for Paul Whelan.

A senior Russian diplomat says Russia and the United States repeatedly came close to reaching agreement on a prisoner exchange and a deal remains possible before the year’s end.

At Wednesday night’s ESPY Awards, soccer star Megan Rapinoe, show host Stephen Curry and other athletes encouraged support for Brittney Griner, calling attention to her plight. Griner has been jailed in Russia since February on alleged drug charges. If convicted, she faces up to 10 years in prison.

Phoenix Mercury WNBA star Brittney Griner appeared in court near Moscow Monday after being detained in Russia since February on alleged drug possession charges. Her trial has been ordered to begin Friday.

The wife of Phoenix Mercury WNBA star Brittney Griner who remains jailed in Russia says she tried to call her wife nearly a dozen times through the American embassy in Russia Saturday, but they never connected. Griner has been detained in Russia since February on alleged drug charges.

U.S. basketball star for the Phoenix Mercury Brittney Griner will remain in Russian custody through at least July 2 after her detention was extended for a third time.

State Department officials have met with representatives of Brittney Griner’s WNBA team about the Phoenix Mercury star’s monthslong detention in Russia and the Biden administration’s efforts to secure her release.