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GettyThe anti-American atmosphere in Russia is off the charts and now, the Americans who had the misfortune of ending up in Russian captivity are being used as pawns in the Kremlin’s cruel game. Basketball star Brittney Griner, detained in Russia on alleged drug charges, as well as two U.S. veterans captured by Russian troops in Ukraine last week—Alexander Drueke and Andy Huynh—are being portrayed by the Kremlin-controlled state media as bargaining chips in Russia’s crusade against the West.As G

Brittney Griner will have a place at the WNBA All-Star Game.

A Biden administration official said Tuesday a previous attempt to connect the couple failed because of an "unfortunate mistake."

The White House says a phone call between jailed WNBA star Brittney Griner and her wife has been rescheduled after an earlier attempt to connect on the couple’s anniversary failed because of an “unfortunate mistake."

The couple has not spoken by phone in the four months since Griner's arrest in Russia, where she remains jailed.

The couple has not spoken by phone in the four months since Griner's arrest in Russia, where she remains jailed.

WNBA star Brittney Griner tried to call her wife nearly a dozen times through the American embassy in Russia on the couple's fourth anniversary Saturday.

The comments come days after Russian media released video appearing to show the two men.

WNBA star Brittney Griner tried to call her wife nearly a dozen times through the American embassy in Russia on the couple’s fourth anniversary Saturday, but they never connected since the phone line at the embassy was not staffed.

WNBA star Brittney Griner tried to call her wife nearly a dozen times through the American embassy in Russia on the couple’s fourth anniversary Saturday, but they never connected since the phone line at the embassy was not staffed, Cherelle Griner said Monday. The couple has not spoken by phone in the four months since Griner's arrest in Russia on drug-related charges. On Monday, she said she learned from her wife's lawyers a more distressing truth: Brittney Griner had actually tried to call 11 times over a period of several hours, dialing a number she'd been given at the U.S. embassy in Moscow, which the couple had been told would then patch the call through to Cherelle Griner in Phoenix.

WNBA star Brittney Griner will remain in Russian custody through at least July 2, Russian state media reported. The U.S. says she is being wrongfully detained.

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WNBA star Brittney Griner will remain in Russian custody through at least July 2, Russian state media reported. The U.S. says she is being wrongfully detained.

"She should not be detained for a single day longer," a State Department spokesman said Tuesday.

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner will remain in Russian custody through at least July 2 after her detention was extended for a third time, Russian state-run media has reported.

WNBA star and Houston native Brittney Griner will remain in Russian custody through at least July 2 after a Russian court extended her detention, reports said Tuesday.

The WNBA star's detainment was previously extended by 30 days after she appeared before a...

Griner was detained at a Russian airport Feb. 17 for allegedly possessing vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis.

Griner was detained at a Russian airport Feb. 17 for allegedly possessing vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis.

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.

Penny Taylor used her induction into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame to call for the release of her former Phoenix Mercury teammate Brittney Griner.

WNBA star Brittney Griner is easily the most prominent American locked up by a foreign country.

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LeBron James tweeted his support for WNBA star Brittney Griner, who has been detained by Russian authorities for over 100 days.

The Houston native and Olympic champion has been detained in Russia since February after...

The Houston native has been detained in Russia for nearly four months.

"Our voice as athletes is stronger together," James said.

"Our voice as athletes is stronger together," James said.

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee held a vigil and a rally on Monday evening to raise awareness and demand the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner.

Brittney Griner hasn’t been forgotten at the NBA Finals.

Brittney Griner said she's exhausted from having to go overseas to play basketball.

Brittney Griner said she's exhausted from having to go overseas to play basketball.

Griner has been detained for 105 days after vape cartridges containing cannabis oil were allegedly found in her luggage at an airport near Moscow.

Griner has been detained for 105 days after vape cartridges containing cannabis oil were allegedly found in her luggage at an airport near Moscow.

Brittney Griner has been able to receive emails and letters from WNBA players to an account Griner’s agent set up to allow them to communicate with her.

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Cherelle has talked with Secretary of State Antony Blinken about Griner, but not the...

Brittney Griner’s wife, Cherelle, wants President Joe Biden to secure her partner’s release, doing whate,ver is necessary to get the WNBA star home from Russia where she has been detained for more than three months.

The State Department said Tuesday that it still pushing to have regular contact with WNBA star Brittney Griner, who has been detained in Russia for nearly three months.

Liberty coach Sandy Brondello was on her way to morning shootaround when she heard the news that Russia had extended Brittney Griner’s pre-trial detention another 30 days.

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Griner has been imprisoned for three months after being arrested at a Moscow airport for allegedly possessing vape cartridges containing cannabis oil.

Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was detained at the Moscow airport after vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis were allegedly found in her luggage, which could carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.

The lawyer for WNBA star Brittney Griner said Friday her pre-trial detention in Russia has been extended by one month.

The lawyer for WNBA star Brittney Griner said her pre-trial detention in Russia has been extended by one month.

The lawyer for WNBA star Brittney Griner says her pre-trial detention in Russia has been extended by one month.

As WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner approaches the three-month mark of her detention in Russia, she has no clear prospect of release.

The arrest in Russia of WNBA superstar Brittney Griner made worldwide headlines. But few asked why was she playing abroad in the first place.

Devin Booker scored 28 points, Deandre Ayton added 20 and the Phoenix Suns beat the Dallas Mavericks 110-80 night to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.

Brittney Griner's initials and jersey number will be emblazoned on the sidelines of all 12 WNBA courts.

The Phoenix Mercury are opening the season at home against the Las Vegas Aces without star center Brittney Griner.

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The WNBA star was detained in Feb. at a Moscow airport when authorities reportedly found vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis.

The WNBA star was detained at an airport in February after Russian authorities found vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis in her bag.

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Griner was arrested after authorities reportedly found vape cartridges with hashish oil in her luggage. The shift in language indicates the U.S. will work more aggressively to secure her release.

Brittney Griner has been held in Russian custody since mid-February, when she was arrested at the airport.

Brittney Griner has been held in Russian custody since mid-February, when she was arrested at the airport.

The State Department says it has determined WNBA star Brittney Griner is being wrongfully detained in Russia.

The WNBA will honor Phoenix center Brittney Griner with a floor decal.

Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist who plays for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, was arrested in Russia for allegedly possessing a cannabis product.

WNBA superstar Brittney Griner, who was detained at a Moscow airport after agents accused her of having of cannabis oil, remains in Russian custody.

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Brittney Griner remains detained in Russia and it’s unclear how an unexpected prisoner exchange between the United States and Russia that freed marine veteran Trevor Reed will affect the status of the WNBA star.

WNBA All-Star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is easily the most prominent American citizen known to be jailed by a foreign government.

For another person in another country at another time, the case might have been a minor matter: an American citizen detained at an airport for allegedly possessing a cannabis derivative legal in much of the world. Griner, a WNBA All-Star and two-time Olympic gold medalist, was arrested in Russia, where the offense can mean years in prison, and at a moment when tensions with the U.S. were rising to their highest point in decades. “There are many countries around the world where you do not want to get in trouble, and Russia is one of them,” said Clarence Lusane, a Howard University political science professor who specializes in criminal justice and drug policy.

The Phoenix Mercury are preparing for their WNBA season without teammate Brittney Griner.

For WNBA players, spending the offseason by competing in Russia can be lucrative, with some earning more money than they make back home.

"The reality is, she's over there because of a gender issue ― pay inequity," the head of the WNBA's players union said this week about the basketball star who's been detained in Russia since February.

"The reality is, she's over there because of a gender issue ― pay inequity," the head of the WNBA's players union said this week about the basketball star who's been detained in Russia since February.

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In consecutive statements this week, the WNBA voiced support for the Houston all-star who...

Moments before Rhyne Howard went to Atlanta with the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft, Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said the league is working very hard to help bring Brittney Griner back to the United States.

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A’ja Wilson wishes that she and her USA Basketball teammates could do more to help Brittney Griner right now.

Two of Brittney Griner’s USA Basketball teammates have broken their silence on the star player’s imprisonment in Russia.

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The U.S. State Department says a U.S. Embassy official has visited with WNBA star Brittney Griner, who remains detained near Moscow, to check on her condition.

Russia's Tass news agency says a court near Moscow announced it has extended the detention of WNBA star Brittney Griner until May 19.

The United States has demanded consular access to WNBA star Brittney Griner, who is faring well behind bars in Russia, according to a member of a Russian state-backed prison monitoring group.

American basketball star Brittney Griner’s detention in Russia has been extended until May, Russian state news agency TASS reported, citing the Khimki Court of the Moscow Region.

Russia's Tass news agency says a court near Moscow announced it has extended the detention of WNBA star Brittney Griner until May 19.

Brittney Griner’s wife Cherelle has thanked everyone for their support of the WNBA star, who was arrested last month in Russia.

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Russia has been a popular destination for WNBA players like Brittney Griner over the past two decades because of the money they can make playing there in the winter.

WNBA star Brittney Griner’s wife has posted to Instagram about the Phoenix Mercury player’s detention in Russia.

WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner has been arrested in Russia after officials allege vape cartridges containing cannabis oil were found in her luggage.

The athlete, who is Black and gay, was detained by Putin’s regime, which has stoked nationalism and homophobia and is admired by some in America’s far right.

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee is speaking on a number of issues including COVID, the Ukraine and Brittney Griner’s detainment in Russia.

WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner was arrested last month at a Moscow airport after Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges.

Allie Quigley scored 26 points and Candace Parker added 16 points, 13 rebounds and five assists to help Chicago win its first WNBA championship with a 80-74 victory over the Phoenix Mercury.

Kahleah Copper scored 20 of her 22 points in the first half and Chicago used a dominant defensive effort to reach a record rout of the Phoenix Mercury 86-50, moving the Sky one victory away from the franchise’s first WNBA title.

Brittney Griner dunked while scoring 29 points, Diana Taurasi had eight of her 20 points in overtime and Phoenix Mercury evened the WNBA Finals with a 91-86 win over the Chicago Sky.

Kahleah Copper scored 21 points, Allie Quigley added 18 and the hot-shooting Chicago Sky opened the WNBA Finals with a 91-77 win over the Phoenix Mercury.

Diana Taurasi scored 14 of her 24 points in the fourth quarter, and Brittney Griner had 28 points and nine rebounds as the Phoenix Mercury beat the Las Vegas Aces 87-84 to advance to the WNBA Finals.

Diana Taurasi scored a playoff career-high 37 points and the Phoenix Mercury overwhelmed the Las Vegas Aces 117-91 on Thursday night to even the best-of-five WNBA semifinal series at a game apiece.