Photos: Brittney Griner's detention in Russia

Associated Press
Aug 4, 2022
Aug 4, 2022 Updated Jul 5, 2026
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Update: Griner apologizes in closing arguments; Russian prosecutors seek 9 1/2-year sentence

Russian prosecutors have asked a court to sentence American basketball star Brittney Griner to 9 1/2 years in prison. Coverage of closing arguments here.

Griner sentenced to 9 years in prison by Russian judge

A judge in Russia has sentenced American basketball player Brittney Griner on drug charges to nine years in prison.

What will it take to get Brittney Griner home?

Attention now turns to the prospect of a prisoner swap between the United States and Russia that could get the WNBA star home.

Dennis Rodman plans to travel to Russia to seek release of Brittney Griner

Rodman, the former NBA champion, has made headlines in the past for his controversial meetings with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.

Brittney Griner at 'weakest moment' in Russia, her wife says

WNBA star Brittney Griner is at her "absolute weakest moment in life right now," Griner's wife said in an interview aired Thursday.

Jailed US basketball star Brittney Griner moved to penal colony in Russia

"We do not have any information on her exact current location or her final destination," said attorneys Maria Blagovolina and Alexander Boykov.

Get updates as we learn more.

Griner swap wasn't all US hoped for, but what it could get

A closer look at how the deal to bring home Brittney Griner happened.

'She's on her way home': Griner freed in US-Russia prisoner swap

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.

Sports unraveled, collided with politics, racism in 2022

Hardly a day passed in 2022 when a headline running across the ticker on ESPN would've been every bit as fitting on CNN or Fox Business or, in some cases, on NBC's “Dateline."

US marks anniversary of Paul Whelan's detention in Russia

The Biden administration is marking the four-year anniversary of the detention in Russia of American businessman Paul Whelan.

Russian gallery shows art by Viktor Bout, 'Merchant of Death'

MOSCOW — Viktor Bout, a former Russian arms dealer who was released from prison in the U.S. in a swap for WNBA star Brittney Griner in December, has unveiled an exhibition of his artworks at a Moscow gallery.

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