Eight-time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner was released from a Russian prison on Thursday, in exchange for Russian arms deal Viktor Bout. The prison swap came 10 months after Griner was detained in ...

Lawyers for American basketball star Brittney Griner on Monday filed an appeal against her nine-year Russian prison sentence for drug possession, Russian news agencies reported Monday. Griner, a ...

MOSCOW (WCSC) — WNBA star Brittney Griner was released from Russian custody in a prisoner exchange three years ago Monday. Griner was released on Dec. 8, 2022, after spending 10 months in captivity ...

In late November 2025, WNBA star Brittney Griner was jailed after being stopped at an airport in Brussels with a large amount of contraband. Rating: Originated as Satire (About this rating?) On Nov.

Russian state news agency Tass says a Moscow court announced it has extended the arrest of WNBA star Brittney Griner until May 19. Griner was detained at a Moscow airport in February after Russian ...

MOSCOW — Jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner reportedly pleaded guilty to drug smuggling charges in Russia. "I'd like to plead guilty, your honor. But there was no intent. I didn't want to ...

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. The Russian Customs Service said Saturday ...

WNBA star Brittney Griner was detained in Russia for 10 months after vape cartridges with cannabis oil were found in her luggage. Griner has since co-founded a company to help educate travelers about ...

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 ...

After a long, intentional silence, WNBA stars Angel McCoughtry and Breanna Stewart speak out about Brittney Griner’s Russian arrest. The Phoenix Mercury star, who’s been held in Russia since Feb. 17 ...

On Nov. 24, 2025, a claim circulated online that WNBA star Brittney Griner of the Atlanta Dream was jailed after being arrested at a Brussels airport carrying prohibited goods. For example, one ...