WNBA star Brittney Griner was arrested at the airport in Moscow in 2021 on drug-related charges and was detained for nearly 10 months, spending much of that time in prison.
NEW YORK (AP) — Saying she is ready to share the “unfathomable” experience of being arrested and incarcerated in Russia, basketball star Brittney Griner is working on a memoir that is scheduled for spring 2024. Griner was arrested last year at the airport in Moscow on drug-related charges and detained for nearly 10 months, much of that time […] More
April 11, 2023
Brittney Griner will be back in the WNBA this season, again playing with the Phoenix Mercury. Griner, who was a free agent, re-signed with the team. More
February 21, 2023
Brittney Griner said she's “grateful” to be back in the United States and plans on playing basketball again next season for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury. More
December 16, 2022
Brittney Griner returns to the U.S. nearly 10 months after the WNBA star’s detention in Russia made her the most high-profile American jailed abroad. More
December 9, 2022
Paul Whelan's family said Biden admin made the right decision in a prisoner exchange that freed Brittney Griner, but are devastated Whelan stays behind. More
December 8, 2022
Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout is widely known abroad as the “Merchant of Death” who fueled some of the world’s worst conflicts. More
December 8, 2022
The deal, the second such exchange in eight months with Russia, procured the release of the most prominent American detained abroad. More
December 8, 2022
Brittney Griner is serving a drug possession sentence at a Russian penal colony human rights advocates say has harsh conditions and violent criminals. More
November 18, 2022
American basketball star Brittney Griner has been sent to a penal colony in Russia to serve her sentence for drug possession. More
November 9, 2022
It's been reported that Washington has offered to exchange Griner and Whelan for Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer known as the “merchant of death.” More
October 26, 2022
Brittney Griner took part in the Moscow Regional Court hearing via video call from a penal colony outside Moscow where she is imprisoned. More
October 25, 2022
Brittney Griner's legal woes in Russia and the country's invasion of Ukraine has top WNBA players opting to take their talents elsewhere this offseason. More
September 20, 2022
Lawyers for American basketball star Brittney Griner on Monday filed an appeal against her nine-year Russian prison sentence for drug possession. More
August 15, 2022
The Kremlin said Friday that it's open to talking about a possible prisoner exchange involving American basketball star Brittney Griner but strongly warned Washington against publicizing the issue. More
August 5, 2022
Russian prosecutors asked a court outside Moscow to sentence American basketball star Brittney Griner to 9 1/2 years in prison. More
August 4, 2022
American basketball star Brittney Griner was back in court on Tuesday for her trial for cannabis possession. Closing statements are scheduled for Thursday. More
August 2, 2022
The WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist is to return to court on Tuesday, a month after the beginning of the trial in which she could face 10 years in prison if convicted. More
August 1, 2022
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that Washington had offered Russia a deal that would bring home Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan. More
July 28, 2022
The U.S. has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan. More
July 27, 2022
KHIMKI, RUSSIA. (Court TV) – WNBA basketball player Brittney Griner plays in Russia during her off-season. When traveling from the United States to the Sheremetyevo International Airport near Moscow, Russia, in February of this year, Griner was arrested for allegedly transporting vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage. More
July 27, 2022
Griner testified Wednesday that she was suffering from pain from injuries sustained during her basketball career. More
July 27, 2022
The drug trial of American basketball star Brittney Griner in a Russian court focused Tuesday on testimony that cannabis, while illegal in Russia, is regarded in other countries as having legitimate medicinal use. More
July 26, 2022
The spokesperson for Russia's Foreign Ministry lashed out at the United States characterizing basketball star Brittney Griner's jailing on drug charges as “wrongful detention,” saying it shows disrespect for Russian law. More
July 21, 2022
KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — A lawyer for WNBA star Brittney Griner at her drug possession trial has given a Russian court a letter from a U.S. doctor recommending she use cannabis to treat pain. More
July 15, 2022
MOSCOW (AP) — American basketball star Brittney Griner is due back in a Russian court to resume a trial that was jolted last week when she abruptly pleaded guilty to drug possession charges. With the U.S. government under pressure at home to do more to secure her freedom, the guilty plea could be an effort to expedite the court proceedings so any negotiations could move forward. A senior Russian diplomat has said no action could be taken by Moscow until the trial was over. Griner was detained at a Moscow airport in February while returning to play basketball in Russia. Police say they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage. She says it was an unintentional mistake. More
July 14, 2022
Russian news agencies say jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner has pleaded guilty to drug possession and smuggling charges during her trial in Moscow. More
July 7, 2022
President Joe Biden spoke Wednesday with the wife of detained WNBA player Brittney Griner, who is on trial in Russia, to reassure her that he is working to win Griner's freedom as soon as possible, the White House said. More
July 6, 2022
Brittney Griner made an appeal to President Joe Biden in a letter passed on to the White House through her representatives, saying she feared she may never return home and asking that he not “forget about me and the other American Detainees.” More
July 5, 2022
Brittney Griner was arrested in February at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport. Police said she was carrying vape canisters with cannabis oil. More
July 1, 2022
The trial date has not been announced, but is expected soon; Griner was recently ordered to remain in pretrial detention until July 2. More
June 27, 2022
