BRITTNEY GRINER

The WNBA star is in the midst of a trial in Russia that began last week after she was arrested Feb. 17 on charges of possessing cannabis oil.

In a handwritten letter from Brittney Griner that was delivered to the White House, Griner wrote about how terrified she is.

The basketball star detained in Russia wrote a letter saying she feared she might never return home and asking that he not " forget about me and the other American Detainees."

A handwritten letter from Brittney Griner was delivered to the White House on the Fourth of July.

Brittney Griner’s appeal to President Joe Biden in a handwritten letter continued to garner reaction Tuesday after the WNBA All-Star acknowledged she feared never returning home and asked Biden not “forget about me and the other American Detainees.”.

WNBA player Brittney Griner has gone on trial in Russia for alleged drug charges. She has been held there since February. The basketball star declined to enter a plea but said she may do so at a later date. Charlie D’Agata reports.

In May, the State Department reclassified Griner as wrongfully detained, shifting the case to the government’s hostage team.

In May, the State Department reclassified Griner as wrongfully detained, shifting the case to the government’s hostage team.

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American basketball star Brittney Griner went on trial in Moscow Friday, months after her arrest on charges of possessing cannabis oil while returning to play for a Russian basketball team. (July 1)

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Griner faces up to 10 years in prison after Russian authorities allegedly found cannabis oil in her luggage at a Russian airport.

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Griner faces up to 10 years in prison after Russian authorities allegedly found cannabis oil in her luggage at a Russian airport.

Griner has since late February been detained in Russia, where she faces drug-smuggling charges and up to 10 years in prison.

Griner, 31, was arrested on Feb. 17, after authorities at a Moscow area airport allegedly found cannabis vape cartridges in her luggage

WNBA star Brittney Griner has gone on trial in a Russian court on charges of possessing cannabis oil.

Griner could face 10 years in jail if convicted for possessing a “significant amount” of hashish.

Brittney Griner remains detained in Russia. Her wife described the letters she's received from the WNBA star from the prison and the latest news.

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On Friday, the U.S. House approved a bipartisan resolution calling for Griner's release.

The Phoenix Mercury star could face 10 years in prison if convicted on charges of large-scale transportation of drugs.

A trial date has not been announced for the American basketball star, who was arrested in Russia more than four months ago.

The star with the U.S. Olympic and the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury was bracketed by four security officers and a dog as she was led down a stairwell to a courtroom for Monday's hearing.

WNBA star Brittney Griner appeared in a court near Moscow that ordered her trial on cannabis possession charges to begin Friday, about 4 1/2 months after she was arrested at an airport while returning to play for a Russian team.

More than four months after she was arrested at a Moscow airport for cannabis possession, a Russian court has set the start date of the criminal trial of U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner for July 1. The Phoenix Mercury star was also ordered to remain in custody for the duration of her criminal trial. Griner had previously been ordered to remain in pretrial detention until July 2.

Brittney Griner has been detained in Russia since Feb. 17. The Times examines why "BG" was detained and what's being done to bring the WNBA star home.

Griner was detained at a Russian airport in February after officials alleged they found vape cartridges in her luggage which contained cannabis oil.

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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 is being 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, 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.

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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.

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 WNBA Phoenix Mercury teammate Brittney Griner, noting it’s been 114 days since the seven-time WNBA All-Star was detained.

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

Trevor Reed, a US Marine Corps veteran, was released on April 27 during a prisoner exchange with Russia.

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

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

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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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.

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 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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