BRITTNEY GRINER

Aliyah Boston of South Carolina is just the 10th player to be named a first-team AP All-American for a third time.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amiradbollahian says the U.S. and Iran have come to an agreement on a prisoner exchange, he claimed on Iranian state television.

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

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.S. has put forward a proposal to Moscow for the release of former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan.

In one of her first public appearances since her release from a Russian prison, Griner took the stage to thank everyone for their support and to remind the audience of those still detained abroad.

The Phoenix Mercury posted a video of Brittney Griner in uniform for the first time since she re-signed with the team on Tuesday. Griner spent 10 months in a Russian prison.

Brittney Griner is headed back to the Phoenix Mercury.

Brittney Griner, the WNBA star who was detained in Russia for nearly 10 months, will return to the WNBA this upcoming season. The free agent re-signed with the Phoenix Mercury for a one-year contract, a source confirmed to CBS News on Sunday.

During an NBA All-Star Weekend appearance, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Englebert revealed that Brittney Griner is training for the upcoming season as a member of the Phoenix Mercury.

Griner has re-signed with the WNBA team on a one-year contract, a source told The Associated Press. The 32-year-old returned home from Russia in December after a high-level prisoner swap.

Brittney Griner is headed back to the Phoenix Mercury.

Brittney Griner and her wife, Cherelle, are rocking with the Philadelphia Eagles at Super Bowl LVII, wearing jerseys of former Eagles players at the game.

Griner is skipping the USA Basketball training camp in Minnesota so she can be with her wife and recover from her time in jail in Russia.

WNBA star Brittney Griner was seen at the WM Phoenix Open in Scottsdale on Feb. 11, marking her second public appearance since U.S. officials freed her from Russian custody in December.

Brittney Griner attended the WM Phoenix Open golf tournament Saturday in her second public appearance since her release from a Russian prison.

WNBA star Brittney Griner attended the WM Phoenix Open golf tournament Saturday in her second public appearance since her release from a Russian prison. Griner was part of a crowd of about 200,000 fans at the tournament, watching the action from the stadium 16th hole. Last month in her first appearance, the Griner was at the Martin Luther King Jr. march in downtown Phoenix.

Scottie Scheffler held onto the lead Saturday at the WM Phoenix Open in a bid to successfully defend his title and regain the No. 1 spot in the world.

Brittney Griner texted her good friend Diana Taurasi on Tuesday morning asking how the USA Basketball training camp was going.

Brittney Griner’s return to the WNBA has collided with free agency which has raised questions once again about teams chartering flights.

Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry and coach Steve Kerr made a surprise appearance at the White House briefing Tuesday before celebrating their 2022 championship. Curry thanked President Joe Biden for getting WMBA star Brittney Griner home. (Jan. 17)

Brittney Griner made a surprise appearance at an MLK Day march in Phoenix, Arizona, on Monday, just weeks after her release from a Russian penal colony.

Viktor Bout, who the Biden admin traded in a prisoner swap for Brittney Griner, jumped into far-right politics upon getting home to Russia.

The family of Zack Shahin, an American dying in a Dubai prison, called out the Biden admin for refusing to help secure his release 15 years after he was jailed.

Viktor Bout, freed in a prisoner swap for WBNA star Brittney Griner, appeared to back out of a pledge to fight in Ukraine during an interview.

Christophe Archambault/AFP via Getty ImagesAfter being freed in a prisoner swap for US basketball star Brittney Griner, arms dealer Viktor Bout is making rounds on Russian propaganda networks, but he is already changing his tune.During an interview last month with convicted Russian agent Maria Butina for the state media outlet RT, Bout proclaimed his wholehearted support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and said he would certainly sign up as a volunteer, if he had the opportunity and necessary s

"Sunday Morning" host Jane Pauley looks back on key events of a dramatic year.

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

Scholar Moya Bailey argued that recent public treatment of Meghan Markle, Brittney Griner and Megan Thee Stallion prove lasting “misogynoir” against Black women.

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Brittney Griner has asked her supporters to advocate for the release of Paul Whelan, a former Marine serving a 16-year prison term in Russia for espionage charges the United States are baseless.

The WNBA star asked social media followers to join her in sending letters to Whelan, who is still detained in Russia.

WNBA star Brittney Griner penned a letter to supporters thanking them and urged them to write to Paul Whelan, who is also imprisoned in Russia.

"They will soon be reunited with their loved ones, and we are absolutely gratified to see that," said a State Department spokesperson.

In this segment of "Scoreboard," Newsy's "In The Loop" explores the underlying pay issues in the WNBA that push some players abroad.

Basketball star Brittney Griner has spent several days doing "post-isolation support activities" at a military base in San Antonio. Here's what that means.

Brittney Griner, in her first public statement since being released from a Russian prison, said she plans to resume playing in the WNBA for the Mercury.

Griner also thanked President Biden for bringing her home, said that she "knows" he is "committed to bringing Paul Whelan and all Americans home too."

In her first public statement since being freed from Russia, the two-time Olympic gold medalist says she'll play for her team, the Phoenix Mercury, when the season starts in May.

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.

The WNBA star, who returned to the U.S. on Friday morning after a prisoner swap with Russia, shared a photo of herself walking off of a jet and a photo of herself hugging her wife, Cherelle.

The return of Brittney Griner to the United States in a dramatic prisoner swap with Russia marked the culmination of a 10-month ordeal that captivated world attention, a saga that landed at the intersection of sports, politics, race and gender identity — and wartime diplomacy.

President Biden on Thursday mocked former President Trump for teasing a “major announcement” that turned out to be a new line of digital Trump trading cards. “I had some MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTS the last couple of weeks, too…” Biden tweeted from his personal account. The president listed a consumer price report that showed inflation easing in…

The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport has announced that the WNBA received an A for its overall racial and gender practices for 2022.

Was American teacher left behind in Russian prison camp after similar offense because he wasn't woke enough for Biden? Griner is free but he’s still in custody.

NBC News has been embroiled in controversy over recent stories involving Paul Pelosi, Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman and WNBA star Brittney Griner.

Dusty Baker finally got his elusive championship with the Houston Astros, garnering his first World Series ring in 25 years as a manager in one of the most memorable moments of the year in sports.

The Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout returned home last week after a prisoner exchange for American WNBA star Brittney Griner.

Griner hit the court at Fort Sam in Houston, where she is undergoing medical evaluations and spending time with family, her agent said.

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan declined to call Viktor Bout a terrorist despite his conviction for conspiring to kill Americans.

Sitting in a Moscow studio as snow fell outside, looking relaxed in a blue blazer and maroon T-shirt, Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout described his 14 years in a U.S. prison in his first interview since he was exchanged for Brittney Griner, an American basketball player who had been held in a Russian prison colony following a drug conviction earlier this year.

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Griner made connections with the people responsible for getting her home, spending time getting to know them and sharing details about her time away.

Brittney Griner was back in the U.S. and resting up as she was returned in a 1-for-1 prisoner swap with Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout and her agent shed some light on her doings.

Kremlin requested the release of former Russian Colonel Vadim Krasikov, who is serving a life sentence in Germany for murder, in exchange for Whelan.

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, argued on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” Friday that releasing Russian prisoner Viktor Bout was justified because he never killed any Americans.

This week, Paul Whelan’s sister watched as politicians and pundits weaponized the imprisoned American’s plight.

A U.S. envoy says Brittney Griner was eager to talk to everyone on the plane taking her away from captivity.

On this "Face the Nation" broadcast, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and Rep. Adam Schiff joined Margaret Brennan.

WNBA star Brittney Griner didn’t want any alone time as soon as she boarded a U.S. government plane that would bring her home.

Brittney Griner is now part of a small club nobody wants to join, former detainees say. But many have found kinship with each other while readjusting to life back home.

John Kirby said Sunday that "there was never a choice" between WNBA star Brittney Griner and U.S. former Marine Paul Whelan in the recent prisoner swap with Russia.

The following is a transcript of an interview with Bahareh, Hannah and Ariana Shargi, Emad Shargi's wife and daughters, that aired Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022, on "Face the Nation."

WNBA star Brittney Griner didn’t want quiet time as soon as she boarded a U.S. government plane that would bring her home.

Brittney Griner is back on U.S. soil, but many are asking “What about Whelan?”

Over the last year, to free Americans held abroad, the U.S. has swapped a Taliban drug lord, a Russian pilot imprisoned for a scheme to distribute cocaine, and a Russian arms dealer.

Delicate negotiations between the United States and Russia led to basketball star Brittney Griner’s return in exchange for notorious arms dealer once nicknamed “the Merchant of Death.”.

More than half of WNBA players are competing abroad this winter to supplement their incomes.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says more U.S.-Russian prisoner exchanges are possible.

Brittney Griner has returned to the United States, nearly 10 months after the basketball star’s detention in Russia made her the most high-profile American jailed abroad and set off a political firestorm.

Senator Tim Kaine shares his joy at hearing of Griner's release.

The one-for-one swap involving Brittney Griner for Viktor Bout was not the one that U.S. officials had hoped to negotiate or were initially willing to accept.

Brittney Griner’s loved ones and extended basketball family were ecstatic when news broke about her release from a Russian prison and that she was on her way back to the United States.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States is confident that Finland and Sweden will be approved soon for membership in NATO despite ratification delays in allies Turkey and Hungary.

WNBA star Brittney Griner’s 10-month imprisonment in Russia on drug charges came to an end on Thursday, spreading relief and joy across the sports world and beyond.

The brother of an American detained in Russia since 2018 says that his family fears he will not be released for years.

Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who returned to Moscow after a swap for WNBA star Brittney Griner, is widely known outside the country as the “Merchant of Death” who fueled some of the world’s worst conflicts.

The Kremlin says it’s up to Ukraine’s president to end the military conflict, suggesting terms that Kyiv has repeatedly rejected.

American basketball star Brittney Griner is heading home, freed from Russian prison in exchange for the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.

The family of Paul Whelan, an American imprisoned in Russia for espionage, says that he has resumed contact after unexpectedly becoming unreachable in November.

A senior Russian diplomat says Russia and the United States repeatedly came close to reaching agreement on a prisoner exchange and a deal remains possible before the year’s end.

A senior Russian diplomat says Moscow has postponed a round of nuclear arms control talks with the United States set for this week because of stark differences in approach and tensions over Ukraine.

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley and Hall of Fame Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer each wore white long-sleeved T-shirts featuring Brittney Griner's name and image during their game Sunday.

WNBA star Brittney Griner this week began serving her nine-year sentence for drug possession at a Russian penal colony.

WNBA star Brittney Griner has begun serving her nine-year sentence for drug possession at a Russian penal colony.

A show of prison artwork by a Russian arms trader serving 25 years in the United States and the focus of speculation about a prisoner swap that could free WBNA star Brittney Griner has opened at the upper chamber of the Russian parliament.

President Joe Biden says he hopes Russian President Vladimir Putin will be more willing to negotiate the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner now that the U.S. midterm elections are over.

President Joe Biden says he hopes Russian President Vladimir Putin will be more willing to negotiate the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner now that the U.S. midterm elections are over.

The Kremlin has reiterated that any discussions about a possible swap involving U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner who is serving a nine-year prison sentence in Russia for drug possession must be strictly confidential.

A Russian court has rejected an appeal by U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner of her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession, a step that could move her closer to a possible high-stakes prisoner swap between Moscow and Washington.

Brittney Griner spent her 32nd birthday in a Russian prison, awaiting an appeal to her nine-year sentence for drug possession that’s set for next week.

Stephen Curry took the microphone in the middle of Golden State’s championship ring ceremony Tuesday night to make an impassioned plea in support of Brittney Griner as the WNBA star spent her 32nd birthday in a Russian prison.

WNBA star Brittney Griner is at her “absolute weakest moment in life right now” as she faces a hearing in Russia later this month for her appeal of a nine-year prison sentence for drug possession.

A Russian court has set a date for American basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal against her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession.

Brittney Griner anchored a dominant frontcourt that made the U.S. women’s basketball team the favorites in any international tournament.

The Biden administration should create an additional senior-level position at the White House National Security Council to focus on cases of Americans wrongfully detained in foreign countries.

Breanna Stewart scored 22 points and Alyssa Thomas had 14 points, nine assists and seven rebounds in her debut for the United States, which beat Belgium 87-72 in its World Cup opener.

Brittney Griner’s absence is weighing on the minds of her USA Basketball teammates, who are trying to fill the void created by her absence as they prepare for the FIBA World Cup that begins Thursday in Australia.

Top WNBA players are finding other places to compete this winter, not wanting to go back to Russia after the arrest and conviction of Brittney Griner on drug possession charges and the country's invasion of Ukraine.

President Joe Biden met with family members of WNBA star Brittney Griner and another American detained in Russia, Paul Whelan.