A top USA Basketball official said this week that Indiana Fever rookie sensation Caitlin Clark has been left off USA Basketball’s roster for the women’s Olympic team at the upcoming Paris games. Selection committee chair Jen Rizzotti later explained to the Associated Press that the decision was made according to established selection protocol. “Here’s the […]
With just more than three weeks until the WNBA season starts, Brittney Griner is making progress on the court, according to teammate Diana Taurasi. And in NFL news, Aaron Rodgers called his first day as a Jets “surreal” while commenting on the team’s lack of Super Bowl trophies.
On Sunday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken called for the immediate release of two Americans detained by Russia on espionage charges. In a statement on April 2, the Department of State announced that Blinken had spoken with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in a rare phone call between the diplomats since the Ukraine war and […]
The Russian government announced on Thursday that it had opened up an espionage case against a U.S. citizen. Russia’s Federal Security Service—known as the FSB—is leading the investigation. “The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation initiated a criminal case against a US citizen on the grounds of a crime under Article 276 of the […]
Brittney Griner posted a thankful holiday note on social media while advocating to bring home Paul Whelan. And in baseball, Carlos Correa’s agent Scott Boras gives a behind-the-scenes account of how Correa signed with the Mets just hours after his deal with San Francisco fell through.
White House spokesman John Kirby said the Russian government would not have agreed to release former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan in a prisoner swap involving Russian nationals after Russia released WNBA star Brittney Griner in exchange for arms dealer Viktor Bout. On Sunday morning, Kirby said that trading Whelan was “never a choice posed by the […]
The prisoner exchange of WNBA basketball player Brittney Griner and convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout has been caught on video and was released by Russia’s state media outlet TASS on Thursday. In the video, Griner can be seen on the tarmac of an airport wearing a red jacket as she walked next to unidentified individuals […]
A rural city in Arkansas just elected one of the youngest mayors in the United States. An 18-year-old will become the city’s mayor in January. Jaylen Smith promises to bring new business to the small city and improve public safety. Landmark legislation codifying same-sex marriage passes the House, and now it’s off to the White […]
The U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 8 passed a defense funding bill that would force the termination of the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate if it is also approved by the Senate and signed by President Joe Biden. The chamber also voted to pass the Respect for Marriage Act—the bill that codifies a portion of […]
Brittney Griner has been released from a Russian jail. Russia said on Dec. 8 that the WNBA star has been traded for Russian arms dealer Victor Bout, who was one of the world’s most wanted men before his arrest. The Biden administration is trying to keep Title 42 in place. The COVID-era border policy allows […]
WASHINGTON—WNBA star Brittney Griner has begun serving her nine-year sentence for drug possession at a Russian penal colony, her lawyers and agent said Thursday. Griner was transferred to a penal colony in Mordovia, about 350 kilometers (210 miles) east of Moscow, after a Russian court last month rejected her appeal of her sentence. Her lawyers […]
American basketball star Brittney Griner has been sent to a penal colony in Russia to serve her sentence for drug possession, her legal team said Wednesday. President Joe Biden said later on Wednesday that he hopes Russian President Vladimir Putin will be more willing to negotiate the release of Griner now that the U.S. midterm […]
WASHINGTON—Officials at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow visited jailed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday, more than a week after a Russian court rejected her appeal of her nine-year sentence for drug possession. State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a tweet that the American representatives “saw firsthand her tenacity and perseverance despite her present […]
KRASNOGORSK, Russia—A Russian court on Tuesday dismissed U.S. WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal against a nine-year sentence for possessing and smuggling vape cartridges containing cannabis oil. Griner and her lawyers had asked for acquittal or at least a reduction in her sentence, which they said was disproportionate to the offense and at odds with […]
WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden met on Friday with families of two Americans being held by Russia, and personally reassured them he is working to gain freedom for the detainees. Biden sat down in the Oval Office with Cherelle Griner, partner of women’s basketball player Brittney Griner, and Elizabeth Whelan, sister of former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan. […]
Alabama is No. 1 in the AP preseason poll for the seventh time in Nick Saban’s 15 years with the school. Brittney Griner’s Russian legal team has appealed her nine-year sentence. The Texas Rangers have fired manager Chris Woodward.
MOSCOW—Russia said on Friday it was ready to discuss a prisoner swap with the United States in private, a day after a Russian court jailed U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner for nine years for a drugs offence. The case against Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medallist and Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) star, plunged her […]
A Russian court on Thursday sentenced American basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison on drugs charges, after finding her guilty of narcotics possession and smuggling for bringing cannabis-infused vape cartridges into Russia. She was also fined 1 million roubles ($16,000). After the sentencing, Griner appeared sad and stony-faced and said she understood […]
The Nationals deal superstar Juan Soto to the Padres in a massive, seven-player trade. Two-time Cy Young winner Jacob DeGrom made his season debut Tuesday night for the Mets. Brittney Griner’s trial resumes in Russia. And the Miami Dolphins were found guilty of tampering with Tom Brady and Sean Payton.
