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Chicago Sun-Times
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Beth Harris | Associated Press

Brittney Griner, Dick Vitale are centers of attention at the ESPYS

Dick Vitale accepts the Jimmy V award for perseverance at the ESPY Awards. (Mark Terrill/Invision/AP)

LOS ANGELES — Soccer player Megan Rapinoe admonished her fellow athletes for not doing enough to speak out and encouraged them to support detained WNBA star Brittney Griner during The ESPYS on Wednesday night.

Griner was arrested in Russia in February after customs officials said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage. She faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted on charges of transporting drugs.

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