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Brittney Griner signs one-year deal to return with Phoenix Mercury

The Phoenix Mercury will have their All-Star center back for the 2023 season.

Tribune News Service

Brittney Griner is headed back to the Phoenix Mercury, the AP reports

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.

WEKU

Brittney Griner Signs Deal With Mercury, per Report

The Phoenix star has reportedly signed a one-year deal with the franchise ahead of the 2023 season.

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Will WNBA players get charter flights in aftermath of Brittney Griner nightmare?

LOS ANGELES — Not long after Brittney Griner left a Russian prison, freed in a high-level prisoner swap before Christmas, the women's basketball star made a surprising announcement.

Los Angeles Times

The history of the slam dunk: from outlawed move to beloved highlight

The NBA Slam Dunk Contest has become an institution in modern basketball. But for years dunks were outlawed in college and high school games

The Guardian - US

Brittney Griner spotted smiling at the Super Bowl after release from Russian prison

A relaxed, smiling Brittney Griner was seen smiling at the Super Bowl after taking in the PGA Tour in Phoenix

The Independent UK

Watch: Brittney Griner attends WM Phoenix Open, meets Tony Finau, and is starstruck?

When they parted ways, Griner blushed and fanned her face. Starstruck, she was asked? "Oh, yeah," she said.

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Brittney Griner makes new public appearance after release from Russian prison

A relaxed, smiling Brittney Griner took in the golfing action at the ‘loudest hole on the rowdiest stop on the PGA Tour’

The Independent UK

Scene and heard: Saturday’s third round at 2023 WM Phoenix Open

Here are some of Saturday's best moments from the 16th hole.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Brittney Griner absent from USA camp, but keeping in touch

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

The Independent UK

Cruz, Cornyn renew calls for release of Mark Swidan, Texan detained in China for 10 years

The two Texas Republicans are drumming up attention to the decade-old case as Secretary of State Antony Blinken is planning to meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang this week.

The Texas Tribune

Griner's return, free agency raises charter flight concerns

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

The Independent UK

Brittney Griner might need to fly private. The WNBA doesn’t allow charters. What’s next?

Team travel has always been a trouble spot for the league and its players.

Chicago Sun-Times

Breanna Stewart wants to help pay for charter planes for WNBA players

HARTFORD, Conn. — Breanna Stewart’s impending free-agency decision is quite possibly the biggest storyline in the WNBA this offseason, but the UConn women’s basketball legend is looking to draw attention to another issue as well.

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Brittney Griner forced into special arrangements for WNBA return after prison release

Brittney Griner is due to return to the basketball court for the 2023 WNBA season, but she will require special security arrangements which are set to affect all players across the league

Sports Illustrated

Breanna Stewart Pledges to Help Improve Travel for WNBA Teams

The star free agent has spoken out about the league’s use of commercial flying before.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Warriors return to White House to honor 2022 NBA championship, meet President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris

On Tuesday, the Warriors were welcomed to the White House for a special ceremony with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to honor the 2022 NBA championship.

Reuters

'Say their names' - Families urge Blinken to use China trip to free U.S. detainees

Katherine Swidan, whose son Mark has been imprisoned in China for over 10 years, has not seen even a photograph of him over the last decade. The last time she heard his voice was in 2018.

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Michigan man returns to US after being jailed in Russia for 9 months

WASHINGTON — Taylor Dudley, a Lansing, Michigan, man who spent nine months in Russian captivity, returned with his mother to Michigan on Friday after flying overnight from Poland.

Sports Illustrated

Comic Book About Life of Brittney Griner to Be Released Next Week

The WNBA star’s story will be chronicled in a special project set to be released in mid-January.

Tribune News Service

Michigan man imprisoned in Russia released after 9 months

WASHINGTON — A Lansing, Michigan, man and Navy veteran who was detained by Russian authorities for nine months was released Thursday, according to his family's spokesperson.

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WNBA Free Agency 2023: Ranking the top-15 players, including Breanna Stewart and Diana Taurasi

Listing the top-15 WNBA free agents.

Al Jazeera

Stories that defined the US and Canada in 2022

The year 2022 saw former US President Trump facing legal action, Pope Francis apologising in Canada and mass shootings.

Salon

A year of survival for Black women

Success made these women standouts – and therefore targets for those not willing to see them prosper this year

Al Jazeera

US marks four year anniversary of Paul Whelan detention in Russia

The former US marine is serving a 16-year sentence for alleged espionage, though his family maintains his innocence.

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