The Latest Breaking News from Brittney Griner

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that ultimately an agreement would need to be struck to end fighting in Ukraine, nearly ten months after the Kremlin launched its "special military operation" there. French energy group TotalEnergies said earlier that it was withdrawing its representatives from the board of Russian gas…

In pregame remarks, #Rockets coach Stephen Silas showed support for the release of native Houstonian Brittney Griner. “It’s a great day, and I’m so happy for her,” Silas said.

Curry opened his speech at the 2022 SI’s Sportsperson of the Year Awards by expressing his thoughts on Griner’s return home.

The WNBA star was released from Russian custody Thursday after 294 days.

As news broke that US basketball star Brittney Griner had been released from Russian prison in exchange for arms dealer Viktor Bout, US officials didn't mince words: "This was not a choice of which American to bring home".

LOS ANGELES — An American who has been wrongfully detained for 10 months in brutal Russian prisons is coming home.

Shortly after Brittney Griner’s release from a Russian penal colony on Thursday in a high-profile prisoner exchange, WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert spoke about the star’s long-awaited arrival and possible return to action on the court.

Brittney Griner freed in prison swap; Putin vows to continue attacking energy systems

The Cowboys linebacker apologized for the various tweets he sent out Thursday.

WASHINGTON — For the second time this year, the family of Michigan's Paul Whelan was left "devastated" that Russia agreed to swap an American prisoner for the return of a Russian inmate, and that, again, that American wasn't Paul.

"It was a choice between bringing home one particular American — Brittney Griner — or bringing home none."