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Brittney Griner: American basketball star breaks silence on Russia detention

Basketball star tells other Americans detained abroad to ‘stay strong and keep fighting’

Evening Standard

Over two dozen killed as Russia strikes cities across Ukraine

Russia attacked cities across Ukraine early on Friday, killing at least 26 people, according to local officials. Ukraine said it downed 21 Russian missiles and two attack drones overnight. Meanwhile a deal on Ukrainian food exports transiting across EU countries has been reached. Read our live blog to see how…

France 24

Brittney Griner gets emotional while discussing detainment in Russia

Photos of her family half a world away kept Griner afloat. “Just being able to see their faces, that did it for me,” Griner said Thursday in her first news conference since being released.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Brittney Griner Shares Decision on Playing Overseas After Russian Detainment

The Phoenix Mercury center was detained in Russia for much of 2022.

Sports Illustrated

Griner won't play abroad again, vows to fight for US prisoners

Phoenix (AFP) - WNBA superstar Brittney Griner vowed never to play basketball overseas again on Thursday in an emotional first press conference since being released by Russia as part of a prisoner swap last year.

AFP

Brittney Griner Seems Ready to Fight

In an emotional first press conference this preseason, the superstar spoke of getting back into WNBA shape for the Mercury and continuing to advocate for Americans detained abroad.

Sports Illustrated

The 6 best moments from Brittany Griner’s first press conference since returning from detainment in Russia

Griner had an amazing quote about being resilient here that you need to see

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Brittney Griner says she would only play overseas again to represent Team USA

Griner is a two-time Olympic gold medalist.

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WNBA star Griner urges US detainees in Russia to 'stay strong'

Phoenix (AFP) - WNBA superstar Brittney Griner urged US detainees in Russia to "stay strong, keep fighting, don't give up" on Thursday in her first press conference since being released as part of a prisoner swap last year.

AFP

U.S. targets Russia's FSB, IRGC members over wrongful detention of Americans

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Russia's domestic security service FSB and the intelligence unit of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) accusing them of being responsible or complicit in the wrongful detention of Americans overseas.

Reuters

US will sanction Russian and Iranian intelligence officials for hostage-taking, White House says

The new sanctions target officials responsible for the arrest and wrongful detention of US nationals

The Independent UK

Brittney Griner gets emotional discussing Russian detainment

Brittney Griner got emotional quickly

The Independent UK

Top US newspapers call for Evan Gershkovich’s release in Russia

Russia’s foreign ministry says it denied a US consular visit request for journalist amid growing calls for his release.

Al Jazeera

Watch live: Brittney Griner holds first news conference since Russia prison release

Watch live as Brittney Griner holds her first news conference since being released from prison in Russia.

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Sports Illustrated

Diana Taurasi Gives Revealing Look Into Brittney Griner’s Return to Court After Detainment

The Mercury star described what she’s seeing from Griner on the court ahead of the 2023 season.

Al Jazeera

US envoy to UN urges Russian foreign minister to free detainees

At the UN Security Council, US envoy says Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich have been used by Moscow as ‘human pawns’.

Reason

Brittney Griner's Russian Imprisonment Outraged the Country. So Should Vladimir Kara-Murza's.

The journalist and dissident, who was sentenced to 25 years in a penal colony for criticizing the Russian government, has not received the same attention.

The Independent UK

Russian court to hear jailed US reporter's appeal

A Russian court is scheduled to hear a defense appeal of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich’s arrest on espionage charges

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Al Jazeera

US envoy visits WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich in Russian jail

Ambassador says reporter is ‘in good health and remains strong’ as dozens of countries voice concern over his arrest.

The Independent UK

Brittney Griner makes appearance at Rev. Al Sharpton event

WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner made a surprise appearance Friday at a women’s empowerment luncheon held during the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network in New York City

Tribune News Service

Brittney Griner makes surprise NYC appearance, vows to fight for 'every American detained overseas’

WNBA star Brittney Griner showed up without notice at the Rev. Al Sharpton’s annual convention in Manhattan on Thursday, marking her first public appearance in New York since her release from a Russian prison.

Sports Illustrated

‘Icon’ Brittney Griner One of Six Athletes on Time’s List of 100 Most Influential People for 2023

She was one of six athletes on the coveted list.

WEKU

Hostage envoy says the U.S. can bring home two Americans detained in Russia

The U.S. special envoy for hostage affairs says he is confident that two Americans detained by Russia can be brought home.

Miami Herald

Michelle Kaufman: Feathers, stars, trash-talking, TikTok-ing are just what women’s basketball needed

Apparently, it took pink feathers, ruffled feathers, trash talking, controversy, TikTok dances, and, by the way, some absolutely riveting games for much of the sports world to realize what diehard fans had known for years: Women’s college basketball can be a whole lot of fun and is deserving of more…

AFP

US basketball star Griner to write book on Russian prison ordeal

New York (AFP) - Brittney Griner, the US basketball star who was detained in Russia last year, is writing a book about the 10-month ordeal which ended in a high-profile prisoner swap, her publisher announced Tuesday.

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