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Women’s basketball is finally getting the full-scale fantasy treatment this spring

ESPN Fantasy is adding season-long fantasy WNBA games.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 8, 2022

Editorial: WNBA star Brittney Griner is the latest pawn on Putin’s chess board

In recent days, Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to imprison journalists who dare to report truthfully about Russia’s merciless invasion of Ukraine. His police also have arrested scores of anti-invasion protesters across Russia. Nor is it a secret that for years Putin has imprisoned hundreds of political dissidents with remarkable…

Tribune News Service · Mar 8, 2022

Scoop: ESPN launching WNBA fantasy

It's the first season-long, full-scale fantasy game for a major women's sport.

Axios · Mar 8, 2022

New Footage Appears to Show Brittney Griner’s Luggage Being Searched at Moscow Airport

The WNBA star has reportedly been detained in Russia since February.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 7, 2022

U.S. working to secure release of basketball star detained by Russia

Diplomats were working to ensure the release of seven-time WNBA All-Star player Brittney Griner after Russia said it had detained the player last month for possession of vape cartridges containing hash oil, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday.

Reuters · Mar 6, 2022

EXPLAINER: Why WNBA players go overseas to play in offseason

Russia has been a popular destination for WNBA players like Brittney Griner over the past two decades because of the money they can make playing there in the winter

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2022

Brittney Griner’s wife thanks supporters after WNBA star detained in Russia

The wife of WNBA star Brittney Griner is dealing with “one of the weakest moments of my life” as the Phoenix Mercury player remains detained in Russia after hashish oil was allegedly found in her luggage at a Moscow airport.

Tribune News Service · Mar 6, 2022

Fears grow Russia could use US basketball star Brittney Griner as ‘hostage’

A Texas congresswoman has called for Russia to release Brittney Griner as fears grow Vladimir Putin could use the basketball star as a pawn during the war in Ukraine

The Guardian - US · Mar 6, 2022

United States Secretary of State Discusses Brittney Griner’s Detention in Russia

Antony Blinken weighed in on the WNBA star’s situation in Russia.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 6, 2022

Brittney Griner's arrest in Russia: What you need to know

WNBA star Brittney Griner was arrested at a Moscow airport last month when vape cartridges were allegedly found in her luggage, according to a report from the Associated Press, leaving the 31-year-old Phoenix Mercury center in Russia while the country wages war in Ukraine.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 5, 2022