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Richardson visits Moscow as Griner, Whelan remain jailed

Bill Richardson, who has worked to secure the releases of WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan, visited Moscow this week and held meetings with Russia...

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Teenage Baller Behind the 'Super Fly' Brittney Griner Hoodies Isabella Escribano, 14, is popular on Instagram for her basketball skills. She’s using her design skills in the public campaign to free the...

AUGUST 31, 2022 • NYTIMES.COM

Rodman Changes Mind on Russia Trip to 'Help' Brittney Griner The Basketball Hall of Famer announced last weekend he planned to travel to the country to help free the detained WNBA star.

AUGUST 26, 2022 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Dennis Rodman changes mind on Russia trip to help Brittney Griner amid government backlash After backlash from the government, former NBA star Dennis Rodman is not going 'to Russia to help that girl' Brittney Griner after all.

AUGUST 25, 2022 • AZCENTRAL.COM

Dennis Rodman plans visit to Russia in support of Brittney Griner Dennis Rodman, the ex-NBA star who says he knows Russian President Vladimir Putin well, revealed his plan to travel to Moscow in support of...

AUGUST 25, 2022 • MERCURYNEWS.COM

RICHARD JOHNSON: Nabbing Brittney Griner was 'typical KGB move,' my source tells me The 6- foot-9 Griner, of the WNBA’ s Phoenix Mercury, has also played in the offseason for the UMMC Ekaterinburg team in Yekaterinburg since...

AUGUST 23, 2022 • MERCURYNEWS.COM

Biden Administration Responds to Rodman's Brittney Griner Plan A State Department spokesperson addressed the Basketball Hall of Famer’s planned trip to Russia on Monday.

AUGUST 22, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Griner's detention weighed heavily on Mercury all season

Fear and sadness loomed over the Phoenix Mercury’s season as Brittney Griner sat in a Russian prison for months

AUGUST 22, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Why Dennis Rodman thinks he can facilitate release of Brittney Griner by traveling to Russia: 'I know Putin too well' In the wake of Brittney Griner receiving a nine-year sentence in a Russian prison, Dennis Rodman intends to travel to Russia to seek her rel...

AUGUST 22, 2022 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Dennis Rodman wants to help free Brittney Griner from Russia: 'I know Putin too well' Dennis Rodman has met with foreign leaders like Kim Jong Un. Could he go to Russia to talk with Vladimir Putin and help Phoenix Mercury play...

AUGUST 22, 2022 • AZCENTRAL.COM

Dennis Rodman says he'll go to Russia to seek Brittney Griner's release A U.S. official cautioned that Dennis Rodman's presence could "complicate and hinder release efforts."

AUGUST 22, 2022 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM

With Brittney Griner detained in Russia, are WNBA players more hesitant to go overseas? Playing overseas is vital to some WNBA players' finances. With the Phoenix Mercury's Brittney Griner detained in Russia, will players still...

AUGUST 20, 2022 • AZCENTRAL.COM

Brittney Griner appeals conviction amid talk of prisoner swap The defense team for Brittney Griner, the American basketball star sentenced to prison in Russia on drug smuggling charges, said Monday that...

AUGUST 15, 2022 • POST-GAZETTE.COM

Brittney Griner appeals 9-year Russian prison sentence Before her conviction, the U.S. State Department declared Griner to be “wrongfully detained” — a charge that Russia has sharply rejected.

AUGUST 15, 2022 • MERCURYNEWS.COM

Brittney Griner's lawyers appeal her 9-year Russian prison sentence Lawyers for American basketball star Brittney Griner on Monday filed an appeal against her nine-year Russian prison sentence for drug posses...

AUGUST 15, 2022 • CHICAGOTRIBUNE.COM

Griner appeals Russian conviction: Reports Lawyers for WNBA star Brittney Griner filed an appeal Monday against her conviction in Russia on drug smuggling and possession charges, acco...

AUGUST 15, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Brittney Griner Appeals Drug Conviction After Show Trial In Russia Brittney Griner has appealed her prison sentence in Russia. She has appealed her nine-year prison sentence in Russia on drug charges.

AUGUST 15, 2022 • OUTKICK.COM

WNBA's Brittney Griner appeals her Russian prison sentence

Russian news agencies reported that lawyers for American basketball star Brittney Griner have filed an appeal of her nine-year Russian prison sentence for drug possession

AUGUST 15, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Russian media: Lawyers for US basketball star Brittney Griner appeal her Russian prison sentence for drugs possession.

Russian media: Lawyers for US basketball star Brittney Griner appeal her Russian prison sentence for drugs possession.

AUGUST 15, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Russia optimistic on US prisoner swap including WNBA star Brittney Griner - The Boston Globe US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said earlier this month they’re willing to pursue the talks...

AUGUST 13, 2022 • BOSTONGLOBE.COM

Brittney Griner's Community Impact Expands Across WNBA The star WNBA center is detained in Russia, but that hasn’t stopped the league from continuing her commitment to service.

AUGUST 10, 2022 • SACBEE.COM

Column: Brittney Griner has trade value a teacher does not United States offering prisoner swap for her release from Russia

AUGUST 10, 2022 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Veteran emissary Richardson hopeful for Griner, Whelan swap

Bill Richardson, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and a frequent emissary in hostage negotiations, says he's hopeful about the chances of a two-for-two prisoner swa...

AUGUST 9, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Securing Brittney Griner's release: A Q&A with a U.S. hostage policy expert Brittney Griner remains detained in Russia amid reports of a potential prisoner swap. A U.S. expert talks about what the effort looks like.

AUGUST 9, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Griner's wife calls on U.S. to prioritize release If U.S. President Joe Biden has the ability to bring Brittney Griner home from Russia, her wife, Cherelle Griner, wants to see it, she told...

AUGUST 9, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM