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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

Mercury to play Las Vegas Aces in the 1st round of playoffs following loss against Sky The Mercury will open the first round at the top-seeded Las Vegas Aces\u00a0on Wednesday with a 7 p.m. start time after losing 82-67\u00a0to...

AUGUST 15, 2022 • AZCENTRAL.COM

Could WNBA star Diana Taurasi hang it up after this season, join Sue Bird in retirement? Taurasi, 40, is under contract for this season and becomes a free agent next season. It remains possible that Taurasi isn’t finished yet.

AUGUST 14, 2022 • USATODAY.COM

Chicago Sky vs Phoenix Mercury Box Score - August 14, 2022 - The Athletic Get real-time WNBA coverage and scores as the Chicago Sky take on the Phoenix Mercury at 9:00pm UTC on August 14, 2022. The Athletic brings you the latest stats, scores, and analys...

AUGUST 14, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM

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

Copper leads Chicago against Phoenix after 28-point performance Chicago plays the Phoenix Mercury after Kahleah Copper scored 28 points in the Sky’s 89-78 loss to the Las Vegas Aces.

AUGUST 13, 2022 • KANSASCITY.COM

Copper leads Chicago against Phoenix after 28-point performance

Chicago plays the Phoenix Mercury after Kahleah Copper scored 28 points in the Sky's 89-78 loss to the Las Vegas Aces

AUGUST 13, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mercury beat Wings, move into 7th place tie with New York

Diamond DeShields scored 24 points, Shey Peddy had 18 points and a career-high eight assists, and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Dallas Wings 86-74

AUGUST 13, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dallas Wings vs Phoenix Mercury Box Score - August 13, 2022 - The Athletic Get real-time WNBA coverage and scores as the Dallas Wings take on the Phoenix Mercury at 2:00am UTC on August 13, 2022. The Athletic brings you the latest stats, scores, and analy...

AUGUST 12, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Mercury's Diggins-Smith to miss final 2 regular-season games Phoenix Mercury star Skylar Diggins-Smith will miss the final two games of the regular season due to personal reasons, the team announced Th...

AUGUST 11, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Mercury's Diggins-Smith to miss final 2 games of the season

Skylar Diggins-Smith will miss Phoenix’s final two regular-season games due to personal reasons, putting the Mercury’s playoff bid in jeopardy

AUGUST 11, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Phoenix Mercury enter must-win scenario for WNBA postseason hopes ahead of matchup with Dallas Wings The road to earning one of the two spots will be more challenging with two WNBA playoff-bound teams coming to Footprint Center on Friday and...

AUGUST 11, 2022 • AZCENTRAL.COM

Lynx top short-handed Mercury to tighten playoff race Sylvia Fowles had 16 points, Aerial Powers scored 10 of her 14 points in the fourth quarter, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the short-handed Ph...

AUGUST 11, 2022 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Lynx come through down the stretch for 86-77 victory over Phoenix to stay in WNBA playoff hunt Down five early in the fourth quarter, playing against a Mercury team that found ways to score despite being without Diana Taurasi and Skyla...

AUGUST 11, 2022 • STARTRIBUNE.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

Lynx-Phoenix game preview: Mercury will be without star guard Diana Taurasi Diana Taurasi will miss the rest of the regular season because of a quadriceps strain, but before that, Phoenix lost all three of its meetin...

AUGUST 10, 2022 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Minnesota Lynx vs Phoenix Mercury Box Score - August 11, 2022 - The Athletic Get real-time WNBA coverage and scores as the Minnesota Lynx take on the Phoenix Mercury at 2:00am UTC on August 11, 2022. The Athletic brings you the latest stats, scores, and ana...

AUGUST 10, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.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