MAY 6, 2022 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
PHOENIX MERCURY 19-21 · 4TH IN WESTERN
19-21 · 4TH IN WESTERN
Brittney Griner detainment in Russia timeline: What we know about Phoenix Mercury star's legal situation entering 2022 WNBA season What is Griner's status? And how has the U.S. government approached her detainment amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine?
Perspective ' The Brittney Griner case hangs over this WNBA season — and the league's future As a WNBA season begins, Brittney Griner's absence should rattle the entire country,
MAY 6, 2022 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM
W.N.B.A. Season Preview: New Talent Is Here, but an Absence Looms The league will honor Phoenix Mercury Brittney Griner, who remains in custody in Russia, as its new season begins Friday.
MAY 6, 2022 • NYTIMES.COM
With Vanessa Nygaard taking over the reins, Phoenix Mercury embark on new era The loss in the WNBA Finals last season was only a tipping point of the overhaul to come for the Phoenix Mercury.
MAY 5, 2022 • AZCENTRAL.COM
From coach to players, and without Brittney Griner, most everything about the Mercury is new Coming off a WNBA Finals loss, the Phoenix Mercury turned over everything from the bench to the roster. It creates an edge for Friday, at le...
MAY 5, 2022 • AZCENTRAL.COM
Photos: Phoenix Mercury vs. Seattle Storm, preseason game Images from the Phoenix Mercury's first preseason game of the 2022 season against Seattle Storm on April 28, 2022.
MAY 5, 2022 • AZCENTRAL.COM
2022 WNBA preview: Brittney Griner's absence and Becky Hammon's return headline new season - The Boston Globe Plus, All-Stars Sue Bird and Sylvia Fowles's looming retirements — Fowles has announced she will retire, Bird says all signs point to it hap...
MAY 5, 2022 • BOSTONGLOBE.COM
WNBA preview: Griner's absence, Hammon's return headline 2022 season The WNBA will begin its 26th season this week with intriguing storylines, including the return of Becky Hammon as a coach and the absence of...
MAY 5, 2022 • DETROITNEWS.COM
Why Brittney Griner Could Be the Last American Basketball Star in Russia The atrocities of the war in Ukraine and Griner’s detention in Russia on drug charges could cut off a lucrative pipeline for women’s basketb...
MAY 4, 2022 • NYTIMES.COM
Griner's absence, Hammon's return headline WNBA's new season
The WNBA will begin its 26th season this weekend with many intriguing storylines, including the potential retirements of Sue Bird and Sylvia Fowles, the return of Becky Hammon as a...MAY 4, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
WNBA star Brittney Griner 'wrongfully detained' in Russia, according to new U.S. designation The Biden administration reportedly now believes WNBA star Brittney Griner is being “wrongfully detained” in Russia after allegedly being ca...
MAY 3, 2022 • BALTIMORESUN.COM
U.S. Government Says Brittney Griner Was 'Wrongfully Detained' The State Department went public with its push to negotiate Griner’s release from custody in Russia, where she has been held on drug charges...
MAY 3, 2022 • NYTIMES.COM
Brittney Griner 'wrongfully detained' in Russia: Reports Griner is currently being detained on drug smuggling charges and has reportedly been in Russian custody since February.
MAY 3, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Brittney Griner reclassified as 'wrongfully detained' by Russia, per U.S. officials Griner was detained at an airport in February after Russian authorities said a search of her bag revealed vape cartridges containing traces...
MAY 3, 2022 • AL.COM
Brittney Griner 'wrongfully detained,' U.S. says, signaling strategy shift The new designation signals that U.S. officials will take more aggressive steps to negotiate the release of the WNBA star, who's been detain...
MAY 3, 2022 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM
US officials say WNBA star Brittney Griner is now considered wrongfully detained in Russia - The Boston Globe Griner was detained at an airport in February after Russian authorities said a search of her bag revealed vape cartridges containing traces...
MAY 3, 2022 • BOSTONGLOBE.COM
Brittney Griner Reclassified As 'Wrongfully Detained,' per Report The shift could drastically change how U.S officials will try to get her back on American soil.
MAY 3, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
State Dept: Brittney Griner considered wrongfully detained
The State Department says it has determined WNBA star Brittney Griner is being wrongfully detained in RussiaMAY 3, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
All 12 WNBA teams will have a 'BG' decal on their home floor to honor Brittney Griner The WNBA will honor Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner with a floor decal.
MAY 3, 2022 • MCALL.COM
WNBA to honor Brittney Griner with league-wide floor decals
The WNBA will honor Phoenix center Brittney Griner with a floor decalMAY 3, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
WNBA to Honor Brittney Griner With Floor Decal, Per Report The Mercury All-Star has been detained in Russia since February.
MAY 3, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
The W.N.B.A. Strikes an Uneasy Silence Over Brittney Griner Advisers are taking a discreet approach to negotiating the Phoenix Mercury center’s release from Russian detention, putting her anguished te...
MAY 2, 2022 • NYTIMES.COM
Marcus Morris Shows Support For Brittney Griner Griner has been detained by Russia since February.
MAY 1, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Phoenix Mercury banking on rookies to fill in voids left by players still overseas With an absence of veteran players like forward Brianna Turner\u00a0and wing Diamond DeShields, along with center Brittney Griner, the rooki...
APRIL 29, 2022 • AZCENTRAL.COM
WNBA's Diana Taurasi vows to keep playing: 'When I'm done playing I'm just going to stop playing.' Diana Taurasi, 39, is in the final year of a two-year contract extension.\u00a0'I still feel like I have a little bit left and a lot to do.'
APRIL 28, 2022 • USATODAY.COM
