WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – WNBA star Brittney Griner was released from Russian custody after 10 long months behind bars. She was sentenced to nine years over marijuana vape cartridges she says were medically-prescribed and accidentally packed on a trip to ...
KRASNOGORSK, Russia (CNN) – A Russian court rejected an appeal by U.S basketball star Brittney Griner against her nine-year prison sentence for possession and smuggling of drugs. The two-time Olympic gold medallist was arrested in February at a Moscow airport ...
MOSCOW, Russia (NBC) – American basketball star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to drug charges in a Moscow court Thursday, her lawyers said, leaving her facing the prospect of jail time as her family and friends step up their calls for ...