Phoenix to host 2024 WNBA All-Star Game, with US Olympians vs select team format expected
The 2024 WNBA All-Star Game is headed to Phoenix, setting up as a home game for Brittney Griner and Diana Taurasi and a sendoff to the U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team.
Kamala Harris honored at LA Sparks game
Vice President Kamala Harris received an ovation from fans during the Los Angeles Sparks' season opener against Brittney Griner and the Phoenix Mercury.
Brittney Griner first WNBA game after Russia
WNBA star Brittney Griner received a loud ovation from both Phoenix Mercury and Los Angeles Sparks fans in her first game back since being freed from Russian prison.
Brittney Griner in LA to open 1st WNBA season since detainment in Russia
Griner was arrested in Moscow in February 2022 after Russian authorities found vape cartridges with cannabis oil in her luggage. She was released in a prisoner swap in December 2022.
Brittney Griner working on memoir about Russian captivity
Griner was arrested last year at the airport in Moscow on drug-related charges and detained for nearly 10 months, much of that time in prison.
Legendary Laker Pau Gasol receives 2023 Kobe & Gigi Bryant WNBA Advocacy Award
“It is an honor to receive this distinction, which makes me especially happy because it represents two people who are and will always be in my heart,” said Pau Gasol.
Brittney Griner re-signs with Phoenix Mercury
The 6-foot-9 center last played for the Mercury in 2021 and helped the team reach the WNBA Finals. She averaged 20.5 points and 9.5 rebounds that season.
Maya Moore announces retirement from Minnesota Lynx, WNBA after 8 seasons
Minnesota Lynx forward Maya Moore announced her retirement from basketball Monday morning after eight seasons and four WNBA titles.
Brittney Griner says she will return for WNBA's upcoming season
Brittney Griner says she will return to the Phoenix Mercury for the upcoming season.
‘I want to talk’: Brittney Griner opens up after being detained in Russia
WNBA star Brittney Griner didn’t want any alone time as soon as she boarded a U.S. government plane that would bring her home.
Brittney Griner freed: WNBA star to return home after 10 months in Russian custody
WNBA star Brittney Griner is freed from Russian custody after the U.S. reached a deal in swapping prisoners.
President Biden speaks on Brittney Griner's release
President Biden delivers remarks after Russia frees WNBA star Brittney Griner in a prisoner swap, with the US releasing Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.
Russia frees WNBA star Brittney Griner in prisoner swap
Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, American officials said.
Brittney Griner: Russian diplomat says prisoner swap with US remains possible
The Biden administration has been trying for months to negotiate the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner and another American jailed in Russia, Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan, including through a possible prisoner swap with Moscow.
WNBA star Brittney Griner transferred to Russian penal colony in Mordovia region
The WNBA star has been placed at Female Penal Colony IK-2 in Yavas, which is in the region of Mordovia – the same area where American Paul Whelan is being held, according to Reuters.
Biden hopes Putin will negotiate WNBA star Griner’s release
President Joe Biden hopes Russian President Vladimir Putin will be more willing to negotiate the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner now that the U.S. midterm elections are over.
Brittney Griner sent to Russian penal colony to serve sentence
A penal colony is a common type of Russian prison where detainees work for minimal pay.
Kremlin: Any talks about Brittney Griner swap must be confidential
Asked if Brittney Griner could be freed as part of a prisoners swap with Washington, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in a conference call with reporters that "we always say that any contacts about possible exchanges can only be conducted in silence under a tight lid on any information."
Russian court rejects Brittney Griner's appeal against 9-year sentence
The Moscow region court also ruled that Brittney Griner’s sentence will be recalculated to around eight years in prison, after taking her time in pre-trial detention into account.
Curt Miller named new Sparks head coach
Miller was the WNBA's Coach of the Year in 2017 and 2021, and served as assistant coach for the Sparks in 2015.