Brittney Griner

8:02 PM ETMechelle VoepelESPN.com CloseMechelle Voepel covers the WNBA, ladies's school basketball, and different school sports activities for espnW. Voepel started protecting ladies's basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since…

A Russian courtroom sentenced WNBA star Brittney Griner to 9 years in jail Thursday, an anticipated conclusion to her trial that ought to enable negotiations for a prisoner swap to speed up.Griner, who was arrested Feb. 17 for bringing…

WNBA star Brittney Griner's trial in Russia on drug-related fees is predicted to return to an in depth Thursday, with a verdict and sentence anticipated at any time. Here is a fast take a look at how we bought so far.Feb. 17: Griner, 31,…

9:45 AM ETAlexa PhilippouESPN CloseCovers girls's faculty basketball and the WNBA Beforehand coated UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Solar for the Hartford Courant Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with additional expertise on the…

WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration has provided a deal to Russia geared toward bringing dwelling WNBA star Brittney Griner and one other jailed American, Paul Whelan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated Wednesday.In a pointy…

For months, each Brittney Griner and the U.S. State Division have been fastidiously measured in every little thing they stated about her detainment in Russia on drug costs. After which got here Wednesday.First, Griner testified in court,…