WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner was convicted and sentenced to nine years in prison for drug possession and smuggling Thursday. Here are reactions from around the basketball and political realms: ...

Brittney Griner's wife Cherelle says the Russian court's decision to deny the WNBA star's appeal has left her in 'complete disbelief' and that the nine-year prison sentence feels 'political.' ...

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum ... We were going to be strong for the Griner family.” — South Carolina coach Dawn Staley, who coached Griner ...

Colin Allred, a Democratic congressman involved with her case, told the BBC on Friday that Ms Griner was "being used as a political pawn". "This is a sham trial," he said. "But I do think that we ...

WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner was convicted and sentenced to nine years in prison for drug possession and smuggling Thursday. Here are reactions from around the basketball and political realms ...

(Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool Photo via AP) WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner was convicted and sentenced to nine years in prison for drug possession and smuggling Thursday. Here are reactions from around the ...

“Today’s sentencing of Brittney Griner was severe by Russian legal standards and goes to prove what we have known all along, that Brittney is being used as a political pawn. We appreciate and ...