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Russian court denies Brittney Griner’s appeal of nine-year prison sentence

Deena Zaru and Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News October 25, 2022

EVGENIA NOVOZHENINA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A Russian court has denied the appeal of WNBA...

US discourages Dennis Rodman from going to Russia to help Griner; he clarifies that he’s not going

Deena Zaru and Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News August 22, 2022

Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) --The U.S. government on Monday strongly discouraged former NBA player Dennis Rodman...

Calls to free Brittney Griner escalate ahead of WNBA star’s trial in Russia

Deena Zaru and Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News June 30, 2022

Mike Mattina/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Friends and family members of Brittney Griner gathered for a vigil outside...