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.

Russian authorities have released WNBA star Brittney Griner. Griner was released in exchange for Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer who was serving a 25-year prison sentence in the U.S. The exchange ...

Brittney Griner arrived in the U.S. early Friday, landing at Kelly Field in San Antonio, Texas.. The WNBA star, who was held for months in Russian prisons on drug charges, was released Thursday in ...

Brittney Griner’s release in Russia for Viktor Bout made Trump fans angry at Biden. But calls to release former Marine Paul Whelan misunderstand America.

WNBA star Brittney Griner was released Thursday after the Biden administration negotiated her release from a Russian penal colony in exchange for an arms dealer Viktor Bout, according to a senior ...

Brittney Griner returned to the U.S. early Friday, stepping off a plane in Texas after being freed in a high-profile prisoner exchange following nearly 10 months in detention in Russia.

WNBA star Brittney Griner, who was detained in Russia in 2022, has been vocal in the past about her support for Evan Gershkovich's release. Crowds celebrate as South Korean president withdraws ...

Griner lands in San Antonio following her release from a Russian jail on December 9, 2022. AFP via Getty Images She was also fined 1 million rubles (around US $15,000).

Griner has spent her WNBA off-seasons since 2014 at the gateway to -Siberia, playing for UMMC Ekaterinburg, a club that pays Griner the more than $1 million salary unavailable to her in the U.S ...

The arena's announcer also asked the crowd to celebrate the return of WNBA superstar Brittney Griner, who’d spent 10 months in Russian captivity, yet the audience's response was far more tepid.