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The Texas basketball star was first detained in February and was recently moved to a Russian penal colony before her release Thursday.

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner has been released in a prisoner swap with Russia in exchange for arms dealer Viktor Bout and was heading home on Thursday, ending what President Joe Biden called months of "hell" for her and her wife.

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. The swap, at a time of heightened tensions over Ukraine, achieved a top goal for President Joe Biden, but carried a heavy price…

ESPN's Stephen A. Smith feels danger is lurking around the corner whenever the Lakers start building momentum and getting recognition.

The Dominican center will help the Celtics even as his play likely starts to dip a bit as he plays out a contract that will finish in his age 38 season.

The Illawarra Hawks have been completely blown away by the in-form Phoenix, who notched their biggest-ever win to triumph 111-72 in the NBL.

"We often conflate a coach's greatness with that of his team's," suggests CBS' Bill Reiter. "The magic, or happenstance, of a coach's impact on a team is so hard to parse."

As wild as that idea might sound to some, it is a legitimate question given his health history.

On this date, the Boston Celtics scored their second-lowest point total in team history and saw Larry Bird and Antoine Walker triple-double.