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Following Griner's release, U.S. lawmakers want a "National Hostage" day

Days after the release of U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner from imprisonment in Russia, Democratic and Republican U.S. lawmakers will introduce legislation on Tuesday to establish March 9 as an annual day to remember Americans detained abroad.

Reuters

Michelle Kaufman: Brittney Griner is home safe, but gender inequities in professional sports continue

The release of WNBA star Brittney Griner from a Russian prison last week after 10 months in custody ignited a firestorm of opinions about the prisoner swap. It also brought to light the inequities faced by professional female basketball players in the United States.

Miami Herald

Aztecs clicking again, blow out Kennesaw State

There's an apocryphal expression in basketball when you're mired in a shooting slump: "Shoot your way out of it."

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What’s next for top-ranked Texas basketball after coach Chris Beard’s suspension

Chris Beard exited the Travis County Jail in Austin on Monday afternoon, released after posting bond on a felony domestic violence charge.

Tribune News Service

UT suspends head basketball coach after family violence arrest

Chris Beard was hired in 2021 and is one of the University of Texas’ highest-paid employees.

The Texas Tribune

Alabama’s Mark Sears: ‘We’re Becoming a Basketball School’

The Crimson Tide have become the second team in history to beat two different No. 1 opponents in the same season.

Sports Illustrated

The sons of LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony will play tonight 20 years after their fathers first did

The game is on national television thanks to ESPN2.

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Prisoner swap for Brittney Griner was one-sided

Griner can now resume her basketball career and make hundreds of thousands of dollars, while Viktor Bout can now resume his arms dealing ways that may result in the deaths of even more people.

Chicago Sun-Times

MSU basketball receives votes, remains unranked in latest AP Top 25 poll

Michigan State basketball remains outside the AP Top 25 this week

USA Today Sports Media Group

Bronny vs. Kiyan: NBA legends’ sons square off tonight in HS hoops game

Tonight the Lakers teammates can watch their sons play eachother in a high school basketball game.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Coaches Poll Top 25 College Basketball Rankings Week 6

USA TODAY college basketball Coaches Poll top 25 rankings, Week 6

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Brittney Griner returns to basketball court after prison release but "undecided" on WNBA

WNBA star Brittney Griner has picked up a basketball after being freed from a Russian prison, but is yet to confirm her future in the sport after a whirlwind 2022

Daily Mirror

AP Poll Top 25 College Basketball Rankings Week 6

AP Top 25 Poll - where do all the top teams stand in the latest AP college basketball rankings after Week 6?

USA Today Sports Media Group

Brittney Griner returns to the basketball court for first time in 10 months after Russian prisoner swap

Agent Lindsay Kagawa Colas says Ms Griner is yet to decide if she will return to the WNBA

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WhatToWatch

How to watch the NBA on ESPN

The NBA on ESPN is one of the main broadcast homes for pro basketball, here’s how you can be sure you don’t miss any of the action.

Sports Illustrated

Texas Basketball Coach Chris Beard Arrested on Felony Assault Charge

He was booked shortly after 5 a.m. CT on Monday in Austin.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Brittney Griner immediately dunked while playing basketball for first time in nearly 10 months

That dunk must have felt so cathartic.

Sports Illustrated

Agent: Griner Not Ready to Say If She Will Resume WNBA Career

The basketball star is currently staying at a hotel on a military base with her wife.

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Axios

Griner dunks in first basketball workout since Russian detention

"She seems to have endured this in pretty incredible ways," Griner's agent said.

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Big Ten Power Rankings: MSU basketball opens in middle of pack

See where Michigan State lands in our first batch Big Ten basketball power rankings for the 2022-23 season

Al Jazeera

Released Russian arms dealer Bout joins ultranationalist party

Viktor Bout was freed last week from a 25-year US prison sentence in swap for basketball star Brittney Griner.

Irish Mirror

Conor McGregor named among most popular athletes of 2022 despite not fighting

The Notorious has not stepped foot in the octagon since suffering a horror leg break and his second consecutive defeat to Dustin Poirier in July 2021

Tribune News Service

From the basketball court to the kitchen: Minneapolis coach develops spice blend

Entrepreneur Brianna Edwards' low-salt seasonings are a labor of love.

Tribune News Service

John Clay: Is this Kentucky basketball team improving? A closer look by the numbers.

This Kentucky men’s basketball season hits its 10th game on Saturday when the Wildcats travel to New York to take on UCLA in the CBS Sports Classic.

Reuters

Freed Russian arms dealer Bout joins Kremlin-loyal ultranationalist party

Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer freed on Thursday after 14 years in U.S. custody in exchange for U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, has joined the Kremlin-loyal ultranationalist Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR), its leader said on Monday.

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