The Latest Breaking News from Brittney Griner

WASHINGTON — A Lansing, Michigan, man and Navy veteran who was detained by Russian authorities for nine months was released Thursday, according to his family's spokesperson.

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The year 2022 saw former US President Trump facing legal action, Pope Francis apologising in Canada and mass shootings.

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The former US marine is serving a 16-year sentence for alleged espionage, though his family maintains his innocence.

WASHINGTON — After the White House secured the release of WNBA star and Houston native Brittney Griner from Russian prison in early December — the U.S.’s second prisoner swap of the year with Russia — it committed to bringing home all other Americans wrongfully detained abroad.

The Biden administration is marking the four-year anniversary of the detention in Russia of American businessman Paul Whelan

He was asked whether the NBA should split revenue with the WNBA like U.S. soccer does with the men’s and women’s teams.

Now that Brittney Griner is safely home after being detained in Russia, we’re looking back at the highlights from this year in the WNBA, college basketball and beyond.

The impact of the Mercury center's nine-month detention in Russia will have a ripple effect that touches every part of the sports world.

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