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Sparks to Hire Curt Miller Away From Sun, per Report

Los Angeles has reportedly found its next coach to lead the franchise.

Sports Illustrated

Los Angeles Sparks shake up WNBA with reported hire of Connecticut Sun coach Curt Miller

Miller led Connecticut to the WNBA Finals for the second time this past season.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Kyrie Irving sparks chants after telling Biden ‘to do his job’ and free Brittney Griner

The WNBA star celebrated her 32nd birthday this week while locked in a Russian detention center

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When is Brittney Griner’s appeal hearing and what does it mean for WNBA star?

The appeal hearing will be held on 25 October

The Independent UK

Brittney Griner gets support as she spends her 32nd birthday in Russian prison

“Thank you everyone for fighting so hard to get me home. All the support and love are definitely helping me,” Griner said in a statement.

Chicago Sun-Times

When is Brittney Griner’s appeal hearing and what does it mean for WNBA star?

The appeal hearing will be held on 25 October

The Independent UK

OLD What happened to WNBA star Brittney Griner and why is she detained in Russia?

The basketball icon has been detained in Moscow for five months and counting

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Stephen Curry honors Brittney Griner during Warriors ring ceremony

Stephen Curry took the microphone in the middle of Golden State’s championship ring ceremony Tuesday night to make an impassioned plea in support of Brittney Griner as the WNBA star spent her 32nd birthday in a Russian prison

The Independent UK

NBA stars, including Steph Curry during Warriors ring ceremony, show support for Brittney Griner on her 32nd birthday

Good on Steph Curry, Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson, Jr.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Stephen Curry offers Warriors' support of Brittney Griner

The Independent UK

Brittney Griner’s wife thanks Biden for efforts as WNBA star spends birthday in prison

The wife of WNBA star and Texas native Brittney Griner released a video thanking President Joe Biden for his administration’s ongoing efforts to secure Griner’s release, seven months after she was arrested in Russia on drug charges.

Tribune News Service

Brittney Griner Releases Statement on 32nd Birthday

The WNBA star had been a prisoner in Russia since February.

Sports Illustrated

US basketball star Griner, facing Russian jail term, sends thanks for support

American WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner, whose appeal against a Russian jail term is due to be heard next week, sent her supporters a message of thanks on Tuesday, her 32nd birthday.

Reuters

Russia says Biden’s exaggerating chances of Brittney Griner release to help in the midterms

The comments come ahead of an appeal hearing for the WNBA star in Moscow

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Kahleah Copper’s offseason will look a little different this year after adding a gold medal to her trophy case

Copper opted not to play overseas this season, signing a Player Marketing Agreement with the WNBA instead.

Benzinga

Top 3 NBA Players Will Make $300 Million In 2022-2023 Season: How This Stacks Up To Other Sports

Three of the top National Basketball Association players are set for huge paydays in the 2022-2023 season. The paydays come from NBA salaries ranking ahead of other North American sports and also from large endorsement deals. Here are the details.

Sports Illustrated

Report: Griner Not Convinced U.S. Will Be Able to Secure Her Release

The WNBA star was sentenced to nine years in Russian prison after being convicted of smuggling drugs with criminal intent.

The Independent UK

What happened to WNBA star Brittney Griner and why is she detained in Russia?

Basketball icon has been detained in Moscow for five months and counting

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Zion Williamson credits assistant Teresa Weatherspoon for saving him from ‘mental breakdowns’

"When I tell you there were some dark days for that young man, there was some dark days."

Reuters

Americans Griner, Whelan may gain release from Russia by year-end, ex-U.S. diplomat says

WNBA star Brittney Griner and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who are being held in Russia, could gain release by the end of this year, said former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Bill Richardson, who traveled to Moscow in September.

The Independent UK

Ex-UN ambassador “cautiously optimistic” that Brittney Griner, Paul Whelan could be released from Russia by end of year

Bill Richardson said he recently travelled to Russia to conduct talks with officials close to Vladimir Putin

Chicago Sun-Times

Removing owners like Arnim Whisler from NWSL is only the start

Women’s sports are facing a larger issue, one that’s reflective of society as a whole: the conditioning of women to accept abuse.

Tribune News Service

Scott Fowler: South Carolina coach Dawn Staley on hope, hoops, national titles and her dog Champ

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dawn Staley, the star of this week’s episode of “Sports Legends of the Carolinas,” has had one of the most sensational careers in women’s basketball history.

The Independent UK

Brittney Griner’s wife says Russia is holding WNBA star ‘hostage’

“Like, y’all don’t see the need to get me back home? Am I just nothing?” Griner reportedly asked her wife

The Texas Tribune

Brittney Griner’s wife says WNBA star is at “weakest moment” before final hearing could send her to a Russian labor camp

The two-time Olympic champion’s wife spoke out for the first time since Griner’s sentencing two months ago in an interview with CBS’ Gayle King.

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