Brittney Griner, the Phoenix Mercury star, was convicted on drug charges in Russia. Hours later, her teammates had a game. “Nobody even wanted to play...

The basketball star’s supporters are pressing for action. But critics of any possible deal are already fuming.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said he would speak to his Russian counterpart for the first time in months about a “substantial proposal” to...

The W.N.B.A. star’s legal team has argued that have argued that the American basketball star did not intend to smuggle drugs into Russia.

The W.N.B.A. star’s legal team has argued that have argued that the American basketball star did not intend to smuggle drugs into Russia.

The W.N.B.A. star had not intended to smuggle narcotics into Russia, her legal team said, adding that, like many other international athletes, she had used...

The American basketball star still faces the conviction and sentencing phases of her trial in Russia. But experts say her best hope may be a...

Her plea came hours after a Russian diplomat said that publicity around the basketball player’s case was not helping her interests.

Her plea came hours after a Russian diplomat said that publicity around the basketball player’s case was not helping her interests.

“There was no intent,” the American basketball star told a Russian judge, as any resolution of the highly politicized case appeared to shift toward the...