A Russian court, as expected, upheld WNBA star Brittney Griner’s nine-year sentence for drug possession, rejecting her appeal for reduced punishment.
The ruling handed down by a three-judge panel sends Griner to serve out her sentence in a Russian prison colony, unless U.S. officials are able to negotiate her release. The seven-time WNBA all star has been detained since February after Russian authorities found vape cartridges containing cannabis in her luggage at Moscow’s…
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