Brittney Griner found guilty in Russian trial; sentenced to 9 years

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A Russian court on Thursday found American basketball star Brittney Griner guilty of an attempt to smuggle illegal narcotics into Russia and sentenced her to nine years in a penal colony, according to her attorneys. The verdict ended a closely watched trial that her supporters say made her a pawn in a tense geopolitical showdown over the war in Ukraine. …read more

Source:: WRAL