A first-round pick in the 1999 NBA Draft, the Russian-born wing was selected No. 24 overall by the Utah Jazz, but would remain in Russia to spend two seasons with his CSKA Moscow team, winning a ...

MOSCOW -- A Moscow court announced it has extended the arrest of American basketball star Brittney Griner until May 19, according to Russian state news agency TASS. "The court granted the request of ...

Brooklyn Nets guard Egor Demin was the eighth overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, but he also wants to make his native Russia ...

The arrest of two-time US Olympic basketball gold medalist Brittney Griner has left supporters anxious about her well-being and fearful that she might become a political pawn. Russian authorities said ...

SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Brittney Griner pulled on a pair of black Chuck Taylor sneakers, Phoenix Suns shorts and a T-shirt touting Title IX, and picked up a basketball Sunday for the first time in ...

A couple of years ago, right before the 2023 World Cup, we delved deep into the history of all the countries ever to qualify for the event and chose the pre-eminent star for each nation. Additionally, ...

Freed from a Russian penal colony and back on American soil, WNBA star Brittney Griner got her first taste of a return to normal life over the weekend at a Texas military facility. The Olympic gold ...

Tiana Mangakahia, a former Syracuse star who played professional basketball in Russia, France and her home country of ...

Besides having one of the best nicknames in NBA history, Andrei Kirilenko, also known as AK-47, turned out a serviceable 13-year career in the league playing for the Utah Jazz, Minnesota Timberwolves ...