Caitlin Clark's presence draws comparisons to two Birds as Indiana Fever contemplate playoff run
Indiana Fever general manager Lin Dunn started media day being asked to compare Caitlin Clark to two Birds โ Sue, who Dunn took as the WNBA"s top overall draft pick in 2002, and Larry, who turned the Boston Celtics into an immediate title contender.
Blinken: Russia must immediately free 2 detained Americans
The State Department says Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged his Russian counterpart, in a rare phone call between the diplomats since the Ukraine war, to immediately release a Wall Street Journal reporter who was detained last week as well as another imprisoned American, Paul Whelan.
Brittney Griner prisoner swap AP Sports Story of the Year
The return of Brittney Griner to the United States in a dramatic prisoner swap with Russia marked the culmination of a 10-month ordeal that captivated world attention, a saga that landed at the intersection of sports, politics, race and gender identity โ and wartime diplomacy.
Trump did not care about freeing Michigan native Paul Whelan from Russian jail during his presidency, brother says
The brother of a Michigan native whoโs been detained in Russia for years on accusations of being a spy is calling out former President Donald Trump for failing to free his brother, despite Trump saying retroactively that he would have.