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Aces guard Kelsey Plum yells out after scoring during the second half of the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup basketball game.

Kelsey Plum Calls for WNBA Players to Get Bigger Revenue Share

The Aces star is pushing for a larger revenue share for WNBA players.

By Mike McDaniel
FILE - Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner sits during the first half of Game 2 of basketball’s WNBA Finals against the Chicago Sky, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, in Phoenix. Griner is easily the most prominent American citizen known to be jailed by a foreign government. Yet as a crucial hearing approaches next month, the case against her remains shrouded in mystery, with little clarity from the Russian prosecutors. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)

State Dept. on Griner: Russia Won’t ‘Seriously Negotiate’

The U.S. sent a strong message to Russia after the WNBA star was transferred to a penal colony earlier this week.

By Mike McDaniel
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Report: Griner Moved to Penal Colony in Russia’s Mordovia Region

She was sentenced to nine years in a penal colony by a Russian court in August.

By Mike McDaniel

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