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US Basketball Star Brittney Griner Loses Appeal In Russian Court Over Jail Term

A Russian court has rejected an appeal by Brittney Griner, the WNBA star who has been detained in Russia on drug charges since February, over her jail term.

Brittney, who plays center for the three-time WNBA Champion Phoenix Mercury, was detained in a Moscow airport in February on allegations that cartridges containing hashish oil had been found in her luggage. She had been entering the country to play for the Russian women's professional basketball team, UMMC Ekaterinburg, in the Russian Premier League during the WNBA off-season.

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by Joji Xavier

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