Category: Pro Sports
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Brittney Griner Returning Home After Agreement on Prisoner Exchange
Russian officials released Brittney Griner early Thursday morning following months of detainment. The U.S. State Department made a deal to send Viktor Bout, an arms dealer, to Russia in exchange for Griner. “She’s safe. She’s on a plane. She’s on her way home, after months of being unjustly detained in Russia, held under intolerable circumstances,”…
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PODCAST: Britney Griner’s Appeal Rejected as Cannabis Acceptance Grows in America
By Julius Washington and Branson Brooks Seven-time WNBA all-star Britney Griner’s nine-year prison sentence was upheld by a Russian court Tuesday, following an unsuccessful appeal attempt. The decision was handed down following a months-long legal battle stemming from her possession of less than a gram of hashish oil, contained in two vape cartridges. Secretary of…
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Dusty Hernandez-Harrison Fight Rescheduled, Tributes Pour in For Father Killed
Pictured: Dusty Hernandez-Harrison holding a District of Columbia flag (photo via @Dusty30th on Twitter) By Julius Washington On Thursday, Events DC announced that the latest Beltway Battles boxing event, scheduled for Saturday evening, would be postponed. It comes after the death of local boxing trainer Buddy Harrison. The fight would have been the third in…
Julius Washington Reports 