Dallas Wings beat Connecticut Sun 83-63 behind Arike Ogunbowale, Jessica Shepard
Jessica Shepard and Arike Ogunbowale both scored 15 points and the Dallas Wings used a big run in the third quarter to cruise to an 83-63 win over the Connecticut Sun.
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Jessica Shepard and Arike Ogunbowale both scored 15 points and the Dallas Wings used a big run in the third quarter to cruise to an 83-63 win over the Connecticut Sun.
Alanna Smith added 11 points off the bench for Dallas (12-8), which trailed by as many as 14 points.
Alisha Gray scored 27 points and Brionna Jones recorded a double-double and the Atlanta Dream took control just before halftime and went on to beat the Dallas Wings 83-75.
The U.S. women, who have won every gold medal in women's basketball since the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, expect to field a star-packed team.
Brittney and Cherelle Griner shared videos from their baby shower exclusively with "CBS Mornings."
Brittney Griner's No. 42 jersey has been retired by Baylor.
Griner saw her college jersey, No. 42, rise into the rafters at Baylor's new Foster Pavilion.
"You understand when I say that I can't do an interview, which means that I can't answer any questions," Whelan told a Russia Today reporter.
Arike Ogunbowale scored 29 points to rally the Dallas Wings to a 77-74 victory over Phoenix, eliminating the Mercury from playoff contention.
"The Mercury fully support Brittney and we will continue to work together on a timeline for her return," the team said on Saturday.
Roger Carstens said "one of his toughest phone calls" was explaining to Paul Whelan why he wasn't included in a prisoner swap with Brittney Griner.
The details of Saturday's incident were not immediately clear, although far-right activist Alex Stein posted a video on Twitter that showed him accosting Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner at an airport.
The WNBA said in a statement it was looking into the team's run-in with a "social media figure" whose "actions were inappropriate and unfortunate."
Brittney Griner had a Texas homecoming in her first game in her home state since being released from a Russian prison.
"You're going to be faced with adversities in life," Griner said. "This was a pretty big one. I just relied on my hard work to get through it."
Jennifer Coolidge became a fan favorite on "The White Lotus," a role that coincided with the resurgence of her career, and has gained a massive following.
Griner will describe "her stark and surreal time living in a foreign prison and the terrifying aspects of day-to-day life in a women's penal colony," her publisher said.
Griner will be re-signing with the Phoenix Mercury for a one-year contract, a source has confirmed to CBS News.
The WNBA star asked social media followers to join her in sending letters to Whelan, who is still detained in Russia.
WNBA player Brittney Griner is opening up for the first time since returning to Texas after nearly 10 months since she was arrested and sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison for drug smuggling.
The release of WNBA star Brittney Griner from a Russian prison is giving other families renewed hope.
Her plane landed in San Antonio, Texas. Griner was freed from Russia in exchange for notorious international arms dealer Viktor Bout.
A former professor and author says Putin doesn't care about human life unless it's his own.
Moscow said at the time it wanted "a spy for a spy."
While securing the swap may have scored points for President Joe Biden at home, the same goes for Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
