An appeals court in Moscow has upheld Brittney Griner's nine-year prison sentence on drug smuggling charges, effectively sending the WNBA star to serve the remainder of her sentence in a Russian prison colony, reports NPR. Ahead of the hearing, Griner’s lawyers Maria Blagovolina and Alexander Boykov released a statement about her chances for an appeal. […]

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