Sports

Brittney Griner arrives home in U.S. after months of Russian imprisonment

By Lekan Oyekanmi, Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Griner's status as an openly gay Black woman, her prominence in women's basketball and her imprisonment in a country where authorities have been hostile to the LBGTQ community heightened concerns for her.

Deshaun Watson returns from 11-game suspension with some support, many boos

By Rob Maaddi, Associated Press

Watson heard jeers before taking each snap throughout the first half in his first game Sunday since returning from an 11-game suspension for sexual misconduct.

Argentina reaches World Cup quarterfinals with 2-1 win over Australia

By Steve Douglas, Associated Press

Lionel Messi delivered again for his country, marking the 1,000th game of his era-defining career with his first goal in the knockout stage of a World Cup to lead Argentina to a 2-1 win over Australia on Saturday.

U.S. knocked out of World Cup with 3-1 loss to the Netherlands

By Ronald Blum, Associated Press

Memphis Depay and Daley Blind scored in the first half and Denzel Dumfries added a late goal as the Netherlands eliminated the United States from the World Cup with a 3-1 victory Saturday that advanced the Dutch to the quarterfinals.

Morocco beats Belgium 2-0, pulling off another World Cup upset

By Gerald Imray, Associated Press

Morocco pulled off yet another World Cup shock, and it was Belgium’s aging “Golden Generation” that took the hit this time.

Messi leads Argentina to 2-0 win over Mexico at World Cup

By Steve Douglas, Associated Press

Lionel Messi was almost in tears as he grabbed and shook his jersey in front of Argentina’s celebrating fans, then blew a kiss and looked to the sky.

France advances to knockout stage of World Cup after 2-1 win over Denmark

By Jerome Pugmire, Associated Press

Kylian Mbappe scored two goals and put defending champion France into the knockout stage of the World Cup with a 2-1 win over Denmark on Saturday.

WNBA star Brittney Griner transferred to Russian penal colony after failed appeal

By Associated Press

American basketball star Brittney Griner's lawyers say she has been sent to a penal colony in Russia to serve her sentence for drug possession. A Russian court rejected an appeal of her nine-year sentence last month.

Brittney Griner's appeal rejected, Russian court upholds 9-year sentence

By Associated Press

A Russian court has upheld the nine-year prison sentence handed to American basketball star Brittney Griner for drug possession, rejecting her appeal.