WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted from a court room ater a hearing, in Khimki, just outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday. A judge there convicted the American basketball star of drug possession and smuggling and sentenced her to nine years in prison. (AP PHOTO/ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO)
BY JIM HEINTZ The Associated Press KHIMKI, Russia — U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner was convicted Thursday in Russia of drug possession and smuggling and…
