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Griner, who played for UMMC Ekaterinburg in the Russian Premier League during the WNBA offseason, was detained after customs service officials said they found vape cartridges containing hashish oil in her luggage at the Sheremetyevo airport in February. The customs service also released a video of an individual at the airport who appears to be Griner going through security. A criminal case has been opened into the “large-scale transportation of drugs, which can carry a sentence of up to 10 years behind bars in Russia,” according to The New York Times....

Good things in small passages? The division’s maximum weight is 105 pounds. Also Saturday, England’s Martin Murray faces Italy’s Domenico Spada for the WBC Silver middleweight title. American Randy Caballero vs. England’s Stuart Hall for the vacant IBF bantamweight title. A card in Liverpool, England, includes title bouts as well. Headliner: Zolani Tete vs. Paul Butler, 12, for Tete’s IBF junior bantamweight title. It whets the appetite for November, in which Bernard Hopkins puts his WBA Super World-IBF-WBO light heavyweight titles on the line; Wladimir Klitschko’s IBF-WBO-WBA Super World-IBO heavyweight titles are contested and Manny Pacquiao meets Chris Algieri for Pacquiao’s WBO welterweight title....

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) detectives said it was notified about an apparent shooting in Crimson Leaf Lane just before 1 p.m. on Sunday, WJTX reported. When officers arrived at the property, they found the boy had suffered a gunshot wound to his head. JSO Lieutenant Joseph Stronko told the network that the boy was shot in the head and had died at the scene. He said: “We’re early in the investigation at this time....

Brad Keselowski, who led early in the Sprint Unlimited race, went for a spin on Lap 23 after getting bumped in the draft by Kyle Larson. MORE: Valentine’s Day surprise | Daytona pole run will be chaos | Danica hates Stenhouse’s mullet | Video: No “I” in Team Penske Keselowski’s car spun, shot back across the track and slammed into the wall. Kyle Busch had to run through the grass to miss the crash after Dillon ran into the back of him....

Brad Keselowski caused his second wreck of the day on Lap 136, sparking a big crash at Talladega Superspeedway Sunday. Keselowski, who was six laps down at the time, was racing in the middle of a big pack of traffic near the front of the field when he appeared to get loose and lose control of his car. MORE: Brad-Danica wreck | Hamlin wins | Talladega results | Bad move by Earnhardt...

Lalas, who earned 96 caps from 1991 to 1998 and represented the U.S. at two World Cups, called out the current squad as “a bunch of soft, underperforming, tattooed millionaires” at halftime of Sunday’s MLS match between the Seattle Sounders and LA Galaxy. Toronto 11/4 favourites to win MLS The comments came in the wake of a 2-0 home loss to Costa Rica and 1-1 draw in Honduras earlier this month, with those results leaving the U....

With Scott Sabourin out of the lineup following his injury Saturday night in Boston, the Senators may have entered the game without some bite; however, it was the 20-year-old winger who brought the snarl to the Ottawa bench in the teams 6-2 win against the New York Rangers. “He’s annoying, obviously, for the other teams,” Jean-Gabriel Pageau said postgame. “He competes every shift and he’s just playing his role so well....

Replacing Belt (.264-9-18, three steals) won't be easy, but at the same time, it's not like he was putting up MVP-caliber numbers. This is an area where you can make up for his lost production with some shrewd roster management. If you're willing to sacrifice batting average for power, Ryan Howard is still available in 33 percent of Yahoo! leagues. You can also look at guys like Mark Reynolds, Mike Olt, and Chris Carter, who are even more widely available....

Despite not being involved in the Super Bowl — or the playoffs, for that matter — the troubles plaguing Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel have dominated the discussion in the lead-up to Super Bowl 50 on Sunday night. MORE: Timeline of Manziel’s downward spiral | Browns, NFL enabled Manziel On Friday, oft-troubled former quarterback Ryan Leaf was a guest on “The Dan Patrick Show” to discuss the troubles plaguing Manziel. Jets wide receiver Brandon Marshall, who was on set during the interview and has a future in broadcasting in his sights, is astutely aware of the role the media plays in developing the narratives....

Coach Jay Gruden said Tuesday he hopes the team can get the NFL to revoke or reduce the sanction for the hit on Torrey Smith in Saturday’s preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens. It is the sixth time Meriweather has been cited for a violation of player safety rules. “Unfortunately, for Brandon, he’s got a history of these types of events,” Gruden said. “Whether or not it was significant enough to warrant a suspension is what they decided....

“I will finish Stormlight 4; this week is the goal, at the very latest over the weekend,” Sanderson said during the Tuesday stream. Known for providing regular updates on his writing, complete with progress bars featured on his website, his fifth and final draft of the fourth book in The Stormlight Archive series is currently pegged at 70 percent complete. It’s that last 30 percent that he intends to complete this week or this weekend before “sending it on to production” so it can be printed in time for its November release date....

The red flag legislation allows police or courts to seize guns from people who show warning signs of violence. The law was passed in Indiana in 2005 and is intended to prevent people from purchasing or processing a firearm if they are found by a judge to present “an imminent risk” to themselves or others. After receiving the call from his mother, police seized a pump-action shotgun from Hole in March 2020....

The Orioles’ perfect start to the season came to an end Wednesday at the hands of the rival Red Sox. The hot-hitting O’s only have themselves to blame for the 4-2 loss. MORE: Best April rookies for every major league team Baltimore struck first on Chris Davis’ two-run home run, but left nine runners on base in the first five innings as Red Sox starter Joe Kelly allowed seven hits and five walks....

The judge’s order came just a few days after Brazil reported more than 1 million of its citizens had been diagnosed with the coronavirus since the pandemic began spreading across the globe. So far, the only other country to report more cases than Brazil is the U.S., where more than 2.3 million cases were reported Tuesday. The decision was handed down by federal judge Renato Borelli and made public on Tuesday, Reuters reported....

The English were, of course, the creators of the game, but it was the Brazilian who perfected it — playing some of the magical and enchanting football the sport has ever seen. READ MORE: EXCLUSIVE: Willian | Neymar moved to tears | EXCLUSIVE: Renato Augusto Brazil are the most successful team in football history, lifting the World Cup on five occasions. England have conquered the world just once, in 1966, but are held in high esteem by their South American counterparts....

Having expressed their dissatisfaction at the amount broadcaster PRC, affiliated with Rede Globo, was willing to pay to show the game, the two clubs decided to broadcast it themselves via YouTube and Facebook. VIDEO: Ronaldinho unveils new single The competition’s governing body, Federacao Paranaense de Futebol, however, subsequently claimed that the alternative media professionals did not have the correct accreditation for the game and that it could therefore not go ahead....

The Blues have employed those Hall of Fame goalies in their 48-year history. The 42-year-old Brodeur made his St. Louis debut Thursday in Nashville. MORE: Car-crash potential with signing | Worst sports comebacks | Familiar faces in new places | Just Passing Through Team He stopped just 20 of 24 shots (.833 save percentage) against the Predators, but he also didn’t get a lot of help in a 4-3 loss....

After Carolina took the division and then the conference on the strength of the NFL’s highest-scoring offense in 2015, rival Atlanta followed suit last season. Another team in the South, New Orleans, ranked first in total offense. The Saints and Falcons were 1-2 in that category. Those two teams figure to put up big numbers and yardage again, and the Buccaneers, with an aggressive offseason of adding playmakers, will be a lot more dangerous....

The problem with that article, and dozens like it that ran in 1996, is that ““Internet addiction’’ doesn’t really exist. This disconnect between reality and reporting was symbolic of the general media’s inability to convey the boggling changes that society is about to undergo, all because of our impending connectedness. The media declared 1995 the Year of the Internet; in ‘96, we tried to explain it to you. The measure of our success, sadly, may one day be judged by the Internet-addiction scare....

In what is believed to be a world first, swimmers will be able to use the aquarium-style pool that gives them a view of the street below which lies 10 stories, or more than 114 feet, beneath. The acrylic pool is 82 feet long and will link the 10th story of the new Embassy Gardens Legacy Buildings development at Nine Elms. The development is right next to the U.S. Embassy and is part of the Battersea Power Station regeneration zone, in southwest London....