WNBA star Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine years in prison on Thursday after a Russian court found her guilty of drug smuggling with criminal intent. Her sentence also includes a fine of 1 million rubles. (snip) President Joe Biden is calling on Russia to "immediately" release Brittney Griner. The president released a statement shortly after Griner was sentenced to nine years in prison on charges of drug smuggling by a Russian court Thursday."Today, American citizen Brittney Griner received a prison sentence that is one more reminder of what the world already knew: Russia is wrongfully detaining Brittney," Biden said...