Brad Cesmat
The United States and Russia swapped prisoners early Wednesday morning. Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner wasn’t the one coming home. Trevor Reed, a former Marine, who had been held in Russia since 2019, was released back to the USA. Griner was detained in mid-February after Russian officials claimed that she was carrying vape cartridges containing marijuana hash oil. The maximum penalty in Russia for the offense is 10-years in prison.
BREAKING: Russia and the United States have exchanged prisoners. U.S. officials say Russia released a Marine veteran jailed in Moscow while the U.S. released a convicted Russian drug trafficker serving a prison sentence in Connecticut. https://t.co/nPvtUu62rp
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 27, 2022
There’s been much written and discussed since Griner was arrested. Mostly revolving around WNBA players having to play overseas because they are compensated at a much greater rate than in the USA. You’ll see #freeBrittney circulating on social media, but no movement on her coming back to the United States…
Could former Corona Del Sol/Arizona Wildcat guard Alex Barcello be on the Suns’ radar in the June draft? Barcello finished up his college career at BYU and, from my understanding, has had good showings for the NBA. Remember, Barcello and Deandre Ayton were teammates in Tucson, so there’s a familiarity factor…
Mark Emmert is stepping down as president from the 2015 file under “what needs to happen in college athletics,” – Mark Emmert is stepping down as President. The problem is, we’re about eight years too late. NIL and Transfer Portal can’t be put back in a box…
IF Steve Keim trades up Thursday night for anything other than a WR, I’d be stunned. If he trades back to acquire a few more picks, I’d be pleased. Do you think this team is just one position away from being a strong Super Bowl contender? I certainly don’t see it that way. The issue here is very few Cardinal fans trust the current GM when it comes to the draft…
Give Brent Strom another month to work with the Diamondbacks pitching staff, then weed out the guys who can’t get it done. By Memorial Day, you know your team. By July 4th, you determine if you can be in the postseason race. By the end of July, you dump the roster on trade deadline day and play for 2023. On Labor Day, you call up the kids. That’s the timetable for this group…
