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SPORTS Thursday 10 November 2022
Griner sent to Russian penal colony to serve sentence

MOSCOW (AP) — Ameri- reached her final destina-
can basketball star Brittney tion. Such transfers can
Griner has been sent to a take days.
penal colony in Russia to The 32-year-old star ath-
serve her sentence for drug lete, who was detained
possession, her legal team while returning to play for
said Wednesday. a Russian team during the
A Russian court rejected WNBA's offseason, has ad-
an appeal of her nine-year mitted that she had the
sentence last month. The canisters in her luggage.
eight-time all-star center But she testified that she
with the WNBA's Phoenix had inadvertently packed
Mercury and a two-time them in haste and that she
Olympic gold medalist was had no criminal intent.
convicted Aug. 4 after po- Her defense team present-
lice said they found vape ed written statements that
canisters containing can- she had been prescribed
nabis oil in her luggage at cannabis to treat pain.
Moscow's Sheremetyevo The Associated Press and
Airport. other news organizations
Her arrest came at a time have reported that Wash-
of heightened tensions be- ington has offered to ex-
tween Moscow and Wash- change Griner and Paul
ington, just days before Rus- Whelan an American serv-
sia sent troops into Ukraine, ing a 16-year sentence in
and the politically charged WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner speaks to her lawyers standing in Russia for espionage for
case could lead to a high- a cage at a court room prior to a hearing, in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 26, Viktor Bout.
stakes prisoner exchange 2022. A Russian court has on Tuesday, Oct. 23 started hearing American basketball star Brittney Bout is a Russian arms deal-
between Washington and Griner's appeal against her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession. er who is serving a 25-year
Moscow. Associated Press. sentence in the U.S. and

Griner's legal team said she a common type of Rus- Her lawyers said Wednes- where she would end up once earned the nickname
left a detention center on sian prison where detain- day that they did not know but that they expected the "merchant of death."q

Nov. 4 for a penal colony ees work for minimal pay. exactly where she was or to be notified when she

Kraken win fifth straight, beat Predators 5-1

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports too easy, and that's when game of the season.
Writer this league gets you." "I think last couple games
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Seattle's big night started here doing our five-game
Kraken are in a situation nearly from the opening fa- winning streak we've been
they really never faced ceoff as Eberle beat Nash- having good starts," Bura-
in their inaugural season ville's Juuse Saros on a slap kovsky said. "I think that
learning to deal with suc- shot from the right circle just was a little bit of a problem
cess. 38 seconds into the game. earlier in the year where we
Jordan Eberle scored two Will Borgen made it 2-0 at came out a little bit sleep-
of Seattle's four goals in 7:29 after Saros made an ing and we've been talking
the first period, including initial sprawling save to about it a lot. Now I think
the first shot of the game, deny Morgan Geekie. we were coming out hot. Seattle Kraken forward Jordan Eberle is congratulated by team-
and the Kraken beat the A bad Nashville turnover That sets the tone for sure." mates on the bench after scoring a goal against the Nashville
Nashville Predators 5-1 on led to Andre Burakovsky's Nashville saw its two-game Predators during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tues-
Tuesday night for their fifth goal with 4:44 left, set up by win streak snapped and day, Nov. 8, 2022, in Seattle.
straight win. Alex Wennberg's pass, and lost whatever momentum Associated Press
Seattle enjoyed a night Eberle capped Seattle's big was gained from rallying
of firsts, posting its first five- first period with his second from down 3-0 to beat Van- ily indicative of the game, in his last six starts.
game win streak in fran- goal 1:09 later off another couver in a shootout on but at the same time that's Jones withstood a barrage
chise history and the first Predators mistake. Saturday. what happened." of Nashville shots following
time scoring four goals in a Brandon Tanev added an Saros was lifted after al- Forsberg scored his fifth Eberle's early goal and Bor-
period that didn't include empty-net goal with 1:11 lowing four goals on six of the season on a break- gen's second goal of the
an empty-netter. left in the game for Seattle. shots and replaced by away midway through the season was a needed relief
"I think the biggest thing Coming off an impressive Kevin Lankinen. Saros has second period but that was from the pressure.
for us right now is to not three-game road sweep allowed 13 goals in his last the only time the Predators Borgen had two goals in 36
get too high, here," Eberle with wins in Calgary, Min- three starts. Lankinen saved managed to beat Seattle games all of last season.
said. "I know we've won nesota and Pittsburgh, the all 13 shots he faced. goalie Martin Jones. Jones "We've played real well
five in a row, but we have Kraken continued to roll in "We knew it was gonna be continued to excel in goal here over the last stretch
a big homestand, some re- the opener of a season- a tough game here and since taking on the full-time and to have that start here
ally good teams that we're high six-game homestand. and probably played bet- starter's role with Philipp was a good start, was an
about to play. A lot of times Burakovsky added a pair of ter than 5-1," Nashville's Filip Grubauer out with a lower- important start to the hock-
you get a little bit lackadai- assists to go with his fourth Forsberg said. "I thought body injury. Jones made 24 ey game," Seattle coach
sical and think things are goal, his first three-point the result was not necessar- saves and improved to 5-1 Dave Hakstol said. q