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Brittney Griner

Brittney Griner (NBA Photos/Getty Images)

Brittney Griner talks sexuality in sports: 'I'm out and I'm fine'

Carrie Healey
theGRIO REPORT - In a recent interview with Sports Illustrated, the WNBA's top draft picks, Brittney Griner, Elena Delle Donne, and Skylar Diggins, discuss sexuality in sports.
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Womens basketball player Brittney Griner with the award for Best Female Athlete poses in the press room during the 2012 ESPY Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on July 11, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Brittney Griner ready to take on WNBA

Todd Johnson
theGRIO REPORT - Brittney Griner dominated women's college basketball for four years for the Baylor Lady Bears. The Phoenix Mercury made her the WNBA's top draft pick Monday night, officially kicking off what many expect to be a storied career...
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Brittney Griner, left, shakes hands with WNBA President Laurel J. Richie after the Phoenix Mercury selected Griner as the No. 1 pick in the WNBA basketball draft, Monday, April 15, 2013, in Bristol, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Griner is No. 1 pick in WNBA Draft

Doug Ferguson, Associated Press
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) - Brittney Griner left an indelible mark on women's college basketball. Now she's ready to take on the pros...
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Skylar Diggins (Photo by Robb Carr/Getty Images) & Brittney Griner (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

WNBA draft: More impact than this year's NBA talent?

Vin A. Cherwoo, Associated Press
(AP) - Brittney Griner, Elena Delle Donne and Skylar Diggins are expected to be the top three selections in this year's highly touted WNBA draft. After that, it's anybody's guess...
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WNBA basketball player Swin Cash of the Chicago Sky arrives for the NBA All-Star basketball game Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

Brittney Griner shouldn't have to 'prove herself' against men

Swin Cash
OPINION - It seems that only in basketball, people feel women need to validate themselves by playing against the guys. No one is screaming for ladies to join the men in track, soccer or tennis to prove they are worthy...
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Baylor's Brittney Griner (42) acknowledges cheers from fans as she leaves the court following their second-round game against Florida State in the women's NCAA college basketball tournament Tuesday, March 26, 2013, in Waco, Texas. Baylor won 85-47. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Does Brittney Griner deserve a shot at the NBA?

Carrie Healey
theGRIO REPORT - Brittney Griner has still left her mark on college basketball, breaking records and setting a new standard for female ballers...
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Mark Cuban (Photo by Christian Peterson/Getty Images) & Brittney Griner (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

NBA owner Mark Cuban says he’s willing to draft Brittney Griner

Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says he would consider drafting Baylor All-American Brittney Griner...
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Baylor center Brittney Griner (42) grabs a rebound in front of Oklahoma State center Kendra Suttles (31) during an NCAA college basketball game in the Big 12 women's tournament Sunday, March 10, 2013, in Dallas. Baylor won 77-69. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Is Brittney Griner's career the real story of 'March Madness'?

Stefen Lovelace
OPINION - Brittney Griner is poised to join the WNBA, a league that has long been hoping to get noticed by the general sports fan...
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Baylor's Brittney Griner (42) acknowledges cheers from fans as she leaves the court following their second-round game against Florida State in the women's NCAA college basketball tournament Tuesday, March 26, 2013, in Waco, Texas. Baylor won 85-47. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Brittney Griner's storied college career comes to an end

Jeff Latzke, Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — From the opening tip of the season, there was only one question in women's college basketball: How do you stop Brittney Griner? Louisville found the answer Sunday night, pulling off one of the biggest upsets in the history of the tournament...
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Florida State forward Natasha Howard (33) has her shot blocked by Baylor's Brittney Griner, right rear, as Alexis Prince, bottom, watches in the first half of a second-round game in the women's NCAA college basketball tournament, Tuesday, March 26, 2013, in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Brittney Griner dunks career high, 3 times

Stephen Hawkins, AP Basketball Writer
WACO, Texas (AP) — Brittney Griner certainly knows how to provide a farewell to remember — and an embrace Baylor coach Kim Mulkey will likely never forget...
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