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WNBA player Brittney Griner’s trial date in Russia has been set over alleged drug-smuggling charges, extending her detention for another six months pending the trial’s outcome. CNN’s Clare Sebastian and Christine Brennan have more.

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US WNBA basketball superstar Brittney Griner arrives to a hearing at the Khimki Court, outside Moscow on June 27, 2022. - Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medallist and WNBA champion, was detained at Moscow airport in February on charges of carrying in her luggage vape cartridges with cannabis oil, which could carry a 10-year prison sentence. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)

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South African ultramarathoners Ryan Sandes and Ryno Griesel recently circumnavigated “The Mountain Kingdom” in 16 days. This is the gear Sandes says they couldn’t live without.

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Former Liverpool footballer Alan Kennedy tells CNN Sport about the harrowing scenes at the Stade de France before the 2022 Champions League final.

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Police and stewards are seen outside the stadium as Liverpool fans queue outside the stadium prior to the UEFA Champions League final match between Liverpool FC and Real Madrid at Stade de France on May 28, 2022 in Paris, France.

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Eleanor Smart of the USA prepares to dive from the 21 metre platform during the final competition day of the fifth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series at Polignano a Mare, Puglia, Italy on September 22, 2021.

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Borussia Dortmund and England star Jude Bellingham has reached the conclusion that racism in the game will never go away and has questioned if authorities have the desire to tackle the issue. Bellingham spoke exclusively to CNN about his experiences of dealing with racism and why there may be light at the end of the tunnel.

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DORTMUND, GERMANY - MAY 14: Jude Bellingham of Dortmund is seen during the Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and Hertha BSC at Signal Iduna Park on May 14, 2022 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)

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Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr got emotional talking about the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, and called on senators to take action on legislation designed to protect kids from school shootings.

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Golden State Warriors’ player Damion Lee reacted to the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, during a post-game press conference.

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DALLAS, TX - MAY 24: Damion Lee #1 of the Golden State Warriors speaks to the media after Game 4 of the 2022 NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals on May 24, 2022 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2022 NBAE (Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images)

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Monaco's midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni celebrates after scoring during the French L1 football match between Lille OSC and AS Monaco at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Villeneuve d'Ascq, northern France on May 6, 2022. (Photo by DENIS CHARLET / AFP) (Photo by DENIS CHARLET/AFP via Getty Images)

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Red Bull Paper Wings is the official paper plane world championship and the 2022 edition saw a record number of pilots competing in the categories of Distance, Airtime and Aerobatics. The national finalists participating at the sixth-ever World Final at Hangar-7 in Salzburg were the elite of more than 61,000 hopefuls from over 60 countries who'd taken part in more than 500 Qualiflyer events and, in the case of Aerobatics, submitted videos online. // Lazar Krstic of Serbia performs in the Longest Distance discipline during the Red Bull Paper Wings World Finals 2022 in Salzburg, Austria on May 14, 2022. // Philipp Carl Riedl / Red Bull Content Pool via AP Images // For more content, pictures and videos like this please go to http://www.redbullcontentpool.com

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A Russian court on Monday scheduled Brittney Griner’s trial to start Friday, according to her lawyer, and ruled the WNBA star’s detention be extended six months pending its outcome.

Griner – who has been held in Russia since her arrest at a Moscow airport on allegations of attempted drug smuggling – attended the preliminary hearing in person Monday, arriving at court handcuffed and flanked by guards in black vests, according to a photo by AFP photographer Kirill Kudryavstev. She wore a gray T-shirt and glasses, the photo shows.

Boykov previously told CNN the hearing would occur behind closed doors at the Khimki court, just outside Moscow.

Griner, 31, a Phoenix Mercury player who plays in Russia during the WNBA’s offseason, was arrested February 17. Russian authorities claimed she had cannabis oil in her luggage and accused her of smuggling significant amounts of a narcotic substance, an offense punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

WNBA star Brittney Griner arrives at a hearing at the Khimki court outside Moscow on Monday.

The US State Department, however, has classified Griner as “wrongfully detained,” a department official told CNN in May.

Griner’s detention, which has been repeatedly extended, has sparked a wave of support among dozens of organizations in the US that have joined Cherelle Griner, Brittney Griner’s wife, in urging President Joe Biden to strike an exchange deal with Russian authorities to release Griner and bring her home safely as soon as possible.

Griner’s supporters have expressed concern that she might be used as a political pawn, given rising tensions amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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More than 40 organizations – including the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Human Rights Campaign, GLAAD, the National Urban League and the Women’s National Basketball Players Association – signed a letter addressed to President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to Cherelle Griner one-on-one last Wednesday, according to a senior State Department official. She said last week she hasn’t talked to her wife since February 17.

“I’ve got no higher priority than making sure that Americans who are being illegally detained in one way or another around the world come home,” Sec. Blinken told CNN’s “State of the Union” at the Group of 7 summit Sunday.

“That includes Paul Whelan, that includes Brittney Griner, that includes people in a number of other countries,” he added. Whelan is a US citizen who was detained in Moscow in 2018 and arrested on espionage charges. He has denied the charges.

“I can’t comment in any detail on what we’re doing, except to say this is an absolute priority,” Blinken said.

The US Embassy in Moscow will send a US diplomat to Brittney Griner’s hearing on Friday, a US official told CNN.

A State Department spokesperson reiterated that the Griner is “wrongfully detained,” and said that support for her and her family will continue. “The US government will continue to provide appropriate support to Ms. Griner and her family. We will continue to ​press for her release.”

Griner was named an honorary WNBA All-Star Game starter last week, with the All-Star Game scheduled to take place on July 10 in Chicago.