Brittney Griner loses appeal, likely heading to penal colony

Phoenix Mercury WNBA Center Brittney Griner (Image: Lorie Shaull, via Wikimedia)

A Russian court rejected American basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal of a conviction on what most human rights watchdogs say are trumped-up charges of “drug smuggling,” meaning the WNBA All-Star is likely to be transferred to a penal colony to…