Warriors face Suns, try to end five-game road skid

(Photo credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports) The Golden State Warriors are once again experiencing difficulties winning on the road. The Warriors are saddled with a five-game road losing streak and will look to halt it on Tuesday night when they...

Many contributors directing Nets into clash with Kings

(Photo credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports) The Brooklyn Nets hope to demonstrate on the road what they displayed at home when they tip off a five-game Western swing against the Sacramento Kings on Monday night. The Nets had lost three in a row...

Many contributors directing Nets into clash with Kings

(Photo credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports) The Brooklyn Nets hope to demonstrate on the road what they displayed at home when they tip off a five-game Western swing against the Sacramento Kings on Monday night. The Nets had lost three in a row...

Lakers cruise past Pelicans, into tournament final

(Photo credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports) LeBron James recorded 30 points and eight assists to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 133-89 semifinal victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday night in Las Vegas to reach the championship game...

Pacers top Bucks in semifinals of in-season tournament

(Photo credit: Candice Ward-USA TODAY Sports) Bruce Brown gave Indiana the lead for good with 6:15 remaining, Tyrese Haliburton capped a monster performance with a back-breaking 3-pointer, and the Pacers surprised the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks...

Luka Doncic's triple-double sends Mavs to rout of Jazz

(Photo credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports) Luka Doncic recorded a 29-point triple-double in the first half and finished with 40 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks demolished the visiting Utah Jazz 147-97 on Wednesday....

Kel'el Ware, Indiana pull out victory at Michigan

(Photo credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports) Kel'el Ware scored on a right-handed hook with 53 seconds remaining, giving Indiana the lead for good in an 78-75 victory over Michigan on Tuesday in Ann Arbor, Mich. The Hoosiers (7-1, 2-0 Big Ten)...

Vanderbilt draws test against defense-minded San Francisco

(Photo credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports) San Francisco seeks its first win away from home when it visits Vanderbilt on Wednesday evening in Nashville, Tenn. The Dons (5-3) lost true road games to Boise State and Arizona State -- the...

Vanderbilt draws test against defense-minded San Francisco

(Photo credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports) San Francisco seeks its first win away from home when it visits Vanderbilt on Wednesday evening in Nashville, Tenn. The Dons (5-3) lost true road games to Boise State and Arizona State -- the...

Utah opens big week of local rivalries with game vs. Southern Utah

(Photo credit: Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports) Utah can earn some in-state bragging rights this week. The Utes (5-2) host Southern Utah on Tuesday night in Salt Lake City before welcoming their biggest rival, No. 14 BYU, on Saturday. The games are...

Spotify to cut 17 pct of global workforce

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Audio streaming and media services provider Spotify said on Monday that the company is cutting its global workforce by nearly one-fifth in its latest layoffs round. In a memo to staff, CEO Daniel Ek noted that the...

Myles Rice, Washington State aim for page-turner vs. Portland State

(Photo credit: Mark Smith-USA TODAY Sports) Myles Rice prefers to look ahead. Considering what he's been through, that is understandable. The Washington State guard, whose team will play host to Portland State on Saturday afternoon in Pullman,...

Women's Top 25 roundup: Angel Reese returns in No. 7 LSU's win

(Photo credit: Matthew Hinton-USA TODAY Sports) In a rematch of a game in last season's Final Four, LSU got past Virginia Tech again on Thursday in an ACC/SEC Challenge game at Baton Rouge, La., as Tigers star Angel Reese returned to action....

No. 1 Purdue anticipates stern test vs. Northwestern

(Photo credit: Alex Martin/Journal and Courier / USA TODAY NETWORK) No. 1 Purdue stormed through the early part of its nonconference schedule without a setback. Now, the Boilermakers will bring an unblemished record into their Big Ten conference...

TNF Week 13: Seahawks-Cowboys Preview, Props, Prediction

(Photo credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports) Usually when NFL teams play on Thanksgiving, they get a few extra days off ahead of the following game. The Seattle Seahawks and the Dallas Cowboys don't have that luxury. They will both play for a...

Scottie Barnes scores 23 to help Raptors end Suns' win streak

(Photo credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports) Scottie Barnes scored 23 points - 12 in the fourth quarter - and the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Phoenix Suns 112-105 Wednesday night. The loss ended the Suns' seven-game winning...

Sam Houston State, out to solve shooting woes, visits ASU

(Photo credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports) Arizona State, which bounced back from being routed by BYU on Thanksgiving to defeat Vanderbilt the following day in the Vegas Showdown, returns home to face Sam Houston on Wednesday in Tempe,...

Wisconsin never trails in blowout of Western Illinois

(Photo credit: Kayla Wolf-USA TODAY Sports) Steven Crowl had 13 points and 11 rebounds to pace a balanced attack as Wisconsin extended its winning streak to four games with a methodical 71-49 nonconference victory over Western Illinois on Monday...

Back from Hawaii, No. 1 Purdue takes aim at Texas Southern

(Photo credit: Steven Erler-USA TODAY Sports) Purdue takes the floor as the No. 1 team in the country Tuesday against Texas Southern in West Lafayette, Ind. The Boilermakers (6-0) moved into the No. 1 spot this week, propelled by the Maui...

Anton Watson leads No. 11 Gonzaga against Cal St. Bakersfield

(Photo credit: Steven Erler-USA TODAY Sports) How do you improve on near-perfection? That's the task facing Gonzaga forward Anton Watson after a career-best game Wednesday night against UCLA at the Maui Invitational, where he went 14-of-15 from...

Anton Watson leads No. 11 Gonzaga against Cal St. Bakersfield

(Photo credit: Steven Erler-USA TODAY Sports) How do you improve on near-perfection? That's the task facing Gonzaga forward Anton Watson after a career-best game Wednesday night against UCLA at the Maui Invitational, where he went 14-of-15 from...