Men: Who makes the top 25 as conference play heats up? After a slow holiday period, the top 10 remains unchanged — but this is the week the matchups really get good.

NBA suspends Rockets’ Thompson, Heat’s Rozier Houston’s Amen Thompson and Miami’s Terry Rozier were each suspended, while four others were fined a total of $145,000 for their actions in Sunday’s game.

Sources: Heat’s Butler prefers trade out of Miami Six-time NBA All-Star Jimmy Butler prefers a trade out of Miami ahead of the Feb. 6 deadline, league sources told ESPN.

Sources: Heat’s Smith has torn Achilles tendon Heat guard Dru Smith, who was averaging a career-high 6.3 points per game, has suffered a season-ending torn Achilles tendon, sources told ESPN.

American workers v technological progress: the battle heats up The two flashpoints are artificial intelligence and electric vehicles

Mountain Valley Pipeline Halted as Legal Wrangling Heats Up A federal court in Richmond has held up construction, despite a law passed by Congress last month that says it no longer has jurisdiction over the pipeline.

Battle over ownership of Ukrainian monastery heats up again (RNS) — Dozens of Orthodox Christians who support their church’s historic ties to Moscow prevented Ukrainian authorities from taking possession of buildings at the Monastery of the Caves in Kyiv, surrounding the entrance and blocking officials from entering. The post Battle over ownership of Ukrainian monastery heats up again appeared first on R…