While the Bulls can point to victories against East contenders Boston and New York on their resume, they're also coming off Thursday's 25-point loss at Golden State, a team on the West playoff bubble.

The Russian spy ship tracked in British waters is just a small piece in a much larger shadow war that the West is losing, according to a decorated counter-intelligence specialist.

CORRECTION: A previous version of this story misstated the leading scorer for the game. Mark Sears had 27 points for Alabama. COLLEGE STATION — Despite missing a chance at a signature win, Texas ...