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Midlands powerhouses Northampton and Leicester must set aside their respective turbulent weeks as they face make-or-break games in the fourth round of European Rugby Champions Cup fixtures.Northampton will be without England captain Dylan Hartley, who has been banned for six weeks after last Fridays swinging arm on Sean OBrien that resulted in the hookers third red card of his career.Hartleys latest misdemeanour came in a 37-10 home humbling by Leinster, with the teams immediately meeting again as this weekends matches see the reverse of the third round contests.That defeat left Saints bottom of Pool Four with one win, meaning they need victory on Saturday at the Aviva Stadium to stay alive in the competition.Northampton director of rugby Jim Mallender told BBC Radio Northampton: Weve got to go out there and play some rugby; were not going to beat them playing 10-man rugby.Theyve clearly got a good pack who put our forwards under pressure in the set piece, particularly the scrum, although we did well on our lineouts and they did well on their lineouts.A Castres home win over Montpellier on Sunday in the other pool contest would help Saints cause.Meanwhile Leicester are aiming to recover from their heaviest Champions Cup loss, a 38-0 hammering at Munster that reportedly left director of rugby Richard Cockerill in danger of being sacked.Cockerill will require victory at Welford Road on Saturday to appease chairman Peter Tom and get Tigers European campaign back on track. Like rivals Northampton they have one win, albeit they are third in Pool One, which is led by Munster.Glasgow are hot on Munsters heels after their 23-14 triumph at Racing 92, a result head coach Gregor Townsend hailed as the clubs best in Europe.Racings all-stars will be out for revenge on Friday evening at a sold-out Scotstoun Stadium where back-row forward Josh Strauss is set to make his 100th appearance for the Warriors.Defending champions Saracens will be looking to make it four Pool Three victories from four on Sunday against winless Sale, who they thrashed 50-3 last weekend.Rugby league convert Denny Solomona is poised to make his Sharks debut after his controversial move from Castleford.The 23-year-old Auckland-born player failed to report for pre-season training with Castleford despite having two years left on his contract and on Tuesday signed a three-year deal with the Premiership club.Solomona told Sales website: I have played full back, centre and wing and I dont really have a preference and will do my best whatever position I am asked to play by Steve Diamond.In the other pool match Toulon will look to keep pressure on Sarries by completing a double over Scarlets on Sunday at Parc y Scarlets.Wasps are also top of their pool and will be seeking successive wins over Connacht, although Saturdays meeting at the Sportsground looks tougher than last time out.Toulouse, third in Pool Two, are expected to keep pressure on Wasps with home success over Zebre.Winless Exeter need victory at Bordeaux on Saturday to revive their Pool Five campaign, but have not been helped by head coach Rob Baxter having to deny that England back Henry Slade is set to leave the club for Bath.Baxter told the Cheifs website: Ive had a couple of chats with Henry and had a joke with him about all the rumours that are flying around because there is no truth in him having any interest in going to Bath.In the other pool clash leaders Clermont host Ulster, who have two wins from three. 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Nike Air Huarache 2020 Günstig . -- Jacksonville wide receiver Cecil Shorts will likely be a game-time decision whether hell play Sunday in the Jaguars home game against the San Diego Chargers. Nike Huarache Deutschland .Y. -- Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone has drawn on his Syracuse connections once again by hiring Rob Moore to take over as receivers coach. Andre Drummond picked up right where he left off last season. Its now the New York Knicks turn to deal with the NBAs most prolific rebounder.The Detroit Pistons All-Star center reached the 20-rebound mark in the last two games. Not coincidentally, the Pistons have romped to double-digit victories over Orlando and Milwaukee.They close out a three-game stretch of home games against the revamped Knicks on Tuesday at The Palace.Defensively, he helps us out a whole bunch just by grabbing those rebounds and contesting shots, Detroit forward Tobias Harris said of Drummond. Hes working his butt off on the defensive end. Offensively, hes getting on the glass, getting offensive rebounds, and those are turning into points. Hes playing really confident right now and we need that from him.Drummond posted his 10th career 20-20 game in the Pistons 98-83 victory over the Bucks on Sunday. His 16.3 rebounding average through three games leads the league. He averaged a league-high 14.8 boards last season.Drummonds also been a big presence on the offensive end, even when hes not plucking offensive rebounds. His ability to finish on pick-and-rolls is leading to extra defensive attention, opening up space for his teammates.Hes playing really, really unselfish basketball, coach Stan Van Gundy said. Hes really trying to play winning basketball.Detroit (2-1) tightened up its defense after an opening-night loss in Toronto, limiting its last two opponents to under 40 percent shooting.Weve done a good job the last two games, Van Gundy said. You hope to carry that forward. Every night is another challenge, butt plus-18 on the boards (Sunday) was a major step forward.ddddddddddddThe Knicks (1-1) took a big step forward after their opening-night loss in Cleveland, defeating the Memphis Grizzlies 111-104 Saturday night. They shot 52.6 percent from the field and several of the newcomers had noteworthy performances.New center Joakim Noah, who will have to contend with Drummond in the middle, had team highs in rebounds (10) and assists (seven). Courtney Lee contributed 16 points and backcourt partner Derrick Rose added 13.Rose, who missed a chunk of training camp attending his civil sexual assault trial in Los Angeles, is growing more comfortable with the offense.We looked like we knew what we were doing more often because we were able to have a couple of practices with Derrick, coach Jeff Hornacek said to the New York Post. Well continue to get better and better as the season goes on.Carmelo Anthony, who scored 20 points against the Grizzlies, is trying to adapt to having better offensive players around him.You dont see me complaining about it. You didnt see me out there making a face, Anthony said to the Post. Its something that I embrace. I look forward to just being out there with guys who can control the game and make plays, and when its my time, its my time.Anthonys 21.3 scoring average in 27 career games against the Pistons is his lowest among Eastern Conference opponents.New York won the season series 2-1 a year ago, with the home team prevailing each time. ' ' '