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.Isan Diaz Jersey . 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Austin Dean Jersey . -- About a third of the way through the regular season, the Washington Wizards are at .Alumni teams from Syracuse, Kansas, Indiana and Marquette highlight the Super 16 field in?The Basketball Tournament. Also participating for $2 million are polarizing, trash-talking Ole Miss star Marshall Henderson (2012-14) and Arizona 1997 national champion Mike Bibby (1996-98), among other former college stars.Syracuses alums, also known as Boeheims Army, advanced on Sunday behind key performances from Eric Devendorf (2005-09), CJ Fair (2010-14) and Hakim Warrick (2001-05). Devendorf tallied 19 points while Fair added 13 and Warrick scored 12 in Sundays win.?The Northeasts No. 2-seeded Boeheims Army will next take the floor on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2, notes Donna Ditota of Syracuse.com.?If Boeheims Army win Thursday, theres a chance they could face a team comprised of Kansas alumni in the next round of the Northeast region bracket. The Jayhawks squad is led by?Tyshawn Taylor (2008-12), who scored 18 points on Sunday. The Kansas alums will first have to get by a pair of former Cincinnati stars: DerMarr Johnson (1999-00) and James White (2003-06). Johnson sank 6-of-11 3-point attempts and sscored 27 points on Sunday.ddddddddddddhe Midwest region is highlighted by a Super 16 matchup between Indiana and Marquette alumni. Marquette alums Dwight Buycks (2009-11) and?Jamil Wilson (2011-14) led the way with 27 and 22 points, respectively, in Sundays win against former Michigan State players. 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