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USC faces UCLA following Claude’s 21-point game

UCLA Bruins (14-6, 5-4 Big Ten) at USC Trojans (12-7, 4-4 Big Ten) Los Angeles; Monday, 10 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: EVEN; over/under is 139.5 BOTTOM LINE: USC hosts UCLA after Desmond Claude scored 21 points in USC's 78-73 victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers. The Trojans have gone 9-4 at home.

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No. 12 Kansas hosts Hall and UCF

UCF Knights (13-6, 4-4 Big 12) at Kansas Jayhawks (14-5, 5-3 Big 12) Lawrence, Kansas; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UCF takes on No. Kansas after Keyshawn Hall scored 26 points in UCF's 85-58 win over the TCU Horned Frogs.

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Tate and Mississippi Valley State host Southern

Southern Jaguars (11-8, 6-0 SWAC) at Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (2-18, 0-7 SWAC) Itta Bena, Mississippi; Monday, 8:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Jaguars -21.5; over/under is 133 BOTTOM LINE: Mississippi Valley State hosts Southern after Arthur Tate scored 21 points in Mississippi Valley State's 65-54 loss to the Grambling Tigers. The Delta Devils have gone 2-3 in home games.

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Jackson State hosts Florida A&M after Ruffin’s 37-point game

Florida A&M Rattlers (6-11, 3-3 SWAC) at Jackson State Tigers (5-14, 5-1 SWAC) Jackson, Mississippi; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -8.5; over/under is 143.5 BOTTOM LINE: Jackson State hosts Florida A&M after Daeshun Ruffin scored 37 points in Jackson State's 86-81 win against the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats. The Tigers are 3-0 in home games.

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Wyoming faces Fresno State after Ebube’s 22-point game

Fresno State Bulldogs (5-15, 1-8 MWC) at Wyoming Cowboys (10-10, 3-6 MWC) Laramie, Wyoming; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Wyoming hosts Fresno State after Scottie Ebube scored 22 points in Wyoming's 67-58 loss to the San Jose State Spartans. The Cowboys have gone 6-3 in home games.

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Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action

Sandro Tonali sets the tone, Manchester City debutants have mixed fortunes and Brighton must find their edge

As a cure for the Sunday fear, the self-identifying worst Manchester United team in history’s trip to Craven Cottage was pot-boiling viewing. It will be some time until Ruben Amorim can stage high-end entertainment of a Wolf Hall standard but at least relegation is now unlikely to be the series conclusion. United fans were singing the manager’s name once Lisandro Martínez’s fortuitous winner span in. A fragile belief is growing. Such are the lenses on United any result is seen as a signifier, but beating Fulham is not a return of the glory days. The last United manager to lose at Craven Cottage was Sir Alex Ferguson himself. Amorim should take heart from a more solid defensive performance, Harry Maguire the organising heart of the trio, Martínez aggressive and provocative alongside him, looking closer to be the player he promised to be two seasons ago. Toby Collyer’s late clearance off the line completed a much more positive week than last. John Brewin

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Confident Zack Baun leads Eagles to huge NFC Championship Game win

There was Zack Baun on Sunday night, in the Eagles’ locker room, wearing his gray NFC Champions t-shirt and posing with the George Halas Trophy as he gets ready to lead the Eagles’ No. 1 defense to the Super Bowl after an All-Pro and Defensive Player of the Year-caliber season. When the Eagles signed Baun in the offseason to a one-year deal, most thought he’d be a situational pass rusher, a special teamer.