Vonleh and Baylor host Cincinnati

Cincinnati Bearcats (13-6, 5-4 Big 12) at Baylor Bears (17-5, 7-2 Big 12) Waco, Texas; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Baylor takes on Cincinnati after Aaronette Vonleh scored 22 points in Baylor's 75-64 win against the UCF Knights. The Bears are 11-1 on their home court.

Weber State visits Glancey and Northern Arizona

Weber State Wildcats (8-11, 5-4 Big Sky) at Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (17-5, 8-1 Big Sky) Flagstaff, Arizona; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Arizona takes on Weber State after Sophie Glancey scored 22 points in Northern Arizona's 68-52 victory over the Northern Colorado Bears. The Lumberjacks are 8-1 in home games.

Villanova hosts Volker and Marquette

Marquette Golden Eagles (14-6, 6-3 Big East) at Villanova Wildcats (11-10, 5-4 Big East) Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Marquette visits Villanova after Lee Volker scored 20 points in Marquette's 67-38 win against the Xavier Musketeers. The Wildcats are 6-4 on their home court.

Higginbottom leads Arkansas against Florida

Florida Gators (11-11, 2-6 SEC) at Arkansas Razorbacks (9-14, 2-6 SEC) Fayetteville, Arkansas; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Arkansas hosts Florida after Izzy Higginbottom scored 33 points in Arkansas' 72-51 victory against the Texas A&M Aggies. The Razorbacks are 7-6 on their home court.

Houston Christian visits Gray and Nicholls State

Houston Christian Huskies (10-12, 7-4 Southland) at Nicholls State Colonels (13-9, 7-4 Southland) Thibodaux, Louisiana; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Nicholls State hosts Houston Christian after Michael Gray Jr. scored 20 points in Nicholls State's 71-63 win over the McNeese Cowboys. The Colonels are 7-3 on their home court.

Potter goes back to Chelsea with point to prove in calmer West Ham waters

A win against Fulham and draw at Villa are early signs of a better fit at West Ham on manager’s return to his old club

Graham Potter’s return to Chelsea coming on deadline day feels symbolic. West Ham’s head coach does not look back fondly at the extravaganza of player trading when he was in charge at Stamford Bridge in January 2023. It was a time of chaos and unreasonable pressure. The new owners were spending like there was no tomorrow and by the time the window closed it was left to Potter to make sense of a squad so bloated there was not enough space for everyone in the first-team dressing room.

Good luck with that. Chelsea had crowed after beating Arsenal to Mykhaylo Mudryk. Negotiations with Benfica led to a British transfer record for Enzo Fernández. Noni Madueke, David Datro Fofana and Benoît Badiashile joined. A deal for Malo Gusto was confirmed for the summer. João Félix arrived on loan. Jorginho took his experience and nous to Arsenal. Hakim Ziyech’s loan to Paris Saint-Germain collapsed because of technical issues. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had to be cut from the squad for the Champions League knockout stages. Potter, who takes West Ham to Stamford Bridge on Monday night, watched it all unfold and knew that expectations were about to go through the roof.

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