Baylor solidifies hold on No. 1

Baylor received 49 firstplace votes from the 65member media panel in the Associated Press top 25 poll to stay comfortably ahead of Gonzaga and Kansas, and atop the rankings for the third straight week.

San Diego State, the only remaining undefeated team, stayed at No. 4. Atlantic Coast Conference leader Louisville climbed a spot to No. 5, followed by Dayton, Duke, Florida State and Maryland, which jumped six spots to No. 9 after beating Iowa last week for its fourth straight win. Villanova rounded out the top 10.

Novak Djokovic returned to No. 1 in the ATP rankings after winning his eighth Australian Open title, while Sofia Kenin’s first Grand Slam event trophy boosted her to a career-high No. 7 — and made her the leading American — on the WTA list. Kenin is the youngest American to make her debut in the top 10 since Serena Williams in 1999.

Didier Gailhaguet, the head of the French skating federation, was asked to resign over a string of accusations of sexual abuse and rape against a coach in his charge. Gilles Beyer was accused of rape in the early 2000s but continued to work with the federation coaching underaged girls.

The World Anti-Doping Agency says it wants a rare public hearing for sport’s highest court to judge a fouryear slate of punishments faced by Russia for persistent cheating. Meanwhile, the entire board of the Russian Athletics Federation resigned as Russia faces another ban from Olympic track and field over widespread doping.

USC made official the replacement of its defensive coaches after the dismissals of inside linebackers coach Johnny Nansen, secondary coach Greg Burns and defensive line coach Chad Kauha’aha’a. Reuniting with defensive coordinator Todd Orlando is Craig Naivar. The new safeties coach spent the last three seasons at Texas with Orlando. USC also announced the promotion of offensive analyst John David Baker to tight ends coach. — Ryan Kartje

Willie Wood, the first African American quarterback to play in what is now the Pac-12, died in Washington on Monday. He was 83. He had suffered from advanced stage dementia and been confined to assisted living facilities for the past 13 years.

A captain of USC’s 1959 team and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Wood played in the NFL for 12 years with the Green Bay Packers. He earned eight Pro Bowl invites and was a member of the first two Super Bowl winning teams. — Ryan Kartje

Canada beat Team USA 3-2 in overtime in the third game of their women’s hockey Rivalry Series.