Gonzaga, Big Ten dominate Top 25

It’s hard to decide who has been more dominant in men’s college basketball this season: Gonzaga or the Big Ten Conference.

The Bulldogs remained the clear-cut No. 1 on Monday, earning 62 of 64 first-place votes in The Associated Press poll after their latest win over a Top 25 foe, while the Big Ten placed nine teams in the poll, with Wisconsin and Iowa in the top 10.

Gonzaga blitzed thenNo. 16 Virginia 98-75 on Saturday for the most lopsided win over a ranked team in the Mark Few era, giving the Bulldogs a poll-record fourth win over a Top 25 team in a team’s first seven games of a season.

“They’re so potent offensively,” Cavaliers coach Tony Bennett said.

Second-ranked Baylor received the other two first-place votes and the Jayhawks remained No. 3 after their rout of thenNo. 7 West Virginia.

ETC.

Henrik Lundqvist

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said he’s scheduled for open-heart surgery after tests revealed a heart condition that kept him from continuing to play goal in the NHL.

Soccer: Leicester

● settled for a 1-1 draw at struggling Crystal Palace after Harvey Barnes’ late equalizer in the Premier League. Still, the point was good enough to move Leicester into second place on goal difference over Everton, whose match later was postponed after Manchester City reported new coronavirus cases. … Chelsea coach Frank Lampard remains under pressure after a 1-1 draw at home to Aston Villa left his team with just one win from its past five Premier League games.

Tennis: Five-time

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Australian Open runnerup Andy Murray has been given a wild-card entry into the first Grand Slam tournament of next year.