Oregon remains the unanimous No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll after its close call at Wisconsin.

Alabama has returned to No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in two years following its dizzying victory over Georgia, making this 16 of 17 seasons the Crimson Tide have held the top spot at some point.

UNLV and Air Force have decided to remain in the Mountain West, allowing the conference to thwart off attempts at further poaching by the Pac-12 and American Athletic Conference, according to a person with knowledge of the decision.

The Pac-12 is adding Utah State as its seventh member and is in discussions with basketball powerhouse Gonzaga to also join the rebuilding conference in 2026, multiple people with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press.

Brian Dutcher has experienced all 25 seasons of Mountain West basketball and he’s never seen one as crazy as this one.

Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel will be chairman of the College Football Playoff selection committee next season.

College basketball programs with athletes who have transferred two or more times previously are consulting their legal teams about whether to let them play.

Kalib Boone scored 25 points and UNLV led nearly the entire way in a 79-64 victory over No. 8 Creighton.

One of the victims in the University of Nevada Las Vegas shooting was a graduate of Central Michigan University.

The University of Michigan women’s basketball team has advanced to the round of 32 after a 71-59 win over the UNLV Running Rebels in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

UNLV women’s basketball coach Lindy La Rocque might be the exception as the coach who stays at a mid-major even if Power Five athletic directors try to lure her away.

The UNLV women are ranked No. 23 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll.

The Food and Drug Administration has set tentative dates in June to publicly review COVID-19 vaccines for the youngest American children.

German lawmakers have rejected a bill requiring all people aged 60 and over in the country to be vaccinated against coronavirus.

Medicare says families and patients have a new online tool to compare COVID-19 vaccination rates among nursing homes.

U.S. health officials have concluded that it was anxiety — and not a problem with the coronavirus vaccine — that caused caused fainting, dizziness and other short-term reactions in dozens of people earlier this month.

(AP Photo/John Locher)Nobody knew exactly what to say in Oklahoma City around 7:10 p.m. local time on March 11, 2020. The NBA was the first major league to stop play. A day later, so did the NHL, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer. We had no idea the true impact of what happened.”AdThe global fight against COVID-19 didn’t begin that night in Oklahoma City, of course. Sports are games, and games are charted with numbers, and the numbers from the past year are incalculable.

The school said it brought the capacity in line with what’s being allowed for Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals games. 17 Ohio State women’s basketball team canceled Saturday’s game against Iowa because of a spike in positive COVID-19 tests in the Buckeyes program. The Beach didn’t open its season until Dec. 4 and six of its seven games scheduled this month are road games. This will be the third straight game canceled. USC postponed its Pac-12 opener at home against Stanford over the weekend when it first reported the positive COVID-19 test.

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___The University at Albany women’s basketball game scheduled for Dec. 23 against Siena has been postponed. ___UNLV has canceled its home basketball game against Pepperdine on Monday after a positive COVID-19 test. 10 Georgia has been canceled with the Commodores falling below both the number of scholarship players available and position requirements. The school had paused basketball activities last Tuesday and canceled its home game with Wofford scheduled for last Thursday. South Carolina’s next scheduled game is at home against South Carolina State on Dec. 23.

22 Texas at Kansas was among six games postponed Wednesday by COVID-19 problems as the virus took another chunk out of this weekend’s major college football schedule. Last week, 15 of the 59 games scheduled were not played. Texas-Kansas was just the second Big 12 conference game to be postponed this season and was rescheduled for Dec. 12. UNLV at Colorado State scheduled for Saturday will not be played, but there is a possibility it could be made up. ___Follow Ralph D. Russo at https://twitter.com/ralphDrussoAP and listen at https://westwoodonepodcasts.com/pods/ap-top-25-college-football-podcast/___More AP college football: https://apnews.com/Collegefootball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25

Ke'Shawn Vaughn #5 of the Vanderbilt Commodores runs the ball as Derrick Barnes #55 of the Purdue Boilermakers closes in for the tackle at Ross-Ade Stadium on September 7, 2019 in West Lafayette, Indiana. LINE: Vanderbilt -14.5Riley Neal, a grad transfer from Ball State, has started the first five game for the Commodores after edging out junior Deuce Wallace in the preseason. ABOUT VANDERBILT (1-4)Wallace's running ability could add another dimension to a Commodores offense that ranks last in the SEC in scoring offense (19.6 points per game), total offense (345.4 yards), rushing offense (115.6 yards) and third-down conversion rate (27 percent). This is the first meeting between UNLV and Vanderbilt. PREDICTION: Vanderbilt 37, UNLV 13More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

Wide receiver Octavius Evans #1 of the Boise State Broncos leads the team on to the field prior to the first half against the Marshall Thundering Herd on September 6, 2019 at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho. 15 Boise State looks to maintain its perfect start when it visits struggling UNLV in Mountain West play on Saturday in Las Vegas. LINE: Boise State -22.5. "Those two guys are tough dudes," Boise State coach Bryan Harsin said in a press conference. PREDICTION: Boise State 52, UNLV 10More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

Michigan State Spartans players walk around the field with locked arms prior to the game against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Spartan Stadium on September 14, 2019 in East Lansing, Michigan. ABOUT MICHIGAN STATE (2-1, 0-0 Big Ten)The frustration around the Michigan State program had to do with more than just the officiating in the loss to Arizona State after the Spartans nearly doubled up the Sun Devils in total offense, 404-216. Michigan State LB Antjuan Simmons recorded a career-high nine tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss, against Arizona State. As good as Michigan State has been over the last few seasons, Northwestern has won three straight meetings, averaging 40.7 points in those victories. PREDICTION: Michigan State 31, Northwestern 17More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

Head coach Pat Fitzgerald of the Northwestern Wildcats reacts after blocked field goal against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the fourth quarter at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 01, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)EVANSTON, Ill. - Northwestern looks to bounce back from a humbling Week 1 loss when it hosts UNLV on Saturday. LINE: Northwestern -20"The sky's not falling and I don't want to be disrespectful but we're in a one-score game with a first-time starter on the road against a top 25 team," Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald told reporters. "It's an unacceptable deal because we're a better football team than that," UNLV coach Tony Sanchez told reporters. PREDICTION: Northwestern 31, UNLV 13More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.