Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson has agreed to become the Chicago Bears head coach, a person familiar with the situation told the Associated Press on Monday.

The person spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because the contract was being finalized.

Johnson spent three years as Detroit’s offensive coordinator under Dan Campbell and was widely considered the top head coaching candidate on the market.

The Lions earned the top seed in the NFC at 15-2 and led the league in points per game and finished second in yards passing and total yards per game during the regular season.

Men’s Basketball

Auburn unanimous No. 1 in top 25 poll >> A wild week of upsets and court stormings led to a massive shakeup in the AP Top 25.

One constant: Auburn.

The Tigers were the unanimous pick at No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll holding on to the top spot following a week in which 19 ranked teams lost at least once — including seven teams in the top 10.

Auburn claimed the program’s second No. 1 ranking last week and won both its games despite playing without injured big man Johni Broome. The Tigers rolled over No. 14 Mississippi State 88-66 and survived a late comeback to beat then-No. 19 Georgia 70-68.

No. 2 Duke moved up a spot after winning both of its games last week and swapped places with No. 3 Iowa State, which blew out No. 12 Kansas but lost to No. 23 West Virginia. Alabama and Florida rounded out the top five despite each losing a game last week.

Timberwolves DiVincenzo out indefinitely >> Donte DiVincenzo, who recently moved into the Minnesota Timberwolves starting lineup, is out indefinitely with a big toe injury, the team announced before a game against the Memphis Grizzlies.

DiVincenzo, a 6-foot-4 guard in his seventh season out of Villanova, had missed the last two games with the injury.

Women’s basketball

UCLA, South Carolina stay 1 and 2 in top 25 poll >> South Carolina has so far cruised through the difficult part of its conference schedule and remained No. 2 in The Associated Press women’s basketball Top 25 picking up a first-place vote to gain a bit of ground on top-ranked UCLA.

The Gamecocks are in the midst of a five-game stretch against ranked opponents. So far they’ve beaten Texas by 17, Alabama by 18 and Oklahoma by 41 on Sunday. They face No. 5 LSU on Thursday and No. 17 Tennessee on Jan. 27.

UCLA received 27 first-place ballots this week while No. 3 Notre Dame got the other two. USC remained No. 4.

After LSU were UConn, Texas and Maryland — the Longhorns faced the Terrapins later Monday in the Coretta Scott King Classic — and TCU and Kansas State moved up to ninth and 10th, respectively, after losses by Ohio State and Oklahoma.

Kansas State All-american Lee out indefinitely >> Kansas State forward Ayoka Lee will be sidelined indefinitely after an X-ray and MRI exam revealed the All-American fractured a bone in her foot in the second quarter of the No. 10 Wildcats’ win over Arizona State.

The school called it “probable” that Lee will return before the end of the season, but more will be known in the coming weeks.

Baseball

Blue Jays sign Santander to 5 year deal >> The Toronto Blue Jays finally landed a high-profile free agent on Monday, adding Anthony Santander to their powerful lineup, according to a person with direct knowledge of the agreement.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the contract was pending a physical. There was no immediate word on the money or length of the deal. Toronto made a play for Shohei Ohtani last year and was in the mix for Juan Soto before he joined the New York Mets in December.

Tennis

Sinner and Swiatek win ITF world champion awards >> Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek have won the International Tennis Federation’s 2024 world champion awards.

Swiatek edged out Aryna Sabalenka for the women’s singles award in the list announced by the ITF.

Sinner is the first Italian to win the award.