Ole Miss is into the AP Top 25 for the first time in 15 years, entering the poll at No. 24.

The last time the Rebels were ranked was in January 2007. So far this season, they’re undefeated on the road, including a victory over then-No. 23 Kentucky on Sunday. Following the loss, Kentucky dropped out of the poll for the first time in 66 weeks.

“Fifteen years is crazy,” Mississippi coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin said. “I told them before the Kentucky game that I had been downplaying the whole ranking deal and I apologized to them for that. I didn’t think it was fair of me. I said if you want to get ranked, go ahead and beat Kentucky and be ranked.”

Ole Miss will travel to No. 1 South Carolina on Thursday in a game that was rescheduled due to COVID-19. South Carolina opted to cancel its game against UConn in favor of facing the Rebels, who are conference opponents.

South Carolina once again sits first in the poll, receiving 29 of 30 first-place votes.

“If you’re serious about basketball and competition, how are you not pumped up to play the No. 1 team in the country?” said McPhee-McCuin. “We were pretty bummed when COVID took that away from us early.”

NC State is up to No. 3 after taking down Louisville, who slipped to No. 5. Tennessee moved up one spot to fourth. Indiana remains in place while Michigan jumped one spot to No. 7.

Texas is back into the top 10 at No. 9 after taking down Iowa State, who fell six spots to No. 13.

Four teams, including Ole Miss, entered the poll this week. Ohio State, Kansas State and Oregon all entered the poll with Oregon sitting at No. 19 after two ranked wins last week.

Bay FC is shifting gears as the NWSL's 12th-place team's postseason hopes slip away, with the 2024 expansion side announcing a plan to part ways with inaugural head coach Albertin Montoya at the end of the 2025 season.

"I have so much love for these players, staff, and fans," Montoya said in Monday's club release. "We've built a culture and a style of play that I believe will compete for championships for years to come."

Brought on in 2023, Montoya led Bay FC to 11 victories in 2024, setting a league record for wins by an expansion team in its debut season.

Under Montoya, Bay FC also became just the second expansion club to qualify for the NWSL Playoffs in their inaugural campaign, but the team has fallen down the table this year amid accusations of fostering a toxic work environment.

The team also recently lost a high-profile player in Nigerian star Asisat Oshoala, who signed with Saudi Premier League side Al Hilal last week.

Bay Collective CEO Kay Cossington and club sporting director Matt Potter stated that they will work together to hire a replacement for Montoya prior to the 2026 NWSL season.

"Bay FC's startup phase is ending and we're moving to our next phase of growth," Bay FC chair Alan Waxman added in the team's statement.

The best and brightest of the 2025 WNBA season have just one week left to pad their resumes ahead of the league's end-of-year awards — and the MVP race is tighter than ever.

Unanimous 2024 MVP A'ja Wilson has emerged as the season's hottest hand post-All-Star break, with the No. 3 Las Vegas Aces powerhouse facing competition from No. 1 Minnesota Lynx standout Napheesa Collier and No. 4 Phoenix Mercury star Alyssa Thomas.

Posting a near-50-40-90 efficiency through the first half of 2025, Collier appeared to be the consensus WNBA MVP frontrunner, but Wilson gained speed in the race after the Lynx leader suffered an early-August ankle injury.

With Collier on the bench, Wilson outpaced the Lynx star to top the WNBA in both points (23.8) and blocks per game (2.2) while sitting second in average rebounds (10.1).

Wilson also owns this season's head-to-head advantage, scoring 31 points to Collier's 12 in Las Vegas' 97-87 victory over Minnesota last week.

Thomas is also making history this year, leading the WNBA in assists per game (9.2) while extending her league-record career triple-double tally to 18 by posting a single-season record of seven on the season so far.

"She's going to rebound, she's going to dish, she's going to score, she's going to defend. I think that's the definition of MVP," Phoenix veteran DeWanna Bonner said about Thomas this week.

How to watch the 2025 WNBA MVP frontrunners on Tuesday

Wilson, Collier, and Thomas will all put a stamp on their seasons this week, hitting Tuesday's court before wrapping up the 2025 WNBA regular-season on Thursday.

Collier and the No. 1 Lynx will contend with the No. 7 Indiana Fever at 7:30 PM ET on Tuesday, with live coverage airing on ESPN.

Both Wilson's No. 3 Aces and Thomas's No. 4 Mercury will be in action at 10 PM ET, as Las Vegas takes on the No. 12 Chicago Sky on WNBA League Pass while Phoenix faces the No. 9 LA Sparks, airing live on NBA TV.

Business is booming for Unrivaled 3×3 Basketball, with Monday's Series B investment round valuing the upstart offseason league at $340 million — a 10-fold increase over its initial May 2024 valuation.

Founded by WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier in 2023, Unrivaled's most recent investors include Serena Ventures, Warner Bros. Discovery, and soccer legend Alex Morgan's Trybe Ventures, as well as buy-ins from NBA players Trae Young, Franz Wagner, and Moritz Wagner plus sports executive Sam Rapoport.

With $35 million raised well ahead of tip-off, the competition's 2025 inaugural season reportedly came close to breaking even via TV and sponsorship deals — even while paying the highest average salaries in women's team sports.

"Because we outperformed our revenue expectations in season one by almost doubling it, it allows us to move a bit quicker," Unrivaled president Alex Bazzell told ESPN following the league's valuation increase on Monday.

Unrivaled is planning to use some of the new funding to expand its Miami venue, building out a new practice court alongside 150 additional spectator seats.

As the league prepares for its second season, the 3×3 venture anticipates turning a profit in 2026, all while increasing pay and equity for participating players.

"[Players] are largely majority shareholders," Bazzell said. "They are going to reap the benefits of these growing valuations."

Aryna Sabalenka won her first Grand Slam of the 2025 WTA season on Saturday, with the world No. 1 defeating then-No. 9 Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 7-6(3) to claim the US Open trophy — the final Slam of the year.

"To bring the fight and be able to handle my emotions the way I did in this final, it means a lot," Sabalenka said following the match. "I'm super proud right now of myself."

After successfully defending her 2024 US Open title — and claiming tennis's top 2025 paycheck in the process — Sabalenka is now the tournament's first repeat champion since 2014, when Serena Williams claimed a third straight trophy at the New York Slam.

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The 27-year-old narrowly avoided a Slam-less year, going without a trophy despite reaching both the Australian Open and French Open finals as well as the Wimbledon semifinals.

"I think because of the finals earlier this season, this one felt different," Sabalenka said. "All of those lessons are making me tougher, tougher, and tougher."

As for Anisimova, the US rising star added a new career-high WTA ranking alongside her second straight Grand Slam final appearance on her 2025 resume, rising to world No. 4 in Monday's update.

Also earning a noticeable bump on Monday was Japanese star Naomi Osaka, who clocked in at No. 14 after a stellar Grand Slam comeback run to the 2025 US Open semifinals.