The WNBA season is just getting started but we're a new crop of rising stars are already making a name for themselves, including Jade Melbourne of the Mystics.

Liberty and Lynx are neck and neck, while Aces struggle early and Mercury, Storm and Dream show early signs of promise.

Aaliyah Edwards made her season debut on Sunday, and the Washington Mystics have had chances to win every game.

Mercury head coach Nate Tibbetts emphasized how the team's defense was the X-factor in Sunday's win vs the Mystics.

Monique Akoa Makani scored 13 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter, and the Phoenix Mercury defeated the Washington Mystics 68-62 on Sunday. Phoenix took its final lead ...

Phoenix forced misses from the Mystics, who were forced to foul. Akoa Makani and Thomas each hit two free throws to ice the ...

Monique Akoa Makani canned a 3-pointer with 1:11 left Sunday to give the Phoenix Mercury the lead for good in a 68-62 win ...

Brittney Sykes and Aaliyah Edwards returned from injury absences, but Washington went the game’s final four minutes without a ...

Nneka Ogwumike scored 23 points, Erica Wheeler added season highs of 21 points and seven assists, and Seattle beat the Las Vegas Aces 102-82 on Sunday for the Storm’s ...

The Phoenix Mercury are back at PHX Arena. The Mercury (2-1) will face the Washington Mystics (2-2) at 3 p.m. MST on May 25 ...

The Washington Mystics are steering a wave of initial-season encouragement, inaugurating the 2025 WNBA season with a brave 94 ...

While the Phoenix Mercury ate their first loss of the year Friday night in Seattle, they look like one of the WNBA's most improved teams.