The 2025 WNBA season is officially underway, as games have begun to ramp up over the last several days. One of this weekend’s top games will be between the 1-0 Phoenix Mercury and 0-1 Seattle Storm. Fans looking to watch the Mercury and Sun can do so on Fubo, who’s offering a free trial to new subscribers.

The Dallas Wings fought back late in the first half and in the third quarter, but it was not enough to overcome Seattle Storm's Nneka Ogwumike and Skylar Diggins' hot shooting in the second half. The team lost 71-79 to the Storm Monday night.

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With their season opener five days away, the Storm set their roster for the 2025 season by waiving three players.

The newly named “BECU Storm Center for Basketball Performance” is a first in women’s sports, marking the first time an independently owned WNBA team has secured a naming rights partner for a dedicated performance center.

Nneka Ogwumike scored 23 points and grabbed 19 rebounds and Skylar Diggins scored 21 points and distributed nine assists and Seattle held off Dallas in the second half to beat the Wings 79-71

Former Stanford stars Kris Bubic and Nneka Obwumike had huge games for the Kansas City Royals and Seattle Storm on Monday night.

Rookie Paige Bueckers led the Wings with 19 points in the loss but looked more comfortable with the speed and physicality of the game than in her WNBA debut.