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Chris Peterson

Chris is a sports fanatic with 20 years of sports writing experience. His work has been featured on Bleacher Report, FanSided and Yardbarker. He’s covered the NFL, high school sports and everything in between. 

One of these four teams will win the Big Ten championship in 2025

Big Ten teams want to win the Big Ten, and one of these four teams will walk away with the trophy in 2025.

Caitlin Clark has rare dud in Fever's surprising loss to Valkyries

Caitlin Clark didn't make a three-point field goal and had one of the worst shooting performances of her career in the Fever's surprising 88-77 defeat to the Golden State Valkyries on Thursday night.

Fever, Caitlin Clark in Commissioner's Cup final creates dream matchup for WNBA 

The WNBA couldn't have scripted things any better on Tuesday night. 

Weekly WNBA takeaways: Caitlin Clark returned just in time

What a week it was in the WNBA. Not only did Caitlin Clark make a triumphant return from injury, but both of the WNBA's unbeaten teams were knocked off. 

Geno Auriemma's Caitlin Clark take looks like an all-time freezing cold take

Geno Auriemma is one of the most well-known people in women's basketball, but that doesn't make his freezing-cold take about Caitlin Clark from 2024 any better.

Caitlin Clark effect leads Fever to defining win over Liberty 

The Indiana Fever might have a 5-5 record, but they looked like the best team in the WNBA on Saturday in a 102-88 win over the undefeated New York Liberty.

Why Vikings passed on Sam Darnold, Aaron Rodgers for J.J. McCarthy

It has been an interesting offseason for the Vikings, especially at the quarterback position.

Paige Bueckers' historic performance had Mercury calling out WNBA

Paige Bueckers made WNBA history on Wednesday night, tying Caitlin Clark's rookie scoring record of 35 points. The attention garnered by the performance, which came in a losing effort, left her opponent feeling overlooked.

Wings' Paige Buckers sets new career-high in Caitlin Clark-esque performance

Paige Bueckers made her much-anticipated return from a concussion on Wednesday night.

Angel Reese is a bright spot for the Sky, even in blowout loss

Things went about as expected on Tuesday night as the New York Liberty, one of the best teams in the WNBA, hosted the Chicago Sky, one of the worst.

Chicago Sky have a lot of problems and Angel Reese is a big one

The WNBA season has not gone as expected for the Chicago Sky.

Weekly WNBA takeaways: Napheesa Collier is the world's best player

It was another week without Caitlin Clark, as the WNBA's brightest star was sidelined for two more games, but there was still plenty to take away from the past seven days in the league.

When Caitlin Clark returns, Indiana Fever will take off 

We don't know exactly when Caitlin Clark will come back, but when she does, the Indiana Fever will take off. 

Five reasons why Fever, WNBA desperately need Caitlin Clark back

The Indiana Fever play the Chicago Sky on Saturday, but instead of WNBA fans getting another dose of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, Clark will miss her fourth consecutive game.

Five college football teams that will surpass 2025 win projections

With the strength of college football conferences such as the Big Ten or SEC, predicting win totals has become more difficult than ever. Much of it has also become predicated on schedules. It doesn't always matter how good you are, although being good helps.

Five takeaways from second full week in WNBA

The second full week of the WNBA season concluded on Sunday night with the opening round of games in the Commissioner's Cup.

Caitlin Clark's value to Fever apparent in back-to-back losses

It was clear before her injury that Caitlin Clark was one of the most valuable players in the WNBA.

One of these five teams will win the 2025-26 CFP National Championship

It's not that hard to predict the national title contenders for college football this season, and one of these five teams will wind up hoisting the trophy.

Four WNBA offseason moves that have paid huge dividends 

We are less than two full weeks into the 2025 WNBA season, and already things are taking shape. 

Seven things we learned from WNBA's first full week

There are two undefeated teams, the New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx, while the Chicago Sky, Connecticut Sun and Dallas Wings are still winless.

Common sense in regard to College Football Playoff was short-lived 

Just because one common-sense decision was made doesn't mean that common sense is coming to college football.

Liberty still look like WNBA's team to beat after another blowout win

Not only is New York the best team in the WNBA. It's also the deepest. 

Comparing Paige Bueckers' first three games to Caitlin Clark's

Clark and Bueckers are different players. Their stat lines will always be a little different, but if you measure the first three games of their WNBA careers at least, their impact is eerily similar.

Caitlin Clark reaches four more WNBA milestones, but Fever have work to do 

Tuesday's loss, records included, was a reminder that there is work to do.