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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. 

Napheesa Collier reinforces status as WNBA's best player

For the past year, Napheesa Collier has been on a mission to prove she's the best women's basketball player in the world. 

Five takeaways from first half of WNBA season

The WNBA All-Star Game is scheduled for Saturday in Indianapolis, marking the midway point of the 2025 WNBA season. Here are five takeaways from the first half.

Bill Belichick has adapted to recruiting just fine with North Carolina

One of the big question marks about Bill Belichick when he took the head-coaching job at North Carolina was, how would he do on the recruiting trail.

Five predictions for Big Ten football in 2025 season

Looking ahead to the 2025 Big Ten football season, here are five predictions.

Former player teases potential coaching return of Nick Saban

Could one of the great head coaches in college football history be considering a return to the sidelines?

Caitlin Clark looks more like herself in Fever win over Wings, Paige Bueckers

Clark hasn't looked like herself since her return from injury, but in Sunday's 102-83 win by the Indiana Fever over the Dallas Wings, she took a big step in the right direction.

Will third-year magic translate to Nebraska for Matt Rhule? 

Matt Rhule is entering his third season as Nebraska football head coach, and with his track record at Baylor and Temple, expectations are high. 

Caitlin Clark's return from injury was disappointing but encouraging

Indiana Fever fans were surely hoping for a different result than the 80-61 loss suffered at the hands of the Golden State Valkyries on Wednesday.

Caitlin Clark discusses return to lineup after injury absence

A smiling Caitlin Clark talked to reporters on Tuesday about how it would feel to return against the Golden State Valkyries on Wednesday, which is now expected.

Weekly WNBA takeaways: Seattle Storm are rising

The Indiana Fever might have won a trophy on Tuesday, but nobody had a better week in the WNBA than the Seattle Storm.

Angel Reese earns some redemption with WNBA All-Star selection

Reese, the seventh overall pick of the Chicago Sky in the 2024 WNBA Draft, is the only player in league history to average a double-double.

College football fan proposes genius trade between conferences

When it comes to college football realignment, there are a lot of things that don't make sense. One fan proposed a trade between conference that would help restore at least a bit of sanity to the realignment chaos.

Syracuse pulls off recruiting stunner by landing five-star WR over Michigan

College football recruiting is getting crazier by the day.

Five quarterbacks who will define 2025 college football season

The 2025 college football season could be one of the most wide-open fields in recent memory, at least in terms of national championship contenders.

Three takeaways from Indiana Fever's dominant Commissioner's Cup win

It turns out that the Indiana Fever didn't need Caitlin Clark after all, at least not to beat the Minnesota Lynx in the championship game of the WNBA's Commissioner's Cup.

Caitlin Clark is still not respected by her WNBA peers

Clark has more than lived up to the hype as the No. 1 pick coming out of Iowa in the 2024 WNBA Draft. She finished fourth in the MVP voting as a rookie, as well as being named an All-Star.

Weekly WNBA takeaways: Caitlin Clark missed; Valkyries keep surprising

For the second time this season, Clark has missed multiple games due to injury. 

Mercury can't be ignored as WNBA title contenders

It's time to acknowledge the Phoenix Mercury as legitimate contenders for the WNBA championship.

Caitlin Clark injury puts dream matchup vs. Paige Bueckers in jeopardy

For the second time this season, Caitlin Clark will miss time due to injury.

One of these four teams will win the SEC championship in 2025

The college football season is right around the corner. That makes it the perfect time for preseason prognostications. Looking at the SEC, the race for the conference championship should be one of the most interesting in college football.

Caitlin Clark suffering through worst shooting slump of her career

The Indiana Fever got an important win on Tuesday night, despite getting just six points from Caitlin Clark.

Weekly WNBA takeaways: It's time to take the Mercury seriously 

It was a consequential week in the WNBA. The Commissioner's Cup finalists were decided, plus the Phoenix Mercury announced themselves as a team to watch.

Aces' A'ja Wilson sends a message in win over Caitlin Clark, Fever

For the second game in a row, the Indiana Fever squandered a double-digit lead and lost a game in which Caitlin Clark was ice cold.

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.