Once Cari Champion decided on sports, she moved to score big. Not as an athlete, though. "I ran short hurdles, and I wasn't great," she says. "I did it because sports were always part of my life." Today, it's safe to say they are her life. A rising star at ESPN, Champion is one of the first African-American female anchors of SportsCenter. Newly based in L.A., where she grew up, she covers everything from golf to basketball but calls tennis her "heart," modeling her broadcasting career after her ...
Once Cari Champion decided on sports, she moved to score big. Not as an athlete, though. "I ran short hurdles, and I wasn't great," she says. "I did it because sports were always part of my life." Today, it's safe to say they are her life. A rising star at ESPN, Champion is one of the first African-American female anchors of SportsCenter. Newly based in L.A., where she grew up, she covers everything from golf to basketball but calls tennis her "heart," modeling her broadcasting career after her ...
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