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Cari Champion
Co-Anchor, "SportsCenter," ESPN
Cari Champion is co-anchor of the noon, coast-to-coast edition of “SportsCenter,” ESPN’s flagship daily sports news studio show. She also hosts “Be Honest with Cari Champion,” a podcast with espnW that looks at the world of sports and pop culture with outspoken guests. Champion was originally named a “SportsCenter” anchor in 2015; previously, she co-hosted ESPN’s “SportsNation,” and ESPN2’s “First Take.” Prior to joining ESPN in 2012, she was an anchor and courtside reporter at the Tennis Channel and an entertainment and lifestyle reporter for “The Insider,” “Hollywood 411,” and Starz Entertainment. Champion has also worked as a broadcast journalist and host for ABC, CBS, NBC, and other cable networks.
Previously
![How Sports Solve All the World’s Problems](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/nullfcbc510f-7351-40ac-a300-86800ac3913b/48144845327_d3b726b258_h.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=86%2C173%2C1325%2C747&w=400)
Pick your issue: academic achievement, drug use, female empowerment, race relations, obesity, mental health, medical costs. Engaging young people in sports can help communitie...
![Big Data, Biomechanics, and the New Science Behind Personalized Training](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null363614dc-e214-4c3e-983c-0371670a0770/48128089137_bf8234747c_h.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C122%2C1600%2C901&w=400)
With advances in testing and technology, the world of professional sports is beginning to use data to evaluate athlete health and to predict — and ideally, prevent — injury. E...
![Tackling Glass Ceilings: Football’s Female Phenoms](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null3565fd6f-ae3f-4450-ab58-c7cb2df750ae/48127700327_ee14f6d1f7_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C67%2C4000%2C2252&w=400)
The NFL was long-considered the final frontier for women in sports. But with landmark hirings of women in the league, is the playing field finally starting to even out? Two tr...
Resources
On Being a Woman in the World of Sports