We would like to go on the record and state that we are big fans of Cari Champion. She made it through the “First Take” fire unscathed and now hosts the Coast-To-Coast edition of SportsCenter everyday at noon. She happens to be a really good anchor, has a great personality, and did we mention she survived Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith hell?
So we lean toward the side of forgiveness when Champion makes a slight error. We understand that live TV is tough, especially when names are similar. When all you have been talking about is Kobe Bryant for the last 48 hours, mentioning somebody else gets confusing.