ESPN host Cari Champion has announced her decision to leave ESPN after seven years. She will remain on-air through the end of January.
Champion joined ESPN in 2012 from the Tennis Channel. At ESPN, she's served as the host and moderator on First Take, a SportsCenter anchor and most recently as the host of Sports Nation and SportsCenter Coast to Coast.
"After consulting with mentors, family and friends, I have come to the decision that it’s time to leave ESPN," she wrote on Twitter. "Over the past 7 years, I’ve grown from hosting First Take to having my own show on SportsCenter, and experiencing so much more in between.