Sports Fan at Heart

A Seattle native and three-time lettered athlete in basketball, track, and volleyball, Thompson graduated from the University of California–Santa Barbara with a Bachelor of Arts degree in law and society. Her passion for sports runs in the family, as her brother Tyson played baseball at Washington State.

After graduating, Thompson relocated to Los Angeles to accept an HR position at FOX Sports. But her passion for sports quickly pulled her in another direction. She spent her evenings in the network’s highlights department, sharpening her skills by cutting and organizing game clips and logging video tape. In 2007, she transitioned to a production assistant role at FOX Sports Net Rocky Mountain, taking the next step on a career path that would steadily grow and evolve.

While in Denver, Thompson received her first on-air opportunity as a fill-in host for the channel’s Saturday evening Colorado Rockies all-access show. Her natural ease in front of the camera caught the attention of FOX executives and soon led to a regular hosting role on the network’s nationally syndicated program, Best Damn Sports Show Period, filmed in Los Angeles. Thompson spent two years on the show while also appearing as a sideline reporter for both FOX NFL and the Big Ten Network.

In 2010, Thompson departed FOX Sports to broaden her career across multiple platforms, taking on hosting roles at both Versus and Yahoo! Sports. At Versus, she anchored NHL studio coverage, while at Yahoo, she produced web videos and led the site’s coverage of major events including the 2010 Winter Olympics, FIFA World Cup, Super Bowl XLV and the BCS National Championship. Her success across those roles led her to ESPN in August 2011, where she was named one of the hosts of the network’s newly launched afternoon show, Numbers Never Lie.

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