9 9 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁that ▁st int ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁similar ▁role ▁at ▁W B NS - TV ▁in ▁Columb us , ▁O H ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁week end ▁sports ▁anchor ▁for ▁W T IC - TV ▁in ▁Hart ford , ▁CT ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁He ▁started ▁his ▁sports ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁at ▁W Y MT - TV ▁in ▁Haz ard , ▁Kentucky . ▁ ▁C raw ford ▁made ▁three ▁appearances ▁as ▁a ▁minor ▁league ▁baseball ▁pitch er ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁splitting ▁time ▁between ▁two ▁independent ▁teams , ▁the ▁St . ▁Paul ▁Sain ts ▁and ▁the ▁Long ▁Beach ▁Arm ada . ▁He ▁registered ▁ad ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 . 2 5 ▁E RA , ▁and ▁in ▁his ▁final ▁out ing , ▁C raw ford ▁threw ▁two ▁hit less ▁inn ings , ▁striking ▁out ▁each ▁batter ▁he ▁faced ▁using ▁a ▁change - up ▁that ▁reached ▁a ▁top ▁speed ▁of ▁ 6 2   m ph , ▁while ▁his ▁fast ball ▁was ▁recorded ▁at ▁ 9 3   m ph . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 1 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁via ▁Twitter ▁that ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁C raw ford ▁will ▁co - anchor ▁Sports Center ▁in ▁the ▁no on ▁to ▁ 3 : 0 0 PM ▁Est ▁slot ▁with ▁Chris