espnW Blog: Brandi Chastain
AP Photo/Bill WippertIf you ever wondered how a person goes from playground to reality show stardom (using that term loosely), it goes a little like this: I was playing basketball with a friend at about 4:30 one Monday afternoon when I got a call on my cell.
AP Photo/Kirsty WigglesworthSunday will showcase the finest football players from San Francisco and Baltimore, but these bay areas have harbored many impressive female athletes, too. San Fran has swimmer Summer Sanders, figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi, basketball player Jennifer Azzi and soccer star Brandi Chastain, to name a few.