Samantha Ponder (neé Steele) was born December 11, 1985 in Phoenix, Arizona. In 2009, she graduated from Liberty University, the private Christian college co-founded by evangelist Jerry Falwell.

Sage Steele said the world is going to see the true Samantha Ponder after ESPN fired the “Sunday NFL Countdown” host. The ...

Tensions continue to grow from bad to worse between Samantha Ponder and ESPN’s newest acquisition. Less than 12 hours after the first-year “Sunday NFL Countdown” host chided Barstool Sports ...

Longtime ESPN sportscaster Samantha Ponder first joined the network in 2011 and remained with the company until she was let ...

This is, and always was, about hate, fear and ignorance. ESPN’s Samantha Ponder is the latest to tell on herself, using a tweet by anti-trans activist Riley Gaines to "fight for the integrity of ...

Samantha Ponder came prepared for her return to Arizona for Super Bowl 57. Ponder, the host of ESPN’s “Sunday NFL Countdown,” grew up in central Phoenix. Obviously the show traveled to ...

According to a report from The Athletic, ESPN has taken the decision to dismiss Robert Griffin III and Samantha Ponder. Where motivations are concerned, it is understood that the decisions were ...

Sunday NFL Countdown will be missing two notable faces — host Samantha Ponder and analyst Robert Griffin III. Ponder, 38, and Griffin, 34, were reportedly fired by ESPN for financial reasons ...

Katrina Trinko is the editor-in-chief of The Daily Signal. Send an email to Katrina. Turns out defending women’s sports is a no-go if you want a long career at ESPN. Samantha Ponder, host of ...

ESPN has fired football analyst Robert Griffin III and host Samantha Ponder, a person familiar with the situation told CNN on Thursday. Both moves were business decisions, the source said.

“NFL Sunday Countdown” host Samantha Ponder and football analyst Robert Griffin III have been laid off by ESPN, according to a source familiar with the situation but not authorized to speak ...