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Michele Tafoya doesn’t buy ESPN fired Sam Ponder over budget cuts
"They clearly wanted to find an off-ramp for Sam."
Mike Greenberg will replace Sam Ponder on ‘Sunday NFL Countdown’
Greeny and Laura Rutledge were considered the top candidates for the gig.
Why ESPN made a big mistake letting Robert Griffin III go
Sage Steele posts video in support of Sam Ponder after ESPN firing
"It's all going to come out, and I hope you're ready. She is a gem."
Did Robert Griffin III leave cryptic clue for ESPN firing on social media?
News of ESPN's firings of Robert Griffin III and Sam Ponder broke Thursday afternoon, but the former QB may have left a hint earlier.
Sam Ponder has unlikely ally in Dave Portnoy
"I’ve said this about Ponder, buried the axe, buried the hatchet; I have no champagne bottle for her."
Robert Griffin III, Sam Ponder recent social media activity questioned after ESPN firings
Griffin recently appeared to criticize Paul Finebaum, while Ponder weighed in on the Imane Khelif Olympic boxing controversy.
ESPN reportedly fires Robert Griffin III, Sam Ponder
The firings are reportedly due to budgetary issues.
Dan Orlovsky posts, deletes ‘Protect our daughters’ message during Olympic boxing firestorm
The post came after Pat McAfee took to ESPN airwaves to call Imane Khelif's win over Angela Carini "unfair" while incorrectly describing Khelif's gender.
Sam Ponder saved ‘Sunday NFL Countdown’ from unanimously getting their Cowboys-Packers picks wrong
Ponder was the only one of ESPN's pick-making panelists to choose the Packers.
Randy Moss and Alex Smith learned of their College Football Hall of Fame election on Sunday NFL Countdown
"Man, Marshall University, stand up! I'm in the Hall of Fame, man!"
Sam Ponder pushes back on Megan Rapinoe’s Sage Steele comments
"This is an attempt to silence good-faith discussion and debate."
ESPN’s Sam Ponder responds to Nancy Armour’s ‘bigotry’ accusation
Eventually, ESPN is going to have to say SOMETHING.
Nancy Armour: ESPN’s Sam Ponder dealing in ‘bigotry’ with women’s sports comments
"If Ponder truly wanted to champion women's sports, she's had ample opportunity. But she hasn't. Because this has nothing to do with 'fairness.'"
Growing number of ESPN hosts step into transgender athlete debate
ESPN's delicate dance in the political world is about to get tested again.
Sam Ponder brought to tears as she discussed Deshaun Watson on NFL Countdown: ‘A wolf in sheep’s clothing’
"We’re all flawed and we shouldn’t require more out of a ballplayer than we do ourselves. But this is about whether or not Deshaun Watson is a serial sexual abuser."
HBO’s Real Sports Barstool feature is about what you’d expect with no participation of external critics and harassment victims
There's not much to see here if you're familiar with the history of the site.
Sam Ponder and ESPN learned that Dr. Pepper doesn’t appreciate making fun of chest passes
You can mock chest passes, but you don't work for ESPN or Fox
ESPN employees reportedly attempted to petition against ‘Barstool Van Talk’
Sam Ponder was reportedly only one of a group of ESPN employees who opposed the Barstool partnership.
After Jenn Sterger’s sexual harassment allegations, old comments from ESPNers criticizing her surfaced
Sterger took exception to past comments about her from Sam Ponder and Sarah Spain.
ESPN cancels Barstool Van Talk after one episode, cites connections to Barstool’s content
Here’s the NSFW audio that prompted Sam Ponder to call out her new Barstool coworkers
Sam Ponder calls out Barstool Sports for past offensive comments with ESPN2 show debut nearing
Ponder pointed out offensive remarks despite calling out the wrong Barstool personality.
Sam Ponder opened up about replacing Chris Berman on Sunday NFL Countdown
Ponder talked about stepping into some big shoes at ESPN.