Tis’ the season of giving! Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy gifted $60,000 to save a struggling veteran-owned Baltimore pizzeria from permanently closing as customers have since flooded the store with orders. Portnoy was traveling to Maryland for the Army-Navy football in mid-December when he made a pit stop at TinyBrickOven in the Federal Hill neighborhood … Read more
Dave Portnoy addressed backlash and rumors that he forced Grace O’Malley out of Barstool Sports after the comedian left the company on Tuesday. O’Malley, who was cohost of the “PlanBri Uncut” podcast alongside Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia since 2022, left the company after the pair recently ended their 20-year friendship following LaPaglia’s decision to end their … Read more
Dave Portnoy’s unique setup with his estranged wife is the talk of the internet. The Barstool Sports founder revealed in an interview with Sage Steele at the end of November that he still shares a bank account with his wife Renee, with whom he split with in 2017 but never formally got divorced from. Portnoy, … Read more
Dave Portnoy can’t stop thinking about Friday night’s fight — both admiringly and begrudgingly. “It was the greatest … I called it con-job marketing, but I would do it if I were either of them, Barstool’s founder said on an episode of the “BFFs” podcast released Wednesday. “Jake got $40 million, Tyson got $20 million. … Read more
The end of a podcast era is upon us. Dave Portnoy will be leaving Barstool Sports’ “BFFs” podcast at year’s end, leaving the show to co-hosts Brianna LaPaglia and Josh Richards, he confirmed on the “Unnamed Show” on Thursday. “They show me the topics when I go in there, I haven’t done any research, and … Read more
Dave Portnoy said he would “come back spitting bars twice as hot” after his first diss track about Zach Bryan was taken down due to copyright issues, and he delivered. Following the release of “Smallest Man,” the Barstool Sports founder dropped another song about the country singer after his messy split with Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia — … Read more
The BFFs versus Zach Bryan war took another wild turn on Friday. If you haven’t been following the drama, Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy dropped a scathing diss track Wednesday with Barstool personality Josh Richards about the country singer after his split from Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia. Portnoy, Richards and LaPaglia host Barstool’s “BFFs” podcast. They … Read more
Dave Portnoy is relieved a partnership with Bill Belichick didn’t end up working out. In addition to his appearances on Omaha Productions’ “ManningCast” with Peyton and Eli Manning and “The Pat McAfee Show,” Belichick has a show on SiriusXM, another one with Underdog Fantasy and is a panelist on “Inside the NFL” on The CW. … Read more
Dave Portnoy’s war of words with Zach Bryan is just getting started. The Barstool Sports founder said there’s more to come after his diss track about Bryan was taken down due to copyright issues on Wednesday. Portnoy dropped a scathing song, “Smallest Man,” with Barstool personality Josh Richards, which took aim at Bryan after the … Read more
Dave Portnoy escalated his feud with “lyin’ Zach Bryan” after the country singer’s messy split with Barstool podcast host Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia. Portnoy dropped a five-minute diss track Wednesday with Barstool personality Josh Richards — in which he calls Bryan “ugly” and a “b–ch” and accuses him of cheating — entitled “Smallest Man,” which is … Read more
Be like Taylor Swift. Cultivate friendships with people outside of your ideological circle — and keep them. Last week she wrote self-professed Swiftie Dave Portnoy a thank-you note for always having her back. And it was hand-delivered by her brother to the Barstool Sports honcho at her Miami concert. Nice gesture, right? Nope. As with … Read more
Dave Portnoy has got Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia’s back. In the wake of LaPaglia’s stunning split from country singer Zach Bryan — who confirmed their breakup Tuesday — Barstool Sports founder Portnoy took to X and shared the cutting Taylor Swift track, “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived.” “Dedicating this to @BChickenfry,” Portnoy, a dedicated Swiftie, … Read more
Don’t worry Swifties, Dave Portnoy wasn’t ghosted by Taylor Swift. The Barstool Sports founder declared on the “BFFs” podcast that Swift’s team had been ghosting him ahead of her upcoming shows of her Eras Tour on Oct. 18, Oct. 19 and Oct. 20 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. However, just minutes after Barstool … Read more
It’s getting late early in New England. At least according to Dave Portnoy. The Barstool Sports founder and avid Patriots fan was not thrilled with the team’s performance on Thursday night against the rival Jets — which ended in a 24-3 Gang Green win at MetLife Stadium. The Jets crushed the Drake Maye and the … Read more
Do not refer to this Chicago sports radio personality and columnist by his last name under any circumstances. Dan Bernstein now has a target on his back after Stoolies took exception to a radio interaction he had with Barstool Eddie, who referred to him as “Bernstein.” Eddie hosted the four-hour afternoon drive radio show last … Read more
He’s still got some bite in him. Barstool Sports boss Dave Portnoy is once again highlighting small local businesses with his One Bite Pizza Festival — despite the controversy surrounding it last year. It’s the second outing for the annual fest, which will take place Saturday at Randall’s Island Park. Some 10,000 slice-lovers are expected to attend. “It’s … Read more
Dave Portnoy is not going to lose sleep over Dan Rapaport leaving Barstool Sports. Rapaport announced Thursday that he was leaving the outlet, and Portnoy reacted to the news on the “Unnamed Show” with co-hosts Kirk Minihane and Ryan Whitney. Minihane asked Portnoy about comments Rapaport, who joined Barstool two years ago from Golf Digest, … Read more
Everybody knows the rules. Dave Portnoy of Barstool Sports recently dished on his three favorite NYC slices of pizza — admittedly going to war with the public over his holy trinity. “I don’t want to cause a fistfight,” the sports guru and famed pizza reviewer turned philanthropist told Bilt Rewards CEO Ankur Jain. “John’s of … Read more
If you expected Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy to be popping a bottle of champagne over the news that Sam Ponder was fired from ESPN, guess again. The sports media personality took to social media to react to the news that Ponder and former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III were let go by the Worldwide … Read more
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy is sharing his cancer prevention journey with the world. Portnoy, 47, had a colonoscopy on July 31 and documented the experience on social media for his fans. The CEO announced in a video on X, formerly Twitter, on July 29 that he was preparing for the procedure in Boston, as … Read more