Dave Portnoy is not happy with Barstool Sports’ New York City employees. As the media company continues to lean into live-streamed content from its employees, Barstool’s Chris Klemmer took on a challenge to stay in solitary confinement for 100 hours in the New York City office’s basement with no connection to the outside world. But … Read more
When the Mean Girls left Barstool Sports last fall, some speculated a controversy with the founder, Dave Portnoy, reached its breaking point. That wasn’t the case for Alex Bennett and Jordyn Woodruff, the hosts of the “Mean Girl” podcast, which offers a candid and humorous perspective on topics such as sex, friendship, mental health and navigating city … Read more
Miss Peaches, a six-year-old American pit bull, stole the heart of Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy and is rapidly capturing the adoration of social media users around the world. “Miss Peaches is an angel,” Portnoy told the “Fox & Friends” co-hosts Thursday morning as his grey and brown pooch sat perched in his lap. “She’s the sweetest … Read more
Notre Dame took two big jabs Wednesday from two major sports media names after the College Football Playoff officially expanded to 12 teams for the 2024-25 season. On ESPN’s “First Take,” Stephen A. Smith, Paul Finebaum and Chris Russo tackled the topic that grants the five highest-ranked conference champions automatic bids to the CFP, with … Read more
The Barstool Sports radio drama seems far from over. Barstool personality Keely Keegs had enough of the narrative that she doesn’t know the content that Barstool Radio should be covering — specifically the drama that goes on at Barstool — and tried to take the show rogue with co-host Francis Ellis and make it their … Read more
Dave Portnoy had enough. Taking to his X account, the Barstool Sports founder pulled the plug on Barstool Radio on Monday, and explained that he wasn’t happy with hosts Kelly Keegs and Francis Ellis. Now, he’s replacing — at least part-time — the pair with himself and fellow Barstool personalities, Kirk Minihane and and Ryan Whitney. … Read more
The BFFs were at a crossroads after the internet turned on Dave Portnoy. The Barstool Sports founder claimed he was getting “attacked” on social media by some fans who were asking questions about his “BFFs” podcast host Brianna Chickenfry and her boyfriend, country singer Zach Bryan, during the Golden Globes on Sunday. “Apparently at the … Read more
A new era is looming at Barstool Sports. The Post has learned that Erika Ayers is leaving her role as CEO. Ayers (nee Nardini), 48, began at Barstool in 2016, shortly after it was acquired by The Chernin Group for $15 million, leading the company through enormous personnel, revenue and relevance expansion that saw it … Read more
A beloved pizza joint in Elizabeth, N.J., caught fire on Saturday morning, and Dave Portnoy wants to step in. The Barstool Sports founder took to social media in support of Santillo’s Brick Oven Pizza, saying he “will be there.” “I’m aware that Al Santilllo’s had a fire this morning,” Portnoy wrote on X that featured … Read more
Popular Barstool Sports host Frank “the Tank” Fleming reached a major milestone in his weight loss journey. Fleming posted a video on X on Tuesday saying that he weighed in at under 350 pounds for the first time in more than 20 years, from a previous peak of over 500 pounds. “I’ve been making some … Read more
Dave Portnoy has Taylor Swift’s back. The Barstool Sports founder, who is a well-known Swiftie, unleashed a savage rant on Kim Kardashian after Swift rehashed their past feud in a recent cover interview with TIME as their 2023 Person of the Year. “Oh yeah, I had her back in the whole Kanye [West] thing,” Portnoy … Read more
Dave Portnoy has narrowed down his hiring pool. The Barstool Sports head vowed this week to not hire applicants from Harvard, MIT and Penn after seeing congressional testimony from the schools’ presidents after they offered excuses and cited free speech amid antisemitic demonstrations on their campuses. “This video has made me so irate I need … Read more
Dave Portnoy shared his side of his breakup with Silvana Mojica. The Barstool Sports founder revealed this week on his “BFFs” podcast why he broke up with his girlfriend of three years, seemingly shouldering most of the blame for the end of the relationship. “I guess you get to a point where you think maybe … Read more
If the Stoolies existed in 1963, they might’ve solved the JFK assassination. The ardent fans of Barstool Sports have identified two cases in which they believe Connor Stalions appeared in videos featuring company founder and Michigan alum Dave Portnoy. Stalions, a former marine, resigned from the Michigan football program after he was accused of being … Read more
Dave Portnoy had a slight clarification on Tiko Texas’ claim that she was laid off from Barstool Sports. Two weeks ago, Portnoy appeared on Barstool’s “Plan Bri Uncut” podcast with Brianna Chickenfry, and talked about the time he went to see Tiko perform at (or around) South by Southwest in 2016. When Portnoy said that … Read more
Dave Portnoy is not letting the Mad Dog off the hook. On his SiriusXM radio show earlier this week, Chris Russo vowed to retire if the Diamondbacks erased a 3-2 deficit in the best-of-seven NLCS by winning two games on the road in Philadelphia. The Diamondbacks did just that, but Russo is walking back the … Read more
Dave Portnoy was left speechless after seeing Taylor Swift and Brittany Mahomes’ handshake during the Chiefs-Chargers game on Sunday. The Barstool Sports founder, who’s shared his thoughts about Swift’s romance with Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce on X, weighed in on the moment when CBS cameras captured the singer celebrating with Patrick Mahomes’ wife. “I … Read more
Dave Portnoy and Aryna Sabalenka are continuing to form the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Sabalenka had invited Portnoy to sit in her coach’s box for her U.S. Open finals match against Coco Gauff last month, but the Barstool Sports founder had a prior commitment and could not be in two places at once. Nevertheless, … Read more
Dave Portnoy is calling out the NFL for having a crush on Taylor Swift. The Barstool Sports founder fired off a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter) as Swift’s presence at the Chiefs-Jets game in support of Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce stole the “Sunday Night Football” spotlight. “This is nuts,” Portnoy wrote. … Read more
Add this spicy new chapter to the Burn Book. After Dave Portnoy revealed that he did not renew the contracts for Alex Bennett and Jordyn Woodruff, who host the “Mean Girls” podcast, he claimed on Tuesday’s installment of the “Barstool Rundown” that the pair were pushed out of the company by fellow on-air talent, Kelly … Read more