Barstool sells minority stake to casino group Penn National in a deal valuing them at $450 million
After a few weeks of rumors, a deal is finally official.
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With Barstool in “advanced talks” to sell to Penn National Gaming, Dave Portnoy says “We continue to speak or have spoken with everyone”
"I think that if we aligned ourselves with one company with a shared vision that company would have an extraordinary advantage in the race to becoming the leading gambling company in the United States."
Patrick Reed’s caddie fight results in Barstool and ESPN golf writers sniping over accreditation
A real-life altercation led to a Twitter-life altercation.
Barstool Sports nearly sponsored Mobile, Alabama bowl game
ESPN wasn't keen on broadcasting a Barstool-sponsored bowl game.
Spotify is latest media company to ramp up focus on sports podcasting world
Spotify will look to compete with the likes of ESPN, Barstool, The Ringer, The Athletic, and more...
Kirk Minihane: ‘My days at Barstool are over, it seems’
"My days at Barstool are over, it seems. I’d be stunned if it isn’t."
Barstool’s Rough N’ Rowdy show suffers technical difficulties, then incurs booing at arena when fights were delayed to try and fix issues
After a half hour delay, the start was broadcast on Periscope until the problem was fixed.
Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy: Roger Goodell clown shirt designers “didn’t even have the balls to tell me they issued this lawsuit”
"We’ve done probably 5-10 more designs in the past couple years with them. I have tons of DM’s. Guess how many times they complained? Zero. They’ve been happy as pigs and shit. They didn’t even have the balls to tell me they issued this lawsuit."
Barstool Sports fires Francis Ellis over a since-deleted post about missing college student
The post was deleted after a suspect was arrested and charged with the woman's murder.
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.
Somerville, MA mayor Joseph Curtatone sues Kirk Minihane and Barstool Sports over Minihane “impersonating a Boston Globe reporter”
Curtatone's claim comes under the Massachusetts Wiretapping Statute.
Barstool Sports knows exactly what it’s doing by going on HBO Real Sports
Kirk Minihane is joining Barstool Sports
Minihane will explain more about his move to Barstool on Friday morning.
Julie Stewart-Binks on how comedy led her back to sports: “I just started to go through the doors that were opened.”
"As soon as I got back in front of the camera or behind the mic, my confidence in myself and my ability to listen and perform...people came up to me and messaged me like 'Wow, you just seem way more in control of who you are and you seem more confident.' It's honestly all because of the improv and stand-up."
Luminary’s bid to become ‘the Netflix of podcasts’ is off to a rough start as content providers like ESPN & Barstool opt out
Luminary's subscription fee plans, anti-advertising tweet, and (since-changed) podcast distribution practices have all drawn blowback.
