Dave Portnoy personally hires Ben Mintz after Penn Entertainment fired Mintz from Barstool for reading racial slur
"For you to basically create a new position for me, it honestly means the world to me."
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Defector Media’s Laura Wagner joins the Washington Post
"Laura will cover the rapidly changing digital media industry."
FBI raid of former Deadspin editor Timothy Burke’s home reportedly linked to Tucker Carlson, Fox News
Burke declined comment to the Tampa Bay Times about the report.
Tributes pour in for long-time Philadelphia high school sports reporter Ted Silary, dead at 72
"Not sure anyone covered anything the way Ted Silary covered high school sports here."
Tampa City Council member says FBI raid of husband Timothy Burke relates to his “work as a journalist”
Burke's wife, Lynn Hurtak, told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that the search warrant executed on Monday was "solely related to my husband's work as a journalist."
Jomboy Media reportedly laid off 10% of staff
Even with “economic headwinds” swirling, the Bronx-based content creator remains confident in exceeding last year’s revenue.
FBI raids home of former Deadspin editor Timothy Burke, seizes computers & video devices
Burke told the Times he wasn’t certain why the agents came to his house.
Trevor Bauer drops appeal of Deadspin lawsuit, with both sides paying own legal fees
A judge ruled in Deadspin's favor in March, throwing out this lawsuit. Bauer initially appealed that ruling, but has now dropped that appeal.
Pat McAfee files motion to dismiss Brett Favre’s amended defamation lawsuit
"In meritless cases like this one, there is a powerful interest in ensuring free speech is not unduly burdened by the necessity of defending against expensive, baseless litigation."
Despite layoffs, ESPN would reportedly still negotiate for The Pat McAfee Show ‘if it makes financial sense’
"McAfee's kinda a wild card in terms of what he'll do and so there's no telling of what exactly he'll do."
Nate Silver says Disney layoffs have ‘substantially impacted’ FiveThirtyEight, and he expects he’ll be leaving
"My contract is up soon and I expect that I'll be leaving at the end of it."
Vox Media gets hilariously ratioed for asking for donations after all their SB Nation cuts and layoffs
"The world has changed a lot, but we've held tight to our mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it."
Trevor Bauer appeals dismissal of defamation case against Deadspin
Trevor Bauer is appealing a judge's dismissal of his defamation lawsuit against Deadspin.
