Barstool Sports
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Barstool Sports is an American blog website and digital media company headquartered in Chicago that publishes sports journalism and pop culture-related content. It is owned by Dave Portnoy, who founded the company in 2003 in Milton, Massachusetts.
Infobox
Type of site
Blog
Founded
September 2003; 22 years ago (September 2003)Milton, Massachusetts
Headquarters
Chicago, IL
Country of origin
United States
Owner
Dave Portnoy
Founder
Dave Portnoy
URL
barstoolsports.com
Tables
· Charitable work
| Police | |
| Veterans | |
| Other |
· Charitable work
November 2012 (Veterans Day)
November 2012 (Veterans Day)
Date
November 2012 (Veterans Day)
Beneficiary
Purchase wheelchair for U.S. Army medic who had lost limbs in Afghanistan
Donations from Merchandise Sales
$15,000
Total Donated
$15,000
2013
2013
Date
2013
Beneficiary
Victims of the Boston Marathon bombing
Donations from Merchandise Sales
$240,000
Total Donated
$240,000
April 2017
April 2017
Date
April 2017
Beneficiary
Justin J. Watt Foundation
Other
$55,000 from Pardon My Take listeners, $10,000 from Pat McAfee
Total Donated
$65,000
July 2018
July 2018
Date
July 2018
Beneficiary
Family of Weymouth, Massachusetts police officer Michael Chesna
Donations from Merchandise Sales
$149,461
Total Donated
$149,461
November 2019 (Veterans Day)
November 2019 (Veterans Day)
Date
November 2019 (Veterans Day)
Beneficiary
Veterans with mental health needs
Donations from Merchandise Sales
$91,000
Donation from Portnoy
$91,000
Total Donated
$182,000
October 2022
October 2022
Date
October 2022
Beneficiary
Family of Bristol police officers Dustin DeMonte and Alex Hamzy
Donations from Merchandise Sales
~$100,000
Total Donated
~$100,000
February 2024
February 2024
Date
February 2024
Beneficiary
LifeLine Animal Project
Donations from Merchandise Sales
$277,000
Total Donated
$277,000
March 2024
March 2024
Date
March 2024
Beneficiary
Family of NYPD officer Jonathan Diller
Donations from Merchandise Sales
$750,000
Donation from Portnoy
$750,000
Total Donated
$1,500,000
April 2024
April 2024
Date
April 2024
Beneficiary
Family of Onondaga County Sheriff Lt. Michael Hoosock
Donations from Merchandise Sales
$200,000
Donation from Portnoy
$300,000
Other
$100,000 from Dana White
Total Donated
$600,000
| Date | Beneficiary | Donations from Merchandise Sales | Donation from Portnoy | Other | Total Donated | References |
| November 2012 (Veterans Day) | Purchase wheelchair for U.S. Army medic who had lost limbs in Afghanistan | $15,000 | $15,000 | |||
| 2013 | Victims of the Boston Marathon bombing | $240,000 | $240,000 | |||
| April 2017 | Justin J. Watt Foundation | $55,000 from Pardon My Take listeners, $10,000 from Pat McAfee | $65,000 | |||
| July 2018 | Family of Weymouth, Massachusetts police officer Michael Chesna | $149,461 | $149,461 | |||
| November 2019 (Veterans Day) | Veterans with mental health needs | $91,000 | $91,000 | $182,000 | ||
| October 2022 | Family of Bristol police officers Dustin DeMonte and Alex Hamzy | ~$100,000 | ~$100,000 | |||
| February 2024 | LifeLine Animal Project | $277,000 | $277,000 | |||
| March 2024 | Family of NYPD officer Jonathan Diller | $750,000 | $750,000 | $1,500,000 | ||
| April 2024 | Family of Onondaga County Sheriff Lt. Michael Hoosock | $200,000 | $300,000 | $100,000 from Dana White | $600,000 |
References
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- Entrepreneurhttp://www.entrepreneur.com/article/229401-1
- "Barstool founder defends posting naked photos of Tom Brady's son"http://boston.cbslocal.com/2011/08/12/barstool-founder-defends-posting-naked-photos-of-tom-bradys-son/
- The Huffington Posthttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/22/barstool-sports-rape-joke-_n_1293328.html
- The New Hampshirehttps://web.archive.org/web/20140221174213/http://www.tnhonline.com/editorial-knockout-barstool-1.2778521
- The Boston Globehttps://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2012/02/12/barstool-podium/vh8lAlHxgfd9B4p4A8XwdN/story.html
- The Huntington Newshttps://huntnewsnu.com/2012/02/knockout-barstool-protest/
- Eater Bostonhttp://boston.eater.com/archives/2012/03/30/controversial-blackout-parties-flee-boston.php
- ABC Newshttps://abcnews.go.com/US/blackout-parties-bring-alcohol-poisoning-unruly-crowds-college/story?id=16041033
- Boston Heraldhttp://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2012/02/mayor_menino_not_taking_%E2%80%98blackout%E2%80%99_bashes_lightly
- Boston Heraldhttp://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2012/03/barstool_%E2%80%9Cblackout%E2%80%9D_parties_leaving_boston_founder_says
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2016/digital/news/erika-nardini-barstool-sports-chernin-1201817333/
- Re/codehttp://recode.net/2016/01/07/the-chernin-group-is-taking-a-majority-stake-in-controversial-website-barstool-sports/
- Forbeshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/danielmarcus/2020/01/17/barstool-sports-closing-in-on-goal-of-owning-the-moon/
- www.podcastone.comhttp://www.podcastone.com/the-dave-portnoy-show
- Money Inchttps://moneyinc.com/barstool-sports-is-acquiring-old-row-sports/
- "NFL pulls credentials from Barstool Sports"http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/01/31/nfl-pulls-credentials-from-barstool-sports/
- "Pat McAfee retires from NFL to join Barstool Sports"https://sports.yahoo.com/news/pat-mcafee-retires-from-nfl-to-join-barstool-sports-055517794.html/
- www.prnewswire.comhttp://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/things-are-about-to-get-even-funnier-at-barstool-sports-michael-rapaport-joins-barstool-sports-as-newest-personality-300475884.html
- "Michael Rapaport v. Barstool Sports"https://www.globallegalchronicle.com/michael-rapaport-v-barstool-sports/
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2017/tv/news/espn-cancel-barstool-van-talk-1202596760/
- Deadspinhttps://deadspin.com/espn-cancels-barstool-sports-tv-show-after-one-episode-1819780358
- The Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/10/23/espn-cancels-barstool-van-talk-after-one-episode/
- the Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/oct/17/samantha-ponder-barstool-sports-espn
- Bloomberg.comhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-23/barstool-sports-turns-to-booze-boxing-to-fight-web-media-woes
- The Big Leadhttp://thebiglead.com/2018/02/18/why-michael-rapaport-was-fired-from-barstool/
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinelhttps://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/uw/2018/03/29/frank-kaminsky-launches-podcast-alongside-high-school-friends-barstools-pros-and-joes/469018002/
- CBS Newshttps://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/penn-entertainment-buys-remainder-of-barstool-sports-for-388-million/
- Voxhttps://www.vox.com/recode/2020/1/29/21113130/barstool-sports-penn-national-deal-dave-portnoy-chernin
- Wall Street Journalhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/penn-national-gaming-to-buy-minority-stake-in-barstool-sports-11580274060
- www.bloomberg.comhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-29/barstool-sports-agrees-to-sell-36-stake-to-penn-national-gaming
- Legal Sports Reporthttps://www.legalsportsreport.com/44482/barstool-sportsbook-app-pa-handle/
- Lineups.com Bettinghttps://www.lineups.com/betting/barstool-sportsbook-launched-in-pennsylvania/
- www.businesswire.comhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200908005653/en/Penn-National-Gaming-to-Soft-Launch-Barstool-Sportsbook-App-in-Pennsylvania-on-September-15
- Awful Announcinghttps://awfulannouncing.com/ncaa/barstool-will-sponsor-exclusively-air-the-arizona-bowl.html
- Winsipediahttps://www.winsipedia.com/ohio/vs/wyoming
- "The Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl presented by Gin & Juice by Dre and Snoop Game Day"https://thearizonabowl.com/game/
- YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_BRMlOx1Ag
- "ellie schnitt Post"https://x.com/holy_schnitt/status/1303438496305156103?s=21
- YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgSFnKIViTg
- Awful Announcinghttps://awfulannouncing.com/barstool/dave-portnoy-buys-back-company-from-penn.html
- CNNhttps://www.cnn.com/2023/08/08/business/penn-entertainment-barstool-sports-espn/index.html
- "Dave Portnoy confirms exclusive DraftKings and Barstool Sports partnership - EGR North America"https://www.egr.global/northamerica/news/dave-portnoy-confirms-exclusive-draftkings-and-barstool-sports-partnership/
- Bloomberghttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-22/barstool-sports-pact-adds-386-million-to-video-platform-rumble-rum
- "Barstool Sports' Kevin Clancy, Jack McGuire, and Nicholas Longley apologize for amplifying Mary Kate Cornett rumor"https://awfulannouncing.com/barstool/kevin-clancy-jack-mcguire-apologizes-mary-kate-cornett-rumor.html
- "KFC Post"https://x.com/KFCBarstool/status/1910699056780706286?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1910699056780706286%7Ctwgr%5E710cc357bd3217223a4737f756ee75d582b9a80c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fawfulannouncing.com%2Fbarstool%2Fkevin-clancy-jack-mcguire-apologizes-mary-kate-cornett-rumor.html
- NBC Newshttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dave-portnoy-barstool-sports-ole-miss-rumors-rcna200785
- The Hollywood Reporterhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/fox-sports-barstool-sports-dave-portnoy-deal-1236318565/
- The Boston Globehttps://web.archive.org/web/20110606034210/http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/06/03/at_barstool_sports_cheap_shots_flow_along_with_the_sexist/?page=2
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/14/magazine/spurned-by-espn-barstool-sports-is-staying-on-offense.html
- The Daily Beasthttps://www.thedailybeast.com/barstool-sports-is-still-stealing-content-its-like-a-criminal-enterprise
- The Vergehttps://www.theverge.com/2019/3/4/18250731/barstool-sports-miel-bredouw-twitter-dmca-copyright-strike-video
- Los Angeles Magazinehttps://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/barstool-sports-miel-bredouw/
- Deadspinhttps://deadspin.com/barstool-sports-quietly-tries-to-un-fuckjerry-itself-d-1833162018
- EssentiallySportshttps://www.essentiallysports.com/us-sports-news-olympics-news-boxing-news-days-after-repurchasing-major-website-david-portnoy-extends-epic-invitation-for-highly-anticipated-boxing-extravaganza/
- "We Messed Around and Created Our own Vodka and Are Launching it September 1st"https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/1384002/we-messed-around-and-created-our-own-vodka-and-are-launching-it-september-1st
- "Stella Blue Coffee Website"https://stellabluecoffee.com/
- "Pirate Water website"https://drinkpiratewater.com/
- Food & Beverage Magazinehttps://www.fb101.com/labatt-usa-and-barstool-sports-launch-big-deal-brewing/
- "'It's A Chick's World:' Meet The Woman Behind Ole Miss Chicks - The Daily Mississippian"https://thedmonline.com/its-a-chicks-world-meet-the-woman-behind-ole-miss-chicks/
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2017/digital/news/barstool-sports-siriusxm-channel-1202612586/
- "Barstool is Done with SiriusXM - Barstool Radio is Going off the Air -"https://vendettasportsmedia.com/barstool-done-with-siriusxm-barstool-radio-going-off-air/
- Hear & Nowhttps://blog.siriusxm.com/watch-barstool-sports-to-launch-24-7-channel-on-siriusxm/
- Barrett Sports Mediahttps://barrettsportsmedia.com/2021/01/29/barstool-radio-on-siriusxm-ends-today/
- Westwood Onehttps://web.archive.org/web/20210227235352/https://westwoodone.com/programming/sports/barstool-sports-picks-central/
- Podtrachttp://analytics.podtrac.com/podcast-publisher-rankings
- Newsweekhttps://www.newsweek.com/entertainment/celebrity-news/how-call-her-daddys-alex-cooper-go-barstool-sports-125m-star-1942541
- Sports Business Journalhttps://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/2017/11/10/Media/Barstool.aspx
- Digidayhttps://digiday.com/media/barstool-sports-got-41000-people-to-pay-for-its-latest-amateur-boxing-ppv/
- www.mediapost.comhttps://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/343692/barstool-sports-launches-ott-channels.html
- www.sling.comhttps://www.sling.com/whatson/sports/general-sports/barstool-sports-sling-tv-free.html
- www.sportspromedia.comhttps://www.sportspromedia.com/news/barstool-sports-sling-tv-channel-stream-broadcast/
- Sansom Streethttps://www.barstoolsansomstreet.com/
- Scottsdalehttps://www.barstoolscottsdale.com/
- Barstool River Nor 3https://www.barstoolrivernorth.com/
- Barstool Nashvillehttps://www.barstoolnashville.com/
- Yahoo Newshttps://www.yahoo.com/news/antisemitic-bar-sign-prompts-firings-231254705.html
- MSNBC.comhttps://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/dave-portnoy-barstool-antisemitic-sign-jewish-education-rcna205680
- Philadelphia Magazinehttps://www.phillymag.com/news/2025/05/05/dave-portnoy-barstool-bar-jews/
- NBC Newshttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/temple-university-student-defends-antisemitic-incident-barstool-bar-rcna205370
- The Independenthttps://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/barstool-bar-antisemitism-student-fundraiser-b2746492.html
- Philadelphia Magazinehttps://www.phillymag.com/news/2025/05/07/dave-portnoy-mohammad-adnan-khan/
- temple-news.comhttps://temple-news.com/temple-student-on-interim-suspension-after-antisemitic-incident/
- Inquirer.comhttps://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/philly-barstool-mo-kahn-dave-portnoy-20250507.html
- USA Todayhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/media/2024/11/14/jon-gruden-joins-barstool-sports-nfl-emails/76290545007/
- IndyStarhttps://www.indystar.com/story/sports/2018/08/31/former-colts-punter-pat-mcafee-leaving-barstool-sports/1159521002/
- Reason Magazinehttps://reason.com/podcast/2023/06/07/kat-timpf-make-america-funny-again/
- The Rockethttp://www.theonlinerocket.com/campus-life/2018/09/26/jenna-marbles-speaks-with-students-about-life-after-college/
- "Running Strong: How Barstool Sports helped bombing victim"https://web.archive.org/web/20140424200937/http://www.csnne.com/article/running-strong-how-barstool-sports-helped-bombing-victim
- Boston.comhttp://archive.boston.com/sports/blogs/obnoxiousbostonfan/2014/04/marc_furcarile_marathon_bombing_anniversary_interview.html
- "Podcast raises $50,000 in 10 hours to get J.J. Watt on show"https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/NFL/2017/04/03/Podcast-raises-50000-in-10-hours-to-get-JJ-Watt-on-show/8171491260307/
- "Update On The Final Check To Fallen Officer Michael Chesna - 150K"https://www.barstoolsports.com/boston/update-on-the-final-check-to-fallen-officer-michael-chesna-150k
- WCVBhttps://www.wcvb.com/article/police-officer-shot-in-weymouth-situation-described-as-critical/22150244
- Fox Newshttps://www.foxnews.com/media/barstool-portnoy-182g-veterans
- Fox 61https://www.fox61.com/article/news/local/hartford-county/bristol/barstool-sports-raises-merch-money-sales-to-help-bristol-connecticut-police-families/520-11bab1dd-d6d7-4103-a4de-5aede5071ffe
- Atlanta News Firsthttps://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2024/02/28/barstool-sports-founder-donates-277k-atlanta-animal-shelter-organization/
- Washington Examinerhttps://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2942896/barstool-dave-portnoy-raise-1-million-family-slain-nypd-officer/
- Dot Orghttps://www.specialolympics.org/stories/news/cleveland-browns-baker-mayfield-releases-clothing-line-to-benefit-special-olympics
- Promo Marketinghttps://magazine.promomarketing.com/article/barstool-sports-baker-mayfield-team-up-on-charity-apparel-line-for-special-olympics/
- "Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy raises $1.5M for family of slain cop Jonathan Diller"https://nypost.com/2024/03/28/us-news/barstool-sports-founder-dave-portnoy-raises-1-5m-for-family-of-slain-cop-jonathan-diller/
- X (formerly Twitter)https://x.com/stoolpresidente/status/1799061188632076448?lang=en
- www.barstoolsports.comhttps://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/3508328/31-year-old-nypd-officer-jonathan-diller-killed-on-duty
- www.barstoolsports.comhttps://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/2614555/before-and-after
- fountain.fmhttps://fountain.fm/episode/OjHt4JATeFsueiantpKw
- Axioshttps://www.axios.com/2022/03/15/barstool-difference-dave-portnoy-erika-nardini
- fox8.comhttps://fox8.com/news/nobody-else-was-going-to-do-it-barstool-sports-raises-over-6m-to-keep-small-businesses-open/
- FOXBusinesshttps://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/barstools-dave-portnoy-millions-small-business-fund
- Fox Businesshttps://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/barstools-dave-portnoy-millions-small-business-fund
- Fox Newshttps://www.foxnews.com/media/dave-portnoy-barstool-fund-20-million
- CBS Newshttps://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/miss-peaches-barstool-sports-founder-dave-portnoys-pitbull-raises-money-for-u-s-shelters/
- "Stella Blue Coffee"https://stellabluecoffee.com/pages/about#paws-section
- TheWraphttps://www.thewrap.com/barstool-sports-founder-dave-portnoy-threatens-to-fire-employees-who-try-to-unionize/
- The Vergehttps://www.theverge.com/2020/1/22/21076650/barstool-sports-anti-union-tweets-threaten-fire-sue-lawyers-national-labor-review-board
- CBS Newshttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/barstool-sports-david-portnoy-settles-with-nlrb-over-anti-union-tweets-today-2020-01-22/