As part of the transaction, Penn is selling Barstool Sports, a sports media company, back to its founder, David Portnoy.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/08/business/espn-penn-entertainment-gambling.html

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy called PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan a liar and a “scumbag” after the Tour merged with LIV Golf on Tuesday, saying he has insulted the families of 9/11 victims by joining with the Saudi-financed LIV.

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2023/06/07/dave-portnoy-calls-pga-tours-jay-monahan-scumbag-after-liv-merger-what-piece-s-t/

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy went back and forth on Twitter with Irving — with a game of 1-on-1 to settle their differences — the NBA superstar called out Outkick writer Mike Gunzelman after he wrote about it.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/06/12/kyrie-irving-adds-another-critic-to-his-1-on-1-schedule/

He left a good job with a sports outlet to establish — with some help from his parents — Barstool Sports, to a point that it was bought out by a major company.

Source: https://deadspin.com/penn-national-sells-bartstool-sports-to-dave-portnoy-1850721079

I think I just heard the Barstool Sports guys head explode.

Source: https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/05/25/josh-mcdaniels-no-question-tom-brady-will-be-required-to-admit-tuck-rule-play-was-a-fumble/

The Barstool Sports founder, who announced his One Bite Pizza Festival this week, predicted the SKIMS mogul would attend one of Swift’s upcoming Los Angeles tour dates.

Source: https://pagesix.com/2023/08/06/dave-portnoy-taylor-swifts-security-should-drag-kim-kardashian-to-jail-if-she-attends-eras-tour/