Barstool Sports

Dave Portnoy and Barstool Sports are no longer part of Fox's college football pregame show 'Big Noon Kickoff', according to sources cited by The New York Times. Portnoy had joined the program amid much fanfare, and his abrupt departure from the network's flagship college football broadcast is now drawing widespread attention across the sports media world.

New Jersey Devils star Jack Hughes pushed back after an ESPN reporter joked that the only thing this season had earned him was plastic cutlery. The exchange, picked up by Barstool Sports, showed Hughes was not amused by the quip about his form, and the moment is circulating among hockey fans in the US.

Sports Business Journal has published a feature examining how Barstool Sports, once a fringe blog operation, worked its way into mainstream sports media. The piece traces the company's growth from raunchy, internet-native content into a brand that now competes for mainstream audiences, talent and partnerships alongside legacy broadcasters. It highlights the media industry's broader shift toward personality-driven, digital-first sports coverage.