“Van Talk” ended abruptly due in part to previous comments made by Katz and Barstool founder Dave Portnoy about then-ESPNer Sam Ponder, and former-ESPN president John Skipper later said that the network wasn’t able to distance itself from the Barstool brand as much as it wanted.

Fox Sports is reportedly hiring Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy for its Big Noon ... to help small businesses stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic and more than $1 million total toward animal shelters and to support a fallen New York police ...