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Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Shocking conspiracy theory shows why Carolina Panthers will go to the Super Bowl
A shocking conspiracy theory involving singer Jennifer Lopez and the Ohio State football team could see the Carolina Panthers make the Super Bowl this season. An online theory has the Panthers overcoming a playoff drought of eight years due to it being the first season after a Buckeyes' national championship and opening the season against the Jacksonville Jaguars. A further wrinkle was added with being the first time the Panthers took the field after Lopez's last two divorces, per Barstool. The 2003 and 2015 seasons saw the Panthers reach the Super Bowl, only to lose to a Tom Brady-quarterbacked New England Patriots team and the Denver Broncos, led by Peyton Manning. The Panthers won both season openers against the Jaguars, with the early-September clash in Jacksonville now having much more attention attached to it from those in the Carolinas. Lopez split from Chris Judd in 2003 and her divorce from singer Marc Anthony was finalized in 2014. In January, her high-profile romance and reconciliation with Ben Affleck came to an end. The Panthers have +15000 odds to win the Super Bowl in 2025, the sixth-worst in the NFL. The team will likely stay with Bryce Young at quarterback, with hopes of winning the NFC South appearing a little out of reach, much less being on the doorstep of a championship. Heading into both previous NFC Championship seasons, the Panthers looked the part, while they do not this year. In the previous two seasons against the Jaguars, the Panthers played the rest of Jacksonville's division as well. That is not the case for the upcoming season, as the Panthers will play the four teams of the AFC East for its inter-conference matchups.
Daily Mail
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
WNBA fan starts petition to BAN Dave Portnoy from games amid Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark controversy
A WNBA fan wants Dave Portnoy banned from games amid his comments on the latest Angel Reese-Caitlin Clark controversy. Last weekend, the pair clashed as Clark was issued a flagrant foul for slapping across Reese's arm and ultimately sending her to the floor. Reese was incensed by the play and tried to confront Clark before Indiana center Aliyah Boston stepped in between the players. Portnoy - a massive Clark fan - later said that Reese had 'made a mockery of her existence' and called allegations that Reese was racially abused by Indiana fans 'complete bulls***.' And this week, a petition was started on to ban Barstool founder Portnoy from WNBA games, with the page saying that he 'disrespected the talented women of this league.' 'The WNBA has always been about creating a safe space for people of all genders, races, and backgrounds to enjoy incredible basketball,' the petition reads. 'With the recent media attention women's basketball has gotten, it has brought some negative, racial attention from people who claim to be 'fans.' 'Barstool founder Dave Portnoy has inserted himself into this space, where he has disrespected the talented women of this league. For years, he has been harassing Angel Reese, a Black woman, using his online platform.' The petition goes on to mention his use of the N-word in previous clips, and also referenced the fact that he made $350k on a bet that Clark would notch a triple-double against the Sky. 'This petition is to put pressure on the WNBA, the Indiana Fever, and the NBA to take swift action in banning Dave Portnoy from all NBA and WNBA events in the future,' the last section of the petition reads. 'This will show a strong commitment to player safety and show that there are consequences for racist fan behavior, no matter who you are. Please sign and share - let's help keep the WNBA a safe space for all!' The petition garnered 1,029 supporters but was closed as of Tuesday evening. Following the Sky-Fever game, the WNBA announced it was investigating alleged racist abuse that Reese was subjected to. Speaking on Monday, Clark herself made her feelings clear on the alleged abuse, telling reporters: 'There's no place for that in our game, there's no place for that in society. However, Portnoy - who attended the game in Indiana - alleged that internet 'trolls' who dislike Caitlin Clark are responsible for the 'false' accusations which have triggered a WNBA investigation. The WNBA is investigating claims Reese was targeted with racist abuse in Saturday's game 'We don't condone hate', there was no hate,' Portnoy said, referencing the WNBA's statement. 'The only hate was coming from Angel Reese attacking Caitlin Clark.' Notably, Sky coach Tyler Marsh said the team found about the allegations when everyone else did, and indicated they were not aware of any hate speech during the game. Reese, meanwhile, said after practice on Tuesday that 'there's no place in this league for that.' 'I think the WNBA and our team and our organization have done a great job supporting me,' she continued, via The Athletic. 'I've had communication from everyone, from so many people across this league. It could happen to me, it can happen to anyone. And I think they've done a good job supporting us in this.' After the game, Reese issued a blunt eight-word verdict her bust-up with Clark, insisting the referees got it right and urging people to 'move on.' When asked for her thoughts on Clark's foul, she simply said: 'Basketball play, refs got it right, move on.' During an in-game interview with ESPN, Clark said there was 'nothing malicious' about the foul and called it a basketball play. 'It's just a good take foul,' she said. 'You know, either Angel gets a wide open two points, or we send them to the free-throw line.' The rivals will meet again on June 7.
Daily Mail
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Dave Portnoy rips into Angel Reese for Caitlin Clark clash... and he wins $400k on huge Indiana Fever bet
Barstool boss Dave Portnoy has torn into Angel Reese after clashing with rival Caitlin Clark during their opening-weekend WNBA encounter that saw two of the faces of the sport nearly come to blows. Portnoy, who was Indianapolis for the Fever's game against the Sky and wore a full Clark jersey to support his favorite athlete. He also won $400k for betting on the point guard to have a triple-double. Portnoy has supremely been in Clark's corner, and therefore agitated by Reese, dating back to their college careers. Saturday's incident heard round the WNBA only pissed on Portnoy and fed more into the narrative of a true distaste existing between Reese and Clark. 'Angel Reese, who actually played okay and looked like she improved her game, made a mockery of her existence,' Portnoy said. 'She got fouled, totally common foul by Caitlin Clark going for a lay-up. Falls down and then attacks her basically and makes a joke out of her existence; and why everybody hates Angel Reese.' 'And shame on the WNBA, upgrading this to a flagrant foul That's a flagrant foul? It was the most common, routine foul of all time. End of the story, its a win, win, win. Fever look great, Caitlin Clark looks like she's going to be the MVP of the league, Angel Reese, made a fool out of herself and we won by 100 and I win. So we're back in the good mode.' Great night for @IndianaFever and @CaitlinClark22 and me — Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) May 17, 2025 Their opening-weekend encounter saw two of the faces of the sport nearly come to blows The Fever dominated the Sky, winning by a final score of 93-58, with Indiana looking dominant to begin Clark and Reese's sophomore professional seasons. Clark did finish the game with 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists to pocket Portnoy a the large sum after betting $25k on his favorite player. Clark and Reese met four times during their rookie WNBA seasons, with the Fever victorious three times. Both Clark and Reese were named WNBA All-Stars last season and helped take down Team USA during their only loss last summer before they won a gold medal at the Olympics. It was during the LSU-Iowa national championship game in 2023 where Reese's point at her ring finger in Clark's face appeared to be the catalyst for the rise in popularity of women's basketball. Now, the confrontation, which Clark maintains was not malicious, has set the tone for the WNBA season.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Dave Portnoy Says Meme Coins Are 'Gambling' and Not Built to Last
'I don't think it's here to stay,' Dave Portnoy said, referring to meme coins—the same corner of crypto he's often poured fuel on through his social media antics. Speaking on stage at Consensus 2025 with Tom Farley, CEO of crypto exchange Bullish, the Barstool Sports founder peeled back the layers of his short, chaotic stint in the meme coin world. With his usual brash candor, Portnoy described a journey of sudden windfalls, legal landmines, and the kind of public backlash that might make even the most hardened internet provocateur think twice. 'I love the rush, I'm a gambler at heart,' he admitted. 'But then the smart part of me is like, is it worth the hate?' The conversation was part of a broader discussion about crypto's culture of speculation and hype, where meme coins — tokens created more for jokes than utility — have captured the imagination of young, risk-hungry traders. Portnoy, who built Barstool into a media empire on viral content and sports gambling, found himself swept into the same digital fever. It started with SafeMoon, one of the earliest viral tokens of the COVID-era crypto boom. Portnoy saw social media posts about traders making '9,000,000,000%' gains, bought in, made a video mocking its lack of real value — and got sued anyway. 'They basically said SafeMoon paid me to promote them. Total lie. Cost me $20k to get out of the lawsuit.' he said. Undeterred, he pushed further. Inspired by the idea of launching a Barstool coin and skipping the hassle of going public, Portnoy began researching how meme coins are made. That led him to a developer who pitched a token called Libra, allegedly backed by the president of Argentina. Portnoy bought $4.5 million worth. 'I was at SNL with Lady Gaga. I was just typing. I'm like, what the hell is going on here?' he said. The developer had told him Elon Musk would tweet about it. Instead, the president disavowed any involvement. 'I lost all my money.' Portnoy says he got lucky — the developer later reimbursed him in full, though he isn't sure why. 'I'm one of the lucky ones, but you know, I'm not going to not take that money back.' Despite the losses, Portnoy kept dabbling. He launched coins called Greed and Greed 2, leaning into the satire. Another coin, JailStool, emerged from public outrage at his meme coin experiments. Someone else created the token, but Portnoy embraced the name and posted about it. At one point, he claims, a $1,000 investment ballooned to $7 million — within an hour. 'It took me 13 years to make that kind of money at Barstool,' he said. But what goes up almost always crashes back down. Portnoy says he's lost track of how many times he's been accused of 'rug pulls,' a term for when insiders dump a coin and leave latecomers with worthless tokens. He described meme coins as a rigged game, dominated by a core group of early buyers with trading bots and algorithms who know when to exit. 'It's the same group of winners and it's the same group of losers.' That realization seems to have changed his appetite. While he teased the possible launch of Greed 3, he admitted the backlash is harder to stomach in real life. One man confronted him in a Las Vegas casino, claiming he lost $200,000. 'It's all fun and games behind the computer but that reinforces people are losing and making real money, and they're not always taking responsibility for the risk, even though I think they should.' Despite the money and the memes, he says the meme coin scene is ultimately unsustainable. 'I get why people like it,' he said. 'It's a form of gambling, it's a Ponzi scheme, I don't mean that in a negative way.' Portnoy doesn't claim to have the answers. But if he's a weathervane for where meme coin mania might be heading, the forecast looks grim. 'I can't imagine it's here to stay. I think it's here to stay for the next four years. What happens after that? I don't know.'Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
NBC Sports
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- NBC Sports
NFL has no comment on Patriots' schedule release video featuring Dave Portnoy
The schedule release makes for strange bedfellows. For the NFL and Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy, they've apparently found common ground after more than a decade of hostility. Only two days after the 10-year anniversary of Portnoy's arrest for staging a sit-in at the lobby of the league office in protest of the Tom Brady #Deflategate suspension, Portnoy presented the Patriots' 2025 schedule as an 'emergency press conference.' The arrest resulted in a banishment of Portnoy and other Barstool personalities from league events. Portnoy commissioned a popular T-shirt featuring Commissioner Roger Goodell in a clown nose. Four years later, Portnoy was physically ejected from Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta. Three years later, the Portnoy complaint made its way to Goodell's Congressional testimony regarding workplace issues with the Commanders organization. Goodell claimed to have no knowledge of the issue. Now, the league has no comment on Portnoy's presence in the Patriots' video. Even though Portnoy makes direct reference to the Goodell clown-nose shirt during his comments. It remains to be seen whether this ends the league's ban on Barstool. Based on Goodell's 2022 comment and the league declining comment after the Patriots' video, it looks like the league is declaring ignorance and retreating.
