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Dave Portnoy Calls Brooks Koepka ‘Mentally Weak’

“The contentious chirp was elicited after Varney asked Portnoy about his upcoming charity golf match against Koepka.”

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Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy made an appearance on Fox Business Network’s Varney and Company on Monday morning to discuss a variety of topics.

During the show Portnoy and host Stuart Varney had a very transparent discussion about several recent breaking news stories that included the news that Barstool Sports had inked a sponsorship with the Arizona Bowl and the story that PENN National Gaming/Barstool Sports acquired theScore app last week for $2 billion in cash/stocks; however, Portnoy’s controversial comment that PGA golfer Brooks Koepka was “…mentally weak” stole the show and captured the headlines today.

The contentious chirp was elicited after Varney asked Portnoy about his upcoming charity golf match against Koepka. Portnoy confirmed the charity event by simply saying “yes”, which then prompted Varney to follow up by asking “Wait a second. He’s going to play left handed, right?” 

A wise man once said “some things are bigger than sports” and Portnoy’s response indicated that this charity golf match against Koepka was one of those things.

He began the chirp at Koepka by answering, “Correct. Well Stuart, I’m very confident in myself, but I know I can’t beat him if he’s playing as — I mean, he’s won a ton of majors. So I did win the U.S. Open, and let me clarify, they said I couldn’t beat the U.S. Open score with unlimited mulligan, which I did.

“So I declared myself champion. Brooks started chirping that I had terrible left-handed swing. Next thing I know, we have a $250,000 bet. The winner gets to choose the charity, and he plays lefty and I am a lefty”. 

The electric conversation continued with Portnoy saying “Now he may have been sandbagging me a little bit, but let me say this about Brooks Koepka and I hope people clip this, he’s mentally weak and I’m mentally strong. So golf, you know, golf for all those country club kids, they’re not used to people being in their kitchen, in their brain. So yes, Brooks Koepka against other soft golfers, we’ll see how he does when the pressure’s on”. 

Varney decided to add fuel to the fire by replying  “See — this is, this is Dave Portnoy at his best. He is mentally weak. Now there’s a headline that everybody’s going to grab hold of immediately, and you got a grudge match. Before you know where you are, it’s a grudge match”.  

Portnoy wrapped the topic up with a controversial, calculated, and cold-blooded statement. He simply said “Well, he is mentally weak”. 

It is clear that both men are battle tested with Portnoy battling NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Koepka conflicting with rival golfer Bryson Dechambeau; but when an immovable object meets an unstoppable force at a charity golf tournament, then any outcome is possible.

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Joe Buck Misses Calling Baseball But Says He’s Already Called it for “A Lifetime”

“People go, ‘Do you miss calling baseball?’ — I did it for 35 years, that is a lifetime in broadcasting…I feel like I put my time in.”

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Longtime sports broadcaster Joe Buck gave up calling baseball when he made the switch to ESPN and, while he says he misses the sport, he’s called 35 years’ worth of the sport. On the latest edition of Nothing Left Unsaid with Tim Green, Green asks his former broadcast partner about the lack of baseball in his life. While Buck says he misses parts of baseball, he doesn’t miss all of it.

“People go, ‘Do you miss calling baseball?’ — I did it for 35 years, that is a lifetime in broadcasting…I feel like I put my time in. I did 24 World Series — that’s a lot, 24 more than I ever expected to do on national television. What I do miss is calling the game for the home crowd. I do miss the local stuff, where you go into the booth, and you’re the Cardinal announcer, and when the Cardinals win, ‘Yay,’ and when the Cardinals lose, ‘Boo.’ When you do the network stuff, it’s like death by 1000 cuts. It’s, ‘you hate my team, screw you,’ and it gets in your head and it takes a little bit of the fun out of it…I don’t miss the stress that comes with all that, but I do miss calling baseball for [a local team]…You show up, you’re not just there for an organization, but for their fans, and you’re kind of rooting along with them. That’s fun. And so, I miss that, but as far as the national stuff, I don’t miss a lot of that.”

Buck reiterated points he made months ago on 810 WHB with Jason Anderson. “I miss doing local baseball. I miss putting on a headset and being the eyes and ears of Cardinal fans, Royal fans, Rangers fans, whatever,” Buck said back then. “That’s more fun than being Switzerland and getting all the junk that comes with it.”

He stopped calling baseball when he and longtime football partner Troy Aikman moved from FOX to ESPN to call Monday Night Football. While he said publicly that he would miss calling the World Series, he also said the 2022 World Series would have been his last anyway. Buck says he may one day feel compelled to call baseball again, though, saying, “I’ve never said that before, but I just feel like I’m 53, basically 54, [and] I think it’s too early to say nevers at this point in my life. I think at some point, I’ll get the itch again.”

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Former Red Sox Pitcher Jonathan Papelbon Joins Roster of ‘Foul Territory’ Hosts

“I am joining the Foul Territory podcast full-time, no more guest spots…I’m coming in and I can’t wait to pop a bottle on this year’s baseball season.

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The already-stacked roster on Foul Territory just got its closer. Jonathan Papelbon, formerly of the Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals, and Philadelphia Phillies, announced today that he was joining fellow former All-Stars A.J. Pierzynski, Todd Frazier, Adam Jones, Lorenzo Cain, Brock Holt and Jason Kipnis on the show.

The podcast also features former MLB Network host Scott Braun and former 11-year MLB catcher Erik Kratz.

“I am joining the Foul Territory podcast full-time, no more guest spots,” Papelbon said in a video posted to his X account. “Whether it’s a big Ohtani gambling scandal or me giving you baseball gambling winners…I’m coming in, no bulls—-, real talk, and I can’t wait to pop a bottle on this year’s baseball season.”

Papelbon has been a contributor to the show in the past as a guest but will now join in an official capacity. He has also contributed to linear and digital content for NESN since 2021 and will reportedly head to the booth this year.

The former closer will join Alanna Rizzo on the Foul Territory network, who was brought on just a week ago to co-host the podcast’s live program, Fair Territory, with baseball insider Ken Rosenthal.

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Sage Steele Debuts Episode 1 of ‘The Sage Steele Show’ Through Bill Maher’s Club Random Studios

“The Sage Steele Show” is the first show on Bill Maher’s Club Random Studios podcast network and episode one features UFC CEO and President Dana White.

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Sage Steele is back in the sports media space with her own YouTube show, The Sage Steele Show. It comes courtesy of Bill Maher’s Club Random Studios and features UFC CEO and president Dana White in Episode 1.

Steele announced the move via her X account, saying that she was, “THRILLED to announce [her] new show! Genuine convos with fearless people who are unafraid to tell their stories & speak their truths in this crazy world!”

Steele left ESPN after 16 years and one First Amendment lawsuit, after claiming the company and her colleagues wanted to suppress her rights to free speech after making public comments about COVID-19 and former President Barack Obama. Steele says she lived in fear during her last few years at the company because of her beliefs and the potential clashes they would have with her colleagues. She made appearances on other programs in the time since her ESPN departure but now finally has a new home.

Steele’s show is the first on Bill Maher’s new Club Random Studios podcast network. She will join other hosts like Billy Corgan and Fred Durst with shows on the network. According to Variety, Club Random will also partner with Kevin Garnett on his KG Certified podcast and develop new shows in-house.

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