Barstool Sports was founded in 2003 by David Portnoy after graduating from Boston University. It started as a paper newsletter and expanded into a popular website and app featuring Portnoy's blogs on sports and current events in an informal style. Barstool has grown significantly and now has locations in several cities with podcasts and a radio show. However, it has also faced some controversies over inappropriate content and copyright issues.

2. LINKS
• HTTP://WWW.BARSTOOLSPORTS.COM/ TO BARSTOOL WEBSITE

3. HOW IT STARTED
• DAVID PORTNOY AKA EL PRES GRADUATED FROM BOSTON UNIVERSITY WITH A DEGREE IN SPORTS
PHSYCOLOGY AND WENT TO WORK FOR THE YANKEE GROUP (A MARKETING COMPUTER/TELECOM
COMPANY) AND BY AUGUST 2003 HE LEFT THAT COMPANY AND PRINTED OUTTHE FIRST PAPER OF
BARSTOOL SPORTS FEATURING: BETTING LINES, FANTASY POINT PROJECTIONS.
• HE EVENTUALLY TURNED THE COMPANY INTO A WEBSITE AND APP IN WHICHHE BLOGS ALL KINDS OF
SPORTS AND GOSSIP AND WORLD NEWS.
• HE IS LISTED AS ONE OF THE BEST YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS IN THEU.S.

4. PURPOSE
• BLOGS ABOUT WORLD EVENTS AND SPORTS IN A LESS THAN PROFESSIONALMANNER
• ALSO RAISES MONEY FOR PEOPLE IN NEED EX PETEFRATES, NYPD, BOSTON MARATHON

5. FEATURES OF BARSTOOL
YOU CAN WATCH SPORTS VIDEOS, CATCH UP ON THE NEWS AND READ
ARTICLES AND LOOK AT PICTURES.

6. PEOPLE WHO USE BARSTOOL
BARSTOOL IS PREDOMINATELY GEARED TOWARD MEN (18+) BUT IT ALSO ATTRACTS WOMEN. THE BARSTOOL WEBSITE
GETS APPROXIMATELY ONE MILLION VIEWS A DAY. THEY ALSO APPEAR ON MANY TV SHOWS AND RADIO SHOWS

7. EXPANSION
• BARSTOOL HAS LOCATIONS IN PHILADELPHIA, LOS ANGELES, CHICAGO, NEW YORK, IOWA AND BARSTOOL
U.
• BARSTOOL HAS EXPANDED FROM JUST A TWO PAGE NEWS PAPER TO U.S. KNOW SPORTS BLOG
• ALSO HAS OWN RADIO SHOW AND PODCAST

8. CONTROVERSIES
• BARSTOOL HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT TO MANY ONLINE VIOLATIONS INCLUDING COPYRIGHT AND ILLEGAL
USE OF IMAGES
• MANY PEOPLE HAVE DUBBED BARSTOOL SPORTS SMUT AND UNINTELLIGENT FOR THE READERS.
• EVEN HOWARD STERN HAS CALLED BARSTOOL INAPPROPRIATE FOR TAKING COMMENTS TO FAR

9. WORKS CITED
• "BARSTOOL SPORTS." BARSTOOL SPORTS RSS. N.P., N.D. WEB. 12 JAN. 2015.
• DAVID PORTNOY: IS THIS REALLY BOSTON'S NEXT MEDIA MOGUL?" BOSTON MAGAZINE. N.P., 22 NOV.
2010. WEB. 12 JAN. 2015.
• "THE MAN BEHIND THE 'BIBLE OF BRO CULTURE'" ENTREPRENEUR. N.P., N.D. WEB. 12 JAN. 2015.