Francis Ellis

Nov 25, 2024 | barstoolsports.com | Francis Ellis

Scott Olson. Getty Images. Trigger warning: I've written another blog about a personal experience. If you prefer blogs about impressive statistical performances in the NFL or the cleavage of a woman spotted behind the bench at a hockey game, there should be plenty. What follows here is nothing of the sort. It is an inconsequential moment from an unimpressive life. Get out while you can.  Yesterday, this happened:I stopped at Whole Foods for my weekly grocery sourcing.

Aug 19, 2024 | barstoolsports.com | Francis Ellis

Here's the scene: Cleveland, Ohio. Friday night, midnight, at Jack Casino. It's rough, folks. The dealers are unkind, snide, and utterly miserable. Nobody tips, and why would they? This is not the sort of casino that even feigns happiness when players win. It's us versus the house, and there's no confusion about that. Mook and I took our seats at a blackjack table. Of the five seats, three were occupied.

Aug 8, 2024 | barstoolsports.com | Francis Ellis

Brett Carlsen. Getty Images. Years ago, Dave Portnoy gave me his phone number. I like to think he said something like "here, you'll need this" and then took my phone and punched it in himself, like some assertive jock on a college quad, not knowing it's for TikTok and his videographer is shooting from a window 200 yards away. Then he'd ask me my body count and I'd say a very humble number and he'd take my phone back and delete the number and 14 billion views later, I'm a slut.

May 16, 2024 | barstoolsports.com | Francis Ellis

Andrew Redington. Getty Images. In the words of Shooter McGavin, "this is golf, people." But somehow, the tournament officials for the motherfucking PGA Championship have allowed Jason Anthony Day to waltz on to the manicured fairways of Valhalla Golf Club wearing an outfit you might see on a dude who lives in Santa Monica walking his springer spaniel to a bakery window for a croissant, hungover, on Sunday, chosen because it was already on the floor next to his bed.

Apr 16, 2024 | barstoolbets.com | Francis Ellis

With the return of a hot Rough 'N Rowdy this Friday, I find myself thinking—as I always do—about whether to throw my hat in the ring for a bout. For the past couple years, I have debated whether or not I should text Dave Portnoy to ask for a fight at Rough 'N Rowdy. It is a challenging calculus, for it carries a slew of upsides and potential downsides.