Dave Portnoy and the Barstool Sports family are mourning the loss of one of their own this week. Jonathan Stanko, a senior production assistant at the company since May 2021, passed away on Monday after a brief battle with cancer.

Barstool Sports employee Jonathan Stanko has died at the age of 32 after a battle with cancer, company founder Dave Portnoy said Tuesday. “Really sad news from the world of Barstool,” Portnoy wrote on X.

Barstool Sports owner Dave Portnoy announced the death of one of his employees on Monday, prompting widespread grief online. Portnoy took to social media to reveal that Jonathan Stanko passed away after a battle with cancer.

Over the past two days, countless media members have weighed in on the Fox Sports lawsuit which names Skip Bayless and Joy Taylor among others as defendants. But perhaps few have attacked the claims as much as Barstool Sports President Dave Portnoy.

Stephen A. Smith, Marcellus Wiley and Jason Whitlock — who once worked at Fox Sports discuss a hairstylist's lawsuit against Skip Bayless, Joy Taylor and Charlie Dixon.