Verkkothe owner and founder of barstool sports lost control of a boat off massachusetts before being rescued by the u. s. Verkkothe coast guard rescued barstool ceo dave portnoy off the coast of nantucket after his boat began drifting out to sea, he said on monday. Verkkodave portnoy of barstool sports “almost was lost to the ocean” before being rescued by the u. s. Coast guard off the coast of nantucket on. Verkkobarstool sports founder dave portnoy was rescued by the u. s. Coast guard on monday after he tried to take his mother to see the nantucket coast.