There’s not a single thing in all that rambling innuendo that proves Matt sold his site.
“Drudge’s links now go to mainstream media like CNN and MSNBC.”
“Now.”
Drudge has linked to them since 1998:
https://web.archive.org/web/19981212024508/http://www.drudgereport.com/
Also, surprisingly, he currently has a link to Free Republic.
Common knowledge. Do your own dang research.