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Neil Best

Sports reporter/columnistneil.best@newsday.com

Education: Cornell University

Neil Best specializes in sports media but covers all sports, with an emphasis on football and hockey. He first worked at Newsday as a part-time employee in the autumn of 1982, then returned in 1985 after two years covering sports for The Anchorage (Alaska) Times. He covered New York City high schools in the late 1980s, St. John’s basketball in the early ’90s and the New York Giants from 1995 to 2004 before moving on to the media beat.

Honors and Awards: 2017 Sportswriter of the Year, National Sports Media Association New York State.

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Neil BestMarch 22, 2025 10:46 pm
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Neil BestMarch 22, 2025 7:11 pm
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Neil BestMarch 17, 2025 3:57 pm
March Madness: Breaking down the bracket
Neil BestMarch 16, 2025 8:46 pm
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Neil BestMarch 15, 2025 8:48 pm
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Red-hot Ejiofor leads St. John's to first Big East final since 2000
Neil BestMarch 14, 2025 9:13 pm
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St. John's opens Big East Tournament by making quick work of Butler
Neil BestMarch 13, 2025 2:14 pm
Even the CBS broadcast team is excited about St. John's rise
Neil BestMarch 11, 2025 11:46 am
St. John's is back, and the Mink Man is loving every bit of it
Neil BestMarch 11, 2025 5:00 am
Rangers blow two-goal lead, lose in OT to Senators
Neil BestMarch 8, 2025 3:20 pm
Best: In the end, Lou stuck with his guys
Neil BestMarch 7, 2025 10:40 am
Best: Rangers grinding, and that's entertaining
Neil BestMarch 4, 2025 5:00 am
Where are they now: Islanders radio broadcaster Barry Landers
Neil BestFebruary 26, 2025 5:00 am
LI's Berbari to host WFAN's Yankees postgame show this season
Neil BestFebruary 25, 2025 11:06 am
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Only in NewsdayWhy Vice TV wanted Rick Pitino and St. John's on its network
Neil BestFebruary 25, 2025 5:00 am
Al Trautwig, longtime MSG Networks broadcaster, dies at age 68
Neil BestFebruary 24, 2025 1:07 pm
MSG Networks, Altice reach new carriage agreement
Neil BestFebruary 22, 2025 4:58 pm
Altice defends position to state after threat of public hearings over dispute with MSG Networks
Neil BestFebruary 18, 2025 6:58 pm