Neil Best

Neil Best first worked at Newsday in 1982, returned in 1985 after a detour to Alaska and has been here since, specializing in high schools, college basketball, the NFL and most recently sports media and business.

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Best: Shurmur needs to loosen up more in interviews

Over 30 years of interviewing New York-area coaches, Mike Francesa often has been as much ...

Neil Best Best: Can Eli still be the answer at QB for the Giants?
ARLINGTON, Texas The only good thing about Eli Manning’s bad Sunday night was that it ...
9/17/18
Neil Best Best: Giants in major trouble after their dud in Dallas
ARLINGTON, Texas The win-now Giants still have not won, and now find themselves in major ...
9/17/18
Jets Best: Darnold picks himself up after early INT for TD
DETROIT — No sane person associated with the Jets would have wished Sam Darnold’s first ...
9/11/18
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Neil Best WFAN's annus horribilis is over; whither autumn 2018?
Tuesday was sports talk radio’s answer to New Year’s Day, as noted by Evan ...
9/8/18
Neil Best Best: Stanton flexing, and Yanks are stronger for it
Giancarlo Stanton’s short home run to rightfield in Chicago Wednesday night was more important, in ...
8/9/18
Neil Best Best: Barkley has a good head on shoulder pads
While the Jets awaited the arrival this week of their shiny new star, Sam Darnold ...
7/27/18
Neil Best Best: Taking a patient approach with these Jets
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Some NFL teams start training camp with an established new coach, ...
7/26/18
Neil Best Best: Mets should keep their options open on deGrom
Jacob deGrom is the most talked-about person on New York sports talk radio. But unlike ...
7/20/18
Neil Best Best: Revis leaves behind complicated legacy
Darrelle Revis exits football with a legacy good enough for the Hall of Fame, but ...
7/18/18
Neil Best Best: Best bets at Monmouth Park’s new sports book
At first glance, it was a typical sports bar, with a nice-sized crowd for a ...
7/12/18