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: Love him or hate him, you still care about Francesa
Mike Francesa returned to WFAN one year ago Wednesday. Happy Anniversary? The big guy has admitted his comeback 4 ½ ...
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Best: Do Isles have to unleash some offense?
The wider world — well, at least the NHL and NBC — surely would have preferred a second-round series featuring ...
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Best: Waiting is the hardest part for the Islanders
Hey, it could be worse for the Islanders. At least when their long playoff break is over, they will have ...
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Best: Lee's 'C' stands for 'Captain' and 'Caring'
John Tavares' successor as Islanders captain has been as good a locker-room presence and leader as the team could have hoped for.
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Best: Long rest not that big of a deal for Isles
The Islanders returned to work on Friday, having had two days to bask in the glow of their first-round sweep ...
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Best: Just accept that Isles playoffs are now at Barclays
Business dictates that the Barn door has closed for the season, and all remaining home playoff games will be played at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
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Best: Islanders a team nobody wants to face
PITTSBURGH – The last time the Islanders swept a playoff series, such things were old hat for the franchise. It ...
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Best: Isles' defense puts Pens on thin ice
PITTSBURGH – The adage about defense winning championships is most commonly associated with football in general and Bear Bryant in ...
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Best: Isles fans can dare to dream
Yes, they still have to beat the Penguins one more time, but if they do, things will get very interesting.
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Best: Lehner continues to save Islanders
PITTSBURGH The old saying goes that a hot goaltender is “standing on his head.” Robin Lehner did that, too, on ...