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: Islanders a team nobody wants to face
PITTSBURGH – The last time the Islanders swept a playoff series, such things were old ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Best: Lamoriello, Isles taking it one game at a time
The man in charge of all hockey matters for the Islanders watched Games 1 and ...
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Best: Do fans dare wish against return to Coliseum?
First the Islanders made the playoffs, thus extending their stay at NYCB Live’s Nassau Coliseum ...
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Best: Experience tells Isles momentum is non-existent
When Islanders coach Barry Trotz was asked Friday morning what role momentum plays in NHL ...
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Best: Barzal impresses in playoff debut
The Islanders are living in the moment, what with an important playoff task at hand ...
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Best: The Coliseum makes a dramatic comeback
Players make dramatic comebacks and revisit past glories. Coaches do it. Teams do it. Such ...
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Best: Trotz's feel for goalies has been right all season
Robin Lehner was not sure precisely what time the text would arrive on Tuesday. “It’s ...