Neil Best

Neil Best 5/14/12 Emrick tries to keep his calls in neutral

Strange? Doc Emrick admitted that it is, at least a little. ... Read more »

Neil Best 5/10/12 Best: Knicks have plenty of big questions

The New York sports parade moved Thursday, with the focus now on rinks, ballparks, Tim ... Read more »

Neil Best 5/10/12 Knicks were fun while they lasted

Even as they said goodbye until autumn, the Knicks left us with one last wacky ... Read more »

Neil Best 5/8/12 Best: Woodson should stay as Knicks coach

The roller coaster will soon reach the station, perhaps as early as 9:30 tonight, marking ... Read more »

Neil Best 5/6/12 Melo, Amar'e provide some reason for hope

For one fine day, Knicks fans at least enjoyed some postseason excitement, complete with postgame ... Read more »

Neil Best 5/5/12 Knicks still have time to win with Melo

With a playoff win continuing to prove elusive, perhaps Carmelo Anthony should set a more ... Read more »

Neil Best 5/3/12 Knicks show grit, but can't sustain it

The Garden was rocking, the Knicks were rolling and for a moment Thursday night, it ... Read more »

Neil Best 5/2/12 Knicks need to win Game 3 for themselves

A time traveler from that innocent, hopeful year of 2011 would have found this a ... Read more »

Neil Best 5/1/12 What was Amar'e Stoudemire thinking?

When someone writes a book about this nutty Knicks season -- not that I'm volunteering ... Read more »

Neil Best 5/1/12 Mike Breen still loves his basketball

Mike Breen already had called the Knicks-Heat game in Miami on Saturday and the Nuggets-Lakers ... Read more »

Neil Best 4/30/12 Heat has too many weapons for Knicks

It took less than half a minute for the first indication this game would be ... Read more »

Neil Best 4/29/12 Woodson has chance to show what he can do

Mike Woodson was sitting on a courtside table, his expression appropriately dour for the dire ... Read more »

Neil Best 4/28/12 Best: Outplayed Anthony tries to stay optimistic

The final seconds of the third quarter were bleeding away, and LeBron James seemed to ... Read more »

Neil Best 4/26/12 KISS AM goodbye: ESPN Radio to move to 98.7 FM

ESPN has spent more than a decade as a muted also-ran in its sports talk ... Read more »

Neil Best 4/23/12 Best: Networks right to stop NFL phone shots

ESPN emailed a 21,107-word transcript of a conference call last week featuring Mel Kiper Jr., ... Read more »

Neil Best 4/20/12 The Best of WatchDog

Eli on SNL? Oh, brother! ... Read more »

Neil Best 4/12/12 Every playoff hockey game on TV!

Hockey has had a difficult relationship with American TV for 72 years, since the experimental ... Read more »

Neil Best 4/3/12 Best: Francona talking Red Sox is part of job

The revolving door between coaches' offices and broadcast booths in pro sports has been spinning ... Read more »

Neil Best 3/12/12 ESPN celebrates Title IX's 40th anniversary

ESPN will televise all 63 games of the women's NCAA Tournament, beginning Saturday. ... Read more »

Neil Best 3/8/12 Magic glad he did ESPN documentary

Twenty years later, the sentiment at first seems unremarkable. Why wouldn't Magic Johnson say he ... Read more »

Neil Best 3/5/12 Best: YES most valuable sports cable network

There is no denying MSG's venerable place in the evolution of cable TV sports; it ... Read more »

Neil Best 3/1/12 Listen up, Mets fans, Lewin can relate

Josh Lewin feels your pain, Mets fans. ... Read more »

Neil Best 2/27/12 New Mets radio man appreciates underdog status

Josh Lewin feels your pain, Mets fans. ... Read more »

Neil Best 2/26/12 The Best of Neil Best

'Goon' packs a punch ... Read more »

Neil Best 2/23/12 Best: Jeremy Lin and the SI cover, again

At this point nothing should surprise us about the Jeremy Lin phenomenon, including the fact ... Read more »

Neil Best 2/13/12 Lin has become a ratings bonanza for MSG

Strange but true: A mere 50 days ago, the Knicks had yet to play their ... Read more »

Neil Best 2/6/12 Best: Coughlin appears to have plenty left

When an old media sparring partner asked Tom Coughlin Monday if he can envision coaching ... Read more »

Neil Best 2/5/12 Super Bowl and bust! Eli a lock for Hall

Manning now must be considered the greatest offensive player in the history of New York ... Read more »

Neil Best 2/4/12 No Tuna in Hall makes no sense

It was the worst kind of Tuna surprise. Bill Parcells, not a Hall of Famer? ... Read more »

Neil Best 2/2/12 Older, wiser Brady appreciates opportunity

Lost in all the talk this week about a certain Super Bowl played four years ... Read more »

Neil Best 1/31/12 Brady thought Giants game was bad dream

Tom Brady seems to have a dream life, what with his three Super Bowl rings, ... Read more »

Neil Best 1/30/12 Pats tight-lipped on tight end Gronkowski

Journalists the world over have descended upon this quiet Midwestern burg, where they will spend ... Read more »

Neil Best 1/27/12 Best: Giants should throw, baby, throw

The Giants have been running on empty for months now, too long to expect a ... Read more »

Neil Best 1/25/12 If Giants win, Eli would surpass Namath

If the Giants win their next game, will Eli Manning go from being merely the ... Read more »

Neil Best 1/24/12 Harrison, Tyree differ on Super rematch

David Tyree rooted for the Giants and Ravens on Sunday, hoping to see the teams ... Read more »

Neil Best 1/23/12 Rex just can't wake up from nightmare

Look at the bright side, Rex Ryan . . . and Jets fans everywhere. ... Read more »

Neil Best 1/23/12 Giants prevail without Eli at his best

Eli Manning emerged from the visiting locker room Sunday night at ancient Candlestick Park to ... Read more »

Neil Best 1/19/12 If it involves Tiki, it stirs the pot

Tiki Barber was back in the news over the weekend in customary Tiki Barber fashion: ... Read more »

Neil Best 1/18/12 Best: QB edge finally goes to Eli

Well, well, well, look what we have here: Eli Manning is playing in the NFC ... Read more »

Neil Best 1/16/12 Best: Niners should be taken seriously

Don't be bashful, Giants Nation. You know it, I know it and the 49ers know ... Read more »

Neil Best 1/16/12 Best: As always, Eli plays it cool

As a scrum of well-wishers pressed around Eli Manning in a crowded hallway outside the ... Read more »

Neil Best 1/13/12 Can the '11 Giants match the '07 Giants?

The questions began minutes after the Giants defeated the Falcons on Sunday and remained a ... Read more »

Neil Best 1/12/12 Best: Giants vs. Jets changed season for both

Back in a quieter, more innocent time, when we all were 20 days younger, John ... Read more »

Neil Best 1/11/12 Best: Is Eli top QB in Giants history?

Eli Manning is the best quarterback in Giants history, and the fourth best quarterback left ... Read more »

Neil Best 1/9/12 Best: Weather or not, here come Giants

C'mon, admit it: You peeked. ... Read more »

Neil Best 1/8/12 Best: Can defensive 'monsters' stop Packers?

The statement the Giants' defense made Sunday was loudest and clearest for those in closest ... Read more »

Neil Best 1/7/12 As news, these Falcons are for the birds

At long last, the Giants' opportunity to avenge one of their most embarrassing defeats is ... Read more »

Neil Best 1/4/12 Time for Giants' running game to assert itself

It only seems as if the Giants' dead-last rank in rushing offense should be an ... Read more »

Neil Best 1/3/12 Giants bask in warmth of home cooking

The year was not 17 hours old, the sun barely had set and already Sunday, ... Read more »

Neil Best 1/2/12 According to their script, NBC celebrates hockey

There is nothing normal about the NHL Winter Classic -- not for players, not for ... Read more »

Neil Best 1/2/12 Best: It's the prime time for Manning

Happy birthday, Eli Manning! ... Read more »

Neil Best 12/30/11 SportsWatch: The best of Neil Best

Amar'e is a media mensch ... Read more »

Neil Best 12/28/11 Best: Sanchez shows he can handle the heat

Mark Sanchez never has erased the doubts of pundits and fans that have dogged him ... Read more »

Neil Best 12/26/11 Best: Coughlin at best with back against wall

The Tom Coughlin we have come to know and, um, respect was back at the ... Read more »

Neil Best 12/24/11 This win means a little more to Mara

Throughout a week of verbal salvos hurled from one corner of the Jersey suburbs to ... Read more »

Neil Best 12/20/11 Best: Sanchez can silence skeptics with win

Rex Ryan said it Monday, and he said it again Tuesday, and he was right ... Read more »

Neil Best 12/18/11 If Eli's not at his best, Giants can't win

As I was saying back on Sept. 11 . . . ... Read more »

Neil Best 12/12/11 Here come Rangers, '24/7' and the unknown

The Rangers are ready for their close-ups -- at an angle from which no New ... Read more »

Neil Best 12/11/11 Best: Time to give Rex credit he deserves

Pretend for a moment that Rex Ryan is not the Rex Ryan we have come ... Read more »

Neil Best 12/5/11 Reyes leaving won't hurt Mets on TV much

A baseball season is a 162-episode television show -- with encores in October -- and ... Read more »

Neil Best 12/4/11 Best: Jets continue to play with fire

Sunday's more-difficult-than-it-sounds 34-19 victory over the Redskins was even tougher and weirder than the one ... Read more »

Neil Best 11/30/11 Best: Hey, Jets fans: Get off Sanchez's back!

Darrelle Revis was on the field Sunday when he heard a sound familiar to a ... Read more »

Neil Best 11/28/11 Best: Plaxico comes up big on field and off

First, Plaxico Burress took the high road to make a pivotal, pirouetting reception late in ... Read more »

Neil Best 11/27/11 Best: Sanchez delivers at the right time

He had been bruised by his coach, booed by his fans and bamboozled by the ... Read more »

Neil Best 11/24/11 Best: Stony Brook parlays football into brand building

Stony Brook has been a very good school for a very long time, but for ... Read more »

Neil Best 11/21/11 Best: NFL not so dependent on NY, NY . . . or is it?

Among the many reasons NFL ratings are immune to the unpredictability of sports is that ... Read more »