Dana O'Neil

United States

Senior assoc AD at Villanova. Recovering sportswriter. Jersey girl. Penn Stater. Snoopy for life. Author: The Big East. Tweets are my own.

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Articles

What happened in the NCAA Men's Tournament second round

Jan 31, 2025 | nytimes.com | Brian Hamilton |Brendan Marks |CJ Moore |Dana O'Neil |Brendan Quinn |Kyle Tucker
What happened in the NCAA Men's Tournament Sweet 16

Aug 28, 2024 | nytimes.com | Brian Hamilton |Brendan Marks |CJ Moore |Dana O'Neil |Brendan Quinn |Kyle Tucker
NC State-Purdue live updates

Aug 13, 2024 | nytimes.com | Brian Hamilton |Dana O'Neil |Brendan Marks

GLENDALE, Ariz. - The first time Zach Edey touched the ball on Saturday afternoon, DJ Burns Jr. clenched his teeth and held his ground. There was just one issue when it came to Edey vs. Burns: seven inches. Burns was too small for Edey, who could turn and shoot over Burns without issue. Edey scored 20 points and had 12 rebounds in a clunky 63-50 win over NC State that moved Purdue into the national title game.
Table tennis: Fan Zhendong of China takes gold - The Athletic

Aug 5, 2024 | nytimes.com | Darren Richman |Tess DeMeyer |Mark Cooper |Brendan Quinn |Luke Brown |Zack Pierce | +4 more

Sweden's Truls Moregardh gave it his all and managed to pull it back from 3-10 to 8-10 in the final game of men's table tennis final but ultimately it was in vein. Fan Zhendong triumphs 4-1 and is rewarded with a gold medal at the Olympics.
Biles, Chiles to lead U.S. gymnastics team in Olympic final

Jul 29, 2024 | nytimes.com | Dana O'Neil |Tess DeMeyer

Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles will lead the United States in Tuesday's women's gymnastics team final as both are slated to compete in all four events in a somewhat unexpected lineup shuffling that also sees Sunisa Lee competing on floor exercise in place of reigning Olympic champion Jade Carey.
A transcript of our audio guide to the Kentucky Derby

May 2, 2024 | theathletic.com | Hannah Vanbiber |Dana O'Neil

Senior writer Dana O'Neil joined Sports Betting editors Andrew DeWitt and Hannah Vanbiber for a podcast on all things Kentucky Derby. We transcribed the show (and edited a little for length) below for those who prefer the written word. The entire podcast can be found on the New York Times audio app. Hannah Vanbiber: The Triple Crown season opens up with Saturday's Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs race track. Let's just dive right in.
Kentucky Derby 2024: How a headless horseman helped turn a side hustle into a booming business - The Athletic

May 1, 2024 | nytimes.com | Dana O'Neil

Meet the husband and wife team behind over 150,000 sales of Kentucky Derby commemorative glasses
Iowa, LSU in Albany 2 - The Athletic

Mar 18, 2024 | nytimes.com | Ben Pickman |Scott Dochterman |Mark Cooper |Mark Schindler |Dana O'Neil |Chantel Jennings | +2 more

Remember that Iowa-LSU national championship last year?Well both teams are in the same region, with a potential Elite Eight matchup upcoming. Below are the full Albany 2 matchups:No. 1 Iowa vs. No. 16 Holy Cross/UT MartinNo. 8 West Virginia vs. No. 9 PrincetonNo. 4 Kansas State vs. No. 13 PortlandNo. 5 Colorado vs. No. 12 DrakeNo. 3 LSU vs. No. 14 RiceNo. 6 Louisville vs. No. 11 Middle TennesseeNo. 2 UCLA vs. No. 15 California BaptistNo. 7 Creighton vs. No. 10 UNLVView the Albany 1 tournament bracket, headlined by No. 1 South Carolina, here
Like Stephen Curry and Jimmermania, Caitlin Clark embodies college hoops hysteria - The Athletic

Mar 7, 2024 | theathletic.com | Dana O'Neil |Dana O'Neil
Who'd the committee miss out on? Which mid-majors could surprise?

Feb 21, 2024 | theathletic.com | Brian Hamilton |Dana O'Neil

Hello again, friends and people reading their phone to avoid eye contact, and welcome to another Shot Takers Mailbag. We are hurtling toward Selection Sunday. Let us rejoice and be glad that February is the shortest month of the year. You have questions. Dana O'Neil and I have answers, like them or not. Now is the time we mail!Brian: I'll go first, primarily to steal teams before Dana gets a chance to answer.