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Neil Paine

Bentonville

Writer at Freelance

Stathead/sportswriter/editor. https://t.co/eNHCoMh5nb neil.paine_at_gmail.com Formerly The Messenger, @FiveThirtyEight, @sports_ref, @ATLHawks, @GeorgiaTech

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Articles

  • 1 week ago | nascar.com | Neil Paine

    The first quarter of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season was an incredible one for Joe Gibbs Racing. After new arrival Chase Briscoe scored a fourth-place finish in the opener at Daytona International Speedway, Christopher Bell drove the No. 20 car to Victory Lane in each of the next three races. A few weeks later, Briscoe and Denny Hamlin both finished inside the top five at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and then Hamlin won back-to-back races at Martinsville Speedway and Darlington Raceway.

  • 2 weeks ago | 700espn.com | Neil Paine

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  • 2 weeks ago | nascar.com | Neil Paine

    On Sunday, the NASCAR Cup Series will make its return to Texas Motor Speedway, the site of Chase Elliott’s most recent victory last spring. And on the surface, Elliott rolls up to Fort Worth in as good a form as he’s had in a while. He currently ranks fourth in the Cup standings, tracking for his first placement that high since he made the Championship 4 in 2022.

  • 2 weeks ago | thejefffoxshow.com | Neil Paine

    Stay on Jeff’s Sideline Subscribe to the official Jeff Fox YouTube channel to join Jeff Fox on the sidelines of all Florida’s most popular sporting events.

  • 2 weeks ago | espn.com | Neil Paine

    The 2024-25 NBA season has long had the feel of a transitional year for the league, full of different diverging possibilities. For a league defined by dynasties more than any other, we just came off a stretch with six different champions in six years, only the second such instance in NBA history. And this season offered contradictory evidence for what might come next -- whether it be more of the same parity, a return to the old era of hegemons, or some third option that defies easy classification.

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Neil Paine
Neil Paine @Neil_Paine
14 Oct 24

RT @podoffame: 🚨NEW EP: DERON WILLIAMS🚨 POF welcomes @Neil_Paine to discuss the career and HOF candidacy of Deron Williams. We cover: 🥇 20…

Neil Paine
Neil Paine @Neil_Paine
27 Sep 24

At @phillysport, I wrote about how the Sixers have all the trappings of an elite organization -- but without the one thing that's missing, they're at risk of being left behind: https://t.co/XmV7wrezJv

Neil Paine
Neil Paine @Neil_Paine
6 Sep 24

RT @_schem: and with my time at @Forbes wrapping up, that means I am once again a free agent! 👋 Open to *remote* freelance, full time or pa…