Neil Paine
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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1 week ago |
nascar.com | Neil Paine
Sunday’s Viva Mexico 250 from Mexico City, won by Shane van Gisbergen, marked a historic milestone in Cup Series history: For the first time in more than a quarter-century, the sport’s top level staged a race (of any sort) beyond U.S. borders — and for the first time since 1958, an international event actually counted in the official championship standings. It wasn’t NASCAR’s first trip to the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, as the Xfinity Series held races there in the mid-to-late 2000s.
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nytimes.com | Neil Paine |Vik Chokshi
After analyzing every full MLB season since 1998 to find what statistical DNA most World Series champs had in common halfway through the year, some trends emerged — and five current teams fit the profile. Baseball has always defied predictability, and that especially goes for the final outcome of each season: The 83-win St. Louis Cardinals won it all in 2006, for instance, while the 116-win Seattle Mariners didn’t even make the World Series in 2001.
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2 weeks ago |
nascar.com | Neil Paine
To say the learning curve has been steep in Shane van Gisbergen’s first full Cup Series season would be a massive understatement. After winning his debut NASCAR race (at any level) on the Chicago Street Course in 2023, then performing well in a full-time Xfinity Series ride last year – while also holding his own in part-time Cup action – SVG seemed as ready for the sport’s highest level as anyone could be.
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2 weeks ago |
sports.yahoo.com | Neil Paine
To say the learning curve has been steep in Shane van Gisbergen‘s first full Cup Series season would be a massive understatement. After winning his debut NASCAR race (at any level) on the Chicago Street Course in 2023, then performing well in a full-time Xfinity Series ride last year — while also holding his own in part-time Cup action — SVG seemed as ready for the sport‘s highest level as anyone could be.
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2 weeks ago |
espn.com | Neil Paine
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Former NBA All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins was suspended for the rest of the season in Puerto Rico's basketball league and his team terminated his contract after a brawl with fans during a game earlier this week. The 34-year-old Cousins, who played for seven teams during his NBA career, made an obscene gesture, exchanged words and grabbed the arm of a fan sitting courtside Monday night before being taken away by his teammates.
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