We got Neil Paine writing a history of the American economy through stadium name rights sherwood.news/business/a-his…

I got weirdly philosophical in this one… But the futility of Trout is the futility of man. His Sisyphean struggle is ours. neilpaine.substack.com/p/the-futility…

diving into baseball season like

Long before Caitlin Clark was a household name, Paige Bueckers was supposed to be the best player from their HS class. Multiple devastating injuries later, Bueckers is finally back to proving why she was the best in a stacked group of freshmen 4 years ago.neilpaine.substack.com/p/paige-buecke…

New ESPN piece from me today — this year, we have the best odds of seeing a Canadian Stanley Cup winner since 1994! I go through why each of the four contenders (Oilers, Leafs, Canucks, Jets) will or won’t bring the Cup back home: espn.com/nhl/insider/in…

At ESPN today, I dug into the teams that have exceeded expectations 🔥 — or fallen short of them 🧊 — the most in the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments so far… and which players are responsible for those trends: espn.com/mens-college-b…

In my latest for ESPN, I looked at why the Basketball Power Index projections say it’s more than likely that Caitlin Clark and Iowa WON’T make it back to the Final Four, despite all the brilliant accomplishments of this season: espn.com/womens-college…

With Mike Modano being honored with a statue tonight, I wrote about his legacy as the man who put Sun Belt hockey on the map: neilpaine.substack.com/p/mike-modanos…

Predictions! Split decision from 13 Substack writers on the outcome of a Boston vs. Denver NBA Finals ...

Marc Stein Tom Haberstroh Neil Paine D a n y e l 🔆 S m i t h Yaya Dubin Katie Heindl Ben Fawkes Michael Shearer Daniel Bratulić kein Dean Oliver

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For ESPN+, I dug into a few numbers that add context to what has been a really topsy-turvy men's college basketball season so far -- and what it might mean for March, based on how these trends usually play out. espn.com/mens-college-b…

15 Takes on the NBA's Spectacular Rookie Class, by Noah Magaro-George Madeline Hill Michael Shearer Neil Paine Sean Highkin Henry Abbott Yaya Dubin Justin Kubatko Marc Stein Rafael Barlowe Dean Oliver Ricardo Brito Reis quinn everts Keith Smith

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New POD: Lessons from a career of using analytics to tell sports stories w/ Neil Paine. On Kobe clutch, Andrew Wiggins bust(?), homer effects and life working for an NBA team. tomthefinder.com/p/the-finder-p…

14 Quick Takes on the NBA Trade Deadline, from Marc Stein Madeline Hill Henry Abbott Neil Paine Yaya Dubin Katie Heindl Tom Haberstroh quinn everts Rafael Barlowe Sean Highkin D a n y e l 🔆 S m i t h Dean Oliver

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obscene to kill that website without even giving people a couple hours to get their work backed up.

hate to see Neil Paine get laid off again because if there is anyone who could backronym a SWIFT stat tied to genuine data as we approach the super bowl it’s him! and he’s also an incredibly talented and thoughtful coworker.

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.@neil_paine, in characteristic lightning-speed fashion, is already up with a new post on his Substack. I hope you all subscribe for excellent sports analysis: neilpaine.substack.com/p/back-on-the-…

As you probably read elsewhere, I'm no longer with The Messenger. But I am back on Substack, and I have longer thoughts on all of my wonderful sports colleagues and what is next here: neilpaine.substack.com/p/back-on-the-…

I love this 20+ year old NBA card game -- Greatest Showdown Cup has done an awesome job of reviving it!