Neil Paine

Neil Paine
@Neil_Paine

Neil Paine is the acting sports editor at FiveThirtyEight. He previously wrote for ESPN Insider, The New York Times and Sports-Reference.com and consulted for the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks.

Mar. 23, 2023

Who Are The Brightest Stars Left In March Madness?

By Neil Paine

Filed under 2023 NCAA Tournament

Mar. 16, 2023

The Stats Told Us To Pick Utah State. Were They Wrong?

By Santul Nerkar and Neil Paine

Filed under 2023 NCAA Tournament

San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish during the first day of the Japanese national team's training camp

Mar. 8, 2023

Who’s The Team To Beat At The World Baseball Classic?

By Nathaniel Rakich and Neil Paine

Filed under World Baseball Classic

Houston Astros' Jose Altuve bats as the pitch clock ticks down

Mar. 6, 2023

The Winners And Losers From MLB’s New Rules

By Neil Paine

Filed under MLB

Mar. 3, 2023

Why Valentina Shevchenko Is A Huge Favorite — And Jon Jones Isn’t — At UFC 285

By Neil Paine

Filed under MMA

Mario Lemieux #66 of the Pittsburgh Penguins skates on the ice in his first game back from radiation treatment in 1993

Mar. 2, 2023

How Mario Lemieux Beat Cancer — And Started A Comeback For The Ages

By Neil Paine

Filed under NHL

A blurry Boston Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen throws in front of a pitch clock

Feb. 22, 2023

How MLB’s New Rules Could Change Baseball In 2023

By Neil Paine

Filed under MLB

Feb. 21, 2023

Why One Floundering Company Might Change The Economics Of Baseball Forever

By Neil Paine

Filed under MLB

Feb. 13, 2023

The Eagles Played Their A-Game, But The Chiefs Had Patrick Mahomes

A FiveThirtyEight Chat

Filed under NFL

Feb. 8, 2023

The Chiefs And Eagles Don’t Look Like Their Previous Super Bowl-Winning Iterations

By Neil Paine and Maya Sweedler

Filed under Super Bowl LVII

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