Neil Paine

Neil Paine
@Neil_Paine

Neil Paine was 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.

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

Feb. 7, 2023

How LeBron James Broke An NBA Record That Was Once Considered Unbreakable

By Neil Paine

Filed under NBA

Feb. 1, 2023

Which Stars Are Going To Blow Up In Super Bowl LVII?

By Neil Paine and Josh Hermsmeyer

Filed under NFL

Jan. 30, 2023

The Chiefs And Eagles Made The Super Bowl With Grit, Talent, Heart And (Yes) Luck

A FiveThirtyEight Chat

Filed under NFL

Jan. 23, 2023

We Are No Longer Disrespecting The Cincinnati Bengals Or Brock Purdy

A FiveThirtyEight Chat

Filed under NFL

Jan. 20, 2023

NBA Stars Are Stuffing Stat Sheets Like Never Before. But Why?

By Santul Nerkar

Filed under NBA

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