Neil Best is a sports media journalist for Newsday, where he has worked for over 30 years and currently publishes the column "SportsWatch".

At age eleven, Best moved from Hillside, New Jersey to East Northport, New York, on Long Island.^[1]

He atttended Northport High School, where he wrote for The Rag, the school's student newspaper. He attended Cornell University, where he evaded a necessary swim class, wrote for The Cornell Daily Sun, and graduated in 1982.^[2]

After his graduation from Cornell, Best began his career at Newsday in 1982. He left for a few years to work at the Anchorage Times.^[1] He returned to Newsday in 1985 and has remained at the paper since.^[3]

Throughout his career at Newsday, Best has covered a variety of sports topics. He began writing about St. John's men's basketball and later became the beat reporter on the New York Giants.^[1] He has periodically appeared on Giants Online, a television show hosted by Bob Papa and Pat Hanlon.^[4] In 2005, he began his current sports media and business column, "SportsWatch".^[3]

At Newsday, Best has appeared in various media platforms, evaluating everything from sports radio shows to the Super Bowl.^[5][6]

Best has two daughters.^[2]