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Jeff Hawkins

Sports Editor

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Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry (print and digital media). A freelance writer/stay-at-home dad since 2008, Hawkins started his career with newspaper stints in Michigan, North Carolina, Florida, Upstate New York and Illinois, where he earned the 2004 APSE first-place award for column writing (under 40,000 circulation). As a beat writer, he covered NASCAR Winston Cup events at NHIS (1999-2003), the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks (2003-06) and the NFL's Carolina Panthers (2011-12). Hawkins penned four youth sports books, including a Michael Jordan biography. Hawkins' main hobbies include mountain bike riding, 5k trail runs at the Whitewater Center in Charlotte, N.C., and live music.

Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9881)

NBA Summer League Studs & Duds: Day 6

A look at the the best and worst performers from Day 6 of the 2014 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas including the entire Milwaukee Bucks.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Full 2014-15 NBA Cap Space Projections

Basketball Insiders’ salary cap expert Eric Pincus takes a look ahead to this summer with complete salary cap projections for every team in the NBA.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Saturday: Don’t Overlook Julius Randle

Julius Randle is striving for greatness, and he could be one of the best players to come out of this draft class.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Heat rest James and Bosh, cede top seed

WASHINGTON — The Miami Heat decided that resting forward LeBron James and center Chris Bosh trumped playoff seeding. Battling for their own postseason position, the Washington Wizards took full advantage of a game that had a preseason quality. Forward Trevor Ariza scored 25 points, and forward Nene added 18 points as the Wizards earned their […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA AM: Bobcats Planning For Aggressive Summer

Bobcats GM Rich Cho says the team has the money to spend on free agents this summer and will explore their options

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Dayton 82, Stanford 72

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Dayton advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time in 30 years with an 82-72 victory over Stanford on Thursday night in the NCAA South Regional semifinals at FedExForum. The 11th-seeded Flyers (26-10) advance to play the winner of Thursday’s late game between top-seeded Florida and fourth-seeded UCLA for passage to […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
No. 3 Arizona holds on to defeat Kansas State

LAHAINA, Maui — In a battle of two scrappy Wildcat squads, the team boasting three Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 prospects and a veteran big man in the middle emerged victorious. No. 3 Arizona overcame a sluggish start and held on for a 72-68 victory over Kansas State to claim a berth in the semifinals […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA PM: What’s Next For the Cavaliers?

After LeBron James’ big free agency announcement, where do the Cleveland Cavaliers go from here? How about the Miami HEAT?

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Daily: Is Joe Johnson’s Return Viable?

If Joe Johnson comes back to the NBA and finds a contributing role at his age, it would be unprecedented, says Douglas Farmer.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Ibaka takes wait-and-see approach

Injured Oklahoma City Thunder forward Serge Ibaka knows it would be painful to play, but he’s still holding out hope of returning to the court as soon as Sunday’s Game 3 of the Western Conference final against the San Antonio Spurs. Ibaka told reporters on Saturday that has has not run or practiced since he […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021