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Jeff Hawkins

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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)

Napier cements spot in UConn lore with second title

ARLINGTON, Texas — With all due respect to Ray Allen, Donyell Marshall, et al, Connecticut guard Shabazz Napier carved his face on the Mount Rushmore of Huskies basketball on Monday night. Napier joined an elite class of Connecticut stars Monday: seniors who led the Huskies to national titles, helping the program stay a perfect 4-0 […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Daily: Did The Lakers Do Enough This Offseason?

The Lakers made a splash at the beginning of the offseason, but struck out on a lot of talent waiting for Kawhi to make his decision. Will the moves they made be enough? Jordan Hicks takes a look.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Report: Louisiana Tech’s White rejects Tennessee

Michael White, who was considered the leading candidate over the weekend to replace Cuonzo Martin at Tennessee, has decided to remain as the coach at Louisiana Tech, according to reports Monday. Sources told CBSSports.com and ESPN.com that the 37-year-old White will not be moving to Knoxville. White, who has led the Bulldogs to a 74-31 […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Parker, Spurs take Game 1 vs. Trail Blazers

SAN ANTONIO — Point guard Tony Parker took a sabbatical from basketball this season, with his coach with the San Antonio Spurs, Gregg Popovich, forcing him to miss several games to recover from a “variety of maladies.” Popovich wanted Parker fresh for the playoffs, and the strategy is paying off. Parker scored 33 points and […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Sterling to CNN: “I’m not a racist”

Donald Sterling, banned by the NBA for life on April 29, apologized Sunday for his previous comments and said he is not a racist. Sterling spoke with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, and the interview will air Monday. Excerpts were detailed Sunday on CNN.com. The exiled Los Angeles Clippers owner addressed the tape recording that included him […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Daily: The Hot Seat – Eastern Conference

Matt John takes a look at which coaches and general managers from the Eastern Conference are on the hot seat.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Duke’s Parker to make draft decision Wednesday

Duke freshman forward Jabari Parker is expected to meet with coach Mike Krzyzewski Tuesday and announce the next day whether or not he will forgo his final three seasons of eligibility to enter the 2014 NBA Draft. Parker is the highest-scoring freshman in Duke history. The 6-foot-8, 235-pound Chicago native averaged 19.1 points and 8.7 […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Dunleavy’s 35 help Bulls calmly collect first win of series

WASHINGTON — Chicago forward Mike Dunleavy stayed hot throughout and Washington big man Nene lost his cool. Combined with poised swingman Jimmy Butler thriving in the clutch, the Bulls won when they needed to most. Dunleavy scored 35 points and Butler sank the go-ahead 3-pointer with 24.9 seconds left as the Bulls defeated the Wizards […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Most Valuable Player Watch – Jan. 18

Basketball Insiders releases our second MVP rankings of the 2020-21 season, with three players seemingly neck-and-neck in their race to the award.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Clippers use late rally to tie series

LOS ANGELES — On the verge of heading back to Oklahoma City down 3-1 in this Western Conference semfinal series, the Los Angeles Clippers responded with the biggest rally in their franchise history. “It’s an obvious thing, but 3-1 compared to 2-2 is a huge, huge difference,” said Los Angeles forward Blake Griffin. “Nothing really […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021