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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)

NBA Daily: Golden State’s Hiatus Is Almost Over

A few blows have put made the Golden State Warriors go on a hiatus since June, but Matt John goes into detail as to why the league should fear them even more when they return.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Pacers tie series with victory over Hawks

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers needed just six and a half minutes Tuesday to drive home their point. A 19-0 run over that time led the Pacers to a dominating 101-85 victory over the Atlanta Hawks to tie their best-of-seven, first-round series at one, vividly producing images of how the Pacers ran over opponents early […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Rumors: Phil Jackson Joining the Knicks?

Phil Jackson is reportedly leaning towards joining the New York Knicks in a lead front office role… Dante Exum being considered by team positioned to draft No. 1… Carmelo Anthony denies meeting with Joakim Noah at All-Star.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Daily: Five Numbers That Could Define The Season

Over the course of an NBA season, certain statistical trends will reveal themselves and could provide clues as to why a team achieved or fell short of their goals, writes Quinn Davis.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
CBK roundup: Michigan’s McGary opts for NBA

Michigan sophomore power forward Mitch McGary decided to declare for the NBA draft Friday after facing a yearlong NCAA ban for testing positive for marijuana. McGary, who is 6 feet 10, played just eight games (four stars) this season because of a back injury that ended his season in mid-December. He averaged 9.5 points and […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA roundup: Silver foresees expanded reviews

Commissioner Adam Silver said the NBA will “inevitably” give referees additional options for reviewing replays. “So far, in terms of all of our triggers, we’ve tried to maintain a line of what is clearly objectively ascertainable,” Silver told a group of Associated Press Sports Editors on Thursday. “You know, foot on the line or not, […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Nets defeat Cavaliers for 12th straight home win

NEW YORK — Two consecutive away losses made for plenty of mistakes to be corrected for Brooklyn Nets head coach Jason Kidd. Returning to the impenetrable arena that is the Barclays Center, the Nets took the opportunity to right their wrongs in a 108-97 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night. “We know we […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
North Carolina holds off Notre Dame

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina coach Roy Williams said his team was the lucky one Monday night. The 14th-ranked Tar Heels found an uptick in offense at just the right time, then benefitted from the sixth blocked shot of the season from point guard Marcus Paige to foil Notre Dame’s upset bid. North Carolina […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Bucks 114, Jazz 88

MILWAUKEE – Forward Ersan Ilyasova shot 13-of-14 from the field, knocked down a pair of 3-pointers and finished with 31 points as the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a two-game losing streak with a 114-88 victory over the Utah Jazz Monday night at the Bradley Center. Ilyasova got off to a good start, making all seven of […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Michigan survives Texas, advances to Sweet 16

MILWAUKEE — Surviving and advancing, as is the March adage in college hoops, is a whole lot easier when a team has senior leadership. And fortunately for the Michigan Wolverines, they had just that in guard Nik Stauskas. Stauskas made four 3-pointers and finished with 17 points Saturday as No. 2 Michigan knocked off the […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021