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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)

Grizzlies 110, Wizards 104

WASHINGTON — Forward Tayshaun Prince scored a season-high 21 points and guard Mike Conley had 20 as the Memphis Grizzlies ended the Washington Wizards’ six-game winning streak with a 110-104 victory Monday night. Forward Zach Randolph had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Grizzlies (34-25), who improved to nine games over .500 for the […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA AM: Why Teams Buy Out NBA Players

Explaining why NBA teams decide to buy out players … What are NBA players really looking for in free agency?

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Daily: Alex Caruso: The Lakers’ Unsung Hero

The Los Angeles Lakers are two wins from an NBA championship and Alex Caruso is just happy to play his role and contribute.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Grizzlies 98, Knicks 93

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Point guard Mike Conley scored 22 points, 10 of them in the fourth quarter, in his first game back from an ankle injury and the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the New York Knicks 98-93 on Tuesday night at FedExForum. Conley had missed seven games with an ankle sprain and the rust showed at […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA to consider expanding replay

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
NBA PM: History’s Worst Playoff Injuries

Oklahoma City looks lost now that star forward Serge Ibaka is out, but he’s nowhere near the most devastating playoff injury ever… James Michael McAdoo still looks like a second-round sleeper, despite drop in stock the last couple of years…

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Heat, LeBron plead the sixth

To Indiana Pacers guard Lance Stephenson, the on-court antics riling up critics are just part of his game. “Just comes out of the blue. Just playing ball, having fun,” Stephenson said Thursday in Miami, where the Pacers face a 3-2 deficit ahead of Game 6 on Friday night. “I’m just trying to win the game. […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Daily: Fixing The Minnesota Timberwolves

In the next edition of Basketball Insiders’ annual Fixing series, Tristan Tucker looks at how the 3-7 Minnesota Timberwolves can turn their luck around moving forward.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Iowa State 93, North Carolina Central 75

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Iowa State put to rest any threat of a North Carolina Central upset with a heavy dose of forward Georges Niang. The No. 3-seeded Cyclones rode Niang’s hot hand in the second half to a 93-75 victory over the No. 14-seeded Eagles in the East Region of the NCAA Tournament on […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Lafayette 84, Loyola-Maryland 71

Lafayette had four players finish in double figures and pulled away late in the second half to beat Loyola-Maryland 84-71 on Monday in Baltimore, Md., and advance to the Patriot League tournament quarterfinals. The Leopards (11-19, 7-12 Patriot League) earned a date with top-seeded Boston University on Wednesday. The Greyhounds (11-19, 6-13) ended their first […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021