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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)

SMU 77, Rutgers 65

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — SMU’s first appearance as a member of the AP Top 25 in almost 30 years resulted in a 77-65 win over Rutgers on Friday night at the Rutgers Athletic Center. No. 23 SMU (20-5, 9-4 American Athletic Conference) received 21 points from guard Nic Moore in winning its fourth game in a […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA PM: Playoff Picture Update

A look at what the playoffs would look like if they were to start today and the potential shakeups we could see before the end of the regular season next week.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Wizards dominate Bulls, take 3-1 series lead

WASHINGTON — With forward Trevor Ariza sizzling and the owner wearing the jersey of a certain suspended Brazilian big man, no Nene meant no problem for the Washington Wizards. Ariza scored a career playoff-high 30 points with six 3-pointers and guard Bradley Beal had 18 points as the Washington Wizards defeated the Chicago Bulls 98-89 […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
2021-22 Central Division Preview

Tristan Tucker continues Basketball Insiders’ divisional preview series, this time honing on on the Central Division. The Milwaukee Bucks made plenty of moves in the offseason but is it enough to repeat?

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Daily: Youthful Pelicans Figuring Things Out

After a very worrisome start, the Pelicans have seemed to figure out winning. Jordan Hicks caught up with Alvin Gentry and a few players after a road game last week to discuss the current state of their season and where things land moving forward.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Virginia Commonwealth 74, George Washington 55

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — VCU coach Shaka Smart lives for March. Smart’s Rams are now in their fourth conference final in the last five seasons after wreaking havoc against George Washington and pulling away in the second half on their way to a 74-55 victory in the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament. Junior guard Treveon Graham’s key […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Virginia 64, Florida State 51

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Guard Joe Harris broke out of a shooting slump to match his season high with 20 points as sixth-ranked Virginia beat Florida State 64-51 in Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinal play Friday afternoon at Greensboro Coliseum. Reserve forward Anthony Gill scored 12 of his 16 points in the first half for top-seeded […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Ferry’s remarks heard on audio recording

An audio recording confirmed Thursday the racially insensitive comments made by Atlanta Hawks general manager Danny Ferry when speaking about free agent Luol Deng in June. Ferry contended that he was reading from a scouting report on Deng and the words were not his own. In June, Ferry said during a conference call with Hawks […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Phil Jackson Leading Knicks in Right Direction

Phil Jackson is leading the New York Knicks in the right direction and he’s accomplished a lot in his first summer as an executive.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Daily: Biggest Disappointments — Central Division

Basketball Insiders’ Biggest Disappointments series continues as Drew Mays explores the struggles of the Central Division.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021