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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)

Charlotte Hornets Select at Shabazz Napier No. 24

With the 24th pick in the 2014 NBA Draft the Charlotte Hornets selected Shabazz Napier and traded him to the Miami HEAT.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Nets 104, Raptors 103

TORONTO — Forward Joe Johnson scored 26 points — 13 in the fourth quarter — and the Brooklyn Nets held on to defeat the Toronto Raptors 104-103 on Sunday in Game 7 of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series. The Nets who led by as many as 12 points had to withstand a Toronto rally […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Daily: DPOY Watch — 12/3/2019

A new name forces his way into the top-five, as other candidates’ cases for NBA Defensive Player of the Year rise and fall based on small early-season sample sizes. Jack Winters revisits DPOY Watch in the first week of December.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Neal makes key contribution to OU’s Bedlam win

NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma always seems to find an unlikely hero for Bedlam home games. So it was again Monday night, when reserve forward Tyler Neal pumped in a season-high 15 points, helping fuel the Sooners’ 88-76 win over rival Oklahoma State before a capacity crowd at Lloyd Noble Center. Forward Ryan Spangler dominated inside […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Cavaliers 114, 76ers 85

PHILADELPHIA — Center/forward Tyler Zeller recorded a season-high 18 points and a career-high 15 rebounds Tuesday night, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 114-85 rout of the Philadelphia 76ers. The Cavaliers, who earned their fifth consecutive victory, received a 14-point contribution from guard Kyrie Irving, the MVP of Sunday’s All-Star Game. Forward Luol Deng and […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Fixing The Utah Jazz

The Utah Jazz may have one of the league’s worst records, but that shouldn’t stop Jazz fans from feeling optimistic about the team’s future.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Daily: ‘Education’ Key to Change for Solomon Hill

In the midst of a country-wide push for social justice reform, Basketball Insiders’ David Yapkowitz and the Atlanta Hawks’ Solomon Hill discuss education as the first step toward real change.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Last-second shot gives Warriors win over Mavericks

DALLAS — The Golden State Warriors are playing the stretch run short-handed, but they are showing just how strong they are. They rallied in regulation and then in overtime to take down the Dallas Mavericks in a crucial game in the Western Conference playoff picture. With 13 seconds left in overtime and the score tied […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA AM: Kings’ Youth Provides Hope For Brighter Future

After missing the playoffs for eight consecutive seasons, the Kings are hoping that an infusion of young talent will turn things around in Sacramento.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Norfolk State 56, Savannah State 49

Guard Malcolm Hawkins scored 16 points and guard Pendarvis Williams added 13 as Norfolk State rallied for a 56-49 victory over Savannah State on Monday night in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game at Savannah, Ga. The Spartans (12-9, 6-2) knocked the Tigers (11-10, 5-2) out of the MEAC lead and won their fifth straight in […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021