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Jeff Hawkins

Sports Editor

About

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)

James, Heat quiet Pacers, grab 3-1 series lead

The Miami HEAT have now taken a stranglehold on the Eastern Conference Finals, leading the Indiana Pacers 3-1 after a dominating Game 4 performance.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Rockets’ running start too much for Pistons

HOUSTON — The Houston Rockets ran early, they ran hard, they ran with impunity and, given how a sluggish start in Los Angeles on Wednesday night marred their performance against the Clippers, running successfully was what the team needed on Saturday night. Rockets guard James Harden posted a double-double and all five Houston starters scored […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Mavericks 113, Clippers 107

LOS ANGELES — Forward Dirk Nowitzki scored 26 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks held off the Los Angeles Clippers 113-107 on Thursday night at Staples Center. The win put the Mavericks a half game ahead of the idle Phoenix Suns and Memphis Grizzlies and alone in the No. 7 spot […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Daily: 76ers Make Defensive Statement on Opening Night

On opening night, the 76ers showed their potential on the defensive end. Quinn Davis breaks down what went right and where they still might have room to improve.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Who Is The Rockets’ Brodric Thomas?

The Houston Rockets added Brodric Thomas to a two-way contract back in December, a sturdy player from Division II – but who is he today?

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA AM: How Far? Depends On How Healthy

With NBA training camps just around the corner a few team’s seasons hang on the health of key guys with recent major injuries….

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Coaching Pro Athletes in The Age of Entitlement

Denver Nuggets head coach Brian Shaw is learning a difficult lesson about entitlement and the modern professional athlete in his first season on the job.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Fixing The Sacramento Kings

The Sacramento Kings are a continued maturation process and perhaps a productive summer away from showing true signs of improvement. Can they build upon recent developments to bring a winner back to that fanbase?

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Seton Hall 64, Villanova 63

NEW YORK — Guard Sterling Gibbs’ jumper from the top of the key at the buzzer gave Seton Hall a stunning 64-63 over No. 3 Villanova in the quarterfinals of the Big East Conference tournament on Thursday at Madison Square Garden. Guard Darrun Hilliard’s spinning layup in the lane with 11 seconds left had given […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Pelicans halt Hawks’ five-game win streak

ATLANTA — New Orleans forward Anthony Davis returned from a one-game absence with another big performance, lifting the Pelicans to a 111-105 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday at Philips Arena. Davis, who missed Wednesday’s game with an upper respiratory infection, scored 34 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to help snap the Hawks’ five-game […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021