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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: Sixth Man of the Year Watch — 2/10/20

Just like everything else in the NBA, the trade deadline impacted the race for Sixth Man of the Year, even though none of the leading candidates were traded. Douglas Farmer writes

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Kentucky 84, Ole Miss 70

OXFORD, Miss. — No. 18 Kentucky played one of its most dominant games of the season through the first 30 minutes Tuesday, shooting well and crashing the boards against an overmatched Ole Miss. The Wildcats eventually held off the pesky Rebels’ late comeback bid, earning an 84-70 win at Tad Smith Coliseum. Kentucky forward Julius […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Miller sparks Georgia Tech past Virginia Tech

ATLANTA — Georgia Tech coach Brian Gregory never misses a chance to talk up center Daniel Miller, one of the most unsung players in the ACC. He got one final opportunity on Saturday to push his senior and didn’t waste it. Miller scored 14 points in his final home game to help Georgia Tech overcome […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA roundup: Nash expects to play Tuesday

Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Nash expects to play on Tuesday despite a leg injury that forced him to leave Sunday’s game, ESPN.com reported. However, Nash, who turned 40 this month and has been sidelined by injuries much of the season, has told friends he plans to retire after this season, the New York Daily […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Knicks stretch win steak to six

NEW YORK — Thanks to stellar shooting and aggressive rebounding, the New York Knicks jumped all over the Milwaukee Bucks, 115-94, on Saturday. The Knicks (27-40), riding a season-high six-game winning streak and inching toward the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, received 28 of their 41 rebounds from their starters as […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Virginia 68, Notre Dame 53

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Virginia scored the first nine points of the second half to extend a double-digit halftime lead and post a 68-53 victory over Notre Dame on Tuesday night. The Cavaliers built a 20-point lead in the first half only to see it trimmed to 10 at the intermission. The Cavaliers, however, used […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Houston Rockets Select Clint Capela No. 25

With the 25th pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, the Houston Rockets selected Switzerland’s Clint Capela . . .but will they keep him?

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Daily: The Stretch Run — Southwest Division

David Yapkowitz finishes Basketball Insiders’ Stretch Run series with an overview of the Southwest Division.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Daily: Trae Young, the Burgeoning Star

A month into the new season, Trae Young has staked his claim as one of the league’s best up-and-coming players. Quinn Davis takes a look at where Young has succeeded this season, and where he could lead the Atlanta Hawks.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Who The NBA’s Top Road Warriors?

Jordan Hicks takes a look at the teams boasting the top-five road records in the league and breaks down what makes them so good away from home.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021