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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)

Now What? – Memphis Grizzlies

The Memphis Grizzlies have a franchise cornerstone in Ja Morant, a roster loaded with young talent, and they’re in good shape regarding the cap. Bobby Krivitsky examines where they have to improve and how they might do so.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
South Carolina holds on to upset No. 17 Kentucky

COLUMBIA, S.C. — No lead is safe in college basketball, and that was almost proven in the final seconds of the South Carolina Gamecocks’ upset over the No. 17 Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday. Instead, South Carolina coach Frank Martin snared the best win of his two-year tenure with the Gamecocks, holding off Kentucky in the […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Ode to Erik Spoelstra: The Fire Behind the HEAT

Largely unnoticed and overlooked, Erik Spoelstra deserves credit for being the mastermind behind the Miami HEAT.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
O’Bannon case headed to trial

Ed O’Bannon’s class-action antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA is set to go to trial beginning June 9, according to Sports Illustrated. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken made the ruling at an Oakland, Calif., hearing on Thursday. However, the 4 1/2-year-old case could still be settled. If there is no settlement and the case goes to […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
What’s Wrong With The Miami HEAT?

Teams are expected to go through ups and downs over the course of an 82-game season, but the timing of Miami’s recent slide is concerning.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Patric Young Gets Advice From Joakim Noah

Patric Young has gotten some good advice from another former Gator in Joakim Noah on how to carve his niche in the NBA.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Now What? New York Knicks

The New York Knicks just wrapped up their best season in almost a decade. But what’s next? Drew Maresca discusses last season’s successes and free agency goals in the team’s most important offseason in a long time.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Pacers 95, Hawks 88

ATLANTA — Just when it looked as if their demise were complete, the Indiana Pacers found some life. The Pacers fought off the gritty Atlanta Hawks and an electric crowd at Philips Arena to stay alive in the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 95-88 win Thursday in Game 6. Indiana forward David West scored 12 […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Florida 75, Mississippi 71

OXFORD, Miss — Senior point guard Scottie Wilbekin finished with 18 points and seven assists, lifting No. 2 Florida to a 75-71 victory over Mississippi at Tad Smith Coliseum. Sophomore guard Michael Frazier added 17 points for the Gators (25-2, 14-0 in the SEC), who posted their 19th straight win. Marshall Henderson led Ole Miss […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Daily: What’s Happening To Marc Gasol?

Following an embarrassing Game 1 loss to the Celtics, Matt John examines how Marc Gasol’s issues hurt the Raptors.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021