Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9881)
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.
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 […]
Largely unnoticed and overlooked, Erik Spoelstra deserves credit for being the mastermind behind the Miami HEAT.
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 […]
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.
Patric Young has gotten some good advice from another former Gator in Joakim Noah on how to carve his niche in the NBA.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
Following an embarrassing Game 1 loss to the Celtics, Matt John examines how Marc Gasol’s issues hurt the Raptors.