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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)

NBA Daily: Bogdan Bogdanovic’s Multifaceted Impact on the Atlanta Hawks

Bobby Krivitsky examines Bogdan Bogdanovic’s impact on the Atlanta Hawks, who are 31-10 with him in the lineup since he returned from a knee injury.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
With Syracuse looming, Virginia rolls past Miami

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Entering this week, a lot of Virginia fans in the Central Virginia area saw a huge showdown looming against Syracuse on Saturday, a game that has the potential to be one of the biggest in Cavalier basketball history. Tony Bennett and his team saw a game against Miami on Wednesday night and […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Holy Cross 65, Loyola (Maryland) 52

Junior forward Malcolm Miller scored 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds, leading Holy Cross to a 65-52 victory over Loyola (Maryland) on Wednesday at Reitz Arena in Baltimore. Holy Cross (18-11, 12-5 Patriot League) won for the sixth time in seven games. Freshman guard Anthony Thompson and sophomore forward Eric Green contributed 12 points apiece. […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Wisconsin’s Kaminsky comes up big in win

IOWA CITY, Iowa — No player wants to cop to a “most improved” player campaign because it means he was not so great the previous year. Wisconsin forward Frank Kaminsky was OK last season. As a role player who made just two starts, he averaged 1.75 rebounds a game. He also was poked in the […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Seton Hall stuns No. 3 Villanova at buzzer

NEW YORK — The play didn’t go as planned, but the result was stunning. Guard Sterling Gibbs’ jumper from the top of the key at the buzzer gave Seton Hall a 64-63 over No. 3 Villanova in the quarterfinals of the Big East Conference tournament on Thursday at Madison Square Garden. “It ended up being […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Chris Babb and the Real Life of a 10-Day Contract

Chris Babb of the Boston Celtics shares what it’s like to try to make an NBA roster on a 10-day contract.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Fixing the Cleveland Cavaliers

Where do the Cleveland Cavaliers go from? Here are several things Cleveland needs to consider as they enter this crucial offseason.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Lakers’ Bryant, Nash may not return this season

Los Angeles Lakers veteran guards Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash are unlikely to return to play this season, according to the Los Angeles Times. Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni said Monday that Bryant has not been medically cleared and Nash continues feeling soreness from chronic back problems. The Lakers (20-39) have only 23 games left in […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Reports: Sterling allowing wife to sell team

Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling agreed to let his estranged wife Shelly Sterling sell the team, according to multiple reports. The NBA is forcing Donald Sterling to sell the Clippers after he made racist comments on an audio recording that was obtained by TMZ in April. The Los Angeles Times reported Friday that Sterling’s […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Arizona 71, Utah 39

LAS VEGAS — Guard Nick Johnson led a balanced scoring effort, and fourth-ranked Arizona dominated defensively as the Wildcats beat Utah 71-39 in the Pac-12 tournament quarterfinals on Thursday afternoon. Arizona, which won the Pac-12 regular-season title, advanced to play the winner of fourth-seeded Cal and No. 5 Colorado later Thursday. That semifinal will be […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021