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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)

Kansas 77, Oklahoma State 70 (OT)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Guard Andrew Wiggins scored 30 points as the 10th-ranked Kansas Jayhawks defeated Oklahoma State 77-70 in overtime in quarterfinal action on Thursday at the Big 12 tournament in the Sprint Center. The Jayhawks advanced to a matchup against No. 15 Iowa State in Friday’s first semifinal. Iowa State defeated Kansas State […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Toronto Raptors Select Bruno Caboclo At No. 20

With the 20th pick in the 2014 NBA Draft the Toronto Raptors selected Bruno Caboclo.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Jazz 105, 76ers 100

SALT LAKE CITY — Backup guard Alec Burks scored 26 points, including nine in a row in the final two minutes, to lead the Utah Jazz to a 105-100 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night at EnergySolutions Arena. Burks hit 6 of 10 shots and 13 of 14 free throws for his game-high […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Heat 110, Pistons 78

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Forward LeBron James recorded his first triple-double of the season and 37th of his career with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists and the short-handed Miami Heat rolled to a 110-78 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night at The Palace. Center Udonis Haslem scored a season-high 17 points […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Raptors 105, Celtics 103

TORONTO — Guard DeMar DeRozan had a game-high 30 points as the Toronto Raptors clinched their first playoff berth since 2008 with a 105-103 win over the Boston Celtics at the Air Canada Centre on Friday night. With just 7.1 seconds remaining in the fourth, Raptors center Amir Johnson had his off-balance put back drop […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Southern Methodist 65, Clemson 59

NEW YORK — The Southern Methodist Mustangs’ resurgent season will be topped off with a chance for the NIT championship. The Mustangs (27-9) defeated the Clemson Tigers 65-59 in the semifinals Tuesday at Madison Square Garden. SMU faces the winner of the Florida State-Minnesota game in Thursday’s final. SMU, the top overall seed in the […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Daily: Assessing Future Draft Capital

Drew Maresca identifies the teams with the most (and best) future first-round picks.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Rumors: Embiid Out Longer Than Expected

Joel Embiid will be out longer than expected, possibly up to eight months … Grizzlies extend Zach Randolph … Suns extend qualifying offers to Eric Bledsoe and P.J. Tucker

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Who’s In Trouble? Eastern Conference Edition: Week 1

Basketball Insiders kicks off its “Who’s In Trouble?” series by examining the Eastern Conference’s biggest Week 1’s disappointments.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Louisville 92, Rutgers 31

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The No. 5 Louisville Cardinals cruised to a 92-31 victory over Rutgers on Thursday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference at FedExForum. Louisville (27-5), the tournament’s No. 2 seed, will face No. 6 seed Houston in the semifinals on Friday after the Cougars upset 25th-ranked and No. 3 seed […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021