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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)

Enormous Contracts Are the NBA’s New Reality

Nate Duncan looks at the money available for free agents this offseason to explain why the market is so hot.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA AM: Who Has To Show Big In The Tournament?

Several NBA Draft Prospects have a lot riding on the NCAA tournament… The Knicks got Phil Jackson, so whats next?… The beauty of the Ten-Day Deal.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Hapless Bucks just what doctor ordered for Nuggets

MILWAUKEE — For many struggling teams in the NBA this season, a date with the Milwaukee Bucks is just what the doctor ordered. Thursday night, it was the Denver Nuggets’ turn to heal, as they snapped a five-game losing streak with a 101-90 victory over the Bucks at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. “It’s good […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA AM: Miami HEAT Plan To Reload, Not Rebuild

HEAT president Pat Riley sets the record straight on Miami’s summer and says his team has financial flexibility to be active.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Who Are the Keepers: Toronto Raptors

Nate Duncan breaks down the Toronto Raptors’ roster and figures out who their keepers are in the wake of their unexpected success this year.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Knicks 123, 76ers 110

NEW YORK — The New York Knicks won their fourth straight game to keep their slim playoff hopes alive, turning back the Philadelphia 76ers 123-110 on Monday night at Madison Square Garden. Center Amar’e Stoudemire matched his season best with 23 points, connecting on 9 of 10 shots from the floor for New York (25-40), […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Rumor Roundup: Lakers Can’t Get Healthy

A look at how the injury updates on Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol effect the Lakers… Joakim Noah appears to be All-Star bound… The reality behind Lance Stephenson and the Pacer’s future…

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Virginia Commonwealth wreaks havoc in win over Saint Louis

RICHMOND — If No. 10 Saint Louis needed any reminder of the identity of Virginia Commonwealth, all it had to do was scan the sellout crowd at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. With nearly all 7,741 fans adorned in gold T-shirts reading “Havoc,” there was little doubt about the Rams’ intent against the first-place team […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Kansas State 80, Iowa State 73

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State used a 38-2 advantage in bench scoring to defeat No. 15 Iowa State 80-73 on Saturday and forge a four-way tie for second place in the Big 12 Conference. K-State’s win enabled Kansas to win the conference title. K-State is tied with Iowa State, Oklahoma and Texas but holds tiebreakers […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Daily: Early-Season Central Division Rankings

Newcomer Jonathon Gryniewicz breaks down what we’ve seen out of the Central Division to start the 2020-21 NBA campaign.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021