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Jeff Hawkins

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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 Sunday: Future Looks Bright in Sacramento

The Sacramento Kings are headed in the right direction and Mike Malone believes some key pieces are in place … A former “bust” finds a new NBA identity

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Raptors 100, Nuggets 90

DENVER — Guard DeMar DeRozan returned to the lineup to score 19 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the short-handed Denver Nuggets 100-90 on Friday night. Forward Terrence Ross had 18 points for the Raptors, who won for the first time in 11 years in Denver. Center J.J. Hickson had 18 points and 13 rebounds […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Syracuse 74, Florida State 58

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Mired in one of its worst slumps in years, No. 7 Syracuse broke out in a big way Sunday afternoon with a much-needed road win at Florida State, 74-58, that may very well push the Seminoles off the NCAA Tournament bubble. The Orange (27-4 overall, 14-4 in ACC), whose four biggest stars […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Heat 108, Knicks 82

MIAMI — The masked man, forward LeBron James, returned to the lineup Thursday night and led the Miami Heat to a 108-82 victory over the New York Knicks at AmericanAirlines Arena. After the Knicks cut the Heat’s lead to two points early in the third quarter, Miami went on a 26-5 run to put the […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Hot-shooting Louisville routs Rutgers

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The beards grew longer Sunday. A week after making a vow not to shave until they lose, the No. 13 Louisville Cardinals made short work of Rutgers, winning 102-54 Sunday night at the KFC Yum! Center. Louisville jumped in front 10-2 en route to a 43-24 halftime lead, then opened the second […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Dayton dances past Syracuse, into Sweet 16

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Junior guard Jordan Sibert’s 3-pointer with 49 seconds left put Dayton up by six and the 11th-seeded Flyers held on to stun third-seeded Syracuse 55-53 in an NCAA South Regional third-round game on Saturday night at the First Niagara Center. Syracuse guard Tyler Ennis missed a 3-pointer just before the final buzzer […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Daily: Watching the Buyout Market

With the trade deadline now past, teams’ last refuge to improve their rosters is through the buyout market. Zach Dupont looks at the buyout market and which players may find a new home in the coming weeks.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Bobcats hand Lakers 6th straight loss

LOS ANGELES — Another big night by center Al Jefferson sparked the Charlotte Bobcats to a drought-ending win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Jefferson tied a career-high with 40 points and grabbed 18 rebounds to lift the Bobcats to a 110-100 victory over the Lakers before an announced crowd of 18,997 at Staples Center on […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Maryland stuns No. 5 Virginia in ACC finale

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Maryland coach Mark Turgeon knew his team was close and on the brink of doing something special after playing in close games all season. After loses earlier in the year to three ranked teams — Pittsburgh, Duke and Syracuse — by a combined eight points, Saturday afternoon’s matchup with No. 5-ranked […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Pacers 101, Bucks 96

INDIANAPOLIS — Center Roy Hibbert scored a game-high 24 points and had 12 rebounds on Thursday night, powering the Indiana Pacers to a hard-fought 101-96 win over the Milwaukee Bucks at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. If the Central Division-leading Pacers were expecting an easy night from the team with the worst record in the NBA, they […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021