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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)

Saint Louis 89, George Mason 85 (OT)

FAIRFAX, Va. — Point guard Jordair Jett scored all but one of his 25 points after halftime, and forward Rob Loe hit two 3-pointers in overtime as No. 10 Saint Louis escaped George Mason with an 89-85 victory Wednesday night at Patriot Center. In extending its school-record winning streak to 18 games, Saint Louis (24-2, […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Rumors: Andrew Wiggins Declaring for Draft

Andrew Wiggins will declare today for the 2014 NBA Draft… The Harrison twins could be following suit… Doc Rivers says Glen Davis ejection was an isolated incident.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Bulls 92, Nets 76

CHICAGO — Forward Taj Gibson scored 16 points, and the Chicago Bulls finished the game on a 17-4 run to secure a 92-76 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night at the United Center. Gibson, a Brooklyn native, returned to a bench role Thursday after starting the previous three games in place of Carlos […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
The X-Factors: Toronto

Drew Maresca continues Basketball Insiders’ X-factors series, assessing what the Toronto Raptors need to break in their favor to make a deep postseason run and defend their title.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Boston College 62, Syracuse 59 (OT)

SYRACUSE, NY — Boston College guard Lonnie Jackson coolly sank four foul shots in the final 26 seconds of overtime as the Eagles stunned No. 1 and previously unbeaten Syracuse University 62-59 on Wednesday in the Carrier Dome. The Orange dropped to 25-1 overall and 12-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference while Boston College improved […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Memphis 80, South Florida 58

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — For a day, the No. 23-ranked Memphis Tigers literally shot down their reputation as a poor 3-point shooting team. The Tigers made a season-high 10 3-pointers Sunday afternoon at the FedExForum and defeated the South Florida Bulls 80-58 in an American Athletic Conference game. Coming into the game, Memphis ranked ninth in […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Knicks emerge with rare road win over Warriors

OAKLAND, Calif. — If the New York Knicks scramble into a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference this season, they might look back on a wild sequence late in Sunday’s critical, 89-84 win over the Golden State Warriors as the boost that got them over the top. Having lost all of an eight-point, fourth-quarter lead […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Late run helps Warriors top Nets

OAKLAND, Calif. — Jermaine O’Neal admits his unusual free-throw form began as a gimmick, a ploy to get an opponent to jump into the key early, thus earning the big man an additional shot. The Golden State center got Brooklyn veteran Andrei Kirilenko to fall for the trick at a critical point on Saturday night […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
McDermott, Creighton outlasts Butler

INDIANAPOLIS — With the ability of Doug McDermott to make big shots down the stretch, his teammates made sure to give him that chance. A chance McDermott, the two-time All-American power forward, thought he blew. With the No. 18 Creighton Bluejays down 63-61 with 50 seconds left, McDermott popped into a sliver of daylight and […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
The X-Factors: San Antonio

Spencer Davies continues Basketball Insiders’ X-Factor series by taking a dive into a San Antonio Spurs team with more questions than answers.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021