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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)

The X-Factors: Milwaukee

Milwaukee may very well be the league’s biggest powerhouse, but Matt John explains why certain X-Factors will determine if they can keep it up with bigger stakes.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Lakers 115, Suns 99

LOS ANGELES — Center Chris Kaman scored a season-high 28 points and pulled down 17 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers surprised the Phoenix Suns 115-99 on Sunday at Staples Center. The loss ended a six-game winning streak for the Suns (44-30), who dropped into a tie with the idle Dallas Mavericks for the No. […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Kaminsky helps Wisconsin hold off Michigan

ANN ARBOR. Mich. – Back in mid-November, Wisconsin junior forward Frank Kaminsky exploded for a school-record 43 points in a win over North Dakota. Sunday, at the Crisler Center, against No. 15 Michigan, Kaminsky had what was likely his best game of the season, with 25 points and 11 rebounds in the 75-62 victory by […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Basketball Insiders Week in Review: 2/16/14

Basketball Insiders looks back at some of the articles from last week in case you missed them the first time around.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Rumors: Pacers Get Stronger, Deeper With Bynum

The Pacers are on the verge of signing Andrew Bynum, a move other contenders may regret not making themselves…

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
No. 13 UMass bounces back, routs Fordham

AMHERST, Mass. — Massachusetts coach Clark Kellogg had to wonder how his 13th-ranked Minutemen would bounce back after losing at Richmond last Wednesday night. Then, when his team fell behind Fordham 7-0 in the first three minutes, there must have been at least a little doubt in the coach’s head. It all quickly went away […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Does Andrew Bynum Make The Pacers The Favorites?

Nothing is imminent, but the possibility of an Andrew Bynum signing could certainly place the Pacers into the outright favorites discussion.

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

Shane Rhodes continues Basketball Insiders’ X-Factor series with a breakdown of the Boston Celtics.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Duncan leads Spurs to 15th straight win

SAN ANTONO — In Tim Duncan’s 17-year career, the forward never experienced a regular season winning streak like the San Antonio Spurs currently have going on. He was not going to let it end on his watch. San Antonio extended its win streak to 15 games behind Duncan’s 29 points and 13 rebounds, defeating the […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Temple 71, Southern Methodist 64

PHILADELPHIA — To beat Southern Methodist, all Temple had to do was outrebound the top rebounding team in the American Athletic Conference. And they had to do so without the conference’s top rebounder. Easier done than said. But it was Temple that looked like the dominant rebounding team on Sunday afternoon at the Liacouras Center, […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021