Out Of Bounds
Out of Bounds: Legends Among Us
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.
All posts by Jeff HawkinsUpdated30 Jul 2024
The Funny, Stupid Thing of the Day
Clippers forward Blake Griffin is one funny and seriously goofy guy. In part of his three-part “Slam Dunk Poetry” video series, Blake pays homage to one item many athletes forget about, the mouth guard. Blake shows he’s got a little bit of Beat poetry in him and has some real fun doing it.
NBA 2K15 Trailer
For those of you anxiously waiting for NBA 2K15 to drop, here’s a great in-game preview of the new-look Cavaliers player introductions. Cavs and video game fans alike can’t wait for this sight to take place in real life even if the game does an awesome job replicating it for us.
YouTube of the Day
Just to rub some more salt in Miami’s wounds and to remind Cavs fans what to expect next season, check out some of the 100 best plays courtesy of The King from last season. If you have an half hour to spare, we promise this will suck you in.
Vine of the Day
One guy who has plenty of reason to be enthusiastic is Team USA forward Kenneth Faried after winning gold in the World Cup. Nobody can stop Faried’s energy on or off the court. Dance on, Kenneth, you earned the chance to have some fun.
Cheerleaders of the Day
Hmmmm what do y'all think we are doing here? Sneak peek into the future! @ATLHawks @ATLHawksCheer #bahamas pic.twitter.com/xIWsWeFHB3
— ATL Dancers (@ATLHawksDancers) September 7, 2014
A combo of Bahamas and Hawks cheerleaders? Can’t think of any place we would rather be.
Kicks of the Day
For big nights, every night.
The #LEBRON12 was engineered to the exact specifications of @KingJames pic.twitter.com/8JCE6sGAWQ
— Nike (@Nike) September 16, 2014
The LeBron 12’s are almost here! If you’re not excited about these then you’re not a sneakerhead.
