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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 (9824)

Q&A: Jaron Blossomgame on the Pre-Draft Process

Former Clemson standout Jaron Blossomgame speaks to Cody Taylor ahead of the NBA Draft.

Jeff Hawkins  •  10 Oct 2023
Pulling Out Of The Draft Isn’t A Simple Decision

Making the decision to pull out of the NBA Draft isn’t an easy one, as there are a lot of factors that go into that decision.

Jeff Hawkins  •  10 Oct 2023
Prodigies: Myles Turner and Zach LaVine

Jake Rauchbach evaluates Myles Turner and Zach LaVine in Part Four of the Prodigies Series.

Jeff Hawkins  •  10 Oct 2023
Projecting 2017-18 NBA Cap Room Under New Deal

Eric Pincus projects the maximum cap space that each team could have in July under the pending CBA.

Jeff Hawkins  •  10 Oct 2023
Rookie of The Year Watch – 11/29/17

Shane Rhodes checks back in on the top rookies in the Association to this point.

Jeff Hawkins  •  10 Oct 2023
Rookie Of The Year Watch – 11/15/17

Shane Rhodes checks in on the Rookie of the Year race midway through November.

Jeff Hawkins  •  10 Oct 2023
Rumors: LeBron Addresses Comments to Wade

LeBron James addressed the controversy surrounding his comments to Dwyane Wade.

Jeff Hawkins  •  10 Oct 2023
NBA Rumors: The Next Tim Duncan?

All it took was two college games for projected No. 1 pick in the 2015 NBA Draft Jahlil Okafor to start drawing lofty comparisons.

Jeff Hawkins  •  10 Oct 2023
Rumors: Larry Sanders Sets the Record Straight

Larry Sanders sets the record straight… Knicks targeting Reggie Jackson and more!

Jeff Hawkins  •  10 Oct 2023
NBA Rumors: Jeremy Lin’s Time to Shine

Jeremy Lin will see a lot of minutes with Nash out… Victor Oladipo hurt… 76ers likely keeping Jason Richardson.

Jeff Hawkins  •  10 Oct 2023