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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 (9828)

Six Things to Know About the Phoenix Suns

Basketball Insiders’ six things series continues with the league’s most surprising team, the Phoenix Suns.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Iowa 81, Illinois 74

Guard Devyn Marble scored all 17 of his points in the second half to propel the No. 15 Iowa Hawkeyes to an 81-74 victory over the Illinois Fighting Illini on Saturday night at State Farm Arena in Champaign, Ill. The Hawkeyes, coming off a 71-69 loss at home to Michigan State on Tuesday night, opened […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA PM: The Bright Future Watch – Eastern Conference

Matt John looks at the Eastern Conference’s brightest futures.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Grizzlies 86, Magic 81

ORLANDO, Fla. — Veteran forward Zack Randolph scored 20 points and grabbed five rebounds, leading the Memphis Grizzlies to an 86-81 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night. Rookie point guard Nick Calathes, who has replaced injured Mike Conley in the starting lineup, had 12 points, six assists, five rebounds and four steals for […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
6 Trades That Should Have Happened

The Los Angeles Lakers could have moved Pau Gasol and Jordan Hill, but did not. What other potential trades were botched Thursday?

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Ohio State 69, Michigan State 67

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sunday was senior day for Ohio State guards Aaron Craft and Lenzelle Smith Jr. The rosy-cheeked Craft, a three-time Academic All-American and the Big Ten career steals leader, is recognized as one of the greatest and most popular student-athletes in school history. Smith has been a part of 100 victories in his […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Burke hits game winner as Jazz edge Magic

SALT LAKE CITY — A year ago, point guard Trey Burke led Michigan to the NCAA championship game. On Saturday, he gave himself a taste of March Madness from the professional stage. Burke hit a game-winning 3-pointer with 1.6 seconds remaining and forward Richard Jefferson scored 21 points as the Utah Jazz edged the Orlando […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Q&A: Warriors GM Bob Myers, Part 1

In Part 1 of a two-part exclusive interview, Warriors GM Bob Myers discusses the Warriors’ approach to building a contender.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Syracuse stays unbeaten, holds off Duke 91-89 in OT

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – One day before the real thing, Duke and Syracuse played college basketball’s version of the Super Bowl. Saturday night’s game featured the two most successful coaches in Division I history (Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski and Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim), two of the nation’s top freshmen (Duke’s Jabari Parker and Syracuse’s Tyler Ennis), and an […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Golden comes through as Georgia Tech upsets Syracuse

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Georgia Tech guard Trae Golden looked at the Carrier Dome rim from the foul line six crucial times in Tuesday night’s 67-62 Yellow Jackets’ win over the No. 7 Syracuse Orangemen and saw a place and time many miles and years away. He locked in on how his dad, Robert, practiced pressure […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021