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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)

Norfolk State 66, Howard 60

Norfolk State remained a half-game out of second place in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, rallying in the second half to beat Howard 66-60 on Monday at Burr Arena in Washington. Howard, which lost for the seventh time in eight games, surprisingly led 32-24 at halftime thanks to a hot hand by reigning the MEAC Rookie […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Sources: Bucks, Nuggets, Pelicans, Thunder Agree to Four-Team Trade

New Orleans is finalizing deal to acquire Steven Adams from Oklahoma City, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. New Orleans is finalizing deal to acquire Steven Adams from Oklahoma City, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. https://t.co/Hx5MSXIgF9 — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 21, 2020 Source: Shams Charania on Twitter Sources: The Steven Adams-to-Pelicans trade includes Denver, which traded a […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Jordan Poole Ready to Build off Strong Season

For most of the 2020-21 season, the Golden State Warriors hovered around a .500 record. It wasn’t until the last 20 games or so that the team finally started showing some consistency as they pursued one of the Western Conference’s final playoff spots. From Apr 9 until the end of the season on May 16, […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Daily: Pelicans-Thomas Partnership a Low-Risk, High-Upside Bet for Both

Bobby Krivitsky examines the partnership formed between the New Orleans Pelicans and Isaiah Thomas, a low-risk wager that could pay dividends for both sides.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Clippers coast past Jazz

LOS ANGELES — A third-quarter spark allowed the Los Angeles Clippers to coast past the Utah Jazz. Guard Jamal Crawford scored 17 of his 27 points in the second half and forward Blake Griffin added 25 points and 11 rebounds as the Clippers rolled to a 102-87 victory over the Jazz on Saturday night before […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
McLemore Getting Pumped Up for Dunk Contest by Dee Brown

Sacramento Kings rookie Ben McLemore is getting dunk contest lessons from 1991 champ Dee Brown, who is on the Kings coaching staff.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Lehigh 72, Navy 65

The Lehigh Mountain Hawks took advantage of a couple Navy Midshipmen mistakes and had success at the free throw line in the final minute to post a 72-65 victory in Patriot League basketball Wednesday night in Bethlehem, Pa. With the win, the Mountain Hawks (14-14, 7-8) maintain a spot among the top six teams in […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Michigan State responds to Harvard challenge

SPOKANE, Wash. — Harvard, the Ivy League school best known for producing scholars, almost produced a major upset in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday night. The Crimson erased a 16-point deficit in the second half against Michigan State, but the Spartans quickly regained the lead and held on for an 80-73 victory at Spokane Arena. […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Raptors wake up in second half against Hawks

TORONTO — Coach Dwane Casey entered the Toronto Raptors’ locker room at halftime yelling at his players for not being prepared for Sunday’s early start. Casey’s reaction inspired the Raptors. Led by guards DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry, Toronto erased a 49-42 first-half deficit and went on to post a 96-86 victory over the Atlanta […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Warriors 103, Trail Blazers 88

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors snapped out of a defensive slump, holding the Portland Trail Blazers to a season-low scoring total en route to a 103-88 victory Sunday night. After surrendering 121 or more points in three of their previous five games and then watching the Trail Blazers put up 55 in the […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021