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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)

Nets’ Pierce, Garnett win in return to Boston

BOSTON — Through all of their wins in Boston, none were as emotional for Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett as Sunday night’s victory while playing for the Brooklyn Nets. Cornerstones of the Celtics’ 2008 NBA championship team who were traded last summer to Brooklyn, Pierce and Garnett had no chance to treat playing against their […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Saint Joseph 73, Massachusetts 68

PHILADELPHIA — Before its game against Massachusetts on Saturday, Saint Joseph’s honored the 2003-04 Hawks squad that went to the Elite 8 of the NCAA Tournament. Then the current group of Hawks went out and showed why they could be the best team seen on Hawk Hill since Jameer Nelson and Delonte West led the […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Rumors: What Does Granger Want?

Danny Granger could stand to make more money by playing with the Philadelphia 76ers… Kobe Bryant out three more weeks… Competition for Glen Davis increases.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Nuggets 125, Kings 117

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Guard Ty Lawson scored a game-high 27 points to lead six Nuggets in double figures, and Denver ran past the Sacramento Kings 125-117 Sunday at Sleep Train Arena. Lawson scored 20 points in the second half and combined with center Timofey Mozgov to score every Denver point during a 14-8 third-quarter run […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Spurs 111, Heat 87

SAN ANTONIO – One day after Miami Heat forward LeBron James said he did not believe that the San Antonio Spurs are too old to contend for another spot in the NBA Finals, the Spurs seemed to confirm that assessment. The oldest of the Spurs, 37-year-old forward Tim Duncan, produced 23 points and 11 rebounds […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Top 5 2014 All-Star Fan Snubs

LaMarcus Aldridge could have been named to this year’s All-Star game, but wasn’t. And he’s not even the most egregious fan snub this year.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Davis carries Pelicans to 88-79 win over Bulls

NEW ORLEANS — When Anthony Davis failed to be voted into the NBA All-Star Game on Thursday by the Western Conference coaches, no one could have blamed the second-year New Orleans Pelicans forward if he fell into a funk. Instead, Davis took out whatever frustration he might have been feeling on his hometown team, the […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA PM: Bulls Might Not Amnesty Boozer

It has long been expected that the Chicago Bulls would amnesty Carlos Boozer, but that might not be the case… Are stars back in the dunk contest for good?…

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Hall of Famer Tom Gola dies at 81

Basketball Hall of Famer Tom Gola, the leading rebounder in NCAA history, died Sunday at age 81. According to numerous media reports, he was in ill health since a fall more than 10 years ago, and he died at a care facility in Meadowbrook, Pa., a Philadelphia suburb. Gola was a Philadelphia legend from his […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA AM: Defensive Player of the Year Watch

Rudy Gobert has become the clear frontrunner to win this award as injuries sidelined Lebron James and Joel Embiid. Is there anyone else with a realistic shot to win it?

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021