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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)

Thames leads San Diego State past North Dakota State

SPOKANE, Wash. — North Dakota State coach Saul Phillips struggled with his emotions after San Diego State eliminated the Bison from the NCAA Tournament on Saturday afternoon, but Phillips managed a wry smile when asked about the defensive game plan against Aztecs point guard Xavier Thames. “It probably looked like there wasn’t one,” Phillips said […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Syracuse 67, Wake Forest 57

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Guard Tyler Ennis scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half as No. 2 Syracuse fended off Wake Forest 67-57 on Wednesday night at Joel Coliseum. The Orange (20-0, 7-0 ACC), one of three remaining unbeaten Division I teams in the country, matched the best start in school history. Forward […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Hot-shooting Xavier dumps DePaul 83-64

CINCINNATI — Xavier is used to winning basketball games. DePaul isn’t. It didn’t take long to figure out how Wednesday night’s game was going to finish. Senior forward Justin Martin scored a career-high 22 points while junior guard Dee Davis added 17 points and seven assists as Xavier blew out reeling DePaul 83-64 at Cintas […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Should Knicks and Cavaliers Stay the Course or Break It Up?

The New York Knicks are one of a few teams with talent that must decide to stay the course or start over.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Looking At The NBA Draft: The No. 8 Picks

Matt John checks out a decade’s worth of No. 8 overall picks in the NBA Draft.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
New Mexico 93, Fresno State 77

LAS VEGAS — No. 20 New Mexico began its quest for a Mountain West tournament three-peat with a convincing 93-77 quarterfinal victory over Fresno State on Thursday night at the Thomas & Mack Center. Senior forward Cameron Bairstow recorded his eighth double-double of the season, scoring 21 points and grabbing 10 rebounds, while senior center […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Wichita State 83, Drake 54

WICHITA, Kan. — Heading into its game against Drake, Wichita State was ranked 17th nationally in team defense. After the Shockers’ defensive performance Saturday night, that ranking is bound to climb. No. 3 Wichita State held Drake to 42.5 percent shooting and forced 20 turnovers in an 83-54 victory at Charles Koch Arena. The Shockers […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Timberwolves welcome back Martin, Pekovic

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Guard Kevin Martin made it look easy in his return to the Minnesota Timberwolves’ lineup on Saturday night. Center Nikola Pekovic looked far more winded but still had plenty of energy when it counted. Together, the two restored the Timberwolves nearly to full health and helped bring their record back to .500. […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Wiggins scores 29 as Kansas wins seventh straight

LAWRENCE, Kan. — The emergence of freshman guard Andrew Wiggins is beginning to unfold. With it, Kansas remains undefeated in Big 12 play. Wiggins scored a career-best for the second time in as many games, netting 29 points Wednesday as the No. 6 Jayhawks toppled Iowa State 92-81 at Allen Fieldhouse. “He’s so aggressive right […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Dayton 55, Syracuse 53

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Junior guard Jordan Sibert made a 3-pointer with 49 seconds left to put 11th-seeded Dayton up by six, and the Flyers held on to beat third-seeded Syracuse 55-53 in a third-round game Saturday night at First Niagara Center. Syracuse point guard Tyler Ennis missed a 3-pointer just before the final buzzer, as […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021