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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)

NBA Daily: Chasson Randle Bullish On Sticking Around For Good

Spencer Davies chats with Golden State Warriors guard Chasson Randle about how he’s occupied his time during the NBA’s suspension, his back-and-forth journey between overseas and the states and more.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA AM: Where Does Danny Granger Land?

The Philadelphia 76ers and forward Danny Granger could reach a buyout today, where does he land next?… Pistons tried to trade Josh Smith not Monroe… Raymond Felton facing serious gun related charges.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Blazers’ Aldridge returns in win over Nuggets

PORTLAND, Ore. — It was a “welcome back, LaMarcus Aldridge” Saturday night at the Moda Center and the Portland Trail Blazers celebrated with a 102-96 victory over the Denver Nuggets. Aldridge, who had missed the previous five games with a groin strain, scored 16 points, grabbed seven rebounds and played 30 minutes as the Blazers […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Bulls 111, Rockets 87

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls beat the Houston Rockets at their own game on Thursday night. The Bulls knocked down 14 of 24 shots from 3-point range and rolled to a 111-87 victory at the United Center. Houston leads the NBA in 3-pointers attempted but made just 5 of 26 from behind the arc. Chicago […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Orlando tops Portland, continues home magic

ORLANDO, Fla. — Most NBA teams play better at home than they do on the road. But rarely is the difference as dramatic as it is with the Orlando Magic this season. The Magic may be the worst road team (4-34) in the league, but they remain surprisingly competitive at home (16-18), drilling the playoff-bound […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Louisiana Tech hangs on against Old Dominion

NORFOLK, Va. — Lousiana Tech started out shooting poorly and never really got much better. Fortunately for the Bulldogs, there’s more to winning games than good marksmanship and Louisiana Tech got enough of the other things right to hold off Old Dominion 71-66 on Saturday night at the Constant Convocation Center. The Bulldogs shot just […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Syracuse remains unbeaten after win over Wake Forest

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim doesn’t put much stock in freshmen hitting the so-called wall in their first season. But he saw one of his standout players make yet another leap of sorts Wednesday night. Guard Tyler Ennis scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half as No. 2 Syracuse fended […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
What’s The Bold Move For The Dallas Mavericks?

The Dallas Mavericks have underachieved this season. What type of bold move that could take them back into contention out west?

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Top 5 All-Time All-Star Performances

Kyrie Irving had a great All-Star game on Sunday, but not the greatest All-Star game of all-time. Here are the top five All-Star performances in NBA history

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Cavaliers 102, Raptors 100

CLEVELAND — Guard Dion Waiters scored a game-high 24 points and handed out seven assists in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 102-100 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday at Quicken Loans Arena. Since being inserted into the starting lineup five games ago after an injury to Kyrie Irving, Waiters is averaging 23.8 and 6.4 assists. He […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021