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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)

Knicks buy expansion D-League team

The New York Knicks announced Monday they purchased the right to own and operate an NBA Development League team that will play in White Plains, N.Y. The new team expands the D-League to 18 teams next season and is the exclusive affiliate of the Knicks. The team will play its home games at the Westchester […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Augustin scores 33 as Bulls trip Celtics

BOSTON — Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau wasn’t thrilled with the way his team played defense Sunday night. He didn’t think his players rebounded well, either, but they managed to beat the Boston Celtics 107-102. They emerged victorious, a trademark of a team that is about to make the playoffs for the second consecutive year […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Kansas’ defense comes through in win over Texas

LAWRENCE, Kan. — With Kansas fielding a young team, not everything sinks in quite the way Bill Self would like. Defense, in particular, has troubled the Kansas coach. On Saturday, however, the Jayhawks dug in during the first half and took out Texas by establishing a 28-point lead at the break before winning 85-54 in […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Northwestern earns first win in Madison since ’96

MADISON, Wis. — Few teams know how hard it is to win in the Kohl Center more than Northwestern, which opened the University of Wisconsin’s facility with a one-sided loss to the Badgers on Jan. 17, 1998. Since then, the Wildcats lost their next 12 in the building. They finally put that dubious streak to […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Is It Time For Raptors, Lowry To Say Goodbye?

As the trade deadline looms, the Raptors will be faced with the decision of whether or not to trade their best player in franchise history, Kyle Lowry.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Kansas State 85, Kansas 82 (OT)

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Guards Marcus Foster and Will Spradling each scored five points in overtime as the Kansas State Wildcats upset the No. 7 Kansas Jayhawks 85-82 on Monday at Bramlage Coliseum. It was the Wildcats’ third win in the last seven games in Manhattan against Kansas after losing 25 straight from 1983-07. The Wildcats […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Magic 95, Trail Blazers 85

ORLANDO, Fla. — Reserve forward Tobias Harris had 25 points and 11 rebounds to help the Orlando Magic snap a nine-game losing streak with a 95-85 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night. Magic center Nikola Vucevic had 22 points and 10 rebounds. Rookie point guard Victor Oladipo contributed 13 points and a […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Basketball Insiders: Week in Review

Basketball Insiders takes a look back at some of the articles of the past week in case you missed them the first time around.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Kansas C Embiid sees back specialist

Kansas freshman center Joel Embiid went to Los Angeles on Monday see a back specialist, but coach Bill Self expects him to be ready for the postseason. Embiid missed the final two games of the regular season with a lower-back injury. He is seeking a second opinion on the status of his injury. “This was […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Hampton 81, Howard 78

Senior forward Du’Vaughn Maxwell had 19 points and 10 rebounds, leading Hampton to an 81-78 victory over Howard on Saturday night at Burr Arena in Washington, D.C. Maxwell was one of four players who scored in double figures for Hampton (15-11, 10-3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), which has won seven of its last eight. Sophomore guard […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021