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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)

What Else Should The NBA Change? Part 2

Shane Rhodes looks at how else the NBA could look to shake up its calendar in the near future.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
2014 NCAA Tournament Preview: (1) Virginia vs. (4) Michigan State

A preview of Virginia and Michigan State’s Sweet 16 matchup and an opportunity to vote on who you think will win!

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Villanova 94, Marquette 85 (OT)

MILWAUKEE — Guard James Bell scored 30 points and junior guard Darrun Hilliard added 20 as No. 4 Villanova snapped Marquette’s 20-game home conference winning streak with a 94-85 overtime victory over the Golden Eagles Saturday at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. The Wildcats (17-2, 6-1 Big East) had led by as many as nine […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
UAB 75, Old Dominion 66

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Old Dominion guard Aaron Bacote and UAB guard Chad Frazier had strikingly similar numbers heading into Thursday night’s Conference USA matchup at Bartow Arena. On Thursday, however, Frazier was decidedly better in the Blazers’ 75-66 victory over the Monarchs. Frazier led UAB with 27 points, which was considerably more than his season […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
DePaul 65, Seton Hall 60

ROSEMONT, Ill. — Guard Brandon Young led a balanced attack with 19 points as DePaul halted a 10-game skid with a 65-60 Big East victory over Seton Hall on Tuesday at Allstate Arena. The Blue Demons (11-18, 3-13) won for the first time in more than five weeks and escaped going 0-for-February as guard Billy […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Florida wins 30th straight game, defeating Dayton to earn spot in Final Four

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Florida senior center Patric Young carried the NCAA South Regional championship trophy into the post-game press conference and sat it down on the table. A few moments earlier, he had scaled a ladder to cut down the nets at FedExForum after the top-seeded Gators had defeated 11th-seeded Dayton, 62-52, Saturday night to […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Florida 79, UCLA 68

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Top-seeded Florida won its 29th consecutive game, holding off fourth-seeded UCLA 79-68 Thursday night in the NCAA Tournament’s South Regional semifinals at FedExForum. Florida (35-2) will play 11th-seeded Dayton, which defeated Stanford in the region’s other semifinal, on Saturday for a trip to the Final Four. Although the Gators led 66-55 with […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
2014 NCAA Tournament Preview: (1) Arizona vs. (4) SDSU

A preview of Thursday’s Sweet 16 match up between Arizona and San Diego State. Plus a chance to vote on the winner!

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Young leads Gators’ second-half surge vs. Bulldogs

Florida senior center Patric Young said the Gators were challenged to play harder after a lackluster first half against the Mississippi State Bulldogs. The Gators responded with more intensity the final 20 minutes to avoid an embarrassing upset on the road. Behind a team-high 16 points from senior forward Casey Prather, No. 3 Florida pulled […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
No. 25 Lobos hang on to defeat Utah State

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico Lobos almost played their way out of the Associated Press Top 25 just one day after getting back into the poll. Forward Cameron Bairstow had 14 points and 11 rebounds as the No. 25-ranked Lobos rallied in the second half to defeat Utah State 67-58 on Tuesday night at […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021