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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.
All posts by Jeff HawkinsUpdated02 Aug 2024
The Funny, Stupid Thing of the Day
Check out this mix of some of the best bench reactions from the regular season. Some benches get pretty goofy at times, but when a big dunk goes down in their favor, they have the right to get crazy about it.
Dunk of the Night
So, who thinks Thunder guard Russell Westbrook is still recovering? Yeah, we think he’s just fine too. It’s a shame this dunk didn’t count thanks to an offensive foul by teammate Kendrick Perkins. That slam would have blown the roof off “The Peake” and deserves a look no less.
Highlights of the Night
While everyone was locked into the NBA playoffs this weekend, the 2014 Jordan Classic took place as well. Check out this great mix featuring some of the next stars who should be making their way into the league real soon.
Fail of the Night
If there’s anything Rockets guard Jeremy Lin has going for him, it’s a great shooting touch and offensive skill. But as this Vine shows, Lin just failed at demonstrating those skills with that shot. To be fair, the shot clock was about to expire, but Lin just had to hang his head after that.
Instagram of the Day
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What do you do when you just got blown out by the eighth seed Hawks and you’re really struggling with your jumper? Go fishing! Paul George and the Pacers better get their heads in this series, or the next Instagram post may include the whole Pacers team out fishing as the playoffs move on without them.
Cheerleaders of the Day
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The HEAT show off some of their happy fans as Miami takes on the Bobcats. Oh, and there’s some pretty good-looking cheerleaders down in Miami too.
