Articles by Jeff Hawkins (645)

March Madness 2023: Twitter Reacts To San Diego State, UConn Securing Final Four Wins; Fans Celebrate Jim Nantz
Updated:In the first NCAA Tournament Final Four without a top-3 seed, No. 5 San Diego State rallied back from a…
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NASCAR 2023: Chandler Smith Claims First Xfinity Race At Richmond; Carson Hocevar Escapes Texas With Win; Austin Beers Gets Emotional In Victory Lane
For NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Chandler Smith, it was time. For John Hunter Nemechek, it was business as usual. Smith,…
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NASCAR Toyota Owners 400: Starting Order, Pole Position, and Lineup At Richmond Raceway
Updated:Restored to the top of NASCAR Cup Series’ points standings, Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman also will start on the…
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Michigan Moves: Basketball Team Loses Leader; Football Gets 5-Star QB Recruit; Hockey Names Permanent Coach
Michigan center Hunter Dickinson apparently is leaving the basketball team after three seasons. Dickinson, who has led the Wolverines in…
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Final Four 2023: SDSU Coach Brian Dutcher’s Success Traces Back Beyond Michigan’s Fab Five To Ypsilanti
Before coaching San Diego State to its first Final Four. Before serving as former coach Steve Fisher’s top assistant for…
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Opening Day 2023: Twitter Reacts To All 30 MLB Markets Celebrating The Return of Baseball
Updated:Special afternoon and night, for sure. For the first time since 1968, the entire roster of Major League Baseball’s…
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Opening Day 2023: What Can Detroit Tigers’ Fans Expect From Miguel Cabrera During His Last Stand
Updated:In the midst of a Michigan snowstorm two years ago, aging Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera launched a first-inning, two-run…
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No More Human Rain Delays: MLB’s New Pitch Clock Rule Cut 26 Minutes Off Spring Training Matchups
Updated:With Major League Baseball entering the pitch clock era, early results indicate the new rule could shave nearly 30 minutes…
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Twitter Reacts To 2023 McDonald’s All-American Prep Basketball Games
Updated:Forty-eight of the nation’s top senior boys and girls basketball players assembled in Houston on Tuesday for the star-studded McDonald’s…
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Michigan-Ohio State Rivalry Starts Early With Familiar Recruits; Wolverines’ Blake Corum Gets A Lift
Not long after St. Edward (Ohio) four-star offensive lineman Deontae Armstrong committed to Ohio State’s football program, the Buckeyes’ rivalry…
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Richmond Raceway And Texas Motor Speedway Schedules: Dates, Times, and Qualifiers
From one extreme, the 20-turn, 3.41-mile Circuit of The Americas road course in Austin, Texas, to the other, .75-mile Richmond…
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NASCAR Cup Series: Tyler Reddick Survives, Wins Emotional 3OT Finish at COTA
NASCAR Cup Series driver Tyler Reddick’s performance nearly brought Kurt Busch to tears. After Reddick on Sunday took the lead…
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NASCAR 2023: Bubba Wallace Upset; Pilots Get No Breaks At COTA; Jimmie Johnson’s Day Ends On Lap 1
NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace couldn’t make one of the turns. Coming upon one of the sharp turns at…
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NASCAR Xfinity Series: AJ Allmendinger Rebounds Mid-Race To Preserve Road Course Dominance
AJ Allmendinger started on the pole for Saturday’s Pit Boss 250. From there, the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ road course ace…
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NASCAR 2023: William Byron Makes Cup History During Qualifying At COTA; Zane Smith Claims Fiery Trucks Race
Updated:William Byron did something Saturday no one driver in NASCAR Cup Series’ 75-year history had accomplished. Byron captured the coveted…
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Twitter Reacts To Upcoming Big Sports Weekend; Will It Top Last Week?
The weekend is approaching. That means one thing. More games. More action. More memories. It will be tough…
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NASCAR 2023: Tyler Reddick Paces Cup Practice At COTA; AJ Allmendinger Secures Xfinity Series Pole; Ross Chastain Claims Trucks Series’ Top Starting Spot
NASCAR Cup Series driver Tyler Reddick on Friday topped the twisting field during Friday’s practice session at the Circuit of…
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NASCAR Circuit Of The Americas Schedule: Dates, Times, and Qualifiers
NASCAR shifts gears from ovals to a 3.41-mile road course in Austin, Texas. The track features 20 turns and runs…
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NASCAR Xfinity Series: Austin Hill Survives Final-Turn Crash, Wins Before Hometown Crowd At Atlanta
Racing about an hour from his hometown, NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Austin Hill overcame a Turn 4 scare to score…
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Brown’s Olivia Pichardo Becomes First Female To Play In NCAA D-I Baseball Game
Updated:Girl power. Plus. When Olivia Pichardo walked up to the batter’s box Friday and her name was announced as a…
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March Madness 2023: Twitter Reacts, Pokes Fun at No. 1 Purdue’s Improbable Loss To No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson
How improbable was Fairleigh Dickinson’s 63-58 victory over Purdue on Friday in a first-round matchup of the NCAA men’s basketball…
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March Madness 2023: Twitter Ready To Fire Iowa Coach Fran McCaffery After Latest Postseason Collapse
Updated:Iowa has been here before. Too often. Fans have watched the Hawkeyes depart the NCAA men’s basketball tournament just about…
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March Madness 2023: Utah State’s Crying Cheerleader Shows Emotion; No. 2 Arizona Departs
Updated:The NCAA men’s basketball tournament opened Thursday. That means two days of non-stop action, from noon to past midnight. Continuous…
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USC Football Recruiting: 5-Star TE Duce Robinson Could Boost Trojans’ 2023 Class; 4-Star CB Zabien Brown Releases Top 4 Program Choices
Southern Cal’s 2023 football recruiting class could get a major boost By April 1. That’s when five-star tight end Duce…
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Georgia Football: Troubled Jalen Carter Struggles During Pro Day; Bulldogs Prepare To Host Big Recruiting Weekend
Updated:As the NFL’s front-office executives focused on the first day of free agency, scouts descended on the golden destination of…
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Michael Jordan Tries Motivating NASCAR Cup Series Driver Tyler Reddick; ‘Air’ Out In Sim Race
Updated:As one of the NBA’s all-time greatest players, Michael Jordan was a Hall-of-Fame trash talker. Just ask Gary Payton. When…
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Tom Penders: UNC Coach Hubert Davis Should Have Accepted NIT Bid
Updated:A Hall of Fame coach called the North Carolina men’s basketball team arrogant. Others have used more colorful verbiage. How…
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NASCAR Cup Series: After Slow Starts, Ryan Blaney, Tyler Reddick’s Fortunes Rise At Phoenix Raceway
What’s the deal with NASCAR Cup Series drivers Ryan Blaney and Tyler Reddick? Fans wondered. The way Blaney ended…
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NASCAR Atlanta Motor Speedway Schedule: Dates, Times, and Qualifiers
Coming off last weekend’s events at one-mile Phoenix Raceway, NASCAR drivers will get to stretch things out at the recently…
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