Stephen Hawkins, an Ole Miss grad and Mississippi native, is a sports writer based in Dallas-Fort Worth, which the two-time AL champion Texas Rangers, NBA champion Dallas Mavericks , Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Stars all call home. He is an AP college basketball writer and covers Big 12 sports, including Baylor and TCU. He is also a regular at NASCAR/IRL events at Texas Motor Speedway and PGA stops at Colonial and the Nelson. Before moving to Texas in 1999, he worked at the AP bureau in Jackson, Miss.