Gafford agrees with Brooks on his conditioning and playing time originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington Last week, Wizards head coach Scott Brooks offered up a new reason why talented 22-year-old center Daniel Gafford hasn't been playing heavy minutes, despite his impressive…

Knicks' Derrick Rose treated image with MSG background John Calipari and Leon Rose were on the phone Thursday night. The topic, naturally, turned to Derrick Rose. Calipari: “How about my man D-Rose?!” Leon Rose: “Can you imagine this? (It’s like he) hasn’t…

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The Arkansas Razorbacks have reached out to Tulsa cornerback Allie Green, according to his Twitter. Green announced his decision to enter the transfer portal on May 27 and the Hogs promptly made contact. Sam Pittman has a good source on Green–former…

Joel Embiid is bracing for a rough reception Saturday night when the Philadelphia 76ers head down the I-95 corridor to visit the Washington Wizards in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series. "I love playing on the road because people…

The second round of the NHL playoffs will begin Saturday when the New York Islanders visit the Boston Bruins (8 p.m. ET, NBC) in the East Division. The Central and West division finals will begin Sunday with the defending champion Tampa Bay…

It’s become all too apparent that we shouldn’t doubt Rich Hill. The Rays 41-year-old lefty signed a one-year, $2.5 million contract with Tampa Bay this offseason, but he the signing didn’t bring much optimism given his age, declining velocity, and mediocre 7.2…

JR Motorsports driver Justin Allgaier looks to continue his hot streak, as the NASCAR Xfinity Series races Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Allgaier has finished in the top three in each of the last three races. He won at Darlington and finished…

Tristan Thompson of the Boston Celtics had a message for fans who might want to lash out at him in an inappropriate way during the playoffs: don't even think about it. Seriously.  Thompson issued a warning to those type of unruly fans…

Conor McGregor was knocked out by Dustin Poirier (right) in January (Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)Conor McGregor’s team-mate and former UFC fighter Artem Lobov has suggested that ‘Notorious’ took Dustin Poirier “lightly” in the pair’s rematch in January. Poirier knocked out…