Sean Avery has not been on the Rangers in five years, but the fans are still carrying on his spirit. The Garden faithful serenaded Senators defenseman Dion Phaneuf with a “sloppy seconds” chant during the Rangers’ 4-1 Game 4 rout of Ottawa that evened the Eastern Conference semifinal. It came after Phaneuf fought with Rangers defenseman Brendan Smith in the third period. The chant was in reference to Avery’s crude comments toward his ex-girlfriend, actress Elisha Cuthbert, in 2008 when she and Phanuef first started seeing each other. Cuthbert and Phaneuf have now been married for nearly five years, but Rangers fans were not shy about bringing up the painful memory. “I just want to comment on
The San Francisco 49ers handed out rookie uniform numbers, and we already have an interesting one. I'll have the full list later tonight, but for now, well played C.J Beathard. After wearing No. 16 at Iowa, he will be wearing No. 3 in San Francisco. Back in the day, Joe Montana wore No. 3 at Notre Dame, and then of course, No. 16 with the 49ers. It sounds like numbers were assigned, but it would be interesting if he did end up sporting No. 3 all year. I don't think he'd necessarily be trying to make a statement, but it is entertaining either way!
Curt Schilling believes Adam Jones is lying about hearing racial slurs at Fenway Park and wants him to prove it happened.