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
LaVar Ball is shown during a UCLA game during the regular season. Add an Ohio State assistant coach to the list of people who are mad about LaVar Ball. Ball, the father of UCLA point guard and soon-to-be NBA lottery pick Lonzo Ball (and UCLA commits LaMelo and LiAngelo Ball), says and does a lot of ridiculous things.
Curt Schilling believes Adam Jones is lying about hearing racial slurs at Fenway Park and wants him to prove it happened.