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
Hill had just seven points in a Game 1 loss to the Warriors. Utah Jazz point guard George Hill has been ruled out for Game 2 of the team’s second-round series against the Golden State Warriors with “left big toe soreness,” the team announced on Thursday. Hill has been dealing with the toe injury since about a month into the season.
Less than two years after a terrible spill that left him broken and unable to race, Rajiv Maragh will ride one of the favorites at the Kentucky Derby.