Toronto Broadcaster Fired After Tweets On Sean Avery, Same-Sex Marriage Debate
A Toronto broadcaster has been fired after he posted on Twitter about the debate surrounding Rangers forward Sean Avery's support of same-sex marriage.
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A Toronto broadcaster has been fired after he posted on Twitter about the debate surrounding Rangers forward Sean Avery's support of same-sex marriage.
Most pro athletes would just as soon try to catch a puck with their teeth as speak out about a societal issue that risks forcing fans to really choose sides. There have been exceptions, of course, most notably Muhammad Ali. Now we have Sean Avery.
Rangers agitator Sean Avery got tough on opponents of same-sex marriage last week in a video released by the Human Rights Campaign. But not everyone is throwing their support toward Avery and New Yorkers for Marriage Equality.
The Phoenix Coyotes acquired junior center Ethan Werek from the New York Rangers on Sunday in exchange for Swedish center Oscar Lindberg.
One of the bigger questions surrounding the Rangers is whether 34-year-old captain Chris Drury will return next season. "This is something, honestly, that we have to look at as far as where does he fit now," coach John Tortorella said on Monday.
We are a few days removed from the Capitals eliminating the Rangers from the Stanley Cup playoffs. Now the Rangers need to figure out what didn't work, why it didn't and what they need to do this offseason to get better.
It shouldn't matter that the Rangers and the Knicks aren't playing anymore this spring because really we knew they wouldn't playing that long all along.
The Rangers' season came to an abrupt end on Saturday, but according to the New York Post, John Tortorella's tenure as head coach will continue.
When the Rangers look back at this season, two key moments will surely stand out: one will make them smile; the other will cause them to cringe.
Both the Knicks and the Rangers were eliminated from the playoffs this weekend, managing just one win between them, courtesy of the Blueshirts' victory in Game 3.
The top-seeded Capitals won the series 4-1, the first time they have finished off a team in fewer than seven games since 1998.
Like many Rangers supporters, Marian Gaborik shut off the TV after a long, frustrating, disappointing night and went to sleep. Never known for his play in the defensive end, Gaborik was trying to do the right thing in the second overtime of Game 4...
Chris Lopresti of WFAN joined Neil Keefe to look back at the devastating defeat in Game 4 and whether or not the Rangers can come back from this 3-1 hole.
The Rangers had MSG rockin' until a third-period collapse quieted the crowd. A fluke goal in double OT officially put an end to the Garden party.
It's hard to really point the finger at what went wrong at MSG last night. During the first two periods, the Rangers did all the right things to win. Then the 3rd period happened.
