TEAM FIRES ARENA ANNOUNCER

Shawny Hill has been fired by the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League two days after he made racially insensitive comments about a First Nations player on the visiting Georgia Swarm. The Wings put out a statement on Monday saying Hill had been “permanently removed” from the role, adding he has been suspended from all in-arena announcing assignments at the Wells Fargo Center, home of the NLL and NHL teams. Hill called for Swarm forward Lyle Thompson to have his ponytail cut off during Georgia’s 13-11 win on Saturday. Thompson, from Onondaga Nation, N.Y., and his brothers Jerome and Miles all play for the Swarm and wear braids in tribute to their Indigenous heritage. Their older brother, Jeremy, plays for the Saskatchewan Rush and also wears a braid.