Pennsylvania arena bans cowbells after some thrown

ERIE, Pa. -- A Pennsylvania arena has decided it needs less cowbell. The Erie Times-News reported the operator of the Erie Insurance Arena is banning the noisemakers. Fans clanged cowbells throughout the Erie Otters' playoff game Tuesday, and some fans threw them onto the ice as the Otters celebrated a win that sent them to the Ontario Hockey League's Western Conference finals. Arena operator Erie Events said Wednesday the ban was intended to make "a safer environment" for everyone...