American Football | Warrant: Ex-Saints player Will Smith was shot in back, torso

Former New Orleans Saints player Will Smith was shot in the back and side, according to a warrant read in court yesterday before a magistrate set a USD1 million bond for the man accused of killing him. Police said Smith, 34, was killed in a case of road rage by a man who had rear-ended his car. They arrested Cardell Hayes, 28, on a charge of second-degree murder. Prosecutors have 60 days to decide whether to bring that charge against Hayes. Hayes’ Humvee H2 rear-ended Smith’s Mercedes G63 around 11:30 p.m. Saturday in New Orleans’s upscale Lower Garden District, pushing it into a Chevrolet Impala driven by two of Smith’s acquaintances. The two argued, and Hayes shot both Smith and Smith’s wife, Racquel, police said. She was taken to a hospital with a leg wound.

Motorsport | Davis dies from injuries sustained in drag racing crash

Ronnie “The King” Davis died Sunday from injuries sustained Saturday in a crash during a drag racing event at Rockingham Dragway. The track said Sunday that the 66-year-old Davis, from Suwanee, Georgia, had completed a final qualifying run in the PDRA Spring Nationals when his 1963 Corvette turned left and shot across the track in front rival Mark Malcuit’s car. Davis’ car cleared the right-side guardwall and barrel-rolled. Davis was taken to Moore County Regional Hospital in Pinehurst and later to UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill. Davis was a five-time IHRA season champion. Early in his career, he was almost unbeatable at Atlanta Speed Shop Dragway, where he earned his nickname by dominating a competition called “King of the Hill.”

Golf | Willett leads strong showing by Englishmen at the Masters

Sheffield’s Danny Willett (pictured) joined three-time winner Nick Faldo as the only Englishmen to win the Masters. Sunday was a huge day for several of his countrymen, too. Five English players had top-10 finishes at Augusta National. Lee Westwood tied Texan Jordan Spieth for second at 2-under 286, three shots behind Willett. Paul Casey was fourth at 1 under, Matthew Fitzpatrick was in a three-way tie for seventh for even par, and Justin Rose tied for 10th at 1 over. It was a cocktail of seasoned vets like Casey, Westwood and Rose mixed with up and comers, including Fitzpatrick, 21 and Willett, 28. “I hope we’re not changing the guard just yet,” Casey said. “Give us another five years or so.” In fact, Willett, Casey and Fitzpatrick seemed in perfect synch in the final round. All shot 67s. Nobody was better over those final 18 holes than the three Englishmen.