NEW ORLEANS -- New Orleans resident Cardell Hayes has been convicted of manslaughter in the shooting death of former New Orleans Saints player Will Smith, whose death earlier this year shocked the country. Heres a look at the timeline of events related to the case:- April 9: A driver in a Hummer runs into the back of Smiths SUV. An argument ensues. Smith is fatally shot and his wife Raquel is wounded in the legs. Hayes is arrested on the scene.- April 11: Surveillance video shows Smiths SUV bumping Hayes Hummer moments before the crash that preceded the shooting.- April 12: Police say they found a loaded handgun in Smiths car, that Hayes told officers on the scene he was the shooter and that in addition to the .45 used in the shooting officers found a revolver in Hayes vehicle.- April 13: An attorney for Smiths family holds wide-ranging news conference during which he says Smith didnt brandish a gun during the altercation and had a concealed-carry permit. But a lawyer for Hayes says a witness saw Smith with a gun that night. A coroner says Smith was shot seven times in the back and once in the side.- April 15: Hayes lawyer calls for the New Orleans police to recuse themselves from the investigation, claiming their competency and honesty are questionable. The request is later rejected.- April 16: Funeral services are held for Smith.- April 28: Grand jury indicts Hayes on one charge of second-degree murder, which carries a mandatory life sentence, and one charge of attempted second-degree murder.- May 5: Smiths wife, Racquel, accepts his posthumous degree from the University of Miami.- June 3: A defense lawyer says test results show Smith was legally drunk the night he died.- July 14: Hayes lawyer tries to get the New Orleans District Attorneys Office off the case, saying the DA made baseless and inflammatory statements about him in a report sent to law enforcement agencies.- July 22: The judge refuses to remove the New Orleans DA and his staff from the Hayes case.- Oct. 28: Racquel Smith offers her first public remarks since her husbands death, speaking at Will Smiths induction into the Saints Hall of Fame.- Nov. 16: Judge rules the jury will be sequestered during Hayes trial, which begins Dec. 5.- Dec. 5: Trial begins.- Dec. 11: A jury convicts Hayes of manslaughter and attempted manslaughter. Milwaukee Bucks GearLucius Allen Jersey . Peter Holland and Brad Staubitz were sent to Toronto on Saturday as the Maple Leafs traded defenceman Jesse Blacker and draft picks to the Anaheim Ducks. https://www.cheapbucksonline.com/526t-adrian-dantley-jersey-bucks.html . As he recorded his 23rd and 24th points of the evening, a segment of the sellout Air Canada Centre crowd expressed their appreciation for the Raptors point guard with a smattering of MVP chants. Nikola Mirotic Jersey . They hope to persuade the other team owners and commissioner Roger Goodell to put pressure on Redskins owner Daniel Snyder to drop the nickname they find offensive. "Given the way the meeting transpired," Ray Halbritter, an Oneida representative and leader of the "Change the Mascot Campaign," said Wednesday, "it became somewhat evident they were defending the continued use of the name. George Hill Jersey . Speaking to the Chicago Tribune at baseballs Winter Meetings in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Boras called the former home of the Expos a "tremendous environment" for baseball. BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Darren Payen had 16 points and nine rebounds, Kurt Steidl and Cam Ward added 10 points apiece, and Vermont throttled Division III Lyndon State 79-20 on Saturday.Vermont (3-1) led 43-4 at halftime, with Lyndon State missing all 27 of its field goal attempts before the break.Payen went 7 of 9 from the field, equaling the total number of made field goals for Lyndon State (7 for 58).The Catamounts started the game on a 19-0 run. Raymond Monroe made two free throws with 12:388 left in the first half to get Lyndon State on the scoreboard.dddddddddddd Eric Vargass two free throws four minutes later were the only other first-half points for the Hornets.Vermont had 18 assists on 27 field goals at outrebounded the Hornets 55-28.Vargas, Alexis Ravelo and Robert Rouelle each had four points for Lyndon State. Rouelle tacked on six rebounds. ' ' '