Sebastian Giovinco ended his eight-game goalless drought in MLS competition in spectacular fashion last Saturday.He scored three goals, two from free kicks in the first half, in Toronto FCs 4-1 victory over D.C. United.The Atomic Ant has scored 11 times in league competition this season and he appears to be in top form for TFCs match against the Columbus Crew Sunday at BMO Field. He missed training Friday after he participated in the MLS All-Star Game midweek.According to Opta, Giovinco is the league leader in goals from free kicks since the sports data firm began recording them in 2010.The Crew (3-7-10) must play accordingly.It becomes management, Crew coach Gregg Berhalter told The Columbus Dispatch. It becomes, how do we not give up free kicks in dangerous areas? Because hes a guy that, if you give him a couple looks, he can hurt you.The approach this week in preparing for Giovinco has been heavily weighted toward video work, Berhalter said, because if you dont have anyone that can recreate Giovincos free kick, its going to be very difficult to practice that.This is the Italian forwards second season in MLS and the Crew has done a decent job of defending against him. He has one goal and one assist in four games against Columbus.Toronto FCs lineup has been augmented even with the absence of midfielders Will Johnson and Michael Bradley and goalkeeper Clint Irwin, all out with injuries.TFC (7-7-6) signed Canadian international Tosaint Ricketts last week and he made his debut as a second-half substitute last Saturday against D.C. United. He nearly scored soon after his entrance to the game. Forward Jozy Altidore returned from a hamstring injury last Saturday and also was used as a second-half substitute. Altidore is expected to play about 45 minutes.Toronto is 4-1-3 at home this season and Columbus is 0-6-3 on the road.This will be the third and final meeting between the teams this season with the first two games ending in 0-0 and 1-1.Its been a cagey series with them so far, Toronto defender Drew Moor said on Friday. Its important for us to get off to a good start.At stake is The Trillium Cup, a trophy that goes to the winner of the season series between the teams. Old Skool UK Sale . Anthony Davis had 31 points and 17 rebounds in his seventh straight game with more than 20 points, but that was only enough to keep the Pelicans competitive into the final minutes. Andrew Bogut had 10 points and 15 rebounds for Golden State, which rebounded from a loss a night earlier in Oklahoma City and snapped a two-game skid. Clearance Vans Old Skool UK . Manuel was offered a position the day he was fired. 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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 compeetency and honesty are questionable.dddddddddddd 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. 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