NEW ORLEANS -- The widow of NFL star Will Smith took the stand Tuesday at the murder trial of her husbands killer, disputing the defense claim that Smith was the aggressor and telling the jury, He didnt have to do that to my baby.Racquel Smith said she thought she had defused the loud, profane argument that broke out after Cardell Hayes Hummer rear-ended Smiths Mercedes SUV on a busy street in New Orleans last April.The men got out of their cars to challenge each other, but she described locking eyes with her husband, reminding him of their three children and feeling his anger diminish.I thought it was done and I think he thought it was over, too, she testified as she was questioned by New Orleans Assistant District Attorney Laura Rodrigue.Then, she heard two gunshots.I hear a pop, pop, she said. I didnt think it was me.A burning sensation spread throughout her body, and as she stumbled around to the other side of their car, she said she heard more gunshots -- the ones she learned later had killed her husband.I didnt do anything for you to shoot me, she told Hayes.Her recollections presented a vastly different picture from the one being outlined by the defense. She insisted that she heard Hayes yelling profanely after the shooting, apparently at her husbands lifeless body, making a reference to a white friend of the Smiths who also got out to challenge Hayes.You want to show up for the effing white boy, she recalled Hayes shouting.Anticipating her testimony, the defense had already disputed that claim in opening statements. They also insisted that Hayes felt threatened by Smith and his friends, who were traveling together in three cars that night after the Smiths attended the annual French Quarter festival, had dinner at a steakhouse and then met friends at a sushi restaurant.On cross-examination just before Tuesdays proceedings ended, Racquel Smith acknowledged that her husband had had alcoholic beverages throughout the day of the shooting, beginning with one at the festival, more at a bar they visited later, wine with dinner and more drinks at the sushi restaurant.Lawyers have said a toxicology report showed Hayes was legally drunk the night of the shooting. But Racquel Smith insisted her husband did nothing to provoke the gunfire.Attorneys on both sides have suggested that Louisianas stand your ground law will be at issue during the trial. Hayes, 29, faces life in prison if convicted of second-degree murder. Hes also charged with attempted murder after wounding the retired NFL players wife.Video showed Smiths SUV appearing to bump into Hayes Hummer before, blocks later, the Hummer slammed into Smiths car. Both men then got out and exchanged angry words as Hayes displayed his handgun. Exactly what happened next is the focus of the trial.Racquel said that she and her husband didnt believe their vehicle had actually hit the Hummer when they drove away.Hayes lawyer, Jay Daniels, says Smith and the friends were the aggressors, and Hayes only fired because Smith was reaching for his own gun.Will Smith went to his glove box to get his gun, Daniels insisted.Assistant New Orleans District Attorney Jason Napoli rejected that idea in his opening statement. He said nothing corroborates the defense claim that Smith was going back to his car to get a gun when Hayes shot him, but even if that were true, it wouldnt justify shooting him in the back.That isnt even close to self-defense, Napoli said. Thats murder.Smith was shot once in the left side and seven times in the back. Napoli said physical evidence indicates that Smith was facing Hayes when he was first shot, and not reaching for a gun in his car.Napoli also said Hayes provoked the confrontation by willfully ramming his Hummer into Smiths SUV. Hayes lawyer countered that it was an accident, and blamed it on Hayes looking at his phone and trying to dial 911 to report the SUVs license number after Smith drove away from the earlier contact.Napoli conceded that Smith was intoxicated that night but downplayed the significance, telling the jury that the irony of Smiths death is that the defensive football star died defenseless.Smith led the defense on the 2006 Saints team that helped lift the stricken citys spirits with a winning season after Hurricane Katrina. He also helped New Orleans win its only Super Bowl three seasons later.Hayes played football, too -- in a semiprofessional league -- and owns a tow-truck company. 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SANDY, Utah -- Chris Seitz had four saves to help FC Dallas tie Real Salt Lake 0-0 on Saturday night.FC Dallas (15-8-8) has played two ties since beating New England on Sept. 13, and stretched its lead to five points over Colorado and the Los Angeles Galaxy atop the Western Conference.Real Salt Lake (12-10-9) is 0-2-1 and has not scored in its last three games, yet remains in fourth place in the Western Conference.FC Dallas midfielder Mauro Diaz hit the post in the 8th mminute.dddddddddddd. Real Salt Lakes Joao Plata fired a right-footed shot from outside the 6-yard box to the near post, but Seitz had a diving, fingertip save in the 85th minute.Real Salt Lakes goalkeeper Nick Rimando had two saves, including a first-half free kick and a header from Walker Zimmerman.RSL is 1-12-3 at FC Dallas in league games. ' ' '