It was Yankee Cory Lidle, apparently, not a terrorist. Small private plane.
Wikipedia already has him deceased with a picture of the plane. That's either very fast, or very gruesome. I'm not sure which.
If he was alive, you'd think he'd call in to ESPN...
It's all about being first with the news.
They did the same with Steve Irwin. His death certificate probably wasn't even signed, but Wikipedia knew.