Gary "Whammy" Allerding, 64, of Superior, Wis., died Thursday, July 16, 2015 at his residence. He was born Jan. 20, 1951, in Detroit, Mich. son of Howard and Marise (Goehring) Allerding. It was in ...

For every sports team, there are fans and there are super fans. For the Brooklyn Nets, that's 86-year-old Mr. Whammy — who tries to hex the opposing basketball team into missing their foul shots. For ...

The surging Brooklyn Nets face the first-place Boston Celtics at the Barclays Center on Thursday night, and Mr. Whammy, a much-loved fan favorite, will be parked under the Celtics basket during the ...