2010 National League speedway season, Final table
PL = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; BP = Bonus Pts Pts = Total Points


2010 National League speedway season, Play Offs
Top four teams race off in two-legged semi-finals and final to decide championship. The winner was Buxton Hitmen who defeated the Newport Hornets in the final.


2010 National League speedway season, National League Knockout Cup
The 2010 National League Knockout Cup was the 13th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Buxton Hitmen were the winners.


2010 National People's Congress
The 3rd Session of the 11th National People's Congress held its annual meeting in March 2010 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. The event opened on March 5 and concluded on March 14, 2010.


2010 National People's Congress, Background
As usual the 2010 NPC commences in tandem with the 2010 session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), a political advisory body with a broader representation from the population, government, industry, and special interest groups.


2010 National People's Congress, Background
This year's congress is focused on the economic recovery since the global financial crisis, combating inflation and tightening of banking industry. There are items introduced such as reforming the electoral laws, poverty reduction and balanced economic development.


2010 National People's Congress, Government Work Report
Premier Wen handed his government's work report during on Sunday, March 14, 2010. The report emphasized the need to maintain economic stability, growth and social stability. It is an important year to focus on economic growth which stood at around 8 percent, maintain unemployment at 4.6 percent and created 9 million jobs for urban residents.


2010 National People's Congress, Government Work Report
The premier also rebuffed calls from the United States to revalue the Renminbi against the US dollar. He indicated his priorities was to maintain China's economic growth, exports and reduce unemployment. Wen claims the US was using foreign policy for its own protectionist measures such as depreciating its own currency to increase exports and asking others to appreciate their currencies.


2010 National People's Congress, NPC Standing Committee Work Report
Wu Bangguo the chairman of the NPC Standing Committee has reported the government has enacted Electoral Law, which grants equal representation in legislative bodies to rural and urban people. The government also has checked compliance with the 2009 Law on Food Safety and combating corruption on all levels.


2010 National People's Congress, Supreme People's Court Work Report
The President  of the Supreme People's Court has reported in the annual session they have handled with 13,318 cases and concluded 11,749 cases. This is up 26.2 percent and 52.1 percent year on year. Local courts processed 11.37 million cases, up by 6.3 percent from last year.


2010 National People's Congress, Supreme People's Procuratorate Work Report
Prosecutor-General Cao Jianming reported to congress, 2009 saw reduction in official corruption. Cao Jianming stated 2,670 officials above county level last year, including eight at the provincial or ministerial level, were investigated for corruption last year. There were 41,000 officials investigated in total. This was down 3.3 percent from last year. 32,000 cases were related to embezzlement, bribery, dereliction of duty and other work-related crimes, this is up 0.9 percent from last year.


2010 National People's Congress, Supreme People's Procuratorate Work Report
Around 4,000 corrupt officials have escaped to Canada, the United States, Australia and other countries with over $50 billion of public funds in the last three decades, according to statistics from the Ministry of Commerce.


2010 National People's Congress, Supreme People's Procuratorate Work Report
Cao also indicated the prosecutors need to be self-disciplined and avoid being seen as part of the graft affecting all levels of government.


2010 National Pro Fastpitch season
The 2010 National Pro Fastpitch season was the seventh season of professional softball under the name National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) for the only professional women's fastpitch softball league in the United States. From 1997 to 2002, NPF operated under the names Women's Pro Fastpitch (WPF) and Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL). Each year, the playoff teams battle for the Cowles Cup.


2010 National Pro Fastpitch season, Milestones and events
NPF announced the Rockford Thunder would not be playing in 2010 because ownership "failed to maintain NPF Team requirements to field a Team for the 2010 Season." It was also announced that the league was adding a new team named the Tennessee Diamonds which would begin play in 2010 in Blount County, Tenn. and have first rights to players on the Thunder's roster.


2010 National Pro Fastpitch season, Milestones and events
Later it was revealed that the Diamonds would be moving operational headquarters from Alcoa, TN to Nashville, TN. The Alcoa owners did not fund the team or comply with other contractual commitments made to NPF. The team was operated by NPF in Nashville for 2010.


2010 National Pro Fastpitch season, Milestones and events
NPF revealed that the Philadelphia Force would not participate in the league when the 2010 schedule was released without the Force.


2010 National Pro Fastpitch season, Player acquisition, College draft
The 2010 NPF Senior Draft was held February 10, 2010, at Heritage Key Resort in Kissimmee, Florida. The NPF Draft was broadcast on MLB.com. USSSA Pride selected Charlotte Morgan of Alabama as the first overall pick.


2010 National Pro Fastpitch season, Player acquisition, Notable transactions
The USSSA Florida Pride traded Monica Abbott  and Shannon Doepking to the Tennessee Diamonds for Diamonds’ pitcher Cat Osterman and Megan Willis.


2010 National Pro Fastpitch season, Player acquisition, Notable transactions
Jennie Finch announced she would retire at the end of the season.


2010 National Pro Fastpitch season, NPF Championship
The 2010 NPF Championship Series was held at McMurry Park in Sulphur, Louisiana August 26–29. All four teams qualified and were seeded based on the final standings. The first seed played the fourth seed on a best-of-three series, and the second seed played the third seed in another best-of-three series. The winners played each other in a best-of-three series that determined the champion.


2010 National Scout Jamboree
The 2010 National Scout Jamboree was the 17th national Scout jamboree of the Boy Scouts of America and was held from July 26 to August 4, 2010 at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. The 2010 National Scout Jamboree celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America and was the last jamboree held at Fort A.P. Hill. With more than 50,000 in attendance, the 2010 National Scout Jamboree was the largest overall since 1973, and the largest at a single location since 1964. All subsequent jamborees have been held permanently at The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve, the Boy Scouts of America's fourth High Adventure base. This was also the first jamboree to include Venturing programs.


2010 National Scout Jamboree, Subcamps
The jamboree was divided into 21 subcamps with each subcamp named after a person, place, or animal that best represented the geographic area the councils in that subcamp came from. For example, subcamp 9 was named after the mountain elk.


2010 National Scout Jamboree, Subcamps
The Northeast Region occupied subcamps 1–5, the Western Region occupied subcamps 6–9, the Central Region occupied subcamps 10–14, and the Southern Region occupied subcamps 15–21.


2010 National Scout Jamboree, Activities
Many activities were available for the Scouts to visit, each giving out stamps for the participant handbooks (aside from the Mysterium Compass, for which Scouts earned a rocker patch).


2010 National Scout Jamboree, Activities, Action Center Activities
There were four action centers around the camp, one for each region. Each action center had the same activities as all the others, though some things were done slightly differently at each one. For example, the rappelling tower at Action Center "C" included a "helicopter rappel" where participants descended from a rope in free space, instead of climbing down in front of a wall as usual. Each of the activities (except bouldering, which was an optional component of rapelling) awarded a stamp for successful completion.


2010 National Scout Jamboree, Activities, Outback Centers
During the jamboree, many boating activities were located around Travis Lake. Because most of these were far from any other jamboree activities, they were called the "Outback Centers". Other activities dealing with nature or water were grouped with these.


2010 National Scout Jamboree, Activities, Activities
These were other miscellaneous activities located in various areas of the site.


2010 National Scout Jamboree, Activities, Activities, The Mysterium Compass
The Order of the Arrow's show at this jamboree was called The Mysterium Compass. It was the successor of the "Twelve Cubed" show presented at the 2005 jamboree. Tickets were distributed to the troops, with an average of 18 tickets for each one, enough for half of the Scouts to attend. The tickets instructed the Scouts to attend in patrols of 9, and each were good for one showing. The show was presented every 20 minutes but lasted over an hour. Each presentation of the program had three groups of four patrols of 9 Scouts each, that is, 108 people.


2010 National Scout Jamboree, Activities, Activities, The Mysterium Compass
No-shows were filled in with Scouts from a standby line. After doubling the amount of money spent on the jamboree, The Mysterium Compass cost over $1,000,000 to produce and had a staff of just above 300. It was closed to anyone over 18. Participants who completed the show were given a medallion for their jamboree emblem patches.


2010 National Scout Jamboree, Arena shows
The 2010 National Scout Jamboree featured two arena shows: one on July 28, and another one was held on July 31. Both arena shows featured Chief Scout Executive Bob Mazzuca. The first arena show featured several celebrities, including Sgt. Slaughter, Miss America Caressa Cameron, and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. The main arena show featured Mike Rowe, host of Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs, and musical performances by Alex Boyé, Honor Society and Switchfoot. The show ended with the largest fireworks display ever performed on a military base or at a national Scout jamboree.


2010 National Scout Jamboree, Arena shows
There was some controversy over President Obama not appearing, as he had chosen to pre-record his appearance on The View that day - instead leaving a video message congratulating the Boy Scouts of America on their centennial. (unconfirmed that taping the VIEW excluded him from the 10 day event. please source.)


2010 National Scout Jamboree, Arena shows
At the 2005 jamboree, there were problems with a water shortage during the first arena show. This was not repeated in the second show or in those at the 2010 jamboree. Cases of water bottles were distributed everywhere on the arena seating area, with large stacks at the sides, back, and along the roads to the arena. In total, approximate three-quarters of a million bottles of water were placed in the arena during the 2010 National Scout Jamboree - in order to more effectively combat the risk of dehydration.


2010 National Scout Jamboree, Arena shows
On the way back to their camps from the second arena show after dark, some participants without flashlights had trouble avoiding running into extra cases of water bottles as they lay on the ground and the roads. A few others carried cases back to their camps because the water in the bottles tasted better than that distributed in the water system.


2010 National Scout Jamboree, Social networking
There was a focus on social networking at this jamboree which was entirely new. Generally, Scouts are instructed to leave their electronics at home when on camping trips, but this event was an exception. AT&T, one of the corporate sponsors, provided excellent cell phone coverage and a Wi-Fi network which spanned the entire site. This effected "a better signal in [the jamboree site] than in most residential areas." AT&T also provided netbooks and cell phones for use by the Scouts in their Connection Centers, located throughout the site.


2010 National Scout Jamboree, Social networking
There were also secure device charging lockers next to each connection center where phones or other devices could be recharged, although this set-up became controversial after Scouts began keeping the keys to the lockers in order to have a personal charging station. The jamboree trading posts sponsored competitions for videos and pictures submitted by participants. Staff members and signs placed around the site encouraged Scouts to tell about their experiences on various social websites. This allowed parents, siblings, and friends at home to get in on the action and see what was happening. Overall, the event was covered extensively on the internet as well as in local and national news.


2010 National Scout Jamboree, Deaths
A staff member was found dead in his bed on August 3, 2010; the cause of the death was cardiac dysrhythmia.


2010 National Soccer Hall of Fame Induction Class
These are the results for the voting for the National Soccer Hall of Fame 2010 induction class. Thomas Dooley and Preki Radosavljević were selected for the Player category, Kyle Rote, Jr. as a Veteran and Bruce Arena as a Builder.


2010 National Soccer Hall of Fame Induction Class
The Hall of Fame inducts individuals in three categories, Player, Veteran and Builder. The Hall of Fame also selects individuals for special awards including the Colin Jose Media Award, Eddie Pearson Award and a Medal of Honor.


2010 National Soccer Hall of Fame Induction Class, Player
To be eligible in this category, a player must have been retired at least three years and not more than ten. Voting began on November 7, 2009 and ended a month later. Any player who was named on at least 66.7% of the ballots cast was selected for induction. Any player who received less than 5% of the ballots was dropped from the Player eligibility list and will be placed on the Veterans eligibility list when they meet the criteria for that list.


2010 National Soccer Hall of Fame Induction Class, Player, Voting results
Voters cast 117 votes. The balloting was tight with only two individuals exceeding the minimum of 66.7% required for induction.


2010 National Soccer Hall of Fame Induction Class, Player, Eligible players
The following individuals were also declared eligible for induction in 2010, but were not among the top vote getters.


2010 National Soccer Hall of Fame Induction Class, Veteran
On October 9, 2009, the Veterans Screening Committee announced the selection of the following ten candidates from a pool of 338 eligible players. On April 12, 2010, the Hall of Fame announced that, with 195 votes cast, Kyle Rote, Jr. was selected by one vote over Glenn Myernick.


2010 National Soccer Hall of Fame Induction Class, Builder
On October 19, 2009, the Builder's Screening Committee announced the selection of the following ten candidates from a list of 59 eligible candidates. On January 23, 2010, the Hall of Fame announced that Bruce Arena was selected for induction.


2010 National Society of Film Critics Awards
The 45th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 8 January 2011, honored the best in film for 2010.


2010 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Director
1. David Fincher – The Social Network2. Olivier Assayas – Carlos3. Roman Polanski – The Ghost Writer


2010 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Actor
1. Jesse Eisenberg – The Social Network2. Colin Firth – The King's Speech2. Édgar Ramírez – Carlos


2010 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Actress
1. Giovanna Mezzogiorno – Vincere2. Annette Bening – The Kids Are All Right3. Lesley Manville – Another Year


2010 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Supporting Actor
1. Geoffrey Rush – The King's Speech2. Christian Bale – The Fighter3. Jeremy Renner – The Town


2010 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Supporting Actress
1. Olivia Williams – The Ghost Writer2. Amy Adams – The Fighter3. Melissa Leo – The Fighter3. Jacki Weaver – Animal Kingdom


2010 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Screenplay
1. Aaron Sorkin – The Social Network2. David Seidler – The King's Speech3. Robert Harris and Roman Polanski – The Ghost Writer


2010 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Cinematography
1. Roger Deakins – True Grit2. Matthew Libatique – Black Swan3. Harris Savides – Somewhere


2010 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Non-Fiction Film
1. Inside Job2. Exit Through the Gift Shop3. Last Train Home (Guītú Lièchē)


2010 National Women's Cup
The 2010 USASA National Women's Cup was the 15th edition of the annual national soccer championship, won by the previous season's runners-up New York Athletic Club (NYAC). They beat Dallas Premier 2-0 in overtime in the final.


2010 National Women's Cup, Regional Phase, Region I
NYAC beat Danubia in the final, with Vereinigung Erzebirge and the Peninsula Aztecs as the losing semifinalists. Quarterfinalists included PA West United, the Philadelphia United German-Hungarians, and the Partizan Richmond Ladies.


2010 National Women's Cup, Regional Phase, Region II
Region II was decided by a five-team round-robin, with the Kentucky Wanderers edging out both J.B. Marine S.C. and the Croatian Eagles on a goal-differential tiebreaker. The other two teams involved were Vardar East (from Michigan) and Move Makers (Illinois).


2010 National Women's Cup, Regional Phase, Region III
Six teams were divided into two groups, with the group winners facing off for Region III's national semifinal slot. The Dallas Premier won their group and then beat the Houston Challengers to move forward. The group runners-up were the Triad United Aces and the AFC Aces, followed by the Georgia Cougars and the Louisiana Mudbugs


2010 National Women's Cup, National Finals
Games played at the United German-Hungarian Club in Oakford, Pennsylvania.


2010 Nationwide Tour
The 2010 Nationwide Tour was the 21st Nationwide Tour season. It ran from January 28 to October 31. The season consisted of 29 official money golf tournaments; six of which were played outside of the United States. The top 25 players on the year-end money list earned their PGA Tour card for 2011.


2010 Nationwide Tour, Schedule
The table below shows the Nationwide Tour's 2010 schedule. The numbers in parentheses after winners' names show the player's total number of wins on the Nationwide Tour including that event. No one accumulates many wins on the Nationwide Tour because success at this level soon leads to promotion to the PGA Tour.


2010 Nationwide Tour, Leading money winners
The table shows the final top 10 money winners for the 2010 Nationwide Tour season. For the list of the top 25 golfers, given PGA Tour memberships for the 2010 season, see 2010 Nationwide Tour graduates.


2010 Nationwide Tour, Leading money winners
There is a full list on the PGA Tour's website .


2010 Nationwide Tour graduates
This is a list of players who graduated from the Nationwide Tour in 2010. The top 25 players on the Nationwide Tour's money list in 2010 earned their PGA Tour card for 2011.


2010 Nationwide Tour graduates
Green background indicates the player retained his PGA Tour card for 2012 through a win or finish in the top 125 of the money list. Yellow background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2012, but retained conditional status (finished between 126–150). Red background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2012 (finished outside the top 150).


2010 Natomas Men's Professional Tennis Tournament
The 2010 Natomas Men's Professional Tennis Tournament was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Sacramento, United States between 4 and 11 October 2010.


2010 Natomas Men's Professional Tennis Tournament, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2010 Natomas Men's Professional Tennis Tournament, Champions, Doubles
Rik de Voest /  Izak van der Merwe def. Nicholas Monroe /  Donald Young, 4–6, 6–4, [10–7]


2010 Natomas Men's Professional Tennis Tournament – Doubles
Lester Cook and David Martin were the defending champions, but chose to not compete this year. Rik de Voest and Izak van der Merwe won in the final 4–6, 6–4, [10–7], against Nicholas Monroe and Donald Young.


2010 Natomas Men's Professional Tennis Tournament – Singles
Santiago Giraldo was the defending champion, but decided not to participate this year. John Millman defeated 5th seed Robert Kendrick 6–3, 6–2 in the final match.


2010 Nauruan constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in Nauru on 27 February 2010. Voters were asked to vote on amendments to the constitution, most notably a change to a directly elected president (instead of one chosen by parliament) and a strengthening of human rights legislation (but also a clarification of the distribution of powers and other, less notable amendments). A two-thirds majority was required for the amendments to pass.


2010 Nauruan constitutional referendum
The referendum was part of a large-scale constitutional renewal; the referendum had to be held to approve changes to some especially protected parts of the constitution, while other changes were made by simple parliamentary vote. Any changes would only take effect on the day of the next general election, likely in May/June 2011.


2010 Nauruan constitutional referendum
Turnout was 78%, with almost 4,400 votes cast; the constitutional changes were rejected by majority of two thirds, almost 3,000 votes. It was considered immediately afterwards whether another referendum might be held at a later time.


2010 Nauruan presidential election
Indirect presidential elections were held in Nauru on 1 November 2010 following the parliamentary elections held on 28 April 2010 and the repeated elections on 19 June 2010. The election was attempted to be held on 3 June 2010 and then on 4 June 2010, but failed both times. Another attempt was set for 6 July 2010 after incumbent president Marcus Stephen agreed to step aside to facilitate Aloysius Amwano's election as speaker. Rykers Solomon, an opposition MP, joined the government on 6 July 2010, but Amwano nonetheless refused to allow a motion to elect the president, suspending parliament until 8 July 2010. Amwano was subsequently dismissed by president Stephen and replaced by deputy speaker Landon Deireragea.


2010 Nauruan presidential election
By 30 July 2010, parliament still had not sat since the sacking of Amwano, and president Stephen extended the state of emergency by another 21 days. The emergency situation has been extended several times since, and will now continue into October.


2010 Nauruan presidential election
The deadlock was finally broken when former president Ludwig Scotty accepted the nomination to become speaker, and Stephen was elected over opposition MP Milton Dube in a secret vote with 11 to 6 votes on 1 November 2010.


2010 Navajo Nation presidential election
The Navajo Nation presidential election of 2010 was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Ben Shelly won the election.


2010 Navajo Nation presidential election
The general election was held between New Mexico State Senator Lynda Lovejoy and outgoing Navajo Nation Vice President Ben Shelly.


2010 Navajo Nation presidential election
The primary election was held on August 3, 2010. Lynda Lovejoy received more primary election votes than any other presidential candidate, becoming the first woman to do so. Ben Shelly came in second place. The primary election included nine other candidates. This was the first Navajo Nation presidential election in which both candidates, Lovejoy and Shelly, were residents of the Eastern part of the Navajo Nation.


2010 Navajo Nation presidential election
Ben Shelly became the first Vice President of the Navajo Nation to be elected president. Had she been elected, Lynda Lovejoy would have become the first female president of the Navajo Nation.


2010 Navajo Nation presidential election
Previously, during the 2006 presidential election Joe Shirley Jr. had been re-elected to a second term over challenger Lynda Lovejoy. On July 9, 2010, the Navajo Nation Supreme Court ruled that Shirley could not seek a third consecutive term as president.


2010 Navajo Nation presidential election, Primary election
State Senator Lynda Lovejoy, who unsuccessfully sought the presidency in 2006, easily defeated eleven other candidates with 17,137 votes, becoming the first woman to win a Navajo Nation presidential primary. Navajo Nation Vice President Ben Shelly came in second place and qualified for the general election with 7,763 votes. Donald Benally of Shiprock placed third followed by the rest of the candidates.


2010 Navajo Nation presidential election, Primary election
Voter turnout was relatively low, at just 43.84% of registered voters. An estimated 48,511 of the 110,645 registered voters participated in the primary election.


2010 Navajo Nation presidential election, Results
With 109 of the 110 chapters reporting, Ben Shelly was ahead of Linda Lovejoy with 52.7% vs. 47.3% of all counted votes. Shelly claimed victory and promised voters in the Gorman Hall at the Window Rock Sports Center that "I will work with you. We will work together." Lovejoy demanded a recount.


2010 Navarra Superleague Formula round
The 2010 Navarra Superleague Formula round was a Superleague Formula round  held on October 24, 2010, at the Circuito de Navarra circuit, Los Arcos, Spain. It was Superleague Formula's first visit to the newly built circuit and the second round of the 2010 season to be held in Spain, after the Jarama round. It was the eleventh and final championship round (the twelfth overall) of the 2010 Superleague Formula season.


2010 Navarra Superleague Formula round
Eighteen clubs took part including Spanish clubs Atlético Madrid and Sevilla FC.


2010 Navarra Superleague Formula round
Support races came from the equally prestigious FIA GT1 World Championship.


2010 Navotas local elections
Local elections was held in the city of Navotas on May 10, 2010 within the Philippine general election. The brother (John Rey Tiangco) of the incumbent-mayor, Toby Tiangco was elected to the city mayoralty. Partido Navoteño won a majority of won seats.


2010 Navotas local elections, Mayoral and vice mayoral election
Incumbents mayor Tobias Reynald Tiangco and vice mayor Patrick Joseph Javier is now on their third term as mayor and second term as vice mayor of Navotas, respectively. Toby's brother, John Rey, announced that he is running for the mayorship of the city. They are running under the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino although Javier was endorsed by the Liberal Party. If Javier wins, he will be on his third and last term. Mayor Tiangco is running for a congressional post in the Lone District. If he wins, he will be the first to represent the city in the House of Representatives. The Tiangco brothers and Javier will run unopposed.


2010 Navotas local elections, Results
The candidates for mayor and vice mayor with the highest number of votes wins the seat; they are voted separately, therefore, they may be of different parties when elected. All candidates with party affiliation are supported by Partido Navoteño, the only local party in the city.


2010 Navotas local elections, Results, City Council elections
Each of Navotas's two legislative districts elects six councilors to the City Council. The six candidates with the highest number of votes wins the seats per district. Some who are running are the same names from 2007.


2010 Navy Midshipmen football team
The 2010 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy as an independent during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Midshipmen, led by third-year head coach Ken Niumatalolo, played their home games at the Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.


2010 Navy Midshipmen football team
Navy earned an invitation to the 2010 Poinsettia Bowl on November 7, becoming the second team in the Football Bowl Subdivision to earn a bowl berth for the 2010 season. Navy was guaranteed a spot in the game if they became bowl eligible (won 6 games or more) as part of an agreement between the Naval Academy and the Poinsettia Bowl. San Diego State defeated Navy in the Poinsettia Bowl, 35–14. The Midshipmen finished with a record of 9–4.


2010 Navy Midshipmen football team, Game summaries, East Carolina
Navy clinched a berth in the Poinsettia Bowl with the win


2010 Nebelhorn Trophy
The 2010 Nebelhorn Trophy took place between September 23 and 26, 2010 at the Eislaufzentrum Oberstdorf. The competition is held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany and is named after the Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain.


2010 Nebelhorn Trophy
It is one of the first international senior competitions of the season. Skaters are entered by their respective national federations and compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The Fritz-Geiger-Memorial Trophy was presented to the team with the highest placements across all disciplines.


2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
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2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
The 2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Bo Pelini and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. They were members of the North Division of the Big 12 Conference. It was Nebraska's 102nd and last season in the Big 12 (including years in the MVIAA/Big Eight) as they began competing in the Big Ten Conference in 2011.


2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
The Cornhuskers finished the season 10–4, 6–2 in the Big 12 and were co champions of the North Division with Missouri. Due to their victory over Missouri, Nebraska represented the North Division in the 2010 Big 12 Championship Game where they were defeated by Oklahoma 20–23. They were invited to the Holiday Bowl for the second consecutive season and played Washington. Despite defeating the Huskies 56–21 during the regular season, the Cornhuskers were defeated 19–7.


2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Before the season
The 2010 Cornhuskers took to the field on Saturday, September 4, 2010 against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. The Cornhuskers carried on despite losing a handful of key personnel losses to graduation after 2009, especially Heisman-candidate and #2 overall NFL draft pick DT Ndamukong Suh. The Nebraska coaching staff remained intact for the third straight year, since the return of Bo Pelini to the program.


2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Before the season
During the spring of this year, several NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision teams began publicly discussing potential conference changes, which ultimately gained enough momentum to set off a chain reaction of university conference affiliation changes. On June 11, 2010, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln announced that its regents unanimously voted to end the university's affiliation with the Big 12 Conference, and would be joining the Big Ten Conference. The Big Ten Conference unanimously approved Nebraska's official application just hours later, and Nebraska announced that the Cornhusker athletic programs would transition into the Big Ten conference play schedule effective July 1, 2011. This is Nebraska's last year playing in the Big 12 Conference.


2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Before the season
Nebraska's preseason #8 AP ranking was the highest starting rank for Nebraska since Eric Crouch's 2001 Heisman trophy season, which ultimately saw the Cornhuskers playing Miami in the BCS National Championship Game at the Rose Bowl.


2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Western Kentucky
This was the first ever meeting of the Hilltoppers and Cornhuskers. Redshirt Freshman QB Taylor Martinez was not revealed as the starter for Nebraska until kickoff, and subsequently became the first freshman quarterback to open a Nebraska season in the history of the program. On his first carry, Martinez rushed for 46 yards and a touchdown, paving the way for Nebraska to extend its ongoing NCAA record of consecutive season-opening victories to 25.


2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Western Kentucky
His 129 rushing yards on the day also marked the first time a Nebraska QB exceeded 100 yards on the ground since 2003, and this was accomplished even while sharing snaps with the second and third string quarterbacks. The 2010 Blackshirts debut was marred somewhat when they allowed the Western Kentucky squad, which had lost their last 20 games in a row prior to this game, to accumulate 299 all-purpose yards, mostly during a second-half defensive letdown.


2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Idaho
For the sixth straight year, Nebraska opened the season 2–0. The 38–17 defeat of the Idaho Vandals in the first ever meeting of these teams improved the Cornhuskers to 22–1 against WAC opponents all-time. After an unimpressive outing the week prior, the Nebraska defense came forth with a strong defensive attack, holding the Vandals to just 60 yards on the ground and 279 total yards, while notching seven sacks for 80 yards lost. The Blackshirts intercepted five passes, three of which were converted into scores.


2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Idaho
A 28–3 scoring output in the 2nd quarter allowed the Cornhuskers to run away with the game and play some reserve personnel, which allowed the Vandals to outscore Nebraska 14–7 in the second half. Although the Nebraska offense recorded 471 all-purpose yards, numerous miscues resulted in stalled drives and lost opportunities. The home field win was Nebraska's 375th at Memorial Stadium, and the 500th home win in Lincoln all-time.


2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Idaho
Nebraska redshirt freshman QB Taylor Martinez had a second straight 100-yard rushing game, and his 67-yard second-quarter touchdown was the longest by a Nebraska QB since a 70-yard dash by Eric Crouch against Colorado in 2001. Cornhusker PK Alex Henery accounted for eight points on the day, which was enough to make him the fifth Nebraska player to ever exceed 300 career points. Despite the win, Nebraska slipped from #6 to #8 in the AP Poll following the game.


2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Washington, September 2010
Washington was in the second year of a rebuilding project under 2nd-year coach Steve Sarkisian, who took over in 2009 after Washington finished 0–12 the year before, when Nebraska arrived for the first Cornhusker road game of the 2010 season. Despite Nebraska's #8 AP ranking, the spread was less than ten points in favor of the Cornhuskers as the week leading up to the game. Factoring into the spread was Nebraska's redshirt freshman QB making only his third start ever, and first on the road. The stature of senior Washington QB Jake Locker also played into the previews, as Locker was considered a top NFL prospect and an early candidate for the Heisman Trophy.


2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Washington, September 2010
Washington received the ball to start the game but gave up an interception four plays later, just 1:35 into the game. Shortly thereafter Nebraska scored a touchdown and never gave up the lead for the rest of the game. The Cornhuskers finished the day with 533 all-purpose yards, more than double Washington's totals in each category. This included three Nebraska players totaling over 100 yards of rushing, an accomplishment not met since 2001 and only the fourth time ever in program history. It was also the first time Washington had ever allowed three opponent players to exceed 100 rushing yards.


2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Washington, September 2010
The Cornhusker offense managed over 13 yards per pass attempt and over 7 yards per rush attempt, while the 56 total Nebraska points was the most points ever scored by a non-conference opponent in Husky Stadium's 90-year history, also tying the most points ever scored there by a Washington conference opponent. An 80-yard touchdown run in the 3rd quarter by Nebraska QB Taylor Martinez was the longest TD run by a freshman QB, and the second-longest run by any Nebraska QB, in program history.


2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Washington, September 2010
The Blackshirts coverage prevented the Huskies from ever getting consistent momentum, and the highly touted Locker ended the day only 4 of 20 in the air for 70 yards and two interceptions, one of which was returned for a Nebraska TD by junior CB Alfonzo Dennard. The sole highlight of the day for Washington was ending Nebraska's 10-game streak of holding opponents to 20 points or less. Nebraska took over the series by moving to 4–3–1 against Washington all time.


2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, South Dakota State
Meeting for the first time since a 58–7 Nebraska victory in 1963, the FCS South Dakota State Jackrabbits were not intimidated by the Memorial Stadium homecoming crowd despite entering the game at 0–2, and gave the flat Cornhuskers the toughest test of the season to date. The 307th consecutive sellout crowd at Memorial Stadium was the largest crowd that the Jackrabbits team had ever played in front of, and the last two teams to hold Nebraska to fewer than 17 points had been the #20 Oklahoma Sooners and #3 Texas Longhorns.


2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, South Dakota State
The game was closer than the 17–3 score would indicate, as the Jackrabbits had two touchdowns nullified by penalties, one of them on an interception returned 66 yards to the end zone. The large contingent of visiting fans from South Dakota were clearly heard chanting "Let's Go Rabbits" in the stadium as the home crowd was silenced by the spirited fight of the visiting team. While both teams suffered two interceptions each, Nebraska offered up four fumbles on the day, losing one of them to a fumble-free South Dakota State.


2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, South Dakota State
Nebraska held the time of possession edge on the game by only 11 seconds, and converted only four of thirteen third downs. Cornhusker head coach Pelini summed up the Nebraska effort after the game, saying "We were a bad team." Nonetheless, the win moved the Cornhuskers to 2–0 over the Jackrabbits all time, and put Nebraska at 4–0 for the first time since 2005.


2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Kansas State
Nebraska met Kansas State in Manhattan to open the final Cornhusker Big 12 Conference slate. It was the 95th time the teams had met, and the last time unless they are matched against each other in a future non-conference game or bowl game. Redshirt freshman Nebraska QB Taylor Martinez bounced back from his lackluster appearance in the previous contest against South Dakota State, rushing for four touchdowns and 241 yards to set a new all-time Cornhusker quarterback single-game rushing record.


2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Kansas State
His 370 total yards on the day were the most all-purpose yards set by a Cornhusker freshman at any position in nineteen years. Martinez's efforts helped propel Nebraska to tally more yards against Kansas State than any other opponent in twenty one years. The Wildcat offense seemed to have success to start the game, marching down the field on their first possession, until they were stopped on a 4th-and-2 in the Nebraska red zone with no points to show for it.


2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Kansas State
The Blackshirts subsequently took control of the game defensively, notching their 13th straight game holding an opponent to 21 points or less and helping the Cornhuskers to hand Kansas State head coach Bill Snyder a home field loss, in the stadium named after him, on his 71st birthday. The Nebraska win moved the Cornhuskers to 5–0 for the first time since 2003, and the series between the programs drew to a close with a Nebraska advantage of 78–15–2.


2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Texas
These teams came head-to-head for the 14th time in what has frequently been a contentious – if still respectful – clash of conference foes whose games often carry title implications, and often at the expense of the Cornhuskers. 2010 was no exception, as unranked Texas defeated #5 Nebraska in Lincoln, in front of a fired-up home crowd that had long anticipated this contest. The loss leaves Nebraska 4–10 against Texas all time, and just 1–9 in the last ten attempts. With Nebraska's departure from the Big 12 Conference following this season, this was the last regular season league meeting of these teams. Unless they meet again in a future bowl game, there are no scheduled dates for these programs to meet again in the future.


2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma State
The Cornhuskers traveled to Stillwater following a high-profile disappointing loss to Texas the week prior, hoping to bounce back against their first ranked opponent of the year, the #17 Oklahoma State Cowboys. Nebraska QB Taylor Martinez eclipsed the 300-yard mark through the air for the first time in his career, passing for 323 yards and five touchdowns, while adding 112 yards on the ground.


2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma State
Nebraska's victory improved the Cornhuskers' series lead to 37–5–1, but was only Nebraska's second win in the last five matches between the squads. Their first win in Stillwater since 1995. With Nebraska's departure from the Big 12 Conference following this season, this was the last league meeting of these teams in a series that dates back to when the Cowboys briefly joined the MVIAA from 1925 to 1928. Oklahoma State later returned to the league for good in 1958, leading the conference to be known as the "Big 8" for the first time.


2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Missouri
#7 Missouri arrived in Lincoln to take on Nebraska for the 104th contest between the schools since 1892, trying to make progress to catch up to Nebraska in the series. The Tigers trail behind the Cornhuskers 36–65–3 all-time.


2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Missouri
Nebraska's withdrawal from Big 12 play after this year ends a historical league affiliation with the Tigers that dates to 1892, when these two programs joined with Kansas and Iowa to form the Western Interstate University Football Association (WIUFA). Though the WIUFA disbanded after six seasons, all four WIUFA teams came together again with the formation of the MVIAA in 1907. The conclusion of the 2010 season will mark the end of a 103-year continuous conference partnership, and leaves the fate of the Victory Bell in question.


2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Iowa State
Second-year Iowa State Head Coach Paul Rhoads hosted Nebraska in Ames for the first time, as the squads come together for their 105th contest. With Nebraska leaving Big 12 play after this season, this game marked the end of a historical series and conference relationship dating back to 1896, almost as far back as the Nebraska-Missouri series. Nebraska, who leads the all-time series 86–17–2, avenged last year's 7–9 loss, which was Iowa State's first win in Lincoln in 34 years. Nebraska and Iowa State traded scores in the 4th quarter before Nebraska led 31–24 in the final minutes. Iowa State scored a touchdown to make the score 31–30 Nebraska leading. ISU Head Coach Paul Rhoads called a 2-point conversion. With the game on the line, ISU QB Austen Arnaud threw a pass that got intercepted by Nebraska DB Eric Hagg to give Nebraska the overtime win in Ames.


2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Kansas
Kansas traveled to Lincoln to play the 105th and last game in the NCAA-record longest consecutive season series in all of college football. This game marked the 117th time overall that the teams have come together to settle things on the field. Nebraska's victory leaves the series closed for now with a decisive Cornhusker advantage of 91–23–3. It was the first meeting between Kansas and Nebraska since the Jayhawk program was taken over by former legendary Nebraska quarterback Turner Gill.


2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Kansas
The departure of Nebraska from the Big 12 marked this game as the probable last game of one of the longest continuous series in the history of NCAA college football, as Kansas and Nebraska have met on the field every year without interruption since 1903, and failed to meet in only two seasons overall since 1892. No future meetings are scheduled, and the teams are unlikely to see the same field again unless they meet in a future non-conference game or are both selected to meet in a postseason bowl game.


2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Texas A&M
With Nebraska's departure from the Big 12 Conference following this season, this was the last league meeting of these two teams. The Cornhuskers were penalized 16 times for 145 yards and lost the game 9–6. Several of the calls were controversial, and played key role in the outcome of the game. For example, Texas A&M player Tony Jerod-Eddie grabbed and squeezed the testicles of Nebraska player Ben Cotton when he recovered a fumble, and Cotton was flagged 15 yards when he tried to protect himself.


2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Texas A&M
Following the Cornhuskers' defeat by the Aggies, Nebraska Defensive Coordinator Carl Pelini was involved in an incident with Brandon Jones, a co-owner of a Texas A&M sports site, TexAgs. The photographer stated that Pelini had seized Brandon's camera and broken several pieces from it before throwing them to the ground. Video shows Pelini rushing towards the photographer and camera.


2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Colorado
Colorado traveled to Lincoln as both teams closed their regular seasons. This series has produced many amazing and emotional finishes, but this 69th clash was not in doubt for long as Nebraska steadily pulled away for the win to clinch the Big 12 Conference North Division Title and a berth in the Big 12 Championship game. Colorado was denied a sixth win for the season and thus did not attain bowl eligibility, making this the final game of their 2010 season. As 2010 was the final year for both teams in the Big 12, the long-running series has drawn to a close with Nebraska in command at 49–18–2.


2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma
For the second year in a row, Nebraska appeared in the Big 12 football championship game. The team would play their final game as members of the Big 12 against Oklahoma in Arlington, Texas. Nebraska led 17–0 at one point in the first half, before Oklahoma reeled off 17 points of their own. A field goal just before halftime sent Nebraska into halftime with a 20–17 lead. In the second half, Oklahoma held Nebraska scoreless for the first time of the season and managed two field goals in each of the latter periods to win 23–20. Nebraska had 4 turnovers in the game and Oklahoma held a 453–293 yard disadvantage.


2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Washington–Holiday Bowl
Following Nebraska's loss to Oklahoma, Nebraska was selected as the Big 12's representative at the 2010 Holiday Bowl, which also chose the Washington squad beaten by Nebraska in September, now 6–6, to appear as the final opponent in the Cornhuskers 2010 season. This was Nebraska's second straight Holiday Bowl appearance. Washington had rebounded from a 3–6 start and the demoralizing early season loss to Nebraska, winning out the rest of their season to earn a bowl bid. The Huskies held Nebraska to a single first-half touchdown on their way to winning 19–7.


2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, After the season
Although there were high hopes for the year, three major goals were not achieved and resulted in a season that ended with a note of disappointment. After the last-second, one-point loss to Texas in the 2009 Big 12 Championship Game, the squad looked forward to a chance to avenge the loss against the Longhorns and to return to the league title game for the final Big 12 conference championship. The 2010 Big 12 Championship game was the last league title game for the foreseeable future, as the departure of Nebraska and Colorado from the league dropped the number of members to ten, which is not enough to hold a title game under NCAA rules.


2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, After the season
Texas started the season flat and had to face unbeaten Nebraska in Lincoln, which led many media analysts to predict an easy Nebraska win. Instead, Texas took advantage of Cornhusker mistakes to deny Nebraska a win in the final foreseeable match between the teams. The Cornhuskers remained on track for an appearance in the Big 12 championship game, clinching an appearance against historical rival Oklahoma. The Cornhuskers started strong and led 17–0 in the second quarter before the Sooners rallied for 23 points while holding Nebraska to just one more field goal. Having also lost to Texas A&M in the regular season, the 10–3 Nebraska team was invited to the Holiday Bowl for a rematch with Washington.


2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, After the season
Head coach Bo Pelini, 3–0 in bowls all time, was handed his first ever bowl loss at the hands of an inspired Husky squad, and Nebraska suffered its third loss in the previous four games, a mark last seen since the first part of 2008. Nonetheless, Pelini's overall record improved on the season, to 30–12 (.714) overall, and 17–7 (.708) in the Big 12, and his team won the Big 12 North Division title in each of his three seasons at the helm so far.


2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, After the season
This was not as successful a start as the programs of successful former head coaches Bob Devaney, Tom Osborne, or Frank Solich, but was a dramatic improvement over the first three years of his immediate predecessor, Bill Callahan. Callahan managed to get to just 22–15 (.595) overall and 13–11 (.542) in the league, with  only a single division championship. Although 2010 ended on a disappointing note following Pelini's 2009 proclamation that "Nebraska was back", it was apparent that Nebraska's fortunes had improved since Pelini's 2007 arrival.


2010 Nebraska elections
Elections were held in Nebraska on November 2, 2010. Primary elections for the Republican Party and Democratic Party, as well as a nonpartisan primary for members of the Nebraska Legislature, took place on May 11, 2010.


2010 Nebraska elections, Federal, United States House
All three of Nebraska's seats in the United States House of Representatives will be up for election in 2010. All three incumbents are Republican, and all three will be running for re-election.


2010 Nebraska elections, State, Governor
Dave Heineman, the incumbent Republican governor, will seek reelection. In the Republican primary, Heineman faces Paul Anderson and Christopher Geary. The winner of the Republican primary will face Democrat Mike Meister, a Scottsbluff lawyer, in the general election. Previously, Mark Lakers was forced to withdraw following a scandal concerning raising campaign funds.


2010 Nebraska elections, State, Secretary of State
Nebraska's Secretary of State race pits incumbent Republican John A. Gale against Democrat Janet Stewart, an attorney practicing in Fremont.


2010 Nebraska elections, State, State Treasurer
Nebraska's state treasurer race is for an open seat, as incumbent Shane Osborn is not running for reelection. There are three candidates in the Republican primary: Don Stenberg, former Nebraska Attorney General, Tom Nesbitt, former State Patrol Superintendent, and State Senator Tony Fulton. The winner of the Republican primary will face Democrat Mark Stoj, a credit union manager and company trainer with almost two decades of banking/finance experience, a master's degree in Business Management, and 12 years of office management experience, in the general election.


2010 Nebraska elections, State, Attorney general
Jon Bruning, a Republican, is running uncontested for re-election as Nebraska Attorney General.


2010 Nebraska elections, State, Auditor of Public Accounts
Mike Foley, a Republican, is running uncontested for re-election as Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts.


2010 Nebraska elections, State, Public Service Commissioners
Nebraskans will elect Public Service Commissioners for District 4 and District 5. Both races feature contested Republican primaries. In District 4, the candidates are Roger L. Bohrer, Rod Johnson, and Paul A. Rosberg. In District 5, there are six candidates: Jerry Vap, Justin Jensen, Mike Delka, Kelly Renee Rosberg, Duane Dufek, and Christopher VanWinkle. There are no Democratic candidates in either district.


2010 Nebraska elections, State, State legislature
Half of the forty-nine seats of the unicameral and nonpartisan Nebraska Legislature will be up for election in 2010. A non-partisan primary was held on May 11, 2010, in which the top two vote-getters in each district advanced to the general election.


2010 Nebraska elections, State, Educational Offices
Four seats of the Nebraska State Board of Education are up for election in 2010. In District 5, Patricia Timm is running unopposed. In District 6, Lynn Cronk and Randy Klawitter are running. In District 7, Cindi Allen and Molly O'Holleran are running. In District 8, Dennis McIntyre and John Sieler are running.


2010 Nebraska elections, State, Educational Offices
Two seats for the Board of Regents, University of Nebraska, are up for election in 2010. In District 6, Kent Schroeder is running unopposed. In District 7, Current Regent Bob Phares, who is serving as chair this year, and challenger Frank Svoboda are running. The winner will serve a six-year term.


2010 Nebraska elections, State, Educational Offices
Three seats are up for election for Community College Boards of Governors. For the board of governors of Metropolitan Community College, District 3, there are three candidates: Jason Johanns, Gary Anderson, and James Monahan. For District 5, there are three candidates: Steven Gabrowski, Mary Lou Schwope, and Frank Wellenstein. For the board of governors of Southeast Community College, District 5, there are also three candidates: Jackie Allensworth, Terry Kubicek, and Toberlin Burger.


2010 Nebraska elections, State, Natural Resources Districts
For the board of directors of the Central Platte Natural Resources District, Subdistrict 6, D. Scott Woodman, Kelly Markham, and Don Mehring are running.


2010 Nebraska elections, State, Natural Resources Districts
For the board of directors of the Lower Loup Natural Resources District, Clifford P. Loseke, Brad Stephens, and Tom Knutson are running.


2010 Nebraska elections, State, Natural Resources Districts
And for the board of directors of the Lower Platte South Natural Resources District, David M. LandisPaul Morrison, and Edward C. Price are running.


2010 Nebraska elections, State, Judicial positions
Multiple judicial positions will be up for election in 2010.


2010 Nebraska elections, State, Ballot measures
Amendment 1 (permit the development of real, personal property), the only ballot measure on the May 11 ballot, was approved by voters. Two ballot measures have been certified for the November 2 election:


2010 Nebraska gubernatorial election
The 2010 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 to elect the Governor of Nebraska, who will serve a four-year term to begin in January 2011. Republican incumbent Dave Heineman won, defeating Democrat Mike Meister in a landslide. Heineman easily won his party's nomination. Mark Lakers ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, but dropped out in July 2010. Attorney Mike Meister was chosen as a replacement. As of 2021, this is the last time Lancaster County voted for the Republican candidate.


2010 Nebraska gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Results
Lakers was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. However, he dropped out of the race on July 2, 2010, due to a scandal involving campaign fundraising. Several donors listed on a campaign finance report denied ever giving money to Lakers, prompting criticism from both parties.


2010 Nebraska gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Results
After being forced from the race due to investigations by the Nebraska Attorney General's Office and the Nebraska Campaign Disclosure Board, Lakers pleaded guilty in September to a misdemeanor charge of abuse of public records and admitted to falsifying his campaign finance reports. As part of the plea, Lakers acknowledged that 51 of the 80 pledges listed on his reports were false and agreed to pay a $500 fine.


2010 Nebraska gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Results
Mike Meister, the Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Nebraska in 2002, was selected to replace him and he selected Nebraska Public Service Commissioner and former state Democratic Party chairwoman Anne Boyle as his running mate.


2010 Negeri Sembilan FA season
The 2010 season was Negeri Sembilan's third season in the Malaysia Super League, the top flight of Malaysian football.


2010 Negeri Sembilan FA season
Negeri Sembilan played in the Malaysian Super League and the Malaysian FA Cup. Negeri Sembilan qualified for the Malaysia Cup, after finishing 7th in the Super League, Negeri qualified to Malaysia Cup Final for the first time  with their coach Wan Jamak Wan Hassan. They won the trophy after defeating Kelantan FA. Midfielder Shahurain Abu Samah capitalised on a defensive mix-up in the Kelantan box to open the scoring in the 18th minute before on-loan Malaysian international striker Hairuddin Omar doubled the lead a minute into the second half.


2010 Negeri Sembilan FA season
Mohd Zaquan Adha Abdul Radzak put the result beyond doubt when he converted a penalty in the 58th minute after Shahurain Abu Samah was brought down. Kelantan, who were chasing their first Malaysia Cup title after finishing runner-up, scored a consolation goal in stoppage time through a free-kick from striker Indra Putra Mahayuddin, the competition's leading scorer. Negeri ended their FA campaign at Semi-Final, defeated by Kelantan FA.


2010 Negeri Sembilan FA season, Season review
3 new faces in squad of the 2010 season are Kaharuddin Rahman, Fiqri Azwan Ghazali and Mohd Norizam Salaman. While the 6 pillars of migratory jangs choose not to renew the contract are Muhd Arif Ismail, K. Ravindran, Mohd Affify Khusli, Muhamad Asyriff Afiq Shahrulzaman, I. Arulchelvan and Mohd Faiz Isa.


2010 Nelonen – Finnish League Division 4
League tables for teams participating in Nelonen, the fifth tier in the Finnish Soccer League system, in 2010.


2010 Netball Superleague Grand Final
The 2010 Netball Superleague Grand Final featured Team Bath and Hertfordshire Mavericks. Having previously played each other in the 2006, 2007 and  2008 grand finals, this was the fourth final that featured Team Bath and Mavericks. Just like the three previous encounters, it was Team Bath that emerged as winners.


2010 Netball Superleague Grand Final
Mavericks won the first quarter and remained competitive throughout the whole match. Towards the end of the second quarter, Pamela Cookey sank a shot that saw Team Bath take the lead for the first time. By half time Team Bath were leading 22–21 and at the three-quarter mark they led 36–33. However during the fourth quarter Mavericks drew level, with the scores at 37–37, before Team Bath pulled away to win by 51–44. The grand final was broadcast live on Sky Sports for the first time.


2010 Netball Superleague Grand Final, Teams
Starting 7:GS Rosie AllisonGA Pamela Cookey (c)WA Sasha CorbinC Joanne BinnsWD Serena GuthrieGD Stacey FrancisGK Eboni Beckford-Chambers


2010 Netball Superleague Grand Final, Teams
Bench: GS Kirsty DelvesGK/GD/GS Lindsay Keable? Lois RideoutGA/GW/GS Asha TettWA/C Amanda Trounce


2010 Netball Superleague Grand Final, Teams
Starting 7: GS Louisa Brownfield (c) GA Ella ClarkWA Rose Morgan Smith C Karen AtkinsonWD Camilla BuchananGD Hazel SchofieldGK Amanda Newton


2010 Netball Superleague Grand Final, Teams
Bench:? Denika Campbell-Lee? Naomi StenhouseGA Monique WoodGA Vicklyn JosephWD Georgia Schmidt


2010 Netherlands Antilles general election
General elections in the Netherlands Antilles took place on 22 January 2010. Voters elected the 22 members of the Estates, or parliament, of the Netherlands Antilles. It has been the country's last general election, as the Netherlands Antilles have ceased to exist as a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands on 10 October 2010. At the time of the elections, the Netherlands Antilles consisted of the Caribbean islands of Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten.


2010 Netherlands Antilles general election, Election background
The Council of Ministers of the Netherlands Antilles announced on 16 September 2009, that it had chosen 22 January 2010 as the official date for the upcoming general election. Voter registration for the election ended in November 2009. Antillean political parties who wish to contest the election must submit their list of candidates by the first week of December 2009.


2010 Netherlands Antilles general election, Election background
There was some disagreement among politicians in the Netherlands Antilles as to the exact date of the upcoming election. Some politicians, including the Minister of Constitutional Affairs Roland Duncan, advocated an election date of 29 January 2010, instead. However, the 29 January date was ultimately rejected because the annual Tumba Festival also takes place on Curaçao on that date.


2010 Netherlands Antilles general election, Election background
Glenn Sulvaran of the Curaçao based Party for the Restructured Antilles (PAR) argued against the original proposed 29 January date, noting that elections are not held during the carnival season on Sint Maarten or other islands, so the general election should not conflict with the Tumba Festival. Minister of Constitutional Affairs Roland Duncan rejected that argument, noting that the festival could be rescheduled for an event as important as a general election. Duncan criticized the perception that Curaçao's interests dominated those of other islands in the Netherlands Antilles, "Sometimes I have to wonder how serious we are. This is a prime example of how much of a farce the Netherlands Antilles is. What is best for Curaçao automatically has to be best for the other islands as well."


2010 Netherlands Antilles general election, Election background
A date of 22 January 2010, was ultimately agreed upon by the Council of Ministers.


2010 Netherlands Antilles general election, Results
On Curaçao, the PAR got the most seats, and were expected to form the next government.


2010 Netherlands Antilles island council elections
Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles in 2010. These include:


2010 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
The 2010 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by Chris Ault in his 26th overall and 7th straight season since taking over as head coach for the third time in 2004. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium and were members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They finished the regular season 12–1 and 7–1 in WAC play to share the conference championship with Boise State and Hawaii. They were invited to the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl where they defeated Boston College 20–13 to finish the season with a 13–1 record.


2010 Nevada Wolf Pack football team, Previous season
The Wolf Pack finished the 2009 season 8–5 and 7–1 in WAC play to finish in second place and lost the Hawaii Bowl against SMU by 10 to 45.


2010 Nevada elections
Elections were held in Nevada on November 2, 2010 for one seat in the U.S. Senate, three seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, the office of Governor of Nevada, and other state and local officials. Primary elections took place on June 8, 2010.


2010 Nevada elections, Federal, United States House
All three of Nevada's seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for re-election in 2010. Incumbents Democrat Shelley Berkley in District 1 and Republican Dean Heller in District 2 won re-election. Democrat Dina Titus of District 3 was defeated by Republican Joe Heck.


2010 Nevada elections, State, Governor
Republican Governor Jim Gibbons lost his bid for re-election in the Republican primary election on June 8, 2010 to Brian Sandoval. Sandoval won the general election against Rory Reid.


2010 Nevada elections, State, State Senate
Ten of the twenty-one seats of the Nevada Senate were up for election in 2010.


2010 Nevada elections, State, State House of Representatives
All forty-two seats in the Nevada Assembly were for election in 2010.


2010 Nevada gubernatorial election
The 2010 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to elect the Governor of Nevada, who would serve a four-year term to begin on January 3, 2011.


2010 Nevada gubernatorial election
Despite speculation that incumbent Republican Governor Jim Gibbons would not run for a second term due to low approval ratings, he ran for re-election and was subsequently defeated in the Republican primary by former Attorney General of Nevada and federal judge Brian Sandoval.


2010 Nevada gubernatorial election
Sandoval defeated the Democratic nominee, Rory Reid, son of then current U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, in the general election, who was (coincidentally) on the same ballot, as the elder Reid won re-election to the Senate while his son was unsuccessful in his bid for governor.


2010 Nevada gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Candidates
A total of five Republican candidates filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada and qualified for the ballot.


2010 Nevada gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Candidates
Two Democratic candidates filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada and qualified for the ballot.


2010 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2010 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts was held January 6–10 in Saint John, New Brunswick. The winning team represented New Brunswick at the 2010 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.


2010 New Brunswick general election
The 2010 New Brunswick general election was held on September 27, 2010, to elect 55 members to the 57th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada. The incumbent Liberal government won 13 seats, while the opposition Progressive Conservatives won a landslide majority of 42 seats in the legislature. As leader of the PC party, David Alward became New Brunswick's 32nd premier.


2010 New Brunswick general election
The Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick – acting on the advice of the Premier – would have originally been able to call an election earlier or as late as 2011; however a bill in the 56th Legislature has fixed election dates to the fourth Monday of September every four years beginning with this election.


2010 New Brunswick general election
With the defeat of Liberals, this election marked the first time in New Brunswick's history that a political party was voted out of office after just one term.


2010 New Brunswick general election, Results
* Party did not run candidates in the last election


2010 New Brunswick general election, Target ridings
The following is a list of ridings which were narrowly lost by the indicated party. For instance, under the Liberal column are the 10 seats in which they came closest to winning from the Conservatives, while under the Conservative column are the 10 seats in which they came closest to winning from the Liberals. Listed is the name of the riding,  and the margin, in terms of percentage of the vote, by which the party lost.


2010 New Brunswick general election, Target ridings
These ridings are likely to be targeted by the specified party because the party lost them by a very slim margin in the 2006 election.


2010 New Brunswick general election, Target ridings
Up to 10 are shown, with a maximum margin of victory of 15%. No party or independent candidate, other than the Liberals or Progressive Conservatives, came within 15% of winning any seats.


2010 New Brunswick general election, Target ridings
To clarify further; this is a list of provincial general election winners with their party in parentheses, and their margin as a percentage of the vote over the party whose list the seat is on (not the same as the margin of victory if the party potentially "targeting" the seat in that list did not finish second in the previous election). "Won" means that the targeting party won the seat from the incumbent party. "Held" means the incumbent party held the seat.


2010 New Brunswick general election, Target ridings
The ridings of Moncton East, Moncton West, Restigouche-La-Vallée and Petitcodiac are also likely to be targeted by the Conservatives as all have switched to the Liberals since the 2006 election. Moncton East and Restigouche-La-Vallée were carried by the Liberals in by-elections while the MLAs for Moncton West and Petitcodiac crossed the floor from the PCs to the Liberals.


2010 New Brunswick general election, Candidates, Retiring incumbents
The following sitting MLAs have announced that they will not seek re-election.


2010 New Brunswick general election, Candidates, Candidates by riding, Southeast
- Collins won the seat in a by-election on March 5, 2007. The seat was previously held by Progressive Conservative former premier Bernard Lord.


2010 New Brunswick general election, Candidates, Candidates by riding, Southeast
- MacAlpine-Stiles crossed the floor to the Liberals on April 17, 2007. She previously sat as a Progressive Conservative.


2010 New Brunswick general election, Candidates, Candidates by riding, Southeast
- Stiles crossed the floor to the Liberals on April 17, 2007. He previously sat as a Progressive Conservative.


2010 New England Patriots season
The 2010 New England Patriots season was the 41st season for the team in the National Football League and 51st season overall. The Patriots improved on their 10–6 record from 2009 by finishing with a league-best 14–2 record and clinching the top seed in the AFC, before losing to the New York Jets in the playoffs.


2010 New England Patriots season
After losing to the Baltimore Ravens at home in the first round of the 2009 playoffs, the Patriots went into the 2010 season without either an offensive or defensive coordinator following the departure of defensive coordinator Dean Pees. An October 6th trade sent All-Pro wide receiver Randy Moss to the Minnesota Vikings, and eventually led to the return of wide receiver Deion Branch from the Seattle Seahawks in a separate deal. After acquiring Branch, the Patriots won 11 of their last 12 games of the season to finish with a 14–2 record and homefield advantage throughout the playoffs.


2010 New England Patriots season
Quarterback Tom Brady finished the regular season with an NFL-record 335 consecutive pass attempts without an interception, and broke his own 2007 TD to INT ratio record with 9:1 and was named NFL MVP. The Patriots committed an NFL-record low 10 turnovers on the season, setting an NFL record with seven consecutive games without a turnover.


2010 New England Patriots season
In their Divisional playoff game against the Jets, the Patriots could not recover from a 14–3 halftime deficit, and were held to their lowest scoring total in their last 11 weeks, dropping the contest 28–21 to the underdog Jets.


2010 New England Patriots season
Statistics site Football Outsiders calculated that the Patriots 2010 offense was not only more efficient, play-for-play, than their record-setting 2007 offense, but was actually the best offense they calculated in their history.


2010 New England Patriots season, Offseason, Staff changes
Four days after the Patriots' playoff loss against the Baltimore Ravens, defensive coordinator Dean Pees announced that he would not seek to renew his contract, which expired at the end of the 2009 season. He was named the Ravens' linebackers coach on January 26. The Patriots did not name a formal replacement for defensive coordinator. The team did, however, add former defensive back and Notre Dame defensive coordinator Corwin Brown as a defensive backs coach, which was later clarified to mean Brown would coach the team's safeties, alongside existing defensive backs coach Josh Boyer. Additionally, tight ends coach Shane Waldron left the team following the season and later joined the coaching staff of the Hartford Colonials of the United Football League. No formal replacement was named.


2010 New England Patriots season, Offseason, Staff changes
In the personnel department, pro scout Brian Smith was named assistant director of college scouting.


2010 New England Patriots season, Offseason, Departures
On the eve of the start of the free agent signing period, the Patriots released tight end Chris Baker, who had signed a five-year deal the year before. The team also lost two unrestricted free agents: defensive end Jarvis Green signed with the Denver Broncos, while tight end Benjamin Watson joined the Cleveland Browns. On April 26, the team released veteran linebacker Adalius Thomas after three seasons with the team. Weeks later, the Patriots released veteran cornerback Shawn Springs after one year with the team.


2010 New England Patriots season, Offseason, Departures
On September 14, after the Patriots' first game of the season, running back Laurence Maroney was traded to the Denver Broncos along with a sixth-round selection in the 2011 NFL Draft in exchange for the Broncos' fourth-round pick in 2011.


2010 New England Patriots season, Offseason, Departures
In the week leading up to the Patriots' 2010 season opener against the Cincinnati Bengals, Randy Moss, who was entering the final year of his contract told CBS Sports that he "did not feel wanted" in New England absent a contract extension offer. After the game, Moss told reporters that it would be his final season with the Patriots. The Boston Herald reported weeks later that Moss requested a trade following the game. Two days after the Patriots' Week 4 game against the Miami Dolphins, Moss was traded to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for the Vikings' third-round selection in the 2011 NFL Draft. The Patriots also sent a 2012 seventh-round selection to the Vikings as part of the trade.


2010 New England Patriots season, Offseason, Arrivals
Three days before the deadline for doing so, the Patriots assigned the non-exclusive franchise tag to unrestricted free agent nose tackle Vince Wilfork, while expressing their desire to reach a long-term contract with Wilfork. On March 5, the first day of free agency, the Patriots re-signed Wilfork to a five-year, $40 million contract with $25 million in guaranteed money.


2010 New England Patriots season, Offseason, Arrivals
Before the start of free agency, the Patriots signed wide receiver David Patten, who was with the team from 2001–2004 but had spent the 2009 season out of football. They also signed unrestricted free agents linebacker Marques Murrell and tight end Alge Crumpler, as well as defensive linemen Damione Lewis and Gerard Warren, and wide receiver Torry Holt, who were all released by their former teams (though Holt would never play for the team as he was sent to IR in August and retired shortly after). The Patriots also signed former Australian Rules Footballer David King as a punter.


2010 New England Patriots season, Offseason, Arrivals
The Patriots also re-signed a number of their own unrestricted free agents. Linebacker Tully Banta-Cain was re-signed to a three-year contract, while guard Stephen Neal signed a two-year contract. Cornerback Leigh Bodden, running back Kevin Faulk, and linebacker Derrick Burgess were also re-signed. Restricted free agents Stephen Gostkowski and Pierre Woods were re-signed; Gostkowski was later re-signed to a four-year extension before the season. Restricted free agent running back Chris Taylor was not offered a tender, making him an unrestricted free agent, but he was later re-signed. Exclusive rights free agent linebacker Gary Guyton signed a two-year contract through 2011; while fellow exclusive-rights free agent safety Bret Lockett also re-signed.


2010 New England Patriots season, Offseason, Arrivals
Guard Logan Mankins became a restricted free agent under the terms of the NFL-NFLPA collective bargaining agreement, which entered its final, uncapped year; Mankins otherwise would have been an unrestricted free agent in a normal season. The Patriots tendered at the highest possible level for a restricted free agent, $3.26 million, which have required any team signing Mankins in the restricted free agent signing period, which ended on April 15, 2010, to surrender first- and third-round draft selections to the Patriots.


2010 New England Patriots season, Offseason, Arrivals
On June 15, with Mankins yet to sign his tender, the Patriots were able to lower Mankins' tender amount to 110% of his prior year salary, or $1.54 million. The Patriots did so, and Mankins, who was looking for a long-term contract, reacted by publicly asking for a trade. He did not attend the Patriots' mandatory June minicamp, which he was not required to attend as he was not under contract at the time. Mankins remained unsigned through the team's training camp, preseason, and the start of the regular season.


2010 New England Patriots season, Offseason, Arrivals
Mankins reported to the Patriots and signed his tender on November 2, in advance of the team's Week 9 game against the Cleveland Browns. He did not have to report until Week 12 in order to be on the roster for the necessary six games to earn his sixth accrued season of free agency credit. The NFL granted the Patriots a two-game roster exemption for Mankins upon his reporting. However, the Patriots activated Mankins on November 6, before using either game of the exemption.


2010 New England Patriots season, Offseason, Arrivals
On August 23, the Patriots acquired offensive lineman Quinn Ojinnaka from the Atlanta Falcons in exchange for a seventh-round selection in the 2011 NFL Draft.


2010 New England Patriots season, Offseason, Arrivals
On September 4, the day the team was required to cut down to 53 players, they acquired linebacker Tracy White and a 2012 seventh-round selection from the Philadelphia Eagles for a 2012 sixth-round selection, as well as safety Jarrad Page from the Kansas City Chiefs for an unannounced draft selection.


2010 New England Patriots season, Offseason, Arrivals
Nearly a week after a trade sent wide receiver Randy Moss out of New England, the Patriots traded a 2011 fourth-round selection to the Seattle Seahawks for receiver Deion Branch. Branch played for the Patriots from 2002–2005 and was the MVP of the team's Super Bowl XXXIX win.


2010 New England Patriots season, Offseason, 2010 NFL Draft
The Patriots traded their original fifth-round pick (#153 overall) to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in April 2009 in exchange for tight end Alex Smith. In August 2009, the Patriots traded their original third- and fourth-round selections (#85 and No. 119 overall) to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for defensive end Derrick Burgess. The trade was made on the condition that, because the Patriots had already traded their fifth-round selection, the fourth-round selection sent to Oakland would become a fifth-round selection once the Patriots re-acquired one.


2010 New England Patriots season, Offseason, 2010 NFL Draft
Later that month, the Patriots traded defensive lineman Le Kevin Smith to the Denver Broncos along with a seventh-round pick (#231) they acquired from the Philadelphia Eagles to the Denver Broncos in exchange for the Broncos' fifth-round pick (#158 overall), which was sent to Oakland for the Patriots' original fourth-round pick (#119 overall). The Patriots then re-acquired the seventh-round pick that had been sent to Denver in the Le Kevin Smith trade in exchange for offensive lineman Russ Hochstein.


2010 New England Patriots season, Offseason, 2010 NFL Draft
The Patriots traded a conditional seventh-round pick to the Baltimore Ravens for linebacker Prescott Burgess in September 2009. He was waived by the Patriots six days later. Since the trade was conditioned on Burgess being active for a certain number of games, and since Burgess was inactive in the only game for which he was with the Patriots, the Patriots kept the pick.


2010 New England Patriots season, Opening training camp roster
As of the Patriots' first training camp practice at Gillette Stadium on July 29, they had one fewer than the NFL maximum of 79 players signed to their roster. Restricted free agent Logan Mankins did not count against that limit, as he had yet to sign his tender. Derrick Burgess was placed on the Reserve/Did Not Report list and did not count against the limit.


2010 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 1: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
The Patriots began their season at home with an AFC duel against the Cincinnati Bengals.


2010 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 1: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
After a Bengals punt, the Patriots scored the first points of the game, racing 72 yards in 5 plays, scoring on a 9-yard touchdown pass from Tom Brady to Wes Welker. Following a Bengals punt, the Patriots marched all the way to the Bengals 14, but had to settle for a 32-yard field goal by Stephen Gostkowski, extending the lead to 10–0. On the third play of the Bengals next drive, Cedric Benson  fumbled with Rob Ninkovich recovering at the Bengals 34. The Patriots only gained 4 yards and Gostkowski missed a 47-yard field goal, keeping the score 10–0.


2010 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 1: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
After another Bengals punt, the Patriots engineered a 10 play, 80-yard drive, scoring on another touchdown pass from Brady to Welker, widening the lead to 17–0. The Bengals reached Patriots territory for the first time on their next drive, but Gary Guyton intercepted Carson Palmer at the 41 and returned it 59 yards for a touchdown, giving the Patriots a big 24–0 lead. The Bengals finally struck on their next drive, driving to the Patriots 35, and Mike Nugent hitting a 53-yard field goal, making the score 24–3.


2010 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 1: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
After Ben Tate returned the ensuing kick 38 yards to the Patriots 32, the Patriots reached the Bengals 37, but Gostkowski missed the 55-yard field goal attempt wide right. Palmer connected with Jordan Shipley for a 51-yard gain on the last play of the first half, but they couldn't reach the end zone and the Patriots led 24–3 at halftime. Tate returned the opening kickoff of the second half 97 yards for a touchdown, blowing the game open 31–3.


2010 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 1: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
The Bengals countered with a 12 play, 85-yard drive, in just under seven minutes, scoring on a 1-yard touchdown pass from Palmer to Jermaine Gresham, trimming the deficit to 31–10. After a Patriots three-and-out, the Bengals continued their comeback, marching 74 yards in 12 plays, scoring on a 28-yard touchdown pass from Palmer to Chad Ochocinco, trimming the deficit to a manageable 31–17.


2010 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 1: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
The Patriots ended any hope of a Bengals comeback on their next drive, engineering a 14 play, 81-yard drive, in nearly eight minutes, scoring on a 1-yard touchdown pass from Brady to rookie Rob Gronkowski, increasing the lead to 38-17 midway through the fourth quarter. The Bengals answered, racing 76 yards in under four minutes, scoring on a 1-yard touchdown run by Benson, bringing the score to 38–24 with just under four minutes to play and giving the Bengals some hope, but the Patriots got the ball after Malik Johnson was flagged for illegal touch on the onside kick. The Patriots drove all the way to the Bengals 7 and turned the ball over on downs, draining over two minutes off the clock. The Bengals ran out the rest of the clock and the Patriots won the game.


2010 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 2: at New York Jets
New England went on the road to face division rival New York in the latest meeting between the two teams at the New Meadowlands Stadium. The Jets had lost their opener to the Baltimore Ravens the previous week. The Patriots droved 51 yards in seven-and-a-half minutes to the Jets 14, but after a false-start penalty, Gostkowski missed a 37-yard field goal. After a Jets three-and-out, the Patriots went on a 15 play, 75-yard marathon, taking over eight minutes off the clock, scoring on a 6-yard touchdown pass to Welker early in the second quarter.


2010 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 2: at New York Jets
After accruing no passing yards during the first quarter, the Jets marched 73 yards in 12 plays, taking just under 7 minutes off the clock, scoring on a 10-yard touchdown pass from Mark Sanchez to Braylon Edwards. Two possessions later, after two incomplete passes, Brady hit Hernandez for a 46-yard catch-and-run, then hit Moss for a 34-yard touchdown pass on an incredible one-handed catch, beating the vaunted Darrelle Revis, re-taking a 14–7 lead. The Jets answered, marching to the Patriots 31, and Nick Folk  was good on a 49-yard field goal, trimming the deficit to 14–10 at halftime.


2010 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 2: at New York Jets
After a Jets punt, the Patriots drove to the Jets 47, but Antonio Cromartie intercepted his pass attempt for Moss at the 3. The Jets raced to the Patriots 17, and Folk was good on a 36-yard field goal, trimming the deficit to just 14–13. The Jets cashed in after a Patriots three-and-out, racing 70 yards in 6 plays, scoring on a 2-yard touchdown pass to Jerricho Cotchery (with a successful 2-point conversion), taking a 21–14 lead.


2010 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 2: at New York Jets
On the second play of the Patriots next drive, Cromartie intercepted another pass attempt for Moss at the Jets 41, but couldn't move the ball. After forcing the Patriots to punt, the Jets marched 63 yards in 8 plays, aided by a 23-yard pass interference penalty on Darius Butler, scoring on a 1-yard touchdown toss to Dustin Keller, widening the lead to 28-14 midway through the fourth quarter. The Patriots drove to the Jets 16, but Brady was strip-sacked by Jason Taylor with David Harris  returning it 16 yards to the Jets 41. A 3-yard run by LaDainian Tomlinson on 4th-and-1 allowed the Jets ran out the rest of the clock to win the game.


2010 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 3: vs. Buffalo Bills
Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Jets, the Patriots returned to home ground for an AFC East match against the Bills.


2010 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 3: vs. Buffalo Bills
The Bills marched right down the field on the opening drive, 59 yards, scoring on a 39-yard field goal by kicker Rian Lindell. The Patriots countered, storming 74 yards in 8 plays, scoring on a 7-yard touchdown pass from Brady to Randy Moss. Two possessions later, with great field position, the Bills drove to the Patriots 15, but after a 7-yard sack by Jerod Mayo the Bills settled with Lindell connecting on another 39-yard field goal, trimming the deficit to 7–6.


2010 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 3: vs. Buffalo Bills
On the fourth play of the Patriots next drive, Tate fumbled after a 14-yard catch being tackled by Drayton Florence with Jairus Byrd recovering at the Patriots 37. 7 plays later, Ryan Fitzpatrick threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to C. J. Spiller, giving the Bills a 13–7 lead. The Patriots countered, marching 76 yard in 6 plays, scoring when Danny Woodhead blazed away a 22-yard touchdown run late in the 2nd quarter. The Bills countered, reaching the Patriots 17, settling for a 35-yard field goal, after Fitzpatrick was ruled 1-yard short of a first down.


2010 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 3: vs. Buffalo Bills
After Tate returned the ensuing kickoff 32 yards to the Bills 33, Brady hit Tate and Hernandez for gains of 29 and 13 yards, respectively, setting up Gostkowski's successful 43-yard field goal attempt, bringing the first half shootout to an end with the Patriots leading 17–16. Aided by another good return by Tate, the Patriots raced 74 yards in under two minutes on the opening drive of the second half, scoring on a 35-yard touchdown bomb from Brady to Moss, increasing the lead to 24–16. With the touchdown, Moss moved to 5th on the all-time receiving list with 14,064 yards.


2010 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 3: vs. Buffalo Bills
This was Moss' 36th career game with 2 or more receiving touchdown, 2nd only to Jerry Rice (44). Brady tied Steve Young with 232 career touchdowns, tying Steve Young for 19th all-time. Spiller returned the ensuing kick 95-yards for a touchdown, trimming the deficit to 24–23. After a Bills three-and-out, the Bills drove to the Patriots 33, but Lindell missed a 51-yard field goal.


2010 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 3: vs. Buffalo Bills
With good field position at their own 41, the Patriots marched 59 yards in over 7 minutes, scoring on Brady's 5-yard touchdown pass to Gronkowski, giving him sole possession of 19th on the all-time touchdown passes list. The Bills drove to the Patriots 20 on their next drive, but Patrick Chung intercepted Fitzpatrick at the 1 and returned it to the Patriots 26. The Patriots marched 75 yards in over 6 minutes, scoring on a 7-yard touchdown run by BenJarvus Green-Ellis, increasing the lead to 38–23.


2010 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 3: vs. Buffalo Bills
The Bills moved 80 yards on their next drive, scoring on a 37-yard touchdown pass to Stevie Johnson, trimming the deficit to 38–30. After a Patriots three-and-out, Fitzpatrick was intercepted at the Patriots 43 by Brandon Meriweather. The Bills had a chance with over three minutes remaining, but 6-yard run by Green-Ellis enabled the Patriots to run out the rest of the clock and win the game.


2010 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 4: at Miami Dolphins
Coming off their divisional home win over the Bills, the Patriots flew to Sun Life Stadium for a Week 4 AFC East duel with the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football. The Dolphins marched to the Patriots 38 on the opening drive, but punted. After a Patriots three-and-out, the Dolphins marched 64 yards in 7 plays, scoring on a 19-yard touchdown pass from Chad Henne to Davone Bess for a 7–0 lead. Four plays after the Patriots punted again, Ninkovich intercepted Henne at the Patriots 40.


2010 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 4: at Miami Dolphins
The Patriots drove all the way to the Dolphins 5, but settled for a 23-yard field goal by Gostkowski. The Dolphins drove to the Patriots 27 on their next drive, but Henne was intercepted again by Ninkovich at the 25. The Patriots drove all the way to the Dolphins 12, but again settled for a field goal, making the score 7-6 Dolphins at halftime. Tate returned the opening kickoff of the second half 103 yards for a touchdown, giving the Patriots the lead, 13-7 that they wouldn't relinquish.


2010 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 4: at Miami Dolphins
Chung blocked Brandon Fields' punt, with Brandon Spikes recovering at the Dolphins 15. Two plays later, the Patriots scored on a 12-yard touchdown run by Green-Ellis, increasing the lead to 20–7. The Dolphins answered on their next drive, marching 80 yards in 8 plays, scoring on a 28-yard screen pass to Ricky Williams, bringing the score to 20–14. The Patriots countered, driving 78 yards in 12 plays, scoring on an 11-yard screen pass to Woodhead, increasing the lead to 27–14.


2010 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 4: at Miami Dolphins
The Dolphins drove to the Patriots 29 on their next drive, but after a 7-yard sack by Ninkovich, attempted a 54-yard field goal, but the kick was blocked Chung with Kyle Arrington returning it 35 yards for a touchdown, increasing the lead to 34–14. The Dolphins reached their own 45 on their next drive, but Ronnie Brown was stuffed for no gain on 4th-and-2. After a Patriots three-and-out, the Dolphins drove to their own 47, but Chung intercepted Henne at the Patriots 49 and returned it 51 yards for a touchdown, increasing the lead to 41–14. The Dolphins drove to the Patriots 40 again on their next drive, but rookie Jarrad Page intercepted Henne at the Patriots 23. The Patriot ran out the rest of the clock to win the game.


2010 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 4: at Miami Dolphins
With the win, not only did the Patriots head into their bye week at 3–1, but Brady picked up his 100th win in the fewest career starts (131) in NFL history. New England became the first team in NFL history to have a rushing, passing, interception return, kickoff return, and blocked field goal return for a touchdown in the same game.


2010 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 6: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Coming off their bye week the Patriots played on home ground for an AFC duel with the Ravens. Earlier that week, the Patriots acquired former receiver Deion Branch in a trade with the Seattle Seahawks.


2010 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 6: vs. Baltimore Ravens
The Ravens went on a 15 play, 86-yard marathon drive, taking over 8 minutes and converting two third-and-longs, reaching the Patriots 8, but were forced to settle for a 26-yard field goal by Billy Cundiff. After both teams went three-and-out, the Patriots raced 66 yards in 6 plays, scoring on a two-yard touchdown run by Green-Ellis. The Ravens responded, marching 73 yards in 9 plays, scoring on a 16-yard touchdown pass from Joe Flacco to Todd Heap. Both teams punted for the remainder of the half and the Ravens held a 10–7 lead at halftime.


2010 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 6: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Chris Carr intercepted Brad at the Patriots 48 on their next drive and returned it 12 yards. The Ravens needed just three plays to score on Flacco's 25-yard touchdown pass to Anquan Boldin, increasing the Ravens lead to 17–7. The Patriots responded by driving to the Ravens 20 and Gostkowski was good on a 38-yard field goal, trimming the deficit to 17–10. The Ravens countered on a 13 play, 84-yard drive to the Patriots 7, but were to settle for a 25-yard field goal, increasing the Ravens lead to 20-10 early in the fourth quarter.


2010 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 6: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Cundiff made a huge mistake by kicking the ensuing kickoff out of bounds, giving the Patriots the ball at the Patriots 40. The Patriots didn't waste their chance, marching 60 yards in 8 plays, scoring on a 5-yard touchdown pass to Branch, trimming the deficit to 20–17. After forcing a punt, the Patriots drove all the way to the Ravens 6, but the Ravens held them to a field goal, tying the game 20-20. This was followed by Gostkowski making a 24-yard field goal. After a Ravens punt, Welker returned it 22 yards to the Patriots 44.


2010 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 6: vs. Baltimore Ravens
After a 10-yard sack by Haloti Ngata, Brady completed a 10-yard screen to Woodhead back to the drive's starting place. instead of trying a 61-yard field goal, Tom Brady tried a Hail Mary which was intercepted by Ken Hamlin at the Ravens 4 with no time left on the clock. Both teams punted on their initial overtime possession. The Ravens marched to the Patriots 48 on their next possession, but punted again. Two possessions later, the Patriots marched to the Ravens 17 and Gostkowski was good on a 35-yard field goal, winning the game 23-20 for the Patriots.


2010 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 6: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Following the game Brandon Meriweather was heavily fined by the league for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Todd Heap.


2010 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 7: at San Diego Chargers
Hoping to extend their winning streak the Patriots flew to Qualcomm Stadium for an AFC duel with the Chargers.


2010 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 7: at San Diego Chargers
After the first two drive of the game ended in punts, the Chargers marched from midfield all the way to the 14, but settled for a 32-yard field goal by Kris Brown. Three plays after a Patriots punt, Kris Wilson fumbled after an 11-yard catch after being tackled by Spikes with Mayo recovering at the Chargers 22. Five plays later, Brady hit Gronkowski for a 1-yard touchdown. Four plays into the Chargers next drive, Richard Goodman caught a 25-yard pass, but fumbled with James Sanders recovering at the Patriots 41.


2010 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 7: at San Diego Chargers
After the Patriots offense sluggishness continued from last week and they punted. The Chargers responded by driving to the Patriots 32, but Ninkovich continued to wreak havoc for the 2nd straight game, strip-sacking Philip Rivers and returning it and returning it 62 yards to the Patriots 8. At the Patriots 6, back-to-back sacks by Shaun Phillips and Antwan Barnes forced the Patriots to settle for a 40-yard field goal by Gostkowski, increasing the lead to 10–3. On the third play of the Chargers next drive, Rivers was intercepted by rookie Devin McCourty at the Patriots 42.