2010 Champions League Twenty20, Teams
Apart from England, Pakistan is the only other top-eight Test-playing nation not to be represented in the tournament. In February 2010, Ijaz Butt, the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, had reportedly refused participation in the tournament due to the snubbing of Pakistani cricketers in the 2010 Indian Premier League player auction. The auction resulted in none of them being bought for the league. Butt later stated his comments were misunderstood, but the Champions League administrators had already decided to leave out Pakistan due to Butt's statements. Champions League officials have made contradicting statements as to whether a Pakistan team would have been considered regardless of Butt's statement. Pakistan was also absent from the previous edition due to the deterioration of relations between host nation India and Pakistan.


2010 Champions League Twenty20, Teams
The tournament featured only three teams from the previous edition. Other teams failed to qualify, including the 2008 champions and runners-up, the New South Wales Blues of Australia and Trinidad and Tobago.


2010 Champions League Twenty20, Squads
Several teams were missing star players that helped them qualify for the tournament, mostly due to their commitment to another qualified team or to their national team. In the case of a player being a part of more than one qualified team, he can play for his "home" team (the team from the country he is eligible to represent in international cricket) without consequence. If he plays for any other team, that team must pay the home team US$200,000 as compensation.


2010 Champions League Twenty20, Squads
The Royal Challengers Bangalore were the only team to pay the compensation, forcing three international players to play for them instead of their home team. Jacques Kallis, Cameron White and Ross Taylor were obligated to play for Bangalore as their contracts stated Bangalore had first rights over them should they qualify for the tournament with another team.


2010 Champions League Twenty20, Venues
The tournament was hosted at four venues across South Africa. All four venues were used in the group stage. Both the Warriors and Highveld Lions played some of their group stage matches at their respective home grounds of St George's Park and Wanderers Stadium. The semi-finals were held at Sahara Stadium Kingsmead and Supersport Park while the final was held at Wanderers Stadium.


2010 Champions League Twenty20 squads
This is a list of the squads that qualified for the 2010 Champions League Twenty20. All teams had to submit a final squad of 15 on August 9, 2010.


2010 Champions Tour
The 2010 Champions Tour was the 31st season for the golf tour now known as PGA Tour Champions since it officially began in 1980 as the Senior PGA Tour. The season consisted of 26 official money events with purses totalling $51,475,000, including five majors. Bernhard Langer topped the end-of-season money list for an unprecedented third consecutive year, winning $2,648,939, and also won the most tournaments, five. Fred Couples had a spectacularly successful rookie season. He finished second in the first tournament he entered, followed by wins in his next three events. Couples finished the season with four wins, was second to Langer on the money list, and set a tour record for lowest scoring average (67.96). The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.


2010 Champions Tour, Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 2010 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Senior majors are shown in bold. No golfer won on his Champions Tour debut this season.


2010 Championship 1
The 2010 Championship 1 was a semi-professional rugby league football competition played in the United Kingdom, the third tier of the sport in the country. The winner of this league, Hunslet Hawks, were promoted to the Co-operative Championship along with play-off winners, York City Knights. There was no relegation from this league as it is the lowest tier of professional rugby league in the UK.


2010 Championship 1
All of the teams competed in the 2010 Challenge Cup but South Wales did not compete in the 2010 National League Cup.


2010 Championship 1, 2010 structure
The competition features mainly the same teams as it did in 2009. The exceptions being that the Dewsbury Rams and the Keighley Cougars were both promoted to compete in the 2010 RFL Championship. Originally, Doncaster and the Leigh Centurions were supposed to be relegated. However, Gateshead Thunder breached the insolvency laws which meant that it was they, instead of Leigh, who were relegated.


2010 Championship 1, 2010 structure
The competition was going to contain 10 teams but one more was added when the Super League team the Crusaders left their home base at Bridgend and moved to Wrexham. This resulted in a new club being formed in Neath, South Wales, called the South Wales Scorpions who will play at the Gnoll.


2010 Championship 1, Table
(a) Blackpool were docked 10 points for an operational rules breach.


2010 Championship Cup
The 2010 Championship Cup, (known for commercial reasons as the Northern Rail Cup), was the 9th season of the rugby league football competition for clubs in Great Britain's Co-operative Championship and Championship One.


2010 Championship Cup
In the final, played at Bloomfield Road in Blackpool with Batley Bulldogs defeating the Widnes Vikings 25-24 to claim the trophy.


2010 Championship Cup, Format
The format and structure of the 2010 Northern Rail Cup competition was the same as in 2009. All the English-based Co-operative Championship and Championship One clubs have been divided equally into two pools for the group stages with five teams from each division in each pool.


2010 Championship Cup, Format
Each team played two home games and two away games against teams in their pool with each club playing an equal number of The Co-operative Championship and The Co-operative Championship One clubs.


2010 Championship Cup, Format
The top four teams in each pool following the conclusion of the group stage fixtures then progressed into an open draw for the knock-out quarter-final stage.


2010 Championship Cup, Format
The Northern Rail Cup quarter-finals were played on the weekend of 5 and 6 June with the semi-finals taking place on 19 and 20 June.


2010 Championship Cup, Format
The winners of the Northern Rail Cup were eligible to apply for a Super League licence in 2011.


2010 Championship Cup, Format
Toulouse Olympique and newly formed South Wales Scorpions did not participate in the 2010 Northern Rail Cup.


2010 Championship Cup, Fixtures, Finals
Sky Sports televised one Northern Rail Cup quarter-final tie live on Thursday 3 June and one of the semi-finals on Thursday 17 June as well as providing full coverage of the Northern Rail Cup Final at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool, on Sunday 18 July.


2010 Championship Cup, Fixtures, Finals, Quarter Finals
The Northern Rail Cup quarter-final draw took place on Wednesday 24 March and was broadcast live on Sky Sports’ weekly Boots N' All programme.


2010 Championship Cup, Fixtures, Finals, Quarter Finals
Barrow, Batley, Hunslet, Keighley, Leigh, Sheffield, Widnes & York all qualified for the quarter-final stage of the competition. The eight teams were entered into the open draw for the quarter-final knock-out stages which was played on the weekend of 5 and 6 June. Only Hunslet and York come from Co-operative Championship 1.


2010 Championship Cup, Fixtures, Finals, Quarter Finals
One quarter-final tie was brought forward to Thursday 3 June to be screened live on Sky Sports.


2010 Championship Cup, Fixtures, Finals, Semi Finals
The semi-finals will take place on the weekend of 19 and 20 June with Sky Sports broadcasting one tie live on the Thursday night.


2010 Championship Cup, Fixtures, Finals, Final
The Northern Rail Cup Final took place at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool on Sunday 18 July at 4pm live on Sky Sports. The Match was contested by Batley Bulldogs and defending champions Widnes Vikings, who were looking for their 3rd cup victory in just 4 years. Batley won the match, beating Widnes 25-24 thanks to two late tries from Alex Brown. This was Batley's first appearance in a cup final since 1998 and first in a major final since 1952. The victory leaves Batley eligible to apply for the 2012–14 Super League licences to gain promotion to the Super League, although coach Karl Harrison stated that they have no Super League ambitions.


2010 Championship League
The 2010 Championship League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 4 January to 25 March 2010 at the Crondon Park Golf Club in Stock, England.


2010 Championship League
Marco Fu won in the final 3–2 against Mark Allen, and earned a place in the 2010 Premier League Snooker.


2010 Championship League, Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2010 Championship League, Group one
Group one matches were played on 4 and 5 January 2010. Stephen Maguire was the first player to qualify for the winners group.


2010 Championship League, Group two
Group two matches were played on 6 and 7 January 2010. John Higgins was the second player to qualify for the winners group.


2010 Championship League, Group three
Group three matches were played on 18 and 19 January 2010. Judd Trump was the third player to qualify for the winners group.


2010 Championship League, Group four
Group four matches were played on 20 and 21 January 2010. Marco Fu was the fourth player to qualify for the winners group.


2010 Championship League, Group five
Group five matches were played on 8 and 9 February 2010. Neil Robertson was the fifth player to qualify for the winners group.


2010 Championship League, Group six
Group six matches are played on 10 and 11 February 2010. Mark Allen was the sixth player to qualify for the winners group.


2010 Championship League, Group seven
Group seven matches were played on 22 and 23 March 2010. Jamie Cope was the seventh player to qualify for the winners group.


2010 Championship League, Winners group
The matches of the winners group were played on 24 and 25 March 2010. Marco Fu has qualified for the 2010 Premier League.


2010 Championship League Darts
The 2010 Championship League Darts was the third edition of a darts competition — the Championship League Darts. The competition is organized and held by the Professional Darts Corporation, with the 2010 edition having a maximum prize fund of £189,000.


2010 Championship League Darts
The format of the tournament is similar to the Premier League Darts tournament, also organized by the PDC, except it is contested by a larger pool of players who are split up into a number of groups.


2010 Championship League Darts
Every match could be watched on one of the ten bookmaker websites who broadcast the competition. The tournament was available globally through the internet, except in the United States of America where it cannot be shown for legal reasons.


2010 Championship League Darts, Format
The first group consisted of the top eight players from the PDC Order of Merit who were available for the competition. These eight players played each other over the course of a day, receiving two points for each win. All matches were contested over a maximum of 11 legs with a player winning the match on reaching 6 legs. After all players had played each other, the four players with the most points progressed to the semi-finals with the winners of those matches progressing into the final.


2010 Championship League Darts, Format
The winner of the final progressed to the winners group which took place at the end of the competition. The runner-up, losing semi-finalists and the players finishing fifth and sixth moved into group two, where they were joined by the next three players in the Order of Merit. The format of the second group was the same as the first group with players moving into the third group. In total there were 8 groups before the final group took place.


2010 Championship League Darts, Format
This format ensures that all players who do not win the group or finish in the last two positions have another chance to qualify for the winners group.


2010 Championship League Darts, Qualification
Players must have been in the top 29 places in the PDC Order of Merit following the 2010 World Matchplay in order to qualify. The top 31 places were used due to Mervyn King and Raymond van Barneveld withdrawing from the tournament through injury.


2010 Championship League Darts, Prize money
The prize money remained unchanged from the previous two tournaments.


2010 Championship League Darts, Prize money, Winners group
In the winners group the prize money were as follows:


2010 Championship League Darts, Prize money, Winners group
In addition the winners group had separate prizes for the winner, runner-up and losing semi-finalists. These prizes broke down as follows:


2010 Championship League Darts, Tournament dates
The tournament took place over 9 days throughout September and October 2010. One group was played on each day. The dates were as follows:


2010 Championship League Darts, Tournament dates
The tournament took place at the Crondon Park Golf Club in Essex.


2010 Champs Sports Bowl
The 2010 Champs Sports Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 28, 2010. The game matched up the NC State Wolfpack from the Atlantic Coast Conference versus the West Virginia Mountaineers from the Big East Conference. The game was scheduled for a 6:30 p.m. ET kickoff at Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium in Orlando, Florida.


2010 Champs Sports Bowl, Background
West Virginia entered the game with a 9-3 record along with being co-champions of the Big East Conference. The Mountaineers were hurt in their quest for the Big East's BCS bid with October losses to UConn and Syracuse. WVU's strength was in their defense, which ranked 2nd nationally in points allowed and 3rd in yards allowed. The Mountaineers have appeared in eight straight bowl games and were defeated in last year's Gator Bowl by Florida State 33-21. West Virginia has played in the bowl on two previous occasions, in 1995 and 1997, when it was known as the Carquest Bowl and was played in Miami.


2010 Champs Sports Bowl, Background
NC State entered the bowl with an overall record of 8-4. The Wolfpack attempted to win a bowl game for the first time in coach Tom O’Brien’s four seasons in Raleigh. NC State played in the Papajohns.com Bowl in his second season but lost to Rutgers, 29-23. The strength of the Wolfpack was in their passing game, ranked number 19 in the country. NC State has appeared in the bowl three previous times, first in 1998 when the game was known as the MicornPC Bowl and was played in Miami, Florida, and then in 2001 and 2003 when it was played in Orlando but was called the Tangerine Bowl.


2010 Champs Sports Bowl, Background
The two schools have played each other nine times previously, with WVU holding a 5-4 advantage, though they have not played since 1979. This was the third time that they have played in a bowl game, having played in the 1972 and 1975 Peach Bowls. The bowl series between NC State and West Virginia is split, 1-1: the Wolfpack won the 1972 contest 49-13, and the Mountaineers won 13-10 in 1975.


2010 Chang-Sat Bangkok 2 Open
The 2010 Chang-Sat Bangkok 2 Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Bangkok, Thailand between 20 and 26 September 2010.


2010 Chang-Sat Bangkok 2 Open, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2010 Chang-Sat Bangkok 2 Open, Champions, Doubles
Sanchai Ratiwatana /  Sonchat Ratiwatana def. Frederik Nielsen /  Yuichi Sugita, 6–3, 7–5


2010 Chang-Sat Bangkok 2 Open – Doubles
The twins Sanchai and Sonchat Ratiwatana defeated Frederik Nielsen and Yuichi Sugita 6–3, 7–5 in the final.


2010 Chang-Sat Bangkok 2 Open – Singles
Grigor Dimitrov won the title. He defeated Alexandre Kudryavtsev 6–4, 6–1 in the final.


2010 Chang-Sat Bangkok Open
The 2010 Chang-Sat Bangkok Open was a professional tennis tournament played on Hard court. It was the second edition of the tournament which is part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Bangkok, Thailand between 13 and 19 September 2010.


2010 Chang-Sat Bangkok Open, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2010 Chang-Sat Bangkok Open, Champions, Doubles
Gong Maoxin /  Li Zhe def. Yuki Bhambri /  Ryler DeHeart, 6–3, 6–4


2010 Chang-Sat Bangkok Open – Doubles
Joshua Goodall and Joseph Sirianni were the defending champions, but only Goodall competed that year. He partnered with his compatriot Chris Eaton, but they lost to Matthew Ebden and James Ward in the quarterfinals. The topseeded Gong Maoxin and Li Zhe defeated Yuki Bhambri and Ryler DeHeart in the final 6–3, 6–4.


2010 Chang-Sat Bangkok Open – Singles
Florian Mayer chose to not defend his 2009 title. Grigor Dimitrov won this year's event by beating Konstantin Kravchuk 6–1, 6–4 in the final.


2010 Channel One Cup
The 2010 Channel One Cup took place between 16 and 19 December 2010. Five matches were played in Megasport Arena in Moscow, Russia, and one match was played in Barona Areena in Espoo, Finland. The tournament was a part of the 2010–11 Euro Hockey Tour.


2010 Channel One Cup
Russia won the tournament before the Czech Republic and Sweden, while Finland ended up fourth.


2010 Channel One Cup, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = PositionSource:


2010 Channel One Cup, Goaltending leaders
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2010 Charleston Battery season
The 2010 Charleston Battery season marked the club's seventeenth year of professional soccer. The team played in the USL Second Division (USL-2), the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, having voluntarily self-relegated from the USL First Division at the end of the 2009 season. Charleston played its home games at Blackbaud Stadium on Daniel Island. The team was coached by Michael Anhaeuser, in his sixth year as head coach, and was assisted by former Battery player Ian Fuller.


2010 Charleston Battery season
The Battery finished the regular season in first place with a record of 11–4–5, 38 points, and hosted the USL-2 championship match at Blackbaud Stadium on August 28, 2010. Charleston finished the regular season without a home defeat. The Battery defeated the Richmond Kickers 2–1 to win their third league title. Lamar Neagle led the USL-2 in scoring with 13 league goals and was named the league MVP. Battery manager Mike Anhaeuser was named the league's manager of the year.


2010 Charleston Battery season, Preseason
The Battery began their annual Carolina Challenge Cup tournament with a match against Major League Soccer side Toronto FC. The Battery played Toronto to a draw, and would go on to lose 1-3 to Real Salt Lake, and 0-2 to D.C. United.


2010 Charleston Battery season, Regular season
The Battery began the 2010 season with a road match at the Charlotte Eagles, winning 3–2.


2010 Charleston Battery season, Players, Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010 Chatham Cup
The 2010 Chatham Cup is New Zealand's 83rd knockout football competition.


2010 Chatham Cup
The 2010 competition had a preliminary round, a qualification round, and four rounds proper before quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a final. In all, 135 teams took part in the 2010 competition.


2010 Chatham Cup, Draw controversies
There were several problems with the draw of teams for specific ties in the 2010 Chatham Cup.


2010 Chatham Cup, Draw controversies
The neutrality of the allotment of teams to specific ties was drawn into question by some observers in the Second Round. A coincidence and a computer glitch combined to produce an "early draft" of the ties which included one of the fixtures later replicated in the live draw.


2010 Chatham Cup, Draw controversies
The third round also saw controversy when the draw had to be re-made. Initially, teams were not divided geographically for the Third Round draw, despite the competition rules stating that draws would remain regionally based until the fourth round, and some teams found themselves facing long trips which had not been budgeted for. This forced a re-draw and an apology from NZ Football.


2010 Chatham Cup, Draw controversies
Suspicions about the validity of the draw were not assuaged when the Quarter-Final draw resulted in four matches which tallied with the boundaries of New Zealand's three football regions, as would have been the case had the draw still been done on regional lines. This produced two Auckland derbies, one all-Wellington match, and one featuring the two remaining South Island teams.


2010 Chatham Cup, The 2010 final
When the semi-final draw was made, it became apparent that a final between two non-Auckland area sides was possible. As a result, it was announced that if neither finalist was from Auckland, the final would be played in either Wellington or Dunedin. This did not eventuate, with Bay Olympic beating Caversham in the first semi-final to ensure that the final would be at North Harbour Stadium.


2010 Chatham Cup, The 2010 final
In the final, Rangers took an early lead through a Tim Schaeffers goal in the 12th minute, the goal coming after Olympic goalkeeper Danny Robinson parried a shot from Danny Cheriton which fell kindly for the Miramar defender. Campbell Parkin doubled the lead with a close-range effort from a corner in the twentieth minute. It was Parkin's second final, as he had played in the losing Dunedin Technical side in the 2008 final.


2010 Chatham Cup, The 2010 final
Nathan Strom reduced the deficit with a 34th-minute header, and Bay olympic continued to push for the rest of the half and the first few minutes of the second spell. With fifteen minutes remaining, it was Miramar who gained their third however, with a run by Michael White through the Bay defence. Olympic had a chance to reduce the deficit shortly afterwards when an ill-timed challenge on Joe Edwards by Schaeffers gave them a penalty. Goalkeeper Phil Imray kept out Strom's spot kick, and the score remained 3–1.


2010 Chatham Cup, The 2010 final
The Jack Batty Memorial Cup is awarded to the player adjudged to have made to most positive impact in the Chatham Cup final. The winner of the 2010 Jack Batty Memorial Cup was Phil Imray of Miramar Rangers.


2010 Chattanooga Mocs football team
The 2010 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mocs were led by second-year head coach Russ Huesman and played their home games at Finley Stadium. They finished the season 6–5 overall and 5–3 in SoCon play to tie for third place.


2010 Chattogram City Corporation election
The 2010 election for mayor of Chattogram City Corporation, Bangladesh was held on 10 June 2010.The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate Mohammad Manjur Alam.


2010 Chebyshev
2010 Chebyshev, provisional designation 1969 TL4, is a rare-type carbonaceous asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 25 kilometers in diameter. The asteroid was discovered on 13 October 1969, by Soviet astronomer Bella Burnasheva at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyj, on the Crimean peninsula. It was named for mathematician Pafnuty Chebyshev.


2010 Chebyshev, Classification and orbit
Chebyshev orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a distance of 2.5–3.7 AU once every 5 years and 5 months (1,983 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.19 and an inclination of 2° with respect to the ecliptic. The asteroid was first identified as 1931 VA at Lowell Observatory in October 1931, extending the body's observation arc by 38 years prior to its official discovery observation at Nauchnyj.


2010 Chebyshev, Physical characteristics, Spectral type
In the Tholen classification, Chebyshev is a rare BU: type, a variation of the carbonaceous B-type asteroids.


2010 Chebyshev, Physical characteristics, Diameter and albedo
According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's space-based Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Chebyshev measures 24.649 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.065. Chebyshev has an absolute magnitude of 11.62.


2010 Chebyshev, Lightcurve
As of 2017, Chebyshev' rotation period and shape remain unknown.


2010 Chebyshev, Naming
This minor planet was named after Russian mathematician and mechanician Pafnuty Chebyshev (1821–1894). The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 1 September 1978 (M.P.C. 4481). The lunar crater Chebyshev was also named in his honor.


2010 Chechen Parliament attack
The 2010 Chechen Parliament attack took place on the morning of 19 October 2010, when three Chechen militants attacked the parliament complex in Grozny, the capital of the Chechen Republic, a federal subject of Russia. At least six people were killed, including two police officers, one parliament employee and all three suicide commandos.


2010 Chechen Parliament attack, Background
In 2010, a majority of the seats in the Parliament of the Chechen Republic are held by loyalists of the Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov and the 2005 election was seen by critics as a "sham". The reigning government has been labeled by many observers and organizations, including Freedom House's yearly investigations and Memorial, as "totalitarian", although Kadyrov has furiously denied these allegations and characterized them as slander. Just days after the attack, parliament Speaker Dukuvakha Abdurakhmanov said the pro-Kremlin and pro-Kadyrov party United Russia, which has officially won over 99% votes with over 99% of registered voters allegedly participating the 2007 election, could get even "115–120%" of seats in the next election.


2010 Chechen Parliament attack, Background
The attack happened as a Russian federal delegation including Russian Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliev was visiting the republic to "hear how modern Chechnya was faring in peacetime"; some members of the delegation were actually in the parliament complex when the attack took place.


2010 Chechen Parliament attack, Background
Following a raid on Kadyrov's home village of Tsentoroi on 30 August, this was the second major attack since a controversial change of leadership and consequent split amongst rebels in the North Caucasus. A few months before the attack, Dokka Umarov handed over leadership of the Caucasus Emirate to the Chechen field commander Aslambek Vadalov, only to retract his resignation a few days later, causing a rift in the leadership of the group. Subsequently, the four leading field commanders in Chechnya removed themselves from Umarov's command, and stepped up attacks against the Kadyrov government.


2010 Chechen Parliament attack, Attack
According to the Russian investigation, the attack began around 08:45 local time (04:45 UTC) on 19 October, when three men carrying Kalashnikov assault rifles and wearing combat and sand camouflage gear arrived in a Lada taxi at the grounds of the fenced off parliamentary complex. The militants told the driver to follow the deputies' cars, claiming to be bodyguards running late. When the taxi approached the front gate, the three jumped out and headed towards the entrance, opening fire at the two police officers manning the checkpoint as they ran. One policeman was killed and another was severely injured.


2010 Chechen Parliament attack, Attack
One of the militants detonated his explosive device near the gates of the complex, while the others managed to enter the parliament building, where they opened fire and killed another policeman guarding the building as well as a parliamentary administrative manager. Six policemen and eleven civilians were wounded. A fierce firefight then ensued, in which at least two rocket-propelled grenades were discharged. Several people, mostly parliament employees, received shrapnel wounds. Meanwhile, people in the building had either escaped to the third floor or been evacuated.


2010 Chechen Parliament attack, Attack
Following the initial attack, an operation to eliminate the rebels was launched, with President Ramzan Kadyrov personally in charge. The operation lasted 15–20 minutes. The militants broke into the unguarded parliament building but failed to get further than the ground floor, as Chechen Interior Ministry troops from the special police squad Terek entered the building through another entrance and blocked the staircase. Trapped, the militants kept shooting until they ran out of ammunition and then blew themselves up with bombs. Five Terek personnel were hospitalised. Initially it was reported that four militants were killed during the operation, citing the deputy head of the Interior Ministry of Chechnya, Roman Edilov. However, later investigators reported that three militants took part in the attack and all of them blew themselves up, the last two to avoid capture.


2010 Chechen Parliament attack, Aftermath
Only a few hours later, when all three buildings of the Chechen parliament were declared "cleared" by the special forces and explosives specialists, the meeting of deputies planned for that morning was held. It was attended by Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov, dressed in a parade uniform for the occasion, and by Russian Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev.


2010 Chechen Parliament attack, Aftermath
According to visiting politicians from Sverdlovsk, who had actually witnessed the attack but escaped it unhurt, Kadyrov first apologised to them for what happened, and then Nurgaliyev praised the Chechen police for conducting "the special operation to neutralize terrorists" in just 15–20 minutes (eyewitnesses from his delegation and members of the investigation, however, told Kommersant that shooting continued for at least two hours). Nurgaliyev claimed, "An operational environment such as today's is very rare. Here, there is stability and security." Kadyrov also accused the exiled Chechen nationalist leader Akhmed Zakayev and his supporters in London of organising the attack from abroad.


2010 Chechen Parliament attack, Aftermath, Investigation
One of the attackers, all of whose bodies were badly mutilated, was identified as Muslim Chichkanov, a 22-year-old from the Chechen village of Sernovodsk, who had been an active member of "an illegal armed group" since the end of 2009. The other two militants remained unidentified.


2010 Chechen Parliament attack, Responsibility
The Caucasian Knot reported that its local experts said the attack was probably organised by Gakayev, Vadalov and others who are now "out of Umarov's hands".


2010 Chechen Parliament attack, Responsibility
Akhmed Zakayev denied responsibility for the attack. His assistant condemned it and said that Zakayev has "always spoken against this sort of actions". Zakayev, who previously had formally acknowledged Gakayev as Chechnya's legitimate wartime leader, disclaimed any connection with the attack, or any knowledge of who was behind it. However, Russia's General Prosecutor's Office put Zakayev back on their international wanted list.


2010 Chechen Parliament attack, Reactions, In Russia
President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov vowed to intensify the fight against militants in the republic, calling them "bandits". He also blamed the UK and Poland saying they were "harbouring criminals. Why do they shield bandits who have shed blood where there is western democracy? Where is the justice? ... Sooner or later Zakayev, Gakayev, Umarov, Vadalov and other criminals will get what they deserve ... I have no doubt that it was the drunk and alcoholic Akhmed Zakayev and his backers in London and other western capitals. I want to say that they will not achieve anything. The Chechen republic is still standing. It is a peaceful and stable region." Russia said it would pay 1 million rubles in compensation to the next of kin of the dead.


2010 Chechen Parliament attack, Reactions, In Russia
Usman Ferzauli, spokesman for the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria government-in-exile (in opposition to the Caucasus Emirate), declared that they condemn the attack. Zakayev and the rest of the Ichkerian government-in-exile had already distanced themselves from the Islamists three years before the attack. Zakayev blames them for associating with figures which "spit on Chechen Independence", that the existence of the Caucasus emirate damaged Chechen goals of independence by weakening the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, and alleging that a member of the Caucasian Emirate government, Movladi Udugov, is an agent provocateur for Russia. The Caucasian Emirate retaliated by alleging that Zakayev worked in the interest of Russia.


2010 Chechen Parliament attack, Reactions, In the European Union
European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton condemned the attack, saying that "no circumstances can justify the use of terrorist violence and suicide attacks." She also said that the EU is ready to support Russia in its fight against international terrorism. In a message of condolence, European Parliamentary President Jerzy Buzek said that violence and murder could not be accepted "as a form of protest. It is of utmost importance for the Russian authorities to show their full commitment to enhancing the rule of law and to ensure that it is properly and equally applied. We confirm our readiness to strengthen cooperation with the Russian Federation in the fight against international terrorism."


2010 Chechen Parliament attack, Reactions, In the European Union
Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, said he was "shocked and angered" to learn of the terrorist attack, describing it as all the more shocking because it targeted a parliament, "the symbol of the people".


2010 Chechen Parliament attack, Reactions, Analysis
Alexei Malashenko, an analyst at the Carnegie Centre, called the attack "a slap in the face for Ramzan Kadyrov" and said it was symbolic because it occurred during the Interior Minister's visit, amid high security.


2010 Chechen Parliament attack, Reactions, Analysis
Another expert on the region, Alexei Vanchenko, described it as the rebels showing that the situation in Chechnya was "out of the control of central government" and said that it, together with problems in Central Asia, spelled great danger for Russia.


2010 Chechen Parliament attack, Reactions, Analysis
Yevgeny Volk, an analyst at the Yeltsin Foundation, read the attack as a proof that "the bet on Kadyrov, who promised to place everything under control, proved wrong" and added that "the Kremlin has run out of ideas for a solution to this problem".


2010 Chechen Parliament attack, Reactions, Analysis
Laurence Lee of Al Jazeera English suggested the attack could indicate a tactical change by the Mujahideen in the region, calling it a "direct attack on Moscow's rule in Chechnya".


2010 Chechen Parliament attack, Reactions, Analysis
The Caucasian Knot suggested that the verbal attacks on Zakayev by Kadyrov were mainly for the self-seeking motives of the latter:


2010 Chechen Parliament attack, Reactions, Analysis
Firstly, Kadyrov 'had forgotten' that to accuse a person of committing a crime, a respective judgment is necessary. Secondly, Kadyrov, in the presence of the deputies of the legislative body and the Minister of Interior Affairs of Russia, has openly called for [the] murdering of not only Zakaev, Gakaev and [the] other gunmen's leaders but also members of their families and relatives. That is, he meant the principle of collective responsibility, a criminal one in its essence, and in fact he called for reprisal against quite innocent people...neither the Minister of Interior Affairs of Russia nor the deputies who are under his control expressed any reaction to all these.


2010 Cheltenham Borough Council election
The 2010 Cheltenham Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. Half of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.


2010 Cheltenham Borough Council election, Candidates
In total 64 candidates stood in the election for the 22 seats that were being contested. Among those defending seats were 2 Liberal Democrat cabinet members, the Conservative group leader Stuart Hutton and 2 People Against Bureaucracy councillors. Other candidates included 12 from the Green Party, a record high for the party in Cheltenham.


2010 Cheltenham Borough Council election, Election result
The results saw the Liberal Democrats increase their majority on the council after gaining 4 seats from the Conservatives. Among the Conservative defeats to the Liberal Democrats was the Conservative group leader Stuart Hutton in Warden Hill ward and Conservative councillor David Hall who was defeated in Up Hatherley by 1 vote. The Liberal Democrat gains meant they held 25 seats after the election, as against 12 for the Conservatives and 3 People Against Bureaucracy councillors.


2010 Cheltenham Gold Cup
The 2010 Cheltenham Gold Cup was a horse race which took place at Cheltenham on Friday 19 March 2010. It was the 82nd running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and it was won by Imperial Commander. The winner was ridden by Paddy Brennan and trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies. The pre-race favourite Kauto Star fell at fence 19.


2010 Cheltenham Gold Cup, Full result
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. shd = short- head† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated


2010 Chesapeake Bayhawks season
The 2010 Chesapeake Bayhawks season was the 10th season for the Chesapeake Bayhawks of the Major League Lacrosse, and their 1st season as Chesapeake. The Bayhawks won their 3rd Steinfeld Cup, despite entering the playoffs as the lowest seed.


2010 Chesapeake Bayhawks season, Regular season, Standings
W = Wins, L = Losses, PCT = Winning Percentage, GB = Games Back of first place, GF = Goals For, 2ptGF = 2 point Goals For, GA = Goals Against, 2ptGA = 2 point Goals Against


2010 Chesapeake Bayhawks season, Postseason
Ranked the 4th seed heading into the 2010 MLL playoffs, Chesapeake upset #1 Boston in the semifinals 13-9, and defeated Long Island in the MLL championship 13-9 again for the Steinfeld Cup.


2010 Chicago Bears season
The 2010 Chicago Bears season was the franchise's 91st season overall in the National Football League. Coming off a disappointing 7–9 record in the 2009 season and failing to qualify for the NFL playoffs for a third consecutive season, the Bears sought to develop their roster and improve on their record in 2010, particularly their standing in the NFC North. All Bears home games were scheduled to be played at Soldier Field. With their final regular season record at 11–5, the Bears improved drastically on their 2009 record.


2010 Chicago Bears season
Their regular season finished with their first playoff appearance since the Super Bowl season of 2006, winning the NFC North division and earning a bye as the NFC's second seed. The Bears won their first game in the Divisional round of the playoffs, defeating the Seattle Seahawks, to advance to the NFC Championship game. However, their season came to an end with a 21–14 loss to their longtime rivals and eventual Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers.


2010 Chicago Bears season
This was the last time the Bears won the NFC North and appeared in the postseason until 2018, and the last time as of 2020 that the Bears won a playoff game.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Coaching changes
On January 5, 2010, Chicago fired offensive coordinator Ron Turner as well as position coaches Pep Hamilton (Quarterbacks), Rob Boras (Tight Ends), and Harry Hiestand (Offensive Line). Quality Control assistants Luke Butkus and Charles London did not have their respective contracts renewed. While it's unclear whether or not former Defensive Coordinator Bob Babich will be brought back as a Linebackers coach or released, his contract will not be extended under its current terms.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Coaching changes
Former Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Tice was selected to succeed Hiestand as the Bears' offensive line coach on January 15.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Coaching changes
After nearly a month-long search for Turner's replacement, on February 1, 2010, former St. Louis Rams head coach Mike Martz was hired to the Chicago coaching staff as Offensive Coordinator.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Coaching changes
Following the Martz hire, Mike DeBord, former college head coach and Seattle Seahawks position coach, as a tight ends coach.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Coaching changes
With the addition of Martz and DeBord in the offseason, the amount of experience on the staff grew. These two offseason acquisitions joined defensive line coach (and former Detroit Lions head coach), Rod Marinelli.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Coaching changes
In a series of moves finalizing their 2010 coaching roster, the Bears hired former San Francisco 49ers quarterbacks coach Shane Day (an assistant to Mike Martz during his tenure in San Francisco) and quality control coaches Andrew Hayes-Stoker and Mikal Smith, assigned to the offense and defense, respectively. Defensive line coach Rod Marinelli was promoted to Defensive Coordinator and his assistant, Eric Washington, was promoted to the vacated position.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Coaching changes
On April 27, 2010, the Bears allowed the contract of Director of College Scouting, Greg Gabriel, a member of the Bears scouting staff since 2001, to expire. There has been no announcement regarding who will succeed him.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Coaching changes
In a long anticipated move, on April 30, the Bears welcomed former Seattle Seahawks officer Tim Ruskell to assume the post of Director of Pro Personnel at Halas Hall.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Training Camp
The Bears announced in April that the first Training Camp session will be held on July 30, 2010 at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais. This is preceded by the official Rookie Mini-Camp which traditionally is held the weekend following the NFL Draft at Halas Hall, this year beginning on April 30.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Training Camp, Rookie Mini-Camp
A total of 54 players were listed on the roster sheet for the Chicago Bears' April 30 – May 3 Rookie Mini-Camp at Halas Hall. In addition to the five drafted rookies and the 13 rookie signees, the Bears invited 31 undrafted free agents to participate on a try-out basis.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Training Camp, Rookie Mini-Camp
Drafted players in boldUndrafted signees in italicsNon-Rookie Participants marked with asterisks (*)


2010 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Summary of offseason roster changes
Rookies in italics updated April 24, 2010 • 15 Departures, 25 Additions, 8 Resigned Players10 Net Additions


2010 Chicago Bears season, Schedule, Preseason
The Bears preseason schedule was announced on March 31, 2010.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Schedule, Regular season
Color key: §  The Bears were the visiting team in the Bills Toronto Series. #  Games played with white uniforms. #  Games played with color uniforms. #  Games played with 1940s throwback uniforms. * *  The game was moved from Mall of America Field to TCF Bank Stadium due to the collapse of the Metrodome roof.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Week 1: vs. Detroit Lions
The Bears kicked off their season at home with an NFC North duel against the Detroit Lions. In the first quarter, the Bears took the early lead with kicker Robbie Gould nailing a 20-yard field goal. The Lions responded with 2 TD runs (7 and 4 yards) by running back Jahvid Best in the second quarter. The Bears fought back with quarterback Jay Cutler completing an 89-yard screen pass to running back Matt Forté for a TD, followed by Gould's 31-yard field goal after a Stafford fumble.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Week 1: vs. Detroit Lions
The Bears increased their lead in the fourth quarter when Cutler threw a 28-yard TD pass to Matt Forté. The Bears tried to extend their lead to 7, but failed on their 2-point conversion. The game ended in somewhat controversial fashion, however, as an apparent touchdown reception in the final minute by Detroit receiver Calvin Johnson was overturned via a little known rule (completing the process of a catch) and ruled incomplete.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Week 2: at Dallas Cowboys
Hoping to continue their winning streak, the Bears flew to Cowboys Stadium for an NFC matchup with the Cowboys. In the first quarter Chicago took the early lead as kicker Robbie Gould nailed a 38-yard field goal. Then they trailed with WR Dez Bryant returning a punt 62 yards to the endzone for a touchdown. While the Cowboys were able to pressure quarterback Jay Cutler in the early stages of the game, the Bears' offense made adjustments and regained momentum. The Bears got the lead back when Cutler made a 39-yard TD pass to tight end Greg Olsen.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Week 2: at Dallas Cowboys
In the second quarter the Bears trailed again when QB Tony Romo made a 1-yard touchdown pass to RB Chris Gronkowski, but took the lead with Cutler making a nine-yard TD pass to WR Devin Hester. The Bears increased their lead when kicker Robbie Gould made a 40-yard field goal. In the third quarter Dallas would reply with kicker David Buehler nailing a 28-yard field goal. The Bears increased their lead in the fourth quarter when Cutler made a three-yard TD pass to RB Matt Forte. The Cowboys made the final score of the game with Buehler hitting a 48-yard field goal.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Week 3: vs. Green Bay Packers
Coming off their road win over the Cowboys, the Bears went home, donned their throwback uniforms, and played a Week 3 Monday night duel with their so-called hated rival, the Green Bay Packers. Chicago would trail in the first quarter as Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers completed a seven-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Greg Jennings. Green Bay would add onto their lead in the second quarter with a 38-yard field goal from kicker Mason Crosby. Afterwards, the Bears answered with quarterback Jay Cutler connecting with tight end Greg Olsen on a nine-yard touchdown pass.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Week 3: vs. Green Bay Packers
After a scoreless third quarter, Chicago took the lead as wide receiver Devin Hester returned a punt 62 yards for a touchdown. However, the Packers struck back as Rodgers got a three-yard touchdown run. The Bears would get the last laugh as kicker Robbie Gould booted 25-yard and 19-yard field goals, the latter in the closing seconds of the game to put the Bears on top.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Week 4: at New York Giants
Coming off their Monday night home win over the Packers, the Bears flew to New Meadowlands Stadium for a Week 4 Sunday night duel with the New York Giants. Chicago would trail early in the first quarter as Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes got a 22-yard field goal. Both teams went scoreless in the second quarter, but pressure on Bears quarterback Jay Cutler was mounting. By the half's end, Cutler had already been sacked nine times. Cutler would leave the game early in the third quarter with a concussion and would be replaced by backup Todd Collins.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Week 4: at New York Giants
The Bears' deficit increased in the third quarter as running back Ahmad Bradshaw got a three-yard touchdown run. Chicago would finally get on the board in the fourth quarter as kicker Robbie Gould got a 40-yard field goal, but New York would come right back as running back Brandon Jacobs scored on a two-yard touchdown run.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Week 5: at Carolina Panthers
Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Giants the Bears flew to Bank of America Stadium for a matchup against the Carolina Panthers. The Bears took the lead in the first quarter as RB Matt Forte got an 18-yard TD run. The Panthers replied with kicker John Kasay making a 24-yard field goal. The lead increased with Forte making a 68-yard TD run, followed by a 28-yard field goal from kicker Robbie Gould. In the third quarter the Panthers replied with Kasay making a 53-yard field goal, but in the fourth quarter the Bears pulled away when Gould made 53- and 43-yard field goals.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Week 6: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Hoping to increase their winning streak the Bears returned to Chicago for an NFC duel with the Seattle Seahawks. The Bears took the early lead as RB Matt Forte got a six-yard TD run. But the Seahawks answered back with QB Matt Hasselbeck getting a 22-yard TD pass to WR Deon Butler, followed in the second quarter by RB Justin Forsett getting a 9-yard TD run. Then the Bears responded with kicker Robbie Gould making a 34 and a 24-yard field goal.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Week 6: vs. Seattle Seahawks
In the third quarter the Bears fell further behind when QB Jay Cutler was sacked in the endzone by free safety Jordan Babineaux for a safety. This was followed in the fourth quarter by RB Marshawn Lynch getting a 1-yard TD run. The Bears tried to come back into the game but only came away with a touchdown after WR Devin Hester returned a punt 89 yards to the endzone for a touchdown.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Week 7: vs. Washington Redskins
The Bears' seventh game was an NFC duel with the Redskins at home. In the first quarter, the Bears took a sudden lead as CB D.J. Moore returned an interception 54 yards for a touchdown. However, their defense was broken down as QB Donovan McNabb completed a 24-yard TD pass to WR Santana Moss. In the second quarter, they trailed after kicker Graham Gano nailed a 46-yard field goal. The Bears' offense broke through as QB Jay Cutler got a 9-yard TD pass to WR Johnny Knox, but was closed off in the third quarter as Cutler's pass was intercepted by DeAngelo Hall and returned 92 yards for a touchdown.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Week 7: vs. Washington Redskins
With the loss, Chicago fell to 4–3 heading into their bye week.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Week 9: at Buffalo Bills (Bills International Series)
Coming off their bye week, the Bears flew to the Rogers Centre for their Week 9 interconference duel with the winless Buffalo Bills. After a scoreless first quarter, Chicago delivered the opening strike in the second quarter as quarterback Jay Cutler found tight end Greg Olsen on a 4-yard touchdown pass. The Bills responded with quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick completing a 14-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Roscoe Parrish.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Week 9: at Buffalo Bills (Bills International Series)
The Bears regained the lead in the third quarter with a 1-yard touchdown run from running back Chester Taylor. Buffalo answered with running back Fred Jackson getting a 4-yard touchdown run (with a blocked extra point). Chicago trailed in the fourth quarter as fullback Corey McIntyre got a 1-yard touchdown run, yet they came right back as Cutler found wide receiver Earl Bennett on a 2-yard touchdown pass, followed by a successful two-point conversion pass to running back Matt Forté. The Bears would eventually take the win as a Fitzpatrick throw was intercepted by cornerback Tim Jennings.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Week 10: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Coming off their win over the Bills the Bears played on home ground for an NFC North rivalry match against the Vikings. In the first quarter the Bears trailed early after kicker Ryan Longwell hit a 36-yard field goal. They took the lead in the second quarter when QB Jay Cutler threw a 17-yard TD pass to TE Greg Olsen. They fell behind after QB Brett Favre completed a 53-yard TD pass to WR Percy Harvin. They got the lead back when Cutler got a 19-yard TD pass to WR Devin Hester.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Week 10: vs. Minnesota Vikings
The Bears extended their lead in the third quarter after kicker Robbie Gould nailed a 34-yard field goal. The Vikings replied with Longwell making a 33-yard field goal, but the Bears continued to score with Gould hitting a 37-yard field goal, and in the 4th quarter with Cutler making a 19-yard TD pass to TE Kellen Davis.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Week 11: at Miami Dolphins
Coming off their home win over the Vikings, the Bears flew to Sun Life Stadium for a Week 11 interconference duel with the Miami Dolphins on Thursday night. Chicago delivered the game's opening strike in the first quarter with a 46-yard field goal from kicker Robbie Gould. The Bears added onto their lead in the second quarter with Gould's 24-yard field goal.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Week 11: at Miami Dolphins
Chicago went back to work in the third quarter as Gould booted a 50-yard field goal, followed by a 2-yard touchdown run from running back Matt Forté. As they had done all game, the Bears defense continued to stifle any offensive production by the Dolphins, thus completing the shutout, the first shutout recorded by the Bears since 2006. As of 2016, this remains the final shutout by the team.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Week 11: at Miami Dolphins
With the win, not only did the Bears improve to 7–3, but they also won their 700th game in franchise history (the first NFL team to do so).


2010 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Week 11: at Miami Dolphins
Ironically, 25 years prior, the Bears lost to the Dolphins, with the score of the 2010 matchup being the record the 1985 team was vying for had they been able to defeat the Dolphins.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Week 12: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Coming off their win over the Dolphins, the Bears played on home ground for an NFC duel with the Eagles. The Bears trailed early with kicker David Akers nailing a 45-yard field goal. They took the lead after QB Jay Cutler completed a 10 and a 20-yard TD pass to wide receivers Earl Bennett and Johnny Knox respectively. The lead was narrowed with QB Michael Vick getting an 8-yard TD pass to WR Jeremy Maclin, followed by Akers hitting a 36-yard field goal.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Week 12: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
The Bears increased their lead as Cutler got a 6 and a 9-yard TD pass to Bennett and Greg Olsen. This was followed by kicker Robbie Gould making a 23-yard field goal. The Eagles tried to narrow the lead as Akers got a 22 and a 36-yard field goal, followed by Vick throwing a 30-yard TD pass to TE Brent Celek, but they failed to recover the onside kick which could have given them one last shot to win.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Week 13: at Detroit Lions
The Bears' twelfth game was an NFC North rivalry match against the Lions at Ford Field. In the first quarter the Bears trailed early as QB Drew Stanton scrambled 3 yards to the endzone for a touchdown. They replied with RB Chester Taylor getting a 1-yard TD run. The tie did not last long as kicker Dave Rayner hit a 50-yard field goal. They took the lead with RB Matt Forte getting a 14-yard TD run. They fell behind again after Stanton completed a 46-yard TD pass to WR Calvin Johnson, followed by Rayner nailing a 25-yard field goal. The Bears responded to take the win with kicker Robbie Gould making a 54-yard field goal, followed by QB Jay Cutler making a 7-yard TD pass to TE Brandon Manumaleuna.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Week 14: vs. New England Patriots
Hoping to make it 6-straight the Bears played an interconference duel with the Patriots at home. The Bears trailed early as the Patriots commanded the first half with QB Tom Brady throwing a 7-yard TD pass to TE Rob Gronkowski, followed by RB Danny Woodhead getting a 3-yard TD run, then with ILB Gary Guyton recovering a fumble 35 yards for a touchdown. This was followed by kicker Shayne Graham getting a 30 and a 25-yard field goal, and then by Brady completing a 59-yard TD pass to WR Deion Branch. The Bears fell further behind with Graham getting a 29-yard field goal. The Bears tried to come back, but only came away with a 1-yard TD run by Chester Taylor, with the fourth quarter controlled by the defense, giving them a loss.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Week 15: at Minnesota Vikings
at TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota (moved from Mall of America Field due to the collapse of the Metrodome roof)


2010 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Week 15: at Minnesota Vikings
With the Monday night game having been moved to the University of Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium due to the snow-induced collapse of the Metrodome roof, Chicago looked to rebound from the previous week's rout in the first outdoor NFL game held in Minnesota in over two decades. Quarterback Brett Favre made a surprise start for the Vikings after having been ruled out earlier in the week due to injury.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Week 15: at Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota started strong with an impressive opening drive that culminated in a touchdown pass from Favre to Percy Harvin, but the Bears soon took control in all three phases as the Vikings would be outscored 40–7 over the rest of the game. Jay Cutler connected with Johnny Knox, Devin Hester, and Rashied Davis for three touchdown passes, and Robbie Gould was 4-for-4 on field goal attempts.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Week 15: at Minnesota Vikings
Chicago wide receiver/kick returner Devin Hester ran his way into the record books in the third quarter, scoring a touchdown on a punt return off the foot of the Vikings' Chris Kluwe and becoming the all-time NFL leader in combined punt and kick returns for touchdowns. Minnesota quarterback Joe Webb (who entered the game in the second quarter after Favre was injured while being sacked by Bears rookie Corey Wootton) scrambled for a touchdown in the third quarter.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Week 15: at Minnesota Vikings
With the win, Chicago improved to 10–4 and clinched the NFC North division title.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Week 16: vs. New York Jets
Coming off their win over the Vikings the Bears played on home ground for an interconference duel with the Jets. In the first quarter the Bears took the lead as kicker Robbie Gould got a 37-yard field goal, followed by Matt Forte getting a 22-yard TD run. They trailed with RB Shonn Greene getting a 3-yard TD run, followed by CB Dwight Lowery returning an interception 20 yards for a touchdown, followed by RB LaDainian Tomlinson getting a 3-yard TD run letting the Jets lead 21–10.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Week 16: vs. New York Jets
The Bears tried to cut the lead as QB Jay Cutler scrambled 2 yards for a touchdown, but the lead was soon extended as kicker Nick Folk made a 26-yard field goal. They got the lead back with Cutler completing a 40 and a 25-yard TD pass to wide receivers Devin Hester and Johnny Knox respectively, but soon the game was tied with QB Mark Sanchez throwing a 23-yard TD pass to WR Santonio Holmes. The Bears escaped the tie with Cutler finding Knox again on a 26-yard TD pass. After a 34-yard field goal from Folk, and the Bears punting, the Jets attempted to score with less than a minute left in the game, but a Chris Harris interception would seal the game for the Bears.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Week 16: vs. New York Jets
With the win, Chicago improved to 11–4, and clinched a first-round bye when the Eagles lost to the Vikings.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Week 17: at Green Bay Packers
The Bears' final game was an NFC North rivalry rematch against the Packers. While the Bears scored first with kicker Robbie Gould nailing a 30-yard field goal, the Packers tied the game with kicker Mason Crosby hitting a 23-yard field goal, and then eventually found the winning score with QB Aaron Rodgers throwing a 1-yard TD pass to TE Donald Lee.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Week 17: at Green Bay Packers
With the loss, the Bears finished with an 11–5 regular season record.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Postseason schedule
COLOR KEY: #  Games played with white uniforms. #  Games played with color uniforms.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Postseason results, Divisional round vs. Seattle Seahawks
Entering the postseason as the NFC's #2 seed, the Bears began their playoff run at home against the #4 Seattle Seahawks, hoping to avenge their Week 6 loss. Chicago delivered the game early strike in the first quarter as quarterback Jay Cutler found tight end Greg Olsen on a 58-yard touchdown pass, followed by a 1-yard touchdown run from running back Chester Taylor. The Bears added onto their lead in the second quarter with a 6-yard touchdown run from Cutler.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Postseason results, Divisional round vs. Seattle Seahawks
Chicago continued their dominating day in the third quarter with a 9-yard touchdown run from Cutler. Seattle would finally get on the board as kicker Olindo Mare got a 30-yard field goal. The Seahawks tried to rally as quarterback Matt Hasselbeck completed a 38-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Mike Williams, yet the Bears pulled away with Cutler hooking up with tight end Kellen Davis on a 39-yard touchdown pass. Seattle closed out the game with Hasselbeck completing a 3-yard touchdown pass to Williams, followed by a 9-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Brandon Stokley.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Postseason results, Divisional round vs. Seattle Seahawks
With the win, Chicago improved their overall record to 12–5.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Postseason results, NFC Championship vs. Green Bay Packers
Coming off their win over the Seahawks, the Bears stayed at home for the NFC Championship Game against their historic rival, the #6 Green Bay Packers (who were coming off their victory over the top-seeded Atlanta Falcons), in Round 3 of their 2010 series. This would be the second playoff meeting between the two teams, the first since defeating Green Bay 33–14 in 1941.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Postseason results, NFC Championship vs. Green Bay Packers
Chicago trailed early in the first quarter as Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers got a 1-yard touchdown run. Green Bay added onto their lead in the second quarter as running back James Starks got a 4-yard touchdown run. Bears center Olin Kreutz had a Lisfranc injury on the first play of the second half, but he played through the entire second half, even though he couldn't block anyone, because no one else on the active roster could effectively play center. Starting Bears quarterback Jay Cutler left the game early in the third quarter with a knee injury.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Postseason results, NFC Championship vs. Green Bay Packers
After a scoreless third quarter, Chicago finally got on the board in the fourth quarter with a 1-yard touchdown run from running back Chester Taylor. However, the Packers came right back with nose tackle B. J. Raji returning an interception 18 yards for a touchdown. The Bears tried to rally with quarterback Caleb Hanie finding wide receiver Earl Bennett on a 35-yard touchdown pass, but Green Bay's Sam Shields intercepted a pass with 37 seconds left in the game.


2010 Chicago Bears season, Postseason results, NFC Championship vs. Green Bay Packers
With the loss, Chicago's season came to an end with an overall record of 12–6.


2010 Chicago Cardinals season
The 2010 Chicago Cardinals season was the third season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise, but the team's first as the Chicago Cardinals after relocating from Milwaukee where they were known as the Milwaukee Bonecrushers. The Cardinals were able to finish the season with an 0-10 record, and failed to qualify for the playoffs. The Cardinals replaced the Slaughter in the CIFL, after the Slaughter left that league for the IFL due to a dispute with CIFL management. The Cardinals were formerly known as the Milwaukee Bonecrushers, also of the CIFL, and relocated to Villa Park in 2010. The Cardinals use their name with permission from the original National Football League team, now known as the Arizona Cardinals.


2010 Chicago Cardinals season
The Cardinals only season was one of utter disappointment. After starting 0-2, they signed Kicker Julie Harshbarger, the 2nd female Kicker in the CIFL history. (The other being Katie Hnida of the Fort Wayne FireHawks) After a successful soccer career at Benedictine University and Rockford College, where she was named to several all-conference teams. While Harshbarger was not the first woman to score a point in an indoor football game, she was the first woman ever to score a field goal in an indoor football game. After a 20-58 loss on May 22, and seeing their record drop to 0-8, the Cardinals let several of their best players, including the All-Purpose Player of the Year (Brandon Wogoman), leave the team for the nearby, and contending, Wisconsin Wolfpack.


2010 Chicago Cubs season
The 2010 Chicago Cubs season was the 139th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 135th in the National League and the 95th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League Central with a record of 75–87.


2010 Chicago Cubs season
The Cubs played 10 extra inning games during the season, the fewest of any MLB team in 2010.


2010 Chicago Cubs season, Off-season
In December 2009, Florida Governor Charlie Crist met with Cubs president Crane Kenney, chairman Tom Ricketts and other team officials about possibly moving the Cubs' spring training and minor league facilities from Mesa to Naples. In January 2010, however, the city of Mesa approved an agreement that would have the Cubs remain in that city for spring training through 2035, with the city building a new $84 million stadium and training facility. The agreement would take effect pending financing legislation and subsequent voter referendum in November 2010.


2010 Chicago Cubs season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs Scored; H = Hits; 2b = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home Runs; Avg. = Batting Average; RBI = Runs Batted In; SB = Stolen Bases


2010 Chicago Cubs season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs Scored; H = Hits; 2b = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home Runs; Avg. = Batting Average; RBI = Runs Batted In; SB = Stolen Bases


2010 Chicago Cubs season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


2010 Chicago Cubs season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


2010 Chicago Fire season
The 2010 Chicago Fire season was the club's 15th year of existence, their 13th season in Major League Soccer, and 13th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer.


2010 Chicago Fire season, Squad
As of October 23, 2010Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010 Chicago Fire season, Squad, Transfers, In
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010 Chicago Fire season, Squad, Transfers, Out
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010 Chicago Fire season, Review, March
Chicago began their twelfth Major League Soccer regular season on the road the first two weeks with a match against the New York Red Bulls on March 27, 2010 and the Colorado Rapids on April 3, 2010 followed by their first home match against San Jose Earthquakes on April 10, 2010.


2010 Chicago Fire season, Review, May
The Chicago Fire participated in the first ever Chicago Sister Cities International Cup. A friendly tournament hosted by the Fire.


2010 Chicago Fire season, Review, July
Fire terminate loan agreement with Leon F.C. for the rights of Julio Martinez


2010 Chicago Fire season, Review, August
The Fire trade for Freddie Ljungberg (from Seattle) and also sign Nery Castillo from Shakhtar Donetsk. The Fire trade away Justin Mapp and Tim Ward for allocation money and to clear roster spots.


2010 Chicago Fire season, League table
(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion


2010 Chicago Fire season, League table, Results summary
Last updated: October 23, 2010Source: Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won;  T = Matches tied;  L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference


2010 Chicago Marathon
The 2010 Chicago Marathon was the 33rd running of the annual marathon race in Chicago, United States, held on Sunday, October 10. Over 38,000 runners took part, the most in the race's history.


2010 Chicago Marathon
Kenyan Samuel Wanjiru won the men's event with a time of 2:06:24, beating Ethiopian Tsegaye Kebede by 19 seconds. Ethiopian Atsede Baysa won the women's event with a time of 2:23:40, beating Desiree Davlia by two minutes and forty seconds. On race day, Liliya Shobukhova crossed the finish line first in 2:20:25 more than 3 minutes ahead of Baysa but Shobukhova would eventually lose the title due to an anti-doping suspension.


2010 Chicago Marathon
Wanjiru's win likely clinched him the men's championship, but Kebede could still take it if he wins or places second in the New York Marathon; this is considered unlikely since it is only four weeks from the Chicago Marathon. Heinz Frei of Switzerland won the men's wheelchair event in 1:26:56 and American Amanda McGrory won the women's in 1:47:25.


2010 Chicago Marathon
Richard Whitehead of Great Britain broke his old world record for athletes with lower-limb amputations, with a time of 2:42:52.


2010 Chicago Marathon
Over six months before the race, organizers moved up the race's start-time by half an hour to 7:30 am to help prevent heat-related injuries like those that occurred in the 2007 when more than 300 runners were hospitalized. A red-flag warning was issued during the race, and sixty-five people were hospitalized, which is in line with other marathons. Despite the conditions, over 36,000 runners finished the 42.195-kilometer (26.219 mi) race, the most in Chicago Marathon history.


2010 Chicago Red Stars season
The 2010 Chicago Red Stars season was the second season of the soccer club and its second season in the Women's Professional Soccer league.


2010 Chicago Red Stars season, Major events, Team news
For the 2010 season the Red Stars returned nine of their original 22 players from 2009.


2010 Chicago Red Stars season, Major events, Team news
After the 2010 season, the Red Stars could not come up with the security bond for Women's Professional Soccer. On December 13, 2010, the Red Stars informed its fans that they would not able to return for the 2011 WPS season.


2010 Chicago Red Stars season, Squad, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010 Chicago Red Stars season, Squad, Transfers, In
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010 Chicago Red Stars season, Squad, Transfers, Out
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010 Chicago Red Stars season, Competitions, Women's Professional Soccer, Standings
Blue denotes team has clinched regular season championship. Green denotes team has spot in 2010 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs.


2010 Chicago Rush season
The 2010 Chicago Rush season was the tenth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Mike Hohensee and played their home games at Allstate Arena. For the 10th consecutive season, the Rush qualified for the playoffs. In the conference semifinals, they lost to the Milwaukee Iron, 54–64.


2010 Chicago Rush season, Regular season schedule
The Rush opened their season on the road against the Barnstormers on April 2. Their first home game of the season will take place on April 9 as they host the Gladiators. They concluded their regular season in Week 17 visiting the Shock on July 23, one week earlier than the rest of the league, as the Rush had their second of two bye weeks in Week 18.


2010 Chicago Rush season, Regular season, Week 1: at Iowa Barnstormers
In the league's season opener, the Rush were the first to score when DeJuan Alfonzo intercepted a pass and took it 9 yards back for a touchdown. The Rush held a 17–0 lead after the 1st quarter. The 2nd quarter saw more of the two teams trading scores, but the Rush still led the game at halftime 34–22. The Rush were the only team to score in the 3rd quarter, a 14-yard touchdown pass from Russ Michna to Allen Turner. The Barnstormers were able to cut the Rush's lead to 10 points in the 4th quarter, but Chicago was able to close them out, winning the game by a final score of 61–43.


2010 Chicago Rush season, Regular season, Week 1: at Iowa Barnstormers
The Chicago defense forced six turnovers, including four on Iowa's first four possessions of the game. Quarterback Russ Michna threw for 261 yards and 6 touchdowns. Samie Parker led in the receiving department with 104 yards and 2 touchdowns. Josh Ferguson and Nygel Rogers each had two interceptions.


2010 Chicago Rush season, Regular season, Week 2: vs. Cleveland Gladiators
The entire game was closely contended, with the score tied at the end of each of the first three quarters, and neither team led by more than a touchdown all night. With 45 seconds left, and the game tied 56–56, quarterback Russ Michna led the Rush on a 7-play, 33-yard drive that ended with a 12-yard field goal by Chris Gould to take the lead with two seconds in the game. After a touchback following the ensuing kickoff, the Gladiators completed a pass, but failed to even get the ball past midfield, ending the game. Michna finished with 315 passing yards, completing 22 of 27 passes with 8 touchdowns.


2010 Chicago Rush season, Regular season, Week 4: vs. Utah Blaze
The Rush improved to 4–0 by defeating the winless Blaze at home. Utah took the ball first and scored a touchdown, but it was the only time they would lead in the game. On their first play from scrimmage, the Rush found the end zone on a 34-yard passing touchdown. When Utah got the ball again, the Rush's Clifton Smith blocked a field goal attempt, and then scored a touchdown on a 1-yard run on Chicago's ensuing drive. At halftime, the Rush led 28–14.


2010 Chicago Rush season, Regular season, Week 4: vs. Utah Blaze
They received the ball to begin the 3rd quarter and marched up the field for a touchdown, scored on a 3-yard running play. Chicago attempted an onside kick following this score, but it went out of bounds, putting the Blaze 10 yards away from the end zone. Utah only needed one play to score another touchdown and cut their deficit to 35–20, but the Rush did not allow the game to get any closer the rest of the night, winning 63–40.


2010 Chicago Rush season, Regular season, Week 4: vs. Utah Blaze
Russ Michna threw for 330 yards, a season high, and 7 total touchdowns. For the second consecutive week, Nichiren Flowers was the leading receiver with 129 yards and 3 touchdowns. Chicago held Utah to 40 points, a season-best for the Rush, and the defense stopped three fourth-down attempts by the Blaze offense.


2010 Chicago Rush season, Regular season, Week 6: at Milwaukee Iron
At halftime, the game was tied at 27–27, but the Rush allowed 34 points in the 3rd quarter alone, a deficit that proved to large to overcome, resulting in the first loss of the season for Chicago. After giving up a touchdown to Milwaukee on the opening drive of the 3rd quarter, the Rush turned the ball over on four consecutive possessions. Two of those giveaways were passes by Russ Michna that were intercepted and returned for touchdowns, while another was a fumble recovered by the Iron in the end zone.


2010 Chicago Rush season, Regular season, Week 6: at Milwaukee Iron
At the start of the 4th quarter, the Rush were in a 61–34 hole. Losing by a final score of 71–48, it was the most points the Rush had given up in a single game since 2004. The team's 6 turnovers tied a franchise record set in 2001. Michna's 354 passing yards surpassed the season-high he had totaled in the previous week, and had six touchdowns in the game, four in the air and two on the ground. Kenny Higgins had 157 yards and 2 touchdowns on 9 catches, leading all receivers.


2010 Chicago Rush season, Regular season, Week 15: vs. Arizona Rattlers
After a close win against Arizona, the Rush clinched a playoff berth.


2010 Chicago Sky season
The 2010 WNBA season was the 5th season for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association.


2010 Chicago Sky season, Transactions, Dispersal draft
Based on the Sky's 2009 record, they would pick 4th in the Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft. The Sky picked Courtney Paris.


2010 Chicago Sky season, Transactions, WNBA Draft
The following are the Sky's selections in the 2010 WNBA Draft.


2010 Chicago Slaughter season
The 2010 Chicago Slaughter season was the team's fifth season as a professional indoor football franchise and first in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of twenty-five teams competing in the IFL for the 2010 season, the Hoffman Estates, Illinois-based Chicago Slaughter were members of the Central North Division of the United Conference.


2010 Chicago Slaughter season
Under the leadership of owner Jim McMahon, and head coach Steve McMichael, the team played their home games at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.


2010 Chicago Slaughter season, Roster
Rookies in italics updated July 7, 201222 Active, 0 Inactive


2010 Chicago White Sox season
The 2010 Chicago White Sox season was the organization's 111th season in Chicago and 110th in the American League. The Sox opened the season against the Cleveland Indians at home on April 5 and closed the season also against the Indians at home on October 3. They finished the season with an 88–74 record, in second place in the American League Central, six games behind the division champions Minnesota Twins.


2010 Chicago White Sox season
The interleague games that the Sox played were Chicago Cubs both at home and on the road since Sox and Cubs are crosstown rivals, Atlanta Braves and Florida Marlins at home, and Washington Nationals and Pittsburgh Pirates on the road. It was the fifth year in a row that the Sox competed against Pittsburgh as an interleague team besides the Cubs. Also it was the first time that Sox played the Washington Nationals since that franchise moved from Montreal following the 2004 season.


2010 Chicago White Sox season, Regular season, Summaries by month, April
On the Opening Day, the White Sox shutout the Cleveland 6–0. On that day, Mark Buehrle made an astounding play when he hurried and picked up a ball with his glove in foul territory and quickly underthrew backwards with his glove to Paul Konerko, who caught the ball with his bare hand to force out Lou Marson in the fifth inning for the second out. On April 12 at Blue Jays, the Sox snapped their ten-game losing streak in Rogers Centre and took the first victory since June 1, 2007, beating the Blue Jays 8–7 in 11 innings.


2010 Chicago White Sox season, Regular season, Summaries by month, April
In the next two games, Carlos Quentin hit the White Sox's first grand slam of the season, beating the Jays 11–1. The Sox split the four-game series with Blue Jays. On April 16–18, the Sox got swept by the Indians in Cleveland for the first time since May 30 to June 2, 2003. On April 23 against the Mariners, Andruw Jones hit two home runs on his 33rd birthday including his walk-off home run which made it 7–6.


2010 Chicago White Sox season, Regular season, Summaries by month, April
On the next day, in the top of the ninth inning, Casey Kotchman hit a soft ground ball down the right field line and a fan reached over and pick up the ball with his bare hand in foul territory. This is a fan interference ground rule double which two men scored from first and second making it 4–2 Mariner lead. Then in the bottom frame, the Sox scored three runs via two home runs, one by Paul Konerko (solo shot) and a walk-off by Alex Ríos (two-run homer), which made it 5–4.


2010 Chicago White Sox season, Regular season, Summaries by month, April
On the next day, White Sox swept the Mariners at a score of 3–2 with Paul Konerko's GW home run in the eighth inning. Paul Konerko broke the franchise record for most home runs hit during the month of April with 11. However the Sox finished the month with a not-so good record of 9–14.


2010 Chicago White Sox season, Regular season, Summaries by month, May
On May 7 against the Toronto Blue Jays at home, J. J. Putz allowed a three-run home run to Álex González in the twelfth inning which made it 7–4 for the White Sox loss. Two days later against the same team, Bobby Jenks blew his save for allowing Fred Lewis a three-run home run which made it 8–7 Toronto lead. Sox lost three-out-of-four at home against the Toronto Blue Jays while the Sox split the series in Toronto last month.


2010 Chicago White Sox season, Regular season, Summaries by month, May
On May 11, the Sox opened the two-game series at the new Target Field and took the victory 5–2 over Minnesota, but the next day lost 3–2. On May 21 against the Florida Marlins in first interleague play, the Sox took the victory 8–0 as Alexei Ramírez had 5 RBIs with two-run double and three-run homer. Two days later, the Sox suffered a big shut-out loss 13–0 to the Marlins on Sunday. The Sox finished the month with a record of 13–14.


2010 Chicago White Sox season, Regular season, Summaries by month, June
On June 13 against the Cubs at Wrigley Field, Gavin Floyd pitched a no-hitter through 6.2 innings before allowing a double to Alfonso Soriano and then the next batter scored Soriano by Chad Tracy's RBI single. The opposing pitcher Ted Lilly didn't allow a hit through 8+ innings before allowing a single to Juan Pierre. Later that inning, the bases were loaded, so it would have golden opportunities for Sox to score some runs, but failed. The Sox failed to sweep the Cubs as they lose 1–0 with one hit for Sox and three hits for Cubs.


2010 Chicago White Sox season, Regular season, Summaries by month, June
From June 12–20, they went eight straight games without hitting home runs, their longest since 1989, which they went nine straight homerless games. However, during their homerless streak, the Sox went 7–1, thanks to their starting pitching. During their span, the Sox have won six straight without hitting home runs for the first time since 1942. Then on June 22 against the Atlanta Braves, Carlos Quentin blasted a 3-run homer in the fourth inning, snapping their 8-game homerless streak in a 9–6 seventh straight win.


2010 Chicago White Sox season, Regular season, Summaries by month, June
For the Braves, they snapped their 42-game winning streak when scoring five or more runs, dating back to last season. From June 15–24, the Sox went three-consecutive three-game sweeps for the first time in franchise history. They swept the Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Nationals on the road, and Atlanta Braves at home. They have won eleven in a row for the first time since June 1961, which they have won twelve in a row. The Sox finished the month with an awesome 18–9 record.


2010 Chicago White Sox season, Regular season, Summaries by month, July
On July 5–8, the Sox got their four-game sweep over the Los Angeles Angels for the first time since 2005 when they swept the Astros in the World Series. On July 11 against the Kansas City Royals, Andruw Jones hit his 400th career home run in third inning, 46th player in major league history to accomplish this feat. Also the Sox hit five home runs in the game, including four in third inning, tying their franchise history, including two back-to-backs. The Sox swept the Royals with a 15−5 victory and finished with a perfect homestand 7–0.


2010 Chicago White Sox season, Regular season, Summaries by month, July
From June 8 until the All-Star break, the Sox were 25–5, their best in MLB. On June 8, the Sox were 24–33 and 9½ games out of the first place. Just 40 days later, the Sox were 50–41 and were in first place by 1½ games over the Detroit Tigers. On July 18 against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field, the Sox led 6–3 going into the bottom of the ninth inning. Then the Twins scored four runs without getting anybody out and suffering Sox their first walk-off loss of the season.


2010 Chicago White Sox season, Regular season, Summaries by month, July
Just three days later, the Sox suffered another walk-off loss, this time in extra innings at Seattle Mariners. The Sox scored one run in the top 11 and then Mariners came back with two in the bottom 11. One day after that defeat by Mariners, manager Ozzie Guillén was considering J. J. Putz to replace Bobby Jenks as a closer after blowing his save twice over his last three appearances. On July 23, Mark Buehrle celebrated one-year anniversary of his perfect game by taking a complete game victory over the Oakland Athletics in Oakland.


2010 Chicago White Sox season, Regular season, Summaries by month, July
He allowed 1 earned run, 4 hits, 0 walk and 2 strikeouts. From July 26–29, the Sox swept the four-game series over the Seattle Mariners for the first time since 1994 and finished the season series versus the Mariners 9–1 and outscoring them 58–26. The Sox finished the month with an overall record of 18–8 and incredible 12–1 at home.


2010 Chicago White Sox season, Regular season, Summaries by month, August
On August 3, the White Sox played a split doubleheader at Detroit Tigers, which the Sox won 12–2 in afternoon game and lost 7–1 in night game. The afternoon game was a made-up game from May 17.


2010 Chicago White Sox season, Regular season, Summaries by month, August
The next day, Edwin Jackson made his White Sox debut against his former teammate, in which he had 7.0 IP, 9 H, ER, BB, 6 K. Jackson took his first win with the White Sox since moving from Arizona against Armando Galarraga, whose perfect game was lost by the blown call by an umpire on June 2. Jackson threw a no-hitter against the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg on June 25.


2010 Chicago White Sox season, Regular season, Summaries by month, August
Also on the same day, Chris Sale, who was the White Sox's 13th overall pick in the 2010 Major League Baseball draft, was added to the roster as a relief pitcher. Sale was the first 2010 draft pick to be added to an MLB roster. After that game, the Sox were 37–13 (.740) over their last 50 games since June 8, the best record in MLB during that span. On the next day, in the top of the ninth inning, Paul Konerko singled and Mark Kotsay hit a two-run home run which made it a 4–1 Sox lead.


2010 Chicago White Sox season, Regular season, Summaries by month, August
But in the bottom of that frame, Ryan Raburn hit a game-tying three-run homer off of Bobby Jenks which tied the game at 4–4. Then in the top of the 11th, Mark Kotsay hit a two-run triple on which Brent Lillibridge and Andruw Jones scored which made it 6–4 Sox lead. In the bottom of the 11th with two outs, Ryan Raburn, who hit a game-tying three-run homer in the ninth, grounded out with men on first and second to end game for a White Sox victory.


2010 Chicago White Sox season, Regular season, Summaries by month, August
Sergio Santos got his first major league victory after he pitched two innings following Jenks, who blew his third save of the season. In that series, the White Sox took three out of four from the Tigers in Comerica Park, even though Tigers had one of the best home records in the American League.


2010 Chicago White Sox season, Regular season, Summaries by month, August
On August 9 against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards, it is the first time this season that the White Sox pitcher (J. J. Putz) allow a walk-off home run (to Brian Roberts) and lost 3-out-of-4 in a series with two walk-off extra-inning losses under the Orioles' new manager Buck Showalter. The Sox got four walk-off losses since the All-Star break and were then 2–4 in walk-off games that season. For the Orioles, they led the American League in walk-off wins at 9, including three under Showalter.


2010 Chicago White Sox season, Regular season, Summaries by month, August
From August 10 to 12, the Sox lost the series against the Twins and fell to second place in the AL Central, one game back. Also the Sox lost the series at home for the first time since June 4–6 against the Indians, snapping their seven straight home series wins. During the time between series losses at home, the Sox were 20–3 while the Sox swept four opponents. From August 17–19, the Sox played a series against the rival Twins at Target Field when the Sox were three games behind the first-place Twins prior to the first game.


2010 Chicago White Sox season, Regular season, Summaries by month, August
In the first game, the former White Sox teammate Jim Thome hit a walk-off two-run homer off of Matt Thornton in the tenth inning to down the White Sox 7–6. In the second game, the Twins beat the Sox again 7–6 with the final batter out. And then in the third game, the Sox blew out the Twins 11–0 to avoid a sweep. The Sox snapped the Twins 9-game home winning streak and they snapped their five-game losing streak at Target Field.


2010 Chicago White Sox season, Regular season, Summaries by month, August
On August 29, The White Sox hosted Frank Thomas day at U.S. Cellular Field against the New York Yankees. Thomas' jersey was retired that day, along with his face put up on the legendary wall in right-center field next to Billy Pierce on his left and Carlton Fisk on his right, and also right under 'The Catch' logo. On August 30 against the Indians in Cleveland, in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Sox blew a three-run lead to tie the game at 6 thanks to his fourth blown save by Jenks.


2010 Chicago White Sox season, Regular season, Summaries by month, August
Then in the top of the eleventh inning, the Sox scored four runs, all with two outs, including Brent Lillibridge's second home run of the season. The Sox took the victory 10–6. They were now 2–1 when they had given up a three-run lead in the ninth. Also on that same day, Chicago acquired Manny Ramírez off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers. The White Sox finished with a record of 14–15 in August and 0–5 in walk-off games.


2010 Chicago White Sox season, Regular season, Summaries by month, September
On September 3, the game in Boston was postponed due to Hurricane Earl. On September 4, the White Sox swept the doubleheader at Red Sox with identical scores 3–1 with both saves from Bobby Jenks. It is the first time the White Sox swept the doubleheader in Boston since 1991. Then on September 5, the White Sox swept the Red Sox at Fenway Park for their first time since July 27–28, 1991 when the Sox came back with four runs in the top of the ninth inning to take a 7–5 lead, all with two outs.


2010 Chicago White Sox season, Regular season, Summaries by month, September
Also, Manny Ramírez faced his former teammate, which he went 3–8 combined in this series. The White Sox finished the 10-game road trip 7–3, all three losses came in final three road games. With the WLLL format in four-game series at Tigers, since 2006, they're 0–7 in the finale of the four-game set after winning the first game and losing the next two.


2010 Chicago White Sox season, Regular season, Summaries by month, September
On September 12, Lucas Harrell allowed six runs in the first inning in courtesy of two three-run homers even before the Sox will bat, then the Sox scored twelve unanswered runs to beat the Royals 12–6 and win this weekend series. It is the biggest White Sox comeback so far this season. Also in this game, Paul Konerko hit two two-run homers and five RBIs, recording his fourth career 30 homer/100 RBI season. From September 14–16, the Sox got swept by Twins at home, losing 9 of their last 11 home games against these Twins.


2010 Chicago White Sox season, Regular season, Summaries by month, September
With that sweep, the Sox fell to nine games back and Twins outscored the Sox 26–11. Then the next series against the Tigers at home, the Sox got swept again. The Sox got swept by Tigers at home for the first time since April 2001. During the finale of that series, the Sox tied the game at 7 after scoring four runs in the bottom of the ninth inning.


2010 Chicago White Sox season, Regular season, Summaries by month, September
The Sox lost in 11 innings to Tigers 9–7, but in the bottom of the eleventh, Paul Konerko nearly hit a walk-off three-run homer, but it was foul just a couple feet from the foul pole. In that game, the Sox left 21 men on base and went 4–24 with runners in scoring position. On September 22 at Oakland Athletics, the Sox avoided getting swept for third consecutive times by scoring two runs in the top of the ninth inning and went on to a 4–3 victory.


2010 Chicago White Sox season, Regular season, Summaries by month, September
That victory also avoided their nine-game losing streak for the first time since 1991 and first time in September since 1976. Then the Sox swept the Angels in Los Angeles for the first time since April 2006. In this series, the Sox outscored the Angels 12–6 and finished the season series against the Angels 7–2 and won seven in a row against them. They finished the season road record 43–38 (4th best in AL, 3rd best since 1999), better than last year's 36–45.


2010 Chicago White Sox season, Regular season, Summaries by month, September
In this season, the Sox swept five opponents on the road compared to two last season, four of them are the losing teams. Finally on September 28 against the Boston Red Sox, Dayán Viciedo gave the White Sox their first walk-off hit since April 24, winning it 5–4, which came back from a 3–0 deficit. It is only the third walk-off win this season which trails the majors against seven walk-off losses, all since the All-Star break. The result of this four-game series against the Red Sox is LWWW, first time they had this result since 2006. The White Sox finished September with a record of 14–13.


2010 Chicago White Sox season, Regular season, Summaries by month, October
The White Sox concluded the regular season with a 2–1 record in October.


2010 Chicago White Sox season, Player stats, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases


2010 Chicago White Sox season, Player stats, Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts; BAA = Batting average against


2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl
The 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl was a college football bowl game played at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 31, 2010, with kickoff at 7:30 p.m. EST. With sponsorship from Chick-fil-A, it was the 43rd edition of the game known throughout most of its history as the Peach Bowl. The game  featured the No. 23 Florida State Seminoles versus the No. 19 South Carolina Gamecocks.


2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl, Teams, South Carolina
The SEC Eastern Division Champion South Carolina Gamecocks appeared in the Chick-fil-A Bowl. The Gamecocks also entered the game with an impressive 9–4 record after a 7–6 season in 2009. South Carolina has some of the finest young talent in the SEC in freshman running back Marcus Lattimore and sophomore receiver Alshon Jeffery. They also made their first appearance in the Chick-fil-A Bowl, although they do have one Peach Bowl appearance: a 14–3 loss to West Virginia in 1969.


2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl, Teams, Florida State
The ACC Atlantic Division Champion Florida State Seminoles came into the game with a 9–4 record in coach Jimbo Fisher's first season. The strength of the Seminoles this season has been their defense, which ranks No. 2 in the nation in sacks and No. 17 in tackles for loss. Florida State's appearance in the Chick-fil-A Bowl marks a continuance of their streak of active consecutive bowl games to twenty nine. Although FSU has never appeared in the Chick-fil-A Bowl under its current name, it has appeared in two games when it was known as the Peach Bowl, losing the inaugural game in 1968 and winning it in 1983.


2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl, Teams, Florida State
Like South Carolina, Florida State has been a member of its current conference since 1992.


2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl, Game Notes
Florida State QB Christian Ponder had left the game in the second quarter with a concussion, E.J Manuel had taken over the Florida State offense. E.J completed 11 to 15 passes for 84 yards and a touchdown and had seven carries for 46 yards. He was 7-for-7 passing on the fourth-quarter touchdown drive led the Seminoles to 26–17 win. After the game Florida State Coach Jimbo Fisher said "I hate it for Christian, he got dinged on the back of his head. He came off and he was kind of out of it a little bit. I hate that because of what he means to us but EJ, oh boy, I'm glad he's on our team." "E.J. is special."


2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl, Game Notes
The two schools had met 18 prior times with Florida State holding a commanding 15–3 advantage in the series. The last meeting was a 38-10 FSU victory in 1991. This was the first time the programs had met in a bowl game.


2010 Chihuahua Express
The fourth edition of the Chihuahua Express was reduced to 2 days because two fatal accidents.