2010 Asian Roller Hockey Championship
The 13th Asian Roller Hockey Championship, was held in Dalian, China, between 9 and 15 January 2010. The place of the matches was the Dalian Nationalities University. This Tournament is organized by the Confederation of Asia Roller Sports (CARS) and is the Rink Hockey Asian Championship.


2010 Asian Roller Hockey Championship, Men Championship
The Men's National teams participating were Macau, Japan, Taiwan and India.


2010 Asian Roller Hockey Championship, Men Championship
Macau's Team was composed by the following players: Keepers: Leong Chak In and Paulo Gibelino. Field Players: Nuno Antunes, Hélder Ricardo, Augusto Ramos, Ricardo Atraca, Alexandre Torrão, Dinísio da Luz, Alfredo Almeida and Alberto LisboaTrainer: Alberto Lisboa


2010 Asian Roller Hockey Championship, Men Championship
Results12-01-2010 Macau 6-2 TaiwanMacau Goals by: Nuno Antunes (3), Alberto Lisboa, Augusto Fernandes e Ricardo Atraca12-01-2010 Japan  4-3  India13-01-2010 Macau  12-7  IndiaMacau Goals by: Hélder Ricardo (4), Alberto Lisboa (3), Augusto Fernandes (3) e Nuno Antunes (2)13-01-2010 Japan  4-1  Taiwan14-01-2010 India  5-2  Taiwan14-01-2010 Macau  2-2  JapanMacau Goals by: Hélder Ricardo e Ricardo Atraca


2010 Asian Roller Hockey Championship, Ladies Championship
The Women's National teams participating are Macau, Japan, Taiwan and India.


2010 Asian Roller Hockey Championship, Ladies Championship
Macau's Team was composed by the following players:Keepers: Michelle Ritchie and Palmira Pena. Field Players: Sara Barrias, Dulce Atraca, Shelley Calangi, Cíntia Leite, A Weng and Kok Ka Man. Trainer: Alberto Lisboa.


2010 Asian Roller Hockey Championship, Ladies Championship
Results11-01-2010 Taiwan - India11-01-2010 Japan  5-0 Macau12-01-2010 India 12-1 MacauMacau Goals by: Dulce Atraca Lisboa 12-01-2010 Japan  -  Taiwan13-01-2010 India  -  Japan13-01-2010 Macau  1-13  TaiwanMacau Goals by: Sara Barrias


2010 Asian Speed Skating Championships
The 2010 Asian Speed Skating Championships were held between 9 January and 10 January 2010 at the Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval in Obihiro, Hokkaidō.


2010 Asian Taekwondo Championships
The 2010 Asian Taekwondo Championships were the 19th edition of the Asian Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Astana, Kazakhstan from May 21 to May 23, 2010.


2010 Asian Tour
The 2010 Asian Tour was the 16th season of the modern Asian Tour, the main men's professional golf tour in Asia excluding Japan, since it was established in 1995. Prize money for the season exceeded US$43 million and teenager Noh Seung-yul became the youngest Order of Merit winner with US$822,361.


2010 Asian Tour, Tournament results
The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asian Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asian Tour members.


2010 Asian Tour, Tournament results
Only 50% of the prize money from major championships and World Golf Championships are counted towards the Order of Merit, but are not shown below.


2010 Asian Tour, Leading money winners
There is a complete list on the official site .


2010 Asian Women's Amateur Boxing Championships
The 5th edition of the Women's Asian Amateur Boxing Championships were held from May 24 to May 30, 2010 in Astana, Kazakhstan.


2010 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship
The 2010 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship was the 11th edition of the AVC Club Championships. The tournament was held in Tri Dharma Hall, Gresik, Surabaya, Indonesia.


2010 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship, Pools composition
The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2009 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship.


2010 Asian Women's Handball Championship
The 2010 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the 13th Asian Championship, which took place from 19 to 25 December 2010 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil.


2010 Asian Women's Handball Championship
Due to heavy snow, both South Korea and Japan couldn´t make the trip to Kazakhstan in time and the program was moved forward.


2010 Asian Women's Handball Championship
China, Japan, Kazakhstan and South Korea qualified for the World championship after reaching the semifinals.


2010 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup
The 2010 Asian Women's Cup Volleyball Championship was held in Taicang Gymnasium, Taicang, China.


2010 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup, Pools composition
The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the 2009 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship.


2010 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup squads
This article shows the women's squads of the participating teams at the 2010 Asian Women's Cup Volleyball Championship.


2010 Asian Wrestling Championships
The 2010 Asian Wrestling Championships were held at the Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India. The event took place from May 12 to May 16, 2010.


2010 Asian Youth Boys Volleyball Championship
The 2010 Asian Youth Boys Volleyball Championship was held in Azadi Volleyball Hall, Tehran, Iran from 13 to 21 May 2010.


2010 Asian Youth Boys Volleyball Championship, Pools composition
The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2008 Asian Youth Boys Volleyball Championship.


2010 Asian Youth Boys Volleyball Championship, Pools composition
Iran (Host & 1st) China (4th) South Korea Australia Sri Lanka


2010 Asian Youth Girls Volleyball Championship
The 2010 Asian Youth Girls Volleyball Championship was held in Cheras Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 20 to 28 May 2010.


2010 Asian Youth Girls Volleyball Championship, Pools composition
The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2008 Asian Youth Girls Volleyball Championship.


2010 Aspria Tennis Cup
The 2010 Aspria Tennis Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Milan, Italy between 14 and 20 June 2010.


2010 Aspria Tennis Cup, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2010 Aspria Tennis Cup, Champions, Doubles
Daniele Bracciali /  Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo def. James Cerretani /  Jeff Coetzee, 6–4, 7–5


2010 Aspria Tennis Cup – Doubles
Yves Allegro and Daniele Bracciali are the defending champions but Allegro chose not to participate that year. Bracciali partnered up with Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo, and they won in the final 6–4, 7–5 against James Cerretani and Jeff Coetzee.


2010 Aspria Tennis Cup – Singles
Alessio di Mauro was the defending champion, but he lost in the first round against Mikhail Kukushkin in the first round. Frederico Gil won in the final 6–1, 7–5 against Máximo González.


2010 Assen Superbike World Championship round
The 2010 Assen Superbike World Championship round was the fourth round of the 2010 Superbike World Championship season. It took place on the weekend of April 23–25, 2010 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands.


2010 Assen Superleague Formula round
The 2010 Assen Superleague Formula round was a Superleague Formula round  held on May 16, 2010, at the TT Circuit Assen, Assen, Netherlands. It was the first ever round at the Assen circuit and also the first ever one in the Netherlands. It was the second round of the 2010 Superleague Formula season.


2010 Assen Superleague Formula round
Eighteen clubs took part, the seventeen who competed at the previous Silverstone round plus returning 2008 series champions Beijing Guoan. Dutch club PSV Eindhoven took part and it was initially thought that an FC Groningen car, to be driven by ex-F1 racer Jos Verstappen, would participate but the plan was abandoned 5 weeks before the event.


2010 Assen Superleague Formula round
Support races included the Dutch Supercar Challenge and the International Superkart Series.


2010 Associates Twenty20 Series in Kenya
2010 Associates Twenty20 Series in Kenya was a tournament of Twenty20 cricket matches that were held in Kenya from 30 January to 4 February 2010. The three participating teams were Kenya, Scotland and Uganda. The matches were played at the Gymkhana Club Ground in Nairobi. Kenya won the series, after winning all four of their round robin matches.


2010 Astana Cup
The 2010 Astana Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Astana, Kazakhstan between 23 and 29 August 2010.


2010 Astana Cup, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2010 Astana Cup, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received a special exempt into the singles main draw:


2010 Astana Cup, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry as a lucky loser from the qualifying draw:


2010 Astana Cup, Champions, Doubles
Michail Elgin /  Nikolaus Moser def. Wu Di /  Zhang Ze, 6–0, 6–4


2010 Astana Cup – Doubles
Jonathan Marray and Jamie Murray were the defending champions but decided not to participate. Michail Elgin and Nikolaus Moser won the title, defeating Wu Di and Zhang Ze 6–0, 6–4 in the finals.


2010 Astana Cup – Doubles, Seeds
The top two seeds received a bye into the first round.


2010 Astana Cup – Singles
Andrey Golubev was the defending champion but decided not to participate this year. First-seeded Igor Kunitsyn defeated second-seeded compatriot Konstantin Kravchuk 4–6, 7–6(5), 7–6(3) in the final.


2010 Astana season
The 2010 season for the Astana cycling team began in January with the Tour Down Under and ended in October at the Giro di Lombardia. As a UCI ProTour team, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every ProTour event.


2010 Astana season
Astana's 2010 season marked a great transition for the team, as went from the leadership of Johan Bruyneel to Yvon Sanquer. The team similarly saw many notable riders depart, including Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer, Andreas Klöden, and the rest of Astana's squad from the 2009 Tour de France save champion Alberto Contador. Most of these riders were part of Armstrong's new team in 2010, Team RadioShack. Contador and Alexander Vinokourov, who returned from suspension late in the 2009 season, were the team's leaders in 2010.


2010 Astana season, One-day races, Spring classics
Maxim Iglinskiy won Montepaschi Strade Bianche in March, a rare spring season one-day win in the team's history. He made his race-winning move against breakaway companions Thomas Lövkvist and Michael Rogers 200 m (660 ft) from the finish line, as the road narrowed. He and Lövkvist nearly touched shoulders and crashed, but both held their lines and stayed upright. Iglinskiy, who had never ridden this particular race before, called it "the most beautiful win of [his] career."


2010 Astana season, Stage races
Contador scored the team's first victory of 2010 in the Volta ao Algarve, a mountain stage which finished at Malhão. The victory also gave him the race's overall leadership. A solid second place in the event's closing individual time trial meant Contador retained the lead through the conclusion of the race.


2010 Astana season, Grand Tours, Giro d'Italia
Vinokourov made the Giro an early goal for himself, announcing in December that he would ride it in 2010 for the first time in his career. He was the team leader, as Contador mounted only a defense of his Tour crown in 2010 and not a return to the Giro or the Vuelta. He stated that his goal was to wear the race leader's pink jersey for one day, and not to win the race overall. The team showed well in the stage 1 time trial in Amsterdam.


2010 Astana season, Grand Tours, Giro d'Italia
Hryvko was one of the earliest riders to take the course and set a time that stood as best for much of the day. Later, Vinokourov turned in a fourth-place ride, five seconds off the winning time set by Team Sky's Bradley Wiggins. Over the next two days, many crashes took place and kept very small the number of riders together in the leading group at the stages finishes. Vinokourov was able to stay with the leaders both days, and was one of the only overall favorites to do so.


2010 Astana season, Grand Tours, Giro d'Italia
In so doing, he earned the pink jersey as the race transferred to Italy. Their fortunes were turned in the stage 4 team time trial, however. Valentin Iglinskiy, Dyachenko, and Gasparotto fell off the pace early in their ride, as did Kireyev with 3 kilometers left. This left only the minimum of five riders together, and in the last kilometer, Štangelj also fell off, and the remaining team members had to wait for him at the finish line. This lost time cost Vinokourov the pink jersey, as Vincenzo Nibali took it.


2010 Astana season, Grand Tours, Giro d'Italia
Stage 7 was long and hilly, and run partially on unpaved roads. It also happened to be run on a day with very heavy rain, making the final kilometers of the course muddy and treacherous. After the overall contenders had stayed together for most of the stage, Nibali crashed on the first section of unpaved roads and needed a bike change. Vinokourov took the opportunity to put in an attack, and he and three others finished together well ahead of Nibali, giving Vinokourov the pink jersey again. Though he had prospered on the stage, Vinokourov openly questioned afterwards whether such terrain should be used in a multi-day event.


2010 Astana season, Grand Tours, Giro d'Italia
After three stages won by sprinters and breakaways, the overall standings were again shuffled in stage 11. This was the Giro's longest stage, and was again run on a very rainy day. In this stage, a group of approximately 50 riders broke away and gained considerable time on the peloton. Their biggest advantage was 20 minutes, and 40 of them were still together ahead of the peloton at the end of the stage, with the winner Evgeni Petrov still 13 minutes ahead.


2010 Astana season, Grand Tours, Giro d'Italia
The teams of the overall contenders had been leading a chase until the day's last climb, when the chase stopped altogether and the time gap remained the same the rest of the way. Astana was one of the only teams who did not have a rider finish ahead of the peloton, and the result was Vinokourov again losing the pink jersey, this time to Richie Porte.


2010 Astana season, Grand Tours, Giro d'Italia
Vinokourov finished in the top ten in several of the stages in the Giro's second half. Much as he did in stage 7, he made a selective break in a counterattack in stage 12, finishing fourth. He finished alone between the first and second groups in the stage finish at Monte Grappa, moving back into the top ten overall, ninth, with this result. On Monte Zoncolan, Vinokourov rode in the red points jersey to fifth on the day, moving up to sixth overall.


2010 Astana season, Grand Tours, Giro d'Italia
He was eighth in the climbing time trial to Plan de Corones and finished with the second group on the road, for fourth, in stage 19 which featured the Passo del Mortirolo. He posted the third-best time in the time trial which closed out the Giro, in Verona. Vinokourov finished the Giro sixth overall. Astana was 14th in the Trofeo Fast Team standings and ninth in the Trofeo Super Team.


2010 Astana season, Grand Tours, Tour de France
Two-time and defending champion Contador was one of the riders frequently cited as a major favorite to win the Tour de France. Contador was sixth in the prologue time trial, positioning himself near prospective rivals and his former teammates Lance Armstrong and Levi Leipheimer despite the short, flat course not particularly favoring Contador's strengths. Contador and Vinokourov both limited their losses well in stage 3, which incorporated numerous sectors of cobblestones at the Belgium-France border. Vinokourov was tenth on the day, finishing with the second group 53 seconds back of the stage winner.


2010 Astana season, Grand Tours, Tour de France
Contador had been with this group for most of the cobbled sections, but he flatted towards the finish and lost a further 20 seconds. Nonetheless, both riders occupied spots in the top ten after the stage, Vinokourov in eighth and Contador in ninth. After three stages decided by field sprints, the medium mountain seventh stage to Station des Rousses in the Jura began to sort out the overall standings. Vinokourov, Contador, and all serious overall contenders finished together on the same time.


2010 Astana season, Grand Tours, Tour de France
They moved up to fifth and sixth overall as some sprinters who were still highly placed because of the Tour's flat first week fell from the top of the standings. In the first Alpine stage the next day, the race's elite (with the notable exception of Lance Armstrong) contested the stage as the first group on the road. Andy Schleck and Samuel Sánchez attacked within the stage's final kilometer and gained 10 seconds against the other overall favorites, including Contador, with Schleck winning the stage. Contador moved up to third overall with the day's results.


2010 Astana season, Grand Tours, Tour de France
In the next stage, after the first rest day, Contador and Schleck made a move which ensured that they would finish in the top two spots on the podium at the end of the race. On the Col de la Madeleine, an hors catégorie climb (and the fourth of the day), the two broke away from the race's other overall contenders. They met and bridged up to Jens Voigt, a member of the morning escape, who paced them (on Schleck's behalf) to a sizeable gap over the peloton they had left behind. Though Sánchez also gained time against this group, the day's results put Schleck in first and Contador in second with more than two minutes between Contador and Sánchez in third, all but assuring that one of them would be Tour champion.


2010 Astana season, Grand Tours, Tour de France
In stage 12 three days later, it seemed that Vinokourov put in a winning attack on the stage's final climb, Mende. But Contador put in an attack from the trailing peloton, something which is not normally done by the teammate of a race's solo leader. Contador drew with him Joaquim Rodríguez, and they easily rode past Vinokourov. Rodríguez won the sprint while Contador took back ten seconds on Schleck. Vinokourov finished third, 4 seconds behind Rodríguez. He was later visibly furious that his teammate's move had denied him a stage win.


2010 Astana season, Grand Tours, Tour de France
The next day, Vinokourov took his stage win, coming home 13 seconds ahead of the peloton with a late attack, denying the sprinters that finished at the head of the main field. After the race's elite finished together in stage 14, controversy ensued in stage 15. While climbing the Port de Balès, the chain on Schleck's bicycle slipped. It was at this exact moment that Contador made an attack, and Schleck could not answer due to his mechanical trouble. He took back 39 seconds on the stage, which gave him the yellow jersey.


2010 Astana season, Grand Tours, Tour de France
He was roundly booed by sections of the crowd when taking the jersey, though some commentators also spoke out on his behalf in regards to the incident. For his part, Schleck was at first very angry with Contador but later said that he forgave him, though he did not forget. Contador's advantage over Schleck was at this point only eight seconds, and there remained an extremely difficult mountain stage and an individual time trial.


2010 Astana season, Grand Tours, Tour de France
Schleck and Contador easily distinguished themselves as the two strongest riders in stage 17, which ended at the Col du Tourmalet. They took a lead of over a minute against the race's other contenders. In the final few kilometers of the stage, Schleck repeatedly tried to drop Contador from his wheel to make up the time he needed to regain the yellow jersey, but Contador stayed with him. At the end, Contador did not try to sprint for the stage win, keeping the yellow jersey while Schleck took his second stage win.


2010 Astana season, Grand Tours, Tour de France
In the stage 19 time trial, a drastic change in wind direction as the day went on meant that early starters had considerably better times than the race's top riders. Contador was 35th on the stage, nearly six minutes down on the day's winner Fabian Cancellara, but he extended his lead over Schleck to 39 seconds – the exact amount of time he had gained as a result of the Luxembourger's mechanical incident on the Port de Balès. They finished in those positions after the Tour's largely ceremonial finale the next day, giving Contador his third Tour victory in as many participations, albeit his first without a stage win. The squad finished sixth in the teams classification.


2010 Astana season, Grand Tours, Tour de France, Alberto Contador clenbuterol positive
In September 2010, Contador revealed that a urine sample he had given on July 21, a rest day in the Tour de France, had contained traces of clenbuterol. He has stated, due to the number of other tests he passed and that only a tiny amount of the substance was detected in the one he failed, that food contamination was to blame. Renowned anti-doping doctor Don Catlin considered this explanation plausible. Contador stated that he is the victim, and he can "hold his head high" and that he thinks he should not be punished. Several people related to the sport said that there is little benefit from using the drug, especially in the amounts that were discovered.


2010 Astana season, Grand Tours, Tour de France, Alberto Contador clenbuterol positive
The UCI issued a statement reporting that the concentration was 50 picograms per millilitre, and that this was 400 times below the minimum standards of detection capability required by WADA, and that further scientific investigation would be required. Contador has been provisionally suspended from competition, although this had no short-term effect as he had already finished his racing programme for the 2010 season. Contador had been informed of the results over a month earlier, on August 24.


2010 Astana season, Grand Tours, Tour de France, Alberto Contador clenbuterol positive
Later the amount discovered was clarified as 40 times below the minimum standards, rather than the 400 times originally reported by the UCI. Contador's scientific adviser claimed that he would have needed 180 times the amount detected to gain any benefit in his performance. Contador nonetheless stands to be suspended from the sport and have his Tour title stripped, depending on the outcome of the case.


2010 Astana season, Grand Tours, Tour de France, Alberto Contador clenbuterol positive
The matter remained unresolved throughout 2011, and therefore past Contador's association with the Astana team, as he signed with Saxo Bank–SunGard for 2011. On 6 February 2012, Contador was given a backdated two-year ban and stripped of both his 2010 Tour win for Astana, and the 2011 Giro d'Italia win for Saxo Bank–SunGard.


2010 Astana season, Grand Tours, Vuelta a España
Astana entered the Vuelta without a serious overall contender. Pereiro was supposed to ride as squad leader, but had, after the Tour of Poland been feeling pain in his right arm that he said related back to his career threatening crash in the 2008 Tour de France. The injury kept him from training and it further required surgery to remove a lump between the metacarpal bones in his right hand. Pereiro attempted a faith-healing cure as well as conventional treatment, but did not take the Vuelta's start in Seville, essentially hastening his retirement.


2010 Astana season, Grand Tours, Vuelta a España
The squad was 20th in the team time trial which kicked off the race, finishing better than only the small Spanish teams Andalucía–Cajasur and Footon–Servetto–Fuji. In stage 6, Davis made the day's selections and contested the sprint at the head of the 70-strong group that finished together after covering the day's hills. He was fourth on the day, finishing behind Thor Hushovd, Daniele Bennati, and Grega Bole. Bazayev was part of the morning breakaway in stage 8, and held on for eighth on the day as the race's top riders chased the break down.


2010 Astana season, Grand Tours, Vuelta a España
Davis figured into a further two mass sprint finishes, coming home seventh in stage 12 and third in stage 21, but that was as close as the team came to any victories. The team's highest-placed rider in the final overall standings was Jufré in 24th, at a deficit of almost 33 minutes to Vuelta champion Vincenzo Nibali. The squad finished 12th in the teams classification.


2010 Atlanta Braves season
The 2010 Atlanta Braves season was the franchise's 45th season in Atlanta along with the 135th season in the National League and 140th overall. It featured the Braves' attempt to reclaim a postseason berth for the first time since 2005. The Braves once again were skippered by Bobby Cox, in his 25th and final overall season managing the team. It was their 45th season in Atlanta, and the 135th of the franchise. Finishing the season with a 91–71 record, the Braves won the NL Wild Card, only to be eliminated in the NLDS by the San Francisco Giants in four games.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Offseason, Time Line
Frank Wren began the offseason for the Atlanta Braves with the acquisition of relief pitcher Scott Proctor to a split contract. The contract assured Proctor would earn the minor league minimum while playing in the minors and earn the pro-rated portion of $750,000 plus a possible $250,000 in the major leagues.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Offseason, Time Line
November 12, 2009: Veteran starting pitcher Tim Hudson agreed to a three-year/$27 million contract extension with a club option for 2013 at $9 million.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Offseason, Time Line
November 24, 2009: The Braves signed minor league free agent Juan Abreu, a right-handed relief pitcher, to a one-year minor league contract.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Offseason, Time Line
December 2, 2009: Veteran closer Billy Wagner and the Atlanta Braves agreed to a one-year contract. The six-time All-Star received $6.75 million in 2010, and his deal included a $6.5 million club option for 2011 with a $250,000 buyout.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Offseason, Time Line
December 3, 2009: The Braves signed closer Takashi Saito to a one-year/$3.2 million deal, with an additional $2.3 million to be earned through incentives. He served as the set-up man to Billy Wagner during the 2010 season.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Offseason, Time Line
December 9, 2009: The Braves traded closer Rafael Soriano to the Tampa Bay Rays for relief pitcher Jesse Chavez.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Offseason, Time Line
December 18, 2009: The Braves signed outfielder Mitch Jones and infielder Joe Thurston to minor league contracts.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Offseason, Time Line
December 22, 2009: The Braves traded starting pitcher Javier Vázquez and relief pitcher Boone Logan to the New York Yankees for outfielder Melky Cabrera, relief pitcher Mike Dunn, and relief pitcher Arodys Vizcaíno.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Offseason, Time Line
January 5, 2010: Infielder Troy Glaus and the Atlanta Braves agreed to a one-year/$1.75 million deal, with an additional $2.5 million to be earned through incentives. He served the Braves in 2010 at 1st base and 3rd base.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Offseason, Time Line
January 5, 2010: Utility man Eric Hinske and the Atlanta Braves agreed to a one-year/$1.5 million deal.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Regular season, Notables
April 5, 2010: During the first inning of a 16–5 Braves walloping of the Chicago Cubs on Opening Day, rookie Jason Heyward launched a three-run home run during his first Major League at-bat. Heyward became the eleventh Braves player to homer in his Major League debut, and just the fifth to go deep in his first at-bat.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Regular season, Notables
May 20, 2010: Going into the bottom of the ninth down 9–3 against the Cincinnati Reds, the Braves scored seven runs to beat the Reds by a final score of 10–9. The late rally was capped by a Brooks Conrad pinch-hit grand slam that scored the final four runs to win the game by one. Conrad's walk-off grand slam to overcome a three-run deficit was the 23rd in Major League history, and just the second time it has been done by a pinch-hitter. The last pinch-hitter to do so was Jack Phillips of the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 8, 1950.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Regular season, Notables
May 31, 2010: The Atlanta Braves defeated the then-first-place Philadelphia Phillies at Turner Field to take sole possession of first place in the National League East standings, a position they had maintained for exactly one hundred days until losing to the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 7, 2010, to relinquish the lead back to the Phillies. The last time the Atlanta Braves had led the NL East on September 1 was in 2005.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Regular season, Notables
June 3, 2010: Winning the first game of a four-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Braves extended their winning streak to nine games. It was the longest winning streak for the Braves since they won sixteen in a row in 2000.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Regular season, Notables
July 13, 2010: At the 2010 MLB All-Star Game in Anaheim, Braves catcher Brian McCann was awarded the All-Star Game MVP Award for his clutch two-out, three-run double in the seventh inning to give the National League its first win in the All-Star Game since 1996. He became the first Brave to win the MVP Award since Fred McGriff did so in 1994.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Regular season, Notables
August 22, 2010: Facing the Chicago Cubs, Mike Minor struck out twelve batters through six innings, setting an Atlanta Braves single-game rookie strikeout record. The previous record holder, Tommy Hanson, struck out eleven against the San Francisco Giants on July 20, 2009. This was also the last game for Lou Piniella as the Chicago Cubs manager before his retirement.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Regular season, Notables
August 27, 2010: In the ninth inning of a 1–7 loss to the Florida Marlins, Braves veteran closer Billy Wagner recorded his 1,170th career strikeout, getting Mike Stanton. The strikeout set a new left-handed reliever strikeout record as Wagner passed Jesse Orosco in career strikeouts. After the game, Wagner declined to speak to the media, simply stating, "We lost".


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Regular season, Notables
September 25, 2010: Upon defeating the Washington Nationals by a 5–0 score in Washington, D.C., Braves skipper Bobby Cox won his 2,500th career game as a manager. Cox became just the fourth manager in MLB history to win 2,500 games.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Regular season, Notables
October 3, 2010: Entering the final scheduled regular-season game of the year tied for the NL Wild Card lead, the Atlanta Braves defeated the Phillies in an 8–7 victory in front of a sold-out crowd at Turner Field. Approximately two and a half hours later, the San Francisco Giants defeated the San Diego Padres to give the Braves the Wild Card and their first postseason appearance since 2005.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Regular season, Notables
October 8, 2010: In the tenth inning of Game 2 of the NLDS, Braves closer Billy Wagner injured himself while fielding a bunted ball by Giants center-fielder Andrés Torres. This was the last Major League appearance for the veteran left-handed reliever.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Regular season, Notables
October 10, 2010: In Game 3 of the NLDS, Braves second-baseman Brooks Conrad committed three errors, pushing his error total in the NLDS to four. His four errors set a new Divisional Series record for errors by a single fielder. The errors allowed the Giants two unearned runs, which were the deciding factor in the Braves' pivotal Game 3 loss. Conrad was benched the following day, after committing eight errors in his final seven games.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Regular season, Notables
October 11, 2010: Losing Game 4 of the NLDS by a score of 2–3, the Giants eliminated the Braves from the postseason, winning the series three games to one. This game was the last Major League game ever managed by long-time Braves manager Bobby Cox.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Postseason, National League Division Series
As National League Wild Card winner, the Braves faced the San Francisco Giants in the 2010 National League Division Series. It was the first postseason appearance for the Braves since the 2005 team was eliminated after four games in the 2005 NLDS versus the Houston Astros.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Postseason, National League Division Series, Game 1
Thursday, October 7, 2010 – 9:37 p.m. (ET) at AT&T Park in San Francisco, CaliforniaStarting pitchers: Derek Lowe (Braves) & Tim Lincecum (Giants).


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Postseason, National League Division Series, Game 1
The first game of the NLDS was a pitching duel that matched the Giants' two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, in his first postseason start, against the Braves' Derek Lowe, a seasoned veteran of postseason play.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Postseason, National League Division Series, Game 1
The game's only run came in the fourth inning. Giants rookie catcher Buster Posey singled to left, stole second in a controversial play where he was called safe while appearing to be out, and then scored on a two-out single by Cody Ross. The run was the only one Lincecum needed, as the Giants' ace was dominant, pitching a complete game shutout, allowing only two hits and striking out a franchise record 14 while walking only one. Lowe pitched only 5+1⁄3 innings before being lifted for the bullpen. Jonny Venters, Peter Moylan, Michael Dunn, and Craig Kimbrel combined to pitch the final 2+2⁄3 innings of the Braves loss.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Postseason, National League Division Series, Game 2
Friday, October 8, 2010 – 9:37 p.m. (ET) at AT&T Park in San Francisco, CaliforniaStarting pitchers: Tommy Hanson (Braves) & Matt Cain (Giants).


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Postseason, National League Division Series, Game 2
The Giants jumped on the board in the bottom of the first inning, taking a quick 3–0 lead as Pat Burrell hit a three-run home run, following a Freddy Sanchez single and a Buster Posey walk.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Postseason, National League Division Series, Game 2
Braves manager Bobby Cox was ejected from the game in the top of the second inning, arguing that Giants first baseman Aubrey Huff's foot did not stay on base on an Álex González ground-out. In the bottom of the second, Giants starter Matt Cain also hit an RBI single, scoring Cody Ross, who had doubled earlier. The Giants led the Braves after two innings by a 4–0 score.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Postseason, National League Division Series, Game 2
Braves first baseman Derrek Lee hit a lead-off single in the top of the sixth inning and advanced to second base on Pat Burrell's fielding error. Brian McCann singled him home in the next at-bat to end the 14 scoreless innings streak for the Braves in the series.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Postseason, National League Division Series, Game 2
The Braves struck back in the top of the eighth inning. After consecutive singles by Lee and McCann, the Giants brought in closer Brian Wilson for a six-out save; however, the next hitter, Melky Cabrera, hit an RBI ground ball that scored Lee from third base and Cabrera beat the throw to first base due to Giants' third baseman Pablo Sandoval's throwing error. Following Brooks Conrad's sacrifice bunt, Álex González's RBI double scored both runners and tied the game at 4–4.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Postseason, National League Division Series, Game 2
The game remained tied and went to extra innings. In the bottom of the tenth inning, two consecutive bunts (one resulting in a single, one sacrifice) knocked Braves closer Billy Wagner out of the game because of injury. Because Wagner retired following the 2010 season, it was the last time Wagner ever appeared in a Major League game. Relieving the injured Wagner, Kyle Farnsworth hit the next batter, Freddy Sanchez, then walked Huff to load the bases. With the winning run at third base and one out, Posey followed by grounding into a double play to end the inning.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Postseason, National League Division Series, Game 2
In the top of the eleventh inning, Rick Ankiel hit a go-ahead solo home run into McCovey Cove on the fly to give the Braves a 5–4 lead, their first lead in the series. Farnsworth threw a scoreless bottom of the eleventh inning for the save and handed the Braves their first (and ultimately only) win in the series. The NLDS was tied one game apiece as it headed to Atlanta.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Postseason, National League Division Series, Game 3
Sunday, October 10, 2010 – 4:37 p.m. (ET) at Turner Field in Atlanta, GeorgiaStarting pitchers: Jonathan Sánchez (Giants) & Tim Hudson (Braves).


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Postseason, National League Division Series, Game 3
Game 3 was yet another dramatic matchup of strong pitching. The Braves sent right-handed veteran Tim Hudson to the mound to face Giants lefty Jonathan Sánchez. The Giants took an early lead in the top of the second inning after leaving the bases loaded in the first. Third baseman Mike Fontenot started the inning by driving a triple off the right field wall. Cody Ross, the next batter, lofted a pop fly that was dropped by Atlanta second baseman Brooks Conrad, giving San Francisco a 1–0 lead. Hudson rebounded by pitching seven strong innings, allowing only the one unearned run. Sánchez pitched a no-hitter through five innings against the Braves. With one out in the bottom of the sixth, Braves starter Hudson collected the team's first hit, a single to right field. Sánchez kept the Braves off the scoreboard until he was lifted with one out in the eighth.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Postseason, National League Division Series, Game 3
With a runner at first and one out in the bottom of the eighth inning and the Giants still nursing their 1–0 lead, Giants setup man Sergio Romo, a right-hander, relieved Sánchez to face the right-handed Troy Glaus as a pinch-hitter. Braves manager Bobby Cox countered by sending left-handed utility man Eric Hinske to the plate instead. With two strikes on him, Hinske turned on a hanging slider from Romo and drove it just inside the right field foul pole for a home run, giving the Braves a 2–1 lead and electrifying the crowd at Turner Field.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Postseason, National League Division Series, Game 3
Rookie right-hander Craig Kimbrel came out of the bullpen to start the top of the ninth for the Braves, relieving Jonny Venters, who had struck out the side the previous inning. Kimbrel retired Ross on a popout to Conrad for the first out. Travis Ishikawa then pinch-hit for Romo and drew a walk. After striking out leadoff man Andrés Torres, Kimbrel gave up a single to second baseman Freddy Sanchez and was removed from the game, leaving runners on first and second base with two outs.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Postseason, National League Division Series, Game 3
Another rookie Brave, lefty Michael Dunn came on and gave up a game-tying single to Aubrey Huff. Dunn was then pulled for a right-hander, Peter Moylan, who induced a grounder from Buster Posey, which proceeded to bounce through the legs of Conrad, the second baseman's third error of the game. Sanchez scored on the play, giving the Giants a 3–2 lead. Conrad's three errors set a NLDS record for most errors in a single game. Kyle Farnsworth came on and got the third out, but the damage was done.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Postseason, National League Division Series, Game 3
The Giants brought in their closer Brian Wilson for the bottom of the ninth. He held the lead, giving up a single to Brian McCann, but retiring Nate McLouth on a grounder to end the game. After being one strike away from a commanding 2–1 series lead, the Braves found themselves facing elimination with another loss.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Postseason, National League Division Series, Game 4
Monday, October 11, 2010 – 7:37 p.m. (ET) at Turner Field in Atlanta, GeorgiaStarting pitchers: Madison Bumgarner (Giants) & Derek Lowe (Braves)


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Postseason, National League Division Series, Game 4
With their backs against the wall, the Braves sent Derek Lowe to the mound on three days' rest. The Braves scored first in the bottom of the third inning when Brian McCann hit a sacrifice fly that drove in Omar Infante.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Postseason, National League Division Series, Game 4
Lowe took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, but the Giants tied the game with one out on Cody Ross' first-pitch homer off of a Lowe cutter. McCann answered with a home run of his own in the bottom of the inning off the Giants' rookie starter, Madison Bumgarner, to take back the lead.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Postseason, National League Division Series, Game 4
Lowe was relieved after 6+1⁄3 innings. After walking Aubrey Huff and allowing an infield single to Buster Posey, Bobby Cox made his way out to the mound, apparently to remove Lowe from the game; however, after talking to him, Cox elected to leave Lowe in, prompting huge cheers from the Atlanta fans. The next batter, Pat Burrell, walked on a 3–1 pitch near the inside corner and Lowe's night was done. He struck out eight while allowing only two hits and walking two.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Postseason, National League Division Series, Game 4
Braves' relievers Peter Moylan and Jonny Venters could not hold the lead as the Giants scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning on Juan Uribe's RBI fielder's choice and Cody Ross' RBI single. The Braves had an opportunity to escape the one-out, bases-loaded jam; however, Álex González's throwing error, his second in the game, cost them. Both of the errors were debatable. The first was a ball hit into the hole that he didn't field cleanly with the speedy Andrés Torres running. The second was another crucial controversial call that went against the Braves in the series. With two on and one out Juan Uribe hit a weak groundball to González. González elected to go to second but threw it high, causing Omar Infante to edge up; however, the umpire ruled he came off the base.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Postseason, National League Division Series, Game 4
Left-handed Giants reliever Javier López entered the game with two outs in the eighth, and pinch-runner Nate McLouth as the tying run at second base. López struck out Jason Heyward to end the inning. In the bottom of the ninth inning, the Braves had one last chance to rally. With one out, Giants closer Brian Wilson walked Rick Ankiel and Eric Hinske to put the winning run on base. Omar Infante followed by striking out swinging and Melky Cabrera grounded out to end the game and the series. The Giants won the series three games to one.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Postseason, National League Division Series, Game 4
After twenty-five overall seasons as the manager for the Braves, Game 4 proved to be the last game for the retiring Bobby Cox. After the game ended, he came out of the dugout briefly to acknowledge the fans. He was greeted with loud cheers from the entire stadium, as well as an ovation from the Giants' players and coaches.


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Player stats, Batting
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In


2010 Atlanta Braves season, Player stats, Pitching
Note: G = Games played; IP = Innings Pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO= Strikeouts; WHIP = Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched; HLD = Holds


2010 Atlanta Dream season
The 2010 WNBA season is the 3rd season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association.


2010 Atlanta Dream season, Transactions, Dispersal draft
Based on the Dream's 2009 record, they would pick 9th in the Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft. The Dream waived their pick.


2010 Atlanta Dream season, Transactions, WNBA Draft
The following are the Dream's selections in the 2010 WNBA Draft.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season
The 2010 Atlanta Falcons season was the 45th season for the team in the National Football League.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season
The Falcons improved on their 2009 record, winning 13 games. The team won their first NFC South title since 2004, a bye in the first round of the playoffs, and the top seed in the NFC. In the playoffs, the Falcons fell to the eventual Super Bowl XLV champion Green Bay Packers in the NFC Divisional Round 21–48.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Offseason
Falcons re-signed WR Brian Finneran to a 1-year deal on February 11, 2010.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Offseason
Falcons re-signed CB Brian Williams to a 1-year deal on March 4, 2010.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Offseason
Falcons signed CB Dunta Robinson to a 6-year deal on March 5, 2010.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Offseason
Falcons re-signed LS Joe Zelenka to a deal on March 8, 2010.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Offseason
Falcons re-signed CB Brent Grimes to a deal on March 9, 2010.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Offseason
Falcons cut CB Tye Hill and signed S Matt Giordano on March 16, 2010.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Offseason, 2010 NFL Draft
After finishing the season 9–7 and out of the playoffs, the Falcons will pick 19th in the draft. The Falcons traded their second round pick to the Kansas City Chiefs after trading for tight end Tony Gonzalez, and their seventh round pick to the St. Louis Rams for cornerback Tye Hill.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Schedule, Preseason
The Falcons preseason schedule was announced on March 31, 2010.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 1: at Pittsburgh Steelers
The Falcons began their season at Heinz Field for an interconference duel against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers were without quarterback Ben Roethlisberger who was suspended for the first four games of the season. Dennis Dixon started in his place. The Steelers received the opening kick and drove 42 yards in 11 plays with Dixon going 4/4 for 21 yards on the drive, that led to Steelers kicker Jeff Reed nailing a 52-yard field goal, the longest field goal in Heinz Field history.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 1: at Pittsburgh Steelers
The Falcons offense was non-existent almost entirely in the first half, going three-and- out on their first two drives. In the second quarter, following the Falcons second punt, the Steelers drove 28 yards to the Falcons 35, but Dixon was intercepted by Falcons linebacker Mike Petersen. The Falcons drove 44 yards to the Steelers 28, but Matt Bryant missed a 46-yard field goal. Jeff Reed then missed a 55-yarder. The Falcons drove 24 yards to the Steelers 31-yard line, and Bryant was successful from 48 yards out as the game went to halftime tied at 3-3.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 1: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Atlanta drove 55 yards in 13 plays on the first drive of the 2nd quarter, which took 4:20 off the clock, to take the lead on Bryant's 39-yard field goal. However, Pittsburgh would respond, driving 67 yards on 6 plays, taking 3:47 off the clock, and tying the game with Reed's 34-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, the Steelers would get the lead again, driving 67 yards on 10 plays taking 5:07 off the clock, on Reed's 34-yard field goal, yet the Falcons would strike back.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 1: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Ryan engineered a 13-play, 73-yard drive taking 5:30 off the clock, and ending with Bryant's 23-yard field goal, tying the score at 9-9 with 3:28 remaining. After a Pittsburgh punt, Troy Polamalu intercepted Matt Ryan at the Atlanta 30. In a golden opportunity to win the game, Pittsburgh drove 9 yards to the Atlanta 21, but Jeff Reed missed a 40-yard field goal wide ride with 0:43 left. Atlanta drained the clock, sending the game into overtime. Atlanta had possession first in overtime, but punted after 5 plays. It was a bad punt, going only 36 yards to midfield. Pittsburgh delivered the final strike in overtime as running back Rashard Mendenhall got the game-winning 50-yard touchdown run, on Pittsburgh's first play.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Steelers the Falcons played at home an NFC duel against the Arizona Cardinals. In the first quarter Atlanta took the early lead as QB Matt Ryan completed a 7-yard TD pass to WR Roddy White, followed in the second quarter by kicker Matt Bryant hitting a 24-yard field goal. Arizona would reply with RB Tim Hightower scampering 80 yards for a TD run, but Atlanta increased their lead when Ryan threw a 19-yard TD pass to FB Jason Snelling, followed by Snelling getting a 1-yard TD run. In the third quarter the Falcons continued to dominate the game when Ryan completed a 12-yard touchdown pass to WR Brian Finneran, followed by Bryan nailing a 35-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter Atlanta scored once again with FB Jason Snelling getting a 7-yard TD run.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 3: at New Orleans Saints
Coming off their win over the Cardinals the Falcons traveled to Louisiana Superdome for an NFC South rivalry match against the New Orleans Saints. The Falcons trailed early when QB Drew Brees made a 2-yard TD pass to TE Jeremy Shockey. The Falcons replied with QB Matt Ryan making a 13-yard TD pass to TE Tony Gonzalez. The Saints re-took the lead with Brees finding WR Lance Moore on an 80-yard TD pass.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 3: at New Orleans Saints
But the Falcons replied in the second quarter driving 72 yards in 19 plays, taking 10:39 off the clock ending with RB Michael Turner plunging into the end zone on a 1-yard TD run. The Falcons took the lead when kicker Matt Bryant booted a 23-yard field goal. But they fell behind with Brees finding Moore again on a 16-yard TD pass. The Falcons we're able to retake the lead when Ryan rifled a 22-yard TD pass to WR Roddy White.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 3: at New Orleans Saints
However, Drew Brees drove the Saints into field goal range and they would tie the game with kicker Garrett Hartley making a 32-yard field goal. In overtime, the Saints drove down to the goal line but kicker Hartley missed a 29-yard, chip shot field goal. Matt Ryan drove the Falcons back down the other direction and Matt Bryant hit a 46-yard field goal to give the Falcons the win.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 3: at New Orleans Saints
With the win, not only the Falcons improved to 2–1 but finally won their first game in New Orleans since 2002.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 4: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Hoping to increase their winning streak after a win against the Saints, the Falcons played inside their dome for an NFC duel against the San Francisco 49ers. In the first quarter the Falcons trailed early with QB Alex Smith making a 12-yard TD pass to TE Vernon Davis. The Falcons problems continued when Michael Koenen's punt was blocked and recovered in their own endzone by DB Taylor Mays, putting the 49ers up 14–0. Then the Falcons replied with QB Matt Ryan completing an 8-yard TD pass to WR Harry Douglas.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 4: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Then the Falcons took the lead with three field goals from kicker Matt Bryant. He made a 37-yard field goal near the end of the 2nd quarter and a 31-yard field goad in the 3rd. Under two minutes to play with the Falcons trailing 14–13, Ryan threw an interception to the 49ers' Nate Clements who appeared to be headed to the end zone and clinch the win. However wide receiver Roddy White chased him down and stripped the football which was recovered by Atlanta's Harvey Dahl. Ryan then engineered a drive in the other direction and Bryant kicks a 43-yard field goal with two seconds left giving the Falcons another win.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 5: at Cleveland Browns
Coming off their win over the 49ers the Falcons flew to Cleveland Browns Stadium for an Interconference duel against the Cleveland BrownsAfter a scoreless 1st quarter, the Falcons got things started in the 2nd quarter. Matt Bryant converted a 24-yard field goal. The Browns replied and took the lead with QB Seneca Wallace's 19-yard TD pass to RB Peyton Hillis. The Falcons tried to cut the lead when Bryant made a 30-yard field goal, but was expanded again in the 3rd quarter with kicker Phil Dawson hitting a 19-yard field goal.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 5: at Cleveland Browns
After that, the Falcons scored when QB Matt Ryan connected with WR Roddy White on a 45-yard TD pass. The game was a defensive drag out the rest of the way. In the 4th quarter DE Kroy Biermann returned an interception 41 yards to the endzone for a touchdown, sealing the Falcons' 4th straight win.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 6: at Philadelphia Eagles
Hoping to increase their winning streak the Falcons flew to Lincoln Financial Field for an NFC duel against the Philadelphia Eagles. In the first quarter the Falcons trailed early as WR DeSean Jackson raced through the defense on a 31-yard TD run. Later, QB Kevin Kolb connected with him on a 34-yard TD pass. The Falcons' secondary continued to struggle when Kolb found WR Jeremy Maclin on an 8-yard TD pass. Facing, a 21-0 deficit, the Falcons replied with QB Matt Ryan hitting TE Tony Gonzalez on a 1-yard TD pass.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 6: at Philadelphia Eagles
This was followed in the third quarter by kicker Matt Bryant hitting a 26-yard field goal. However, the Falcons fell further behind when Kolb found Maclin again on an amazing 83-yard TD pass. The Falcons replied with Ryan hitting Gonzalez, again, on a 13-yard TD pass. The Eagles pulled away with All-Pro kicker David Akers making a 30-yard field goal.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 7: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Eagles the Falcons played inside their dome for an inter-conference duel against the Bengals. In the first quarter the Falcons took the lead as QB Matt Ryan connected on a 3-yard TD pass to unheralded WR Brian Finneran. But the Bengals replied with kicker Mike Nugent making a 20-yard field goal. The Falcons dominated the second quarter, going on a 17-0 run. Kicker Matt Bryant hitting a 45-yard field goal.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 7: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Then Ryan found deep threat WR Roddy White, who would eventually lead the NFL with 115 receptions, on a 43-yard TD pass, followed by eventual rushing yards leader, RB Michael Turner popping into the end zone on a 2-yard TD run. The Bengals rally in the third quarter going on a 22-0 run of their own. Nugent nailed a 33-yard field goal, followed by QB Carson Palmer completing a 19-yard TD pass to WR Terrell Owens. Then Palmer found WR Jordan Shipley on a laser 64-yard TD pass. (With a failed 2-point conversion)


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 7: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Then DB Adam Jones returned a fumble 59 yards to the endzone for a touchdown (With a failed two-point conversion). The Falcons pulled away in the fourth quarter with Ryan throwing an 11-yard TD pass to White. (With the 2-point conversion successful as Ryan passed to White) This was followed by Turner plunging into the end zone on a 3-yard TD run. The Falcons would concede only one touchdown after that as Palmer found WR Chad Ochocinco on an 8-yard TD pass.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 7: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
With the win, Atlanta went into its bye week at 5–2.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 9: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Coming off their bye week the Falcons returned inside their dome for an NFC South rivalry match against the Buccaneers. The Falcons took the lead as RB Michael Turner got a 2 and a 10-yard TD run. The Buccaneers replied with QB Josh Freeman completing a 14-yard TD pass to WR Arrelious Benn. The Falcons pulled ahead after kicker Matt Bryant got a 31-yard field goal, but the Buccaneers responded after Freeman found WR Mike Williams on a 58-yard TD pass. The Falcons continued to score in the third quarter after QB Matt Ryan threw a 5-yard TD pass to TE Michael Palmer, followed by Bryant hitting a 41-yard field goal. The Buccaneers responded after Micheal Spurlock returned a kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 10: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Coming off their divisional win over the Buccaneers, the Falcons stayed at home, donned their throwback uniforms, and played their Week 10 interconference duel with the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night. After a scoreless first quarter, Atlanta delivered the opening punch in the second quarter as quarterback Matt Ryan found running back Jason Snelling on a 28-yard touchdown run, followed by a 28-yard field goal from kicker Matt Bryant.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 10: vs. Baltimore Ravens
The Falcons added onto their lead in the third quarter as a Brent Grimes interception set up Bryant booted a 51-yard field goal. The Ravens would answer with quarterback Joe Flacco completing a 5-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Anquan Boldin. Atlanta struck back in the fourth quarter as Ryan found wide receiver Roddy White on a 4-yard touchdown pass. Baltimore took the lead as Flacco completed a 6-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Derrick Mason, followed by a 9-yard touchdown pass to tight end Todd Heap, with 1:05 left.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 10: vs. Baltimore Ravens
However, a 24-yard completion to Michael Jenkins and Ravens penalties set the Falcons up at the Ravens 33-yard line. Then, Ryan connected with White again on a 33-yard touchdown pass (with a failed two-point conversion) with 20 seconds left in the game, giving the Falcons a 26-21 lead. Flacco attempted a miracle win, but his last pass to T.J. Houshmendazeh was fumbled with 0:02 seconds left.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 10: vs. Baltimore Ravens
During halftime, Deion Sanders was inducted into the Falcons Ring of Honor.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 11: at St. Louis Rams
Hoping to increase their winning streak the Falcons flew to Edward Jones Dome for an NFC duel with the Rams. In the first quarter the Falcons trailed early after QB Sam Bradford completed a 25-yard TD pass to TE Michael Hoomanawanui. The Falcons replied with kicker Matt Bryant hitting a 42-yard field goal. Later, Rams kicker Josh Brown hit a 53-yard field goal; but they took the lead after Matt Ryan completed a 12-yard TD pass to WR Brian Finneran, followed by Bryant converting a 29 and a 24-yard field goal.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 11: at St. Louis Rams
The lead was narrowed when Bradford threw a 13-yard TD pass to WR Brandon Gibson, but the Falcons. increased their lead as Ryan threw a 2-yard TD pass to TE Justin Peelle. This was followed in the fourth quarter by Bryant nailing a 21-yard field goal, and with RB Michael Turner taking it in for a 39-yard TD run.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 11: at St. Louis Rams
With the win, Atlanta improved to 8–2, increasing their NFC South lead.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 12: vs. Green Bay Packers
The Falcons' eleventh game was an NFC duel with the Packers inside their dome. In the first quarter the Falcons took the lead as kicker Matt Bryant nailed a 38-yard field goal. The Packers replied as kicker Mason Crosby hit a 22-yard field goal. The Falcons had the only score of the second quarter with QB Matt Ryan firing a 4-yard TD pass to TE Tony Gonzalez with 0:08 seconds left in the half. On the play before the drive began, on a 4th-and-Goal at the 1-yard line, Aaron Rodgers fumbled with the Falcons recovering.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 12: vs. Green Bay Packers
The Packers responded in the third quarter when QB Aaron Rodgers scrambled 1 yard for a touchdown. Less than a minute into the 4th quarter, the Falcons got the lead back as RB Michael Turner punched it in from 1 yard out. However, the Packers replied with Rodgers' 10-yard TD pass to WR Jordy Nelson on 4th-and-goal with 0:56 left. It was their third 4th down conversion on the drive. On the ensuing kick a 40-yard kickoff return by Eric Weems with a 15-yard facemask penalty set the Falcons up at the Packers 49-yard line.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 12: vs. Green Bay Packers
Four short completions set up Bryant's game-winning 47-yard field goal. The Packers called timeout before the kick, however, but, Bryant's second attempt was good with 0:09 seconds left. It was his third game-winning field goal of the season. Greg Jennings' lateral attempt went out of bounds on the next drive, and the game was over.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 13: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Hoping to increase their winning streak the Falcons flew to Raymond James Stadium for an NFC South rivalry match against the Buccaneers. The Falcons took the early lead as RB Michael Turner got a 5-yard TD run. But the Buccaneers replied with RB LeGarrette Blount getting a 6-yard TD run. The Falcons scored again with QB Matt Ryan getting a 17-yard TD pass to FB Ovie Mughelli, but Tampa Bay replied with QB Josh Freeman getting a 1-yard TD pass to WR Mike Williams.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 13: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Falcons trailed for the first time in the game with kicker Connor Barth nailing a 33-yard field goal, and with Earnest Graham making a 2-yard TD pass to TE John Gilmore. The Falcons responded with Eric Weems returning a kickoff 102 yards for a touchdown, and getting the lead back with Ryan getting a 9-yard TD pass to WR Michael Jenkins.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 14: at Carolina Panthers
The Falcons' thirteenth game was an NFC South rivalry match against the Panthers. The Falcons commanded the first half as QB Matt Ryan completed a 4-yard TD pass to TE Tony Gonzalez, followed by RB Michael Turner getting a 1-yard TD run, and then with kicker Matt Bryant nailing a 39-yard field goal. The Panthers scored in the third quarter with RB Mike Goodson getting a 13-yard TD run, but the Falcons replied as Turner got a 3-yard TD run. The lead was narrowed as kicker John Kasay made a 36-yard field goal, but Atlanta pulled away as Turner got a 4-yard TD run.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 15: at Seattle Seahawks
Looking to secure a playoff berth, the Falcons traveled to Seattle in their last regular-season road game to take on the Seahawks. Seattle took an early lead with a 1-yard TD run by Marshawn Lynch. Atlanta would later respond early in the second quarter with a Matt Ryan 3-yard TD pass to Jason Snelling, with Matt Bryant later adding a 27-yard field goal to take the lead. Seattle tied the game with a 38-yard field goal from Olindo Mare; however, the Falcons took the lead again with a Ryan 24-yard TD pass to Michael Jenkins to close the first half.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 15: at Seattle Seahawks
On the Seahawks' first offensive possession of the second half, Matt Hasselbeck fumbled the football in the end-zone with defensive tackle Jonathan Babineaux recovering for a Falcons' touchdown. Atlanta would later add to their lead with a 25-yard Bryant field goal as well as a Ryan 24-yard TD pass to Roddy White. Seattle's only score of the second half came from backup quarterback Charlie Whitehurst with a 1-yard TD rush followed by a successful 2-point conversion with a Whitehurst pass to Ben Obomanu.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 15: at Seattle Seahawks
With the win, Atlanta improved to 12–2. Also, the Falcons secured a playoff berth early in the game due to Philadelphia's victory over the New York Giants.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 16: vs. New Orleans Saints
Looking to win their division and capture the top seed in the NFC playoffs, the Falcons hosted the Saints in a Monday Night rematch of their Week 3 contest. New Orleans would score first with Garrett Hartley kicking a FG from 52 yards late in the first quarter. RB Pierre Thomas would add to the Saints' lead with a 2-yard TD run; however, Atlanta would respond with a Matt Ryan 7-yard TD pass to Roddy White to cut the lead to three.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 16: vs. New Orleans Saints
After a scoreless third quarter, the Falcons took the lead with Chauncey Davis returning an interception 26 yards for a touchdown. New Orleans reclaimed the lead late in the 4th with a Drew Brees 6-yard TD pass to Jimmy Graham. Atlanta attempted to come back; however, New Orleans held on for the win.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 16: vs. New Orleans Saints
With the loss, Atlanta falls to 12–3, snapping their 8-game winning streak.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 17: vs. Carolina Panthers
The Falcons' sixteenth game was a division rivalry rematch against the Panthers inside their dome. The Falcons commanded the first half as QB Matt Ryan got a 6-yard TD pass to TE Tony Gonzalez. This was followed by a 55-yard punt return for a touchdown by Eric Weems; then with Ryan completing a 14-yard TD pass to WR Roddy White.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season results, Week 17: vs. Carolina Panthers
The Panthers tried to cut the lead with kicker John Kasay getting a 23-yard field goal, but the Falcons continued to score as kicker Matt Bryant made a 47-yard field goal, followed by RB Michael Turner getting a 3-yard TD run. The lead was narrowed as QB Jimmy Clausen connected to TE Jeff King on a 2-yard TD pass, but the Falcons held on for the easy win, finishing their regular season on a 13–3 record. The Falcons swept the Panthers for the 1st time since 2004.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Postseason results, NFC Divisional Round: vs. Green Bay Packers
Entering the postseason as the NFC's #1 seed, the Falcons began their playoff run at home against the #6 Green Bay Packers, in a rematch of their Week 12 match-up. Atlanta delivered the game's opening strike in the first quarter with a 12-yard touchdown run from running back Michael Turner. The Packers answered in the second quarter as quarterback Aaron Rodgers completed a 6-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jordy Nelson, yet the Falcons immediately struck back as wide receiver Eric Weems returned the ensuing kickoff for a franchise postseason best 102 yards for a touchdown. Green Bay came right back with fullback John Kuhn getting a 1-yard touchdown run, Rodgers completing a 20-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver James Jones, and cornerback Tramon Williams returning an interception 70 yards for a touchdown.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Postseason results, NFC Divisional Round: vs. Green Bay Packers
The Packers added onto their lead in the third quarter as Rodgers got a 7-yard touchdown run, followed by his 7-yard touchdown pass to Kuhn. Atlanta tried to rally in the fourth quarter as quarterback Matt Ryan found wide receiver Roddy White on a 6-yard touchdown pass, yet Green Bay closed out their dominating night with Crosby getting a 43-yard field goal.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Postseason results, NFC Divisional Round: vs. Green Bay Packers
With the loss, the Falcons' season came to a disappointing end with an overall record of 13–4.


2010 Atlanta Falcons season, Postseason results, NFC Divisional Round: vs. Green Bay Packers
The 27-point loss was the worst loss by a top seed in Divisional Playoff game history. It was the second worst defeat by a top seed before a Super Bowl, with the worst being a 28–0 loss by the Los Angeles Rams to the Dallas Cowboys in the 1978 season.


2010 Atlanta Tennis Championships
The 2010 Atlanta Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 23rd edition of the event known that year as the Atlanta Tennis Championships and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2010 ATP World Tour. The Atlanta Tennis Championships was the first ATP stop of the 2010 US Open Series. 2010 was the first year this tournament was held in Atlanta. Previously, it had been hosted by Indianapolis. Mardy Fish won the singles title.


2010 Atlanta Tennis Championships, ATP entrants, Seeds
*Seedings based on the July 12, 2010 rankings and is subject to change.


2010 Atlanta Tennis Championships, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw


2010 Atlanta Tennis Championships, Finals, Doubles
Scott Lipsky /  Rajeev Ram defeated  Rohan Bopanna /  Kristof Vliegen, 6–3, 6–7(4–7), [12–10]


2010 Atlanta Tennis Championships – Doubles
Dmitry Tursunov and Ernests Gulbis were the defending champions, but chose not to participate. Scott Lipsky and Rajeev Ram won in the final 6–3, 6–7(4–7), [12–10], against Rohan Bopanna and Kristof Vliegen.


2010 Atlanta Tennis Championships – Singles
Robby Ginepri was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to fellow American and eventual champion Mardy Fish. Fish won his second title of 2010 and in July by defeating compatriot John Isner 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4).


2010 Atlanta Tennis Championships – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2010 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2010 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Championship was held from May 26–29 at Campbell's Field in Camden, NJ. It featured the top six regular-season finishers of the conference's 14 teams. Fifth-seeded Saint Louis defeated Charlotte in the title game to win the tournament for the second time, earning the A-10's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Tournament.


2010 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding
The league's top six teams, based on winning percentage in the 27-game regular-season schedule, were seeded one through six. The top two seeds, Charlotte and Xavier, received byes into the second round of play in the double elimination tournament.


2010 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Saint Louis's Bryant Cotton, one of four Billikens selected, was named Most Outstanding Player.


2010 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team
Rhode Island's Tom Coulombe and Xavier's Bobby Freking, both chosen in 2009, were second-time selections.


2010 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2010 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was played initially at campus sites for the first round on March 9th, 2010 and subsequently at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey from March 12th through March 14th, 2010. The Temple Owls won the tournament and thereby received an automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.


2010 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
Seeding for the tournament was determined by the conference standings at the end of the regular season. The last two teams in the standings did not qualify for the tournament.


2010 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
Temple's victory was their third consecutive A-10 Tournament Championship. They became the first team to win three straight since UMass won five consecutive titles from 1992 through 1996.


2010 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
The championship game was nationally televised on CBS, the first time the league's championship game was broadcast by the network. In years past, ESPN had televised the game.


2010 Atlantic Championship season
The 2010 IMSA Cooper Tires Atlantic Championship season was due to be the 37th Atlantic Championship season, and the second one under the sanctioning of the International Motor Sports Association. However, on March 3, 2010 — just over two weeks prior to the scheduled opening round — series personnel announced that the 2010 season had been placed on hold.


2010 Atlantic Championship season, Race schedule
A twelve-race calendar was announced on November 13, 2009. Five races were due to support the American Le Mans Series, with two more supporting the Rolex Sports Car Series. The remaining five races were due to be feature or co-feature events, including both double-header weekends.


2010 Atlantic Championship season, Drivers and teams
Swan Racing, Jensen MotorSport, Condor Motorsports, Paladin Motorsports, US RaceTronics, Comprent Motorsport, Polestar Racing Group and Team Tonis had announced plans to contest the championship. The only driver announced prior to the 2010 season hiatus was Zach Veach, who was due to become the series' youngest ever driver.


2010 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2010 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament was held at NewBridge Bank Park in Greensboro, NC from May 26 through May 30. The #5 seeded Florida State Seminoles won the tournament and earned the Atlantic Coast Conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. It was Florida State's fifth ACC tournament win and first since 2004. A record 6,247 were in attendance for the championship game.


2010 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament
2010 was the fourth year in which the conference used a round-robin tournament format, with the team with the best record in each group at the end of the three-game round robin advancing to a one-game championship.


2010 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding Procedure
The top two teams from both the Atlantic and Coastal divisions, as determined by conference winning percentage, in addition to the four teams with the next best conference winning percentage, regardless of division, will be selected to participate in the ACC Baseball Championship. The two division champions will automatically be seeded number one and two based on winning percentage in overall conference competition. The remaining teams will be seeded (three through eight) based on winning percentage in overall conference competition without regard to division. All ties will be broken using the .


2010 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament, Tournament
Notes† - Denotes extra innings‡ - Denotes game shortened due to mercy rule1 - Florida State beat Virginia head-to-head2 - NC State beat Virginia Tech head-to-head


2010 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament, Results, Division A
1 - Game ended in the bottom of the seventh inning due to the Mercy Rule.


2010 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament, Results, Division B
1 - Game ended after the bottom of the seventh inning due to the Mercy Rule.


2010 Atlantic Coast Conference football season
The 2010 Atlantic Coast Conference football season was the 58th season of Atlantic Coast Conference football. The season started September 2, 2010 and ended January 9, 2011. The twelve conference schools were divided into two divisions. The Virginia Tech Hokies won the Coastal Division while the Florida State Seminoles won the Atlantic Division. On December 4, 2010, the Hokies defeated the Seminoles 44–33 to win the 2010 ACC Championship and the right to represent the conference in the 2011 Orange Bowl, where the Hokies lost 12–40 to the Stanford Cardinal of the Pac-10.


2010 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, ACC vs. BCS conference opponents
NOTE:. Games with a * next to the home team represent a neutral site game


2010 Atlantic Cup
The 2010 Atlantic Cup (known as the Hotels of Jacksonville Atlantic Cup for sponsorship purposes) was an international rugby league tournament played in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. The competing teams were the United States, Jamaica and Canada.


2010 Atlantic Cup
The 2010 tournament is the second staging of the Atlantic Cup. The inaugural fixture was won by the United States, who defeated Jamaica 37–22. With the addition of Canada, the format of the tournament was changed from a single match to a round robin with no final. The United States retained the trophy by winning both of their games. Super League referee Phil Bentham was in charge of refereeing all three matches. Like the previous year's tournament, the 2010 match was held at Hodges Stadium at the University of North Florida.


2010 Atlantic Cup
USA's Australian-raised halfback Damien O’Malveney was named player of the tournament.


2010 Atlantic Hockey Tournament
The 2010 Atlantic Hockey Tournament was the 7th Atlantic Hockey Tournament played between March 5 and March 20, 2010 at campus locations and at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York. By winning the tournament, RIT received Atlantic Hockey's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


2010 Atlantic Hockey Tournament, Format
The tournament featured four rounds of play. In the first round, the seventh and tenth seeds and eighth and ninth seeds played a single game with the winner advancing to the quarterfinals. There, the first seed and lower-ranked first-round winner, the second seed and higher-ranked first-round winner, the third and sixth seeds, and the fourth and fifth seeds played a best-of-three series, with the winner advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second-highest and second-lowest seeds played a single game each, with the winners advancing to the championship game. The tournament champion received an automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.


2010 Atlantic Hockey Tournament, Format, Regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against


2010 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2010 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium on the campus of Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN from May 25 through 28. Mercer won its fourth tournament championship, and first since 1983, to earn the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2010 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament
This was the first of two Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournaments to be hosted by Lipscomb University after eight years at Stetson University's in DeLand, FL. It was also the first year of postseason eligibility for three new conference members: Florida Gulf Coast, Kennesaw State, and North Florida, who replaced the departed Florida Atlantic, FIU, and UCF as members by transitioning to Division I.


2010 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding
The top six teams (based on conference results) from the conference earn invites to the tournament.


2010 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2010 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 3–6, 2010 at University Center in Macon, Georgia.


2010 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Atlantic Sun Conference received a berth in the conference tournament. After the 20 game conference season, teams are seeded by conference record. The East Tennessee State Buccaneers receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Since there was a four-way tie for the conference regular season title, the second seeded Jacksonville Dolphins, who advanced the furthest in the tournament, will receive an automatic bid to the NIT. Florida Gulf Coast and South Carolina-Upstate were not eligible to compete in this year's tournament due to NCAA reclassification.


2010 Atlantic hurricane season
The 2010 Atlantic hurricane season was the first in a group of three very active Atlantic hurricane seasons, each with 19 named storms. This above average  activity included 12 hurricanes, equaling the number that formed in 1969. Only the 2020 and 2005 seasons have had more, at 14 and 15 hurricanes respectively. Despite the high number of hurricanes, not one hurricane hit the United States making the season the only season with 10 or more hurricanes without a United States landfall.


2010 Atlantic hurricane season
The overall tropical cyclone count in the Atlantic exceeded that in the West Pacific for only the second time on record. The season officially began on June 1 and ended on November 30, dates that conventionally delimit the period during each year when tropical cyclone formation is most likely. The first cyclone, Alex intensified into the first June hurricane since Allison in 1995. The month of September featured eight named storms. October featured five hurricanes, including Tomas, which became the latest on record in a calendar year to move through the Windward Islands. Activity was represented with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) value of 165 units, which was the eleventh highest value on record at the time. The activity in 2010 was heightened due to a very strong La Niña, which also led to an inactive Pacific hurricane season.


2010 Atlantic hurricane season
Numerous tropical cyclones affected countries bordering the Atlantic Ocean throughout 2010. Alex caused 52 deaths and up to $1.52 billion (2010 USD) in damage as it struck northern Mexico in June. The next month, Tropical Storm Bonnie struck Florida as a weak cyclone, leaving one dead. Tropical Storm Colin led to one drowning death, and rip currents produced by Tropical Depression Five killed two people. Hurricane Danielle passed east of Bermuda while Earl moved parallel to the East Coast of the United States and into Nova Scotia throughout late August, resulting in 2 and 8 deaths, respectively.


2010 Atlantic hurricane season
In early September, Tropical Storm Hermine caused significant flooding across Texas and killed 8 people. The strongest hurricane of the year, Igor, killed four as it traversed the Atlantic and across Newfoundland. Latin America was badly hit by Hurricane Karl and Tropical Storm Matthew, with 22 and 126 deaths, respectively. In late September, Tropical Storm Nicole produced torrential rainfall from the Caribbean into the U.S. East Coast, resulting in 16 fatalities. Hurricane Paula caused a tourist to drown offshore Cozumel in mid-October, while Hurricane Richard left two dead in Belize later that month. The season concluded with Tomas which caused 35 fatalities along its track through the Caribbean and into the Atlantic.


2010 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts
Before and during each hurricane season, several forecasts of hurricane activity are issued by national meteorological services, scientific agencies, and noted hurricane experts. The forecasts include weekly and monthly changes in significant factors that help determine the number of tropical storms, hurricanes, and major hurricanes within a particular year. According to NOAA, the average Atlantic hurricane season between 1950 and 2005 contained 10.3 tropical storms, 6.2 hurricanes, 2.7 major hurricanes, and an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) index of 66–103 units.


2010 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts
Broadly speaking, ACE is a measure of the power of a tropical or subtropical storm multiplied by the length of time it existed. Therefore, a storm with a longer duration will have high values of ACE. It is only calculated for full advisories on specific tropical and subtropical systems reaching or exceeding wind speeds of 39 mph (63 km/h). Accordingly, tropical depressions are not included in the count. After the storm has dissipated, typically after the end of the season, the NHC re-examines the data and produces a final report on each storm.


2010 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts
These revisions can lead to a revised ACE total either upward or downward compared to the original value. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) typically categorizes a season as either above-average, average, or below-average based on the cumulative ACE Index, but the number of tropical storms, hurricanes, and major hurricanes within a hurricane season are occasionally considered as well.


2010 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts, Pre-season forecasts
On December 7, 2009, Tropical Storm Risk (TSR) issued their first extended range outlook for the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season, predicting 13.9 named storms, 7.4 hurricanes, 3.4 major hurricanes, and an ACE index of 135 units. The organization referenced two main factors, slower trade winds across the Caribbean and above-average ocean temperatures across the Atlantic, for an above-average season. Two days later, Colorado State University (CSU) issued their first extended range outlook, projecting 11 to 16 named storms, 6 to 8 hurricanes, 3 to 5 major hurricanes, and an ACE index of 100 to 162 units.


2010 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts, Pre-season forecasts
The organization stated that although a strong El Niño event was ongoing at the release of their forecast, a continuation of a warm El Niño–Southern Oscillation was unlikely to persist through the hurricane season. On January 27, 2010, The Weather Company (formerly WSI) called for the year to feature 13 named storms, 7 hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes.


2010 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts, Pre-season forecasts
CSU issued a more detailed update on April 7, upping their forecast to 15 named storms, 8 hurricanes, 4 major hurricanes, and an ACE index of 150. More confidence in the weakening of El Niño (and thus lower vertical wind shear) and the continuation of anomalously warm sea surface temperatures across the Atlantic Ocean were cited. Two days later, TSR revised their forecast upward to 16.3 named storms, 8.5 hurricanes, 4 major hurricanes, and an ACE index of 159 units.


2010 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts, Pre-season forecasts
In their April 21 update, WSI predicted the most active year since the record-breaking 2005 season, with 16 named storms, 9 hurricanes, and 5 major hurricanes. Five days later, North Carolina State University (NCSU) released their only forecast for the season, with 15 to 18 named storms and 8 to 11 hurricanes. TSR largely maintained their forecast for their May 25 release. The next day, TWC/WSI again raised their forecast to 18 named storms, 10 hurricanes, and 5 major hurricanes. NOAA, meanwhile, released their forecast prediction for the 2010 season on May 27. The organization called for an active to extremely active year including 14 to 23 named storms, 8 to 14 hurricanes, and 3 to 7 major hurricanes, referencing a continuation of the active era that began in 1995.


2010 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts, Mid-season outlooks
On the first day of the 2010 Atlantic season, Florida State University's Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (FSU COAPS) released their only predictions, forecasting 17 named storms, 10 hurricanes, and an ACE index of 156 units. The next day, CSU upped their forecast to 18 named storms, 10 hurricanes, and 5 major hurricanes. On June 4, TSR followed suit, with 17.7 named storms, 9.5 hurricanes, 4.4 major hurricanes, and an ACE index of 182 units.


2010 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts, Mid-season outlooks
The United Kingdom's Met Office (UKMET) released their only prediction for the season on June 17, with the most likely number of tropical storms being 20 and the most likely value of the ACE index being 204 units. On June 23, TWC/WSI once again upped their forecast, noting 20 named storms, 11 hurricanes, and 5 major hurricanes. TSR issued their boldest predictions on July 6, with 19.1 named storms, 10.4 hurricanes, 4.8 major hurricanes, and an ACE index of 203 units.


2010 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts, Mid-season outlooks
Following a slightly less active June and July than originally anticipated, TWC/WSI downgraded their number of named storms from 20 to 19 on July 21, but kept their June numbers of 11 hurricanes and 5 major hurricanes untouched. In their final seasonal prediction on August 4, CSU left their June numbers the same, predicting 18 named storms, 10 hurricanes, 5 major hurricanes, and an ACE index of 185 units. That same day, TSR reduced their predictions for their final seasonal outlook, expecting 17.8 named storms, 9.7 hurricanes, 4.5 major hurricanes, and an ACE index of 183 units.


2010 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts, Mid-season outlooks
On August 5, NOAA announced the official development of La Niña in their last seasonal outlook. The organization lowered the upper bounds of their forecast compared to May due to less early season activity than expected, in all predicting 14 to 20 named storms, 8 to 12 hurricanes, and 4 to 6 major hurricanes. TWC/WSI issued two final forecasts on August 25 and September 22, both expecting 18 named storms and 10 hurricanes. The number of major hurricanes was increased from 5 to 6 in their September update, however.


2010 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal summary
Unlike on the eastern Pacific, which tied 1977 for the least active year in the reliable records, the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season ended as one of the most active in recorded history. It began on June 1 and ended on November 30, dates that conventionally delimit the period during each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic Ocean. The first system of the season, Hurricane Alex, developed on June 25; the final system of the season, Hurricane Tomas, dissipated on November 7.


2010 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal summary
A total of 21 tropical depressions formed within the basin, of which 19 intensified into tropical storms, 12 intensified into hurricanes, and 5 further intensified into major hurricanes. The year's 12 hurricanes matched 1969 for the third highest count on record, exceeded only by 2005 and 2020. There were more tropical storms in the Atlantic than the West Pacific in 2010, the second such occurrence on record after 2005. Throughout the entire Atlantic tropical cyclone database, 2010 is the only year with more than 10 hurricanes not to feature a hurricane landfall on the United States.


2010 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal summary
Several factors contributed to exceptional activity. A strong El Niño observed in 2009 rapidly transitioned into a strong La Niña by mid-summer 2010, projecting anomalously low vertical wind shear across the Atlantic Ocean. Ocean temperatures reached record levels across the basin, averaging at 0.82 °C above the 1981–2010 average. Not only did ocean temperatures surpass 2005 to break the record overall, averaged water temperatures across the Main Development Region (MDR) of the Atlantic set monthly records from February to October 2010.


2010 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal summary
This was aided by a strongly negative North Atlantic Oscillation that contributed to weaker trade winds and thus anomalous warming of ocean temperatures in the months leading up to the hurricane season. Lower sea level pressures were prevalent throughout much of the season, trailing only 1955 for the lowest average values across the MDR during the August to October period. In spite of the high number of tropical cyclones, mid-level dry air dominated the tropical Atlantic throughout the peak of the season, perhaps hindering the season from being even more active.


2010 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal summary
The beginning of the Atlantic season featured Alex, the first hurricane observed in June since Hurricane Allison in 1995. One tropical storm, Bonnie, and a tropical depression formed in the month of July. August featured five cyclones – a tropical depression, tropical storms Colin and Fiona, as well as hurricanes Danielle and Earl (both of which further intensified into major hurricanes). September, the peak period of the Atlantic hurricane season, was its most active month, featuring eight tropical cyclones: tropical storms Gaston, Hermine, Matthew, and Nicole, as well as hurricanes Igor, Julia, Karl, and Lisa.


2010 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal summary
This put the season into a tie with 2002 and 2007 for the most tropical storms to develop in September, a record that stood until it was surpassed in 2020. Igor attained peak winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) on September 15, cementing its status as the most intense storm of the season. Well above-average activity continued into October, with the formation of hurricanes Otto, Paula, Richard, Shary, and Tomas, one hurricane short of the monthly record set in 1870. Tomas persisted into the subsequent month before dissipating on November 7, heralding the end of the season's tropical cyclone activity.


2010 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal summary
The season's activity was reflected with an ACE rating of approximately 165 units, the highest since 2005.


2010 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Alex
A disturbance developed within the Intertropical Convergence Zone on June 17 and remained well defined as it tracked westward. An area of low pressure developed in association with the system over the northwestern Caribbean on June 24 and further organized into a tropical depression by 18:00 UTC the following day, supported by data from a reconnaissance aircraft.


2010 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Alex
Steered west and eventually west-northwest by an expansive ridge across the Bahamas and Gulf of Mexico, the depression intensified into Tropical Storm Alex at 06:00 UTC on June 26 and attained an initial peak with winds of 65 mph (105 km/h) before moving ashore near Belize City, Belize several hours later. Alex maintained tropical storm intensity as it crossed the Yucatán Peninsula, and upon executing a northward turn and a second westward turn began to steadily intensify.


2010 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Alex
The cyclone intensified into the season's first hurricane at 00:00 UTC on June 30 and attained peak winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) as it made landfall near Soto la Marina, Mexico, at 02:00 UTC on July 1. Once inland, Alex turned west-southwest and rapidly weakened over the mountainous terrain of Mexico. The increasingly disrupted system dissipated at 06:00 UTC on July 2.


2010 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Alex
The precursor disturbance to Alex flooded hundreds of homes and prompted the evacuation of thousands of residents in the Dominican Republic. Damage to crops and hundreds of structures occurred across Central America. In southern Mexico, torrential rainfall led to numerous landslides and mudslides, while swollen rivers flooded many homes and roads were collapsed. Near the track of Alex in northern Mexico, rainfall reached as high as 35.04 in (890 mm) in Monterrey, 13-foot (4.0 m) waves affected the coastline, hundreds of thousands of citizens lost power, and widespread infrastructure was damaged or destroyed.


2010 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Alex
Although the hurricane did not directly move ashore the coastline of the United States, its spiral bands produced tropical storm-force sustained winds across the southern reaches of Texas, peaking at 51 mph (82 km/h) in Port Isabel. Heavy rainfall broke accumulation records, a storm surge of at least 3.5 ft (1.1 m) caused beach erosion, and embedded supercells produced nine tornadoes (all rated EF0). Along its track, Alex was responsible for 51 deaths (22 missing) and $1.52 billion in damage.


2010 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression Two
A tropical wave emerged off the western coast of Africa on June 24, eventually emerging into the Gulf of Mexico on July 7. An area of low pressure became discernible, and with data from a reconnaissance aircraft, the system was upgraded to a tropical depression by 00:00 UTC on July 8. The depression failed to organize appreciably as it tracked west to west-northwest, moving ashore South Padre Island, Texas with winds of 35 mph (55 km/h) by 14:00 UTC that day. The depression degenerated into a remnant low by 06:00 UTC on July 9 and dissipated over northern Mexico a day later.


2010 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression Two
In advance of landfall, the NHC issued a tropical storm warning from Baffin Bay, Texas to Rio San Fernando, Mexico; this was canceled once the storm failed to intensify. The Servicio Meteorológico Nacional warned residents of gusty winds and heavy rainfall in excess of 4–8 in (100–200 mm) capable of producing localized flooding and mudslides. Upon moving ashore, the depression produced a storm surge of 2–4 ft (0.6–1.2 m) along the southern coastline of Texas. Rainfall accumulations peaked at 5.16 in (131 mm) along the Guadalupe River, with lesser amounts elsewhere, including across areas affected by Hurricane Alex a week prior.


2010 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Bonnie
A tropical wave emerged off the western coast of Africa on July 10. Once north of the Greater Antilles, convective growth and the development of a well-defined surface low led to the formation of a tropical depression just south of Acklins Island by 06:00 UTC on July 22. Amid a brief reprieve in strong upper-level winds, the depression intensified into Tropical Storm Bonnie as it crossed Ragged Island around 23:15 UTC that day.


2010 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Bonnie
It later traversed Andros Island at peak intensity, with sustained winds of 45 mph (70 km/h), and weakened slightly before moving ashore near Elliott Key, Florida, with winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) on July 23. Bonnie weakened to a tropical depression as it crossed South Florida, and the persistent effects of strong wind shear prevented intensification in the Gulf of Mexico. The cyclone degenerated into a remnant low by 00:00 UTC on July 25 and later moved into southeastern Louisiana before dissipating later that day.


2010 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Bonnie
The precursor disturbance to Bonnie produced rainfall up to 4 in (100 mm) in the Dominican Republic, isolating towns due to bridge collapses and prompting the evacuation of thousands of residents. In nearby Puerto Rico, one person drowned in a swollen river. Upon designation, tropical storm watches and warnings were issued along portions of the Florida coastline. Approximately 14,000 Florida customers lost power as Bonnie moved ashore. Minimal tropical storm-force winds affected Virginia Key, where a storm surge of 0.92 ft (0.29 m) was also reported, and rainfall up to 3.25 in (82.6 mm) across Miami-Dade County caused urban flooding.