2010–11 Phoenix Suns season, Transactions, Free agents, Subtractions
^ f: Jarron Collins originally signed two 10–day contracts with the Los Angeles Clippers in January 2011 before being waived on his second contract with them. He later got two more 10–day contracts with the Portland Trail Blazers in March 2011 before officially retiring from playing basketball after this season was over with. ^ g: Unlike most other players that signed on with the team, Matt Janning never played a single game for the Suns during his time with the team.


2010–11 Phoenix Suns season, Transactions, Free agents, Subtractions
^ h: Matt Janning originally played for the Maine Red Claws on December 1, 2010 in the D-League after being waived by the Suns until his rights were traded to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers on January 20, 2011. ^ i: After Earl Barron was waived by the Suns, he played for the Milwaukee Bucks throughout March 2011 due to two 10–day contracts with the team before he would eventually sign a contract to play with the Portland Trail Blazers for the rest of the season on April 12, 2011. ^ j: Zabian Dowdell eventually signed on to the Suns for a full year contract.


2010–11 Pirveli Liga
2010–11 Pirveli Liga was the 22nd season of the Georgian Pirveli Liga. The season began on 29 August 2010 and finished on 24 May 2011.


2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
The 2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their Head Coach was Jamie Dixon, who was in his 8th year as head coach at Pittsburgh and 12th overall at the University. The team played its home games in the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and are members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 28–6, 15–3 in Big East play to capture the regular season conference championship.


2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
As the 1 seed in the 2011 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament, they were upset by 9 seed Connecticut in their first tournament game. They received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament as the 1 seed in the southeast region. They defeated 16 seed UNC Asheville in the second round before being upset by 8 seed Butler in the third round.


2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team, Outlook
The  Pittsburgh Panthers finished the 2009 season 25–9, 13–5 in Big East play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament. They received an at–large bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, earning a 3 seed in the West Region. They defeated 14 seed Oakland in the first round before being upset by 6 seed and AP No. 25 Xavier in the second round.


2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team, Outlook
Finishing at No. 20 in the final Coaches' Poll, Pitt returned four starters and the bulk of their reserves including 86% of its scoring and 88% of its rebounding. Pitt has been ranked in the 2010-11 preseason among the top ten teams in the nation, and among the favorites to win the Big East Conference, by multiple national publications.


2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team, Outlook
The Panthers conducted a preseason tour of Ireland, going undefeated in several exhibition games played against national and professional teams.


2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team, Outlook
At the Big East Conference media day on October 20, Pitt was selected by a vote of the league's coaches to finish first in the Big East Conference receiving 12 out of 15 possible first place votes. Pitt guard Ashton Gibbs received a preseason first-team all-conference selection. The Panthers were ranked fourth in the nation in the preseason USA Today Coaches' Poll and fifth in nation in the preseason AP Poll.


2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team, Season
Pittsburgh finished their out-of-conference schedule 12-1, losing only to Tennessee at the Consol Energy Center, home of the Pittsburgh Penguins.


2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team, Season
As of March 7, the Panthers are ranked third nationwide in both polls. They finished the regular season at the top of the Big East Conference, with a 15-3 record in conference play.


2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team, Season
The Panthers earned a number one seed in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, the third overall seed in the tournament.


2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team, Season
The Panthers use a balanced attack, with eight players averaging 4.9 points per game or more. Gilbert Brown and Brad Wanamaker both averaged over ten points a game, while Ashton Gibbs led the team at 15.9 ppg (eighth in the Big East).


2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team
The 2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, coached by Agnus Berenato, suffered their first losing season since 2004-05. The Panthers are a member of the Big East Conference and play their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.


2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team, Previous season
The 2010-11 Pitt women's basketball went 16-15, a disappointing finish considering that in December, the team had climbed as high as 15th in the nation in both the AP and Coaches' national polls. Finishing with the 12th seed in the Big East Tournament, the Panthers lost in the first round of the tournament to Louisville, but still earned its fifth straight post-season national tournament appearance in the 2010 Women's National Invitation Tournament. However, Pitt lost its opening game in the WNIT at Toledo.


2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team, Offseason
The Panthers return four starters, losing only starting forward sophomore Pepper Wilson. The offseason was characterized with an unusual turnover in both players and coaching staff. Center/forward Pepper Wilson, sophomore forward Kate Popovec, and sophomore guard Sarah Ogoke transferred, while assistant coaches Jeff Williams, Caroline McCombs, and Yolette McPhee-McCuin all left to pursue additional opportunities. Incoming players include forward Kyra Dunn as well as guards Marquel Davis, Yasmin Fuller, and Asia Logan. This leaves the Panthers with an unusual distribution of players by academic class, with five seniors and six freshman, but with no juniors or sophomores. New coaches include the former head coach of the WNBA's New York Liberty, Patty Coyle, along with Khadija Head, and former Pitt point guard Mallorie Winn.


2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team, Offseason
The women's basketball team enters the season with modest external expectation having been picked to finish 13th in the Big East Conference in a preseason poll of conference coaches. The Panthers started the season receiving two votes in the preseason national top 25 AP Poll.


2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team, Roster
*Dismissed from the team during the season following the St. Francis (PA) game on December 1, 2010 for a violation of team rules.


2010–11 Pittsburgh Penguins season
The 2010–11 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the team's 44th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Penguins began the season in their new arena, CONSOL Energy Center, which is adjacent from their old facility, Mellon Arena, which had been the third smallest and oldest arena in the NHL. The Penguins also hosted the 2011 NHL Winter Classic against the Washington Capitals at Heinz Field, home of the National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers and NCAA's's Pittsburgh Panthers football.


2010–11 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Pre-season
On June 16, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced that they would play a six-game pre-season, including the first-ever game at the new Consol Energy Center on September 22 against the Detroit Red Wings.


2010–11 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Pre-season
On July 26, 2010, longtime Penguins PA announcer John Barbero died of brain cancer at age 65.


2010–11 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, First half
The Penguins inaugurated their new arena on October 7 with a home opener against their in-state rivals, the Philadelphia Flyers, the defending Eastern Conference champions, whom they will play three times in the first month of the season. However, rookie Flyers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky made his NHL debut, leading his team to a 3–2 victory. Flyers forward Daniel Briere scored the first goal in the new building.


2010–11 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, First half
In the first month of the season, goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury struggled, posting a 1–5 record for the month while backup goaltender Brent Johnson was 5–0–1 and posting a shutout in the final game of the month against the Carolina Hurricanes. Injuries were another trend for the first month of the season, with Jordan Staal failing to play the first month of the season with an infection in his foot. Other injuries to Zbynek Michalek and Brooks Orpik weakened the defensive unit during the first month.


2010–11 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, First half
During the month of November, the Penguins went on a 12-game winning streak beginning with a 3-1 victory against the Vancouver Canucks on November 17. At the same time team captain Sidney Crosby went on a 25-game point streak during which he recorded 26 goals and 24 assists. The Penguins winning streak ended on December 14 with 3-2 loss in Philadelphia.


2010–11 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, First half
After 41 games, the midpoint of the season, the Penguins held a 26–12–3 record with 55 points, a two-point improvement over last season and good for second in the division behind the Philadelphia Flyers and fourth in the Eastern Conference.


2010–11 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, 2011 Winter Classic
The Penguins held the 2011 NHL Winter Classic at Heinz Field on January 1 against the Washington Capitals. This matchup pitted the two premiere stars of the game against each other, Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin. The Capitals won the contest however 3–1, overcoming a 1–0 Penguins lead in which Evgeni Malkin scored the lone Penguins goal. Jordan Staal made a return to the Penguins lineup in the Winter Classic after being held out all of the 2010 contests of the season due to foot and hand injuries.


2010–11 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, 2011 Winter Classic
Crosby suffered a concussion in an open ice hit in the Winter Classic but remained in the game and took part in the following contest with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Against Tampa Bay, however, he was hit again, this time behind the net against the boards and further aggravated his concussion. Crosby was held out games from January 7 through the end of the regular season.


2010–11 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, Second half
Defenseman Kris Letang had a breakout first half of the season, sitting second on the team in points scored behind center Sidney Crosby. Letang, Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury were named to the roster of the 2011 NHL All-Star Game, though only Letang and Fleury made appearances, as Crosby and Malkin were held out of the contest with head and lower body injures, respectively.


2010–11 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, Second half
Malkin also missed multiple games in late January due to a lingering lower body injury and a sinus infection. He returned to the lineup against the Buffalo Sabres on February 4, but reactivated the injury during a hit by Tyler Myers in the second period, tearing his right medial collateral ligament (MCL) and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).


2010–11 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, Second half
Crosby and Malkin were injured for most of January and into February. In spite of these injuries, the Penguins still held onto second place in the Division and fourth place in the Conference for most of the first half and middle of the season, going 8–3–1 without Crosby, which includes 4–1–0 without both Crosby and Malkin during the same 8–3–1 span.


2010–11 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, Second half
Due to the absence of Malkin and Crosby, the Penguin's offense was not nearly as productive. This led general manager Ray Shero to make personnel adjustments before the February trade deadline. On February 21, the Penguins traded defenseman Alex Goligoski to the Dallas Stars for left winger James Neal and defenseman Matt Niskanen. The organization also acquired right winger Alex Kovalev from the Ottawa Senators for a conditional draft pick on February 24.


2010–11 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, Second half
On March 25, the Penguins defeated the New Jersey Devils 1–0 in a shootout. James Neal scored the lone goal, marking the fourth year in a row the Penguins have won a game on March 25 in a shutout and the first to go to overtime or a shootout.


2010–11 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, Second half
On March 28, the Penguins set an NHL record by winning their fourth consecutive game in a shootout. During the stretch, the team defeated the Detroit Red Wings, Philadelphia Flyers, New Jersey Devils and Florida Panthers in a seven-day period.


2010–11 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, Second half
The Penguins concluded the regular season with the best penalty-kill percentage in the NHL, at 86.11%


2010–11 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, Standings
bold – qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Placed first in conference (and division) AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division


2010–11 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Playoffs
The Pittsburgh Penguins qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. Their opponent in the first round were the Tampa Bay Lightning.


2010–11 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Playoffs
In Game 4 of the series on April 20, the Penguins defeated the Lightning on the road, 3–2 in double overtime. James Neal once again scored the winning goal. It marked the second time James Neal that Neal had scored the game-winning goal for the Penguins; the first time had been the shootout-winning goal on March 25 in a 1–0 victory over the New Jersey Devils.


2010–11 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Playoffs
On April 27, the Penguins were officially eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a 1–0 loss to the Lightning in Game 7; it marked the second time in two years that the Penguins had lost a Game 7 on home ice and it was the first time that they had been eliminated in the first round of the playoffs since 2007. Furthermore, the Penguins were the third team to be knocked out of the playoffs in the debut of their new facility.


2010–11 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Team. Stats reflect time with the Team only. ‡Traded mid-seasonBold/italics denotes franchise record


2010–11 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Transactions
The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.


2010–11 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Draft picks
Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 25–26 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.


2010–11 Plunket Shield season
The 2010–11 Plunket Shield season was the 85th season of official first-class domestic cricket in New Zealand. The season began on 10 November 2010.


2010–11 Plunket Shield season, Table
The Plunket Shield will be decided on points at the end of the 10 rounds.


2010–11 PlusLiga
2010–11 PlusLiga was the 75th season of Polish Championship (11th season as professional league - PlusLiga) organized by Professional Volleyball League SA (Polish: Profesjonalna Liga Piłki Siatkowej S.A.) under the supervision of Polish Volleyball Federation (Polish: Polski Związek Piłki Siatkowej).


2010–11 PlusLiga
In season 2010/2011 PGE Skra Bełchatów and Jastrzębski Węgiel played in CEV Champions League, Asseco Resovia Rzeszów and ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle in CEV Cup, Tytan AZS Częstochowa played in CEV Challenge Cup.


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season
Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English association football club based in Plymouth, Devon. The 2010–11 season is their 108th as a professional club, their 86th as a member of the Football League and 39th in the third tier of the English football league system. The club's 23rd-place finish in the 2009–10 Championship season means they are competing in League One for the first time since 2004, when they were promoted as champions. It officially began on 1 July 2010 and ends on 30 June 2011, with competitive fixtures taking place between August and May.


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Background
The 2009–10 season was the club's sixth consecutive season back in the second tier of English football, known as the Championship. It was manager Paul Sturrock's third season back at the club after returning to Home Park from Swindon Town. He was replaced by Paul Mariner in December 2009 due to poor results, which had seen the club drop into the relegation zone. Argyle were relegated with two matches still to play after a defeat at home to Newcastle United, which saw the visitors claim the league title.


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Background
Yoann Folly, David McNamee, and Lloyd Saxton were released after being informed that their contracts weren't being renewed, and defender Gary Sawyer also departed. A statement in May said that the club would seek a new manager and Paul Mariner would revert to his previous role as head coach. Jamie Mackie joined Queens Park Rangers two weeks later for an undisclosed fee. Bondz N'Gala joined the club from West Ham United on a free transfer, and Rory Patterson was signed for an undisclosed fee from Glentoran, before the club confirmed Peter Reid as their new manager in June 2010.


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, Pre-season
Midfielder Simon Walton joined Sheffield United on a season-long loan. He was followed by Ashley Barnes, who joined Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee, and Alan Gow, who was released. The club's first pre-season friendly ended in a 2–0 win at Southern League team Truro City thanks to goals from Yannick Bolasie and Steve MacLean. This was followed by a defeat at League Two club Torquay United. The visitors took an early lead through Craig Noone, but the home side responded with goals from Lloyd Macklin, Elliot Benyon and Nicky Wroe to secure a 3–1 win.


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, Pre-season
Manager Peter Reid then selected a 26-man squad to travel to the Netherlands to play three matches against Dutch opposition. Included in the squad were three trialists, including former player Tony Capaldi. A headed goal from Joe Mason gave Argyle a 1–0 victory against Eredivisie side NAC Breda. They suffered a defeat by the same scoreline against fellow Eredivisie side AZ in their next friendly. An early penalty from Nick van der Velden was the difference between the two sides in a match which saw Steve MacLean sent off in the second half.


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, Pre-season
Argyle took a three-goal lead against Eerste Divisie club SC Cambuur, but eventually had to settle for a 3–3 draw. A brace from Reza Ghoochannejhad and an equaliser from Robert van Boxel cancelled out Argyle's lead, which was given to them by Craig Noone and a brace from Joe Mason. Having featured in all of the club's pre-season matches, midfielder Anton Peterlin signed a permanent contract. Argyle won their next friendly later that day against Hereford United of League Two. Steve MacLean was on target to secure a 1–0 win for the visitors.


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, Pre-season
Striker George Donnelly returned to Stockport County on a six-month loan. A penalty from Luke Summerfield earned the club a draw against Championship side Queens Park Rangers. Former player Jamie Mackie scored the equaliser for the hosts. Argyle completed their pre-season campaign with an 8–0 win against South West Peninsula League team Saltash United. Strikers Bradley Wright-Phillips and Rory Patterson both scored twice while trialist Owain Tudur-Jones, Craig Noone, Joe Mason and Curtis Nelson also found the back of the net.


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, August
Goalkeeper David Button joined the club on a season-long loan from Tottenham Hotspur, and defender Lee Molyneux signed a permanent contract after impressing on trial. Two other players left the club on loan. Defender Chris Barker joined Southend United for one month, and midfielder Damien Johnson signed a season-long deal with Huddersfield Town. The club started the season with a 1–0 win at Southampton. Luke Summerfield scored the winning goal in a match which was broadcast live on Sky Sports. They were knocked out of the League Cup by Notts County three days later.


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, August
A second half goal from John Spicer eliminated Argyle at the first round stage for the third year in row. Midfielder Dean Parrett arrived on a season-long loan from Tottenham Hotspur. A late goal from Rory Patterson earned the club a share of the points at Home Park against Carlisle United in a 1–1 draw, having fallen behind to an Ian Harte goal. This was followed by a 2–1 defeat at Walsall. Joe Mason gave Argyle the lead, but second half goals from Paul Marshall and former player Reuben Reid won the game for the home side.


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, August
Kári Árnason was shown a straight red card in stoppage time. Sean Kinsella and Jordan Trott were loaned out to Bridgwater Town for one month. Argyle were defeated 3–0 at home by Peterborough United, who scored three second-half goals thanks to strikers Craig Mackail-Smith, who scored twice, and Aaron McLean. The club completed two transfers before the summer transfer window closed. Defender Stéphane Zubar arrived from Vaslui on a free transfer, and Chris Barker joined Southend United permanently, also on a free transfer, after spending a month with them on loan.


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, September
Simon Walton had his season-long loan with Sheffield United cancelled after sustaining a cruciate knee ligament injury during a pre-season game. Réda Johnson scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw at Colchester United. Having fallen behind to a goal from Andy Bond, the visitors equalised in the second half before Lee Molyneux was sent off for two bookable offences. Argyle won their next game 3–2 at home against Sheffield Wednesday despite being reduced to 10-men again.


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, September
Captain Carl Fletcher and James O'Connor scored before Bondz N'Gala was shown a straight red card on the stroke of half time. The away side's Tommy Miller cancelled out Bradley Wright Phillips' first goal of the season before a Craig Noone header won the game. Three days later, the club suffered a 2–0 home defeat by Brighton & Hove Albion. Tommy Elphick and former player Ashley Barnes scored the goals. Bradley Wright-Phillips gave Argyle the lead at Rochdale, but the home side salvaged a 1–1 draw thanks to a goal from Craig Dawson.


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, September
The club took an early two-goal lead in their next game at Swindon Town through Réda Johnson and Bradley Wright-Phillips. Swindon drew level after goals from David Prutton and Michael Rose before Prutton and Johnson were both sent off. Argyle won the game 3–2 in stoppage time thanks to a header from Wright-Phillips, giving the club their second away win of the campaign.


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, October
A 1–0 defeat at home to Hartlepool United followed, with Leon McSweeney scoring the winning goal late in the game. Argyle won 2–0 at Cheltenham Town in the second round of the Football League Trophy, having received a bye in the first round. Steve MacLean and Craig Noone scored the goals either side of half time. Argyle took the lead twice at home against Charlton Athletic through goals from Bradley Wright-Phillips and Yannick Bolasie before having to settle for a 2–2 draw. Striker Paul Benson scored both goals for Charlton.


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, October
Liam Head joined Forest Green Rovers on loan for one month. The club were defeated 2–0 at Notts County, with Craig Westcarr and John Spicer scoring for the home side. Chelsea midfielder Conor Clifford arrived at the club on a one-month loan deal. Bradley Wright-Phillips scored twice to secure a 2–1 win at home to Huddersfield Town. The winning goal was scored after Anthony Pilkington had equalised for the visitors. Argyle played half of the game with Oldham Athletic with nine-men and looked likely to earn a point before two stoppage time goals consigned them to a 4–2 defeat.


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, October
Bondz N'Gala and Kári Árnason were both sent off for the second time this season before Bradley Wright-Phillips added to Craig Noone's equaliser to give the away side the lead. Late goals from Jean-Yves Mvoto and Dean Kelly won the game for Oldham, who had scored earlier on through Dale Stephens and Oumare Tounkara.


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, November
Jordan Trott joined Tiverton Town on loan for one month. A volley from Dean Parrett and a brace from Bradley Wright-Phillips earned the club a 3–1 home win against Bristol Rovers. The visitors goal was scored by Will Hoskins. A 4–0 defeat by Swindon Town followed, which eliminated Argyle from the FA Cup in the first round. Sean Morrison, Charlie Austin, Vincent Péricard and Matt Ritchie scored the goals against an Argyle side which had Dean Parrett sent off on the stroke of half time.


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, November
Three days later, the midfielder returned to his parent club after his season-long loan was cancelled. Argyle were then knocked out of the Football League Trophy after a 2–1 home defeat against Exeter City. A second half strike from Chris Clark cancelled out Ryan Harley's early goal before Daniel Nardiello scored the winner in stoppage time. Steve MacLean signed on loan with Oxford United for one month. A goal from Dale Jennings consigned Argyle to a 1–0 defeat at Tranmere Rovers. The loan deal for Conor Clifford from Chelsea was extended for a second month. The club suffered a fourth successive defeat at home to Brentford. Goals from Marcus Bean and Charlie MacDonald, either side of Rory Fallon's first of the season, secured a 2–1 win for the away side.


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, November
Defender Marcel Seip left the club on loan, joining Charlton Athletic until January. An early goal from striker Gavin Tomlin gave Dagenham & Redbridge the lead in the club's next game before second half goals from Craig Noone and Rory Patterson earned Argyle a 2–1 win. It was confirmed that the club had been presented with a winding-up petition from HM Revenue and Customs in October relating to unpaid tax debts. Former Leeds United and Cardiff City chairman Peter Ridsdale confirmed that he was in talks with the club regarding possible investment.


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, November
"I must point out that I am not the only person in discussion with the Argyle board, there are plenty of other interested parties," he said in an interview with the BBC. "But I am certainly not in a position to announce anything at the moment as negotiations are ongoing." On the same day, Rory Fallon signed for Ipswich Town on loan until January, with a view to a permanent transfer. Midfielder Sean Kinsella signed for Stafford Rangers on loan for one month. Having not received their salaries for November, along with the playing squad, the club's staff released a statement declaring that they would do "everything they can to help the club during this difficult period."


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, December
Steve MacLean's loan spell with Oxford United was extended for a further month. The club's league match at Milton Keynes Dons was postponed because of a frozen pitch. Argyle were given 63 days to clear their debts with HM Revenue & Customs by a High Court judge. Ryan Leonard signed on loan with Weston-super-Mare for one month. Bradley Wright-Phillips scored two goals, either side of half time, as Argyle defeated Exeter City 2–0 in the first league meeting between the clubs since 2002.


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, December
Following further wintry weather across the country, the club's next two games at Leyton Orient and Bournemouth were postponed because of frozen pitches. The club was unable to extend the loan of Conor Clifford from Chelsea when his registration was rejected by the Football League. An early goal from Stéphane Zubar was cancelled out by Lee Hughes as the club drew 1–1 with Notts County. After a week of boardroom upheaval, which included the departure of Roy Gardner as the club's chairman, Peter Ridsdale joined on a full-time basis as a football consultant.


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, December
"From what I have seen the situation is precarious. No-one should underestimate the challenge that faces this club in surviving the short-term pressures," he said. "I ask everyone connected with Plymouth Argyle: the political and business communities, our creditors and anyone else who feels they can contribute to work with us." On the same day, head coach Paul Mariner was released from his contract, enabling him to pursue an opportunity abroad. "I have known Paul for a long time and working with him has been fantastic," said Peter Reid. "I'm sure he will be successful in everything he does in the future."


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, January
Midfielder Craig Noone joined Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee. Lee Molyneux and Jordan Trott were released after being told that their contracts weren't being renewed. The club's first match of the new year ended in a 0–0 draw with Yeovil Town, which was the first ever league meeting between the two clubs. Defender Réda Johnson was transferred to Sheffield Wednesday for an undisclosed fee. Will Hoskins gave Bristol Rovers a two-goal lead in Argyle's next game before they responded through Bradley Wright-Phillips, Joe Mason and Stéphane Zubar to claim a 3–2 win.


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, January
Peter Ridsdale confirmed that the tax debt which led to the club being presented with a winding-up petition had been paid. A 3–0 defeat by Bournemouth followed, who scored goals either side of half time through Danny Hollands, Liam Feeney and Marc Pugh. The loan deal for Sean Kinsella with Stafford Rangers was extended until the end of April. The club had two players sent off for the second time this season as they were defeated 3–2 at Huddersfield Town. Defenders Curtis Nelson and Stéphane Zubar were dismissed in a match which saw Argyle take a two-goal lead thanks to Joe Mason. The home side scored three before half time thanks to an own goal from Kári Árnason, Jordan Rhodes and Peter Clarke.


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, January
The club slipped to a 2–0 defeat at home to Oldham Athletic. Dale Stephens and Oumare Tounkara scored the goals. Onismor Bhasera scored at either end as Argyle claimed a 3–1 win at Milton Keynes Dons in the first ever match between the two sides. Kári Árnason and Chris Clark also scored for the visitors. Steve MacLean's stay on loan with Oxford United was extended until the end of the season. Argyle lost 2–0 at Charlton Athletic, with Scott Wagstaff and Nathan Eccleston on target for the home side.


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, January
Top goalscorer Bradley Wright-Phillips was sold two days later, joining Charlton Athletic for an undisclosed fee. Ryan Leonard joined Tiverton Town on loan for one month. The club were defeated 2–1 at home to Bournemouth. Marc Pugh's opening goal was cancelled out by Rory Fallon before Steve Fletcher came off the bench to score the winner. Sean Kinsella had his contract terminated by mutual consent, allowing him to sign for Hibernians.


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, February
Argyle lost 1–0 to Yeovil Town in their first visit to Huish Park. The winning goal was scored by Andy Williams against an Argyle side which had Yannick Bolasie sent off in stoppage time. A fourth straight defeat followed at Brentford, who won 2–0 thanks to a brace from Myles Weston. A winding-up petition issued to the club in October 2010 was dismissed in the High Court after Argyle cleared their debts with HM Revenue & Customs. "Clearly there is still a long way to go for the football club. It still has a number of creditors.


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, February
We ask for their patience," said Peter Ridsdale. "The club will be working tirelessly to make sure the creditors are paid in full and the club is restored to its full financial health." Joe Mason scored a late consolation in a 3–1 defeat at home to Tranmere Rovers. Lateef Elford-Alliyu scored twice and Enoch Showunmi added a third for the visitors. Having not received their wages on time for a third month, the Professional Footballers' Association confirmed that it was providing financial support to the club's players.


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, February
On 21 February, the club issued a notice of intention to appoint an administrator and were immediately docked 10 points by the Football League which dropped them to the bottom of the League One table. "We are going to have to produce Championship form to stay up. It's going to be a battle, I don't mind a battle," said Peter Reid. "There are people worse off than us, we have to get on with it."


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, February
One day later, the club were defeated 4–0 at Brighton & Hove Albion. The home side were two goals ahead at half time thanks to goals from Glenn Murray and Chris Wood. Murray scored again in the second half before Francisco Sandaza added a late fourth. Ryan Leonard's loan spell with Tiverton Town was extended until the end of April. A penalty from Yannick Bolasie secured a 2–1 win over Colchester United. Rory Fallon's early goal was cancelled out by an own goal from Stéphane Zubar before Chris Clark was sent off.


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, February
Bolasie's second half goal secured the club's first win in seven matches. "There will be light at the end of the tunnel," said Romain Larrieu, who made his 300th appearance for Argyle. "We all believe that. But it needs to be every game. This can't be a one-off. That's the standard now. We need to keep it there."


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, March
Having issued a notice of intention to appoint an administrator in February, the club officially went into administration on 4 March. Brendan Guilfoyle of P&A Partnership was appointed to run the club and search for a buyer. A brace from Joe Mason and one each from Bondz N'Gala and Yannick Bolasie earned Argyle a 4–2 win at Sheffield Wednesday. Giles Coke and former player Réda Johnson scored for the home side. Argyle moved off the bottom of the League One table after winning their third match in a row.


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, March
They were replaced by Swindon Town, who they defeated 1–0 at home. The winning goal was scored by Rory Fallon in the tenth minute. The club's run of wins came to an end at Hartlepool United as Antony Sweeney and Sam Collins scored either side of half time in a 2–0 win for the home side. A late goal from Yannick Bolasie earned Argyle a 1–1 draw at Carlisle United, who had taken the lead in the first half through James Berrett.


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, March
As negotiations continued with potential buyers, the club's players, staff and management agreed to defer their wages for March and April until a deal was struck. "If it helps the football club to stay in existence it's not a problem. The future of Plymouth Argyle is the most important thing," said Peter Reid. "I feel for them [the office staff]. Some of the sacrifices they are having to make are incredible. But the spirit among the staff is brilliant." A second half goal from Gary Jones saw Argyle return to the foot on the table as they lost 1–0 at home to Rochdale. The club's match at home to Southampton was rearranged for 2 May due to international call-ups involving Onismor Bhasera, Rory Fallon and Joe Mason.


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, April
Early goals from Scott McGleish and Dean Cox saw Argyle fall nine points adrift of safety after a 2–0 defeat at Leyton Orient. The club secured their first win in five games against Walsall on 9 April at Home Park. Yannick Bolasie and Rory Patterson scored in a 2–0 win. On 16 April, Argyle took on Peterborough United at London Road. The away side led at half time thanks to a goal from captain Carl Fletcher in the 38th minute.


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, April
Peterborough equalised ten minutes into the second half through Ryan Bennett before Craig Mackail-Smith won the game 2–1 for the hosts. Argyle moved off the bottom of the table on 22 April after a 1–0 win at Dagenham & Redbridge. The decisive goal was scored by Rory Patterson, who converted a 25-yard free-kick in the 48th minute. Patterson was sent off late in the game for a second bookable offence. Three days later, a goal from Simon Walton earned a 1–0 win at home against Milton Keynes Dons. A 1–0 defeat at Exeter City on 30 April meant Argyle needed to win their last two matches of the season to have a chance of avoiding relegation. James Dunne's first goal of the campaign earned all three points for the home side.


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, May
On 2 May, Argyle were relegated to League Two after a 3–1 defeat at home to Southampton, with 13,118 in attendance. Rickie Lambert gave the visitors the lead just before half time and they increased their lead soon after the restart through former Argyle player Ryan Dickson. Lambert scored his second goal of the game from the penalty spot before Yannick Bolasie scored a consolation goal in stoppage time. The club's last game of the season was on 7 May and they were defeated 4–1 at Home Park. Goals from Scott McGleish and Dean Cox gave the visitors a two-goal lead at half time. Yannick Bolasie reduced the deficit after 63 minutes, but two further goals from Alex Revell ensured that Argyle finished 23rd in the table.


2010–11 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Player details
Updated to games played on 7 May 2011. Source: , , Apps = Appearances made; Goals = Goals scored.


2010–11 Polish Cup
The 2010–11 Polish Cup was the fifty-seventh season of the annual Polish football knockout tournament. It began on 21 July 2010 with the first matches of the Extra Preliminary Round and ended in 2011 with the Final. The winners qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League. Jagiellonia Białystok were the defending champions, having won their first title in the season before.


2010–11 Polish Cup, Extra Preliminary Round
The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 29 June 2010. Participating in this round were 16 regional cup winners and 36 teams from the 2010–11 II Liga. The matches were played between 21 and 25 July 2010.


2010–11 Polish Cup, Preliminary round
The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 29 June 2010. The 26 winners of the Extra Preliminary Round were drawn into 12 matches. MKS Kutno and Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki received a bye to the First Round. The matches took place on 4 August 2010.


2010–11 Polish Cup, Round 1
The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 10 August 2010. The 14 winners of the Preliminary Round, along with MKS Kutno and Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki and the eighteen teams from 2009–10 I Liga competed in this round. Znicz Pruszków was drawn automatically to the Second Round.


2010–11 Polish Cup, Round 2
The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 31 August 2010. The 16 winners of Round 1 and the sixteen teams from 2009–10 Ekstraklasa, competed in this round. The matches were played on 21 and 22 September 2010.


2010–11 Polish Cup, Round 3
The 16 winners from Round 2 competed in this round. The matches took place on October 26 and October 27, 2010.


2010–11 Polish Cup, Quarterfinals
The 8 winners from Round 3 will compete in this round. The matches will be played in two legs. The first legs will take place between 20 February 2011 and 2 March 2011, while the second legs will be played between 2 and 16 March 2011.


2010–11 Polish Cup, Semi-finals
The 4 winners from the Quarterfinals will compete in this round. The matches will be played in two legs. The first legs will take place on 5 and 6 April 2011, while the second legs will be played two weeks later on 19 and 20 April 2011.


2010–11 Polska Liga Hokejowa season
The 2010–11 Polska Liga Hokejowa season was the 76th season of the Polska Liga Hokejowa, the top level of ice hockey in Poland. 10 teams participated in the league, and KS Cracovia won the championship.


2010–11 Port Vale F.C. season
The 2010–11 season was Port Vale's 99th season of football in the English Football League, and third successive season in League Two. Vale enjoyed a solid start to the campaign, looking like good prospects for promotion. However Micky Adams left the club in December to take charge of Sheffield United, leaving the promotion push to be finished by new man Jim Gannon. Gannon's traumatic reign ended after just two months; his exit confirmed after players, staff and fans turned against him.


2010–11 Port Vale F.C. season
Vale exited the FA Cup at the Third Round, and left both the League Cup and the League Trophy at the Second Round. In the background, numerous groups and individuals expressed their willingness to purchase the club. The board turned away these investors – to the anger of some fans, who formed a 'Black and Gold' campaign demanding that the club be sold.


2010–11 Port Vale F.C. season
The turbulence of Gannon's reign, typified by a bust-up on a pre-match journey that became known as 'busgate', and the boardroom battle between multi-millionaire Water World owner Mo Chaudry and Bill Bratt's Valiant 2001 led some to call the season a 'soap opera farce'. At the end of the campaign Micky Adams returned as manager, giving fans cause for optimism following a highly disappointing season.


2010–11 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
Before the start of the season there was speculation that manager Micky Adams would be approached by his former employers at Championship side Leicester City, having impressed in his position at Port Vale. Adams continued to make his mark at Vale though, releasing nine players, and signing Sean Rigg, Stuart Tomlinson, Justin Richards, Ritchie Sutton and Gary Roberts. Lewis Haldane was rushed into hospital after being bitten by an insect during a training session, forcing him to miss the first half of the season. Adams drafted in Reading winger Abdulai Bell-Baggie as a loan replacement for Haldane, and after an initial one-month period then replaced Bell-Baggie with Milton Keynes Dons loanee Jemal Johnson.


2010–11 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
After his side won their opening four away league fixtures for the first time in their history, talks began to extend Adams' contract beyond 2012 as early as September 2010. Five wins in five for September saw Adam's gifted the League Two Manager of the Month award, his team also boasting five clean sheets. In October, Anthony Malbon was loaned out to Newcastle Town, and was later released so as to allow him to join Leek Town permanently. Taking Malbon's place on the bench was Jake Speight, who joined on a two-month loan from Bradford City.


2010–11 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
Micky Adams was also handed the award for November, after his club advanced into the Third Round of the FA Cup and rose to the top of the League Two table on the back of five clean sheets in seven games. For his strong performances, John McCombe was also nominated for the League Two player of the month award. Departing for his boyhood club Sheffield United at the end of December 2010, Micky Adams left Vale in second position in League Two, though on a poor run of form.


2010–11 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
Jim Gannon was confirmed as manager on 6 January, signing a contract that lasted until summer 2012. Saying that finishing outside of the top seven would be a failure, the Cheshire-based manager's first task after 'burying the hatchet' with Gareth Owen was to look for a new striker, as injuries struck down both Marc Richards and Doug Loft. Two weeks into his reign club captain Tommy Fraser left the club by mutual consent, and signed with Barnet. Marc Richards was handed the captaincy.


2010–11 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
Gannon brought in Romaine Sawyers and Kayleden Brown on loan from West Bromwich Albion, Jay O'Shea on loan from Birmingham City, Exodus Geohaghon on loan from Peterborough United, and striker Tom Pope on loan from Rotherham United. Losing four of his first five games in charge, Gannon was forced to respond to criticism over his team selections and substitutions, and announced plans to expand the club's non-playing staff.


2010–11 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
On 1 February the players met with the chairman and rumours spread that Gannon had 'lost the dressing room', as comparisons were made with the tenure of Brian Clough in The Damned United. Yet the next day an O'Shea volley gave Vale a 1–0 win over promotion rivals Rotherham United to give Gannon his first win in charge at the club.


2010–11 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
However tension remained, as proven at the end of the month when it was reported that Gannon left the team bus on a pre-match journey after rowing with assistant manager Geoff Horsfield (who had been appointed by Adams). Gannon had previously told the press his staff were 'underqualified', though insisted any changes would be 'implemented at a later stage' and that Horsfield was a 'great assistant'. This came on the same day that local paper The Sentinel ran an editorial that questioned his loan signings, his decision to drop Gary Roberts and branded his tactics and team selections as baffling.


2010–11 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
After Horsfield was told to stay away from the club for two weeks he was invited back to his assistant role as before, with no disciplinary action taken against either party. As the club fell to seventh in the tale, Gannon made another loan signing by bringing Dominic Blizzard in from Bristol Rovers. Results continued to go against the Vale though, as on 19 March they lost 3–0 at Accrington Stanley, and as a result dropped out of the play-off zone for the first time in the season.


2010–11 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
Ugly post-match scenes at the Crown Ground saw Geohaghon confront fans who singled him out for abuse, whilst Gannon was ushered quietly out of the back door. Roberts told the media "I don't think the manager likes me and, to be honest, I don't like him". Rumours circulated that Gannon would soon be on his way out. These rumours were proved accurate two days later, as Gannon's departure was confirmed by the club. Loan signing Blizzard also left.


2010–11 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
Mark Grew took over as caretaker-manager, though following a 2 April defeat to leaders Chesterfield he was forced to admit that automatic promotion was now out of reach. Later in the month Grew released Kristian Cox, before a home defeat to bottom of the table Stockport County on 23 April meant that winning their remaining three games no longer guaranteed them a play-off spot. Their penultimate game of the season was a 7–2 mauling of Morecambe, which saw Louis Dodds and Justin Richards score the first hat-tricks at Vale Park since Martin Foyle hit three in 1994. This was also the club's biggest home victory in more than fifty years. The final game of the season saw a celebratory pitch invasion at Underhill, as Barnet secured their Football League season with a 1–0 victory over Vale.


2010–11 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
They finished in eleventh place with 65 points, one position and three points less than the previous campaign. Only Stevenage conceded fewer goals, though outside of the bottom two only Bradford City and Hereford United scored fewer goals. They finished three points short of the play-offs following a point deduction to Torquay United, and finished behind Crewe Alexandra on goal difference. Marc Richards was top-scorer for the third successive season, this time netting twenty goals in all competitions. Justin Richards finished with fourteen goals, and no other player managed to hit double figures.


2010–11 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
At the end of the season Doug Loft and Adam Yates signed new two-year deals. Gareth Owen had announced a move to rivals Crewe Alexandra, however when Micky Adams signed a three-year contract to return as manager, Owen reversed his decision and signed a two-year deal as player-coach at Vale Park. Only full-back Kris Taylor and youth team graduate Matthew Bell were not offered new contracts by Adams. Taylor moved on to Darlington and Bell signed with Mansfield Town – both Conference clubs. Defender Sutton also made the switch to Mansfield. However chief scout Ray Williams did not have his contract renewed, after 39 years of service to the club, after falling out with the board.


2010–11 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
On the financial side, in the pre-season investor Mike Newton announced that he was willing to invest £400,000 in the club and take the chair of the board. Chairman Bill Bratt claimed to be unhappy with Newton's policy of negotiating in public (who had by then upped his offer to £500,000), and so Bratt remained as chairman. Newton claimed that his "efforts to become chairman and to invest in the club have been hampered and made almost impossible" by Bratt and his board, and said that the reasons giving to reject his investment were "one long round of excuses".


2010–11 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
Bratt was forced to deny claims by Newton that the club were heading for administration under his leadership. In September 2010 Bratt gave up his role as chief executive, but remained as chairman, denying that this decision was influenced by the recent Newton takeover bid. By this time the club's debts were estimated at around £2m, a level described by Bratt as "manageable". The nine-man board's share total was valued at £359,400.


2010–11 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
In December 2010 local businessman and Water World owner Mo Chaudry went public with his investment proposal for the club, however Bratt said it was the first he had heard of the proposal, despite Chandry's legal advisor's claims they had spoken and that "it was made clear to me the club wasn't interested in selling to Mo Chaudry." The board swiftly and unanimously rejected the £1.3 million proposal. Following another anti-board protest from Vale supporters and the resignation of director Mike Thompstone, Bratt and his team decided to re-examine the Chaudry bid.


2010–11 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
In January 2011, another group of prospective investors, this time a group of Texas businessmen, announced they had pulled out of talks with Bratt's board. The group said: "the deal is completely dead because the directors don't want to sell the club... we believe they [the Vale] are run by the wrong people... [ and] we didn't get anything apart from a cup of tea before watching a game." Fans began a protest movement called "Black and Gold Until it's Sold" – inspired by Manchester United's anti-Glazer scarf protest – in which fans wore black and gold scarves to symbolise their opposition to Bratt and the board.


2010–11 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
By February, Chaudry had agreed to sign a confidentiality agreement, and face-to-face negotiations began. Chaudry was keen to accelerate the negotiations, accusing Bratt of stalling. Chaudry had the stadium revalued at £3.4m, some £2.3m less than stated in the board's accounts – Staffordshire University academic Ian Jackson commented that these were a part of the "skirmishes of negotiation". Despite this Chaudry's 12 March takeover deadline passed without comment from the Vale board, though another director, Paul Humphreys, resigned his position.


2010–11 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
Chaudry then teamed up with another local businessmen, Mark Sims, to purchase the maximum allowed 24.9% of shares each (to give them a combined total of 49.8% control). In addition to the '' campaign, two further fan-based organisations, '' and '', attempted to oust Bratt and his directors out of power at the club. Simms and Chaudry withdrew their joint bid after the Vale directors refused to discuss the proposal, calling the duo's proposal "not at all valid". Further resignations took the Vale board down to just five members.


2010–11 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
Facing an EGM, Chaudry's cause was boosted when Broxap CEO Robert Lee announced that he would sell his £50,000 worth of shares to Chaudry, making the board's removal at the EGM more likely (however Broxap later reversed their decision on the day of the EGM). However just ten days before the EGM Bratt announced a ten-year £1.6 million sponsorship deal with Ameriturf Global Sports. A further twist came five days later, when Robbie Williams handed his 24.9% worth of EGM proxy votes over to Port Vale Supporters' Club.


2010–11 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
Many believed this would ensure the end of Bratt's reign, despite his warning that fans should "look at other clubs who have gone down this line and they have no longer got their ground and are paying vast sums in rent". The result of the EGM was a vote of no confidence in the board; directors Peter Jackson and Stan Meigh were voted out, however the controversial '24.9% rule' survived – to Chaudry's disappointment. Also remaining were chairman Bill Bratt and directors Glenn Oliver and Mike Lloyd, three of the original nine that started the season.


2010–11 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
Each facing an individual vote, they received 51.07%, 50.64%, and 50.21% of the vote respectively. The three survived as Broxap sold their shares to an unnamed director at the last minute, not to Chaudry as they had originally promised. Speaking of the change of heart from Broxap, Chaudry stated that "the board have engaged in dirty tricks from day one and there have been more at the 11th hour." Many fans expressed disappointment at the result, though Chaudry again announced he "will not walk away".


2010–11 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
The future remained unclear, with both Bratt and Chaudry taking gains and losses from the EGM. The club's constitution required four directors for the board to be considered valid, and so the board welcomed new director Mark Sims, a Chaudry supporter, who was voted on to the board at the EGM after he was sponsored by Robbie Williams. Sims stated his intention of convincing the three original directors of the merits of Chaudry's bid. The board also invited supporters group North London Valiants to nominate a director.


2010–11 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
The EGM disrupted manager Micky Adams' transfer plans as the club's constitution stipulated that at least four directors must be in place for financial transactions such as issuing new contracts to take place. In a shock move Adams announced that he intended to take up a directorship at the club, purchasing £50,000 worth of shares with his own money (though former director Stan Meigh later said that it was he who provided the money) he declared that "this is a purely footballing decision...


2010–11 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
I understand that the last few months have been difficult for everyone and am asking all of our supporters to put their differences aside, to support my candidacy for the Board and then to get behind the team in the coming season." Supporters' groups opposed to Bill Bratt's chairmanship did not welcome the news. At the end of the season, Stoke-on-Trent city council confirmed that the two-year repayment holiday for a £2.25 million loan taken out in 2005 had come to an end.


2010–11 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the FA Cup, Vale nearly slipped up at Princes Park to Conference South Dartford, and were saved only by an 84th minute John McCombe header. Vale made no mistake in the replay, dispatching the "Darts" with a 4–0 win. They booked themselves a Third Round date at Turf Moor with Championship club Burnley with a 1–0 home win over Accrington Stanley. The Burnley game was Gannon's first game in charge, and resulted in a 4–2 defeat.


2010–11 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the League Cup, Vale managed to defeat a Championship side by slaying high-flying Queens Park Rangers 3–1 at Loftus Road, new signing Richards scoring twice. Premier League opposition proved to be too much of a challenge however, as a strong Fulham side destroyed the Vale 6–0 at Craven Cottage – Zoltán Gera and Bobby Zamora both bagging braces.


2010–11 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the League Trophy, both the Richards strikers struck down Rochdale with a 2–1 win. League One Carlisle United awaited in the Second Round at Brunton Park, and vanquished the "Valiants" on penalties following a 2–2 draw.


2010–11 Port Vila Premier League
The 2010–11 TVL Premier League or 2010–11 Port Vila Premier League is the 17th season of the Port Vila Premier League top division.


2010–11 Port Vila Premier League
The top five of the league qualify for the 2011 VFF National Super League.


2010–11 Port Vila Premier League
Amicale FC were champions and Yatel FC relegated to the 2011–12 TVL First Division.


2010–11 Portland Pilots men's basketball team
The 2010–11 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represented University of Portland in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots were members of the West Coast Conference and were led by fifth-year head coach Eric Reveno. They played their home games at the Chiles Center. They finished the season with 20–12, 7–7 in WCC play and lost the first round in the 2011 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to Loyola Marymount. They were invited to the 2011 CollegeInsider.com Tournament which they lost to Hawaii in the first round.


2010–11 Portland Trail Blazers season
The 2010–11 Portland Trail Blazers season was the 41st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).


2010–11 Portland Trail Blazers season
In the playoffs, the Trail Blazers lost to the eventual NBA champion Dallas Mavericks in six games in the First Round.


2010–11 Portland Trail Blazers season, Player statistics, Season
As of April 12. * – Stats with the Blazers.


2010–11 Portsmouth F.C. season
The 2010–11 season was Portsmouth's first season in the Football League Championship after relegation from the Premier League at the end of the previous season.


2010–11 Portsmouth F.C. season, Season review
On 22 October, Portsmouth issued a statement declaring "it appears likely that the club will now be closed down and liquidated by the administrators", but Pompey creditor Alexandre Gaydamak announced the next day that he had reached an agreement that could save their future. It was revealed just hours later that Portsmouth had finally come out of administration.


2010–11 Portsmouth F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010–11 Portsmouth F.C. season, Players, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010–11 Portsmouth F.C. season, Transfers
Portsmouth had previously stated that any contracts due to expire at the end of the 2009–10 season would not be renewed due to their financial problems, and that they hoped to sign a new squad on free transfers and sell their squad from last year. As it transpired, only five players were released, on 19 May 2010; ten others were offered new contracts.


2010–11 Portsmouth F.C. season, Transfers, In
Since Portsmouth were under a transfer embargo, they initially were not allowed to buy players or sign free agents as they could not guarantee the PFA that the wages for the players could be paid. The embargo was later lifted.


2010–11 Powerade Tigers season
The 2010–11 Powerade Tigers season is the 9th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2010–11 Premier Academy League
The 2010–11 Premier Academy League Under–18 season is the fourteenth edition since the establishment of The Premier Academy League, and the seventh under the current make-up.


2010–11 Premier Academy League
All teams played the other teams in their group twice and play 10 inter-group fixtures, producing 28 games a season. Eight of the inter-group games were played against teams in their 'paired group' (i.e. A–B and C–D are the paired groups), whilst the remaining two games comprise one game against a team in each of the two remaining groups. Winners of each group qualify for play-offs.


2010–11 Premier Academy League, League tables, Academy Group D
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scoredPos = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = PointsQ = Qualified for playoffs; C = Champions


2010–11 Premier Arena Soccer League season
The 2010–11 Premier Arena Soccer League season consisted of 6 divisions of 32 teams across the US. The Premier Arena Soccer League continues to serve as the developmental league to the PASL-Pro.


2010–11 Premier Arena Soccer League season, Standings
As of March 5, 2011  2010-11 League Championship  2010-11 National Finals Entrant(Bold Division Winner)


2010–11 Premier Arena Soccer League season, 2010-11 PASL-Premier Finals
The finals were played at Las Vegas, Nevada, on March 4–5, 2011.


2010–11 Premier League
The 2010–11 Premier League (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 19th season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. The 2010–11 fixtures were released on 17 June 2010 at 09:00 BST. The season began on 14 August 2010, and ended on 22 May 2011. Chelsea were the defending champions.


2010–11 Premier League
Manchester United secured the title with a 1–1 draw away to Blackburn Rovers on 14 May 2011. This was their nineteenth English league title, breaking a tie with Liverpool which had stood since Manchester United won their eighteenth title in 2009. Manchester United, Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal all secured a berth for the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, while Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League via league position. At the bottom, West Ham United, Blackpool, and Birmingham City were relegated to the Championship.


2010–11 Premier League, Rule changes
The Premier League introduced a cap on the number of players in a squad. From this season onwards, clubs had to declare a squad of no more than 25 players when the summer transfer window shuts, and then again at the end of the January transfer window. Players aged 21 and under could be selected without being registered in the 25.


2010–11 Premier League, Rule changes
Also being introduced this season was the "home grown players" rule, which aims to encourage the development of young footballers at Premier League clubs. The new rule required clubs to name at least eight players in their squad of 25 players that have been registered domestically for a minimum of three seasons prior to their 21st birthday.


2010–11 Premier League, Rule changes
All of the Premier League teams submitted their 25-man squads on 1 September 2010 deadline.


2010–11 Premier League, Teams
Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Championship. The promoted teams were Newcastle United, West Bromwich Albion (both teams returning after a season's absence) and Blackpool (returning after a thirty-nine-year absence). This was also Blackpool's first season in the Premier League. They replaced Burnley, Hull City and Portsmouth, ending their top flight spells of one, two and seven years respectively.


2010–11 Premier League, Teams, Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010–11 Premier League, Teams, Personnel and kits
Nike produced a new match ball, the Nike Total 90 Tracer, which was electric blue, black and white during the autumn and spring. A high-visibility version in yellow was released for the winter. Additionally, Umbro provided officials with new kits in black, lime green, yellow, red and cyan blue for the season. Tune Ventures, parent company of Air Asia, took over as sponsor of the referee kits for the next three seasons.


2010–11 Premier League, Awards, Annual awards, Premier League Manager of the Season
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, 69, received the Premier League Manager of the Season.


2010–11 Premier League, Awards, Annual awards, Premier League Player of the Season
The Premier League Player of the Season award was won by Nemanja Vidić of Manchester United.


2010–11 Premier League, Awards, Annual awards, PFA Players' Player of the Year
The PFA Players' Player of the Year was awarded to Gareth Bale.


2010–11 Premier League, Awards, Annual awards, PFA Young Player of the Year
The PFA Young Player of the Year was awarded to Jack Wilshere.


2010–11 Premier League, Awards, Annual awards, FWA Footballer of the Year
The FWA Footballer of the Year was awarded to Scott Parker.


2010–11 Premier League, Awards, Annual awards, Premier League Golden Boot
Dimitar Berbatov of Manchester United and Carlos Tevez of Manchester City shared the Premier League Golden Boot this season, both finishing with 20 goals. Berbatov's 20 goals came in 32 appearances, with Tevez's 20 goals coming in 31 appearances. This was the first time either player had won the award, and the first time it had been shared since the 1998–99 season.


2010–11 Premier League, Awards, Annual awards, Premier League Golden Glove
The Premier League Golden Glove award was won by Joe Hart of Manchester City.


2010–11 Premier League, Awards, Annual awards, Premier League Fair Play Award
The Premier League Fair Play Award was won by Fulham, who finished on top of the Fair Play Table. Newcastle United were deemed to be the least sporting team, finishing bottom of the table. Due to England being one of the three best teams in the UEFA Fair Play rankings, Fulham as the highest-ranked team not already qualified for a European competition were awarded a spot in the first qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.


2010–11 Premier League, Awards, Annual awards, PFA Fans' Player of the Year
The PFA Fans' Player of the Year was awarded to Raul Meireles.


2010–11 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The 2010–11 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina was the eleventh season since its original establishment and the ninth as a unified country-wide league. It began in August 2010 and ended in May 2011. Željezničar were the defending champions, having won their fourth championship title in the 2009–10 season.


2010–11 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The league was won by Borac Banja Luka; Budućnost Banovići and Drina Zvornik were relegated to the second-level leagues.


2010–11 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Teams
Relegated after last season were 16th-placed FK Modriča and 15th-placed FK Laktaši.


2010–11 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Teams
They were replaced by the champions of the two second-level leagues, Budućnost Banovići from the Prva Liga BiH and Drina Zvornik from the Prva Liga RS.


2010–11 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Champion Squad
Goalkeepers:  Asmir Avdukić (30/0) Defenders:  Vule Trivunović (15/1) ;  Vukašin Benović (10/0) ;  Draško Žarić (10/0) ;  Milan Stupar (22/1) ;  Leonid Ćorić (21/0) ;  Perica Stančeski (13/1) ;  Dragoslav Stakić (14/0) ;  Bojan Tetrić (13/0) ;  Duško Sakan (11/0) ;  Nemanja Damjanović (12/0)


2010–11 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Champion Squad
Midfielders:  Branislav Krunić (15/2) ;  Darko Maletić (21/6) ;  Milan Muminović (10/0) ;  Bojan Puzigaća (12/2) ;  Aleksandar Petrović (1/0) ;  Siniša Dujković (2/0) ;  Dražen Međedović (13/0) ;  Milan Srećo (10/1) ;  Borislav Mikić (24/1) ;  Srđan Grahovac (24/1) ;  Boris Raspudić (26/1) Forwards:  Nemanja Vidaković (14/2) ;  Ljubiša Vukelja (10/2) ;  Duško Stajić (26/3) ;  Stevo Nikolić (26/10) ;  Rade Veljović (13/2) .


2010–11 Premier Reserve League
The 2010–11 Premier Reserve League (officially known as the 2010–11 Barclays Premier Reserve League for sponsorship reasons) was the twelfth season since the establishment of the Premier Reserve League. The season began on 25 August 2010. and ended on 16 May 2011 with Chelsea's reserves beating Blackburn Rovers Reserves 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out after the final had ended 1–1 after extra time.


2010–11 Premier Reserve League
The events in the senior leagues during the 2009–10 season saw Burnley, Hull City and Portsmouth all relegated and replaced by the promoted teams Newcastle United, West Bromwich Albion and Blackpool. In addition, Birmingham City, Stoke City, and Fulham decided to opt out of the 2010–11 reserve season.


2010–11 Premier Reserve League
That resulted in 2 major changes to the 2010–11 season. With the Southern section now only containing six teams, the Northern section was broken into two groups. Group A consisted of Bolton Wanderers, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, and Wigan Athletic. Group B consisted of Blackburn Rovers, Blackpool, Everton, Liverpool, and Sunderland.


2010–11 Premier Reserve League
The second big change was to the fixture schedule. Each team played the teams in their own group twice (home and away) and played the teams from the other groups once. This meant each Northern side played a total of 19 games and the Southern sides played 20 games during the regular season.


2010–11 Premier Reserve League
At the conclusion of the league season, the two Northern winners faced a play off against each other with the winner facing the Southern champions in a one-off final.


2010–11 Premier Reserve League, Tables, Premier Reserve League South
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scoredPos = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; C = Champions


2010–11 Premier Reserve League, Play-offs
The play-offs were contested in two stages, first between the two winners of the Reserve League North divisions, and then between the winner of that game and the winner of the Reserve League South.


2010–11 Premier Reserve League, External links, Match reports
Match reports can be found at each club's official website:


2010–11 Premier Soccer League
The 2010–11 Premier Soccer League season (known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the fifteenth since its establishment. Supersport United were the defending champions, having won their third premier league title the previous season. The campaign began on 27 August 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011. A total of 16 teams contested the league, 15 of which already contested in the 2009–10 season and one of which was promoted from the National First Division.


2010–11 Premier Soccer League
Orlando Pirates secured the title with a 2–1 win against Golden Arrows on 21 May 2011. This was their third PSL title. At the bottom, Mpumalanga Black Aces was relegated to the First Division while Vasco da Gama contested the relegation playoffs and failed to secure its premier league status.


2010–11 Premier Soccer League, Team information, Stadia and locations
Some of the teams rotated between several home venues during the season. The table below list the stadium mostly picked as home venue, for each team. At the bottom of the table, a purple template show all home venues during the season.


2010–11 Premiership Rugby
The 2010–11 Aviva Premiership was the 24th season of the top flight English domestic rugby union competition and the first one to be sponsored by Aviva. The reigning champions entering the season were Leicester Tigers, who had claimed their ninth title after defeating Saracens in the 2010 final. Exeter Chiefs had been promoted as champions from the 2009–10 RFU Championship, their first promotion to the top flight.


2010–11 Premiership Rugby, Summary
Saracens won their first title after defeating Leicester Tigers in the final at Twickenham after having finished second in the regular season table. Leeds Carnege were relegated on the last day of the season. It was the third time that Leeds have been relegated from the top flight since the leagues began and the first time since the 2007–08 Premiership Rugby season.


2010–11 Premiership Rugby, Summary
As usual, round 1 included the London Double Header at Twickenham, the seventh instance since its inception in 2004.


2010–11 Premiership Rugby, Teams
Twelve teams compete in the league – the top eleven teams from the previous season and Exeter Chiefs who were promoted from the 2009–10 RFU Championship to the top flight for the first time. They replaced Worcester Warriors who were relegated after six years in the top flight.


2010–11 Premiership Rugby, Pre-Season
The inaugural edition of the Premiership Rugby Sevens Series began on 16 July 2010 at The Stoop, continued on 23 July at Welford Road and 30 July at Franklin's Gardens. This was the first opportunity of the season for any of the teams competing in the Premiership to win a trophy. The finals were held on 6 August 2010 at The Recreation Ground and the Series was won by Saracens.


2010–11 Premiership Rugby, Table
(CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. (SF) Losing semi-finalists. (R) RelegatedStarting table — source:


2010–11 Premiership Rugby, Table
Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won; 2) Difference between points for and against; 3) Total number of points for; 4) Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams; 5) Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled


2010–11 Premiership Rugby, Play-offs
As in previous seasons, the top four teams in the Premiership table, following the conclusion of the regular season, contest the play-off semi-finals in a 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd format, with the higher ranking team having home advantage. The two winners of the semi-finals then meet in the Premiership Final at Twickenham on 28 May 2011.


2010–11 Premiership Rugby, Leading scorers
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.


2010–11 Preston North End F.C. season, Review and events, Monthly events
This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2010–11 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section.


2010–11 Preston North End F.C. season, Review and events, Monthly events
April: Preston North End are relegated to League One after a 1–0 defeat to Cardiff City.


2010–11 Primeira Liga
The 2010–11 Primeira Liga (also known as Liga ZON Sagres for sponsorship reasons) was the 77th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. It began on 15 August 2010 and ended on 14 May 2011. A total of 16 teams contested the league, 14 of which already took part in the previous season and two of which were promoted from the Liga de Honra. Benfica were the defending champions but finished runners-up to Porto, who won their 25th league title in the club's first-ever unbeaten season. Porto's forward Hulk was the top scorer with 23 goals.


2010–11 Primeira Liga, Teams
Belenenses and Leixões were relegated at the end of the 2009–10 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. Belenenses ended an 11-year spell at the highest level of Portuguese football, while Leixões returned to the Liga de Honra after three years.


2010–11 Primeira Liga, Teams
The two relegated teams were replaced by Liga de Honra champions Beira-Mar and runners-up Portimonense. Beira-Mar returned to the top-level league after three years of absence, and Portimonense made their first appearance in their league since being relegated at the end of the 1989–90 season.


2010–11 Primeira Liga, Season statistics, Top goalscorers
Updated as of games played on 14 May 2011.Source:  (in Portuguese)


2010–11 Primera B Metropolitana
The 2010–11 Argentine Primera B Metropolitana is the season of third division professional of football in Argentina. A total of 22 teams will compete; the champion will be promoted to Argentine Primera B Nacional.


2010–11 Primera B Nacional
The 2010–11 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 25th season of second division professional of football in Argentina. A total of 20 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted to Argentine Primera División.


2010–11 Primera B Nacional, Promotion/Relegation Playoff Legs Primera División-Primera B Nacional
The 3rd and 4th placed of the table played with the 18th and the 17th placed of the Relegation Table of 2010–11 Primera División.


2010–11 Primera B Nacional, Relegation
Note: Clubs with indirect affiliation with AFA are relegated to the Torneo Argentino A, while clubs directly affiliated face relegation to Primera B Metropolitana. Clubs with direct affiliation are all from Greater Buenos Aires, with the exception of Newell's, Rosario Central, Central Córdoba and Argentino de Rosario, all from Rosario, and Unión and Colón from Santa Fe.


2010–11 Primera B Nacional, Relegation
The bottom two teams of this table face relegation regardless of their affiliation status. Apart from them, the bottom teams of each affiliation face promotion/relegation playoffs against Torneo Argentino A and Primera B Metropolitana's "Reducido" (reduced tournaments) champions. The Reducidos are played after those leagues' champions are known.


2010–11 Primera C Metropolitana
The 2010–11 Argentine Primera C Metropolitana is the season of fourth division professional of football in Argentina. A total of 20 teams will compete; the champion will be promoted to Primera B Metropolitana.


2010–11 Primera Catalana
The 2010–11 Primera Catalana was the 20th season of Primera Catalana, the 5th tier of the Spanish football league system and the highest league of the autonomous community of Catalonia. The top three were promoted to Tercera División, and the bottom two were relegated to the Segona Catalana.


2010–11 Primera Catalana, Primera Catalana
A total of 20 teams will contest the league, including 3 relegated from the Tercera División and 3 promoted from the Preferent Territorial.


2010–11 Primera D Metropolitana
The 2010–11 Argentine Primera D Metropolitana was the season of fifth division professional of football in Argentina. A total of 18 teams competed; the champion was promoted to Primera C Metropolitana.


2010–11 Primera Divisió
The 2010–11 Primera Divisió was the sixteenth season of top-tier football in Andorra. It began on 19 September 2010 and ended on 20 March 2011. FC Santa Coloma were the defending champions, having won their fifth Andorran championship last season.


2010–11 Primera Divisió, Competition format
The participating teams first played a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent once "home" and once "away" (in actuality, the designation of home and away was purely arbitrary as the clubs did not have their own grounds) for a total of 14 games. The league was then split up in two groups of four teams with each of them playing teams within their group in a home-and-away cycle of games. The top four teams competed for the championship. The bottom four clubs played for one direct relegation spot and one relegation play-off spot. Records earned in the First Round were taken over to the respective Second Rounds.


2010–11 Primera Divisió, Promotion and relegation from 2009–10
Engordany were relegated after last season due to finishing in 8th place. They were replaced by Segona Divisió champions Casa Estrella del Benfica.


2010–11 Primera Divisió, Promotion and relegation from 2009–10
Encamp, who finished last season in 7th place, and 3rd place Segona Divisió club Extremenya played a two-legged relegation play-off (normally, the runners-up of the Segona Divisió would participate, but as promotion-ineligible Lusitanos B finished in that spot, the playoff spot was given to the 3rd place club). Encamp kept their spot in Primera Divisió by winning on aggregate 5–2 against Extremenya.


2010–11 Primera Divisió, Relegation playoffs
FC Encamp finished seventh in the league and will compete in a two-legged relegation playoff against UE Engordany, the third place team of the Segona Divisió, for one spot in 2011–12 Primera Divisió. Engordany won the playoff, 5–1 on aggregate, and were promoted to the Primera Divisió while Encamp were relegated.


2010–11 Primera División de Nicaragua
The 2010–11 season in Primera División de Nicaragua will be divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) and will determine the 57th and 58th champions in the history of the league. The season will begin on July 25 and end on December 12. It will also provide the sole berth for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League.


2010–11 Primera División de Nicaragua, Apertura, Top scorers Apertura
Updated to games played on December 6, 2010. Post-season goals are included, unlike other topscorers where only regular season goals count.


2010–11 Primera División de Nicaragua, Aggregate table
Relegation will be determined by the aggregate table of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments.


2010–11 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The 2010–11 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Sydney Johnson, who was in his fourth season. The team's tri-captains were senior Kareem Maddox, senior Dan Mavraides, and junior Patrick Saunders. The team played its home games in the Jadwin Gymnasium on the University campus in Princeton, New Jersey. The team competes in the Ivy League athletic conference.


2010–11 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The team was coming off of a 22–9 2009–10 season in which it achieved the most wins by a Tigers men's basketball team since the 1998–99 team and its first back-to-back finishes of at least second place in the Ivy since 2001–02 season. The team was also following on the heels of its first postseason appearance since the 2003–04 team went to the 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, and its first postseason victory since the 1998–99 team won two games in the 1999 National Invitation Tournament.


2010–11 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The team was led by returning second team All-Ivy League selections junior Douglas Davis and senior Dan Mavraides. This was the first team to have two returning first or second All-Ivy players since the 2003–04 team returned Will Venable and Judson Wallace. The team was attempting to defend its scoring defense statistical championship, which it won for the twentieth time since 1976 in 2010. Following the season, seniors Mavraides (2nd team) and Maddox (1st team, unanimous) earned All-Ivy recognition. They were joined by sophomore Ian Hummer (2nd team). Maddox earned conference Defensive Player of the Year.


2010–11 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
After the annual 14-game round robin home and away schedule, Harvard and Princeton tied as co-champion, resulting in a one-game playoff to determine the league's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Tigers prevailed. Princeton then lost its round of 64 NCAA contest against Kentucky. The season marked the team's 26th Ivy League championship and 24th invitation to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.


2010–11 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team, Preview
Princeton entered the season having not won a championship since the 2003–04 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team achieved the feat and went to the 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The six-season championshipless spell tied a school record and put the team on the verge of establishing a new one should the season not be successful. The team entered the season with its top five scorers from the prior season returning. The team's schedule included the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament champion Duke as well as Tournament participant Siena who were the 2010 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champions (both regular season and tournament).


2010–11 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team, Preview
Most preseason publications predicted Princeton would finish in first place and Harvard would finish in second place, although the Sporting News projected that Cornell would finish in first followed by Princeton and Harvard. Breaking a three-year streak by Cornell, the Ivy League media poll selected Princeton as the top team with twelve first place votes, Harvard second with four first place votes and Cornell third with one first place vote. It was the first Princeton team to be the preseason top-ranked media selection since the 2004–05 Princeton team.


2010–11 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team, Playing style
Head coach Johnson employs the Princeton offense. However, in 2010, Johnson tweaked it to be a slightly more uptempo version of the motion offense, which resulted in the highest scoring Princeton team in decades. The offense was still considered slow compared to most schools.


2010–11 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team, Schedule
The team lost to its only two ranked opponents (#1 Duke and #21 University of Central Florida), but defeated Siena in overtime. The team also defeated power conference opponents Tulsa of Conference USA, Saint Joseph's of the Atlantic 10 Conference and Rutgers of the Big East Conference. Princeton recorded its 11th and the Ivy League's 30th perfect conference record at the halfway point of the 14-game conference schedule. The team posted a perfect 12–0 home record. It was the team's sixth perfect home season in 42 full seasons at Jadwin gymnasium. In 2009, the team adopted 11-year-old Christian Michael "Crunch" Regulski, a pediatric brain tumor patient, as part of the Friends of Jaclyn program. In early February, Crunch, who had previously sat on the team's bench, lost his cancer struggle. During the season, Princeton swept defending Ivy League champion Cornell.


2010–11 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team, Schedule
Mavraides scored 25 including 5 three-point shots, but Princeton lost to Harvard at Lavietes Pavilion on March 5 and giving them a split of the season series. Princeton fell a half game behind Harvard who clinched at least a share of the 2010–11 Ivy League men's basketball season Championship with a 12–2 conference record. Princeton fell to 11–2 with one conference game remaining to force a one-game playoff for the conferences automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Following the game, Sydney Johnson made his team sit on the bench and watch the Harvard fans celebrate. On March 8, Princeton defeated Penn to force a one-game playoff at the Payne Whitney Gymnasium at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Maddox scored 21 of his 23 points from off the bench in the second half to key the victory.


2010–11 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team, Schedule
The one-game playoff is the eighth in Ivy League history and the eighth for Princeton, who has won at least a share of twenty-six league titles. The share of the championship ended a six-season championshipless run, which tied a record for the longest in school history. In the one-game playoff, Harvard took  58–57 lead with 2:33 remaining and then the teams traded one-point leads 5 times. Princeton won by a 63–62 margin thanks to a last second shot by Davis to earn its 24th NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament bid. Although Princeton did not appear in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings all season, in the final regular season poll on March 13, Princeton received 3 points in the Coaches' Poll.


2010–11 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team, Schedule
Princeton was awarded the number thirteen seed and a first round match against the Kentucky Wildcats. Kentucky had eliminated Ivy League representative Cornell the prior season. Kentucky emerged victorious by a 59–57 margin on a last second layup.


2010–11 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team, Honors, In season
Ian Hummer was a National Association of Basketball Coaches First Team All-District selection, and Kareem Maddox was a Second Team selection. Each week the Ivy League selects a player of the week and a rookie of the week.


2010–11 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team, Honors, Postseason honors
The league selected its postseason awards on March 9. Defensive Player of the Year: Kareem Maddox, Princeton (Sr., F, Oak Park, CA)All-Ivy League (ALL CAPS: Unanimous)


2010–11 Princeton Tigers women's ice hockey season
The Princeton Tigers women's hockey team represents Princeton University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.


2010–11 Principality Premiership
The 2010–11 Principality Premiership is the sixteenth Principality Premiership season and the seventh under its current format. The season began in August 2010 and will end in May 2011. Fourteen teams are playing each other on a home and away basis, with the standard bonus point system determining placement—4 points for a win, 2 for a draw, and separate bonus points for scoring four or more tries in a match and losing by seven points or less.


2010–11 Principality Premiership, British and Irish Cup Qualification
In 2009-10 the top six clubs from the 2008-09 season qualified for the new British and Irish Cup competition. A play-off system was added at the end of the season for the top eight sides to qualify for the following season's British and Irish Cup. Only six teams can qualify for this from the eight. These play-offs do not decide the League Championship, as the league leaders at the end of the regular 26 game season will be Champions.


2010–11 Principality Premiership, Play-off News
At the start of the 2010-11 season it was announced that the Welsh Premiership title would be settled by a play-off at a neutral ground. At the end of the season, play-offs will involve the second and third placed teams meeting at a neutral venue, with the winners facing the team who finished top after the regular season in the final. Two-other play-off issues are also set to feature at the end of the campaign. The top five teams in the league will win automatic entry into the following season's British and Irish Cup with the sixth and final place decided by a play-off. This will see the teams finishing in 7th and 8th position meeting for the right to play the sixth-placed club.


2010–11 Principality Premiership, Play-off News
Promotion from Division 1 is also being revamped from the 2010-11 season with play-offs taking place for this too. The bottom-placed team in the Welsh Premiership will be grouped with the respective division winners in Division 1 East, North and West - provided they meet the Premiership criteria.


2010–11 Principality Premiership, Play-off News
A draw involving the 14th placed club in the Principality Premiership, winners of SWALEC Division One East and West (those clubs have all passed the Premiership criteria) will be made to determine which clubs play each other in Play-Off one, the winner of which will play the third team in the Play-Off final).


2010–11 Principality Premiership, Play-off News
The fourteen teams competing consisted of Aberavon RFC, Bedwas RFC, Cardiff RFC, Carmarthen Quins, Cross Keys RFC, Glamorgan Wanderers RFC, Llandovery RFC, Llanelli RFC, Neath RFC, Newport RFC, Pontypool RFC, Pontypridd RFC, Swansea RFC, Tonmawr RFC


2010–11 Principality Premiership, Fixtures & results, Week 24
All games postponed due to some Swalec cup matches being replayed.


2010–11 Principality Premiership, Relegation/Promotion Play-Offs, Play-Off One
Glamorgan play Bridgend in the final to see who will be playing Premiership Rugby next season and who will be in Division 1.


2010–11 Principality Premiership, Relegation/Promotion Play-Offs, Relegation/Promotion Play-Off Final
Bridgend are promoted to the Premiership while Glamorgan are relegated


2010–11 Principality Premiership, British and Irish Cup Play-Offs, Sixth place British and Irish Cup Qualification Play-Offs
Newport travel to Cross Keys with the winners taking the final place in next season's British and Irish Cup competition


2010–11 Principality Premiership, British and Irish Cup Play-Offs, Sixth place British and Irish Cup Qualification Play-Off Final
Cross Keys qualify for the final place in next season's British and Irish Cup


2010–11 Principality Premiership, Principality Premiership Champions Play-Offs, Principality Premiership Semi-Final Play-Offs
Llanelli play Pontypridd who ended the regular season as league leaders to see who are the Champions


2010–11 Pro A season
The 2010–11 LNB Pro A season was the 89th season of the French Basketball Championship and the 24th season since inception of the Ligue Nationale de Basketball (LNB). The regular season started on October 9, 2010 and ended on May 10, 2011. The play-offs were held from May 17, 2011 till June 11, 2011. SLUC Nancy became the 2010–11 Pro A champions and gained its second French League title after beating defending champion Cholet Basket in the single-game Final, with a score of 74-76.


2010–11 Professional Arena Soccer League season
The 2010–11 Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL- Pro) season is the third season for the American arena soccer league. The season kicked off on Friday November 12, when the Louisville Lightning hosted the Cincinnati Kings. A new feature for the 2010–11 season was the Frontier Division. The Frontier Division featured teams above the level of PASL-Premier but not ready for the higher travel demands and costs of the PASL- Pro. Frontier teams played an abbreviated 12-game schedule, with a mixture of PASL- Pro, PASL-Premier, and other Frontier Division opponents. The 2010–2011 PASL playoffs were held in the Cincinnati Gardens, home of the newly rechristened Cincinnati Kings.


2010–11 Professional Arena Soccer League season, Standings
As of March 12, 2011  2010-11 League Championship  2010-11 Playoff Team(Bold Division Winner)


2010–11 Providence Friars men's basketball team
The 2010–11 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College in the Big East Conference. The team finished with a 4–14 conference record and a 15–17 record overall.


2010–11 Providence Friars men's basketball team
In his third season with the team, head coach Keno Davis returned two starters and just eight players overall after a tumultuous offseason that included the dismissal of the team's leading scorer in 2009–10, forward Jamine Peterson, as well as the transfer or dismissal of three other players.


2010–11 Providence Friars men's basketball team
The Friars were led in scoring by senior forward Marshon Brooks, who finished first the conference and second in Division I with 24.6 points per game. He set conference records for single-game scoring (52 points vs. Notre Dame on February 23) and for single-season conference scoring (468 points). Brooks was named to the All-Big East First Team and the Associated Press All-American Third Team following the season and was a finalist for the 2011 John R. Wooden Award.


2010–11 Providence Friars men's basketball team
After losing their first six conference games, including a narrow home defeat to #5 Pittsburgh on January 4, the Friars managed back-to-back wins over ranked opponents for the first time since 1998. On January 22, they defeated #19 Louisville at home before knocking off #8 Villanova at home on January 26. However, the Friars did not receive votes in either the AP Poll or Coaches' Poll at any point in the season.


2010–11 Providence Friars men's basketball team
The Friars lost seven of their final eight regular season conference games, finishing 14th in the conference before falling to Marquette in the first round of the 2011 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament. Davis was fired three days later.


2010–11 Providence Friars men's basketball team, Offseason
On the morning of April 12, 2010 two freshmen – center James Still and guard Johnnie Lacy – were arrested outside of campus after Lacy and Still randomly attacked another student on the street. Lacy and Still were charged with assault and suspended from the school the same day; Lacy had already planned on transferring at the end of the spring semester. Fellow freshman guard Duke Mondy was detained for questioning, but was not charged. Still was later dismissed from the school.


2010–11 Providence Friars men's basketball team, Offseason
On May 18, 2010, sophomore forward Jamine Peterson – the Friars' leading scorer in 2009–10 and an All-Big East Honorable Mention – announced to SLAM Magazine that he was turning professional and would pursue playing opportunities overseas. The same day, the school announced Peterson was dismissed from the team for a team rules violation, which was later revealed to have been an on-campus incident involving Peterson and AAU players from Boston on April 23 or 24, 2010.


2010–11 Providence Friars men's basketball team, Offseason
On the morning of July 18, 2010, redshirt freshman forward Kadeem Batts was arrested outside of a Providence nightclub and was charged with disorderly conduct and failing to disperse after he did not follow police orders to leave the area. The charges were dismissed after six months.