2011 America East Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2011 America East Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 25-27 at Joe Nathan Field in Stony Brook, New York. The top four regular season finishers of the league's six teams qualified for the double-elimination tournament. In the championship game, second-seeded Maine defeated fourth-seeded Albany, 10-1, to win its fifth tournament championship (its second under head coach Steve Trimper). As a result, Maine received the America East's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Tournament.


2011 America East Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding
The top four finishers from the regular season were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage only. They then played in a double-elimination format. In the first round, the one and four seeds were matched up in one game, while the two and three seeds were matched up in the other.


2011 America East Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2011 America East Men's Basketball Tournament was held from March 3–6, 2011 at the Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion in West Hartford, Connecticut. The tournament final was held on March 12 at Agganis Arena. Boston University, the highest remaining seed, defeated Stony Brook by a score of 56–54 to win its sixth America East men's basketball title. Boston U also earned an automatic bid into the 2011 NCAA Tournament, where it lost in the first round to number one seed Kansas.


2011 America East Men's Lacrosse Tournament
The 2011 America East Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the 12th edition of the America East Conference Men's Lacrosse Tournament and took place from May 4 to May 7 at the higher seeds home field. The winner of the tournament received the America East Conference's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship. Four teams from the America East conference will compete in the single elimination tournament. The seeds were based upon the teams' regular season conference record.


2011 America East Men's Lacrosse Tournament, Standings
Only the top four teams in the America East conference advanced to the America East Conference Tournament.


2011 American Express – TED Open
The 2011 American Express – TED Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 24th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Istanbul, Turkey between 12 and 18 September 2011.


2011 American Express – TED Open, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 American Express – TED Open, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry as an alternate into the singles main draw:


2011 American Express – TED Open, Champions, Doubles
Carsten Ball /  Andre Begemann def. Grégoire Burquier /  Yannick Mertens, 6–2, 6–4


2011 American Express – TED Open – Doubles
Leoš Friedl and Dušan Vemić were the defending champions, but decided not to participate.


2011 American Express – TED Open – Doubles
Carsten Ball and Andre Begemann won the title, defeating Grégoire Burquier and Yannick Mertens 6–2, 6–4 in the final.


2011 American Express – TED Open – Singles
Adrian Mannarino was the defending champion but decided not to participate.


2011 American Express – TED Open – Singles
Denis Istomin won his third Challenger title in this year. He defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber 7–6(8–6), 6–4 in the final.


2011 American Le Mans Monterey
The 2011 ModSpace American Le Mans Monterey presented by Patrón was held at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on September 17, 2011. It was the eighth round of the 2011 American Le Mans Series season. The event also marked the first time since the 1999 event to have two sponsors in the event title.


2011 American Le Mans Monterey, Qualifying, Qualifying Result
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.


2011 American Le Mans Monterey, Race, Race result
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of their class winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).


2011 American Le Mans Series
The 2011 American Le Mans Series season was a multi-event motor racing series for sports racing cars which conform to the technical regulations laid out by the International Motor Sports Association for the American Le Mans Series. It was the thirteenth season of the American Le Mans Series, a sports car racing series that drew original inspiration from the types of racing cars that compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and the 41st season for the IMSA GT Championship, as this series traces its lineage to the 1971 IMSA GT Championship. The full title of the 2011 series is "the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón" to include the principal sponsor. The season began March 19, 2011 with the 12 Hours of Sebring and ended after nine rounds on October 1 with the Petit Le Mans.


2011 American Le Mans Series
While Lola-built sports cars dominated the upper racing positions in the faster LMP classes for sports prototype vehicles, their numbers continued to drop to the point where at the third round of the series at 2011 Northeast Grand Prix no LMP2 class cars were entered. The only growth in prototype numbers has been in spec racing class LMPC in which all class competitors use identical Oreca chassis powered by a Chevrolet engine.


2011 American Le Mans Series
The Lola-Mazda of the Dyson Racing Team and its drivers Chris Dyson and Guy Smith won the LMP1 class championship at the penultimate race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, holding a 32-point gap over the Muscle Milk Motorsports team and driver Klaus Graf. Level 5 Motorsports ran unopposed for the majority of the season in LMP2 with their Lola-HPDs. Christophe Bouchut and Scott Tucker also wrapped up the championship early.


2011 American Le Mans Series
LMPC title remained live until the final race of the season where Genoa Racing's Eric Lux and the Core Autosport pair of Gunnar Jeannette and Ricardo González ended tied on points, and had the same number of second, third, fourth and fifth-place finishes.


2011 American Le Mans Series
In the Grand Touring classes, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing's BMW M3 GT2 driven by Dirk Müller and Joey Hand won the championship, taking three wins and three podiums. They wrapped up the class title a round early, having held a 33-point lead over the Chevrolet pair of Oliver Gavin and Jan Magnussen. Black Swan Racing driver Tim Pappas clinched the GTC spec racing class for Porsche 997s at the final round by winning the class.


2011 American Le Mans Series, Schedule
On August 22, 2010, IMSA announced an initial 2011 calendar with ten events, expanding from nine in 2010. Two unnamed events were added to the calendar, while the series race at Miller Motorsports Park in Utah was not retained. A race in the Bricktown section of Oklahoma City had been proposed, but was rejected by the city's council. It was announced in February 2010 that the Baltimore Grand Prix street race was being taken into consideration for one of the series' new rounds. The race was confirmed on September 1, 2010. All races this season were seen live on ESPN3.com, and on delay on ESPN2 and ABC.


2011 American Le Mans Series, Schedule
Two rounds on the 2011 schedule, the 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans, also served as part of the 2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup.


2011 American Le Mans Series, Season results
The 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans, as part of the 2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, featured cars competing in the GTE-Am category alongside normal ALMS competitors in the GT2 category. Krohn Racing's Ferrari F430 won both of the races.


2011 American Le Mans Series, Season results
The winner represented here is the highest finisher of both classes combined.


2011 American Le Mans Series, Championships
Points were awarded to the top ten cars and drivers which complete at least 70% of their class winner's distance. Teams with multiple entries only score the points of their highest finishing entry in each race. Drivers were required to drive a minimum of 45 minutes to earn points, except for the Long Beach event which required only 30 minutes. Drivers are required to complete a particular amount of the minimum number of laps in order to earn points. The number of laps vary depending on the course size.


2011 American Le Mans Series, Championships, Team championships
Teams with full season entries are awarded points in the team championships. Teams which participated in a partial season or on a race-by-race basis are not included in these championships.


2011 American Le Mans Series, Championships, Team championships
As long as they compete full season and comply with ACO regulations, the top LMP1, LMP2 and GT team at the end of the season receive an automatic entry to the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans.


2011 American Le Mans Series, Championships, Team championships, LMPC standings
All teams utilize the Oreca FLM09 chassis with Chevrolet LS3 engine.


2011 American Le Mans Series, Championships, Team championships, GTC standings
All teams utilize variations of the Porsche 997 GT3 Cup.


2011 American Le Mans Series, Championships, Driver championships
Drivers who participated in races but failed to score points over the course of the season are not listed.


2011 American Le Mans Series, Championships, Driver championships, LMPC standings
Drivers in the LMPC category are allowed to drive for more than one car during an event. If a driver is in each car for a minimum of two hours each, he is allowed to score the points from whichever car he chooses.


2011 American Le Mans Series at Long Beach
The 2011 Tequila Patrón American Le Mans Series at Long Beach was held at Long Beach Street Circuit on April 16, 2011. It was the second round of the 2011 American Le Mans Series season.


2011 American Le Mans Series at Long Beach, Qualifying, Qualifying Result
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.


2011 American Le Mans Series at Long Beach, Race, Race result
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of their class winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).


2011 American League Championship Series
The 2011 American League Championship Series (ALCS) was a best-of-seven playoff that pitted the winners of the 2011 American League Division Series (the Texas Rangers and Detroit Tigers), against each other for the American League. The Rangers won the series, 4–2, but would ultimately lose to the National League champion, the St. Louis Cardinals, in the 2011 World Series. The series began on October 8, and ended on October 15. The series was the 42nd in league history.


2011 American League Championship Series
Fox televised all games in the United States. Games 1, 2, and 6 were played at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, while games 3, 4, and 5 were played at Comerica Park in Detroit.


2011 American League Championship Series
This was the first postseason meeting between the Rangers and the Tigers. The 2011 ALCS marked the first time the Tigers appeared in the ALCS (and the postseason overall) since 2006, while the Rangers were playing in their second consecutive appearance. As of 2020, this is the last ALCS to not feature a team from the AL East.


2011 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 1
Saturday, October 8, 2011 – 8:05 pm (EDT) at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas


2011 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 1
The Tigers loaded the bases in the first inning with one out, but C. J. Wilson escaped the jam when Magglio Ordóñez grounded into a double play. The Rangers scored two runs in the second on a triple from David Murphy and a single from Ian Kinsler. Nelson Cruz added a solo home run in the fourth. After a 41-minute rain delay, Austin Jackson doubled in the Tigers' first run. Then after two walks loaded the bases, a wild pitch brought home Jackson to make the score 3–2 Rangers.


2011 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 1
After a second rain delay, Michael Gonzalez relieved Wilson and got Alex Avila to ground out to second with the bases loaded. Rick Porcello pitched two innings of relief of Verlander and the bullpens took over from there. After the Rangers bullpen threw 3+1⁄3 innings of scoreless relief, Neftalí Feliz came on to get the save. After allowing a lead-off single,  Feliz struck out the next three batters to save it for the Rangers.


2011 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 2
Monday, October 10, 2011 – 4:19 pm (EDT) at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas


2011 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 2
Game 2 was originally scheduled for October 9, but was postponed hours before it began due to the forecast of heavy rain in the area, in an attempt to avoid a repeat of the previous game. However, the rain never actually came; forecasts just prior to what would have been the beginning of the game indicated only a 10% chance of rain.


2011 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 2
Josh Hamilton and Adrián Beltré each had an RBI in the first to give the Rangers an early lead. However, Ryan Raburn hit a three-run home run in the third to give the Tigers the lead, chasing Derek Holland out of the game. Nelson Cruz hit a home run in the seventh with no outs off Max Scherzer to tie the game at three, chasing Scherzer out of the game as well.


2011 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 2
The Rangers loaded the bases with no outs in the ninth against Tigers' closer José Valverde, but Valverde escaped the jam with a shallow fly ball and a 3–2–3 double play, leading to the Rangers' first postseason extra-inning game. After two scoreless innings from the bullpen, the Rangers again loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the 11th inning. This time, however, the Rangers ended the game when Nelson Cruz hit a game-winning grand slam, the first officially recorded walk-off grand slam in Major League Baseball postseason history and the first walk-off win in Rangers' postseason history.


2011 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 – 8:05 pm (EDT) at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan


2011 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3
The Rangers began the game with three straight hits from Ian Kinsler, Elvis Andrus, and Josh Hamilton scoring a run. Tiger starter Doug Fister, however, limited the damage by getting Michael Young to ground into a double play and striking out Adrián Beltré. The Tigers tied the game in the bottom of the fourth on a Víctor Martínez solo home run. The Tigers took the lead in the fifth on a two-out two-strike hit by Miguel Cabrera. The Tigers made it 3–1 with another solo home run by Jhonny Peralta. They added another run on an Austin Jackson single.


2011 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3
The Tigers extended their lead to 5–1 on yet another solo home run in the seventh by Miguel Cabrera. The Rangers cut the lead to 5–2 in the eighth on Ian Kinsler's groundout off of Joaquin Benoit that scored Yorvit Torrealba, who doubled to lead off the inning off of Doug Fister. José Valverde came on in the ninth to get the save. He worked around a leadoff double by Josh Hamilton to secure the Tigers' first victory of the series.


2011 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 4
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 – 4:19 pm (EDT) at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan


2011 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 4
After a 133-minute rain delay, Game 4 commenced. The Tigers rallied for two runs in the bottom of the third inning on singles by Brandon Inge and Ryan Raburn. Miguel Cabrera drove them in with a two-run double. The Rangers got on the board in the sixth with a David Murphy single and an Ian Kinsler double. Elvis Andrus tied the game with a hit of his own. The Rangers grabbed the lead on a single by Michael Young after a wild pick-off throw to first allowed Andrus to advance to second base.


2011 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 4
Rick Porcello struggled in the seventh, allowing two singles, chasing him from the game. Al Alburquerque walked a batter to load the bases, but left them stranded. Brandon Inge tied the game with a solo home run in the seventh inning. In the eighth, the Tigers threatened when Miguel Cabrera walked and Víctor Martínez singled to advance Cabrera to third. Delmon Young hit a deep fly ball to Nelson Cruz, but he caught it and threw it to home plate to tag Cabrera out.


2011 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 4
In the 11th, the Rangers grabbed a 4–3 lead on a leadoff double by Josh Hamilton and a one-out single by Mike Napoli. Nelson Cruz then hit his fourth home run of the series, a three-run shot to make it 7–3 Rangers. That would be the final score as the Tigers went down in order in the bottom of the inning.


2011 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5
Thursday, October 13, 2011 – 4:19 pm (EDT) at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan


2011 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5
The Rangers struck quickly in the first inning against Justin Verlander on a leadoff double from Ian Kinsler, a bunt from Elvis Andrus, and sacrifice fly from Josh Hamilton. Avila homered for Detroit in the third inning to tie it at 1. Delmon Young gave Detroit the lead with a solo home run in the bottom of the fourth. Hamilton tied the game up in the fifth inning for the Rangers after Kinsler walked with one out and moved to second after an Andrus single.


2011 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5
The Tigers rallied for four runs in the sixth inning on a Ryan Raburn single, a Miguel Cabrera double, a Víctor Martínez triple, and a Delmon Young homer to make it 6–2 Tigers. In doing so, they became the first team to hit for a "combined" natural cycle in four consecutive at bats. The Rangers chipped away with another home run from Nelson Cruz, this time a two-run shot, which chased Verlander out of the game and brought Texas within three runs. In the ninth, Josh Hamilton doubled with two outs off of Phil Coke and scored on Michael Young's single. Adrián Beltré walked to put the tying run on base, but Coke got Mike Napoli to ground out to second for the save.


2011 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 6
Saturday, October 15, 2011 – 8:05 pm (EDT) at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas


2011 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 6
Looking to force a decisive Game 7, the Tigers struck first on a solo home run in the first by Miguel Cabrera. They added another solo shot in the second by Jhonny Peralta with one out to make the score 2–0 Tigers.


2011 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 6
However, any chance the Tigers had of forcing a Game 7 would fall apart courtesy of a nine-run Rangers third inning. After Ian Kinsler grounded sharply to Brandon Inge for the first out, Elvis Andrus walked followed by a single from Josh Hamilton. Michael Young, who had been in a terrible slump the entire postseason, doubled down the left-field line sending both runners home to tie it at two. Adrián Beltré singled, scoring Michael Young. Following walks for both Mike Napoli and Nelson Cruz, the Tigers pulled Max Scherzer and put in Daniel Schlereth.


2011 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 6
David Murphy singled home both Napoli and Beltré, and with David Murphy and Nelson Cruz on first and second, respectively. Tiger starter Rick Porcello was brought in to face Endy Chávez; the Rangers countered by pinch-hitting Craig Gentry, who reached on a fielder's choice. Kinsler singled to score Cruz and Murphy. Andrus reached on a fielder's choice, loading the bases. Michael Young finished the inning by doubling down the right-field line, sending home Kinsler and Andrus. Young would become the first player in LCS history to have two extra-base hits in the same inning and fourth in the postseason overall, the other three occurring in the World Series.


2011 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 6
Looking for a comeback, the Tigers got two back on an Austin Jackson home run in the top of the fifth, chasing Holland, but the Rangers answered with a Josh Hamilton sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fifth to make it 10–4 Rangers.


2011 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 6
The Rangers extended the lead to 12–4 in the sixth and 15–4 with a home run from Young and the sixth home run of the series from Nelson Cruz in the seventh to rout the Tigers. The Tigers scored their last run on a second solo home run from Miguel Cabrera. Neftalí Feliz came on in the ninth inning for the Rangers in a non-save situation. He retired Brandon Inge on a pop-up for the last out, sealing the Rangers a second consecutive trip to the World Series. In hitting a postseason-record six home runs throughout the series, including two in extra innings (one being a game-winning grand slam), Nelson Cruz earned the Series MVP award.


2011 American League Division Series
The 2011 American League Division Series (abbreviated ALDS) were two best-of-five playoffs comprising the opening round of the Major League Baseball postseason, played to determine the participating teams in the 2011 American League Championship Series. Three divisional winners and a fourth team—a wild card—played in two series. TBS televised all games but the Game 2's of both series in the United States. The Game 2's of both series were aired on TNT due to schedule conflicts with other ALDS games or the NLDS. The regular season finished on September 28, with the ALDS beginning September 30. Game 5 of the Yankees–Tigers series was played on October 6.


2011 American League Division Series
Under MLB's playoff format, no two teams from the same division were matched up in the Division Series, regardless of whether their records would normally indicate such a matchup. Home field advantage went to the team with the better regular-season record with the exception of the wild card team, which defers home field advantage regardless of record. The matchups for the 2011 ALDS were:


2011 American League Division Series
This was the second consecutive playoff meeting between the Rangers and Rays; the Rangers won 3–2 in the 2010 ALDS. The Tigers and Yankees previously met in the 2006 ALDS, in which the Tigers won 3–1, the last time they reached the postseason.


2011 American League Division Series
The Rangers would go on to defeat the Tigers in the ALCS, then lose the 2011 World Series to the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals.


2011 American League Division Series, Matchups, New York Yankees vs. Detroit Tigers
†: suspended in the bottom of the second inning due to rain


2011 American League Division Series, New York vs. Detroit, Game 1
8:37 p.m. (EDT) at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York


2011 American League Division Series, New York vs. Detroit, Game 1
In front of a Yankee Stadium record setting crowd of 50,940, Justin Verlander, 24-game winner, Triple Crown winner, and Cy Young Award frontrunner, started Game 1 for the Tigers against Yankees' ace CC Sabathia. The Tigers started the scoring on Delmon Young's two-out solo home run in the top of the first inning. The Yankees managed to tie the game in the bottom half without a hit. Leadoff batter Derek Jeter reached first base on a wild pitch third strike. Jeter moved to third on Curtis Granderson's walk and Robinson Canó's groundout and then scored on Alex Rodriguez's RBI groundout. The game was delayed by rain in the middle of the second inning and later suspended and resumed at 8:37 p.m. on October 1, pushing Game 2 back to October 2.


2011 American League Division Series, New York vs. Detroit, Game 1
The suspension significantly altered both teams' pitching rotations for the series. Doug Fister and Iván Nova, both of whom were originally scheduled to start Game 2, entered as relief pitchers when Game 1 was resumed. Jorge Posada led off the continuation of the game with a single and then Russell Martin doubled, but Posada was tagged out trying to go home on a Brett Gardner grounder. The Tigers threatened in the fifth inning, putting men on first and second.


2011 American League Division Series, New York vs. Detroit, Game 1
However, Granderson made a strong throw to Jeter, who relayed to Martin at home to tag out Alex Avila trying to score the go-ahead run. Granderson hit a double in the bottom of the inning and Canó drove him in with an RBI double that was reviewed by instant replay after the ball hit the top of the wall near the boundary line. In the next inning, the Yankees scored six runs and, after Fister was relieved, a Canó grand slam, extending the Yankees lead to 8–1. Later, Canó knocked in his sixth RBI on an eighth-inning double to score Jeter, tying a Yankees postseason record for RBIs in a game by a single player.


2011 American League Division Series, New York vs. Detroit, Game 1
The Tigers threatened in the top of ninth when Delmon Young's single, Miguel Cabrera's walk, and Víctor Martínez' single loaded the bases. Nova was relieved by Luis Ayala, who surrendered an RBI groundout by Avila, an RBI single by Ryan Raburn, and a single by Jhonny Peralta to load the bases again. The Yankees turned to their closer, all-time saves leader Mariano Rivera, in a non-save situation, who struck out Wilson Betemit to end the game.


2011 American League Division Series, New York vs. Detroit, Game 2
3:07 p.m. (EDT) at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York


2011 American League Division Series, New York vs. Detroit, Game 2
Max Scherzer threw 5+1⁄3 no-hit innings before allowing a single to Robinson Canó. Scherzer got help from the Tigers' offense early, as Magglio Ordóñez singled with one out in the first inning, then Miguel Cabrera hit an opposite-field home run one out later to put the Tigers in front 2–0. In the sixth, Austin Jackson reached on Derek Jeter's throwing error to first, then Ordóñez singled. After Delmon Young struck out, back-to-back RBI singles from both Cabrera and Víctor Martínez made it 4-0 Tigers and knocked Freddy García out of the game.


2011 American League Division Series, New York vs. Detroit, Game 2
The Yankees got on the board in the eighth on  Curtis Granderson's leadoff home run off of Joaquín Benoit, but in the ninth, Luis Ayala hit Brandon Inge with a pitch. Inge moved to second on a groundout and scored on Don Kelly's single to give the Tigers the run back. In the bottom of the inning, Nick Swisher hit a leadoff home run off José Valverde, who then allowed a triple to Jorge Posada and walked Russell Martin before Andruw Jones's sacrifice fly cut the Tigers' lead to 5–3. Jeter struck out and Granderson walked before Valverde retired Robinson Canó on a groundout, sending the teams to Detroit with the series tied at a game apiece.


2011 American League Division Series, New York vs. Detroit, Game 3
In a rematch of the Game 1 starters, the Yankees struck first off of Justin Verlander when Derek Jeter singled to lead off the first and scored on Curtis Granderson's triple. After Robinson Cano struck out, Granderson scored on Alex Rodriguez's single to make it 2–0 Yankees. In the bottom of the third, Ramon Santiago's RBI single with two on off of C.C. Sabathia scored Brandon Inge from second. A single loaded the bases before Miguel Cabrera grounded into a double play, but Austin Jackson scored to tie the game.


2011 American League Division Series, New York vs. Detroit, Game 3
Inge hit a leadoff single, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt, and scored again on an RBI double by Santiago in the fifth inning, giving the Tigers the lead. Don Kelly hit a leadoff single and scored on an RBI double by Jhonny Peralta in the sixth to increase Detroit's lead. After Alex Avila's sacrifice bunt, Sabathia was relieved by Rafael Soriano. In the seventh, after getting two outs, Verlander walked Jorge Posada and hit Russell Martin with a pitch before both men scored on a Brett Gardner RBI double, tying the game.


2011 American League Division Series, New York vs. Detroit, Game 3
In the bottom of the inning, Delmon Young's home run off of Soriano put the Tigers back in front 5–4. José Valverde recorded his 50th consecutive save in as many tries—including regular season—for the Tigers win, striking out Jeter with runners on first and second, both having reached on walks, to end the game.


2011 American League Division Series, New York vs. Detroit, Game 4
With their backs against the wall, the Yankees relied on A. J. Burnett to even the series. Burnett, who was assigned to the bullpen in the Division Series due to inconsistency, re-took the starting role thanks to the suspension in Game 1. Burnett was almost to be relieved by Cory Wade in the bottom of the first inning after issuing a two-out walk to Víctor Martínez that loaded the bases, but Curtis Granderson's run-saving catch helped Burnett escape the jam unharmed.


2011 American League Division Series, New York vs. Detroit, Game 4
Derek Jeter's two-run double in the third put the Yankees on board, but Martínez's solo homer in the bottom of the fourth cut the Yankees' lead to one. Granderson's RBI double and Alex Rodriguez's sacrifice fly in the fifth increased the lead to three. Burnett was relieved after Don Kelly's two-out single in the bottom of the sixth, and he gave the Yankees what they were hoping for—tossing 5+2⁄3 innings, allowing four hits, one earned run, and four walks while striking out three. Later, Granderson's second run-saving catch of the day ended the sixth inning for Burnett and the Yankees.


2011 American League Division Series, New York vs. Detroit, Game 4
The Yankees' offense erupted in the top of the eighth. Three struggling Yankees hitters—Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira, and Nick Swisher—hit consecutive singles to start the eighth inning. A balk by the Tigers' reliever Al Alburquerque and an RBI single by pinch-hitter Jesús Montero brought in two more runs for the Yankees. Russell Martin was walked to load the bases again, followed by Brett Gardner's RBI single for another run. The next two batters—Derek Jeter and Granderson—both struck out, but Montero scored on a wild pitch by Tigers' reliever Daniel Schlereth during Granderson's at-bat. Robinson Canó singled in two more runs to increase the lead to 10–1. The six-run rally was more than enough for the Yankees, as the Yankees' relievers—Rafael Soriano, Phil Hughes, and Boone Logan—held the Tigers hitless in the remaining 3+1⁄3 innings while striking out six.


2011 American League Division Series, New York vs. Detroit, Game 5
8:07 p.m. (EDT) at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York


2011 American League Division Series, New York vs. Detroit, Game 5
Game 5 was a rematch of the two pitchers of record in Game 1—Iván Nova and Doug Fister. Despite the fans setting another Yankee Stadium record with 50,960 in attendance, the Tigers eliminated the Yankees with a 3–2 win. Back–to–back homers by Don Kelly and Delmon Young in the first inning put Detroit on top. Young's homer was his third, a Tigers record in a playoff series. Nova did not last long, as he was pulled after the second inning with forearm tightness.


2011 American League Division Series, New York vs. Detroit, Game 5
The Tigers made it 3–0 in the top of the fifth when Víctor Martínez singled off CC Sabathia to drive in Austin Jackson. In the bottom of the fifth the Yankees finally scored on a Robinson Canó solo homer, and got another run in the seventh when Mark Teixeira walked with the bases loaded to score Derek Jeter. However, Joaquín Benoit managed to strike out Nick Swisher with the bases still loaded, ending the threat. José Valverde closed the door when he struck out Alex Rodriguez in the ninth, earning his 51st straight save of the combined 2011 season and postseason.


2011 American League Division Series, New York vs. Detroit, Game 5
The Tigers became only the third team to beat the Yankees in consecutive post-season series meetings; previously the 1921–22 New York Giants and the 2002 and 2005 Angels were able to beat the Yankees in consecutive playoff series meetings. This was also the first time since 2007 the Yankees were eliminated at home.


2011 American League Division Series, New York vs. Detroit, Game 5
CC Sabathia appeared in relief for the first time in his career when he relieved Boone Logan in the fifth, in which he surrendered the winning run. Mariano Rivera made what would be his final postseason appearance, pitching a scoreless ninth.


2011 American League Division Series, Texas vs. Tampa Bay, Game 1
Rookie Matt Moore started Game 1 for the Rays, his second Major League start and fourth appearance since his September 12 promotion from Triple-A. Moore gave the Rays seven shutout innings—allowing two hits and two walks while striking out six. After pitching a perfect first, C. J. Wilson hit Ben Zobrist with a pitch leading off the second, then Johnny Damon's home run put Tampa up 2−0. Kelly Shoppach then singled, moved to second on a ground out, and scored on Matt Joyce's single. Shoppach's three-run home run after two singles next inning made it 6−0 Tampa.


2011 American League Division Series, Texas vs. Tampa Bay, Game 1
In the fifth, Adrián Beltré's throwing error to first allowed Damon to reach base, then Shoppach's second home run of the game made it 8−0 Tampa. They added one more run in the ninth on Damon's single with runners on second and third off of Mike Gonzalez. Wade Davis retired the Rangers in order in the bottom half to preserve the shutout.


2011 American League Division Series, Texas vs. Tampa Bay, Game 2
The Rays struck first on Kelly Shoppach's bases-loaded walk in the first inning and Matt Joyce's two-run home run in the fourth. However, Rays starter James Shields ran into trouble in the bottom of the fourth. After Elvis Andrus' hit-by-pitch and consecutive singles by Josh Hamilton and Michael Young loaded the bases, Shields again hit Adrián Beltré and surrendered a two-run single to Mike Napoli. The next two batters, Nelson Cruz and David Murphy, both struck out, but Murphy reached first base on an uncaught third strike thanks to a wild pitch earlier to advance the runners. Beltré also scored on that play. Mitch Moreland followed up with an RBI groundout to score Napoli. The five-run fourth gave the Rangers a 5–3 lead over the Rays.


2011 American League Division Series, Texas vs. Tampa Bay, Game 2
Rangers starter Derek Holland put another zero on the scoreboard before handing the game to the bullpen. The Rangers continued to score on Ian Kinsler's two-run double in the sixth. Evan Longoria came up with a three-run homer in the seventh to bring the Rays within a run. Moreland answered with a solo homer in the eighth to increase the lead to two. Neftalí Feliz pitched a scoreless ninth to record the save. As of the 2020 postseason, this is the only ALDS game the Rangers have won at home, and with the Rangers moving to Globe Life Field in 2020, the only ALDS game the Rangers won at Globe Life Park.


2011 American League Division Series, Texas vs. Tampa Bay, Game 3
5:07 p.m. (EDT) at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida


2011 American League Division Series, Texas vs. Tampa Bay, Game 3
A Desmond Jennings home run in the fourth gave the Rays an early lead. David Price, winless against the Rangers in his Major League career, held Texas without a run for six innings before giving up a Mike Napoli two-run homer after Adrián Beltré singled. Josh Hamilton later hit a two-RBI single off reliever J. P. Howell to put Texas ahead 4–1. Later, in the bottom half, Sean Rodriguez hit an RBI groundout to score Johnny Damon and cut Texas's lead to two. In the bottom of the eighth, Jennings cut the deficit to one on his second solo home run of the game; however, the Rays' comeback attempt was put to rest on a double play grounder by Kelly Shoppach in the ninth.


2011 American League Division Series, Texas vs. Tampa Bay, Game 4
2:07 p.m. (EDT) at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida


2011 American League Division Series, Texas vs. Tampa Bay, Game 4
The Rangers struck first with an Ian Kinsler home run off Rays' starter Jeremy Hellickson in the first inning. Three homers by Adrián Beltré off Hellickson in the second and fourth, and off Matt Moore in the seventh gave Texas the much-needed cushion. The Rays tried to come back when Matt Joyce doubled in the second and scored Sean Rodriguez in a plate collision with Mike Napoli.


2011 American League Division Series, Texas vs. Tampa Bay, Game 4
Later Rodriguez also scored in the fourth and ninth off Casey Kotchman RBI singles, but the game ended after Joyce popped out in foul territory to Beltré and Desmond Jennings grounded into a force out. Beltré became the sixth player in MLB history to hit three home runs in a single postseason game, joining Babe Ruth (1926 and 1928 World Series), Bob Robertson (1971 NLCS), Reggie Jackson (1977 World Series), George Brett (1978 ALCS), and Adam Kennedy (2002 ALCS).


2011 American League Division Series, Texas vs. Tampa Bay, Game 4
With the win, the Rangers advanced to their second straight ALCS. This also marked the Rangers' fifth straight postseason win at Tropicana Field.


2011 American Twenty20 Championship
The American Twenty20 Championship 2011 was the debut season of the American Twenty20 Championship. The season began on June 17, 2011 and the final match was held on June 19, 2011. The league consisted of 8 teams.


2011 American Twenty20 Championship, The season
The American Twenty20 Championship was originally scheduled to take place in Dallas, Texas but was then switched to New Jersey due to bad conditions of the fields in Dallas. The Atlantic Division emerged as the inaugural USACA Twenty20 champions, beating the Central West Division by 42 runs in the final. Atlantic batsmen Gowkaran Roopnarine was declared Man of the match for scoring 81 runs in 38 balls which included 8 sixes.


2011 Amstel Gold Race
The 2011 Amstel Gold Race was the 46th running of the Amstel Gold Race, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 17 April 2011 over a distance of 260.4 kilometres (161.8 miles) and was the tenth race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season.


2011 Amstel Gold Race
Omega Pharma–Lotto's Philippe Gilbert claimed victory for the second successive year after making a decisive move in the race's closing stages, attacking the field on the final climb of the race – the 12% gradient Cauberg – and thus becoming the first rider to win two Amstel Gold Races since Rolf Järmann won the race in 1993 and 1998. Gilbert also became only the second rider to win the race in consecutive years after Jan Raas' four consecutive victories between 1977 and 1980. Team Katusha's Joaquim Rodríguez finished the race in second place, having been the last challenger to Gilbert on the Cauberg, with the podium completed by Team Sky rider Simon Gerrans.


2011 Andalucia Tennis Experience
The 2011 Andalucia Tennis Experience was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 3rd edition of the Andalucia Tennis Experience, and an International-level tournament of the 2011 WTA Tour. The event took place at the Club de Tenis Puente Romano in Marbella, Spain, from April 2 through April 10, 2011.


2011 Andalucia Tennis Experience
The field was led by top seed Victoria Azarenka. She was joined by former world no. 1 Russian Dinara Safina and two-time Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova. Defending champion Flavia Pennetta and finalist of the past two years Carla Suárez Navarro were also on set to join the field before they withdrew.


2011 Andalucia Tennis Experience, Prize Money & Points Distribution, Prize Money
The total commitment prize money for this year's event is US $220.000.


2011 Andalucia Tennis Experience, Entrants, Notable Withdrawals
The following players withdrew from the tournament for various reasons:


2011 Andalucia Tennis Experience, Champions, Doubles
Nuria Llagostera Vives /  Arantxa Parra Santonja def. Sara Errani /  Roberta Vinci, 3–6, 6–4, [10–5]


2011 Andalucia Tennis Experience – Doubles
Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci were the defending champions but lost in the final to Nuria Llagostera Vives and Arantxa Parra Santonja, 3–6, 6–4, [10–5].


2011 Andalucia Tennis Experience – Singles
Flavia Pennetta was the defending champion but withdrew due to a torn shoulder muscle. Victoria Azarenka won in the final against Irina-Camelia Begu, 6–3, 6–2.


2011 Andalucia Tennis Experience – Singles Qualifying
This article displays the qualifying draw of the 2011 Andalucia Tennis Experience.


2011 Andorran local elections
The 2011 Andorran local elections were held on 4 December. Voters elected the representatives of the seven parishes.


2011 Andorran local elections, Electoral system
Voters elected the members of the municipal councils (consells de comú in Catalan). The electoral law allow the municipal councils to choose their number of seats, which must be an even number between 10 and 16.


2011 Andorran local elections, Electoral system
All city council members were elected in single multi-member districts, consisting of the parish territory, using closed lists. Half of the seats are allocated to the party with more votes. The other half of the seats were allocated using the Hare quota (including the winning party).


2011 Andorran local elections, Electoral system
The cònsol major (mayor) and the cònsol menor (deputy mayor) were elected indirectly by the municipal councilors after the election.


2011 Andorran parliamentary election
Early parliamentary elections were held in Andorra on 3 April 2011 after the General Council of Andorra was dissolved over problems in passing important laws, including the budget and laws related to a value added tax.


2011 Andorran parliamentary election
The Democrats for Andorra won an absolute majority of seats making Antoni Martí the prime minister-designate.


2011 Andorran parliamentary election, Background
The two co-princes of Andorra – the President of France and the Bishop of Urgell – do not get involved in internal politics, particularly after the May 1993 constitution making the principality an independent state.


2011 Andorran parliamentary election, Background, Fall of government
A crisis in government developed after banking secrecy laws were lifted and a value added tax was due to be applied to companies, along with an opening up to foreign investment. After the 2009 election, the Social Democratic Party achieved a plurality of seats but fell one seat short of an overall majority, thus providing for more deadlock during key pieces of legislation. The government fell two years before its full four-year term was due to end after failing to pass the budget with an absolute majority. Jaume Bartumeu effectively called for an election by requesting that the country's co-princes dissolve parliament.


2011 Andorran parliamentary election, Electoral system
Twenty-eight "general councillors" were elected, based on closed party lists:


2011 Andorran parliamentary election, Electoral system
The parish lists and the national list are independent of one another: the same person cannot appear on both the national list and on a parish list, and voters cast two separate ballots. There is no requirement to vote for the same party for both lists.


2011 Andorran parliamentary election, Campaign
Five parties contested the election: The governing Social Democrats (PS), the newly formed opposition Democrats for Andorra (DA), the third place Andorra for Change (ApC), the Greens and the local conservative Lauredian Union (LU) party.


2011 Andorran parliamentary election, Campaign
Out of these only the PS, DA and LU contested the parish seats. The PS contested all parishes, while DA contested all but Sant Julià de Lòria, which was contested by Lauredian Union. ApC announced they would support DA candidates on a parish level.


2011 Andorran parliamentary election, Campaign
Incumbent Prime Minister Jaume Bartumeu and his main challenger Antoni Martí wanted to change the protectionism previously prevalent in the national economy. They sought to attract foreign capital primarily in the technology sector to diversify from a current economy based on trade (33%), tourism (33%) and banking (17%). Due to the global financial crisis and its effect on Spain, which accounts for 80% of Andorran trade, (the other 20% with France) the economy was in a "severe crisis." Since 2008, 4,000 people in the country of 84,525 have lost their jobs, including seasonal employment.


2011 Andorran parliamentary election, Campaign
Bartumeu had released the listing of Andorra's tax haven status with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. He also enacted a law to lift bank secrecy. He accuses right-winged parties of not forgiving him for a "move towards transparency and fiscal reforms."


2011 Andorran parliamentary election, Campaign
Martí said that: "We develop our tax system to be within the European standards, Andorrans do not want to pay taxes, but they understand the need to change the system. We will keep an attractive tax regime and will continue to offer attractive products." Still there was some "broad consensus on economic and tax issues" between the two main parties; though the main difference was the creation of an income tax. Bartumeu sought to tax incomes of more than 40,000 euros, even though the minimum wage is 39,600. Marti opposed the entire proposal.


2011 Andorran parliamentary election, Campaign
Eusebi Nomen of Andorra for Change also denounced the proposed increased tax burden and accused the government of selling "national sovereignty."


2011 Andorran parliamentary election, Campaign
The Greens of Andorra's Isabel Lozano said that economic development must be more environmentally friendly.


2011 Andorran parliamentary election, Results
The Democrats for Andorra won a landslide victory, taking every parish in which they stood and winning the national vote, giving them 20 out of the 28 General Council's seats, the biggest victory in the country's history. The Social Democrats lost all their parish seats and held only their six national seats, while Lauredian Union returned to the General Council, winning the parish of Sant Julià de Lòria. Andorra for Change lost all their seats, and the Greens finished last, gaining no seats.


2011 Andorran parliamentary election, Results
Voter turnout was 74.14%. Of the 28 members elected, 14 were women, making 50% of the parliament legislators women (up from 32%). This made Andorra the first European country to reach gender parity in parliament.


2011 Angola Cup
The 2011 Taça de Angola was the 30th edition of the Taça de Angola, the second most important and the top knock-out football club competition in Angola, following the Girabola. G.D. Interclube beat C.D. Primeiro de Agosto 5–3 in a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw in regular time, to secure its third title.


2011 Angola Super Cup
The 2011 Supertaça de Angola (24th edition) was contested by Recreativo do Libolo, the 2010 Girabola champion and Petro de Luanda, the 2010 Angola cup winner. On home court, ASA beat Interclube 1–0 to secure their 1st title as the away match in ended in a scoreless draw.


2011 Angola Super Cup, Match details, Second Leg
Squad: Ady, Amarildo, Anastácio, Ângelo, Bokungu, Chiquinho, Chora, Debele, Ginaldo, Lami, Manuel, Matias, Mauro, Meda, Neblú, Netinho, Nuno, Papi, Quinzinho, Silva, Tony Osódio, Tuabi, Tucho, Zinho Head Coach: José Dinis


2011 Ankara Cup
The 2011 Ankara Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Ankara, Turkey on 19–24 December 2011.


2011 Ankara Cup, WTA entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Ankara Cup, WTA entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry by a lucky loser spot:


2011 Ankara Cup, WTA entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry by a Special Ranking spot:


2011 Ankara Cup – Doubles
The Doubles of the 2011 Ankara Cup - the first edition of the tournament - was won by Nina Bratchikova and Darija Jurak, who defeated Janette Husárová and Katalin Marosi in the final, 6–4, 6–2.


2011 Ankara Cup – Singles
Kristina Mladenovic won the title, defeating Valeria Savinykh in the final, 7–5, 5–7, 6–1.


2011 Ankara bombing
The 2011 Ankara bombing was a car bombing on September 20, 2011 that took place in Kizilay, Ankara, Turkey at 11:00am. Three people were killed and 15 others were injured. One of the suspects was arrested on 1 May 2020. the suspect Ümit Akgümüş, was sentenced to 619 years and 6 months in prison, along with 6 aggravated life sentences.


2011 Antonio Savoldi–Marco Cò – Trofeo Dimmidisì
The 2011 Antonio Savoldi–Marco Cò – Trofeo Dimmidisì was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the thirteenth edition of the tournament which is part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Manerbio, Italy between 22 and 28 August 2011.


2011 Antonio Savoldi–Marco Cò – Trofeo Dimmidisì, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Antonio Savoldi–Marco Cò – Trofeo Dimmidisì, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry as a special exempt into the singles main draw:


2011 Antonio Savoldi–Marco Cò – Trofeo Dimmidisì, Champions, Doubles
Dustin Brown /  Lovro Zovko def. Alessio di Mauro /  Alessandro Motti, 7–6(7–4), 7–5


2011 Antonio Savoldi–Marco Cò – Trofeo Dimmidisì – Doubles
Robin Haase and Thomas Schoorel were the defending champions, but decided not to participate.


2011 Antonio Savoldi–Marco Cò – Trofeo Dimmidisì – Doubles
Dustin Brown and Lovro Zovko won against Alessio di Mauro and Alessandro Motti 7–6(7–4), 7–5 in the final and got the title.


2011 Antonio Savoldi–Marco Cò – Trofeo Dimmidisì – Singles
Robin Haase was the defending champion, but decided to participate in the Winston-Salem Open instead.


2011 Antonio Savoldi–Marco Cò – Trofeo Dimmidisì – Singles
Adrian Ungur won the tournament after defeating qualifier and sensation of this tournament Peter Gojowczyk 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2 in the final.


2011 Antrim Borough Council election
Elections to Antrim Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 19 councillors.


2011 Antrim Borough Council election, Districts results, Antrim North West
2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP2011: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP2005-2011 Change: No change


2011 Antrim Borough Council election, Districts results, Antrim South East
2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance2011: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance2005-2011 Change: No change


2011 Antrim Borough Council election, Districts results, Antrim Town
2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP2011: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from DUP


2011 Anzac Test
The 2011 ANZAC Test was a rugby league test match played between Australia and New Zealand on 6 May 2011 at Skilled Park on the Gold Coast. Australia won their tenth straight Anzac test with a score of 20–10.


2011 Anzac Test, Pre-game
The game was originally scheduled to be played in AMI Stadium in Christchurch but was moved because of the damages from the 2011 Canterbury earthquake. However, 250 earthquake victims and volunteer workers were flown in for the match. to be commemorated.


2011 Anzac Test, Pre-game
New Zealand were given a chance by some pundits considering that they had beaten Australia in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup Final and in the 2010 Four Nations. Winning the Anzac test was seen as the one achievement that alluded the New Zealand team. However, Australia went into the match as favorites, having won the last nine Anzac Tests and having never lost to New Zealand in an Anzac Test in Australia. The odds for an Australian win opened at $1.35 but dropped to $1.22 while New Zealand was paying $4.25.


2011 Anzac Test, Squads
*Replaced originally selected David Shillington who withdrew due to injury.


2011 Anzac Test, Match summary
New Zealand were criticized after the game for their unforgiving error rate, most notably for a period in the second half where five consecutive New Zealand errors allowed Australia to score two tries to secure their win. New Zealand coach Stephen Kearney said after the game "It seems a bit same old, same old – but I know we're taking steps in the right direction. The effort of the guys to keep hanging in there was a real positive.' New Zealand had at least proved that they could be competitive with Australia again.


2011 Aotearoa Film & Television Awards
The 2011 Aotearoa Film & Television Awards were held at the Viaduct Events Centre in Auckland, New Zealand on the evening of Saturday 12 November, with the crafts awards presented at an earlier luncheon on Thursday 10 November. After previously being known as the Qantas Film and Television Awards, the awards were renamed to the Aotearoa Film and Television Awards in August 2011.


2011 Aotearoa Film & Television Awards, Nominees and Winners
The Aotearoa Film and Television Craft Awards were announced on Thursday 10 November 2011, and the Aotearoa Film and Television Awards were announced on Saturday 12 November 2011.


2011 Apatin Open darts
2011 Apatin Open is a darts tournament, which took place in Apatin, Serbia in 2011.


2011 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
The 2011 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mountaineers were led by 23rd year head coach Jerry Moore and played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium. They are a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 8–4, 6–2 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for second place. They received an at-large bid into the FCS playoffs where they lost in the second round to Maine.


2011 Arab Athletics Championships
The 2011 Arab Athletics Championships was the seventeenth edition of the international athletics competition between Arab countries which took place in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates from 26–29 October.


2011 Arab Cup U-17
The 2011 Arab Cup U-17 was the First edition of the Arab Cup U-17, an association football tournament between Arabic countries. It was played in July 2011 and hosted by Saudi Arabia.


2011 Arab Cup U-20
The 2011 Arab Cup U-20 was the 1st edition of the Arab Cup U-20. It was hosted by Morocco. Ten teams from the region took part, divided into two groups of five teams. The group winners both advance to the final.


2011 Arab Cup U-20
Morocco won the competition by defeating Saudi Arabia in the final.


2011 Arab Youth Volleyball Championship
The 2011 Arab Youth Volleyball Championship was held in Hurghada, Egypt from 20 July to 27 July 2011.


2011 Aragon Superbike World Championship round
The 2011 Aragon Superbike World Championship round is the seventh round of the 2011 Superbike World Championship. It took place on the weekend of June 17–19, 2011 at the Motorland Aragón circuit, near Alcañiz, Spain.


2011 Aragon Superbike World Championship round, Results, Supersport race classification
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2011 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2011 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourteenth round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 16–18 September 2011 at the Motorland Aragón circuit.


2011 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round fourteen has concluded.


2011 Aragonese regional election
The 2011 Aragonese regional election was held on Sunday, 22 May 2011, to elect the 8th Cortes of the autonomous community of Aragon. All 67 seats in the Cortes were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in 12 other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.


2011 Aragonese regional election
The outgoing Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) administration suffered a serious defeat after losing nearly 30% of its 2007 vote. The then-oppositor People's Party (PP) obtained the best result of its history in the region, despite remaining 4 seats short for an absolute majority of seats. This was also the first time since the 1999 election that the PP had received the most votes in Aragon. United Left (IU) had its best result since 1995, gaining 3 seats for a total of 4. The Aragonese Party (PAR), on the other hand, obtained its worst historical result, while the Aragonese Union (CHA) remained static at its 2007 result.


2011 Aragonese regional election
As a result of the election, Luisa Fernanda Rudi from the People's Party was elected President of Aragon as part of a PP-PAR coalition agreement. The PAR had been previously the PSOE coalition partner from 1999 to 2011.


2011 Aragonese regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The Cortes of Aragon were the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Aragon, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Aragonese Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a President of the Government. Voting for the Cortes was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in Aragon and in full enjoyment of their political rights. Amendments to the electoral law in 2011 required for Aragonese people abroad to apply for voting before being permitted to vote, a system known as "begged" or expat vote (Spanish: Voto rogado).


2011 Aragonese regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The 67 members of the Cortes of Aragon were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of three percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Additionally, the use of the D'Hondt method might result in an effective threshold over three percent, depending on the district magnitude. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of Huesca, Teruel and Zaragoza. Each constituency was entitled to an initial minimum of 13 seats, with the remaining 28 allocated among the constituencies in proportion to their populations on the condition that the seat to population ratio in the most populated province did not exceed 2.75 times that of the least populated one.


2011 Aragonese regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors were required to secure the signature of at least 1 percent of the electors registered in the constituency for which they sought election. Electors were barred from signing for more than one list of candidates. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election being called.


2011 Aragonese regional election, Overview, Election date
The term of the Cortes of Aragon expired four years after the date of their previous election, unless they were dissolved earlier. The election Decree was required to be issued no later than the twenty-fifth day prior to the date of expiry of parliament and published on the following day in the Official Gazette of Aragon, with election day taking place on the fifty-fourth day from publication. The previous election was held on 27 May 2007, which meant that the legislature's term would have expired on 27 May 2011. The election Decree was required to be published no later than 3 May 2011, with the election taking place on the fifty-fourth day from publication, setting the latest possible election date for the Cortes on Sunday, 26 June 2011.


2011 Aragonese regional election, Overview, Election date
The President of the Government had the prerogative to dissolve the Cortes of Aragon and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process and that dissolution did not occur before one year had elapsed since the previous one. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional President within a two-month period from the first ballot, the Cortes were to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called.


2011 Aragonese regional election, Opinion polls
The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 34 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Cortes of Aragon.


2011 Archery European Indoor Championships
2011 Archery European Indoor Championships is 13th edition of European Indoor Championships in Archery which was held in Cambrils, Spain between 21–27 March 2011.


2011 Archery European Indoor Championships, Participated countries
25 take part in elite competition. Some countries also send archers, officials and judges, but they participated only in junior events.


2011 Archery World Cup
The 2011 Archery World Cup was the sixth edition of the annual Archery World Cup, organised by the World Archery Federation. The first leg was held on 2–7 May in Porec, Croatia, the second leg on 6–12 June at Antalya Centennial Archery Field in Antalya, Turkey and the third leg on 2–6 August in Ogden, Utah, United States. The final leg was held from 5–10 September in Shanghai.


2011 Archery World Cup
The best individual and mixed performers in each discipline over the three legs then joined host representatives in qualifying for the World Cup Finals, which were contested on September 22–23 in Istanbul, Turkey.


2011 Archery World Cup, Competition rules and scoring
The compound legs consisted of a 50m qualification round of 72 arrows, followed by the compound round at 50m on a 6-zone target face, using cumulative scoring for all individual, team and mixed competitions. The top seven individual performers (with no more than two from each country), plus one host nation representative if not already qualified, proceeded to the finals; the top mixed team performer proceeded to face the host nation at the finals, which were the same competition format as the legs. The team competition was not competed at the finals.


2011 Archery World Cup, Competition rules and scoring
The recurve legs consisted of a FITA qualification round, followed by a 72m Olympic set system. The top seven individual performers (with no more than two from each country), plus one host nation representative if not already qualified, proceeded to the finals; the top mixed team performer proceeded to face the host nation at the finals, which were the same competition format as the legs. The team competition was not competed at the finals.


2011 Archery World Cup, Competition rules and scoring
Competitors' top three scores go towards qualification. The scores awarded in the legs were as follows:


2011 Ards Borough Council election
Elections to Ards Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 23 councillors.


2011 Ards Borough Council election, Districts results, Ards East
2005: 4 x DUP, 2 x UUP2011: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance2005-2011 Change: Alliance gain from UUP


2011 Ards Borough Council election, Districts results, Ards West
2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance2011: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance2005-2011 Change: No change


2011 Ards Borough Council election, Districts results, Newtownards
2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance2011: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent2005-2011 Change: Independent gain from DUP


2011 Ards Borough Council election, Districts results, Peninsula
2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP2011: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP2005-2011 Change: No change


2011 Arena Football League season
The 2011 Arena Football League season was the 24th season in the history of the league. The regular season began on March 11, 2011 and ended on July 23, 2011. The Jacksonville Sharks, in their second year of existence, defeated the Arizona Rattlers 73–70 in ArenaBowl XXIV on August 12, 2011 to conclude the playoffs.


2011 Arena Football League season, League business, Teams
Three franchises that competed in the 2008 season, the Philadelphia Soul, San Jose SaberCats, and Kansas City Command (formerly the Kansas City Brigade), returned to competition in the 2011 season, after an announcement made on June 19, 2010.


2011 Arena Football League season, League business, Teams
Two teams that competed in 2010 relocated and have assumed the history of former AFL franchises. It was announced on August 21, 2010 that the Alabama Vipers would become the Georgia Force, and on September 14, 2010 it was revealed that the Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings would become the New Orleans VooDoo.


2011 Arena Football League season, League business, Teams
The Milwaukee Iron officially changed its name to the Milwaukee Mustangs on January 27, 2011, taking the name of the original franchise.


2011 Arena Football League season, League business, Teams
The city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was awarded an expansion team on August 20, 2010. The team, named the Pittsburgh Power, was the first AFL team to call Pittsburgh home since the Pittsburgh Gladiators, one of the league's four original franchises. The Gladiators moved to Tampa, Florida and became the Tampa Bay Storm after the 1990 season.


2011 Arena Football League season, League business, Teams
The only team that did not return from the 2010 season was the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz. Owner Phil Miller made the announcement on October 21, 2010, citing an inability to find minority investors as one reason for the decision to not compete.


2011 Arena Football League season, League business, Realignment
With several teams relocating, returning, or leaving, the AFL announced the divisional alignment for 2011 on October 21, 2010. Both conferences each had nine teams placed in two divisions.


2011 Arena Football League season, Regular season schedule
Each team played an 18-game regular season with two bye weeks over the course of 20 weeks, making it the longest schedule in the history of the league. The first game of the season was played on March 11, 2011. The Pittsburgh Power began their inaugural season against the Philadelphia Soul, who played their first game since winning ArenaBowl XXII in 2008.


2011 Arena Football League season, Regular season schedule
On July 9, the Spokane Shock and Utah Blaze played in a game billed as the "Joe Albi Stadium Summer Classic". The game was played outdoors at Joe Albi Stadium under normal arena football rules.


2011 Arena Football League season, Regular season standings
Eight teams qualify for the playoffs: four teams from each conference, of which two are division champions and the other two have the best records of the teams remaining.


2011 Arena Football League season, Awards, All-Ironman team
On August 8, 2011, the All-Ironman team was announced, with P. J. Berry of the New Orleans VooDoo being named the Ironman of the Year.


2011 Argentina–United States diplomatic crisis
The 2011 Argentina–United States diplomatic crisis was caused by the temporary seizure of materials from a US military plane, followed by claims that the US may have been trying to smuggle weapons and drugs into the country.


2011 Argentina–United States diplomatic crisis, The event
Before the scandal, Argentina and the United States had made an agreement, allowing the US to train members of the Federal Police of Argentina and bring the required materials for doing so. However, when the American Boeing C-17 arrived in Argentina, it was subjected to a detailed search, led by the Argentine Minister of Foreign Relations, Héctor Timerman, and the Minister of Transport, Juan Pablo Schiavi, and with officials from the airport police, national customs and the AFIP.


2011 Argentina–United States diplomatic crisis, The event
Timerman opened a box with pliers, and seized it. He claimed that the flight was attempting to smuggle undeclared weapons and drugs. The seized materials included heavy guns, materials to intercept phone calls, and drugs. A member of the Federal Police explained to the Clarín newspaper that those things are standard tools in counter-terrorism operations.


2011 Argentina–United States diplomatic crisis, The event
The C-17 returned to the United States, without the seized materials. Arturo Valenzuela, US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, asked Timerman for the reasons to do that with a mission which had been already arranged.


2011 Argentina–United States diplomatic crisis, The event
US President Barack Obama requested that the contents of the box should be returned to the US, and wondered why the national minister of foreign relations would personally lead the search and seizure.


2011 Argentina–United States diplomatic crisis, The event
A judiciary case investigated the whole operation, and did not find any crime. The crisis led the US to reduce the number of joint military activities with Argentina.


2011 Argentine general election
Argentina held national presidential and legislative elections on Sunday, 23 October 2011. Incumbent president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of the Front for Victory won via landslide, with 54.11% of votes against Hermes Binner of Broad Progressive Front, she also secured a second term in office after the Front for Victory won just over half of the seats in the National Congress.


2011 Argentine general election
Mercosur Parliamentarians were also popularly elected for the first time. Another novelty was the introduction of open, simultaneous and mandatory primaries. These took place 14 August 2011 to select the candidates of each political party or coalition.


2011 Argentine general election, Presidential campaign
The nation's myriad parties forged seven coalitions, of which five became contenders for a possible runoff election:


2011 Argentine general election, Presidential campaign
Other coalitions of note include the Workers' Left Front, led by Jorge Altamira, and Proyecto Sur, led by Pino Solanas; the latter left the Socialist Party-led coalition and instead formed an alliance with the MST and the PSA.


2011 Argentine general election, Presidential campaign
The Civic and Social Agreement was an alliance between the UCR and most of what became the Progressive Ample Front and the Civic Coalition, with other, minor allies. This coalition proved unwieldy as the 2011 campaign progressed, however, though various forms of it will be retained in certain provinces for strategic purposes.


2011 Argentine general election, Presidential campaign, Front for Victory (incumbents)
The Front for Victory (FPV) candidate for the Justicialist Party primaries was current President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. Her husband and predecessor, Néstor Kirchner, was considered a top candidate to succeed her until his death on 27 October 2010.


2011 Argentine general election, Presidential campaign, Front for Victory (incumbents)
She had suffered a significant decline in approval during the 2008 Argentine government conflict with the agricultural sector and the subsequent recession, and the ruling Front for Victory lost its absolute majority in both houses of Congress during the June 2009 mid-term elections. The economy, and her approval ratings, recovered steadily during 2010, however, and the 2011 electoral season began with Fernández de Kirchner's job approval at around 58 percent, with polling indicating that she would likely be reelected in the first round.


2011 Argentine general election, Presidential campaign, Front for Victory (incumbents)
She avoided committing herself to running for a second term during the early months of 2011. Two days before the 23 June deadline, however, she announced her decision to run for reelection. She nominated the nation's Economy Minister, Amado Boudou, as her running mate on 25 June. Their ticket won a landslide victory in the 14 August primaries, obtaining just over 50% and besting the runner-up (Alfonsín) by nearly 38%; they won in the City of Buenos Aires and in every province except San Luis (won by Rodríguez Saá).


2011 Argentine general election, Presidential campaign, Front for Victory (incumbents)
Support for Fernández de Kirchner was strongest among the poor (65.2%) and those aged 30 to 44 (54.6%). Her support was weakest among the upper middle class (43.5%), though she remained over 24% ahead of the runner-up (Binner) among those polled within that segment.


2011 Argentine general election, Presidential campaign, Federal Peronists
The leaders of the center-right Federal Peronism were torn between running for primary elections within the PJ against the Front for Victory, or running instead in the general election through another political alliance. Former President Eduardo Duhalde was the first to informally start his pre-candidacy campaign, announcing hypothetical cabinet picks as early as December 2009. The Governors of Chubut, Mario Das Neves, and of San Luis, Alberto Rodríguez Saá, as well as former Governor of Buenos Aires Province Felipe Solá, also stated their intention to run for president.


2011 Argentine general election, Presidential campaign, Federal Peronists
Das Neves became the first Federal Peronist to drop out, while Solá boosted his own prospects by securing an alliance with the conservative Republican Proposal (PRO) on 16 May. Duhalde narrowly defeated Rodríguez Saá in a Buenos Aires Federal Peronism primary held on 22 May, though both men remained front-runners for their party's nomination. Ultimately, each ran on separate Federal Peronist tickets.


2011 Argentine general election, Presidential campaign, Federal Peronists
Duhalde formally announced his Popular Union candidacy on 9 June, nominating Das Neves as his running mate. Rodríguez Saá, in turn, nominated former Santa Fe Governor José María Vernet as his running mate on his Federal Commitment ticket. Solá, who struggled in the polls, withdrew on 11 June, encouraging local candidates in his fold to form alliances with Duhalde and the party's candidate for Buenos Aires Governor, Francisco de Narváez. De Narváez later endorsed Rodríguez Saá.


2011 Argentine general election, Presidential campaign, Federal Peronists
Support for Duhalde was strongest among the working class (14.2%) and weakest among young voters (3.9%). Rodríguez Saá polled best among upper middle class voters (14%) and those age 30 to 44 (11.9%); worst among the poor.


2011 Argentine general election, Presidential campaign, Radical Civic Union
The center-left Radical Civic Union had scheduled primaries for 28 April. Both Ricardo Alfonsín, son of the late former President Raúl Alfonsín, and current party leader Ernesto Sanz started pre-candidacy campaigns; Sanz, however, dropped out on 28 April. Vice President Julio Cobos, considered a likely UCR primary candidate, had stated his intention to run only in August, during the coalition primaries; he dropped out in April as well.


2011 Argentine general election, Presidential campaign, Radical Civic Union
The UCR and the Socialist Party (partners in the Civic and Social Agreement) parted ways in May 2011, with Alfonsín and Santa Fe Governor Hermes Binner running on separate slates for the primaries in August, and likely in the general election, as well. Alfonsín secured an alliance with Federal Peronist candidate Francisco de Narváez in Buenos Aires Province, De Narváez ran for governor with his senior partner's endorsement in return for his support for Alfonsín's presidential campaign. Alfonsín nominated former Central Bank President Javier González Fraga, a non-partisan economist close to both the UCR and Federal Peronism, as his running-mate on 2 June.


2011 Argentine general election, Presidential campaign, Radical Civic Union
De Narváez withdrew his endorsement of Alfonsín in favor of Rodríguez Saá following the 14 August primaries, though he continued his campaign for Governor of Buenos Aires with Alfonsín's endorsement.


2011 Argentine general election, Presidential campaign, Radical Civic Union
Alfonsín's support was strongest among those age 45 to 59 (14.6%), and weakest among young voters (5.3%).


2011 Argentine general election, Presidential campaign, Socialists
Binner endorsed GEN leader Margarita Stolbizer for Governor of Buenos Aires following his break with Alfonsín, and formally announced his Broad Progressive Front candidacy on 11 June; he nominated Córdoba Senator Norma Morandini as his running mate. His alliance with Pino Solanas was dissolved the following week, however, and the Proyecto Sur leader instead joined a coalition of minor, left-wing parties.


2011 Argentine general election, Presidential campaign, Socialists
Binner, despite obtaining fourth place, fared better than expected by local analysts in the 14 August primary, and became the runner-up in subsequent polls. His support was strongest among the middle (18.8%) and upper middle classes (18.9%), while weakest among the poor (6.5%); among the broad age groups, voters 30 to 44 were the most supportive (19.3%).


2011 Argentine general election, Presidential campaign, Civic Coalition
The leader of the centrist Civic Coalition, Elisa Carrió, reversed her earlier intention to opt out of the 2011 race, and following the departure of her Civic Coalition from the Civic and Social Agreement formed in 2009 with the UCR, she announced her candidacy for president on 12 December 2010. Carrió withdrew her presidential bid following a poor showing in the 14 August primaries, where she obtained 3%.


2011 Argentine general election, Presidential campaign, Other candidates
Numerous other candidates, or potential candidates, dropped out in May 2011, notably Buenos Aires Mayor Mauricio Macri, who instead sought a second term as mayor, and left-wing film maker Fernando Solanas (who ran unsuccessfully for the same post). Solanas nominated Congresswoman Alcira Argumedo as Proyecto Sur's candidate for president on 22 June. The 14 August primary effectively ended Argumedo's campaign, as well as those of Neighbors' Action Movement (MAV) candidate Sergio Pastore, and People's Countryside Party (PCP) candidate José Bonacci; neither had reached the requisite 1.5% threshold needed to advance to the general election.


2011 Argentine general election, Presidential campaign, Other candidates
The candidate for the Workers' Left Front (FIT), Jorge Altamira, fared unexpectedly well and advanced to the general election. Altamira polled best among the poor (7.9%) and among the upper middle class (5.4%).


2011 Argentine general election, Results, Primary elections
Open primary elections for the Presidency were held nationwide on 14 August.


2011 Argentine general election, Results, Primary elections
With this system, all parties run primary elections in a same general elections. All parties must take part in it, both the parties with internal factions and parties with a single candidate list. Citizens may vote for any candidate of any party, but may only cast a single vote. The most voted candidate of parties gaining 1.5% or higher of the valid votes will be allowed to run in the main elections.


2011 Argentine general election, Results, President
The president and vice-president were chosen directly in a two-round system election. Candidates who obtained less than 1.5% during the preliminary round on 14 August were excluded from the general election on 23 October.


2011 Argentine general election, Results, President
Early results on election night awarded incumbent president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of the Front for Victory (FPV) a second, four-year term. Winning in the City of Buenos Aires and every province except San Luis (won by Federal Commitment candidate Alberto Rodríguez Saá), she became the first candidate to obtain an absolute majority of the popular vote (54%) since Raúl Alfonsín in 1983, and upon completion of ballot processing, the margin of victory (37.1%) exceeded Juan Perón's record 36% margin obtained in 1973. Fernández de Kirchner became the first woman re-elected as head of state in Latin American history.


2011 Argentine general election, Results, Chamber of Deputies
All 23 provinces and the city of Buenos Aires held elections to renew half of the Chamber of Deputies (lower house). Each province and the autonomous city elects a number of at-large representatives on a party list system roughly proportional to their population, and no province is allotted fewer than five Deputies. The system used to know how many deputies per party in each district is D'Hondt method.


2011 Argentine general election, Results, Chamber of Deputies
Early projections suggested that President Cristina Kirchner's FpV would increase their representation in the Lower House from 87 seats (out of 257), to around 116; the presence of an estimated ten allies would put them three votes shy of an absolute majority.


2011 Argentine general election, Results, Senate
Eight districts (Buenos Aires Province, Formosa, Jujuy, La Rioja, Misiones, San Juan, San Luis and Santa Cruz) also elected three National Senators each (two for the most voted party or coalition, one for the second most voted party or coalition), to renew a third of the upper house.


2011 Argentine general election, Results, Senate
The opposition fared better in the Senate, which remained nearly unchanged; the upper house would continue divided between the FpV with a majority of 40 seats (out of 72), and the UCR (around 16) and others with the remainder. The departure of Vice President Julio Cobos of the UCR (distanced politically from the President since 2008) deprived the opposition of a tie-breaking vote in the Senate.


2011 Argentine general election, Results, Provincial
All but two of the 23 provinces will also elect governors and provincial legislative officials on staggered dates through the year, and nine of them will hold elections on the same day as the General Elections. There will be also simultaneous local elections, whereby a number of Municipalities elect municipal legislative officials (concejales), and in some cases also a mayor (or equivalent).


2011 Argentine general election, Results, Provincial
Some of the most high-profile gubernatorial races include that of Governor of Buenos Aires Province (the nation's largest), where Governor Daniel Scioli of the FpV defeated Federal Peronist Deputy Francisco de Narváez, and in Santa Fe Province, where the incumbent Socialist Governor, Hermes Binner, would run for president. Socialist nominee Antonio Bonfatti was elected to succeed him. The Mayor of Buenos Aires, Mauricio Macri faced Senator Daniel Filmus of the FpV and film-maker Fernando Solanas of Proyecto Sur. He was overwhelmingly re-elected in a runoff vote held on 31 July.


2011 Argentine general election, Results, Provincial
Results throughout the year and in the general election handed candidates for the FpV or its allies the governor's house in every province except San Luis (won by Federal Commitment) and Santa Fe (won by the Socialist Party).


2011 Argentine general election, Opinion polls
Numerous consulting firms conducted polling throughout the campaign, whereby respondents chose from a number of declared or potential first-round candidates.


2011 Argentine general election, Opinion polls, Favourability
A poll conducted by Mora y Araujo for Ipsos on 28 September revealed favourability and unfavourability ratings for six of the seven candidates appearing on the general election ballot.


2011 Argentine provincial elections
Most Provinces of Argentina held executive and legislative elections during 2011, electing governors and provincial legislatures. The only exceptions are Santiago del Estero Province, whose executive and legislative elections were elected in 2012; and Corrientes Province, whose governor election was elected in 2013.


2011 Argentine provincial elections
There were also simultaneous local elections, whereby a number of municipalities or Partidos elect municipal legislative officials (concejales), and in some cases also a mayor (or equivalent).


2011 Argentine provincial elections
Although most of the elections took place on 23 October, the date of the Argentine general elections, each province stage the date of their elections according to provincial legislation.


2011 Argentine provincial elections, Electoral calendar
Some election dates are not yet confirmed (not listed), and some can vary according to new legislation.


2011 Argentine provincial elections, Electoral calendar, March 13
On 13 March 2011, Catamarca Province elected governor, 8 provincial senators, and 20 provincial deputies, thus renewing half of both chambers.


2011 Argentine provincial elections, Electoral calendar, March 13
The ticket for governor and vice-governor is elected by simple majority on a direct election, for a 4-year period. They can be indefinitely re-elected. Provincial deputies are proportionally elected on a single district by D'Hondt method for a 4-year period and provincial senators are uninominally elected in each of the 16 Departments of Catamarca for a 4-year period. Both Deputies and Senators can also be indefinitely re-elected. Both chambers of the provincial legislature are renewed by halves every two years. Catamarca Electoral Law (Art. 90) establish the second Sunday of March, every two years, as the date for provincial elections. By law, women ought to hold at least 30% of the nominations, in expectant positions.


2011 Argentine provincial elections, Electoral calendar, March 13
Incumbent Eduardo Brizuela del Moral (UCR), who was looking for his third consecutive mandate with the alliance Civic and Social Front of Catamarca (FCyS) that governed the province since 1991, surprisingly lost the election to Lucía Corpacci, a current National Senator and former Vice-Governor of Brizuela del Moral, who headed a Justicialist Party joint list (between both the pro- and the anti- national government factions). Lucía Corpacci will become the second elected female governor of an Argentine province ever.


2011 Argentine provincial elections, Electoral calendar, March 13
Other candidates were: Liliana Barrionuevo, sister of union leader Luis Barrionuevo, for Primero Catamarca-PRO, Julio César Andrada for MST-Proyecto Sur, Ignacio Díaz for Polo Obrero-PO and Marcelo Cisternas for Concertación-FORJA.


2011 Argentine provincial elections, Electoral calendar, March 13
From the 20 Chamber of Deputies seats and 8 Chamber of Senators seats to be renewed, the ruling coalition had 9 and 5 at stake. The departments which renewed senators were Ambato (FCyS), Andalgalá (FpV), Belén (FCyS), Capital (FpV), Fray M. Esquiú (FCyS),  Pomán (FpV), Santa Rosa (FpV) and Valle Viejo (FCyS), each major political alliance electing 4 provincial senators.


2011 Argentine provincial elections, Electoral calendar, March 13
Local executive and legislative elections were also held in 34 of 35 Intendencies of Catamarca. San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, the capital and largest city (with about 50% of the total population) elected Raúl Jalil (FpV) as Mayor.


2011 Argentine provincial elections, Electoral calendar, March 13
Catamarca represents 0,89% of the national electorate. Voter turnout was about 70%.


2011 Argentine provincial elections, Electoral calendar, March 20
On 20 March 2011, Chubut Province elected a governor and 27 provincial deputies, thus renewing the whole legislature. Chubut will also elect 3 members of the provincial Judiciary Council.


2011 Argentine provincial elections, Electoral calendar, March 20
The ticket for Governor and Vice-Governor is elected by simple majority on a direct election, for a 4-year period. They can be re-elected for a single consecutive time, either in the same order or in alternating positions. The unicameral legislature, the Chamber of Deputies, is renewed every four years. The provincial deputies can be re-elected. The legislative election is direct in a single district: the most voted party gains 16 seats (60%) and the remaining 11 seats are proportionally divided among the following party lists, by D'Hondt method, without threshold.


2011 Argentine provincial elections, Electoral calendar, March 20
The main candidates for Governor are the current Mayor of Comodoro Rivadavia, Martín Buzzi (Modelo Chubut-Federal Peronism, PJ), supported by incumbent Governor Mario Das Neves; and Mayor of Puerto Madryn, Carlos Eliceche (Front for Victory, PJ), allied to the national government. Two-times Governor Das Neves cannot run for re-election, and it is currently a presidential pre-candidate. Provincial parties Proyección Vecinal Chubutense (ProVeCh), second in the last elections and allied to the provincial government, as well as Acción Chubutense (PACh), will run on their own lists. Other candidates are Mayor of Rada Tilly Pedro Peralta, for the Radical Civic Union (that governed the province until 2003) and provincial deputy Fernando Urbano, for the Civic Coalition ARI.


2011 Argentine provincial elections, Electoral calendar, March 20
The current Chamber of Deputies is made up of 18 pro-government (14 Modelo Chubut-PJ and 4 ProVeCh) deputies, 4 UCR, 3 Kirchnerites (2 former PJ, 1 former ProVeCh), 1 PACh, 1 ARI. Chubut represents 1.22% of the national electorate.


2011 Argentine provincial elections, Electoral calendar, March 20
The elections yielded inconclusive results initially, as Buzzi's total of 37.8% (against Eliceche's 37.2%), and his winning margin of 1,551 votes led to a recount when irregularities led to a judicial injunction against results in six precincts totaling 1,967 votes. Following a protracted recount process, as well a court-ordered re-vote held on May 29 in the six impugned precincts, Buzzi, albeit with a narrowed lead of 384 votes, was officially elected Governor of Chubut.


2011 Argentine provincial elections, Electoral calendar, March 20
Local elections were also held in 27 Intendencies. Results in these elections created an ironic twist to the headline gubernatorial race: Comodoro Rivadavia, where Buzzi had been Mayor, elected the opposition FpV candidate, Néstor di Pierro; and Puerto Madryn, where Eliceche had been Mayor, elected the opposition Federal Peronist candidate, Ricardo Sastre.


2011 Argentine provincial elections, Electoral calendar, April 10
On 10 April 2011, Salta Province elected governor, 11 provincial senators, and 30 provincial deputies. Incumbent Juan Manuel Urtubey won with 59.57% of the votes.


2011 Argentine provincial elections, Electoral calendar, May 29
On May 29, La Rioja Province elected Governor and 18 provincial legislators. Incumbent Luis Beder Herrera won with 67.20% of the votes.


2011 Argentine provincial elections, Electoral calendar, June 12
On 12 June 2011, Neuquén Province elected a Governor and 35 provincial legislators. This included the first electoral success for the new Workers Left Front, with a legislator elected.


2011 Argentine provincial elections, Electoral calendar, June 26
On 26 June 2011, Misiones Province elected its governor and 20 provincial legislators.


2011 Argentine provincial elections, Electoral calendar, June 26
On 26 June 2011, Tierra del Fuego Province elected its governor and 15 provincial legislators. On 3 July, Fabiana Ríos of the Patagonian Social Party (provincial section of CC-ARI) won the runoff with 50.66% against Rosana Bertone (FpV-PJ)


2011 Argentine provincial elections, Electoral calendar, July 10
On 10 July 2011, the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires held the first round of its local elections. The runoff is scheduled for 31 July.


2011 Argentine provincial elections, Electoral calendar, July 10
The incumbent Macri's running mate is María Eugenia Vidal. Carlos Tomada is the running mate of Filmus.


2011 Argentine provincial elections, Electoral calendar, July 24
On 24 July 2011, Santa Fe Province elected governor, 50 provincial deputies and 19 provincial senators.


2011 Argentine provincial elections, Electoral calendar, August 7
On 7 August 2011, Córdoba Province elected Governor and 70 provincial legislators.


2011 Argentine provincial elections, Electoral calendar, August 28
On 28 August 2011, Tucumán Province elected governor and 49 provincial legislators.


2011 Argentine provincial elections, Electoral calendar, September 18
On 18 September 2011, Chaco Province elected governor and 16 provincial legislators.


2011 Argentine provincial elections, Electoral calendar, October 23
On 23 October 2011, the date of the Argentine general elections, 14 Provinces held elections:


2011 Argentine provincial elections, Electoral calendar, October 23
Buenos Aires Province elected governor, 26 provincial deputies and 23 provincial senators.


2011 Argentine provincial elections, Electoral calendar, October 23
Corrientes Province elected 13 provincial deputies and 4 provincial senators.


2011 Argentine provincial elections, Electoral calendar, October 23
Entre Ríos Province elected Governor, 28 provincial deputies and 18 provincial senators.


2011 Argentine provincial elections, Electoral calendar, October 23
Mendoza Province elected governor, 24 provincial deputies and 19 provincial senators.


2011 Argentine provincial elections, Electoral calendar, October 23
San Luis Province elected governor, 21 provincial deputies and 5 provincial senators


2011 Arizona Cardinals season
The 2011 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 92nd in the National Football League, their 24th in Arizona and their fifth under head coach Ken Whisenhunt. This was going to be the Cardinals first season with new starting quarterback Kevin Kolb, but he was injured and replaced by John Skelton. The team improved on their 5–11 record from the 2010 season, but missed the playoffs for a second consecutive season.


2011 Arizona Cardinals season
The 2011 Cardinals won four overtime games, an NFL record.


2011 Arizona Cardinals season, Offseason, Acquisitions
On July 28, 2011 the Cardinals acquired Kolb from the Philadelphia Eagles for CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and a 2012 2nd-round pick. The next day they signed former Carolina Panthers starting CB Richard Marshall.


2011 Arizona Cardinals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. New York Giants
Despite the Cardinals holding a 10-point lead twice in the fourth quarter, the Giants scored three touchdowns in the final frame as Arizona dropped its third straight game and fell to 1–3.


2011 Arizona Cardinals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Minnesota Vikings
at Mall of America Field at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota


2011 Arizona Cardinals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Coming off their bye week, the Cardinals went home for a Week 7 interconference duel with the Pittsburgh Steelers, in a rematch of Super Bowl XLIII. Arizona trailed early in the first quarter as Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger completed a 12-yard touchdown pass to tight end Heath Miller. Pittsburgh would add onto their lead in the second quarter as  Roethlisberger completed a 95-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Mike Wallace. The Cardinals would answer with a 1-yard touchdown run from running back Alfonso Smith. The Steelers would close out the half with kicker Shaun Suisham getting a 41-yard field goal.


2011 Arizona Cardinals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Arizona opened the third quarter with quarterback Kevin Kolb finding running back LaRod Stephens-Howling on a 73-yard touchdown pass, but Pittsburgh struck back with Roethlisberger completing a 4-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders, along with Kolb's intentional grounding penalty in the endzone resulting in a safety. In the fourth quarter, the Steelers continued to pull away with Suisham making a 42-yard and a 39-yard field goal. The Cardinals tried to rally as Kolb found wide receiver Early Doucet on a 2-yard touchdown pass (with a failed two-point conversion), but Pittsburgh held on to preserve the victory.


2011 Arizona Cardinals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: at Baltimore Ravens
The Cardinals blew a 21-point first half lead and lost their sixth straight game to fall to 1–6.


2011 Arizona Cardinals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: vs. St. Louis Rams
The Cardinals snapped their six-game losing streak as rookie Patrick Peterson returned a punt 98 yards for a game-winning touchdown in overtime. With the win, the Cardinals improved to 2–6. The game also featured the Rams' scoring the four points in the third quarter as the got two safeties on consecutive drives. This was first time in NFL history that a team had recorded four points in a quarter.


2011 Arizona Cardinals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. San Francisco 49ers
The Cardinals came back from 12-point halftime deficit to stun the 10–2 49ers. With the win, the Cardinals improved to 6–7.


2011 Arizona Diamondbacks season
The Arizona Diamondbacks' 2011 season, the franchise's 14th season in Major League Baseball, included the team's first National League West championship since 2007, subsequently, their fifth division title since coming into the MLB. They lost to the Milwaukee Brewers in five games in the Division Series.


2011 Arizona Diamondbacks season, Regular season, Opening game
Friday, April 1, 2011 at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado


2011 Arizona Diamondbacks season, Regular season, Last game
Friday, October 7, 2011 at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin


2011 Arizona Diamondbacks season, Player stats, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases


2011 Arizona Diamondbacks season, Player stats, Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts