2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Regular season
On February 14, Hardaway earned his second Freshman of the week recognition for his first career double double on February 9 against Northwestern (17 points and career-high 10 rebounds) and a career-high 26 points on February 12 against Indiana. The following week, Hardaway earned a third Freshman of the week award as he became the first Michigan freshman to score thirty points in a game in eight years. His thirty points came in a 75–72 February 19 overtime victory over Iowa. He had also scored 10 points and added 5 assists in a 54–52 loss to Illinois.


2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Regular season
On February 28, Hardaway earned his third consecutive and fourth overall Big Ten Conference Freshman of the week recognition. During the week, Hardaway extended his double-digit scoring streak to eleven by posting 22 points against Minnesota on February 26 after scoring 16 against #12 Wisconsin on February 23. For the week, he shot 9 for 15 on his three-point shots.


2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Regular season
After starting the conference schedule with a 1–6 record, the team won 8 of its last 11 games including a pair of games against in-state rival Michigan State to earn its first season sweep against them in 14 years and to finish tied for fourth in the conference with a 9–9 record. Following the 2010–11 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Darius Morris was selected as a third team All-Big Ten selection by both the coaches and the media and Hardaway was an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection by both. Hardaway was also one of two unanimous Big Ten All-Freshman team selections by the coaches. Morris was also a National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division I District 7 All‐District second team choice.


2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Postseason
The team earned the number four seed in the 2011 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, based on the Big Ten tiebreaker. In the 2011 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, they earned a bye in the first round as the number 4 seed. Then, in the second round, they defeated Illinois 60–55. In the conference semifinals, they lost to Ohio State 68–61. During the game, Hardaway set the Michigan freshman single-season three-point shots made record.


2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Postseason
Michigan earned a #8 Seed in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, where they defeated Tennessee by a 75–45 margin in the first round. During the victory, they established two NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship records: The largest victory margin by an eight seed, and the first team to ever win a tournament game without making a free throw. The game was the second largest NCAA tournament victory margin in Michigan history (surpassed by the 1989 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament victory over Virginia). It also marked the ninth straight time that John Beilein led a team victory in its first game of a postseason tournament (5 NCAA and 4 NIT).


2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Postseason
In the second round of the tournament, the team opposed Duke. Duke prevailed 73–71. In the game, Morris set a new Michigan single-season assist record with a total of 235. The matchup came in the week following the media storm that erupted as a result of comments made in the ESPN films 30 for 30 documentary The Fab Five by Fab Five member and former Wolverine Jalen Rose.


2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Postseason
The controversy spread to The Washington Post where columnist Jason Reid noted that the film went out of its way to present inappropriate racial commentary when it described Duke basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski recruits as Uncle Toms. Among those critical of the racial commentary was Duke player Grant Hill who was cited in an Associated Press story that ran in major national media outlets. In fact, Hill blogged on The New York Times with a response. Hill's response was the most emailed story in The New York Times and was shared on Facebook by nearly a 100,000 people within its first few days.


2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Postseason
Hardaway set the Michigan freshman single-season three-point shots made record. Morris set the Michigan single-season assist record with a total of 235. His average of 6.71 per game led the Big Ten and Jordan Morgan led the Big Ten in field goal percentage. The team finished last in blocked shots and offensive rebounds in the conference.


2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Postseason
Hardaway was one of 21 players selected to the 2011 Collegeinsider.com Freshmen All-America selection on March 25. Following the season, Darius Morris sought the advice of the NBA's undergraduate advisory committee to determine his draft prospects. On 4 May, Morris announced his final decision not to withdraw his name prior to the 8 May deadline and to enter June 23 2011 NBA Draft. Morris was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 41st overall selection in the 2nd round of the 2011 NBA Draft.


2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Postseason
Following the season Hardaway was invited to the 17 – 24 June 2011 17-man tryouts for the 12-man FIBA Under-19 World Championship team by USA Basketball. The 12 selected players will compete as Team USA in the 2011 FIBA U19 World Championships in Latvia from June 30 – July 10, 2011. He made the final roster along with two other Big Ten rivals.


2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Team players drafted into the NBA
So far two players from this team have been selected in the NBA Draft.


2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season
The 2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team was the Wolverines' 89th season. They represented the University of Michigan in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Red Berenson and played their home games at Yost Ice Arena, although they took one regular-season home game against archrival Michigan State to Michigan Stadium, drawing the largest crowd in the sport's history. The team earned the 2010–11 Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) regular season championship and  advanced to the Frozen Four of the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Following the CCHA season, the team announced that they intended to move from the CCHA to the newly formed Big Ten Conference Hockey League in 2013.


2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Season
The team won the regular season title for the CCHA with a 20-7-1 record. Following the regular season, Senior left wing Carl Hagelin was voted the CCHA's Best Defensive Forward and senior goaltender Shawn Hunwick earned the league's Best Goaltender award. Hagelin was selected as first team All-Conference, while defenceman Jon Merrill was second team All-Conference and All-Rookie. Subsequently, the Big Ten Conference announced that with Penn State's ascension to Division I varsity team status, the conference would recommend that men's hockey become an official conference sport for the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season with six teams including Michigan.


2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Postseason
Michigan lost in the semifinals of the 2011 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament to Western Michigan. They won the consolation game against Notre Dame to finish third. As the number two seed in the Western Region of the 16-team 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, they defeated number three seeded Nebraska–Omaha in the first round in overtime by a 3–2 margin. The following night Michigan eliminated number four Colorado College 2–1 to advance to the Frozen Four. Prior to the Frozen Four, Hagelin was named to the Inside College Hockey 2010-11 All-America Third Team. Then on April 7, the team defeated North Dakota 2–0 to qualify for the championship game. On April 8, Hegelin was named to the AHCA/Old Time Hockey All-American Ice Hockey Team (second team, west). They lost the national championship game in overtime 3–2.


2010–11 Mid Wales Football League
For the 2010–11 Mid Wales Football League, the league was split into two divisions. 15 teams formed Division 1 and 13 teams formed Division 2. Division One began with its first match on 13 August 2010, with the first Division Two match the following day. Both divisions finished on 14 May 2011.


2010–11 Mid Wales Football League
On 9 July 2010, it was announced that Defaid Du had been successful in their application to join the newly formed Division 2, but they withdrew from the league on 10 August, along with Hay St Marys.


2010–11 Middlesbrough F.C. season
The 2010–11 season was Middlesbrough second consecutive season in the Championship. The club captain is Matthew Bates, with Tony Mowbray as manager. Mark Venus was appointed assistant manager. Former manager Gordon Strachan resigned on 18 October 2010 by mutual consent, following a string of poor results. Mowbray was appointed on 26 October 2010.


2010–11 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Season review, Championship results
Note: Results are given with Middlesbrough score listed first. Man of the Match is according to .


2010–11 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Squad
The squad numbers for 2010–11 were announced on 2 August 2010. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010–11 Midland Football Alliance
The 2010–11 Midland Football Alliance season was the 17th in the history of Midland Football Alliance, a football competition in England.


2010–11 Midland Football Alliance, Clubs
The league featured 19 clubs from the previous season, along with four new clubs:


2010–11 Midland Football Combination
The 2010–11 Midland Football Combination season was the 74th in the history of Midland Football Combination, a football competition in England.


2010–11 Midland Football Combination, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club, promoted from Division One:


2010–11 Millwall F.C. season
The 2010–11 Championship season sees Millwall playing back in the second tier of English football, after a four-year absence. They secured promotion from League One via the Play-offs. This is Millwall's 85th season in the Football League and 36th in the second tier.


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


2010–11 Millwall F.C. season, Squad, No longer at Millwall
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010–11 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season
The 2010–11 season was Milton Keynes Dons' seventh season in their existence as a professional association football club, and their third consecutive season competing in Football League One.


2010–11 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season
As well as competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy.


2010–11 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season
The season covers the period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011.


2010–11 Milwaukee Bucks season
The 2010–11 Milwaukee Bucks season is the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).


2010–11 Milwaukee Bucks season, Injuries and surgeries
Michael Redd suffered a torn ACL and MCL the previous season in a January 10 game against the Los Angeles Lakers. He is expected to be out until at least February.


2010–11 Milwaukee Bucks season, Injuries and surgeries
Chris Douglas-Roberts missed the first fifteen games of the season after suffering a pre-season eye injury that required surgery. He has worn protective glasses since returning on November 27.


2010–11 Milwaukee Bucks season, Injuries and surgeries
Carlos Delfino has been out indefinitely since the Bucks' November 6 loss to the New Orleans Hornets. He suffered a neck sprain and has been experiencing concussive symptoms.


2010–11 Milwaukee Bucks season, Injuries and surgeries
Andrew Bogut missed five games due to back spasms. He made his return in a December 4 victory over the Orlando Magic.


2010–11 Milwaukee Bucks season, Injuries and surgeries
Drew Gooden missed five games after suffering from plantar fasciitis in his left foot. He returned for the Bucks' December 13 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.


2010–11 Milwaukee Bucks season, Injuries and surgeries
Corey Maggette is expected to be out until early January. A fall in the Bucks' December 18 loss to the Utah Jazz left him with concussive symptoms.


2010–11 Milwaukee Bucks season, Injuries and surgeries
Brandon Jennings underwent surgery on December 20 to repair a fracture in his left foot. He is expected to miss four-to-six weeks.


2010–11 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team
The 2010–11 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Rob Jeter. They played their home games at US Cellular Arena, along with one game (plus two exhibitions) at the Klotsche Center, and are members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 19–14, 13–5 in Horizon League play to share the regular season conference title with Butler and Cleveland State. They advanced to the championship game of the 2011 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament before losing to Butler. They were invited to the 2011 National Invitation Tournament where the lost in the first round to Northwestern.


2010–11 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey season
The 2010–11 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey team represented the University of Minnesota Duluth in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Bulldogs were coached by Scott Sandelin, who was in his 11th year as head coach. His assistant coaches were Brett Larson and Derek Plante. The team captain was Mike Montgomery and the assistant captains were Jack Connolly and Mike Connolly. The team played their home games in AMSOIL Arena and were members of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.


2010–11 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey season
The Bulldogs finished the regular season with a record of 26 wins, 10 losses, and 6 ties. Seeded fourth in the WCHA Tournament, UMD defeated St. Cloud State in the first round, before being upset by tenth-seed Bemidji State in the quarterfinal. UMD received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they were the third seed in the East Regional. The Bulldogs upset regional No. 2 seed Union and No. 1 seed Yale on the way to the Frozen Four in St. Paul, Minnesota.


2010–11 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey season
In the national semifinal, UMD defeated Notre Dame, 4–3, on the back of 3 power play goals and 31 saves from goaltender Kenny Reiter. With a Kyle Schmidt goal at 3:22 in overtime, the Bulldogs defeated Michigan to win the school's first national championship. Forward J. T. Brown was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, while defenseman Justin Faulk and forward Kyle Schmidt were also named to the All-Tournament Team.


2010–11 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season
The 2010-2011 Bulldogs attempted to win their sixth NCAA Championship in school history as defending champions.


2010–11 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season, Regular season
After the two game series, Irwin now leads the WCHA in scoring and ranks No. 2 in the NCAA this season with a point per game average of 2.29 (32 points: 17 goals, 15 assists in 14 games). With a goals per game average of 1.21, Irwin ranks third in the nation.


2010–11 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season, Regular season
Nixon then also got the starting call against Minnesota Duluth last Saturday, coming up with 47 saves – including 24 in the second period – in a 5-0 setback. Three of the goals she surrendered in that game came on the power-play.


2010–11 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team
The 2010–11 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the college basketball season of 2010–2011. The team's head coach, Tubby Smith was in his fourth year at Minnesota. The Golden Gophers played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota and were members of the Big Ten Conference.


2010–11 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team, Season
The Gophers began their season without Devoe Joseph, who was suspended for 6 regular season games due to a violation of team rules. Despite this, the Gophers won the early season Puerto Rico Tip-Off tournament by defeating Western Kentucky, then 8th-ranked North Carolina, and West Virginia.


2010–11 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team, Season
Joseph then abruptly left the team in January, transferring to the University of Oregon.


2010–11 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season
The Minnesota Golden Gophers attempted to win the NCAA Tournament for the third time in school history.


2010–11 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season, Postseason, NCAA regional match
The Golden Gophers participated in the regional matches of the 2011 NCAA Women's Division I Ice hockey Tournament. It was the first time that Boston College beat Minnesota in NCAA history.


2010–11 Minnesota State–Mankato Mavericks women's ice hockey season
The MSU Mankato women’s ice hockey program attempted to qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. Ultimately failing, winning only seven games.


2010–11 Minnesota Timberwolves season
The 2010–11 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 22nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).


2010–11 Minnesota Wild season
The 2010–11 Minnesota Wild season was the 11th season of play for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.


2010–11 Minnesota Wild season
The Wild posted a regular season record of 39 wins, 35 losses and 8 overtime/shootout losses for 86 points, failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the third consecutive season.


2010–11 Minnesota Wild season, Regular season
The Wild opened the season with two games at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland, against the Carolina Hurricanes. Goaltender Josh Harding was seriously injured and the Wild signed free agent Jose Theodore to a one-year contract upon the team's return to Minnesota. The Wild ended the regular season with a 5–3 victory over the Dallas Stars, which eliminated the Stars from playoff contention. At the conclusion of the regular season, Todd Richards was fired as head coach.


2010–11 Minnesota Wild season, Playoffs
The Wild attempted to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 2007–08 season. However, a loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on April 2 eliminated the team from playoff contention.


2010–11 Minnesota Wild season, Standings
bold – qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won President's Trophy (best record in NHL)CE – Central Division, NW – Northwest Division, PA – Pacific Division


2010–11 Minnesota Wild season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2010–11 Minnesota Wild season, Player statistics, Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty minutes


2010–11 Minnesota Wild season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts


2010–11 Minnesota Wild season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Wild. Stats reflect time with Wild only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Wild only.


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


2010–11 Minnesota Wild season, Draft picks
Minnesota's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California.


2010–11 Minnesota Wild season, Farm teams
The Houston Aeros remain Minnesota's primary American Hockey League affiliate in 2010–11 and the Bakersfield Condors will become the team's ECHL affiliate in 2010–11.


2010–11 Mississippi RiverKings season
The 2010–11 Mississippi RiverKings season was the 19th season of the Central Hockey League (CHL) franchise in Southaven, Mississippi.


2010–11 Mississippi RiverKings season, Regular season
After an 11-11-1 start, the RiverKings changed coaches on December 14, 2010, head coach and director of hockey operations Kevin Kaminski was released from his position and was replaced by Paul Gardner.


2010–11 Mississippi RiverKings season, Regular season, Conference standings
x – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won regular season league titleAfter games of March 27, 2011.


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


2010–11 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team
The 2010–11  Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Mississippi State University in the 2010–11 college basketball season. This is head coach Rick Stansbury's thirteenth season at Mississippi State. The Bulldogs compete in the Southeastern Conference and play their home games at Humphrey Coliseum, nicknamed The Hump.


2010–11 Missouri Mavericks season
The 2010–11 Missouri Mavericks season was the second season of the Central Hockey League (CHL) franchise in Independence, Missouri.


2010–11 Missouri Mavericks season, Regular season, Conference standings
x – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won regular season league titleAfter games of March 27, 2011


2010–11 Missouri Mavericks season, Playoffs
In the playoffs, the Mavericks were eliminated in Game four by the Colorado Eagles in the best-of-five Turner Conference semi-finals.


2010–11 Missouri State Bears basketball team
The 2010–11 Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by third year head coach Cuonzo Martin, played their home games at JQH Arena and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 15–3 in Missouri Valley play to win the regular season conference championship. They lost in the championship game of the 2011 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid in the 2011 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Murray State in the first round before falling in the second round to Miami (FL).


2010–11 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
The 2010–11 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri in the 2010-11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their Head Coach was Mike Anderson, who was in his 5th year at Missouri. The team played its home games at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri and they are members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 8–8 in Big 12 play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament to Texas A&M. They received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they lost in the second round to Cincinnati.


2010–11 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
In March, rumors began to swirl that Anderson would pursue a job after the season at the University of Arkansas, where he spent 17 years as an assistant coach to Nolan Richardson. Anderson quickly dismissed the talk, telling Columbia Tribune beat writer Steve Walentik he planned to coach at Missouri "for a long time, retire here." However, later in the month, Anderson accepted a job at Arkansas. Missouri subsequently hired Frank Haith, who finished 43-69 in ACC play as the head coach at Miami from 2004 to 2011.


2010–11 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season
The 2010–11 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season marks the 102nd season of Missouri Valley Conference basketball.


2010–11 Moldovan "A" Division
The 2010–11 Moldovan "A" Division season was the 20th since its establishment. A total of 16 teams contested the league. No promotees were declared eligible at the end of the season, as none of the first four placed teams met the requirements for a National Division license.


2010–11 Moldovan "B" Division
The 2010–11 Moldovan "B" Division season' was the 20th since its establishment. Was approved new system with three divisions, thus coming back to the system that was used  between the 1993–94 and 1995–96 seasons.


2010–11 Moldovan Cup
2010-11 Moldovan Cup is the 20th season of the Moldovan annual football tournament. The competition started in September 2010 with the first round and will end with the final held on May 26, 2011.


2010–11 Moldovan Cup, First round
In this round enter teams from lower divisions "A" Division and "B" Division. They will play against 6 winner teams from the second preliminary round. The draw took place September 14, 2010. The round matches are scheduled to be played September 15, 2010, unless otherwise noted.


2010–11 Moldovan Cup, Second round
In this round entered 6 teams from the National Division. These matches were played on 22 September 2010.


2010–11 Moldovan Cup, Third round
In this round entered the eight winners from the previous round and the remaining eight teams from the National Division. These matches were played on 27 October 2010.


2010–11 Moldovan Cup, Quarterfinals
This round featured the eight winners from the previous round and was played over two legs. The first legs were played on 10 November 2010 and the second legs were played on 24 November 2010.


2010–11 Moldovan Cup, Semifinals
This round featured the four winners from the previous round and was played over two legs. The first legs were played on 19 April 2011 and the second legs were played on 3 May 2011. An interesting fact is that the semifinals pairs are exactly those that were played in the previous edition of the Moldovan Cup.


2010–11 Moldovan National Division
The 2010–11 Moldovan National Division (Romanian: Divizia Naţională) was the 20th season of top-tier football in Moldova. Sheriff Tiraspol were the defending champions having won their tenth Moldovan championship, all consecutively, last season. The competition began on 24 July 2010.


2010–11 Moldovan National Division, Teams
FC Costuleni and CF Gagauziya were promoted from the Moldovan "A" Division as champions and runners-up, respectively, to the National Division. None of the teams competing in the 2009–10 season were relegated, leaving 14 teams to contest the league, with one relegation place for the team finishing bottom.


2010–11 Moldovan National Division, Results
The schedule consists of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team plays each other once home and away for a total of 26 matches. The pairings of the third round will then be set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 39 games per team.


2010–11 Moldovan National Division, Results, Third round
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games):


2010–11 Monarcas Morelia season
The 2010–11 Morelia season was the 64th professional season of Mexico's top-flight football league. The season is split into 2 tournaments—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each with identical formats and each contested by the same eighteen teams. Morelia began their season on July 25, 2010 defeating Atlas 1–0, Morelia played their homes games on Sundays at noon local time.


2010–11 Monarcas Morelia season, Torneo Apertura, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010–11 Monarcas Morelia season, Torneo Clausura, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010–11 Montenegrin Cup
The 2010–11 Montenegrin Cup is the fifth season of the Montenegrin knockout football tournament. The winner of the tournament will receive a berth in the second qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League. The defending champions are FK Rudar Pljevlja, which beat FK Budućnost Podgorica in the final of the 2009–10 competition. The competition features 30 teams. It started on 15 September 2010 and will end with the final in May 2011.


2010–11 Montenegrin Cup, First round
Last year's finalists Rudar and Budućnost received a bye to the Second Round. The remaining 14 matches were played on 15 September 2010, with the exception of the Kom/Petrovac match, which was postponed until 22 September 2010.


2010–11 Montenegrin Cup, Second round
The 14 winners from the First Round and last year's cup finalists, Rudar and Budućnost, compete in this round. Starting with this round, all rounds of the competition will be two-legged except for the final. The first legs were held on October 20, 2010, while the second legs were held on November 3, 2010.


2010–11 Montenegrin Cup, Quarterfinals
The eight winners from the Second Round will compete in this round. The first legs took place on 24 November 2010 and the second legs took place on 8 December 2010.


2010–11 Montenegrin Cup, Semifinals
The four winners from the Quarterfinals will compete in this round. These matches took place on 13 and 27 April 2011.


2010–11 Montenegrin Cup, Final
The two winners from the Semifinals competed in a single-legged final, held on 25 May 2011.


2010–11 Montenegrin First Handball League
The 2010–11 Montenegrin First Handball League was fifth season of the Montenegrin First League of Men's Handball, Montenegro's premier handball league.


2010–11 Montenegrin First Handball League, Participants
The league regularly consists of eight teams, but in the season 2010/11 there were seven participants, because the team of Budućnost Podgorica quit. In the second part of season, four best clubs participated in the TOP4 league for champion, and the last three played in relegation league.


2010–11 Montenegrin First Handball League, Participants
The following seven clubs participated in the Montenegrin First League 2007/08.


2010–11 Montenegrin First Handball League, First part
During the first part of the season, all members played 12 games. Four teams - Mojkovac, Lovćen, Sutjeska and Rudar continued season in the TOP4 league for champion. Other teams were playing league for relegation.


2010–11 Montenegrin First Handball League, First part
Because of the rule to points from the U-21 championship adding to the all teams in the League, Rudar, which were placed at the 5th position, gone to the TOP4 league. So, fourth-placed Budvanska rivijera gone to the relegation league.


2010–11 Montenegrin First Handball League, TOP4 / relegation league
At the final phase, RK Mojkovac won the first champions' title in the club history. In the relegation league, at the bottom was RK Mornar.


2010–11 Montenegrin First League
The 2010–11 Montenegrin First League (also known as T-Com 1.CFL for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth season of the top-tier football in Montenegro. The season began on 14 August 2010 and ended on 28 May 2011. Rudar were the defending champions having won their first Montenegrin championship last season.


2010–11 Montenegrin First League, Teams
Kom were directly relegated to the Montenegrin Second League after finishing 12th last season. Their place was taken by Second League champions Mladost Podgorica.


2010–11 Montenegrin First League, Teams
10th-placed Mornar and 11th-placed Berane had to compete in two-legged relegation play-offs. Mornar kept their place in the First League by beating Second League third place finisher Bratstvo Cijevna 3–1 on aggregate. On the other hand, Berane were relegated after losing to Second League runners-up Bar 5–4 on penalties after the two clubs ended 2–2 on aggregate.


2010–11 Montenegrin First League, Results
The schedule consisted of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round were then set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.


2010–11 Montenegrin First League, Results, Third round
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 22 games):


2010–11 Montenegrin First League, Relegation play-offs
The 10th-placed team (against the 3rd-placed team of the Second League) and the 11th-placed team (against the runners-up of the Second League) will both compete in two-legged relegation play-offs after the end of the season.


2010–11 Montenegrin First League, Relegation play-offs
Sutjeska remained a member of First League, while Berane gained promotion to 2011–12 Montenegrin First League. Jedinstvo remained a member of Second League, while Mornar relegated to 2011–12 Montenegrin Second League.


2010–11 Montenegrin Second League
The 2010–11 Montenegrin Second League (Serbian: Druga Crnogorska Liga / Друга црногорска лига) is the fifth season since its establishment. The league played its first games of the season on August 14, 2010.


2010–11 Montenegrin Second League, League format
Twelve teams participate in this league. The top team directly qualifies for the Montenegrin First League while the second and third teams contest in a two matches playoff against the 11th and 12th team from the First League. The two bottom-placed teams are relegated to the Third League, to be replaced by the two winners of the Third League promotion play-off.


2010–11 Montenegrin Second League, Promotion play-offs
The 3rd-placed team (against the 10th-placed team of the First League) and the runners-up (against the 11th-placed team of the First League) will both compete in two-legged promotion play-offs after the end of the season.


2010–11 Montenegrin Second League, Promotion play-offs
Sutjeska remained a member of First League, while Berane gained promotion to 2011–12 Montenegrin First League. Jedinstvo remained a member of Second League, while Mornar relegated to 2011–12 Montenegrin Second League.


2010–11 Montreal Canadiens season
The 2010–11 Montreal Canadiens season was the franchise's 102nd overall season and its 94th since joining the National Hockey League (NHL). The Canadiens finished sixth overall in the Eastern Conference before losing to the eventual Stanley Cup champions, the Boston Bruins, in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals of the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs.


2010–11 Montreal Canadiens season, Off-season
On September 29, 2010, the Canadiens named forward Brian Gionta team captain.


2010–11 Montreal Canadiens season, Regular season
The Canadiens opened their season with a road game against long-time rival Toronto Maple Leafs on October 7. The home opener was on October 13 against the Tampa Bay Lightning.


2010–11 Montreal Canadiens season, Regular season
The Canadiens were the most penalized team in the league with 327 power-play opportunities against.


2010–11 Montreal Canadiens season, Playoffs
The Canadiens attempted to win the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1993. Their 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs run was their most successful since their 1993 Stanley Cup, going to the Eastern Conference Final, but losing to the Philadelphia Flyers in five games. On April 5, 2011, the Canadiens qualified for the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs with a 2–1 overtime victory against the Chicago Blackhawks. On April 9, 2011, it was determined that the Canadiens would play the Boston Bruins in the first round of the playoffs.


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


2010–11 Montreal Canadiens season, Player statistics, Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2010–11 Montreal Canadiens season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts


2010–11 Montreal Canadiens season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Canadiens. Stats reflect time with Canadiens only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Canadiens only.


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


2010–11 Montreal Canadiens season, Draft picks
Montreal's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California.


2010–11 Montreal Canadiens season, Farm teams, Hamilton Bulldogs
The Hamilton Bulldogs remain Montreal's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2010–11.


2010–11 Montreal Canadiens season, Farm teams, Wheeling Nailers
Montreal signed an affiliation agreement with the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL for 2010–11, succeeding the Cincinnati Cyclones.


2010–11 Montreal Carabins women's ice hockey season
The 2010-11 season was the Carabins second season in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's ice hockey championship (CIS). The Carabins ranked in second place in the Quebecois conference behind the McGill Martlets. In the 2011 playoffs, the Carabins eliminated the Concordia Stingers but the Carabins are in turn to eliminate in finale by McGill. The Carabins were unable to qualify for the 2011 CIS Canadian championships.


2010–11 Montreal Stars season
The 2010–11 Montreal Stars season  is the fourth in the history of the franchise. The Stars compete in the Canadian Women's Hockey League and will attempt to win its second Clarkson Cup in franchise history.


2010–11 Montreal Stars season, Regular season, Standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.


2010–11 Montreal Stars season, Postseason
Montreal wins the playoff against Brampton and wins the CWHL Championship. Montreal ends the season on a high! Taking inspiration from their two spectaculars wins, the team  participate in Clarkson Cup Championship.


2010–11 Montreal Stars season, Clarkson cup
This year, the Clarkson Cup Championship include three teams from the Canadian Women's Hockey League and the champion team of the Western Women's Hockey League.


2010–11 Montreal Stars season, Clarkson cup
Montreal first game: The Stars wins 5 to 1 against Minnesota Whitecaps. In the second game, Sarah Vaillancourt scored 3 goals  to lead Montreal to a 7–4 victory over Brampton. Saturday, the third day of the tournament, Montreal Stars scored a crucial victory 2–1 against Toronto. This win guarantees Montreal a place in the Clarkson Cup final, on Sunday against Toronto, who also recorded two victories in the tournament.


2010–11 Montreal Stars season, Clarkson cup, Championship game
March 27 Sunday: The final Game concluded with the powerful Montreal team defeating Toronto  5 -0. Montreal got off to a  2 – 0 lead in the first period, The first goal was scored by Noémie Marin on a backhand from her off wing  at 14:47 minute as she converted a pass from Caroline Ouellette. The second goal was scored at 7:29 minute from a face off in the Toronto end as Dominique Thibault took the draw and Vanessa Davidson skated off the boards, picked up the puck and put a quick shot behind goaltender Sami Jo Small.


2010–11 Montreal Stars season, Clarkson cup, Championship game
The lone goal of the second period was scored at 10:36 by Sabrina Harbec  on a nice outside drive cutting by Annie Guay. Sabrina Harbec pulled the goalie across the crease and put the puck in the top corner. The shots at the end of the second period were 34 to 17 in favour of Montreal Stars.


2010–11 Montreal Stars season, Clarkson cup, Championship game
Montreal added two more goals in the third period to capture the 5–0 win Final game. At the 5:33 minute, Julie Chu feathered a  pass to Caroline Ouellette. Ouellette making a perfect low shot to score. The final goal of the game was scored with 2:42 left as Sarah Vaillancourt picked up a pass from  Caroline Ouellette  and she hit the mark on a quick shot from about five feet out. Toronto goalie Sami Jo Small played well in defeat  as Montreal controlled the game outshooting Toronto 51 to 26. Toronto did threaten offensively early in the game and could have turned the contest around but Montreal goalie, Kim St-Pierre,  came up with exceptional saves  to earn the shutout and ultimately crown Montreal Stars  the Clarkson Cup Champions 2011.


2010–11 Montreal Stars season, Hockey Canada Selection Camp
Five Montreal Stars players invited: Caroline Ouellette, Kim St-Pierre, Sarah Vaillancourt, Emmanuelle Blais and Noemie Marin have been invited to Canada's National Team selection camp. The chosen players will represent women's national team  at the 2011 World Women's Championships held in Switzerland, on April 16–25, 2011. The Hockey Canada selection camp, which takes place from April 2 to 5 at the Toronto MasterCard Centre.


2010–11 Montrose F.C. season
The 2010–11 season was Montrose’s fifth consecutive season in the Scottish Third Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 1995–96 season. Montrose also competed in the Challenge Cup,  League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2010–11 Montrose F.C. season, Summary
Montrose finished Eighth in the Third Division. They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup, the first round of the League Cup, and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.


2010–11 Montrose F.C. season, Summary, Management
The club were managed during season 2010–11 by Steven Tweed. On 21 March 2011, Tweed resigned for personal reasons, with Ray Farningham being appointed as interim manager. Farningham was appointed as permanent manager in April.


2010–11 Morecambe F.C. season
This page shows the progress of Morecambe F.C. in the 2010–11 football season. This year they play their games in League Two in the English league system. This would be Morecambe's fourth season in the Football League and their first playing at home at the newly built Globe Arena.


2010–11 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team
The 2010–11 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team represented Morehead State University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 5th year head coach Donnie Tyndall, played their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena and are members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 25–10, 13–5 in Ohio Valley play and were champions of the 2011 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to earn an automatic bid in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. As a 13 seed, they upset 4 seed Louisville before falling to 12 seed Richmond in the third round.


2010–11 Motherwell F.C. season
Motherwell will compete in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and UEFA Europa League during the 2010–11 season. This is the third consecutive season in which Motherwell have been involved in European competition, the first time this has happened in the club's 125-year history.


2010–11 Motherwell F.C. season, Transfers
For a list of Scottish football transfers in 2010–11, see transfers in season 2010–11


2010–11 Motherwell F.C. season, First-team Squad
Updated 28 January 2011Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010–11 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season
The 2010–11 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season was the 12th season of Mountain West Conference basketball. This was the final season for the two Utah schools in the conference. BYU became a member of the West Coast Conference in most sports, including basketball, while its football program became independent. Utah joined the Pacific-10 Conference, which changed its name to the Pac-12 with Colorado also joining from the Big 12 Conference. The Mountain West welcomed new members as well, with Boise State joining in 2011 and Fresno State and Nevada following in 2012.


2010–11 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season
The Brigham Young University Cougars and San Diego State men's basketball teams ended the regular season as co-champions. San Diego State earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament by defeating BYU in the conference tournament. BYU and UNLV secured at-large bids into the tournament. Both BYU and SDSU reached the Sweet Sixteen round but were also eliminated in that round.


2010–11 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season, Preseason
The Mountain West Conference held its pre-season media day on October 12, 2010 at the MountainWest Sports Network studios in Denver, Colorado.


2010–11 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Weekly awards
MWC Player of the WeekThroughout the conference season, the MWC offices named one player of the week.


2010–11 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season, Post season berths
A record tying 6 teams received post season berths. San Diego State was the conference's automatic qualifier to the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and were joined by BYU and UNLV as at-large selections. SDSU was given a second seed in the Western regional while BYU was a third seed. Colorado State and New Mexico went to the National Invitation Tournament. In addition, Air Force received an invitation to compete in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.


2010–11 Munster Rugby season
The 2010–11 Munster Rugby season was Munster's tenth season competing in the Celtic League alongside which they also competed in the Heineken Cup for the sixteenth time. They also competed in the European Challenge Cup for the first time after elimination from the Heineken Cup. It was Tony McGahans third season as director of rugby.


2010–11 Munster Rugby season, Summary
Munster were drawn in Pool 3 of the Heineken Cup alongside the Ospreys, London Irish and RC Toulon. Munster lost 23–17 away to London Irish, before defeating RC Toulon 45–18 at Thomond Park on 16 October 2010. Munster defeated Ospreys 22–16, but lost the reverse fixture at Liberty Stadium 19–15. In round 5 Munster went to RC Toulon, losing 32–16. As a result of this defeat, Munster failed to qualify for the quarter finals of the Heineken Cup for the first time in 13 years. As one of the top three runners up in the Heineken cup pool stage, Munster entered the quarter-final stage of the Challenge Cup where they defeated Brive 42–37 in France before losing at home 12–20 to Harlequins.


2010–11 Munster Rugby season, Summary
In the Magners league Munster finished top of the table with nineteen wins and three defeats after twenty two matches to qualify for the semi-final playoffs where they defeated Ospreys 18–11. They then played in the 2011 Celtic League Grand Final where they defeated Leinster by 19 points to 9 to claim their third league title.


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


2010–11 Murray State Racers men's basketball team
The 2010–11 Murray State Racers men's basketball team represented Murray State University in the 2010–11 college basketball season. This was head coach Billy Kennedy's fifth season at Murray State. The Racers competed in the Ohio Valley Conference and played their home games at the CFSB Center. They finished the season 23–8, 14–4 in OVC play to capture the regular season championship.


2010–11 MŽRKL
The 2010–11 MŽRKL was the 10th season of the WABA League. The study included twelve teams from five countries, a champion for the fifth time in team history became Šibenik. In this season participating clubs from Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia.


2010–11 MŽRKL
The season has begun on 6 October 2010 and ended on 20 February 2011, when he it was completed a Regular season. Final Four to be played from 5–6 March 2011. in Šibenik, Croatia. Winner Final Four this season for the team Šibenik from Croatia.


2010–11 MŽRKL, Regular season
The League of the season was played with 12 teams and play a dual circuit system, each with each one game at home and away. The four best teams at the end of the regular season were placed in the Final Four. The regular season began on 6 October 2010 and it will end on 20 February 2011.


2010–11 MŽRKL, Final four
The Final Four was played from 5–6 March 2011 in the Baldekin Hall in Šibenik, Croatia.


2010–11 NBA Development League season
The 2010–11 NBA Development League season is the tenth season of the NBA Development League (NBA D-League). The NBA D-League is the official minor league basketball organization owned and run by the National Basketball Association (NBA). The league was formed in 2001 as the National Basketball Development League (NBDL). The league adopted the "NBA D-League" name in 2005 to reflect its close affiliation with the NBA (a name it retained until 2017, when it was renamed the NBA G League). One expansion franchise, the Texas Legends, joined the 15 returning teams from the previous season.


2010–11 NBA Development League season
The season started with the 2010 NBA Development League Draft, which was held on November 1, 2010. Former NBA second-round draft pick Nick Fazekas was selected first overall by the Reno Bighorns. The regular season began on November 18, 2010, and ended on April 4, 2011. The Iowa Energy had the best regular season record with 37 wins and 13 losses. They also won the Eastern Conference, while the Reno Bighorns won the Western Conference with the second-best regular season record with 34 wins and 16 losses. The regular season set a new record on total attendance of 1,125,583, a 7.9% increase from the previous season.


2010–11 NBA Development League season
The playoffs started on April 6, 2011. The first seed, the Iowa Energy, defeated the Utah Flash and the Tulsa 66ers in the first and second round consecutively. The defending champion Rio Grande Valley Vipers, who was seeded third, defeated the Bakersfield Jam and the Reno Bighorns in the first and second round respectively. The Energy and the Vipers face each other in the 2011 NBA D-League Finals that was started on April 24, 2011. The Energy won the first game 123–106, while the Vipers won the second game 141–122 to even the series. On April 29, 2011, the Energy won the decisive Game Three to win their first ever championship.


2010–11 NBA Development League season, Teams and coaches, Team changes, Affiliation changes
On July 6, 2010, the league announced the affiliation system for the season. The Austin Toros and the Tulsa 66ers, which is owned by the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder respectively, continued their single-affiliation partnerships with their parent teams. The Houston Rockets also continued their single-affiliation partnership with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. The Texas Legends, who is owned by Dallas Mavericks' General Manager Donnie Nelson, also began a single-affiliation partnership with the Mavericks. The other 12 teams were affiliated with at least two NBA teams each. Due to several team changes above and other circumstances, some affiliation changes occurred.


2010–11 NBA Development League season, Players
An NBA D-League team roster consists of draftees, returning, allocation and tryout players. In addition, NBA teams can assign players who are on their first or second NBA season to their D-League affiliates. The roster must consist of 10 D-League players, but the maximum roster size is 12 players, including NBA assignees. If a team had more than two NBA assignees, the team must reduce its roster to avoid having more than 12 players. In the D-League, all players sign a one-year NBA D-League Standard Player Contract with the league, not with the specific D-League teams.


2010–11 NBA Development League season, Players
Returning players are players who played in the league during the previous season and are retained by their respective teams. The D-League teams are allowed to invite a limited number of returning players. Players who signed a D-League contract but are not retained by their previous teams are placed on the draft pool, along with new players who also sign with the league. Tryout players are the players who are invited to join the D-League team from the open tryouts which are held by each teams in October, before the season began.


2010–11 NBA Development League season, Players
Beginning this season, the league implements a new allocation players rule. In the past, the teams are awarded allocation players, who are usually players with significant local or player appeal to that market. The allocation rule was replaced to accommodate the new allocation rule which involves the NBA affiliates of the D-League teams. In the new rule, up to three players cut last from the NBA teams roster prior to the draft, will be allocated to their D-League affiliates, if they sign the standard D-League contract. The new rule increased the bond between the NBA teams and their D-League affiliates, while sacrificing the marketing effect from local allocation players.


2010–11 NBA Development League season, Players, Returning, allocation and tryout players
On October 30, 2011, the league announces the returning, allocation and tryout players for the 16 teams. Several players with NBA experience who returned to their previous teams are JamesOn Curry, Reece Gaines, Orien Greene, Steven Hill, Chris Hunter, Cedric Jackson, Othyus Jeffers, Dontell Jefferson, Trey Johnson, Renaldo Major, Chris McCray, Courtney Sims and Mario West. D-League All-Stars Walker Russell Jr., Mustafa Shakur and Curtis Stinson were also named on the returning players list.


2010–11 NBA Development League season, Players, Returning, allocation and tryout players
The expansion franchise Texas Legends earlier participated in an expansion draft to acquire the rights to returning players of the Los Angeles D-Fenders, who would not take part in the 2010–11 season. The Legends selected 10 out of the 14 available players and two of them were later named in the returning players list for the Legends.


2010–11 NBA Development League season, Players, Returning, allocation and tryout players
The list of allocation players from the NBA teams includes several notable players such as former NBA players Thomas Gardner, Stéphane Lasme, Rashad McCants, Sean Williams and Kyle Weaver. McCants and Williams, who were NBA first-round draft picks, were intentionally signed by the Dallas Mavericks towards the end of the training camp period and were waived on the day after, solely for the purpose of allocating them to the Texas Legends. Similar situation occurred with NBA second-round draft pick Tiny Gallon, who was waived by the Boston Celtics only two days after he was signed. Gallon was then allocated to the Maine Red Claws. The returning and allocation players were joined by the tryout players and the draftees for the training camp, where the players would compete for a place on the teams' 12-man roster.


2010–11 NBA Development League season, Players, Draft
The tenth annual NBA Development League Draft was held on November 1, 2010. In this draft, all 16 teams took turns selecting eligible players for their roster. Former NBA second-round draft pick, Nick Fazekas, was selected first overall by the Reno Bighorns. Former Charlotte Bobcats player, Alan Anderson was selected second by the New Mexico Thunderbirds. Magnum Rolle, the 51st pick in the 2010 NBA draft was selected third by the Maine Red Claws. Other notable first-round picks are former NBA second-round draft picks Robert Vaden, Cheikh Samb and Salim Stoudamire.


2010–11 NBA Development League season, Players, Draft
In the second round, two former NBA draft picks, Walter Sharpe and Antonio Daniels, were selected. Daniels, who has played 12 seasons in the NBA since he was drafted fourth in the 1997 NBA draft, was selected by the Texas Legends with the 29th pick. A total of 128 players were selected in the eight-round draft.


2010–11 NBA Development League season, Players, Assignments
During the 2010–11 season, an all-time high 39 NBA players were assigned to the D-League. Out of the 39 players assigned, 18 are NBA first-round draft picks, 14 are NBA second-round draft picks, and 7 are undrafted players. Hasheem Thabeet, the second overall pick in 2009, was assigned to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers for seven games in March and April. He is the highest drafted NBA player to ever play in the D-League. The sixth pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, Jonny Flynn, was assigned twice and played two games with the Sioux Falls Skyforce.


2010–11 NBA Development League season, Players, Assignments
He was assigned to the D-League for the purpose of rehabbing from a hip injury which required a surgery during the off-season. Four other former lottery picks, Terrence Williams, Cole Aldrich, Ed Davis and Patrick Patterson, were also assigned to the D-League. Aldrich, Davis and Patterson are among the ten first-round draft picks from the 2010 NBA draft who were assigned this season. Out of the 27 players selected in the 2010 NBA Draft who played in the D-League this season, 22 of them were NBA assignees.


2010–11 NBA Development League season, Players, Assignments
2009 NBA first-round picks, Rodrigue Beaubois and Terrence Williams, both earned the distinction of being assigned to the D-League for unusual reasons. On November 30, 2010, Beaubois was assigned by the Dallas Mavericks to the Texas Legends even though he was still inactive due to an injury suffered in the off-season and was not expected to return until January. He was recalled in January without playing any game for the Legends as he was still injured during his whole stint with the Legends.


2010–11 NBA Development League season, Players, Assignments
At the time of his assignment, the Legends had seven former NBA first-round draft picks on their roster. Mavericks owner Mark Cuban stated that Beaubois was assigned for "marketing support" as the Legends is owned by Donnie Nelson who is also the Mavericks' general manager. On the other hand, Williams was assigned to the Springfield Armor after he was suspended by the New Jersey Nets due to repeated violations of the team's policy. Even though the Nets insists that the assignment is not a demotion, the move initiated an argument that Williams was punished by being demoted to the D-League. He was recalled after playing three games with the Armor, where he averaged a triple-double.


2010–11 NBA Development League season, Players, Call-ups
A call-up occurs when a player is signed by an NBA team. An NBA team is allowed to sign any D-League player as long as they are eligible to play in the NBA under the current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). However, an NBA team could not call-up a player whose draft rights are still held by other NBA teams. This rule applies for three Tulsa 66ers players, Ryan Reid, Robert Vaden and Latavious Williams, whose draft rights are still held by the Oklahoma City Thunder, the NBA affiliate of the 66ers.


2010–11 NBA Development League season, Players, Call-ups
A D-League player is usually signed to a 10-day contracts, a short term contract which lasted ten days and are available to be used starting January 5. A player can only sign two 10-day contracts with the same team in one season. If the team want to retain the player after the second 10-day contract expired, the team has to sign the player for the remainder of the season.


2010–11 NBA Development League season, Players, Call-ups
During the season, there were 27 call-ups involving 20 different players. Seven players earned multiple call-ups to more than one NBA team before they finally earned contracts for the remainder of the season. Only three players failed to earn contracts for the remainder of the season. The Rio Grande Valley Vipers and the Tulsa 66ers each had three players called-up. The San Antonio Spurs called-up the most player with four, but only two of them earned contracts for the remainder of the season. The Washington Wizards called-up three players and each of them earned a contract for the remainder of the season.


2010–11 NBA Development League season, Players, Call-ups
Out of the 20 players assigned, 10 of them have played in the NBA before they were called-up. NBA veteran Antonio Daniels, who returned to professional basketball after one-year absence, played for the Texas Legends until he was called up to the Philadelphia 76ers in April. Jeff Adrien, who began the season with the Golden State Warriors before he was waived in December, was called up by the Warriors in February. Steve Novak and Mario West, who have played four and three seasons in the NBA respectively, also received call-ups and were signed for the remainder of the season. Other players with NBA experience who were called-up are Othyus Jeffers, Trey Johnson, Danny Green, Orien Greene, Garrett Temple and Kyle Weaver. Six players, Marcus Cousin, Zabian Dowdell, Patrick Ewing Jr., Chris Johnson, Larry Owens and Mustafa Shakur, made their first NBA appearance during the call-ups.


2010–11 NBA Development League season, Regular season, Showcase
The seventh annual NBA D-League Showcase was held at the South Padre Island Convention Centre in South Padre Island, Texas from January 10 until January 13, 2011. The event featured every D-League teams who played two games each over a four-day schedule. The games were attended by the professional scouts from all NBA teams. The event was designed to allow the NBA teams to evaluate the D-League's prospects for future call-ups. After the Showcase, four D-League players, Jeff Adrien, Joe Alexander, Othyus Jeffers and Marcus Landry, along with one NBA player assigned to the D-League, Jeremy Lin, were named to the All-NBA D-League Showcase First Team by a panel of D-League head coaches, NBA scouts and media.


2010–11 NBA Development League season, Regular season, Showcase
In addition to the 16 games, the league also hosted the inaugural NBA D-League Showcase Three-Point Contest and NBA D-League Showcase Slam Dunk Contest. The Three-Point Contest was won by Texas Legends guard Booker Woodfox, while the Slam Dunk Contest was won by Springfield Armor guard L. D. Williams.


2010–11 NBA Development League season, All-Star Weekend, All-Star Game
The fifth annual NBA D-League All-Star Game was held during the 2011 NBA All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles. The game was played in the Los Angeles Convention Center on February 19. The Eastern Conference All-Stars defeated the Western Conference All-Stars 115–108, led by Iowa Energy center Courtney Sims. Sims scored a game-high 25 points and was named as the MVP of the game. This is the second All-Star MVP honors for Sims after being named as the co-MVP in the 2009 All-Star Game.


2010–11 NBA Development League season, All-Star Weekend, Dream Factory Friday Night
The fourth annual NBA D-League Dream Factory Friday Night was held on February 18 during the 2011 NBA All-Star Weekend. The events included a slam dunk contest, a three-point shooting contest and a shooting stars competition, all of which are also annual competitions in the NBA All-Star Saturday Night. In the Slam Dunk Contest, the reigning champion Dar Tucker of the New Mexico Thunderbirds retained his title as the D-League Slam Dunk Champion after defeating Dakota Wizards center Chris Johnson in the final round with a score of 96–93. Texas Legends guard Booker Woodfox, who also won the Three-Point Contest during the D-League Showcase in January, won the Three-Point Shooting Contest. The Shooting Stars Competition was won by the team of Shane Edwards (New Mexico Thunderbirds), Orien Greene (Utah Flash) and Jeremy Wise (Bakersfield Jam).


2010–11 NBA Development League season, Playoffs
The Eastern and Western Conference winners, along with the next six teams with the best regular season records regardless of conference, qualified for the playoffs. The playoffs consist of three rounds with best-of-three format. Teams with the better regular season record holds home-court advantage in every rounds. The teams were seeded from 1 to 8 based on their regular season records. The top three seeds had to choose their opponents in the first round from among the four lowest seeded teams.


2010–11 NBA Development League season, Playoffs
The fourth seeded team would be paired with the remaining team that is not chosen as an opponent by the top three seeds. The first seed, Iowa Energy, selected the seventh seed, Utah Flash; the second seed, Reno Bighorns, selected the fifth seed Erie BayHawks; and the third seed, Rio Grande Valley Vipers, selected the sixth seed Bakersfield Jam. The two remaining teams, the fourth seed Tulsa 66ers and the eighth seed Texas Legends, faced each other in the last matchup.


2010–11 NBA season
The 2010–11 NBA season was the 65th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 2011 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 20, 2011, at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The season concluded with the Dallas Mavericks defeating the Miami Heat in six games, 4 games to 2, to win their first NBA title, and Dirk Nowitzki was named Finals MVP. Chicago's Derrick Rose was named the 2010–11 NBA MVP.


2010–11 NBA season, Transactions, Free agency
The 2010 off-season had one of the most talented free agent pools in recent NBA history. The list of free agents included All-Stars LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade, Dirk Nowitzki, Carlos Boozer and Amar'e Stoudemire, as well as other veteran players such as Ray Allen, Joe Johnson, Allen Iverson, Tracy McGrady, Shaquille O'Neal and Paul Pierce. Below are the major free agency signings, including the sign and trade agreements, that occurred during the off-season.


2010–11 NBA season, Preseason
NBA Europe Live 2010 was played October 3, 2010 – October 7, 2010, featuring the New York Knicks, Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Lakers and teams from Europe (Armani Jeans Milano and Regal FC Barcelona) The Dallas Mavericks and the Phoenix Suns played in Indian Wells, California, on October 9 for their outdoor special. The Houston Rockets and New Jersey Nets played in the fifth annual NBA China Games on October 13 in Beijing, and October 16 at Guangzhou. The preseason schedule was released in August.


2010–11 NBA season, Regular season
The regular season began on October 26, 2010, and ended on April 13, 2011. The Opening Day schedule on TNT had the Miami Heat face the Boston Celtics, followed by the Los Angeles Lakers' championship ring and banner ceremony and their game against the Houston Rockets. The opener began at 7:30 p.m. ET. On Christmas Day, ABC and ESPN had a five-game set, with ABC broadcasting the game between the Celtics and the Orlando Magic, and the Heat against the Lakers, which started at 2:00 p.m. ET.


2010–11 NBA season, Regular season
On Martin Luther King Day, ESPN aired the game between the Chicago Bulls and the Memphis Grizzlies at 1:00 p.m. ET, while NBA TV aired the Sacramento Kings–Atlanta Hawks matchup at 4:00 p.m. ET. TNT capped off the holiday with a doubleheader, beginning with the Magic facing the Celtics, followed by the Oklahoma City Thunder facing the Los Angeles Lakers, beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET. The full schedule was released on August 10, 2010.


2010–11 NBA season, Regular season
Other much-anticipated games include: on October 28, 2010, John Wall, the No. 1 pick in the 2010 NBA draft, made his NBA debut as the Washington Wizards visited the Magic on TNT. On December 2, LeBron James returned to Cleveland for the first time since the Decision as his Heat faced the Cavaliers on TNT. The Celtics–Lakers rivalry renewed on January 30, 2011 (at Los Angeles on ABC) and on February 10, 2011 (at Boston on TNT) in a rematch of the 2010 NBA Finals. On March 4–5, 2011, the New Jersey Nets and Toronto Raptors faced off in two regular season games held at London's O2 Arena.


2010–11 NBA season, Playoffs
The 2011 NBA Playoffs began on April 16, with the Conference Finals concluding on May 26. The NBA Finals began on May 31 due to both Conference Finals ending in five games. ESPN began their playoff broadcast on April 16, and continued every Friday and Saturday thereafter, with the Sunday–Thursday schedule reserved for TNT (some Saturday first-round games apply) and NBA TV. ABC continued broadcasting early-round playoff coverage every Sunday afternoon, with select Saturday afternoon broadcasts.


2010–11 NBA season, Playoffs
The first round playoff coverage was non-exclusive except for ABC-covered games, in which local sports networks (e.g. Fox Sports Net, Comcast SportsNet) still aired the game in their home market. TNT aired the Eastern Conference Finals while ESPN aired the Western Conference Finals. The NBA Finals were shown on ABC. Nationwide radio coverage was on ESPN Radio for select playoff games, the entire Conference Finals and NBA Finals.


2010–11 NBA season, Awards, Players of the week
The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week.


2010–11 NBA season, Awards, Players of the month
The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month.


2010–11 NBA season, Awards, Rookies of the month
The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month.


2010–11 NBA season, Awards, Coaches of the month
The following coaches were named the Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month.


2010–11 NBA season, NBA All-Star break
The 2011 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 20, 2011, at Staples Center in Los Angeles. This game was the 61st edition of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s annual basketball festivities, and was also the fifth All-Star Game held in Los Angeles; the city previously hosted in 1963, 1972, 1983 and 2004. As with the 2004 event, it was jointly hosted by the Lakers and the Clippers. The Western Conference All-Stars defeated the Eastern Conference 148–143, with the Lakers' Kobe Bryant named as MVP for the fourth time, tying the record of Bob Pettit.


2010–11 NBA season, Salary cap
On July 7, the NBA announced that the salary cap for the 2010–11 season would be $58.044 million, an increase of $0.344 million from previous season's $57.70 million, and would go into effect on July 8 as the league's "moratorium period" had ended and teams could begin signing free agents and making trades. The increase came as a surprise as the league initially predicted a decrease in the salary cap. On March, before the playoffs, the league projected that the salary cap would be around $56.1 million.


2010–11 NBA season, Salary cap
The tax level for the season was set at $70.307 million, with each team paying a $1 tax for each $1 by which it exceeds $70.307 million. The mid-level exception was $5.765 million for the season and the minimum team salary, which was set at 75% of the salary cap, was $43.533 million. The maximum salaries for players are set at $13.604 million for players with zero to six years of experience, $16.324 million for players with seven to nine years of experience, and $19.045 million for players with more than 10 years of experience.


2010–11 NBB Cup
The 2010–11 NBB Cup was the 43rd season of the Dutch NBB Cup. The championship game was played in the Topsportcentrum in Almere. GasTerra Flames won the cup, its second title ever and first one since 2005. The WCAA Giants were the runners-up after appearing in their first cup final.


2010–11 NBB season
The 2010–11 NBB season was the third season of Novo Basquete Brasil, the Brazilian basketball league. It started on October 29, 2010, and was disputed by fourteen teams playing each other in round and runoff in the regular season. The NBB serves as a qualifying competition for international tournaments such as FIBA Americas League, Liga Sudamericana and Torneo InterLigas.


2010–11 NBB season
As in the second edition, in the third edition of NBB, also named NBB 3, At the end of the regular season the first four teams qualify for the quarterfinals of the playoffs automatically now the team who finish between 5° and 12° positions will participate in the first round of the playoffs o define the other four teams in the quarterfinals.


2010–11 NBL Indonesia season
The 2010-11 NBL Indonesia is the first season of NBL Indonesia, a nationwide basketball competition which previously known as Indonesian Basketball League (IBL).


2010–11 NBL Indonesia season, Competition format
Participating teams compete in the regular season using home tournament format. The regular season divided into 5 series, each with different host cities. The top teams in final overall standings will continue to the championship playoffs.


2010–11 NBL Indonesia season, Competition format
There is also a pre-season warm-up tournament held before the regular season.


2010–11 NBL Indonesia season, Playoffs, Bracket
All matches were played in DBL Arena Surabaya, East Java.


2010–11 NBL season
The 2010–11 NBL season was the 33rd season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of nine teams contested the league. The regular season was played between October 2010 and April 2011, followed by a post-season involving the top four. On 23 February 2010, it was announced that the Sydney Kings would return in 2010–11. The schedule was announced on 27 May 2010.


2010–11 NBL season
Broadcast rights during the off-season reverted from subscription channel Fox Sports to free-to-air network Channel Ten and its digital sports sister station One HD in a five-year deal, through to the 2014–15 season. In New Zealand, Sky Sport once again provided coverage, replacing Maori TV.


2010–11 NBL season
On 13 September 2010, iiNet was announced as the league naming rights sponsor and Centrebet as the official sports betting partner. Spalding provide equipment including the official game ball, with AND1 supplying team apparel.


2010–11 NBL season, Preseason
NBL Top End Challenge, a round robin competition with a final series, involving all nine sides, will begin on 28 September in Alice Springs and continue in Darwin, Northern Territory from 30 September. Wollongong Hawks are defending pre-season champions.


2010–11 NBL season, Regular Season
The 2010–11 Regular Season took place over 25 Rounds between 28 October 2010 and 2 April 2011.


2010–11 NBL season, Regular Season, Round 24
Cairns vs. Perth was moved from 4 February 2011 to 26 March 2011 due to Cyclone Yasi.


2010–11 NBL season, Ladder
The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win-loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.


2010–11 NBL season, Finals Series
The 2010–11 National Basketball League Finals will be played between 7 April 2011 and 29 April 2011, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final and final series, where the higher seed hosts the first and, if necessary, third game.


2010–11 NBL season, Finals Series, Playoff Seedings
The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win-loss record, the results in games played between the two teams will determine order of seeding.


2010–11 NBL season, Finals Series, Playoff Seedings
Under that system, Cairns will finish third (3–1), and Perth fourth (1–3).


2010–11 NBL season, Awards, Season
The end-of-season awards ceremony was held in the Palladium Room at Crown Casino in Melbourne on Monday, 4 April 2011.


2010–11 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team
The 2010–11 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented NC State University in the 2010–11 men's college basketball season. The team was coached by Sidney Lowe and played its home games at the RBC Center in Raleigh, NC. The Wolfpack is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.


2010–11 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team, 2010–11 Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.


2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Two human polls make up the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls.


2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, AP poll
The Associated Press (AP) preseason poll was released on October 28, 2010. This poll is compiled by sportswriters across the nation. In Division I men's and women's college basketball, the AP Poll is largely just a tool to compare schools throughout the season and spark debate, as it has no bearing on postseason play. Generally, all top 25 teams in the poll are invited to the NCAA basketball tournament, also known as March Madness.


2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
The Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by a rotating group of 31 college Division I head coaches. The Poll operates by Borda count. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25. Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number 2 earns 24 points, and so forth. The points are then combined and the team with the highest points is then ranked #1; second highest is ranked #2 and so forth.


2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
Only the top 25 teams with points are ranked, with teams receiving first place votes noted the quantity next to their name. Any team receiving votes after the top 25 are listed after the top 25 by their point totals. However, these are not real rankings: They are not considered #26, #27, etc. The maximum points a single team can earn is 775. The preseason poll was released on October 21, 2010.


2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, Preseason polls
Various publications and news sources release their preseason top 25 months before the season commences.


2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 8, 2010, with the preliminary games of the 2010 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, and ended with the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament's championship game on April 4, 2011, at Reliant Stadium in Houston. The tournament's first-round games occurred March 15–16, 2011, in Dayton, followed by second and third rounds on Thursday through Sunday, March 17–20. Regional games were March 24–27, with the Final Four played April 2 and 4.


2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Season outlook, Pre-season polls
The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls, October 28, 2010.


2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Regular season
A number of early-season tournaments marked the beginning of the college basketball season.


2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Regular season, Early-season tournaments
*Although these tournaments include more teams, only 4 play for the championship.


2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Regular season, Conference winners and tournaments
Thirty athletic conferences each end their regular seasons with a single-elimination tournament. The teams in each conference that win their regular season title are given the number one seed in each tournament. The winners of these tournaments receive automatic invitations to the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Ivy League does not have a conference tournament, instead giving their automatic invitation to their regular-season champion. By contrast, the Atlantic Coast Conference does not have a regular-season champion, using the standings only for seeding purposes in its conference tournament.


2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Postseason tournaments, NCAA Tournament, Tournament upsets
A "major upset" is defined as a win by a team seeded 7 or more spots below its defeated opponent.


2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Postseason tournaments, National Invitation Tournament
After the NCAA Tournament field was announced, the National Invitation Tournament invited 32 teams to participate.


2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Postseason tournaments, College Basketball Invitational
The fourth College Basketball Invitational (CBI) Tournament was held beginning March 15 and ended with a best-of-three final, ending April 1. Creighton hosted Game 1 of the Championship Series, while Oregon hosted Games 2 and 3. Oregon defeated Creighton, 2 games to 1.


2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Postseason tournaments, CollegeInsider.com Tournament
The third CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament was held beginning March 14 and ended with a championship game on March 30. This tournament places an emphasis on selecting successful teams from "mid-major" conferences who were left out of the NCAA Tournament and NIT. Santa Clara defeated Iona 76–69 in the final, as Santa Clara's Kevin Foster was tournament MVP.


2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches during and after the season.


2010–11 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
Two human polls made up the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings, the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports poll and the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll. As the 2010–11 season progressed, rankings were updated weekly.


2010–11 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings, USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
The Yale Bulldogs ranked number 1 in the poll in December 2010 for the first time in the history of the poll.


2010–11 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
The 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 2, 2010 and  concluded with the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 9, 2011 at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. This was the 64th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 116th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.


2010–11 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, Pre-season polls
The top 20 from USCHO.com/CBS College Sports, October 4, 2010, and the top 15 from USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine, September 27, 2010.


2010–11 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the regular season.


2010–11 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


2010–11 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the conclusion of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.


2010–11 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average


2010–11 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Two human polls comprise the 2010–11 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. The AP poll is currently a poll of sportswriters, while the USA Today Coaches' Poll is a poll of college coaches. The AP conducts polls weekly through the end of the regular season and conference play, while the Coaches poll conducts a final, post-NCAA tournament poll as well.


2010–11 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season
The 2010–11 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season began in October, ending with the 2011 NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game in March, 2011. The Frozen Four was hosted by Mercyhurst College at Louis J. Tullio Arena in Erie, Pennsylvania.


2010–11 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season, Regular season, Season Tournaments, Nutmeg Classic
The Nutmeg Classic will be contested on November 26 and 27. The tournament is hosted by the Quinnipiac Bobcats program. The other competing schools include the Connecticut Huskies women's ice hockey, Sacred Heart Pioneers, and Yale Bulldogs.


2010–11 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season, Regular season, Season Tournaments, Easton Holiday Classic
The Easton Holiday Classic will be played in St. Cloud, Minnesota.


2010–11 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season, Regular season, Season Tournaments, Beanpot
The Beanpot will involve Boston College, Boston University, Northeastern and Harvard. Mary Restuccia was named MVP while Molly Schaus received the Bertagna Goaltending Award.


2010–11 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season, Awards and honors, Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Finalists
March 3: The USA Hockey Foundation today announced the 10 finalists for the 2011 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award.


2010–11 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season, Postseason tournaments, CHA championship game
March 5, 2011: In the CHA championship game, Meghan Agosta scored three goals to top 300 points for her career. The Lakers defeated Syracuse 5-4 and captured its ninth straight College Hockey America title. Despite getting outshot 13-3 in the first period, Syracuse scored two goals on its first two attempts on the power play. Stefanie Marty gave the Orange an early 1-0 lead and Margot Scharfe scored the second goal.


2010–11 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season
The 2010–11 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season began on October 29, 2010 and concluded on March 5 of the following year. This was the 29th season of second-tier college ice hockey.


2010–11 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
The 2010–11 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began on October 22, 2010, and concluded on March 26, 2011. This was the 38th season of Division III college ice hockey.


2010–11 NCAA football bowl games
The 2010–11 NCAA football bowl games concluded the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season and included 35 team-competitive bowl games and four all-star games. The games began play with three bowls on December 18, 2010 and included the 2011 BCS National Championship Game in Glendale, Arizona played on January 10 at the University of Phoenix Stadium. The bowl season concluded with the East–West Shrine Game, the Eastham Energy All-Star Game, the Senior Bowl, the Dixie Gridiron Classic, and the NFLPA Game. One bowl, the Toronto-based International Bowl, has ceased operations.


2010–11 NCAA football bowl games
A new record of 35 team-competitive bowls, plus five all-star games, were played, including the inaugural TicketCity Bowl and Pinstripe Bowl (the International Bowl was dropped from the schedule this season). While bowl games had been the purview of only the very best teams for nearly a century, this was the fifth consecutive year that teams with non-winning seasons participated in bowl games. To fill the 70 available team-competitive bowl slots, a new record total of 14 teams (20% of all participants) with non-winning seasons participated in bowl games—all 14 had a .500 (6-6) season.


2010–11 NCAA football bowl games, Selection of the teams
In a significant change from the 2009–10 bowl cycle, the NCAA scrapped a bylaw which mandated that a school with a record of 6–6 in regular season play was eligible only if conferences could not fill out available positions for bowl games with teams possessing seven (or more) wins (excluding games played in Hawaii and conference championship games in the ACC, Big 12, Conference USA, Mid-American Conference and the SEC).


2010–11 NCAA football bowl games, Selection of the teams
An example was in 2008 when the Big Ten, the Big 12 and SEC each had two teams selected for the Bowl Championship Series games – Ohio State and Penn State from the Big Ten, Texas and Oklahoma from the Big 12 and Alabama and Florida from the SEC. With each conference sending two teams to the BCS, these three conferences forfeited several bowl game slots due to a lack of teams with a winning record.


2010–11 NCAA football bowl games, Selection of the teams
This change in policy ultimately led to Temple—a team that went 8–4 in the regular season, including a win over Big East BCS representative UConn—going uninvited.


2010–11 NCAA football bowl games, Selection of the teams
On June 10, Southern California was declared ineligible for two years as a result of the eligibility of Reggie Bush from 2003 through 2005. While the program is appealing their 2011–12 eligibility, they have decided to accept the penalty for this season, snapping a nine-season streak of bowl appearances.


2010–11 NCAA football bowl games, Selection of the teams, Eligible teams
Note: Neither Temple nor Western Michigan, both from the MAC, was selected for a bowl game, despite being bowl-eligible.


2010–11 NCAA football bowl games, New bowls, sponsors, and stadiums in 2010–11, New games
Two new games were played this season. The Cotton Bowl in Fair Park, the former home of the Cotton Bowl Classic, became the site of the TicketCity Bowl, on New Years Day 2011, with the Big Ten, the Big 12, and Conference USA (in alternating seasons) providing opponents, while Yankee Stadium hosted the inaugural New Era Pinstripe Bowl on December 30, 2010, pitting teams from the Big East and Big 12.


2010–11 NCAA football bowl games, New bowls, sponsors, and stadiums in 2010–11, New games
This contest became the first bowl game in the Metropolitan New York area since the Garden State Bowl, and the first in New York City proper since the  Gotham Bowl was played in the original Yankee Stadium.


2010–11 NCAA football bowl games, New bowls, sponsors, and stadiums in 2010–11, New games
Two bowl games that were proposed — the Cure Bowl, which would have pitted members of Conference USA and the Sun Belt Conference in a contest at Bright House Networks Stadium on the campus of the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida, and the Christmas Bowl, scheduled to be played in Los Angeles — were not certified by the NCAA on April 23, 2010. The International Bowl, played at the Rogers Centre in Toronto from 2007 to 2010, was discontinued after the Big East affiliated with the Pinstripe Bowl.


2010–11 NCAA football bowl games, New bowls, sponsors, and stadiums in 2010–11, New games
With this year's expansion to 35 bowl games, the NCAA has placed a three-year moratorium, starting with the 2011–12 bowl season, on any new bowl games. The expansion to 70 teams required to fill these 35 bowl games has challenged the ability to actually find enough teams with winning (7-5 or higher) records to fill bowl slots. Teams with non-winning (6-6) and losing (6-7) records have participated in bowl games since the expansion to 35 games. By the 2012–13 bowl season, with multiple teams ineligible due to sanctions, the NCAA was forced to anticipate a need for teams with even worse (5-7) losing records to fill bowl selection slots in 2012–13.


2010–11 NCAA football bowl games, New bowls, sponsors, and stadiums in 2010–11, New sponsors
A total of nine games had new sponsors. Two BCS games — the Orange Bowl and Rose Bowl — lost their sponsors. After more than two decades, FedEx dropped its sponsorship of the Orange Bowl, which now has Discover Financial as its title sponsor starting in 2011 for five games (including the 2013 BCS Championship) over four years. The Rose Bowl lost sponsor Citi, and became sponsored by Vizio through 2014, including the 2014 BCS Championship.


2010–11 NCAA football bowl games, New bowls, sponsors, and stadiums in 2010–11, New sponsors
In non-BCS games, Kraft Foods took over as sponsor of the former Emerald Bowl at AT&T Park and renamed it the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, which will benefit food banks and Feeding America under a three-year contract. Bridgepoint Education replaced Pacific Life for the Holiday Bowl played at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. South Korean automobile maker Hyundai supplanted Helen of Troy's Brut cologne brand as sponsor of the Sun Bowl played in El Paso, Texas, and will continue to do for four years.


2010–11 NCAA football bowl games, New bowls, sponsors, and stadiums in 2010–11, New sponsors
Northrop Grumman became the sponsor of the former EagleBank Bowl in Washington, D.C., and renamed it the Military Bowl, while the Birmingham-based event formerly called the PapaJohns.com Bowl will be now sponsored by BBVA Compass Bank, and internet domain owner GoDaddy.com took over sponsorship of the former GMAC Bowl. Finally, insurance giant Progressive assumed sponsorship of the Gator Bowl on New Year's Day in Jacksonville after a four-year run as sponsor by Konica Minolta ended in 2010.


2010–11 NCAA football bowl games, New bowls, sponsors, and stadiums in 2010–11, New sponsors
One postseason all-star game changed both its location and name. The Texas vs The Nation game was renamed for its title sponsor, the National Football League Players Association, and moved from El Paso to the Alamodome in San Antonio. The game retained the old "Texas vs. the Nation" format used in all of the other previous games.


2010–11 NCAA football bowl games, New bowls, sponsors, and stadiums in 2010–11, New site
One previous bowl had a different venue beginning in the 2010–2011 bowl game season. The Armed Forces Bowl, which was held at Amon G. Carter Stadium on the campus of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth since its inception in 2003, was displaced due to a renovation project that started immediately after TCU's last home game of the season. The project was not expected to be complete until 2012. As a result, the 2010 and 2011 editions of the game were moved to Gerald J. Ford Stadium on the campus of Southern Methodist University in the Dallas enclave of University Park.


2010–11 NCAA football bowl games, Television
ESPN took over coverage of the entire Bowl Championship Series starting this year, and also began airing the Rose Bowl Game under a new four-year contract that is separate from the BCS. Additionally, a new BCS logo was unveiled during the contest between Alabama and Texas. This will mark the first time the games have not been available on broadcast television since the medium began broadcasting the games. ESPN networks will also take over coverage of the Gator Bowl (previously on CBS) and Capital One Bowl (previously on ABC).


2010–11 NCAA football bowl games, Television
As a result of the changes, only three bowl games aired on broadcast television: the Hyundai Sun Bowl on CBS New Year's Eve, the Outback Bowl on ABC New Year's Day, and the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic on Fox January 7. All other bowl games were broadcast on one of the ESPN networks, not counting all-star games.


2010–11 NCAA football bowl games, Changing landscapes of conferences
The 2010–11 bowl season was the last of several schools in the current conferences configurations. In May and June 2010, reports surfaced that seven or eight schools would leave the Big 12 Conference (which was originally formed from the old Big Eight Conference and four of the schools from the defunct Southwest Conference – Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech and Baylor) to go to new conferences.


2010–11 NCAA football bowl games, Changing landscapes of conferences
On June 6, Colorado, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech (effectively the Big 12 South Division minus Baylor plus the North Division's Colorado) were rumored to have been invited to join the Pacific-10 Conference. On June 10, Colorado announced its intention to join the Pacific-10 Conference, effective 2012 (later changed to 2011). Nebraska announced their departure from the Big 12 on June 11, joining the eleven-school Big Ten Conference, effective July 1, 2011, thereby leaving the Big 12 with ten schools and the Big Ten with 12 schools.


2010–11 NCAA football bowl games, Changing landscapes of conferences
On June 11, Boise State announced their intentions to leave the WAC and join the Mountain West Conference. In August 2010, WAC members Nevada and Fresno State followed suit, leaving the WAC with six teams. Boise State will join the MWC in 2011, with Fresno State and Nevada following in 2012.


2010–11 NCAA football bowl games, Changing landscapes of conferences
The Pac-10 added Utah from the MWC on June 17, effective 2011, expanding the Pacific-10 Conference to twelve teams, with the conference officially becoming the Pac-12 Conference in July 2011.


2010–11 NCAA football bowl games, Changing landscapes of conferences
The Big 12 will remain intact (sans Nebraska and Colorado) as a ten-team league, discontinuing their championship game following the 2010 contest at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, in which Oklahoma defeated departing member Nebraska. Starting in 2011, championship games in both the Big Ten (at Lucas Oil Stadium) and the Pac-12 (at the home stadium of the school with the best conference record) will decide which team will represent their conferences in the Rose Bowl Game.


2010–11 NCAA football bowl games, Changing landscapes of conferences
The next conference movements came on November 11, when the WAC added two new football members in Texas State and UTSA, both FCS schools from the Southland Conference. Texas State had an established football program, while UTSA was slated to begin full FCS play in 2011. Both schools will now upgrade their football programs to FBS level, join the WAC for all sports in 2012, and become full FBS members in 2013.


2010–11 NCAA football bowl games, Changing landscapes of conferences
Later, on December 10, Hawaii announced they would leave the WAC and join the Mountain West as a football-only member and the Big West Conference for other sports.


2010–11 NFL playoffs
The National Football League playoffs for the 2010 season began on January 8, 2011. The postseason tournament concluded with the Green Bay Packers defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV, 31–25, on February 6, at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. This was the first Super Bowl in which the NFC representative was a #6 seed, and only the second time one has made the Super Bowl (the previous being the 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XL).