2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, Premier League
United's title hopes were dented further as they were defeated 3–1 by Liverpool at Anfield. Dirk Kuyt opened the scoring, after he was teed up by Luis Suárez. The Dutch striker then took advantage of Nani's poor defensive header to make it 2–0. Nani was taken off after a high tackle by Jamie Carragher as the game threatened to erupt before half-time. Kuyt then sealed it to complete his first Liverpool hat-trick, after Edwin van der Sar fumbled Suárez's free-kick. Javier Hernández nodded home Ryan Giggs' cross in stoppage time, but the goal was no more than a consolation. This was the first time since 2009 that United lost two consecutive league matches.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, Premier League
On 19 March, United returned to winning ways with a 1–0 win over Bolton at Old Trafford. The only goal was scored two minutes from time by Dimitar Berbatov, his first goal for United since the Red Devils' 3–2 victory over Blackpool on 25 January, when he scored twice. In a first half of few chances, Javier Hernández shot wide and Martin Petrov hit a free-kick at Edwin van der Sar. United defender Jonny Evans was shown a straight red card in the second half for a lunge on Stuart Holden. But Berbatov gave United the points by bundling home after Jussi Jääskeläinen failed to hold Nani's shot. Coupled with Arsenal's 2–2 draw with West Brom, this meant that United moved five points clear at the top of the table.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, Premier League
United's next game was at struggling West Ham, the lunchtime kickoff on 2 April. United were 2–0 down at the break, with Mark Noble scoring two penalties for the Hammers: the first in the 11th minute after a handball by Patrice Evra, and then 14 minutes later, after the returning Nemanja Vidić had fouled Carlton Cole. Vidić escaped a red card for a foul on Demba Ba before Wayne Rooney curled in a second-half free-kick and then a few minutes later powered in a low shot to equalise.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, Premier League
A Rooney penalty – for a handball – completed the England striker's hat-trick and put the visitors ahead, before Javier Hernández poked in a fourth to win the match 4–2. Arsenal again failed to win – this time a 0–0 draw at home to Blackburn – leaving them seven points behind United, albeit with a game in hand.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, Premier League
Wayne Rooney was later charged by The Football Association for using offensive, insulting and/or abusive language directly into a camera following his third goal – the match being screened live on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland, as well as elsewhere around the world. He was given a two match suspension, ruling him out of United's next League game against Fulham on 9 April as well as the FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City on 16 April.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, Premier League
United hosted Fulham in their next game, with the Red Devils knowing that a victory would put them 10 points clear of second-placed Arsenal, who were not to play until the following day. And a victory was what United got, with goals from Dimitar Berbatov and Antonio Valencia giving them a 2–0 victory. The recalled Berbatov opened the scoring with a first-time finish after Nani played him in. Aaron Hughes then cleared a Nani cross into the path of Valencia, who headed home United's second. Tomasz Kuszczak made a save from Fulham substitute Eiður Guðjohnsen after the break, while Mark Schwarzer stopped a strike from Darron Gibson.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, Premier League
On 19 April, United missed the chance to go nine points clear at the top of the table, dropping two points after a frustrating display away to Newcastle United. The visitors were guilty of poor passing throughout, though Wayne Rooney and Ryan Giggs missed good chances. Striker Javier Hernández felt he was fouled in the box by Danny Simpson late on, only to be booked for a dive. Newcastle deserved a point though, and could have had a penalty of their own when Anderson felled Peter Løvenkrands.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, Premier League
United did go nine points clear at the top of the table, albeit briefly, in the lunchtime kickoff on 23 April, beating Everton 1–0 at Old Trafford. The only goal of the game was scored exactly seven minutes from time, when Javier Hernández headed home Antonio Valencia's cross after Sylvain Distin gave the ball away. Hernández earlier forced two good saves from Tim Howard, while Everton's Victor Anichebe could have had a penalty. But after a spate of Howard saves, United's pressure eventually paid off.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, Premier League
United's next game was on the following Sunday, away to Arsenal. Arsenal's title hopes were all but over thanks to their 2–1 defeat by Bolton on 24 April, while United needed the win to go six points clear, after Chelsea defeated Tottenham with two controversial goals the previous day. The game was 0–0 at half-time, and Arsenal could have had a penalty when Nemanja Vidić handled Theo Walcott's cross in the box, but referee Chris Foy waved away Arsenal's penalty cries.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, Premier League
However, Arsenal gave their London rivals a massive favour by going ahead in the 56th minute, Aaron Ramsey sliding into the corner after Robin van Persie's cut-back to give Arsenal a lead that they somewhat deserved. United should have had a penalty with three minutes to go when substitute Michael Owen was brought down by Gaël Clichy, but Foy waved away United's shouts and the final score was 1–0 to Arsenal. This meant that United were now only three points ahead of Chelsea in the title race with the same goal difference (+38), with the two meeting on 8 May at Old Trafford in what was both sides' next league game.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, Premier League
United went on to win this game 2–1, putting in a great performance. United were superb in the first 45 minutes and made a perfect start when Javier Hernández scored the 20th goal of his debut season after just 36 seconds, slotting home past Petr Čech from Park Ji-sung's through-ball. United continued to dominate and after 23 minutes, Nemanja Vidić headed in Ryan Giggs' cross from a short corner. Frank Lampard gave Chelsea hope with a poacher's goal against the run of play, but Alex denied United a third when he brilliantly blocked Wayne Rooney's shot from close range.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, Premier League
Hernández could also have made things safe in the closing stages but twice spurned good chances, heading over from Antonio Valencia's fine cross and scuffing a shot late on. United still held on for the win. The result meant that United needed only one point from either of their two remaining games to secure a record 19th title.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, Premier League
On 14 May 2011, United secured that point and their 19th league title away to Blackburn, after a 1–1 draw. United started quickly and could have gone in front after just four minutes when Nani headed against the crossbar, but Blackburn came back into the game. Tomasz Kuszczak, in goal for United had a number of nervy moments in the first half, which appeared to give Blackburn confidence and they scored after 20 minutes via a low shot from Brett Emerton. United held on until half time and arguably had the better of the second half.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, Premier League
The equaliser came after 73 minutes when Javier Hernández was brought down by Rovers goalkeeper Paul Robinson and Wayne Rooney dispatched the resultant penalty. The final few minutes were a drab affair as neither team wanted to risk losing the one point that they would gain from the draw. When the final whistle went, United were officially crowned champions of English football for a record breaking 19th time. The trophy was presented after their final league game of the season, at home to Blackpool on 22 May.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, Premier League
United came from behind to win the Blackpool game 4–2, condemning the Seasiders to relegation. United opened the scoring on 21 minutes, when Park Ji-sung was released in the area by Dimitar Berbatov. Park evaded the challenge of Ian Evatt and lifted the ball over Matthew Gilks to put United in front. United had two penalty claims wrongly turned down by referee Mike Dean, before, on 39 minutes, Dean dubiously awarded a free-kick to Blackpool.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, Premier League
Charlie Adam curled home the set-piece past captain-for-the-day Edwin van der Sar (with United's 40-year-old goalkeeper playing his last league game for the Reds before retirement), making Adam the first player to score against United at Old Trafford in the first half of a match all season, and the first since Joe Cole did so for Chelsea on 3 April 2010. Eleven minutes into the second half, Blackpool stunned the home support by taking a shock lead.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, Premier League
David Vaughan found space on the right side of United's area before setting up Gary Taylor-Fletcher, whose scrappy goal curled off the post to send all but the travelling supporters in Old Trafford silent. Their celebrations were short-lived, as United gained a somewhat deserved equaliser five minutes later, when Park's cross was swept high past Gilks by Anderson. Immediately after the equaliser, Sir Alex Ferguson brought Michael Owen into the action, replacing Park. United dominated the game after that leveller, with Gilks saving acrobatically from Berbatov and Nani somehow heading Chris Smalling's cross wide with the goal at his mercy.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, Premier League
With 16 minutes to go, United's efforts were rewarded when Evatt diverted Smalling's right-wing cross into his own net. With nine minutes to go, Owen killed off the game and confirmed Blackpool's relegation with a poacher's finish, racing through from Anderson's pass and beating Gilks with ease. Blackpool almost scored a consolation goal deep into stoppage time, with substitute Luke Varney hitting the bar with a header from a corner.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Cup
Manchester United entered the FA Cup at the Third Round stage, the draw being made on 28 November 2010. For the second season in a row they began the competition by facing a fierce rival at Old Trafford, with Liverpool being their opponents on this occasion. The match was played at lunch-time on 9 January 2011.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Cup
It was the first time in nearly five years that the two sides have met in the FA Cup, following a 1–0 defeat at Anfield in 2006, with this being the first tie at Old Trafford for nearly twelve years. On that occasion two goals in the last two minutes from Dwight Yorke and Ole Gunnar Solskjær sent United to a 2–1 victory, having been trailing for over 85 minutes to a goal by now United player Michael Owen. United went on to win the Treble.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Cup
This time, the early goal came for United after Dimitar Berbatov was fouled in the penalty area by Daniel Agger after just 31 seconds and Ryan Giggs scored the resultant penalty. Then, after around half an hour, Steven Gerrard was given a straight red card by referee, Howard Webb for a two-footed tackle on Michael Carrick. Despite the numerical advantage, United couldn't increase their advantage, but Liverpool also failed to score and United won 1–0.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Cup
The draw for the Fourth Round was made directly after the Liverpool match, and gave United a trip to the south coast to play League One side Southampton. United have won the previous five meetings between the two sides, but did famously lose the 1976 FA Cup Final to the same opponents.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Cup
The match took place on 29 January, and was broadcast live on ITV1. United won 2–1. Michael Owen hit the post with a cross before League One side Southampton shocked the Premier League leaders when Richard Chaplow crashed home a fierce drive. The lead was cancelled out when Owen nodded in from close range. Then Javier Hernández finished clinically after being put in by Ryan Giggs to complete United's comeback.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Cup
The draw for the Fifth Round was made on 30 January, and gave United a home tie against non-League side Crawley Town, of the Blue Square Bet Premier Division. The match was played on 19 February. United had never previously met Crawley, however they were held to a 0–0 draw away to Burton Albion in the Third Round five seasons ago, before winning the replay 5–0 at Old Trafford. This was their most recent meeting with a team from this level.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Cup
United have not lost to non-League opposition since before the First World War, when Swindon Town beat them 1–0 in the First Round at the County Ground on 10 January 1914. Swindon went on to be crowned Southern League champions the same season.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Cup
United edged a 1–0 win thanks to a rare Wes Brown goal in the 28th minute, only his fifth for United in his 358th match. United were given a late scare when Richard Brodie's header hit the crossbar in stoppage time, but they held on to clinch a place in the Sixth Round.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Cup
The Sixth Round draw was made on 20 February, and gave United their third home tie of this season's competition. They were drawn to play either League One side Leyton Orient, or title rivals Arsenal. Immediately after the draw was made, Leyton Orient and Arsenal played out a 1–1 draw at Brisbane Road in their Fifth Round match. Jonathan Téhoué scored an 89th-minute equaliser for Leyton Orient to secure a replay at the Emirates Stadium, which was played on 2 March, and ended in a 5–0 victory for Arsenal.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Cup
The match was played on 12 March and saw United pick a seemingly bizarre starting lineup, as seven of their starting eleven were defenders, with twin brothers Fábio and Rafael starting as wingers, while John O'Shea played as a defensive midfielder. United ran out 2–0 winners thanks to goals from Fábio and Wayne Rooney in the 28th and 49th minutes respectively. It could easily have been more with chances for Rooney, Hernández and Giggs not finding the net. The result meant that Arsenal had been eliminated from three major competitions in the space of a fortnight. The match also saw the return of Antonio Valencia after a six-month absence due to a broken ankle. He replaced Fábio at half-time.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Cup
The draw for the semi-finals was made on 13 March, and gave United a tie against local rivals Manchester City or Championship side Reading, who played their Sixth Round tie at Eastlands immediately after the draw. City won 1–0 thanks to a 74th minute Micah Richards goal to set up a 159th meeting with United, and the first ever at Wembley. The two sides had met in the semi-finals before on just one occasion 85 years previously, when City won 3–0 at Bramall Lane.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Cup
The match was played on 16 April 2011, and City won 1–0 thanks to a 52nd minute Yaya Touré goal, scored after Michael Carrick gave the ball away. 20 minutes later Paul Scholes was sent off for a high challenge on Pablo Zabaleta, which gave him an automatic three match suspension.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, League Cup
As one of the seven Premier League teams involved in European competition in the 2010–11 season, Manchester United received a bye to the Third Round of the League Cup. The draw for the Third Round took place on 28 August 2010, and gave Manchester United an away tie against Championship team Scunthorpe United. The match was the first between the two sides.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, League Cup
With Sir Alex Ferguson in Spain watching UEFA Champions League opponents Valencia, Mike Phelan was handed managerial duties for a United team making wholesale changes from their win over Liverpool. The hosts scored a shock opener when Josh Wright powered in, only for Darron Gibson to level with a fine lob. United settled after Chris Smalling's volley before the break with Scunthorpe restricted to long-range shots which were dealt with comfortably by Man of the Match Tomasz Kuszczak. Michael Owen tucked in when clean through, Park Ji-sung blasted home and Owen tapped in the fifth, leaving Martyn Woolford to score a consolation.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, League Cup
The draw for the Fourth Round took place on 25 September, and gave United a home tie with fellow Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers, who they defeated 1–0 in the Third Round of last season's competition. The match was played on 26 October and United eventually won the game 3–2, though twice threw away a lead. Goals from Bébé (his first for the club), Park Ji-sung and a late winner from Javier Hernández put United through to the Fifth Round.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, League Cup
The draw for the Fifth Round was made on 30 October 2010, and handed Manchester United a trip to Upton Park to play against fellow Premier League club West Ham United. The match was played on 30 November but United lost 4–0, their first defeat since April. United almost took the lead 7 minutes in when Gabriel Obertan's shot was cleared onto the post by Robert Green.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, League Cup
In the 15th minute, West Ham appeared to have taken the lead when Victor Obinna's shot appeared to have deflected off Chris Smalling, but the referee rightly ruled that it had deflected off United old boy Jonathan Spector and disallowed the "goal" as it was offside. Minutes later Spector, who made eight first-team appearances for United, gave West Ham the lead, when he looped a header over Tomasz Kuszczak from Obinna's clever cross. The goal was Spector's first goal in his entire club career.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, League Cup
Spector added on a second eight minutes before half time, when he fired home from close range with both Smalling and Kuszczak unable to stop him. Alex Ferguson brought on Federico Macheda for Bébé at half time in an attempt to score, but West Ham got their third goal eleven minutes into the second half, when Carlton Cole headed from Obinna's cross for his 50th career goal. United were embarrassed further by West Ham in the 66th minute, when Obinna's cross into the middle of the penalty box was well controlled by Cole, who turned Jonny Evans before slotting home.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, League Cup
Javier Hernández headed wide a few minutes from time to add to United's misery. West Ham held on to knock the two-time defending champions out of the League Cup, condemn United to their first defeat all season, record their biggest win over United in 80 years, and reach the last four of the League Cup for the first time in 20 years.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Group stage
Manchester United began their Champions League campaign in the group stage after finishing in second place in the 2009–10 Premier League. The draw for the group stage was made on 26 August 2010. As one of the top eight-ranked teams in Europe, the club was seeded in Pot 1, meaning that they would avoid being drawn with defending champions Internazionale, as well as Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Milan, Lyon and the other three English clubs, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur. However, they could still be drawn against former champions Real Madrid and Ajax, and 1966 finalists Partizan. The draw eventually paired United with two previous opponents, Valencia and Scottish champions Rangers, and one new opponent, in the form of Turkish champions Bursaspor.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Group stage
United's first Champions League fixture of the season came on 14 September, at home to Rangers. With a home league match against Liverpool approaching on the following Sunday, Alex Ferguson took the opportunity to rest several of his first-team players; only Darren Fletcher remained from the team that faced Everton on the previous Saturday. Nevertheless, both Wayne Rooney and Rio Ferdinand returned to the team.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Group stage
Although United had the most shots during the game – most of them long-range efforts from Darron Gibson – they were unable to break down the Rangers defence, and the match finished as a goalless draw. In addition to a sub-par performance, United's misery was compounded by an horrendous injury to Antonio Valencia; in a fair challenge with Rangers' Kirk Broadfoot, the Ecuadorian winger caught his foot in the turf and suffered a dislocated and broken left ankle, with ligament damage. It was expected that Valencia would miss most of the rest of the season. This was confirmed after an operation the morning after the match, with Ferguson stating late February as a possible return date. He eventually made his return on 12 March after a six-month absence as a half-time substitute against Arsenal at Old Trafford in the Sixth Round of the FA Cup.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Group stage
United then travelled to La Liga toppers Valencia. Valencia had United under the cosh but some resolute defending and some easy misses meant that United looked like leaving with a credible draw. However, United had other ideas after Nani and Federico Macheda combined well to set up Javier Hernández to score an 85th-minute winner to see United leave Spain with all 3 points and their first victory on the road all season.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Group stage
Hours after Wayne Rooney's shock revelation he wanted to leave the club, United entertained Turkish champions Bursaspor. It did not take long for United to take the lead – and it came courtesy of a stunning solo effort from Nani who cut in from the left and hit a sweet 20-yard curling shot past the despairing Dimitar Ivankov who had no chance of preventing the goal.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Group stage
Substitute Gabriel Obertan should have doubled United's advantage late on but his header from a corner fell wide, while Javier Hernández was also guilty of lacking the killer instinct when he dragged a shot wide when ideally placed to score. In the end, Nani's early strike proved enough and United topped the Group after three games.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Group stage
United played Bursaspor again in the next game, this time at the Bursa Atatürk Stadium in Bursa, Turkey. This time the game was more conclusive as United ran out 3–0 winners, with second-half goals from Darren Fletcher, Gabriel Obertan and Bébé. Victory kept United top of the group and needing at least a point from their last two games to qualify for the knockout stages.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Group stage
The next game was away at Ibrox Stadium against Rangers. Unlike the turgid affair earlier in the season, both teams tried to get the win in this game – indeed Rangers had to win to have any chance of making the Champions League knockout stages. The match was finally settled three minutes from time after Fábio was clumsily kicked in the face by Steven Naismith and Wayne Rooney scored the resulting penalty. The win put United through to the knockout stages and also relegated Rangers to the UEFA Europa League competition. However, a comprehensive victory for Valencia in their fifth group match meant that United still needed at least a point from their final Group match to top the Group.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Group stage
United got the required point by drawing 1–1 in their last Group match at home to Valencia. After passing up a host of chances, United went behind after a half hour when Pablo Hernández slotted home through the legs of Champions League debutant goalkeeper, Ben Amos – the first (and only) goal United conceded in the group stage. Wayne Rooney had a shot that crashed off the crossbar and Dimitar Berbatov had a goal correctly ruled out for offside before Anderson equalised just after the hour mark, following in a rebound from a Park Ji-sung shot. Valencia pressed for a second goal for a while, but eventually the game degenerated into one of few late chances as both teams seemed happy to take the draw. United topped the group, three points ahead of Valencia.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase
The draw for the first knockout round of the Champions League was made in Nyon, Switzerland, on 17 December 2010. United, as group winners, could have faced such teams as Inter Milan and Milan, but were ultimately paired with French champions Marseille, who have former Red Gabriel Heinze in their ranks. United's only previous meeting with Marseille came when they were defending the European Cup they had won in 1999. On that occasion in the First Group Stage, United won 2–1 at Old Trafford, before losing 1–0 in France.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase
United travelled to the Stade Vélodrome and played the first leg on 23 February. The game ended 0–0, leaving United's hopes of progressing to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League hanging on a thread. Darren Fletcher had United's best chance but his 18-yard shot was gathered at the second attempt by the home side's goalkeeper Steve Mandanda. It was a rare opening in a tight game of few chances. Marseille's André Ayew dragged a shot across goal in the main threat to United at the Stade Vélodrome.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase
The second leg at Old Trafford was held on 15 March, and United won 2–1. Wayne Rooney passed superbly to Ryan Giggs before firing across goal for Javier Hernández to tuck in the opener. André-Pierre Gignac side-footed over soon after and Souleymane Diawara missed a header from six yards out. Hernández then made it 2–0 with another close shot but a Wes Brown own goal from a corner ensured a tense finish.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase
The draw for the remainder of the tournament took place at 11:00 GMT on 18 March. United could have faced any of the following seven clubs in the quarter-finals: Barcelona, Chelsea, defending champions Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Schalke 04, Shakhtar Donetsk or Tottenham Hotspur. Of these clubs, only Schalke and Shakhtar Donetsk had never met United in European competition. The draw paired United with domestic opposition in the form of Chelsea, who they defeated 6–5 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in the 2008 final, to record the most recent of their three European Cup triumphs. The winner of this tie was drawn to face either Schalke 04 or Inter Milan in the semi-finals.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase
The first leg was played at Stamford Bridge on 6 April, and United won 1–0 after Wayne Rooney scored following some great work by Michael Carrick and Ryan Giggs after 24 minutes.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase
Chelsea were aggrieved late on after Patrice Evra seemed to have fouled Ramires in United's penalty area, but no penalty was awarded and later striker Fernando Torres was booked for diving, following another tumble in the penalty area after a challenge from Antonio Valencia, but United held on for their first victory at Stamford Bridge in almost nine years and therefore take a lead and an away goal into the second leg.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase
The second leg was also won by United, this time recording a 2–1 victory. Javier Hernández scored a tap in to make it 1–0, and in the second half Ramires was sent off for his second bookable offence. Didier Drogba then grabbed one back, but within a minute Park Ji-sung had also put the ball into the back of the net and made the score 2–1 on the night. United held on to win 3–1 on aggregate and went through to face Schalke 04 in the semi-finals. The Bundesliga club qualified 24 hours after United by securing a 2–1 home win, which sealed an emphatic 7–3 aggregate victory over holders Inter Milan. The semi-final was the first occasion the two clubs had met.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase
United travelled to the Veltins-Arena, and played the first leg on 26 April. United won 2–0, taking a huge step towards their third Champions League final in four seasons. United could have been well ahead in the semi-final first leg by half-time, denied only by a series of saves from Germany keeper Manuel Neuer, who has also been a transfer target for the Reds. They broke the deadlock when Wayne Rooney slipped in Ryan Giggs to slot home and Rooney doubled the advantage by firing in a Javier Hernández pass. Edwin van der Sar saved from Sergio Escudero, but Schalke were well below par.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase
The return leg was held on 4 May at Old Trafford and United ran out comfortable winners. Despite playing a so-called weakened side, Sir Alex Fergusons' side were too good for Schalke. Antonio Valencia scored after 26 minutes to give United the lead on the night before Darron Gibson's shot was fumbled by Manuel Neuer five minutes later. Schalke threatened a comeback when José Manuel Jurado scored from distance after 35 minutes, but they failed to trouble Edwin van der Sar again throughout the first half.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase
Two goals in four minutes from Anderson – whose total for United prior to the game was just two in 127 games – gave United a comfortable 4–1 lead on the night, 6–1 on aggregate. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar had a goal disallowed for offside late on (as Chris Smalling had earlier in the second half) and the remainder of the game remained scoreless, putting United into the final; their third final in four years.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase
The final was a rematch with Spanish champions Barcelona, their opponents in the 2009 final, which Barcelona comfortably won 2–0. The final – being played at Wembley – held significance for both clubs, with the stadium being the site of their first European Cup triumphs, in 1968 for United and 1992 for Barcelona. Both clubs went into the match having won their respective domestic League titles for the 2010–11 season.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase
The final was played on 28 May at Wembley, where United lost 3–1. Pedro opened the scoring on 27 minutes when he slipped a finish inside Edwin van der Sar's post, but United equalised seven minutes later, when Wayne Rooney curled a 15-yard shot into Víctor Valdés' top corner. Seven minutes after the interval, however, Barça regained the lead when Lionel Messi unleashed a low, dipping shot that squeezed under Van der Sar's arm. It was Messi's first goal on English soil. With 21 minutes remaining, the game was killed off when Nani gave the ball away to Messi, who teed-up David Villa to curl a fantastic shot into Van der Sar's top corner.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, Transfers
United had a young quintet depart on 1 July. Goalkeepers Tom Heaton and Ron-Robert Zieler left the club, and they were followed by fellow youngsters Sam Hewson, Febian Brandy, and Scott Moffatt (the latter three all being released). On the same day, Serbian midfielder Zoran Tošić signed for CSKA Moscow for an undisclosed fee. Just over a fortnight later, David Gray signed for Preston North End, while in August, Craig Cathcart and Rodrigo Possebon left.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, Transfers
Meanwhile, on the same day that Heaton, Zieler, Hewson, Brandy, Moffatt and Tošić left, English defender Chris Smalling, Mexican forward Javier Hernández and Belgian defender Marnick Vermijl arrived (all signing for undisclosed fees). In August, Portuguese forward Bébé came in, also for an undisclosed fee (Bébé arrived just five weeks after he had signed for Vitória de Guimarães). The three new signings were unveiled to the media at a press conference on 17 August.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, Transfers
Departing in the winter transfer window were James Chester and Cameron Stewart, who both joined Hull City, and reserve team captain Magnus Wolff Eikrem, who joined Molde. Chester, Stewart and Eikrem all left for undisclosed fees. On 2 February, English defender Gary Neville retired after nearly two decades with the club. During the month of May, Northern Irish defenders Corry Evans and Joe Dudgeon left for Hull City. Evans' transfer was valued at up to £500,000, while Dudgeon's fee was undisclosed.


2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season, Transfers
Only one transfer was made during the winter transfer window, with Danish goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard coming from Aalesund in Norway. Like Smalling, Hernández and Bébé, Lindegaard also signed for an undisclosed fee. After agreeing a contract on 27 November 2010, the transfer was completed on 1 January 2011.


2010–11 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team
The 2010–11 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team represented Marist College during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Foxes, led by third year head coach Chuck Martin, played their home games at the McCann Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 6-27, 3–15 in MAAC play to finish ninth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAAC Tournament to Fairfield.


2010–11 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team
The 2010–11 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Marquette was coached by Buzz Williams in his second year at the school and played their home games at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 22–15, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament to Louisville. They received an at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Xavier and Syracuse to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they were defeated by North Carolina.


2010–11 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team, Previous season
The Golden Eagles finished the 2009–10 season 22–12, 11–7 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Washington.


2010–11 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team, Preseason
On June 24, former Marquette star Lazar Hayward was selected by the Washington Wizards with the 30th pick of the first round of the 2010 NBA Draft. Shortly thereafter, he along with Nemanja Bjelica were traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Trevor Booker and Hamady Ndiaye.


2010–11 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team, Preseason
On October 20, 2010, at Big East Media Day, Marquette was picked to finish in an eighth-place tie with Louisville in the Big East Preseason Coaches' Poll, receiving 121 points.


2010–11 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team
The 2010–11 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of Conference USA (C-USA). They played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center and were led by first year head coach Tom Herrion.


2010–11 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team
The 2010–11 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland in the 2010–11 college basketball season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The team was led by 22nd-year head coach Gary Williams and played their home games at the Comcast Center. They finished the season 19–14, 7–9 in ACC play and lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament to Duke. They were not invited to the post season NCAA or NIT tournaments, and announced that they would decline invitations to any other event.


2010–11 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team
Against Clemson, sophomore center Jordan Williams recorded his 13th consecutive double-double, which broke the school record set by Len Elmore in 1974.


2010–11 Mauritanian Premier League
The 2010–11 Mauritanian Premier League was the 35th season of the Mauritanian Premier League, the top-level football championship of Mauritania. It began on 24 December 2010 and concluded on 18 June 2011 . CF Cansado are the defending champions.


2010–11 Mauritanian Premier League, Teams
In comparison to the 2010 season, league size was decreased from twelve to nine teams due to unknown reasons.


2010–11 Mauritanian Premier League, Teams
Dar El Naim and Dar El Barka were relegated to the second-level league after finishing the 2010 season at the bottom of the table. They were replaced by second-level champions ASC Police and ASC Imraguens.


2010–11 McGill Martlets women's hockey season
The  McGill Martlets represented McGill University in the 2010-11 Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's hockey season. The Martlets attempted to win their third Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's ice hockey championship. Their head coach was Peter Smith and he was assisted by Amey Doyle, Stewart McCarthey and Shauna Denis. The Martlets captured the CIS title on Sunday with a 5-2 victory over the St. Francis Xavier X-Women


2010–11 McGill Martlets women's hockey season, Postseason, CIS finals
McGill went into the six-team national tournament as the No. 1 seed for the fifth straight year after posting a 20-0 record to finish first in the Quebec conference for the sixth consecutive year and the seventh time in school history. Their CIS final opponents, StFX finished with a 29-1 record in league and playoff action and a silver-medal finish, the best result ever by an Atlantic conference team. The five Martlets goals were scored by Ann-Sophie Bettez, Jordanna Peroff, Caroline Hill, Jasmine Sheehan, and Alessandra Lind-Kenny.


2010–11 Meistriliiga (ice hockey) season
The 2010–11 Meistriliiga season was the 21st season of the Meistriliiga, the top level of ice hockey in Estonia. Three teams participated in the league, and Tartu Välk 494 won the championship.


2010–11 Melbourne Heart FC season
The 2010–11 season was the inugurual season in the history of Melbourne Heart FC since its establishment in 2009. The team played in the A-League for the first time with all of their home matches being played at AAMI Park. After being placed sixth for the better part of the season, the team would go on to finish eighth on the ladder.


2010–11 Melbourne Heart FC season
Former Australian international John Aloisi was the Heart's top goalscorer, with eight goals, in his final season in professional football.


2010–11 Melbourne Heart FC season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010–11 Melbourne Heart FC season, Players, Injury replacement
*Note: Both Behich and Zahra signed long-term deals at the completion of their replacement deal period.


2010–11 Melbourne Tigers season
The 2010–11 NBL season was the 28th season for the Melbourne Tigers in the NBL. The Tigers went into this season without the experience of former captain Chris Anstey and fellow ex-boomer Sam Mackinnon as the pair retired at the end of the 2009–10 NBL season.


2010–11 Melbourne Tigers season, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.


2010–11 Melbourne Tigers season, Regular season, Ladder
This is the ladder at the end of season, before the finals. The top 4 teams qualified for the finals series.


2010–11 Melbourne Tigers season, Regular 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 Melbourne Victory FC season
The 2010–11 season was Melbourne Victory's sixth season in the Hyundai A-League. It was the first A-League season with two teams from the same city, after the introduction of Melbourne Heart.


2010–11 Melbourne Victory FC season, Season summary
The 2010–11 season was Melbourne Victory's sixth in the A-League. It was the first A-League season with a second club from Victoria (Melbourne Heart). This hoped to create a Melbourne derby more fierce than those with Sydney FC and Adelaide United. The rivalry reached a new level when Victory skipper Kevin Muscat was red carded for an unacceptable tackle on young Heart player Adrian Zahra. Victory moved their home games to AAMI Park for regular season matches.


2010–11 Melbourne Victory FC season, Season summary
Melbourne Victory started their pre-season by signing former Socceroos keeper Michael Petkovic from Sivasspor, promoted Diogo Ferreira, Petar Franjic and Sebastian Mattei from the youth team and with Archie Thompson sidelined with a long term injury, Ricardinho was officially unveiled as Melbourne Victory's international marquee player from Oeste Futebol Clube, where he signed a two-year deal and was handed the number 9 shirt. Victory also loaned Geoff Kellaway from Victorian Premier League Premier Dandenong Thunder. On 24 December 2010, Daniel Allsopp rejoined Victory after a year with Al-Rayyan Sports Club and D.C. United.


2010–11 Melbourne Victory FC season, Season summary
Meanwhile, promising goalkeeper Mitch Langerak was transferred to Borussia Dortmund after his impressive 2010 AFC Champions League performance. goalkeeper Glen Moss was also transferred to Gold Coast United and attacking midfielder Nick Ward to Wellington Phoenix. Nathan Elasi was released to Bonnyrigg White Eagles and Mathew Theodore was released to Dandenong Thunder.


2010–11 Melbourne Victory FC season, Season summary
2010–11 saw Melbourne Victory finish in fifth place in the regular season and qualify for the finals to face fourth placed Gold Coast United in the first week knockout stage. On 20 February 2011, Gold Coast United's Dino Djulbic 90+1 header bundled Melbourne Victory out of the championship race with a stunning 1–0 win in sweltering conditions at Skilled Park.


2010–11 Melbourne Victory FC season, Season summary
Melbourne Victory were drawn into Group E in the 2011 AFC Champions League along with Jeju United, Gamba Osaka and sister city team Tianjin Teda. Isaka Cernak had been signed from North Queensland Fury for the 2011 AFC Champions League and the following season.


2010–11 Melbourne Victory FC season, Season summary
Towards the end of the 2010–11 A-League season was preceded by major changes at the club, not only in the playing group but also on the board. Inaugural chairman Geoff Lord stepped down and was replaced by Anthony Di Pietro. This led to a changing of the coaching staff.


2010–11 Melbourne Victory FC season, Season summary
On 12 March 2011, Ernie Merrick came to an agreement with the board of directors to part company with the club after being publicly criticised by fans and media for the club's poor 2010–11 season performance, especially the 4–1 loss to arch rival Adelaide United, and the 5–1 loss to Gamba Osaka in its opening 2011 AFC Champions League game. Youth team head coach and former Socceroo Mehmet Durakovic was then appointed as caretaker manager for the remaining 2011 AFC Champions League competition.


2010–11 Melbourne Victory FC season, Season summary
Merrick's sacking was followed by that of former Socceroos striker Gary Cole on 12 April 2011 as Football Operation Manager after six years of service. Assistant coach Aaron Healey joined the casualty list of the post-Merrick era the following week, as the club sought to reinvent itself as the pre-eminent football force in Australia. Captain Kevin Muscat announced his retirement after the 2011 AFC Champions League.


2010–11 Melbourne Victory FC season, Season summary
Many changes were made to the playing group in the off-season. The club announced on 8 February 2011 that they had signed Perth Glory goalkeeper Tando Velaphi on a two-year deal. On 28 February 2011, it was announced that Mate Dugandžić strengthened the rivalry between the two Melbourne clubs by signing for cross town rival Melbourne Heart and became the first player transferred directly from Victory to Heart.


2010–11 Melbourne Victory FC season, Season summary
Aziz Behich and Kristian Sarkies were the first two players to play for both teams but not transferred directly as Aziz Behich played for Hume City FC after Victory and before Heart during the A-League off-season while Kristian Sarkies transferred via Adelaide United. The club ended weeks of speculation on 11 March 2011 by officially confirming that they had signed attacking midfielder Marco Rojas for the upcoming season, securing him on a two-year deal.


2010–11 Melbourne Victory FC season, Season summary
Ricardinho was not selected as one of the five foreign imports for Melbourne's 2011 AFC Champions League campaign, and as a result was loaned to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B club Paraná Clube until 31 December 2011. On 26 March 2011, Socceroos striker Robbie Kruse announced he had signed with 2. Bundesliga  side Fortuna Düsseldorf on a three-year contract beginning with the 2011–12 season. The club announced the signing of Jean Carlos Solorzano from Brisbane Roar on 28 March 2011, with L.D. Alajuelense extending his loan deal for one more season so that the move could take place.


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


2010–11 Memphis Grizzlies season
The 2010–11 Memphis Grizzlies season was the 16th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the tenth for the franchise in Memphis. The 2010–11 Memphis Grizzlies season marked their first playoff appearance since 2006.


2010–11 Memphis Grizzlies season
This season also marked their first playoff win in a series in franchise history by defeating the first seeded San Antonio Spurs in 6 games in an upset, becoming the fourth eighth seed in league history to win a playoffs series against a number one seed, following the Denver Nuggets in 1994, the New York Knicks in 1999, and the Golden State Warriors in 2007.


2010–11 Memphis Grizzlies season
However, the Grizzlies' season ended with a seven-game loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Semifinals.


2010–11 Memphis Grizzlies season, Player statistics, Season
As of April 7. * – Stats with the Grizzlies.


2010–11 Memphis Grizzlies season, Player statistics, Playoffs
Memphis won their first playoff series, first playoff game, and became only the second #8 seed team to defeat a #1 seed in a best of seven Playoff Series in the history of the NBA by defeating the San Antonio Spurs in six games.


2010–11 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team
The 2010–11 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Memphis in the 2010–11 college basketball season, the 90th season of Tiger basketball. The Tigers were coached by head coach Josh Pastner (assisted by Glynn Cyprien, Jack Murphy, and Willis Wilson), and played their home games at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. They are members of Conference USA. They finished the season 25–10, 10–6 in C-USA play and won the 2011 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament to earn an automatic bid in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they lost in the second round to Arizona.


2010–11 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team, Pre-Season
The 2009–10 Memphis Tigers finished the season with a record of 24–10 (13–3 C-USA). The Tigers finished in second place in C-USA, but were upset in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament by 7 seed and ultimate champion, Houston. For the first time since 2005, the Tigers did not earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers accepted an invitation to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament, beating St. John's before being defeated by Ole Miss in the Second Round.


2010–11 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team, Pre-Season
The Tigers signed a number of highly rated recruits before the 2010–2011 season began, including three native Memphians: Tarik Black of Ridgeway High School, Joe Jackson of White Station High School, and Chris Crawford of Sheffield High School. The incoming freshman class of 2010 also included Will Barton and his brother, Antonio Barton, Jelan Kendrick, and Hippolyte Tsafack. The signing class, which included three All-Americans (Jackson, Will Barton, Kendrick), was rated the country's second best.


2010–11 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team, Season summary
The Tigers began the 2010–2011 season ranked 19th in the AP Poll and the pre-season favorite to win the Conference USA championship. Prior to the team's first regular season game with Centenary, Jelan Kendrick was suspended. After the game, Kendrick asked for permission to seek a transfer and was released.


2010–11 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team, Season summary
The team announced on December 10, 2010 that junior forward Wesley Witherspoon would be out a number of weeks as a result of knee surgery. On December 12, 2010, junior forward Angel Garcia left the Tigers to play professionally in Spain.


2010–11 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team, Season summary
Highlights of the regular season included wins over pre-season No. 12 Gonzaga and two victories each against both Southern Miss and UAB. However, beset by injuries, transfers, suspensions, and inconsistent play from their heralded freshmen and upperclassmen, the Tigers underachieved relative to their pre-season expectations during a majority of their regular season schedule. The Tigers suffered their worst margin of defeat in the FedEx Forum in several years in their loss to then No. 10 Georgetown on December 23, 2010 by a score of 69–86. The Tigers also lost at Rice, SMU, and East Carolina during their Conference USA schedule.


2010–11 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team, Season summary
The Tigers entered the 2011 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament as the 4 seed with a 22–9 overall record and 10–6 record in conference. Tournament MVP Joe Jackson led the Tigers to the tournament championship, defeating 5 seed Southern Miss, 8 seed East Carolina, and 3 seed UTEP, which was playing at home, for the conference crown. Jackson sealed the victory against UTEP in the championship game in dramatic fashion, scoring the final two of his 17 points on two free throws with 7.8 seconds remaining, causing the Tigers to take their first lead of the game.


2010–11 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team, Season summary
The Tigers earned a 12 seed in the 2011 NCAA tournament, where they were defeated by 5th seeded Arizona Wildcats on Friday March 18, 2011 in Tulsa, Oklahoma by a score of 77–75.


2010–11 Men's Volleyball Serie A1
The 2010–11 Serie A1 is the 66th season of Italian Championship (Italian Volleyball League) organized under the supervision of Federazione Italiana Pallavolo.


2010–11 Meralco Bolts season
The 2010–11 Meralco Bolts season is the 1st season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team took over the Sta. Lucia Realtors after the franchise was sold to Manila Electric Company in August 2010.


2010–11 Meralco Bolts season, Transactions, Philippine Cup, Trades
Solomon Mercado (from Rain or Shine)  Paolo Bugia (from Rain or Shine)  Erick Rodriguez (from Air21)


2010–11 Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey season
The Mercyhurst Lakers represented Mercyhurst College in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Frozen Four was hosted by Mercyhurst College at Louis J. Tullio Arena in Erie, Pennsylvania.


2010–11 Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey season, Regular season
The Lakers recorded their second undefeated conference season in the past three years. Against CHA competition, the squad went 16-0-0, averaging 5.25 goals per game while allowing just over a goal per game (1.38). In conference play, Meghan Agosta led the CHA in every offensive category. She scored 18 goals and added 23 assists for 41 points. Of her 41 points, 17 came on the power play, while four others came on the penalty kill, including three short-handed goals.


2010–11 Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey season, CWHL draft picks
The following Lakers (including alumni) were selected in the 2011 CWHL Draft.


2010–11 Mersin İdmanyurdu season
Mersin İdmanyurdu (also Mersin İdman Yurdu, Mersin İY, or MİY) Sports Club; located in Mersin, east Mediterranean coast of Turkey in 2010–2011. The 2010–11 season was the 6th season of Mersin İdmanyurdu football team in TFF First League, the second level division in Turkey since 2001–02. MİY has taken place 33rd time in the second level football division since its foundation in 1963–64. At the end of the season the team finished the league at first place and promoted to Spor–Toto Super League after 28 seasons.


2010–11 Mersin İdmanyurdu season
Ali Kahramanlı was president of the club. Yüksel Yeşilova was head coach at the start of the season. After 8th round Nurullah Sağlam took over the position. Goalkeeper and team captain Kerem İnan was the most appeared player with 32 appearances, while Adem Büyük, who was loaned in the mid-season became the season top goalscorer with 10 goals.


2010–11 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 2010–11 TFF First League participation
TFF First League was played as "Bank Asya Birinci Lig" in 2010–11 due to sponsorship reasons. 17 teams attended. The winners and runners-up were promoted to 2011–12 Süper Lig. The third team to be promoted was determined through promotion play-off games. Bottom two teams were relegated to 2011–12 TFF Second League. MİY attended 6th time to the league in its 10th season and finished at top, gaining direct promotion to 2011–12 Süper Lig at the end of the season.


2010–11 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 2010–11 TFF First League participation, Results summary
Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 2010–11 TFF First League season league summary:


2010–11 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 2010–11 TFF First League participation, League table
Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 2010–11 TFF First League season standing in league table after normal season:


2010–11 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 2010–11 TFF First League participation, Results by round
Results of games MİY played in 2010–11 TFF First League by rounds:


2010–11 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 2010–11 TFF First League participation, First half
Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 2010–11 TFF First League season first half game reports is shown in the following table. Kick off times are in EET and EEST.


2010–11 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 2010–11 TFF First League participation, Second half
Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 2010–11 TFF First League season second half game reports is shown in the following table. Kick off times are in EET and EEST.


2010–11 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 2010–11 Turkish Cup participation
2009–10 Turkish Cup was played with 71 teams in three stages. The 49th Cup was played as Ziraat Türkiye Kupası for sponsorship reasons. In the first stage 2 elimination rounds and a play-off round were played in one-leg elimination system. In the second stage 20 remaining teams played one-led round-robin group games in 4 groups, 5 teams in each group. In the third stage; quarter- and semifinals and finals played again in one-leg elimination rule. Final game was played at a neutral venue. MİY attended to 49th Turkish Cup in 2010–11 Turkish Cup at second round. First round played among teams from TFF Second League and TFF Third League in 2009–2010 season. 2009–10 TFF First League teams started from round two. MİY was eliminated at play-offs by Beşiktaş who later became winners of the Cup for 9th time.


2010–11 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 2010–11 Turkish Cup participation, Cup track
The drawings and results Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) followed in 2010–11 Turkish Cup are shown in the following table.


2010–11 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 2010–11 Turkish Cup participation, Game details
Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 2010–11 Turkish Cup game reports is shown in the following table. Kick off times are in EET and EEST.


2010–11 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, Management, Club management
Mersin İdmanyurdu Sports Club president and managerial board members are elected by general vote of club members. Last election was held in September 2008. Mersin İdmanyurdu football team has finished 2009–10 season in 13th place in TFF First League. The team was guaranteed non-relegation only at the last match of the season. Therefore, president Ali Kahramanlı declared an extraordinary general meeting, in order to provide support for the club. However, later he renounced that meeting will be held during the half-season due to lack of time to prepare team for next season.


2010–11 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 2010–11 squad
Appearances, goals and cards count for 2010–11 TFF First League and 2010–11 Turkish Cup games. Serial penalties were not included in goal stats. Kit numbers were allowed to select by players. 18 players appeared in each game roster, three to be replaced. Only the players who appeared in game rosters were included and listed in order of appearance.


2010–11 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, A2 team
A2 League was played in two groups, one with 20 teams and the second with 17 teams (originally second group was planned to be consisting of 18 teams, but after dismissal of Ankaraspor group was played by 17 teams). Süper Lig, Bank Asya First league and two TFF Second League teams which meet the conditions participated. Mersin İdmanyurdu took place in Group B.


2010–11 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, A2 team
Last updated: 17:30, 14 May 2011 (UTC). Source: TFF A2 League page


2010–11 Mestis season
The 2010–11 Mestis season was the 11th season of the Mestis, the second level of ice hockey in Finland. 12 teams participated in the league, and Sport won the championship.


2010–11 Metbank Pro40 Championship
The 2010–11 Metbank Pro40 Championship was the ninth edition of the List A cricket tournament in Zimbabwe. In previous, and following, years the competition was a 50-over tournament, but this edition was played in a 40-over format. The competition began on 11 September 2010 and the final was played on 27 March 2011.


2010–11 Metbank Pro40 Championship
The first semi-final was won by the Southern Rocks who dismissed the Matabeleland Tuskers for just 94, with Brian Vitori leading the way with a five-wicket haul. The second semi-final saw the Mid West Rhinos eliminate the defending champions Mountaineers. After the Rhinos compiled a moderate total of 200/6 with Malcolm Waller scoring a 54 and a late fightback by the tail which saw Solomon Mire compile 45*, Mountaineers were dismissed for only 84, with spinner Graeme Cremer taking 4/13.


2010–11 Metbank Pro40 Championship
Southern Rocks won the tournament for the first time, comfortably defeating the Mid West Rhinos by 8 wickets in the final.


2010–11 Metbank Pro40 Championship
Mountaineers South African batsman Jonathan Beukes was the tournament's leading run-scorer with a total of 301 runs. Mountaineers bowler Natsai M'shangwe was the leading wicket-tacker with a total of 13 wickets.


2010–11 Mexican Primera División season
The 2010–11 Primera División Profesional season is the 64th professional season top-flight football league. The season is split into two parts Apertura and Clausura each of which includes a tournament —the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura. Each part has an identical format and each is contested by the same eighteen teams.


2010–11 Mexican Primera División season, Clubs
Eighteen teams return for this season. Indios de Ciudad Juárez was relegated the previous season after accumulated the lowest coefficient over the past three seasons. Necaxa won promotion into the first division, returning after one year in the Liga de Ascenso.


2010–11 Mexican Primera División season, Torneo Apertura
The 2010 Torneo Apertura began on July 23, 2010 and ended on December 12, 2010.


2010–11 Mexican Primera División season, Torneo Clausura
The 2011 Torneo Clausura began on January 8, 2011 and ended on May 22, 2011.


2010–11 Miami Heat season
The 2010–11 Heat season was the 23rd season of the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season, the Heat finished first in the Southeast Division with 58–24 record, and made the NBA Playoffs for the 3rd consecutive year as the Eastern Conference's No. 2 seed (behind the Chicago Bulls).


2010–11 Miami Heat season
With the acquisition of free agents LeBron James and Chris Bosh in the off season, the Heat opened the season with extraordinarily high expectations, with many expecting a championship in the first year of the new lineup, and with team stars and 2003 draftees Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James predicting an NBA championship in their first season together. However, they fell just short by losing to the Dallas Mavericks in 6 games in the NBA Finals, in a rematch of the 2006 NBA Finals, in which the Heat won in 6 games, as well as their first championship.


2010–11 Miami Heat season
Even though the Heat's season ended in disappointing fashion, they enjoyed a successful season, despite a slow 9–8 start to the regular season. They finished the regular season with 58 wins, won the Southeast Division, and were second in the Eastern Conference. Pat Riley was named NBA Executive of the Year. Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, and Chris Bosh were all selected to the 2011 NBA All-Star Game, the most Heat players in an All-Star game in franchise history. LeBron James earned All-NBA First Team honors, while Dwyane Wade earned All-NBA Second Team honors.


2010–11 Miami Heat season
In the NBA Playoffs, Miami defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round, Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, and Chicago Bulls in the Conference Finals all in 5 games; however, they lost to the Dallas Mavericks in the Finals in 6 games.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Summary, Offseason
The Miami Heat entered NBA Free Agency in 2010 with nearly $46 million in salary cap space, with the ability to re-sign free agent Dwyane Wade, and add two of the NBA's top players, LeBron James and Chris Bosh. According to Fox Sports Radio's Stephen A. Smith, speaking on his show just days after the NBA Draft, the Heat were "highly likely" to sign all three players. The New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks and the Miami Heat were in negotiations to sign LeBron James.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Summary, Offseason
On July 7, 2010, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh agreed to terms with the Miami Heat. Then on July 8, 2010, LeBron James held an hour-long special to announce his decision on ESPN  to commit to playing with the Heat. Later that evening, the Heat announced the trade of Michael Beasley to the Minnesota Timberwolves for a pair of second round picks and cash considerations. The three are called the SuperFriends by many sportswriters and commentators, most notably those for ESPN, because all three were taken in the top five of the 2003 NBA Draft and because they have become good friends over the years.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Summary, Offseason
On July 8, 2010, it became official that NBA superstars and gold medal winning Beijing Olympic teammates LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh would be joining Miami. The Heat completed sign-and-trade deals, sending a total of four future first-round and two-second-round picks to the Cavaliers and Raptors for James and Bosh (both signing 6 years and $110.1 million contracts). Dwyane Wade re-signed with the Heat for $107.59 million for six years. All three stars have early termination clauses in their contracts, allowing them to become free agents again in the summer of 2014.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Summary, Offseason
The final year on all three deals, for 2015–16, is a player option. The three made their debut at the 2010 Summer Heat Welcome Party at the American Airlines Arena on July 9, where they were introduced as The Three Kings by Heat play-by-play announcer and event co-host Eric Reid. James predicted a dynasty for the Heat and alluded to multiple championships: "Not two, not three, not four, not five, not six, not seven". Howard Beck of The New York Times described the national fan reaction to the party: "Everyone saw something: greatness, arrogance, self-indulgence, boldness, cowardice, pride, friendship, collusion, joy, cynicism, heroes, mercenaries."


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Summary, Offseason
By taking less than maximum salaries, Wade, James and Bosh opened the door for the Heat to further continue its roster makeover with the resigning of Udonis Haslem and signing of veteran swingman and teammate of Haslem at the University of Florida, Mike Miller for dual 5-year deals worth a combined $45 million. In order to fill the voids at forward and center, the Heat signed James's former teammate in Cleveland, Zydrunas Ilgauskas to a two-year deal for the veterans minimum at $2.8 million, resigning Joel Anthony, and signing power forward Juwan Howard. In the guard department, the Miami Heat resigned guard Carlos Arroyo and signed former Celtics player Eddie House to a two-year contract for the veteran minimum of $2.8 million. Rookies Dexter Pittman and Da'Sean Butler, along with NBA Summer League standouts Patrick Beverley and Kenny Hasbrouck, also signed contracts.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Summary, Offseason
The Miami Heat began the regular season with much hype going into their first game against the Eastern Conference Champs, the Boston Celtics. Many considered the Miami Heat as the team to break the single season record of 72 regular season victories set by the Chicago Bulls.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Summary, Season
On the opening game of the season, broadcast on the TNT Network and featuring the debut of reigning two-time NBA MVP James in a Miami uniform alongside Chris Bosh, the game was the most-watched NBA contest ever on cable television. The game earned a 4.6 rating, delivering 7.4 million total viewers and 5.3 million households, beating the Chicago Bulls vs. Los Angeles Lakers on February 2, 1996.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Summary, Season
The Heat lost the opening game 88–80 and got off to a 9–8 start due in large part to inconsistent play and injuries to key role players Mike Miller (thumb) and Udonis Haslem (foot). After losing four out of five games, including a Saturday night loss to the Dallas Mavericks on November 27, the team called a players-only meeting with the intent to get players to communicate with each other. Much of the speculation was that Spoelstra could lose his job and that Heat president Pat Riley would return as coach, especially after a well-publicized incident when James "bumped" into Spoelstra during a timeout.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Summary, Season
After the players-only meeting, the team pulled together a 12-game win streak (10 of them by double digits) and limited the opposition under 100 points in all those games. During the winning streak, James led the Heat to defeat his former team by scoring 38 points (tying a Heat record for points in a quarter with 24 in the third) in a game that drew nearly 7.1 million viewers and earned a 25.4 rating in Miami.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Summary, Season
ESPN 3D aired its first NBA game in the third dimension on December 17, 2010, when the Heat defeated the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden., The Heat set a franchise record for wins in December with 15 and set an NBA record for consecutive road victories in a calendar month with 10 (including the Christmas Day match-up with the reigning two-time champs, Kobe Bryant's Los Angeles Lakers which the team won 96–80).


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Summary, Season
During a postgame chat with Sun Sports' Jason Jackson on January 3, 2011, LeBron James joked "I see we sell out 99.1 percent on the road, so we call ourselves the Heatles off the Beatles, so every time we take our show on the road we bring a great crowd", giving the Heat's famed trio the unofficial nickname.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Summary, Season
On January 27, 2011, via fan voting, LeBron James (forward) and Dwyane Wade (guard) were selected to be starters for the Eastern Conference at the All-Star Game, becoming the second pair of teammates to be selected as All-Star starters in franchise history (Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade; 2006 and 2007). A few days later, forward Chris Bosh was selected as a reserve, marking the first time in Heat history the team had sent three players to the All-Star game in a single season.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Summary, Season
Like the 2005–06 championship season, the Heat were criticized for being unable to beat the top-caliber teams of the NBA. This criticism though would just grow more and more as the regular season was beginning to wind down.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Summary, Season
Despite being tied 2–2 with their division rival, the Orlando Magic, sweeping the  Los Angeles Lakers 2–0, and beating both the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder once, they lost the season series to the defending Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics 3–1, were swept by the Chicago Bulls 3–0 and lost both times to the Dallas Mavericks, who continued their regular season dominance against Miami for their 16th straight victory dating back to the 2004–05 season.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Summary, Season
In order to improve for the playoffs, the Heat signed guard Mike Bibby, who agreed to forfeit the $6.2 million he was owed by the Washington Wizards for the next season so that he could become a free agent and sign a league minimum contract with a contender. In the process, the Heat released Carlos Arroyo. In Bibby's first game on March 3, the Heat were leading the Magic by 24 points in the third quarter before the Heat were outscored 40–9 and lost 99–96.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Summary, Season
The following night against the Spurs, who held the NBA's best record (51–11), the Heat lost 125–95, their most lopsided loss of the year and their fourth loss in five games. In their next game against the Bulls, the Heat had a 12-point lead in the first half, but ended up losing 87–86 after two failed shots by James and Wade in the last 6 seconds of the game. It was the Heat's 12th and 13th consecutive missed shots with a chance to tie or lead a game in the final 10 seconds of regulation or overtime.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Summary, Season
James had missed four in the four-game losing streak. It was the Heat's fourth straight loss, and the fourth time since February 24 they had lost after a double-digit lead. The Heat were 2–5 since the All-Star break, 5–13 in games decided by five or fewer points and 14–18 against teams with winning records. After the game, there were reports of players crying in the locker room afterwards. On March 10, the Heat beat the Lakers, 94–88, and ended their five-game losing streak while also ending the Lakers' eight-game winning streak.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Summary, Season
On March 27, Wade, James, and Bosh became the second trio in NBA history to have at least 30 points and 10 rebounds in the same non-overtime game (a home win against the Houston Rockets), matching Oscar Robertson, Wayne Embry and Jack Twyman for the Cincinnati Royals in a loss to the Philadelphia Warriors on February 2, 1961. Additionally, it was the first time that a team's trio recorded 20 points and 10 rebounds in consecutive games since Sidney Wicks, Lloyd Neal and John Johnson accomplished the feat with the Portland Trail Blazers in March 1975. It was also the first time in Heat franchise history that three players scored 30 points in the same game.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Summary, Season
The 2011 Heat finished with a 58–24 record, third best in team history and a second overall seed, behind the Chicago Bulls, who had the NBA's best record. Additionally, the Heat finished 5th in the NBA in attendance with 810,930 behind Mavericks, Cavaliers, Trail Blazers, and Bulls in that order (100.9% capacity). The Heat faced the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the NBA Playoffs and eliminated them in five games.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Summary, Season
In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, the Heat defeated their rival Boston Celtics in five games, winning a dramatic overtime Game 4 in Boston and a come-from-behind Game 5 victory at home to finish the series. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Heat faced the Chicago Bulls. After being blown out by 21 points by the Bulls in Game 1, the Heat took home-court by defeating Chicago in Game 2, and winning their home Games 3 and 4, the latter of which came in overtime.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Summary, Season
In Game 5 in Chicago, the Heat made a historic comeback; after being down 77–65 with 3:14 left, the Heat went on an 18–3 run to win, 83–80, capped by a key four-point play from Dwyane Wade and clutch shooting from LeBron James. The Heat advanced to the 2011 NBA Finals to face the Dallas Mavericks, who had defeated the Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Lakers, and Oklahoma City Thunder. The series was a rematch of the 2006 NBA Finals, in which Dallas won the first two games and then lost four straight to Miami.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Summary, Season
The Heat won Game 1 in Miami, 92–84, but in Game 2, the Heat were leading the Mavericks by 15 points with 6:20 left in the fourth quarter before the Heat were outscored 22–5 and lost, 95–93. The Heat won Game 3 in Dallas 88–86 with the game-winning basket scored by Chris Bosh. The Mavericks won Game 4, 86–83, holding LeBron James to a career playoff-low 8 points. The Mavericks won Game 5 and took a 3–2 series lead with a 112–103 victory.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Summary, Season
That was the first time since March 6 that the Heat had lost two consecutive games, including the regular season, playoffs, and the NBA Finals. In Game 6, Dallas defeated Miami, 105–95, to win the 2011 NBA Finals in six games, 4–2. James's 17.8 points per game in the Finals was the largest drop off in points from a regular season to an NBA Finals (down 8.9 points from 26.7) in NBA history. He only averaged three points in the fourth quarters in the series, and he received the brunt of the criticism for the team's loss to Dallas.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Season in review
The Miami Heat entered NBA free agency in 2010 with nearly $46 million in salary cap space, with the ability to re-sign free agent Dwyane Wade, and add two of the NBA's top players, LeBron James and Chris Bosh. According to Fox Sports Radio's Stephen A. Smith, speaking on his show just days after the NBA Draft, the Heat were "highly likely" to sign all three players. The New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat were in negotiations to sign LeBron James.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Season in review
On July 7, 2010, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh agreed to terms with the Miami Heat. Then on July 8, 2010, James held an hour-long special to announce his decision on ESPN to commit to playing with the Heat. Later that evening, the Heat announced the trade of Michael Beasley to the Minnesota Timberwolves for a pair of second-round picks and cash considerations. The three are called the SuperFriends by sportswriters and commentators for ESPN, because all three were taken in the top five of the 2003 NBA Draft and because they have become good friends over the years.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Season in review
On July 8, 2010, it became official that NBA players and gold medal-winning Beijing Olympic teammates James, Wade, and Bosh would be joining the Heat. The Heat completed sign-and-trade deals, sending a total of four future first-round and two-second-round picks to the Cavaliers and Raptors for James and Bosh (both signing six-year, $110.1 million contracts). Wade re-signed with the Heat for $107.59 million for six years. All three have early-termination clauses in their contracts, allowing them to become free agents again in four years, in the summer of 2014.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Season in review
The final year on all three deals, for 2015–16, is a player option. The three made their debut at the 2010 Summer Heat Welcome Party at the American Airlines Arena on July 9, where they were introduced as The Three Kings by Heat play-by-play announcer and event co-host Eric Reid. Howard Beck of The New York Times described the national fan reaction to the party: "Everyone saw something: greatness, arrogance, self-indulgence, boldness, cowardice, pride, friendship, collusion, joy, cynicism, heroes, mercenaries."


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Season in review
By taking less than maximum salaries, Wade, James and Bosh opened the door for the Heat to further continue its roster makeover with the re-signing of Udonis Haslem and signing of veteran swingman and teammate of Haslem at the University of Florida, Mike Miller, for dual five-year deals worth a combined $45 million. In order to fill the voids at forward and center, the Heat signed James's former teammate in Cleveland, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, to a two-year deal for the veteran's minimum at $2.8 million, re-signed Joel Anthony, and signed power forward Juwan Howard. In the guard department, the Miami Heat re-signed guard Carlos Arroyo and signed former Celtics player Eddie House to a two-year contract for the veteran's minimum of $2.8 million. Rookies Dexter Pittman and Da'Sean Butler, along with NBA Summer League standouts Patrick Beverley and Kenny Hasbrouck, also signed contracts.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Season in review
The Miami Heat began the regular season with much hype going into their first game against the Eastern Conference Champs, the Boston Celtics. Many considered the Miami Heat as the team to break the single-season record of 72 regular season victories set by the Chicago Bulls. The opening game of the season, broadcast on the TNT Network and featuring the debut of reigning two-time NBA MVP James in a Miami uniform alongside Chris Bosh, was the most-watched NBA contest ever on cable television. The game earned a 4.6 rating, delivering 7.4 million total viewers and 5.3 million households, beating the Chicago Bulls vs. Los Angeles Lakers on February 2, 1996.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Season in review
The Heat lost the opening game 88–80 and got off to a 9–8 start due in large part to inconsistent play and injuries of key role players Mike Miller (thumb) and Udonis Haslem (foot). After losing four out of five games, including a Saturday night loss to the Dallas Mavericks on November 27, the team called a players-only meeting with the intent to get players to communicate with each other. Much of the speculation was that Spoelstra could lose his job and that Heat president Pat Riley would return as coach, especially after a well publicized incident when James "bumped" into Spoelstra during a timeout.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Season in review
After the players-only meeting, the team pulled together a 12-game win streak (10 of them by double digits) and limited the opposition under 100 points in all those games. During the winning streak, James led the Heat in defeating his former team by scoring 38 points (tying a Heat record for points in a quarter with 24 in the third) in a game that drew nearly 7.1 million viewers and earned a 25.4 rating in Miami.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Season in review
ESPN 3D aired its first NBA game in the third dimension on December 17, 2010, when the Heat defeated the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden., The Heat set a franchise record for wins in December with 15 and set an NBA record for consecutive road victories in a calendar month with 10 (including the Christmas Day match-up with the reigning two-time champion Los Angeles Lakers, which the team won 96–80).


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Season in review
During a post-game chat with Sun Sports' Jason Jackson on January 3, 2011, LeBron James joked "I see we sell out 99.1 percent on the road, so we call ourselves the Heatles off the Beatles, so every time we take our show on the road we bring a great crowd", giving the Heat's trio the unofficial nickname.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Season in review
On January 27, 2011, via fan voting, James (forward) and Wade (guard) were selected to be starters for the Eastern Conference at the All-Star Game, becoming the second pair of teammates to be selected as All-Star starters in franchise history (Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade; 2006 and 2007). A few days later, forward Chris Bosh was selected as a reserve, marking the first time in Heat history the team had sent three players to the All-Star game in a single season.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Season in review
Like the 2005–06 championship season, the Heat were criticized, for being unable to beat the top-caliber teams of the NBA. This criticism though would just grow more and more as the regular season was beginning to wind down.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Season in review
Despite beating their division rival Orlando Magic two of three games, sweeping the Lakers 2–0, and beating both the San Antonio Spurs and the Thunder once, they had lost to the defending Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics three times, swept by the Chicago Bulls and Dallas Mavericks who swept the season series and continued their regular season dominance against Miami for their 16th straight victory dating back to the 2004–05 season.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Season in review
In order to improve for the playoffs, the Heat signed guard Mike Bibby, who agreed to forfeit the $6.2 million he was owed by the Washington Wizards for the next season so that he could become a free agent and sign a league-minimum contract with a contender. In the process, the Heat released Carlos Arroyo. In Bibby's first game on March 3, the Heat were leading the Magic by 24 points in the third quarter before the Heat were outscored 40–9 and lost 99–96.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Season in review
The following night against the Spurs, who held the NBA's best record (51–11), the Heat lost 125–95, their most lopsided loss of the year and their fourth loss in five games. In their next game against the Bulls, the Heat had a 12-point lead in the first half, but they ended up losing 87–86 after two failed shots by James and Wade in the last 6 seconds of the game. It was the Heat's 12th and 13th consecutive missed shots with a chance to tie or lead a game in the final 10 seconds of regulation or overtime.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Season in review
James had missed four in the four-game losing streak. It was the Heat's fourth straight loss, and the fourth time since February 24 they had lost after a double-digit lead. The Heat were 2–5 since the All-Star break, 5–13 in games decided by five or fewer points and 14–18 against teams with winning records. After the game, there were reports of players crying in the locker room afterwards. On March 10, the Heat beat the Lakers, 94–88, and ended their five-game losing streak while also ending the Lakers' eight-game winning streak.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Season in review
On March 27, Wade, James, and Bosh became the second trio in NBA history to have at least 30 points and 10 rebounds in the same non-overtime game (a home win against the Houston Rockets), matching Oscar Robertson, Wayne Embry and Jack Twyman for the Cincinnati Royals in a loss to the Philadelphia Warriors on February 2, 1961. Additionally, it was the first time that a team's trio recorded 20 points and 10 rebounds in consecutive games since Sidney Wicks, Lloyd Neal and John Johnson accomplished the feat with the Portland Trail Blazers in March 1975. It was also the first time in Heat franchise history that three players scored 30 points in the same game.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Season in review
The 2011 Heat finished with a 58–24 record, third best in team history and a second overall seed, behind the Chicago Bulls, who had the NBA's best record. Additionally, the Heat finished 5th in the NBA in attendance with 810,930, behind the Mavericks, Cavaliers, Trail Blazers, and Bulls in that order (100.9% capacity). The Heat faced the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the NBA Playoffs and eliminated them in five games.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Season in review
In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, the Heat defeated their rival Boston Celtics in five games, winning a dramatic overtime Game 4 in Boston and a come-from-behind Game 5 victory at home to finish the series. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Heat faced the Chicago Bulls. After being blown out by 21 points by the Bulls in Game 1, the Heat took home-court by defeating Chicago in Game 2, and winning their home Games 3 and 4, the latter of which came in overtime.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Season in review
In Game 5 in Chicago, the Miami Heat made a historic comeback; after being down 77–65 with 3:14 left, the Heat went on an 18–3 run to win, 83–80, capped by a key four-point play from Wade and clutch shooting from James. The Heat advanced to the NBA Finals to face the Dallas Mavericks, who had defeated the Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Lakers, and Oklahoma City Thunder. This series was a rematch of the 2006 NBA Finals, in which Dallas won the first two games and then lost four straight to Miami.


2010–11 Miami Heat season, Season in review
The Heat won Game 1 in Miami, 92–84, but in Game 2, the Heat were leading the Mavericks by 15 points with 6:20 left in the fourth quarter before the Heat were outscored 22–5 and lost, 95–93. Miami won Game 3 in Dallas 88–86 with the game-winning basket scored by Chris Bosh. They would lose to the Mavericks in six games falling just short of capturing their 2nd NBA Championship. Dwyane Wade averaged 26.5 points and 7.0 rebounds, the highest scorer on the team, while LeBron James averaged 17.8 points, and 7.1 rebounds which was the largest drop off in points from a regular season to an NBA Finals in NBA history.


2010–11 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
The 2010–11 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Tom Izzo led the Spartans in his 16th year at Michigan State. The team played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan, and competed in the Big Ten Conference. The Spartans finished the season 19–15, 9–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fourth place. The Spartans lost in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament and received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, their 14th consecutive appearance. As a No. 10 seed, they lost in the Second Round (formerly known as the First Round) to UCLA.


2010–11 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Previous season
The Spartans finished the 2009–10 season 28–9, 14–4 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for the regular season championship. MSU lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament to Minnesota. Michigan State received a No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament, their 13th straight trip to the Tournament. There, they defeated New Mexico State, Maryland, Northern Iowa, and Tennessee to advance to the Final Four, their sixth overall trip and second consecutive trip under Tom Izzo. In the Final Four, they lost to Butler.


2010–11 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Offseason
The Spartans lost Raymar Morgan (11.3 points and 6.2 rebounds per game) to graduation following the season. Chris Allen was also dismissed from the team following the season.


2010–11 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Season summary
The Spartans were led by seniors, Kalin Lucas (17.0 points and 3.4 assists per game) and Durrell Summers (11.6 points and 4.2 rebounds per game), and junior Draymond Green (12.6 points, 8.6 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game). On the strength of their trip to the Final Four the previous year, the team began the season ranked No. 2 in the country. The Spartans made their second trip under Izzo to the Maui Invitational and were upset again, this time by UConn. In the third place game, Michigan State defeated No. 13 Washington. MSU suffered further losses to No. 1 Duke in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge, No. 8 Syracuse in the Jimmy V Classic, and No. 18 Texas. They finished the non-conference portion of their season 8–4 and ranked No. 20 in the country.


2010–11 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Season summary
On January 26, 2011, backup point guard Korie Lucious, who averaged 6.5 points and 4.1 assists per game for the Spartans, was dismissed from the team.


2010–11 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Season summary
The Spartans were inconsistent in conference play, beating No. 14 Minnesota and No. 20 Wisconsin, but suffering nine losses in conference and finishing the regular season with a 17–13 overall record and 9–9 in conference and in danger of missing the NCAA Tournament. After beating Iowa and blowing out No. 9 Purdue in the Big Ten Tournament, the Spartans fell to Penn State in the semifinals. The blowout win over Purdue likely ensured the Spartans inclusion in the NCAA Tournament.


2010–11 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Season summary
Michigan State received a No. 10 seed in the Southeast Region of the NCAA Tournament, their 14th straight appearance, but the lowest seeding the Spartans had received in the NCAA Tournament since 2002. The Spartans faced No. 7-seeded UCLA in the Second Round (formerly known as the First Round). They trailed by as many as 23 points in the first half and trailed by 42–24 at the half. In the second half, MSU began to foul on nearly every possession in the second half and closed the lead, outscoring UCLA 52–36 in the half. However, the rally fell short and they lost 78–76.


2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The 2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represents the University of Michigan during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by John Beilein. The team played its home games in Ann Arbor, Michigan at the Crisler Arena, which has a capacity of 13,751, for the forty-fourth consecutive year. This season marked the team's ninety-fourth consecutive year as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The team witnessed the departure of its four tallest players and two leading scorers from the prior season.


2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The incoming class featured the sons of two former National Basketball Association players (Tim Hardaway and Tito Horford) and the younger brother of a current one (Al Horford). Additionally Joe Dumars' son Jordan transferred to the team and Glenn Robinson's son, Glenn Robinson III verbally committed to the class of 2012. The season was marked by close losses against numerous highly ranked teams.


2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
Although the team began with a 1–6 record in conference play, they rebounded to finish with a 9–9 conference mark. This put them in a four-way tie for fourth and earned them a number four seed in the 2011 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. For the fifth consecutive year they won their first game in the tournament, but lost in the semifinals to eventual champion Ohio State. They also earned a number eight seed in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, where they logged a record-setting performance in the first game, but lost in their second game (in the round of 32).


2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The team was captained by Zack Novak, who became one of the forty Academic All-American finalists for the second year in a row, and Stu Douglass. The team was also led by Darius Morris and Tim Hardaway Jr. who earned third team and honorable mention All-Big Ten recognition, respectively. Hardaway was one of two unanimous Big Ten All-Freshman selections. Hardaway set the school freshman single-season record for three-point shots made and Morris set the school single-season record for assists. Hardaway was selected to the 2011 Collegeinsider.com Freshmen All-America team.


2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
On NCAA Tournament selection Sunday, The Fab Five aired and comments it contained brought attention to issues of race in sports and education and the Duke–Michigan rivalry. Past Duke and Michigan players traded barbs in leading national newspapers. The teams met in the 2011 NCAA tournament the following week with Duke prevailing.


2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, 2010–11 incoming team members
The 2010–11 Wolverines saw assistant coach John Mahoney be replaced by Bacari Alexander. Alexander had most recently been an assistant for Western Michigan. Jerry Dunn, who took a leave of absence in December of the prior season, was replaced by Jeff Meyer who had filled in for him on an interim basis. Mike Jackson left the Michigan basketball program to join rival Purdue and was replaced by LaVall Jordan, who previously served as an assistant coach for Iowa.


2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, 2010–11 incoming team members
The team lost its four tallest contributors from the prior season: DeShawn Sims, Zack Gibson, Anthony Wright and Manny Harris. The same weekend that Harris declared for the 2010 NBA Draft in late March, the team accepted a commitment from Jon Horford. Horford, who was named a 2010 Class A All-State performer from the Associated Press, the Detroit Free Press and the Detroit News, is the younger brother of Atlanta Hawk Al Horford and son of former NBA player Tito Horford.


2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, 2010–11 incoming team members
Horford did not actually sign his letter of intent until the opening of the spring signing period on April 14. After Horford's signing, the Wolverines had two scholarships available. The 2010 class included Tim Hardaway Jr., son of Tim Hardaway. With the signings and loss of Ben Cronin to injury, the 2010–11 team's front court was composed of incoming freshmen Evan Smotrycz and Horford along with redshirt freshmen Blake McLimans and Jordan Morgan.


2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, 2010–11 incoming team members
Jordan Dumars (son of Joe Dumars) transferred to the University of Michigan in January 2010 after playing in six games for the South Florida Bulls men's basketball team. According to NCAA transfer eligibility rules, he must sit out a complete academic year. Thus, he was able to join the team following the completion of the fall 2010 semester.


2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, 2010–11 incoming team members, 2011–12 team recruits
The team also announced that Glenn Robinson III, son of Glenn Robinson verbally committed on September 14, 2010 as the first commitment in Michigan's class of 2012. On March 26, 2011, Michigan received its second verbal commitment of the class of 2012 from Canadian wing guard Nik Stauskas.


2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Offseason
In June 2010, Beilein announced that he had dismissed redshirt Junior Laval Lucas-Perry from the team. In August the team took part in a four-game exhibition tour in Belgium.


2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Regular season
The seniorless 2010–11 team had one win against ranked opponents in eight regular season attempts. All but one loss against a ranked opponent was by single digits. In its first game against a top 10 team, it has lost to #10 Syracuse by 3 on November 26. The team had two wins over power conference opponents: Clemson and Utah. Those two wins were part of a November and December seven-game winning streak that was the team's first since the 2006–07 team opened its season with seven wins. The win against Clemson on November 30 was Michigan's first ACC-Big Ten Challenge win in five years. Another one of the seven wins was on December 4 against eventual 2010–11 Ivy League men's basketball season champion Harvard who was coached by former Michigan coach Tommy Amaker.


2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Regular season
On December 23, 2010, against Bryant University, the team tied its December 13, 2008 single-game school record of 16 three-point field goals made. In the game, Darius Morris and Tim Hardaway Jr. had been two of three Wolverines to make four three-point shots. Morris had had 12 assists on his way to a double-double. It was Hardaway's first 20-point game. On December 27, the Big Ten Conference named Morris player of the week and Hardaway co-freshman of the week.


2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Regular season
In its second and third games against top 10 teams, Michigan lost to #3 Kansas in overtime on January 9, and to #2 Ohio State by 4 on January 12. By week 11's poll, which was released on January 17, the team's first three top 10 opponents were the top three ranked teams in the country in both national polls and accounted for all the first place votes in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll.


2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Regular season
On January 27, Morris led Michigan to its first win against Michigan State in East Lansing, Michigan at the Breslin Center since 1997. This was its only victory was against a ranked opponent as Michigan State was ranked 25 in one poll and unranked in the other on January 27. On January 30 against Iowa, he had become the third Michigan Wolverines men's basketball player (following Gary Grant and Manny Harris) to record a triple double. Morris repeated as player of the week on January 31, sharing the award with Talor Battle.


2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Regular season
In its other close contests against ranked opponents, Michigan  had a second single-digit loss to #1 Ohio State on February 3 in a game where they led at the half. They also had a one-point loss against #12 Wisconsin on February 23. On February 3, 2011, Novak was named one of 40 Academic All-District players by CoSIDA, making him a finalist to become one of fifteen Academic All-Americans on February 22. In February, Hardaway earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors three weeks in a row.