2011 San Diego State Aztecs football team
The 2011 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aztecs were led by first-year head coach Rocky Long and played their home games at Qualcomm Stadium. They are members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 4–3 in Mountain West play to finish fourth place. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl where they lost, but then eventually won a forfeited game to Louisiana–Lafayette.


2011 San Diego Toreros football team
The 2011 San Diego Toreros football team represented the University of San Diego in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Toreros were led by fifth-year head coach Ron Caragher and played their home games at Torero Stadium. They are a member of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 9–2, 7–1 in PFL play to claim a share of the conference championship with Drake.


2011 San Fernando massacre
The 2011 San Fernando massacre, also known as the second massacre of San Fernando, was the mass murder of 193 people by Los Zetas drug cartel at La Joya ranch in the municipality of San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico in March 2011. Authorities investigating the massacre reported numerous hijackings of passenger buses on Mexican Federal Highway 101 in San Fernando, and the kidnapped victims were later killed and buried in 47 clandestine mass graves. The investigations began immediately after several suitcases and other baggage went unclaimed in Reynosa and Matamoros, Tamaulipas. On 6 April 2011, Mexican authorities exhumed 59 corpses from eight mass graves. By 7 June 2011, after a series of multiple excavations, a total of 193 bodies were exhumed from mass graves in San Fernando.


2011 San Fernando massacre
Reports mentioned that female kidnapping victims were raped and able-bodied male kidnapping victims were forced to fight to the death with other hostages, where they were given knives, hammers, machetes and clubs to find recruits who were willing to kill for their lives. In the blood sport, the survivor was recruited as a hitman for Los Zetas; those who did not survive were buried in a clandestine gravesite. After the massacre, thousands of citizens from San Fernando fled to other parts of Mexico and to the US.


2011 San Fernando massacre
The Mexican government responded by sending 650 soldiers to San Fernando and establishing a military base in the municipality. The troops took over the duties of the police force in the city and worked on social programs. In addition, a total of 82 Zeta members were arrested by 23 August 2011. In 2012 tranquility slowly returned to the city, along with the inhabitants who fled because of the violence.


2011 San Fernando massacre
Mexican authorities are not certain why Los Zetas decided to abduct people from buses, and then torture, murder and bury them. They speculate that the Zetas may have forcibly recruited the passengers as foot soldiers for the organization, intending to hold them for ransom or extort them before they crossed into the US. Some killers, however, confessed that they abducted and killed the passengers because they feared their rivals, the Gulf Cartel, were getting reinforcements from other states.


2011 San Fernando massacre
One of the leaders confessed that Heriberto Lazcano, the supreme leader of Los Zetas, had ordered the investigation of all buses coming in through San Fernando; those "who had nothing to do with it were freed. But those that did, they were killed." In addition, the killers claimed to have investigated passengers' cellphones and text messages to determine if they were involved with the Gulf Cartel or not, and that they were particularly worried about buses coming in from the states of Durango and Michoacán, two strongholds of the rival La Familia and the Sinaloa Cartels.


2011 San Fernando massacre, Background
In early 2010, Los Zetas broke apart from the Gulf Cartel and both organizations turned their weapons against each other. The first clash between the groups happened in Reynosa, then expanded to Nuevo Laredo and Matamoros. The war spread throughout 11 of Tamaulipas' municipalities, 9 of which border Texas, and soon thereafter spread to Tamaulipas' neighboring states: Nuevo León and Veracruz. In the midst of violence and panic, authorities and media initially attempted to downplay the situation.


2011 San Fernando massacre, Background
In San Fernando, Gulf Cartel forces led by Antonio Cárdenas Guillén "strung the bodies of fallen Zetas and their associates from light poles." The Gulf Cartel lashed out to attack Los Zetas at their stronghold in San Fernando. According to The Monitor, the municipality of San Fernando is a "virtual spiderweb" of dirt roads that connect with Monterrey, Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa, and Matamoros—making it a prized territory for drug traffickers.


2011 San Fernando massacre, Background
In August 2010, Mexican Naval Infantry found 72 dead illegal immigrants—58 men and 14 women—in San Fernando, killed by Los Zetas for their failure to pay their ransom and their refusal to work for the cartel. An Ecuadorian survivor faked his death and made it up to a military checkpoint, and subsequently led authorities to the 72 dead inside a warehouse on a ranch. The massacre was internationally condemned.


2011 San Fernando massacre, Massacre
Between 24 and 29 March 2011, several public transportation buses that were heading to Reynosa, Tamaulipas, were hijacked in San Fernando.


2011 San Fernando massacre, Massacre
On 6 April 2011 Mexican authorities found 59 bodies in eight clandestine mass graves in San Fernando, Tamaulipas. This discovery led officials to acknowledge that the Mexican drug cartels had begun to inflict fear through a new modus operandi: "stopping buses and removing passengers, some never to be seen again." Two weeks before the bodies were found, there were reports of buses being hijacked by the cartels near San Fernando, where cartel members would "stop the bus, select passengers, take them hostage." Fourteen cartel members were arrested too.


2011 San Fernando massacre, Massacre
By 8 April 2011, the secretary general of Tamaulipas, Morelos Jaime Canseco, confirmed the finding of 13 more bodies, increasing the body count to 72. When the death toll reached 72, bus lines in Tamaulipas refused to take people to San Fernando until the situation was resolved. Investigators began to mention that those killed were not migrants (like the previous massacre of the 72 migrants in 2010), but "fellow Mexican citizens."


2011 San Fernando massacre, Massacre
On 10 April 2011, in four other mass graves, 16 more bodies were exhumed, increasing the death toll to 88. Witnesses then reported that cartel members had stopped the bus at a fake military checkpoint, and that they had ordered the passengers to "pay up to $300 US dollars" for them to continue on their route. The investigation continued, and on 12 April 2011 the Mexican military confirmed the finding of 28 more bodies, upping the death toll to 116 and the mass graves up to 15.


2011 San Fernando massacre, Massacre
It was then proven by the PGR that the massacre was carried out by Los Zetas, a drug trafficking organization formed originally by former military soldiers in Mexico. By 13 April the authorities found six more bodies, making the death toll 122. The next day, on 14 April, 12 more mass graves were found with 23 bodies, and the body count reached 145. Investigators mentioned that the bodies had been deceased for between "one and two months." Also, 16 police officers from San Fernando were arrested for allegedly serving as accomplices to members of Los Zetas in the slayings.


2011 San Fernando massacre, Massacre
On 21 April 2011 authorities found 32 more bodies in eight other mass graves; the death toll went up to 177. Five days later, on 26 April, the body count reached 183, and the mass graves found now numbered over 40. Seventy-four suspected killers had been captured too. By this date only two of the 183 bodies found had been "fully identified" by authorities, and around 120 bodies were sent to Mexico City for identification. Finally, on 7 June 2011, the bodies found in clandestine mass graves in the municipality of San Fernando, Tamaulipas, stopped at 193 corpses. One US citizen was killed in the massacre.


2011 San Fernando massacre, Massacre, Gladiator-like killings
Houston Chronicle journalist Dane Schiller interviewed an alleged cartel member, who explained Los Zetas had been using an "ancient Roman gladiator blood sport" to groom new assassins and to find recruits for their organization.


2011 San Fernando massacre, Massacre, Gladiator-like killings
The kidnapped victims were forced to fight to the death with other victims. Men were given knives, hammers and machetes, and were ordered at gunpoint to fight for their lives like a "gladiator-style contest." The winners were ordered to go on suicide missions and shoot at rival drug cartel members elsewhere. The dead were buried in mass graves. Almost all the corpses found in the mass graves had evidence of "blunt force trauma."


2011 San Fernando massacre, Massacre, Gladiator-like killings
A cartel member on trial in Laredo, Texas testified that the fighting contests between the kidnapped victims were ordered by Miguel Treviño Morales, a high-ranking Zeta lieutenant, and that they were used to make the killers "lose their fear." In addition, he mentioned that 100 Zeta recruits were being trained in Ciudad Victoria, and 300 more in San Fernando in January 2012.


2011 San Fernando massacre, Massacre, Federal Highway 101
Mexican Federal Highway 101, which extends from the border city of Matamoros, to the capital of the state, Ciudad Victoria, is known by local residents as the "Highway of Death." Those who traveled through this highway in 2010 and 2011 used to see "burned vehicles, bullet-shot trucks on the side of the road, and dead bodies, often decapitated, that the cartels would leave behind."


2011 San Fernando massacre, Massacre, Federal Highway 101
Others who have traveled through this highway and have survived car hijackings and checkpoints the organized crime groups have installed from Padilla to San Fernando have reported what happens on the highway. A survivor saw "four SUVs, all grey and with tinted windows," adding that "everyone was armed."


2011 San Fernando massacre, Massacre, Federal Highway 101
The violence and constant car hijackings were so bad that bus lines avoided Highway 101 by driving miles out of their way. Another survivor stated that heavily armed men would stop buses at roadblocks, and then force women and young girls at gunpoint, "strip them naked, rape them," and then drive away in trucks, leaving the passengers traumatized. One bus driver, "who said he had avoided being stopped thus far," claimed that another bus driver at the station had said that 12 people were pulled off the bus just 30 minutes before him. Other witnesses claim that once the buses were stopped, gunmen would storm the bus and point at certain passengers and say "you, you're coming down," and take them at gunpoint. The buses were then ordered to leave.


2011 San Fernando massacre, Massacre, Federal Highway 101
Highway 101 is the biggest and most important transportation system in the state of Tamaulipas, and it connects the state with Matamoros and Texas with the rest of Tamaulipas. Local residents mention that there is only traffic on this highway during daylight. As of 2012, they mention that the cartels "still kill people in San Fernando." The US has issued travel warnings south of the border.


2011 San Fernando massacre, Massacre, Unconfirmed higher death toll
On 17 June 2011, federal police captured Édgar Huerta Montiel, a high-ranking boss in Los Zetas and the man responsible for the killing of 72 migrants in 2010. He confessed during interrogation that "more than 600 bodies" were buried in clandestine mass graves near San Fernando, unconfirmed by Mexican authorities. Isabel Miranda de Wallace of "Stop the Kidnappings" suspects that the mass graves in San Fernando contain more than 500 dead, but that the government of Tamaulipas has not released such information because of the political troubles it may instigate.


2011 San Fernando massacre, Aftermath, Arrests
On 17 April 2011, in the capital city of Ciudad Victoria, Mexican authorities captured Martín Omar Estrada Luna, alias El Kilo, lieutenant boss of Los Zetas in San Fernando, Tamaulipas, and responsible for at least 217 killings in that locality. Along with El Kilo, 11 additional Zeta gunmen were apprehended. They were linked to the killing of a policeman and an investigator who were covering the massacres. In addition, Estrada Luna was one of the masterminds of the massacre of the 72 migrants and of the mass graves found.


2011 San Fernando massacre, Aftermath, Arrests
He was regarded by the DEA as "one of the most aggressive leaders in Los Zetas organization." Federal Police captured Édgar Huerta Montiel, alias El Wache, a high-ranking lieutenant of Los Zetas and the man responsible for the killings of the 72 immigrants, on 17 June 2011 in Fresnillo, Zacatecas. Huerta Montiel was an army deserter before joining Los Zetas. Other Zeta lieutenants, like Abraham Barrios Caporal, alias El Erasmo, were captured on 30 June 2011.


2011 San Fernando massacre, Aftermath, Arrests
The PGR offered up to $15 million for information leading to the capture of those responsible. In addition, the PGR led the investigation and as of August 2011, 82 people had been arrested. Some of those arrested were minors under the age of 18. Top-Zeta leaders responsible for the attacks have also been arrested: Salvador Alfonso Martínez Escobedo, alias La Ardilla, was captured in late 2012 and Miguel Treviño Morales, Commander 40, was arrested on 15 July 2013. One Zeta leader accused of involvement was still on the run as of July 2013:  Román Ricardo Palomo Rincones, alias El Coyote.


2011 San Fernando massacre, Aftermath, Police implications
Marisela Morales, the former Attorney General of Mexico, mentioned in a communiqué on 13 April 2011 that 16 of those arrested were municipal police officers in San Fernando. According to the investigations, the policemen offered Los Zetas "protection and help[ed] them cover up the killings." Former president of Mexico, Felipe Calderón, criticized the governors of the Mexican states for failing to certify and regulate their police forces, who often aid criminal groups in their activities.


2011 San Fernando massacre, Aftermath, Police implications
Calderón condemned the fact that policemen kidnap civilians and then take them in their own police vehicles to the place where they are to be killed. The President then mentioned that although the government at a federal level is working to "clean up" the police forces, at state and municipal levels the improvements "have not been parallel." A judge ordered the imprisonment of all police officers implicated in the massacre on 18 April 2011.


2011 San Fernando massacre, Aftermath, Exodus in San Fernando
After the massacre of the 72 migrants, the discovery of the mass graves and the continuing violence between the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas, fear so overwhelmed the citizens of San Fernando that more than 10,000 of them left the city. The city's mayor, Tomás Gloria Requena, estimates that "around 10% of the population" left to "other towns and cities in Tamaulipas, and possibly to other parts of Mexico and the United States."


2011 San Fernando massacre, Aftermath, Exodus in San Fernando
A priest of San Fernando, however, noted that those who left the city were directly "threaten[ed] by the organized crime groups," and that the arrival of the military has brought some of the tranquility the inhabitants of San Fernando wanted. The priest related that when he drove around the city to go to other parishes, "heavily armed men with ski-masks ordered [him] to stop and identify [himself]." They would let him go after he said he was a priest at a local church, but mentioned that "these risks happened to the whole population."


2011 San Fernando massacre, Aftermath, Exodus in San Fernando
Newspapers mention that San Fernando, Tamaulipas, "stayed without policemen," and the ones who were from that municipality were either arrested or assigned different functions. The government of Tamaulipas believes that the "exodus of the citizens of San Fernando is transitory, and once order is re-established, the families will be back again." On 1 January 2012 the SEDENA thanked the soldiers in San Fernando for bringing order and for "reverting the exodus of San Fernando, an unfortunate phenomenon that occurred due to the violence and the criminal groups that operated in the region."


2011 San Fernando massacre, Aftermath, Military-led responses and new base
In May 2011 the federal government sent more than 500 troops to Tamaulipas to combat the drug cartels in the area and work together with the state forces. In addition, retired soldiers were also called to voluntarily join in the fight against the organized crime groups. A military base was established in the municipality of San Fernando on 18 January 2012. The headquarters were inaugurated by Egidio Torre Cantú, the current governor of Tamaulipas. The base hosts more than 650 military personnel. Below is the welcoming speech Torre Cantú gave to the soldiers on their arrival at Tamaulipas:


2011 San Fernando massacre, Aftermath, Military-led responses and new base
"You all come here today to collaborate with the people of Tamaulipas, to show your love for this country and your call for service, and to participate in the establishment of law to bring tranquility to the citizens of this state."


2011 San Fernando massacre, Aftermath, Military-led responses and new base
On another note, the troops also worked on "social projects" throughout San Fernando; they provided medical care to the citizens, helped in the infrastructure of the city, provided free haircuts, helped repaint buildings and picked up trash. In November 2011 the military took over the responsibilities of the police in San Fernando, and now patrols the city, answers emergency calls of civilians, mans military checkpoints on highways, guards the municipal palace, investigates passenger buses and cars for drugs and other illegal goods and directs traffic.


2011 San Fernando massacre, Aftermath, Military-led responses and new base
In addition, another military base was opened in the city of Ciudad Mier, Tamaulipas.


2011 San Fernando massacre, Aftermath, San Fernando after the massacres
Little by little, the people who left San Fernando, Tamaulipas, are slowly coming back to the city. However, the citizens still find themselves "scared," and they reportedly "mistrust foreigners." With the arrival of Mexican federal troops and the creation of the military base, San Fernando's social fabric and normality have been recovering. In the city square, one can now see "a pair of lovers, bootblacks at work, people walking in the streets, and kids having fun." Candy stores, restaurants, shoe stores, and other establishments have reopened.


2011 San Fernando massacre, Aftermath, San Fernando after the massacres
As of 2012 life in San Fernando appears to be calm, but once nightfall comes around, people are no longer in the streets. After 10:00 p.m. "San Fernando is a ghost town." The last bus departure from Ciudad Victoria or Matamoros to San Fernando is at 6:10 p.m.; before the violence, buses drove to San Fernando throughout the night. Taxi drivers used to wait for people arriving at San Fernando throughout all hours of the night, and now the last bus arrives at around 9:30 p.m., and everyone then closes their doors and goes home.


2011 San Fernando massacre, Aftermath, San Fernando after the massacres
In 2012 it had been more than three years since the city of San Fernando had a carnival dance; the Ramón Ayala pub used to be the get-together place every weekend, and now it is closed. Other bars have also closed too, as well as the cinemas. According to Alberto Torres from El Universal, the people of San Fernando are resentful toward the government, from the federal level to the state and local ones. For more than two years "they were abandoned and forgotten, left at their own luck, in the middle of a raging drug war." A resident recalls what he feels when people from other parts of Mexico hear he's from San Fernando:


2011 San Fernando massacre, Aftermath, San Fernando after the massacres
"You have no idea what it feels to go to a different place and say 'I am from San Fernando' and be discriminated."


2011 San Fernando massacre, Aftermath, San Fernando after the massacres
In addition, although the highways and dirt roads in Tamaulipas are sometimes the scenes of armed confrontations, as of February 2012 there have been "advancements" in the security situation of highways in the state. The PGR has not identified 159 of the 193 corpses exhumed as of April 2012.


2011 San Fernando massacre, Controversy, Tamaulipas as a failed state
The massacre of the 72 migrants, the mass graves with nearly 200 bodies, the assassination of the PRI candidate for state governor, Rodolfo Torre Cantú, the murder of two city mayors, the numerous prison breaks and killings, the escalating violence in Tamaulipas and the lack of media coverage, along with the political and police corruption, have brought analysts to conclude that Tamaulipas may in fact be or become a failed state.


2011 San Fernando massacre, Controversy, Tamaulipas as a failed state
Manuel Suárez-Mier, economist and drug war expert, believes that Mexico and Tamaulipas are "not failed states," since their economies are projected to grow starting in 2010, and the security measures stand in "a phase of reconstruction."


2011 San Francisco 49ers season
The 2011 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 66th season overall, and 62nd in the National Football League (NFL). It was the first season under head coach Jim Harbaugh and general manager Trent Baalke. The 49ers rebounded from their disappointing 2010 season to end their streak of eight consecutive non-winning seasons. After defeating the St. Louis Rams in week 13 and attaining a 10–2 record, the team clinched the NFC West and made their first playoff appearance since 2002.


2011 San Francisco 49ers season
The 49ers ended the regular season with a 13–3 record, their best since 1997, and earned a bye in the first round of the playoffs. In the Divisional Playoffs they defeated the New Orleans Saints 36–32 and were in the NFC Championship for the first time since 1997- they lost to the eventual Super Bowl champion New York Giants in overtime by a score of 20–17, coming just short of returning to the Super Bowl for the first time since 1994. Despite their most successful season in years, the 49ers were 31st in the league in third-down conversion percentage in the regular season (29.1) and were 17.9 percent in the playoffs.


2011 San Francisco 49ers season, Offseason, Coaching changes
Owner Jed York announced that he would hire a general manager and the new GM would make a decision on the new head coach to replace Mike Singletary after the 49ers' loss to the St. Louis Rams on December 26, 2010 that eliminated the team from the postseason. On January 5, the 49ers promoted the vice president of player personnel, Trent Baalke, to the position of general manager. On January 7, the 49ers hired Stanford head coach Jim Harbaugh to be the 18th head coach of the San Francisco 49ers.


2011 San Francisco 49ers season, Offseason, Coaching changes
With the hiring of a new head coach, many of the assistant coaches were replaced. Of the coordinators and position coaches from the previous season, only running backs coach Tom Rathman, defensive line coach Jim Tomsula, and offensive line coach Mike Solari were retained. The coaching staff featured Greg Roman as the new offensive coordinator and Vic Fangio as the new defensive coordinator, both previously assistant coaches under Harbaugh at Stanford. Former Cleveland Browns assistant head coach and special teams coordinator Brad Seely was hired for the same roles with the 49ers.


2011 San Francisco 49ers season, Offseason, Coaching changes
Geep Chryst was the new quarterbacks coach, Reggie Davis was the new tight ends coach. John Morton was the new wide receivers coach, and Tim Drevno was a new offensive line coach to help out Mike Solari. Jim Leavitt was the new linebackers coach and Ed Donatell was the new secondary coach. The staff also featured defensive assistants Peter Hansen and Ehiro Evero, offensive assistant Bobby Engram, and special assistant to the head coach Bill Nayes.


2011 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: at Detroit Lions
With the win, the 49ers went into their bye week at 5–1.


2011 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: vs. Arizona Cardinals
With this win, the 49ers improve their record to 9–1, securing them their first winning season since 2002.


2011 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: at Baltimore Ravens
Coming off their divisional home win over the Cardinals, head coach Jim Harbaugh and the 49ers flew to M&T Bank Stadium for a Week 12 interconference duel with the Baltimore Ravens and their head coach (Jim's brother) John Harbaugh on Thanksgiving.


2011 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: at Baltimore Ravens
San Francisco trailed early in the first quarter as Ravens kicker Billy Cundiff got a 39-yard field goal, yet the 49ers answered with a 45-yard field goal from kicker David Akers. Baltimore struck back in the second quarter with Cundiff making a 23-yard field goal.


2011 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: at Baltimore Ravens
San Francisco began the third quarter with a 52-yard field goal from Akers, but the Ravens opened the fourth quarter with quarterback Joe Flacco completing an 8-yard touchdown pass to tight end Dennis Pitta, followed by Cundiff nailing a 39-yard field goal. The Niners tried to rally, but Baltimore's defense held on to preserve the win.


2011 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: at Baltimore Ravens
These two teams would meet again a year later in Super Bowl XLVII with the 49ers falling short 34–31.


2011 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. St. Louis Rams
With the shutout win, not only did the 49ers improve to 10–2, but they also clinched 1st place in the NFC West.


2011 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
The 49ers traveled home for a game on Monday Night Football against the Steelers. It was delayed due to a power outage in their stadium. The lights went off again in the 2nd quarter when the 49ers were leading 6–0, which eventually became the score at halftime. In the 2nd half the 49ers would go on a 14 to 3 run to make the final score 20–3 and improve their record to 11–3.


2011 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks
With the win, the 49ers improved to 12–3 and swept the Seahawks for the first time since 2006.


2011 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at St. Louis Rams
With the win, the 49ers finished their season at 13–3 as they swept the Rams for the first time since 2009 and captured the NFC's #2 playoff seed.


2011 San Francisco 49ers season, Postseason, Game summaries, NFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. #3 New Orleans Saints
Alex Smith's 14-yard touchdown pass to tight end Vernon Davis with 9 seconds left gave San Francisco their first playoff win since 2002 at the end of a wild, back and forth final quarter which featured four lead changes in a span of 3:53.


2011 San Francisco 49ers season, Postseason, Game summaries, NFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. #3 New Orleans Saints
Sports writers and 49ers fans have taken to referring Davis' catch as The Catch III, as it occurred four days after the 30th anniversary of The Catch – Joe Montana's famous game-winning touchdown pass to Dwight Clark in the 1981 NFC Championship game against the Dallas Cowboys, one of the most famous plays in San Francisco 49ers history as it helped propel the 49ers to their first-ever Super Bowl, with both plays occurring with the 49ers trailing with less than a minute to play and facing 3rd down and 3 yards to go.


2011 San Francisco 49ers season, Postseason, Game summaries, NFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. #3 New Orleans Saints
This game was voted the number 1 game of 2011 by NFL.com. (The Catch II refers to Steve Young's game-winning pass to Terrell Owens in the 1998 NFC Divisional Playoff against the Green Bay Packers.) With the win, the 49ers improved to 14–3 and faced the New York Giants at Candlestick Park in the NFC Championship Game.


2011 San Francisco 49ers season, Postseason, Game summaries, NFC Championship: vs. #4 New York Giants
For the fifth time in conference championship history and for the third time in five years, overtime decided the game, and as it was in the 2007 NFC Championship Game, a field goal by Lawrence Tynes was the winning score as the Giants defeated the 49ers for their fifth NFC Championship Game victory. The Giants became the third team in NFL history to advance to the Super Bowl with fewer than 10 wins during the regular season, joining the 1979 Los Angeles Rams and the 2008 Arizona Cardinals.


2011 San Francisco 49ers season, Postseason, Game summaries, NFC Championship: vs. #4 New York Giants
With Ted Ginn Jr. injured, Rookie Kyle Williams started at wide receiver and performed punt returns in the NFC Championship Game. He lost two fumbles returning punts, including one in overtime that preceded the game-winning field goal by the Giants. His other fumble in the fourth quarter was followed by a Giants' touchdown to retake the lead, 17–14. QB Alex Smith defended Williams, saying: "Offensively we weren't good enough today. We didn't get it done .... You can't put it on [Williams]". The 49ers did not make a 3rd down conversion until the 4th quarter. The 49ers' season ended with a 14–4 record.


2011 San Francisco Giants season
The San Francisco Giants are an American baseball team. Their 2011 season marked their 129th year in Major League Baseball, their fifty-fourth year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 12th in AT&T Park. They opened the 2011 season as the defending World Series champions on March 31, 2011. However, they were eliminated from post-season contention on September 24, 2011, finishing eight games behind that season's National League West champion Arizona Diamondbacks. Despite missing the playoffs, the Giants led the majors in ninth inning comebacks.


2011 San Francisco Giants season, Regular season
Coming off the team's 2010 World Series success and his two-year, $22 million contract, Aubrey Huff arrived at 2011 spring training out of shape. His OPS dropped 215 points from the previous season to .676, last among Major League first baseman in 2011. Well-intentioned fans sent him thongs throughout the season in hopes of improving his fortunes. Huff was accountable for his struggles contributing to the team's failure to return to the playoffs in 2011.


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


2011 San Francisco Giants season, Regular season stats, Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


2011 San Francisco mayoral election
The 2011 San Francisco mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2011, to elect the mayor of San Francisco. The incumbent Ed Lee, appointed to fill the vacant mayoral seat, succeeded in his bid to become the first elected Asian-American mayor of a major American city.


2011 San Francisco mayoral election, Background
Gavin Newsom, first elected in 2003 and reelected in 2007, was elected Lieutenant Governor of California in 2010 and sworn in on January 10, 2011. Ed Lee was appointed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to finish the balance of Newsom's mayoral term and was sworn in on January 11, 2011. Lee initially pledged not to seek election, although an active movement arose to draft him into the race. By the end of July observers were expecting that Lee would agree to run. On August 8, 2011, Lee announced he was running for Mayor of San Francisco.


2011 San Francisco mayoral election, Background
The mayoral election was run using instant runoff voting, which was adopted by a referendum in 2002. This voting method was first in effect for the 2007 mayoral election, but no transfers of votes were needed in 2007 since incumbent mayor Gavin Newsom received a majority of the first round votes.


2011 San Francisco mayoral election, Results, Results Summary
The following table shows a summary of the instant runoff for the election. The table shows the round in which the candidate was defeated or elected the winner, the votes for the candidate in that round, and what share those votes were of all votes counting for any candidate in that round. There is also a bar graph showing those votes for each candidate and categorized as either first-round votes or votes that were transferred from another candidate.


2011 San Francisco mayoral election, Results, Results Summary
Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, though most candidates in San Francisco do receive funding and support from various political parties.


2011 San Francisco mayoral election, Results, Vote counts by round
The following table shows how votes were counted in a series of rounds of instant runoffs. Each voter could mark which candidates were the voter's first, second, and third choice. Each voter had one vote, but could mark three choices for how that vote can be counted. In each round, the vote is counted for the most preferred candidate that has not yet been eliminated. Then one or more candidates with the fewest votes are eliminated. Votes that counted for an eliminated candidate are transferred to the voter's next most preferred candidate that has not yet been eliminated.


2011 San Francisco mayoral election, Results, Vote counts by round
Continuing votes are votes that counted for a candidate in that round. Exhausted ballots represent votes that could not be transferred because a less preferred candidate was not marked on the ballot. Voters were allowed to mark only three choices because of voting system limitations. Over votes are votes that could not be counted for a candidate because more than one candidate was marked for a choice that was ready to be counted. Under votes are ballots were left blank or that only marked a choice for a write-in candidate that had not qualified as a write-in candidate.


2011 San Jose Earthquakes season
The 2011 San Jose Earthquakes season was the club's 14th year of existence, as well as its 14th season in Major League Soccer and its fourth consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer. This is the 29th season of a club bearing the "Earthquakes" name.


2011 San Jose Earthquakes season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011 San Jose Earthquakes season, Squad, Reserves
This list shows players who have played for the team in official 2011 MLS Reserve Division games, but are not part of the senior roster.


2011 San Jose Earthquakes season, Squad, Reserves
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011 San Jose Earthquakes season, Competitions, Major League Soccer, Regular season
(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (W1) = Western Conference champion


2011 San Jose Earthquakes season, Competitions, Major League Soccer, Regular season
(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion


2011 San Jose Earthquakes season, Competitions, Major League Soccer, Regular season
Last updated: October 24, 2010Source: ResultsPld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won;  T = Matches tied;  L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference


2011 San Jose Earthquakes season, Miscellany, Allocation ranking
San Jose is in the #9 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.


2011 San Jose Earthquakes season, Miscellany, International roster spots
San Jose has six international roster spots. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. On 14 July 2011, San Jose traded a slot to Toronto FC for use through the 2012 season, at which time the slot reverts to San Jose.


2011 San Jose Earthquakes season, Miscellany, International roster spots
Previously, the club dealt one spot to Toronto FC on 14 July 2008 which was to remain with Toronto through the 2013 season then revert to San Jose. The club also dealt one spot to New York on 2 March 2009 but press reports did not indicate if or when this roster spots would revert to San Jose. One of these two traded slots did revert to San Jose prior to the 2011 season.


2011 San Jose Earthquakes season, Miscellany, International roster spots
The club also acquired one spot from Houston on 14 August 2009 but that spot reverted to the Dynamo after the 2010 season.


2011 San Jose Earthquakes season, Miscellany, International roster spots
There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club's roster. The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in the United States, a domestic player is either a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status).


2011 San Jose Earthquakes season, Miscellany, Future draft pick trades
Future picks acquired: 2012 SuperDraft Round 2 pick acquired from Colorado Rapids. Future picks traded: None.


2011 San Jose Earthquakes season, Miscellany, MLS rights to other players
San Jose maintains the MLS rights to Clarence Goodson after he declined a contract offer by the league and signed overseas with no transfer fee received. San Jose acquired Goodson's rights by drafting him in the 2007 MLS Expansion Draft.


2011 San Jose SaberCats season
The 2011 San Jose SaberCats season was the 15th season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Darren Arbet and played their home games at HP Pavilion at San Jose. This was the first season for the SaberCats since 2008, after the league went on hiatus in 2009 and the franchise wasn't active in 2010.


2011 San Jose SaberCats season, Standings
z - Clinched division and conference's best recordx - Clinched playoff berth


2011 San Jose SaberCats season, Regular season schedule
The SaberCats began the season at home against the Spokane Shock on March 11. On July 23 they played their final regular season game on the road against the Tampa Bay Storm.


2011 San Jose State Spartans football team
The 2011 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans were led by second year head coach Mike MacIntyre and played their home games at Spartan Stadium. They are members of the Western Athletic Conference. The Spartans finished the season with a record of 5–7, 3–4 in WAC play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place.


2011 San Jose State Spartans football team, Personnel, Coaching staff
Mike MacIntyre returned for his second season as San Jose State head coach, coming off a 1-12 season in 2010.


2011 San Jose State Spartans football team, Personnel, Depth chart
These are the starters and backups listed in the final depth chart of the season.


2011 San Marino CEPU Open
The 2011 San Marino CEPU Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 24th edition of the tournament which was part of the Tretorn SERIE+ of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in City of San Marino, San Marino between 8 and 14 August 2011.


2011 San Marino CEPU Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 San Marino CEPU Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry as a special exempt into the singles main draw:


2011 San Marino CEPU Open, Champions, Doubles
James Cerretani /  Philipp Marx def. Daniele Bracciali /  Julian Knowle, 6–3, 6–4


2011 San Marino CEPU Open – Doubles
Daniele Bracciali and Lovro Zovko are the defending champions; however, they chose not to compete together. Bracciali played with Julian Knowle and Zovko partnered with Dustin Brown.


2011 San Marino CEPU Open – Doubles
James Cerretani and Philipp Marx won the title, defeating Bracciali and Knowle 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


2011 San Marino CEPU Open – Singles
Robin Haase was the defending champion, but decided not to participate.


2011 San Marino CEPU Open – Singles
Potito Starace won the title. He played against Martin Kližan, but his opponent retired due to left foot injury, when the result was 6–1, 3–0.


2011 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2011 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 2–4 September 2011 at the Misano World Circuit.


2011 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round thirteen has concluded.


2011 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 2011 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.


2011 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election, Background
Labour defended 22 of the 24 seats which were contested in 2011, compared to 1 seat being defended each for the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. Labour councillors defending seats included Elaine Costigan, who had defected from the Conservatives, and the deputy leader of the council Steve Eling.


2011 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election, Background
The British National Party only contested 2 seats, compared to 17 when these seats were last contested in 2007 and a full slate in 2010. A new Traditional Conservative Party, led by the former Sandwell Conservative leader Tony Ward, also put up candidates. Ward had left the Conservatives after being deposed as leader in 2010.


2011 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election, Election result
The results saw Labour maintain a majority on the council after making a gain of one seat from the Liberal Democrats. This meant Labour took 23 of the 24 seats contested and therefore had 58 of the 72 councillors. The only seat not won by Labour was held by the Conservatives in Charlemont with Grove Vale.


2011 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season
The 2011 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season is Sanfrecce Hiroshima's 3rd consecutive season, 17th season overall in J.League Division 1 and 40th overall in the Japanese top flight. It also includes the 2011 J.League Cup, and the 2011 Emperor's Cup.


2011 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season, Players
As of July 22, 2011Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011 Sangju Sangmu Phoenix season
The 2011 season was Sangju Sangmu Phoenix's tenth season in the K-League in South Korea. Sangju Sangmu Phoenix was competing in K-League, League Cup and Korean FA Cup.


2011 Sangju Sangmu Phoenix season, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011 Santos Brasil Tennis Open
The 2011 Santos Brasil Tennis Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Santos, Brazil between 18 and 24 April 2011.


2011 Santos Brasil Tennis Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Santos Brasil Tennis Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as a special exemption:


2011 Santos Brasil Tennis Open, Champions, Doubles
Franco Ferreiro /  André Sá def. Gerald Melzer /  José Pereira, 6–3, 6–3


2011 Santos Brasil Tennis Open – Doubles
Franco Ferreiro and André Sá won the first edition of this tournament, defeating Gerald Melzer and José Pereira 6–3, 6–3 in the final.


2011 Santos Brasil Tennis Open – Singles
João Souza became the champion after beating Diego Junqueira in straight sets 6–4, 6–2.


2011 Santos FC season
The 2011 season was Santos Futebol Clube's ninety-ninth season in existence and the club's fifty-second consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football.


2011 Santos FC season
On 8 November 2010, Santos announced Adílson Batista to coach the team and his debut was on January in the Campeonato Paulista. But, on 27 February 2011, Santos sacked him although he had only one defeat in 11 matches. Marcelo Martelotte assumed as caretaker until 5 April when Muricy Ramalho was officially announced as new coach.


2011 Santos FC season
On 15 May, Santos won their 19th Campeonato Paulista title beating their rival Corinthians 2–1 on aggregate in the final. Santos also won their 3rd Copa Libertadores title, beating Uruguay's Peñarol 2–1 on aggregate after the first leg had ended scoreless in Montevideo. As they won the Copa Libertadores, they played the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup but lost 4–0 in the final to Spanish's Barcelona.


2011 Santos FC season, Players, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 18 December 2011Source: , , Ordered by ,  and  = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2011 Santos FC season, Players, Copa Libertadores squad
As of 13 February 2011, according to combined sources on the official website.


2011 Santos FC season, Players, Copa Libertadores squad
In Conmebol competitions players must be assigned numbers between 1 and 25.


2011 Santos FC season, Players, Copa Libertadores squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011 Santos FC season, Players, FIFA Club World Cup squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011 Santos FC season, Club, Kits
This season was Santos' last season in which Umbro manufactured their kit. On 2 February, Santos released the kit for Copa Libertadores. On 5 June, Santos released a specific kit to use on Campeonato Brasileiro.


2011 Santos FC season, Competitions, Campeonato Paulista, First stage
Last updated: 17 April 2011. Source: Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.


2011 Saransk Cup
The 2011 Saransk Cup will be a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It will be the 1st edition of the tournament which is part of the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit. It will take place in Saransk, Russia between 5 and 11 September 2011.


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


2011 Saransk Cup, Champions, Doubles
Mihaela Buzărnescu /  Teodora Mirčić def. Eva Hrdinová /  Veronika Kapshay, 6–3, 6–1


2011 Saransk Cup – Doubles
This was a new event to the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit. Mihaela Buzărnescu and Teodora Mirčić won the title by defeating Eva Hrdinová and Veronika Kapshay in the final 6–3, 6–1.


2011 Saransk Cup – Singles
This was a new event to the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit. Alexandra Panova won the title by defeating Marina Melnikova in the final 6–0, 6–2.


2011 Sarasota Open
The 2011 Sarasota Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor green clay courts. It was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Longboat Key, Florida, United States between April 23 and May 1, 2011.


2011 Sarasota Open, Entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Sarasota Open, Champions, Doubles
Ashley Fisher /  Stephen Huss def. Alex Bogomolov Jr. /  Alex Kuznetsov, 6–3, 6–4


2011 Sarasota Open – Doubles
Brian Battistone and Ryler DeHeart were the defending champions but decided not to participate. Ashley Fisher and Stephen Huss defeated Alex Bogomolov Jr. and Alex Kuznetsov 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


2011 Sarasota Open – Singles
Kei Nishikori was the defending champion but chose not to participate. James Blake defeated Alex Bogomolov Jr. in the final (6–2, 6–2) to win the title.


2011 Sarawak state election
The tenth Sarawak state election was held on Saturday, 16 April 2011 after nomination for candidates on Wednesday, 6 April 2011. The purpose of the election was to elect 71 representatives to the Sarawak State Assembly. The ninth state assembly was dissolved by Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak, Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Abang Barieng on the advice of Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud on 21 March 2011. The previous state election in Sarawak was held in 2006.


2011 Sarawak state election
The election resulted in Barisan Nasional (BN) retaining its two-thirds majority, albeit by a reduced margin. BN lost eight seats, mainly through the Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP). SUPP leader and deputy chief minister George Chan Hong Nam lost his seat. The opposition Pakatan Rakyat made gains, but fell short of its goal to deny a two-thirds majority for BN. The party with the single biggest gain on the day was the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which doubled its seats to 12.


2011 Sarawak state election
Taib, who had served as Chief Minister for 30 years, was sworn in for his eighth term on the same night. Wong Ho Leng was reappointed as opposition leader after his party (DAP) won the most seats for the opposition bench. Before this, Baru Bian was being nominated as chief minister-in-waiting by Pakatan Rakyat.


2011 Sarawak state election, Background
Before the dissolution of Sarawak State Assembly, the Sarawak branch of the federal ruling coalition Barisan Nasional  held 63 state seats, of which the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu had 35 seats, Sarawak United People's Party 12 seats, Parti Rakyat Sarawak 8 seats and Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party 8 seats. The opposition parties held eight seats in total; the federal opposition coalition Pakatan Rakyat had seven seats (Democratic Action Party had six, and Parti Keadilan Rakyat had one), while the remaining one seat was held by Parti Cinta Malaysia.


2011 Sarawak state election, Background
This election has become the biggest in the state history, whereby 213 candidates are vying for 71 seats. Barisan Nasional fielded candidates for all 71 seats, of which Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu, is contesting 35 seats, followed by 19 for Sarawak United People's Party, 9 to the Parti Rakyat Sarawak and 8 to the Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party.


2011 Sarawak state election, Background
Pakatan Rakyat which was formed without a chairman in April 2010, fielded candidates in 69 seats out of the 71 seats, of which 49 candidates were from Parti Keadilan Rakyat, 15 seats from Democratic Action Party and five seats from Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party. Sarawak National Party (SNAP), despite being a member of the Pakatan Raykat, fielded its own candidates in 27 constituencies after negotiations with Parti Keadilan Rakyat broke down. It has nevertheless announced that it will support Baru Bian, the Pakatan candidate for chief minister, if it wins any seats.


2011 Sarawak state election, Background
The election also marks the debut of the Parti Cinta Malaysia, which is not affiliated with Pakatan Rakyat or Barisan Nasional and is contesting in 6 seats. Another newcomer is Parti Ekonomi Rakyat Sarawak Bersatu (PERSB) (English: United Sarawak People's Economic Party) vying 16 seats. However PERSB were forced to contest as independent candidates as their party application has yet to be approved by Registrar of Societies (ROS) and during the nomination day, one of PERSB's candidate for N.58 Jepak was rejected by the Election Commission (EC).


2011 Sarawak state election, Election issues
During the election, the opposition began painting the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition in a bad light by pointing to the impounding on Alkitab or Bahasa Malaysia bibles, saying that they were anti-Christian.


2011 Sarawak state election, Election issues
Another election issue that the opposition has brought up was regarding the long tenure of Chief Minister Taib Mahmud and his refusal to resign and appoint a successor. The issue went in hand with them pointing out his alleged amassing of a huge fortune while in office which has been revealed in numerous websites, especially the Sarawak Report. Other reasons include fuel hike, land lease issue, state government contracts, open tender, and Chinese language education non-dominant parties perceived as weak partner in the state government, and weak party organisation and publicity. On government contracts, many Chinese businessmen were increasingly concerned about the lack of transparency and accountability on the awarding of the contracts. Several large infrastructure projects were awarded without notice or an open tender.


2011 Sarawak state election, Results, Summary
A total of 18,363 eligible postal voters will be voting this time around in the Sarawak state election. Under Malaysian electoral law, teachers, military personnel, policemen and students based away from their constituencies are eligible to submit postal votes.


2011 Sarawak state election, Results, Summary
Although analysts predicted that Barisan Nasional's fight to keep their two-thirds majority in the assembly would be close, they emerged with a relatively comfortable result, finishing the night with 55 seats, above the 47 needed for a two-thirds majority. Prime minister Najib Razak celebrated the victory as an indication that BN's support in Sarawak was still strong and noted that Pakatan Rakyat had failed to make major inroads into the state.


2011 Sarawak state election, Results, Summary
BN won the election on the back of uneven performances by its component parties. The Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) led by Taib won all their seats contested, but the Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) did poorly, with their leader, George Chan Hong Nam losing his seat as well. The SUPP suffered a net loss of five seats, all to the Democratic Action Party (DAP), the same number it lost during the previous election. It won six out of 19 seats contested.


2011 Sarawak state election, Results, Summary
The opposition parties also had differing performances in the election. The DAP won 12 out of 15 seats contested and made the biggest gain of the day with six additional seats, while the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) won only 3 seats out of 49 contested, gaining only two seats. PKR leaders still described the result as "historic" and a step towards a two-party system in the state. Meanwhile, the local Sarawak National Party (SNAP) and peninsula-based Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) failed to win any seats with some candidates losing their deposits.


2011 Sarawak state election, Results, Results by constituency
*Dr Johnichal Rayong, who won the N28 Engkilili seat on SNAP ticket, joined SUPP in December 2010, contributed another seat for BN.


2011 Sarawak state election, Results, Results by constituency
* *Gabriel Adit Demong previously an independent for N43 Ngemah constituency joined PKR in November 2008. He later quit PKR and joined Parti Cinta Malaysia in December 2009.


2011 Sarawak state election, Results, Results by constituency
* **AMENDMENTS TO THE EXISTING NAMES OF STATE CONSTITUENCIES: N19 Mambong (Origin N16 Bengoh), N34 Batang Ai (Origin N29 Batang Air), N41 Kuala Rajang (Origin N35 Belawai), N68 Tanjong Batu (Origin N59 Kidurong)


2011 Sarawak state election, Aftermath
As the DAP remained the largest opposition party in the assembly, its state chief Wong Ho Leng kept his position as state opposition leader.


2011 Sarawak state election, Aftermath
Meanwhile, PKR decided to petition the Elections Court to declare the Senadin contest null and void, citing irregularities during the polling process. SUPP candidate Lee Kim Shin beat PKR's Michael Teo in the contest by 58 votes. Election observers have alleged abuse of postal votes in the constituency by authorities to help Lee win.


2011 SaskTel Tankard
The 2011 SaskTel Tankard was held February 2–6 at the Battleford Curling Club in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. The winning Pat Simmons team (skipped by Steve Laycock) represented Saskatchewan at the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier in London, Ontario.


2011 Saskatchewan Huskies football team
The 2011 Saskatchewan Huskies football team represented the University of Saskatchewan in the 2011 CIS university football season. They played their home games at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The team went into the season hoping to rebound from a disappointing fourth quarter collapse resulting in a loss to the Alberta Golden Bears in the 2010 Canada West Semi-Final.


2011 Saskatchewan Huskies football team, Radio
All Huskies football games will be carried on CK750. The radio announcers are Darryl Skender and Kelly Bowers.


2011 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
The 2011 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 54th season for the team in the Canadian Football League. The Roughriders finished 4th place in the West Division with a 5–13 record and were eliminated from the playoffs after a loss to the BC Lions on October 16, 2011. This marks the first time since 2001 that the Roughriders have missed the playoffs.


2011 Saskatchewan Roughriders season, Offseason, CFL Draft
The 2011 CFL Draft took place on Sunday, May 8, 2011. The Roughriders had five selections in the draft, with the first coming in the 12th spot overall, after trading their seventh overall pick to the Toronto Argonauts for the 12th and 27th selections. Saskatchewan selected defensive back Craig Butler with their first pick and were able to select Matt O'Donnell, an offensive lineman who was one of just two CIS players to be named to the American East–West Shrine Game. The Roughriders also selected placekicker Christopher Milo in case their incumbent kicker, Luca Congi, has not recovered in time from a season-ending injury sustained in 2010.


2011 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2011 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts was the 2011 Saskatchewan provincial women's curling championship, held January 26–30 at the Jim Kook Recreation Complex in Outlook, Saskatchewan, Canada. The winning team of Amber Holland represented Saskatchewan at the 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Holland's team finished the round robin in first place at 9-2, going onto the 1-2 page playoff game, where they lost to team Canada. The team went on to the Semi-Final game, where they defeated Ontario moving on to the final.


2011 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The team met Jennifer Jones and Team Canada once again, where in the 10th end of play, score tied, Canada with last rock,  would steal the win, becoming the first Saskatchewan Team to win the Scotties since 1997, when Sandra Schmirler won her final Scotties, before dying of cancer. Amber Holland and team with returned to the 2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts as defending champions Team Canada.


2011 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Northern Qualification
The Northern Qualification round for the 2011 Saskatchewan Tournament of Hearts will take place January 13-16 at the Tisdale Curling Club in Tisdale, Saskatchewan. The format of play shall be an open-entry triple knockout qualifying four teams to the Provincial playoffs at the  Jim Kook Recreation Complex in Outlook, Saskatchewan, January 26-30 2011.


2011 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Southern Qualification
The Southern Qualification round for the 2011 Saskatchewan Tournament of Hearts will take place January 13-16 at the Assiniboia Curling Club in Assiniboia, Saskatchewan. The format of play shall be an open-entry triple knockout qualifying four teams to the Provincial playoffs at the  Jim Kook Recreation Complex in Outlook, Saskatchewan, January 26-30 2011.


2011 Saskatchewan general election
The 2011 Saskatchewan general election was held on November 7, 2011, to elect 58 members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (MLAs). The election was called on October 10 by the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, on the advice of Premier Brad Wall. Wall's Saskatchewan Party government was re-elected with an increased majority of 49 seats, the third-largest majority government in the province's history. The opposition New Democratic Party was cut down to only nine ridings, its worst showing in almost 30 years.


2011 Saskatchewan general election
This was the first Saskatchewan provincial vote to use a fixed election date, set on the first Monday of November every four years.


2011 Saskatchewan general election, Results
On election night, the incumbent Saskatchewan Party won 84% of the seats in the provincial legislature on the strength of 64% of the popular vote. In the process, they won the third-biggest majority government (in terms of percentage of seats won) in the province's history. The only bigger majorities came in 1934, when the Liberals won 50 out of 55 seats, and 1982, when the Tories won 55 out of 64. The NDP recorded its lowest share of the popular vote since 1938, when it was known as the Saskatchewan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. The NDP was reduced to its smallest presence in the legislature since 1982, when the party won the same number of seats in what was then a larger assembly. Opposition leader Dwain Lingenfelter was unseated.


2011 Saskatchewan general election, Results
The Saskatchewan Party maintained their dominance of rural regions, and also broke the NDP's longstanding grip on the province's two largest cities, Regina and Saskatoon. The Green Party failed to win any seats – though they ran a full slate of 58 candidates and took third place in the overall popular vote, ahead of the Liberal Party. The Liberals put most of their resources into getting party leader Ryan Bater elected in the Battlefords, but he finished a distant third. The Progressive Conservatives made a small gain in popular vote for the second straight election.


2011 Saskatchewan general election, Results, Results by region
The Saskatchewan Party maintained their sweep of the southern and central rural ridings. The Saskatchewan Party succeeded in unseating New Democrats in all of the smaller cities – including Moose Jaw, The Battlefords, and Prince Albert. The Saskatchewan Party also won eight of the 12 ridings in Saskatoon, marking the first time since the 1982 PC landslide that a centre-right party had won the most seats in that city. This didn't come as a surprise, since Saskatoon has traditionally been friendly to centre-right parties and candidates.


2011 Saskatchewan general election, Results, Results by region
However – and perhaps most surprisingly – the Saskatchewan Party also took eight out of 11 ridings in Regina, in part due to picking up local support from the largely absent Liberal Party. As was the case in Saskatoon, this was the first time a centre-right party had won the most seats there since 1982.


2011 Saskatchewan general election, Results, Results by region
The New Democratic Party maintained their hold on the two northernmost ridings in Saskatchewan, in addition to three seats in the provincial capital and four constituencies in Saskatoon. The NDP recorded the lowest share of the popular vote since 1938 (when it was known as the CCF). However, compared to its result in 1982, NDP support in 2011 was more concentrated in the North and the inner cities of Regina and Saskatoon, a factor which allowed the party to equal its 1982-seat tally (and indeed exceed it in terms of proportion of seats). Also, for the first time in history, a Saskatchewan NDP leader lost his own seat, with Dwain Lingenfelter losing by a shocking 10-percentage-point margin in Regina Douglas Park to a Saskatchewan Party challenger.


2011 Saskatchewan general election, Riding-by-riding results
People in bold represent cabinet ministers and the speaker. Party leaders are italicized. The symbols ** indicates MLAs who did not run again.


2011 Saskatchewan general election, Marginal seats
The following is a list of ridings which had narrowly been lost by the indicated party in the 2007 election. The symbol " * " indicates the incumbent MLA is not running again.


2011 Saudi Arabian municipal elections
Municipal elections in Saudi Arabian towns and cities, initially planned for 31 October 2009, were held on 29 September 2011 (a week after the initial date of 22 September 2011). Women were not allowed to participate in the elections. Women campaigned for the right to participate in the official elections and planned to create parallel municipal councils.


2011 Saudi Arabian municipal elections, Background
Municipal elections were originally planned to be held on 31 October 2009 in Saudi Arabia. The elections were not held in 2009. Governmental authorities stated that the delay was caused by the need to "expand the electorate and study the possibility of allowing women to vote." Associated Press described the announcement that an election would be held in 2011 as having "coincided with rumblings of dissent in Saudi Arabia stemming from the wave of political unrest in the Arab world." On 22–23 March 2011, officials of the Ministry of Municipal and Rural affairs announced that the elections would be held on 22 September 2011.


2011 Saudi Arabian municipal elections, Background
Half of the local council seats were to be decided in the election and the other half were to be appointed. The councils have "little power".


2011 Saudi Arabian municipal elections, Electoral process
Voter registration took place from 23 April to 19 May  or 28 July. Candidate registration took place from 28 May to 2 June.


2011 Saudi Arabian municipal elections, Electoral process
The period of electoral campaigning was to be decided after candidate registration had closed. The municipal councils were to be created in October, following the election, for a term of 6 years.


2011 Saudi Arabian municipal elections, Electoral commission
The Ministry of Municipal and Rural affairs set up an 11-member electoral commission, headed by Abdul-Rahman al-Dahmash and an executive committee that "will facilitate the operations of the special electoral commission, and [will] take all the necessary measures to ensure the success of the municipal elections."


2011 Saudi Arabian municipal elections, Women's participation
In late March, the Ministry of Municipal and Rural affairs stated that women would not vote in the 2011 elections "because of the kingdom's social customs". King Saud University history lecturer and human rights activist Hatoon al-Fassi involved in campaigning for women's participation in elections stated that women had decided to create their own municipal councils in parallel to the men-only elections. Al-Fassi stated that women creating their own municipal councils or participating in "real elections" were both legal under Saudi law and electoral commission head al-Dahmash agreed with her.


2011 Saudi Arabian municipal elections, Women's participation
Saudi Arabian women organised through the  "Baladi" (My Country) and Saudi Women's Revolution to campaign for women's participation in the election. From 23–25 April, women in Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam tried to register as electors. The Gulf News said that "strong public opinion ... supporting women's participation in the election process" followed local newspapers' publication of photos of women waiting in queues to register for the election. Fawzia Al Hani, chair of the "Baladi" Facebook campaign, said that Saudi Arabian law states that women have the right to vote and to stand as candidates.


2011 Saudi Arabian municipal elections, Women's participation
One of the women whose registration had been rejected, Samar Badawi, filed a lawsuit in the Grievances Board, a non-Sharia court, against the Ministry of Municipal and Rural affairs, claiming that there was no law banning women as voters or candidates and that the refusal was illegal. She cited Articles 3 and 24 of the Arab Charter on Human Rights, which refer to general and election-specific anti-discrimination, respectively.


2011 Saudi Arabian municipal elections, Women's participation
Badawi requested the Grievances Board to suspend the electoral procedures pending the Board's decision and to order the electoral authorities to register her as a voter and as eligible to be a candidate. On 27 April 2011, the Grievances Board accepted to hear her case at a later date. The Board's final decision was that Badawi's case was "premature". According to the United States Department of State, Badawi was the first person to file a lawsuit for women's suffrage in Saudi Arabia.


2011 Saudi Arabian municipal elections, Women's participation
Badawi also applied to the Municipal Elections Appeal Committee to reverse the refusal of her registration. Her application was refused on the grounds that appeals against registration refusals must take place within three days of the refusal.


2011 Saudi Arabian municipal elections, Women's participation
In an annual speech on 25 September 2011 before the Shura Council, King Abdullah stated that Saudi women would be able to run and cast ballots in the 2015 municipal elections.


2011 Saudi Arabian municipal elections, Results
The elections covered 1056 seats in the councils of 285 municipalities around Saudi Arabia.


2011 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final
The 2011 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final was the 36th final of the Crown Prince Cup. It took place on 15 April 2011 at the King Abdul Aziz Stadium in Makkah, Saudi Arabia and was contested between Al-Wehda and Al-Hilal. It was Al-Wehda's sixth Crown Prince Cup final and Al-Hilal's 11th final. This was the second meeting between these two clubs in the final. It was Al-Wehda's first final since 1973 and Al-Hilal's fourth final in a row.


2011 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final
Al-Hilal won the match 5–0 to claim their tenth Crown Prince Cup title and their fourth one in a row. By winning the match 5–0, Al-Hilal recorded the biggest victory in Crown Prince Cup finals.


2011 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final, Venue
The King Abdul Aziz Stadium was announced as the host of the final venue. This was the first Crown Prince Cup final to be hosted in the King Abdul Aziz Stadium as well as the first domestic final to be held in the stadium.


2011 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final, Venue
The King Abdul Aziz Stadium was opened in 1986. The stadium was used as a venue for the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games and hosted the final. Its current capacity is 28,000 and it is used by Al-Wehda as a home stadium.


2011 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final, Background
Prior to the final, the Saudi FF announced that they had redesigned the Crown Prince Cup trophy and that the new trophy would be handed to the winners of the final.


2011 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final, Background
Al-Wehda reached their sixth final after defeating Al-Ettifaq 3–2 on penalties following their 2–2 draw. Al-Wehda became the first team to reach the final without winning a single match. They reached their first final since 1973 when they finished runners-up to Al-Nassr following a 2–1 defeat.


2011 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final, Background
Al-Hilal reached their eleventh final after a 2–0 win against city rivals Al-Nassr. This was Al-Hilal's fourth final in a row.


2011 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final, Background
This was the second meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup final. Al-Hilal won the match 4–3 in 1964. The two teams played each other twice in the season prior to the final with Al-Hilal winning both matches.


2011 Savannah Challenger
The 2011 Savannah Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Savannah, United States between 2 and 8 May 2011.


2011 Savannah Challenger, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Savannah Challenger, Champions, Doubles
Rik de Voest /  Izak van der Merwe def. Sekou Bangoura /  Jesse Witten, 6–3, 6–3


2011 Savannah Challenger – Doubles
British pair Jamie Baker and James Ward were the defending champions, but Baker didn't participate this year. As a result, Ward played alongside Tomislav Perić. They reached the semifinals and were eliminated by Rik de Voest and Izak van der Merwe. de Voest and van der Merwe went on to win the tournament after beating Sekou Bangoura and Jesse Witten 6–3, 6–3 in the final


2011 Savannah Challenger – Singles
Kei Nishikori was the defending champion, but chose to compete in Madrid instead. Wayne Odesnik defeated Donald Young 6–4, 6–4 in the final.


2011 Savannah State Tigers football team
The 2011 Savannah State Tigers football team represented Savannah State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers are  a first year member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). This was the first season under the guidance of head coach Steve Davenport and played their home games at Ted Wright Stadium. They finished the season 1–10, 1–7 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place.


2011 Savannah State Tigers football team, Game summaries, Albany State University
at Henderson Stadium, (Macon, Georgia) in the Music City Classic


2011 Savannah State Tigers football team, Game summaries, Albany State University
The Tigers lost the season opener, 37-34, as the Golden Rams' quarterback Stan Jennings scored on a twelve-yard run with 26 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter of the 2011 Music City Classic. The Tigers trailed at halftime 19-0, but took a 27-22 lead early in the fourth quarter.


2011 Savannah State Tigers football team, Game summaries, Albany State University
SSU's quarterback A.J. Defilippis threw for 315 yards and three touchdowns while running back Justin Babb rushed for 37 yards on sixteen carries. Brian Lackey had 3 receptions for 115 yards and one touchdown. Derek Williams kicked a 52-yard field goal, breaking the SSU record of 51 yards which was set by Calvin Tucker in 1986. Linebacker Nate Clay had 18 tackles in the game.


2011 Savannah State Tigers football team, Game summaries, Southeastern Louisiana University
The Tigers keep the game close in the first quarter, trailing 14-6, but Southeastern Louisiana scored 49 unanswered points the rest of the way and easily won 63-6. Senior kicker Derek Williams kicked field goals of 27 and 39 yards for the Tigers only scores of the game. Quarterback AJ DeFilippis passed for 68 yards  and Darren Heyward led the Tigers defense with 11 tackles.


2011 Savannah State Tigers football team, Game summaries, Appalachian State University
The Mountaineers of Appalachian State University, ranked at #3, scored on five of the first seven possessions of the game and cruised to a 41-6 win over the Tigers at Kidd Brewer Stadium. The Tigers trailed 27-0 and halftime and were only able to muster one score, a 10-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter by quarterback Antonio Bostick. Starting quarterback AJ DeFilippis left the game early in the second quarter with a head injury. Bostick threw for 136 yards but was sacked three times. DeFilippis, passed for 81 yards before leaving the game, but was also sacked three times by the Mountaineer defense. On defense, Vaughn Cornelia led the Tigers with a game-high 11 tackles.


2011 Savannah State Tigers football team, Game summaries, North Carolina Central University
The Tigers earned their first ever MEAC conference win in their first MEAC Conference game with a 33-30 win against North Carolina Central. Quarterback Antonio Bostic got his first start of the season and ran for two touchdowns and threw for another. Senior running back Justin Babb rushed for a game-high 93 yards and one touchdown. The Tigers defense sacked the Eagles quarterback five times in the game.


2011 Savannah State Tigers football team, Game summaries, Howard University
at Ted Wright Stadium (Savannah, Georgia) in the Coming Home / Hall of Fame Game


2011 Savannah State Tigers football team, Game summaries, Howard University
The Tigers scored first in the newly renovated Ted Wright Stadium, taking a 7-0 lead with seconds left in the first quarter, but the Howard Bison scored 20 unanswered points in the second quarter en route to a 34-14 win in the Tigers first home game of the season. A crowd of 5,635 were on hand as the Tigers played on campus for the first time since Nov. 14, 2009 because of stadium renovations. Starting quarterback A.J. DeFilippis  finished the game with 91 yards, completing 12 of his 26 pass attempts and threw one touchdown.


2011 Savannah State Tigers football team, Game summaries, Howard University
He was intercepted once by the Bison defense and sacked five times. Sophomore quarterback Antonio Bostick also threw one interception and was  sacked three times. He threw for 62 yards and one touchdown. The Tigers finished the game with 74 total yards of rushing on 32 carries, despite the fact that senior running back Justin Babb led the team with 79 yards on 11 carries. The win by the Bison was their first MEAC victory since October 27, 2007.


2011 Savannah State Tigers football team, Game summaries, Morgan State University
A boisterous crowd of 14,356 were on hand as the Tigers gave up 30 points for the sixth consecutive game the season in a 44-17 loss to Morgan State. The Tigers struggled on both sides of the ball managing just 188 yards of total offense and surrendering 430 yards to the Bears who entered the game ranked last in the Football Championship Subdivision in scoring (9.2 points per game) and total offense (190 yards per game). The Tigers fell to 1-5 this season and 1-2 in the MEAC.


2011 Savannah State Tigers football team, Game summaries, Florida A&M University
The Tigers scored their only touchdown of the game on a 38-yard TD run by Sheldon Barnes with 11:09 to go in the third. The Tigers were led on offense by Justin Babbs, who rushed for 117 yards on ten carries and A.J. DeFillips who had six completions in 19 attempts for 97 yards. Chris Asbury led the Tiger defense with a game-high ten tackles.


2011 Savannah State Tigers football team, Game summaries, Hampton University
A crowd of 10,350 were on hand at Wright Stadium as the Tigers fell to the Hampton Pirates, . The Tigers led at halftime after Nate Clay tackled a Hampton player in the end zone for a safety and Derek Williams kicked a 22-yard field goal. The Pirates scored 19 unanswered points to open the second half and held the Tigers to just 38 yards. Quarterback Antonio Bostick led the Tigers offense with 70 yards passing and 44 yards rushing. On the defensive side, Clay had 16 tackles followed by Sadrak JeanBaptiste (14) and Chris Asbury (13).


2011 Savannah State Tigers football team, Game summaries, Norfolk State University
Spartan's quarterback Chris Walley threw three touchdown pass and ran for two more as the Spartans beat the Tigers 45-3 and clinched a share of MEAC regular season title. The Tigers' never made it into the red zone and collected only 45 yards of total offense in the game.


2011 Savannah State Tigers football team, Game summaries, Bethune-Cookman University
A 30-yard field goal early in the second quarter by Derek Williams was the only scoring for the SSU as Bethune-Cookman routed the Tigers before a crowd of 4,964 at Municipal Stadium in Daytona, Beach. SSU quarterback AJ DeFilippis threw for 45 yards while Justin Babb ran for 66 yards and caught three passes for ten yards. Jamani Chavis and Justin Dixon each had eight tackles to lead the SSU defense. David Blackwell ran for three touchdowns and threw for two more for the Wildcats who improved to 7-3. The Tigers fell to 1-9.


2011 Savannah State Tigers football team, Game summaries, South Carolina State University
The Bulldogs of South Carolina State took a 17-0 early in the second quarter and SSU's Derek Williams kicked a 33-yard field goal with just over 5 minutes left before halftime. The Tigers scored early in the 4th quarter as Antonio Bostick threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to Brian Lackey, but the Bulldogs responded with a 45-yard field goal with 4:16 remaining in the game. Lackey caught 3 passes for 53 yards to lead the Tigers while Bostick passed for 176 yards and Justin Babb ran for 25 yards. Darren Hunter led the Tigers defense with 11 tackles. This was the final game for 18 Tiger seniors.


2011 Save Cup
The 2011 Save Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament which is part of the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Mestre, Italy between 12 and 18 September 2011.


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


2011 Save Cup, Champions, Doubles
Valentyna Ivakhnenko /  Marina Melnikova def. Tímea Babos /  Magda Linette, 6–4, 7–5


2011 Save Cup – Doubles
Claudia Giovine and Karin Knapp were the defending champions, but both chose not to participate. Valentyna Ivakhnenko and Marina Melnikova won the title, defeating Tímea Babos and Magda Linette 6–4, 7–5 in the final.


2011 Save Cup – Singles
Zuzana Ondrášková was the defending champion, but chose not to participate. Mona Barthel won the title by defeating Garbiñe Muguruza Blanco in the final 7–5, 6–2.


2011 Saxo Bank–SunGard season
The 2011 season for Saxo Bank–SunGard began in January with the Tour Down Under and ended in October with Baden Cooke's participation in the Noosa Grand Prix. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.


2011 Saxo Bank–SunGard season
The team's ridership changed drastically after the 2010 season. Two of its leaders in past seasons, Andy and Fränk Schleck, departed for the newly formed Leopard Trek, along with several other riders. The team notably added three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador and three of his helpers from the 2010 Astana team, while his doping case stemming from the 2010 Tour de France remained unresolved until February 2012, where he was given a backdated two-year ban. As well as his results from that race, all of his results from 2011 were disqualified, including his victory in the Giro d'Italia. From the squad's 2011 total, Contador vacated six stage victories and three overall stage race victories, along with four sub-classification triumphs.


2011 Saxo Bank–SunGard season, One-day races, Spring classics
New acquisition Nuyens took the team's first one-day win of the season at Dwars door Vlaanderen. After several chase groups attempting to catch the morning breakaway were subsequently caught by the peloton, Nuyens and Team Sky's Geraint Thomas caught up with the last two 20 km (12 mi) from the finish line. They eventually dropped both, and contested the win between themselves despite nearly being caught in turn. Nuyens and Thomas never had more than 20 seconds' advantage, and no appreciable time gap at the finish, but Nuyens just managed to hang on for the win.


2011 Saxo Bank–SunGard season, One-day races, Spring classics
Nuyens' win made him a pre-race contender at the monument classic the Tour of Flanders, though he was not seen as a true favorite ahead of riders like Fabian Cancellara and Tom Boonen. Nuyens rode a largely defensive race. One photographer remarked after the race that he had not taken any pictures of Nuyens until he and Sylvain Chavanel bridged up to an attack by Cancellara on the Bosberg, the eighteenth and final cobbled climb on the day's parcours. He had been gapped off on the Kwaremont, but made a bridge back to the leading group along with Stijn Devolder.


2011 Saxo Bank–SunGard season, One-day races, Spring classics
As he had much of the day, Nuyens stayed within the slipstreams of the other riders to the finish. Cancellara led out the sprint, but Nuyens maneuvered around him at the finish, taking the biggest win of his career. Riis praised Nuyens' ride after the race, but also admitted that the Belgian had been a bit lucky to win. Cancellara, for his part, blasted Nuyens and the other riders in the race for riding, as Cancellara saw it, only to ensure that he did not win.


2011 Saxo Bank–SunGard season, One-day races, Spring classics
Cooke was the team's leader at the third monument classic, Paris–Roubaix, the first time the veteran Aussie had ever held such a mantle. He did not expect to contend for victory, but was confident of a top-ten placing. Cooke ended up having a difficult race, crashing twice and breaking his shoe after the second impact. His team car brought him a new bike, but they were not at first aware that he needed a new cleat, so he rode for several kilometers with one foot bare. This effectively ended his race, and he finished in 22nd place, almost four minutes behind the winner Johan Vansummeren. Riis nonetheless praised his team's efforts, saying the support riders had rallied well around Cooke, but the Aussie sprinter's bad luck had doomed his chances.


2011 Saxo Bank–SunGard season, One-day races, Spring classics
The team also sent squads to the Classic Loire Atlantique, Milan–San Remo, Cholet-Pays de Loire, the E3 Prijs Vlaanderen – Harelbeke, the Scheldeprijs, the Amstel Gold Race, La Flèche Wallonne, Gullegem Koerse and Halle–Ingooigem, but placed no higher than 11th in any of these races.


2011 Saxo Bank–SunGard season, One-day races, Fall races
The team also sent squads to the Grand Prix José Dubois, the Clásica de San Sebastián, the Vattenfall Cyclassics, the GP Ouest-France, the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, Paris–Brussels, the Grand Prix de Fourmies, the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, the Grand Prix de Wallonie, the Giro dell'Emilia, the Grand Prix Bruno Beghelli, the Giro di Lombardia, the Japan Cup and the Noosa Grand Prix, but finished no higher than 12th in any of these races.


2011 Saxo Bank–SunGard season, Stage races
Contador returned to racing after being reinstated from a provisional doping suspension at the Volta ao Algarve, an event where he was the defending champion. He finished fourth overall, having slipped from second in the final day's time trial, bettered in both the time trial and the overall standings by HTC–Highroad's Tony Martin. Contador got back to his winning ways at the Vuelta a Murcia in March. He finished safely in the bunch in a flat but difficult stage 1, one where several overall contenders lost time.


2011 Saxo Bank–SunGard season, Stage races
He won the hillier second stage, being the first up the Alto del Collado Bermejo and beating Denis Menchov and Saur–Sojasun's Jérôme Coppel by five seconds on the descent to the finish line. He also won the stage 3 time trial, by eight seconds over Coppel and 12 over Menchov, and the three finished in those same positions on the final podium. Since the Vuelta a Murcia overlapped with Paris–Nice by a day, Contador did not defend his championship at that event.


2011 Saxo Bank–SunGard season, Stage races
At Tirreno–Adriatico, J. J. Haedo won stage 3 ahead of race leader Tyler Farrar, as Farrar had been forced to sprint from a long way out after an early leadout from world champion Thor Hushovd. The Argentinian timed his sprint just right and took an easy win. Contador won the queen stage of the Volta a Catalunya in March, last shedding former teammate Levi Leipheimer on the ascent to Vallnord in Andorra. The other stages all ended in group sprints, meaning Contador's 23-second time gap attained in Andorra was sufficient to win him the race overall.


2011 Saxo Bank–SunGard season, Stage races
Contador entered the Vuelta a Castilla y León as the defending champion and winner of three of the last four editions of the race, but he came in having battled a cold over the two days previous to the event and with his Court of Arbitration for Sport looming in the near future. He said it would be difficult to ensure victory since the race's one summit finish was not especially difficult, and its time trial was short, at only 11.2 km (7.0 mi) in length.


2011 Saxo Bank–SunGard season, Stage races
Contador finished with the first group on the road in the first two flat stages, occupying ninth place before the race's one mountain stage, ending at the Laguna de los Peces. However, in stage 3, mechanical trouble struck the Spaniard. Gapped off on the stage-concluding ascent, he finished nearly three minutes behind the stage winner, ending any chance at overall victory. Contador rebounded to win the stage 4 time trial, with teammate Porte coming the closest to him at one second back, but finished just 24th overall.


2011 Saxo Bank–SunGard season, Stage races
Chris Anker Sørensen also won the mountains classification for the team at the Tour de Romandie.


2011 Saxo Bank–SunGard season, Stage races
The team also sent squads to the Tour Down Under, the Tour Méditerranéen, Tour du Haut Var, Paris–Nice, the Tour of the Basque Country, the Tour of Turkey, the Four Days of Dunkirk, the Tour of California, the Critérium du Dauphiné, the Tour de Suisse, the Tour of Slovenia, the Tour of Austria, the Tour de Pologne, the Eneco Tour, the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, the Tour de Wallonie-Picarde and the Tour of Beijing, but did not achieve a stage win, classification win, or podium finish in any of them.


2011 Saxo Bank–SunGard season, Grand Tours, Giro d'Italia
Alberto Contador won the Overall classification for Saxo Bank-SunGard in 2011.


2011 Saxo Bank–SunGard season, Away from competition, Ongoing resolution of Alberto Contador clenbuterol case
While riding for Astana in the 2010 Tour de France, Contador tested positive for clenbuterol, a bronchodilator and stimulant specifically banned by UCI anti-doping rules. Due in large part to the tiny amount of the substance present in his urine sample, 50 picograms per milliliter, Contador believed the positive was the result of eating contaminated beef. While the result was discovered in August, and Contador was informed shortly thereafter, it did not become public knowledge until late September, a point at which Contador had already been announced as signing for Saxo Bank–SunGard for the 2011 season.


2011 Saxo Bank–SunGard season, Away from competition, Ongoing resolution of Alberto Contador clenbuterol case
Though provisionally suspended with immediate effect by the UCI, he attended the team's first training camp in December, still unsure what his status for the 2011 season would be. After months of deliberation, the Spanish cycling federation handed Contador a formal one-year suspension on January 26. Two days later, he announced his intention to appeal, and this appeal was accepted; the Spanish federation went back on their own decision and on February 15 cleared Contador of any wrongdoing. He was cleared to return to competition immediately, and started the Volta ao Algarve the next day, finishing fourth.


2011 Saxo Bank–SunGard season, Away from competition, Ongoing resolution of Alberto Contador clenbuterol case
On March 24, the UCI confirmed that they would appeal the ruling to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, feeling that the highest legal body should hear the case. They waited the maximum amount of time possible before announcing their appeal. The World Anti- Doping Agency decided on March 29 to appeal separately the Spanish federation's decision. The appeal casts doubt on Contador's potential presence in the 2011 Tour de France, as a member of the court stated that he is pessimistic that the case will be decided before July.


2011 Saxo Bank–SunGard season, Away from competition, Ongoing resolution of Alberto Contador clenbuterol case
It was not until February 2012 that the case was resolved, when Contador was given a two-year backdated ban and was stripped of both his 2010 Tour de France win for Astana, and his 2011 Giro d'Italia win for Saxo Bank–SunGard.


2011 Saxony-Anhalt state election
The 2011 Saxony-Anhalt state election was held on 20 March 2011 to elect the members of the 6th Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt. The incumbent grand coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by Minister-President Wolfgang Böhmer retained its majority and continued in office. Böhmer retired at this election, and his successor Reiner Haseloff was elected as the new Minister-President after the coalition was confirmed.


2011 Saxony-Anhalt state election, Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the 5th Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt.


2011 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship
The 2011 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship season was the inaugural Scandinavian Touring Car Championship (STCC) season. The Scandinavian Touring Car Cup was awarded in 2010 to the driver with best results from selected races in the Danish and Swedish seasons.


2011 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship, Race calendar and results
The calendar for the 2011 STCC season was released on 8 November 2010.


2011 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship, Championship standings
The points system used for both the main championship and Semcon Cup is the new FIA system of 25–18–15–12–10–8–6–4–2–1, awarded to the top ten finishers of each race.


2011 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship, Championship standings, Drivers Championship
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.


2011 Scarborough Borough Council election
Elections to Scarborough Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011. The whole council was up for election.


2011 Scheldeprijs
The 2011 Scheldeprijs cycling race took place on 9 April 2011. It was the 99th time the Scheldeprijs was run. Mark Cavendish won the race for a third time equally the record of Piet Oellibrandt. He won the 99th Scheldeprijs ahead of Denis Galimzyanov for Team Katusha and Yauheni Hutarovich for FDJ.


2011 Schmirler Curling Classic
The 2011 Schmirler Curling Classic was held from September 23 to 26 at the Caledonian Curling Club in Regina, Saskatchewan. The purse of the event was CAD$47,000, and the champion, Liudmila Privivkova won CAD$12,000.


2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from February 19 to February 27 at the Charlottetown Civic Centre in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. It was the 30th anniversary of Kruger Products sponsoring the tournament and the first time a Bronze Medal Game was added to the playoffs.


2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
The defending champions of team Jennifer Jones, are looking to win their fifth Scotties Championship. This will be the first Scotties appearance for the Jones' new third Kaitlyn Lawes, who was added to the team after Jones and crew parted ways with longtime third Cathy Overton-Clapham. After being kicked out of her old squad by the Jones team, Overton-Clapham announced that she hoped to once again return to the Scotties with a new team. After forming a new team, Overton-Clapham won the Manitoba Provincials. She will be making her skipping debut at this year's Scotties, with the goal of winning her record-tying sixth Scotties Championship.


2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Looking to take home their province's first Scotties Championship, Suzanne Birt (Gaudet) defeated last year's Scotties runner up Kathy O'Rourke in the provincial playdowns and, for the sixth time, will be representing Prince Edward Island at home in Charlottetown. Kelly Scott is another former Scotties champion who is looking to take home third title, and will once again represent British Columbia. After losing the 2008 Scotties Tournament of Hearts to Jennifer Jones, Shannon Kleibrink will make her fourth Scotties appearance representing Alberta.


2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Amber Holland and her team from Kronau are making their second appearance as Team Saskatchewan, and looking to improve last year's record  of 6–5. Making her sixth appearance in seven years, Kerry Galusha will be once again representing Yukon/Northwest Territories. The last two Scotties have seen Galusha's team in 2009 and Sharon Cormier in 2010 defeat defending champions Jennifer Jones in round robin play. This year they look to advance to the playoffs. Canadian junior champion Rachel Homan will be making her debut as skip, representing Ontario after defeating defending provincial champion Krista McCarville in the Ontario finals. Alongside Homan is former Canadian junior champion Stacie Devereaux who will represent Newfoundland and Labrador, making her skipping debut at the Scotties.


2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Making her fifth appearance as team New Brunswick is Andrea Kelly, she is looking to improve her record and is looking to win her first Scotties title. Heather Smith-Dacey will make her second appearance as skip at this year's Tournament of Hearts, representing Nova Scotia. Smith-Dacey and team pulled together when their skip, six time Scotties Champion, Colleen Jones, was hospitalized with meningitis. They managed to pull through and win their provincial title. Quebec was the last province to qualify. Six time provincial champion Marie-France Larouche defeated two time provincial champion Chantal Osborne. In her last four Scotties appearances, Larouche has made it to the playoffs but has been unsuccessful in winning a national title. This year Larouche is looking to take the title home.