2012 Anaheim, California police shooting and protests, Protests and second shooting
The protests escalated the next day after police shot and killed another man, Joel Acevedo, during another foot chase, this one in the Guinida neighborhood of Anaheim. Officer Kelly Phillips, who killed Acevedo (and was previously one of the shooters of Caesar Cruz in 2009) claimed that Acevedo was shooting at him first, but Acevedo's family and witnesses claim he was unarmed and had a gun planted on him.


2012 Anaheim, California police shooting and protests, Protests and second shooting
On July 29, two hundred protesters walked from the Anaheim police headquarters toward Disneyland. They were stopped at the intersection of Harbor Boulevard and Ball Road by a line of riot police and officers on horseback. Two reporters from The Orange County Register were injured — one was hit in the head with a rock, and the other was hit in the foot with a projectile.


2012 Anaheim, California police shooting and protests, Background
Weekly protests outside the Anaheim Police Department had been occurring since early 2010, led by Placentia resident Theresa Smith. Smith's 35-year-old son, Caesar Cruz, was shot fatally by five Anaheim policemen on December 9, 2009. The number of participants in Smith's protests was typically small until early 2012, when she was joined by Orange County residents who had been protesting in Fullerton after the 2011 killing of Kelly Thomas, a 37-year-old homeless schizophrenic who was fatally beaten and suffocated by Fullerton policemen Manuel Ramos, Jay Cicinelli, and Joseph Wolfe.


2012 Anaheim, California police shooting and protests, Background
After the March 2012 fatal shooting of Martin Hernandez, Hernandez' friends and family also joined in the weekly Anaheim protests. Tony Rackauckas, the district attorney for Fullerton, confirmed in an interview  for PBS that during his term in office no police officers had been prosecuted for any of the shooting deaths that they were involved in.


2012 Anaheim, California police shooting and protests, Background
The fatal shooting of Joel Acevedo on Sunday night, July 22, 2012, was the seventh fatal officer-involved shooting in twelve months by the Anaheim Police Department.


2012 Anaheim, California police shooting and protests, Background
First, on August 16, 2011, fleeing unarmed David Raya was shot fatally, also in the Guinida neighborhood, by police investigator Bruce Linn, who was also one of the shooters of Caesar Cruz in 2009.


2012 Anaheim, California police shooting and protests, Background
Second, on November 4, 2011, fleeing Marcel Ceja was shot fatally on Ball Road by Officer David Garcia; Garcia claimed that Ceja had "ditched a pistol."


2012 Anaheim, California police shooting and protests, Background
Third, on January 7, 2012, Bernie "Chino" Villegas was shot fatally in the back as he sat in his parking lot shooting bottles with a B-B gun, by Officer Nick Bennallack, who would go on be charged with excessive force for killing Manuel Diaz six months later.


2012 Anaheim, California police shooting and protests, Background
Fourth, on January 19, 2012, Roscoe Cambridge approached Sergeant Michael Bustamante while carrying a knife and a Bible, as Bustamante sat in his parked police car at the Anaheim Hills APD East Substation;  Bustamante shot Cambridge fatally. Bustamante remained with the department until retirement.


2012 Anaheim, California police shooting and protests, Background
Fifth, on March 6, 2012, Martin Hernandez was shot fatally by APD Officer Dan Hurtado after a pursuit in the Ponderosa neighborhood. This fifth fatal shooting in seven months led to 100 residents of the Ponderosa community confronting Police Chief John Welter. Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait, City Council members Lorri Galloway and Kris Murray were in attendance as residents complained angrily of police harassment and intimidation in their neighborhood.


2012 Anaheim, California police shooting and protests, Background
The killings of Manuel Diaz and Joel Acevedo on July 21 and 22 were the sixth and seventh fatal APD shootings in a twelve-month period.


2012 Anaheim, California police shooting and protests, Background
On July 24, Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait announced that he had arranged for the U.S. Attorney's Office to review the shootings, and that he would meet with representatives from that office, as well as with FBI agents, on Friday, July 27. Also on July 24, peaceful protests were led by Anaheim residents at Anaheim city hall at 4pm. By 6pm, the crowd started becoming unruly and Anaheim police called for riot gear and backup from surrounding cities. Many residents and police cite people from outside the city who turned the protest into a riot later in the day.


2012 Anaheim, California police shooting and protests, Background
Rioters were seen breaking windows of local businesses. Although there were no reports of major violence, some property damage was reported. Fifty to a hundred protesters roamed the streets, throwing rocks and bottles, causing damage to over twenty businesses, as well as the police headquarters and City Hall. A Starbucks store was attacked late in the night by a group of young men who used metal chairs and skateboards to break the windows.


2012 Anaheim, California police shooting and protests, Background
The mayor of Anaheim called for outside investigations of the shooting by state and federal agencies, and the two officers involved in the shooting of Diaz were placed on paid leave. According to the Diaz family lawyer, they have not been arrested.


2012 Anaheim, California police shooting and protests, Background
After Acevedo was shot by Anaheim police the day after the Diaz shooting, the city's police chief, John Welter, stated that he was "very concerned" about both the number of fatal shootings by Anaheim officers during the previous year and the controversy these shootings had caused.


2012 Anaheim, California police shooting and protests, Aftermath
On March 21, 2013, Rackauckas' office announced no charges would be filed against Bennallack in Diaz' death.


2012 Anaheim, California police shooting and protests, Aftermath
On July 16, 2013, Rackauckas' office announced no charges would be filed against Phillips in Acevedo's death.


2012 Anaheim, California police shooting and protests, Aftermath
On March 6, 2014, a federal civil jury found the officers that killed Diaz not guilty of excessive force.


2012 Anaheim, California police shooting and protests, Aftermath
On August 24, 2016, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overruled the 2014 decision, finding that the court had allowed the City of Anaheim irrelevant negative information, unknown to Bennallack at the time of the shooting, about Diaz, and ordered a new trial. The City of Anaheim appealed to the Supreme Court.


2012 Anaheim, California police shooting and protests, Aftermath
On May 2, 2017, the United States Supreme Court, in a decision with wide ramifications in all such future trials, let the Ninth Circuit's decision stand, and a new civil rights trial was scheduled for October.


2012 Anaheim, California police shooting and protests, Aftermath
And on November 2, 2017, a new federal jury determined that Bennallack did indeed use excessive force in killing Diaz, and awarded his mother $200,000 plus legal fees. Bennallack however remains on the Anaheim Police Force.


2012 Anchorage mayoral election
The 2012 Anchorage mayoral election was held on April 20, 2012, to elect the mayor of Anchorage, Alaska. It saw reelection of incumbent mayor Dan Sullivan.


2012 Anchorage mayoral election
Since Sullivan obtained a 45% plurality in the initial round, no runoff was necessitated.


2012 Andalusian regional election
The 2012 Andalusian regional election was held on Sunday, 25 March 2012, to elect the 9th Parliament of the autonomous community of Andalusia. All 109 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with a regional election in Asturias.


2012 Andalusian regional election
Being a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE–A) stronghold for decades, the People's Party (PP) had scored a decisive win in the region in the November 2011 general election and was widely expected to come out on top for the first time in its history, with opinion polls suggesting it could win an absolute majority on its own.


2012 Andalusian regional election
The election, however, came to be seen as the first major electoral test for the national Mariano Rajoy's government since coming to power in December 2011; Rajoy's policies of raising taxes and the passing of a new, harsher labour reform had triggered a general strike scheduled for 29 March. Incumbent President José Antonio Griñán chose not to hold the election simultaneously with the 2011 general election—the first time since 1994 that both elections were not held at the same time.


2012 Andalusian regional election
Final results showed a surprising close race between the PP and the PSOE–A, the first emerging out on top but falling far short of an overall majority. In contrast, the PSOE–A held its own and retained 47 seats despite polls predicting a tougher defeat, allowing Griñán to remain in power through a coalition government with United Left (IULV–CA), which doubled its seat count from 6 to 12 and was placed in a "kingmaker" position.


2012 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The Parliament of Andalusia was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Andalusia, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution of 1978 and the regional Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president.


2012 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Electoral system
Voting for the Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in Andalusia and in full enjoyment of their political rights. Amendments to the electoral law in 2011 required for Andalusians abroad to apply for voting before being permitted to vote, a system known as "begged" or expat vote (Spanish: Voto rogado). The 109 members of the Parliament of Andalusia were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of three percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency.


2012 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Electoral system
Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of Almería, Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga and Seville, with each being allocated an initial minimum of eight seats and the remaining 45 being distributed in proportion to their populations (provided that the number of seats in each province did not exceed two times that of any other).


2012 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The use of the D'Hondt method might result in a higher effective threshold, depending on the district magnitude.


2012 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates.


2012 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Election date
The term of the Parliament of Andalusia expired four years after the date of its previous election, unless it was dissolved earlier. The election decree was required to be issued no later than the twenty-fifth day prior to the date of expiry of parliament and published on the following day in the Official Gazette of the Regional Government of Andalusia (BOJA), with election day taking place on the fifty-fourth day from publication barring any date within from 1 July to 31 August.


2012 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Election date
The previous election was held on 9 March 2008, which meant that the legislature's term would have expired on 9 March 2012. The election decree was required to be published in the BOJA no later than 14 February 2012, with the election taking place on the fifty-fourth day from publication, setting the latest possible election date for the Parliament on Sunday, 8 April 2012.


2012 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Election date
The president had the prerogative to dissolve the Parliament of Andalusia and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process and that dissolution did not occur before one year had elapsed since the previous one. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two-month period from the first ballot, the Parliament was to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called.


2012 Andalusian regional election, Background
Several dates were considered for the election. Initially scheduled for 4 or 18 March, the result of the general election in November made it advisable for Griñán to push the date further away to the last Sunday of March, in order to push the legislature to the limit and distance himself from the November election.


2012 Andalusian regional election, Background
This has been the first time since 1996 that an Andalusian regional election has not been held concurrently with a Spanish general election, as then-PM José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero had chosen to hold the 2012 general election 4 months ahead of schedule, on 20 November 2011.


2012 Andalusian regional election, Background
The 2011 general election resulted in a resounding victory for the opposition People's Party of Mariano Rajoy, which won in both seats and popular vote for the first time ever in this autonomous community since the Spanish transition to democracy. The PP won 1,985,612 votes (45.57%) and 33 seats to PSOE's 1,594,893 votes (36.60%) and 25 seats, after losing 800,000 votes and 11 seats from those won in 2008. United Left won 2 seats from Sevilla and Malaga and 8.27% of the share with 360,212 votes.


2012 Andalusian regional election, Background
Results projections based on the results of the general election gave the People's Party an absolute majority with 58 seats (out of 109 up for election), with the PSOE in a distant second place with 43 seats. United Left would keep its 6 seats  on the projections while UPyD could enter the Parliament with 2 seats. Had those results been confirmed, it would have meant the end of a 30-year-long hegemony of Socialist rule in the community: the party being in power since the creation of the Andalusian autonomous community.


2012 Andalusian regional election, Opinion polls
The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 55 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Andalusia.


2012 Andalusian regional election, Aftermath, Government formation
On 3 May 2012, as a result of the PSOE–IU coalition agreement, José Antonio Griñán was re-elected as regional President. One IU deputy, Juan Manuel Sánchez Gordillo, cast an invalid vote in protest for not being able to elect a candidate of his own party.


2012 Andalusian regional election, Aftermath, 2013 investiture
In July 2013, President Griñán announced he was resigning from his office. As regional minister Susana Díaz was the only person able to gather the required endorsements to run in the primary election that was held to elect Griñán's successor, she was unanimously proclaimed as the party's candidate for the Presidency of the Regional Government of Andalusia. As a result, on 5 September 2013 the Parliament of Andalusia elected Díaz as new regional premier.


2012 Andhra Pradesh by-elections, Background
Andhra Pradesh has had a turbulent last few years in politics with the movement for a separate Telangana gathering steam and the death of former Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy in a helicopter crash. Due to differences with the ruling INC, Reddy's son, Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy, then broke away to form the YSRCP and was joined by several MLAs. Eighteen MLAs were later disqualified, while Nellore's MP resigned. The Vidhan Sabha seat for Tirupati had also been vacant since 2010 when Chiranjeevi, whose PRP merged with the INC, was elected to the Rajya Sabha.


2012 Andhra Pradesh by-elections, Campaign
Campaigning for the elections stopped on 10 June at 17:00. At that time, the Election Commission mandated non-locals to leave the constituencies going to the polls. Andhra Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Bhanwarlal directed the police to search all hotels, lodges, guest houses, function halls and residential schools to enforce the rule. The commission also barred the distribution of voter slips by political parties, the sending of bulk SMSes and the publication or broadcast of opinion or exit polls. During the campaign the police also seized a record Rs. 400 million in cash and other valuables.


2012 Andhra Pradesh by-elections, Campaign
Y. Jaganmohan Reddy had been arrested and jailed by the Central Bureau of Investigation on 27 May for having "illegal assets" during the campaign process. His mother Y. S. Vijayamma and sister Sharmila accused both the INC and TDP for having targeted Y. Jaganmohan Reddy. Y. S. Vijayamma also pointed at the INC over a conspiracy in regards to her husband's death in 2009. This followed both mother and son having left the INC and resigned from their Pulivendula assembly and Kadapa Lok Sabha seat. In the ensuing by-election in 2011, both of them held on to their seats with large margins of victory.


2012 Andhra Pradesh by-elections, Campaign
Other campaigning during the elections was undertaken by INC MP Chiranjeevi in Nellore. YSRCP's Honorary President Y. S. Vijayamma and her daughter, Sharmila, as well as TDP President N. Chandrababu Naidu, campaigned in Tirupati. The incumbent Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy and the leader of the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee Botsa Satyanarayana also campaigned during the last 10 days. The INC's federal ministers, Vayalar Ravi and Ghulam Nabi Azad, along with most of the Andhra Pradesh cabinet, also campaigned for the party. The BJP MP Sushma Swaraj spoke at the only electoral rally in Parkala with the promise of creating a separate Telangana; the TRS' leader K. Chandrasekhara Rao also campaigned in the constituency.


2012 Andhra Pradesh by-elections, Results
Note : PRP MLA's Will Be Counted As INC MLA's Because The Party Has Merged With Indian National Congress


2012 Andhra Pradesh by-elections, Results
The March result was announced under tight security by Bhanwarlal on 18 March. For the first time it involved the use of 3G technology to upload data to the internet more quickly, with the counting process recorded with web cameras. YSRCP won the Kovur seat after the incumbent TDP MLA resigned.


2012 Andhra Pradesh by-elections, Results
Vote counting started at 8:00 on 15 June 2012. The Lok Sabha constituency had a turnout of about 70%, while the Vidhan Sabha constituencies had an average of 80% voter turnout. Security was again tightened, with 9,000 police deployed in three layers of security at the 13 counting centres within the 12 districts. The Nellore Lok Sabha seat had 13 candidates, while the 18 Vidhan Sabha seats had a total of 242 candidates. Notably, Ongole had 23 contestants, Tirupati and Rajampet followed with 19 candidates each, while Narasannapet and Polavaram had the least competition with six candidates each.


2012 Andhra Pradesh by-elections, Results
The incumbent Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy held on to his Nellore seat for the YSRCP with a margin of over 290,000 votes against the second placed Rajyasabha member T. Subbarami Reddy of the INC.


2012 Andhra Pradesh by-elections, Results
YSRCP got 46.8% of the total votes polled and the INC was reduced to 22% of the total votes got polled.


2012 Andhra Pradesh by-elections, Results
YSRCP won 15 seats, while the incumbent INC won two seats, taking its legislative majority to 154 out of 294 seats and the Telangana Rashtra Samithi won the Parkala seat, which was the only seat open for election in the Telegana region, after Bhikshapati won the seat. However, YSRCP party leaders P. Subhash Chandra Bose and Konda Surekha, who were former Andhra Pradesh cabinet ministers, lost in Ramachandrapuram and Parkala, respectively.


2012 Andhra Pradesh by-elections, Results
Notable YSRCP winners were: B. Sreenivas Reddy, a relative of the Y. S. Reddy family, Shobha Nagi Reddy, Tellam Balaraju, Kapu Ramachandra Reddy, Gurunath Reddy, Chenna Keshav Reddy, Srikanth Reddy and Dharmana Krishna Das. YSRCP's wins included all the 8 seats in the Rayalseema district, three in the Kadapa district and two in the Anantapur district.


2012 Andhra Pradesh by-elections, Results
INC won two seats Kothapalli Subbarayudu from Narasapuramand Thota Trimurthulu from Ramachandrapuram.


2012 Andhra Pradesh by-elections, Results, Reactions
Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy's sister, Sharmila, reacted to the victory by suggesting he would be the chief minister by 2014 at the latest. Incumbent INC Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy then held a series of emergency meetings with his cabinet and other party MLAs. In contrast to other electoral losses for the INC at the local level, he was not summoned to New Delhi to meet the central party leaders and assess the damage done as a result of having lost most of the 18 seats the party had held before the December defections.


2012 Andhra Pradesh by-elections, Analysis
The Hindu read this as possibly predictive of the 2014 general election. It also said that while the YSRCP was the favourite, there was a keen eye on who would finish second between the INC and the TDP. Rediff headlined the result as the "fledgling YSR Congress party...has swept the by-elections in Andhra Pradesh, denting the last bastion of Congress in south."


2012 Andhra Pradesh by-elections, Analysis
It also pointed out that the loss of Tirupati was significant as it was the home district of the INC Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy and had previously been won by Chiranjeevi before his resignation to seek a Rajya Sabha seat. The Economic Times referred to the YSRCP's successful result as "riding on the sympathy wave in the wake of its leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's arrest", and the Hindustan Times had a similar assessment.


2012 Andy Murray tennis season
The 2012 Andy Murray tennis season officially began at the Brisbane International. After overcoming slow starts in his first two matches, Murray made it to the final, defeating Alexandr Dolgopolov in straight sets to claim his 22nd career title. Murray then made it to the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships defeating Novak Djokovic in the semifinals, only to lose to Roger Federer in the final. After a loss in his opening match in Indian Wells, Murray made it to the final of the Miami Masters for the second time, where he was ultimately defeated by Djokovic in the final.


2012 Andy Murray tennis season
Murray's clay court season was hampered by a back injury, meaning he didn't make it beyond the quarterfinals of any event, ultimately losing to David Ferrer in the last eight at Roland Garros. During the summer, Murray made it to his first ever final at Wimbledon, in which he was ultimately defeated by Federer in four sets. Murray however made his most impressive of comebacks from a Grand Slam final defeat, at the London Olympics four weeks later, staged once again at the All-England Club.


2012 Andy Murray tennis season
Murray made it through to the final with ease, including a straight sets defeat of Novak Djokovic, to set up a rematch with Federer, once again on Wimbledon Centre Court. In a complete reversal of fortunes, Murray defeated Federer over five sets for the first time, handing the Swiss his worst defeat ever on grass to take the gold medal in straight sets, for the loss of just 7 games.


2012 Andy Murray tennis season
It was during the American hardcourt season that Murray recorded his most significant victory. After retiring early in Toronto, and suffering a third round defeat by Milos Raonic in Cincinnati, Murray made his way to New York for the 2012 US Open at Flushing Meadows. The scot made it to his second consecutive Grand Slam final, where once again he faced Novak Djokovic, the fifth time the two had met in 2012. After losing a two sets to love lead, Murray regained his prior momentum to take the deciding set, and clinch his first ever Grand Slam victory.


2012 Andy Murray tennis season
In winning the US Open, Murray became the first British man to win a Grand Slam title in 76 years, the last winner being Fred Perry in 1936. His victory at Flushing Meadows also set several records for Murray, the final featured the longest ever tiebreak in a US Open final (12-10 was the score in the first set tiebreak), and the match itself was the joint longest in history (tied with the 1988 final, in which Murray's coach Ivan Lendl competed). In addition, Murray also became the first man ever to win Olympic Gold and the US Open in the same calendar year.


2012 Andy Murray tennis season, All matches
This table chronicles all the matches of Murray in 2012, including walkovers (W/O) which the ATP does not count as wins. They are marked ND for non-decision or no decision.


2012 Andy Murray tennis season, Yearly Records, Head-to-head matchups
Ordered by number of wins(Bold denotes a top 10 player at the time of match, Italic means top 50)


2012 Angelo State Rams football team
The 2012 Angelo State Rams football represents Angelo State University in the 2012 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference.


2012 Angola Cup
The 2012 Angola Cup (Taça de Angola) was the 31st edition of what is considered the second most important (and the top knock-out) football club competition in Angola, following the Girabola. Petro de Luanda beat Rec da Caála 1–0 in the final to secure its 9th title.


2012 Angola Cup
The winner and the runner-up qualified to 2013 CAF Confederation Cup.


2012 Angola Super Cup
The 2012 Supertaça de Angola (25th edition) was contested by Recreativo do Libolo, the 2011 Girabola champion and Petro de Luanda, the 2011 Angola cup winner. It was the last such competition to be played in a two leg format. On home court, Petro beat Libolo 1–0 to secure their 1st title as the away match in Calulo ended in a draw.


2012 Angola Super Cup, Match details, Second Leg
Squad: Alex, Baptiste Faye, Barese, Bebé, Bryan, Castro, Daniel, Dany, Fabrício, Fissy, Hernâni, Joel, Kialunda, Kito, L.Cláudio, Manucho, Mário, Massinga, Mendinho, Messi, Minguito, Moco, Nari, Nuno, Paty, Pingo, Pirolito, Sotto, Tsherry, Toy,  Head Coach: António Caldas


2012 Angolan legislative election
Legislative elections were held in Angola on 31 August 2012. During campaigning, the opposition UNITA and its offshoot CASA-CE accused and criticised the government of corruption and called for greater transparency; this also led to protests and arrests the day before the election. These were the first elections after the new 2010 Constitution was instituted.


2012 Angolan legislative election, Background
While UNITA accepted the result of the National Assembly elections in 1992, it rejected that of the presidential elections, alleging fraud. The party then resumed the civil war, though its MPs still took their seats in the National Assembly. As a result, the second round of the presidential elections were not held, nor were the legislative elections due at regular intervals in accordance with the 1992 constitution. The civil war came to an end in 2002, following the death of UNITA's leader Jonas Savimbi in an ambush.


2012 Angolan legislative election, Background
The MPLA still refused to hold the second round of the presidential election, but organised legislative elections in 2008. The MPLA's resultant majority allowed it to adopt a new constitution in 2010, abolishing the direct election of the president. The constitution stipulated that legislative elections would be held at intervals of five years and that the leader of the party that received the most votes would become president. The expectation of all parties was that this would lead to the endurance of the dominant party system.


2012 Angolan legislative election, Electoral system
At the time of the election, the National Assembly had 220 seats, of which 130 were elected from closed lists by proportional representation and the remaining 90 elected in 18 five-seat constituencies. Process required that following the election, the leader of the largest party would become president. Voters had to be at least 18 years old and not have an undischarged bankruptcy or criminal conviction. Candidates had to be at least 35 years old.


2012 Angolan legislative election, Electoral system
Over 10,000 voting centres were opened from 7:00-18:00, while the day was declared a national holiday.


2012 Angolan legislative election, Campaign
A total of nine parties and coalitions contested the elections, four of which are parties (the MPLA, UNITA, the National Liberation Front of Angola (FNLA) and the Social Renewal Party); and five of which are coalitions (the United Front for Change of Angola (FUMA), the New Democracy Electoral Union, the People's Party for Development (PAPOD), CASA–CE and the Political Opposition Council (CPO)). CASA-CE is a breakaway from UNITA that was formed after its leader Abel Chivukuvuku lost the UNITA leadership election to Samakuva, and it sought to mobilise voters from inside and outside UNITA against the MPLA.


2012 Angolan legislative election, Campaign
On 13 June 2012, the MPLA Central Committee designated incumbent President José Eduardo dos Santos as head of the MPLA party list and Manuel Vicente, the Minister of State for Economic Coordination, as the second candidate on the list. Under the constitution, this would result in dos Santos receiving another term as president, with Vicente becoming vice-president.


2012 Angolan legislative election, Campaign
UNITA criticised the government for corruption and, amongst other reasons, giving the contract to run the election to the Spanish company Indra-Sistemas SA, which also ran the 2008 election and was accused of helping the MPLA win that election. The media were also reported to have been biased in their coverage in favour of the incumbent MPLA. However, UNITA was also expected to gain a larger share of the vote and cut the MPLA's popular vote from the previous election. Other issues centred on greater transparency and a more democratic government.


2012 Angolan legislative election, Conduct
National police commander General Ambrósio de Lemos said he was ready to ensure that electoral laws were enforced: "We will not tolerate nor allow these elections to be derailed. Citizens must be able to access the polling stations, in accordance with their civil rights, without any problems."


2012 Angolan legislative election, Conduct
The day before the election, as members of CASA-CE sought to enter the office of the National Electoral Commission (CNE) in order observation rights, police arrested about a dozen party members. Party candidate William Tonet told Reuters that police outside the building that they had fired shots to keep away young party members. However, this was unconfirmed by an unnamed police officer at the Quarta Esquadra police station nearby, though the arrests were affirmed. Tonet added that no injuries occurred. He mentioned that of the 6,850 requestioned accreditions, only 3,000 had been given.


2012 Angolan legislative election, Conduct
However, the CNE had said it approved 97,000 local observers from the nine parties and coalitions that were contesting the election. Luis Ngimbi, the head of a local team of observers, said of the campaign that "while no major incidents were reported, the campaign has been disappointing because of the lack of details of promises."


2012 Angolan legislative election, Conduct
Samakuva also expressed concern prior to the election about possible irregularities, mainly in regards to the voter roll. He said: "Many Angolans' names don't appear on the voter roll, and in many places the voter roll has not been released. We have come to the conclusion that the National Electoral Commission is not ready. The conditions don't exist to ensure the minimum of an organised, transparent process." He also sought to meet Dos Santos to express the concerns and ask for monitoring accreditation for 2,000 of its party workers.


2012 Angolan legislative election, Conduct
After Dos Santos, who voted at a school near his official residence, said: "I am satisfied because the process is going smoothly throughout the country. I urge all Angolans to vote, to vote for democracy, which is important," he said. "Today people have power in their hands, and it's a great responsibility." This was the first direct vote on his presidency.


2012 Angolan legislative election, Conduct
The African Union claimed that the elections had been "free, fair, transparent and credible", but noted that opposition parties had not been given equal access to the media. UNITA announced that they would appeal the results of the election, claiming that the results announced by the National Election Commission did not match their counts at polling stations. CASA-CE took the same position.


2012 Angolan legislative election, Results
As expected, results vary greatly from one region to another. In Luanda Province and Cabinda Province, UNITA and CASA–CE together received about 40% of the vote, compared to 25% nationally. Another feature is the high abstention rate, of 37.2%, compared to 12.5% in the 1992 elections.


2012 Angolan legislative election, Aftermath
Dos Santos was sworn in for a five-year term as President, with Vicente as Vice-President, on 26 September 2012. A day later, on 27 September 2012, Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos was elected as President of the National Assembly.


2012 Angus Council election
Elections to Angus Council were held on 3 May 2012 the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the eight wards, created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 29 Councillors being elected.


2012 Angus Council election
The 2007 Election saw the Scottish National Party lose majority control on the Council. In their stead the Angus Alliance took over the leadership of the Council made up of all parties and groupings opposed to the SNP. Two independent councillors (one elected in 2007, the other elected at a by-election in 2011) remained outside the Angus Alliance.


2012 Angus Council election
The 2012 election saw the SNP gain 2 additional seats  and regain their overall majority on the Council. Independents also increased their overall numbers and became the second largest grouping while all other parties;  the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Labour and the Scottish Liberal Democrats lost seats. The Conservative and Unionist Party are the second largest political party represented on the council.


2012 Angus Council election
Following the election the Scottish National Party formed the administration on the Council. Cllr Ian Gaul (Kirriemuir and Dean) was appointed Leader of the Council at the subsequent statutory meeting, Cllr Paul Valentine (Montrose) Depute Leader. Cllr Helen Oswald (Carnoustie and District) was elected Provost.


2012 Angus Council election, Election result
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.


2012 Ankara Cup
The 2012 Ankara Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Ankara, Turkey, on 17–23 December 2012.


2012 Ankara Cup, Singles entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2012 Ankara Cup, Singles entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as lucky losers:


2012 Ankara Cup – Doubles
Nina Bratchikova and Darija Jurak were the defending champions, but both players chose not to participate.


2012 Ankara Cup – Doubles
Magda Linette and Katarzyna Piter won the title, defeating Irina Buryachok and Valeria Solovyeva in the final, 6–2, 6–2.


2012 Ankara Cup – Singles
Kristina Mladenovic was the defending champion, but decided not to participate.


2012 Ankara Cup – Singles
Qualifier Ana Savić won the title, defeating second seed Monica Puig in the final, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4.


2012 Anzac Test
The 2012 ANZAC test was a rugby league test match played between Australia and New Zealand at Eden Park on 20 April 2012. It was the 13th Anzac test played between the two nations.


2012 Anzac Test
Australian five-eighth, Johnathan Thurston scored a try and kicked four goals from four attempts, and was named man-of-the-match.


2012 Anzac Test
English referee Richard Silverwood's performance drew criticism in the media.


2012 Apatin Open darts
2012 Apatin Open is a darts tournament, which took place in Apatin, Serbia in 2012.


2012 Apia International Sydney
The 2012 Apia International Sydney was a joint ATP and WTA tennis tournament, that was played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 120th edition of the Apia International Sydney and was a part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2012 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2012 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the NSW Tennis Centre in Sydney, Australia, from 8 to 15 January 2012. Due to rain, the Men's Singles and Double's finals had to be rescheduled from the evening of 14 January to the morning of 15 January, the day before the Australian Open was due to begin. Jarkko Nieminen and Victoria Azarenka won the singles titles.


2012 Apia International Sydney, ATP singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2012 Apia International Sydney, ATP singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from a lucky loser spot:


2012 Apia International Sydney, ATP doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2012 Apia International Sydney, WTA singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2012 Apia International Sydney, WTA singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from a lucky loser spot:


2012 Apia International Sydney, WTA doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2012 Apia International Sydney, Finals, Men's Doubles
Bob Bryan /  Mike Bryan defeated  Matthew Ebden /  Jarkko Nieminen, 6–1, 6–4


2012 Apia International Sydney, Finals, Women's Doubles
Květa Peschke /  Katarina Srebotnik defeated  Liezel Huber /  Lisa Raymond, 6–1, 4–6, [13–11]


2012 Apia International Sydney – Men's Doubles
Lukáš Dlouhý and Paul Hanley were the defending champions but decided not to participate. Bob and Mike Bryan won in the final against  Matthew Ebden and Jarkko Nieminen, 6–1, 6–4


2012 Apia International Sydney – Men's Singles
Gilles Simon was the defending champion but chose not  to participate. Jarkko Nieminen won in the final against Julien Benneteau 6–2, 7–5.


2012 Apia International Sydney – Men's Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2012 Apia International Sydney – Women's Doubles
Iveta Benešová and Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová were the defending champions but were eliminated in the first round.


2012 Apia International Sydney – Women's Doubles
Květa Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik defeated American duo Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond in the final, 6–1, 4–6, [13–11] to claim the title.


2012 Apia International Sydney – Women's Singles
Li Na was the defending champion, but lost the final against Victoria Azarenka, 6–2, 1–6, 6–3.


2012 Apia International Sydney – Women's Singles, Seeds
The top two seeds received a bye into the second round.


2012 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
The 2012 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 24th-year head coach Jerry Moore and played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 8–4, 6–2 in SoCon play to share the conference championship with Georgia Southern and Wofford. They received an at–large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the second round to Illinois State in what would turn out to be the school's last postseason game as an FCS program, as the Mountaineers will move to FBS and the Sun Belt Conference in 2014.


2012 Arab Cup
The 2012 Arab Cup (Arabic: كأس العرب 2012) was the ninth edition of the Arab Cup for national football teams affiliated with the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA).


2012 Arab Cup
The tournament was hosted by Saudi Arabia between 22 June and 6 July 2012. It is the second time that the nation has hosted the tournament, the first being in 1985. This edition witnessed the return of Iraq – the most successful team and record holder of the Arab Cup with four titles – after a 25-year absence due to the Gulf War.


2012 Arab Cup, Prize money
The tournament's lead sponsor was Singaporean company World Sport Group who describe themselves as "Asia's leading sports marketing, media and event management company."


2012 Arab Cup, Prize money
The winner received USD$1million, the runner-up received $600,000, the third-placed team received $300,000, while the other participating football associations received $200,000 each.


2012 Arab Cup, Draw
The official draw was held on 6 May 2012 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The remaining 11 teams were ranked based on the FIFA World Rankings of May 2012 before the draw.


2012 Arab Cup, Draw
The United Arab Emirates withdrew from the competition after the group draw had been made; they were initially drawn into group A.


2012 Arab Cup, Draw
It will be played as tournament with three groups made of four teams each. The organizer country, Saudi Arabia was assigned to Group A.


2012 Arab Cup, Match officials
The following referees were chosen for the 2012 Arab Cup.


2012 Arab Cup, Group stage, Best placed runner-up
The team that finish highest of all group runners-up will also proceed to the semi-final stage. Due to Group A only having three teams in their group, results against teams finishing fourth will not be counted. The best runners-up will face the winner of group A in the semifinals while the winner of group B will face the winner of group C.


2012 Arab Cup, Knockout phase
The semi-final winners proceed to the final and those who lost compete in the third place playoff.


2012 Arab Cup, Statistics, Team statistics
Team(s) rendered in italics represent(s) the host nation(s). The competition's winning team is rendered in bold. (1) – Total games lost not counted in total games played (total games lost = total games won)(2) – Total number of games drawn (tied) for all teams = Total number of games drawn (tied) ÷ 2 (both teams involved)


2012 Arab Cup Final
The 2012 Arab Cup Final was a football match that took place on 6 July 2012, at the Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to determine the winner of the 2012 Arab Cup. Morocco with the local A' team defeated Libya 3–1 on penalties after 1–1 on extra time to win their first Arab Cup.


2012 Arab Cup U-17
The 2012 Arab Cup U-17 was an association football tournament between Arabic countries played in July 2012 and hosted in Tunisia.


2012 Arab Cup U-20
The 2012 Arab Cup U-20 is the second edition of the Arab Cup U-20. The tournament will be hosted by Jordan between July 4 and July 18, 2012.


2012 Arab Cup U-20
The draw for the tournament took place on April 11, 2012, in Amman, Jordan.


2012 Arab Cup U-20, Group stage, Best placed runner-up
The team that finish highest of all group runners-up will also proceed to the semi-final stage.


2012 Arab Cup squads
The 2012 Arab Cup is an international football tournament to be held in Jeddah from 22 June until 6 July 2012. The 12 national teams involved in the tournament are required to register a squad of 23 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. Three of the named players must be goalkeepers.


2012 Arab Cup squads
All participating nations must submit details of their squad to the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) by 10 June 2012.


2012 Arab Handball Championship of Champions
The 2012 Arab Handball Championship of Champions Club officially named Prince Faisal bin Fahd Handball Championship for Arab Club Champions was the 29th edition of Arab world's premier club handball tournament held in Berkane, Morocco. Al Ahly SC is the defending champion.


2012 Arab Junior Athletics Championships
The 2012 Arab Junior Athletics Championships was the fifteenth edition of the international athletics competition for under-20 athletes from Arab countries. It took place between 16–19 May at Amman International Stadium in Amman, Jordan. It was the first time that Jordan hosted the event. A total of 42 athletics events were contested, 21 for men and 21 for women. The men's 10,000 metres and women's 5000 metres were dropped from the programme for this edition.


2012 Arab Junior Athletics Championships
Egypt topped the medal table with nine gold medals, narrowly edging Tunisia which had eight golds and the same total of 23 overall. Saudi Arabia won eight gold medals and Algeria had the third highest tally at sixteen medals (six gold). The host nation Jordan did not win any events but managed three silvers and a bronze. A total of fifteen nations reached the medal table.


2012 Arab League summit
The 23rd Arab League Summit was the third one held in Baghdad and the first one since 1990, before the start of the Gulf War. The decision to grant the host rights to Iraq was made at the previous summit in Sirte. Among the subjects discussed were the Iraqi debts to its neighbors and the uprising in Syria. The summit marked the first time since the Invasion of Kuwait that an acting Emir (Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah) paid a visit to Iraq. The summit was also notable as being the first held since the beginning of the Arab Spring, during which the governments of several member states were overthrown by popular revolutions.


2012 Arab League summit, Background and preparations
The summit had been delayed several times due to regional unrest across the Arab world, but was scheduled to begin on March 29. The Iraqi government sent invitations to all members except Syria, who were suspended in the midst of the uprising against the Assad regime. Bahrain announced in late February that it intended to skip the summit, citing concerns with the Iraqi government as well as security issues. Later this decision was overturned and the government announced they would attend the summit.


2012 Arab League summit, Background and preparations
The Iraqi government reportedly spent almost $500 million to clean up Baghdad, including new pavement for major highways, the renovation of several hotels, repainting of buildings and the complete overhaul of the former Republican Palace inside the Green Zone. By some estimates close to 3 million flowers and 500,000 trees were planted in the capital in the weeks leading to the event.


2012 Arab League summit, Security concerns
The umbrella group Islamic State of Iraq promised to disrupt the summit as part of a new stage of "real confrontation and war against the despicable (Shiites)" in a statement released after the pan-Iraq bombings on February 23 that left 60 dead and more than 250 injured. The group repeated this threat after the 20 March 2012 Iraq attacks even though the heavy security presence in Baghdad appeared to have lowered the number of bombings within the city.


2012 Arab League summit, Security concerns
The government responded with the announcement of unprecedented security measures, including the temporary shut down of all operations at Baghdad International Airport from 26 March until the end of the summit three days later. According to Maj. Gen. Hassan al-Baydhani an estimated 26,000 security forces will guard the capital, with 4,000 reinforcements being brought from the southern and northern provinces. Most of them will be stationed near the airport, the major highways and hotels and the already heavily fortified Green Zone.


2012 Arab League summit, Security concerns
The influential Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr banned his followers from staging any demonstrations during the summit. Thousands of people attended earlier marches against the Saudi intervention in Bahrain's uprising and it is feared that such scenes will embarrass the Iraqi government as well as guests at the conference.


2012 Arab League summit, Security concerns
The heavy security preparations appeared to have paid off, as there was a single suicide attack in Baghdad on March 27 that left one person dead and four injured. Two days later three rockets were fired towards the Green Zone as foreign dignitaries and nine heads of state were preparing for discussions inside the Republican Palace. One of the missiles landed near the Iranian embassy, breaking windows, but inflicting no casualties.


2012 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2012 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourteenth round of the 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 28–30 September 2012 at the Motorland Aragón circuit.


2012 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round fourteen has concluded.


2012 Araucanía wildfires
The 2012 Araucanía wildfires were a series of forest fires that occurred in January 2012 mainly in the communes of Carahue and Lumaco. The first fire in Araucanía Region appeared in the estate Casa Piedra in Carahue and preceded other summer wildfires in Chile in the Biobío Region and Torres del Paine National Park. As of 6 January 2012 seven firefighters had died in the Araucanía fires.


2012 Archdiocese of Philadelphia school closings
The 2012 Archdiocese of Philadelphia school closings was the solution to the reducing enrollment problem of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, caused mainly by demographic shifts and an increasing number of students enrolling in unaffiliated schools. Because of this, tuition rates had to be raised, causing fewer families to be able to afford the cost. Being in the decision process for years, the list was finalized by the Blue Ribbon Commission on January 6, 2012 at around 11:00 AM. The schools were informed soon afterward, and they were all officially announced during the press conference at 4:00 PM.


2012 Archdiocese of Philadelphia school closings, History
In December 2010, the Blue Ribbon Commission was created by Cardinal Justin Rigali to address the enrollment and financial issues. The enrollment had a 35% drop since the year 2001, and it was decided to close some schools so that the property could be sold and the profit used to help the archdiocese. Archbishop Charles Chaput became head of the archdiocese in September 2011 and pledged full support to the Blue Ribbon Commission.


2012 Archdiocese of Philadelphia school closings, History
Rumors soon started spreading about what would become of different schools. Archbishop John Carroll High School, which turned out not being on the recommendation list, had strong rumors of it closing so that Monsignor Bonner High School and Archbishop Prendergast High School could officially merge, making a fair count of one high school closing in Delaware County. Suspense built up during the week of the announcement date, making every Archdiocesan school nervous about what would happen.


2012 Archdiocese of Philadelphia school closings, History
On Friday, January 6 at 10:00 AM, all presidents, principals, and pastors of the Archdiocesan schools reported at Neumann University to hear of what would become of their respective schools. At 12:00 PM, assemblies were held to tell the students and faculty whether their school would close or stay open. All high schools were to be dismissed at 1:00 PM. A press conference was held at 4:00 PM that day by the Blue Ribbon Commission to officially announce which schools were closing.


2012 Archdiocese of Philadelphia school closings, History
All closing schools completed the 2011–2012 school year and officially closed in June.


2012 Archdiocese of Philadelphia school closings, List of school closings
The following is a list of the schools that will be closing at the end of the 2011-2012 school year.


2012 Archdiocese of Philadelphia school closings, List of school closings, Elementary schools
There is a total of 44 out of the 156 elementary schools in the archdiocese that will close. Seven schools in Delaware County were leaked before the official announcement. The rest will be announced during the press conference at 4:00 PM.


2012 Archdiocese of Philadelphia school closings, List of school closings, High schools
5 of the 17 high schools in the archdiocese will also be closing. They were all announced early in the day on January 6. No schools were closed in the counties of Montgomery or Chester.


2012 Archdiocese of Philadelphia school closings, Reactions
The week after the students returned from Christmas break, from Tuesday, January 3 up to the announcements at 4:00 PM on Friday, was reportedly the most suspenseful. Many teachers, students, and parents criticized the long wait and were hoping that leaks would reveal the information early.


2012 Archdiocese of Philadelphia school closings, Reactions
The closing of West Catholic High School came as such a shock that the term "West Catholic" was trending on Twitter after the announcement.


2012 Archdiocese of Philadelphia school closings, Reactions, Conwell-Egan High School
Teachers who were told of the announcement before the students arrived at the assemblies around 12:00 PM "red from crying." Interviewed students of closing schools were overwhelmingly upset about the results, while students from on-the-fence schools were relieved. After the closing schools let out at 1:00 PM, many of the students were shown on news stations hugging each other and crying.


2012 Archdiocese of Philadelphia school closings, Reactions, Monsignor Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast High Schools
Students and staff of these schools reportedly shared similar reactions to those of Conwell-Egan. Several students reported on how sad the situation was, and photos were released of students hugging and crying on the campus.


2012 Archery World Cup
The 2012 Archery World Cup was the seventh edition of the annual Archery World Cup, organised by the World Archery Federation. As 2012 was an Olympic year, the World Cup consisted of three, not four legs. The first leg was held on April 14–15 in Shanghai, China, the second leg on May 5–6 at Antalya Centennial Archery Field in Antalya, Turkey and the third leg on June 23–24 in Ogden, Utah, United States.


2012 Archery World Cup
The best individual and mixed performers in each discipline over the three legs then joined host representatives in qualifying for the World Cup Finals, which were contested on September 22–23 in Tokyo, Japan.


2012 Archery World Cup
After failing to be selected for the Korean Olympic team, Kim Woo-Jin defeated defending champion Brady Ellison in a one arrow shoot-off to win the men's individual recurve world cup final for the second time, while fellow Korean Ki Bo-Bae defeated top seed Deepika Kumari to add her first world cup victory to her Olympic title.


2012 Archery World Cup
In the compound discipline, Braden Gellenthien and Jamie van Natta produced the second consecutive United States clean sweep, while the United States topped the nations ranking for the third consecutive year.


2012 Archery World Cup, Competition rules and scoring
The compound legs consisted of a 50m qualification round of 72 arrows, followed by the compound round at 50m on a 6-zone target face, using cumulative scoring for all individual, team and mixed competitions. The top seven individual performers (with no more than two from each country,) plus one host nation representative if not already qualified, proceeded to the finals; the top mixed team performer proceeded to face the host nation at the finals, which were the same competition format as the legs. The team competition was not competed at the finals.


2012 Archery World Cup, Competition rules and scoring
The recurve legs consisted of a FITA qualification round, followed by a 72m Olympic set system. The top seven individual performers (with no more than two from each country), plus one host nation representative if not already qualified, proceeded to the finals; the top mixed team performer proceeded to face the host nation at the finals, which were the same competition format as the legs. The team competition was not competed at the finals.


2012 Archery World Cup, Qualification, Women's individual compound
1. Could not qualify as national quota already reached 2. Qualified but withdrew


2012 Archery World Cup, Qualification, Women's individual recurve
1. Could not qualify as national quota already reached 2. Qualified but withdrew


2012 Arctic Winter Games
The 2012 Arctic Winter Games took place in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada from the 4th to the 10th of March 2012.


2012 Arctic Winter Games
The Arctic Winter Games is an international biannual celebration of circumpolar sports and culture, held in Canada, Alaska or Greenland.


2012 Arctic Winter Games
Over 2,000 athletes from nine teams (Alaska, Alberta North, Yukon, Yamal-Nenets, Northwest Territories, Greenland, Nunavik Québec, Nunavut and Sápmi) participated in the games.


2012 Arctic Winter Games
Sports included alpine skiing, arctic sports, badminton, basketball, biathlon, curling, dene games, dog mushing, figure skating, freestyle skiing, gymnastics, hockey, indoor soccer, snowboarding, snowshoeing, speed skating, table tennis, volleyball and wrestling.


2012 Arctic Winter Games
The 2012 Arctic Winter Games was the first to have a relay. Rather than passing a baton or torch, however, a song was relayed. The youth at the games passed on a song, was in effort to promoting heritage awareness and cultural diversity.


2012 Arctic Winter Games
2012's mascot is a Husky dog named 'Borealis'. The dog sports a Whitehorse Arctic Winter Games 2012 shirt and, as is common in Huskies, has different coloured eyes (known as heterochromia).


2012 Arctic Winter Games, Sports
19 sports were present. Sports are listed with the number of events that took place.


2012 Arctic Winter Games, Hodgson Trophy
The Hodgson trophy for fair play and team spirit is awarded at the end of every games. The 2012 Hodgson Trophy was awarded to Team Nunavut.


2012 Arctic Winter Games, Hodgson Trophy
The trophy has been awarded since 1978 and named for Stuart Milton Hodgson, Commissioners of the Northwest Territories from 1967 to 1979.


2012 Arena Football League season
The 2012 Arena Football League season was the 25th season in the history of the league. The regular season began on March 9, 2012 with a game between the Pittsburgh Power and the Orlando Predators and ended on July 22, 2012 with a game between the Utah Blaze and Philadelphia Soul. The Arizona Rattlers defeated the Philadelphia Soul by a 72–54 score in ArenaBowl XXV on August 10, 2012 to conclude the playoffs.


2012 Arena Football League season, League business, Teams
The only franchise that relocated during the offseason was the Tulsa Talons, which became the San Antonio Talons following a move to San Antonio, Texas, where the team announced they would play at the Alamodome.


2012 Arena Football League season, League business, Teams
When the 2012 schedule was announced, the Dallas Vigilantes were left off without any explanation on the status of the franchise. No expansion teams were added for the 2012 season.


2012 Arena Football League season, League business, Labor issues
On March 9, 2012, the day the AFL was to begin play, the Arena Football League Players Association went on strike, seeking a doubling of their wages. The game between the Pittsburgh Power and Orlando Predators scheduled for that night was played as scheduled with replacement players making up about three-quarters of the roster. However, players began crossing the picket line by the second quarter and the AFL announced the work stoppage ended just two hours after the game ended.


2012 Arena Football League season, League business, Labor issues
For the second game of the 2012 season, the entire roster of the San Antonio Talons voted unanimously not to strike for its first game against the Utah Blaze.


2012 Arena Football League season, League business, Labor issues
On June 8, the Cleveland Gladiators were forced to forfeit a week 14 matchup against the Pittsburgh Power when they were unable to field enough players to play as a result of several of their players going on strike. It was the first forfeited game in the history of the league. This news came after the NFL Network chose not to air a contest between the Milwaukee Mustangs and Philadelphia Soul in the network's weekly Friday night broadcast, citing a "labor uncertainty." In the following week, after reports of a potential lockout rose, the NFL Network chose to air a War on I-4 game between the Tampa Bay Storm and the Orlando Predators via tape delay on June 16, the day after the game took place.


2012 Arena Football League season, League business, Labor issues
On June 17, it was announced that the AFL and the AFLPU agreed to a multi-year collective bargaining agreement, to be signed on June 20.


2012 Arena Football League season, Regular season standings
Eight teams qualified for the playoffs: four teams from each conference, of which two are division champions and the other two have the best records of the teams remaining.


2012 Argyll and Bute Council election
Elections to Argyll and Bute Council were held on 3 May 2012 on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the eleven wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 36 councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system.


2012 Argyll and Bute Council election
After the 2007 Local Election a coalition was formed between the Alliance for Independents group and the Scottish National Party. This arrangement subsequently broke up and the Independent group formed a minority administration with the support of the Scottish Liberal Democrats.


2012 Argyll and Bute Council election
The 2012 election saw Independent Councillors remain the largest grouping on the Council while the Scottish National Party increased their representation again by 3 seats, chiefly at the expense of the Lib Dems. The Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party gained an additional seat and replaced the Lib Dems in third place according to vote share.


2012 Argyll and Bute Council election
Following the election an administration was formed between the Scottish National Party and the Argyll First Group of Independent Councilors. However, this coalition subsequently broke down, and after the SNP National Executive prevented the SNP group forming a coalition with the Scottish Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, 4 members of the SNP group including Roddy McCuish, Mary Jean Devon, Michael Breslin and Robert MacIntyre left the SNP, and a coalition of Independents, Scottish Conservatives, and Liberal Democrats was subsequently formed in October 2013, led by Dick Walsh. Another member of the SNP Group, Fred Hall, had previously left the SNP in April 2013, and now sits as an independent.


2012 Argyll and Bute Council election, Election result
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.


2012 Arimex Challenger Trophy
The 2012 Arimex ATP Challenger Trophy was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Trnava, Slovakia between 17 and 23 September 2012.


2012 Arimex Challenger Trophy, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2012 Arimex Challenger Trophy, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry as a special exempt into the singles main draw:


2012 Arimex Challenger Trophy – Doubles
Colin Ebelthite and Jaroslav Pospíšil were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals this year. Nikola Ćirić and Goran Tošić won the final 7–6(7–0), 7–5 against Mate Pavić and Franko Škugor.


2012 Arimex Challenger Trophy – Singles
Iñigo Cervantes-Huegun was the defending champion but chose not to compete. Andrey Kuznetsov won the title after defeating Adrian Ungur 6–3, 6–3 in the final.


2012 Arizona Cardinals season
The 2012 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 93rd in the National Football League and their 25th in Arizona. After a surprising 4–0 start, which included a major upset of the New England Patriots in week 2, the Cardinals lost 11 of their final 12 games, and missed the playoffs for a third consecutive season, resulting in the firing of head coach Ken Whisenhunt after six seasons. This was Rod Graves last season as general manager of the Cardinals. A day after the final game of the regular season, he was fired after 16 seasons.


2012 Arizona Cardinals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Seattle Seahawks
The Cardinals began their season at home against their divisional rival Seahawks with quarterback John Skelton at the starting helm. The team started their season 1–0 despite Skelton finishing the game 14/28 for 149 yards and an interception. Kevin Kolb later on made a appearance in relief of Skelton going 6/8 for 66 yards and a touchdown pass.


2012 Arizona Cardinals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: at New England Patriots
In a huge upset at Gillette Stadium, the Cardinals beat the Patriots to become 2–0. This was the Cardinals' first win against the Patriots since 1991.


2012 Arizona Cardinals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
With the win, the Cardinals started 3–0 for the first time since 1974.


2012 Arizona Cardinals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: at St. Louis Rams
This was the Cardinals' 700th loss. They became the first team in NFL history to do this.


2012 Arizona Cardinals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: vs. Buffalo Bills
With the tough loss, the Cardinals fell to 4–2 and also with the Seahawks' win over the Patriots and the 49ers' loss to the Giants, the team remained in a tie for first place in the NFC West.


2012 Arizona Cardinals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: at Minnesota Vikings
at Mall of America Field at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota


2012 Arizona Cardinals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: at Green Bay Packers
Losing their fifth straight game of the season by remaining winless at Lambeau Field (0–7), the Cardinals headed into their bye week at 4–5.


2012 Arizona Cardinals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Seattle Seahawks
With the loss, the Cardinals were not only eliminated from postseason contention and also falling to 4–9, but the 58-point loss was the worst in franchise history. They committed 8 turnovers, which was the most that the Cardinals have ever committed in a game. Arizona only had 154 yards of total offense while the defense gave up 493 yards.


2012 Arizona Cardinals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Seattle Seahawks
The Cardinals also became the first team in NFL history to lose 9 consecutive games after starting 4–0.


2012 Arizona Cardinals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at San Francisco 49ers
With this loss, the Cardinals surpassed the 1989 Chicago Bears for the worst record by an NFL team starting 4–0.


2012 Arizona Diamondbacks season
The Arizona Diamondbacks' 2012 season, was the franchise's 15th season in Major League Baseball and also their fifteenth season at Chase Field. The Diamondbacks finished with a record of 81–81, third place in the NL West.


2012 Arizona Diamondbacks season, Offseason
Right-handed pitchers Trevor Cahill and Takashi Saito were all acquired by the D-Backs in the offseason, along with slugging left-handed left fielder Jason Kubel and left-handed reliever Craig Breslow.


2012 Arizona Diamondbacks season, Player stats, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases


2012 Arizona Diamondbacks season, Player stats, Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


2012 Arizona Rattlers season
The 2012 Arizona Rattlers season was the 21st season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Kevin Guy and played their home games at US Airways Center. After winning their third consecutive division championship with a 13–5 record, the Rattlers were able to advance to ArenaBowl XXV, where they defeated the Philadelphia Soul 72–54 to win their third league championship in franchise history.


2012 Arizona Rattlers season, Final roster
Rookies in italics updated August 8, 201224 Active, 13 Inactive


2012 Arizona Rattlers season, Schedule, Regular season
The Rattlers began the season on the road against the San Jose SaberCats on March 10. Their first home game was on March 17 when they played the Milwaukee Mustangs. They hosted the Kansas City Command in their final regular season game on July 21.


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
The 2012 Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first year coach Todd Graham and played their home games at Sun Devil Stadium. They were a member of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 5–4 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for second place in the South Division. They were invited to the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl where they defeated Navy.


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Previous season
The 2011 Sun Devils finished 6–7 last season (4–5 in the Pac-12) in Dennis Erickson's fifth and final season as head coach. They were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl, where they were defeated by Boise State. Erickson was fired following the season, and Arizona State hired Todd Graham to replace him.


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, Northern Arizona
Marion Grice ran for 3 touchdowns and Taylor Kelly was efficient in his first start as Arizona State opened the Todd Graham era with a 63–6 rout over Northern Arizona on a Thursday night. The Sun Devils dominated NAU from the opening kickoff, forcing three turnovers and rushing for 5 touchdowns while building a 42–0 halftime lead. Cameron Marshall had 2 of ASU's 7 rushing touchdowns, both came in the first quarter. The Sun Devils had over 550 yards of offense while scoring the most points since 2005 by an ASU team.


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, Illinois
"Taylor Kelly completed 18 of 24 passes for 249 yards and a touchdown, and Arizona State rolled past Illinois 45–14 on Saturday night to improve to 2–0 under new coach Todd Graham." True Freshman Carlos Mendoza had 2 INTs for ASU starting in place of injured linebacker Brandon Magee who was out with a concussion. Arizona State also completed their first 14 passes, 10 by Taylor Kelly and 4 by Michael Eubank. Chris Coyle finished with a career-high 10 receptions for 131 yards and 2 TDs. ILL was without starting QB Nathan Scheelhaase because of an ankle injury suffered a week earlier.


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, Missouri
For the second week in a row the Sun Devils faced a backup QB as Jonathan Franklin was ruled out after being announced in the starting lineup. Instead redshirt Freshman Corbin Berkstresser took the field. Missouri jumped out to a 17-point lead that they held until the fourth quarter in front of a sellout crowd of 71,004, the school's first for a non-conference game since Notre Dame in 1984. After a horrible start ASU QB Taylor Kelly rallied the team in the second half going 9 of 11 and passing for 116 yards.


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, Missouri
The sophomore also rushed for 59 net yards. The game ended with an interception by Kelly as he tried to hit an open Jamal Miles for what would have been the go ahead touchdown. “We beat ourselves with turnovers tonight,” Kelly said. “We have to protect the football a lot better next week.” Josh Hubner had a career-best 62-yard punt in the game.


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, Utah
1st quarter scoring: ASU – Rashad Ross 38-yard pass from Taylor Kelly (Alex Garoutte kick; ASU – L. Govan 1-yard run (Garoutte kick; ASU – Marion Grice 10-yard pass from Kelly (Garoutte kick)


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, Utah
2nd quarter scoring: UTAH – Karl Williams 2-yard pass from Jon Hays (Colem Petersen kick); ASU – Garoutte 22-yard field goal; ASU – Marshall 13-yard pass from Kelly (Garoutte kick)


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, California
California leads the series 17–14 with the Golden Bears winning the last meeting 47–38 in Tempe.


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, California
1st quarter scoring: ASU – Darwin Rogers 1-yard pass from Taylor Kelly (Alex Garoutte kick).


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, California
2nd quarter scoring: CAL – Isi Sofele 24-yard run (Vincenzo D'Amato kick); ASU– Garoutte 28-yard field goal; ASU – Kevin Ozier 9-yard pass from Kelly (Garoutte kick).


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, California
3rd quarter scoring: ASU – Garoutte 33-yard field goal; CAL – D'Amato 35-yard field goal.


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, California
4th quarter scoring: CAL – Keenan Allen 10-pass from Zach Maynard (D'Amato Kick); ASU – Ozier 22-yard pass from Kelly (Garoutte Kick)


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, Colorado
Arizona State starts slow only to dominate in the second half outscoring Colorado 31–0. Linebacker Brandon Magee was quoted before the game that he wanted to pitch a shutout in Colorado on National TV. CU used this as bulletin board material in the days before the game. Taylor Kelly threw for a career-high 5 touchdown passes.


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, Colorado
1st quarter scoring: ASU – Marion Grice 37 yard pass from Taylor Kelly


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, Colorado
2nd quarter scoring: CU – Tony Jones 2 yard run (Oliver Kick); ASU – D.J. Foster 34 yard pass from Taylor Kelly (Garoutte kick); ASU – Marion Grice 16 yard pass from Taylor Kelly (Garoutte kick); CU – Nick Kasa 20 yard pass from Jordan Webb (Oliver Kick); CU – Will Oliver 37 yard kick.


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, Colorado
3rd quarter scoring: ASU – Rashad Ross 100 yard kickoff return (Garoutte kick); ASU – Marion Grice 20 yard pass from Taylor Kelly (Garoutte kick).


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, Colorado
4th quarter scoring: ASU – Jon Mora 38 yard kick; ASU – Richard Smith 31 yard pass from Taylor Kelly (Mora kick); ASU – Cameron Marshall 14 yard run (Garoutte kick)


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, Oregon
1st quarter scoring: ASU – Kevin Ozier 28 Yd Pass From Taylor Kelly (Alex Garoutte Kick); ORE – Kenjon Barner 71 Yd Run (Jackson Rice Pass To Rob Beard For Two-Point Conversion); ORE – Bralon Addison 6 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Beard Kick); ORE – Marcus Mariota 2 Yd Pass From Bryan Bennett (Beard Kick)


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, Oregon
2nd quarter scoring: ORE – Kenjon Barner 1 Yd Run (Beard Kick); ORE – Marcus Mariota 86 Yd Run (Beard Kick); ORE – Kenjon Barner 1 Yd Run (Beard Kick)


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, Oregon
4th quarter scoring: ASU – Anthony Jones 36 Yd Interception Return (Garoutte Kick); ASU – D. J. Foster 23 Yd Pass From Michael Eubank (Garoutte Kick)


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, UCLA
UCLA leads the series, 17–10–1. Last season, UCLA downed ASU 29–28 at the Rose Bowl, a last second field goal attempt by the Sun Devils was just off the mark.


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, UCLA
1st quarter scoring: ASU – Kevin Ozier 7-yard pass from Taylor Kelly (Alex Garoutte kick); ASU – Marion Grice 2-yard run (Garoutte kick); UCLA – Johnathan Franklin 3-yard run (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Devin Fuller 15-yard pass from Brett Hundley (Fairbairn kick).


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, UCLA
2nd quarter scoring: ASU – Jon Mora 36-yard field goal; UCLA – Franklin 5-yard run (Fairbairn kick).


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, UCLA
3rd quarter scoring: ASU – Mora 31-yard field goal; UCLA – Damien Thigpen 65-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick); ASU – Grice 20-yard pass from Kelly (Two-point pass conversion failed); UCLA – Joseph Fauria 4-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick).


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, UCLA
4th quarter scoring: ASU – Grice 8-yard pass from Kelly (Garoutte kick); UCLA – Damien Thigpen 20-yard Pass From Hundley (Fairbairn kick); ASU – Mora 22-yard field goal; ASU – D.J. Foster 7-yard pass from Kelly (Garoutte kick); UCLA – Fairbairn 33-yard field goal.


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, Oregon State
1st quarter scoring: ASU – Junior Onyeali 1 yard fumble recovery (Garoutte kick); OSU – Trevor Romaine 41 yard kick; ASU – Cameron Marshall 1 yard run (Garoutte kick); OSU – Markus Wheaton 50 yard pass from Cody Vaz (Romaine kick); ASU – Kevin Ayers punt block for safety.


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, Oregon State
2nd quarter scoring: ASU – Jon Mora 31 yard kick; OSU – Terron Ward 53 yard run; OSU – Trevor Romaine 45 yard kick.


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, Oregon State
3rd quarter scoring: OSU – Markus Wheaton 17 yard pass from Cody Vaz (Romaine kick); OSU – Trevor Romaine 33 yard kick.


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, Oregon State
4th quarter scoring: OSU – Brandin Cooks 49 yard pass from Cody Vaz (Romaine kick); ASU – Marion Grice 2 yard pass from Taylor Kelly (Garoutte kick)


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, USC
1st quarter scoring: ASU – Chris Coyle 34-yard pass from Taylor Kelly (Alex Garoutte kick); USC – Marqise Lee 80-yard pass from Matt Barkley (Andre Heidari kick).


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, USC
2nd quarter scoring: ASU – Alden Darby 70-yard interception return (Garoutte kick); USC – Xavier Grimble 4-yard pass from Barkley (Heidari kick).


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, USC
3rd quarter scoring: ASU – Jon Mora 28-yard field goal; USC – Curtis McNeal 5-yard run (Heidari kick); USC – McNeal 22-yard pass from Barkley (Heidari kick).


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, USC
4th quarter scoring: USC – Heidari 26-yard field goal; USC – McNeal 27-yard run (Heidari kick).


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, Washington State
Quarterbacks Taylor Kelly and Michael Eubank accounted for six touchdowns Saturday, and Arizona State became bowl eligible with a 46–7 rout over Washington State that ended the Sun Devils' four-game losing streak.


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, Washington State
1st quarter scoring: ASU – Jon Mora 21-yard field goal; ASU – Rashard Ross 15-yard pass from Taylor Kelly (Cameron Marshall run for two-point conversion); ASU – Chris Coyle-18 yard pass from Kelly (Alex Garoutte kick).


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, Washington State
2nd quarter scoring: ASU – Marion Grice 17-yard pass from Taylor Kelly (Garoutte kick); ASU – Coyle 29-yard pass from Kelly (Garoutte kick).


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, Washington State
3rd quarter scoring: ASU – Michael Eubank 1-yard run (Garoutte kick); ASU – Rashad Ross 31-yard pass from Kelly (Garoutte kick).


2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, Washington State
4th quarter scoring: WSU – Kristoff Williams 54-yard pass from Connor Halliday (Andrew Furney kick).


2012 Arizona Wildcats baseball team
The 2012 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Hi Corbett Field, off campus in Tucson, AZ. This was the first full season for the Wildcats at Hi Corbett Field, which is the former spring training home of the Cleveland Indians and Colorado Rockies. Andy Lopez was in his seventh season as Arizona Wildcats baseball head coach. Lopez was in his twenty-fourth year as head coach. The Wildcats tied for first in the Pac-12 Conference with UCLA, finishing with a 20–10 conference record. The Wildcats finished the season with a 48-17 record. Six players were picked in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft.


2012 Arizona Wildcats baseball team
In the 2012 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, the Wildcats performed well in the NCAA Regional and Super Regional rounds, hosting in Tucson for first time since 1982 and winning 5 straight games. The Wildcats defeated Missouri once and Louisville twice to win the Tucson Regional. They then won the Tucson Super Regional by defeating St. John's in two consecutive games. The team reached the 2012 College World Series for the sixteenth time in program history, beating Florida State twice in the first and third game and UCLA in game two.


2012 Arizona Wildcats baseball team
The Wildcats faced two-time defending champion South Carolina in the championship series, sweeping both games to win the 2012 College World Series. This was Arizona's first College World Series championship since 1986, and fourth overall. They finished the post-season with a 10-0 record and were only the second team after South Carolina the previous year to do so.


2012 Arizona Wildcats baseball team, Rankings
^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.


2012 Arizona Wildcats baseball team, Arizona Wildcats in the 2012 MLB Draft
The following members of the Arizona Wildcats baseball program were drafted in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft.


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team
The 2012 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played at Arizona Stadium in Tucson for the 84th straight year. The 2012 season was Arizona's second in the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference and the first for head coach Rich Rodriguez.


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Previous season
Interim head coach Tim Kish led the Cats for the last six games of the 2011 season, replacing eighth-year head coach Mike Stoops, who was fired after starting the season 1–5 (the sole victory coming against FCS Northern Arizona). Under Stoops, extending back to the 2010 season, the Wildcats had lost 10 consecutive games to FBS opponents, their last victory coming nearly a year earlier on October 30, 2010, against UCLA. Kish, who started the season as defensive coordinator, went 3–3, leading the team to a record of 4–8 (2–7 Pac-12) on the season.


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Previous season
Three Wildcats from the 2011 squad were drafted to the NFL. Nick Foles was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round (88th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft. He signed a four-year contract with the team on May 21, 2012. Juron Criner was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the fifth round (168th overall). Trevin Wade was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the seventh round (245th overall).


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Preseason, Spring Game
Arizona held its spring Red and Blue game on April 14 at Kino Stadium in Tucson. The team's offense gained 597 yards over 98 plays, scoring 10 touchdowns. 445 yards and 6 touchdowns came through the air.


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Schedule
Arizona plays eight of twelve regular season games at home: all three non-conference games and five of nine Pac-12 games. The Cats play neither Washington State nor California for the second straight season after the league's expansion to 12 teams.


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, Toledo
1st quarter scoring: ARIZ – J. Bonano 26-yard field goal; 3–0


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, Toledo
2nd quarter scoring: TOL – Alonzo Russell 59-yard pass from Terrance Owens (Jeremiah Detmer kick); 3–7, ARIZ – A. Hill 30-yard pass from M. Scott (J. Bonano kick); 10–7, TOL – David Fluellen 1-yard run (Detmer kick); 10–14


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, Toledo
3rd quarter scoring: ARIZ – K. Carey 73-yard run (Bonano kick); 17–14


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, Toledo
4th quarter scoring: TOL – Detmer 40-yard field goal; 17–17


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, Toledo
OT scoring: ARIZ – T. Miller 10-yard pass from Scott (Bonano kick); 24–17


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, Oklahoma State
Arizona's first ever televised football game on the Pac-12 Network.


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, South Carolina State
1st quarter scoring:ARZ- Matt Scott pass complete to Richard Morrison for 15 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. (John Bonano extra point GOOD.) 7–0


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, South Carolina State
2nd quarter scoring: ARZ- Matt Scott pass complete to Taimi Tutogi for 14 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. (John Bonano extra point GOOD.) 14–0, ARZ- Ka'Deem Carey rush for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. (John Bonano extra point GOOD.) 21–0, ARZ- Matt Scott rush for 10 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. (John Bonano extra point GOOD.) 28–0


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, South Carolina State
3rd quarter scoring: ARZ- Matt Scott pass complete to Dan Buckner for 27 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. (John Bonano extra point GOOD.) 35–0, ARZ-Daniel Jenkins rush for 5 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. (John Bonano extra point GOOD.) 42–0


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, South Carolina State
4th quarter scoring:ARZ-B.J. Denker pass complete to Sean Willet for 17 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. (John Bonano extra point GOOD.) 49–0, ARZ-Jared Baker rush for 4 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. (John Bonano extra point GOOD.) 56–0


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, Oregon
1st quarter scoring:  Daryl Hawkins 17 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Rob Beard Kick). Oregon 7–0


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, Oregon
2nd quarter scoring:  Rob Beard 27 Yd FG. Oregon 10–0; Rob Beard 41 Yd FG. Oregon 13–0.


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, Oregon
3rd quarter scoring: Colt Lyerla 1 Yd Run (Jackson Rice Pass To Rob Beard For 2-Pt Conversion), Oregon 21–0; Bralon Addison 55 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Rob Beard Kick). Oregon 28–0.


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, Oregon
4th quarter scoring: Ifo Ekpre-Olomu 54 Yd Interception Return (Rob Beard Kick), Oregon 35–0; Bryan Bennett 8 Yd Run (Rob Beard Kick), Oregon 42–0; Troy Hill 29 Yd Interception Return (Rob Beard Kick). Oregon 49–0.


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, Oregon State
1st quarter scoring: OSU – Markus Wheaton 2-yard pass from Sean Mannion (Trevor Romaine kick). 7–0


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, Oregon State
2nd quarter scoring: OSU – Trevor Romaine 30 Yd Field Goal. 10–0, OSU-Tyler Anderson 1 Yd Run (Romaine Kick). 17–0, ARZ-Ka'Deem Carey 1 Yd Run (John Bonano Kick). 17–7


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, Oregon State
3rd quarter scoring: ARZ – Austin Hill 3 Yd Pass From Matt Scott (Bonano Kick). 17–14, ARZ – Carey 24 Yd Run (Bonano Kick). 21–17, OSU – Storm Woods 1 Yd Run (Romaine Kick). 24–21, ARZ – Dan Buckner 16 Yd Pass From Scott (Bonano Kick). 28–24


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, Oregon State
4th quarter scoring: OSU – Markus Wheaton 20 Yd Pass From Sean Mannion (Romaine Kick). 31–28, ARZ – Hill 7 Yd Pass From Scott (Bonano Kick). 35–28, OSU – Connor Hamlett 9 Yd Pass From Mannion (Romaine Kick). 38–35


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, Stanford
1st quarter scoring: STAN – Zach Ertz 11-yard pass from Josh Nunes (Jordan Williamson kick)


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, Stanford
2nd quarter scoring: ARIZ – Ka'Deem Carey 13-yard run (John Bonano kick); ARIZ – Bonano 33-yard field goal; STAN – Levine Toilolo 12-yard pass from Nunes (Williamson kick); ARIZ – Bonano 33-yard field goal.


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, Stanford
3rd quarter scoring: ARIZ – Carey 1-yard run (Bonano kick); STAN – Nunes 2-yard run (Williamson kick); ARIZ – Austin Hill 12-yard pass from Matt Scott (Bonano kick); STAN – Stepfan Taylor 6-yard (Williamson kick); ARIZ – Hill 17-yard pass from Scott (Scott pass attempt failed ); STAN – Kelsey Young 55-yard run (Nunes pass attempt failed).


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, Stanford
4th quarter scoring: ARIZ – Carey 8-yard run (Scott pass to Hill); ARIZ – Terrence Miller 9 yrd pass from Scott (Bonano kick); STAN – Nunes 1 yrd run (Williamson kick); STAN – Nunes 3 yrd run (Williamson kick).


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, Washington
1st quarter scoring: UW – Travis Coons kick 43 yrd field goal; ARI – David Richards 27 yrd from Matt Scott (John Bonano kick); ARI – Bonano kick 24 yrd field goal


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, Washington
2nd quarter scoring: ARI – Scott 1 yrd run (Bonano kick); ARI – Garic Wharton 33 yrd pass from Scott (Bonano kick); UW – Austin Sefrian Jenkins 6 yard pass from Keith Price (Coons kick); ARI – Austin Hill 53 yrd pass from Scott (Bonano kick); UW – Bishop Sarkey 1 yrd runn (Coons kick)


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, Washington
3rd quarter scoring: ARI – Hill 17 yrd pass from Scott (Bonano kick); ARI – Richard Morrison 63 yrd punt return td (Bonano kick)


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, Washington
4th quarter scoring: ARI – Ka'Deem Carey 2 yrd run (Bonano kick)


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, USC
1st quarter scoring: ARI-Johnny Jackson 8 Yd Pass From Matt Scott (John Bonano Kick) 7–0, ARI-John Bonano 27 Yd Field Goal 10–0


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, USC
2nd quarter scoring: USC-Xavier Grimble 12 Yd Pass From Matt Barkley (Andre Heidari Kick)	10–7, USC-Marqise Lee 49 Yd Pass From Barkley (Heidari Kick) 10–14, ARI-Bonano 44 Yd Field Goal 13–14, USC-D.J. Morgan 3 Yd Run (Heidari Kick) 13–21


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, USC
3rd quarter scoring: USC-Lee 44 Yd Pass From Barkley (Heidari Kick) 13–28, ARI-Matt Scott 10 Yd Run (Bonano Kick) 20–28, ARI-Dan Buckner 9 Yd Pass From Scott (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) 26–28


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, USC
4th quarter scoring: ARI-Ka'Deem Carey 7 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) 32–28, ARI-David Richards 7 Yd Pass From Scott (Bonano Kick) 39–28, USC-Silas Redd 10 Yd Run (Barkley Pass To Lee For Two-Point Conversion) 39–36


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, UCLA
UCLA's homecoming game. UCLA leads 11–4–2 in Los Angeles (8–4–1 in the Rose Bowl) and Arizona leads 11–8 at Tucson.


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, UCLA
1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Johnathan Franklin 37-yard run (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Brett Hundley 6-yard run (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Jordan Payton 17-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick)


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, UCLA
2nd quarter scoring: UCLA – Damien Thigpen 1-yard run (Fairbairn Kick); ARIZ – John Bonano 28-yard field goal; Jonathan Franklin 2-yard run (Fairbairn Kick); UCLA – Joseph Fauria 1-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick)


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, UCLA
3rd quarter scoring: UCLA – Fairbairn 25-yard field goal; ARIZ – Ka'Deem Carey 2-yard -run (Bonano kick); UCLA – Joseph Fauria 28-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick)


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, UCLA
4th quarter scoring: UCLA – Steven Manfro 14-yard run (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Melvin Emesibe 1-yard run (Fairbairn kick)


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, Colorado
UA's Homecoming Weekend. The referee for this game is Jack Folliard.


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, Colorado
1st quarter scoring: COL – Christian Powell 7-yard run (Will Oliver kick); ARI – Ka'Deem Carey 10-yard run (John Bonano kick); COL – Will Oliver 18 yrd field goal


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, Colorado
2nd quarter scoring: ARI – Carey 13-yard run (Bonano kick); ARI – Carey 30-yard run (John Bonano kick); COL – Powell 1 yrd-run (Oliver kick); ARI- Dan Buckner 21 yard-pass from B.J. Denker (Bonano kick)


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, Colorado
3rd quarter scoring: ARI – Buckner 9 yard-pass from Denker (Bonano kick); ARI – Carey 8-yard run (Bonano kick); ARI – B.J. Denker 10-yard run (Bonano kick)


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, Colorado
4th quarter scoring: COL – Donta Abron 10-yard run (Oliver kick); COL – Scott Fernandez 71-yard pass from Connor Wood (Will Oliver kick); ARI – Ka'Deem Carey 3-yard run (Bonano kick)


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, Utah
1st quarter scoring: ARIZ-John Bonano 44 Yd field goal (3–0)


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, Utah
2nd quarter scoring: UTA-Coleman Petersen 3 Yd Run (Petersen Kick) (3–7); ARIZ- Ka'Deem Carey 1 Yd Run (Bonano Kick) (10–7); ARIZ- Matt Scott 10 Yd Run (Bonano Kick) (17–7); UTA-Jake Murphy 34 Yd Pass From Travis Wilson (Petersen Kick) (14–17)


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, Utah
3rd quarter scoring: UTA- Coleman Petersen 24 Yd (17–17); UTA-DeVonte Christopher 36 Yd Pass From Wilson (Coleman Petersen Kick) (17–24)


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, Utah
4th quarter scoring: ARIZ-Daniel Jenkins 2 Yd Run (Bonano Kick) (24–24); ARIZ-Austin Hill 18 Yd Pass From Scott (John Bonano Kick) (31–24); ARIZ-Bonano 24 Yd Field Goal (34–24)


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game notes and scoring summaries, Arizona State
Arizona wore red helmets for the first time since the 1980 season for their rivalry game with Arizona State.


2012 Arizona Wildcats football team, Notes
Arizona Wildcats linebacker Rob Hankins retired due to a concussion injury.


2012 Arizona's 8th congressional district special election
A 2012 special election in Arizona's 8th congressional district was held on June 12, with primary elections held on April 17, to fill a seat in the United States House of Representatives for Arizona's 8th congressional district until the 112th United States Congress ends on January 3, 2013. The election was caused by the resignation of Representative Gabby Giffords on January 25, 2012, to concentrate on recovering from her injuries from the 2011 Tucson shooting. The seat was won by Ron Barber, a former aide to Giffords who was wounded in the attempt on her life.


2012 Arizona's 8th congressional district special election, Background
Governor of Arizona Jan Brewer announced April 17 to be the date for the special primary elections and June 12 for the special general election.


2012 Arkansas Amendment 91
Arkansas Constitutional Amendment 91 (known as Issue 1 prior to passage) amended the Constitution of Arkansas to raised sales tax in Arkansas from 6.0% to 6.5% for 10 years to pay for improvements to the Arkansas Highway System. It was referred by the Arkansas General Assembly to voters (legislative referral), and approved by voters during the November 6, 2012 election.