2011 Waltham triple murder, Victims
All three victims were Jewish according to a number of sources. Other sources have not reported a religion for Mess. Weissman was outspoken about his Jewish faith, and an active member of his synagogue. Teken had majored in history at predominantly Jewish Brandeis University; he was buried in Israel.


2011 Waltham triple murder, Victims
Mess had been described by Tamerlan Tsarnaev as his best friend. Mess, Weissman, and both Tsarnaev brothers had attended Cambridge Rindge and Latin School at various times. Mess received a bachelor's degree in professional writing from Champlain College in 2008.


2011 Waltham triple murder, Victims
The three men, who were described as being physically strong, were dragged to or killed in three different rooms. Mess was a well-known mixed martial arts fighter, and is listed as a martial arts instructor on his death certificate. Teken is listed as a personal trainer on his death certificate. Weissman was a bodybuilder.


2011 Waltham triple murder, Victims
In 2008, police had pulled Weissman over for failing to yield, and smelled marijuana smoke in his vehicle. He was charged with marijuana possession and intent to distribute. Teken lived in Waltham, where certain neighbors said they believed he was a drug dealer, saying he rarely left the house and had a steady stream of visitors. In 2010, Mess and another man were arrested on charges that they assaulted several people at a store.


2011 Waltham triple murder, 2011 investigation
Autopsies revealed that their throats had been slit from ear to ear with such force that they were nearly decapitated. The bodies had been left covered with thousands of dollars' worth of marijuana (seven pounds of marijuana; in what investigators described as a symbolic gesture) and thousands of dollars of cash, in three different rooms. Police found $5,000 in cash at the scene, which suggested that robbery was not the motive.


2011 Waltham triple murder, 2011 investigation
Police said that the murders were not random. Two unidentified men had been seen at the apartment before the murders. Middlesex District Attorney Gerard Leone said that it appeared that two unknown perpetrators and the victims knew each other, based on evidence that the police had obtained. It was believed that multiple people other than the victims were at the scene, and that the victims let the killers into their apartment; there was no evidence of forced entry. Neighbors whose windows were open did not hear anything unusual.


2011 Waltham triple murder, 2013 investigation developments
The Boston Globe first made the connection of the Tsarnaev brothers to the murders on April 22, 2013, after the Boston Marathon bombing. The Middlesex County District Attorney's Office stated that it was investigating the possible connection of bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev to the murders. ABC reported that authorities believe Tsarnaev may have been responsible for the triple homicide. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) joined the investigation in April.


2011 Waltham triple murder, 2013 investigation developments
Investigators on the Boston Marathon bombing case said Tamerlan Tsarnaev visited Dagestan and neighboring Chechnya for six months following the date of the Waltham murders. They sought to determine whether the killings may have been timed to take place on the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks.


2011 Waltham triple murder, 2013 investigation developments
After the Marathon bombing, a Planet Aid driver found discarded fireworks in the Planet Aid donation bin in the parking lot of a restaurant, Gerry's Italian Kitchen, that has been connected in other ways to the Waltham murders case and to the Tsarnaev brothers. Police investigators told ABC News that "the gunpowder had been emptied from the fireworks and the shells discarded in a shopping bag inside the bin."


2011 Waltham triple murder, 2013 investigation developments, Tamerlan Tsarnaev's connection to the victims
Tamerlan Tsarnaev had formerly described murder victim Brendan Mess, who lived a few blocks from him in Cambridge and was a year younger than Tsarnaev, as his best friend. Tsarnaev had been a regular visitor at Mess's apartment where the murders took place, and authorities believe that they were roommates for a time. Mess also brought Tsarnaev with him to social events and fight events. Investigators believe Tsarnaev was one of the last people to see Mess alive.


2011 Waltham triple murder, 2013 investigation developments, Tamerlan Tsarnaev's connection to the victims
Both men were boxers and spent hours training and sparring together, starting in 2009. In 2011, Tsarnaev had introduced Mess to John Allan, owner of Wai Kru Mixed Martial Arts in Allston, describing him as his "best friend". Tsarnaev stopped going to the martial arts center after Mess was murdered, and did not return until March 2013, when he unexpectedly visited and acted rudely.


2011 Waltham triple murder, 2013 investigation developments, Tamerlan Tsarnaev's connection to the victims
The website BuzzFeed interviewed a man named Ray, who was a friend of Mess and an acquaintance of Tsarnaev. Ray said: "Tam wasn't there at the memorial service, he wasn't at the funeral, he wasn't around at all ... And he was really close with Brendan. That's why it's so weird when he said, 'I don't have any American friends.'" Ray continued: "He was somebody who was in contact with Brendan on a daily basis. Anybody like that you would think they would have been around." Ray did not have any further contact with Tsarnaev after the murders.


2011 Waltham triple murder, 2013 investigation developments, Tamerlan Tsarnaev's connection to the victims
One of Mess's relatives confirmed that Tsarnaev was not at Mess's funeral or memorial service. The relative also noted Tsarnaev and Mess had disagreed over Mess's lifestyle choices. On May 10, 2013, Massachusetts investigators were reported to have forensic evidence placing the Tsarnaev brothers at the crime scene. Further definitive DNA testing had to be completed before an indictment against the surviving brother could be considered, according to the officials. Officials said cell phone records for that date appeared to put the Tsarnaev brothers in the area of the murders.


2011 Waltham triple murder, 2013 investigation developments, Ibragim Todashev interview and death
On May 22, 2013, law enforcement officers, including an FBI special agent from the Boston field office, and two Massachusetts State Police troopers, interviewed a Chechen immigrant named Ibragim Todashev for approximately eight hours at his apartment in Orlando, Florida, regarding the Waltham triple murder and his connections to Tamerlan Tsarnaev and other extremists. They said that he implicated both himself and Tamerlan Tsarnaev in the murders during the questioning and was beginning to write a formal statement when he asked to take a break and then suddenly attacked the FBI agent. Todashev was shot multiple times and killed by the officers.


2011 Waltham triple murder, 2013 investigation developments, Ibragim Todashev interview and death
Todashev was unarmed when he was killed, although initial reports stated that he had a knife. The agent sustained minor injuries requiring stitches. The FBI established a post-shooting incident-review team to investigate the shooting.


2011 Waltham triple murder, 2013 investigation developments, Time of the murders
Based on cell phone usage, police believe the killings took place on the evening of September 11. A call was placed at 8:54 p.m. from Weissman's cell phone to Gerry's Italian Kitchen, a Watertown restaurant, for delivery of three dinner entrees. When a delivery woman arrived at 9:14 p.m., there was no answer at the door, and no one answered when the restaurant called Weissman's cell phone.


2011 Wan Chai District Council election
The 2011 Wan Chai District Council election was held on 6 November 2011 to elect all 11 elected members to the 13-member District Council.


2011 Wan Chai District Council election
The pro-Beijing camp remained control of the council with the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong retained the largest party status with three seats. In Broadwood, incumbent Michael Mak Kwok-fung of the pro-democracy League of Social Democrats lost to independent Pamela Peck Wan-kam.


2011 Wantok Cup
In July 2011, the men's national football teams of Solomon Islands and Vanuatu met for four games, with two hosted by each country. The first two were held in the Solomons on and around its Independence Day (7 July). They were followed by two in Vanuatu on and around that country's Independence Day (30 July). Thus the competition(s) conformed to the spirit of the seemingly defunct Wantok Cup, although it is not certain whether that name was formally used for this event.


2011 Wantok Cup
Vanuatu won 3–2 on aggregate over the span of the four games, though they should probably be considered two separate competitions (as the Wantok Cup was initially intended), in which case each country won its own Independence Day event.


2011 Waratah Cup
The 2011 Waratah Cup was the 9th season of Football NSW's knockout cup competition under the Waratah Cup name. 33 different Associations registered teams into the tournament, including Canberra City FC from the ACT, Wagga Wagga from the Riverina, and three clubs from the Illawarra Region. Entry levels are staggered, with State League Two clubs entering in Round 1, Super League and State League One clubs entering in Round 2, while all NSW Premier League clubs joined in Round 3.


2011 Waratah Cup
The competition was won by NSW Premier League club Manly United, their first title.


2011 Waratah Cup, Preliminary round
The draw was announced on 23 March 2011, and all games were played by 31 March 2011.


2011 Waratah Cup, Quarterfinals
The draw for the quarterfinals was announced on 14 June 2011. Of the 8 teams, 5 were from the NSW Premier League, 2 clubs (Hills Brumbies F.C. & Blacktown Spartans) from the NSW Super League, whilst Mounties Wanderers play in the State League One.


2011 Warrington Borough Council election
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2011 Warrington Borough Council election
Elections to Warrington Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011. Twenty seats out of the total of fifty-seven were up for election. The Labour Party gained control of the council which had been run by a Liberal-Democrat/Conservative coalition.


2011 Warrington Wolves season
This article details the Warrington Wolves Rugby League Football Club's 2011 season. This is the clubs sixteenth season of the Super League era. The club will also look to defend the Challenge Cup following victory at Wembley Stadium against Leeds Rhinos in August 2010.


2011 Warrington Wolves season, Pre-Season
Warrington Wolves played 3 pre-season fixtures before the new Super League season kicks off. The Wolves faced Widnes Vikings, Leigh Centurions and Wigan Warriors. The Wolves ran out comfortable winners at Widnes winning by 48-18 and also at Leigh by 58-10. Wolves new signings Brett Hodgson and Joel Monaghan both made their debuts for the club in the victory at Leigh Centurions.


2011 Warrington Wolves season, Pre-Season
The fixture against Wigan Warriors is for Jon Clarke's Testimonial after he has now been at the club for 10 consecutive seasons. Warrington Wolves fell to a 16-22 defeat to end the pre-season campaign.


2011 Warrington Wolves season, 2011 Table
Source: . Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference. Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.


2011 Warwick District Council election
Elections to Warwick District Council took place on Thursday 5 May 2011.


2011 Warwick District Council election
A total of 46 seats were up for election, all councillors from all wards. The previous elections produced a majority for the Conservative Party.


2011 Washington Huskies football team
The 2011 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by third year head coach Steve Sarkisian. They played six of their home games at Husky Stadium and their final home game at CenturyLink Field due to a planned renovation of Husky Stadium; both stadiums are in Seattle. They are a member of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 5–4 in Pac-12 play to finish in third place in the North division. They were invited to the Alamo Bowl where they were defeated by Baylor 67–56.


2011 Washington Huskies football team, Game Starters
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2011 Washington Huskies football team, Game summaries, Eastern Washington
Washington Husky cornerback Desmond Trufant intercepted a pass by Eastern Washington Eagles' quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell in the end zone with 29 seconds left to preserve a 30–27 win on September 3. Trufant wrestled the pass away from 6-foot-5 Eagles receiver Brandon Kaufman. Mitchell passed for 473 yards on the night, completed 39 of 69 passes, and had 3 touchdowns against 2 interceptions. For Washington, quarterback Keith Price threw three touchdown passes and completed 17 of 25 passes for 102 yards, and running back Chris Polk ran for 125 yards on 23 carries.


2011 Washington Huskies football team, Game summaries, Eastern Washington
Washington gained fewer total yards than Eastern Washington – 250 yards compared to 504 for the Eagles – but had zero turnovers while the Eagles gave up the ball four times. Trufant had forced another one of those turnovers during the first quarter; he stripped Matt Johnson on a punt return and created a short field for the Huskies that led to a 7-yard touchdown pass from Price to Jonathan Amosa.


2011 Washington Huskies football team, Game summaries, Eastern Washington
After the game, the Pac-12 Conference named Trufant Pac-12 defensive player of week. Washington placekicker Erik Folk was named Pac-12 special teams player of the week. Polk was a perfect 3-for-3 on field goals during the game and all three of his field goals came from outside of 40 yards.


2011 Washington Huskies football team, Game summaries, Washington State
Keith Price threw three touchdown passes to become Washington's all-time single-season leader in that category, the final one a 22-yard toss to Chris Polk, and Washington held off rival Washington State 38–21 on Saturday night to win the 104th Apple Cup. Price threw his 29th touchdown pass of the season midway through the third quarter, finding Polk on a wheel-route out of the backfield to give the Huskies a 28–14 lead.


2011 Washington Huskies football team, Game summaries, Washington State
Washington State pulled within 28–21, but Erik Folk's 46-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter pushed the lead to 10 and Polk sealed the Huskies third straight Apple Cup title on his 1-yard TD run with 5:23 left.


2011 Washington Huskies football team, Game summaries, Washington State
Price, who sat out last week's loss at Oregon State due to a multitude of injuries, finished 21 of 29 for 291 yards. Washington also got a blocked punt that Jesse Callier returned 2 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter.


2011 Washington Huskies football team, Game summaries, Washington State
The Cougars fired head coach Paul Wulff the following week.


2011 Washington Huskies football team, Game summaries, Baylor (Alamo Bowl)
Entering their first game in the Alamo Bowl, the Huskies has a 16–14–1 overall bowl game record, going back to their first game in the 1924 Rose Bowl. The Huskies set new school record during the season in passing touchdowns (32) and in fewest fumbles (11).


2011 Washington Mystics season
The 2011 WNBA season is the 14th season for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association.


2011 Washington Mystics season, Transactions, WNBA Draft
The following are the Mystics' selections in the 2011 WNBA Draft.


2011 Washington Nationals season
The Washington Nationals' 2011 season was the seventh season for the American baseball franchise of Major League Baseball in the District of Columbia and the 43rd since the original team was started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It involved the Nationals attempting to win the National League East Division after a 69–93 season the year before.


2011 Washington Nationals season
On June 23, 2011, manager Jim Riggleman resigned after contract disputes with general manager Mike Rizzo. Riggleman resigned following a 1–0 win over the Seattle Mariners which put the Nationals over .500 at the latest point in a season since 2005 and gave them their 11th win in 12 games. Riggleman compiled a 140–172 record with the Nationals after he replaced Manny Acta after the all-star break in 2009. On June 24, Davey Johnson was named the new manager. Previously, he was a senior advisor to Mike Rizzo. He began managing on June 27. Bench coach John McLaren managed the club for three games following Riggleman's resignation before Johnson was decided upon as interim manager.


2011 Washington Nationals season
The Nationals finished the 2011 season in third place in the NL East with an 80–81 record, playing only 161 games because one game against the Los Angeles Dodgers was canceled due to rain. Their third-place finish was their best finish in the standings and second-best win-loss record since they moved to Washington.


2011 Washington Nationals season, Offseason
The Nationals formed a new minor league affiliation with the Auburn Doubledays of the New York–Penn League during the winter. The player development contract was officially announced December 14, 2010.


2011 Washington Nationals season, Offseason
On December 16, 2010, the Nationals traded Josh Willingham to the Oakland Athletics for Corey Brown and Henry Rodríguez. On January 19, 2011, they traded minor-leaguers Michael Burgess, Graham Hicks, and A. J. Morris to the Chicago Cubs for Tom Gorzelanny. On February 2, 2011, they traded Justin Maxwell to the New York Yankees for minor-leaguer for Adam Olbrychowski. On March 27, 2011, they traded Nyjer Morgan to the Milwaukee Brewers for minor-leaguer Cutter Dykstra and cash, and the following day they traded Alberto González to the San Diego Padres for Erik Davis.


2011 Washington Nationals season, Advertising and marketing
The Nationals′ marketing slogan for 2011 was "Expect It." According to a letter to season ticket holders signed by Nationals Chief Operating Officer Andrew Feffer explained that the slogan let Nationals fans know that the team's rebuilding strategy "is beginning to show returns," and that "we are determined to continue to do what it takes to elevate the franchise to the next level." The letter added that "in 2010, we had a productive stable of veterans and stars in the lineup," that "we now have a solid and exciting pipeline of pitchers," and that the franchise's "improved Minor League system is now regularly producing a steady stream of Major League talent."


2011 Washington Nationals season, New Radio Flagship
Starting with this season, the Nationals changed their flagship station to WJFK-FM (106.7 The Fan), after broadcasting their first six seasons on WTOP 104.1 FM.


2011 Washington Nationals season, Spring training
The Nationals held their 2011 spring training in Viera, Florida, with home games played at Space Coast Stadium.


2011 Washington Nationals season, Regular season, Draft
The 2011 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft took place from June 6 to June 8. With their first pick – the sixth pick overall – the Nationals selected third baseman Anthony Rendon. Other notable players the Nationals selected were pitcher Alex Meyer (first round compensation pick, 23rd pick overall), pitcher Taylor Hill (sixth round, 187th overall), and outfielder Billy Burns (32nd round, 967th overall).


2011 Washington Nationals season, Regular season, Attendance
The Nationals drew 1,940,478 fans at Nationals Park in 2011, improving over the previous season for the second straight year. It placed them 14th in attendance for the season among the 16 National League teams, also for the second consecutive year. Their highest attendance at a home game was on August 20, when they drew 44,685 for a game against the Philadelphia Phillies, while their lowest was 13,413 for a game against the Phillies on April 12. Their average home attendance was 24,256 per game, fifth-highest of their seven seasons in Washington but an increase from their previous season.


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


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


2011 Washington Nationals season, Awards and honors, All-Stars
Clippard threw three pitches in the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game and was its winning pitcher.


2011 Washington Redskins season
The 2011 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 80th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 75th representing the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.). Their home games were played at FedExField in Landover, Maryland for the 15th consecutive year. Washington played in the Eastern division of the National Football Conference (NFC).


2011 Washington Redskins season
The Redskins failed to improve on their 2010 record of 6–10, but did manage to defeat the New York Giants, the eventual Super Bowl champions, twice in the regular season, becoming only the sixth team to do so (the 1969 Oakland Raiders, 1983 Seattle Seahawks, 1995 Washington Redskins, 2002 New Orleans Saints, and 2007 Dallas Cowboys, also against the Giants, being the others).


2011 Washington Redskins season, Offseason, 2011 NFL Draft
The Redskins finished the 2010 season with a record of 6–10 and will be picking 6th overall.


2011 Washington Redskins season, Preseason, Schedule
The Redskins' preseason schedule was announced on April 12, 2011. It was finalized on April 19, 2011.


2011 Washington Redskins season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. New York Giants
The Redskins opened the 2011 season at home against their division rival the New York Giants, to mark the tenth anniversary of September 11, 2001; both teams represented the cities that were targeted by the terrorists that day.


2011 Washington Redskins season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. New York Giants
With the win, the Redskins started their season at 1–0.


2011 Washington Redskins season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals
With the win, the Redskins improved to 2–0. This would be the last time the team would win a game at home until hosting the Minnesota Vikings during the middle of the 2012 season.


2011 Washington Redskins season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Dallas Cowboys
Coming off their home win over the Cardinals, the Redskins flew to Cowboys Stadium for a Week 3 NFC East duel with the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night. Washington threw the game's opening punch in the first quarter with a 46-yard field goal from kicker Graham Gano. The Cowboys answered with kicker Dan Bailey getting a 41-yard field goal, while the Redskins replied with Gano's 27-yard field goal. Dallas would take the lead in the second quarter as Bailey made a 27-yard and a 32-yard field goal, yet the Redskins closed out the half with Gano's 50-yard field goal.


2011 Washington Redskins season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Dallas Cowboys
Washington began the third quarter with quarterback Rex Grossman finding running back Tim Hightower on a 1-yard touchdown pass. The Cowboys would end the third quarter with Bailey making a 41-yard field goal. Dallas regained the lead in the fourth quarter with Bailey booting a 23-yard and a 40-yard field goal. The 'Skins tried to rally, but the Cowboys' defense held on to preserve the win.


2011 Washington Redskins season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: at St. Louis Rams
With the win, the Redskins went into their bye week at 3–1.


2011 Washington Redskins season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Although the Redskins lost and fell to 3–5, it was during this game that kicker Graham Gano made a 59-yard field goal, which set an all time Washington Redskin franchise record.


2011 Washington Redskins season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: at Seattle Seahawks
With the win, the Redskins improved to 4–7 and snapped their 6-game losing streak.


2011 Washington Redskins season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. New England Patriots
With the loss, the Redskins fell to 4–9 and were officially eliminated from playoff contention.


2011 Washington Redskins season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: at New York Giants
With the win, the Redskins improved to 5–9 and swept the Giants for the first time since 1999.


2011 Washington State Cougars football team
The 2011 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by fourth year head coach Paul Wulff and played their home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. They are members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 2–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place in the North Division.


2011 Washington State Cougars football team
At the end of the season, head coach Paul Wulff was fired after going 9–40 in four seasons. Former Texas Tech head coach Mike Leach took over in 2012.


2011 Washington State Cougars football team, Game summaries, Idaho State
Washington State backup quarterback Marshall Lobbestael threw for 230 yards and two touchdowns as Washington State defeated Idaho State 64–21 on September 3. Starting quarterback Jeff Tuel only played one series in the game due to a break in his clavicle that occurred at an unknown point in the game, and he missed the opening series of the game because of a stomach virus. Despite the injury, Washington State scored on its first four possessions against the Bengals, and they built a 23–0 lead in the first quarter and a 40–0 lead by halftime.


2011 Washington State Cougars football team, Game summaries, Idaho State
After the Cougars took a 47–0 lead in the third quarter, Idaho State scored when running back Jahmel Rover ran in from 3 yards to cap a 73-yard drive. Rover ran in a second touchdown with 4:21 left in the third to bring Idaho State within 54–14. The game was the first time the Cougars scored 60 or more points in a game since a 63–37 win over Southwest Louisiana in 1997.


2011 Washington State Cougars football team, Game summaries, UCLA
UCLA leads Washington State 38–18–1 in this series started in 1928. At the Rose Bowl, the Bruins are 8–5 on the Cougars.


2011 Washington Stealth season
The Washington Stealth are a lacrosse team based in Everett, Washington. The team plays in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2011 season was the second season in Washington, and the 12th in franchise history (previously the San Jose Stealth and Albany Attack). The Stealth finished third in the West division, but defeated the Minnesota Swarm and Calgary Roughnecks in the playoffs to advance to their second NLL Championship in as many years. They played the Toronto Rock once again, but this time the Rock prevailed 8-7.


2011 Washington Stealth season, Regular season, Conference standings
x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games PlayedW: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowedDifferential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game


2011 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship
The 2011 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship was the 111th staging of the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Waterford County Board in 1897.


2011 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship
On 16 October 2011, Ballygunner won the championship after a 1-19 to 0-06 defeat of Tallow in the final. This was their 12th championship title overall and their first title since 2009.


2011 Watford Borough Council election
Elections to Watford Borough Council in England were held on 5 May 2011. Three years in every four, a third of the council (12 councillors) retires and elections are held (in the fourth year, elections are held for county councillors).


2011 Watford Borough Council election
In this council election, the Labour Party gained two seats; the Liberal Democrats and the Conservative lost one each. The Liberal Democrats remained firmly in control of the council. Four parties, Liberal Democrats, Labour, Conservative and Green, all put up candidates in every seat. There were also three UKIP candidates and one independent.


2011 Waveney District Council election
Elections to Waveney District Council took place on Thursday 5 May 2011. This was the first election held as a Whole Council election following a change made to the electoral system in 2010. As a result, all 48 council seats were contested.


2011 Waveney District Council election
Before the election the Conservative Party had an overall majority on the council with 25 councillors. The Labour Party had 15 councillors, Liberal Democrats two, the Green Party one and there were three Independent councillors and two vacant seats. As a result of the election the Conservative Party lost overall control, with both it and the Labour party represented by 23 councillors, the balance of the council being made up of one Green Party and one Independent councillor. A series of procedural moves led to the formation of a Conservative-led administration.


2011 Waveney District Council election, Election result
[ 1] The two Conservative gains were the vacant seats in Oulton Broad and Southwold and Reydon. Both had been won by the party in 2008.


2011 Wayne State Warriors football team
The 2011 Wayne State Warriors football team represented Wayne State University in the 2011 NCAA Division II football season. The Warriors offense scored 550 points while the defense allowed 382 points.


2011 Wealden District Council election
The 2011 Wealden District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Wealden District Council in East Sussex, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.


2011 Wealden District Council election, Background
At the 2007 election the Conservatives retained control of Wealden council with 34 seats, compared to 12 for the Liberal Democrats, 7 independents and 2 Green party councillors. However at a by-election in September 2008 the Liberal Democrats gained a seat from the Conservatives in Alfriston, meaning that by 2011 there were 33 Conservatives and 13 Liberal Democrats, while the independents were split into 3 Independent Democrats and 4 Independents.


2011 Wealden District Council election, Background
The Conservatives were the only party with candidates for all 55 seats being contested in 35 wards and they were guaranteed gains in Forest Row after the Green Party did not defend the seats they had won in 2007 and no other party stood in the ward. The Liberal Democrats only put up 24 candidates, down from 35 in 2007, with the party not defending 2 seats in Crowborough, where Liberal Democrats councillors Jane Clark and Martin Prestage stood down at the election. Meanwhile, Labour had 27 candidates, a substantial increase from only 3 in 2007.


2011 Wealden District Council election, Election result
The Conservatives increased their majority on the council after gaining 14 seats, to have 47 of the 55 councillors. This included winning all of the seats in Uckfield, where the party gained 4 seats from the Liberal Democrats. The Conservative leader of the council, Bob Standley, described the results as a "ringing endorsement" of the policies of the Conservative council. Overall turnout at the election was 49.5%, up from 38.51% in 2007.


2011 Wealden District Council election, Election result
The Liberal Democrats lost 10 seats to only have 3 of the 13 councillors the party had held before the election. Meanwhile, neither Labour, nor any other party, managed to win any seats, with a spokesperson for Labour saying that Wealden was now "virtually a one party state".


2011 Wealden District Council election, Election result
Independents won five seats, down two, with four of those five being taken by members of the Shing family in Polegate and Willingdon, and the final seat being won by a former mayor of Crowborough, Stephen Isted, in Crowborough Jarvis Brook. This led to the Conservatives being criticised by anti-racism groups over comments on the party website saying that the Liberal Democrats had seen "the humiliation of the 'Shing' dynasty becoming the official opposition".


2011 Wealden District Council election, By-elections between 2011 and 2015, Polegate North
A by-election was held in Polegate North on 2 August 2012 following the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Roy Martin. The seat was held for the Liberal Democrats by Don Broadbent with a majority of 227 votes over an independent candidate.


2011 Wealden District Council election, By-elections between 2011 and 2015, Heathfield North and Central
A by-election was held in Heathfield North and Central on 29 November 2012 after the death of Conservative councillor Peter Newnham. The seat was held for the Conservatives by Raymond Cade with a majority of 384 votes over the UK Independence Party.


2011 Wealden District Council election, By-elections between 2011 and 2015, Crowborough West
A by-election was held in Crowborough West on 22 January 2015 after the death of Conservative councillor Antony Quin. The seat was held for the Conservatives by Simon Staveley with a majority of 138 votes over the UK Independence Party.


2011 Webby Awards
The 15th annual 2011 Webby Awards were held on June 13, 2011 in New York City. The show was hosted by Lisa Kudrow and was streamed live via Facebook, The Huffington Post and Funny or Die. The Webby for lifetime achievement was awarded to former Motorola executive, Martin Cooper.


2011 Webby Awards, Nominees and winners
( via Wayback)Rus Yusupov (Producer, Commercial Pop LLC), Adam Gittlin (Founder, What Is Properties LLC)


2011 Weber State Wildcats football team
The 2011 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by seventh year head coach Ron McBride and played their home games at Stewart Stadium. They are a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 5–3 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for third place.


2011 Wellingborough Borough Council election
The 2011 Borough Council of Wellingborough election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Borough Council of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, UK. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2011 Wellington Sevens
The Wellington Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). The 2011 competition was held on February 4 and February 5 at Westpac Stadium. It was the third of eight events in the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series.


2011 Wellington Sevens, Format
The tournament consisted of four round-robin pools of four teams. All sixteen teams progressed to the knockout stage. The top two teams from each group progressed to quarter-finals in the main competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competing in cup semi-finals and the losers competing in plate semi-finals. The bottom two teams from each group progressed to quarter-finals in the consolation competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competing in bowl semi-finals and the losers competing in shield semi-finals.


2011 Wellington Sevens, Teams
These 16 teams were invited to participate in the 2010 tournament:


2011 Welsh Conservatives leadership election
The 2011 Welsh Conservatives leadership election was held on 14 July 2011. Andrew RT Davies defeated Nick Ramsay, the only other candidate.


2011 Welsh Conservatives leadership election
Following the 2011 Assembly election the party's leader Nick Bourne lost his Mid and West Wales seat. Paul Davies then became the interim leader whilst an election took place. The contest then consisted of Andrew RT Davies (South Wales Central) against Ramsay (Monmouth). Andrew RT Davies won with some 53.1 per cent of the vote on a 49 per cent turnout of the party's Welsh membership.


2011 Welsh Conservatives leadership election, Result
The conservative Party did not release the raw vote figures only the percentages won.


2011 Welsh Conservatives leadership election, Result
Andrew RT Davies was declared the result and thus became the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly for Wales.


2011 Welsh Cup Final
The 2011 Welsh Cup Final was the final of the 125th season of the main domestic football cup competition in Wales, the Welsh Cup. The final was played at Parc y Scarlets in Llanelli on 8 May 2011 and marked the third time the final has been staged at the stadium. The match was contested by Bangor City, who beat Gap Connah's Quay 1–0 in their semi-final, and Llanelli who beat The New Saints 1–0 in their semi-final.


2011 Welsh Cup Final
Welsh Premier League side Llanelli were looking for their first Welsh Cup win having contested in two previous finals, appearing previously in 2008 losing 1–0 to this year's opponents. While it is Bangor City's 15th appearance in the final, who were looking to make history as the first North Wales club to win four consecutive Welsh Cups.


2011 Welsh Cup Final, Pre-match, Officials
Deganwy-based referee Mark Petch was named as the referee for the 2011 Welsh Cup Final on 12 April 2011. Petch had previously officiated in two Under-19 Internationals and to Welsh Cup semi finals.


2011 Welsh Cup Final, Pre-match, Officials
His assistants for the 2011 final were Gareth Ayres of Port Talbot, Phil Thomas of Porth, with Bryn Markham-Jones of Wrexham as the fourth official.


2011 Welsh Open (snooker)
The 2011 Wyldecrest Park Homes Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 14 and 20 February 2011 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales. This was the first time that the Welsh Open was sponsored by Wyldecrest Park Homes.


2011 Welsh Open (snooker)
Stephen Hendry made the 77th official maximum break during his second round match against Stephen Maguire. This was Hendry's 10th 147 break and with this equalled the record for most maximums with Ronnie O'Sullivan, and became the oldest player to compile a maximum break at the age of 42 years and 35 days.


2011 Welsh Open (snooker)
John Higgins defended his title, which he won in 2010, after defeating Maguire 9–6 in the final. This was the first All-Scottish final since the 2005 Malta Cup final between Hendry and Graeme Dott.


2011 Welsh Open (snooker), Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2011 Welsh Open (snooker), Qualifying
These matches took place between 8 and 11 February 2011 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.


2011 Welsh devolution referendum
The Referendum on the law-making powers of the National Assembly for Wales, was a non-binding referendum held in Wales on 3 March 2011 on whether the National Assembly for Wales should have full law-making powers in the twenty subject areas where it has jurisdiction. The referendum asked the question: ‘Do you want the Assembly now to be able to make laws on all matters in the 20 subject areas it has powers for?’


2011 Welsh devolution referendum
If a majority voted 'yes', the Assembly would then be able to make laws, known as Acts of the Assembly, on all matters in the subject areas, without needing the UK Parliament's agreement. If a majority voted 'no', the arrangements at the time of the referendum would have continued – that is, in each devolved area, the Assembly would be able to make its own laws on some matters, but not others. To make laws on any of these other matters, the Assembly would have had to ask the UK Parliament to transfer the powers to it. Regulations for the referendum, and the powers to be approved or rejected by it, were provided for in the Government of Wales Act 2006.


2011 Welsh devolution referendum
The results of the referendum were announced on 4 March 2011. Overall, 63.49% voted 'yes', and 36.51% voted 'no'. In 21 of 22 local authorities the vote was 'yes', with the exception being Monmouthshire by a slim majority. The overall turnout was 35.2%. First Minister Carwyn Jones, welcoming the result, said: "Today an old nation came of age."


2011 Welsh devolution referendum, Background
In the One Wales coalition agreement on 27 June 2007 the Wales Labour Party and Plaid Cymru made the commitment "to proceed to a successful outcome of a referendum for full law-making powers under Part IV of the Government of Wales Act 2006 as soon as practicable, at or before the end of the Assembly term". The two parties agreed "in good faith to campaign for a successful outcome to such a referendum" and to set up an All-Wales Convention to prepare for such a successful outcome.


2011 Welsh devolution referendum, Background
On 27 October 2007 the then First Minister Rhodri Morgan and the Deputy First Minister Ieuan Wyn Jones appointed Sir Emyr Jones Parry, the recently retired Permanent Representative from Britain to the United Nations to head the convention. Sir Emyr stated on 22 November 2007 that he would like to begin to work as soon as possible and hoped to have the report ready by 2009 at the latest.


2011 Welsh devolution referendum, Background
The All Wales Convention reported to the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister on 18 November 2009. It reported that a "yes" vote would be obtainable but not guaranteed. An opinion poll for the convention had found that 47% would vote Yes, and 37% would vote No. The report suggested that the Assembly needed to decide before June 2010 whether to trigger a referendum if the vote was to be held before the next Assembly elections.


2011 Welsh devolution referendum, Background
On 2 February 2010 the new First Minister Carwyn Jones, who had succeeded Rhodri Morgan on 9 December 2009, confirmed that a trigger vote would be held on 9 February on whether the Assembly should request a referendum on full law making powers. The Welsh Liberal Democrats and Welsh Conservative Party stated they did not want the referendum to be held on the same day as the 2011 Assembly elections and would abstain from voting to trigger the referendum if this date was not ruled out.


2011 Welsh devolution referendum, Background
The trigger vote was held in the Assembly on Tuesday 9 February 2010, and was approved unanimously across all parties, with 53 out of the 60 AMs voting for it. Under the Government of Wales Act 2006 the First Minister was required to send a letter within two weeks to the Welsh Secretary (then Peter Hain), who would then have 120 days to lay a draft order for a referendum before Parliament. It was expected that the referendum date would not be set until after the general election.


2011 Welsh devolution referendum, Background
On 15 June 2010 Cheryl Gillan, the new Welsh Secretary in the Conservative--Liberal Democrat coalition government at Westminster, announced that the referendum would probably be held between January and March 2011. Others proposed that it should be held on 5 May 2011, together with both the Assembly elections and the AV referendum. It was agreed that the referendum be held on 3 March 2011, after representations to the Welsh Secretary from the Welsh Government.


2011 Welsh devolution referendum, Referendum question, Draft question
The draft referendum question submitted by the Welsh Secretary to the Electoral Commission on 23 June 2010 was:


2011 Welsh devolution referendum, Referendum question, Draft question
At present, the National Assembly for Wales (the Assembly) has powers to make laws for Wales on some subjects within devolved areas. Devolved areas include health, education, social services, local government and environment. The Assembly can gain further powers to make laws in devolved areas with the agreement of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Parliament) on a subject by subject basis.


2011 Welsh devolution referendum, Referendum question, Draft question
If most people vote 'yes' in this referendum, the Assembly will gain powers to pass laws on all subjects in the devolved areas.


2011 Welsh devolution referendum, Referendum question, Draft question
If most people vote 'no', then the present arrangements, which transfer that law-making power bit by bit, with the agreement of Parliament each time, will continue.


2011 Welsh devolution referendum, Referendum question, Draft question
Do you agree that the Assembly should now have powers to pass laws on all subjects in the devolved areas without needing the agreement of Parliament first?


2011 Welsh devolution referendum, Referendum question, Revised question
The National Assembly for Wales - what happens at the moment


2011 Welsh devolution referendum, Referendum question, Revised question
The Assembly has powers to make laws on 20 subject areas, such as agriculture, education, the environment, health, housing, local government.


2011 Welsh devolution referendum, Referendum question, Revised question
In each subject area, the Assembly can make laws on some matters, but not others. To make laws on any of these other matters, the assembly must ask the UK Parliament for its agreement. The UK Parliament then decides each time whether or not the assembly can make these laws.


2011 Welsh devolution referendum, Referendum question, Revised question
The Assembly cannot make laws on subject areas such as defence, tax or welfare benefits, whatever the result of this vote.


2011 Welsh devolution referendum, Referendum question, Revised question
If most voters vote 'yes' - the Assembly will be able to make laws on all matters in the 20 subject areas it has powers for, without needing the UK Parliament's agreement.


2011 Welsh devolution referendum, Referendum question, Revised question
If most voters vote 'no' - what happens at the moment will continue.


2011 Welsh devolution referendum, Referendum question, Revised question
Do you want the Assembly now to be able to make laws on all matters in the 20 subject areas it has powers for?


2011 Welsh devolution referendum, Referendum question, Revised question
permitting a simple YES / NO answer (to be marked with a single (X)).


2011 Welsh devolution referendum, Opinion polls and comments
In 2007, one poll suggested that 47% might say Yes in a referendum vote, with 44% against. A poll in February 2008 saw 49% in favour of a full law-making parliament and 41% against. On 3 February 2010 the Western Mail endorsed the Yes campaign. A BBC poll released on 1 March 2010 (St. David's Day) found that support had risen for full law making powers, up to 56%, with 35% against, although Nick Bourne the leader of the Welsh Conservative Party (who supported a yes vote) was sceptical of the poll results.


2011 Welsh devolution referendum, Opinion polls and comments
A summary table of poll results in advance of the referendum is set out below.


2011 Welsh devolution referendum, Overall result
The results were counted and announced the following day on Friday 4 March 2011, locally initially with the final result declared at the Senedd in Cardiff by the Chair of the Electoral Commission Jenny Watson who announced the result in both Welsh and English.


2011 Welsh devolution referendum, Overall result
In 21 of 22 unitary authorities, the vote was Yes. The only counting area to declare a No result was Monmouthshire, which was announced following a recount. The difference was only 320 votes.


2011 Welsh devolution referendum, Overall result, Results by council areas
Turnout was highest in Carmarthenshire (44.36%) and lowest in Wrexham (27.04%). The highest percentage of Yes votes was in Gwynedd (76.03% Yes) and the highest percentage of No votes was in Monmouthshire (50.64% No).


2011 Welsh devolution referendum, Reactions to the result
First Minister Carwyn Jones said: "Today an old nation came of age."


2011 Welsh devolution referendum, Reactions to the result
Deputy First Minister and Plaid Cymru leader Ieuan Wyn Jones said that it marked "the beginning of a new era of Welsh devolution - the decade to deliver for Wales. ... To demand respect, you must first display self-respect. Today we have done just that, and the rest of the world can now sit up and take notice of the fact that our small nation, here on the western edge of the continent of Europe, has demonstrated pride in who we are, and what we all stand for."


2011 Welsh devolution referendum, Reactions to the result
Kirsty Williams, leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, said that the referendum showed that people "wanted to endorse and strengthen devolution", but they "also want it to work better". She said that voters were right to show "widespread dissatisfaction" with the Welsh Government's performance.


2011 Welsh devolution referendum, Reactions to the result
Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan, a member of the Conservative Party, said that there had been concern over turnout, but called it "a good day for Wales". She said that the British Government would reinforce its commitment to make the arrangements work effectively.


2011 Welsh devolution referendum, Reactions to the result
Roger Lewis, Chairman of the Yes for Wales campaign, said he was delighted, adding: "It is clear, the people of Wales have spoken."


2011 Welsh devolution referendum, Reactions to the result
Rachel Banner, of the No campaign, said that it marked a "turning point for our nation". She questioned the legitimacy of the result, asking: "Has it got the full-hearted consent of the Welsh people?" She also stated that she did not believe that the 42 backbench members of the Assembly could provide high-quality scrutiny of the activities of the Welsh Government.


2011 West Asian Basketball League
The WABA Champions Cup 2011 was the 14th staging of the WABA Champions Cup, the basketball club tournament of West Asia Basketball Association.


2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
A legislative assembly election was held in six phases between 18 April and 10 May 2011 for all the 294 seats of the Vidhan Sabha in the state of West Bengal in India. The Trinamool Congress won an absolute majority of seats. Notably, incumbent Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee lost his Jadavpur seat to Trinamool's Manish Gupta by just under 17,000 votes.


2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
The election also marked the defeat of the longest-serving democratically elected Communist government in the world, ending the 34-year rule of the Left Front government, a fact that was noted by the international media.


2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Background
This was the first legislative assembly election for the Vidhan Sabha since political agitation and violence in Nandigram and the Tata Nano Singur controversy, led by opposition party chief Mamata Banerjee, caused deaths by police firing amidst protests.


2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Background
The Left Front had governed West Bengal since 1977. The election also followed the defeat of the Left Front in the 2009 general election, as well as its relatively poor showing in Panchayat and municipal elections.


2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Background, Delimitation
The 2011 election adopted re-drawn electoral constituencies based on the 2001 census, following the 2002 Delimitation Commission of India, whose recommendations were approved in February 2008.


2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Polling schedule
Chief Election Commissioner of India S. Y. Quraishi announced that polling in West Bengal will be spread over six phases between 18 April and 10 May for the constituencies of the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha.


2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Polling schedule, Phase I
54 constituencies went to the polls:Mekliganj (SC), Mathabhanga (SC), Coochbehar Uttar (SC), Coochbehar Dakshin, Sitalkuchi (SC), Sitai (SC), Dinhata, Natabari, Tufangunj, Kumargram (ST), Kalchini (ST), Alipurduars, Falakata (SC), Madarihat (ST), Dhupguri (SC), Mayanaguri (SC), Jalpaiguri (SC), Rajganj (SC), Dabgram-Fulbari, Mal (ST), Nagrakata (ST), Kalimpong, Darjeeling, Kurseong, Matigara-Naxalbari (SC), Siliguri, Phansidewa (ST), Chopra, Islampur, Goalpokhar, Chakulia, Karandighi, Hemtabad (SC), Kaliaganj (SC), Raiganj, Itahar, Kushmandi (SC), Kumarganj, Balurghat, Tapan (ST), Gangarampur (SC), Harirampur, Habibpur (ST), Gazole (SC), Chanchal, Harishchandrapur, Malatipur, Ratua, Manikchak, Maldaha (SC), English Bazar, Mothabari, Sujapur, and Baisnabnagar.


2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Polling schedule, Phase II
50 constituencies went to the polls:Farakka, Samserganj, Suti, Jangipur, Raghunathganj, Sagardighi, Lalgola, Bhagaban Gola, Raninagar, Murshidabad, Nabagram (SC), Khargram (SC), Burwan (SC), Kandi, Bharatpur, Rejinagar, Beldanga, Baharampur, Hariharpara, Naoda, Domkal, Jalangi, Karimpur, Tehatta, Palashipara, Kaliganj, Nakashipara, Chapra, Krishnanagar Uttar, Nabadwip, Krishnanagar Dakshin, Santipur, Ranaghat Uttar Paschim, Krishnaganj (SC), Ranaghat Uttar Purba (SC), Ranaghat Dakshin (SC), Chakdah, Kalyani (SC), Haringhata (SC), Dubrajpur (SC), Suri, Bolpur, Nanoor (SC), Labpur, Sainthia (SC), Mayureswar, Rampurhat, Hansan, Nalhati, and Murarai.


2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Polling schedule, Phase III
75 constituencies went to the polls:Bagdah (SC), Bongaon Uttar (SC), Bongaon Dakshin (SC), Gaighata (SC), Swarupnagar (SC), Baduria, Habra, Ashoknagar, Amdanga, Bijpur, Naihati, Bhatpara, Jagatdal, Noapara, Barrackpur, Khardaha, Dum Dum Uttar, Panihati, Kamarhati, Baranagar, Dum Dum, Rajarhat New Town, Bidhan Nagar, Rajarhat Gopalpur, Madhyamgram, Barasat, Deganga, Haroa, Minakhan (SC), Sandeshkhali (ST), Basirhat Dakshin, Basirhat Uttar, Hingalganj (SC), Gosaba (SC), Basanti (SC), Kultali (SC), Patharpratima, Kakdwip, Sagar, Kulpi, Raidighi, Mandirbazar (SC), Jaynagar (SC), Baruipur Purba (SC), Canning Paschim (SC), Canning Purba, Baruipur Paschim, Magrahat Purba (SC), Magrahat Paschim, Diamond Harbour, Falta, Satgachia, Bishnupur (SC), Sonarpur Dakshin, Bhangore, Kasba, Jadavpur, Sonarpur Uttar, Tollygunj, Behala Purba, Behala Paschim, Maheshtala, Budge Budge, Metiabruz, Kokata Port, Bhabanipore, Rashbehari, Ballygunge, Chowrangee, Entally, Beleghata, Jorasanko, Shyampukur, Maniktala, and Kashipur-Belgachia.


2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Polling schedule, Phase IV
63 constituencies went to the polls:Bally, Howrah Uttar, Howrah Madhya, Shibpur, Howrah Dakshin, Sankrail (SC), Panchla, Uluberia Purba, Uluberia Uttar (SC), Uluberia Dakshin, Shyampur, Bagnan, Amta, Udaynarayanpur, Jagatballavpur, Domjur, Uttarpara, Sreerampur, Champdani, Singur, Chandannagore, Chunchura, Balagarh (SC), Pandua, Saptagram, Chanditala, Jangipara, Haripal, Dhanekhali (SC), Tarakeswar, Pursurah, Arambag (SC), Goghat (SC), Khanakul, Tamluk, Panskura Purba, Panskura Paschim, Moyna, Nandakumar, Mahisadal, Haldia (SC), Nandigram, Chandipur, Patashpur, Kanthi Uttar, Bhagabanpur, Khejuri (SC), Kanthi Dakshin, Ramnagar, Egra, Bardhaman Dakshin, Jamalpur (SC), Monteswar, Kalna (SC), Memari, Bardhaman Uttar (SC), Bhatar, Purbasthali Dakshin, Purbasthali Uttar, Katwa, Ketugram, Mangalkot and Ausgram (SC)


2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Polling schedule, Phase V
38 constituencies went to the polls:Dantan, Keshiary (ST), Kharagpur Sadar, Narayangarh, Sabang, Pingla, Kharagpur, Debra, Daspur, Ghatal (SC), Chandrakona (SC), Keshpur (SC), Purulia, Manbazar (ST), Kashipur, Para (SC), Raghunathpur (SC), Saltora (SC), Chhatnam, Bankura, Barjora, Onda, Bishnupur, Katulpur (SC), Indus (SC), Sonamukhi (SC), Khandaghosh (SC), Raina (SC), Galsi (SC), Pandabeswar, Durgapur Purba, Durgapur Paschim, Raniganj, Jamuria, Asansol Dakshin, Asansol Uttar, Kulti and Barabani.


2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Polling schedule, Phase VI
14 constituencies went to the polls:Nayagram (ST), Gopiballavpur, Jhargram, Garbeta, Salboni, Medinipur, Binpur (ST), Bandwan (ST), Balarampur, Baghmundi, Joypur, Ranibandh (ST), Raipur (ST) and Taldangra.


2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Campaign
Mamata Banerjee ended her campaign on 9 May in the constituency of the incumbent CM Bhattacharjee in Jadavpur a day after Bhattacharjee appealed to the electorate there to return him to power. Before campaigning ended at 17:00, she appealed to the electorate to "Help me bring about change."


2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Campaign, Land reform
Following the general election, with the TMC being an important part of the central government's coalition, the central government eased its controversial land acquisition policy for Special Economic Zones. Part of the proposal was that the government would not get involved in land acquisition for private organizations. One official from the central ruling coalition was quoted as saying that "There is a tacit understanding between these two critical allies that there will be no decision on the Land Acquisition Bill until the results of West Bengal state elections are clear." The issue of land acquisition for development also created a battle zone like situation in the villages between armed cadres of the ruling CPM and the Maoists.


2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Campaign, Gorkhaland
During the general election the issue of the founding of Gorkhaland as separate from West Bengal gained prominence along with the victory of Jaswant Singh from Darjeeling constituency for the Bharatiya Janata Party, and supported by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (which advocates the creation of a separate Gorkhaland for ethnic Nepalis as opposed to ethnic Bengalis).


2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Campaign, Gorkhaland
Since the election the issue again cropped up as demands for a separate Telangana being bifurcated from Andhra Pradesh grew. During this election CM Bhattacharjee said that Gorkhaland should not be separated but instead an additional development of the region should occur. He said in Lichupokhri that those advocating the separation should "stop your movement for a Gorkhaland. It will never be fulfilled. Concentrate on the all-round development of Darjeeling as it is the only solution to the issue."


2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Election
On 17 April, the Election Commission of India issued an appeal for all registered voters to turn out for their respective electoral dates.


2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Election
During the first phase, the Indian border with Bangladesh at the Maldaha constituency was sealed from 16 April, two days before the election, to "prevent miscreants from causing trouble." One-hundred and twelve companies of central paramilitary forces were delegated to man 260 voting booths, 150 of which were decreed to be "sensitive." The district magistrate Rajesh Kumar Sinha also said that 50 booths would be put under round-the-clock online surveillance.


2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Election
Seven Bengali film stars and theatre personalities won seats with the TMC ticket.


2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Results
Incumbent Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya later tendered his resignation to Governor M.K. Narayanan.


2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Results
On 28 May 2015, INC MLA Rabindranath Chatterjee of Katwa announced he joined the AITMC. It is believed he left the INC because he was tied to the murder of Intrajit Singh, an AITMC supporter, who was killed on the day of the local 2015 Katwa election and wanted to be extricated out of the incident. Chatterjee and seven others were named in Singh's murder.


2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Results, Reactions, Media
In the media, she was dubbed as "India's Lech Walesa." Editor Prabhu Chawla said that "Their (Communist) future in Indian politics is in jeopardy. This is an obsolete ideology and will not work here anymore."


2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Results, Reactions, Media
Tarun Vijay, the editor of the Organiser Weekly said that "Now Indian politics at the federal level will be more bipolar - with the Congress leading one coalition and the Hindu nationalist BJP leading the other."


2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Results, Reactions, Media
Al Jazeera said that the only hope for a Communist resurgence is "if Banerji, whose performance as India's railway minister has not been overly impressive, fails in her position of governance." It also said Banerjee's "austere lifestyle appears closer to the old icons of the Bengal communist movement than their successors who had become corrupted by three decades of power."


2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Results, Reactions, Academia
Sabyasachi Basu Roy Choudhury of the Calcutta Research Group said that the election was "the most dramatic reversal of fortunes in Bengal's history... The anti-left mass got a powerful leader in Mamata Banerjee and she started to reach out to the floating voters, issue by issue. That explains why the tide has turned against the communists...Bengal's communism was unique in that it grew among the people not through armed revolution. This was a party that grew by consensus by carrying with them all sections of the middle class, rural and urban poor - even the gentry. But somewhere down the line, the arrogance of power led them to adopt narrow, sectarian politics and that is their undoing now."


2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Results, Reactions, Academia
Pradip Bose said of the results reasons that: "How could a communist government ask the police to fire on peasants as they did in Nandigram to set up a chemical industry. That has eroded their support amongst the rural poor and Mamata Banerji has gained by leading campaigns against the acquisitions." But according to the latest CBI reports, the then C.M. Buddhadev Bhattacharya was awarded a clean-chit for falsely-held allegations of Nandigram police firing against him and his party.


2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Results, Reactions, Academia
Economist Bibek Debroy said that "The Communists were functioning within the parameters of Indian democracy but they tried to create a party whereby they could control all segments of Bengali society. They are paying dearly for their obsession for control because the fiercely independent Bengali middle class would take it no more." Ranabir Sammadar said that: "Within thirteen years of breaking away from the Congress and forming her Trinmool Congress, she has marginalized the Congress in Bengal as much as the communists now. That's a major achievement."


2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Results, Reactions, Academia
Paula Banerji said of the win that it was a "demonstration of the political power of the Bengali women. Now Banerjee has done 'a Hasina' in our state. (sic) Both the Bengals will now be ruled by women and in Bangladesh, even the main opposition leader is a woman. The communists don't have a female leader of Banerji's stature and unless they find one, they cannot take her on."


2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Analysis
The election result was read as having a significant impact on the national political scene.


2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Analysis
The election marked the defeat of the 34-year rule of the CPI (M) government, thereby marking an end to the world's longest-serving democratically elected communist government.


2011 West Berkshire Council election
The 2011 West Berkshire Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of West Berkshire Council in Berkshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.


2011 West Berkshire Council election, Background
At the last election in 2007 the Conservatives won a majority of 20 seats, with 36 councillors, compared to 16 for the Liberal Democrats. By the time of the 2011 election 2 seats were vacant after the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Keith Lock from Mortimer ward and the resignation of Conservative councillor Ellen Crumly from Thatcham Central ward.


2011 West Berkshire Council election, Background
Both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats stood in all 30 wards, while Labour stood in 17 and the Apolitical Democrats and UK Independence Party stood in 2 wards each. There were also 3 independent candidates to make a total of 142 candidates for the 52 seats on the council.


2011 West Berkshire Council election, Election result
The Conservatives made a net gain of 3 seats to increase their majority on the council, finishing with 39 councillors, compared to 13 for the Liberal Democrats. The Conservatives picked up seats in Thatcham North and Thatcham South and Crookham from the Liberal Democrats to win the majority of the seats in Thatcham. Meanwhile, Labour failed to win any seats but did increase their share of the vote to just under 10%.


2011 West Berkshire Council election, By-elections between 2011 and 2015, Hungerford
A by-election was held in Hungerford ward on 15 August 2013 after the death of Conservative councillor David Holtby. The seat was held for the Conservatives by James Podger with a reduced majority of 59 votes over the Liberal Democrats.


2011 West Berkshire Council election, By-elections between 2011 and 2015, Purley on Thames
A by-election was held in Purley on Thames ward on 28 January 2015 after the death of Conservative councillor David Betts. The seat was held for the Conservatives with a majority of 764 votes over the Labour Party.


2011 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2011 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 4–7 at the Orleans Arena in the Las Vegas-area community of Paradise, Nevada to crown a champion of the West Coast Conference. In the third consecutive final that involved Gonzaga and Saint Mary's, Gonzaga won to secure its 13th consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament.


2011 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
All eight teams in the conference qualified for the tournament, with seeds based on regular season records. The top two seeds received byes into the semifinals while the 3 and 4 seeds received byes into the quarterfinals. The first and second round games were broadcast by BYUtv Sports. The two semifinal games were televised on ESPN2, with the championship game broadcast by ESPN.


2011 West Coast Eagles season
The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football team based in Perth, Western Australia. Their 2011 season was their 25th season in the Australian Football League (AFL), their tenth season under premiership coach John Worsfold, and the fourth season with Darren Glass as captain. In the previous season, West Coast finished last on the ladder to receive their first wooden spoon. West Coast began their 2011 season with a four-point win over North Melbourne on 27 March.


2011 West Coast Eagles season
At the conclusion of round ten, West Coast had won five of their nine games and lost four, but over the remainder of the season won 12 of their 13 games to finish fourth at the end of the regular season. In the finals series, the club lost their qualifying final to Collingwood by 20 points. They defeated Carlton in a home semi-final, but lost to Geelong, the eventual premiers in a preliminary final at the MCG the following week.


2011 West Coast Eagles season
At the conclusion of the season, Glass was awarded the Club Champion Award as the club's best and fairest, with Matt Priddis finishing runner-up. Josh Kennedy was the leading goal-kicker, kicking 59 goals throughout the season.


2011 West Coast Eagles season, Background
The Eagles' leadership group for 2011 was composed of the captain Darren Glass, vice-captain Beau Waters, as well as Andrew Embley, Shannon Hurn, Josh Kennedy, Mark LeCras, Matt Priddis, Adam Selwood, Scott Selwood and Beau Waters.


2011 West Coast Eagles season, Playing list
Ashley Hansen, Matthew Spangher, Will Sullivan, Adam Cockie and Tony Notte were delisted. Tim Houlihan was delisted but was later re-listed by the Eagles in the 2011 Rookie draft.


2011 West Coast Eagles season, Playing list
West Coast traded Ben McKinley to North Melbourne in exchange for pick 86 in the 2010 National draft.


2011 West Coast Eagles season, Playing list, Draft selections
West Coast also upgraded rookies Lewis Stevenson, Callum Wilson and Andrew Strijk to the senior list using selections 78, 84 and 93 respectively.


2011 West Coast Eagles season, Season summary
The first round of the 2011 NAB Cup was played using a round-robin format where the Eagles, Fremantle and Hawthorn each played each other once in a series of games held at Patersons Stadium on 13 February. The Eagles won both of their games, progressing through to the NAB Cup quarter-finals where they defeated Gold Coast by 37 points to progress to a semi-final against Collingwood; however they lost their semi-final by 24 points and were eliminated from the NAB Cup.


2011 West Coast Eagles season, Season summary
After finishing with the wooden spoon in 2010, most commentators predicted the Eagles to finish in the bottom four. The team won their first two matches, against North Melbourne and Port Adelaide by four points and 18 points respectively, and lost the next two, at home to Sydney by 13 points and away to Hawthorn by seven points. The team won the Western Derby by 33 points in round 8, their first since 2007.


2011 West Coast Eagles season, Season summary
The Eagles won their round 9 match against the Western Bulldogs by 123 points, the Eagles' highest score and greatest winning margin against the Bulldogs, and the third-biggest winning margin in the club's history, with Josh Kennedy kicking 10 goals, the season-high for the competition. West Coast lost to Collingwood in round 10 by 52 points before going on a five-match winning streak, their best since 2007. The team's round 16 win over Geelong was their first over the Cats since 2006.


2011 West Coast Eagles season, Season summary, Tribunal cases
Seven West Coast Eagles were cited by the Match Review Panel for eight separate offences during the 2011 season: Quinten Lynch was the only player suspended, receiving a one-match suspension after the round 14 game against Carlton for forceful front-on contact with Marc Murphy:


2011 West Coast Eagles season, Awards, Club awards
The 2011 West Coast Eagles Club Champion Awards were held on Friday, 7 October 2011, at Crown Perth. Darren Glass was named Club Champion and Best Finals Player, Brett Jones received the Best Clubman award and Luke Shuey was awarded Rookie of the Year. Josh Kennedy was leading goal-kicker, kicking 59 goals for the year. Mark LeCras (47 goals) and Mark Nicoski (41 goals) was next. Adam Selwood, Richard Godfrey and Glenn Stewart were inducted as life members of the club. The voting for the Club Champion Award went as follows:


2011 West Coast Eagles season, Notes
"Points" refers to carry-over points accrued following the sanction. For example, 154.69 points draw a one-match suspension, with 54.69 carry-over points (for every 100 points, a one-match suspension is given).


2011 West Coast Fever season
The 2011 West Coast Fever season was the fourth season that the West Coast Fever contested the ANZ Championship, and the fifteenth year of the franchise's competitive history. In 2011, the Fever were coached by Jane Searle, in her third year as head coach. The 2011 season saw little change in the team's struggling history in the ANZ Championship, finishing in ninth place.


2011 West Dorset District Council election
The 2011 West Dorset District Council election was held on Thursday 5 May 2011 to elect councillors to West Dorset District Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom. The whole of this 48-seat council was up for election.


2011 West Dorset District Council election
The 2011 election saw the Conservatives maintain majority control of the council taking 32 of the 48 seats up for election.


2011 West Dorset District Council election, By-elections between 2011 and 2015, Cam Vale
A by-election was held for the Cam Vale ward of West Dorset District Council on 2 May 2013 following the death of Conservative councillor Richard Jungius.


2011 West Lancashire Borough Council election
The 2011 West Lancashire Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of  West Lancashire Borough Council in Lancashire, England. One third of the council was up for election, with results compared to the corresponding vote in 2007 West Lancashire Council election.


2011 West Oxfordshire District Council election
The 2011 West Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of West Oxfordshire District Council in Oxfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.


2011 West Oxfordshire District Council election, Background
After the 2010 West Oxfordshire District Council election the Conservatives controlled the council with 40 councillors, compared to seven for the Liberal Democrats and one each for Labour and an Independent. 16 seats were contested in 2011, with three Conservative cabinet members, Mark Booty, Richard Langridge and Warwick Robinson, defending seats, as well as the Liberal Democrat group leader Richard Andrews.


2011 West Oxfordshire District Council election, Background
A total of 55 candidates stood for election, with 19 for the five seats in Witney alone. Both the Conservatives and the Green Party put up a full slate of 16 candidates, while Labour had 11 candidates, the Liberal Democrats 10 and there were two independents.


2011 West Oxfordshire District Council election, Election result
The Conservatives increased their control of the council, gaining four seats to have 44 councillors. Three of the Conservative gains came at the expense of the Liberal Democrats who dropped to four seats on the council, with the Liberal Democrat group leader Richard Andrews in Eynsham and Cassington being one of those who were defeated at the election. The other Liberal Democrat defeats came in Carterton South were Peter Madden lost his seat to Conservative Michael Brennan and in Charlbury and Finstock, where Michael Breakell had stepped down as a councillor at the election.


2011 West Oxfordshire District Council election, Election result
The fourth Conservative gain came in Stonesfield and Tackley where Charles Cottrell-Dormer won the seat as a Conservative, after having previously represented the ward as an independent. Meanwhile, Labour remained with one seat after Eve Coles held Chipping Norton for the party and Duncan Enright came second in Witney East with 1,006 votes, compared to 1,131 for Conservative Sian Davies. Overall 11 of the 13 sitting councillors who stood again were re-elected and average turnout at the election was 45.9%.


2011 West Somerset District Council election
The 2011 West Somerset District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of West Somerset District Council in Somerset, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2007 reducing the number of seats by 3. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from Independents.


2011 West Somerset District Council election, Background
Before the election Conservative Tim Taylor was the leader of the council in an alliance with Independents. Since the 2007 election boundary changes reduced the number of seats on the council from 31 to 28.


2011 West Somerset District Council election, Background
A total of 63 candidates stood at the election for the 28 seats on the council. These included 15 sitting councillors and a record 12 Green Party candidates, a party that had not contested any seats in West Somerset in 2007. This was compared to only 4 Labour Party and 2 Liberal Democrat candidates, with the number of Green candidates being put down to the proposal for a new nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point. One seat, Greater Exmoor, only had one candidate, Conservative Steven Pugsley, so he was elected without opposition.


2011 West Somerset District Council election, Election result
The Conservatives took control of the council with 19 councillors after gaining 6 seats. This was mainly at the expense of Independents who dropped 9 seats, with only 7 independents being elected. The independent losses included the defeat of councillors Sandra Slade and Paul Tipney in Minehead South and Quantock Vale respectively.


2011 West Somerset District Council election, Election result
The Labour Party gained a seat to move to 2 councillors, while the Liberal Democrats lost their only seat on the council and the Greens failed to win any seats.


2011 West Texas Roughnecks season
The 2011 West Texas Roughnecks season was the team's eighth season as a professional indoor football franchise and second in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of twenty-two teams competing in the IFL for the 2011 season, the Odessa, Texas-based West Texas Roughnecks were members of the Lonestar Division of the Intense Conference.


2011 West Texas Roughnecks season, Regular season, Schedule
*  = Kickoff Classic Weekend, before week 1 starts. * * = Replacement Team.


2011 West Texas Roughnecks season, Roster
Rookies in italics updated June 20, 201123 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS


2011 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
The 2011 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the Big East Conference. The Mountaineers were led by Dana Holgorsen, who was in his first season as head coach. West Virginia played their home games on Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season 10–3, 5–2 in Big East play to earn a share of the Big East Conference championship with Cincinnati and Louisville.


2011 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
The Mountaineers, in their final season in the Big East before moving to the Big 12 the following season, earned the league's automatic berth in the BCS due to being the highest ranked of the Big East champions in the final BCS rankings. They were invited to the Orange Bowl for the first time ever where they defeated Clemson 70–33. West Virginia is now 3–0 in BCS games and the 70 points in the Orange Bowl is the most points ever scored by one team in a bowl game.


2011 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Previous season
The 2010 West Virginia Mountaineers finished the season at 9–4 with a 5–2 record in Big East play. They shared the 2010 Big East Football Championship with Pittsburgh and Connecticut, with Connecticut earning the Big East BCS bid by way of tie-breaker. The Mountaineers were invited to the Champs Sports Bowl where they were defeated by North Carolina State 23–7.


2011 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Pre-season, Coaching changes
On December 16, 2010 West Virginia University announced the hiring of former Oklahoma State offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen. Holgorsen replaces Jeff Mullen as offensive coordinator and will take over as the Mountaineers head coach in 2012.


2011 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Pre-season, Coaching changes
On January 5, 2011 the Mountaineers announced the hiring of three offensive coaches; Robert Gillespie (Running Backs), Bill Bedenbaugh (Offensive Line), and Shannon Dawson (Inside-Receivers).


2011 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Pre-season, Coaching changes
On March 10, 2011 it was announced that lone offensive staff holdover Lonnie Galloway (Outside-Receivers) has left West Virginia to take a  coaching job at Wake Forest.


2011 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Pre-season, Coaching changes
On March 28, 2011 West Virginia University announced the hiring of Daron Roberts as an assistant coach. Roberts will be working with wide receivers and special teams.


2011 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Pre-season, Coaching changes
On June 10, 2011 West Virginia University announced that Bill Stewart had resigned as head coach and that Dana Holgorsen would assume the position effective immediately. Holgorsen has stated he will serve as his own offensive coordinator but that he was unsure who would fill the extra spot on the coaching staff.


2011 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Pre-season, Coaching changes
On July 8, 2011 Head Coach Dana Holgorsen hired Alex Hammond as recruiting coordinator.


2011 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Pre-season, Coaching changes
The Mountaineers have retained the entire 2010 defensive coaching staff for the 2011 season.


2011 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Pre-season, Spring Game
The 2011 Gold-Blue Spring Game took place on Friday, April 29, 2011 at 7 p.m. at Mountaineer Field. Over 22,000 fans attended to see the Gold team defeat the Blue team 83–17. The game was televised statewide on West Virginia Media stations.


2011 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Pre-season, Polls
The Mountaineers were picked to win the Big East Conference by the media at conference media day, picking up 21 out of 24 first place votes.


2011 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Marshall
Recap: WVU picked up the win in a game that was delayed a total of 4 hours, 22 minutes and called with 14:36 left in the 4th quarter. Following a 3rd quarter Tavon Austin kickoff return for a touchdown that gave the Mountaineers a 27–13 lead with five minutes to play in the third quarter, the game experienced a lightning delay that lasted 3 hours, 6 minutes. Once resuming play a Vernard Roberts one-yard touchdown run extended the WVU lead to 34–13 early in the fourth quarter, after which the game was once again delayed for lightning. It was ultimately agreed to by both teams to end the game. Geno Smith lead the game for WVU going 26–35 for 246 yards and two touchdowns.


2011 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Norfolk State
Recap: The Mountaineers overcame a sluggish first half exploding for 45 second half points and ending the game with 533 yards of total offense. Geno Smith went 20–34 for 371 yards and 4 TDs passing. As a team WVU passed for 431 yards, the most since 1998.


2011 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Maryland
Recap:The Mountaineers got off to a fast start, building a 27–10 halftime lead behind the arm of junior quarterback Geno Smith and rushing touchdowns from freshmen Vernard Roberts and Andrew Buie. The lead was built to 24, 34–10, in the third quarter on a Smith connection to high school teammate Stedman Bailey. Maryland scored 21 unanswered points to bring the game to within 3 points, 34–31, before the Mountaineers added another field goal to build their lead to 6, 37–31. The Terrapins drove down the field in an attempt to take the lead, but quarterback Danny O'Brien was intercepted by Eain Smith with 1:13 remaining in the game to seal it for the Mountaineers.


2011 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, LSU
ESPN's College GameDay broadcast from Morgantown for the first time.


2011 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, LSU
Recap: Despite outgaining the Tigers 533–366, West Virginia was unable to overcome poor tackling and special teams play. The Mountaineers also committed four turnovers. West Virginia's Geno Smith set school records for completions (38), attempts (65) and passing yards (463) against LSU's highly regarded defense.


2011 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Bowling Green
Recap: West Virginia put together its most complete game of the season as the running game that had struggled in past weeks exploded to the tune of 360. True freshman Dustin Garrison set a school record for most rushing yards by a freshman with 291, good enough for a tie for the second most total in school history. WVU's 643 yards of total offense were a Mountaineer Field record.


2011 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Rutgers
Recap:Geno Smith threw two second-half touchdowns to help West Virginia (6–2, 2–1 Big East) post its 17th straight win over Rutgers. WVU trailed 31–21 at the halftime, fighting both the Scarlet Knights offense, and harsh weather conditions. The Mountaineer defense allowed a season-high 31 points in the first half, but shutout Rutgers in the second. The Mountaineers won their first conference road game of the season, and became bowl-eligible in the process. Smith finished 20–33 for 218 yards, and two touchdowns, while Shawne Alston ran for a career-high 110 yards and two scores on 14 carries


2011 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Cincinnati
Recap:West Virginia blocked a game-tying field goal attempt as time expired to secure the win over the #23 ranked Bearcats, WVU's first road win over a team ranked in the AP Top 25 since their last win in Cincinnati during the 2007 season.


2011 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Orange Bowl
Recap: Geno Smith tied a record for any bowl game with six touchdown passes, including four to Tavon Austin, and No. 23 West Virginia set a bowl scoring record by beating No. 14 Clemson 70–33 on Wednesday in the Orange Bowl. Darwin Cook's 99-yard fumble return for a touchdown was one of the Mountaineers' five TDs in the second quarter, including three in the final 2:29 for a 49–20 lead. It was the highest-scoring half by a team in a bowl game. Austin's four TD receptions tied a record for any bowl game, and Smith broke Tom Brady's Orange Bowl record with 407 yards passing. West Virginia's point total broke the bowl record established six nights earlier when Baylor beat Washington 67–56 in the Alamo Bowl.


2011 West Virginia gubernatorial special election
The 2011 West Virginia gubernatorial election was a special election held on October 4, 2011 to fill the office of the West Virginia Governor. The office became vacant upon the resignation of Governor Joe Manchin, who was elected to fill the seat of Robert Byrd in the United States Senate in 2010 following Byrd's death. State Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin, first in the line of succession, became acting governor in 2010 after Manchin took up the Senate seat.


2011 West Virginia gubernatorial special election
On January 18, 2011, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ruled that a special election for the office of Governor must be held so a new Governor can be in place by November 15, 2011, exactly one year after Manchin resigned. The primary election was held on May 14. Tomblin and Republican Bill Maloney won their respective primaries.


2011 West Virginia gubernatorial special election
Tomblin won narrowly with a plurality of the vote, defeating Bill Maloney.


2011 West Virginia gubernatorial special election
Tomblin was declared the winner of the election by the Associated Press on October 4, 2011 and was inaugurated on November 13, 2011. With a margin of 2.6%, the special election was the closest race of the 2011 gubernatorial election cycle.


2011 Westcoast Curling Classic
The 2011 Westcoast Curling Classic was held from October 7 to 10 at the Royal City Curling Club in New Westminster, British Columbia as part of the 2011–12 World Curling Tour. The purse for the event was CAD$80,000. The event was played in a triple knockout format.


2011 Western & Southern Open
The 2011 Cincinnati Open (also known as the Western and Southern Open for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, United States. The tournament was a joint men's and women's event, with six new courts being built for the tournament. The competition took place from August 15 through August 21, 2011. The 110th edition of the Cincinnati Open (83rd for the women), it was a Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour, and part of the Premier Series of the 2011 WTA Tour.


2011 Western & Southern Open
On an additional note, Andy Murray during his semifinal match against Mardy Fish set the record for the fastest ever hit forehand at 124 mph (199 km/h).


2011 Western & Southern Open, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Western & Southern Open, WTA entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw


2011 Western & Southern Open, WTA entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from a lucky loser spot:


2011 Western & Southern Open, Finals, Men's doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi /  Leander Paes def. Michaël Llodra /  Nenad Zimonjić, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2)


2011 Western & Southern Open, Finals, Women's doubles
Vania King /  Yaroslava Shvedova def. Natalie Grandin /  Vladimíra Uhlířová, 6–4, 3–6, [11–9]


2011 Western & Southern Open – Men's Doubles
Bob and Mike Bryan were the defending champions, but lost to Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes in the semifinals.


2011 Western & Southern Open – Men's Doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes won the title, defeating Michaël Llodra and Nenad Zimonjić 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2) in the final.


2011 Western & Southern Open – Men's Singles
Andy Murray defeated Novak Djokovic in the final, 6–4, 3–0 ret., to win the Men's Singles title at the 2011 Cincinnati Masters. It was Murray's 7th ATP Masters 1000 title. Djokovic's retirement in the final marked only his second defeat of the season.


2011 Western & Southern Open – Men's Singles
Roger Federer was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Tomáš Berdych in the quarterfinals.


2011 Western & Southern Open – Men's Singles, Seeds
The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2011 Western & Southern Open – Men's Singles Qualifying
This article shows the Qualifying Draw for the 2011 Western & Southern Open.


2011 Western & Southern Open – Women's Doubles
Victoria Azarenka and Maria Kirilenko were the defending women’s doubles champions. Azarenka chose not to participate while Kirilenko played with Nadia Petrova. They were defeated in the quarterfinals by Natalie Grandin and Vladimíra Uhlířová. Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova won the title, defeating Natalie Grandin and Vladimíra Uhlířová 6–4, 3–6, [11–9] in the final.


2011 Western & Southern Open – Women's Doubles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2011 Western & Southern Open – Women's Singles
Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, but withdrew due to an abdominal injury.


2011 Western & Southern Open – Women's Singles
Maria Sharapova won the tournament, defeating Jelena Janković 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3 in the final.


2011 Western & Southern Open – Women's Singles, Seeds
The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.


2011 Western & Southern Open – Women's Singles Qualifying
This article shows the Qualifying Draw for the 2011 Western & Southern Open.


2011 Western Athletic Conference football season
The 2011 Western Athletic Conference football season is a college football season for the Western Athletic Conference. The 2011 season consisted of eight members: Fresno State, Hawaiʻi, Idaho, Louisiana Tech, Nevada, New Mexico State, San Jose State, and Utah State.


2011 Western Athletic Conference football season
This season the WAC's membership changed for the first time since 2005. Boise State, who joined the conference in 2001, left to join the Mountain West Conference.


2011 Western Athletic Conference football season
This season was the last year of membership for three other schools: Fresno State, Hawaiʻi, and Nevada. All became members of the Mountain West in 2012 (Hawaiʻi as a football only member, other sports will join the Big West Conference). In response to their departure, the WAC added five new members in 2012. Of the new members, only Texas State and UTSA had football programs.


2011 Western Athletic Conference football season, Previous season
After going 14–0 in 2009, Boise State started the season in the top 5 in both the AP and Coaches preseason polls and was picked to win the conference. Boise State spent a majority of the season ranked in the top 4, including climbing as high as #2 in the AP and Harris polls, while running their nation leading win streak to 24 games before their day after thanksgiving matchup with #19 Nevada. Nevada, whose only loss of the season was at Hawaiʻi, defeated the #3 ranked Broncos in overtime. Boise State, Nevada, and Hawaiʻi all finished the season 7–1 to share the WAC title.


2011 Western Athletic Conference football season, Previous season
In bowl games, Boise State (12–1) defeated Utah 26–3 in the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas. Hawaiʻi (10–4) lost to Tulsa 35–62 in the Hawaiʻi Bowl. Nevada (13–1) defeated Boston College 20–13 in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl. Fresno State (8–5) lost to Northern Illinois 17–40 in the Humanitarian Bowl.


2011 Western Athletic Conference football season, Preseason, Award watch lists
The following WAC players were named to preseason award watch lists.


2011 Western Athletic Conference football season, Preseason, WAC Football Preview
During the WAC Football Preview in Las Vegas on July 27–28, Hawaiʻi was selected as the favorite to win the conference by both the media and the coaches. In the media poll, Hawaiʻ received 18 first place votes. Fresno State and Nevada both received 11 first place votes with Utah State receiving one. In the coaches poll, Hawaiʻi received five first place votes while Fresno State, who ranked second, received one first place vote and Nevada, who ranked third, received two first place votes.


2011 Western Athletic Conference football season, Preseason, WAC Football Preview, Coaches Poll
The media also voted on the WAC preseason players of the year. Hawaiʻi's Bryant Moniz was selected as the offensive player of the year and Utah State's Bobby Wagner was selected as the defensive player of the year.


2011 Western Athletic Conference football season, Coaches
NOTE: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season


2011 Western Athletic Conference football season, Regular season
All dates, times, and TV are tentative and subject to change.


2011 Western Athletic Conference football season, Regular season
The WAC has teams in four different time zones. Times reflect start time in respective time zone of each team (Central–Louisiana Tech, Mountain–New Mexico State, Utah State, Pacific–Fresno State, Idaho, Nevada, San Jose State, Hawaiian–Hawaiʻi). Conference games start times are that of the home team.


2011 Western Athletic Conference football season, Regular season
Rankings reflect that of the USA Today Coaches poll for that week until week eight when the BCS poll will be used.


2011 Western Bulldogs season
The 2011 Western Bulldogs season was the club's 86th since their introduction to the VFL/AFL in 1925. Matthew Boyd was confirmed to be the captain for the season, and Rodney Eade remained as coach.


2011 Western Carolina Catamounts football team
The 2011 Western Carolina Catamounts team represented Western Carolina University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Catamounts were led by fourth year head coach Dennis Wagner and played their home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium. They are a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 1–10, 0–8 in SoCon play to finish in last place


2011 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team
The 2011 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Leathernecks were led by head coach Mark Hendrickson in his 2nd full season and 4th overall year since coaching the first seven games of the 2008 season. They played their home games at Hanson Field and are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 2–9, 1–7 in MVFC play to finish in last place.


2011 Western Michigan Broncos football team
The 2011 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Broncos, led by seventh-year head coach Bill Cubit, compete in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference and played their home games at Waldo Stadium. They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in MAC play to finish in third place in the West Division. They were invited to the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl where they were defeated by Purdue 37–32.


2011 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Schedule
The Michigan game on September 3 was called after the 3rd quarter due to a lightning storm. By rule, both teams have to agree to end the game, which both teams did and Michigan was awarded the win.


2011 Western New York Flash season
The 2011 Western New York Flash season was the team's inaugural and only season in the Women's Professional Soccer league, after competing as the Buffalo Flash in the USL W-League. The Western New York Flash won the league, then went on to win the 2011 WPS championship over the Philadelphia Independence.


2011 Western New York Flash season, Review
The Flash joined the Women's Professional Soccer league as an expansion team in 2011, following its undefeated championship season in the USL W-League in 2010 as the Buffalo Flash. The team retained Aaran Lines, who coached the Flash the prior two seasons in the W-League, as its head coach, and remained under the ownership of Joe Sahlen.


2011 Western New York Flash season, Squad, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.