2011 Stanley Cup playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals
In a back-and-forth series, the Bruins triumphed in seven games. This series saw the home team won the first six games, as the Canucks and Bruins each won three home games. All three Vancouver wins were close affairs at Rogers Arena: two 1–0 wins in games one and five, and a 3–2 overtime victory in game two. In Boston at the TD Garden, the Bruins buried the Canucks in an avalanche of goals, winning games three, four, and six by scores of 8–1, 4–0 and 5–2, respectively. In the deciding game 7, the Bruins defeated the Canucks 4–0 at Rogers Arena.


2011 Stanley Cup playoffs, Player statistics, Skaters
These are the top ten skaters based on points. If the list exceeds ten skaters because of a tie in points, goals take precedence, and all the tied skaters are shown.


2011 Stanley Cup playoffs, Player statistics, Skaters
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus


2011 Stanley Cup playoffs, Player statistics, Goaltending
This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage, with at least 420 minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.


2011 Stanley Cup playoffs, Player statistics, Goaltending
GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds)


2011 Stanley Cup playoffs, Television
National Canadian English-language coverage of the first three rounds of the playoffs were split between CBC and TSN. CBC held exclusive rights to the Stanley Cup Finals. French-language telecasts were broadcast on RDS and RDS2.


2011 Stanley Cup playoffs, Television
In the United States, national coverage was split between NBC and Versus, with NBC also airing the first two and final three games of the Stanley Cup Finals, while Versus broadcast games three and four. This was the last postseason that only selected first and second round games were nationally televised, as well as the last postseason American regional sports networks carrying both their teams' first- and second-round games. After Comcast, the owners of Versus, completing its acquisition of a majority stake in NBC Universal, the combined company signed a new TV contract in April 2011. Among the new changes for 2012, all playoff games will air nationally for the first time on either NBC or one of NBC Universal's cable channels, and the regional sports networks will be limited to only airing first-round games.


2011 Star Mazda Championship
The 2011 Star Mazda Championship was the 13th Star Mazda Championship season, the second under the Mazda Road to Indy program, and the first under IndyCar sanctioning, after 12 years under the International Motor Sports Association umbrella. As part of the program's expansion, the series champion will be provided a scholarship to advance into Firestone Indy Lights for the 2012 season. The season will feature 11 races over 10 weekends, with four road courses, three street circuits and three ovals on the schedule.


2011 Star Mazda Championship
The series consisted of a main championship as well as an Expert championship for drivers over 30 years of age, combining previous years' Expert and Masters championships.


2011 Star Mazda Championship
JDC MotorSports' Tristan Vautier won four races on his way to the championship by a 25-point margin over Connor De Phillippi, who also won four races. Vautier finished in the top five in every race. Andretti Autosport rookie Sage Karam also won two oval races and captured Rookie of The Year honors. J. W. Roberts won the Expert Championship when closest rival Walt Bowlin did not enter the final race of the season. The team championship went to Team Pelfrey which fielded cars for De Phllippi and Nick Andries, who finished third in points.


2011 Star Mazda Championship, Championship standings, Drivers'
1Larry Pegram was not registered for the championship at St. Pete and not eligible for points.


2011 State of Origin series
The 2011 State of Origin series was the 30th annual best-of-three series of interstate rugby league football matches between the Queensland and New South Wales representative teams contested under "State of Origin" selection rules. For the third successive year a Queensland victory set a new record for consecutive State of Origin titles, reaching six. Game I was played in Brisbane, Game II in Sydney and Game III was again played in Brisbane. Game III was also Australia's most watched sports TV programme for the year 2011.


2011 State of Origin series
Mal Meninga continued on as coach of Queensland whilst New South Wales had chosen to follow the successful Maroons approach by appointing Ricky Stuart as a full-time Origin coach (with no other club commitments) in an attempt to rebuild a winning mentality for the team and the State, after being beaten in the 2010 series 3–0 for the first time since 1995.


2011 State of Origin series
Despite a much improved New South Wales outfit, Queensland stretched their series-winning streak to six titles, securing it with a 34–24 victory in the third and deciding game of the series in front of a record equalling 52,498 fans at Suncorp Stadium. The series also marked Queensland skipper Darren Lockyer's final series, winning in his 36th and final State of Origin game. Queensland hooker Cameron Smith was awarded the Wally Lewis Medal as Player of the Series.


2011 State of Origin series, Game I
Like his predecessor as New South Wales coach Craig Bellamy,  Ricky Stuart was brought in to coach against Meninga, who was captaining Canberra in the 1990 NSWRL season's Grand final victory when Stuart and Bellamy both played under him. Stuart was reported to have been given by selectors the team of his choosing and in doing so, picked five Origin debutantes in Akuila Uate, Josh Dugan, Jamie Soward, Trent Merrin and Dean Young.


2011 State of Origin series, Game I
The strong form of the St George Illawarra Dragons was acknowledged with the selection of seven from that club side in Soward, Young, Merrin, Ben Creagh, Brett Morris, Mark Gasnier and Beau Scott. Queensland stuck with their successful line-up from 2010 although injuries to centres Greg Inglis and Justin Hodges saw call-ups for Brisbane's Jharal Yow Yeh and Melbourne's Dane Nielsen to don the Maroon jersey for their first time.


2011 State of Origin series, Game I
Pre -match entertainment was provided by James Blunt before the Australian national anthem was performed by The Ten Tenors.


2011 State of Origin series, Game I
The Queensland forwards led by Petero Civoniceva and Matthew Scott bustled the New South Wales pack from the kick off and appeared to have the upper hand in the early stage of the game enabling the Maroons to run off each other and take ground. When Johnathan Thurston scored in the fifth minute off a Cameron Smith grubber it looked as though the Blues could be in for a long night.


2011 State of Origin series, Game I
But the New South Wales team galvanised its defence and managed to hold Queensland out for the entire remainder of the first half in spite of Queensland forcing repeated sets close to the Blues tryline through the excellent kicking performances of Thurston and Darren Lockyer. New South Wales gained composure as the half went on and put pressure on the Queensland defence at times, although scoring opportunities were few and the kicking games of Soward and Mitchell Pearce were covered well by the classy Queensland backs. New South Wales would have taken heart from the 0–6 scoreline at the break.


2011 State of Origin series, Game I
Six minutes into the second half a grubber kick for the corner from Cooper Cronk for the Maroons looked to be covered by Brett Morris but when Morris opted to shield instead of taking the ball, Queensland debutante winger Jharal Yow Yeh pounced and took the scoreline to 10–0 to Queensland. From the 50th to the 60th minute Queensland threw everything at the Blues and pinpoint kick finishes ensured repeat sets.


2011 State of Origin series, Game I
New South Wales at one point defended six consecutive sets, tackling heroically and solidly showing the kind of understanding and team communication that would be expected of well seasoned club combinations. Thurston missed a penalty goal from close range and as if buoyed by the reprieve New South Wales came to life turning defence into attack and scoring two tries quickly in the 65th then 69th minutes of the match. Firstly a missed tackle from  Civoniceva on Greg Bird created an opportunity for Pearce to collect a pass from Bird and score under the posts. Then four minutes later Blues speedster Michael Jennings scored and New South Wales took a 12–10 lead with ten minutes to play.


2011 State of Origin series, Game I
After an immediate response from the Queensland forwards who took the play into Blues territory the senior Queensland playmakers took control and surprised New South Wales with a simple Smith to Thurston to Lockyer play who in turn put an inside ball to Slater to score in the 73rd minute. Thurston converted and after a final period when the Maroons showed their experience in defence, the match finished with a 16–12 scoreline to Queensland and a 1–0 start to the series.


2011 State of Origin series, Game II
The New South Wales' selected squad for Game Two saw numerous changes, mainly due to injury concerns and position transfers. Backs Brett Morris, Michael Jennings and prop Kade Snowden all missed selection due to injuries suffered in their previous club games. Blues Fullback Josh Dugan later joined the injury list shortly following selection, injuring his ankle only hours before the squad was announced. He was replaced by experienced Sydney Roosters fullback Anthony Minichiello (the only remaining survivor from New South Wales' last series victory in 2005), playing his first Origin game since 2007. Jarryd Hayne and William Hopoate joined the squad to replace the injured Morris and Jennings respectively, with Hopoate becoming New South Wales' third youngest player to debut into the squad, behind Brad Fittler and Jarryd Hayne who also both debuted at 19.


2011 State of Origin series, Game II
Other notable inclusions included utility Kurt Gidley and backrowers Anthony Watmough and Luke Lewis on the interchange. Blues Captain Paul Gallen was chosen to play at prop at game II despite being a recognized back rower, at the expense of Jason King. Gallen's reassignment saw a reshuffle in the back row with Ben Creagh filling in at second row and Greg Bird covering in at lock.


2011 State of Origin series, Game II
Queensland's Johnathan Thurston landed a penalty goal 2 minutes in to make it 0-2 before the game had clicked into gear. Cameron Smith's try and 'JT' scoring the conversion made it 0-8 and the Blues were looking doomed. Luke Lewis caught a Mitchell Pearce bomb and Jamie Soward curled a terrific sideline conversion to make it 8-6.


2011 State of Origin series, Game II
Desperate to avoid losing a sixth consecutive series, the Blues, trailing 8–6 at halftime managed to keep Queensland scoreless in the second half whilst at the same time scoring tries through debutant William Hopoate and Anthony Minichiello to score a series-levelling 18–8 victory. Minichiello was one of only two NSW players who played in the last victorious NSW side, the other being Mark Gasnier. The Maroons' loss was their first in Sydney since Game I, 2008, their equal lowest score at the venue since Game I, 2004 and their lowest score in any Origin game since Game III, 2007.


2011 State of Origin series, Game II
The Australian National Anthem was performed by the Sydney Children's Choir and the Gondwana National Indigenous Children's Choir.


2011 State of Origin series, Game III
Queensland, in its bid to win a sixth straight series, recalled Justin Hodges from injury, thus relegating Dane Nielsen to 18th man. Suspension to David Taylor also led to the re-selection of Jacob Lillyman back onto the Maroons' bench. New South Wales chose to pick an initial squad of 20 due to injury concerns to several players. Keith Galloway made his Origin debut from the bench at the expense of Trent Merrin, with Merrin called back into the squad as 18th man as cover for Beau Scott and Glenn Stewart. Only hours before the match it was confirmed that both Michael Jennings and Beau Scott both succumbed to their injuries and made late withdrawals, forcing Jarryd Hayne to move from wing to centre with Brett Morris starting on the wing and Glenn Stewart replacing Scott.


2011 State of Origin series, Game III
Queensland scored four quick tries within 20 minutes to shoot out to a 24–0 lead with five minutes to play to half-time, before two late NSW tries got the margin back to 24–10 by half-time. But then the Maroons turned on the after-burners with two more tries, and another two late tries to the Blues (including an eight-point try to Jarryd Hayne) reduced the final margin to 34–24, ensuring yet another Queensland series victory, their sixth in succession, and sentencing New South Wales to yet another year in the Origin doldrums. There is set to be another review of the New South Wales operations after yet another series loss.


2011 State of Origin series, Game III
One sour note for the Maroons was a potentially season-ending injury to halfback Johnathan Thurston, who is the most likely to inherit Darren Lockyer's No. 6 jersey for the 2012 series. It was later revealed that Thurston suffered a less serious knee injury, ruling him out for up to a month and triggering a form slump for his club the North Queensland Cowboys (which fell from the top four at the time of Thurston's injury to a final position of 7th at season's end). Also, captain-in-waiting and Wally Lewis Medallist Cameron Smith was cleared of a charge of kneeing New South Wales centre Jarryd Hayne which resulted in an eight-point try awarded to the Blues.


2011 State of Origin series, Teams
The 18th man is a reserve to cover for any forthcoming injuries and, unless chosen, does not actually play.


2011 State of Origin series, Teams, New South Wales Blues
1 - Josh Dugan was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Anthony Minichiello. 2 - Dean Young switched places with Michael Ennis to play in the starting side after being initially selected for the bench.


2011 State of the Union Address
The 2011 State of the Union Address was given by the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama, on Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at 9 p.m. EST, in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives to the 112th United States Congress. It was Obama's second State of the Union Address and his third speech to a joint session of the United States Congress. Presiding over this joint session was the House speaker, John Boehner, accompanied by Joe Biden, the vice president, in his capacity as the president of the Senate.


2011 State of the Union Address
It was the first address to a Republican-controlled Congress since 2006. It was also the first to be simulcast online as an "enhanced version" featuring accompanying graphics for key points of the address, a style which would be replicated throughout Obama's future State of the Union addresses.


2011 State of the Union Address
In this joint session Obama outlined his “vision for an America that’s more determined, more competitive, better positioned for the future—an America where we out-innovate, we out-educate, we out-build the rest of the world; where we take responsibility for our deficits; where we reform our government to meet the demands of a new age.”


2011 State of the Union Address, Disposition, seating, and attendance
As always, the presiding officers of the Senate and the House of Representatives, Vice President Joe Biden (as Senate President) and House Speaker John Boehner sat behind the president. This is the first time a Republican has sat behind President Obama during a joint session of Congress.


2011 State of the Union Address, Disposition, seating, and attendance
In light of the 2011 Tucson shooting of Representative Gabby Giffords and others, the Washington  Third Way think tank sent a letter to Congressional leadership proposing members of Congress abandon a 96-year-long tradition of sitting with their party and instead sit together in a show of national unity. Senator Mark Udall of Colorado picked up Third Way's proposal and sent a letter to Congressional members urging them to sit together regardless of party, breaking with tradition.


2011 State of the Union Address, Disposition, seating, and attendance
Sixty members of the House and Senate signaled their support for the plan, and members of both houses sat with members of the opposite party. Groups included Arizona's House delegation of five Republicans and two Democrats (with an empty chair for Giffords), past presidential candidates John Kerry and John McCain, and campaign leaders John Cornyn and Patty Murray. Legislators wore black-and-white ribbons in honor of the victims of the shooting.


2011 State of the Union Address, Disposition, seating, and attendance
After visibly reacting to President Obama's criticism during the 2010 State of the Union of the Citizens United decision, Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito, Antonin Scalia, and Clarence Thomas did not attend the speech. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar served as the designated survivor and did not attend the speech.


2011 State of the Union Address, Summary
According to a White House fact sheet published by NMD Newswire US-President Obama underscored in his 2011 State of the Union Address "the need to maintain America’s leadership in a rapidly changing world so that our economy is competitive – growing and working for all Americans." In order to achieve this Obama outlined "a plan to help the United States win the future by out-innovating, out-educating, and out-building our global competition. At the same time, the President understands the need to reform the way our government does business and take responsibility for our deficit - by investing in what makes America stronger and cutting what doesn't."


2011 State of the Union Address, Response
Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, Chair of the House Budget Committee, gave the Republican response afterward. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, gave a Spanish version of the response.


2011 State of the Union Address, Response
Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota gave an address in response to Obama's speech on behalf of the Tea Party Express. Some Republicans opposed Bachmann's decision, worrying she would draw attention away from Ryan. Pajamas Media reported that Bachmann was refused access to the Capitol Hill Club to make her speech, forcing her to give the speech from the National Press Club.


2011 State of the Union Address, Response
Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio gave a mixed review of Obama's speech, saying, "While I was encouraged by the President's support for an earmark ban and will work with him towards that goal, his call for a mere budget freeze does not go far enough in tackling our record debt. At the very least, we should freeze non-defense and non-veterans discretionary spending to what it was before Washington began its unprecedented, record-setting spending binge two years ago. But most importantly, we need to finally begin fundamentally reforming the way our government spends the American people's money."


2011 State of the Union Address, Response
Democratic Senator Bill Nelson, also of Florida, praised Obama for "bringing us out of recession with jobs, helping small business, helping seniors with retirement security, getting government spending under control. Then he talked about civility. How do we treat each other? That’s going to matter a lot." Florida Governor Rick Scott strongly criticized Obama's speech while New York Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand praised his economic agenda.


2011 State of the Union Address, Response
Leaders of several smaller political parties also gave prepared responses to the speech. The Libertarian Party's response was delivered by Executive Director Wes Benedict. Billy Wharton, co-chair of the Socialist Party USA, released a response through his party's website. Sam Webb, chairman of the Communist Party USA, released a response through the party's main website.


2011 Status Athens Open
The 2011 Status Athens Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the fourth edition of the tournament which is part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Athens, Greece between 11 and 17 April 2011.


2011 Status Athens Open, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Status Athens Open, Champions, Doubles
Colin Fleming /  Scott Lipsky def. Matthias Bachinger /  Benjamin Becker, walkover


2011 Status Athens Open – Doubles
Rik de Voest and Lu Yen-hsun were the defending champions but decided not to participate. Colin Fleming and Scott Lipsky won the final because their opponents Matthias Bachinger and Benjamin Becker withdrew.


2011 Status Athens Open – Singles
Lu Yen-hsun was the defending champion but decided not to participate. Dmitry Tursunov and Matthias Bachinger reached the final in which Bachinger claimed the title, because Tursunov withdrew due to a knee problem.


2011 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team
The 2011 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team represented Stephen F. Austin State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lumberjacks were led by fifth-year head coach J. C. Harper and played their home games at Homer Bryce Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 4–2 in Southland play to finish in third place.


2011 Stepping Hill Hospital poisoning incident
The 2011 Stepping Hill Hospital poisoning incident refers to a series of deaths at the Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport, Greater Manchester, which began in July 2011.


2011 Stepping Hill Hospital poisoning incident, Background and investigation
The investigation was sparked by a nurse on a ward at the hospital, who noticed that several patients on the ward had unexpectedly low blood sugar levels. An investigation suggested that a number of saline ampoules and saline drips had been contaminated with insulin, and this was believed to have lowered the blood sugar levels in the patients.


2011 Stepping Hill Hospital poisoning incident, Background and investigation
Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas to allow the uptake of glucose in the blood to be used by the muscles and cells of the body for energy. The brain requires a constant supply of glucose in order to be able to function properly. As insulin lowers the level of glucose in the blood, if too much of it is present in the circulation this can quickly lead to lowered blood glucose levels, commonly known as low blood sugar (or hypoglycemia); which as a consequence negatively affects the functioning of the brain and central nervous system.


2011 Stepping Hill Hospital poisoning incident, Background and investigation
This can be rapidly and irreversibly fatal if not recognised and treated early enough. At Stepping Hill it was suspected that, due to the increased levels of insulin in the patients' bloodstreams, they quickly became hypoglycemic and three confirmed fatalities occurred. A number of other patients are also believed by police to have been poisoned in this way, though most did not suffer fatal consequences. Two further deaths in the A1 and A3 wards were added to the investigation on 21 July.


2011 Stepping Hill Hospital poisoning incident, Background and investigation
Three patients' deaths – two elderly males, George Keep, 84 and Arnold Lancaster, 71, and a female – Tracey Arden, 44 – were attributed to the alleged contamination, however it was also reported that each of the patients also had underlying medical conditions that made them weaker. On 21 July 2011, it was confirmed that two more patients' deaths were being linked to the investigation, bringing the death count to five. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) announced that the inquiry into how saline solutions had been contaminated with insulin would form the basis of a murder inquiry. During the investigation, 60 detectives were involved in determining how and when the saline solutions were contaminated. Meanwhile, a number of armed police guards were stationed at the hospital, and staff were made to work in pairs when administering medication to patients.


2011 Stepping Hill Hospital poisoning incident, Rebecca Leighton
On 20 July 2011, GMP confirmed that they had arrested a 27-year-old female nurse – Rebecca Jane Leighton, who worked at the hospital on ward A1 and A3 – in connection with the murder inquiry. The Nursing and Midwifery Council opened a fitness to practice investigation after the arrest of Leighton. On 22 July, Leighton appeared at Manchester City Magistrates' court. She was charged with three counts of criminal damage with intent to endanger life, three counts of criminal damage being reckless as to whether life was being endangered, and one charge of theft. She was remanded in custody to next appear at Manchester Crown Court on 1 August.


2011 Stepping Hill Hospital poisoning incident, Rebecca Leighton
Charges against Leighton were dropped on 2 September 2011. The Crown Prosecution Service said it was "no longer appropriate" to continue the case against her. Evidence that was expected to appear in support of the charges had not become available. Nazir Afzal, Chief Crown Prosecutor for the North West, said Leighton had been charged on the basis there was "reasonable suspicion she had committed the offences and there were reasonable grounds for believing the continuing investigation would provide further evidence within a reasonable amount of time". She subsequently hired celebrity publicist Max Clifford to help clear her name.


2011 Stepping Hill Hospital poisoning incident, Rebecca Leighton
On 2 December 2011, it was reported that Leighton had been dismissed from her job as a nurse at Stepping Hill Hospital. She had been suspended ever since the allegations were first made nearly five months earlier. An appeal hearing, presided over by Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, against her termination was held on Thursday 2 February 2012 but the appeal was dismissed. The Trust said it was unable to comment because of confidentiality issues and there was no response from Leighton's lawyers. It was also revealed on that day that police were now investigating a total of 19 deaths at the hospital as possible victims of saline poisoning.


2011 Stepping Hill Hospital poisoning incident, Victorino Chua
On 5 January 2012, it was revealed that a death that had taken place on 31 December 2011 – i.e. after Leighton had been dismissed – was now being linked to the investigation. 46-year-old Victorino Chua, a nurse at the hospital, had been arrested amid claims that forms had been altered and a patient given extra medication. He was later also questioned on the earlier deaths. He was not charged with any offence and was placed on police bail. By July 2012, the Greater Manchester Police stated that they were making good progress in the investigation, that twenty-two people had been poisoned and that seven deaths had occurred.


2011 Stepping Hill Hospital poisoning incident, Victorino Chua
On 29 March 2014, Victorino Chua was charged with the murders of Tracey Arden, Arnold Lancaster and Alfred Derek Weaver, and 31 other offences including GBH and attempted poisoning. He was remanded in custody to appear at Manchester Magistrates' Court later. The prosecution argued that Chua had decided to take out his personal frustrations on patients "for reasons truly known only to himself". On 18 May 2015, Chua was convicted on two counts of murder.


2011 Stepping Hill Hospital poisoning incident, Victorino Chua
He was found not guilty of murdering Arnold Lancaster, who had been suffering from terminal cancer, but was convicted of attempting to cause him and twenty other patients grievous bodily harm with intent by poisoning. He was also found guilty of eight offences of unlawfully administering or causing to be taken by another person any poison or destructive or noxious thing with intent to injure, aggrieve or annoy, or attempting to do so, after deliberately altering prescriptions. The jury at Manchester Crown Court had deliberated for eleven days. Mr Justice Openshaw sentenced Chua, a Filipino national, to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 35 years, meaning he will be 84 years old when he becomes eligible for parole.


2011 Stevenage Borough Council election
Elections to Stevenage Council were held on 5 May 2011. One third of the council stood for election; the seats which were last contested in 2007. There were no changes from 2007.


2011 Stevenage Borough Council election
After the election, the composition of the council remained as:


2011 Stock Car Brasil season
The 2011 Copa Caixa Stock Car season was the 33rd Stock Car Brasil season. It began on March 20 at the Curitiba and ended on November 6 at the Velopark, after twelve rounds. For this season, the Manufacturer Peugeot announced that the 408 was to be the new representative in the championship replacing the 307.


2011 Stock Car Brasil season
Cacá Bueno won the Drivers' Championship by thirteen points from Ricardo Mauricio, with his brother Popó Bueno finishing in third eighteen behind Cacá.


2011 Stock Car Brasil season, Teams and drivers
All drivers were Brazilian-registered, excepting Jacques Villeneuve, who raced under Canadian racing license.


2011 Stockholm Ladies Cup
The 2011 Stockholm Ladies Cup was held from November 3 to 6 at the Danderyds Curling AB in Stockholm, Sweden as part of the 2011–12 World Curling Tour. The event was held in a triple-knockout format, and the playoffs were held in a modified double-knockout format. The purse for the event was 80,000 SEK, with the winner, Liudmila Privivkova, receiving 25,000 SEK.


2011 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
Elections to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011, with one third of the seats up for election.


2011 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
Following the elections, the Liberal Democrats lost their majority on the council for the first time since 2002. They were however able to continue in power in a minority administration.


2011 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election, Results, Manor
Patrick McAuley left Labour and became a Lib Dem councillor in 2012.


2011 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election
Elections to Stoke-on-Trent City Council took place on 5 May 2011. This election was the first following an Electoral Review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The total number of councillors became 44 (down from 60) in a mixture of single and multi-member wards (31 single member wards, 5 two member wards and 1 three member ward). The former election by thirds (i.e., one third of councillors up for election in each of three years out of a four-year cycle) was replaced by whole council election every fourth year.


2011 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election, Election result
After the election, the parties were represented thus: Labour 34 seats; Conservative 2 seats; Others (independents and "unaffiliated") 8 seats. After several years as a minority party, Labour had acquired a dominant majority of seats. A notable feature of this result was the elimination of Liberal Democrat representation and that of various right-wing populist parties. The second largest political "grouping" is of Independent councillors.


2011 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election, Election result
The net change column is a comparison with the preceding council, which was 16 members larger. It was, therefore, possible for every party or group to have lost seats. Shares of the votes are based upon accepted votes cast (in multi-member wards, an elector is not obliged to use all votes to which they are entitled).


2011 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election, Ward results
Elected candidates are in bold. Previously sitting councillors (on the old 60 member council) marked by "*".


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team
The 2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team represented Stony Brook University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Big South Conference. The team was coached by Chuck Priore and played its home games at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium in Stony Brook, New York. The Seawolves finished the season 9–4, 6–0 in Big South play to win their third consecutive Big South championship and advanced to the FCS playoffs for the first time ever. They won their first ever playoff game against Albany, 31–28, before falling in the second round to #1 Sam Houston State 27–34. The program was ranked #18/#16 in the final Sports Network/Coaches Poll.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Previous season
The Seawolves finished for their second straight year with a 6-5 record, and a 5-1 record against Big South opponent to earn them a share of the conference title with Liberty and Coastal Carolina. The Seawolves played their first ever FBS opponent opening the season against South Florida in which they led for the first quarter but eventually fell 59-14. The season came down to the last game, against conference rival Liberty, in which the Seawolves battled for the FCS bid but came up too short allowing to many points against in a 54-28 loss at Lynchburg.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Before the season, Losses
The Seawolves had several losses due to graduation. The Seawolves lost Edwin Gowins who earned first-team All-Big South honors in each of his first two seasons, and he was named the College Sporting News’ national freshman of the year in 2008 but experienced injuries late in the 2009 season and widely affected his performance in 2010. Gowins left to play at the Division III level. Paul Fenaroli graduated and signed a three-year contract with the  NFL Atlanta Falcons.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Before the season, Spring Game
The Seawolves played their annual spring game on April 10, 2011 at LaValle in front of a small crowd in which the offense beat the Defense 51-15.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Before the season, Rankings and polls
The Seawolves were ranked top 15 among FCS teams by the "Phil Steele's College Football Review" ahead of their conference rivals, Liberty, which was placed in the 31st position. This is the highest ranking spot ever achieved by the Seawolves program. Stony Brook was picked second in the Big South Coaches' Preseason-Poll receiving 2 first-place votes behind the Liberty Flames. Stony Brook also received vote in The Sports Network FCS Preseason Poll.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Before the season, Honors
Five Stony Brook football athletes were named preseason All-Big South. Junior Miguel Maysonet and seniors Brock Jackolski and Matt Brevi represented the team in offense while senior Ryan Haber, and junior Craiq Richardson were the defensive honorees.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Before the season, Recruitment
The Seawolves have landed FBS recruit Fernando Diaz from the University of Pittsburgh eligible to play for the upcoming season. The Seawolves added 25 recruits in total for the upcoming 2011-12 season.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Roster
Classes Key:Fr – Freshman; first year player. So – Sophomore; second year player.Jr – Junior; third year player.Sr – Senior; fourth year player. Bold – Team captain. Italics – Left team during the season. RS – Previously used a redshirt. – Redshirt during 2010 season. – Injured for entire or majority of season and is eligible for a medical redshirt.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Schedule
For the second straight year in the program history Stony Brook will face an FBS school after facing South Florida the previous year. This year it will face Buffaloand UTEP increasing the strength of schedule. It will have six home games  and it will close the season at LaValle against the conference rivals Liberty. All games will be in the Big South Network and broadcast in local radio by WUSB FM with a live stream on the web. Additionally, the Buffalo game will be regionally aired by TWCS and nationally broadcast in ESPN3 the Coastal Carolina game will also be broadcast by ESPN3, a first for Stony Brook football.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, UTEP
Recap: The Seawolves travelled to UTEP for their first game ever in Texas and their second game against an FBS school in history. With an improved team, the Seawolves held command for most of the game and by the end of the 1st quarter the Seawolves found themselves leading 7-0. In the second quarter both teams traded field goals as the Seawolves entered halftime with a 10-3 lead.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, UTEP
It was however in the third quarter where the Seawolves offense exploded and scored two touchdowns nine second apart as UTEP fumbled the ball and allowed Jonathan Coats to run for a 14-yard return. At this point the Seawolves led 24-10 but it wasn't too long before Miners scored to put the game back into single possession. In the fourth quarter, the Seawolves defense was noticeably weakening allowing the Miners to tie the game at 24 with 4:04 left in regulation. As the teams continued into Overtime, UTEP scored a touchdown taking the lead for the first time and the Seawolves lost their chance to tie with an intercepted throw ending the game in UTEP's favor.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, UTEP
In the game Junior Miguel Maysonet and senior Brock Jackolski combined for 199 rushing yards as Stony Brook gained 232 yards on the ground. The defense, led by senior Donald Porter's two interceptions, recovered two fumbles, including one for a touchdown. Coach Priore later said “I think we have a lot of talent that this crowd witnessed tonight” and added “We made a few mistakes that ultimately hurt us. I was proud of the effort, and we'll build off this game”.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Buffalo
Recap: The Seawolves traveled to Amherst to face off against Buffalo for their first time ever, and only the third football game in program history against an FBS football program. This was the first time Stony Brook played another SUNY rival since it last played Albany in the 2007 season.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Buffalo
Buffalo started the offense quickly scoring on a 57-yard pass after 19 seconds of regulation to take the lead. While the Defense held the Bulls scoreless for the rest of the first quarter Stony Brook was unable to tie the game until 1:46 minute into the second quarter. However, it wasn't long before Buffalo exploded with two back-to-back runs by Branden Oliver to put the Bulls up 21-7 by halftime taking the lead for good. Buffalo kept the Seawolves scoreless for the rest of the game capping their lead with two more touchdowns for an eventual 35-7 win.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Buffalo
Despite the loss, the Seawolves were able to dominate ball possession holding the ball for over 39 minutes of regulation but being held out of Buffalo's territory for most of the game. Stony Brook also rushed the ball for a total of 184 yards against Buffalo's 165 yards. The Seawolves, however, fumbled the ball twice (one while at 2nd and Goal) and allowed one interception for a total of three turnovers and passed the ball for only 114 yards against Buffalo's 177.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Buffalo
After the game Coach Priore commented on the game saying "We didn't execute, but I think we realized that we can compete physically at this level. There are certain things you take out of these games, and one of those is building confidence going forward". Stony Brook dropped to 0-2 overall while Buffalo gets its first win of the season.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Brown
Recap: The Seawolves opened their 2011 home season against Brown in front 5,732 fans. After a slow start from both sides, the Seawolves’ Skiffington kicked for a 38-yard field goal to put Stony Brook ahead late in the 1st Quarter. The lead didn't last long as Brown stepped up their passing game with Alex Tounkara-Kone receiving a 38-yard pass from Kyle Newhall-Caballero to score the game's first touchdown, putting Brown ahead 7-3 by the end of the quarter.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Brown
Stony Brook opened the second quarter with an 18-yard scoring run by Essington and a conversion by Skiffington to put the Seawolves ahead 10-7. Stony Brook's defense kept Brown scoreless through the quarter and held on to the lead entering halftime. In the third quarter, Stony Brook kept control of the offense and increased their lead with the help of Miguel Maysonet which rushed 26 yards to put the Seawolves ahead by 10. However, momentum switched in Brown's favor as they scored with a 46-yard reception by Tounkara-Kone to put Brown back into the game, 14-17.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Brown
In the middle of the fourth quarter Stony Brook kicked for a field goal to make the game 20-14. As the game came close to an ending a late Brown rally and a series of personal penalties (two 15 yard penalties) concluded with a touchdown by Tellef Lundevall (conversion by Alexander Norocea) allowing Brown to regain a one-point lead (21-20). Stony Brook rushed the ball and made a 56-yard field goal which was replayed due to a time-out called by Brown. A second attempt came up empty as Brown took away the game by a score of 21-20, and took the four-year series 3-1.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Brown
The Seawolves offense rushed for 246 yards (Maysonet-Jackolski pair rushed for a combined 227 yardage) against Brown's 28 and passed for a total of 78 yards against Brown's 292. Stony Brook allowed only a single turnover while Brown allowed a pair. The time of possession was fairly even throughout the game with a Stony Brook holding for 30:47 minutes.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Brown
After the game, Coach Priore commented saying “If you're a good football team, those things don't happen to you, or the game isn't close enough where they become that much of an issue in the game” and added "The problem was, it happened in a one-score game…at the end of the day, those things happen to all teams". Stony Brook fell to 0-3 after week three while Brown won its first game of the season.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Brown
Series: Brown Bears leads 1 - 3. Stony Brook will not play Brown in the 2012 season.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Lafayette
Recap: The Seawolves opened their second home game of the season looking to get their first win of the season after a heartbreaking loss to Brown the prior week. They faced off against Lafayette for the second time ever in front of a sold-out crowd of 8,278 celebrating Wolfstock, the homecoming tradition, at LaValle Stadium. Lafayette was able to put up points early in the game with a 30-yard field goal by O’Brien to put the Leopards on top 3-0.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Lafayette
Another field goal in the second quarter allowed the leopard to take a 6-0 lead, however, the Seawolves defense proved to be tough and kept Lafayette scoreless until the mid-third quarter while the Seawolves put up two field goals to leave the game tied at six by halftime. Early in the third quarter the Seawolves unleashed a powerful running offense taking a 20-6 lead on two running touchdowns by Maysonet.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Lafayette
The Defense kept the Leopard to a single touchdown and the Seawolves later added another field goal in a 46-yard kick by Skiffintong to extend their lead to 23-13 by the end of the third quarter. The Seawolves continued their strong offense throughout the fourth quarter outscoring the Leopards 14-7 to capture their first win 37-20.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Lafayette
A good defensive effort by the Seawolves produced five turnovers by the Leopards, all of them deep in Seawolves territory. Stony Brook only turned the ball over once, a season low. Junior Miguel Maysonet rushed for a career-high 194 yards, and tied his own LaValle Stadium and school record with four touchdowns. The rushing game proved important as the Seawolves rushed for 300 of their 335 total yards of offense. Junior Wesley Skiffington connected on three field goals and all four extra points, becoming Stony Brook's all-time leading scorer among kickers with 164 points.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Lafayette
He broke Mike Soto's record of 156, set in 2003. Dan Mulrooney led a strong Stony Brook defense with eight tackles, a fumble recovery, a forced fumble and an interception. Coach Priore commented on the game saying "We talked about playing four quarters of football tonight," and added "I really liked our effort tonight. We started to gain some momentum in the second quarter. We talked about going for some big plays at halftime, and I thought we played our best third quarter of the night" [Sic]. The Seawolves will enjoy a bye-week and their continue the four game series at home.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Presbyterian
Recap:After the loss of starting senior quarterback, Michael Coulter, for the rest of the season to a persistent injury (Torn ACL) Stony Brook placed backup Kyle Essington to fill in the starting role for the team. Priore reported that Essington was ready and that for the month of August he received about 85% of the snaps in preparation for the possible starting role.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Presbyterian
Returning to LaValle stadium after a bye-week, Stony Brook searched for its second win of the season facing off against conference foes Presbyterian Blue Hose, a team that has never defeated the Seawolves, in front of a 4,103 crowd. Stony Brook opened the game midway through the 1st quarter with an 18-yard touchdown run by QB Essington (Kick by Wesley Skiffington). Later in the quarter Blue Hose Aaron Mayes kicked a 33-yard field goal to cut Stony Brook's lead.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Presbyterian
However, Stony Brook responded with a 44-yard touchdown pass received by Matt Brevi for 14-3 lead by the end of the quarter. In the second quarter, both teams traded touchdowns with Essington passing for another 40-yard reception. Stony Brook held a 21-10 lead at halftime. Presbyterian scored a touchdown on a 7-yard pass early in the third quarter to cut the deficit to four points but the rest of the quarter was all Stony Brook.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Presbyterian
The Seawolves scored 21 unanswered points in the quarter with a breakthrough of the offense and a strong passing game by Essington who passed for 22 yards and 42 yards respectively for a 42-17 lead entering the fourth quarter. Presbyterian advanced and cut the lead with a touchdown while keeping the Stony Brook offense scoreless but the Seawolves’ defense held the Blue Hose scoreless for the rest of the game for a 42-24 win and their first conference win of the season. The Seawolves improved to 2-3, 1-0 in the Big South this season while Presbyterian falls to 1-4, 0-1.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Presbyterian
Stony Brook passed for 292 yard against 150 by Presbyterian and rushed for 170 against 277 yards by the Blue Hose. This is the first game of the season in which the Seawolves passed more than they rushed, perhaps signifying a change in strategy with quarterback Essington who passed for four touchdowns. Stony Brook held possession for 31:40 and both teams turned over the ball once. A Hail mary play by Essington and receiver Brevi received recognition in ESPN Sports Center Top 10 plays, the first time Stony Brook appeared in the program for a football game.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Presbyterian
After the game coach Priore commented saying “Tonight was a real good victory for us,” and added “I thought we had a solid game plan which was executed well. Presbyterian challenged us with some different looks, but I thought we threw the ball efficiently and successfully”. Essington commented on his successful start by saying "Coming off the bye week allowed us to get in some great work”. Essington will remain quarterback for the rest of the season.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Saint Anselm
Recap: Stony Brook ran for a school record 404 yards in their 55-6 win over St. Anselm.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Saint Anselm
Running backs JeVahn Cruz and Brock Jackolski led the way for Stony Brook (4-3), combining for 4 touchdowns in the contest. Jackolski, who finished with 99 yards on 10 carries, scored twice in the first quarter on runs from 21 yards and 1 yard out. Cruz added his two scores late in the second half on runs of 63 yards and 3 yards.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Saint Anselm
Kyle Essington led the Seawolves, recording 275 yards through the air and 3 touchdowns while completing 16 of 20 attempts.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Saint Anselm
Stony Brook's defense stuffed St. Anselm (0-7), holding the Hawks to 17 yards rushing on 21 carries. St. Anselm was forced to punt nine times and only converted 1 of 13 third down attempts.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, VMI
Recap:  Kyle Essington threw for two touchdowns and ran for another to help lead Stony Brook over Virginia Military Academy 42-14.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, VMI
Essington was 18 of 23 for 255 yards and scored on a 1-yard run to open a 28-point streak by the Seawolves (4-3, 2-0 Big South Conference), which started with 21 seconds left in the second quarter.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, VMI
While Stony Brook had little trouble scoring—taking a 28-0 lead on Grant Nakwaasah's 29-yard fumble return—offense was hard to come by for the Keydets (1-6, 1-2).


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, VMI
VMI totaled just 267 yards of offense, with only 38 coming on the ground. Stony Brook's defense allowed just three drives to go longer than five plays, and forced the Keydets to punt 11 times.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, VMI
VMI's only scores came on an 81-yard pass from Adam Morgan to Aaron Lewis and a 3-yard run by Chaz Jones for the final margin.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Coastal Carolina
Recap: Stony Brook came out in search of its fifth straight win of the 2011 season against conference rival Coastal Carolina returning to LaValle Stadium for their fifth home game of the season. With the 2011 Big South auto-bid on the line (Liberty and Stony Brook undefeated in conference play) Stony Brook and the Chanticleers faced off in front of 1,619 fans, a game largely affected by a rare Halloween Nor’easter impacting much of the Northeast.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Coastal Carolina
In the first quarter, Coastal Carolina got a 64-yard drive but was unable to kick in a field goal. The initial drive was followed by 85 yard scoring drive by the Seawolves capped with a 9-yard TD run by Miguel Maysonet (kick by Wesley Skiffington) to put the Seawolves on top 7-0 with 4:42 left in the quarter. It wasn't long until the Seawolves scored once again with a turnover by Coastal close to the endzone resulting in a Touchdown by Maysonet followed by a kick by Skiffington to take a 14-0 by the end of the opening quarter.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Coastal Carolina
Strong defense on both ends in the second quarter stalled Stony Brook's offense ending the first half with a 14-0 lead. However, Stony Brook returned to its powerful rushing offense in the third quarter with a 51-yard scoring drive capped by a 26-yard run by Maysonet for a 21-0 lead. This was followed by punt block close to the Chanticleer end zone resulting in another touchdown and a 28-0 lead by the end of the third quarter. Seawolves scored 14 more points in the fourth quarter for an eventual 42-0 win, their first shutout of the season.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Coastal Carolina
The Seawolves rushed for 446 yards against Coastal Carolina's 60. The Seawolves didn't record a single passing yard while CC passed for 13 yards. 64 out Coastal Carolina's 73 yards were part of their first drive. Stony Brook forced two Chanticleer turnovers and possessed the ball for 33:57 minutes. Jackolski and Maysonet powered the rushing offense combining for 384 yards. Maysonet commented after the game saying "Running the ball is what Stony Brook football is built upon… That's what we're good at".


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Coastal Carolina
Coach Priore also commented saying "I'm really proud of our guys for the way they approached the game, They made the adjustments with the way the weather played out. As for the running game, it's our philosophy. We believe we can win a championship that way”. Stony Brook is now 5-3, 3-0 in the Big South while Coastal Carolina falls to 4-4, 1-3 in the league.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Charleston Southern
Recap:Stony Brook travelled down to Charleston to face off against a winless Buccaneers team and a chance to win a school-record six straight victory their 2011 campaign. In front of 2,806 fans the Seawolves offense attacked quickly in the first quarter with a 59-yard touchdown run by Miguel Maysonet (failed kick by Pat) to put the Seawolves on top 6-0 with 13:55 left in the quarter. An offensive drive by the Buccaneers and a forty-yard field goal by Brown cut the lead by three.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Charleston Southern
The Buccaneers followed by scoring a touchdown to take a 10-6 lead into the second quarter, the first time in the season  the Seawolves trailed in the first quarter. However, the second quarter was all Seawolves offense resulting in three uncontested touchdown drives with an impressive rushing effort from Maysonet and Jackolski to put the Seawolves ahead by a score of 27-10 heading into halftime.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Charleston Southern
In the third quarter the Buccaneers came out strong with a passing touchdown by Perera to cut the lead to 27-17 but the Seawolves put one of their own with a 43-yard rushing touchdown by Maysonet to add seven to their lead with 9:03 left in their third quarter. Charleston continued their offensive effort as they scored another touchdown to cut the lead to ten again. Seawolves responded with a safety after a failed Charleston Southern punt and closed the quarter with a 6-yard run by QB Kyle Essington and a 43-24 lead.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Charleston Southern
In the fourth quarter, the teams traded touchdowns which included a 55-yard run by Jackolski for an eventual 50-31 win by the Seawolves who held the game for their sixth consecutive victory and ensured an unofficial “Big South Championship” game against Liberty to be played at Stony Brook. Stony Brook remained a half-game back of Liberty, both undefeated in conference play,  with a 6-3 overall, 4-0 Big South record while Charleston fell to 0-9, 0-4 in the season.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Charleston Southern
The Maysonet-Jackolski duo combined for 356 rushing yards and six touchdown in the game as Maysonet set the program's record for career rushing touchdown with twenty-five after by the game's completion. Maysonet and Jackolski have amounted to 1,178 and 1,001 rushing yards respectively eight touchdowns combined so far this season. As a team the Seawolves passed for 109 and ran for a net 355 for a total 464 against 335 yards by Charleston Southern. Stony Brook held possession of the ball for 29:44.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Charleston Southern
Commenting on the win Coach Priore said “Brock and Miguel complement each other so well… They are very special to this team. What makes them so great is that they have no hidden agenda" and commented in the rushing defense which allowed -7 yards "That was on point today…we forced them into a lot of passing situations, which they were good at today. But I'm proud of our team. We controlled the game the whole time."


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Gardner-Webb
Recap: Stony Brook traveled down to Boiling Springs, N.C in search of their seventh consecutive win of the season and with hopes of staying undefeated prior to their last game of the season, deemed, the Big South Championship game. The Seawolves did just that opening the game early with a touchdown by Brock Jackolski to put the Seawolves up 7-0 with 12:50 in the quarter. It took the Seawolves only 1:30 minutes to earn scored their second touchdown after a forced fumble by the GWU offense resulted in a 54-yard scoring run by Al-Majid Hutchins.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Gardner-Webb
The Bulldogs responded with a touchdown of their own to cut the deficit ending the first quarter with a 14-7 Stony Brook lead. Gardner Webb continued their offensive push with 50-yard running touchdown by Ricky Rhodes but failed to tie the game after a missed kicked. The rest of the quarter was all Stony Brook offense with Jackolski scoring twice to put the Seawolves up 28-13 and taking the lead for good.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Gardner-Webb
Gardner Webb opened the third quarter with a renewed offense to cut Stony Brook's lead to 28-13 but the Seawolves responded with an offensive strike of their own with three unanswered touchdowns by Norel, Maysonet (63-yard run), and Brevi (30-yard pass) respectively widening the lead to 49-20 and erasing any chance of a comeback. For the sixth straight game, the Seawolves offense scored more than 42 points, a school record.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Gardner-Webb
In the fourth quarter GWU scored first, but the Seawolves responded with a strong defense who forced four turnovers and another run of four unanswered touchdown for an eventual win of 76-28 over Gardner Webb and setting the stage for a decisive end of the season "Championship" game against Liberty, in which winner takes Championship and FCS autobid.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Gardner-Webb
With the victory, the Seawolves set a new school records for most points scored in a game, 76, surpassing the 70-20 win against Brooklyn College back in 1988 (back the known as Division III Stony Brook Patriots) and two points shy of tying the record for margin of points. The Seawolves also set a Big South high surpassing the record set by Liberty, 73 points against VMI, back in 2007.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Gardner-Webb
Stony Brook amounted for a total of 509 yards, 315 in their rushing game. Jackolski recorded five touchdowns, four of those on the ground making it the third time a Stony Brook player rushed for four touchdowns in a game this season. Quarterback Essington threw three touchdown passes two three different receivers. Junior Skiffington tied a Big South record on his own with 10 extra points kicked. The defense also played strong, forcing six Gardner Webb touchdowns which included a defensive touchdown by Al-Majid Hutchins. In the Gardner Webb end the offense amounted to 381 total yards, with 248 rushing yards and the defense failed to force a single turnover.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Gardner-Webb
After the game Coach Priore commented on the game saying "I applaud this team for taking a one-game approach all season...Ever since the game at UTEP, this team has taken on the mentality of the next play. Our coaches have made the necessary adjustments, and our kids have executed them. Today was no different". Stony Brook improves to 7-3, 5-0 while Gardner Webb falls to 4-6, 2-3 in the Big South.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Liberty (Big South Championship Game)
Recap: Considered the Big South Championship game, the Seawolves and Liberty faced off for their last game of the season with a conference undefeated season, a Big South Championship, and an automatic bid to the playoffs at stake in front of 7,896 fans at LaValle Stadium. For Stony Brook it meant the possibility of their eight straight win of the season after starting 0-3. Liberty scored a touchdown midway through the first quarter to take a 7-0 lead, however, the Seawolves responded two drives later with a touchdown of their own capped by a 39-yard run from Jackolski.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Liberty (Big South Championship Game)
Stony Brook scored again in the follow up drive after an interception to take a 14-7 lead after a 26-yard reception by Kevin Norrell. Less than a minute after the second quarter started Liberty's offense struck back to tie the game at 14. Stony Brook's offense responded with a 36-yard field goal by Skiffington to retake the lead. Both teams traded touchdowns before going into the locker room with a 24-21 Stony Brook lead.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Liberty (Big South Championship Game)
Liberty opened the quarter, again, this time with a field goal to tie the game for the third time but in the ensuing Stony Brook drive the Seawolves scored for a touchdown by running back Jackolski to regain the lead. Liberty closed the third quarter with a touchdown of their own behind a 15-yard run by Quarterback Mike Brown. Coming out in the fourth quarter the Seawolves scored the final touchdown of the game after 5:21 offensive drive, and capped the victory with a field goal after a controversial fumble by the Liberty offense.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Liberty (Big South Championship Game)
With the victory the Seawolves become outright Big South Champions for the first time in history, after sharing the title for two previous years. Stony Brook improved to 8-3, 6-0 for the season being the first team in Big South history to be undefeated in conference play. For Stony Brook it is the longest winning streak, eight, and also the first trip ever to NCAA Division I Football Championship a big step after first offering scholarships in 2005. Stony Brook closes the season 8-3, 6-0 in the Big South while Liberty falls to 7-4, 5-1. The Seawolves will face Albany in the first round of the playoffs.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, FCS Playoffs, Albany (NCAA First Round)
Recap: After winning their first outright Big South Championship the prior week the Seawolves headed to their first NCAA Division I playoff game in program history ranked #22 in The Sports Network poll. The NCAA Selection Sunday Committee paired them up against the Albany Great Danes, SUNY rivals and America East Conference rivals, who were the Northeast Conference Co-Champions and also first time playoff participants. Coach Priore also attended Albany in the late 1970s and was coached by Albany's current football coach Bob Ford.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, FCS Playoffs, Albany (NCAA First Round)
Stony Brook faced off against Albany in front of a sold-out Thanksgiving weekend crowd of 8,286 at LaValle Stadium. Albany led the way in the first quarter scoring a touchdown with 20 seconds left of regulation after the Seawolves failed to capitalize in their previous two offensive drives which included one deep in Albany's red zone. Entering the second quarter the Seawolves QB K.Essington attempted a pass which was dropped by M.Brevi and forced a punt. Albany defense blocked the punt and Brian Parker ran 21 yards to the end-zone to extend Albany's lead to 14-0.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, FCS Playoffs, Albany (NCAA First Round)
The Seawolves responded with an offensive drive of their own but had to settle for a field goal after Essington got sacked twice by Albany's defense. Albany ensuing drive was stopped by Stony Brook forcing a 33-yard punt in the 50-yard line. Stony Brook capitalized in the follow up drive as Essington capped it with an 11-yard pass to Brevi to cut Albany's lead to 14-10. Later in the quarter Albany responded once again with another touchdown taking a 21-10 lead into halftime. This was the first time since playing Buffalo early in the season that Stony Brook trailed for such a large margin.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, FCS Playoffs, Albany (NCAA First Round)
With less than two minutes into the third quarter and with only four plays Albany's offense scored another touchdown to put the Great Danes in a comfortable 28-10 lead. However, the Seawolves defense stopped Albany from scoring again and the offense scored two touchdowns in the third quarter to cut the deficit and put the Seawolves back into the game 28-24. An intercepted pass by Donald Porter in the third quarter kept the momentum on Stony Brook's side. The fourth quarter was all Seawolves offense as Albany's defense was noticeably weakened.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, FCS Playoffs, Albany (NCAA First Round)
The Seawolves scored a final touchdown giving them the lead for the first time in the game, 31-28. Albany made one last offensive push with two minutes left in the clock but an interception by Stony Brook's Dominick Reyes at Albany's second & goal sealed the game for Stony Brook for their ninth consecutive victory and their first win in the NCAA Division I Football Championship.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, FCS Playoffs, Albany (NCAA First Round)
On the win Head Coach Priore commented saying "Wow...I know I say it a lot, but good teams find ways to win. I'm really proud of my alma mater and the job they did tonight, but I'm even more proud of our team. We're excited for the opportunity to play another week".


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, FCS Playoffs, Albany (NCAA First Round)
Porter also commented in the last interception which sealed the victory saying "My defensive responsibility was on the tight end, and I was able to get underneath him and tip the pass," and added  "Luckily for us, Dom (Dominick Reyes) was there and did a great job keeping his feet in bounds". Reyes which was responsible for the interception added "As a player, I want to be in on the action... It's hard to describe what I'm feeling right now. It hasn't sunk it yet. I saw the ball up in the air and did what you're supposed to do".


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, FCS Playoffs, Albany (NCAA First Round)
Overall Stony Brook amounted to 422 total yards, 258 of those in the passing game against Albany's 348 total yards. Albany turnover the ball twice while Stony Brook committed one turnover. Stony Brook had possession of the ball for 36:40. Brock Jackolski was responsible for three touchdowns and 103 rushing yards. Stony Brook advanced to play #1 Sam Houston State and improved to 9-3, 6-0 in the Big South while Albany closed their season 8-4, 7-1 in the NEC.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, FCS Playoffs, Sam Houston State (NCAA Second Round)
Recap: Stony Brook travelled to Huntsville, Texas looking to upset top seeded Sam Houston State, the program's first FCS second round appearance, after the historic comeback against the Albany Great Danes the previous week.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, FCS Playoffs, Sam Houston State (NCAA Second Round)
While both teams were known throughout the season to be strong offenses, it was the defense that controlled the game early on for both sides. Sam Houston led off the first quarter but couldn't capitalize in any play while Stony Brook offensively to get any yardage. It wasn't until 11:43 minutes into the first quarter that Sam Houston capitalized on a field goal. The rest of the quarter remained scoreless.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, FCS Playoffs, Sam Houston State (NCAA Second Round)
However, the second quarter proved to be different as Stony Brook broke through Sam Houston's strong defense with a three play scoring drive capped by a 37-yard pass to Matt Brevi to place the Seawolves ahead by a score of 7-3. The offensive strike continued as Stony Brook forced a punt and followed up with another 64-yard drive, this time cut short, capped with a 32-yard field goal by Skiffington. Stony Brook took a 10-3 lead into halftime in what seemed to be a defensive battle.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, FCS Playoffs, Sam Houston State (NCAA Second Round)
After necessary adjustments, Sam Houston came out in the third quarter with a renewed offense scoring two back-to-back touchdowns and effectively shutting down Stony Brook's offense regaining a 17-10 lead into the fourth quarter. The game was all but over, as Stony Brook opened the quarter with a field goal to cut the deficit. However, SHSU responded with another field goal of their own to expand their lead and stay ahead 13-20. The game turned into a see-saw as both offenses exploded scoring in each of the remaining drives.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, FCS Playoffs, Sam Houston State (NCAA Second Round)
Stony Brook used their passing game to tie the game at 20. However, SHSU responded once again with an 80-yard run to put them back on top 20-27. Stony Brook continued their effort tying the game once again with 6:37 left of regulation, but Sam Houston outlasted the Seawolves scoring on a final drive with 1:01 left and then holding off the Seawolves’ offense to seal a 34-27 victory.


2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, FCS Playoffs, Sam Houston State (NCAA Second Round)
Sam Houston State advanced to the third round against Montana State while the Seawolves ended their 2011 campaign 9-4 overall, 6-0 in the Big South.


2011 Strabag Prague Open
The 2011 Strabag Prague Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 14th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit. It was part of the WTA Tour in the previous year, but was degraded to an ITF event this year. It took place in Prague, Czech Republic between 2 and 8 May 2011.


2011 Strabag Prague Open, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Strabag Prague Open, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry as a special exempt into the singles main draw:


2011 Strabag Prague Open, WTA entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Strabag Prague Open, Finals, Men's Doubles
František Čermák /  Lukáš Rosol defeated  Christopher Kas /  Alexander Peya, 6–3, 6–4


2011 Strabag Prague Open, Finals, Women's Doubles
Darya Kustova /  Arina Rodionova defeated  Olga Savchuk /  Lesya Tsurenko, 2–6, 6–1, [10–7]


2011 Strabag Prague Open – Men's Doubles
Lukáš Dlouhý and Petr Pála were the defending champions from the last edition in 2008, but decided not to participate. František Čermák and Lukáš Rosol won the title after defeating Christopher Kas and Alexander Peya 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


2011 Strabag Prague Open – Men's Singles
Jan Hernych was the last edition's champion, but lost to Alexander Bury in the qualifying tournament. Lukáš Rosol defeated Alex Bogomolov Jr. in the final 7–6(1), 5–2 before Bogomolov retired.


2011 Strabag Prague Open – Women's Doubles
Timea Bacsinszky and Tathiana Garbin were the defending champions but decided not to participate. Darya Kustova and Arina Rodionova defeated Olga Savchuk and Lesia Tsurenko in the final 2–6, 6–1, [10–7].


2011 Strabag Prague Open – Women's Singles
Ágnes Szávay was the defending champion but chose to compete in Madrid instead. Lucie Hradecká won the title, defeating Paula Ormaechea 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 in the final.


2011 Strabane District Council election
Elections to Strabane District Council were held on 5 May 2011 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 16 councillors.


2011 Strabane District Council election, Districts results, Derg
2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP2005-2011 Change: No change


2011 Strabane District Council election, Districts results, Glenelly
2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP2011: 3 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin2005-2011 Change: DUP and Sinn Féin gain from UUP and SDLP


2011 Strabane District Council election, Districts results, Mourne
2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP2005-2011 Change: Independent gain from Sinn Féin


2011 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
The 2011 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election to the Stratford-on-Avon District Council took place on Thursday 5 May 2011.


2011 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
Seventeen seats were up for election, one third of the councillors. The previous elections in 2010 produced a majority for the Conservative Party.


2011 StuSells Toronto Tankard
The 2011 StuSells Toronto Tankard was held from October 7 to 10 at the High Park Club in Toronto, Ontario as part of the 2011–12 World Curling Tour. The purse for the event was CAD$28,500. The event was held in a triple knockout format.


2011 Subway Fresh Fit 500
The 2011 Subway Fresh Fit 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on February 27, 2011 at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 312 laps, it was the second race of the 2011 season and was won by Jeff Gordon for Hendrick Motorsports. Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing finished in second, while Gordon's teammate, Jimmie Johnson, finished third.


2011 Subway Fresh Fit 500
Carl Edwards led the first lap from pole position ahead of Kurt Busch who started second on the grid. The race was caution free until lap 29 (debris), and then 48 laps later a multiple crash occurred involving 13 drivers. Later there were several lead changes, and another four cautions. With nine laps remaining, Gordon took the lead from Kyle Busch to win his first race of the season, his first in more than 60 races.


2011 Subway Fresh Fit 500
There were eight cautions and 29 lead changes among 12 different drivers during the race. Gordon's win moved him to sixth position in the drivers' championship, 15 points behind leader Kyle Busch and one ahead of Bobby Labonte in seventh. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Toyota, Ford and Chevrolet had 12 points, four ahead of Dodge. A total of 75,000 people attended the race, and 10.36 million watched it on television.


2011 Subway Fresh Fit 500, Report, Background
Phoenix International Raceway is one of five short tracks to hold NASCAR races; the others are Richmond International Raceway, Dover International Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, and Martinsville Speedway. The standard track at Phoenix International Raceway is a four-turn short track oval that is 1 mile (1.6 km) long. The track's turns were banked from 9 to 11 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, was banked at 3 degrees. The back stretch had a 9 degree banking. The racetrack has seats for 76,800 spectators.


2011 Subway Fresh Fit 500, Report, Background
Before the race, Carl Edwards was leading the Drivers' Championship with 42 points, and David Gilliland stood in second with 41 points. Bobby Labonte followed in third also with 41 points, one ahead of Kurt Busch and two ahead of Juan Pablo Montoya in fourth and fifth. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Ford was leading with nine points, three points ahead of their rival Toyota. Dodge, with 4 points, was one point ahead of Chevrolet in the battle for third. Ryan Newman was the race's defending winner.


2011 Subway Fresh Fit 500, Report, Practice and qualifying
Two practice sessions were held before the race on Friday. The first session lasted 80 minutes long, while the second was 85 minutes long. Kurt Busch was quickest with a time of 26.366 seconds in the first session, more than five-tenths of a second faster than Jeff Burton. Denny Hamlin was just off Burton's pace, followed by Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, and Brad Keselowski. Kasey Kahne was seventh, still within a second of Kurt Busch's time. Also in the session, Trevor Bayne collided into the wall, so the team had to go to their back-up car. In the second practice session, Kyle Busch was fastest with a time of 26.454 seconds, only one-hundredth of a second quicker than second-placed David Ragan. Edwards took third place, ahead of Jamie McMurray, Greg Biffle and Martin. Newman only managed seventh place.


2011 Subway Fresh Fit 500, Report, Practice and qualifying
Forty-four cars were entered for qualifying, but only forty-three raced because of NASCAR's qualifying procedure. Edwards clinched his eighth pole position during his career, with a time of 26.224 seconds, which was a new track record. He was joined on the front row of the grid by Kurt Busch. Kahne qualified third, Kyle Busch took fourth, and Smith started fifth. Joey Logano, Martin Truex, Jr., McMurray, Keselowski, and Biffle rounded out the first ten positions. The driver who failed to qualify for the race was Brian Keselowski, who had a time of 27.431 seconds.


2011 Subway Fresh Fit 500, Report, Race
The race, the second in the season, began at 3:00 p.m. EST and was televised live in the United States on Fox. The conditions on the grid were dry before the race with the air temperature at 54 °F (12 °C). Phoenix International Raceway Chaplain Ken Bowers began pre-race ceremonies, by giving the invocation. Actress Emmy Rossum then performed the national anthem, and Olympian Apolo Anton Ohno gave the command for drivers to start their engines. Before the start of the race, a competition caution was scheduled for the 40th lap in the race.


2011 Subway Fresh Fit 500, Report, Race
Edwards retained his pole position lead into the first corner, followed by Kurt Busch, who started second. However, by the end of the first lap, Busch was the leader. Two laps later, Edwards fell to the third position, as Kyle Busch passed him. On the fifth lap, Logano moved into the fourth position. On the following lap, Kyle Busch became the leader after passing his brother Kurt. By lap eight, Kurt Busch had fallen to third once Edwards overtook him for second. On lap nine, McMurray moved to sixth, as Keselowski fell to 11th.


2011 Subway Fresh Fit 500, Report, Race
Ten laps later, Edwards reclaimed the first position, as the first caution was given because of debris on the track. The front-runners made pit stops during the caution, so Kurt Busch became the leader. At the lap 26 restart, Kurt Busch was the leader, as Joe Nemechek retired from the race. By the following lap, Hamlin had moved up to the second position, as Brian Vickers claimed third. On the 32nd lap, Hamlin became the leader. Two laps later, Robby Gordon spun sideways, prompting the second caution to be given. The caution was announced to replace the competition caution. Most of the front runners made pit stops during the caution. At the lap 38 restart, Edwards was the leader, ahead of Clint Bowyer and Kurt Busch.


2011 Subway Fresh Fit 500, Report, Race
On the following lap, Bowyer fell to third. At the end of lap 45, Edwards remained the leader, ahead Kurt Busch and Burton. By the 48th lap, Gordon had moved up 15 positions since the beginning of the race. On the 50th lap, the third caution was given after Bayne collided with the wall, sustaining major damage. Most drivers made pit stops during the caution. At the lap 55 restart, Kurt Busch was the leader, while Edwards fell to 15th. On lap 56, Matt Kenseth up moved to second, as Tony Stewart up moved to the third position.


2011 Subway Fresh Fit 500, Report, Race
On the following lap, Marcos Ambrose moved up to the fifth position. On the 67th lap, the caution was given because of an accident involving 13 drivers. Afterward, the red flag was waved to help the officials to continue removing debris. At the lap 72 restart, Hamlin was the leader, ahead of Newman, and Menard. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. had to restart last, after getting a penalty for excessive speed on pit row. Three laps later, Newman overtook the lead after passing Hamlin, as Gordon moved up to second. On the 77th lap, Gordon passed Newman to become the leader, as his teammate Johnson passed Kyle Busch to move the 11th position. On the following lap, Hamlin fell to third. On the next lap, Stewart passed Hamlin to claim third.


2011 Subway Fresh Fit 500, Report, Race
By lap 84, Gordon had a 1.5-second lead over Newman; however, after one lap, Newman reclaimed the position. Gordon continued to lose positions as Stewart moved to second. On lap 91, Stewart passed Newman to move to the first position. Four laps later, Truex, Jr. moved up to the third position. At lap 98, Stewart remained the leader, followed by Newman, Gordon, and Truex. After the 100th lap, Stewart maintained a 1.8-second lead. Four laps later, Gordon moved to the second position. On lap 109, Johnson claimed the sixth position, as Bowyer and Robby Gordon returned to the race.


2011 Subway Fresh Fit 500, Report, Race
On the 116th lap, both David Reutimann and Edwards returned to the race, after being in the garage. On lap 125, Gordon reclaimed the first position from Stewart. Two laps later, Ragan collided with the wall, prompting the sixth caution to be given. During the caution, most of the front-runners made pit stops. At the lap 133 restart, Stewart was the leader followed by Gordon, Johnson, Kurt Busch, and Harvick.


2011 Subway Fresh Fit 500, Report, Race
Six laps later, Vickers returned to the race, as Gordon passed Stewart for the first position. On lap 144, Bowyer returned to the race. Four laps later, Allmendinger moved into the ninth position. On the 150th lap, Kurt Busch moved the fourth position. By lap 160, Hamlin moved to eleventh, while Allmendinger moved down to tenth. Twelve laps later, Kyle Busch passed his brother Kurt for the fourth position, as Stewart claimed first. On the 176th lap, Johnson moved to the second position. Eight laps later, Johnson became the leader, as Stewart made a pit stop.


2011 Subway Fresh Fit 500, Report, Race
On lap 190, Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Newman, Kurt Busch and Hamlin made a pit stop, and Kenseth became the leader. After the green flag pit stops concluded, Johnson continued to be the leader, ahead of Stewart, Gordon, Kyle Busch, and Harvick. By the 201st lap, Stewart fell to fourth, as Gordon and Kyle Busch moved up to the second and third positions.


2011 Subway Fresh Fit 500, Report, Race
Four laps later, Gordon passed Johnson to become the leader. On lap 218, the seventh caution was given after Logano's engine failed. Most of the front-runners made pit stops during the caution. At the lap 225 restart, Gordon was the leader, ahead of Kyle Busch, Harvick, and Stewart, while Johnson restarted in ninth, after having an 18-second pit stop. By lap 236, Johnson had moved up to the fifth position. Four laps later, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. made pit stops because of a loose wheel. By lap 244, Gordon had a 1.1 second lead over Kyle Busch.


2011 Subway Fresh Fit 500, Report, Race
Gordon continued to increase his lead over the second position, while Martin passed Menard for the 11th position. On the following lap, Stewart moved into the third position. By the 277th lap, Gordon had a 1.8 second lead over Kyle Busch in second. On lap 282, Kyle Busch made a pit stops, one lap before Gordon, Stewart, and Harvick made pit stops. On lap 284, Johnson made a pit stop, as the eighth caution was given after Andy Lally collided with the wall. At the lap 290 restart, Stewart was the leader, ahead of Kyle Busch, Gordon, and Johnson.


2011 Subway Fresh Fit 500, Report, Race
On the following lap, Kyle Busch became the leader, as Stewart fell to third. On the 294th lap, Johnson passed Stewart to claim the third position. Nine laps later, Gordon passed Kyle Busch to become the leader. Gordon maintained the lead to win his first race of the 2011 season. Kyle Busch finished second, ahead of Johnson in third and Harvick in fourth. Newman clinched the fifth position, after starting 14th.


2011 Subway Fresh Fit 500, Report, Post-race
Gordon appeared in victory lane after his victory lap to start celebrating his first win of the season, and his second Sprint Cup win at Phoenix International Raceway, in front of a crowd of 75,000 people. "I was feeling the emotions, but to see (the fans) react like that. Then the push truck pushed me around and to see them all the way down (the frontstretch) doing that, I was like, ‘I don't know if I've ever experienced something like that.’ And that to me made it all worth it right there to have that feeling," said Gordon of his triumph.


2011 Subway Fresh Fit 500, Report, Post-race
Kyle Busch, who finished second, said, "He was on a mission today, that's for sure. When Jeff Gordon has a good car and he has the opportunity to beat you, he's going to beat you. He's my hero. I've always watched him and what he's been able to accomplish over the years." In the subsequent press conference, pole position winner, Edwards, stated his frustration at his accident, "I’m not exactly sure what happened. I’ll have to talk to Kyle about it.


2011 Subway Fresh Fit 500, Report, Post-race
I thought at first he was just frustrated and he turned left to get back in line and he didn’t know I was there, but I watched the tape and I think he really did get loose. He hit me hard and I was left with nothing. I got rammed to the infield." Rick Hendrick, the owner of Hendrick Motorsports, expressed his enjoyment of winning the race, stating, "When you're a champion like Jeff Gordon, you know you can still do it, (even) when people overlook you. He's been right there but he hasn't had that edge. I think we're going to see a lot of momentum out of that team right now."


2011 Subway Fresh Fit 500, Report, Post-race
Busch also commented, "When Jeff Gordon has a good car and he's got the opportunity to beat you, he's going to beat you, there's no doubt about that. He's my hero and I've always watched him and what he's been able to accomplish over the years, so it's no surprise that he beat us." The race result left Kyle Busch leading the Driver's Championship with 80 points. Kurt Busch, who finished eighth, was second with 77, eight points ahead of Stewart and Allmendinger. Gordon was fifth with 65 points. Ford maintained their lead in the Manufacturers' Championship with 12 points. Toyota and Chevrolet placed second and third with the same number of points, four ahead of Dodge in fourth. 10.36 million people watched the race on television. The race took three hours, one minute and forty-nine seconds to complete, and the margin of victory was 1.137 seconds.


2011 Sucrogen Townsville 400
The 2011 Sucrogen Townsville 400 was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars racing cars. It was the seventh event of the 2011 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of July 8 to 10 at the Townsville Street Circuit in Townsville, Queensland. It was the third running of the Townsville 400.


2011 Sucrogen Townsville 400
The event hosted races 14 and 15 of the 2011 season. A 72 lap, 200-kilometre race was held on both Saturday and Sunday. Qualifying for Race 14 consisted of a 20-minute, all-in session with the fastest ten progressing to the top ten shootout. Qualifying for Race 15 was a single 20 minute, all-in session.


2011 Sucrogen Townsville 400
Mark Winterbottom used the number 95 for this event in a promotion for the Pixar movie Cars 2, in which he starred. Winterbottom became the first driver to score four straight series poles since Mark Skaife in 1998 when he took pole for Race 14. The Holden Racing Team's Garth Tander won Race 14 from Jamie Whincup and Winterbottom's team mate Will Davison. Winterbottom finished fifth behind Craig Lowndes. There was controversy over Tander's win when he escaped a drive-through penalty despite hitting the bollard and appearing to cross the blend line at pit entry.


2011 Sucrogen Townsville 400
Kelly Racing driver Greg Murphy was later given a penalty for a similar incident at the pit exit. Murphy's team mate David Reynolds led the race early on in an impressive drive but collided with James Courtney on his way into pit lane. The incident put Courtney out of the race and significantly damaged Reynolds car, leaving him 24th at race's end, ten laps off the lead.


2011 Sucrogen Townsville 400
Lowndes claimed pole position for Race 15 from Winterbottom and Reynolds. Lowndes led for most of the race before team mate Whincup, who had to queue behind Lowndes in his second pit stop, passed him in the closing stages. Winterbottom completed the podium. The two Stone Brothers Racing drivers, Alex Davison and Shane van Gisbergen, finished fourth and fifth respectively. Saturday winner Tander was in contention until a rear suspension failure dropped him several laps off the lead. Reynolds again had a disappointing race after a strong qualifying performance.


2011 Sucrogen Townsville 400
The weekend saw Whincup extend his lead over Lowndes in the championship from 156 to 186 points, the two Triple Eight drivers beginning to pull away from third placed Van Gisbergen. Whincup scored 288 points to Lowndes' 258, while Winterbottom had the third highest total for the event with 240.


2011 Sudan Premier League
The 2011 Sudan Premier League was the 40th edition of the highest club level football competition in Sudan. Al-Merrikh SC took out the championship.


2011 Sudirman Cup
The 2011 Sudirman Cup was the twelfth tournament of the Sudirman Cup. It was held from May 22–29, 2011 in Qingdao, China. According to the Badminton World Federation (BWF) 32 teams have confirmed their participation, for the first time twelve teams competed in the elite group to battle for the title.


2011 Sudirman Cup
China defeated Denmark 3–0 in the final to win the Cup for the fourth consecutive time and eight time overall.


2011 Sudirman Cup, Host city selection
Two cities (one from Asia and one from Europe) declared interest to host the event. Qingdao later revealed as the sole bidder and the bid was approved by BWF during a council meeting in Kuala Lumpur.


2011 Sudirman Cup, Seedings
The seedings for teams competing in the tournament were released on March 9, 2011. It is based on aggregated points from the best players in the world ranking. The tournament will be divided into four groups, with twelve teams in the elite group competing for the title. Eight teams will be seeded into both the second and third groups, while only five teams will compete in the fourth group. The draw was held on April 17, 2011.


2011 Sudirman Cup, Group 1, Knockout stage
The draw for the quarterfinals was held after the completion of the final matches in the group stage on May 25, 2011.


2011 Suffolk Coastal District Council election
All of the 55 Councillor seats for Suffolk Coastal were up for election on Thursday 5 May 2011. This was held on the same day as other local council elections across England.


2011 Sugar Bowl
The 2011 Allstate Sugar Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was part of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) for the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season and was the 77th Sugar Bowl. The contest took place on January 4, 2011, in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The game had an 8 p.m. (ET) kickoff. Paul Hoolahan was the executive director.


2011 Sugar Bowl
The Sugar Bowl Committee overlooked the #4 Stanford Cardinal and selected as its participants the #6 Ohio State Buckeyes from the Big Ten Conference and the #8 Arkansas Razorbacks from the Southeastern Conference. The Buckeyes won 31–26. Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor was named the game's Most Valuable Player.


2011 Sugar Bowl
On July 8, 2011, under scrutiny from the NCAA due to a variety of program irregularities and violations of Ohio State University and NCAA policies, Ohio State vacated the 2011 Sugar Bowl win along with 11 other victories in their 2010 season. Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel, initially dismissed during the scandal, was subsequently allowed to retire from his position as head coach. The game's MVP, Pryor, did not finish his fourth year of eligibility for football at Ohio State, opting instead to seek employment in the National Football League.


2011 Sugar Bowl
Initially barred from the postseason play by the Ohio State coaching staff were Pryor, leading rusher Dan Herron, wide receiver DeVier Posey, offensive tackle Mike Adams, and defensive end Solomon Thomas. On December 23, 2010 Pryor and the four other players were granted permission to participate in the upcoming Sugar Bowl contest. This reversal came after the five suspended players publicly committed to remain at the institution for the 2011 season if allowed to participate in the upcoming Sugar Bowl. Subsequent to the 2011 Sugar Bowl, Pryor reneged on his promise to complete his fifth year.


2011 Sugar Bowl
The 2011 Sugar Bowl was the first-ever meeting between Ohio State and Arkansas. Prior to this game, the Big Ten Conference had a 1–4 record in the Sugar Bowl, with the sole victory coming when the 1998 Ohio State Buckeyes defeated Texas A&M in the 1999 Sugar Bowl. The Buckeyes came into the game 0–9 against SEC schools in bowl games all-time and they had not beaten a SEC opponent since 1988, when they defeated LSU in a regular-season game by a score of 36–33. This bowl game win was vacated due to NCAA violations.


2011 Sugar Bowl, Teams, Ohio State
Coach Jim Tressel had a record of 105–22 at Ohio State. His team was led offensively by Dan Herron with 192 rushes for 1,068 yards and 15 touchdowns, quarterback Terrelle Pryor with 196 of 298 passes for 2,551 yards and 25 touchdowns, and receiver Dane Sanzenbacher on 52 receptions for 889 yards and 10 touchdowns. Defensively, Brian Rolle had 70 tackles, Nathan Williams had 4.5 sacks for 35 yards, and Chimdi Chekwa with 3 interceptions for 22 yards.


2011 Sugar Bowl, Teams, Ohio State
On December 22, 2010, it was reported that Terrelle Pryor, Dan Herron, DeVier Posey, Mike Adams, and Solomon Thomas had traded autographs for tattoos, a violation of NCAA rules. The school investigated the allegations and reported that the five players would not miss the Sugar Bowl but will miss five games of the 2011 season. The sixth player will miss Ohio State's season opener. The five players involved stated their intentions to return to Ohio State for the 2011 season, but after Coach Tressel's resignation in May, 2011 Terrelle Pryor announced that he would not return to play for Ohio State in 2011 and would probably enter the NFL supplemental draft.


2011 Sugar Bowl, Teams, Arkansas
Arkansas Coach Bobby Petrino was in his third year with the team, with a 23-14 record. Offensive leaders included tailback Knile Davis, who ran 178 times for 1,183 yards and 13 touchdowns, quarterback Ryan Mallett who completed 242 of 364 passes for 3,592 yards and 30 touchdowns, and a pair of receivers in D.J. Williams (49 receptions for 589 yards, 4 TDs) and Jarius Wright (38 catches for 718 yards, 4 touchdowns). Operated on a 4–3 defense scheme, the team was led by Jerry Franklin with 93 tackles, Jake Bequette on 7.0 sacks for 36 yards, and Tramain Thomas who had 4 interceptions for 24 yards.


2011 Sugar Bowl, Game summary
The Buckeyes struck first, with Dane Sanzenbacher recovering a fumble in the end zone after Terrelle Pryor fumbled on the 3-yard line. Arkansas struck back with Ryan Mallett connecting with Joe Adams on a 17-yard pass. Dan Herron added a 9-yard run, and Sanzenbacher and DeVier Posey caught touchdown passes of 15 and 43 yards respectively to give the Buckeyes a big lead. Zach Hocker hit a 20-yard field goal as time expired and the Razorbacks were down 28–10 at the half.


2011 Sugar Bowl, Game summary
In the third quarter, the momentum shifted Arkansas' direction. Hocker and Devin Barclay traded field goals, then Mallett connected with Jarius Wright for a touchdown, then made the two-point conversion on a pass to D. J. Williams to pull within ten. The Razorbacks closed the gap further in the fourth, on a safety by Jake Bequette and another field goal by Hocker. With just over a minute left, Arkansas blocked Ohio State's punt and recovered on the 18-yard line. However, on 2nd down & 10, Mallett's pass was intercepted. The Buckeyes would run out the clock for a 31–26 victory. This was Ohio State's first bowl win over an SEC opponent.


2011 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
The 2011 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is the 20th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. It was held from 5–15 May 2011 in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.


2011 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Awards, Individual awards
The following awards were presented at the conclusion of the tournament:


2011 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Awards, All Star team
The following players were named in the Azlan Shah All Star team at the conclusion of the tournament:


2011 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 115 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 4.79 goals per match.


2011 Sultan Qaboos Cup
The 2011 Sultan Qaboos Cup was the 39th edition of the Sultan Qaboos Cup (Arabic: كأس السلطان قابوس), the premier knockout tournament for football teams in Oman.


2011 Sultan Qaboos Cup
The competition began on 16 September 2011 with the Qualification Round and concluded on 26 December 2011. Al-Oruba SC were the defending champions, having won their third title in 2010. On Monday 26 December 2011, Dhofar S.C.S.C. were crowned the champions of the 2011 Sultan Qaboos Cup when they defeated Al-Ittihad Club 1–0, hence winning the title for the record eighth time.


2011 Sultan Qaboos Cup, Teams
This year the tournament had 36 teams. The winners qualified for the 2013 AFC Cup.


2011 Sultan Qaboos Cup, Qualification Round
8 teams played a knockout tie. 4 ties were played over one leg. The first match was played between Al-Hamra SC and Madha SC on 16 September 2011. Al-Hamra SC, Al-Rustaq SC, Nizwa Club, Bahla Club advanced to the Round of 32 after winning their respective ties.


2011 Sultan Qaboos Cup, Round of 32
32 teams played a knockout tie. 16 ties were played over one leg. The first match played was between Al-Mudhaibi SC and Majees SC on 29 September 2011. 16 teams advanced to the Round of 16.