2011 U.S. Open Cup Final, Match, Second half
For much of the first half and early second half, Sounders FC's defensive efforts had been focused on closely defending Chicago midfield Pável Pardo. With Pardo unable to distribute the ball to Chicago's speedy wingers, Patrick Nyarko and Domonic Oduro, Chicago's offense had been effectively neutralized for much of the match. Fire coach Frank Klopas made two substitutions late in the match, bringing on forward Diego Chaves in the 80th minute and midfielder Sebastián Grazzini in the 85th. Chicago's best chance of the half came in the 90th minute when Dominic Oduro headed a shot toward Kasey Keller, who made the save even though the attempt was ruled offside.


2011 U.S. Open Cup Final, Match, Second half
As the match neared its conclusion, Chicago shifted players forward as they searched for an equalizing goal. However, in the sixth minute of stoppage time, Osvaldo Alonso scored Seattle's second goal on a counterattack play as he dribbled around multiple defenders and the goalkeeper and finally tapped the ball into the net. The goal gave Sounders FC a 2–0 lead and sealed the victory.


2011 U.S. Open Cup Final, Post-match
Most of the record crowd remained after the game as they watched Seattle players and coaches engaged in the post match trophy awarding ceremony and celebrated on the field. In the post match press conference, Sigi Schmid praised his team's defensive efforts in the match, saying "We talked about making sure their defenders – and primarily Pável Pardo – didn’t have a chance to lift their heads and hit those long balls in behind." Schmid continued, "I thought Evans did a really good job.


2011 U.S. Open Cup Final, Post-match
Sometimes we were stretched in the midfield, but I thought he did a very good job of stepping up to Pável. When you look at the 90 minutes, it was a rare occasion that he was able to hit a ball behind our defense." Chicago midfielder Logan Pause commented on the game saying, "It's disappointing. We came here to win. We were under the gun all night. They’re a great team, one of the best in the league. It was a great atmosphere and home field advantage. The better team won tonight unfortunately."


2011 U.S. Open Cup Final, Post-match
The day after the match, Sounders FC flew a 3,000-square-foot (280 m2) scarf over Seattle and Bellevue in the afternoon and early evening respectively, in celebration of their victory. By winning the final, Sounders FC became the first MLS team to win the competition three times in a row, and the first club to do so in the competition since Greek American Atlas did so in 1969, 42 years earlier. Seattle also became the fourth team in the 98-year history of the tournament to win three in a row.


2011 U.S. Open Cup Final, Post-match
As U.S. Open Cup champions, Seattle received the $100,000 cash prize while Chicago was given $50,000 as the runner up. Seattle also earned a berth in the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League with the victory. In the Champions League, Seattle won their group and were eventually knocked out of the tournament in the semifinals by Mexican club Santos Laguna.


2011 U.S. Open Cup Final, Post-match
Sounders FC midfielder Osvaldo Alonso was voted the "player of the round" for the final. Alonso was recognized for his goal scoring effort as well as his record-setting fourth consecutive appearance as a player in the U.S. Open Cup final match. He had appeared first with the Charleston Battery in the 2008 final and then 3 times with Seattle from 2009 to 2011. Seattle forward Fredy Montero was recognized as the "player of the tournament" as he scored the game winning goals for Sounders FC in their quarterfinal, semifinal, and final matches. Osvaldo Alonso was one of the four finalists for "player of the tournament" along with Montero and two players from the semifinalist Richmond Kickers–Ronnie Pascale and David Bulow.


2011 U.S. Open Cup Final, Post-match, Host selection process changes
U.S. Soccer was criticized after the match for the secretive bid process that allows teams to outspend their opponents for hosting rights. Both the blind bidding process for hosting tournament matches and the manner in which MLS teams qualified for the tournament were widely criticized. An example of the concerns raised around hosting came from FC Dallas midfielder Daniel Hernandez on Twitter, where he complained about Seattle's home-field advantage throughout the 2011 tournament. Following the final, MLS and U.S. Soccer officials met to discuss rule changes to the tournament's host bidding system and team qualification processes.


2011 U.S. Open Cup Final, Post-match, Host selection process changes
Sounders FC owner Adrian Hanauer commented on the changes and the possibility of raising the profile of the tournament, "I don’t think the bidding process is going to change the profile of the tournament, necessarily. It might make a few people happy, it might make a few people unhappy. But ultimately, I’m not convinced that's what is going to raise the profile."


2011 U.S. Open Cup Final, Post-match, Host selection process changes
In January 2012, in preparation for the 2012 edition of the U.S. Open Cup, U.S. Soccer announced several changes to the tournament format. Included in these changes was the introduction of a new host selection process. Beginning in 2012, for all rounds of the tournament through the quarterfinals, a random host selection process would be used. While in previous years a blind bidding system was used to determine the host of a match, the new process has the host determined by blind draw if both teams' venues meet minimum standards. The blind bidding system for hosting rights remained in effect for the semifinals and final of the 2012 tournament. However, U.S. Soccer announced in 2013 that hosting for all rounds of the tournament would be determined randomly as long as both venues met minimum standards.


2011 U.S. Open Cup qualification
The 2011 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament proper features teams from four of the five tiers of the American Soccer Pyramid. These four levels—Major League Soccer, United Soccer League's Pro League, the USL's Premier Development League, the National Premier Soccer League, and the United States Adult Soccer Association— each have their own separate qualification process to trim their ranks down to their final club delegations in the months leading up to the start of the tournament proper.


2011 U.S. Open Cup qualification
The event will feature 40 teams. Eight clubs from Major League Soccer will participate, six that automatically qualify based on last season's league position and two that qualify through a play-in tournament. In addition, 11 USL Pro League clubs, 9 clubs from the USL Premier Development League, 4 clubs from the National Premier Soccer League, and 8 USASA clubs and will also qualify.


2011 U.S. Open Cup qualification
The provisional second tier of the soccer pyramid, a reincarnation of the North American Soccer League, was disallowed by the United States Soccer Federation for the American-based clubs to participate into the tournament, mainly due to scheduling conflicts it would cause.


2011 U.S. Open Cup qualification, Major League Soccer
The following MLS clubs have already qualified for the 2011 US Open Cup:


2011 U.S. Open Cup qualification, Major League Soccer
The following MLS clubs are attempting to qualify for the tournament:


2011 U.S. Open Cup qualification, Major League Soccer, Bracket
The bracket is loosely based on geography, rather than seeding. This is the first time qualification is bracketed geographically. In the previous years, teams were bracketed strictly according to seeding. Seeds 7–10 play an extra round. All teams in the top bracket are the westernmost teams, except for Chicago. All teams in the bottom bracket are easternmost teams, except for Houston.


2011 U.S. Open Cup qualification, Major League Soccer, Bracket
Note: Scorelines use the standard U.S. convention of placing the home team on the right-hand side of the score boxes.


2011 U.S. Open Cup qualification, North American Soccer League
USSF President Sunil Gulati announced that NASL teams were being denied entry due to the lateness of their provisional sanctioning.


2011 U.S. Open Cup qualification, Premier Development League
The PDL received nine berths to the 2011 U.S. Open Cup. One entrant from each division will be determined based upon the results of four PDL divisional games also serving as U.S. Open Cup qualifiers. Canadian and Bermudan PDL sides are not eligible for U.S. Open Cup play.


2011 U.S. Open Cup qualification, Premier Development League
As part of PDL qualification, the Northwest Division spot was completely deadlocked between Portland Timbers U23's and Kitsap Pumas. Instead of going to a lottery, the two sides mutually agreed to hold an unprecedented "fifth game" tiebreaker, using their regular season game on June 3, 2011, to determine the slot.


2011 U.S. Open Cup qualification, National Premier Soccer League
In contrast to prior years, where NPSL teams had to qualify for the U.S. Open Cup through the USASA Regional tournaments, the NPSL was awarded four entries to the 2011 U.S. Open Cup. The NPSL elected to give one berth to each of its four divisions.


2011 U.S. Open Cup qualification, National Premier Soccer League, Northeast Division
The Northeast Division representative was determined by a three-team tournament played on May 7 and May 27, 2011.


2011 U.S. Open Cup qualification, National Premier Soccer League, Southeast Division
The Southeast Division's qualifier was determined in a six-team tournament held at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on May 27–29, 2011.


2011 U.S. Open Cup qualification, National Premier Soccer League, Midwest Division
The Midwest Division slot was automatically awarded to the Madison 56ers. The 56ers earned the bid as 2010 U.S. Open Cup division qualifying champions, as well as the fact none of the other divisional rivals had expressed interest in a qualifying tournament.


2011 U.S. Open Cup qualification, National Premier Soccer League, West Division
The West Division representative was awarded to the club with the highest point total after its first seven league matches. The berth was clinched by the Hollywood United Hitmen after the San Diego Flash had two games forfeited by the NPSL for the use of an illegal player.


2011 U.S. Open Cup qualification, National Premier Soccer League, West Division
Updated to games played May 19, 2011. Tiebreakers: (1) Points; (2) Goal difference; (3) Goals scored*-Includes 3–0 forfeitures imposed on San Diego Flash for using an illegal player


2011 U.S. Open Cup qualification, USASA
For qualification into the U.S. Open Cup, the United States Adult Soccer Association organizes a series of state and regional tournaments to determine its regional participants. Each individual region's National Cup doubles as the qualification process for the U.S. Open Cup.


2011 U.S. Open Cup qualification, USASA, Region I
The USASA Region I Cup determines two qualifiers for the U.S. Open Cup. The first round of qualifying begins on May 1, 2011. The national finals prior to the third round proper are scheduled between July 15–17, 2011.


2011 U.S. Open Cup qualification, USASA, Region I
Each of the states in Region I conduct their own state qualification propers from February to March 2011 to send representatives to the regional tournament. Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and West Virginia did not enter a club into the 2011 Region I Tournament.


2011 U.S. Open Cup qualification, USASA, Region II
Each of the states in Region II conduct their own state qualification propers from to send representatives to the regional tournament. Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin did not enter a club into the 2011 Region II Tournament.


2011 U.S. Open Cup qualification, USASA, Region III
Teams that qualify in Region III were invited to play in the Region III National Cup in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on Memorial Day Weekend. The draw for the tournament took place on May 26, 2011 the night before play bega. Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee did not enter teams into the Region III Tournament.


2011 U.S. Open Cup qualification (NPSL)
2011 NPSL U.S. Open Cup Qualifying determined the four NPSL qualifiers for the 2011 U.S. Open Cup. In contrast to prior years, where NPSL teams had to qualify for the U.S. Open Cup through the USASA Regional tournaments, the NPSL was awarded four entries to the 2011 U.S. Open Cup. The NPSL elected to give one berth to each of its four divisions.


2011 U.S. Open Cup qualification (NPSL), Northeast Division
The Northeast Division representative was determined by a three-team tournament played on May 7 and May 27, 2011. Brooklyn Italians qualify.


2011 U.S. Open Cup qualification (NPSL), Southeast Division
The Southeast Division's qualifier was determined in a six-team tournament held at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on May 27–29, 2011. Chattanooga FC qualify.


2011 U.S. Open Cup qualification (NPSL), Midwest Division
The Midwest Division slot was automatically awarded to the Madison 56ers. The 56ers earned the bid as 2010 U.S. Open Cup division qualifying champions, as well as the fact none of the other divisional rivals had expressed interest in a qualifying tournament.


2011 U.S. Open Cup qualification (NPSL), West Division
The West Division representative was awarded to the club with the highest point total after its first seven league matches. The berth was clinched by the Hollywood United Hitmen after the San Diego Flash had two games forfeited by the NPSL for the use of an illegal player.


2011 U.S. Open Cup qualification (NPSL), West Division
Updated to games played 19 May 2011. Tiebreakers: (1) Points; (2) Goal difference; (3) Goals scored*-Includes 3-0 forfeitures imposed on San Diego Flash for using an illegal player


2011 U.S. Women's Open
The 2011 U.S. Women's Open was the 66th U.S. Women's Open, played July 7–11 at The Broadmoor East Course in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was one of 13 national championships conducted by the United States Golf Association (USGA). The course is at an elevation of over 6,200 feet (1,890 m) above sea level and previously hosted the U.S. Women's Open in 1995, the first major championship won by Annika Sörenstam. Broadmoor East was the first course in the history of the tournament to play longer than 7,000 yards (6,400 m)


2011 U.S. Women's Open
Because of repeated weather delays during each of the tournament days, each round spanned multiple days and play was concluded on Monday, July 11.


2011 U.S. Women's Open
The champion was So Yeon Ryu of South Korea, who defeated compatriot Hee Kyung Seo in a three-hole aggregate playoff. Both players finished the regulation 72 holes at 281 (−3), two strokes ahead of Cristie Kerr. Seo completed her final round on Sunday and Ryu on Monday morning. Ryu won the playoff by three strokes, with birdies on the last two holes.


2011 U.S. Women's Open
This was the first U.S. Women's Open to use the three-hole aggregate playoff. The playoff was formerly 18 holes, last played in 2006; the format was changed for 2007. The tournament was televised by ESPN and NBC Sports.


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field
The championship was open to any female professional or amateur golfer with a USGA handicap index not exceeding 4.4. Players qualified by competing in one of twenty 36-hole qualifying tournaments that took place between May 16 and June 5 at sites across the United States. Additional players were exempt from qualifying because of past performances in professional or amateur tournaments around the world.


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
Many players were exempt in multiple categories. Players are listed only once, in the first category in which they became exempt, with additional categories in parentheses ( ) next to their names. Golfers qualifying in Category 10 who qualify by more than one method are also denoted with the tour by which they qualified.


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
1. Winners of the U.S. Women's Open for the last ten years (2001–2010)Juli Inkster (7), Paula Creamer (6,7,9) Eun-Hee Ji (7), Cristie Kerr (3,7,9), Birdie Kim, Inbee Park (6,7,10-JLPGA), Karrie Webb (5,7,8,9)Exempt but did not enter tournament: Hilary Lunke, Meg Mallon, Annika Sörenstam


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
2. Winner and runner-up from the 2010 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship (must be an amateur)Danielle Kang (The runner-up, Jessica Korda, turned professional in December 2010 and lost her exemption in this category. She qualified at May 16 sectional qualifying in Osprey, Florida.)


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
3. Winners of the LPGA Championship for the last five years (2007–2011)Anna Nordqvist (7), Suzann Pettersen (6,7,9), Yani Tseng (4,5,6,7,8,9)


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
4. Winners of the Ricoh Women's British Open for the last five years (2006–2010)Catriona Matthew (7), Jiyai Shin (6,7,8,9), Sherri Steinhauer (7)Exempt but did not enter tournament: Lorena Ochoa (7)


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
5. Winners of the Kraft Nabisco Championship for the last five years (2007–2011)Stacy Lewis (7,8,9), Brittany Lincicome (7,9), Morgan Pressel (7,8)


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
6. 10 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place from the 2010 U.S. Women's Open ChampionshipNa Yeon Choi (7,8,9) I.K. Kim (7,8,9,10–LET), Brittany Lang (7), Amy Yang (7), Christina Kim (7), Lexi Thompson, Sakura Yokomine (10-JLPGA)


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
7. Top 70 money leaders from the 2010 final official LPGA money listShi Hyun Ahn, Kyeong Bae, Amanda Blumenherst, Laura Diaz, Shanshan Feng, Meaghan Francella, Katie Futcher, Sandra Gal (8,9), Natalie Gulbis, Sophie Gustafson, Hee-Won Han, Maria Hjorth (8,9), Katherine Hull (9), Amy Hung, M.J. Hur, Pat Hurst, Vicky Hurst, Haeji Kang, Jeong Jang, Jimin Kang (9), Song-Hee Kim, Candie Kung, Jee Young Lee, Meena Lee, Seon Hwa Lee, Teresa Lu, Kristy McPherson, Na


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
On Min, Azahara Muñoz, Ai Miyazato (9), Mika Miyazato, Gwladys Nocera, Se Ri Pak, Hee Young Park, Stacy Prammanasudh, Beatriz Recari (9), Michele Redman, Alena Sharp, Sarah Jane Smith, Angela Stanford, Karen Stupples, Momoko Ueda, Mariajo Uribe, Wendy Ward, Michelle Wie (8,9), Lindsey Wright, Sun Young Yoo, Heather Bowie YoungExempt but did not enter tournament: Karine Icher


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
8. Top 10 money leaders from the 2011 official LPGA money list, through the close of entries on May 4 (must have filed an entry by May 4)All players in this category already qualified in at least one other category


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
9. Winners of LPGA co-sponsored events, whose victories are considered official, from the conclusion of the 2010 U.S. Women's Open Championship to the initiation of the 2011 U.S. Women's Open ChampionshipAll players in this category already qualified in at least one other category


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
10. Top five money leaders from the 2010 Japan LPGA Tour, Korea LPGA Tour and Ladies European TourJapan LPGA Tour: Sun-Ju Ahn, Mi-Jeong Jeon, Yukari BabaKorea LPGA Tour: Bo Mee Lee, Soo Jin Yang, Shin Ae Ahn, So Yeon Ryu, Hye Youn KimLadies European Tour: Lee-Anne Pace, Laura Davies, Melissa ReidExempt but did not enter tournament: Iben Tinning (LET)


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
The following players qualified for the 2011 U.S. Women's Open through one of the sectional qualifying tournaments. At sites with multiple qualifiers, players are listed in order of qualifying scores, from lowest score to highest.


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 16 at Oak Valley Golf Club, Beaumont, CaliforniaAriya Jutanugarn, Gabriella Then, Moriya Jutanugarn


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 16 at The Oaks Club, Osprey, FloridaJessica Korda, Victoria Tanco, Doris Chen, Jane Park


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 16 at Druid Hills Golf Club, Atlanta, GeorgiaReilley Rankin, Whitney Wade, Mariah Stackhouse


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 16 at Paradise Pointe Club (The Outlaw and The Posse Courses), Kansas City, MissouriYoo Kyeong Kim


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 17 at Carolina Trace Country Club (Lake Course), Sanford, North Carolina)Jean Chua, Lauren Doughtie


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 17 at Indiana Country Club, Indiana, PennsylvaniaWhitney Neuhauser, Jennifer Johnson


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 22 at Poipu Bay Golf Club, Koloa, HawaiiMariel Galdiano


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 23 at Lake Merced Golf Club, Daly City, CaliforniaRyann O'Toole, Mina Harigae, Sofie Andersson, Shinobu Moromizato


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 23 at Deerwood Country Club, Jacksonwille, FloridaMi Hyun Kim, Aree Song, Silvia Cavalleri, Lindy Duncan, Christine Wolf, Nicole Hage, Paola Morena


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 23 at Westmoreland Country Club, Wilmette, IllinoisJunthima Gulyanamitta, Brittany Johnson, Ashley Prange, Karin Sjödin


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 23 at Woodmont Country Club, Rockville, MarylandLeta Lindley, Julieta Granada, Cindy Lacrosse, Young-A Yang, Chella Choi, Saehee Son, Danah Bordner, Joanna Coe


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 23 at Medina Golf and Country Club, Medina, MinnesotaAmy Anderson, Kelly Shon


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 23 at Fiddler's Elbow Country Club, Bedminster, New JerseyHee Kyung Seo, Belén Mozo, Jin Young Pak


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 23 at Royal Oakes Country Club, Vancouver, WashingtonJessi Gebhardt, Christina Proteau, Sue Kim


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 25 at Crestview Country Club, Agawam, MassachusettsAlison Walshe, Dewi Claire Schreefel, Anna Grzebien, Jennifer Kirby, Harukyo Nomura, Brittany Marchand, Jaclyn Sweeney


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 31 at Industry Hills Golf Club (Eisenhower Course), City of Industry, CaliforniaJennifer Rosales, Stephanie Kono, Erynne Lee, Lizette Salas


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 31 at Pine Forest Country Club, Houston, TexasKaty Harris, Lisa McCloskey, Becky Morgan


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 31 at Prestonwood Country Club (Hills Course), Plano, TexasSarah Kemp, Emily Collins, Chelsea Mocio


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
June 2 at Alta Mesa Golf Club, Mesa, ArizonaKyung Kim, Betsy King, Margarita Ramos


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
June 5 at Broadmoor Golf Club (East Course), Colorado Springs, ColoradoAnya Alvarez, Garrett Phillips, Mallory Blackwelder


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
AlternatesRachel Rohanna, Xi Yu Lin, and Jennifer Song – the first alternates from the Colorado Springs, Beaumont, CA, and the New Jersey qualifiers, respectively, were added to the field because all the winners of regular LPGA events from the close of entries on May 4 through the start of the U.S. Women's Open (Suzann Pettersen at the Sybase Match Play Championship, Brittany Lincicome at the ShopRite LPGA Classic, and Yani Tseng at the LPGA State Farm Classic), had already qualified for the 2011 U.S. Women's Open.


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
Emma Talley, the first alternate from the Wilmette, Illinois qualifier was added to the field on June 27 because the winner of the LPGA Championship, Yani Tseng, had already qualified for the Championship.


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Round summaries
Weather delays interrupted play throughout the championship and each of the four rounds concluded the following day.


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Round summaries, Final round
Amateurs: Jutanugarn (+10), Duncan (+16), Tanco (+16), Anderson (+17), Kang (+19)Source:


2011 U.S. Women's Open, Round summaries, Playoff
The 3-hole aggregate playoff was contested on holes 16, 17 and 18 (par 3-5-4=12).


2011 UAB Blazers football team
The 2011 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Blazers, led by fifth year head coach Neil Callaway, played their home games at Legion Field and competed in the East Division of Conference USA. They finished the season 3–9, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division.


2011 UAB Blazers football team
Head coach Neil Callaway was fired at the end of the season after a five-year record of 18–42.


2011 UB256
2011 UB256 is a small asteroid and Mars trojan orbiting near the L5 point of Mars (60 degrees behind Mars on its orbit).


2011 UB256, Discovery, orbit and physical properties
2011 UB256 was first observed on 29 October 2011 by the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope system at Haleakala; the Apache Point-Sloan Digital Sky Survey had imaged this object on 31 March 2003 without identifying it as an asteroid. Its orbit is characterized by low eccentricity (0.071), moderate inclination (24.3°) and a semi-major axis of 1.52 AU. Upon discovery, it was classified as Mars-crosser by the Minor Planet Center. Its orbit is well determined as it is currently (January 2021) based on 64 observations with a data-arc span of 6265 days. 2011 UB256 has an absolute magnitude of 19.9 which gives a characteristic diameter of 300 m.


2011 UB256, Mars trojan and orbital evolution
Recent calculations indicate that it is a stable L5 Mars trojan. It may not be a member of the so-called Eureka family.


2011 UBS rogue trader scandal
The 2011 UBS rogue trader scandal caused a loss of over US$2 billion at Swiss bank UBS, as a result of unauthorized trading performed by Kweku Adoboli, a director of the bank's Global Synthetic Equities Trading team in London in early September 2011.


2011 UBS rogue trader scandal
On 24 September 2011, Oswald Grübel, the CEO of UBS, resigned "to assume responsibility for the recent unauthorized trading incident", according to a memo to UBS staff. On 5 October Francois Gouws and Yassine Bouhara, the co-heads of Global Equities at UBS, also resigned. It later emerged that UBS had failed to act on a warning issued by its computer system about Adoboli's trading.


2011 UBS rogue trader scandal
After two delays requested by Adoboli and a change of legal representation, Adoboli pleaded not guilty to two counts each of fraud and false accounting on 30 January 2012. He was released on conditional bail after a bail application at Southwark Crown Court on 8 June 2012. He was later convicted of both counts of fraud and sentenced to seven years imprisonment. He appealed against both conviction and sentence.


2011 UBS rogue trader scandal, The trading incident
On 15 September 2011, Adoboli was arrested under suspicion of fraud in connection with a loss of a then-estimated US$2 billion, reportedly due to unauthorized trading at the Swiss group's investment bank. A spokesperson from the Swiss banking regulator FINMA referred to the case as one of the biggest ever seen at a Swiss bank. Adoboli had originally retained the law firm of Kingsley Napley, which previously advised Nick Leeson. However, he has now changed his legal representation to Bark & Co and Furnival Chambers, with the fees being paid by legal aid. On 30 January 2012 he pleaded not guilty to two charges of fraud and two charges of false accounting and faced up to 10 years in prison if convicted of all charges.


2011 UBS rogue trader scandal, The trading incident
The loss to UBS was described as "manageable" although it might cause UBS to report a net loss in the following financial quarter. The bank's net earnings for the year ending June 2011 were $6.4 billion with a gross profit of approximately $1.1 billion reported by UBS for the third quarter of 2011. On 15 September, the day of Adoboli's arrest, the price of the stock of UBS closed down 10.8%, while the price of other European bank stocks rose between 3–6%.


2011 UBS rogue trader scandal, The trading incident
It has been reported that Adoboli informed UBS of his unauthorized trades, and then the bank informed the Financial Services Authority and the police. On 16 September, it was announced that City of London Police charged Adoboli with fraud by abuse of position and false accounting.


2011 UBS rogue trader scandal, The trading incident
On 18 September 2011, UBS issued a statement which revealed the losses from the alleged unauthorized trading stood at $2.3 billion. The rogue trader reportedly racked up the losses by speculating on EuroStoxx, DAX and S&P 500 indexes.


2011 UBS rogue trader scandal, The trading incident
The prosecutor in Adoboli's trial, Sasha Wass, stated that Adoboli "was a gamble or two from destroying Switzerland's largest bank for his own benefit."


2011 UBS rogue trader scandal, The trading incident
According to Business Insurance, as in the case of the unauthorized trades by Nick Leeson at the Singapore office of Barings Bank, the Adoboli incident took place at a location away from the bank's central office, where the risk management systems are typically stronger.


2011 UBS rogue trader scandal, The accused trader
Kweku Adoboli was born 21 May 1980. His family home was in Tema, Ghana, but he has lived in the UK since 1991 and been described as "British by culture, citizenry and fame."


2011 UBS rogue trader scandal, The accused trader
He graduated from the University of Nottingham, where he studied computer science and management, in 2003. Prior to this, he studied at Ackworth School (a Quaker-run private boarding school near Leeds), where he was Head Boy between 1997 and 1998, the year he graduated.


2011 UBS rogue trader scandal, The accused trader
According to the Daily Telegraph, shortly before the news of the incident broke, Adoboli had posted on his Facebook account that "I need a miracle".


2011 UBS rogue trader scandal, The accused trader
Kweku's father, John Adoboli, is a former Ghanaian official at the United Nations. On the day of his son's arrest, he expressed the family's shock and disbelief: "We are all here reading all the materials and all the things being said about him. The family is heartbroken because fraud is not our way of life."


2011 UBS rogue trader scandal, Mechanics of the incident
According to UBS, Adoboli had disguised the risk of his trades by using "forward-settling" ETF cash positions.


2011 UBS rogue trader scandal, Mechanics of the incident
According to the Financial Times, and other sources, Adoboli is suspected to have used the fact that some ETF transactions in Europe are not issued confirmations until after settlement has taken place. The exploitation of this process allows a party in a transaction to receive payment for a trade before the transaction has been confirmed. While the cash proceeds in this scheme cannot be simply retrieved, the seller may still show the cash on their books and possibly use it in further transactions. The process of orchestrating fails to deliver trades may then be used in a carousel of transactions.


2011 UBS rogue trader scandal, Mechanics of the incident
Unlike in the United States, no data about the volume of fails-to-delivers is available for Europe. CNN and World Finance also stated that some banks have deliberately allowed certain levels of fails-to-deliver, as a method of "dealing with financial stress" so that between accounting cycles the value of securities sold, but not delivered, as well as the value of the cash booked, but not received can be reflected on the books.


2011 UBS rogue trader scandal, Mechanics of the incident
In October 2011, Sergio Ermotti, the then-interim CEO of UBS, after the departure of Grübel, admitted that the computer system at UBS had detected the unauthorized trading activities of Adoboli beforehand and had issued a warning, but the bank had failed to act on the warning.


2011 UBS rogue trader scandal, Mechanics of the incident
In May 2012, Sergio Ermotti, Group CEO, spoke at the UBS AGM about the changes implemented following the scandal. Ermotti spoke of improved internal monitoring and deficiencies in the financial reporting control system that have been addressed. Ermotti also made reference to employees that have been replaced or had pay docked due to serious mistakes or unreasonable behaviour.


2011 UBS rogue trader scandal, The fallout
On 24 September 2011 Oswald Grübel, the CEO of UBS resigned "to assume responsibility for the recent unauthorized trading incident", according to a memo to UBS staff. Bloomberg reported UBS to be "in disarray" following the departure of the CEO as a result of the scandal. Ten days later the co-heads of Global Equities at UBS, Francois Gouws and Yassine Bouhara, also resigned.


2011 UBS rogue trader scandal, The fallout
UBS stated that no client's funds were lost as a result of the scandal, but according to The Daily Telegraph, the reputation of UBS could suffer "significant damage", and that the amount lost was almost the same as the savings UBS had planned via the elimination of 3,500 jobs.


2011 UBS rogue trader scandal, The fallout
In mid-November 2011 UBS announced that it would cut back half of the risk-weighted assets in its investment bank over the next five years to reduce risk exposure in the wake of the trading scandal. In June 2012 UBS announced that their ongoing investigation has resolved the weaknesses that made this unauthorized trading possible. Along with their auditors, Ernst & Young Ltd., UBS aim to confirm this with internal control of financial reporting in December 2012.


2011 UBS rogue trader scandal, The fallout
On 26 November 2012, the United Kingdom's financial regulator fined UBS £29.7 million ($47.6 million) for system and control failings that allowed Kweku Adoboli to cause over $2 billion losses through unauthorized trading in London.


2011 UC Davis Aggies football team
The 2011 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Aggies were led by 19th year head coach Bob Biggs and played their home games at Aggie Stadium. They were a football only member of the Great West Conference. This was UC Davis' final year as a member of the Great West as they became a football only member of the Big Sky Conference in 2012. They finished the season 4–7, 1–3 in Great West play.


2011 UCF Knights football team
The 2011 UCF Knights football team represented the University of Central Florida in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Knights played in the East Division of Conference USA, and played their home games at Bright House Networks Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The Knights were led by head coach George O'Leary, who was in his eighth season with the team. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division.


2011 UCF Knights football team
All games were broadcast live on the UCF-ISP Sports radio network. The Knights flagship station was WYGM "740 The Game" in Orlando.


2011 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, Charleston Southern
2011 marked the fourth straight year that UCF opened the season against an FCS opponent, and the sixth straight opening win for the Knights.


2011 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, Charleston Southern
The offense, led by sophomore quarterback Jeff Godfrey, got out to fast start against the Buccaneers, scoring on their first five possessions, including a 7-yard touchdown run by Godfrey 2:31 into the game. From there the Knights never surrendered the lead, only turning the ball over once on a fumble by Josh Robinson during a punt return. Godfrey rushed 46 yards for three touchdowns, and went 6-for-10 for 100-yards. Back-up quarterback Blake Bortles went 8-for-10 for 144 yards. Ronnie Weaver rushed for 107 yards on 8 carries for one touchdown, and Joshua Reese caught 4 passes for 97 yards.


2011 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, Charleston Southern
UCF set a program record with eight rushing touchdowns, while the Knights had 560 yards of total offense, 244 by air and 316 rushing. The 62–0 score marked the second-largest shutout in school history and the third-most total points since UCF joined the FBS in 1996. The game also marked the Knights' first shutout since a 49–0 game against Tulane in 2009.


2011 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, Boston College
The victory marks UCF's first ever home win against a BCS Automatic-Qualifying opponent, and only their fourth win over an AQ team in program history. The game marked the second meeting between the two schools, with the Eagles winning the first contest 7–34 in 2008.


2011 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, Boston College
The Knights defense held strong, only allowing a field goal to the Eagles on their first drive with 7:52 left in the first quarter. From that point on, UCF held the game firmly in its grasp, scoring three field goals and three touchdowns. Jeff Godfrey went 20-for-25 for 187-yards, and rushed for 69 yards for two touchdowns. Latavius Murray rushed for 72 yards on 10 carries for one touchdown, and A.J. Guyton caught 5 passes for 45 yards. The Knights caught two interceptions thrown by the Eagles in the fourth quarter, both resulting in a touchdown. UCF had 422 total yards of offense, with 235-yards rushing and 187-yards passing.


2011 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, Boston College
Dating back to last year, UCF has won six-straight games and 11 of its last 12, and hasn't allowed a touchdown in 12–straight quarters. With the win, the Knights move to 2–0 for the first time since 1998.


2011 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, FIU
This game marked the first meeting between the two programs, and the first of a four-game series. The loss was UCF's first in seven games, and snapped the Knights' defensive record of 14 straight quarters without allowing a touchdown. UCF turned the ball over twice, on a fumble by Jeff Godfrey and muffed punt by Josh Robinson, with both turnovers resulting in touchdowns by the Golden Panthers.


2011 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, FIU
Jeff Godfrey went 17-for-27 for 181-yards, and rushed for 65-yards for a touchdown. All three of the Knights running backs saw play, with Ronnie Weaver rushing for 34-yards on 9 carries, Brynn Harvey rushing for 31-yards on 6 carries and Latavius Murray rushing for 13-yards on 6 carries. Quincy McDuffie caught 6 passes for 70-yards, and Adam Nissley hauled in 4 passes for 53-yards. Nick Cattoi was one-for-two kicking, making a 31-yard field goal but missing a 51-yard attempt.


2011 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, FIU
The Knights outgained FIU 266-yards to 204, but were flagged for nine penalties for 56-yards. After allowing just one sack in their first two games, UCF surrendered six against the Golden Panthers. The highlight of the night for UCF was an 18-play, 94-yard, 10-minute possession that led to the Knights only touchdown of the game in the second quarter.


2011 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, BYU
This matchup marked the first game between the two programs, with BYU making a return trip to Orlando in 2014. For the second straight game UCF lost the turnover battle, turning the ball over three times, on a fumble by Dontravius Floyd, a muffed punt by J.J. Worton and an interception, with two turnovers resulting in touchdowns by the Cougars.


2011 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, BYU
Jeff Godfrey went 17-for-25 for 272-yards, his third career 200-yard game, and rushed for two touchdowns. Ronnie Weaver rushed for 38 yards on 7 carries and Latavius Murray rushing for 31-yards on 12 carries. AJ Guyton was the big playmaker of the night for UCF, with 9 receptions for 163-yards, while Quincy McDuffie caught 5 passes for 50-yards. The Knights special teams woes continued, as Nick Cattoi was one-for-two kicking, making a 34-yard field goal but missing a 35-yard attempt, and as UCF allowed BYU's first kickoff return for a touchdown since 1998.


2011 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, BYU
The Knights outgained BYU 399-yards to 260, but were inefficient on the ground with 34 carries resulting in only 81 yards. UCF suffered a scare in the second half when sophomore Jeff Godfrey went down with an apparent injury. Back-up quarterback Blake Bortles entered the game, resurrecting a drive deep in Knights territory and going 4-for-5 for 46-yards. The loss snapped a 5-game winning streak by UCF on ESPN, and marked the first time since 2008 that the Knights dropped two games in a row.


2011 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, Marshall
UCF has now won 7-straight games against the Thundering Herd, never losing to them since both teams entered Conference USA in 2005. In a game that was marred by rain, the Knights possessed the ball for over 40 minutes while the Thundering Herd held the ball for under 20. Jeff Godfrey rushed for 15 yards, and went 13-for-22 for 147 yards. Brynn Harvey rushed for 180-yards on 30 carries for one touchdown, and Joshua Reese caught 4 passes for 42-yards.


2011 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, Marshall
UCF's defense continues to shine, allowing only 130-yards and no offensive scores. The Knights are the only team in the country that has not allowed a passing touchdown this season. UCF also earned its first safety since an October 2008 game against Tulsa.


2011 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, Marshall
The win marked George O'Leary's 100th career victory. Since joining C-USA, UCF is 4–3 in conference openers, opening the season with wins in 2005, 2007 and 2010, all years the Knights went on to play in the conference championship game.


2011 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, SMU
In a game that was a rematch of the 2010 Conference USA Championship Game, the Mustangs dominated the Knights both offensively and defensively. SMU proved difficult to stop in the air, with UCF allowing 358 passing yards, and 440-yards of total offense.


2011 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, SMU
The Knights dominated the time of possession, with over 37 minutes, but only scored 3 times. Jeff Godfrey went 23-for-32 for 231-yards for a touchdown, and rushed for 46-yards on 12 carries. Brynn Harvey rushed for 66-yards on 21 carries, and Joshua Reese caught 5 passes for 74-yards. Back-up quarterback Blake Bortles entered the game for the Knights in the 4th quarter, leading the team on a quick scoring drive and going 9-for-12 for 118-yards and a touchdown.


2011 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, UAB
UCF suffered another devastating loss against an 0–6 Blazers team in Birmingham. The Knights woes continued on both the offensive and defensive fronts, as UCF lost the battle for the time of possession for the first time this season, and allowed UAB 501 yards and 27 first downs. The Knights scored early but surrendered the lead before halftime. Back-up quarterback Blake Bortles entered the game for the Knights in the 4th quarter, leading the team on a 10–0 run. With 21 seconds left, UAB kicker Ty Long struck a 40-yard field goal giving the Blazers a 26–24 lead, and sealing their first win of the season.


2011 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, UAB
Godfrey went 13-for-22 for 133-yards and Blake Bortles went 6-for-10 for 102-yards. Brynn Harvery rushed for 74-yards on 17 carries for two touchdowns. Joshua Reese was the big playmaker of the night for UCF, with 4 receptions for 41-yards, while Quincy McDuffie caught 2 passes for 39-yards. Running back Ronnie Weaver also had one 53-yard reception. After the game, debate arose once again over the fate of the Knight's starting quarterback job.


2011 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, Memphis
After losing four of their last five, the Knights proved victorious on homecoming. UCF is now 22–10 all time on Homecoming weekend and 23–8 (16–4) at home. This was the Knights third straight homecoming win, dating back to a 2009 rout of the then-ranked No. 12 Houston Cougars.


2011 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, Memphis
Jeff Godfrey went 14-for-17 for 200-yards for one touchdown. Godfrey also rushed 97-yards on 10 carries for a touchdown. Brynn Harvey rushed for 78 yards on 17 carries and Ronnie Weaver ran for 41-yards on 10 carries, both for a touchdown. Joshua Reese had 4 receptions for 70-yards, while Quincy McDuffie caught 3 passes for 49-yards and rushed for 29-yards, getting his first career rushing touchdown.


2011 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, Memphis
UCF dominated the Tigers on both sides of the ball, firmly controlling the clock, gaining 505-yards on 40 minutes of possession, and only allowing Memphis 134-yards. UCF ranks second in the country behind Texas, averaging 34:51 in time of possession. Twice this season the Knights have held the ball for over 40 minutes, against Marshall (40:14) and Memphis (40:03). The Knights lead Conference USA in total defense, and the Knights ranks in the top-10 nationally in rushing, passing, passing efficiency, total and scoring defense.


2011 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, Tulsa
UCF's defense continued to struggle, allowing Tulsa 251 rushing yards, after averaging only 84.5 yards allowed during the previous eight games. The Golden Hurricane also scored the first offensive touchdown against the Knights at home since December 4, 2010, a full 334 days.


2011 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, Tulsa
Jeff Godfrey went 16-for-23 for 226 yards, his fifth career 200-yard game, for one touchdown. Godfrey also rushed 46 yards on 14 carries. Brynn Harvey rushed for 26 yards on 7 carries and Ronnie Weaver had 9 carries for 36 yards for a touchdown. The Knights had two big receivers for the night: J. J. Worton had 4 receptions for 87 yards, while Quincy McDuffie caught 4 passes for 81 yards. Rannell Hall returned five kicks for 148 yards, and Shawn Moffit was 1-for-2 on field goals, making a 29-yard kick in the fourth quarter.


2011 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, Tulsa
With the loss, the fifth of the season for the Knights, UCF no longer controlled its own destiny in conference play, matched its loss total from 2009, and had to win two of its last three games to become bowl-eligible for the third-straight year.


2011 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, Southern Miss
The Knights woes continued as they dropped their second straight match. UCF trailed by seven entering the fourth quarter, when back-up quarterback Blake Bortles entered the game for the Knights, leading the team on a 14-point scoring run. As time expired, Bortles threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to freshman wideout J.J. Worton. With the Knights down one, the team decided to go for the win with a two-point conversion but fell short.


2011 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, Southern Miss
Godfrey went 7-for-10 for 68-yards and Blake Bortles went 24-for-34 for 248 yards. Latavius Murray rushed for 19 yards on 4 carries and Ronnie Weaver had 11 carries for 12 yards. J.J. Worton was the big playmaker of the night for UCF, with 11 receptions for 114 yards, while A.J. Guyton caught 4 passes for 58 yards. After the Knights failed two-point conversion, debate arose again over the fate of the Knight's starting quarterback job and head coach George O'Leary.


2011 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, East Carolina
In a devastating loss that ended the Knights quest for a bowl game, East Carolina out-passed, out-rushed and most importantly out-scored the Knights.


2011 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, East Carolina
Jeff Godfrey went 9-for-13 for 100 yards and a touchdown. Godfrey also rushed 17-yards on 14 carries. Blake Bortles was 9-for-17 for 98 yards for two touchdowns. Latavius Murray rushed for one touchdown and finished the game with 87 yards on 21 carries. The Knights had two big receivers for the night, Quincy McDuffie had 9 receptions for 93 yards, while Joshua Reese caught 4 passes for 51 yards. Rannell Hall returned five kicks for 184 yards, J.J. Worton had one kickoff return for 37 yards and Nick Cattoi was 1-for-2 on field goals, making a 39-yard kick in the second quarter.


2011 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, UTEP
In the Knights season finale, the team amassed 406 yards of total offense, 211 in the air and 249 on the ground. Even though UCF's second-year starter Jeff Godfrey began the game, second-string quarterback Blake Bortles entered the game early and remained the Knights' signal caller until the end of the contest. This would mark Godfrey's last game with the Knights, as he announced he would transfer following the season.


2011 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, UTEP
In his short playing time, Godfrey went 5-for-6 for 53-yards and Blake Bortles went 9-for-12 for 158-yards. Bortles also rushed for 16-yards on 7 attempts. Latavius Murray rushed for 233 yards on 21 carries for two touchdowns. The Knights receiving core was active, with five different receivers getting over 20-yards. J.J. Worton had 48 yards, Joshua Reese had 43, A.J. Guyton finished the game with 29, running back Ronnie Weaver had 25 receiving yards and Latavius Murray had 2 receptions for 24 yards.


2011 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup
The UCI BMX Supercross World Cup 2011 is a multi race tournament over a season of BMX racing. The season runs from 8 April to 1 October 2011. The World Cup is organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale. In this edition the World Cup consists of four rounds in Pietermaritburg, Papendal, London and Chula Vista.


2011 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup, Series
The 2011 World Cup series was made up of five events. The series featured rounds in Pietermaritzburg, Papaendal, London, Sarasota and Chula Vista. However, in July Sarasota had to pull out of hosting a round leaving the series with just four stops in 2011.


2011 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup, Series, London
160 riders signed up to tackle the challenging Olympic course. The event was one of the first events to take place in the Olympic Park and is part of the London Prepares series. The track is 470 metres long for men and features a berm jump, an S-bend transfer, a box jump and a rhythm section in the final straight. The women's course is 430 metres long featuring three jumps in the opening straight and a tunnel, before like the men's course, including a rhythm section in the final straight. It has been called one of the most challenging BMX tracks to date. The track also features an 8-metre-high (26 ft) starting ramp and was designed by the UCI with the aim of pushing the boundaries of the sport. 14,000 cubic metres of soil was used to build the track.


2011 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup, Series, London
Home favourite Shanaze Reade and New Zealander Marc Willers took the win in London after a long delay for rain. Rain fell for three hours, meaning that the racing did not get under way until 17:00 local time. However the crowd remained and due to the rain, racing was an elimination, do or die, one run, one chance with the top four from each heat qualifying into the next round. In the final Willers did battle with Sam Willoughby and World Champion Joris Daudet with the pair of them passing him on the Red Bull (box) jump before Willers fought back down the rhythm section to pass the pair of them and to take the London round.


2011 UCI BMX World Championships
The 2011 UCI BMX World Championships took place in Copenhagen in Denmark and crowned world champions in the cycling discipline of BMX.


2011 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
The 2011 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships took place in Sankt Wendel, Germany on the weekend of January 29 and 30, 2011. As in the previous years, four events were scheduled.


2011 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
A lap on the track is 2.8 km long with 40% uphill, 25% descents, 35% plain, including some steps and some obstacles. 85% of the track is natural underground, the rest being asphalt.


2011 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Men's elite race
This event was held on Sunday 30 January 2011 as part of the 2011 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Sankt Wendel, Germany.


2011 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Men's junior race
This event was held on Saturday 29 January 2011 as part of the 2011 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Sankt Wendel, Germany.


2011 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Men's under-23 race
This event was held on Saturday 29 January 2011 as part of the 2011 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Sankt Wendel, Germany.


2011 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Women's elite race
This event was held on Sunday 30 January 2011 as part of the 2011 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Sankt Wendel, Germany.


2011 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships
The 2011 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships was the 22nd edition of the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships and was held in Champéry, Switzerland.


2011 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships
The 2011 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships was the 9th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships held in Montello, Italy. The men's race was 115.7 kilometres (71.9 mi) while the women's race was 98.3 kilometres (61.1 mi).


2011 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup
The 2011 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup includes three disciplines: cross-country, downhill and four-cross.


2011 UCI Oceania Tour
The 2011 UCI Oceania Tour was the seventh season of the UCI Oceania Tour. The season began on 26 January 2011 with the Tour of Wellington and ended on 20 March 2011 with the Oceania Cycling Championships.


2011 UCI Oceania Tour
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Oceania Tour cycling jersey. Michael Matthews of Australia was the defending champion of the 2009–10 UCI Oceania Tour. Richard Lang of Australia was crowned as the 2011 UCI Oceania Tour champion.


2011 UCI Oceania Tour
Throughout the season, points are awarded to the top finishers of stages within stage races and the final general classification standings of each of the stages races and one-day events. The quality and complexity of a race also determines how many points are awarded to the top finishers, the higher the UCI rating of a race, the more points are awarded. The UCI ratings from highest to lowest are as follows:


2011 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships
The 2011 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships were the World Championships for track cycling where athletes with a physical disability competed in 2011. The Championships took place at the Montichiari Velodrome in Montichiari, Italy from 11 to 13 March 2011.


2011 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships – Men's 1 km time trial
The men's 1 km time trial was part of the 2011 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, held in Montichiari, Italy in March 2011.


2011 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships – Men's individual pursuit
The Men's individual pursuit events at the 2011 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships was held on March 11 and 12.


2011 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships – Men's sprint
The Men's sprint at the 2011 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships was held on March 13.


2011 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships – Men's sprint
48 athletes participated in the contest. After the qualifying heats, the fastest 8 riders advanced to the Quarterfinals.


2011 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships – Men's sprint
The first rider in each quarterfinal advanced to the semifinals and the 4 losing athletes raced for 5th-8th place.


2011 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships – Mixed team sprint
The Men's team sprint at the 2011 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships was held on March 13.


2011 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships – Mixed team sprint
15 nations of 3 cyclists each participated in the contest. After the qualifying, the fastest 2 teams raced for gold, and 3rd and 4th teams raced for bronze.


2011 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships – Women's individual pursuit
The women's individual pursuit events at the 2011 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships was held on March 11, 12 and 13.


2011 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships – Women's individual pursuit, Medalists
There were no medals awarded in the classification C1 event, as there was only one contestant.


2011 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships – Women's time trial
The women's time trial was part of the 2011 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, held in Montichiari, Italy, in March 2011.


2011 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships – Women's time trial
Cyclists classified as C1, C2, C4 and C5 (locomotor disability) rode a 500 m time trial, while Tandem-B (visual impairment) rode a 1 km time trial.


2011 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships – Women's time trial, Medalists
There were no medals awarded in the classification C1 event, as there was only one contestant.


2011 UCI Road World Championships
The 2011 UCI Road World Championships took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, over 19–25 September 2011. The event consisted of a cycling road race and a time trial for men, women, men under 23, and for the first time since 2004 the junior men and junior women competed at the same event as the elite riders. It was the 78th running of the Road World Championships. Castelfidardo near Loreto in Italy was also a candidate, but Italy held the UCI Road World Championships in Varese in 2008. It was the first time that Denmark has hosted the event since 1956, when it was also held in Copenhagen.


2011 UCI Road World Championships, Participating nations
Cyclists from 71 national federations participated. The number of cyclists per nation that competed is shown in parentheses.


2011 UCI Road World Championships – Men's junior road race
The Men's junior road race of the 2011 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 24 September 2011 in Copenhagen, Denmark.


2011 UCI Road World Championships – Men's junior time trial
The Men's junior time trial of the 2011 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 20 September 2011 in Copenhagen, Denmark.


2011 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race
The Men's Road Race of the 2011 UCI Road World Championships cycling event took place on 25 September 2011 in Copenhagen, Denmark.


2011 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race
In a sprint to the finish line, Great Britain's Mark Cavendish became world champion after making his move down the right-hand side of the course, and just managed to hold off the rest of the field, to become his country's first road race world champion since Tom Simpson won the event in San Sebastián in 1965. The silver medal went to Australia's Matthew Goss – a team-mate of Cavendish on the HTC–Highroad team – with the bronze medal going to Germany's André Greipel.


2011 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, Route
The race started in the square at Copenhagen City Hall. For the second consecutive time, the World Championship route started and finished in different locations, with the riders completing 28 km (17.4 mi) – including a 6 km (3.7 mi) neutralised section – before reaching the finishing circuit in Rudersdal. Having reached Rudersdal, the riders then completed seventeen laps of the 14 km (8.7 mi) circuit around the suburbs of Søllerød and Nærum, to make up the racing distance of 260 km (161.6 mi).


2011 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, Race report
The field started quickly, with an average speed close to 50 km/h (31 mph) for the first half-hour of racing, as breaks went and were brought back. Finally a breakaway formed, which consisted of seven riders: in the break were Oleg Chuzhda, Maxim Iglinsky, Tanel Kangert, Robert Kišerlovski, Pablo Lastras, Christian Poos and Anthony Roux. As the lead rose up to eight minutes, the Great Britain team began to increase the pace of the peloton to start chasing the group and lower their lead. The lead was brought back to about four minutes, mainly due to the work of Steve Cummings and David Millar.


2011 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, Race report
At that point, a first attack came from the main group at the end of the eleventh lap. Johan Vansummeren accelerated and took Yoann Offredo and Luca Paolini with him. Soon after they were joined by Olivier Kaisen and Simon Clarke. These five riders began to eat into the lead break's advantage, with Offredo staying mostly at the back of the line with his teammate Roux up ahead.


2011 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, Race report
Both groups ahead merged, creating a group of eleven riders at the front, as Christian Poos had dropped out and fell back into the peloton. The peloton itself, still being led by the British, had split as result of a fall in the thirteenth lap, causing some big names to fall back and never catch up with the main pack, including amongst others the defending champion Thor Hushovd, 2011 time trial world champion Tony Martin and quick finisher Greg Van Avermaet.


2011 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, Race report
The pack closed the gap to about one minute, with several riders trying to bridge the gap between the peloton and the leading bunch in small groups. Eventually all riders were brought back, with Anthony Roux surviving the longest, only to be caught by his countryman Thomas Voeckler as he stormed past to form a new leading group in the penultimate lap together with Nicki Sørensen and Klaas Lodewyck. These three never got more than 25 seconds and were held very close by the peloton.


2011 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, Race report
Johnny Hoogerland managed to bridge the gap to the leaders, but was caught together with the three a few kilometres later. No riders managed to get away from the bunch after that, allowing Mark Cavendish to finish the work of his teammates in the sprint. Matthew Goss was a close second, while André Greipel needed a photo finish to hold off Fabian Cancellara for bronze. Jürgen Roelandts completed the top five.


2011 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, National qualification
After a meeting of the UCI Management Committee on 28 January 2011, the qualification system for the 2011 road race remained unchanged from 2010. Results from January to the middle of August would count towards the qualification criteria on both the UCI World Tour and the UCI Continental Circuits across the world, with the rankings being determined upon the release of the numerous tour rankings on 15 August 2011.


2011 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, National qualification, UCI World Tour
The top ten nations in the UCI World Tour rankings by individual nations, may register up to fourteen different riders, of which nine could compete in the event. A nation with less than nine riders in the individual classification of the UCI World Tour rankings would only be allowed to start the race with the number of riders that were classified. If this number is less than six, the country would still allocate six riders for the competition; but could still reach the original allocation via the Continental Circuits.


2011 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, National qualification, UCI World Tour
Prior to that re-allocation, any unused allocations within the top ten placings are re-allocated to countries that were ranked eleventh downwards on 15 August 2011, until the places were filled. Other countries could also enter teams into the race through individual riders in the World Tour rankings, if they had at least one rider in the top 100 placings overall, or had one rider listed outside the top 100, but still ranked.


2011 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, National qualification, UCI Continental Circuits
In each of the five continental tours held beneath the UCI World Tour, places could be earned through the rankings by nation. As many as sixteen places were offered through one of these continental tours – through the UCI Europe Tour – to as few as the overall winner of the UCI Oceania Tour. Similar to the UCI World Tour, other countries could also enter teams into the race through individual riders in their continental rankings, if they had at least one rider ranked overall.


2011 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, Final classification
Of the race's 210 entrants, 177 completed the full distance of 260 km (161.6 mi). 32 riders failed to finish the race and Roman Kreuziger pulled out due to a wrist injury prior to the race.


2011 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial
The Men's time trial of the 2011 UCI Road World Championships cycling event took place on 21 September 2011 in Copenhagen, Denmark.


2011 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial
After bronze medals in both 2009 and 2010, Tony Martin won his first world championship title after setting the quickest time at each of the intermediate splits, before crossing the line in a time over a minute faster than anyone else. He caught and passed the two riders who started directly before him, David Millar and Mikhail Ignatiev, and came within 45 seconds of catching a third (Taylor Phinney). The silver medal went to Great Britain's Bradley Wiggins, with the bronze medal going to four-time world champion Fabian Cancellara, who trailed Wiggins by 4.76 seconds after making an error in the closing stages.


2011 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial, Route
The riders completed two laps on a 23.2 km (14.4 mi) course in and around Copenhagen, for a total length of 46.4 km (28.8 mi).


2011 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 road race
The Men's under-23 road race of the 2011 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 23 September 2011 in Copenhagen, Denmark.


2011 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 time trial
The Men's under-23 time trial of the 2011 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 19 September 2011 in Copenhagen, Denmark.


2011 UCI Road World Championships – Women's junior road race
The Women's junior road race of the 2011 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 23 September 2011 in Copenhagen, Denmark.


2011 UCI Road World Championships – Women's junior time trial
The Women's junior time trial of the 2011 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 19 September 2011 in Copenhagen, Denmark.


2011 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race
The Women's road race of the 2011 UCI Road World Championships cycling event took place on 24 September in Copenhagen, Denmark. The course were 10 laps over a 14 km circuit making 140 km.


2011 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race, Final classification
Of the race's 146 entrants, 120 riders completed the full distance.


2011 UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial
The Women's time trial of the 2011 UCI Road World Championships cycling event took place on 20 September 2011 in Copenhagen, Denmark.


2011 UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial
After three previous silver medals in the event, Germany's Judith Arndt took her first gold medal in the damp conditions, recording a time 21 seconds quicker than any of her rivals. New Zealand's Linda Villumsen improved upon her two previous bronze medals to finish second, and the reigning world champion Emma Pooley completed the podium, 2.4 seconds behind Villumsen.


2011 UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial, Route
The riders completed two laps on a 13.9 km (8.6 mi) course in the centre of Copenhagen, for a total length of 27.8 km (17.3 mi).


2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was the World Championships for track cycling in 2011. The championships took place at the Omnisport Apeldoorn in Apeldoorn, Netherlands from 23 to 27 March 2011. In January 2012 it was announced that Grégory Baugé's results in the Sprint and Team Sprint competitions would be nullified.


2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The championships were dominated by the rivalry between Australia and Great Britain, who shared 10 of the 19 gold medals available between them, including in eight of the ten Olympic events.


2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's 1 km time trial
The Men's 1 km time trial at the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on March 27. 21 athletes participated in the contest.


2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's individual pursuit
The Men's individual pursuit at the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on March 24. Twenty-two athletes participated in the contest. After the qualification, the two fastest riders advanced to the final and the 3rd- and 4th-fastest riders raced for the bronze medal.


2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's keirin
The men's keirin at the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 26 March. 33 athletes participated in the contest. After the six qualifying heats, the fastest rider in each heat advanced to the second round. The riders that did not advance to the second round raced in four repechage heats. The first rider in each heat advanced to the second round along with the eight that qualified before.


2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's keirin
The first three riders from each of the two second round heats advanced to the final, and the remaining riders raced a consolation 7–12 place final.


2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's madison
The Men's madison at the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on March 27. 16 teams participated in the contest.


2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's omnium
The Men's omnium at the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on March 25 and 26. 22 athletes participated in the contest. There were six events held.


2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's points race
The Men's points race at the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on March 25. 18 athletes participated in the contest. The distance was 160 laps (40 km) with 10 sprints.


2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's scratch
The Men's scratch at the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on March 23. 21 athletes participated in the scratch race. The competition consisted of 60 laps, making a total of 15 km.


2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's sprint
The Men's sprint at the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on March 24 and 25. The qualifying, first round, second round, second round repechages and quarterfinals took place on 24 March. The Semifinals and Finals took place on 25 March.


2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's sprint
In January 2012, Grégory Baugé was stripped of his world title, following the nullification of his 2011 results after a 12-month backdated ban for drug test infringements.


2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's sprint, Format
50 athletes participated in the contest. After the qualifying heats, the fastest 24 riders advanced to the 1/16 finals.


2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's sprint, Format
The first rider in each of the 12 heats advanced to the second round. There was no repechage for this round.


2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's sprint, Format
The first rider from each of the six Second Round heats advanced to the Quarterfinals and the second placed riders advanced to a repechage to determine the other two riders that competed the quarterfinals.


2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's sprint, Format
The first rider in each quarterfinal advanced to the semifinals and the 4 losing athletes raced for 5th-8th place.


2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit
The Men's team pursuit at the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on March 23. 17 nations of 4 cyclists each participated in the contest. After the qualifying, the fastest 2 teams raced for gold, and 3rd and 4th teams raced for bronze.


2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team sprint
The Men's team sprint at the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on March 23. 18 nations of 3 cyclists each participated in the contest. After the qualifying, the fastest 2 teams raced for gold, and 3rd and 4th teams raced for bronze.


2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team sprint
In January 2012, the French team were stripped of their world title, following the nullification of Grégory Baugé's 2011 results after a 12-month backdated ban for drug test infringements.


2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's 500 m time trial
The Women's 500 m time trial at the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on March 23. 13 athletes participated in the contest.


2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's individual pursuit
The Women's individual pursuit at the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on March 25. 18 athletes participated in the contest. After the qualification, the fastest 2 riders advanced to the Final and the 3rd and 4th fastest riders raced for the bronze medal.


2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's keirin
The Women's keirin at the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on March 27. 23 athletes participated in the contest. After the 4 qualifying heats, the 2 fastest rider in each heat advanced to the second round. The riders that did not advance to the second round raced in 4 repechage heats. The first rider in each heat advanced to the second round along with the 8 that qualified before.


2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's keirin
The first 3 riders from each of the 2 Second Round heats advanced to the Final and the remaining riders raced a consolation 7-12 final.


2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's omnium
The Women's omnium at the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on March 26 and 27. 24 athletes participated in the contest. There were six events held.


2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's points race
The Women's points race at the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on March 23. Twenty athletes participated in the contest. The distance was 100 laps (25 km) with 10 sprints.


2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's scratch
The Women's scratch at the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on March 26. 19 athletes participated in the contest. The competition consisted of 40 laps, making a total of 10 km.


2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's sprint
The Women's sprint at the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on March 25 and 26. 28 athletes participated in the contest. After the qualifying heats, the fastest 24 riders advanced to the 1/16 finals.


2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's sprint
The first rider in each of the 12 heats advanced to the second round. There was no repechage for this round.


2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's sprint
The first rider from each of the six Second Round heats advanced to the Quarterfinals and the second placed riders advanced to a repechage to determine the other two riders that competed in the quarterfinals.


2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's sprint
The first rider in each quarterfinal advanced to the semifinals and the 4 losing athletes raced for 5th-8th place.


2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's sprint
The qualifying, first round, second round, second round repechages and quarterfinals took place on 25 March. The Semifinals and Finals took place on 26 March.


2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's sprint, Results, Race for 5th-8th Places
The race Race for 5th-8th Places was held at 21:35.


2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team pursuit
The Women's team pursuit at the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on March 24. 16 nations of 3 cyclists each participated in the contest. After the qualifying, the fastest 2 teams raced for gold, and 3rd and 4th teams raced for bronze.


2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team sprint
The Women's team sprint at the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on March 23. 15 nations of 2 cyclists each participated in the contest. After the qualifying, the fastest 2 teams raced for gold, and 3rd and 4th teams raced for bronze.


2011 UCI Women's Road World Cup
The 2011 UCI Women's Road World Cup was the 14th edition of the UCI Women's Road World Cup. The calendar remained the same as the 2010 edition. Marianne Vos was the defending champion. Dutch rider Annemiek Van Vleuten won the overall classification with wins in three events. Her Nederland Bloeit teammate Marianne Vos came second in the individual standings and Nederland Bloeit came first in the teams' classification.


2011 UCI Women's Road World Rankings
The 2011 UCI Women's Road Rankings is an overview of the UCI Women's Road Rankings, based upon the results in all UCI-sanctioned races of the 2011 women's road cycling season.


2011 UCI Women's Road World Rankings, UCI Teams Ranking
This is the ranking of the UCI women's teams from 2011.Final result.


2011 UCI World Tour
The 2011 UCI World Tour was the third edition of the ranking system launched by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in 2009. The series started with the Tour Down Under's opening stage on 18 January, and consisted of 14 stage races and 13 one-day races, culminating in the Giro di Lombardia on 15 October.


2011 UCI World Tour, Events
All 26 events from the 2010 UCI World Ranking were included, though the UCI ProTour classification of events under which 16 of these were previously promoted has now been disbanded. In addition to this, the five stage Tour of Beijing has been added to the schedule.


2011 UCI World Tour, Events
The 18 teams that hold UCI ProTeam status are obliged to participate in all races. The organisers of each race can additionally invite other teams that hold UCI Pro-Continental status, or an ad hoc national selection, to compete.


2011 UCI World Tour, Events
†: Riders promoted after removal of the results of Alberto Contador. ^: Riders promoted after removal of the results of Juan José Cobo.


2011 UCI World Tour, Final standings
In a change from previous years, only riders of a UCI ProTeam were to be able to score points for the world ranking. However, in early 2012, the UCI included such riders in a revised table, but non ProTour teams were still omitted from the team rankings. This was subsequently reverted, and the 52 non ProTeam riders were again removed from the calculations.


2011 UCI World Tour, Final standings
Alberto Contador, who initially finished in third place overall, had his results retrospectively removed in February 2012, and his points were reallocated. Spain had been leader of the nation rankings before this reallocation.


2011 UCI World Tour, Final standings, Individual
Riders tied with the same number of points are classified by number of victories, then number of second places, third places, and so on, in World Tour events and stages.


2011 UCI World Tour, Final standings, Team
Team rankings were calculated by adding the ranking points of the top five riders of a team in the table.


2011 UCI World Tour, Final standings, Nation
National rankings were calculated by adding the ranking points of the top five riders registered in a nation in the table. The national rankings are used to determine how many riders a country can have in the World Championships and the Olympics.


2011 UCLA Bruins baseball team
The 2011 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team played their home games in Jackie Robinson Stadium. The Bruins finished the season with a 35–24 overall record, and won the Pacific-10 Conference Championship with 18 wins and 9 losses. The team automatically qualified for the 2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, and were seeded #1 in the Los Angeles Regional. The Bruins lost the first game of the double-elimination format to the San Francisco Dons, 0–3.


2011 UCLA Bruins baseball team
They then beat Fresno State 3-1 and San Francisco 4–1 to reach the regional finals. UC Irvine was undefeated coming into the game, and UCLA would have to beat them twice in order to become the regional champion. After beating San Francisco a little over one hour earlier, the Bruins took the field at Jackie Robinson stadium as the visiting team at 6 pm. The Bruins scored one run each in the 1st, 4th, and 5th innings, and gave up two runs each in the 5th and 9th. UC Irvine went on to play the Virginia Cavaliers in the Charlottesville Super Regional.


2011 UCLA Bruins baseball team, Previous season
UCLA finished the 2010 regular season as the #2 team in the Pacific-10 Conference, and lost to South Carolina in the 2010 College World Series. Junior pitching aces Trevor Bauer and Gerrit Cole, along with 18 other lettermen, returned from last year's team to play for the 2011 team.


2011 UCLA Bruins baseball team, UCLA Bruins in the 2011 MLB Draft
The following members of the UCLA Bruins baseball program were drafted in the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft. Gerrit Cole is the first Bruin to be picked #1 overall in the MLB First-Year Player Draft.


2011 UCLA Bruins football team
The 2011 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached during the regular season by fourth year head coach Rick Neuheisel and played their home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Mike Johnson was named the interim head coach for the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl after Neuheisel was fired.


2011 UCLA Bruins football team
On November 25, 2011, with Colorado's defeat of Utah, the Bruins were declared the South Division champions. On November 28, 2011, UCLA announced that it had fired Neuheisel but would allow him to coach his final game in the first Pac-12 Football Championship Game on December 2, 2011. The Bruins were then defeated 49–31 in that game by Oregon at Autzen Stadium. The season concluded with a loss to Illinois, 20–14, in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl and completed a 6–8 overall record (5–4 in the Pac-12). With the loss to Illinois, UCLA became the first bowl-eligible team to ever lose eight games.


2011 UCLA Bruins football team
The radio broadcast team members on flagship station KLAC-AM 570 were Chris Roberts, play-by-play; Matt Stevens, analyst; and Wayne Cook, sidelines.


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Houston
At game time, UCLA led the series with Houston 3–2, which started on September 17, 1977, in the Astrodome. Last year, the Bruins defeated the Cougars 31–13 in the Rose Bowl.


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Houston
1st Quarter scoring: HOU – Michael Hayes 1-yard run (Matt Hogan kick); HOU – Hogan 35-yard field goal


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Houston
2nd Quarter scoring: UCLA – Johnathan Franklin 18-yard run (Kip Smith kick); HOU – Bryce Beall, 12-yard run (Hogan kick); UCLA – Joseph Fauria 5-yard pass from Richard Brehaut (Smith kick); HOU – Hayes 34-yard run (Hogan kick); HOU – Tyron Carrier 23-yard pass from Case Keenum (Hogan kick)


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Houston
3rd Quarter scoring: UCLA – Derrick Coleman 1-yard run (Smith kick); UCLA – Brehaut 1-yard run (Smith kick)


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Houston
4th Quarter scoring: HOU – Chris Thompson 0-yard fumble recovery (Hogan kick); UCLA – Anthony Barr 11-yard pass from Brehaut (Smith kick blocked)


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, San Jose State
The two teams met for the first time in football.


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, San Jose State
The Spartans' Brandon Rutley provided the highlight of the game with a 65-yard run in the third quarter to tie the score, 17–17. But the Bruins scored a field goal and a Derrick Coleman touchdown in the fourth quarter to come out with their first victory for the 2011 season, their sixth of the last seven home opener victories.


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, San Jose State
1st Quarter scoring: UCLA – Johnathan Franklin 1-yard run (Kip Smith kick).


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, San Jose State
2nd Quarter scoring: SJSU – David Freeman 1-yard run (Harrison Waid kick); UCLA – Johseph Fauria 14-yard pass from Richard Brehaut (Smith kick).


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, San Jose State
3rd Quarter scoring: SJSU – Waid 25-yard field goal; UCLA – Smith 38-yard field goal; SJSU – Brandon Rutley 65-yard run (Waid kick).


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, San Jose State
4th Quarter scoring: UCLA – Smith 20-yard field goal; UCLA – Derrick Coleman 24-yard run (Smith kick).


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Texas
The two teams are meeting for the sixth time, with the Bruins holding a 3–2 edge. The Longhorns are going back to the Rose Bowl for the fourth time in eight years, including a win in the 2005 Rose Bowl against Michigan, a win in the 2006 Rose Bowl against USC for the 2005 National Championship and a loss in the 2009 BCS National Championship Game against Alabama.


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Texas
1st Quarter scoring: UT – D. J. Grant 45-yard pass from Case McCoy (Justin Tucker kick); UT – Fozz Whittaker 8-yard run (Tucker kick).


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Texas
2nd Quarter scoring: UT – Malcolm Brown 16-yard run (Tucker kick); UCLA – Derrick Coleman 1-yard run (Jeff Locke kick); UT –  Grant 2-yard pass from McCoy (Tucker kick);  UCLA  – Locke 51-yard field goal.


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Texas
3rd Quarter scoring: UCLA  – Locke 49-yard field goal; UT  – Grant 5-yard pass from Jaxon Shipley (Tucker kick); UCLA – Coleman 1-yard run (Locke kick); UT – Whittaker 36-yard run (Tucker kick)


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Texas
4th Quarter scoring: UT – Cody Johnson 7-yard run (Tucker kick)


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Oregon State
UCLA leads the series 40–15–4 that began in 1930 and played in Los Angeles, Corvallis, Portland and Tokyo (1980 Mirage Bowl). The Bruins won last year 17–14 on Kai Forbath's 51-yard field goal on the last play of the game.


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Oregon State
First Quarter scoring: OSU – Trevor Romaine 25-yard field goal; UCLA – Taylor Embree 22-yard pass from Richard Brehaut (Jeff Locke kick)


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Oregon State
Second Quarter scoring: UCLA – Brehaut 5-yard run (Locke kick); UCLA – Jordon James 4-yard run (Locke kick); OSU – Jordan Poyer 85-yard punt return (Romaine kick)


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Oregon State
Third Quarter scoring: OSU – Romaine 30-yard field goal; OSU – Jordan Bishop 45-yard pass from Sean Mannion (Two-point pass conversion failed)


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Oregon State
Fourth Quarter scoring: UCLA – Anthony Barr 1-yard run (PAT blocked)


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Stanford
UCLA leads Stanford 45–33–3 in a series that dates back to 1925. For games played at Stanford, both teams have the same 19–19–2 record.


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Stanford
First Quarter scoring: STAN – Coby Fleener 18-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Jordan Williamson kick)


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Stanford
Second Quarter scoring: 	STAN – Stepfan Taylor 2-yard run (Williamson kick); STAN – Williamson 23-yard field goal; UCLA – Joseph Fauria 12-yard pass from Richard Brehaut (Jeff Locke kick)


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Stanford
Third Quarter scoring: 	STAN – Fleener 51-yard pass from Luck (Williamson kick); UCLA – Fauria 13-yard pass from Brehaut (Locke kick failed); STAN – Tyler Gaffney 16-yard run (Williamson kick)


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Stanford
Fourth Quarter scoring: 	UCLA – Josh Smith 7-yard run (Locke kick failed); STAN – Taylor 1-yard run (Williamson kick); STAN – Chris Owusu 5-yard pass from Luck (Williamson kick)


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


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Washington State
First Quarter scoring: WSU – Andrew Furney 21-yard field goal


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Washington State
Second Quarter scoring: WSU – Furney 26-yard field goal; UCLA – Derrick Coleman 1-yard run (Tyler Gonzalez Kick); WSU – Furney 21-yard field goal


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Washington State
Third Quarter scoring: UCLA – Coleman 1-yard run (Gonzalez Kick); WSU – Jared Karstetter 8-yard pass from Marshall Lobbestael (Furney kick)


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Washington State
Fourth Quarter scoring: WSU – Rickey Galvin 21-yard pass from Lobbestael (PAT blocked); UCLA – Josh Smith 9-yard pass from Kevin Prince (Two-point conversion failed); WSU – Furney 47-yard field goal; UCLA – Shaquelle Evans 7-yard pass from Prince (Prince pass to Nelson Rosario two-point conversion)


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Arizona
Since 1927, UCLA is ahead of Arizona 19–14–2 in this series. The Wildcats have a 10–8 advantage in games played in Tucson, including the last three wins in the Desert. Before halftime, a streaker dressed as a referee and ran off the field, and a fight ensued, leading to two players being ejected, and six Bruins players being suspended.


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, California
First Quarter scoring: CAL – Isi Sofele 1-yard run (Giorgio Tavecchio kick)


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, California
Second Quarter scoring: UCLA – Johnathan Franklin 11-yard run (Tyler Gonzalez kick); UCLA – Gonzalez 32-yard; UCLA – Derrick Coleman 2-yard run (Gonzalez kick)


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, California
Third Quarter scoring: CAL – C.J. Anderson 1-yard run (Tavecchio kick)


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, California
Fourth Quarter scoring: UCLA – Coleman 20-yard run (Gonzalez kick); UCLA – Coleman 24-yard run (Gonzalez kick)


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Arizona State
First quarter scoring: UCLA – Johnathan Franklin 11-yard run (Tyler Gonzalez kick failed); ASU – A.J. Pickens 35-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Alex Garoutte kick)


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Arizona State
Second quarter scoring: 	ASU – C. Marshall 14-yard run (Garoutte kick); UCLA – Gonzalez 43-yard field goal; UCLA – Derrick Coleman 1-yard run (Gonzalez kick)


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Arizona State
Third quarter scoring: UCLA – Nelson Rosario 76-yard pass from Kevin Prince (Gonzalez kick); ASU – Jamal Miles, 9-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Garoutte kick)


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Arizona State
Fourth quarter scoring: ASU – Osweiler 1-yard run (Garoutte kick); UCLA – Coleman 1-yard run (Prince pass failed)


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Utah
First Quarter scoring: UCLA – Tyler Gonzalez 30-yard field goal


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Utah
Second Quarter scoring: UTAH – John White 1-yard run (Colem Petersen kick)


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Utah
Third Quarter scoring: UTAH – White 13-yard pass from Jon Hays (Petersen kick); UTAH – White 22-yard run (Petersen kick)


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Utah
Fourth Quarter scoring: UCLA – Gonzalez 35-yard field goal; UTAH – Conroy Black 67-yard interception return (Petersen kick); UTAH – Petersen 38-yard field goal


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Colorado
First Quarter scoring: UCLA – Shaqell Evans 54-yard pass from Kevin Prince (Tyler Gonzalez kick); UCLA – Johnathan Franklin 14-yard run (Gonzalez kick); UCLA – Joseph Fauria 5-yard pass from Prince (Gonzalez kick)


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Colorado
Second Quarter scoring: CU – Toney Clemons 20-yard pass from Tyler Hansen ( Will Oliver kick failed)


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Colorado
Fourth Quarter scoring: UCLA – Fauria 15-yard pass from Prince (Gonzalez kick); UCLA – Nelson Rosario 11-yard pass from Prince (Gonzalez kick); UCLA – Malcolm Jones 1-yard run (Gonzalez kick)


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, USC
Although UCLA and USC had worked out an arrangement to allow each team to wear home uniforms for the rivalry game, in 2011 UCLA debuted an all-white uniform for this game.


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, USC
First Quarter scoring: USC – Marqise Lee 42-yard pass from Matt Barkley (Andre Heidari kick); USC – Curtis McNeal 73-yard run (Heidari kick)


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, USC
Second Quarter scoring: USC – Randall Telfer 1-yard pass from Barkley (Xavier Grimble pass from Barkley); USC – Rhett Ellison 3-yard pass from Barkley (Heidari kick)


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, USC
Third Quarter scoring: USC – Marqise Lee 52-yard pass from Barkley (Heidari kick); USC – Robert Woods 4-yard pass from Barkley (Heidar kick)


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, USC
Fourth Quarter scoring: USC – Woods 41-yard pass from Barkley (Heidari kick)


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Oregon (Pac-12 Conference Championship)
Head coach Rick Neuheisel coached his final game for the Bruins.


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Oregon (Pac-12 Conference Championship)
First Quarter scoring: ORE – LaMichael James 30-yard run (Alejandro Maldonado kick); UCLA – Patrick Larimore 35-yard interception return (Tyler Gonzalez kick); ORE – Darron Thomas 10-yard run (Maldonado kick); ORE – Colt Lyerla 7-yard pass from Thomas, Darron (Maldonado kick)


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Oregon (Pac-12 Conference Championship)
Second Quarter scoring:  UCLA – Nelson Rosario 37-yard pass from Kevin Prince (Gonzalez kick); ORE – James 3-yard run (Maldonado kick); ORE – Daryle Hawkins 25-yard pass from Thomas (Maldonado kick); UCLA – Gonzalez 44-yard field goal


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Oregon (Pac-12 Conference Championship)
Third Quarter scoring: UCLA – Prince 1-yard run (Gonzalez kick); ORE – James 5-yard run (Maldonado kick); ORE – David Paulson 22-yard pass from Thomas (Maldonado kick)


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Oregon (Pac-12 Conference Championship)
Fourth Quarter scoring: UCLA – Nelson Rosario 19-yard pass from Prince (Gonzalez kick)


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Illinois (Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl)
Despite a losing record, the Bruins (6–7) were granted a waiver to play in a bowl game by the NCAA on November 30, 2011, after the Pac-12 conference did not have enough eligible teams to fill its bowl commitments. The Bruins were coached by interim head coach Mike Johnson, who replaced Rick Neuheisel, while the Fighting Illini were coached by interim head coach Vic Koenning, replacing Ron Zook.


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Illinois (Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl)
Second Quarter scoring: UCLA – Taylor Embree 16-yard pass from Kevin Prince (Tyler Gonzalez kick); ILL – Derek Dimke 36-yard field goal


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Illinois (Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl)
Third Quarter scoring: ILL – T. Hawthorne 39-yard interception return (Dimke kick)


2011 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, Illinois (Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl)
Fourth Quarter scoring: ILL – Dimke 37-yard field goal; ILL – A. J. Jenkins 60-yard pass from N. Scheelhaase (Dimke kick); UCLA – Nelson Rosario 38-yard pass from Prince (Gonzalez kick),


2011 UEC European Track Championships
The 2011 European Track Championships was the second edition of the elite European Track Championships in track cycling and took place at the Omnisport Arena in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, between 21 and 23 October.


2011 UEC European Track Championships
All ten Olympic events, (sprint, team sprint, keirin, team pursuit and omnium all for both men and women) and the non-Olympic men's madison championship and points races for both genders were held as part of the championships. The Championships were a qualification event for the 2012 Olympic Games.


2011 UEC European Track Championships
The opening night of competition was marred by technical difficulties, specifically the mechanical breakdown of the fixed gates system. as a result of which all releases reverted to hand or manual releases. This mechanical difficulty caused two German false starts in the Women's Team Pursuit final, and may have played some part in the shock failure of Great Britain to make the medal finals in the Men's Team Sprint event.


2011 UEC European Track Championships
Despite this latter mishap, and the early withdrawal of Sir Chris Hoy with illness, the event was dominated by Great Britain, winning seven golds from the ten Olympic events, despite failing to medal in either individual sprint event.


2011 UEFA Champions League Final
The 2011 UEFA Champions League Final was an association football match played on 28 May 2011 at Wembley Stadium in London that decided the winner of the 2010–11 season of the UEFA Champions League. The winners received the European Champion Clubs' Cup (the European Cup). The 2011 final was the culmination of the 56th season of the tournament, and the 19th in the Champions League era.


2011 UEFA Champions League Final
The final was contested by Barcelona of Spain and Manchester United of England, the same teams which contested the 2009 final held in Rome which Barcelona won 2–0. The match kicked off at 19:45 BST. The referee for the match was Viktor Kassai from Hungary. The venue, the new Wembley Stadium, hosted its first European Cup final, having opened in 2007. The old Wembley Stadium hosted the finals in 1963, 1968, 1971, 1978 and 1992.