2011 Team Speedway Junior European Championship, Heat details, Semi-Final Two
M - exclusion for exceeding two-minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell


2011 Team Speedway Junior European Championship, Heat details, The Final
M - exclusion for exceeding two-minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell


2011 Team Speedway Junior World Championship
The 2011 Team Speedway Junior World Championship was the seventh FIM Team Under-21 World Championship season. The final took place on 3 September, 2011 at Balakovo in Russia. It was the first final in Russia. The defending Champions were Denmark.


2011 Team Speedway Junior World Championship, Results
As the 2011 Under-21 World Cup Final was staged in Russia, the Russian team was seeded directly into the Final. The other three finalists were to be determined in two Semi-Finals on May 28.


2011 Team Speedway Junior World Championship, Results
However, Sweden, who qualified for the Final by winning Semi-final 1, and Australia who qualified by winning Semi-final 2, both withdrew from the Final due to travel cost and visa problems. After both Poland and Finland declined to replace them, their places in the Final was taken by the Ukraine and Czech Republic. Anticipating cost and visa problems, Great Britain declined to enter a team in the 2011 Junior World Cup.


2011 Team Speedway Junior World Championship, Results
On home soil, the Russians easily won their first Under-21 World Cup, scoring 61 points to claim a massive 30 point victory over reigning champions Denmark. The Ukraine and Czech Republic finished tied on 29 points each with the Ukraine's Aleksandr Loktaev defeating Václav Milík, Jr. in a runoff to decide third place.


2011 Team Speedway Junior World Championship, Heat details, Qualifying Round
M - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell


2011 Team Speedway Junior World Championship, Heat details, Semifinal 1
M - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell


2011 Team Speedway Junior World Championship, Heat details, Semifinal 2
M - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell


2011 Team Speedway Junior World Championship, Heat details, Final
M - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell


2011 Teen Choice Awards
The 2011 Teen Choice Awards ceremony, hosted by Kaley Cuoco, aired live on August 7, 2011, at the Gibson Amphitheatre, Universal City, California. This was the first time that the ceremonies were aired live since the 2007 show.


2011 Teen Choice Awards, Ratings
The show was viewed by an estimated 3.17 million Americans with a 1.1 out of 3 rating/share.


2011 Tel Aviv nightclub attack
The 2011 Tel Aviv nightclub attack was a combined vehicular assault and stabbing attack carried out at 01:40 (GMT+2) 29 August 2011 in which a Palestinian attacker stole an Israeli taxi cab and rammed it into a police checkpoint guarding the popular nightclub, Haoman 17, in Tel Aviv which was filled with 2,000 Israeli teenagers. After crashing into the checkpoint, the attacker jumped out of the vehicle and began stabbing people. Four civilians, four police officers, and also perpetrator were injured in the attack. The perpetrator was living illegally in Israel at the time of the attack.


2011 Tel Aviv nightclub attack
The plan of the attacker allegedly was to strike some of the hundreds of teenagers present at the nightclub. Nevertheless, due to an Israel Border Police roadblock at the entrance and immediate response of the Border Police team during the stabbing spree, a much larger and fatal mass-casualty incident was avoided.


2011 Tel Aviv nightclub attack, Background
The attack occurred during a period of heightened security on Israel's southern border following a series of Palestinian militant attacks two weeks prior launched from Egyptian territory and a spate of rocket attacks from Gaza. The Israeli Defense Forces reported that they had upgraded their presence along the border with Egypt after receiving intelligence warning of a possible attack by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ).


2011 Tel Aviv nightclub attack, Radicalization of perpetrator
The perpetrator, a 21-year-old Palestinian man named Muhammad Sa'afan (alt. : Muhammad Bin Said Zofan), a native of Kalkilya, had been living in Israel as an illegal migrant, sleeping in an abandoned apartment adjacent to the disused Siksik mosque in the Jaffa neighborhood, and supporting himself by doing odd jobs. Sofram met Mohammed Bin Saddam Hussein Biari, a fellow Muslim of the same age, at prayer services in a Jaffa mosque. The two began planning to carry out a terrorist attack and Zofran began practicing the martial art of attacking with a knife and a stick in his apartment.


2011 Tel Aviv nightclub attack, Radicalization of perpetrator
Although in the initial investigation the attacker insisted that he initiated, planned and prepared for the attack by himself, and that he bought the knife specifically for the stabbing attack and for the taxi robbery, Israeli security nevertheless investigated whether the perpetrator operated under the instructions and assistance of a terror organization, and whether there might be more attacks expected. According to a police official in Tel Aviv, the attacker had received preliminary information about the big party which took place at the "Haoman 17" nightclub during that specific time. The police official also stated "no one arrives by chance to such an event by chance to carry out a stabbing attack at that late hour, unless one has preliminary information".


2011 Tel Aviv nightclub attack, Radicalization of perpetrator
Investigations revealed that during Ramadan, on 12 August 2011, Biari and Zofran plotted to attack Israeli security forces and civilian Jewish Israelis near the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. To this end, they purchased two knives and rode to Jerusalem on a public bus, staying at the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount for two weeks. However, according to Biari, Zofran told him that after speaking with a cleric at al-Aqsa he had decided to go back to Jaffa and become a "martyr" there. According to Biari, before leaving Jerusalem, Zofran borrowed Biari's cellphone and recorded a short film of himself that was intended for his parents. Biari stated that he had deleted the footage from his cellphone.


2011 Tel Aviv nightclub attack, Radicalization of perpetrator
Zofran went to Tel Aviv's new Central Bus Station on 28 August. He had intended to stab a soldier, steal the soldier's gun, and use it to shoot border police. However, after reportedly failing to locate a suitable soldier to stab, he saw a tractor at a construction site on Yedidia Frenkel Street in Tel Aviv's Florentin neighborhood and instead determined to return to that site, steal the tractor, and kill soldiers by ramming the tractor into them. When he returned to the construction site later that night, he was unable to locate the tractor. It was at this point that, according to the indictment, he determined that he would carjack a taxi and carry out a ramming attack on border police stationed at the nearby junction of Salameh and Abarbanel streets.


2011 Tel Aviv nightclub attack, Attack
On Monday night 29 August 2011 an Israel taxi driver, Nachman Aji (60), who was driving his taxi on Salameh Street in Jaffa, picked up a passenger who sat next to the taxi driver and asked to be driven to the Tel Aviv Central Bus Station.


2011 Tel Aviv nightclub attack, Attack
According to the taxi driver's testimony, shortly thereafter, around 01:30, the passenger pulled out a sharp knife and demanded that the taxi driver hand him the cab while insisting that "I do not want to hurt you". The driver attempted to fight the passenger but after the passenger stabbed him in the arm he agreed to hand over the vehicle. Driver told police that he had believed that assailant merely wanted to steal the car.


2011 Tel Aviv nightclub attack, Attack
At around 01:40 the attacker drove the stolen taxi at full force into a Border Police roadblock, which was securing the popular Haoman 17 nightclub Tel Aviv, one of Tel Aviv's most popular nightclubs. The club was holding an end-of-summer celebration at the time and according to an estimation of Aharon Aksul, the head of the Tel Aviv police district; he party being held at the club that night was for high school students and the club contained over 1,000 teenagers at the time of the attack. Two Border Police officers were injured by the onrushing car.


2011 Tel Aviv nightclub attack, Attack
According to the testimonies of police and people present at the scene, the driver was slumped over the steering wheel and the incident was initially perceived as an accident, but as a police officer approached to assist the driver, he began screaming Allahu Akbar, emerged from the car and "brutally" stabbed a nightclub security officer who had approached the car to assist the presumed accident victim, before being subdued by Yitzhak Assaraf, manager of the nightclub, together with security guards Oleg Chritov and Grigory Sokolov. The three men who subdued the terrorist were injured in the struggle.


2011 Tel Aviv nightclub attack, Attack
The attacker managed to stab several bystanders before the Border Police team at the site managed to wrestle the attacker to the ground and arrest him. To avoid panic, management instructed the DJ to keep the music playing, which he did for another hour. Only after the area outside the club had been secured did the management calmly evacuate the club of teenagers who had not know about the attack. Around 03:00 the security forces at the site began evacuating the teenagers from the club.


2011 Tel Aviv nightclub attack, Attack
In total eight people were injured, three of them seriously: four policemen, three civilians and the taxi driver, in addition to the terrorist, who was slightly injured in the attack. All eight injured plus the terrorist were taken to hospital for treatment. The civilians injured in the stabbing attacks suffered from cuts to their heads, limbs and abdominal areas.


2011 Tel Aviv nightclub attack, Legal proceedings
Although police requested that the suspect's custody be extended to 15 days following his arrest, the Petah Tikva Magistrate's Court extended it to only 10 days. The court hearing was held behind closed doors while the investigation was placed under a gag order.


2011 Tel Aviv nightclub attack, Legal proceedings
Mohammed Bin Said Zofran (alt. : Muhammad Sa'afan) (21,) was indicted on 20 September 2011; charged with illegal residency, robbery, injury with serious intent, attempted murder, and conspiracy to commit a crime.


2011 Tel Aviv nightclub attack, Legal proceedings
Second defendant, Mohammed Bin Saddam Hussein Biari (21) of Jaffa, was charged with failure to prevent a crime, conspiracy to commit a crime, and the destruction of evidence.


2011 Tel Aviv nightclub attack, Legal proceedings
The perpetrator was convicted for the attack in March 2012, and sentenced to 18 years in prison. At the trial, the terrorist "refused to express any remorse."


2011 Tel Aviv nightclub attack, Victims
Two seriously injured border policemen returned to service after a rehabilitation process.


2011 Tel Aviv nightclub attack, Vehicle ramming as a trend
This was one of a small cluster of terrorist vehicle-ramming attacks in Israel in this period, others include the 2008 Jerusalem bulldozer attack, 2008 Jerusalem BMW attack and the 2011 Tel Aviv truck attack. Articles published by Alistair Jamison on NBC News, Joshua Keating in Slate, in Australia's The New Daily, and by the Counter Extremism Project cite this attack as an early example of the terrorist vehicle-ramming attacks that occurred frequently later in the decade in Europe.


2011 Tel Aviv nightclub attack, Vehicle ramming as a trend
In his 2013 book, A Citizen's Guide to Terrorism and Counterterrorism, Christopher C. Harmon references the attack as one of a group of vehicle-ramming attacks in which a terrorist deliberately attempts to run over victims with the intention of "making 'holy war'".


2011 Tel Aviv truck attack
On the morning of 15 May 2011, on Nakba Day, a terrorist attack was carried out in Tel Aviv. A truck was deliberately rammed into cars and pedestrians at busy "Bar-Lev" street (Highway 461) in the south of the city, killing one person and injuring 17 others. The truck driver was identified as Aslam Ibrahim Isa, a 22-year-old Arab-Israeli man from the city of Kfar Kassem. Immediately after the attack he was arrested and taken to questioning by police.


2011 Tel Aviv truck attack
Around 9:35 A.M, beginning at "Mesubim" junction and for 2 kilometers (1.2 miles), Isa shouted "Allahu Akbar!" as he hit with his truck multiple cars, buses, traffic signs, security rails, and some people. Police said a total of 15 vehicles were hit during the attack. The ramming attack ended when the truck crashed into an empty bus near a school. After the crashing, Isa left the truck and reportedly shouted and threw objects at people. He caught a traffic light and hit with it a young girl in the hand. He was arrested by police, and later sentenced to prison.


2011 Tel Aviv truck attack
The victim of the attack was Aviv Morag, a 29-year-old man from Givatayim.


2011 Tel Aviv truck attack
This was one of a small cluster of terrorist vehicle-ramming attacks in Israeel in this period, including the 2008 Jerusalem bulldozer attack, 2008 Jerusalem BMW attack and the 2011 Tel Aviv nightclub attack.


2011 Telavi Open
The 2011 Telavi Open will be a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It will be the fourth edition of the tournament which is part of the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit. It will take place in Telavi, Georgia between 26 September and 2 October 2011.


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


2011 Telavi Open, Champions, Doubles
Elena Bogdan /  Mihaela Buzărnescu def. Ekaterine Gorgodze /  Anastasia Grymalska, 1–6, 6–1, [10–3]


2011 Telavi Open – Doubles
Veronika Kapshay and Ágnes Szatmári were the defending champions, but Szatmári chose not to participate. Kapshay partnered up with Julia Cohen but lost in the first round to Tatia Mikadze and Sofia Shapatava. Elena Bogdan and Mihaela Buzărnescu won the title, defeating Ekaterine Gorgodze and Anastasia Grymalska, 1–6, 6–1, [10–3] in the final.


2011 Telavi Open – Singles
Melanie Klaffner was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Tatia Mikadze. Alexandra Panova won the title by defeating Alexandra Cadanțu in the final 4–6, 6–1, 6–1.


2011 Telford and Wrekin Council election
Elections for the whole of Telford and Wrekin Council took place on 10 May 2011. 54 councillors were elected in 33 wards and the Labour Party took control from the Conservatives. There were no boundary changes taking effect at this election.


2011 Telford and Wrekin Council election, Election result
The Conservatives lost control to Labour, who gained 16 seats.


2011 Telford and Wrekin Council election, Election result
Seat gains/losses are in relation to the previous whole council election in 2007. During the intervening time, four seats changes hands in by-elections; the Conservatives gained four seats, 2 losses each from Labour and Independents.


2011 Telford and Wrekin Council election, Ward results
Successful candidates are in bold; defending incumbents are indicated by "*". Percentages are of the total number of votes cast (In multiple member wards, each voter may vote once for each vacancy, i.e., in a three-member ward each voter has three votes).


2011 Telus Cup
The 2011 Telus Cup was Canada's 33rd annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 18–24, 2011 at the Mile One Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The Winnipeg Thrashers defeated the London Jr. Knights 3–1 in the gold medal game to win their first national title.


2011 Telus Cup
Five future National Hockey League players participated in this tournament: Jonathan Drouin, Anthony Duclair, Mike Matheson, tournament scoring leader Sam Reinhart and MVP Alexander Kerfoot.


2011 Telus Cup, Road to the Telus Cup, Atlantic Region
Championship GameHalifax 4 - St. John's 3Halifax advances to Telus Cup


2011 Telus Cup, Road to the Telus Cup, Central Region
Semi FinalsOttawa 67's 5 - Mississauga 3London 6 - Nickel City 2


2011 Telus Cup, Road to the Telus Cup, Central Region
Championship GameLondon 3 - Ottawa 67's 1London advances to Telus Cup


2011 Telus Cup, Road to the Telus Cup, West Region
Championship GameWinnipeg 4 - Prince Albert 1Winnipeg advances to Telus Cup


2011 Temple Owls football team
The 2011 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by first-year head coach Steve Addazio and played their home games at Lincoln Financial Field. They played as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in MAC play to finish in second place in the East Division. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they defeated Wyoming 37–15. It was the school's first bowl win since the 1979 Garden State Bowl. This was the Owls' last season as a member of the MAC as they re-joined the Big East Conference for football in 2012.


2011 Tenang by-election
The Tenang state by-election was a state by-election that was held on 30 January 2011 in the state of Johor, Malaysia. The nomination of candidates was done on 22 January 2011. The Tenang parliamentary seat fell vacant when its state assemblyman Datuk Sulaiman Taha of United Malays National Organisation died due to a blood infection and other complications due to diabetes. Previously Sulaiman won the Tenang seat with a 2,492-vote majority, beating PAS' Mohd Saim Siran at the 2008 Malaysian general elections. The state assembly seat has some 14,511 voters consisting of 48.9% Malays, 38.3% Chinese, 12% Indians and 0.9% other races. PAS has picked as its candidate Normala Sudirman, a school teacher,  while Barisan Nasional has picked Mohd Azahar.


2011 Tendring District Council election
The 2011 Tendring District Council election for the Tendring District Council was held in 2011 as part of the wider local elections.


2011 Tennessee State Tigers football team
The 2011 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by second-year head coach Rod Reed and played their home games at LP Field. They finished the season 5–6 overall and 4–4 in OVC play to tie for fifth place.


2011 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team
The 2011 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Technological University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Golden Eagles were led by fifth-year head coach Watson Brown and played their home games at Tucker Stadium. They were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). Tennessee Tech finished the season 7–4 overall and 6–2 in OVC play to share the conference championship with Eastern Kentucky and Jacksonville State. They received the conference's automatic bid into the FCS playoffs where they lost in the first round to Central Arkansas.


2011 Tennessee Titans season
The 2011 Tennessee Titans season was the franchise's 42nd season in the National Football League (NFL), the 52nd overall and the 15th in the state of Tennessee. It also marked the first season under head coach Mike Munchak, replacing longtime head coach Jeff Fisher, who resigned on January 27 after 17 seasons. The team improved on their 6–10 record from 2010 and finished tied with the Cincinnati Bengals for the last playoff spot, but lost the tiebreaker due to their 24–17 loss to the Bengals in Week 9, missing the playoffs for a third consecutive season.


2011 Tennessee Titans season, Preseason, Schedule
The Titans' preseason schedule was announced on April 12, 2011.


2011 Tennessee Titans season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Coming off their road win over the Browns, the Titans flew to Heinz Field for a Week 5 intraconference duel with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Tennessee threw the game's opening punch in the first quarter with a 29-yard field goal from kicker Rob Bironas, but the Steelers answered with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger completing an 8-yard touchdown pass to tight end Heath Miller. Pittsburgh added onto their lead in the second with Roethlisberger completing a 7-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Hines Ward and a 1-yard touchdown pass to fullback David Johnson.


2011 Tennessee Titans season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Pittsburgh Steelers
The Steelers continued their dominating performance in the third quarter with Roethlisberger completing a 5-yard touchdown pass to Ward. The Titans would respond with a 1-yard touchdown run from running back Chris Johnson, yet Pittsburgh came right back in the fourth quarter with kicker Shaun Suisham getting a 19-yard field goal. Tennessee tried to rally as quarterback Matt Hasselbeck found wide receiver Damian Williams on a 19-yard touchdown pass, but the Steelers closed out the game with Roethlisberger completing a 40-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Mike Wallace.


2011 Tennessee Titans season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
With the win the Titans improved to 8–7. In order to secure a playoff spot the Tennessee Titans need a win at Houston in Week 17, Plus a Bengals loss, also a Broncos and Raiders win as well. If either Cincinnati wins against Baltimore or Denver loses against Kansas City, the Titans will be eliminated from postseason contention.


2011 Tennessee Titans season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Houston Texans
With the win, the Titans finished the season 9–7 and would secure their first winning season since 2008. But were eliminated from postseason contention due to the Denver Broncos losing against the Kansas City Chiefs 7–3


2011 Tennessee Volunteers football team
The 2011 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Derek Dooley, who entered his second season with UT. The Volunteers played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee, and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).


2011 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Recruiting class
Tennessee's recruiting class was highlighted by six players from the "ESPN 150": No. 57 DeAnthony Arnett (WR); No. 63 Curt Maggitt (OLB); No. 73 Marcus Jackson (OG); No. 105 Antonio Richardson (OT); No. 118 A.J. Johnson (ILB); and No. 134 Marlin Lane (RB). Tennessee signed the No. 13 recruiting class according to Rivals and the No. 11 recruiting class according to Scout. The football program received 27 letters of intent on National Signing Day, February 2, 2011.


2011 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Personnel, Coaching staff
The Middle Tennessee game is notable for having Derrick Brodus, a redshirt freshman walk-on who was not on the depth chart and never played college football, plucked from his fraternity's couch after Tennessee's other kickers (regular Michael Palardy was out and his replacement Chip Rhome hurt himself during warm-ups) were unavailable. He got the call less than an hour before kickoff. Brodus scored three extra points and a field goal in the victory.


2011 Tennis Napoli Cup
The 2011 Tennis Napoli Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 15th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Naples, Italy, between 18 and 24 April 2011.


2011 Tennis Napoli Cup, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Tennis Napoli Cup, Champions, Doubles
Travis Rettenmaier /  Simon Stadler def. Travis Parrott /  Andreas Siljeström, 6–4, 6–4


2011 Tennis Napoli Cup – Doubles
Dustin Brown and Jesse Witten were the defending champions, but they decided not to compete this year.


2011 Tennis Napoli Cup – Doubles
Travis Rettenmaier and Simon Stadler won the title, defeating Travis Parrott and Andreas Siljeström 6–4, 6–4 in the final.


2011 Tennis Napoli Cup – Singles
Rui Machado was the defending champion, but decided not to participate.


2011 Tennis Napoli Cup – Singles
Thomas Schoorel won his second Challenger title, defeating Filippo Volandri 6–2, 7–6(7–4) in the final.


2011 Tennislife Cup
The 2011 Tennislife Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the fifth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Napoli, Italy between 26 September and 2 October 2011.


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


2011 Tennislife Cup, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry as a special exemption into the singles main draw:


2011 Tennislife Cup, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry as a Lucky Loser into the singles main draw:


2011 Tennislife Cup, Champions, Doubles
Yuri Schukin /  Antonio Veić def. Hsieh Cheng-peng /  Lee Hsin-han, 6–7(5–7), 7–5, [10–8]


2011 Tennislife Cup – Doubles
Daniel Muñoz-de la Nava and Simone Vagnozzi were the defending champions, but Spanish player decided not to participate. Vagnozzi partnered up with Alessio di Mauro, but lost in the semifinals.


2011 Tennislife Cup – Doubles
Yuri Schukin and Antonio Veić won the title, defeating Hsieh Cheng-peng and Lee Hsin-han 6–7(5–7), 7–5, [10–8] in the final.


2011 Tennislife Cup – Singles
Fabio Fognini was the defending champion but decided not to participate. Leonardo Mayer won the title, defeating Alessandro Giannessi 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


2011 Tercera División play-offs
The 2011 Tercera División play-offs to Segunda División B from Tercera División (Promotion play-offs) were the final playoffs for the promotion from 2010–11 Tercera División to 2011–12 Segunda División B. The first four teams in each group took part in the play-off.


2011 Tercera División play-offs, Format
The eighteen group winners had the opportunity to be promoted directly to Segunda División B. The eighteen group winners were drawn into a two-legged series where the nine winners promoted to Segunda División B. The nine losing clubs entered the play-off round for the last nine promotion spots.


2011 Tercera División play-offs, Format
The eighteen runners-up were drawn against one of the seventeen fourth-placed clubs outside their group and the eighteen third-placed clubs were drawn against one another in a two-legged series. The twenty-seven winners advanced with the nine losing clubs from the champions' series to determine the eighteen teams that entered the last two-legged series for the last nine promotion spots. In all the playoff series, the lower-ranked club played at home first. Whenever there was a tie in position (e.g. like the group winners in the champions' series or the third-placed teams in the first round), a draw determined the club to play at home first.


2011 Tercera División play-offs, Eliminatories, 1st eliminatory (2nd, 3rd and 4th of group)
For 2nd, 3rd and 4th of group only. 2nds played against 4ths and 3rds played against each other.


2011 Tercera División play-offs, Eliminatories, 2nd eliminatory
Winners of 1st eliminatory (2nd, 3rd and 4th of group) (27 teams) and losers of 1st eliminatory (1st of group) (9 teams).


2011 Test Valley Borough Council election
Elections to Test Valley Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011, the same day as the 2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum. The Conservatives maintained control of the council, with an increased majority.


2011 Test Valley Borough Council election, Candidates and results
Before the election, the council consisted of 33 Conservatives, 14 Liberal Democrats and 1 Independent.


2011 Test Valley Borough Council election, Candidates and results
Only the Conservatives contested all 48 seats. The Liberal Democrats contested 43 seats, while Labour contested 14, the UK Independence Party 7 and the Greens 2. There were also 3 independent candidates. Two wards, Bourne Valley and Over Wallop, were uncontested, meaning the Conservative candidates were elected by default.


2011 Test Valley Borough Council election, Candidates and results
Despite all 48 seats being up for election, only three changed hands: The Conservatives gained two seats in Andover, both from the Liberal Democrats, and, in the Abbey Ward of Romsey, defeated Independent Sally Lamb, who had been previously elected as a Liberal Democrat.


2011 Tetra Pak Tennis Cup
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2011 Tetra Pak Tennis Cup
The 2011 Tetra Pak Tennis Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Campinas, Brazil between 19 and 25 September 2011.


2011 Tetra Pak Tennis Cup, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Tetra Pak Tennis Cup, Champions, Doubles
Marcel Felder /  Caio Zampieri def. Fabricio Neis /  João Pedro Sorgi, 7–5, 6–4


2011 Tetra Pak Tennis Cup – Doubles
Marcel Felder and Caio Zampieri won the title, defeating Fabricio Neis and João Pedro Sorgi 7–5, 6–4 in the final.


2011 Tetra Pak Tennis Cup – Singles
1st seed Máximo González won the first edition of this tournament, defeating Caio Zampieri 6–3, 6–2 in the final.


2011 Tevlin Women's Challenger
The 2011 Tevlin Women's Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 7th edition of the tournament and part of the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000 in prize money. It took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between October 31 and November 6, 2011.


2011 Tevlin Women's Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Tevlin Women's Challenger, Champions, Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski /  Marie-Ève Pelletier def. Tímea Babos /  Jessica Pegula, 7–5, 6–7(5–7), [10–4]


2011 Tevlin Women's Challenger – Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski and Sharon Fichman were the defending champions, but both competed with different partners. Dabrowski competed with Marie-Ève Pelletier, while Fichman competed with Sun Shengnan and both faced each other in the semifinals with Dabrowski and Pelletier winning.


2011 Tevlin Women's Challenger – Doubles
Dabrowski then successfully defended her title partnering up with Pelletier and defeating Tímea Babos and Jessica Pegula in the final 7–5, 6–7(5–7), [10–4].


2011 Tevlin Women's Challenger – Singles
Heather Watson was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.


2011 Tevlin Women's Challenger – Singles
Amra Sadiković won the title defeating Gabriela Dabrowski in the final 6–4, 6–2.


2011 Texas A&M Aggies baseball team
The 2011 Texas A&M Aggies baseball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Aggies played their home games at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park. The team was coached by Rob Childress in his 6th season at Texas A&M.


2011 Texas A&M Aggies baseball team
The Aggies reached the College World Series, but were eliminated by California.


2011 Texas A&M Aggies baseball team, Ranking movements
^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.


2011 Texas A&M Aggies football team
The 2011 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by fourth year head coach Mike Sherman during the regular season and Tim DeRuyter during their bowl game. They played their home games at Kyle Field. This was their final football season as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 4–5 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They were invited to the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas where they defeated Northwestern 33–22.


2011 Texas A&M Aggies football team
Texas A&M sold out every home game during the season for the first time, setting new attendance records for total fans (610,283) and average fans per game (87,183) in the process. The sellouts were due in large part to speculation (later confirmed) that Texas A&M would become a member of the Southeastern Conference beginning in 2012.


2011 Texas A&M Aggies football team
A week after losing the rivalry game with Texas, on December 1, 2011, head coach Mike Sherman was fired by phone while on a recruiting trip in Houston, Texas. Defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter was the interim head coach for their bowl game. Sherman finished at A&M with a four-year record of 25–25. Sherman was replaced by Kevin Sumlin while DeRuyter left A&M to become the head coach at Fresno State.


2011 Texas A&M Aggies women's soccer team
The 2011 Texas A&M Aggies women's soccer team represented Texas A&M University in the 2011 NCAA Division I women's college soccer season. The team belonged to the Big 12 Conference and played its home games at Ellis Field. The Aggies were led by G. Guerrieri, who has coached the team since the program's inception in 1993 (19 years).


2011 Texas A&M Aggies women's soccer team
The 2011 team had 25 roster players, with 14 scholarships to utilize between them.


2011 Texas A&M Aggies women's soccer team, Season Review, Non-Conference
Texas A&M opened its season with a pair of games against 2010 NCAA Tournament teams Fresno State and UC Irvine. Despite the debut of 10 freshmen, which was considered one of the nation's best recruiting classes, the Aggies outshot and outscored the Bulldogs 4–2. All four goals were scored by freshmen, two by Allie Bailey and one each by Shea Groom and Leigh Edwards. Against #17 UC Irvine, despite outshooting the Anteaters 21-5 and holding possession for almost the entire match, A&M fell 1–0 in a disappointing loss.


2011 Texas A&M Aggies women's soccer team, Season Review, Non-Conference
The Aggies missed scoring opportunities on 3 separate 1v1 against the UC Irvine GK, and also hit the crossbar on a header by freshman Meghan Streight off a corner kick in the 2nd half. Both games were notable in that the weather conditions were very hot, with temperatures hovering over 100 degrees during the matches. The Aggies first foray on the road was not a good one. Playing in a tournament in Knoxville, A&M lost matches to Florida, 2–3, and Tennessee, 0–1, despite garnering the majority of possession and shots on goal in both matches.


2011 Texas A&M Aggies women's soccer team, Season Review, Non-Conference
Against the Gators, after an even first half in which Annie Kunz and Kelley Monogue scored to tie the match at 2-2, the second half belonged to the Aggies, outshooting Florida 13-5 (21-12 overall). The Gators cleared four shots by A&M off their own goal line and thwarted several other good scoring chances. However, in the final minutes Florida regained momentum and scored the winning goal with 15 seconds left in regulation. Against Tennessee, A&M again gained the majority of possession and outshot the Vols 16–8, but couldn't find a goal against the stingy Tennessee defense.


2011 Texas A&M Aggies women's soccer team, Season Review, Non-Conference
The Aggies hit the post four times in the match, including twice by Kelley Monogue in a frantic 33rd minute in which the Vol defense was under intense pressure. A&M also missed a couple of 1v1 with the Vol GK, the closest being Bianca Brinson's missed shot just wide of the goal in the 36th minute. Tennessee was awarded a PK in the 35th minute after A&M GK Jordan Day became entangled with a Vol forward, resulting in the 1–0 win for Tennessee. It was only the 3rd time in A&M history that the Aggies had lost 3 consecutive games, and it was the first time an Aggies squad had started the season 1–3.


2011 Texas Longhorns baseball team
The 2011 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. The team was coached by Augie Garrido in his 15th season at Texas.


2011 Texas Longhorns baseball team
The Longhorns reached the College World Series, but were eliminated by North Carolina.


2011 Texas Longhorns baseball team, Ranking movements
^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.


2011 Texas Longhorns football team
The 2011 Texas Longhorns football team (variously "Texas," "UT," the "Longhorns," or the "'Horns") represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Longhorns were led by 14th year head coach Mack Brown and played their home games at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium. They are a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 4–5 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for sixth place improving on their disastrous 5–7 season from 2010. They were invited to the Holiday Bowl where they defeated California 21–10.


2011 Texas Longhorns football team, Previous season
After the 2009 Texas Longhorns football team lost to Alabama in the 2010 BCS National Championship Game, Texas entered the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season ranked fifth in the AP Poll and fourth in the Coaches Poll. Texas won its first three games of the season, maintaining a top 10 status. However, the Longhorns were upset by UCLA, followed by a loss to Oklahoma. This caused Texas to be excluded from both Top 25 polls for the first time since 1998.


2011 Texas Longhorns football team, Roster, Recruiting
During the 2011 recruiting period, Texas recruited 18 players, including nine from the ESPN 150. As a result, Texas' recruiting class was ranked first by ESPN and third by both Rivals and Scout.


2011 Texas Longhorns football team, Game summaries, Rice
The Longhorns opened up the 2011 season against the Rice Owls of Conference USA. In the previous meeting, which was also the first game that 2010 Texas Longhorns football team played against, Texas won 34–17. Garrett Gilbert was the starting quarterback after he was selected over Case McCoy, David Ash, and Connor Wood. Rice was able to hold the Longhorns to a three-and-out and attain a field goal to give Rice a 3–0 lead.


2011 Texas Longhorns football team, Game summaries, Rice
However, Texas was able to respond with another field goal drive which was highlighted by a 56-yard pass from Gilbert to Mike Davis that would turn out to be the longest pass for the game, tying it at 3–3 at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, Rice's Xavier Webb fumbled a punt that was recovered by the Texas team deep inside the Owls' side of the field, setting up the first touchdown of the game and putting Texas at a 10–3 lead. Each team made an additional field goal in the remaining second quarter to put the score at 13–6 with Texas leading.


2011 Texas Longhorns football team, Game summaries, Rice
To start the second half, the Owls were able to narrow the Longhorns' lead to 13–9 after driving 46 yards to make a field goal, but on the ensuing drive Texas was able to increase the lead once again with a touchdown highlighted by a 36-yard pass by John Harris to Jaxon Shipley. This marked the first time that a non-quarterback player made a touchdown pass in school history since 1998 Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams. In the fourth quarter, Texas held Rice scoreless while scoring two touchdowns, both of which by running back Foswhitt Whittaker. Texas would hold off Rice for the rest of the game to win 34–9 victory, the seventy-first against Rice overall.


2011 Texas Longhorns football team, Game summaries, BYU
Texas remained at home to face BYU. Prior to the game, the two teams had only met twice, in 1988 and 1987. In both games, BYU won with scores of 47–6 and 22–17, respectively. In the first quarter, BYU held Texas scoreless with two punts, answering with two field goals. Garrett Gilbert, the starting quarterback, was replaced by backups Case McCoy and David Ash in the first quarter after throwing two interceptions. To answer Gilbert's second interception, the Cougars were able to drive 97 yards to score the only touchdown of the first half.


2011 Texas Longhorns football team, Game summaries, BYU
After the touchdown, BYU lead Texas 13–0. In the second quarter, BYU quarterback Jake Heaps was intercepted by Texas cornerback Adrian Phillips. This set up a Texas field goal that would be Texas' first score of the game with 1:44 left in the half, cutting the BYU lead to 10 points. The Cougars would keep possession for the remaining second quarter to keep the score at 13–3 at halftime, with BYU still leading. But against all odds, the Texas Longhorns stunned the BYU Cougars by means of a last minute touchdown and earning the victory as a result.


2011 Texas Longhorns football team, Game summaries, UCLA
The Longhorns played UCLA  for their first away game on September 17. In  the previous 3 matches, UCLA won in large blowouts, most notably  in 1997 when they won 66–3 in what became known as 'Rout 66.' Case McCoy and David Ash were selected as  quarterback co-starters after Garrett Gilbert was taken out of the game  against BYU. Texas started quickly into the game when UCLA quarterback Kevin Prince threw an  interception. On the ensuing Longhorn drive, Case McCoy threw a 45-yard pass to D.J. Grant, giving Texas a 7–0 lead. Kevin Prince would throw 2 additional interceptions, both of which Texas scored upon, before taken out of the game.


2011 Texas Longhorns football team, Game summaries, Holiday Bowl – California
Texas was favored by 3 points. Most valuable players were David Ash (QB) and Keenan Robinson (LB).


2011 Texas Longhorns football team, Rankings
The Texas Longhorns began the season unranked for the first time since 1998 in the AP Poll, although it was ranked twenty-fourth in the Coaches Poll. After wins against Rice and BYU, Texas would slowly increase in the rankings before jumping four spots in the AP Poll and three in the Coaches Poll after winning against UCLA. After the bye week Texas once again jumped another 2 spots in the AP Poll and one in the Coaches Poll. In the final BCS rankings, Texas was twenty-fourth. In both the Associated Press' final rankings and USA Today's final rankings, Texas was unranked.


2011 Texas Rangers season
The Texas Rangers' 2011 season was the 51st season in the overall history of the franchise and the 40th since the team relocated to Arlington, Texas. At the season outset, the Rangers were the defending American League champions.


2011 Texas Rangers season
Despite playing during one of the hottest summers on record in Texas, the Rangers claimed their second consecutive American League West division title (fifth overall) and set franchise records for wins (96 wins and a .592 winning percentage, one win better than the previous record set in 1999) and home attendance (2,946,949 fans at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, breaking the old record set in 1997).


2011 Texas Rangers season
Another year of improvement from the starting pitching and defense would give the Rangers the most shutouts in the American League, and the trailed the Philadelphia Phillies by only two for the Major League Baseball (MLB) lead. All five members of the opening day starting rotation would stay in the rotation for the entire year. C. J. Wilson tied for the league lead in starts with 34 while Derek Holland tied for second in shutouts with four, tied for first in the American League, and each pitcher would have at least 13 wins. The offense, always considered a strong point for the team, would also have another good year with three players getting 30+ home runs, and Ian Kinsler completing his second 30–30 season.


2011 Texas Rangers season
The Rangers won their second straight AL West title, and beat the Tampa Bay Rays in four games and the Detroit Tigers in six to advance to the 2011 World Series. They lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games, their second straight defeat in the Fall Classic, becoming the first team to lose back-to-back World Series since the Atlanta Braves in 1991 and 1992.


2011 Texas Rangers season
The World Series was notable for the Rangers being one strike away from winning the series twice in Game 6 with a two-run lead each time before ultimately losing to the Cardinals 10–9 in an 11-inning thriller. They would go on to lose Game 7 by a score of 6–2.


2011 Texas Rangers season
To date, the Rangers possess the second-longest World Series win drought after the Cleveland Indians and also the second-longest amount of time it has taken a North American professional sports franchise to win its first league title after the Philadelphia Phillies, leading many to consider the Rangers to be amongst the most-cursed North American pro sports teams.


2011 Texas Rangers season, Offseason
The biggest free agent pitcher of the 2011 market was Cliff Lee. According to major media markets, Lee's most likely destination for 2011 was a return to Texas, or signing with the New York Yankees. Bob Simpson, a lead investor of Rangers Baseball Express which owns the Rangers, told media "We're going to go after Cliff Lee – hard, and we have the financial firepower to do that."


2011 Texas Rangers season, Offseason
After an extended process which included a flight by principal owner Chuck Greenberg, team investor Ray Davis, and assistant GM Thad Levine to meet with Lee, his wife, and agent following the winter meeting, Lee signed a five-year deal with the Phillies to return to the team which traded him away at the start of the 2010 season.


2011 Texas Rangers season, Offseason
On November 3, 2010, the Rangers declined to exercise their 2011 option on Vladimir Guerrero's contract. Guerrero was a type A free agent but the Rangers would not receive draft pick compensation for Guerrero after he signed with the Baltimore Orioles.


2011 Texas Rangers season, Offseason
Scott Feldman underwent surgery to repair torn cartilage in his right knee. The rehab time for the surgery will prevent Feldman from returning to compete for a rotation spot for the start of the season. Feldman was the Texas Rangers' pitcher of the year in 2009 and opening day starter for 2010, but failed to repeat his success in 2010 after signing a three-year extension.


2011 Texas Rangers season, Offseason
For the second year in a row, the Rangers needed to fill the position of hitting coach after Clint Hurdle took the manager position with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Rangers signed Thad Bosley. Bosley was a member of the A's coaching staff during Washington's time with the A's, and was also teammates with first base coach Gary Pettis in the Rangers organization during his final playing year.


2011 Texas Rangers season, Offseason
The Rangers signed two players in November: 34-year-old free agent Japanese pitcher Yoshinori Tateyama, a side-arm throwing relief pitcher, and catcher Yorvit Torrealba from the San Diego Padres. Torrealba was a type B free agent and did not cost the Rangers a draft pick for the signing. Bengie Molina, the Rangers' primary catcher in 2010, elected to retire.


2011 Texas Rangers season, Offseason
On December 26, the Rangers and pitcher Brandon Webb agreed to terms for a one-year contract. Webb, who was recovering from shoulder surgery, had not pitched in the majors since opening day of 2009.


2011 Texas Rangers season, Offseason
The Rangers' biggest free agent move for the 2011 season would be the signing of third baseman Adrián Beltré. The six-year, $96 million deal would force incumbent veteran Michael Young into his fourth position with the Rangers. Although Young was hesitant to make another position move, Young told the Rangers and the media he was willing to switch to designated hitter in order for the Rangers to sign Beltre. With the signing of Beltre and move of Young, the Rangers did not continue to attempt to re-sign Guerrero, who would sign a one-year deal with the Orioles.


2011 Texas Rangers season, Offseason
In late January the Rangers made their biggest trade of the offseason when long-time trade target Mike Napoli was acquired from the Toronto Blue Jays for relief pitcher Frank Francisco. Napoli became available to the Rangers after being sent to the Blue Jays with Juan Rivera just three days earlier in exchange for Vernon Wells. The weakening of the bullpen from the loss of Francisco would not be the biggest problem from the Napoli trade as DH utility infielder Michael Young would demand his second trade request in three years. After a press conference in which Rangers president Nolan Ryan and GM Jon Daniels acknowledged Young's trade request, indicating Young had a change of heart after initially agreeing to be the primary designated hitter, Young fired back telling the press


2011 Texas Rangers season, Offseason
The suggestion that I had a change of heart and asked for a trade is a manipulation of the truth. I asked for a trade because I've been misled and manipulated and I'm sick of it.


2011 Texas Rangers season, Offseason
Although trade rumors concerning Young would continue after his demand, as it did during and after the winter meetings, no trade would be forthcoming and Young reported for Spring training on time.


2011 Texas Rangers season, Spring training
With an infield and outfield set, and multiple players able to cover in different positions, the rotation and bullpen would be the biggest questions for the front office to handle. C. J. Wilson was named the opening day starter early on, followed by Colby Lewis and Tommy Hunter. Free agent Brandon Webb would continue to prepare for a return to baseball, but would not be ready in time for opening day and would start the season on the disabled list.


2011 Texas Rangers season, Spring training
An injury to Hunter would place him on the disabled list to start the season, and Matt Harrison, who had earned the fourth spot, would be moved to third. The remaining candidates, Derek Holland, Michael Kirkman, Eric Hurley, and closer Neftalí Feliz, would continue to compete for the final two spots. Kirkman and Hurley were sent to AAA, and Feliz was returned to the closer role due to a weakened bullpen. Reliever Alexi Ogando would be the number 5 starter behind Holland to start the season.


2011 Texas Rangers season, Spring training
On March 11, just 220 days after acquiring the team from auction, Chuck Greenberg would resign as CEO from the Rangers. The resignation came about due to different management styles between Greenberg and president Nolan Ryan. Ryan added the CEO title to his position.


2011 Texas Rangers season, Spring training
I have great respect for the Texas Rangers franchise and am enormously proud of all we have accomplished together since August. Unfortunately, Nolan Ryan, the Co-Chairmen, and I have somewhat different styles. While I am disappointed we did not work through our differences, I remain wholeheartedly committed to doing what's right for the franchise. Together we concluded it is best for all concerned for me to sell my interest back to Rangers Baseball Express and move on. I do so with a heavy heart, but with every confidence in the direction that the new management team is taking the Rangers and, with Nolan at the helm, I know this franchise will continue to thrive and reach even greater heights both on and off the field.


2011 Texas Rangers season, Spring training
Although the rift between Greenberg and Ryan were never publicly discussed by the Rangers, reports indicated two major events that might have directly led to the removal of Greenberg, Greenberg's involvement with additional attempts to sign Cliff Lee, and his involvement with potential Young trades after Young demanded a trade, most specifically that Greenberg demanded Young forfeit deferred interest due to him by the Rangers. The demand would have been a violation of the MLB CBA.


2011 Texas Rangers season, Spring training
During Spring training GM Jon Daniels and Young met twice to discuss the situation leading to Young's trade demand. Daniels said it was the Rangers' continued trade discussions after Young being told he would not be traded once third baseman Adrián Beltré was acquired that helped lead to the trade demand.


2011 Texas Rangers season, Spring training
The Rangers later traded Matt Treanor to the Kansas City Royals (Treanor would later be traded back to the Rangers at the end of August).


2011 Texas Rangers season, April
Rotation: C. J. Wilson, Colby Lewis, Matt Harrison, Derek Holland, Alexi Ogando, Dave Bush


2011 Texas Rangers season, April
For the first time under manager Ron Washington the Rangers would finish the month of April with a record above .500. After sweeping the first two series against Boston and Seattle the Rangers would take their first loss of the season against Baltimore in the first game of a double header on April 9 after the series opener was rained out.


2011 Texas Rangers season, April
The Rangers were the last team in the 2011 season to record a loss and each Ranger starter would get the win from game 2 through game 6, the first team to have 5 different starters win at least 1 game each. After the Baltimore series the Rangers would lose three straight series versus the Tigers, Yankees, and Angels. A sweep of the Royals, a 1–3 series loss to Toronto, and a two-game split with Oakland would finish out the month. The Rangers would spend only one day out of first place for the West in the month.


2011 Texas Rangers season, April
Ian Kinsler would make Major League history by being the first player to hit a lead off home run in the first two games of a season. Kinsler would also set another record along with Nelson Cruz by being the first teammates to hit at least one home run each in each of the first three games of the season. Cruz would go on to hit a home run in the first four games of the season, only the third player in Major League history, and the first to do so in the American League. Shortstop Elvis Andrus would also hit his first home run since 2009 in the fourth game of the season.


2011 Texas Rangers season, April
Ogando would make his second start against the Detroit Tigers and earn his second win. In each of his first two starts of the season he went 6+ innings, earned the win, and gave up 2 or fewer hit in each start, joining only 4 other pitchers since 1919 to do so. Ogando would be the first to do so without giving up a run.


2011 Texas Rangers season, April
On April 12 left fielder Josh Hamilton left the game after a first-inning play at the plate. The Rangers would ultimately lose their second game of the season and Hamilton would be diagnosed with a fracture in his right shoulder. After the game, Hamilton expressed his concern about the play before running calling it a "stupid play" and thinking "I don't want to do this... something is going to happen" but said he listened to his third base coach and ran on the infield foul out.


2011 Texas Rangers season, April
As a result of the rainout versus Baltimore on April 8, starter Colby Lewis pitched one day later than scheduled. This would force Lewis to miss his next start on April 13 against Detroit and resulted in Lewis missing a second start for the birth of his child. Local blogger and radio shock jock Richie Whitt would criticize the Rangers' and Lewis' decision to take a leave as a result of the birth of Lewis' second child.


2011 Texas Rangers season, April
Whitt pointed out a starter only gets thirty or so chances to impact a baseball game, and since players are paid millions,  the birth of a child should be planned for the off season if need be. Dallas Morning News reporter Evan Grant countered the blog posting stating it was the rain delayed Baltimore game which caused Lewis' next start to be a day later, resulting in Lewis missing his next start to attend the planned birth of his second child.


2011 Texas Rangers season, April
Grant also reported Lewis offered to make a short rested start before the leave to avoid missing a start, and was declined by the Rangers to do so. Dave Bush would get the starts in Lewis' place. Bush would be the last player who started the season on a team's 25-man roster to make his 2011 debut. Left-handed pitcher Michael Kirkman would be called up during Lewis' leave.


2011 Texas Rangers season, April
On April 15 the Rangers and pitcher Matt Harrison would tie the MLB record by turning 6 double plays in the game. When Lewis returned on April 18, reliver Mark Lowe was optioned to AAA. Rule 5 draft pick Mason Tobin would leave the April 19 game with an injury and be placed on the 60-day DL the next day. Closer Neftalí Feliz would be sent to the 15-day disabled list with shoulder inflammation on April 23 and Darren O'Day would go on the 60-day DL with a torn labrum in his hip. Darren O'Day would also be placed on the 60-day DL on April 27 with a torn labrum in his left hip.


2011 Texas Rangers season, May
Rotation: Matt Harrison, Derek Holland, Alexi Ogando, C. J. Wilson, Colby Lewis, Dave Bush


2011 Texas Rangers season, May
After losing their May 1 game, the Rangers were tied for first place with the Angels until falling to second place on May 5. The Rangers spent the next eleven days out of first place, falling as far as third in the division, but never fell below 2 games behind the Angels and retook the division lead on May 16. The Rangers would finish the month .5 game up on Seattle  and 1 game up on the Angels.


2011 Texas Rangers season, May
After several weeks of speculation, the Rangers signed Cuban defect Leonys Martín on May 4 for a $15.5 million major league contract and added him to the 40-man roster. The Rangers also recalled Mark Lowe to the majors and option Pedro Strop to AAA.


2011 Texas Rangers season, May
Closer Neftalí Feliz returned from the DL on May 6. Nelson Cruz was placed on the 15-day DL with a strained right quadriceps muscle on May 7. Craig Gentry was called up to replace Cruz on the roster.


2011 Texas Rangers season, May
The May 11 day game between the Texas Rangers and Oakland A's was postponed due to rain in the middle of the fourth inning. After a 2-hour, 21-minute delay, the game was called. The Rangers held a commanding 7–0 lead in part due to a Mitch Moreland grand slam, but because the game was called before the end of the fifth inning, all results from the game were voided.


2011 Texas Rangers season, May
Although both teams had the next day off, the game was not able to be made up the following day because the Rangers had played the previous 20 days in a row, and it is against MLBPA rules to play more than 20 days in a row. The game would instead be made up in on a fateful July 7 day.


2011 Texas Rangers season, May
Julio Borbon pulled a hamstring during the May 13 game and was placed on the 15-day DL. During this time, all three starting outfielders would be on the DL. Journeyman centerfielder Endy Chávez was called up to replace Borbon. To make room for the addition of Chávez on the 40 man roster, Brandon Webb was placed on the 60 man DL. Chávez had been with the Rangers organization on a minor league contract since 2010 while recovering from a torn ACL suffered during the 2009 season.


2011 Texas Rangers season, May
The Rangers took first place in the division back on Colby Lewis' first career shutout on May 16.


2011 Texas Rangers season, May
Josh Hamilton and Nelson Cruz returned to the team from the DL on May 23.


2011 Texas Rangers season, May
A second Rangers home game was delayed due to rain in May. The 7:00 May 24 game against the Chicago White Sox resulted in fans' evacuating the playing field and being placed in the underground entrances by ballpark officials with a "tornadic supercell" less than 10 miles from the ballpark. The teams played again at 1:00 CST the next day, but the umpiring crew concluded the game should be continued and play resumed after a three-hour delay.


2011 Texas Rangers season, May
Off the field, on May 26 the Rangers officially removed rookie play-by-play man John Rhadigan from the TV booth and sent him back to the Fox Sports Southwest post-game and pre-game show. Rhadigan had moved to the TV booth to replace long-time play-by-play game caller Josh Lewin, whose contract expired at the end of the 2010 season. Rhadigan had no play-by-play experience prior to the season, and was often lampooned by fans of the time on the Internet for his in-game mistakes and inability to correctly and timely describe the action on the field.


2011 Texas Rangers season, June
Rotation: Alexi Ogando, Derek Holland, C. J. Wilson, Colby Lewis, Matt Harrison


2011 Texas Rangers season, June
The Rangers would hold onto first place for the entire month of June, but would lead the division by no more than 2.5 during the month and ended with a 1-game lead over the Angels.


2011 Texas Rangers season, June
After completing his DL stint, centerfielder Julio Borbon was optioned to AAA on June 3. If Borbon had been returned to the ML roster, David Murphy, Endy Chávez, or Craig Gentry would have been removed from the 25 man roster. Although Murphy was having a bad offensive year coming into June, he still represented a better offensive potential than the remaining outfielders, and Gentry was the only right-handed outfielder other than Nelson Cruz. Chavez was out of options and in order to remain in the organization, would have had to have been placed on waivers and options to AAA.


2011 Texas Rangers season, June
Ian Kinsler went on paternity leave on June 8. The same day the Rangers also announced the dismissal of hitting coach Thad Bosley for communication differences. Beat writer Evan Grant reported after the dismissal one example taking place between Bosley and catcher Yorvit Torrealba.


2011 Texas Rangers season, June
[T]here had been some recent confrontations with players. Perhaps the most serious of those was an incident between Bosley and struggling catcher Yorvit Torrealba. According to multiple sources, Torrealba asked in Philadelphia if he could take some extra batting practice swings since pitcher Colby Lewis declined to participate in batting practice on the day he was pitching. It was, according to sources, agreed upon that Torrealba could hit in two different groups. But when he stepped in with the second group, sources said, Bosley told him he was not supposed to take the additional swings. Torrealba then left the field. An argument between the two ensued in the clubhouse.


2011 Texas Rangers season, June
The Rangers replaced Bosley by promoting AAA hitting coach and former Ranger's player Scott Coolbaugh. Coolbaugh is the third hitting coach in two seasons following Rudy Jaramillo's 14 years as Texas' hitting coach.


2011 Texas Rangers season, June
Mike Napoli was placed on the 15-day DL on June 12 with a strained left oblique muscle.


2011 Texas Rangers season, June
Former reliever Alexi Ogando recorded a 7–0 record before losing his first decision to the New York Yankees on June 14. He would lose the next two decisions finishing June with a 7–3 record.


2011 Texas Rangers season, July
After ending July 3 tied for first place with the Angels, the Rangers entered the all-star break on a 7-game winning streak. The streak would last another 5 games, the second best winning streak in franchise history. However, the Rangers would get no further than 5 games ahead of the Angels as a result of the streak. The Rangers ended the month 2 games in first place.


2011 Texas Rangers season, July
Ron Washington and first base coach Gary Pettis were both ejected from the July 3 game after a close call by first base umpire Ángel Hernández. Washington did not engage in the argument between Pettis and Hernández, but began yelling at the umpire after Hernández, according to Washington, "told me my job is to get him (Pettis) off the field. You don't tell me what my job is..... You can't talk to Angel. Angel is the smartest umpire in baseball." Washington was later fined for his comments.


2011 Texas Rangers season, July
The following day, Washington pinch hit Mike Napoli for designated hitter Michael Young in the 8 inning of a 13–4 win over the Orioles. At the time of his at bat, Young was a home run short of hitting for the cycle, and Washington later admitted his error by lifting Young for Napoli. It was the second time in Washington's tenure as Rangers' manager that he pinch hit for a batter who was one potential at bat away from completing the cycle.


2011 Texas Rangers season, July
Prior to the non-waiver trading deadline the Rangers picked up Koji Uehara from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Chris Davis and Mike Adams from the San Diego Padres. Arthur Rhodes was released.


2011 Texas Rangers season, July, Fan's death
Exactly one year and one day after firefighter Tyler Morris fell from the upper deck onto the lower infield seats, another fan fell from the stands. Shannon Stone, also a firefighter, was in attendance at the July 7 game against Oakland. After left fielder Josh Hamilton retrieved a foul ball, he tossed it into the left field seats toward Stone. Stone, who was in attendance with his son, attempted to catch the ball by leaning over the guardrail when he lost his balance and fell head first between the divider separating the left field wall and the stands. Although Stone was conscious when he left the ballpark, he died on the way to the hospital.


2011 Texas Rangers season, July, Fan's death
The Rangers started a Shannon Stone memorial fund for the family and plans to place a monument at the homeplate entrance of a father and son walking into the ballpark.


2011 Texas Rangers season, July, All-Star selections
Hamilton was the only Ranger selected by fan voting. Young and Beltre were each selected by player voting. Wilson was selected by Washington. This decision did create some criticizing from media and fans, especially those who wanted Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia selected. However, when Washington made the selection he also had the players voting results available to him, and know which pitchers would be selected if other starters were made unavailable due to starting prior to the All-Star game. After starting pitcher Justin Verlander was made unavailable due to his start, the next pitcher selected was Sabathia who also started. The final spot was then awarded to Ogando who had not lost a game when the player voting took place.


2011 Texas Rangers season, August
Prior to the last day of the month the Rangers picked up Michael Gonzalez (also from the Orioles) who received Pedro Strop in exchange, and re-acquired Matt Treanor from the Kansas City Royals.


2011 Texas Rangers season, September
On Friday, September 23, the Rangers (playing at home) defeated the Mariners by a score of 5–3 and moving the magic number to 1 game. Because the Angels had a scheduled start on the west coast, approximately 12,000 fans stayed inside Rangers Ballpark watching the outcome of that game on the scoreboard. Once the Angels were defeated by the Oakland A's by a score of 3–1, making the Rangers American League West champions for the second consecutive year, the Rangers returned to the field to celebrate in front of the fans. In a familiar scene, the Rangers celebrated using ginger ale on-field with Josh Hamilton, but later sprayed each other with champagne once inside the locker room.


2011 Texas Rangers season, September
By sweeping the Angels in the last away-game series, the Rangers also clinched home-field advantage in the first round of the playoffs with a record of 96–66, second in the American League only to the New York Yankees with a record of 97–65.


2011 Texas Rangers season, Post Season, ALDS: Tampa Bay Rays vs. Texas Rangers
After losing the first game of a best-of-5 playoff series against Tampa Bay, the Rangers rebounded to win the next three games (including both games in Tampa Bay) to take the series 3–1. Colby Lewis' game 3 start was only the 17th game in postseason history to have a starter go at least 6 innings with 1 hit or less, and Lewis became the eighth pitcher to do so in a postseason game while recording 6 or more strikeouts.


2011 Texas Rangers season, Post Season, ALDS: Tampa Bay Rays vs. Texas Rangers
The Rangers clinched the ALDS  in game four and became the third franchise to advance to the ALCS in consecutive years during the past decade. Matt Harrison lasted only 5 innings in game 4, but recorded 9 strikeouts in the outing. Harrison is the 10th player to throw 9 strikeouts or more in fewer than 6 innings in a postseason game. Adrián Beltré became the fifth player to hit 3 home runs in a playoff game, becoming the first to do so in a League Division Series game. The last time a player hit 3 home runs in a postseason game was 1978 by George Brett.


2011 Texas Rangers season, Post Season, ALCS: Detroit Tigers vs. Texas Rangers
(b) Game 2 was rescheduled from 10/9 to 10/10 due to rain


2011 Texas Rangers season, Post Season, ALCS: Detroit Tigers vs. Texas Rangers
(d) Game 4 suffered a pre-game rain delay totaling 2:13 and was extended into 11 innings


2011 Texas Rangers season, MLB draft and international free agents
On November 11, 2010, the Rangers signed free agent draftee Barret Loux. Loux was the 6th pick in the 2010 MLB draft from Texas A&M, by the Arizona Diamondbacks, but Loux failed a physical from the Diamondbacks and a $2 million draft bonus was voided. MLB commissioner Bud Selig ruled the Diamondbacks would receive a compensation pick for the 2011 MLB draft and Loux would be a free agent. Including Loux, the Rangers signed 5 of the first 50 picks from the 2010 MLB draft.


2011 Texas Rangers season, MLB draft and international free agents
The Rangers signed 18-year-old Dutch shortstop Nick Urbanus in November. In December the Rangers signed three additional free agents; sixteen-year-old short stop Rougned Odor  from Venezuela, catcher Fernando Vivili from Dominican Republic, and pitcher Jose Leclair, also from the DR.


2011 Texas Southern Tigers football team
The 2011 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by first-year interim head coach Kevin Ramsey and played four home games at Delmar Stadium and two at Reliant Stadium. They are a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 2–7 in SWAC play to finish in last place in the West Division.


2011 Texas State Bobcats football team
The 2011 Texas State Bobcats football team represented Texas State University–San Marcos in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bobcats were led by first year head coach Dennis Franchione and played their home games at Bobcat Stadium. Despite playing seven games against teams from their former conference, the Southland Conference, they were technically an FCS independent as they transitioned to the Football Bowl Subdivision. They will become a member of the Western Athletic Conference in 2012 and become a full FBS member in 2013. They finished the season 6–6.


2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
The 2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Red Raiders were led for the second year by head coach Tommy Tuberville, and played their home games at Jones AT&T Stadium. They are a member of the Big 12 Conference. The 2011 Red Raiders Season finished with a 5–7 overall record, 2–7 in Big 12 play. It was the first losing season for Texas Tech football since the 1992 season. As a result, the Red Raiders failed to qualify for a bowl game for the first time since 1999.


2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
The team started off 4–0, then lost two close games to no. 24 Texas A&M and no. 17 Kansas State. Texas Tech's next game would be against no. 3 Oklahoma, with the Red Raiders winning 41–38 and improving to 5–2 and entering the AP Poll at no. 19. The team would collapse for the rest of the season, finishing the season out 0–5 and losing four of those five games by at least 24 points, including a 6–66 loss to no. 2 Oklahoma State.


2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
Defensive coordinator Chad Glasgow and Texas Tech mutually agreed to part ways following the season. The team's defense ranked 117th in points allowed per game, allowing an average of 39.25 points per game.


2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Previous season
The 2010 team, led by Tommy Tuberville in his first year as Texas Tech's head coach, finished with an overall record of 8–5 and a Big 12 record of 3–5. The team went 1–3 against ranked opponents, with the team's only victory over a ranked team being a 24–17 win over no. 14 Missouri. The team was invited to the inagural TicketCity Bowl, where they defeated Northwestern 45–38.


2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Texas State
The Red Raiders opened their 2011 season at home against the Texas State Bobcats, marking the 950th overall contest in the program's 86-year history. Texas Tech won the coin toss and elected to receive. Their first drive would end in a punt by Ryan Erxleben from their own 26 yard line. The first score of the game came by way of a 40-yard Texas State field goal by Will Johnson on their first drive. On the next drive the Red Raiders fumbled the ball on their own 41 yard.


2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Texas State
Texas State capitalized on this turnover with a rushing touchdown by Marcus Curry. The Bobcats' Will Johnson kicked the extra point, to bring the score to 10–0. The Red Raiders' first score of the 2011 season came on their next drive, in which Seth Doege completed a 41-yard pass to Darrin Moore and another 10 yard pass to true freshman Bradley Marquez for the touchdown. Donnie Carona successfully converted the extra point for a score of 10–7.


2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Texas State
On the kickoff following the touchdown, the Bobcats' Shaun Rutherford was tripped up by his own defender and fell at his own 1 yard line. On the next play, Bobcats' quarterback Shaun Rutherford was penalized for intentional grounding which resulted in safety giving the Red Raiders' two more points and the ball back. Neither team would score during the remainder of the first half, and at halftime the Red Raiders trailed 10–9.


2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Texas State
The Red Raiders dominated the second half, shutting out the Bobcats. In the third quarter the Red Raiders scored three touchdowns, the first on a 20-yard pass from Seth Doege to Darrin Moore. Following the first touchdown, Texas Tech unsuccessfully attempted a two–point conversion but held their first lead at 15–10. The second score of the third quarter came on the Red Raiders' next drive when Eric Stephens ran 46 yards for a touchdown. Donnie Carona added the extra point to bring the score to 22–10. On Texas State's next possession, the Bobcats fumbled on their own 36 yard line. The Red Raiders capitalized on the fumble with an Eric Stephens 2 yard rushing touchdown four plays later. Donnie Carona converted the extra point. That drive was the last of the third quarter, and brought the score to 29–10.


2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Texas State
The fourth quarter scoring again consisted of three Red Raider touchdowns. The first was a 20-yard pass by Seth Doege to Tramain Swindall, during their first drive of the quarter. The second score came four drives later, when DeAndre Washington ran 23 yards for a touchdown. The final touchdown of the game came on the next Red Raider drive with 3 yard pass to Eric Ward from backup quarterback Jacob Karam. Donnie Carona successfully converted each of the three extra point attempts during the fourth quarter. The final score was 50–10.


2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, New Mexico
After a bye weekend on September 10, Texas Tech faced New Mexico on the road in Albuquerque on September 17. The Red Raiders fielded a young team, especially on defense, with true freshmen Blake Dees and Sam Equavoen getting their first starting assignments at linebacker, and redshirt Jackson Richards starting at defensive end. Texas Tech came into the game with a 35–6–2 all-time record against New Mexico.


2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, New Mexico
Despite two weather delays in the game caused by lightning strikes nearby, the Red Raiders rolled to a 59–13 rout of the Lobos. Texas Tech quarterback Seth Doege tied a school record by completing all 15 of his first 15 passes. Overall, he finished 40 for 44, a 90.9 completion percentage, setting an NCAA record for quarterbacks with at least 40 completions in a game. The former record, 49 for 59 (83%), was held by Red Raider Kliff Kingsbury.


2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, New Mexico
Doege connected on a pair of first-quarter touchdown passes to Darrin Moore as the Red Raiders jumped out to a 14–0 lead. Doege hit Eric Ward on a 1-yard touchdown pass early in the second quarter, and wide receiver Austin Zouzalik threw a touchdown pass to Darrin Moore as Texas Tech increased its lead to 28–0. Texas Tech's lead was 38–7 at halftime. Texas Tech's domination continued in the third quarter as Doege threw scoring passes to Ward and tight end Jace Amaro.


2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, New Mexico
Texas Tech's final touchdown in the fourth quarter came as true freshman Ronnie Daniels, a graduate of Albuquerque's La Cueva High School, ran in the ball from nine yards out. For his performance in the game, Doege was nominated for the Capital One Impact Performance award. He was also nominated for and won the AT&T ESPN All-America Player of the Week award. Doege was named the Big 12 Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Week for his record performance, sharing the honor with Missouri running back Henry Josey.


2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Nevada
Seth Doege rallied the Red Raiders from a two-score third quarter deficit to win 35–34 with the game-winning touchdown toss to Eric Ward with 36 seconds left. Wolf Pack quarterback Cody Fajardo broke loose for a 56-yard touchdown to give Nevada a 28–14 lead over the Red Raiders with 5:29 remaining in the third quarter, but Texas Tech's defense held Nevada to a pair of field goals in the fourth quarter as the Red Raiders mounted their comeback. Trailing 34–28, the Red Raiders got the ball with less than 5 minutes remaining and drove 56 yards in 9 plays for the winning score. Doege connected with Ward on a fourth-down play from the Nevada 4-yard line for the winning touchdown.


2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Kansas
The Red Raiders traveled to Lawrence, Kansas to open Big 12 Conference play against the Jayhawks. The Red Raiders fell behind the Jayhawks 20–0 in the first half but scored 24 straight points to take a 24–20 lead in the second quarter. True freshman DeAndre Washington scored on a 1-yard run for Texas Tech's first touchdown, and Seth Doege hooked up with Eric Ward for a 40-yard touchdown pass on Texas Tech's next possession. Ward's touchdown came just one play after Texas Tech safety D.J. Johnson intercepted a pass by KU's Jordan Webb.


2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Kansas
Johnson intercepted Webb again on Kansas's next possession, and Doege found Jacoby Franks for a 13-yard touchdown to give Texas Tech a 21–20 lead halfway through the second quarter. Donnie Carona added a 46-yard field goal to extend Texas Tech's lead to 24–20, but the Jayhawks scored just before halftime to take a 27–24 lead.


2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Kansas
Texas Tech put the game away with a 21–0 run in the third quarter. Eric Stephens scored on runs of 1 and 8 yards, and Ward pulled in another Doege pass for a touchdown and a 45–27 Red Raider lead with time running out in the third quarter. Texas Tech's final touchdown pass came after an interception by Red Raider linebacker Cquilin Hubert in the end zone. Doege finished with 366 yards passing, and Stephens added 124 rushing yards in Texas Tech's Big 12 season-opening victory.


2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Texas A&M
In the final game between Texas Tech and Texas A&M as Big 12 Conference opponents, the Aggies jumped out to a halftime lead and held on for the victory. The Aggies scored on five of their six first-half possessions to take a 31–20 lead. Aggie quarterback Ryan Tannehill opened the scoring with a 19-yard touchdown run, but the Raiders tied the score at 7–7 with a 2-yard touchdown pass to Adam James. Texas Tech's offense added a pair of Donnie Carona field goals and a touchdown run by Eric Stephens to stay within 11 points at halftime.


2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Texas A&M
Stephens rushed for 102 yards on 22 carries, but he was lost for the season when he suffered a knee injury late in the third quarter. Stephens was on pace to become the first Texas Tech 1,000-yard rusher since 1998, averaging 114 yards per game through his first five games of the season. He finished the year with 570 yards on 109 carries and eight touchdowns.


2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Kansas State
Texas Tech's offense had 580 yards to Kansas State's 339, but several key mistakes would lead to the Red Raiders' defeat.


2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Kansas State
On Texas Tech's first drive, a Seth Doege pass was intercepted by Nigel Malone, who returned it 24-yards for a touchdown. In the second quarter, two Donnie Carona field goals were blocked: a 48-yard attempt and a 38-yard attempt, the second one being returned 36 yards by Malone. Texas Tech scored its second touchdown in the second quarter on a 7-yard run by DeAndre Washington. On the ensuing kickoff, Tyler Lockett returned Carona's kick 100-yards for a touchdown, but Anthony Cantele missed the extra point.


2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Kansas State
The Red Raiders turned the ball over three times in the fourth quarter, all by Doege. With 13:24 left and down 31–34, Doege was sacked by Meshak Williams, who recovered the ball for Kansas State. On the next drive, the Wildcats would turn the ball over on downs at the Texas Tech 27-yard line. On the first play of the ensuing drive, Doege threw another interception; Kansas State would score on the following drive to go up 41–31.


2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Kansas State
Texas Tech's next drive would end with a Doege interception, but the Wildcats would miss a 31-yard field goal on their next drive. With 2:32 left to play, Carona made a 19-yard field goal to make the score 34–41 in favor of Kansas State. Texas Tech would recover the ensuing onside kick, but the drive ended on a turnover on downs. Kansas State took over on downs and ran the clock out to win 41–34.


2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Kansas State
Seth Doege threw for 461 yards and a touchdown along with a rushing touchdown, but threw three interceptions and lost a fumble.


2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma
Kickoff was originally scheduled for 7:00 p.m., but was delayed to 8:45 due to showers in the area.


2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma
The Red Raiders' victory over the Sooners ended Oklahoma's 39-game home winning streak, which started in 2005 after a loss to TCU in the season opener. The game was the Sooners’ first Big 12 Conference loss at Owen Field since 2001, and only the third time the team has lost at home under Bob Stoops. The Red Raiders were named the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week for games of the weekend of October 22.


2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma
Seth Doege threw for 441 yards and four touchdown passes, three of them to Alex Torres, as the Red Raiders built a 24–7 halftime lead. Texas Tech's lead grew to 31–7 as Doege connected with Torres on a fade route for Torres' third touchdown of the night. The Sooners came storming back on a night in which the opening kickoff was delayed more than 90 minutes because of stormy weather. Oklahoma closed to within 31–24, but a Donnie Carona field goal and a touchdown pass from Doege to Oklahoma native Tramain Swindall built Texas Tech's lead back to 41–24.


2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma
The Sooners added two late touchdowns, but tailback Aaron Crawford recovered Oklahoma's desperation onside kick attempt with time running out, and the Red Raiders were able to run out the clock for the win. With the victory, Texas Tech entered the national rankings for the first time in the season. The AP sports writers' poll placed Texas Tech at No. 19, and the USA Today Coaches Poll included Texas Tech at No. 22.


2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma
As of 2020, this is the last time Texas Tech has defeated Oklahoma.


2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Iowa State
A week after upsetting Oklahoma, Texas Tech hosted Iowa State, which came into the game with a 3–4 record and a 0–4 mark in Big 12 play. The Cyclones jumped out to a 21–0 lead, but the Raiders scored on a Seth Doege touchdown run to narrow the halftime lead to 24–7. However, the Cyclones scored on their opening possession of the second half, and their defense shut out the Raiders for the rest of the game as they held on for a 41–7 rout. Iowa State rang up 368 rushing yards and over 500 yards of total offense.


2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Texas
Texas Tech's defense struggled, giving up 595 total yards of offense, including 439 rushing yards; the Red Raiders' offense finished the game with 411 yards. Texas never punted the ball during the game.


2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma State
Texas Tech struggled on both sides of the ball, with the defense giving up 637 yards and the offense only managing 270 yards. The Red Raiders only scored once during the entire game, with Cornelius Douglas recovering a fumble and returning it 37 yards for a touchdown.


2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Missouri
Texas Tech led for most of the game, but were shutout in the 4th quarter while also giving up 14 points. Missouri took its first lead of the game with 2:22 left on a 9-yard run from quarterback James Franklin. On the next drive, the Red Raiders marched down the field to the Tigers' 7-yard line, but a Seth Doege pass was intercepted by Michael Sam (Texas Tech's only turnover of the game) with 0:32 left to play.


2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Missouri
This is the last game played between Texas Tech and Missouri as conference members, as Missouri began playing in the Southeastern Conference the following year.


2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Baylor
Texas Tech's defense gave up 360 rushing yards, but forced and recovered four fumbles. Backup quarterback Jacob Karam appeared for one play, throwing a 43-yard touchdown pass to Darrin Moore. Texas Tech attempted and recovered an onside kick on the ensuing kickoff, but the drive ended with a punt. Seth Doege threw two interceptions while running back Kenny Williams and wide receiver Adam Jones both each lost a fumble.


2011 Texas Tennis Open
The 2011 Texas Tennis Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament . It was classified as one of the WTA International tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour. It was played in Dallas, Texas, United States.


2011 Texas Tennis Open, WTA Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw


2011 Texas Tennis Open, WTA Entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry from a Lucky loser spot:


2011 Texas Tennis Open, Champions, Doubles
Alberta Brianti /  Sorana Cîrstea def. Alizé Cornet /  Pauline Parmentier, 7–5, 6–3


2011 Texas Tennis Open – Doubles
Alberta Brianti and Sorana Cîrstea defeated all opponents and won against Alizé Cornet and Pauline Parmentier in the final to win the title.


2011 Texas Tennis Open – Singles
Sabine Lisicki won the first edition of this tournament, defeating Aravane Rezaï in the final 6–2, 6–1. Her win came with the loss of only 13 games in 5 matches and a maximum loss of 3 games in each match.


2011 Texas Tennis Open – Singles Qualifying
This article shows the qualifying draw for 2011 Texas Tennis Open.


2011 Texas wildfires
The 2011 Texas wildfires were a series of destructive wildfires in Texas that occurred in the 2011 fire season. During 2011 in Texas, around 31,453 fires had burned 4,000,000 acres or 16,190 square kilometres (about double the previous record), 2,947 homes (1,939 of which were destroyed over the Labor Day weekend), and over 2,700 other structures. 47.3% of all acreage burned in the United States in 2011 was burned in Texas. The fires had been particularly severe due to the 2011 Southern US drought that covered the state, and was exacerbated by the unusual convergence of strong winds, unseasonably warm temperatures, and low humidity.


2011 Texas wildfires
Timber lost to drought and wildfire in 2011 could have produced $1.6 billion worth of products, resulting in a $3.4 billion economic impact in East Texas.


2011 Texas wildfires
Firefighters from more than forty-three states have been involved in the operation to combat the fires. Two firefighters were killed. Eastland volunteer firefighter Gregory M. Simmons, 51, died April 15 while battling a 3,000-acre (12 km2) blaze Friday afternoon near Eastland. Cactus volunteer firefighter Elias Jaquez died April 20 from injuries sustained while fighting a blaze April 9 in Moore County.


2011 Texas wildfires
On Sunday, September 4, 2011, a forest fire known as the Bastrop County Complex Fire engulfed rural areas to the east Bastrop, Texas, including the Tahitian Village development, and by September 30 had destroyed 1,645 homes, burned 34,068 acres, and killed two people. This fire is now regarded as the most catastrophic wildfire in Texas history.


2011 Texas wildfires
Texas Governor Rick Perry declared a State of Disaster starting on December 21, 2010, and renewed the proclamation every month. On April 16, 2011, Perry asked that President Barack Obama declare 252 of 254 Texas counties as disaster areas due to wildfires and wildfire danger; the request was partially approved on July 1, 2011. Critics of the governor's relief efforts point to his budget cuts to the Texas Forest Service which provides a first line of defense against wildfires. Overall, wildfires in Texas during 2011 caused $510.927 million in damages and caused six fatalities, though an additional 62 people were injured.


2011 Texas wildfires, Background
The 2010 Texas wildfire season began on November 15. A La Niña weather pattern that began in the summer of 2010 brought widespread drought to Texas. The percentage of exceptional drought in the state was the highest since the United States Drought Monitor began tracking the data in 2000. A pattern of troughs from the Pacific Northwest brought strong winds over the plains. These weather conditions coupled with an above normal grass fuel loading created conditions for an active fire season.


2011 Texas wildfires, Notable fires
This is a list of known Texas wildfires occurring in 2011 that reached a size greater than 10,000 acres (40 km2) and/or caused significant destruction in residential areas.


2011 Texas wildfires, Notable fires, Bastrop County Complex
Due to the ongoing exceptional drought conditions in most of Texas and the high winds brought to the state by Tropical Storm Lee, a series of wildfires flared up over Labor Day weekend and continued into the following week. The largest and most destructive was what is now known as the Bastrop County Complex. At approximately 3:00 p.m. (CDT) on  September 4, two fires started north of Bastrop State Park in the communities of Circle D-KC Estates and Taihitan Village. The likely cause of the blaze was sparks from electric power lines.


2011 Texas wildfires, Notable fires, Bastrop County Complex
30 mph gusts of wind apparently toppled trees which tumbled into electrical lines at two locations, creating sparks that fell onto and ignited the dry grass and leaf litter below. The fire was exacerbated by the outflow of Tropical Storm Lee in conjunction with exceptional drought. The fire quickly spread, engulfing 400 homes. Multiple areas and locales were evacuated, including the Bastrop Animal Shelter, Bastrop State Park (more than half of which was burned), and other communities affected by the fire. By 7:30 PM on September 5, 2011, the fire had burned about 25,000 acres and 500 homes.


2011 Texas wildfires, Notable fires, Bastrop County Complex
Winds began to calm the evening of September 5, but the fire still had no containment by the evening of September 6. By September 11, 1,554 homes had been destroyed. By October 1, the fire had reached 98% containment but had burned a total of 34,068 acres and 1,645 homes, making it the most destructive fire in Texas history. At 8:00 PM on October 10, the fire was declared 100% contained.


2011 Texas wildfires, Notable fires, Bastrop County Complex, Bear Creek Fire
On September 4, the largest fire in East Texas History began. Scorching more than 43,000 acres in Cass and Marion Counties. The fire took over 5 days to get under control involving numerous houses, and property. Multiple fire departments aided in the suppression efforts. A total of 91 structures were burned by the wildfire, amassing a damage toll of $6 million.


2011 Texas wildfires, Notable fires, Colorado County Fire
On September 4, a fire started in Mentz, a rural community about 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Columbus, TX. The fire consumed 1800 acres, 11 homes, 40 outbuildings, and about 38 vehicles. The fire was contained a few days later.


2011 Texas wildfires, Notable fires, Cooper Mountain Ranch Fire
Following a period of gusty conditions in mid-April, thunderstorms occurring between April 10–11 over West Texas initiated several wildfires. Among these was the Cooper Mountain Ranch Fire, which began from a lightning strike in 9 mi (14 km) south of Clairemont in southern Kent County. The fire ultimately spread to Fisher, Scurry, and Stonewall counties. On April 14, the city of Rotan was evacuated as the fire spread east, with one home destroyed near the county line between Kent and Stonewall counties; residents of Rotan returned to their homes after a few hours. A change in the winds to northerly caused the fire to spread south towards Camp Springs on April 18.


2011 Texas wildfires, Notable fires, Cooper Mountain Ranch Fire
The fire was eventually contained on April 22 after burning 162,625 acres (65,812 ha) of grassland, resulting in $1.26 million in economic losses and the destruction of 350 utility poles. It was the sixth largest wildfire in Texas history. FEMA approved $1.35 million in assistance grants as a result of the fire.


2011 Texas wildfires, Notable fires, Crockett Fires
Fires burned between Texas 7 and US 287 and County Road 4505 but later jumped across to CR 4529. The cause of this fire is unknown. Another fire originally started in Anderson County but moved into Houston County near the Percilla Community. This fire was apparently caused by a downed power line.


2011 Texas wildfires, Notable fires, Deaton Cole Fire
The grass fire in Val Verde County, 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Ozona burned 175,000 acres (710 km2). The fire started on April 25 and the cause is unknown. The fire was controlled on May 10.


2011 Texas wildfires, Notable fires, Delhi Fire
On September 4, a fire began near Jeddo, Texas in Caldwell County. The next day, 6 homes were burned, including 1,000 acres (4.0 km2).


2011 Texas wildfires, Notable fires, Dickens Complex
The Dickens Complex of fires in Dickens County consisted of the Edwards, Batch Camp, South Camp, and Afton fires. The fires were started by lightning strikes on May 7. The fires were contained on May 15 after burning 89,200 acres (361 km2).


2011 Texas wildfires, Notable fires, Encino Fire
The Encino Fire was located 15–20 miles (24–32 km) South of San Angelo. It started from a lightning strike during a thunderstorm. The fire consumed over 12,000 acres (49 km2) but destroyed no buildings.


2011 Texas wildfires, Notable fires, Moore Fire (Gladewater)
This fire, which was described by a longtime sheriff as "the fastest moving fire he had ever seen", burned 1,400 acres, destroying six houses and many barns. Outbuildings and pieces of equipment were also lost. More tragically, 2 fatalities occurred in a mobile home, when a mother and her 18-month-old daughter were unable to escape the fast moving blaze. A house mate was injured but was able to escape the blaze. The fires moved so quickly due to the extremely dry conditions and the high winds, sometimes reaching 40 mph. The fire was later extinguished despite state firefighting resources being stretched to their limits.


2011 Texas wildfires, Notable fires, Griffith League Scout Ranch Fire
This fire started around 2 pm on October 4, 2011, at Oak Hill Cemetery Road, east of FM 2336, near the Griffith League Scout Ranch. It grew to 100 acres within two hours, 1,000 acres by nightfall. The outbreak was 25% contained by 8:30pm following the efforts of seven bulldozers and over 30 fire trucks with assistance from four aircraft that dumped 90,000 gallons of fire retardant onto the blaze. As of the morning of October 5, 50 homes had been evacuated.