2012 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Cinematography
1. Mihai Mălaimare Jr. – The Master (60) 2. Roger Deakins – Skyfall (30) 3. Greig Fraser – Zero Dark Thirty (21)


2012 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Non-Fiction Film
1. The Gatekeepers (53) 2. This Is Not a Film (45) 3. Searching for Sugar Man (23)


2012 National Women's Cup
The 2012 USASA National Women's Cup was the 17th edition of the annual national soccer championship. The Chicago Red Stars won in their inaugural Cup campaign, beating the New York Athletic Club (NYAC) with just half of their official squad, the other half playing in the final regular-season WPSL Elite game.


2012 Natomas Men's Professional Tennis Tournament
The 2012 Natomas Men's Professional Tennis Tournament was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the eighth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Sacramento, United States between 1 and 7 October 2012.


2012 Natomas Men's Professional Tennis Tournament, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2012 Natomas Men's Professional Tennis Tournament – Doubles
Carsten Ball and Chris Guccione were the defending champions but Ball decided not to participate. Guccione played alongside Samuel Groth. Tennys Sandgren and Rhyne Williams won the title against Devin Britton and Austin Krajicek by defeating them 4–6, 6–4, [12–10] in the final.


2012 Natomas Men's Professional Tennis Tournament – Singles
Ivo Karlović was the defending champion but decided not to participate. James Blake won the title, defeating Mischa Zverev 6–1, 1–6, 6–4 in the final.


2012 Navy Midshipmen football team
The 2012 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy as an independent in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Midshipmen were led by fifth-year head coach Ken Niumatalolo and played their home games at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. They finished the season 8–5 and were invited to the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, where they were defeated by Arizona State.


2012 Navy Midshipmen football team, Depth chart
The following players comprised the team's Depth chart prior to the 2012 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl:


2012 Ncell Cup
2012 Ncell Cup, the A division knockout football tournament held in September, 2012 at Dashrath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal. The first edition of the Ncell Cup tournament, sponsored by telecommunications company Ncell, will be participated by 16 clubs ranked under the ‘A’ division.


2012 Ncell Cup, Venue
All matches are scheduled to take place in Dashrath Stadium.


2012 Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council election
The fifth election to the Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council was held on 3 May 2012. It was preceded by the 2008 election and will be followed by the 2017 election. On the same day there were elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales and community councils in Wales.


2012 Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council election, Overview
All council seats were up for election. These were the fifth elections held following local government reorganisation. Labour retained its majority. There was a significant fall in the turnout in many wards and this appears to have worked to Labour's advantage in several instances.


2012 Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council election, Results, Sandfields West (three seats)
Olga Jones and Len Willis were deselected and stood as Independents (Willis in a neighboring ward).


2012 Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council election, By-elections 2012-17, Neath South by-election, 2012
A by-election took place in the Neath South ward on 6 December 2012.


2012 Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council election, By-elections 2012-17, Sandfields East by-election, 2013
A by-election took place in the Sandfields East ward on 30 October 2014, following the death of Colin Crowley.


2012 Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council election, By-elections 2012-17, Sandfields East by-election, 2014
A further by-election took place in the Sandfields East ward on 30 October 2014, following the death of Mike Davies.


2012 Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council election, By-elections 2012-17, Cwmllynfell by-election 2015
A by-election took place in the Cwmllynfell ward on 7 May 2015 following the death of Clifford Richards.


2012 Nebelhorn Trophy
The 2012 Nebelhorn Trophy was held on September 27–29, 2012 at the Eislaufzentrum Oberstdorf. The event is held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany and is named after the Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain.


2012 Nebelhorn Trophy
It is one of the first international senior competitions of the season. Skaters are entered by their respective national federations and compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The Fritz-Geiger-Memorial Trophy is presented to the team with the highest placements across all disciplines.


2012 Nebelhorn Trophy, Results, Men
Japan's Nobunari Oda returned from injury to win gold at Nebelhorn, while Russia's Konstantin Menshov took silver, and the United States' Keegan Messing took bronze.


2012 Nebelhorn Trophy, Results, Ladies
Canada's Kaetlyn Osmond won her first senior international title, Russia's Adelina Sotnikova took the silver, and Japan's Haruka Imai won bronze.


2012 Nebelhorn Trophy, Results, Pairs
Russia's Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov repeated as Nebelhorn champions, while the United States' Caydee Denney / John Coughlin took silver and France's Vanessa James / Morgan Cipres won bronze, their first international medal. There were two withdrawals following the short program – Russia's Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov withdrew due to a recurrence of an jury to Bazarova's right hip, while Germany's Mari Vartmann picked into her right foot when she fell on a throw triple loop during the short and was unable to put on her skate the next day due to swelling.


2012 Nebelhorn Trophy, Results, Ice dance
Madison Chock / Evan Bates of the United States won their first international title, while Julia Zlobina / Alexander Sitnikov of Azerbaijan took the silver, and Germany's Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi dropped from first after the short dance to finish third overall.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team
The 2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team was the first season of the program's new head coach Darin Erstad and featured a new coaching staff and a roster that included 12 new players. The Huskers entered their first season of Big Ten baseball after 15 seasons in the Big 12 Conference that included three regular-season titles and four tournament crowns.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, 2011
In their last season in the Big 12 Conference, the Huskers went 30–25 overall and had a ninth-place 9–17 record in conference play, missing out in the Big 12 tournament for the third consecutive season. Cody Asche became a second-team all-American and a first-team all-conference player while Casey Hauptman won second-team all conference honors. They were both drafted in the 2011 Major League Baseball draft.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, 2011
At the conclusion of the season, Mike Anderson and the entire coaching staff were terminated on May 22, 2011, and the University of Nebraska hired former Husker and Major League All-Star Darin Erstad on June 2, 2011, as head coach after one season as a volunteer assistant coach. A few days later, Ted Silva was hired as well as former Cornhuskers Will Bolt and Jeff Christy.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Preview, Preseason picks
The Big Ten coaches picked Nebraska to finish fourth out of the league's 11 teams in 2012. Three Husker juniors were also named to the ‘Players to Watch List’, including right-handed pitcher Travis Huber, right-handed pitcher Tom Lemke and first baseman-designated hitter Kash Kalkowski.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Preview, Schedule summary
The Huskers played 31 home games at Hawks Field and had 13 contests against 2011 NCAA Tournament teams, including a four-game home stand against 2011 College World Series qualifier California. The 56-game schedule started with 10 games on the road before the Huskers hosted their home opener against former Big 12 foe Kansas State on Tuesday, March 6. The Huskers played eight Big Ten Conference series, with three conference schools not on the schedule, including Penn State and Michigan State, as well as Wisconsin, which doesn't have a baseball program.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Coaching staff
A 14-year MLB veteran and World Series champion, Erstad took over at his alma mater, where he was one of the most successful players in program history. Prior to becoming the No. 1 overall pick in the 1995 amateur draft, Erstad was a first-team All-American and the Big Eight Co-Player of the Year as a junior in 1995.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Coaching staff
"It is a great honor to be the head coach of the Nebraska baseball program", Erstad said. "My family and I believe strongly in what the University stands for, and I am excited to have this opportunity to help influence kids’ lives in a positive way and help them turn into young men. I am committed to helping them grow as people."


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Coaching staff
Erstad is not the only former Husker on his coaching staff, as he brought on Will Bolt as his associate head coach and Jeff Christy as the team's volunteer assistant. A four-year starter and team captain on Nebraska's 2001 and 2002 College World Series teams, Bolt was a volunteer assistant on the Huskers’ 2005 squad that set a school record with 57 wins and produced the program's first win at the College World Series. Christy was a junior on the 2005 team and caught a school-record 64 games that season.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Coaching staff
"It is an incredible opportunity to come back to a place where I had so many fond memories as a player and coach", Bolt said. "I am humbled and excited to work at my alma mater, and looking forward to making an impact in a coaching role and helping this program reach its goals. It is an honor to be included on a staff put together by a Husker legend and long-time big leaguer in Coach Erstad."


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Coaching staff
For his pitching coach, Erstad plucked Ted Silva away from California where he had coached at UC Irvine and Loyola Marymount over the previous four seasons. As a player, Silva was a first-team All-American at Cal State Fullerton and earned the win in the Titans’ 1995 national championship game against USC in the College World Series.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Season summary
The Nebraska baseball team met the Gonzaga Bulldogs for the first time on February 17 and dropped its opening game of the 2012 season by a score of 7–4. Playing the first game of a three-game series at the Peoria Sports Complex (the Spring training home of the Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres in Peoria, Arizona), the Huskers took a 4–3 lead into the seventh inning. Nebraska was unable to hold on though, as a three-run eighth inning from the Zags doomed the Huskers.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Season summary
The first victory of the season fell through their hands on in game 2 as Gonzaga rallied for a 10–8 victory to take game two of the three-game series. The Huskers took an 8–5 lead into the top of the ninth, but the Bulldog bats came alive with five runs to steal the win after committing seven errors in the game. The ninth inning was again unkind to Nebraska in the finale as the Bulldogs erased a 4–2 deficit with three runs in the top of the ninth to steal victory for the second straight game.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Season summary
The next weekend the Huskers traveled to Corpus Christi, Texas to play in the Kleberg Bank College Classic at Whataburger Field. In game 1, Zach Hirsch picked up his first win as a husker and Head Coach Darin Erstad earned his first win as the Huskers' head coach in a 5–2 win over the Utah Utes. The next day, Nebraska beat Utah again and Texas A&M Chorpus Christi with a combined score of 22–1.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Season summary
The Huskers finished the tournament with a perfect 4–0 record as they came from behind to beat UNLV in the first ever meeting between the 2 teams. The offense scored 35 runs on 54 hits over the three days and 8 Huskers joined the all tournament team – Cory Burleson, Josh Scheffert, Bryan Peters, Kurt Farmer, Chad Christensen (MVP), Rich Sanguinetti, Richard Stock, and Jon Keller.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Season summary
On March 2, Nebraska went north to play in the Dairy Queen Classic, one of the longest running tournaments in the nation, in Minnesota played at the Metrodome. It was the fifth time they have competed in the event. The Huskers dropped their opening game of the Dairy Queen Classic by a score of 4–1. The Huskers totaled six hits on the day and worked seven walks off the WVU pitching staff, but were doomed by the 10 runners they left on base.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Season summary
New Mexico State was the next team to face as Nebraska entered the ninth down 4–2 when the bats came alive and Rich Sanguinetti ended the game with a two-run walk-off home run with 2 outs capping a dramatic ninth inning for the Huskers with for a 6–4 win over the Aggies. The Huskers won their last game defeating conference foe, Minnesota 10–3 in a non conference game. On offense, after scoring only seven runs through the first two games, the Husker offense exploded for seven runs in the first four frames against the Gophers. Three Huskers earned all-tournament honors, including Richard Stock at first base, Austin Darby in the outfield and Michael Pritchard at designated hitter. Pritchard also earned the tournament's Silver Stick Award as the weekend's most valuable hitter.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Season summary
After a 6–4 road stint, the huskers headed home for a 17-game homestand starting with Kansas state. A pair of four-run innings carried Nebraska to a 9–6 win over the Kansas State Wildcats at Hawks Field in front of 4,169 fans. It is their 34th straight home opener win dating back to 1979 and moved to 11–0 in home openers at Hawks Field. The next day, Kale Kiser hit a home run for the second straight day and junior Ryan Hander picked his first win of the year as the team moved to 8–4 with a 4–1 win over Division II Nebraska-Kearney.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Season summary
That weekend, 2011 College World Series qualifier California Bears came to town for a four-game series. In game one, the Huskers found themselves in a hole, falling behind 0–7, but a pair of runs in both the eighth and ninth innings capped an 8–8 comeback, extending the game into extra innings, but the Huskers were unable to pull out a win after the Bears plated three runs in the top of the 11th inning to win 11–8.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Season summary
In game 2, Nebraska had an offensive show in front of 5,298 fans with a 12–5 win over the Bears blasting three home runs on the day, including a grand slam by Rich Sanguinetti. The Bears responded and Nebraska was unable to find a rhythm in game 3 in a 4–0 loss with only 3 hits on the game but rebounded in the series finale breaking through with eight runs in the bottom of the fifth inning evening the series with a 9–5 victory for a 2–2 series split.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Season summary
The Huskers played for the 5th day in a row and 1st of 5 games in week 5 against South Dakota State by a score of 12–3 hammering out 15 hits before Louisiana tech came for a 4-game series. Nebraska won game 1 9–2 as Cory Burleson hit an inside-the-park home run, the first one by a Husker since Jake Mullinax hit one against West Virginia at the 2004 Dairy Queen Classic at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minn.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Season summary
The next day there was plenty of offense against the Bulldogs with 24 hits in a 22–3 win which is the most runs in over eight years, as they also scored 22 in a win over Kent State at the Ultimate Dugout Baseball Fiesta in Albuquerque, N.M, on Feb. 22, 2004. Behind a career-high five hits from Josh Scheffert, the Nebraska baseball team posted its fifth straight win with an 11–4 victory over the Louisiana. The Huskers pounded out 17 hits on the afternoon and scored 42 runs on 52 hits through the first three games of the series but the Bulldogs responded with a 6–5 victory to avoid a sweep.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Season summary
The Huskers hosted Northern Colorado in a 2-game midweek series before conference games begin. On March 20, a seven-run fourth inning powered Nebraska to a 12–3 win in game one but was unable to overcome a four-run eighth inning by the Bears resulting in a 6–4 loss splitting the series a game a piece.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Season summary
Conference play opened on March 23 against Illinois and fell behind early but were unable to battle back in an 11–3 loss. Nebraska rebounded in game 2 with an 18–5 win over the Fighting Illini to tie the series. Trailing 3–0 going into the bottom of the second, NU plated 11 runs on seven hits, as the first nine batters of the inning reached base and scored. All but one of the Huskers' starters had at least one hit on the day.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Season summary
The rubber match went to the Huskers as they put together one of its best games of the season with a 13–3 win over the Illinois to win in the first ever Big Ten series. The Huskers outscored Illinois by a combined score of 31–8 in the final two games of the series to open conference play with a series win for the first time since 2008 when they swept Kansas State in Manhattan. Husker fans topped the 5,000 mark in all three games, with a combined 15,697 fans coming out to see the Huskers open conference play.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Season summary
The team wrapped up its 17-game home stand with a 6–3 win over the Kansas State Wildcats in a mid week game. The Huskers started and ended the home stand with wins over the Wildcats. Now 18–9 on the season and 2–1 in Big Ten play, the Huskers went 12–5 on the home stand.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Season summary
Nebraska headed to Northwestern for their first road conference series on March 30. They opened the series with a 7–4 win over the Wildcats but a season-high six errors from the Husker defense combined with 12 strikeouts from the NU offense resulted in an 8–4 loss in game 2 while none of the Wildcats' eight runs were earned off the Husker pitching staff. It is the Huskers' first loss this season when out-hitting their opponent as the Huskers out-hit the Wildcats, 7–6. A complete game from Northwestern's Zach Morton was too much for the Huskers with only six hits in game 3 dropping the series in a 6–1 loss.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Season summary
Nebraska looked to sweep the season series with KSU as they traveled to Manhattan, Kan. They picked up their 20th win of the season to sweep the Kansas State Wildcats with a 6–0 win as five pitchers combined for the four-hit shutout.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Season summary
The Huskers returned home to host the 12–14 Iowa Hawkeyes in their 3rd conference series. A four-run fifth inning propelled the Iowa Hawkeyes to a 4–3 series-opening win over the Nebraska. The Huskers took a 2–0 lead into the fifth and cut Iowa's lead to one with a run in the bottom of the fifth, but were unable to plate a run over the final four innings to tie the game. The Huskers evened the series in game 2 with a strong outing from Brandon Pierce in his first career conference start to help the Huskers post a 9–4 win. A game-tying two-RBI triple from Pat Kelly followed by a walk-off single from Kale Kiser completed a dramatic ninth-inning comeback by the Huskers, as the Huskers rallied for a 9–8 win to take the series.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Season summary
The Huskers hosted Creighton in the first of three meetings on April 10. A career-high 8 innings from sophomore Jon Keller carried Nebraska in a 5–3 victory over the Bluejays. Keller improved to 4–1 on the year, as he gave up just two runs (one earned) on three hits, while striking out six.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Season summary
Nebraska traveled to Columbus, Ohio to play the 20–12 Ohio State who is tied with Nebraska at second place in the Big Ten. A rough first inning put Nebraska in a 7–0 hole that they were never able to climb out of in game 1 at Bill Davis Stadium as the Buckeyes went on to win the game 10–2. Game 2 got postponed due to rain and played a double header on Sunday.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Season summary
Home runs from Kale Kiser, Kash Kalkowski, and Josh Scheffert accounted for all five of Nebraska's runs a 5–4 win over the Ohio State Buckeyes to end their 7-game win streak. Nebraska swept a doubleheader with a 17–9 score to win its first conference road series since taking 2-of-3 from Baylor in Waco, Texas, during the 2008 season.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Season summary
Without a midweek game, Nebraska welcomed the #16 Purdue Boilermakers who entered the series with a 9-game win streak. After falling behind 4–0 to start game 1, Nebraska evened the score at 5–5 in the bottom of the fourth, but Cameron Perkins' second home run of the game in the top of the fifth proved to be the eventual winner in an 8–5 game. For the 4th conference series, the Huskers rebounded after falling in the opener. In front of a season-high crowd of 6,257 fans at Hawks Field on Saturday afternoon, the Huskers evened its series with Purdue with an 8–3 win. The Huskers dropped the series finale  by a score of 8–3 in front of another 6,000+ fans at Hawks Field.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Season summary
The baseball team headed 50 miles to TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska to play their second game of the series. Behind a pair of hits from four different Huskers and a three-hit game from the Nebraska pitching staff, Nebraska earned its second win of the season over the Creighton Bluejays with a 4–1 win.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Season summary
Nebraska hosted its final non-conference series of the season when the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners visited Hawks Field. Senior Kale Kiser came through with his second walk-off hit of the season in the bottom of the 11th inning of game 1 to propel the Huskers to a 3–2 win over the Roadrunners. The Roadrunners then tied the series with a 10–2 win in front of 5,111 fans in game 2. The rubber match was cancelled due to rain which kept the series tied giving Nebraska a record of 28–16 after the weekend.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Season summary
The Huskers went on the road the next weekend to play the Indiana Hoosiers, who entered the series as one of the hottest teams in the conference in second place in the Big Ten. Behind a seven-strikeout performance from freshman Kyle Kubat and three home runs from the Husker offense, Nebraska put an end to the Indiana Hoosiers' four-game winning streak with a 13–2 win  but couldn't take the series the next day as walks and miscues cost the Huskers in a 7–5 game. Nebraska failed to win the series as Indians bats were tough on NU's pitching with 16 hits in a 9–6 game.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Season summary
The Huskers looked to sweep Creighton for the first time since 2008 in their last meeting of the year on May 8 but were unable to finish the sweet as the Jays used 16 hits to produce an 8–1 win.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Season summary
The Huskers headed back home to hose their last conference series against Minnesota. A two-run home run from freshman Pat Kelly and a six innings of solid work on the mound from freshman Kyle Kubat led Nebraska to their 30th win of the season with a 4–3 victory over the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Sophomore Michael Pritchard went 0–4 ending his hitting streak at 25 games which ties Derek Dukart (1994) for the third longest hitting streak at NU since 1958.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Season summary
Freshman Pat Kelly's 7th home run of the season propelled Nebraska to victory for the second straight game the Golden Gophers, as the Huskers held on to an 8–7 victory. His seven home runs this season are the most by a NU freshman since Alex Gordon hit seven in 2003. Behind three solo home runs, Nebraska secured the Huskers' first sweep of a conference foe since NU swept Texas Tech at Hawks Field to end the 2010 season and put an exclamation point on Senior Day. The Huskers won each game by one run and put themselves into fourth place in the Big Ten standings.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Season summary
Wichita State came to Lincoln for the Huskers last home game of the season as the Shockers spoiled Nebraska with a 19-hit performance coasting to a 13–2 win.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Season summary
Nebraska went on the road for their last regular season games against the Michigan Wolverines. The Huskers punched their ticket to the Big Ten Tournament with a 15–2 win over Michiganas they strung together a conference-high 20 hits. They were then held to just five runs in a 6–5 loss to the Wolverines in game 2. They secured the No. 4 seed at the Big Ten Tournament with a 7–3 win over the Michigan ending the season with a 14–10 conference record.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Season summary
The Huskers opened the post season against Michigan State. They nearly completed one of the biggest comebacks in program history but a leaping catch by Michigan State second baseman Ryan Jones on a line drive off the bat of Pat Kelly secured a 10–9 win for the Spartans at Huntington Park. The Huskers entered the bottom of the ninth inning down 10–2, but five two-out runs had the Huskers in position to tie the game.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team, Season summary
They got sent to the losers bracket and played Penn State in game 2 and the Huskers responded with 12–3 victory racking up 18 hits as Stock extended his hitting streak to 20 games. Along with Michael Prichard's 25-game hitting streak earlier this season, it marks the first time in school history that a pair of teammates have each produced hitting streaks of 20 game or more in the same season. Nebraska was then set up to play Ohio State in an elimination game. The Buckeyes ended the Huskers season with a 6–2 win. The Huskers out hit the Buckeyes, 9–8, but NU stranded 10 runners on the afternoon and committed three errors in the field.


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


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
The 2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Bo Pelini and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Cornhuskers finished with 10–4 overall, 7–1 Legends, to become Big Ten Legends Division champions. In the postseason, the team was invited to their first 2012 Big Ten Football Championship Game, where they lost to Wisconsin, and lost to Georgia in the 2013 Capital One Bowl.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
The Cornhuskers became known for their comebacks this year, as they came back after trailing by double digits during four conference games. These wins included a 30–27 victory over Wisconsin (Nebraska down 27–10 early in 3rd quarter), Northwestern (down 28–16 with 5 minutes to go), Michigan State (down 24–14 early in 4th quarter), and Penn State (down 20–6 at halftime).


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
No spring scrimmage game was played prior to the season, as it was canceled due to weather concerns and player conflicts. It was the first year that Nebraska did not hold a spring scrimmage since they started playing them in 1950.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Southern Miss
The Huskers started the 2012 football season off with a home win against Southern Miss. The Huskers are now 3–1 against the Golden Eagles with the only loss being from the last time these teams faced each other in 2004. This game started a three game home-away-home series with additional meetings in 2013 and 2015. The 2013 meeting was scheduled to be played at Southern Miss, but the game was moved to Lincoln as an attempt to earn more money. Southern Miss also thought about scheduling the game in New Orleans or Kansas City before deciding to give Nebraska an eighth home game in 2013.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, UCLA
The Huskers went on the road for the first time in their second game of the season to face UCLA in Pasadena, California. The two teams have faced each other previously ten times, with the Huskers having six wins to UCLA’s four coming into the game. The last time these teams faced each other was in Lincoln in 1994 where the Huskers defeated UCLA 49–21. This game started a home and home series that will be concluded during the 2013 season. With this win UCLA is 4–2 at home against the Cornhuskers.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Arkansas State
The third game of the season brought the Huskers home to Lincoln to face Arkansas State, led by head coach Gus Malzahn, for the second time in history. The Huskers defeated the Red Wolves in 2009 with a score of 38–9. During the first half of the game Pelini began feeling ill. At halftime he was sent to a local hospital for a series of precautionary tests that ultimately revealed no major health concerns. Defensive coordinator John Papuchis took over head coaching duties in the second half in Pelini's absence.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Idaho State
The fourth and final game before conference play paired the Huskers against Idaho St. for their first meeting in history. The Bengals are from the Big Sky Conference.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Wisconsin
Nebraska began its second season of Big Ten conference play with a home game against Wisconsin, the team that defeated them 48–17 in their first Big Ten conference game in 2011. The all-time series coming into the game was tied 3–3 with Nebraska having last hosted Wisconsin in 1973. This game also was marked as "The Quick and The Red" as both schools went against tradition and wore alternate uniforms created by Adidas.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Wisconsin
Nebraska wore a black helmet, normally white, an all red uniform with black stripes on both shoulders and down the side of the leg, and a black "N" on the front instead of the number. Wisconsin wore a red helmet, normally white, with a traditional "W" on it, all white uniform, shoulders covered in red, red stripes down side of legs with a red "W" where the numbers normally are.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Ohio State
The Huskers traveled to Columbus to face Ohio State, who were playing their first season under new head coach Urban Meyer. In 2011, Nebraska defeated the Buckeyes, 34–27, on the strength of a historic second-half comeback after being down 27–6. This game marked the Huskers' first visit to Columbus since 1956. There would be no comeback in this one, as the Buckeyes, after trailing 14-7 after the first quarter, pulled away by halftime to win 63-38.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Northwestern
Nebraska came into the game leading the all time series 3 wins to 2 losses. This game was the Huskers first game in Evanston since 1931.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Michigan
Michigan came into the game leading the all time series at 4–2–1. This was the Wolverine's first trip to Lincoln since a 6–6 tie in 1911.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Michigan State
Nebraska came into the game having never lost to the Spartans, leading the all time series 6–0. This was the Huskers first visit to East Lansing since spoiling Nick Saban's first game, a 50–10 Nebraska win in 1995.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Penn State
This was Penn State's first trip to Lincoln since 2003 where the all time series between the two coming into the game was 7–6, with Nebraska having the advantage.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
The Golden Gophers lead the all time series 29–21–2, but have not won a game in Lincoln since 1960. The last Minnesota team to play at Nebraska was the victim of a 56–0 loss in 1990. The win ensured Nebraska's first unbeaten home season since 2001.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Iowa
Nebraska leads the all-time series 27–12–3. The last Husker team to visit Iowa City opened the 1999 season with a 42–7 victory.


2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Wisconsin (Big Ten Championship Game)
This game marked Nebraska's only appearance in the Big Ten Championship game. Nebraska's last appearance in a conference championship game was in 2010 their last season in the Big XII conference. Nebraska defeated Wisconsin 30–27 in the regular season. Wisconsin won the game and received the conference berth in the 2013 Rose Bowl.


2012 Nebraska Danger season
The 2012 Nebraska Danger season was the second season for the Nebraska Danger as a professional indoor football franchise and their second in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of 16 teams competing in the IFL for the 2012 season, the Nebraska Danger were members of the Intense Conference.


2012 Nebraska Danger season
The team played their home games under head coach Mike Davis at the Eihusen Arena in Grand Island, Nebraska. The Danger earned a 5–9 record, placing 6th in the Intense Conference, and failed to qualify for post-season play.


2012 Negeri Sembilan FA season
The 2012 season was Negeri Sembilan's fifth season in the Malaysia Super League, the top flight of Malaysian football.


2012 Negeri Sembilan FA season
Negeri Sembilan played in the Malaysian Super League and the Malaysian FA Cup. Negeri Sembilan qualified for the Malaysia Cup, after finishing 8th in the Super League, Negeri qualified to Malaysia Cup Final for the third time in a row this time with their new coach Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah. They won the trophy after defeating Terengganu with an epic comeback. The first goal was scored by Mohd Ashaari Shamsuddin for Terengganu in the 59th minute. Negeri used the last 10 minutes of the game to make a comeback. S. Kunanlan equalised the score in the 81st minute before Hairuddin Omar, the veteran striker hit the winning goal for Negeri with a beautiful volley in the 85th minute. Negeri ended their FA campaign Second round, defeated by Kuala Lumpur on a penalty shoot out.


2012 Negeri Sembilan FA season, Season review
Negeri Sembilan put nine new faces including two import players to cover Hoben Jang Hoben squad challenges in Super League 2012 season. Two import players are striker from Cameroon, Jean-Emmanuel Effa Owona and defender of Brazil, Gonçalves Ferreira Marquen offered a year contract as the latest backup squad Jangs in forming a strong team and the caliber of providing high quality performances for them to compete in the league .


2012 Negeri Sembilan FA season, Season review
7 new faces in squad of the 2012 season are Mohd Zulfaizham Kamis & Ahmad Shakir Mohd Ali (Kedah), Norismaidham Ismail & Mohd Nazrin Mohd Nawi (Kuala Lumpur), Rashid Mahmud (Felda United FC), Azmeer Yusof (Pos Malaysia FC) and Badrulzaman Abdul Halim (PKNS FC). Players who remain with squad are Kaharuddin, Tengku Qayyum, Mohd Firdaus Azizul, Norhafiz Zamani, S. Kunanlan, Shahurain, Mohd Shaffik Abdul Rahman, Shukor Adan, G. Mahathevan, Qhairul Anwar, Halim Zainal, Muszaki, Idris Karim, Alif Shamsudin and Farizal Marlias. While the 8 pillars of migratory jangs is Hairuddin Omar, Farizal Harun, Aidil Zafuan, Zaquan Adha & Irwan Fadzli Idrus choose not to renew the contract and join ATM, Fakri Saarani & Aminuddin migrated to Felda United and Hasmawi Hassan to Penang FA.


2012 Negeri Sembilan FA season, Season review
Although the import players Marquen Nuquen Gocalves Ferreira played in the J-League, Japan, but he later returned to her home country to play for clubs in Division 3. This situation is contrary to the conditions of import players for the 2012 Malaysian League championship last club of the countries of Latin America, Africa and Europe must be from Division 1 or 2, while in Asia, must be Division 1. PBNS to appeal to approve the import players from Brazil but FAM was told that all appeals for import players who have technical problems are not entertained and rejected.


2012 Negeri Sembilan FA season, Season review
New Players, New Team, New Season, New Mission. Talent wins games, Teamwork wins ChampioNShips. Source:


2012 Negeri Sembilan FA season, Competitions, Malaysia Cup, Quarter-finals
ATM FA won 6–3 on aggregate and advanced to the Semi-finals.


2012 Negeri Sembilan FA season, Season statistics, Disciplinary record
= Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2012 Negros Occidental's 5th congressional district special election
A special election for Negros Occidental's 5th district seat in the House of Representatives of the Philippines was on June 2, 2012. The special election was called after incumbent representative Iggy Arroyo died on January 26, 2012. Binalbagan Mayor Alejandro Mirasol defeated Negros Occidental Provincial Board Member Emilio Yulo in the election.


2012 Negros Occidental's 5th congressional district special election, Background
Iggy Arroyo, brother-in-law of Pampanga representative and former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, was in his third and final term as representative of Negros Occidental's 5th district when he died on January 26, 2012, in London.


2012 Negros Occidental's 5th congressional district special election, Background
A House resolution was filed declaring the seat vacant to pave the way for a special election, although Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. and Negros Occidental Commission on Elections supervisor Jessie Suarez expressed reservations since the 2013 elections were just more than a year away. Belmonte instead suggested of appointing a caretaker to attend to the projects in the district; representatives from the neighboring districts, Mercedes Alvarez (6th) and Jeffrey Ferrer (4th), expressed interest in serving as caretaker until a new representative has been elected. Provincial governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. also expressed reservations in continuing with the special election, while Negros Occidental Provincial Board Member Melvin Ibañez had expressed interest in contesting the seat if an election would be held.


2012 Negros Occidental's 5th congressional district special election, Background
On February 29, Belmonte, together with Negros Occidental representatives Alfredo Marañon III, Albee Benitez, Mercedes Alvarez and Julio Ledesma IV, filed a House resolution calling for a special election. On March 14, the House of Representatives passed the resolution approving the special election; the commission would have to schedule the date of the election. Possible candidates that were running include Arroyo's sister Marilou Arroyo-Lesaca (former representative of Ang Kasangga party-list), Binalbagan Mayor Alejandro Mirasol and Board Member Emilio Yulo III. The next night, the commission scheduled the special election on June 9. Benitez also announced that the United Negros Alliance (UNA), the province's dominant political party, will decide on who will they nominate for the vacant seat, with Benitez adding that the ruling Liberal Party has yet to state its preference among local politicians.


2012 Negros Occidental's 5th congressional district special election, Background
Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal said that the commission would just waste money on the special election, saying that money could have been better spent on basic services in the district. The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) described the decision of holding the special election as "highly unconscionable" and a "total waste", stating that four months after election day, the filing of candidacies for the 2013 election would have had begun.


2012 Negros Occidental's 5th congressional district special election, Campaign
The UNA meeting on March 24 ended in a stalemate as Mirasol and Yulo, his nephew, disagreed on how the nomination process will be conducted; Yulo wanted a ballot where the choice would be ticked, while Mirasol wanted a ballot where one has to write the name of the preferred nominee. There were also allegations of "grease money" distributed prior to the convention that led to Yulo calling off the convention.


2012 Negros Occidental's 5th congressional district special election, Campaign
On March 27, Arroyo-Lesaca announced that she will not contest the election, while the UNA would meet anew to decide on who among Mirasol and Ibañez will be their nominee; Mirasol is the frontrunner after being perceived to be the candidate by the Benigno Aquino III's administration. Later that week, Ibañez withdrew from the contest in favor of Mirasol; the latter is now seen as UNA's presumptive nominee. If Mirasol is not nominated by UNA, Grace Ibuna, Arroyo's longtime partner, will run. Other prospective candidates include former board member Enrique Montilla, a nephew of Arroyo-Lesaca, and former Isabela mayor Renato Malabor.


2012 Negros Occidental's 5th congressional district special election, Campaign
On a resolution dated March 28, the commission set the election on June 2, with a budget of more than 21 million pesos.


2012 Negros Occidental's 5th congressional district special election, Campaign
In a UNA caucus in Bacolod on April, it was decided that Mirasol would be their nominee for the special election. The governor, vice governor, the five other representatives, and all mayors in the 5th district gave their support to Mirasol. Only Himamaylan Mayor Agustin Ernesto Bascon, who was not present at the caucus, did not support Mirasol, instead endorsing Yulo. Ibuna expressed joy in Mirasol's nomination and will support him. Benitez also recruited Mirasol, a member of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) to the Liberal Party, although he said that the Liberals will support Mirasol even though he would not join them.


2012 Negros Occidental's 5th congressional district special election, Campaign
Yulo said that he would not withdraw from the election. This comes as Yulo allegedly gave way to Arroyo in the 2010 election after being talked to by Mirasol. Yulo denied that Benitez was offering him to be included in 1DSWD's nominees in the 2013 party-list election to give way for Mirasol, and that he was not interested if ever he was offered. He admitted that while he won't match the financial resources of UNA and he only has the support of his cousin Mayor Bascon, he is not intimidated.


2012 Negros Occidental's 5th congressional district special election, Campaign
On April 20, Macalintal and fellow lawyer Antonio Carlos Bautista questioned the legality of the special election "because it will be held beyond the period as provided for by law." They argued that since Arroyo died on January 25, and that a special election "shall be called and held not earlier than 60 days nor longer than 90 days after the occurrence of the vacancy," the period of time when the election can be held is between March 25 and April 25.


2012 Negros Occidental's 5th congressional district special election, Campaign
Mirasol defected to the Liberal Party of President Aquino on May 5, along with his vice mayor and councilors, although he remained as a UNA member. As a result, Mirasol, who had previously been a Liberal in 1988 but joined the NPC after the Liberals disappeared from the province, got the endorsement of President Aquino. Former Las Piñas Representative Cynthia Villar, wife of Nacionalista party president and senator Manny Villar, announced they are supporting Yulo's candidacy.


2012 Negros Occidental's 5th congressional district special election, Campaign
The two candidates submitted their certificates of candidacies on May 16; Yulo went to the provincial elections office in the morning accompanied by his family, including Himamaylan Nayor Bascon, where they handed out lollipops, while Mirasol submitted his certificate on the afternoon with the UNA officials. The two filed leaves of absence from their posts until the election period is over. In order to counter Mirasol's logistical advantage, Yulo will rely on his "lollipop campaign," where he distributes lollipops on the campaign trail, which had worked for him in previous elections.


2012 Negros Occidental's 5th congressional district special election, Campaign
Mirasol and Yulo signed a peace covenant pledging a peaceful election and denouncing the use of violence. The local government also promised that the police and military will be neutral in the election. On the eve of the election, both campaigns predicted victory; Governor Marañon hosted a rally at the Valeriano Gatuslao gym in Himamaylan for Mirasol, while Yulo ended the campaign on the road.


2012 Negros Occidental's 5th congressional district special election, Results, Per municipality
The provincial board of canvassers declared Mirasol as the winner at 6:45 a.m. of June 3 at the Provincial Capitol in Bacolod. Commission on Elections chairman Sixto Brillantes, who had supervised the election, said that the election "was very peaceful, quiet and orderly. The weather did not cooperate but we still had a very good voters turnout at 73.41 percent." Mirasol won in Binalbagan, Isabela and La Castellana.


2012 Negros earthquake
The 2012 Negros earthquake occurred on February 6 at 11:49 PST with a body wave magnitude of 6.7 and a maximum intensity of VII (Destructive) off the coast of Negros Oriental, Philippines. The epicenter of the thrust fault earthquake  was approximately 72 kilometres (45 mi) north of the provincial capital of Dumaguete City.


2012 Negros earthquake, Earthquake
Recorded intensities according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), Earthquake Intensity Scale (PEIS) were 7 in Dumaguete and V (PEIS) in Cebu. The earthquake was felt as far as Mindanao in the provinces of Misamis and Lanao and as far as Iligan.


2012 Negros earthquake, Earthquake, Geology
The Philippines lies within the Pacific Ring of Fire, which causes the archipelago to have frequent volcanic and seismic activity. The  earthquake to hit Negros happened in 1948, but did not cause damage.


2012 Negros earthquake, Earthquake, Geology
According to PHIVOLCS, the earthquake was caused by movement on a previously undiscovered fault. However, according to an Environmental Sciences professor, this fault was already known to private geologists hired by the Negros Occidental government to create a land use map for the province.


2012 Negros earthquake, Tsunami warning
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) gave a level two tsunami alert, indicating that the public should be on watch for "unusual waves", but did not call for any evacuation. Despite this, in Cebu City, panic erupts and many residents fled towards higher ground due to rumors that a tsunami had hit the coastal villages of Ermita, Mambaling and Pasil. Residents of Dumaguete also scrambled to the mountain town of Valencia because of the scare. These rumors were later confirmed to be false. PHIVOLCS announced the tsunami alert at 14:30 PST, but there was no tsunami.


2012 Negros earthquake, Damage and effects
The degree and extent of damage caused by the earthquake were significant, with most of the damage sustained during the initial earthquake. The hardest hit were the towns of Tayasan, Jimalalud, La Libertad, and the city of Guihulngan, in Negros Oriental. Several houses and buildings collapsed, while others sustained damage. The earthquake also triggered numerous landslides which buried houses and people. Reported places where landslides occurred are Barangay Solongon, La Libertad and Planas, Guihulngan.


2012 Negros earthquake, Damage and effects, Water
Several places were cut off, notably the isolated remote towns. Guihulngan, one of the cities and towns affected by the earthquake, suffered extensive damage. Its water services, along with electricity and telecommunications, were reported to be cut off.


2012 Negros earthquake, Damage and effects, Electricity
After the initial earthquake, the power supply was suddenly cut off in affected areas after power lines were damaged. Power plants in Visayas tripped or shut down following the earthquake, although no major damage was sustained in transmission facilities. On February 8, power was restored in some areas.


2012 Negros earthquake, Damage and effects, Transport
The transport network of some parts of Cebu and Negros Oriental suffered severe disruptions. Main arteries were damaged, although automobiles and people can still pass through damaged roads. A small number of roads, especially in the mountainous territories, were likely to be destroyed. A total of three roads and ten bridges were destroyed. Because of damage of roads and bridges, access to some remote villages was cut off. Most of the damage happened in north Negros Oriental, which is more mountainous than the rest of Negros Oriental.


2012 Negros earthquake, Damage and effects, Cultural and governmental properties
Among the properties destroyed by the earthquake are the public market and the courthouse of Guihulngan. The Aglipay Church in La Libertad also collapsed.


2012 Nehru Cup
The 2012 Nehru Cup was the 15th edition of the Nehru Cup and 3rd Nehru Cup since it was revived in 2007. It was held from 22 August to 2 September. The tournament was hosted in New Delhi, India. A total of 5 teams participated in the tournament through being invited by the All India Football Federation. The final match happened between India and Cameroon and India won the match in penalty shoot out.


2012 Nehru Cup
India won the Nehru Cup after defeating the Cameroon 5–4 on penalties after the match ended 2–2 in extra-time.


2012 Nehru Cup, Format
On 15 June 2012 the All India Football Federation announced the format for the 2012 Nehru Cup. The tournament was played in a round-robin style. In the end the top 2 teams India & Cameroon from the 5 teams played in the final, which took place on 2 September.


2012 Nehru Cup, Broadcasting
NEO Sports, a premium all Sports Channel from the bouquet of NEO Sports Broadcast Pvt. Ltd., has acquired the exclusive broadcast rights of 2012 Nehru Cup in the Indian Sub Continent (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives).


2012 Nehru Cup, Matches
The First Round teams and matches were announced on 6 August 2012 by the All India Football Federation.


2012 Nehru Cup Final
The 2012 Nehru Cup Final was a match that took place on 2 September 2012 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi, India between India and Cameroon. India won the match in the penalty shoot out 5-4 after the match ended 2–2 after 120 minutes. India became the winner for the third successive time.


2012 Nehru Cup Final, The teams during the tournament
India entered the tournament as reigning champions after winning the 2009 Nehru Cup at the Ambedkar Stadium. However they also came into the tournament following an all defeat performance at the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup but they also came into the tournament with an added optimism as India got a new head coach in Dutchman Wim Koevermans.


2012 Nehru Cup Final, The teams during the tournament
Cameroon on the other hand came in with an all-domestic line-up which meant regular players who play abroad like Alex Song would not play in the tournament. Also current head coach of Cameroon, Denis Lavagne, would not be attending the tournament, leaving assistant coach, Emmanuel Bosso to become temporary head coach for the Nehru Cup.


2012 Nehru Cup Final, The teams during the tournament
India opened the tournament with a victory against Syria by beating them 2–1. They followed that victory up with a 3–1 victory over Maldives on 25 August. India then followed that match with a draw against Nepal on 28 August. India finished the group stage campaign with a loss against Cameroon in a match that did not matter as both teams were already through to the Final.


2012 Nehru Cup Final, The teams during the tournament
Cameroon opened their Nehru Cup campaign on 24 August playing out a draw against Syria 2–2. Cameroon then went back on track to the final by defeating Nepal 5–0 continuing their good form against Maldives by defeating them 3–1. Cameroon then finished their group stage with a victory over India 1-0.


2012 Nehru Cup squads
The following was a list of squads for each nation competing the 2012 Nehru Cup in New Delhi, India. The tournament began on 23 August.


2012 Netball Superleague Grand Final
The 2012 Netball Superleague Grand Final featured Northern Thunder and Surrey Storm. It was the first grand final not to feature either Team Bath or Mavericks. Northern Thunder won their first Superleague title.


2012 Netball Superleague Grand Final, Teams
Squad: GS Karen GriegGA Janelle LawsonWA Beth CobdenC Sara Bayman (c)WD Laura MalcolmGD Emma Dovey GK Kerry Almond


2012 Netball Superleague Grand Final, Teams
Squad: GS Rachel DunnGA Pamela CookeyWA Tamsin GreenwayC Becky Trippick (c)WD Natalie Seaton GD Katy HollandGK Hannah Reid


2012 Netball Superleague Grand Final, Teams
C/WD/WA Adele Modeste? Rhianne McHaleWD/WA/C Kathryn Ainsworth? Lorraine BetsyGA Steff Bello


2012 Netball Superleague season
The 2012 FIAT Netball Superleague season  saw Northern Thunder finish as champions for the first time. In the grand final they defeated Surrey Storm. 2012 saw the introduction of a new format, featuring three distinct phases, including a Showdown Weekend.


2012 Netball Superleague season, Teams
Following the conclusion of the 2011 Netball Superleague season, England Netball decided to cut the number of teams from nine to eight and, as a result, Glasgow Wildcats lost their place in the league. In addition, Leeds Carnegie were re-branded as  Yorkshire Jets.


2012 Netball Superleague season, Regular season, Phase 1
Phase 1 featured all eight teams playing a single round of matches in a league format. At the end of the seven rounds, the top four and bottom four split into two tiers. Northern Thunder were unbeaten in Phase 1 of the season.


2012 Netball Superleague season, Regular season, Phase 2
Phase 2 was effectively a group stage, with the teams in each group playing each other home and away.


2012 Netball Superleague season, Regular season, Phase 2, Eliminator
The Eliminator was effectively a 4th/5th place play-off with the winner qualifying for the semi-finals.


2012 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
The 2012 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by Chris Ault in his 28th overall and 9th straight season since taking over as head coach for the third time in 2004 and later resigned from coaching at the end of the season. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium and were first–year members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 7–6 and 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they lost to Arizona.


2012 Nevada Wolf Pack football team, Previous season
The Wolf Pack finished the 2011 season 7–6 and 5–2 in the final WAC play to finish in a tie in second place and lost the Hawaii Bowl against Southern Miss by 17 to 24.


2012 Nevada Wolf Pack football team, Preseason, Mountain West media days
The Mountain West media days were held on July 24–26, 2012, at the Cosmopolitan in Paradise, Nevada.


2012 Nevada Wolf Pack football team, Preseason, Media poll
The preseason poll was released on July 24, 2012. The Wolf Pack were predicted to finish in second place.


2012 Nevada Wolf Pack football team, Preseason, Preseason All–Mountain West Team
The Wolf Pack had four players selected to the preseason All–Mountain West Team; three from the offense and one from the defense.


2012 Nevada Wolf Pack football team, Team Awards
The 2012 Team Awards were handed out December 9, 2012.


2012 Nevada Wolf Pack football team, Team Awards
Nevadatude Award (best representative of the beliefs and ideals of the program)


2012 Nevada Wolf Pack football team, Team Awards
Basalite Big Blocker (given the offensive lineman who grades out the best in victories)


2012 Nevada Wolf Pack football team, Team Awards
Full -speed, Effort and Habit Awards (scout team players of the year)


2012 Nevada elections
Nevada's 2012 general elections were held on November 6, 2012. Primary elections were held on June 12, 2012.


2012 Nevada elections, Federal, Presidential
Nevada voters will choose 6 representatives to the Electoral College who will vote for the President and Vice-President of the United States. Candidates with ballot access are Barack Obama/Joe Biden (Democrat), Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan (Republican), Gary Johnson/Jim Gray (Libertarian), Virgil Goode (Independent).


2012 Nevada elections, Federal, Senate
Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Dean Heller, who was first appointed to the position in May 2011, is seeking a full term. His challenger is Democratic U.S. Representative Shelley Berkley.


2012 Nevada elections, Federal, House of Representatives
All four Congressional seats are up for election. The Nevada House delegation currently consists of 2 Republicans and 1 Democrat. The fourth seat was created from reapportionment following the 2010 United States Census. Candidates with ballot access are Barack Obama/Joe Biden (Democrat), Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan (Republican), Gary Johnson/Jim Gray (Libertarian), Virgil Goode (Independent).


2012 Nevada elections, State, Legislature, Senate
12 out of the 21 seats in the Nevada Senate are up for election. The state Senate currently consists of 10 Democrats, 9 Republicans, and 2 vacancies.


2012 Nevada elections, State, Legislature, Senate
District 1 (old Clark 1): Democratic incumbent John Jay Lee was defeated in the primary.


2012 Nevada elections, State, Legislature, Senate
District 3 (old Clark 3): Democratic incumbent Valerie Wiener is term-limited.


2012 Nevada elections, State, Legislature, Senate
District 4 (old Clark 4): Democratic incumbent and Majority Leader Steven Horsford is seeking the 4th congressional district seat.


2012 Nevada elections, State, Legislature, Senate
District 5 (old Clark 5A): Democratic incumbent Shirley Breeden is retiring.


2012 Nevada elections, State, Legislature, Senate
District 6 (old Clark 6): Democratic incumbent Allison Copening is retiring.


2012 Nevada elections, State, Legislature, Senate
District 9 (old Clark 9): Republican Elizabeth Halseth held the seat until her resignation in February 2012; a special election will be held for the remainder of her term.


2012 Nevada elections, State, Legislature, Senate
District 11 (old Clark 11): Democratic incumbent Michael A. Schneider is term-limited.


2012 Nevada elections, State, Legislature, Senate
District 13 (old Washoe 1): Democratic Sheila Leslie held the seat until her resignation in February 2012 to run for the District 15 state Senate seat; a special election will be held for the remainder of her term in this district.


2012 Nevada elections, State, Legislature, Senate
District 18: This is a new seat, with no current incumbent.


2012 Nevada elections, State, Legislature, Senate
District 19 (old Rural Nevada): Republican incumbent Dean Rhoads is term-limited.


2012 Nevada elections, State, Legislature, Assembly
All 42 seats of the Nevada Assembly are up for election. The state Assembly currently consists of 26 Democrats and 16 Republicans.


2012 Nevada elections, State, Legislature, Assembly
District 4: Republican incumbent Richard McArthur unsuccessfully sought the District 18 state Senate seat.


2012 Nevada elections, State, Legislature, Assembly
District 9: Democratic incumbent Richard "Tick" Segerblom is seeking the District 3 state Senate seat.


2012 Nevada elections, State, Legislature, Assembly
District 13: Republican incumbent Scott Hammond is seeking the District 18 state Senate seat.


2012 Nevada elections, State, Legislature, Assembly
District 16: Democratic incumbent and Assembly Speaker John Oceguera is term-limited.


2012 Nevada elections, State, Legislature, Assembly
District 20: This is a new seat, with no current incumbent.


2012 Nevada elections, State, Legislature, Assembly
District 30: Democratic incumbent and Speaker Pro Tempore Debbie Smith is seeking the District 13 state Senate seat.


2012 Nevada elections, State, Legislature, Assembly
District 35: Republican incumbent and Minority Leader Pete Goicoechea is seeking the District 19 state Senate seat.


2012 Nevada elections, State, Legislature, Assembly
District 39: Republican incumbent Kelly Kite was defeated in the primary.


2012 Nevada elections, State, Ballot Measure
Question 1 would allow for the Nevada Legislature to call itself into a special session under extenuating circumstances, if approved by two-thirds of all legislators.


2012 New Brunswick Liberal Association leadership election
The New Brunswick Liberal Association held a leadership election on October 27, 2012 to replace outgoing leader Shawn Graham with a new leader to lead the party into the 2014 election. Graham was elected at the last leadership convention held in 2002 over Jack MacDougall. Graham announced he would not continue as leader the evening of September 27, 2010, after losing the provincial election earlier that day and formally resigned on November 9, 2010.


2012 New Brunswick Liberal Association leadership election, Declared candidates
The following individuals were mentioned in media reports as potential candidates, and subsequently officially declared their candidacy:


2012 New Brunswick Liberal Association leadership election, Declared candidates, Brian Gallant
Background: Former candidate in Moncton East in the 2006 election; lawyer and president of the Kent South Liberal Association.


2012 New Brunswick Liberal Association leadership election, Declared candidates, Mike Murphy
BackgroundFormer MLA for Moncton North from 2003 to 2010; cabinet minister under Graham; former Liberal Party president.


2012 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2012 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts, New Brunswick's women's provincial curling championship, was held from January 25 to 29 at the Gage Golf & Curling Club in Oromocto, New Brunswick. The winning team of Rebecca Atkinson, represented New Brunswick at the 2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Red Deer, Alberta, finishing with a 5-6 record.


2012 New Brunswick municipal elections
Municipal elections were held in the Canadian province of New Brunswick on May 14, 2012. Here is a summary of results in the major communities in the province.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election
An election for the leadership of the New Democratic Party (NDP), a social democratic party in Canada, was called for March 24, 2012, in order to elect a permanent successor to Jack Layton who had died the previous summer.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election
The New Democratic Party's executive and caucus set the rules for the campaign at a series of meetings in September 2011. The election took place in Toronto and on the Internet. At the Leadership Convention, held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Thomas Mulcair was declared to be the new leader of the party. The convention was to be held at Exhibition Place's Allstream Centre, but it was moved to the larger venue due to a greater than expected number of delegates registering for the event.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election
The vote was open to all NDP members in a combination of exhaustive ballot and instant-runoff voting with one member, one vote (OMOV); each member voted by preferential ballot in advance, or with a single ballot for each round on the day of the election. The entrance fee was set at $15,000 and each candidate's spending limit was capped at $500,000.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election
Mulcair was the NDP's seventh leader elected since its founding in 1961. Because the NDP was the Official Opposition in the 41st Canadian Parliament, he also assumed the position of Leader of the Official Opposition in the House of Commons of Canada.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Convention timing
In a letter written days before his death, Layton recommended that a leadership election be held as early as possible in 2012 on approximately the same time lines as in 2003, and that Nycole Turmel, who had been appointed interim leader because of his illness, continue in that role until the election of a permanent leader. Turmel initially said that the party intended to hold the leadership election in January 2012. Others, including party president Brian Topp and Deputy Leader Thomas Mulcair—both prospective candidates—called for a longer race.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Convention timing
Topp agreed with calls for a vote later in the year, such as February or March. Mulcair said he would not run if the convention is held too early. Like Topp, he suggests a convention in "late winter or early spring". He also pointed out that such a time frame would be consistent with the last leadership election, which took 7.5 months (June 6, 2002 – January 23, 2003). On September 9, the NDP federal council set the election for March 24, 2012, in Toronto.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Convention timing
The longer timeline was to allow more members to be recruited in Quebec, which had low numbers of NDP members but, following the "Orange Crush" in the recent election, the bulk of the party's MPs.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Election rules
The leadership election was open to all members during a convention in a combination of exhaustive ballot and instant-runoff voting. Votes mailed in advance were cast by instant-runoff voting, but votes on the day, either at the convention or online, were for one round only. Candidates could withdraw before being formally eliminated and release preferences to lower down candidates who stay in. In the 2003 leadership election, members were able to vote in person at the convention, by mail, or online.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Election rules
Also in that election, affiliated organizations (such as trade unions) were allotted a minimum of 25 percent of the vote, with the remainder held by individual party members. The party's federal executive ruled in September 2011 that a 2006 change to the party constitution mandating one member, one vote precluded a carve out for affiliated groups.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Election rules
Party president and leadership candidate Brian Topp supported retaining the carve-out as did former MP Dawn Black, while MPs Thomas Mulcair, Peter Stoffer, and Pat Martin opposed it. In previous leadership elections, a union's delegates would normally vote as a block making union endorsements an important factor in the outcome.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Election rules
On September 14, 2011, interim party leader Nycole Turmel announced rules for candidates from the federal caucus that would have members of the caucus executive, e.g., deputy leaders, to stay in their posts, but would require critics and committee chairs and vice chairs to step down if they chose to join the race.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Election rules
All those who were party members by February 18, 2012, were eligible to vote and could do so in one of three ways:


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Leadership debates
The candidates participated in six debates, in Ottawa, Halifax, Quebec City, Winnipeg, Montreal and Vancouver. The first debate was held in Ottawa on December 4, 2011, and focused on the economy. The Halifax debate on January 29, 2012, focused on families, while the February debate in Quebec City were about "Canada on the world stage", and the February debate in Winnipeg was about "Connecting people and regions".


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Candidates, Niki Ashton
Niki Ashton has been the MP for Churchill, Manitoba since 2008. Until she announced her bid, she had been the Chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women. She was also a past shadow cabinet critic for Youth, and for Rural and Community Development. Ashton is fluent in Greek, English, French, and Spanish.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Candidates, Nathan Cullen
Nathan Cullen is MP for Skeena—Bulkley Valley, first elected in 2004. Cullen was the longest-standing MP in the leadership race and the only MP to have defeated an incumbent Conservative to claim his seat. Before becoming involved in politics, Cullen worked in community and economic development throughout Latin America, North America and Africa and also started his own business, Maravilla Consultants, providing strategic planning and conflict resolution services to business, government, and non-profit agencies throughout B.C. Cullen had served as a critic in the NDP shadow cabinet, first for environment, national parks and youth, then natural resources and energy.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Candidates, Nathan Cullen
In the 2011 Parliament, Cullen served as Chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Privacy, Access to Information and Ethics. He was also the Associate Critic for Natural Resources, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, and Environment and Sustainable Development. In the 2011 federal election, Cullen received over 55% of the popular vote in his constituency, the highest plurality in the region since 1962. He is functionally trilingual (English, French and Spanish).


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Candidates, Paul Dewar
Paul Dewar has been MP for Ottawa Centre since 2006, and served as critic for foreign affairs. He has also chaired the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Prevention of Genocide and other Crimes Against Humanity. He is a former teacher and elected representative of the Ottawa Carleton Elementary School Teachers' Federation. Earlier in his career he was constituency assistant to then-MPP Evelyn Gigantes. He understands but is not conversant in French.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Candidates, Thomas Mulcair
Thomas "Tom" Mulcair had been the NDP MP for Outremont and one of two deputy leaders of the party since 2007, and has served as house leader and finance critic. Prior to holding elective office he was a lawyer and public official. As a member of the Quebec Liberal Party, he represented the Laval riding of Chomedey in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1994 to 2007, and was Quebec's Minister of the Environment from 2003 to 2006. The Quebec Liberals were not officially affiliated with any federal party, and the federal NDP were not officially affiliated with any provincial party in Quebec, at the time and since. His mother is French Canadian; he was raised and educated and built his career in Quebec and is fluently bilingual.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Candidates, Peggy Nash
Peggy Nash was the MP for Parkdale—High Park, in Toronto, Ontario until 2015. She also represented the electoral district from 2006 to 2008. Until she announced her candidacy, she was the Official Opposition critic for finance, and in her previous term in Parliament was party critic for industry. She served as the President of the NDP from 2009 until 2011.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Candidates, Peggy Nash
Prior to being elected an MP, she was a Canadian Auto Workers negotiator, and became the first woman in North America to negotiate a major contract with one of the "Big Three" Detroit automakers, when she negotiated a contract with Ford in 2005. She holds an honours degree in French language and literature from the University of Toronto, and is fluent in English, French and Spanish.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Candidates, Martin Singh
Martin Singh is a pharmacist from Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia, president of the NDP's Faith and Social Justice Commission and president of the Sackville—Eastern Shore NDP riding association. He aimed to build his campaign on four issues: entrepreneurship and engaging the business community, health care and the promotion of a national pharmacare plan, the environment and the issue of leadership. He is reportedly bilingual.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Candidates, Martin Singh
He holds three degrees from Dalhousie University, in chemistry, chemical engineering and pharmacy, and a Master of Business Administration from Saint Mary's University.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Candidates, Martin Singh
A former Liberal, Singh had been active with the NDP since the mid-1990s and is president of the party's faith and social justice commission. On December 11, 2005, he was elected president of the Maritime Sikh Society, and is the first person of non-Indian ethnicity to become head of a gurdwara in Canada.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Candidates, Martin Singh
On March 14, 2012, he announced that he planned to vote for Thomas Mulcair as his second choice, and urged his supporters to do the same.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Candidates, Brian Topp
Brian Topp was President of the NDP from its 2011 convention; he did not participate in establishing the rules of the campaign and resigned to enter the leadership race. He was executive director and CEO of the ACTRA Toronto union local. He was previously deputy chief of staff to Saskatchewan Premier Roy Romanow (1993–2000) and senior adviser to Jack Layton during the 2011 election campaign. In the 2006 and 2008 campaigns, he served as NDP federal election campaign director. Raised in Quebec, Topp is fluently bilingual.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Candidates, Withdrawn candidacies, Robert Chisholm
Robert Chisholm was the MP for Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was first elected federally during the 2011 election, and until he announced his candidacy, was the Official Opposition's Critic for International Trade, ACOA and the Atlantic Gateway. Prior to federal politics, he was the Leader of the Nova Scotia NDP from 1996 to 2000. In 1998, he led the NDP to official opposition, the first time since the party's predecessor Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) accomplished that feat in the 1940s under Donald MacDonald. Chisholm was a former Atlantic Regional Director for Canadian Union of Public Employees. He does not speak fluent French, although he enrolled in a French immersion course. He announced his candidacy at a press conference in Halifax, on October 30.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Candidates, Withdrawn candidacies, Robert Chisholm
Chisholm withdrew his candidacy on December 21, 2011, citing his lack of fluency in French, and on February 29, 2012, endorsed Thomas Mulcair for leadership.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Candidates, Withdrawn candidacies, Romeo Saganash
Romeo Saganash is the MP for Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, Quebec, first elected in May 2011, and was critic for natural resources. Saganash is also former Deputy Grand Chief and director of governmental relations and international affairs for the Grand Council of the Crees and former vice-chairman of the Cree Regional Authority. He helped to negotiate the Paix des Braves agreement between the Cree Nation and the Government of Quebec. He is fluently trilingual having been raised speaking Cree, English, and French.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Candidates, Withdrawn candidacies, Romeo Saganash
Saganash announced on February 9, 2012, that he was withdrawing from the race, citing illness in his family and a lack of confidence in his campaign. On March 7, 2012, he endorsed Thomas Mulcair for leadership.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Polling, August 2011
A poll conducted between August 23 and 28, 2011, indicated that 51% of Canadians did not know who was best to lead the NDP. Thomas Mulcair and Olivia Chow each received support from 14% of respondents, while Bob Rae was selected by 9%. Brian Topp and Nycole Turmel each received 3% support.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Polling, September 2011
A survey conducted by Angus Reid Public Opinion on September 20 and 21, 2011, found that 28% of Canadian voters would vote for the NDP if it was headed by Mulcair and 25% of Canadians would support the NDP under Topp.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Polling, September 2011
A survey conducted by Leger Marketing between September 12 and 15, 2011, found that 17% of NDP supporters favoured Mulcair as leader. Topp received support from 10% of the same group. Saganash received  support from 1% of Quebec NDP voters, but no support outside the province. Paul Dewar received support from 3% of NDP voters in Canada, Peggy Nash and Nathan Cullen each received 2% support and Peter Julian received 1% of the support.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Polling, September 2011
A Harris-Decima poll conducted between September 1 and 4, 2011, showed support for Chow at 19%, Mulcair at 14%, Gary Doer at 6%, Paul Dewar at 3%, and Libby Davies, Topp, Peter Julian and Robert Chisholm all at 2%. Among NDP supporters, 22% would support Chow, 21% Mulcair, 7% for Doer, 4% for Dewar and Davies each, 3% for Julian and just 2% for Topp and Chisholm each.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Polling, December 2011
A survey conducted by Forum Research for the National Post on December 13, 2011, surveyed 300 NDP supporters on their opinions for NDP leader. Of those surveyed, 47% were undecided. The remaining 53% of supporters were split between Thomas Mulcair (45%), Peggy Nash (16%) with Paul Dewar and Brian Topp at 8%.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Polling, January 2012
A survey conducted by Abacus Data asked respondents whether they were aware of the candidates running for the leadership of the NDP. Thomas Mulcair and Brian Topp were the most likely to be known by respondents. 36% of respondents were aware of Thomas Mulcair while 31% were aware of Brian Topp. Paul Dewar (27% aware) and Peggy Nash (23%) rounded out the top four.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Polling, January 2012
Among NDP supporters (those who said they would vote NDP if an election were held the time of the poll), the order was the same with Mulcair (38%), Topp (32%), Dewar (27%), and Nash (21%) in the top four. Over three in ten NDP supporters had not heard of any of the candidates prior to our poll. Regionally, Mulcair's name recognition in Quebec exceeded all other competitors in all other regions of the country and his national lead in name recognition was almost entirely due to Quebecers' awareness of him. 64% of Quebec respondents were aware of Thomas Mulcair. Outside of Quebec, Mulcair's name recognition never exceeded 25%.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Polling, January 2012
A Forum Research poll for the National Post on January 18, 2012, surveyed 1,200 Canadians on their opinions for NDP leader. Of those surveyed, 14% supported Thomas Mulcair, followed by 6% for Peggy Nash, 5% each for Brian Topp and Paul Dewar, 3% for Romeo Saganash, and 2% each for Niki Ashton, Nathan Cullen, and Martin Singh. Of the 300 self-declared NDP supporters, Mulcair won 19% support, again followed by Nash (10%), Topp (6%), Dewar (6%), Saganash (4%), Cullen (4%), Singh (2%), and Ashton (1%), while 48% of NDP supporters were undecided. Among decided NDP supporters, Mulcair was supported by 36%, followed by Nash (20%), Topp (11%), Dewar (11%), Saganash (8%), Cullen (7%), Singh (4%) and Ashton (3%)


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Polling, February 2012
On February 13, Paul Dewar's campaign partially released the results of an IVR poll commissioned by them and held on February 8 & 9. With responses from 6,373 households in "every region of Canada", the first choice responses weighted by NDP membership per province for decided voters were: Thomas Mulcair 25.5%, Peggy Nash 16.8%, Paul Dewar 15.1%, Nathan Cullen 12.8%, Brian Topp 12.7%, Niki Ashton 9.5%, Martin Singh 4.1%, Romeo Saganash 3.6%. 31.0% of respondents were undecided. In response, the Topp campaign responded saying their own surveys place him at 28%.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Polling, March 2012
In the run-up to the convention, Thomas Mulcair was predicted as leading the pack.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Convention
Just prior to the convention opening, Brian Topp and Ed Broadbent, both defined the race as staying true to the NDP cause, by going with Topp, or moving to the centre and away from its current principles by going with Thomas Mulcair. Pundits had comparisons with New Labour in Britain under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, with Mulcair's stance on the party.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Convention
The first day, March 23, was devoted to candidate speeches and a tribute to Jack Layton. Peggy Nash was seen by many to have bad time management skills, having run out of time, and being ushered out by music to indicate end of time. That was due to overly long introductory portion of her 20-minute allotment. Thomas Mulcair also disappointed by having to speed through his speech after a similar overly long introduction by supporters, instead of having a great speech as anticipated, to end in a timely manner and not be ushered out for being over time. Brian Topp was considered to have one of the most polished presentations, while Nathan Cullen distinguished himself by speaking without notes or a teleprompter.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Convention
Entering balloting day, pundits predicted the perceived front runner, Thomas Mulcair, would receive support in the first round between 30 and 35 percent, though some people in the Mulcair camp predicted 40 percent. Pundits expected a clear multi-ballot win if Mulcair received 35 percent or more, and a multi-ballot slugout if his share was nearer 30 percent, which would allow other challengers to catch up and beat him.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Convention
Voting for the first round ended up at roughly half the 128,351 eligible voters, lower than expected but still much higher than the usual participation rates at conventions. This was likely due to the fact that all eligible NDP members could vote, and not just convention delegates. Participation was still lower that the roughly 60% of the general electorate who voted in the last national general election however.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Convention
Most of Martin Singh's supporters, according to pundits, migrated to Thomas Mulcair, accounting for most of Mulcair's rise on the second ballot.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Convention
After Peggy Nash was eliminated in the second ballot, her supporters split fairly evenly between the three remaining candidates, for the third ballot, surprising many pundits. During the voting for the third ballot, the NDP polling site was the target of a denial-of-service attack, forcing a prolongation of the voting period, and separating voting from those at the convention and those at home.


2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, Convention
Brain Topp ultimately finished second on the fourth and final ballot with 42.8% of the vote to Mulcair's 57.2%, allowing Thomas Mulcair to win the leadership.


2012 New England Patriots season
The 2012 New England Patriots season was the franchise's 43rd season in the National Football League and 53rd overall. The Patriots did not improve upon their 13–3 record from 2011, finishing at 12–4, but did win the AFC East for the fourth season in a row, and a first-round bye as one of the top two seeds in the AFC for the third consecutive year. This season marked head coach Bill Belichick's 13th season as Patriots head coach, and the 11th season in which the Patriots played all of their home games at Gillette Stadium.


2012 New England Patriots season
The 2012 Patriots featured a prolific offense that broke the record for first downs in a season, with 444, and finished third all-time in scoring, with 557 points, finishing only behind the 2011 Green Bay Packers and their previous 2007 record setting season. Additionally, this was the third consecutive season that the Patriots exceeded 500 points scored, which tied the record set by the 1999– 2001 St. Louis Rams. The Patriots also ranked first in the league with a turnover margin of +25.


2012 New England Patriots season
The Patriots' 12-win season marked their tenth consecutive 10-win season, a feat exceeded only by the San Francisco 49ers' streak of 16, from 1983 to 1998, and their twelfth consecutive winning season. They defeated the Houston Texans in the divisional round 41–28 before losing to the eventual Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game 28–13, marking their first AFC title game loss at home. As of 2020, this was the last time the Patriots swept their division.


2012 New England Patriots season, Offseason
On May 15, Wes Welker signed his franchise tender of 1 year for $9.5 million. He was still permitted to negotiate a long-term deal until July 15, which passed, and a new contract was not allowed to be negotiated until the end of the season. Looking for a replacement for Chad Ochocinco, who had struggled during his tenure with the team, the Patriots signed Brandon Lloyd. The Patriots also signed veteran Joseph Addai to replace departing BenJarvus Green-Ellis. When Addai was released, Shane Vereen moved up to the 3 running back split.


2012 New England Patriots season, Offseason, 2012 NFL Draft
The Patriots traded their fifth-round selection and a 2013 sixth-round selection to the Cincinnati Bengals in exchange for wide receiver Chad Johnson. They also tried to improve their defense when they traded their fifth-round selection to the Washington Redskins for defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth and their sixth-round selection to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for linebacker Tracy White and the Eagles' seventh-round selection. The Patriots also traded two seventh-round selections—one to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for safety Jarrad Page, and another to the Minnesota Vikings along with Randy Moss in exchange for a 2011 third-round selection.


2012 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 1: at Tennessee Titans
The Titans received the opening kickoff, marching 70 yards to the Patriots 10, converting a 4th-and-1, but the drive stalled at the Patriots 11 and Rob Bironas kicked a 28-yard field goal. Two possessions later, the Patriots raced 67 yards in only 5 plays, scoring on a 23-yard touchdown pass from Tom Brady to Aaron Hernandez. The Titans drove to the Patriots 48 on their next drive, but Jake Locker was intercepted by Tavon Wilson at the Patriots 3-yard line.


2012 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 1: at Tennessee Titans
After Zoltan Mesko pinned the Titans at their own 10, Locker was strip-sacked by rookie Chandler Jones with fellow rookie Dont'a Hightower recovering for a touchdown, increasing the lead to 14–3. After the Titans punted, the Patriots took advantage marching 67 yards in 12 plays, scoring on a 2-yard touchdown pass from Brady to Rob Gronkowski, extending their lead to 21–3, after the play was upheld by replay. The Titans moved the ball well on their next drive, but their drive fell apart and they punted. Brady took a knee and the Patriots kept their 21–3 lead at halftime.


2012 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 1: at Tennessee Titans
The Patriots reached as far as midfield on their next drive, but punted. The Titans zoomed 80 yards on their next drive, scoring with Locker's 29-yard touchdown pass to Nate Washington, trimming the deficit to 21–10. Two possessions later, the Patriots raced 48 yards in 6 plays, scoring on a 1-yard touchdown run by Stevan Ridley extending the lead to 28–10. The Titans drove all the way to the Patriots 6 on their next drive, settling for a 24-yard field goal and trimming the deficit to 28–13.


2012 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 1: at Tennessee Titans
The Patriots countered on their very next drive, reaching the Titans 7, with Gostkowski's 25-yard field goal pushing the lead three scores, 31–13. Four straight incompletions ended any hope of a Titans comeback and Gostkowski kicked a 31-yard field goal. The Titans ran one final play and the Patriots won the game. With the win, the Patriots not only started the season at 1–0 but they also won their ninth straight season opener. Tom Brady threw for 236 yards and two touchdowns, and the defending AFC champion Patriots routed the Tennessee Titans at LP Field by a score of 34–13. Second year running back Ridley for 125 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries and the Patriots offense was nearly flawless.


2012 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals
The Cardinals took the opening possession of the game 60 yards in over six minutes, reaching the Patriots 20-yard line. The Patriots defense clamped down though, and Jay Feely was good on a 38-yard field goal. On the Patriots first offensive play, Brady was intercepted by Patrick Peterson at the Patriots -38 for no gain. The Cardinals failed to get a first down, but Feely was good on a 47-yarder and the Cardinals led 6–0.


2012 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals
The Patriots responded on their next drive, driving 47 yards to the Arizona -28 where Gostkowski was good on a 46-yard field goal making the score 6–3. The rest of the quarter was all punts. The Patriots reached the Cardinals 11-yard line later, but eventually settled for a 34-yard field goal, tying the game 6-6 midway through the second quarter.


2012 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals
On the sixth play of the Cardinals next possession, Jones forced Williams to fumble with Wilson recovering at the Patriots own 48, setting the Patriots up with good field position to take over, but the Cardinals defense stood strong and the Patriots punted. Both teams got the ball again only to punt for a 6-6 halftime score. The Patriots took the opening possession of the second half 47 yards, but were once again forced to settle for a field goal, this one from 51 yards giving the Patriots a 9–6 lead.


2012 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Later in the third quarter, Quentin Groves blocked a punt by Mesko and the ball rolled out of bounds at the Patriots 2-yard line. Three plays later, Kevin Kolb threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Andre Roberts giving the Cardinals a 13–9 lead. The Patriots drove to the Cardinals 30-yard line, but on 3rd-and-6, Danny Woodhead was tackled for a 9-yard loss, and the Patriots punted rather than attempt a 58-yard field goal.


2012 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals
On 2nd-and-18 from their own 28, Kolb hit tight end Todd Heap on a screen pass for a 28-yard gain to the Patriots 44 plus a 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty on Steve Gregory, moving the ball to the Patriots 29-yard line. Seven plays later, Kolb ran in a 5-yard touchdown run less than a minute into the fourth quarter, giving the Cardinals a shocking 20–9 lead. The Patriots reached the Cardinals 39, but on 3rd-and-1, Ridley was tackled for a 4-yard loss and the Patriots punted.


2012 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals
After the Cardinals did the same, the Patriots drove to the Cardinals- 35 and Gostkowski connected on a 53-yarder, trimming the deficit to 20–12. After a Cardinals three-and-out, the Patriots marched 82 yards with Brady finding Gronkowski for a 5-yard touchdown pass, trimming the deficit to 20–18. However, Brady's two-point conversion attempt to Gronkowski was incomplete, keeping the Cardinals ahead 20–18 with just 2:06 remaining in the game. With the touchdown pass, Brady moved to 4th all-time by throwing a touchdown pass in 34 consecutive games. With his 46th career 300 yard passing game, Brady moved to 8th all-time.


2012 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals
On the Cardinals next drive, Williams fumbled at the Cardinals 35 with Vince Wilfork recovering at the 30, setting up the Patriots nicely. After an incompletion, Woodhead burst for a 30-yard touchdown, but the play was nullified on an offensive holding penalty on Gronkowski. The Patriots reached the 24, but Gostkowski missed a 42-yard field goal wide left with 0:01 left. Kolb took a knee and the Cardinals got the upset win.


2012 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals
With the loss the Patriots fell to 1–1, 10–1 in home openers at Gillette Stadium, and 18–3 against NFC opponents at Gillette Stadium.


2012 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 3: at Baltimore Ravens
The Patriots were hoping to stave off a losing streak and rebound from their loss to the Cardinals in this rematch of the AFC Championship.


2012 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 3: at Baltimore Ravens
After both teams initial possession ended in punts, the Patriots drove to the Ravens 19 before settling for a Gostkowski field goal. On the first play of the Ravens' next drive, Steve Gregory intercepted Joe Flacco at the 42 and returned it 36 yards to the Ravens 6-yard line. Three plays later Brandon Bolden ran in a 2-yard touchdown, extending the lead to 10–0. Following another Ravens punt, the Patriots may have missed a chance to put the game away.


2012 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 3: at Baltimore Ravens
After driving to the Ravens 27, an offensive pass interference penalty on Rob Gronkowski moved the ball to the Ravens 30. Then, a 19-yard reception on 2-and-11 was nullified by an offensive pass interference penalty moved the ball back to the Ravens 40, eventually ending in a 49-yard Gostkowski field goal, keeping the Ravens in the game. This time the Ravens finally managed a response driving 80 yards to score to score on a 25-yard touchdown pass from Flacco to Torrey Smith, trimming the score to 13–7.


2012 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 3: at Baltimore Ravens
On the drive, Jerod Mayo was called for pass interference on 3rd-and-6 and Flacco completed a 14-yard pass on 3rd-and-13. Following a Patriots punt, the Ravens marched 92 yards in over 6 minutes to take a 14–13 lead on a 20-yard touchdown reception by Dennis Pitta. The Patriots took the lead right back marching 81 yards and never faced a third-down, taking the lead on a 7-yard touchdown reception by Edelman for a 20-14 halftime lead.


2012 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 3: at Baltimore Ravens
In the second half the Ravens took the opening drive 80 yards and scored on a 7-yard touchdown run by Ray Rice to allow Baltimore to retake a 21–20 lead. Again the Patriots took the lead right back on a 12 play, 78-yard march to take a 27–21 lead on a 3-yard touchdown run by Danny Woodhead. Following a Ravens punt the Patriots drove all the way to the Ravens 2-yard line, but had to settle for a 20-yard field goal, making the score 30-21 early in the fourth quarter.


2012 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 3: at Baltimore Ravens
The Ravens proceeded to drive to the Patriots 33, but went for it on 4th-and-1 instead of kicking the field goal and Bernard Pierce was tackled for a loss. The Ravens forced a punt and Flacco engineered a 92-yard  touchdown drive to trim the lead to 30–28 with a 5-yard touchdown pass to Smith. On the Patriots ensuing possession, Brady was intercepted by Ladarius Webb, but Webb was flagged for illegal contact and the Patriots retained possession.


2012 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 3: at Baltimore Ravens
They reached the Ravens 44, but on 2nd-and-9, Brady was sacked for a 7-yard loss moving the ball back to the Patriots 49, and his 3rd-down pass was incomplete, forcing a punt. Taking over at their own 21 with 1:55 to go, Flacco hit Jacoby Jones for a 24-yard gain. Baltimore was able to reach the Patriots 34 where Flacco threw an incompletion on 3rd-and-9, but Devin McCourty was flagged for pass interference, moving the ball to the 7-yard line. Justin Tucker kicked a field goal that appeared to miss wide right, but was controversially ruled good and the Ravens won 31–30.


2012 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 3: at Baltimore Ravens
With this loss New England fell to 1–2. The Ravens not only avenged the AFC Championship defeat by winning their first-ever regular season meeting against their opponent, but the Patriots faced their first sub-.500 record in 145 games since starting the 2003 season 0–1 against the Buffalo Bills, and also stumbled to their first 1–2 start since 2001. This was the fourth time in the previous ten seasons the Pats had lost consecutive games.


2012 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 3: at Baltimore Ravens
Also, in what turned out to be the replacement officials' next-to-last game officiating, the game was marred by a series of questionable calls that eventually provoked the Ravens fans to start chanting derogatory words towards the referees; Patriots coach Bill Belichick was seen to try to grab one of the officials as they were scurrying from the field. The Patriots were one of six 2011 season playoff teams to be under .500 after their first three games;  the others were the Steelers, Broncos, Lions, Packers, and Saints (who were sitting at 0–3 by this time).


2012 New England Patriots season, Regular season results, Week 4: at Buffalo Bills
Coming off their loss to the Ravens, the Patriots looked to get back to .500 against the lowly Bills.