2012 Trinidad and Tobago Classic, Results, Semifinals
In the first semifinal match on 30 November 2012, the giant-killers of Stokely Vale were eliminated from the tournament following a 4–1 loss on penalties after a regulation tie 1–1 against North East Stars. The Sangre Grande Boys took the early lead with a goal from Cornell Glen four minutes from half-time and marked his third of the competition in as many games. Stokely Vale fought back in the second half and equalized in the sixtieth minute from Tyrone Manning. The match ended 1–1 after regulation and was decided on penalty kicks.


2012 Trinidad and Tobago Classic, Results, Semifinals
Cleon John saved two penalties in the shootout which allowed North East Stars to cruise in the penalty shootout with successful efforts from Cornell Glen, Elijah Manners, Kerry Baptiste, and Seon Power. Defence Force recorded its third consecutive clean sheet after a 3–0 victory over defending TOYOTA Classic champions W Connection. The Soldiers used a goal from Rodell Elcock in the 30th minute to lead 1–0 at the break. The scoreline lasted well into the second half before Kevon Carter scored fifteen minutes from time to give Defence Force a 2–0 lead late in the match. Jerwyn Balthazar secured the win 3–0 in the 85th minute with a goal from outside the penalty area.


2012 Trinidad and Tobago Classic, Results, Final
In the final held on 7 December 2012 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, North East Stars defeated Defence Force 4–2 in a penalty shootout following a 2–2 draw in regulation. The win marked the Sangre Grande Boys' first title in the TOYOTA Classic after having finished runners-up in the 2010 final. North East Stars trailed late in the match 1–2 to the Teteron Boys before a late equalizer from Keryn Navarro in second half stoppage time sent the match into penalties. In the penalty shootout, Stars goalkeeper Cleon John saved a pair of penalty kicks from Rodell Elcock and Aklie Edwards and was later named the most valuable player of the tournament. With four goals in the competition, Jerrel Britto of W Connection was named the tournament's top goalscorer.


2012 Trinidad and Tobago Goal Shield
The 2012 Trinidad and Tobago Goal Shield was the third season of the Lucozade Sport Goal Shield, which is a knockout tournament competition for Trinidad and Tobago teams competing in the TT Pro League. North East Stars entered as the Goal Shield holders after defeating San Juan Jabloteh 1–0 in the 2010 final. Continuing from previous seasons, the competition not only allowed the winner and runner-up healthy purses at the end of the tournament, but more so give an added incentive for more goals to be scored throughout the tournament.


2012 Trinidad and Tobago Goal Shield
In particular, the winner of the competition was awarded TT$20,000 plus an additional TT$3,000 for every goal scored in the final, TT$2,000 for every goal in the semifinals, and TT$1,000 for each goal scored in the quarterfinals. Whereas, the runner-up was awarded TT$10,000 plus TT$1,500 for every goal scored in the final, TT$1,000 for every goal in the semifinals, and TT$500 for each goal scored in the quarterfinals.


2012 Trinidad and Tobago Goal Shield
Along with the shift in the league calendar of the TT Pro League from April through December to September through March, the Pro League also shifted the TOYOTA Classic to be played in November of each year. Moreover, the Pro League moved the Lucozade Sport Goal Shield towards the conclusion of the league season in April and May. As a result, the Goal Shield was not competed during the 2011 calendar year.


2012 Trinidad and Tobago Goal Shield, Qualification
For the second consecutive season, all eight teams competing in the TT Pro League entered the competition at the quarterfinal round. Seeding was determined from the league standings after the conclusion of the second round of fixtures during the 2012–13 season. Defence Force entered the competition as the league leader and top seeded team in the competition. The remaining top seeds were Caledonia AIA, W Connection, and North East Stars after finishing in second, third, and fourth place, respectively, in the league table at the time of the draw.


2012 Trinidad and Tobago Goal Shield, Qualification
The draw for the quarterfinals took place on 10 April 2013 at the VIP Lounge of the Hasely Crawford Stadium, in Mucurapo. The quarterfinal match-ups resulted in Defence Force facing bottom of the league table T&TEC at Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. The later match at Ato Boldon Stadium featured W Connection against Police. In the other two quarterfinal matches hosted at Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya, Caledonia AIA faced St. Ann's Rangers and North East Stars against Central FC.


2012 Trinidad and Tobago Goal Shield, Schedule
The schedule for the 2012 Lucozade Sport Goal Shield, as announced by the TT Pro League:


2012 Trinidad and Tobago Goal Shield, Results
All matches were played for 90 minutes duration, at the end of which if the match was still tied, penalty-kicks were used to determine the match winner.


2012 Trinidad and Tobago League Cup
The 2012 Trinidad and Tobago League Cup was the thirteenth season of the First Citizens Cup, which is the league cup competition for Trinidad and Tobago teams competing in the TT Pro League. Caledonia AIA entered as the cup holders having defeated T&TEC by a score of 2–1 in the 2011 final. Continuing from previous seasons, the slogan for the year's league cup was No Room for Losers and was sponsored by First Citizens Bank for the twelfth consecutive year. To keep with the tag-line, the year's edition only rewarded prizes to the cup winners and runner-up.


2012 Trinidad and Tobago League Cup, Qualification
With the number of participating clubs in the TT Pro League increasing from six to eight over the 2011 edition of the First Citizens Cup, the format of the cup returned to a knockout tournament with all eight teams entering at the quarterfinal round. The draw for the quarterfinals took place on 19 September 2012 at the First Citizens corporate box in Queen's Park Oval. With W Connection participating in the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League the club did not participate in the opening weekend of the 2012–13 Pro League season. Therefore, the results from the first round of matches in the league were not considered for seeding in this year's edition of the league cup.


2012 Trinidad and Tobago League Cup, Qualification
As the Morvant/Laventille Stallions entered the competition as the defending league cup winners they were the first to draw from eight secretly numbered cards respective to spots in the quarterfinal round. Caledonia AIA's Kareem Joseph was immediately followed by T&TEC midfielder Keeron Benito who drew the card that pitted the Electricity Boys against the defending champion at Hasely Crawford Stadium. The other quarterfinal match-ups following the draw resulted in North East Stars and St. Ann's Rangers also facing at the National Stadium, whereas W Connection drew Police and Defence Force encountering Pro League newcomer Central FC in the club's inaugural match at Manny Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella.


2012 Trinidad and Tobago League Cup, Schedule
The schedule for the 2012 First Citizens Cup, as announced by the TT Pro League:


2012 Trinidad and Tobago League Cup, Results
All matches were played for 90 minutes duration, at the end of which if the match was still tied, penalty-kicks were used to determine the match winner.


2012 Trinidad and Tobago League Cup, Results, Quarterfinals
The quarterfinal round began with a stunning upset from St. Ann's Rangers defeating North East Stars 2–1 in the cup opener. The Rangers used a 70th-minute goal from Devon Modeste to separate the two teams at Hasely Crawford Stadium. In addition, Defence Force ousted Pro League newcomer Central FC 3–0 with goals from the Army's new strike partnership Ro-Jo consisting of Richard Roy and Devorn Jorsling. Caledonia AIA defeated T&TEC with a scoreline of 2–0 earlier at Manny Ramjohn Stadium. The last quarterfinal match saw a goalless performance between W Connection and Police with the Savonetta Boys winning the match 3–1 in a penalty shootout.


2012 Trinidad and Tobago League Cup, Results, Semifinals
In a rematch of the final in the 2012 CFU Club Championship, Caledonia AIA defeated W Connection 1–0 with a goal from Keyon Edwards in the 89th minute to secure a place in the First Citizens Cup final for the Morvant/Laventille Stallions. In the earlier semifinal match on 28 September 2012 at Hasely Crawford Stadium, Defence Force won by a scoreline of 2–1 over St. Ann's Rangers. The Teteron Boys returned to the final for the first time since 2010 with a pair of goals from Trinidad and Tobago international players Jerwyn Balthazar and Kevon Carter.


2012 Trinidad and Tobago League Cup, Results, Final
The final was contested between the previous year's First Citizens Cup holder Caledonia AIA and two-time league cup winner Defence Force on 5 October 2012. The match began fairly even between the two sides for the first 19 minutes until the lights dimmed. After conferral with both managers, referee Neal Brizan decided to continue the match under the playing conditions. In the 22nd minute, Jamal Gay latched onto a Trayon Bobb cross to make it 1–0 for Caledonia AIA. Shortly after the opening goal, Richard Roy leveled the score at 1–1 with a goal in the 28th minute.


2012 Trinidad and Tobago League Cup, Results, Final
Just four minutes into the second half, Caledonia AIA reclaimed the lead as Keyon Edwards drifted wide and delivered a pass to Trayon Bobb who clipped goalkeeper Kevin Graham to score the winning goal for Caledonia AIA. Guyanese international player Trayon Bobb was named the most valuable player of the tournament having set-up the first goal and scoring the winning goal to lead Caledonia AIA to its two consecutive league cups.


2012 Trinidad and Tobago Quadrangular Twenty20
The 2012 Trinidad Quadrangular T20 is a Twenty20 cricket tournament held in Trinidad & Tobago. The tournament is played for the Trinidad and Tobago's 50th year of independence. The tournament was scheduled to be a 6-match Twenty20 series between Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. The matches in this series were not classified as official Twenty20 International matches, but instead classified as practice matches. The champions received a prize money of $50,000.


2012 Trinidad and Tobago Quadrangular Twenty20, Rules and regulations
In the tournament points are awarded to the team as follow ;


2012 Tripoli airport clashes
The 2012 Tripoli airport clashes occurred on 4 June 2012, after members of the Al-Awfea militia stormed the Tripoli International Airport as a measure to prompt the government's release of its jailed leader, Abu Oegeila al-Hebshi.


2012 Tripoli airport clashes, Background
The Tarhouna Al-Awfea militia group was enlisted under the command of the Libyan National Army, and performed several missions tasked by military command. On the day before the clashes, Commander Abu-Alija Habshi travelled to Tripoli with two tanks that were to be given to the army barracks. However, Habshi was stopped at a checkpoint outside of Tripoli and was asked to leave the tanks there instead; he was also informed that he needed to return to Tarhouna in order to obtain proper government documentation. However, that was the last time Habshi has been reported seen by anyone. The Libyan government has denied any involvement in Habshi's disappearance, but militiamen under the Commander's authority have alleged that the security forces are closely connected with the disappearance.


2012 Tripoli airport clashes, Events
200 gunmen belonging to the Al-Awfea militia took control of the Tripoli International Airport and stopped all flights, after Al-Awfea militiamen ignored the ultimatum given by Defence minister Osama Juwaili to surrender the SSC and MoD forces that stormed the airport, destroyed one tank and captured the other and also arrested more than 172 Tarhouni militiamen.


2012 Tripoli airport clashes, Aftermath
The airport remained non-functional after the clashes. Government spokesman Nasser al-Manee said that "the airport will resume operation within 24 hours. [ He] heard there were some injured". The next day, on 6 June, some airliners restarted their flights from Tripoli International.


2012 Tro-Bro Léon
The 2012 Tro-Bro Léon was the 29th edition of the Tro-Bro Léon cycle race and was held on 15 April 2012. The race was won by Ryan Roth.


2012 Trofeul Popeci
The 2012 Trofeul Popeci was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was part of the 2012 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Craiova, Romania between 11 and 17 June 2012. This 6th edition of the Popeci Trophy saw its prize money rise from US$ 25,000 to US$ 50,000+H.


2012 Trofeul Popeci, WTA entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2012 Trofeul Popeci, WTA entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received entry from a special exempt spot:


2012 Trofeul Popeci – Doubles
Diana Enache and Daniëlle Harmsen were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Paula Kania and Irina Khromacheva, 4–6, 5–7.


2012 Trofeul Popeci – Doubles
Renata Voráčová and Lenka Wienerová won the title, defeating Paula Kania and Irina Khromacheva in the final, 2–6, 6–3, [10–6].


2012 Trofeul Popeci – Singles
Mihaela Buzărnescu was the defending champion, but chose not to participate. María-Teresa Torró-Flor won the title after defeating Cristina Mitu in the final, 6–3, 6–4.


2012 Tromsø IL season
The 2012 season was Tromsø's 10th consecutive year in Tippeligaen, and their 26th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. It was Per Mathias Høgmo's third and final season as the club's manager. Tromsø participated in the Tippeligaen finishing 4th, the 2012 Norwegian Football Cup where they were beaten in the final by Hødd. They also tool part in the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League, entering at the Second qualifying round stage against Olimpija Ljubljana before being eliminated by Partizan on away goals at the Play Off stage.


2012 Tromsø IL season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 Tromsø IL season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 Tromsø IL season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 Tromsø IL season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 Tromsø IL season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 Trophée des Alpilles
The 2012 Trophée des Alpilles was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the fourth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France between 3 and 9 September 2012.


2012 Trophée des Alpilles, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2012 Trophée des Alpilles – Doubles
Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Édouard Roger-Vasselin were the defending champions but Roger-Vasselin decided not to participate. Herbert played alongside Laurent Rochette. Laurynas Grigelis and Uladzimir Ignatik won the title 6–7(4–7), 6–3, [10–6] against Jordi Marsé-Vidri and Carles Poch-Gradin in the final.


2012 Trophée des Alpilles – Singles
Édouard Roger-Vasselin was the defending champion, but chose not to compete. Josselin Ouanna won the title, defeating Flavio Cipolla 6–4, 7–5 in the final.


2012 Trophée des Champions
The 2012 Trophée des Champions (English: 2012 Champions Trophy) was the 17th edition of the French supercup. The match was contested by Montpellier, the 2011–12 Ligue 1 champions and Lyon, the winners of the 2011–12 edition of the Coupe de France. The match was played at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey. This was the fourth consecutive time the competition had taken place on international soil. The defending champions were Marseille who defeated Lille in the 2011 edition, which was played in Morocco.


2012 Trophée des Champions
Lyon captured its eighth Trophée des Champions and its first since 2007 after defeating Montpellier 4–2 on penalties. The match ended 2–2 in regular time with John Utaka and Emanuel Herrera scoring goals for Montpellier and Bafétimbi Gomis and Jimmy Briand converting for Lyon.


2012 Trophée Éric Bompard
The 2012 Trophée Éric Bompard the fifth event of six in the 2012–13 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris Bercy in Paris on November 15–18. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2012–13 Grand Prix Final.


2012 Trophée Éric Bompard, Eligibility
Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2012 were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit.


2012 Trophée Éric Bompard, Eligibility
Prior to competing in a Grand Prix event, skaters were required to have earned the following scores (3/5 of the top scores at the 2012 World Championships):


2012 Trophée Éric Bompard, Entries
Italy's Carolina Kostner withdrew from the ladies' event due to insufficient fitness, the United States' Johnny Weir withdrew due to a right hip injury, and Germany's Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy withdrew as a result of Savchenko's severe sinus infection.


2012 Trophée Éric Bompard, Overview
Jeremy Abbott of the United States was first in the men's short program, followed by Japan's Takahito Mura and France's Brian Joubert. Mura was also second in the free skating but finished first overall and took his first Grand Prix title, while Abbott took silver, and France's Florent Amodio – 7th in the short – won the segment and rose to third overall. Jorik Hendrickx withdrew before the free skating due to a twisted ankle in an off-ice warm up.


2012 Trophée Éric Bompard, Overview
Despite spraining her right ankle before the start of the competition, Russia's Yulia Lipnitskaya placed first in the ladies' short program ahead of the United States' Ashley Wagner and Russia's Elizaveta Tuktamysheva. Wagner won the free skating and her second Grand Prix title, Tuktamysheva rose to take the silver, and Lipnitskaia finished with the bronze.


2012 Trophée Éric Bompard, Overview
Russia's Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov won the pairs' short program by over four points ahead of Canada's Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford, with China's Peng Cheng / Zhang Hao in third. Kavaguti / Smirnov were second in the free skating but their lead from the short program took them to the gold medal, Duhamel / Radford were first in the free skating and finished second overall, and Italy's Stefania Berton / Ondrej Hotarek rose to take the bronze medal despite placing 5th in the segment.


2012 Trophée Éric Bompard, Overview
France's Nathalie Pechalat were first in the short dance, followed by Italy's Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte and Russia's Ekaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko. In the free dance, Pechalat / Bourzat maintained their lead and won the gold medal, Cappellini / Lanotte were fourth in the segment but held on to second place overall, and Riazanova / Tkachenko finished in third.


2012 Tropical Storm Debby tornado outbreak
The 2012 Tropical Storm Debby tornado outbreak was a tropical cyclone-produced severe-weather event that affected the U.S. state of Florida for nearly 3 days on June 23–26, 2012. As of 12:25 p.m. EDT on June 25, the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, had received 25 tornado reports from Florida, including one fatality near Venus. Throughout the entire event, 25 tornadoes touched down across the state, making the outbreak the second largest on record in Florida, behind only that spawned by Hurricane Agnes, which produced 28 tornadoes on June 18–19, 1972. At least ten of the tornadoes—the largest 24-hour total in South Florida since Hurricane Isbell produced eight in 1964—had been confirmed in four South Florida counties by the National Weather Service forecast office in Miami.


2012 Tropical Storm Debby tornado outbreak, Event summary
At 3:44 p.m. CDT on June 23, as Tropical Storm Debby was located west of Florida, the SPC in Norman first noted an increasing potential for severe weather in Southwest Florida, including tornadoes, due to increasing wind shear in the lower levels of the atmosphere. Later, at 7:09 p.m. CDT, the SPC highlighted a threat of waterspouts in the region. On June 24 at 10:45 a.m. CDT, after two possible tornadoes had already been reported, the first Tornado Watch was issued for 22 counties in Central and South Florida. As of 4:00 a.m. CDT on June 25, a Tornado Watch remained in effect in portions of Central Florida. Despite the tornado watches, no tornadoes were confirmed on June 25. However, on June 26 a lone tornado touched down as Debby lingered over Florida.


2012 Troy Trojans football team
The 2012 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by 22nd-year head coach Larry Blakeney and played their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for sixth place.


2012 Tulane Green Wave football team
The 2012 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Curtis Johnson. The Green Wave played home games in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and competed in the West Division of Conference USA. This was their final season in Conference USA as the prepared to move to the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 2–10, 2–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the West Division.


2012 Tulane Green Wave football team, Game summaries, Tulsa
While the team trailed 35–3, senior Devon Walker fractured his cervical spine after colliding head-on with a teammate during a tackle.


2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
The 2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Bill Blankenship and played their home games at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium. They were a member of the West Division of Conference USA (C-US). They finished the season 11–3, 7–1 C-USA to be West Division champions. They defeated UCF in the C-USA Championship Game to become C-USA champions. They were invited to the Liberty Bowl, where they defeated Iowa State to avenge a season-opening loss.


2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team, Game summaries, Fresno State
Last meeting was in the 2005 Liberty Bowl. This will be the first regular season meeting not as conference members as their meetings between 1999 and 2002 were as members of the Western Athletic Conference.


2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team, Game summaries, at Arkansas
Tulsa has lost the previous 17 meetings dating back to 1977.


2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team, Game summaries, vs. Iowa State–Liberty Bowl
This is the second time this season the Golden Hurricane and Cyclones will meet. The Cyclones won the season opener 38–23.


2012 Tulsa Shock season
The 2012 WNBA season is the 15th season for the Tulsa Shock of the Women's National Basketball Association. It is their third in Tulsa.


2012 Tulsa Shock season, Transactions, WNBA Draft
The following are the Shock's selections in the 2012 WNBA Draft.


2012 Tums Fast Relief 500
The 2012 Tums Fast Relief 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on October 28, 2012 at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Contested over 500 laps on the 0.526-mile (0.847 km) oval, it was the thirty-third race of the 2012 Sprint Cup Series season, as well as the seventh race in the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, which ends the season. Jimmie Johnson won the race, while Kyle Busch finished second, and Kasey Kahne clinched third. Chevrolet clinched their 36th Manufacturers Championship with Jimmie's win.


2012 Tums Fast Relief 500, Report, Background
Martinsville Speedway is one of five short tracks to hold NASCAR races. The standard track at Martinsville Speedway is a four-turn short track oval that is 0.526 miles (0.847 km) long. The track's turns are banked at eleven degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at zero degrees. The back stretch also has a zero degree banking. The racetrack has seats for 63,000 spectators.


2012 Tums Fast Relief 500, Report, Background
Before the race, Brad Keselowski led the Drivers' Championship with 2,250 points, and Jimmie Johnson stood in second with 2,243 points. Denny Hamlin followed in third with 2,230 points, five points ahead of Clint Bowyer and ten ahead of Kasey Kahne in fourth and fifth. Martin Truex, Jr. with 2,207 was four points ahead of Tony Stewart, as Jeff Gordon with 2,199 points, was four points ahead of Matt Kenseth and eight ahead of Kevin Harvick. Greg Biffle and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was eleventh and twelfth with 2,188 and 2,128 points, respectively.


2012 Tums Fast Relief 500, Report, Background
In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 213 points, twenty-two points ahead of Toyota. Ford, with 160 points, was twenty points ahead of Dodge in the battle for third. Stewart was the defending race winner after winning the event in 2011.


2012 Tums Fast Relief 500, Report, Practice and qualifying
Three practice sessions are scheduled to be held before the race; the first on Friday, which lasted 90 minutes. The second and third are both scheduled on Saturday afternoon for 55 minutes each. Brian Vickers was quickest with a time of 19.386 seconds in the first session, 0.038 seconds faster than Earnhardt, Jr. Hamlin was just off Earnhardt, Jr's pace, followed by Gordon, Bowyer, and Paul Menard. Johnson was seventh, still within a tenth of a second of Vicker's time.


2012 Tums Fast Relief 500, Report, Practice and qualifying
Forty-five cars were entered for qualifying, but only forty-three could qualify for the race because of NASCAR's qualifying procedure. Johnson clinched the twenty-eighth pole position of his career and third of the season, with a time of 19.402 seconds. He was joined on the front row of the grid by Vickers. Kyle Busch qualified third, Jeff Burton took fourth, and Hamlin started fifth. Kenseth, Stewart, Bowyer, Menard] and Aric Almirola rounded out the top ten. Keselowski only managed thirty-second. The two drivers that failed to qualify for the race were Mike Bliss, and J. J. Yeley.


2012 Tums Fast Relief 500, Report, Practice and qualifying
Once the qualifying session was completed, Johnson commented, "After qualifying as poorly as I did in the spring, I focused on these two laps pretty heavily and wanted to make sure I did my job. We just hit it [Friday], from the car standpoint, from my standpoint of driving the race track. We got it right [Friday]. The tough position there is, once we get single-file and we're about 10 laps into the show, the leaders are [caught up] to the 43rd-place car. You've got to go, and everybody around you has that same mentality, too, so it can be pretty cutthroat back there."


2012 Tums Fast Relief 500, Report, Practice and qualifying
In the second practice session, Vickers remained fastest with a time of 19.732 seconds, less than two-hundredths of a second quicker than second-placed Gordon. Juan Pablo Montoya took third place, ahead of Johnson, Kyle Busch and Bowyer. Hamlin only managed eleventh place, while Keselowski was only quick enough for twenty-seventh position. In the third and final practice, Vickers was quickest with a time of 19.751 seconds. Earnhardt, Jr. followed in second, ahead of Gordon and Kyle Busch. Hamlin was fifth quickest, with a time of 19.830 seconds. Johnson, Menard, Ryan Newman, Kenseth, and Bowyer rounded out the first ten positions.


2012 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election
The 2012 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election was scheduled to take place on Thursday 3 May 2012 to elect members of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in Kent, England. One third of the council was up for election.


2012 Tunis Open
The 2012 Tunis Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the seventh edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ATP Challenger Tour and the Tretorn SERIE+ tour. It took place in Tunis, Tunisia between April 30 and May 6, 2012.


2012 Tunis Open, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2012 Tunis Open, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry as a special exempt into the singles main draw:


2012 Tunis Open – Doubles
Jeff Coetzee and Kristof Vliegen were the defending champions but decided not to participate. Jerzy Janowicz and Jürgen Zopp won the title after defrating Nicholas Monroe and Simon Stadler 7–6(7–1), 6–3 in the final.


2012 Tunis Open – Singles
José Acasuso was the defending champion but decided not to participate. Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo won the title defeating Jérémy Chardy in the final 6–1, 6–4.


2012 Tunnel Creek avalanche
The 2012 Tunnel Creek avalanche occurred in the northwest United States on February 19, 2012. It happened at about noon PST in the Tunnel Creek section of Stevens Pass, a mountain pass through the Cascade Mountains of Washington, at the border of King and Chelan counties. There were three fatalities and one injured.


2012 Tunnel Creek avalanche
The avalanche was characterized as a slab avalanche, or 200 feet (60 m) across and three feet (0.9 m) deep. Three days before the avalanche occurred, a large snow storm dumped 32 inches (0.8 m) into Stevens Pass, which resulted in the unstable snow pack that was disrupted by skiers on their excursion.


2012 Tunnel Creek avalanche, Avalanche
The avalanche was triggered when fifteen of the nation's top free skiers and free snowboarders were making a run together. They had been gathered by Chris Rudolph, a charismatic marketing director at the attached ski area. One or more of the skiers triggered the avalanche 300 feet (90 m) below the top of the mountain. Starting at an elevation of 5,800 feet (1,770 m) and a slope of 42 degrees, it rushed down a vertical drop of 2,650 feet (810 m), carrying away five skiers.


2012 Tunnel Creek avalanche, Avalanche
One of the skiers wedged himself between two trees and avoided being swept away as the avalanche rushed over him. Another skier, Elyse Saugstad, deployed an avalanche survival airbag and suffered minor injuries, despite being trapped until her fellow skiers rescued her. The remaining three skiers, Jim Jack, Chris Rudolph and John Brenan, were killed through a combination of blunt force trauma and asphyxia.


2012 Tunnel Creek avalanche, Avalanche
The Wellington avalanche of 1910, the deadliest in U.S. history with 96 fatalities, occurred in the vicinity 102 years earlier. It happened about a mile (1.6 km) to the northwest, along the Great Northern Railway, in the early hours of March 1.


2012 Tunnel Creek avalanche, Media coverage
The avalanche attracted a high level of media attention because of the experience and notoriety of all sixteen skiers and snowboarders on the trip. Participants included professional competitive skiers and members of the freeskiing media, including reporters and a photographer from Powder Magazine. In December 2012, The New York Times published an interactive multimedia feature piece called "Snow Fall" that was critically acclaimed, including winning the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing.


2012 Turkish Cup Final
The 2012 Turkish Cup Final (Turkish: Türkiye Kupası Finali) was the 50th final of the Turkish Cup. The final was contested between Bursaspor and Fenerbahçe. Match was played on 16 May 2012, at 20:30 local time. The venue chosen for the match was Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium, a neutral ground for both clubs. Fenerbahçe were the winners of the match, and eventual winners of the 2011–12 Turkish Cup.


2012 Turkish Cup Final, Path to the final
Bursaspor entered the tournament in the third round. They played their first match at their home ground against Şanlıurfaspor, a TFF Second League club. In the fourth round, they faced another TFF Second League club in an away game, and won after extra time. In the quarter-finals stage, they faced a Süper Lig club, Sivasspor in a neutral venue in Istanbul for both sides. Bursaspor played their fourth match in the tournament against Eskişehirspor, this time in Izmir, another neutral venue. A 3–0 semi-final win against their rivals paved the way for the final against Fenerbahçe.


2012 Turkish Cup Final, Path to the final
Other finalists Fenerbahçe entered the tournament in the third round too. Their first match was against Konya Torku Şekerspor, a TFF Second League club, on Fenerbahçe's home ground. Their fourth round match was against TFF First League side Samsunspor. In the finals stage, Fenerbahçe played all of their matches (including the final) in Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium, a neutral venue for the club. Quarter-final match was against Kayserispor, a game won by a dramatic penalty shoot-out. In the semi-finals stage they played against Karabükspor and won by 2–0, paving the way to the final.


2012 Turkish Cup Final, Background
This was the 5th final for Bursaspor, who only won the cup in 1986. On the other hand, Fenerbahçe had won the cup four times before. This match was their 14th finals appearance. Both teams have played against each other in the 1974 final, a two-legged tie won by Fenerbahçe.


2012 Turkish Cup Final, Background
Fenerbahçe already secured a berth in 2012–13 UEFA Champions League through league position. Because of this, Bursaspor will play in the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.


2012 Turkish Cup Final, Background
Regardless of the European access, Fenerbahçe qualified for the 2012 Turkish Super Cup as cup winners.


2012 Turkish F-4 Phantom shootdown
On 22 June 2012, a Turkish McDonnell Douglas RF-4E Phantom II reconnaissance jet was intercepted and shot down by the Syrian Army in international airspace, after having violated Syrian airspace. The jet's pilots were killed; both Turkish and Syrian forces searched for them before recovering their bodies in early July. The incident was part of a series of incidents between Turkey and Syria since the beginning of the Syrian Civil War and greatly escalated the tensions between the two countries.


2012 Turkish F-4 Phantom shootdown, Background
Syria–Turkey relations were already marred by the Turkish pilgrim bus attack. Also, on 9 April 2012, the Syrian envoy to Turkey was summoned after Syrian forces fired across the Syria–Turkey border. At least two people were killed and many others injured in the incident.


2012 Turkish F-4 Phantom shootdown, Event
The reconnaissance aircraft of type RF-4E belonged to the 173rd Wing at the 7th Main Jet Base Group Command stationed at the Erhaç Air Base in Malatya.


2012 Turkish F-4 Phantom shootdown, Event
The aircraft, piloted by Flight lieutenant Gökhan Ertan and Flying officer Hasan Hüseyin Aksoy, took off on 22 June 2012 with the task to help test the Turkish radar system. According to radar records, the aircraft was flying between Cyprus and Hatay over the Mediterranean Sea at about FL210, an altitude of 21,000 feet, at 11:06 hours local time (08:06 UTC). For radar test purposes, it descended as it approached Hatay. At 11:14 hours, the RF-4E was at FL086, and nine minutes later it had descended to FL075 just over Hatay.


2012 Turkish F-4 Phantom shootdown, Event
At 11:23 hours, the aircraft changed its course, heading now for Mediterranean Sea and continued to descend. At 11:37, it had reached FL020 and was descending further for radar test purposes. The aircraft arrived at 11:42 on the boundary of Syrian sovereign airspace, 12 nmi (22 km) out from the coastline, flying at 200 ft.


2012 Turkish F-4 Phantom shootdown, Event
At this point, the aircraft violated Syrian airspace, and flew around for five minutes within its airspace. A Turkish radar base controlling the flight warned the RF-4E to change its course immediately and leave that airspace. At 11:47, it left Syrian airspace and took a northerly course in the direction of Hatay, ascending to FL030. During the airspace violation and afterwards, the aircraft received no warning or admonishment from Syrian military authorities. The pilots changed their course once again into the Mediterranean Sea to proceed with their mission of radar testing. At 11:50, the pilots asked the Turkish radar base for assistance on route information, so that they would not violate Syrian airspace again. The aircraft was flying in international airspace and visible on radar screens until 12:02.


2012 Turkish F-4 Phantom shootdown, Event
The RF-4E was struck by a Syrian surface-to-air missile off the coast. The aircrew may have been alerted to a missile approaching and attempted unsuccessfully to evade. It was the first time that any variant of the F-4 had been shot down since the Gulf War.


2012 Turkish F-4 Phantom shootdown, Aftermath
The navies of Turkey and Syria searched for the missing aircraft and crew. Turkish personnel recovered their bodies in early July 2012.


2012 Turkish F-4 Phantom shootdown, Aftermath
United States research vessel EV Nautilus arrived three days later at the crash site to join the search and rescue operations. Her two remotely operated vehicles Hercules and Argus conducted search at the seabed in 1,280 m (4,200 ft) depth and located the debris of the aircraft, and brought parts of the downed jet up to the surface. The bodies of the pilots were brought up in a 45-minute operation on 4 July 2012 with the help of a device constructed specially for this purpose.


2012 Turkish F-4 Phantom shootdown, Aftermath
The Syrian military alleged that the fighter aircraft had violated Syrian airspace. Turkish president Abdullah Gül and other spokesmen did not confirm this, though Gül said that "it is routine for jet fighters to sometimes fly in and out over [national] borders".


2012 Turkish F-4 Phantom shootdown, Aftermath
Gül stated that "it is not possible to cover over a thing like this. Whatever is necessary will no doubt be done." A Turkish political party leader claimed that the jet had been shot down by a Russian warship, and Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç also claimed that it was hit by a laser-guided or heat-seeking missile, not anti-aircraft fire as the Syrian Government claimed.


2012 Turkish F-4 Phantom shootdown, Aftermath
On 3 July 2012, the Syrian President said that he regretted the incident and would not allow any open conflict with Turkey.


2012 Turkish F-4 Phantom shootdown, Aftermath
The change in Turkey's policy towards Syrian attacks led to a series of border clashes in October.


2012 Turkish Super Cup
2012 Turkish Super Cup (Turkish: TFF Süper Kupa) was the 39th edition of the Turkish Super Cup since its establishment as Presidential Cup in 1966. The match was contested between the 2011–12 Süper Lig champions Galatasaray and the 2011–12 Turkish Cup winners Fenerbahçe, making the game the 372nd edition of Kıtalar Arası Derbi. The game was the first to take place since 2010 Turkish Super Cup, as 2011 Turkish Super Cup was cancelled because of 2011 Turkish sports corruption scandal.


2012 Turkish Super Cup, Background
This was the 4th overall national super cup matchup between the teams since 1966, and the first matchup since 2006, when the cup was rebranded as TFF Süper Kupa. Galatasaray last won the cup in 2008 against Kayserispor, while Fenerbahçe last won the cup in 2009 against Beşiktaş. In their three previous finals, Fenerbahçe won two, in 1973 and 1985, while Galatasaray only won in 1996.


2012 Turkish Super Cup, Path to the final
Galatasaray were champions in the regular season, finishing 9 points ahead of Fenerbahçe. In the championship playoffs, Fenerbahçe caught up with Galatasaray, but Galatasaray were crowned eventual champions, finishing 1 point ahead of their rivals Fenerbahçe. In the regular season, Galatasaray collected 77 points with 23 wins, 8 draws, and 3 losses. They were trailed by Fenerbahçe, who collected 68 points with 20 wins, 8 draws, and 6 losses. At the beginning of the championship playoffs, the regular season points were halved. Galatasaray finished collecting 48 points by 2 wins, 3 draws, and 1 loss. Fenerbahçe had a better run in the playoffs, by 4 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss. But they only collected 47 points and Galatasaray became champions of 2011–12 Süper Lig, securing a berth in the Turkish Super Cup final.


2012 Turkish Super Cup, Path to the final
Although runners-up of the league, Fenerbahçe performed better in the domestic cup. They entered the tournament at the third round. They won their third-round match against Konya Torku Şekerspor. In the fourth round, they beat Samsunspor. The quarter-final was the toughest match for Fenerbahçe, as they struggled against Kayserispor, but were winners after a penalty shoot-out. In the semi-finals stage, they played against Karabükspor. In the 2012 Turkish Cup Final they were crowned champions against rivals Bursaspor by a decisive 4–0 win, which was their first domestic cup win in 29 years, since 1983. By winning the cup, Fenerbahçe secured a berth in the Turkish Super Cup final.


2012 Turkmenistan Cup
The 2012 Turkmenistan Cup is 20th since independence of the Turkmen national football cup.


2012 Turkmenistan Cup, Round 1
The Round 1 involves 16 teams. Games played on 13 and 16 November 2012.


2012 Turkmenistan Cup, Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals involve 8 teams. Games played on 19 and 22 November 2012.


2012 Turkmenistan Cup, Semifinals
The semifinals involve 4 teams. Games will be played on 26 and 29 November 2012.


2012 Turkmenistan presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Turkmenistan on 12 February 2012. They were Turkmenistan's fourth presidential elections and decided who would be the country's president for the next five years. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow won with 97% of the vote.


2012 Turkmenistan presidential election, Candidates, Official
All of them are members of Turkmenistan's only political party, the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan.


2012 Turkmenistan presidential election, Campaign
Campaigning started in October 2011. During the campaign many of the candidates running against the incumbent president expressed their support for him, thus giving rise to suspicions that his victory was more or less guaranteed. According to an expert from the Chatham House, "the vote [was] a democratic sham" and an example of "faux democracy".


2012 Turks and Caicos Islands general election
General elections were held in Turks and Caicos Islands on 9 November 2012. The PNP won the election, winning eight seats with the PDM winning seven. The PNP won most of its seats by narrow margins over the PDM, while the PDM won its seats by wide margins over the PNP, with the result that despite winning fewer seats and thereby losing the election, the PDM garnered more overall votes nationwide.


2012 Turks and Caicos Islands general election, Background
In 2009 the British government had imposed direct rule over the islands after an inquiry discovered evidence of corruption and incompetence in the islands' government. The islands' government was suspended for two years and the British-appointed governor given executive power over the territory.


2012 Turks and Caicos Islands general election, Background
On 12 June 2012 British Foreign Secretary William Hague announced that fresh elections would be held in November 2012, stating that there had been "significant progress with an ambitious reform programme" and that there had been "sufficient progress, on the milestones and on putting in place robust financial controls"


2012 Turks and Caicos Islands general election, Background
A new constitution came into force on 15 October 2012. The terms of the election are specified in the constitution.


2012 Turks and Caicos Islands general election, Electoral system
Following the 2007 elections, the number of single-member constituencies was reduced from 15 to 10. However, an additional five members were elected at-large at the national level, with voters able to vote for up to five at-large candidates. According to a report on 12 October, there were 6,896 verified electors in the Electors Register, with an additional 349 to be published in a supplementary register later.


2012 Turks and Caicos Islands general election, Candidates
On Nomination Day, 25 October, a total of thirty-seven candidates were officially nominated. Among them were fifteen each from the Progressive National Party (PNP) and the People's Democratic Movement (PDM), five from the newly formed People's Progressive Party (PPP), and two independents.


2012 Turks and Caicos Islands general election, Candidates
The below list of candidates comes from the Turks and Caicos Islands Elections Office. Election results were confirmed on November 9, 2012 for local voting districts, and on November 12, 2012 for the at-large seats.


2012 Turks and Caicos Islands general election, Subsequent by-election
PDM candidate Isaac Selver filed an election petition in the Supreme Court regarding the results in Electoral District 7, in which he had lost to Amanda Misick of the PNP by 30 votes. Selver's petition stated that PPP candidate Edward Smith was ineligible to stand for election by reason of his dual citizenship and dual allegiance to the United States and the Turks and Caicos Islands, and that the 58 votes that went to Smith had affected the outcome of the election and could have resulted in Selver's victory over Misick.


2012 Turks and Caicos Islands general election, Subsequent by-election
In a December 2012 interview, Smith claimed that he had renounced U.S. citizenship by taking an oath of allegiance to the Queen in order to take up a position in the Turks and Caicos government. However, he had used his United States passport to travel to the United States in July 2012 after that oath. On 7 February 2013, the Supreme Court ruled the election void. A by-election will be held in late March.


2012 Turner Prize
Tate Britain's 2012 Turner Prize was awarded to video artist Elizabeth Price for her 2012 twenty-minute video installation The Woolworths Choir of 1979. The other nominees were Spartacus Chetwynd, video artist Luke Fowler, and visual artist Paul Noble.


2012 Turner Prize
The £25,000 prize was presented by Jude Law 3 December 2012 in a ceremony at Tate Britain. Elizabeth Price was the first pure video artist to win since Steve McQueen in 1999.


2012 Tuvalu A-Division
The 2012 Tuvalu A-Division (also known as the 2012 National Provident Fund Championship League) was the 12th season of top flight association football in Tuvalu. The season began on 4 February 2012 and finished on 17 March 2012. The champions were Nauti FC who won their seventh league title.


2012 Tuvalu A-Division
Football in Tuvalu is played at club and national team level. The Tuvalu national football team draws from players in the Tuvalu A-Division; the national team competes in the Pacific Games and South Pacific Games. The national team is controlled by the Tuvalu National Football Association (TNFA).


2012 Tuvalu A-Division, Top goalscorers, Awards, Best Player
The best player for the tournament was Okilani Tinilau of FC Manu Laeva.


2012 Tuvalu A-Division (women)
The 2012 Tuvalu A-Division (women) was the 4th season of top flight association football in Tuvalu. The league was won by Tamanuku.


2012 Tuvalu Independence Cup
The 2012 Tuvalu Independence Cup, known as the Mackenzie Trading Tuvalu Independence Cup for sponsorship purposes, was the 17th edition of the Independence Cup. The tournament began on 1 September 2012 and finished on 29 September 2012. All eight clubs participated. Defending champions were FC Manu Laeva.


2012 Tuvalu Independence Cup
The winner was Tofaga A, who won 4–0 against Nauti A.


2012 Tuvalu Independence Cup, Top goalscorers, Annual awards, The best player for the tournament
The best player for the tournament was James Lepaio of Tofaga A.


2012 Twenty20 Cup
The 2012 Friends Life t20 was the third season of the Friends Life t20, England's premier domestic Twenty20 competition. The competition ran from 12 June to 25 August 2012. The teams in the tournament remained the same as the previous season.


2012 Twenty20 Cup
The schedule of the tournament had been widely criticised the previous season and the ECB had decided to reduce the minimum number of days in which a county would play from 92 to 86 for 2012. This meant a change in format from 2 groups of 9, from which the top 4 would qualify to the quarter-finals, to an arrangement with 3 groups of 6. The format of the knock-out rounds (quarter-finals) remain unchanged. This reduces the number of matches in the competition from 151 to 97 in a return to the format of the 2008 and 2009 editions of the Twenty20 Cup.


2012 Twenty20 Cup
Finals Day was at the SWALEC Stadium in Cardiff for the first time. Hampshire Royals and Yorkshire Carnegie, as the winners and runners-up of the tournament respectively, qualified for the 2012 Champions League Twenty20.


2012 Twenty20 Cup
In the quarter-final match between Sussex and Gloucestershire, Scott Styris scored the equal third-fastest century in T20 history, after making 100 not out from 37 balls. In the same match, Gloucestershire's James Fuller conceded 38 runs from one over.


2012 Twenty20 Cup, Format
The 18 teams are divided into three groups of six and each group plays a double round-robin tournament. The top two teams from each group and the top two third-placed teams qualify for the knockout stage: a three-round single-elimination tournament. The top team from each group and the best second-placed team will each play in a different quarter-final at their home ground. A free draw determines the placement of the remaining four teams and the semi-final and final match-ups.


2012 Twenty20 Cup, Statistics, Highest team totals
The following table lists the five highest team scores in the season.


2012 Twenty20 Cup, Statistics, Most runs
The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table.


2012 Twenty20 Cup, Statistics, Highest scores
This table contains the top five highest scores of the season made by a batsman in a single innings.


2012 Twenty20 Cup, Statistics, Most wickets
The following table contains the six leading wicket-takers of the season.


2012 Twenty20 Cup, Statistics, Best bowling figures
This table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures in the season.


2012 Türk Telecom İzmir Cup
The 2012 Türk Telecom İzmir Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the fifth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in İzmir, Turkey between 17 and 23 September 2012.


2012 Türk Telecom İzmir Cup, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2012 Türk Telecom İzmir Cup, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received a special exempt into the singles main draw:


2012 Türk Telecom İzmir Cup, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as a lucky loser:


2012 Türk Telecom İzmir Cup – Doubles
Travis Rettenmaier and Simon Stadler were the defending champions but decided not to participate. David Rice and Sean Thornley defeated Brydan Klein and Dane Propoggia 7–6(10–8), 6–2 in the final to win the title.


2012 Türk Telecom İzmir Cup – Singles
Lukáš Lacko was the defending champion but decided not to participate. Dmitry Tursunov won the title, defeating Illya Marchenko 7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), 6–3 in the final.


2012 U-20 Copa Libertadores
The 2012 U-20 Copa Libertadores (known as the 2012 Copa Movistar Libertadores Sub-20 for sponsorship reasons) was the second edition of this U-20 club competition. Players born on or after 1 January 1992 were eligible to compete. The tournament was played in Lima, Peru.


2012 U-20 Copa Libertadores, Venues
All games were played in Lima at the Estadio Monumental and Estadio Alejandro Villanueva.


2012 U-20 Copa Libertadores, Qualification
In addition to the three clubs of the host nation, nine clubs qualified from the remaining nine football associations of CONMEBOL. Also, one team from the Mexican Football Federation and one from the Spanish Football Federation.


2012 U-20 Copa Libertadores, Referees
A referee and an assistant referee from each federation along with two referees and four assistant referee from the host country where chosen for the tournament.


2012 U-20 Copa Libertadores, Group stage
The winners and runners-up from each group advanced to the quarterfinals.


2012 U-20 Copa Libertadores, Knockout phase
No extra time, if two teams tied after 90 minutes then there is a penalty shoot-out.


2012 U-League
2012 U-League is fifth season for university football teams in South Korea. The participated team is expanded to 72 teams of university football teams in South Korea. League was divided 8 division league, 9 teams in each division league. The top four teams from each division progress to the U-League Championship.


2012 U.S. F2000 National Championship
The 2012 U.S. F2000 National Championship is a season of the U.S. F2000 National Championship, an open wheel auto racing series that is the first step in IndyCar's Road to Indy ladder. It is the third full season of the series since its revival in 2010. Rookie Australian/American driver Matthew Brabham, son of Geoff Brabham, captured the title over is Cape Motosports teammate, second-year American Spencer Pigot by seven points in the final pair of races at Virginia International Raceway.


2012 U.S. F2000 National Championship
Even though Pigot won the final two races of the season, Brabham's lead was large enough and his finishes in the final two races were high enough to capture the championship. Brabham only won four races compared to Pigot's eight wins. However, Brabham only failed to finish in the top-10 once with a single DNF while Pigot finished outside the top-10 three times in what would ultimately decide the championship. The only other driver to capture a race win during the season was Belardi Auto Racing's Scott Anderson.


2012 U.S. F2000 National Championship
Norwegian Henrik Furuseth captured the National Class championship over American R. C. Enerson in the final race of the season when Enerson was involved in an incident in the first lap of the race after passing Furuseth. The crash dropped Enerson to third in points as Mark Eaton finished second in class in the race and edged out Enerson for second place in National Class by four points.


2012 U.S. F2000 National Championship
One notable driver to compete in the championship was Michael Johnson of Flint, Michigan who is a paraplegic, having lost use of his legs in a motorcycle racing accident. Johnson finished 15th in points with a best finish of tenth at Road America.


2012 U.S. F2000 National Championship, Race calendar and results
The race schedule was announced on January 11, 2012. Fourteen races were announced, all at venues that hosted the series in 2011. The final race weekend's location and date were announced on January 17, 2012.


2012 U.S. F2000 Winterfest
The 2012 U.S. F2000 Cooper Tires Winterfest was the second year of the winter racing series promoted by the U.S. F2000 National Championship. It consisted of six races held during two race meets in February 2012 and served as preparation for the 2012 U.S. F2000 National Championship.


2012 U.S. F2000 Winterfest
American Spencer Pigot won five of the six races on his way to dominating the championship over his closest pursuer, Cape Motorsports teammate Trent Hindman. The third Cape driver, Matthew Brabham, was the only other driver to win a race when he captured third race at Sebring and finished third in the championship. Andretti Autosport's Shelby Blackstock and JDC Motorsports' Scott Hargrove were the only other drivers to finish on the podium, with one third-place finish each as they finished fourth and sixth in the championship respectively. Andretti Autosport's Thomas McGregor finished fifth in the championship.


2012 U.S. F2000 Winterfest
Canadian James Dayson won the National Class championship by one point over American Paul Alspach.


2012 U.S. F2000 Winterfest, Drivers and teams
The entry list for the Sebring round was announced on February 2, 2012.


2012 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
The 2012 U.S. Figure Skating Championships was a figure skating national championship during the 2011–12 season. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating and ice dancing on the senior, junior, and novice levels. The competition was part of the selection process for several international events, including the 2012 World Championships.


2012 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
The event was held at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California on January 22–29, 2012.


2012 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, International team selections, Four Continents Championships
The U.S. team to the 2012 Four Continents Championships: After Abbott withdrew from the Four Continents due to injury, the assignment was given to Richard Dornbush, who finished 13th at the U.S. Championships.


2012 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
The 2012 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 44th edition of the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, and was an ATP World Tour 250 event. It took place at River Oaks Country Club in Houston, Texas, United States, from April 9 through April 15, 2012.


2012 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2012 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Doubles
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan were the defending champions, but this year they decided not to participate. Americans James Blake and Sam Querrey won the tournament defeating Treat Conrad Huey and Dominic Inglot in the final by a score of 7–6(16–14), 6–4.


2012 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Singles
Ryan Sweeting was the defending champion but lost to John Isner in the quarterfinals. Isner lost in the final to Juan Mónaco, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6.


2012 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2012 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships
The 2012 Visa U.S. National Gymnastics Championships was the 49th edition of the U.S. National Gymnastics Championships. The competition was held from June 7–10, 2012 at the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri.


2012 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships, Event information
The forty-ninth edition of the Championships, the competition was held at the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri, a multi-purpose arena located on the Saint Louis University campus. The competition was televised by NBC Sports Network.


2012 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships, Event information, Competition schedule
The competition featured Senior and Junior competitions for both women's and men's disciplines. The competition was as follows;


2012 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships, Event information, Competition schedule
Thursday, June 71 p.m. - Junior Men Competition - Day 16:30 p.m. - Senior Men's Competition - Day 1


2012 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships, Event information, Competition schedule
Friday, June 81 p.m. - Junior Women's Competition - Day 16:30 p.m. - Senior Women's Competition - Day 1


2012 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships, Event information, Competition schedule
Saturday, June 911:30 a.m. - Senior Men's Competition - Final Day6 p.m. - Junior Men's Competition - Final Day


2012 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships, Event information, Competition schedule
Sunday, June 1010 a.m. - Junior Women's Competition - Final Day2:30 p.m. - Senior Women's Competition - Final Day


2012 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships, Event information, Sponsorship
Visa was the title sponsor of the event as they had been since 2004.


2012 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships, National Team
The following seniors were named to the National Team – Jordyn Wieber, Gabby Douglas, Aly Raisman, Kyla Ross, Elizabeth Price, Sarah Finnegan, Sabrina Vega, Kennedy Baker, Brenna Dowell, Bridget Sloan, McKayla Maroney, Alicia Sacramone, Rebecca Bross, Anna Li, and Nastia Liukin. The following juniors were named to the National Team – Lexie Priessman, Madison Desch, Simone Biles, Bailie Key, Katelyn Ohashi, Amelia Hundley.


2012 U.S. Olympic Trials (gymnastics)
The 2012 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team Trials, referred to just as the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, was held from June 29 through July 1, 2012, at the HP Pavilion (now known as SAP Center) in San Jose, California.


2012 U.S. Olympic Trials (gymnastics), Venue
The SAP Center, formally known as HP Pavilion, has a capacity of up to 19,190 spectators for concerts, is home to the National Hockey League team, the San Jose Sharks.


2012 U.S. Olympic Trials (gymnastics), Participants, Women
The top 8 finishers from the 2012 VISA Championships received automatic berth to the trials.


2012 U.S. Olympic Trials (gymnastics), Participants, Women
The following people successfully petitioned their way to Olympic Trials:


2012 U.S. Olympic Trials (gymnastics), Olympic Team selection
Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, Kyla Ross, and Jordyn Wieber were selected to represent the United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England. Anna Li, Sarah Finnegan, and Elizabeth Price were selected as the alternates.


2012 U.S. Olympic Trials (gymnastics), Olympic Team selection
For the men's team Danell Leyva and John Orozco automatically earned Olympic berths by finishing first and second in the all-around and recording three or more top three finishes in the individual event standings. The men's selection team also named Jake Dalton, Jonathan Horton, and Sam Mikulak to the team. The replacement athletes selected were Chris Brooks, Alex Naddour, and Steven Legendre.


2012 U.S. Open (golf)
The  2012 United States Open Championship was the 112th U.S. Open, played June 14–17 at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, California. Webb Simpson won his first major title, one stroke ahead of runners-up Graeme McDowell and Michael Thompson.


2012 U.S. Open (golf), Venue
This was the fifth U.S. Open at the Olympic Club, all played at the Lake Course. In 1955, unheralded Jack Fleck defeated Ben Hogan in an 18-hole playoff. In 1966, Billy Casper staged one of the greatest comebacks in U.S. Open history, erasing a seven-stroke deficit on the final nine holes to tie Arnold Palmer, then prevailed in an 18-hole playoff. In 1987, Scott Simpson won by a stroke over 8-time major winner Tom Watson. In 1998, Lee Janzen won his second U.S. Open, one stroke ahead of Payne Stewart.


2012 U.S. Open (golf), Venue, Course layout
One unique aspect of the course was that players began the first and second rounds on the 1st and 9th tees, rather than the 1st and 10th tees, as is typical. This was due to the 8th green and 9th tee being located far closer to the clubhouse than the 10th tee.


2012 U.S. Open (golf), Changes to cuts
For 2012, the USGA changed the rule governing which players would make the cut after 36 holes. Now, only the top 60 players, plus those tied, would make the cut, instead of also including those players within ten strokes of the leader.


2012 U.S. Open (golf), Field
About half the field each year consists of players who are fully exempt from qualifying for the U.S. Open. The players who have qualified for the 2012 U.S. Open are listed below. Each player is classified according to the first category in which he qualified, but other categories are shown in parentheses.


2012 U.S. Open (golf), Field
The qualification categories changed substantially in 2012. Seven categories (9 and 11 to 16, from 2011) were eliminated. These categories exempted top finishers on the money lists of various tours and multiple PGA Tour winners. Three categories were added (3, 4, and 9 below), for the winners of The Amateur Championship, the Mark H. McCormack Medal, and the BMW PGA Championship. Two categories were expanded (13 and 14 below), to include the top 60 instead of the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking.


2012 U.S. Open (golf), Field
Ángel Cabrera (5), Michael Campbell, Jim Furyk (13,14), Lucas Glover, Retief Goosen, Graeme McDowell (13,14), Rory McIlroy (11,13,14), Geoff Ogilvy (12,13,14), Tiger Woods (7,13,14)


2012 U.S. Open (golf), Field
Trevor Immelman, Phil Mickelson (12,13,14), Charl Schwartzel (11,13,14), Bubba Watson (12,13,14)


2012 U.S. Open (golf), Field
Keegan Bradley (12,13,14), Martin Kaymer (13,14), Y. E. Yang (11,12)


2012 U.S. Open (golf), Field
Kevin Chappell, Jason Day (12,13,14), Sergio García (13,14), Robert Garrigus, Peter Hanson (13,14), Lee Westwood (13,14)


2012 U.S. Open (golf), Field
Aaron Baddeley (13,14), Jonathan Byrd (13,14), Jason Dufner (13,14), Bill Haas (13,14), Charles Howell III, Freddie Jacobson (13,14), Dustin Johnson (13,14), Hunter Mahan (13,14), Chez Reavie, Justin Rose (13,14), Adam Scott (13,14), John Senden (13,14), Webb Simpson (13,14), Vijay Singh, Steve Stricker (13,14), David Toms (13,14), Bo Van Pelt (13,14), Nick Watney (13,14), Mark Wilson (13,14), Gary Woodland


2012 U.S. Open (golf), Field
Bae Sang-moon (14), Thomas Bjørn (14), Rafa Cabrera-Bello (14), Nicolas Colsaerts (14), Ben Crane (14), Simon Dyson (14), Ernie Els (14), Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (14), Rickie Fowler (14), Anders Hansen (14), Ryo Ishikawa, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Zach Johnson (14), Robert Karlsson (14), Kim Kyung-tae (14), Martin Laird (14), Francesco Molinari (14), Kevin Na (14), Carl Pettersson (14), Ian Poulter (14), Álvaro Quirós (14), Robert Rock (14), Kyle Stanley (14)


2012 U.S. Open (golf), Round summaries, Second round
Amateurs:  Hossler (+3), Spieth (+8), Cantlay (+8), Sanchez (+9), Wilson (+14), Koepka (+14), Zhang (+17), Sherwood (+18)


2012 U.S. Open Cup
The 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 99th edition of the USSF's annual national soccer championship, running from May through early August. The Seattle Sounders FC,  of Major League Soccer entered the competition as the three-time defending champions, making this tournament the first domestic tournament since 1970 that a team enters the tournament as the three-time defending winners. They appeared in their fourth consecutive U.S. Open Cup Final, losing to Sporting Kansas City on August 8, 2012.


2012 U.S. Open Cup
For the 2012 tournament, U.S. Soccer increased the main tournament from a 40-club tournament, to a 64-club tournament. All Major League Soccer clubs based in the U.S. received automatic berths. This made the U.S. Open Cup very similar to other domestic knock-out competitions where all top tier clubs earn automatic berths. The farthest advancing NASL teams were the Minnesota Stars FC, Carolina RailHawks, and San Antonio Scorpions (all beat 1 MLS team), while the farthest advancing USL Pro teams were the Charlotte Eagles, Dayton Dutch Lions, and the Harrisburg City Islanders, who beat 2 MLS sides. All three USL Pro teams advanced a round past their division two NASL counterparts. The farthest advancing USL PDL team was the Michigan Bucks, who advanced to the 4th round after beating 1 MLS club.


2012 U.S. Open Cup
The winner, Sporting Kansas City, received a cash prize of $100k and will also qualify for the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League (placed in Pot B).


2012 U.S. Open Cup, Qualification
For the first time, all 32 professional teams from the first 3 tiers of American Soccer will be participating. Additionally, 32 teams will also qualify from the USL Premier Development League, National Premier Soccer League, United States Adult Soccer Association, and US Club Soccer.


2012 U.S. Open Cup, Qualification
† League Champions in 2011 ‡ League Premiers in 2011 * Stanislaus United Turlock Express defeated the Bay Area Ambassadors of the NPSL in a play-in game on April 28 to qualify for the First Round.


2012 U.S. Open Cup, Schedule
Note: Scorelines use the standard U.S. convention of placing the home team on the right-hand side of box scores.


2012 U.S. Open Cup, Schedule, First Round
32 Teams from USL PDL, NPSL, and USASA begin competition.


2012 U.S. Open Cup Final
The 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final  was played on August 8, 2012 at Livestrong Sporting Park, now known as Children's Mercy Park, in Kansas City, Kansas. The match was the culmination of the 2012 U.S. Open Cup, a tournament open to amateur and professional soccer teams affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation. This was the 99th edition of the oldest ongoing competition in American soccer. Sporting Kansas City won their second U.S. Open Cup title, their first since 2004, by defeating Seattle Sounders FC, 3–2 in a penalty shootout following a 1–1 draw through extra time.


2012 U.S. Open Cup Final
The Seattle Sounders FC were in their fourth-consecutive U.S. Open Cup Final, a feat that had not been accomplished since 1937. Seattle won the cup in its previous three appearances and was attempting to win a fourth consecutive championship.


2012 U.S. Open Cup Final
As Open Cup champions, Kansas City earned a $100,000 cash prize and a berth into the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League, marking the club's first Champions League-era appearance in the tournament, and their third overall appearance in a CONCACAF competition.


2012 U.S. Open Cup Final, Road to the final
The U.S. Open Cup is an annual American soccer competition open to all United States Soccer Federation affiliated teams, from amateur adult club teams to the professional clubs of Major League Soccer (MLS). The 2011 tournament was the 98th edition of the oldest soccer tournament in the United States.


2012 U.S. Open Cup Final, Road to the final
In contrast to previous years, for the 2012 edition of the tournament, all US-based MLS teams qualified automatically for the tournament. Previously, only 8 teams from MLS could qualify for the tournament, six automatically based on the previous year's league results, and two more via a play-in tournament. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Sporting Kansas City were automatically entered in the tournament for 2012.


2012 U.S. Open Cup Final, Road to the final, Seattle Sounders FC
Seattle Sounders FC won the 2009, 2010, and 2011 U.S. Open Cup championships becoming the first team since 1968 to win three championships consecutively. As they had done in previous years, Sounders FC played 2012 U.S. Open Cup home games at the Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila, Washington. The facility is smaller than the club's home stadium for league matches, CenturyLink Field, but Sounders FC representatives preferred the atmosphere at Starfire for smaller cup matches.


2012 U.S. Open Cup Final, Road to the final, Seattle Sounders FC
Sounders FC began their title defense against the Atlanta Silverbacks in the third round of the tournament. Atlanta's bid won the coin flip to host the match, but Seattle was allowed to buy the rights from them and the game was played at Starfire on May 30, 2012. Sounders FC striker Sammy Ochoa scored two goals with midfielders Andy Rose, Osvaldo Alonso and Alex Caskey each contributing a goal as Seattle routed the Silverbacks 5–1. Atlanta's goal was provided by Reinaldo Navia.


2012 U.S. Open Cup Final, Road to the final, Seattle Sounders FC
In the fourth round, Seattle faced amateur side Cal FC, coached by former U.S. national team star Eric Wynalda. Cal FC had qualified for the tournament through the USASA regional qualification process. In the tournament they upset several teams, including the Portland Timbers of MLS–shutting them out 1-0–prior to facing Sounders FC. The fourth round match was played on June 5, 2012 at Starfire in front of a crowd of 3,894.


2012 U.S. Open Cup Final, Road to the final, Seattle Sounders FC
Because of the uniqueness of an amateur team making it so deep in the tournament and then facing the 3-time defending champion Seattle, the match was televised nationally on Fox Soccer. Cal FC kept the game close during the first half keeping the score 0–0 at halftime. However, Seattle would not be denied in the second half finally taking the lead in the 50th minute on a penalty kick by Osvaldo Alonso. Sounders FC went on to score 4 more goals with forward Fredy Montero scoring two, Andy Rose with one, and Osvaldo Alonso with his second of the game. The match ended with a final score of 5–0.


2012 U.S. Open Cup Final, Road to the final, Seattle Sounders FC
In the quarterfinals, Sounders FC went on the road to face MLS side San Jose Earthquakes at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, California on June 26, 2012. Seattle had to play the Tuesday night match on one day's rest after losing a league match to the Portland Timbers on the prior Sunday. Seattle's Cordell Cato scored the only goal of the match which was very physical having five yellow cards issued (three to Seattle, two to San Jose) and one red card (to San Jose's Alan Gordon late in the match). The match ended with a bench clearing brawl between both teams. The final score was 1–0.


2012 U.S. Open Cup Final, Road to the final, Seattle Sounders FC
In their semifinal match, Seattle hosted Chivas USA of the MLS at Starfire on July 11, 2012 in front of 4,500 spectators. Sounders FC forward Eddie Johnson scored the only goal of the first half off of a well placed pass through the Chivas back line. Shortly after the second half kicked off, Seattle forward Fredy Montero was pulled down in the box and a penalty was awarded. Osvaldo Alonso took the penalty kick and scored by chipping the ball over the diving goal keeper.


2012 U.S. Open Cup Final, Road to the final, Seattle Sounders FC
Chivas brought the difference back to one goal in the 74th minute when forward Cesar Romero scored. However, Seattle sealed the win with two more goals by Brad Evans and Sammy Ochoa. The final score of 4–1 ensured that Sounders FC would return to the U.S. Open cup final for the fourth straight year.


2012 U.S. Open Cup Final, Road to the final, Sporting Kansas City
Sporting Kansas City previously had won the U.S. Open Cup in 2004, when the side was known as Kansas City Wizards. The Wizards won in sudden death overtime against the Chicago Fire, 1–0, to claim their first U.S. Open Cup title. Since winning the 2004 Open Cup, Kansas City has 2 other appearances in a cup final of a major tournament. The MLS Cup 2000 where they won 1-0 over the Chicago Fire and MLS Cup 2004, when they lost 3–2 to D.C. United.


2012 U.S. Open Cup Final, Road to the final, Sporting Kansas City
Like Seattle and all fellow MLS sides, Kansas City began their Open Cup campaign on May 29, 2012 playing in the third round proper. Sporting hosted Orlando City of the third-division USL Pro. The match was deadlocked through the first half of play, before Sporting's Paulo Nagamura netted a goal in the second minute of stoppage time, giving Kansas City a 1–0 margin over Orlando. Ten minutes into the second half Trinidadian international, Kevin Molino, gave Orlando City the equalizing goal.


2012 U.S. Open Cup Final, Road to the final, Sporting Kansas City
It would be roughly 10 minutes later before Sporting's Soony Saad gave Sporting a 2–1 advantage in the 65th minute. Four minutes later, Saad would score again, giving Kansas City a 3–1 lead over Orlando. Orlando City's Dennis Chin would score a consolation goal in the 84th minute, but Kansas City would hold on to win the match 3–2.


2012 U.S. Open Cup Final, Road to the final, Sporting Kansas City
One week later, Sporting Kansas City would play host to fellow MLS side, Colorado Rapids for the fourth round fixture of the Open Cup. Played in front of an announced crowd of 14,868, the June 5 affair saw Kansas City come away as 2–0 victors over the Rapids. The first goal for Sporting came in the 27th minute off of an own goal from Colorado goalkeeper, Matt Pickens. Late in the second half, a 79th-minute strike from Sporting's Teal Bunbury gave Kansas City the insurance goal to secure themselves a berth into the quarterfinals of the competition.


2012 U.S. Open Cup Final, Pre-match, Venue selection
With the rule changes for 2012, through the semifinal round of the tournament the home team was determined by coin flip if both teams had facilities available that met tournament standards. However, hosting rights for the semifinal and final rounds of the tournament were determined through a blind bid process. Prior to the semifinals, it was announced that if Kansas City and Seattle both won their semifinals (which they did), that Kansas City would host the final at Livestrong Sporting Park.


2012 U.S. Open Cup Final, Pre-match, Venue selection
It was later reported that the Kansas City and Seattle bids to host the final had been "identical" and that a coin flip had been used to determine hosting rights. Seattle's CenturyLink Field had been used to host the 2010 and 2011 finals and had set the attendance record for the final at 36,615 in 2011. By comparison, Kansas City's Livestrong Sporting Park has a capacity of 18,467. It was reported on the day of the final, that the stadium had not yet sold out.


2012 U.S. Open Cup Final, Match
Seattle took the field in a 4-4-2 formation while Sporting KC was in a 4-5-1 formation.


2012 U.S. Open Cup Final, Match
Following a half-hour extra time period, the two sides went into a penalty shootout to decide the outcome of the championship. As the home team, Sporting Kansas City went first in the shootout.


2012 U.S. Open Cup qualification
The 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament proper features teams from all five tiers of men's soccer of the American Soccer Pyramid.


2012 U.S. Open Cup qualification
For the 2012 tournament, all American-based teams from the top two tiers, Major League Soccer and the North American Soccer League, will earns berths into the third and second round propers of the tournament, respectively. Thus making it the first time in six years that all first and second division teams automatically qualify into the tournament.


2012 U.S. Open Cup qualification
For the third, fourth and fifth tiers of the pyramid, a series of qualification and state tournaments are held to determine the berths into the tournament. Most states began their qualification in October or November 2011 and will conclude in March 2012. These teams, will complete the 64 team field in the U.S. Open Cup.


2012 U.S. Open Cup qualification, USL Premier Development League
Previously, the berths in the USL Premier Development League were determined by each divisional leader after a select number of PDL regular season matches. For 2012, the PDL was allocated 16 berths, up from eight. Additionally, US Soccer required that all berths be determined by May 5. Therefore, the league decided that 4 clubs from each conference would qualify based on the results from 2011. The top 2 US based clubs from each division in the Central, Southern, and Western conference would qualify. For the Eastern Conference the qualifiers were the top team from each of the three divisions and a "wildcard" from the remaining teams – the team with the most points from the regular season.


2012 U.S. Open Cup qualification, USL Premier Development League
Since the 1st place team, Thunder Bay Chill, in the Heartland Division is a Canadian club, Real Colorado Foxes qualified for the US Open Cup even though they did not participate in the 2011 playoffs. Likewise, since the 2nd place team in the Northwest  Division, Victoria Highlanders, and the 3rd place team, Vancouver Whitecaps Residency, are both Canadian clubs, the 4th place team Portland Timbers U23's qualified. The Eastern conference runner-up, Jersey Express, did not qualify for the Cup.


2012 U.S. Open Cup qualification, National Premier Soccer League
Six and a half spots in the main tournament proper have been allocated to NPSL clubs. The half spot will be contested against the winner of the US Club Soccer Final in a play-in game.


2012 U.S. Open Cup qualification, USASA
For the United States Adult Soccer Association, a total of nine teams will earn berths into the first round proper of the Open Cup. These nine berths will be determined through regional tournaments. The participants of these tournaments are determined through the respective region's state or subregional cup champions, which began as early as October 2011 and run through March 2012. Throughout March and April 2012, the regional cups will be played to determine regional co-champions, and the USASA's representatives into the Open Cup.


2012 U.S. Open Cup qualification, USASA, Region I
The semifinal winners, NY Greek American Atlas aka Greek American AA and Dulles Sportsplex Aegean Hawks, both qualified for the Cup. Additionally, Jersey Shore Boca, the winner of the third place match also qualified for the Cup.


2012 U.S. Open Cup qualification, USASA, Region II
Six teams were involved in the 2012 USASA Region II National Cup which also determined which 2 teams from Region II would qualify for the Cup. A blind draw determined that the winner of the Cincy Saints vs KC Athletics match would qualify for the cup; thus KC Athletics earned the first berth. A 4 team single elimination competition was played between the remaining 4 teams and the Croatian Eagles earned the second berth for Region II with two 2–0 victories.


2012 U.S. Open Cup qualification, USASA, Region III
Region 3 Men's Open Competition was held in Houston Texas at the Houston Amateur Sports Park April 27–29, 2012. Eight teams played matches in two groups with the winner of each group securing a place in the Open Cup representing Region III. ASC New Stars and NTX Rayados won their group and qualified for the Cup.


2012 U.S. Open Cup qualification, USASA, Region IV
U.S. Soccer gave Region IV a waiver to the qualifying deadline of April 29; therefore, the U.S. Adult Soccer Association's Region IV championship tournament qualified the top team from each of 2 groups which played May 4–5. PSA Elite and Cal FC won their groups and qualified for the Cup, with PSA Elite also winning the Region IV championship match on May 6 and will represent Region IV at the 2012 USASA National Cup.


2012 U.S. Open Cup qualification, US Club Soccer
Stanislaus United Turlock Express of Turlock, California earned US Club Soccer's bid when they defeated the NPSL's Bay Area Ambassadors of Hayward, California in a play-in game on April 28.


2012 U.S. Open Grand Prix Gold
The 2012 U.S. Open Grand Prix Gold was the seventh grand prix gold and grand prix tournament of the 2012 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. The tournament was held in Orange County Badminton Club, Orange, United States July 2 until July 7, 2012 and had a total purse of $120,000.


2012 U.S. Virgin Islands Republican presidential caucuses
The 2012 U.S. Virgin Islands Republican presidential caucuses were held on March 10, 2012,  the same day as the Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Kansas Republican caucuses. Unlike standard caucuses, the delegates for the Virgin Islands were elected directly by GOP caucus-goers during the first round. No straw poll was taken at the caucus, but the delegates were bound to the candidate they pledged themselves to before the voting started. The six delegates receiving the most votes go to the National Convention. Three of the top vote-getters had previously pledged to Romney, and one had pledged to Paul. In addition, two of the elected uncommitted delegates committed themselves to Romney after the election. Like Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands cannot participate in the general election, but they can participate in the primaries.


2012 U.S. Virgin Islands Republican presidential caucuses, Results, Delegate totals
In the Virgin Islands caucus, votes were cast for specific delegates rather than specific candidates; the top six vote-getters became delegates. The candidates included six delegates declaring for Paul, three for Romney, two for Gingrich, two for Santorum, and nine that had not declared for any candidate. Even though Romney had only three delegates on the ballot, they received more votes than most of the other pledged delegates, and all three were elected, whereas only one of Paul's delegates got enough votes to place in the top six.


2012 U.S. Virgin Islands Republican presidential caucuses, Results, Delegate totals
Two uncommitted delegates were elected along with the four pledged ones; one of these switched to Romney after the vote was conducted, giving the Massachusetts governor four total elected delegates, plus three super delegates from the territory that had already pledged to him before the caucus. This yielded a total of seven delegates for Romney, one for Paul and two uncommitted.


2012 U.S. Virgin Islands Republican presidential caucuses, Results, Popular vote
Raw vote totals showed that even though only one of Paul's delegates was elected, the combined showing for all six Paul pledges on the ballot exceeded that of the delegates for the other candidates. In all, 112 votes were cast for Paul's pledges, 104 for Romney's, 23 for Santorum's, 19 for Gingrich's. Uncommitted delegates got the highest combined vote total, however, at 132. At first it appeared Romney had received the most popular votes, since the votes for the uncommitted delegate who switched to Romney afterward were mistakenly added to Romney's column by some media Web sites; this was soon corrected.


2012 U.S. Virgin Islands Republican presidential caucuses, Results, Popular vote
As each caucus voter was entitled to six votes for all delegates at large (as opposed to voting separately for each delegate), it is not known just how many individual voters cast their ballots for which candidate's pledges; the popular vote totals only reflect the number of raw votes each delegate received in the final tally.


2012 U.S. Women's Open
The 2012 U.S. Women's Open was the 67th U.S. Women's Open, held July 5–8 at Blackwolf Run in Kohler, Wisconsin. Na Yeon Choi won her first major championship, four strokes ahead of runner-up Amy Yang.


2012 U.S. Women's Open
The U.S. Women's Open is the oldest major championship and the third of the 2012 season. It has the largest purse in women's golf, at $3.25 million in 2012. It is one of 13 national championships conducted by the United States Golf Association (USGA). Qualifying tournaments began on May 14, 2012 and concluded on June 3, 2012. The tournament was televised by ESPN and NBC Sports.


2012 U.S. Women's Open
Blackwolf Run previously hosted the U.S. Women's Open in 1998 with Se Ri Pak beating amateur Jenny Chuasiriporn in a Monday playoff that went to 20 holes. Their 72-hole score was 290 (+6), played on a par-71 course at 6,412 yards (5,863 m). The course for 2012 was set as a par-72 with a maximum length of 6,954 yards (6,359 m), an increase of 542 yards (496 m). The course was set at less than the maximum for all four rounds.


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field
The championship was open to any female professional or amateur golfer with a USGA handicap index not exceeding 4.4. Players qualified by competing in one of nineteen 36-hole qualifying tournaments that tare taking place between May 14 and June 3 at sites across the United States. Additional players were exempt from qualifying because of past performances in professional or amateur tournaments around the world.


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field
The USGA reports that a record 1,364 entries were received for the Championship, surpassing the previous record of 1,296 entries for the 2010 U.S. Women's Open.


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
Many players were exempt in multiple categories. Players are listed only once, in the first category in which they became exempt, with additional categories in parentheses ( ) next to their names. Golfers qualifying in Category 12 who qualify by more than one method are also denoted with the tour by which they qualified.


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
1. Winners of the U.S. Women's Open for the last ten years (2002–2011)Juli Inkster (9), Paula Creamer (9,13),  Eun-Hee Ji (9), Cristie Kerr (5,8,9,13), Birdie Kim, Inbee Park (8,9), So Yeon Ryu (9,10,11,12,13) Exempt but did not enter tournament: Hilary Lunke, Meg Mallon, Annika Sörenstam


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
2. Winner and runner-up from the 2011 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship (must be an amateur)Moriya Jutanugarn (runner-up) (The winner, Danielle Kang, turned professional in August 2011 and was no longer exempt. Kang entered the City of Industry qualifying tournament on May 29 where she earned the third of four available spots from that location.)


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
3. Winner of the 2012 Ladies British Open Amateur Championship (must be an amateur)Stephanie Meadow


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
4. Winner of the 2011 Mark H. McCormack Medal (Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking) (must be an amateur)Lydia Ko


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
5. Winners of the LPGA Championship for the last five years (2008–2012)Anna Nordqvist (9), Yani Tseng (6,7,9,10,11,13)


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
6. Winners of the Ricoh Women's British Open for the last five years (2007–2011)Catriona Matthew (9,11,13), Jiyai Shin (8,9,10) (withdrew because of injury)Exempt but did not enter tournament: Lorena Ochoa (7)


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
7. Winners of the Kraft Nabisco Championship for the last five years (2008–2012)Stacy Lewis (9,10,11,13), Brittany Lincicome (9,11,13),  Sun-Young Yoo (9,10,11,13)


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
8. 10 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place from the 2011 U.S. Women's Open ChampionshipI.K. Kim (9,13), Ai Miyazato (9,10,11,12,13), Mika Miyazato (9), Hee Kyung Seo (9), Angela Stanford (9,10,11,13), Ryann O'Toole (9), Amy Yang (9,13), Karrie Webb (9,13)


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
9.


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
Top 70 money leaders from the 2011 final official LPGA money listKyeong Bae, Amanda Blumenherst, Christel Boeljon, Chella Choi, Na Yeon Choi (10,11,13), Shanshan Feng (5,10,11,13), Katie Futcher, Sandra Gal, Julieta Granada, Natalie Gulbis, Sophie Gustafson, Hee-Won Han, Mina Harigae, Caroline Hedwall (12,13), Maria Hjorth, Katherine Hull, Amy Hung, Pat Hurst, Vicky Hurst,  Tiffany Joh, Jennifer Johnson, Jimin Kang, Christina Kim, Mindy Kim, Song-Hee Kim (withdrew) Candie Kung, Cindy LaCrosse, Brittany Lang (11), Meena Lee, Paige Mackenzie,  Kristy McPherson, Becky Morgan, Belen Mozo, Azahara Muñoz (10,11), Se Ri Pak, Hee Young Park (11), Suzann Pettersen (11,13), Gerina Piller, Pornanong Phatlum, Stacy Prammanasudh,  Morgan Pressel (13), Beatriz Recari, Dewi Claire Schreefel, Jenny Shin, Karen Stupples, Momoko Ueda (11), Wendy Ward, Michelle Wie (13)Exempt but did not enter tournament: Mi Hyun Kim,  Heather Bowie Young


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
10. Top 10 money leaders from the 2012 official LPGA money list, through the close of entries on May 2 (must have filed an entry by May 2)All players in this category already qualified in at least one other category


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
11. Winners of LPGA co-sponsored events, whose victories are considered official, from the conclusion of the 2011 U.S. Women's Open Championship to the initiation of the 2012 U.S. Women's Open ChampionshipJessica Korda, Lexi Thompson (13)


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
12. Top five money leaders from the 2011 Japan LPGA Tour, Korea LPGA Tour and Ladies European TourJapan LPGA Tour: Sun-Ju Ahn (13) (withdrew) Chie Arimura (13) (declined to participate), Yukari Baba,  Ji-Hee Lee, (13), Sakura Yokomine (13)Korea LPGA Tour: Kim Ha-neul (declined to participate), Hyun Hwa Sim, Soo Jin Yang, Yeon Ju JungLadies European Tour: Diana Luna, Lee-Anne Pace, Melissa Reid,


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
13. Top 25 point leaders from the current Rolex Rankings and anyone tying for 25th place as of May 2, 2012All players in this category already qualified in at least one other category


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
14. Top 25 point leaders from the current Rolex Rankings and anyone tying for 25th place as of July 2, 2012Mi-Jeong Jeon (declined to participate in tournament)


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
The following players qualified for the 2012 U.S. Women's Open through one of the sectional qualifying tournaments. At sites with multiple qualifiers, players are listed in order of qualifying scores, from lowest score to highest.


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 14 at Bellingham Golf and Country Club, Bellingham WashingtonSue Kim, Emma Talley


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 15 at Plantation Bay Golf & Country Club, Ormond Beach, FloridaKatie Burnett, Veronica Felibert, Jennifer Gleason, Jaye Marie Green


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 15 at Trump National Golf Club, Colts Neck, New JerseyAnnie Park, Seon Hwa Lee, Jeong Jang, Mi Jung Hur, Jennie Lee, Jennifer Song


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 21 at Longmeadow Country Club, Longmeadow, MassachusettsAlison Walshe, Megan Khang


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 21 at Half Moon Bay Golf Links (Ocean Course), Half Moon Bay, CaliforniaGigi Stoll, Hannah O'Sullivan, Mo Martin


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 21 at Big Foot Country Club, Fontana, WisconsinCarlota Ciganda, Junthima Gulyanamitta


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 21 at Dunwoody Country Club, Dunwoody, GeorgiaVictoria Tanco, Cydney Clanton, Mi Hyang Lee, Jin Young Pak


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 22 at The Woodlands Country Club (Player Course), The Woodlands, TexasMaria Gabriela Lopez, Katy Harris, Lili Alvarez


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 23 at Terravita Golf Club, Scottsdale, ArizonaLizette Salas, Lindsey Weaver, Nicole Castrale, Jane Rah


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 29 at Industry Hills Golf Club (Eisenhower Course and  Zaharias Course), City of Industry, CaliforniaBrianna Do, Jisoo Park, Elizabeth Bernabe, Danielle Kang


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 29 at The Oaks Club (Eagle Course), Osprey, FloridaDoris Chen, Paola Moreno, Haley Wilson


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 29 at Woodmont Country Club, Rockville, MarylandLorie Kane, Haru Nomura, Brittany Altomare, Ilhee Lee, Samantha S Marks, Angela Oh, Kelly Shon


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 29 at Glen Echo Country Club, St. Louis, MissouriIsabelle Beisiegel, Brooke Pancake


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 30 at Carolina Trace Country Club (Lake Course), Sanford, North CarolinaKatherine Perry, Cheyenne Woods, Rinko Mitsunaga


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 30 at Fox Chapel Golf Club, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaGiulia Sergas, Christine Meier


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 30 at Stonebriar Country Club (Fazio Course), Frisco, TexasGabriella Dominguez, Tessa Teachman, Jamie Hullett


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
June 3 at Broadmoor Golf Club (West Course), Colorado Springs, ColoradoBecca Huffer, Kelly Jacques, Anya Sarai Alvarez


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Alternates added to field
Kyung Kim, the first alternate from the Scottsdale, Arizona qualifier, was added to the field on June 12 when Jiyai Shin, who had qualified in multiple categories, withdrew because of injury.


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Alternates added to field
Alison Lee, the first alternate from the Half Moon Bay, California qualifier, was added to the field on June 29 when Sun Ju Ahn, who had qualified from the JLPGA money list, withdrew.


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Alternates added to field
Jisoo Keel, the first alternate from the Colorado Springs qualifier, was added to the field on July 2 when Mi-Jeong Jeon who qualified by moving into the top 25 in the Rolex Rankings by that date (exemption category 14) declined to participate in the tournament.


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Alternates added to field
The following players were added to the field on July 2 when spots reserved for players qualifying in various categories, including 5, 10, 11, 12 and 14, after the conclusion of open qualifying tournaments, were not used.


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Alternates added to field
Cathryn Bristow, the second alternate from the Frisco, Texas qualifier, was added to the field on July 5 when Song-Hee Kim who qualified in category 9, withdrew citing a sore back and neck.


2012 U.S. Women's Open, Round summaries, Second round
Amateurs: Ko (+2), Talley (+4), Lee (+5), Kim (+6), Bernabe (+9), Chen (+9), Green (+9), Altomare (+10), Dominguez (+10), O'Sullivan (+10), J. Park (+10), Khang (+11), Perry (+11), Shon (+11), Jutanugarn (+13), Keel (+15), Lopez (+15), Weaver (+16), Aubert (+17), Meadow (+17), Armstrong (+18), Meier (+20), A. Park (+21), Yin (+21), Mao (+22), Marks (+22), Mitsunaga (+24), Stoll (+26).


2012 U.S. state secession petitions
In 2012, a number of state petitions to allow state secession were set up using the White House's petitioning system. The petitions, which had no legal standing, were set up after President Barack Obama won the 2012 presidential election. Ultimately, eight petitions crossed the threshold of 25,000 e-signatures necessary to trigger a response from an Obama administration official.