2012 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
A mild controversy erupted on the Giants' final kneel in the closing seconds of the game when Tampa Bay head coach Greg Schiano ordered his defensive linemen to blitz Giants' quarterback Eli Manning, presumably in the hope that this would lead to a forced fumble and subsequent touchdown to steal the victory. However, this did not happen.


2012 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 3: at Carolina Panthers
The Giants' first road game came against a Carolina Panthers team led by second-year quarterback Cam Newton. It was both teams' only Thursday Night Football appearance of the season. The Giants had no trouble with the Panthers, leading 20–0 at halftime and 36–7 at the end of the game. With the win, the Giants improved to 2–1 and reclaimed a share of the NFC East title with the Philadelphia Eagles, who they would play the following week.


2012 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 4: at Philadelphia Eagles
The Giants traveled to Philadelphia for a Sunday Night Football showdown against the Eagles. After a defensive first quarter in which neither offense scored any points, the Eagles took a 7–3 lead into halftime. The Giants came back with two touchdowns in the second half, but ultimately lost by two points after a failed long field goal by Lawrence Tynes in the closing seconds of the game. With the loss, the Giants fell to 2–2, the Eagles claimed sole possession of the NFC East title, and the Giants record against the Eagles worsened to 1–8 in their last nine meetings, dating back to the 2008 NFL Season.


2012 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Cleveland Browns
After a disappointing loss to the Eagles, the Giants returned home for an afternoon game against the Cleveland Browns. Led by rookie quarterback Brandon Weeden, the Browns quickly amassed a 14–0 lead early in the first quarter. However, the Giants retook the lead before halftime and did not sacrifice it again. With the win, the Giants improved to 3–2 and began what would ultimately be a four-game winning streak throughout October.


2012 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 6: at San Francisco 49ers
The Giants traveled to San Francisco for a rematch of last season's NFC Championship game, in which the Giants won in overtime to advance to Super Bowl XLVI. The San Francisco 49ers were looking to avenge their playoff loss against the Giants, and had just come off back-to-back landslide victories against the Jets and Bills. However, the Giants defense allowed only one field goal and the Giants ultimately won the game 26–3, sending the 49ers to their first and only home loss of the season.


2012 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 6: at San Francisco 49ers
With the win, the Giants improved to 4–2. Also, with the Eagles' loss to the Lions earlier in the day, the Giants gained sole possession of first place in the NFC East.


2012 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 7: vs. Washington Redskins
The Giants returned home for another divisional battle, this time against the Washington Redskins. Washington had swept the Giants last year, and drafted quarterback Robert Griffin III with the second overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. The Redskins took a three-point lead late in the game, but a 77-yard touchdown pass from Manning to Victor Cruz in the last minutes of the game allowed the Giants to claim the victory. With the win, the Giants improved to 5–2 and won their first NFC East game of the season.


2012 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 8: at Dallas Cowboys
The Giants visited the Dallas Cowboys, where they hoped to avenge their Week 1 home loss. Although the Giants quickly amassed a 23-point lead, the Cowboys responded with 24 unanswered points to take the lead in the 3rd quarter. The Giants ultimately scored a pair of field goals and held on to win 29–24. With the win, the Giants improved to 6–2 and continued to be unwelcome visitors at Cowboys Stadium, where they are now 4–0.


2012 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 8: at Dallas Cowboys
The game, who's viewing area consisted of much of the northeast coast of the United States, was frequently interrupted by updates on the approach of Hurricane Sandy – a storm that was expected to directly impact the northeast United States that night and the following day.


2012 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 9: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
At the time of this game, northern New Jersey (and, indeed, a vast majority of the BosWash area) was recovering from the widespread damage and power outages caused by Hurricane Sandy. Played just days after the storm made landfall on the east coast, the blackouts and flooding even affected the visiting Steelers' travel schedule, and the team would be forced to fly into the area on the morning of the contest as opposed to the usual day beforehand.


2012 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 9: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Both teams traded possessions through the first quarter before Steelers' wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders caught a 4-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Ben Roethlisberger three minutes into the second period. A Shaun Suisham extra point gave the Steelers a 7–0 lead. The hometown Giants answered, tying up the game with a 1-yard run by Andre Brown. Shortly after, with around five minutes remaining in the half, New York's Osi Umenyiora was able to knock the ball from Roethlisberger's hand as the quarterback was attempting a pass.


2012 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 9: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Giants linebacker Michael Boley took full advantage of the turnover, scooping up the fumble and giving the Giants a 14–7 lead on a 70-yard touchdown return. The Steelers were able to put together a final drive of the half, and a 30-yard field goal by Shaun Suisham narrowed the Giants' lead to four points at the half.


2012 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 9: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Seven minutes into the third quarter, Giants' kicker Lawrence Tynes extended the home team's lead by three via a 50-yard field goal. With a minute to go in the period, Tynes would successfully convert a 23-yard attempt and give the Giants a ten-point lead with a quarter to play.


2012 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 9: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
A 51-yard touchdown pass from Roethlisberger to Mike Wallace would cut into the Giants' lead less than a minute into the fourth. New York would fail to accumulate any further points in the contest and, despite a botched fake field goal attempt by the Steelers, a 1-yard touchdown run by Pittsburgh back Isaac Redman gave the Steelers the lead and, eventually, the win.


2012 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 10: at Cincinnati Bengals
The Giants travelled to a cloudy Cincinnati to face the Bengals. The Bengals, who were in the midst of a losing streak, came out strong and handily defeated the Giants 31–13. With the loss, the Giants fell to 6–4 and entered their bye week.


2012 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 12: vs. Green Bay Packers
The Giants hosted the Packers on Sunday Night Football, as quarterbacks Eli Manning and Aaron Rodgers faced each other for the fourth time in three seasons. Although the Packers were expected to avenge their playoff loss from last season, the Giants took a 31–10 lead into halftime and ultimately won the game 38–10, snapping a two-game losing streak and improving to a 7–4 record.


2012 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 13: at Washington Redskins
Coming off a huge victory over the Packers, the Giants traveled to Washington for their only Monday Night Football appearance of the season. Although the Giants led at halftime, the Redskins scored a touchdown early in the fourth quarter to take a one-point lead. The Giants' offense failed to score any points and the Redskins held on to win 17–16. With the loss, the Giants fell to 7–5 and 2–3 within the NFC East.


2012 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. New Orleans Saints
The Giants returned home to face Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints, in a game that would turn out to be a breakout game for rookie David Wilson. The first-round draft pick (32nd overall) rushed for a touchdown on a kickoff return and ran for two more scores in a huge win over the Saints. The Giants won 52–27, handing the Saints their eighth loss of the season. With the win, the Giants improved to 8–5 and secured their eighth consecutive non-losing season.


2012 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 15: at Atlanta Falcons
The Giants traveled to Atlanta to visit the Falcons in their third and final rematch of last season's playoffs. The game took place only two days after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, just an hour's drive from the Giants' practice facility. The Giants honored the victims by wearing "SHES" decals on their helmets, and wide receiver Victor Cruz played in honor of six-year-old Jack Pinto, one of the victims.


2012 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 15: at Atlanta Falcons
The Giants ultimately lost 34–0 and fell to 8–6 overall. However, the loss did not eliminate them from either playoff contention or the NFC East title.


2012 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 15: at Atlanta Falcons
The embarrassing loss was one of three shutouts on the same day, the other two being the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs.


2012 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 16: at Baltimore Ravens
The Giants visited Baltimore, where they were defeated by the Ravens 33–14. With the loss, the Giants fell to 8–7 and were eliminated from contention for the NFC East title. The Giants can still obtain a wild-card berth with a victory against the Eagles and Week 17 victories by the Packers, Lions and Redskins.


2012 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
The Giants would have a lopsided victory 42–7 against the Eagles. However, the Giants would be eliminated from playoff contention with a Bears' victory that same day.


2012 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Also this marks the first time since 2006 that the Giants started this season 6–2 and finished 2–6 ending with a record of 8–8, although the Giants made the playoffs that year in 2006 as a Wild Card Contender, but only this time around they started off 6–2, wind up finishing 3–5 but fail to make the playoffs this season finishing 9–7, and thereby became the eighth consecutive team to be dethroned from their World Championship. However, they took their current trend against their longtime rivals to 2–8 in the last 10 games between the teams.


2012 New York Jets season
The 2012 New York Jets season was the franchise's 43rd season in the National Football League, the 53rd overall and the fourth under head coach Rex Ryan. The Jets failed to improve their 8–8 record from 2011 and were eliminated from postseason contention for the second straight season.


2012 New York Jets season
2012 was overall one of the most turbulent seasons in franchise history. The team was distracted by increased media presence during the off-season due to a quarterback controversy between incumbent starter Mark Sanchez and trade acquisition Tim Tebow. In addition, numerous blunders on and off the field as well as injuries often led to sloppy play, and the team was compared to a "circus", with the infamous "Butt fumble" play on Thanksgiving considered the low-point of the season. The Jets' offense scored 281 points, ranking them 30th in the league, while the defense was ranked 8th best in the league.


2012 New York Jets season, Regular season results, Week 1: vs. Buffalo Bills
The Jets erupted to a 21–0 lead in the second quarter following two Mark Sanchez touchdown throws and a Jeremy Kerley punt return score. Following Antonio Cromartie's interception return score and Sanchez' third touchdown (to Stephen Hill), Ryan Fitzpatrick, despite three interceptions, erupted to three consecutive touchdowns, but the Jets put the game away in a fourth quarter drive ending in a one-yard Shonn Greene touchdown run.


2012 New York Jets season, Regular season results, Week 1: vs. Buffalo Bills
Tim Tebow, acquired from the Broncos amid heavy publicity about his presence with the Jets and the team's plans on how to utilize him, rushed five times for just eleven yards.


2012 New York Jets season, Regular season results, Week 1: vs. Buffalo Bills
With their 6th straight win over the Bills, the Jets began their season 1–0.


2012 New York Jets season, Regular season results, Week 2: at Pittsburgh Steelers
The Jets traveled to Heinz Field for a rematch of the 2010 AFC Championship game against the Steelers. The Jets limited the Steelers to just 68 rushing yards but Ben Roethlisberger tossed for 275 yards and two touchdowns. With the loss, the Jets fell to 1–1.


2012 New York Jets season, Regular season results, Week 3: at Miami Dolphins
With the win, the Jets improved to 2–1. However, they lost star cornerback Darrelle Revis for the season as he suffered a torn ACL during the game.


2012 New York Jets season, Regular season results, Week 4: vs. San Francisco 49ers
After their Week 3 road win over their division rival Dolphins, the Jets headed home to face their first NFC Opponent of the season, the 49ers. However, the Jets struggled in this game being shut out at home 34–0 by the 49ers. This was the first time since 2010 that the team has been shut out at home since the Packers shut them out 9–0 that year. With the huge shutout loss, the Jets fell to 2–2.


2012 New York Jets season, Regular season results, Week 5: vs. Houston Texans
The Jets stayed home for a game against the red-hot undefeated 4–0 Texans. This game would mark the first time ever that the Jets have lost to the Texans, and as a result New York dropped to 2–3 on the season.


2012 New York Jets season, Regular season results, Week 6: vs. Indianapolis Colts
The Jets faced Colts rookie sensation Andrew Luck; they sacked him four times and intercepted him twice. Shonn Greene and Joe McKnight combined to rush for 232 yards and three Greene touchdowns. Mark Sanchez threw for just 82 yards but had two touchdowns, while Tim Tebow had one throw for 23 yards but was limited to seven rushing yards.


2012 New York Jets season, Regular season results, Week 6: vs. Indianapolis Colts
The huge win was the Jets' first win over the Colts without Peyton Manning since 1997. They improved to 3–3 and a four-way tie in the AFC East.


2012 New York Jets season, Regular season results, Week 7: at New England Patriots
This game would determine who would be atop the AFC East. The Jets erased a 23–13 gap in the fourth quarter. After a Dustin Keller touchdown catch Devin McCourty fumbled the kickoff. Following back-to-back Nick Folk field goals, Tom Brady whipped the Patriots to the game-tying field goal in the final 1:37. In overtime Stephen Gostkowski booted a 48-yard field goal; the Jets got the ball back but Sanchez was strip-sacked by Rob Ninkovich and Jermaine Cunningham, ending the game in a 29–26 Jets loss, allowing the Patriots to take 1st Place and dropping the Jets to 3–4.


2012 New York Jets season, Regular season results, Week 8: vs. Miami Dolphins
Despite losing rookie sensation Ryan Tannehill for the game after a first-quarter sack, the Dolphins raced to a 30–9 win, their fourth road win in the rivalry in their last five trips to New Jersey. The Dolphins scored on a blocked goalline punt, then added touchdowns by Daniel Thomas and a short toss from Matt Moore to Anthony Fasano. Sanchez managed a late touchdown to Chaz Schilens but the two-point throw to Dustin Keller failed.


2012 New York Jets season, Regular season results, Week 10: at Seattle Seahawks
The surging Seahawks under former Jets coach Pete Carroll limited the Jets to 185 total yards of offense and forced two fumbles. Golden Tate caught a touchdown from Russell Wilson then took a reverse and threw to Sidney Rice for a fourth-quarter score. The Jets only score came when Wilson was strip-sacked and Muhammad Wilkerson ran in a 21-yard touchdown.


2012 New York Jets season, Regular season results, Week 10: at Seattle Seahawks
It was the Jets' second straight loss to the Seahawks, and they fell to 3–6 and 0–2 against the NFC West.


2012 New York Jets season, Regular season results, Week 11: at St. Louis Rams
The Jets posted their sixth win in their last seven meetings against Jeff Fisher. They picked off Sam Bradford once and forced two Rams fumbles. The two teams combined for just 570 yards of offense. The Jets improved to 4–6 while the Rams fell to 3–6–1.


2012 New York Jets season, Regular season results, Week 12: vs. New England Patriots (Thanksgiving Day game)
The Jets were thoroughly dominated by the Patriots; they scored five touchdowns in the second quarter, three of them in a span of 52 seconds of game clock. The first came on an 83-yard pass to Shane Vereen after the Patriots recovered a Shonn Greene fumble. On the Jets' ensuing drive, Mark Sanchez fumbled after running into lineman Brandon Moore and Steve Gregory ran back a 32-yard score. The play later became known as the "butt fumble". The third touchdown came on the ensuing kickoff, Devin McCourty forced Joe McKnight to fumble, which Julian Edelman recovered and returned for a third touchdown (he later caught a 56-yard touchdown pass from Tom Brady).


2012 New York Jets season, Regular season results, Week 12: vs. New England Patriots (Thanksgiving Day game)
With the huge loss, the Jets fell to 4–7, and were swept by Bill Belichick's Patriots for the sixth time.


2012 New York Jets season, Regular season results, Week 13: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Mark Sanchez was benched in the fourth quarter and Greg McElroy threw the winning touchdown. The switch escalated brewing controversy over Sanchez's declining play.


2012 New York Jets season, Regular season results, Week 14: at Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jets improved to 6–7 and stayed alive in the playoff race after twice intercepting Chad Henne, who'd replaced faltering sophomore Blaine Gabbert four weeks earlier. The Jets had 166 rushing yards and two scores, limiting Mark Sanchez to just nineteen throws for 111 yards.


2012 New York Jets season, Regular season results, Week 15: at Tennessee Titans
Chris Johnson ran in a 94-yard touchdown while following a Jeff Cumberland touchdown catch for the Jets Jake Locker ran in a 13-yard score. Mark Sanchez threw four interceptions yet a short Titans punt gave the Jets the ball inside the Titans 25 in the final minute. The Jets blew the snap and the Titans fell on the ball, ending the game.


2012 New York Jets season, Regular season results, Week 15: at Tennessee Titans
With the loss, the Jets not only fell to 6–8, but got mathematically eliminated from postseason contention for the second straight season.


2012 New York Jets season, Regular season results, Week 15: at Tennessee Titans
Tim Tebow entered the game for the first time since Week 10 and made what turned out to be his final plays with the Jets, missing on his only pass while rushing three times for fifteen yards.


2012 New York Jets season, Regular season results, Week 16: vs. San Diego Chargers
Due to a decrease in popularity for the game, it was flexed out of Sunday Night Football on NBC and rescheduled to 1:00 PM on CBS. Following the loss to the Titans Rex Ryan announced that Greg McElroy would start for the Jets against the Chargers. Following a 63-yard Micheal Spurlock punt return touchdown McElroy led back to back scoring drives ending in 1-yard Shonn Greene touchdowns. The Chargers took over the game in the third quarter with two Philip Rivers touchdowns and a Nick Novak field goal while McElroy was intercepted once and strip-sacked once.


2012 New York Jets season, Regular season results, Week 16: vs. San Diego Chargers
With the loss, the Jets fell to 6–9, their first losing season since 2007.


2012 New York Jets season, Regular season results, Week 17: at Buffalo Bills
The Jets' plan to start Greg McElroy was changed due to a concussion he'd suffered. As a result, Mark Sanchez started and managed 205 passing yards but was intercepted by Bryan Scott in the first quarter for the Bills' first touchdown of the game. The Jets led 9–7 in the second quarter before the Bills scored three unanswered touchdowns, including one from ex-Jet Brad Smith. Tim Tebow suited up for the game but was never used. It was the first win for the Bills in the rivalry since 2009.


2012 New York Liberty season
The 2012 WNBA season is the 16th season for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Liberty played at Prudential Center in New Jersey from 2011 through 2013 during renovations at Madison Square Garden.


2012 New York Liberty season, Transactions, WNBA Draft
The following are the Liberty's selections in the 2012 WNBA Draft.


2012 New York Mets season
The New York Mets' 2012 season was the franchise's 51st season and its fourth in Citi Field. The team celebrated its 50th anniversary, as they became a team in 1962. Johan Santana pitched the first no-hitter in franchise history on June 1, 2012. The Mets missed the post season for a 6th straight year.


2012 New York Mets season, Offseason
Shortly after the 2011 season ended, the Mets made changes to their coaching staff, keeping only pitching coach Dan Warthen and hitting coach Dave Hudgens. 3rd base coach Chip Hale went to the Oakland Athletics to join manager Bob Melvin. General Manager Sandy Alderson said that the "changes were necessary for us to move forward." Former A's manager Bob Geren was named to replace Hale.


2012 New York Mets season, Offseason
The additions were intended to improve the depth of the bullpen, which was sub-par in the 2011 season. They added reliever Ramon Ramírez and center fielder Andrés Torres, in exchange for the starting center fielder Ángel Pagán. They also signed Frank Francisco to be their closer, and added Jon Rauch, who is the tallest current player in the major leagues, to be the set-up man for Francisco.


2012 New York Mets season, Offseason
For 2012, the Mets made several construction changes to Citi Field's dimensions. In center field a new 8 foot wall was built in front of the 16 foot wall, coined by fans as "The Great Wall of Flushing." In right field, a new wall in front of the existing Mo's Zone was also built.


2012 New York Mets season, Offseason
The Mets overhauled their uniforms for 2012. The cream colored pinstriped uniform became the primary home uniform, while the snow white uniforms served as the alternate home uniform. The black drop-shadows were removed from the pinstriped, snow white and road gray jerseys and the black two toned cap was retired. The black jersey and all black cap was worn on a limited basis on the road and was retired at the end of the season. The Mets wore two patches, one commemorating the team's 50th anniversary and another honoring Gary Carter, who died of brain cancer on February 16, 2012.


2012 New York Mets season, Regular season
The Mets began their 2012 season with a surprising three-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves. The Mets outscored the Braves 12 to 6 in the series. During that series, Frank Francisco became the third player in major league history to record a save in every game of a season-opening series of at least three games, following Derrick Turnbow of the Milwaukee Brewers in 2006 and Salomón Torres of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2007.


2012 New York Mets season, Regular season
On June 1, Johan Santana made club history by becoming the first Mets pitcher to throw a no-hitter, in an 8–0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. This was also the first no-hitter to be pitched against a defending World Series champion since a former Met, Nolan Ryan, did it against the Oakland Athletics in their 1990 pennant season while with the Texas Rangers.


2012 New York Mets season, Regular season
On June 27 against the Chicago Cubs, the Mets became the first major league team to hit a home run cycle. Daniel Murphy began with a two-run home run, his run in 352 at-bats, then in the top of the fifth, then Ike Davis hit a three-run home run followed by Murphy's solo home run off of Casey Coleman, who had replaced starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija. In the sixth inning, Scott Hairston, who was typically a utility outfielder throughout the first half of the season, hit the cycle ending grand slam off of Coleman. The Mets won the game, 17–1.


2012 New York Mets season, Regular season
R. A. Dickey won the 2012 Cy Young Award, becoming the first knuckleball pitcher to do so.


2012 New York Mets season, Player stats, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Base on balls; K = Strike outs AVG = Batting average;


2012 New York Mets season, Player stats, Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits; R = Runs; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts; ERA = Earned run average;


2012 New York Red Bulls season
The 2012 New York Red Bulls season was the club's 18th year of existence as well as its 17th season in Major League Soccer, the top-flight of American soccer.


2012 New York Red Bulls season
After a disappointing 2011 season, Red Bulls looked to bounce back to their 2010 form which saw them win the Eastern Conference. In 2011, New York finished fifth place in the conference and tenth overall in MLS, qualifying as the final team for the playoffs. The club lost in the two-legged quarterfinals of the post-season playoffs to the eventual MLS Cup winner Los Angeles Galaxy.


2012 New York Red Bulls season, Overview, November 2011
The 2012 season began in earnest for MLS immediately after the 2011 MLS Cup final. The following day clubs submitted their list of players protected from selection by Montreal Impact in the 2011 MLS Expansion Draft held on November 23, 2011. No Red Bull players were chosen by Montreal in the draft. However, on the same day MLS clubs waived players, effectively releasing them from their contracts. Through waivers, New York parted ways with goalkeeper Alex Horwath; defenders Mike Jones, Tyler Lassiter, and Teddy Schneider; and midfielders John Rooney and Marcos Paullo.


2012 New York Red Bulls season, Overview, November 2011
One week later, the club declined the 2012 options on goalkeeper Bouna Coundoul, defender Chris Albright, and defender Carlos Mendes, making all three players available for the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Mendes had been the longest-tenured member of Red Bulls and was the last player remaining from when the franchise was known as New York MetroStars. He ranks among the club's all-time leaders in games and minutes. Mendes was chosen by Columbus Crew in Stage 1 of the Re-Entry Draft on December 5, 2011. Coundoul and Albright were not selected and became free agents.


2012 New York Red Bulls season, Overview, November 2011
The same day the club confirmed the status of 2011 Red Bull goalkeeper Greg Sutton, who was also available in the Re-Entry Draft. Sutton had been loaned to then-North American Soccer League side Montreal Impact in July 2011. At season's end, Montreal exercised an option to acquire Sutton's MLS rights but subsequently declined his 2012 option.


2012 New York Red Bulls season, Overview, December 2011
The club signed defender Connor Lade to a Home Grown Player contract on December 5, 2011. The diminutive Lade spent parts of several years with Red Bull Academy. The following week New York announced that it had declined the 2012 contract option on midfielder Stéphane Auvray.


2012 New York Red Bulls season, Overview, January 2012
Red Bulls signed defender John Borrajo from Norwegian side Hamarkameratene on January 5, 2012. Borrajo had spent time at Red Bulls Academy before heading overseas. A much bigger move was confirmed by the club the next day: the short-term loan of star striker Thierry Henry to his former club, English juggernaut Arsenal. The loan lasts until late February 2012.


2012 New York Red Bulls season, Overview, January 2012
The club was busy on SuperDraft day despite having only one selection. First, the rumored signing of Swedish defender Markus Holgersson was officially announced. The central defender is expected to step into a starting role for New York. The day's second announcement was the acquisition of forward Kenny Cooper from Portland Timbers in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money. The addition of Cooper to the forward corps led to speculation about the future of Juan Agudelo with the club. As far as the actual SuperDraft, Red Bulls used its lone selection (#31) to choose goalkeeper Ryan Meara. The first goalkeeper chosen in the 2012 SuperDraft, Meara is considered a good bet to make the squad.


2012 New York Red Bulls season, Overview, January 2012
The following week the club drafted three players in the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft: defender Mike Volk, midfielder Cristian Barreiro, and midfielder Nate Polak. The club also re-signed defender Stephen Keel to a new contract.


2012 New York Red Bulls season, Overview, January 2012
On January 19, coach Hans Backe confirmed that goalkeeper Frank Rost would not be returning to the club. The following day oft-injured veteran midfielder Carl Robinson retired and joined the coaching staff of Vancouver Whitecaps FC. These moves freed up one designated player slot (Rost) and two much needed international roster slots for Red Bulls. Early the following week, New York signed goalkeeper Jeremy Vuolo from Finnish side AC Oulu.


2012 New York Red Bulls season, Overview, January 2012
January 26 saw the official departure of defender Tim Ream to Bolton Wanderers of the English Premier League after a month-long transfer saga. A virtual unknown when selected by red Bulls in the second round of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft, Ream established himself as a starter from day one, finished his first season as a finalist for the 2010 MLS Rookie of the Year award, and secured a place with the United States men's national soccer team. Bolton paid a record transfer fee for an American defender, reportedly in the $3 million range, to sign Ream. Red Bulls will receive 2/3 of the transfer amount and can use $650,000 of that as allocation money to override the MLS salary cap.


2012 New York Red Bulls season, Overview, January 2012
New York put some of the Ream transfer funds to immediate use when four days later the club traded allocation money to Chicago Fire for the MLS rights to defender Wilman Conde, whom New York signed immediately. Conde is expected to start in central defense with fellow January signing Markus Holgersson.


2012 New York Red Bulls season, Overview, January 2012
Red Bulls finished the month by re-signing stalwart midfielder Joel Lindpere to a multi-year contract on January 31. The club Most Valuable Player in 2010, Lindpere started all 37 MLS matches in 2011.


2012 New York Red Bulls season, Overview, February
The first signing by the club after the start of training camp was draft pick goalkeeper Ryan Meara on February 6. Four days later New York signed young Icelandic midfielder Victor Pálsson to the squad.


2012 New York Red Bulls season, Overview, February
The club surprised fans on February 17 by waiving second-year homegrown players Matt Kassel and Šaćir Hot. While 2012 playing time for the two was likely to be limited, the young players were just signed from Red Bulls Academy in 2011 and did not count against the team's salary cap. Also, team captain Thierry Henry returned from his short-term loan to Arsenal the same day that Kassel and Hot were waived.


2012 New York Red Bulls season, Overview, March
Pre -season concluded in early March with the status of some key players still unresolved. Forward Luke Rodgers was still stuck in England unable to obtain a work visa to return to the United States; newly acquired defender Wilman Conde picked up an injury leaving his status for the first month of the regular season unknown; and forward Juan Agudelo was away from the club for an extended period as he trained with the U.S. Under-23 squad.


2012 New York Red Bulls season, Overview, March
In the days just before the regular season began, New York made official the signings of defender Tyler Ruthven, midfielder Brandon Barklage and forwards José Angulo and Jhonny Arteaga. Later in the month the club signed midfielder Ryan Maduro to the roster.


2012 New York Red Bulls season, Overview, March
The season started poorly with a 2–1 defeat at FC Dallas on March 11, 2012. A sluggish start led to a 2-goal deficit at the hour mark. The introduction of Kenny Cooper sparked some life into the club and the Red Bull substitute scored late in the match to close the final margin to one. The following week Red Bulls had to travel to Real Salt Lake. Another sub-par performance resulted in a 2–0 defeat.


2012 New York Red Bulls season, Overview, March
On March 25, New York Red Bulls home opener, the team finally showed glimpses of unity and talents by sweeping Colorado Rapids 4–1 in front of 21,024 passionate supporters. Thierry Henry scored two goals and picked up an assist, winning him the MLS Player of the Week award. Strike partner Kenny Cooper added two goals as well. A week after the dominating performance in home opener, Red Bulls host Montreal Impact in Red Bull Arena. They started poorly with many mistakes in the first half. The scoreline reads 2–2 at half time.


2012 New York Red Bulls season, Overview, March
After the inspiring talk from team captain Thierry Henry, Red Bulls put on a performance fans expected from them. Thierry Henry added 2 goals and 1 creative back-heel assist in the second half, which earn him his first-ever MLS hat trick since joining New York Red Bulls. He was again been rewarded the MLS Player of the Week with his heroic performance and leadership on and off the field. Also, his hat trick against Impact launched him to the top of MLS Golden Boot race with 5 goals in pocket.


2012 New York Red Bulls season, Overview, March
Away from the field, the end of March was not kind to New York. Striker Juan Agudelo injured his knee while with the U.S. U-23 team during Olympic qualifying and surgery was required. The time frame for his return to Red Bulls was 6 weeks. Worse still, the club announced on March 30 that English striker Luke Rodgers was denied a work visa to enter the United States. As a result, the club transferred Rodgers to Lillestrøm SK of Norway. The stocky Englishman had become a fan favorite during the 2011 season due to his work ethic and goal scoring abilities.


2012 New York Red Bulls season, Overview, March
MLS Results for March: 2 victories, 0 draws, 2 losses; 6 pointsMLS Results Season-to-Date: 2 victories, 0 draws, 2 losses; 6 points, 2nd in Eastern Conference (MLS) through 4 matches


2012 New York Red Bulls season, Overview, April
On April 5, Thierry Henry received the MLS Player of the Month award for his outstanding performance in March. He received 17 out of 25 media votes, beating the second-placed Joe Cannon by big margin. Team captain Henry seemed no sign to stop his goal-scoring streak by adding 2 goals and 1 assist against Columbus Crew at Crew Stadium on April 7. His brace maintains him as the leader in MLS Golden Boot race with 7 goals in 5 games. His strike partner Kenny Cooper and Chris Wondolowski are not far behind with 6 goals each. History has been made when Thierry Henry was awarded another MLS Player of the Week, making it three consecutive Player of the Week for the striker.


2012 New York Red Bulls season, Overview, April
On April 14, the Red Bulls hosted San Jose Earthquakes and played to a 2–2 draw. The game featured the three leading MLS goal scorers at the time (Henry, Cooper, and Wondolowski of the Earthquakes). Henry set up Cooper to open the scoring only five minutes into the match. Dax McCarty scored for the first time in his career, and Wondolowski scored the tying goal for San Jose. A week later, Red Bulls travelled to Washington to face D.C. United. The home team controlled the play in the rain and won 4–1. Henry scored on a free kick, but not until after Chris Pontius scored three times and Nick DeLeon scored once for D.C. United.


2012 New York Red Bulls season, Overview, April
New York hosted the New England Revolution on April 28 and posted their first clean sheet of the year in a 1-0 win. Henry scored the eventual deciding goal for the Red Bulls in the seventh minute, but would leave the game in the first half with a hamstring injury. The Red Bulls young, inexperienced defense and rookie goalkeeper Ryan Meara were able to make Henry's goal stand, and the Red Bulls snapped their two-game winless streak.


2012 New York Red Bulls season, Overview, April
MLS Results for April: 2 victories, 1 draws, 1 lossesMLS Results Season-to-Date: 4 victories, 1 draws, 3 losses; 13 points, 3rd in Eastern Conference (MLS) through 8 matches


2012 New York Red Bulls season, Overview, May
The Red Bulls began May without their leading scorer, Henry, and a "makeshift" defense. They traveled to California for a match against Los Angeles Galaxy on May 5. Joel Lindpere scored the only goal of the game for the Red Bulls while the defense kept Galaxy from scoring en route to a 1-0 win. The Red Bulls then had to play on short rest on May 9 at home against the Houston Dynamo. For the third straight game, New York was able to score early and play tight defense to win 1–0. The goal was scored by forward Cooper.


2012 New York Red Bulls season, Overview, May
On Sunday, May 13, New York traveled to Pennsylvania to play the Philadelphia Union in their third game in eight days. Still without Henry and Rafael Márquez, the Red Bulls were able to win the match 3–2 in comeback fashion. New York scored first on a goal from Lindpere in the 17th minute, but Lionard Pajoy scored the next two to give Philadelphia a 2–1 lead. The lead would not hold, however.


2012 New York Red Bulls season, Overview, May
Philadelphia was forced to play with ten men after Freddy Adu was sent off late in the first half, and New York was able to come back to win. After a goal by Markus Holgersson in the 68th minute, Cooper netted the game winner in the 78th minute. The win was New York's fourth and moved them into first place in the Eastern Conference.


2012 New York Red Bulls season, Overview, May
On May 17, New York traded up-and-coming striker Juan Agudelo for defensemen Heath Pearce of Chivas USA. Agudelo, a Red Bulls Academy product, played little so far in his career with New York. He had no goals in 2012 and six in 2011 in 12 starts. Pearce had 35 caps for the US National team up to this point in his career.


2012 New York Red Bulls season, Overview, May
The Red Bulls traveled to Montreal to face the Impact on May 19. The Red Bulls were able to end Montreal's season-long unbeaten streak at home by winning 2-1. After Cooper scored on a penalty kick in the first half, Dane Richards scored on a rebound opportunity in the second half while the Red Bull were playing with ten men. On short rest, New York would host Chivas USA on May 23 and face the recently traded Agudelo.


2012 New York Red Bulls season, Overview, May
Juan Pablo Ángel scored first for Chivas in the 47th minute, but Cooper answered in the 56th to tie the game when he converted a low cross from Richards into the box. New York was unable to find a winner despite being able to apply pressure for much of the rest of the game. The draw snapped the Red Bull's five-game win streak—their longest in nine years.


2012 New York Red Bulls season, Overview, May
MLS Results for May: 4 victories, 1 draws, 0 lossesMLS Results Season-to-Date: 8 victories, 2 draws, 3 losses; 26 points, 1st in Eastern Conference (MLS) through 13 matches


2012 New York Red Bulls season, Overview, September
Team captain Thierry Henry shone in the matches against Columbus Crew and Toronto FC, which earned him another two MLS Player of the Week. He provided two goals and one assist against Columbus Crew with a goal scoring directly off the corner in second half stoppage time. The legendary striker scored an assist hat-trick before scoring a 25 yards one-time chipped shot against Toronto FC.


2012 New York Red Bulls season, Overview, September
MLS Results Season-to-Date: 15 victories, 8 draws, 8 losses; 53 points, 2nd in Eastern Conference (MLS) through 31 matches


2012 New York Red Bulls season, Miscellany, Allocation ranking
New York is in the #11 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.


2012 New York Red Bulls season, Miscellany, International roster spots
It is believed that New York has 11 MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2012 season. It is believed the three extra slots that New York possesses were acquired from the Houston Dynamo franchise (then based in San Jose) in January 2005 in exchange for Ricardo Clark, again from Houston in March 2009, and from Colorado Rapids in the September 2010 Macoumba Kandji trade. The trade of this spot was not included in the press release.


2012 New York Red Bulls season, Miscellany, Future draft pick trades
Future picks acquired: *2013 MLS SuperDraft conditional draft pick from San Jose Earthquakes; *Unspecified year conditional draft pick from Toronto FC. Future picks traded: *2013 MLS SuperDraft Round 1 to Portland Timbers; *2013 MLS SuperDraft Round 2 to Sporting Kansas City; *2014 MLS Supplemental Draft Round 2 pick to Los Angeles Galaxy.


2012 New York State Senate election
Elections to the New York State Senate took place on November 6, 2012 in all 63 Senate districts. Democrats won a total of 33 seats for a three-seat majority. Three seats were gained by Democrats from Republicans. In the newly-created 46th Senate District, Democrat Cecilia Tkaczyk defeated Republican George Amedore by a margin of 18 votes.


2012 New York Yankees season
The 2012 New York Yankees season was the 112th season for the New York Yankees franchise. The Yankees began the season in St. Petersburg, Florida against the Tampa Bay Rays on April 6. They finished the season 95-67, 1st place in the AL East. They began their post-season run by beating the Baltimore Orioles in five games in the Division Series. They advanced to play the Detroit Tigers in the American League Championship Series, but were swept in four games by the Tigers following a season-ending injury to shortstop and team captain Derek Jeter.


2012 New York Yankees season, Regular season, April
On April 13 the Yankees won their home opener against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for the 14th time in the last 15 seasons.


2012 New York Yankees season, Regular season, April
On April 20, against their arch-rival Boston Red Sox during the 100th Anniversary of Fenway Park, Alex Rodriguez hit his 631st career home-run, passing former teammate Ken Griffey, Jr. for sole possession of 5th on the all-time list.


2012 New York Yankees season, Regular season, July
On July 23, the Yankees agreed to a trade that acquired Ichiro Suzuki from the Seattle Mariners for DJ Mitchell and Danny Farquhar. On July 27 the Yankees won their 60th game, the first team in the season to do so.


2012 New York Yankees season, Regular season, October
On October 3, during the last game of the season, the Yankees clinched their 18th American League East title when the Baltimore Orioles lost to the Tampa Bay Rays 4–1. The Yankees went on to win their game against the Boston Red Sox, 14–2, giving them the best record in the American League, and home-field advantage for the American League playoffs.


2012 New York Yankees season, Postseason, Division Series
The Yankees took on the Baltimore Orioles in the Division Series.


2012 New York Yankees season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 1, October 7
6:07 p.m. (EDT) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland (moved to 8:47 p.m. EDT due to rain delay)


2012 New York Yankees season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 1, October 7
The Yankees struck first in the first inning when Derek Jeter singled and Ichiro Suzuki doubled scoring Jeter for the game's first run, giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the 3rd inning Orioles outfielder Chris Davis singled, followed by a Lew Ford single, a Robert Andino sac fly, and a single by Nate McLouth gave the O's a 2-1 lead. Then in the top of the 4th the Yankees tied the game at 2 with a Mark Teixeira single with two men on.


2012 New York Yankees season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 1, October 7
The game remained tied going into the ninth inning until a lead off home run by Russell Martin pushed the Yankees ahead 3-2. Singles by Raúl Ibañez, Derek Jeter, and Ichiro Suzuki all singled back-to-back-to-back scoring Ibañez giving the Yanks 4-2 lead. Canó doubled scoring Jeter and Ichiro. Nick Swisher hit a sac fly to score Cano, making the score 7-2. David Robertson came on to get the final out of the game, giving the Yankees the win and a one-game to nothing lead.


2012 New York Yankees season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 2, October 8
8:07 p.m. (EDT) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland (moved to 8:47 p.m. EDT due to rain delay)


2012 New York Yankees season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 3, October 10
7:37 p.m. (EDT) at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York


2012 New York Yankees season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 3, October 10
Baltimore got on the board first with a Ryan Flaherty solo home run in the top of the third inning, giving the Orioles a 1–0 lead. In the bottom half of the inning, the Yankees got on the board with Russell Martin double followed by a Derek Jeter triple tying the game at 1. The game remained tied until the top of the fifth inning when a Manny Machado solo home run gave the Orioles a 2–1 lead.


2012 New York Yankees season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 3, October 10
The score remained the same until the bottom of the ninth inning, when Yankees manager Joe Girardi pinch hint Raúl Ibañez for Alex Rodriguez. On the second pitch of the at bat, Ibañez crushed a home run into the right field bleachers to tie the game at 2. The score remained 2–2 going into the bottom of the 12th inning, until Ibañez came up to bat again crushing a walk-off home run into the upper deck in right field, giving the Yankees a 3–2 victory and a 2–1 lead in the series. Raúl Ibañez became the first player in Major League history to homer twice in a postseason game that he did not start.


2012 New York Yankees season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 4, October 11
7:37 p.m. (EDT) at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York


2012 New York Yankees season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 5, October 12
5:07 p.m. (EDT) at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York


2012 New York Yankees season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 5, October 12
The Yankees clinched a trip to the ALCS for the third time in four years with a 3–1 win. CC Sabathia gave the Yankees his second big performance of the series, pitching a complete game, giving up one run on four hits while striking out nine. The only nervous moments came in the sixth, when a long fly ball by Nate McLouth just barely went foul and the eighth, when the Orioles loaded the bases with one out, but Sabathia got out of the jam by striking out McLouth and getting J. J. Hardy to ground out.


2012 New York Yankees season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 5, October 12
The Yankees scored first in the fifth, when Game 3 hero Raúl Ibañez singled to score Mark Teixeira. The Yankees tacked on some insurance in the sixth on an Ichiro Suzuki double and a Curtis Granderson home run in the seventh. It proved enough, as CC got Matt Wieters to ground out for the final out, sending the Yankees to a chance to play for the pennant versus the Detroit Tigers.


2012 New York Yankees season, Postseason, American League Championship Series
The Yankees were defeated by the Detroit Tigers in the Championship Series.


2012 New York Yankees season, Postseason, American League Championship Series, Game 1
Saturday, October 13, 2012 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York


2012 New York Yankees season, Postseason, American League Championship Series, Game 1
The Yankees managed to come back from a 4-0 deficit in the 9th inning to tie it. The rally culminated with a Raul Ibanez 2-run home run. However, the rally would stall there. Then, during extra innings, Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter broke his left ankle while diving for a groundball in the 12th inning. The Yankees were already down 5-4 at that point, and the Yankees would later lose the game. The injury would haunt the Yankees for the rest of the series.


2012 New York Yankees season, Postseason, American League Championship Series, Game 2
Sunday, October 14, 2012 – 4:07 p.m. (EDT) at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York


2012 New York Yankees season, Postseason, American League Championship Series, Game 3
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan


2012 New York Yankees season, Postseason, American League Championship Series, Game 4
Thursday, October 18, 2012 – 4:07 p.m. (EDT) at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, originally scheduled for Wednesday, October 17, 2012 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) and was postponed due to rain


2012 New York state elections
The 2012 New York state elections took place on November 6, 2012. These elections included the 2012 presidential election, an election to one U.S. Senate seat, and elections to all 27 New York congressional seats, all 63 seats in the New York State Senate, and all 150 seats in the New York State Assembly.


2012 New York state elections, Presidential election
New York had 29 electoral votes at stake. As is the case with most states, the electors were winner-takes-all. The candidates that achieved ballot access were as follows, in order of their position on the ballot:


2012 New York state elections, Presidential election
President Obama won New York by a 62.6%-36% margin over Gov. Mitt Romney.


2012 New York state elections, United States Senate
Kirsten Gillibrand was appointed to the seat by Governor David Paterson in 2009, and was officially elected in a special election on November 2, 2010. Senator Gillibrand sought re-election for a full term against Republican attorney Wendy E. Long, who defeated Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos and U.S. Representative Bob Turner in a primary election for the Republican Party nomination. Sen. Gillibrand was re-elected by a margin of 71.9%-26.7% over Long.


2012 New York state elections, United States House
After a loss of two seats following the 2010 United States Census, the New York congressional delegation will be reduced from twenty-nine to twenty-seven U.S. Representatives. The two existing districts that were eliminated were District 9, held by Republican Rep. Bob Turner, and District 22, held by retiring Democratic Rep. Maurice Hinchey. Fifteen-term Democratic representative Gary Ackerman, ten-term Democratic Maurice Hinchey, and freshman Republican Bob Turner announced that they would not seek re-election to United States House of Representatives.


2012 New York state elections, United States House
On Election Day, the Democratic Party regained two seats previously held by Republicans, while the Republican Party regained one seat previously held by a Democrat. In the 113th Congress, which is scheduled to meet beginning on January 3, 2013, the New York delegation will initially consist of 21 Democrats and six Republicans.


2012 New York state elections, State Legislature, State Senate
Following the 2010 census, the Senate was redistricted effective in January 2013. The newly redistricted Senate was expanded from 62 to 63 seats.


2012 New York state elections, State Legislature, State Senate
On June 24, 2011, same-sex marriage became legal in New York upon the enactment of the Marriage Equality Act. The passage of the Marriage Equality Act had an impact upon the 2012 State Senate elections, as three Republican senators who voted for the bill faced primary challenges and the Conservative Party of New York withdrew support for any candidate who had voted for the bill. (In New York, which allows fusion voting, Republican candidates are often endorsed by the Conservative Party.)


2012 New York state elections, State Legislature, State Senate
Republican Senators Roy McDonald, James Alesi, Mark Grisanti, and Stephen Saland each voted in favor of the Marriage Equality Act. Carl Paladino, the 2010 Republican gubernatorial nominee, announced he would financially back primary candidates against Grisanti and Saland.


2012 New York state elections, State Legislature, State Senate
Sen. Alesi opted to retire instead of facing a potential primary challenge; Sen. McDonald lost a Republican primary to Saratoga County Clerk Kathy Marchione; and Sen. Saland won his Republican primary, but lost the general election to Democrat Terry Gipson by a margin of approximately 2,000 votes after his primary challenger, Neil Di Carlo, remained on the ballot on the Conservative line and acted as a spoiler.


2012 New York state elections, State Legislature, State Senate
Of the four Republican state senators who voted for the Marriage Equality Act in 2011, only Sen. Grisanti was re-elected in 2012. The Conservative Party endorsed former county legislator Charles Swanick (a registered Democrat), while Carl Paladino and local Tea Party activists endorsed Republican Kevin Stocker in a primary contest against Grisanti. The Democrats nominated Hamburg Attorney Michael Amodeo, who faced a primary challenge from Swanick as well as former Senator Al Coppola. Additionally, Kenmore Mayor Patrick Mang was endorsed by the Working Families Party. Amodeo and Grisanti won their respective primaries, setting up a three-way contest between Amodeo, Grisanti, and Swanick in November. Grisanti prevailed.


2012 New York state elections, State Legislature, State Senate
Democrats also gained seats in Senate Districts 17 (where Democrat Simcha Felder defeated Republican incumbent David Storobin) and 55 (where Ted O'Brien defeated Sean Hanna).


2012 New York state elections, State Legislature, State Senate
In Senate District 46—a new district that was created through the redistricting process following the 2010 census—the Republican candidate who was sworn in as the victor was later found, following a recount, to have lost the election. Republican George Amedore was sworn in to the State Senate following the election, but a recount revealed that Democrat Cecilia Tkaczyk had defeated Amedore by 18 votes; therefore, Amedore vacated the seat, becoming the shortest-tenured senator in modern New York history.


2012 New York state elections, State Legislature, State Senate
While 33 Democrats prevailed on Election Day, the Democratic Party did not regain control of the Senate. On December 4, 2012, Senate Republicans announced a power-sharing deal with the five-member Independent Democratic Conference, which had defected from the Senate Democratic leadership in 2011. Under that agreement, Republican Leader Dean Skelos and IDC Leader Jeff Klein would alternate every two weeks as Temporary President of the Senate. The agreement allowed the Republicans and the IDC to jointly control the Senate in spite of the Democrats' 33-30 numerical advantage. In addition, Democratic Senator-elect Simcha Felder stated that he would caucus with the Republicans.


2012 New York state elections, State Legislature, State Assembly
On March 20, 2012, special elections were held to fill vacant seats in New York State Assembly districts 93, 100, 103, and 145. In November 2012, elections were held for all 150 Assembly seats.


2012 New York state high school boys basketball championships
The 2012 Federation Tournament of Champions took place at the Times Union Center in downtown Albany on March 23, 24 and 25. Federation championships were awarded in the AA, A and B classifications. Boys and Girls in Brooklyn won the Class AA championship. Leroy Fludd of Boys and Girls was named the Class AA tournament's Most Valuable Player.


2012 New York state high school boys basketball championships, Class AA
Participating teams, results and individual honors in Class AA were as follows:


2012 New York state high school boys basketball championships, Class AA, Results
Boys and Girls finished the season with a 26-6 record.


2012 New York state high school boys basketball championships, Class AA, Individual honors
The following players were awarded individual honors for their performances at the Federation Tournament:


2012 New York state high school boys basketball championships, Class A
Participating teams, results and individual honors in Class A were as follows:


2012 New York state high school boys basketball championships, Class A, Results
Long Island Lutheran finished the season with a 23-6 record.


2012 New York state high school boys basketball championships, Class A, Individual honors
The following players were awarded individual honors for their performances at the Federation Tournament:


2012 New York state high school boys basketball championships, Class B
Participating teams, results and individual honors in Class B were as follows:


2012 New York state high school boys basketball championships, Class B, Results
Collegiate finished the season with a 27-3 record. It was Collegiate's record fifth straight state title.


2012 New York state high school boys basketball championships, Class B, Individual honors
The following players were awarded individual honors for their performances at the Federation Tournament:


2012 New Zealand Derby
The 2012 New Zealand Derby was a horse race which took place at Ellerslie Racecourse on Saturday 3 March 2012. It was the 137th running of the New Zealand Derby, and it was won by Silent Achiever. Silent Achiever was the first filly to win the race in 19 years, and just the fourth since 1966. Silent Achiever gave trainer Roger James his fifth victory in the race.


2012 New Zealand Derby
Silent Achiever was still a maiden at the time early nominations for the Derby were taken. She was not nominated for the race, and neither her connections nor the public gave her any consideration as a Derby contender. But that all changed with an incredible series of stakes victories against males over the 2011/12 summer - the Group 2 Championship Stakes on January 1, the Group 3 Waikato Guineas on January 28 and the Group 2 Avondale Guineas on February 18. In these races Silent Achiever emphatically beat most other serious Derby contenders and established herself as the outright favourite for the race.


2012 New Zealand Derby
Silent Achiever was a little slow to begin in the Derby, and she was a long way off the pace for much of the race. But jockey James McDonald made a bold, sustained move around the outside of the field around the far turn, and Silent Achiever hit the lead soon after the field turned for home. She held her advantage strongly to the line, drawing away to beat 2000 Guineas winner Rock 'n' Pop by two and a half lengths.


2012 New Zealand Derby, Winner's details, The road to the Derby
Early-season appearances in 2011-12 prior to running in the Derby.


2012 New Zealand Derby, Winner's details, Subsequent Group 1 wins
Subsequent wins at Group 1 level by runners in the 2012 New Zealand Derby.


2012 New Zealand Grand Prix
The 2012 New Zealand Grand Prix event for open wheel racing cars was held at Manfeild Autocourse near Feilding on 12 February 2012. It was the fifty-seventh New Zealand Grand Prix and was open to Toyota Racing Series cars. The event was also the third race of the fifth round of the 2012 Toyota Racing Series, the final race of the series.


2012 New Zealand Grand Prix
Twenty Tatuus-Toyota cars started the race which was won by 17-year-old New Zealander Nick Cassidy who became the who became the second teenager in as many years to claim the Grand Prix after sixteen-year-old Mitch Evans the previous year.


2012 New Zealand Grand Prix
The Giles Motorsport team dominated the race, filling all three podium positions. Dutch driver Hannes van Asseldonk finished second, 05 seconds behind Cassidy. Third was Austrian driver Lucas Auer. Cassidy inherited the lead after the retirement of fellow Giles Motorsport driver and defending champion Mitch Evans who held a three-second lead when his car failed on lap 28. Completing Giles Motorsport's dominance of the race, Brazilian driver Bruno Bonifacio finished fourth. Nathanaël Berthon was the first driver from any other team, finishing fifth for M2 Competition.


2012 New Zealand Grand Prix
Cassidy's win also wrapped up a success championship campaign for Cassidy, winning his first major championship with the 2012 Toyota Racing Series crown.


2012 New Zealand Music Awards
The 2012 New Zealand Music Awards was the 47th holding of the annual ceremony featuring awards for musical recording artists based in or originating from New Zealand. Finalists for the three technical awards were announced on 3 October 2012, the date on which finalists for 16 'non-technical' categories were also revealed.


2012 New Zealand Music Awards
The Critics Choice prize was announced on Wednesday 17 October, at the Kings Arms Tavern in Auckland. It was won by Watercolours (Chelsea Jade Metcalf).


2012 New Zealand Music Awards
The awards ceremony took place on 1 November 2012 at Vector Arena, Auckland. The ceremony was again hosted by television presenter Shannon Ryan and comedian Ben Boyce and was broadcast live on television channel Four.


2012 New Zealand Music Awards
The awards were dominated by Six60 with six awards, and Kimbra with five awards .


2012 New Zealand NBL season
The 2012 NBL season was the 31st season of the National Basketball League. While the Harbour Heat returned for the 2012 season, the Waikato Pistons dropped out of the league. It marked the first time the league had no Waikato presence since 1983.


2012 New Zealand NBL season
The Hawke's Bay Hawks were regular season winners in 2012. The Final Four weekend was held in Wellington, with the semifinals on Saturday 26 May, followed by the championship game on Sunday 27 May. In the final, the Auckland Pirates were victorious over the two-time defending champion Wellington Saints.


2012 New Zealand Television Awards
The 2012 New Zealand Television Awards were the new name of the New Zealand television industry awards, following the demise of the Aotearoa Film and Television Awards. The awards were held on Saturday 3 November at The Great Room of the Langham hotel in Auckland, New Zealand, with highlights screening on TV ONE on Sunday 4 November. The New Zealand Television Awards took a similar format to the previous Qantas Television Awards, honouring excellence in New Zealand television and television journalism. This was the final New Zealand television awards presentation organised by Think TV, after Television New Zealand withdrew its support in 2013.


2012 New Zealand Television Awards, Nominees and winners
There are 46 categories, including the new categories for One-Off Drama and Breaking News. Finalists were announced on 26 September 2012. Entries cover the broadcast period of 1 August 2011 to 15 July 2012. The general television awards were dominated by true crime drama Siege, with five awards, while the news and current affairs section was dominated by TV3, with eight awards.


2012 New Zealand Television Awards, Nominees and winners, News and current affairs
Best Current Affairs Reporting for a Weekly Programme OR One-Off Current Affairs Special


2012 New Zealand Television Awards, Nominees and winners, News and current affairs
Journalist of the Year – Finalists are the winners of the four reporting categories


2012 New Zealand Warriors season
The New Zealand Warriors 2012 season is the New Zealand Warriors 18th first-grade season. The club is competing in Australasia's National Rugby League. The coach of the team was Brian McClennan, until he was sacked on 21 August after Round 22, while Simon Mannering is the club's captain. Assistant Coach Tony Iro was appointed caretaker coach for the final two matches.


2012 New Zealand Warriors season, Jersey and sponsors
In 2012 the Warriors jerseys is again to be made by Canterbury of New Zealand. They were unveiled on 21 November 2011 at the first day of training. The jerseys feature a traditional rugby league "v" for the first time since 2003.


2012 New Zealand Warriors season, Jersey and sponsors
The Junior Warriors play in a red strip with a white away jersey.


2012 New Zealand Warriors season, Change of ownership
On 2 March owner Eric Watson announced that he had bought out the minority shareholders, including Mark Hotchin, and would form a new 50–50 venture with Owen Glenn to control the club.


2012 New Zealand Warriors season, Fixtures
The Warriors opened the season by hosting a match at Eden Park in Auckland. This was only the second time that the Warriors have played a home match away from Mount Smart Stadium. The remaining 11 home games will be played at Mount Smart Stadium, their only home ground since they entered the competition in 1995.


2012 New Zealand Warriors season, Fixtures, Pre-season training
The main squad returned to training on 21 November 2011 to start preparing for the 2012 season. Players involved in the 2011 Four Nations and other representative matches returned to training later. Twenty three first graders were present on the first day of training.


2012 New Zealand Warriors season, Fixtures, Pre-season matches
North Harbour Stadium hosted a Warriors trial match for the tenth time. The Warriors also played a match in Whangarei.


2012 New Zealand Warriors season, Squad
The Warriors used twenty nine players during the season. Seven players made their debut for the club, including six who were making their NRL debuts – all of these players were graduates from the Warriors Toyota Cup programme.


2012 New Zealand Warriors season, Other teams
In 2012 the Junior Warriors are again competing in the Toyota Cup while senior players who are not required for the first team play with the Auckland Vulcans in the NSW Cup. The Vulcans are coached by former Warriors development coach Ricky Henry.


2012 New Zealand Warriors season, Other teams, Vulcans squad
The Auckland Vulcans contracted ten players. The team was strengthened with Warriors players not picked for each round and local club players. The ten contracted players were: DJ Collier, Agnatius Paasi, Daniel Palavi, Tulson Caird, Willie Peace, James Blackwell, Ruben Williams, Steve Waetford, Darin Kingi and Murray Iti.


2012 New Zealand Warriors season, Other teams, Vulcans squad
Sam Lousi was named the Auckland Vulcans' Player of the Year.


2012 New Zealand Warriors season, Awards
Ben Matulino won the club's Player of the Year award. Ben Henry was named Young Player of the Year and Elijah Taylor was the clubman of the year. Konrad Hurrell was the Vodafone People's choice award winner.


2012 New Zealand budget
The New Zealand budget for fiscal year 2012–2013 was presented to the New Zealand House of Representatives by Finance Minister Bill English on 24 May 2012.


2012 New Zealand budget
This was the fourth budget Bill English has presented as Minister of Finance.


2012 New Zealand budget, Outline
The Budget set out $4.4 billion of new operating spending over the succeeding four years matched by a combination of savings and revenue initiatives.


2012 New Zealand budget, Outline
Budget forecasts show an operating deficit before gains and losses of $8.4 billion in 2011/12, which compares with the $12.1 billion deficit forecast in the Budget Policy Statement in February 2012. This reflects lower-than-expected government spending and a delay in some expenses, such as earthquake costs.


2012 New Zealand budget, Outline
The Budget forecast the deficit falling to $7.9 billion in 2012/13 and $2 billion in 2013/14, before a $197 million surplus in 2014/15.


2012 New Zealand budget, Outline
The forecasts also showed Budget decisions will keep net core Crown debt below 30% of gross domestic product. It forecast a peak at 28.7% of GDP in 2013/14.


2012 New Zealand budget, Outline
Budget forecasts also showed economic growth picking up from 2% in 2012 to more than 3% in 2014 and 2015.


2012 New Zealand budget, Outline
The Treasury forecast a further 154,000 New Zealanders to gain work over the next four years, on top of the 60,000 increase in employment over the past two years.


2012 New Zealand budget, Outline
The Government's annual spending on science and innovation increased by $385 million over four years, taking total science and innovation spending across government to more than $1.3 billion by 2015/16.


2012 New Zealand budget, Outline
Free "Youth Guarantee" places increased to 3,000 at a cost of $37.7 million over four years.


2012 New Zealand budget, Outline
The Government established the Future Investment Fund to invest the expected $5 billion to $7 billion proceeds from selling minority shares in five state-owned enterprises, into modern schools and hospitals, innovation, and transport.


2012 New Zealand budget, Outline
In addition to the previously announced target of having 85% of 18-year-olds achieving NCEA Level 2 or equivalent qualification in five years, the Budget added two more measurable targets for the next three to five years:


2012 New Zealand budget, Outline
In the first phase of welfare reform, Budget 2012 invests $287.5 million on education and training. This includes $148.8 million over four years for youth services, including wrap-around support.


2012 New Zealand budget, Outline
Over the four years from 2012, the Government is committed almost $1.5 billion extra to health. District Health Boards will receive $1.11 billion of additional funding.


2012 New Zealand budget, Outline
Education will focus on increasing student achievement. Over the next four years, the Government will commit $511.9 million towards new early childhood and schooling initiatives, in addition to setting aside further funding in tagged contingencies. In tertiary education, the Government will continue to better target student assistance to where it is most needed and ensure better value for taxpayers.


2012 New Zealand budget, Outline, Rebuilding Christchurch
Budget 2012 continued the Government's commitment to rebuilding Christchurch following the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes. The total cost of the damage was estimated at more than $20 billion.


2012 New Zealand budget, Outline, Rebuilding Christchurch
$5.5 billion was allocated in the 2011 New Zealand budget for the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Fund, and the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority was established. More than $3.46 billion of the Recovery Fund was forecast to have been spent by June 2013, with the rest to be spent by 2015/16.


2012 New Zealand budget, Analysis
The New Zealand Herald's Brian Fallow noted a higher than expected tax take and lower spending gave the deficit a "rosier glow". Fran O'Sullivan criticised the government for "side-stepping" the issue of New Zealand's ageing population.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season
The 2012 New Zealand rugby league season was the 105th season of rugby league that was played in New Zealand. The main feature of the year was the National Competition run by the New Zealand Rugby League.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The New Zealand national rugby league team lost the ANZAC Test to Australia 12-20. The match was held at Eden Park on 20 April. It was the first time the match has been played in New Zealand since 1998. The 2011 test was originally scheduled to be in New Zealand but it was moved to the Gold Coast following the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. Previously Forsyth Barr Stadium had been mentioned as a possible venue for the test before the announcement of Eden Park.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
New Zealand were coached by Stephen Kearney and included Josh Hoffman, Jason Nightingale, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Simon Mannering, Manu Vatuvei, Benji Marshall (c), Shaun Johnson, Ben Matulino, Issac Luke, Sam McKendry, Adam Blair, Frank Pritchard, Jeremy Smith. Reserves: Nathan Fien, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, Jesse Bromwich, Alex Glenn. Non -playing reserves were Gerard Beale and Jason Taumalolo.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
New Zealand also played an end of year test match against Australia at Dairy Farmers Stadium on 13 October, losing 10-18. The team for the match was Josh Hoffman, Sam Perrett, Dean Whare, Krisnan Inu, Gerard Beale, Benji Marshall (c), Kieran Foran, Sam Kasiano, Issac Luke, Jesse Bromwich, Simon Mannering, Frank Pritchard and Greg Eastwood. Bench: Ben Matulino, Sam McKendry, Kevin Proctor and Elijah Taylor. Reserve: Shaun Johnson.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The Junior Kiwis lost to the Junior Kangaroos 16-48 in the curtain raiser to the October test match. The Junior Kiwis were coached by John Ackland, who replaced David Kidwell after Kidwell stepped down due to family reasons. The selectors for the match were Ackland, Kidwell, Mark Horo and David Lomax. The team for the match was Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Wayne Ulugia, Curtis Rona, Ngataua Hukatai, David Fusitua, Carlos Tuimavave (c), Penani Manumalealii, Mosese Fotuaika, Siliva Havili, Jesse Sue, Jason Taumalolo (c), Tohu Harris, David Bhana. Bench: Api Pewhairangi, Tupou Sopoaga, Peta Hiku and Toka Likiliki. Reserve: Jeremy Hawkins.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
Brent Gemmell coached the New Zealand Residents. The team defeated a New Zealand Māori Residents side, 36-24.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
Convener of selectors Howie Tamati stood down during the year due to time commitments and was replaced by 2011 Junior Kiwis selector Richie Barnett. Chairman Scott Carter was reappointed for another three-year term while independent director Mark Gosche decided not to reapply and was instead replaced by Iva Ropati. In August, NZRL CEO Jim Doyle announced he would leave the League at the end of the year.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
Shaun Johnson was named the Rugby League International Federation's International Rookie of the Year.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The New Zealand Rugby League named three more Legends of League as part of the Wellington Rugby League's centenary celebrations. They were Stephen Kearney, Colin O'Neil and John Whittaker.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
Jeremy Smith won the Steve Watene Memorial Trophy as the 2012 New Zealand Player of the Year. Ben Henry was named the Kiwi Rookie of the Year, while Roger Tuivasa-Sheck took out the award for New Zealand Junior Player of the Year. Shane Rehm was awarded the Match Official of the Year.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Rugby League Cup
Auckland defeated Canterbury 44-16 on 4 June at Christchurch Stadium, the upgraded Rugby League Park, to win the Rugby League Cup, which had not been defended by Canterbury since claiming it in 2009. The halftime score was 18-6.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Rugby League Cup
Canterbury were coached by Brent Stuart in his last game after ten years in charge of Canterbury. He named a side consisting of Kolone Faalilo, Matt Sauni, Luke Rosvall, Bruce Havea, Junior Salevao, Josh Reuben (c), Simon Mounga, Jaye Pukepuke, Josh Ka, Alex Todd, JJ Smith, James Baxendale and Corey Lawrie. Bench: Dylan Loversidge, Kyle Leka, Rulon Nutira and Lance McEwan with Will Tafua as 18th man.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Rugby League Cup
Auckland were coached by Brent Gemmell, who was assisted by Ken McIntosh, and managed by Duane Mann. Stacey Jones was the assistant trainer. The team named was James Blackwell, Esera Esera, Niuvoa Taka, Atelea Nafetalai, Saula Aipolo, Simon Ieremia, Aaron Booth, Soape Kavliku, Joel Freeman, Suaia Matagi, Malakai Houma, Tane Hart and Manu. Bench: Kurt Te Hira, Junior Fotu, Paula Maliepo and Herman Retzlaff. 18th Man: Kouma Samson.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Rugby League Cup
Auckland then defeated Wellington on 21 October 2012, 56-12. The match was held as part of the Wellington Rugby League's centenary celebrations. Matt Sturm played in this match, he had last represented Auckland in 1996.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Competition
2012 was the third year of the National Competition. Following a deal with the SKY TV, each week had one game played at Mount Smart Stadium and broadcast live on Monday Night.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, South Island Inter-District competition
A home and away series was held between Canterbury, Tasman Titans, the West Coast Chargers, Otago Whalers and the Southland Rams.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, South Island Inter-District competition
Canterbury, who were coached by Shane Endacott, defaulted round 5 against Southland due to injuries and call ups to the South Island Scorpions. The South Island Zone decided to subsequently exclude them from the rest of the tournament.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, South Island Inter-District competition
The Tasman Titans, who were coached by Phil Bergman, won the competition, defeating the Southland Rams 26-24 in the final.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Secondary Schools
Twenty four schools competed in the National Secondary Schools Tournament, eight more than 2011. Auckland champions St Paul's College defeated last years winner, Otahuhu College 24-4 in the final. Auckland Grammar School won the developing schools division, defeating Papakura High School 14-12.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season, Australian competitions
The New Zealand Warriors spent their 18th first grade season in Australian competition, playing in the National Rugby League. The Warriors finished 14th and coach Brian McClennan was sacked with two games remaining in the season.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season, Australian competitions
The Junior Warriors again competed in the Toyota Cup, while the Auckland Vulcans competed in the NSW Cup.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
The Mount Albert Lions won the Fox Memorial and Rukutai Shield. In the grand final they defeated the Glenora Bears 58-10. The Otahuhu Leopards won the Stormont Shield and the Mount Albert Lions won the Kiwi Shield. The Mangere East Hawks won the second division Sharman Cup while the Hibiscus Coast Raiders won the third division Phelan Shield. The Howick Hornets ended the season holding the challenge Roope Rooster. The Fox Memorial and Sharman Cup competitions started on 31 March with grand finals being held on 18 August.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
The Fox Memorial Trophy was played under a new format with no grading round. The Howick Hornets, Manurewa Marlins, Point Chevalier Pirates, Northcote Tigers, Mount Albert Lions, Glenora Bears, Papakura Sea Eagles, Marist Saints, Bay Roskill Vikings and Otahuhu Leopards competed.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
The Pirates finished the season third. However, in their final match against the Marist Saints, the Pirates fielded a third-string side and lost 0-102. The result denied Papakura a place in the semi-finals, where they would have played the Pirates the following week. Papakura had beaten the Pirates on both occasions the teams had met earlier in the year and appealed to the Auckland Rugby League. The Pirates were charged with bringing discredit on the game and were subsequently ejected from the play-offs.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
Ellerslie celebrated their centenary during Queen's Birthday Weekend. Cyril Eastlake was named the club's Player of the Century.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
Simon Ieremia (Marist) won the Lance Painter Rose Bowl as Top Goal Kicker of the Year, Aaron Kesha was the John Percival Referee of the Year, Buck Hall (Hibiscus Coast) was the Phelan Shield player of the year, Stedman Lefau (Mangere East) was the Sharman Cup player of the year and Brendan Douglas (Glenora) was the Coach of the Year. Ralph Ah Van (Mt Albert) won the Fox Memorial Lion Red Player of the Year award.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
St. Paul's College won the 1st XIII University Shield, the under 85 kg Jack Fagan Cup and the Under 15, 9 a side Graham Lowe Cup.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Wellington
The Randwick Kingfishers won the Wellington Rugby League Grand Final, defeating the Wainuiomata Lions 34-8.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Wellington
The Petone Panthers celebrated their centenary. All three of the clubs living past New Zealand national rugby league team attended; Kevin Tamati, Nolan Tupaea and Peter Mellars. The club also named its team of the century; Albert House, Mark Brandon, Roy Siddells, Edmund (Hone) Tyne, Roy Proebstel, Nolan Tupaea, James Barber, Hercules (Bumper) Wright, John Hona, Kevin Tamati, Thomas William (Angry) Cross, Conrad Byrne and Chappy Pine.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Canterbury
The Hornby Panthers won the Grand Final, defeating the Haswell Hornets, the minor premiers, 19-18. Corey Lawrie scored the winning drop goal for Hornby. The Celebration Lions defeated the Northern Bulldogs 26-12 to win the Gore Cup.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Canterbury
The Celebration Lions won the pre-season tournament, defeating the Halswell Hornets: 20-12 in the final.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Northland
The Hikurangi Stags won the Whangarei City & Districts title, by defeating the Moerewa Tigers 32-18 at Toll Stadium, Whangarei.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other competitions
The Hamilton City Tigers won the Waikato Rugby League competition when they defeated Taniwharau 32-4 in the grand final on 26 May. They also won the Waicoa Bay club competition, defeating the Ngaruawahia Panthers 26-12. The Seeka Falcons won the Gisborne competition, defeating the defending champions, the Paikea Whalers 22-18 in the final.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other competitions
The Waitara Bears were fined $400 and deducted four points for playing an underage player in four games in the Western Alliance competition.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other competitions
Tamatea won the Hawke's Bay Rugby League competition, defeating Outkast Sports 28-18. Linton Cobras won the Manawatu Rugby League grand final 43-22 over the Dannevirke Tigers. The Dannevirke Tigers won the Western Alliance final, defeating Taranaki's Bell Block Dragons in the final.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other competitions
The inaugural Nelson Nines competition, which was postponed from 2011 due to the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, was staged on 10 March. The competition involved five teams from Nelson, and one each from Marlborough, Christchurch and Wellington. The tournament was won by Christchurch's Aranui Eagles, who defeated Wellington's Toa 20-6 in the final.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other competitions
The West Coast Rugby League competition was won by the Runanga Seagulls for the third consecutive year. They defeated Suburbs 48-12.


2012 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other competitions
The Richmond Rabbits defeated the Stoke Cobras 19-16 to win the Tasman Rugby League Grand Final at Trafalgar Park, Nelson. The Kia Toa Tigers defeated the South Pacific Raiders 34-14 to win the Otago Rugby League. The Southland Rugby League competition was won by Cooks 27-26 over He Tauaa.


2012 Newcastle City Council election
The 2012 Newcastle City Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Newcastle City Council in North East England. This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.


2012 Newcastle City Council election, Ward by Ward Results, Westerthorpe ward
In 2008, Marc Donnelly stood in this ward as the Liberal Democrat candidate. The change in percentage here for him is relative to then.


2012 Newcastle Knights season
The 2012 Newcastle Knights season was the 25th in the club's history. Coached by Wayne Bennett and captained by Kurt Gidley, they competed in the NRL's 2012 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 12th (out of 16).


2012 Newcastle Knights season, Jerseys and sponsors
In 2012, the Knights' jerseys were made by ISC and their major sponsor was Hunter Ports.


2012 Newcastle Knights season, Representative honours
The following players appeared in a representative match in 2012.


2012 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
The 2012 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Newcastle-under-Lyme Council in England. This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.


2012 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2012 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Newfoundland and Labrador's women's provincial curling championship, was held from January 18 to 22 at the ReMax Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The winning team, of Heather Strong, represented Newfoundland and Labrador at the 2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Red Deer, Alberta, where they finished with a 4-7 record.


2012 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Standings
*Phillips placed second by virtue of a win over Nichols and Devereaux


2012 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard
The 2012 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard men's provincial curling championship, was held February 7-12 at the Carol Curling Club in Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador. The winning team of Brad Gushue,  represented Newfoundland and Labrador at the 2012 Tim Hortons Brier in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.


2012 Newport City Council election
Elections to Newport City Council were held on 3 May 2012 along with elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales, community council elections in Wales and 2012 United Kingdom local elections.


2012 Newport City Council election
Councillors elected in this election served an extended five-year term, after local government minister Carl Sargeant announced the next elections would be moved from 2016 to 2017 to avoid clashing with the 2016 National Assembly for Wales election which in turn had been delayed a year to avoid clashing with the 2015 United Kingdom general election.


2012 Newport City Council election
The next full election took place on 3 May 2017.


2012 Newport City Council election, Ward results
Asterisks denote incumbent Councillors seeking re-election. Vote share changes compared with corresponding 2008 election.


2012 Nicholls State Colonels football team
The 2012 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Colonels were led by third-year head coach Charlie Stubbs and played their home games at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 1–10, 0–7 in Southland play to finish in last place.


2012 Nicholls State Colonels football team, Media
Nicholls State football games will be broadcast live on the radio through KLRZ 100.3 FM, KLEB AM 1600, and KBZE 105.9 FM. KLRZ and KLEB will also stream the games online.


2012 Nicholls State Colonels football team, Game summaries, Oregon State
The 2012 season was scheduled to begin with Oregon State playing the Colonels. It was to be the first meeting between the two programs. However, Hurricane Isaac changed this. Since the Colonels hadn't practiced together since August 25 and the campus didn't reopen until September 3, the game was postponed. A December 1 make-up date occurred, when Nicholls State did not make the playoffs.


2012 Nickelodeon Indonesia Kids' Choice Awards
The 2012 Nickelodeon Indonesia Kids' Choice Awards were held on July 14, 2012, at the Mahaka Square in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta and hosted by Gading Marten, Tarra Budiman, and Nikita Willy. The ceremony awards held the theme for "Planet Slime".


2012 Nickelodeon Indonesia Kids' Choice Awards
Agnes Monica received the "Big Inspiration" award for her contributions and her inspiring music career.


2012 Nickelodeon Indonesia Kids' Choice Awards
Cherrybelle was the biggest winner of the night, taking home two awards for Favourite Girlband and Slime Star.


2012 Nicky Rackard Cup
The 2012 Nicky Rackard Cup is the eighth season of the Nicky Rackard Cup since its establishment in 2005. A total of six teams will contest the Nicky Rackard Cup, including four sides from the 2011 Nicky Rackard Cup and one promoted team from the 2011 Lory Meagher Cup and one team relegated from the 2011 Christy Ring Cup. The teams are:


2012 Nicky Rackard Cup, Structure
The tournament has a double elimination format - each team will play at least two games before being knocked out.


2012 Niddrie state by-election
A by-election for the Victorian Legislative Assembly district of Niddrie was held on 24 March 2012. The by-election was triggered by the resignation on 27 January 2012 of Rob Hulls, the former Deputy Premier of Victoria, who had held the seat since 1996. The Labor Party retained the seat.


2012 Niddrie state by-election, Key dates
The by-election was held on 24 March, the same day as the 2012 Queensland state election.


2012 Niddrie state by-election, Candidates
Candidates who nominated for the by-election are (in ballot paper order):


2012 Niddrie state by-election, Candidates
The Liberal Party who contested the seat at the previous election and gained 34.8 percent of the primary and 43.1 percent of the two-party vote did not run a candidate.


2012 Niddrie state by-election, Candidates
The unregistered Australian Democrats nominated Rob Livesay as a candidate, however the party failed to correctly lodge the nomination form, with one of Livesay's supporting signatories not listed on the electoral roll in the district.


2012 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championships
The 2012 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championships was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 21st edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Winnetka, United States between 2 and 8 July 2012.


2012 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championships, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2012 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championships, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry as an alternate into the singles main draw:


2012 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championships – Doubles
Treat Conrad Huey and Bobby Reynolds were the defending champions but Huey decided not to participate. Reynolds played alongside Rik de Voest but they were eliminated in the first round. Devin Britton and Jeff Dadamo won the final 1–6, 6–2, [10–6] against John Peers and John-Patrick Smith.


2012 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championships – Singles
James Blake was the defending champion but decided not to participate. John-Patrick Smith won the title, defeating Ričardas Berankis 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3) in the final.


2012 Nigeria Entertainment Awards
The 2012 Nigeria Entertainment Awards was the 7th edition of the ceremony. The event was held on September 2, 2012 at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, New York City. The event was hosted by Funke Akindele and Ayo Makun. Winners included Wizkid, Davido, Don Jazzy and Tineh Tempah.


2012 Nigeria Premier League
The 2012 Nigeria Premier League is the 41st season of the competition since its inception, and the 22nd since the rebranding of the league as the "Professional League".


2012 Nigeria Premier League
Sixteen teams from the previous season and four teams promoted from the Nigeria National League                       (Akwa United, Rising Stars, Jigawa Golden Stars and Wikki Tourists) are participating in this season.


2012 Nigeria Premier League
The season was originally due to start November 26, 2011, less than a month after the conclusion of the previous season due to many long delays by the NFF. The date was pushed back to January 2012 to give time to organize and to sort out the league's sponsorship and scheduled to run to July.


2012 Nigeria Premier League, Clubs, Team of the Year
Reserves GK: Moses Ocheje (Sunshine Stars) D :  ThankGod Ike (Warri Wolves) D/M:Chinedu Efugh (Heartland) M:  David Tyavkase (Lobi Stars)M: Abduljaleel Ajagun (Dolphin)   F:  Dele Olorundare (Sunshine Stars) F:  Chikeluba Ofoedu (Rangers)


2012 Nigeria floods
The 2012 Nigeria floods began in early July 2012, killed 363 people and displaced over 2.1 million people as of 5 November 2012. According to the  (NEMA), 30 of Nigeria's 36 states were affected by the floods. The floods were termed as the worst in 40 years, and affected an estimated total of seven million people. The estimated damages and losses caused by the floods were N2.6 trillion.


2012 Nigeria floods, Causes
Nigeria has a rainy season and suffers from seasonal flash floods. They are sometimes lethal, especially in the rural areas and overcrowded slums, where drainage is poor or does not exist at all.


2012 Nigeria floods, July
On 2 July 2012, many Nigerian coastal and inland cities experienced heavy rains, and residents of Lagos were "gasping for breath" due to the flooding. In addition, there was gridlock on major roads, causing people to cancel or postpone appointments they may have had. Thousands of stranded commuters had to pay increased fares for the few bus drivers who were willing to risk travelling on the roads, and construction of work by the Nigerian government on the inner Oke-Afa Road took a "heavy toll."


2012 Nigeria floods, July
In mid-July 2012, flooding in the Ibadan metropolis caused some residents at Challenge, Oke-Ayo, and Eleyele to flee from their residences and save their lives. The flooding also prevented some Christians from attending churches in the morning, while a few bridges caved in. The Nigerian government said that certain structures on waterways had to be demolished as a result of the flooding, while Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Bosun Oladele, announced that there weren't any casualties from the flooding.


2012 Nigeria floods, July
In late July 2012, at least 39 people were killed due to flooding in the central Nigerian Plateau State. Heavy rainfall caused the Lamingo dam to overflow near Jos, sweeping across a number of neighbourhoods in Jos, and approximately 200 homes were submerged or destroyed. In addition, at least 35 people were missing, while Manasie Phampe, the head of the Red Cross in the state, announced that relief efforts were ongoing. The floods left 3,000 people homeless, many of whom are taking refuge in government buildings in Jos.


2012 Nigeria floods, August
In mid-August, flooding killed at least 33 people in Plateau State, and co-ordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency in central Nigeria Abdussalam Muhammad said that homes were destroyed while roads and bridges were washed away, obstructing relief efforts. Over 12,000 people were affected by the flooding in six districts of the state, while hundreds were rendered homeless.


2012 Nigeria floods, September
Release of water from the Lagdo Reservoir in Cameroon caused the deaths of 30 people in Benue State.


2012 Nigeria floods, October
In early-October, the floods spread to Delta State and Bayelsa State and rendered about 120,000 people homeless, according to state authorities and the Nigerian Red Cross. Several temporary displacement sites set up were also flooded forcing people to flee. In Yenagoa, 3,000 people were sleeping at the Ovom State Sports Complex. In Delta State, among the buildings destroyed by the floods were 20 health clinics, five hospitals, many schools, churches and government buildings. Schools were either closed or occupied by internally displaced persons. The floods also spread across Benue State where a local river overflowed causing the displacement of over 25,000 people.


2012 Nigeria floods, October
On 9 October, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan released 17.6 billion naira (US$111 million) to various states and agencies for damage response, flood relief and rehabilitation.


2012 Nigeria floods, October
Kogi State was the worst affected with 623,900 people being displaced and 152,575 hectares of farmland destroyed, according to a NEMA coordinator. Jonathan called the floods "a national disaster".


2012 Ningbo Challenger
The 2012 Ningbo Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the second edition of the tournament (third for women) which was part of the 2012 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2012 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Ningbo, China, on 10–16 September 2012.


2012 Ningbo Challenger, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2012 Ningbo Challenger, WTA entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2012 Ningbo Challenger – Men's Doubles
Karan Rastogi and Divij Sharan were the defending champions but decided not to participate. Sanchai Ratiwatana and Sonchat Ratiwatana won the title, defeating Gong Maoxin and Zhang Ze 6–4, 6–2 in the final.


2012 Ningbo Challenger – Men's Singles
Lu Yen-hsun was the defending champion. Peter Gojowczyk won the title, defeating Suk-Young Jeong 6–3, 6–1 in the final.


2012 Ningbo Challenger – Women's Doubles
Shuko Aoyama and Chang Kai-chen won the title, defeating Luzhanska and Zheng 6–2, 7–5 in the final.


2012 Ningbo Challenger – Women's Singles
Anastasiya Yakimova was the defending champion, having won the event in 2011, but chose not to participate in 2012.


2012 Ningbo Challenger – Women's Singles
Hsieh Su-wei won the title, defeating Zhang Shuai in the final, 6–2, 6–2.


2012 Nippon Professional Baseball season
The 2012 Nippon Professional Baseball season is the 63rd season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950.