2012 Saginaw Sting season
The 2012 Saginaw Sting season is the fourth season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise.


2012 Saginaw Sting season
On November 11, 2011, Esposito sold his rights to operate the team to Schweigert, Rob Licht and Jim O'Brien. The new ownership announced the same day that they would be moving the team back to the CIFL. On December 29, 2011, the Sting announced that 2011 interim head coach Vince Leveille would return as the full-time head coach for the 2012 season, but just 11 days before the team's first game, Leveille stepped down as the head coach, citing that his full-time job made him unavailable to do both. Defensive Coordinator Fred Townsend took over as the team's head coach.


2012 Saginaw Sting season
With an 8–0 record, the Sting returned to the CIFL playoffs for the first time since 2008, when they won the 2008 CIFL Championship Game and finished the season as the Atlantic Conferences's #2 seed.


2012 Saginaw Sting season
In the 2012 CIFL Championship Game, the Sting defeated the Dayton Silverbacks 35-7, to win the CIFL championship. The title for the Sting was their 3rd in the last 4 seasons of playing.


2012 Saginaw Sting season, Players, Final roster
Rookies in italics updated April 13, 201225 Active, 1 Inactive, 5 PS


2012 Saginaw Sting season, Regular season, Week 3: vs Indianapolis Enforcers
The Sting set a CIFL record by scoring 91 point in a single game. The previous high has been the Rochester Raiders in a 90-45 win over Lehigh Valley Outlawz on May 7, 2006.


2012 Sahel drought
2012 had a very severe drought in the Sahel, the semiarid region of Africa that lies between the Sahara and the savannas. Countries included in this region are Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, and Eritrea. Droughts in the Sahel occur quite often and tend to reduce the already meager water supply and stress the economies of developing countries in that region.


2012 Sahel drought, Future droughts of the Sahel region
The droughts are becoming increasingly more common, worse and more threatening due to global warming. A possible explanation to the aridity trend is the supplements of an oceanography phenomenon called El Niño. An idea is that evaporation is occurring at higher rate due to the change in Sea surface temperature, this then impacts the amount of rain the Sahel region receives Another factor to keep into consideration is the response of our atmosphere to stimulants like greenhouse gases and carbon emissions.


2012 Sahel drought, Societal impacts, Mass famine
Valerie Amos, UN Humanitarian Chief during 2012, released a statement during the year stating that over 15 million people were malnourished in West Africa and the Sahel region. The main contributor to the famine was the drought of Sahel, ensued from a combination of failing crops and El Niño.


2012 Sahel drought, Societal impacts, Mass famine
Mauritania and Chad recorded a loss in crop yield of over 50% when compared to 2011. Food reserves in the areas affected were very low and combined with corn prices soaring by 60-85% compared to averages over the last five years. In Chad alone this food crisis affected some 3.6 million people. In places like Burkina Faso over 2.8 million were suffering from famine and in Senegal over 800,000 did not have enough to eat.


2012 Sahrawi legislative election
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2012 Sahrawi legislative election
The most recent election for the Sahrawi National Council took place between 19 February and 21 February 2012. The candidates competed for the seats of the Sahrawi National Council, which is the unicameral legislature of the partially recognized Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. The election was only held in the so-called Free Zone as well as in the Sahrawi refugee camps in Algeria, the rest of Western Sahara being under the de facto administration of Morocco. The election was held after the 13th Congress of the Polisario Front, which took place two months earlier between 15 December and 22 December 2011. The percentage of young people in the new Council stood at 42%, while women gained 25% of seats. Khatri Addouh was reelected Speaker of the Council on 28 February 2012.


2012 Sail Morotai
2012 Sail Morotai was the fourth international sailing event by Sail Indonesia cooperating with Indonesian Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Indonesian Marine Board, and other Indonesian government agencies. More than 100 participants from various countries across the world joined the event. 2012 Sail Morotai, with the theme  Step to the New Era of Pacific Regional Economy, was released on 14 March 2012 by Indonesian Coordinating Minister of People's Welfare H. R. Agung Laksono, Indonesian Minister of Marine and Fishery Sharif C. Sutardjo, and Governor of North Maluku Thaib Armaiyn.


2012 Sail Morotai
2012 Sail Morotai was conducted from June to September 2012 and the event was taking Morotai Island, North Maluku, as the main venue referring to Presidential Decree No. 4 of 2012. Morotai Island was chosen since it keeps not only the remains and history of World War II, but also potential marine to be explored.


2012 Sail Morotai
Improving from the previous Sail Indonesia events, 2012 Sail Morotai held more various activities which were social event, yacht rally, cultural and marine seminar, marine sports, and marine expedition for research. Most of the activities were involving Indonesian National Army and war veterans from overseas.


2012 Sail Morotai, Goal
The main goal of 2012 Sail Morotai was to prosper the citizens of Morotai Island through the infrastructure construction and introduction of its potential nature, culture, and tourist destination worldwide. Moreover, the government of North Maluku hoped that Indonesia’s image as a maritime country can be reflected through the event and it may help Asia Pacific’s economic growth.


2012 Saint Barthélemy Territorial Council election
Territorial Council elections were held in the French overseas collectivity of Saint Barthélemy on 18 March 2012.


2012 Saint Francis Cougars football team
The 2012 Saint Francis Cougars football team represented the University of Saint Francis, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the 2012 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Kevin Donley, who served his 15th year as the first and only head coach in the history of Saint Francis football. The Cougars played their home games at Bishop John D'Arcy Stadium and were members of the Mid-States Football Association (MSFA) Mideast League (MEL). The Cougars finished tied for 1st in the MSFA MEL division and received an at-large bid to participate in the postseason NAIA playoffs.


2012 Saint Francis Cougars football team, Game summaries
The 2012 season opened with the Cougars ranked #6 in the coaches preseason poll.


2012 Saint Francis Cougars football team, Game summaries
8/25/2012 - The Cougars traveled to Texas to play the season opener against a new opponent. The game was the farthest west the Cougars had ever ventured to play a football game. The Cougars returned to Fort Wayne with a 46-10 victory.


2012 Saint Francis Cougars football team, Game summaries
9/1/2012 - The Cougars opened the home season with a 39-31 victory over the Pointers from Wisconsin - Stevens Point. The game started with USF taking the opening kickoff and driving for a touchdown and a quick 7-0 lead. The Pointers responded with a field goal, and Saint Francis added another first quarter score to reach the first break with a 13-3 lead. What began to look like a rout quickly changed as Stevens Point scored 3 straight second half touchdowns to take their biggest lead, 24-13.


2012 Saint Francis Cougars football team, Game summaries
A late Cougar touchdown moved the halftime score to 24-19 in favor of the Pointers. The Cougars made some adjustments in the locker room, and they dominated the second half of play. They scored 4 unanswered touchdowns to regain and extend the lead to 39-24 before a late Pointers TD put the final points on the scoreboard. The second half comeback was led by backup quarterback David Yoder after starter Josh Miller sat out due to dizziness reported after the first half of play.


2012 Saint Francis Cougars football team, Game summaries
9/8/2012 - The home season continued with a non-conference game against MSFA rival Saint Ambrose. It was an uncharacteristic defensive contest as all 8 quarters resulted in less than 10 points being scored by the respective teams. As was the case in week 1, the Cougars won the coin toss and took possession of the football. Their first drive culminated in a touchdown. After an unsuccessful kick attempt, they led 6-0. Saint Ambrose then took the ensuing kick-off and marched downfield with similar precision. When the drive stalled, they kicked a field goal on 4th down.


2012 Saint Francis Cougars football team, Game summaries
But the kick was never counted because a USF player ran into the kicker for a penalty that kept the SAU drive alive. They got the ultimate finish, a touchdown. After a successful kick, the Cougars trailed 7-6 at the end of the first quarter. There was no scoring in either the second or third quarters. In the 4th quarter, the Cougars made a quarterback change, bringing Wes Hunsucker into the game. He got immediate results.


2012 Saint Francis Cougars football team, Game summaries
His second play from scrimmage was a 10-yard pass to Austin Coleman, who raced down the right sidelines evading a handful of SAU players on his way to a 70-yard TD. The following 2-point conversion was equally exciting as RB Antoin Campbell did a high jump-like leap over two defenders to reach the endzone. The 2 points extended the USF lead to 14-7. But SAU responded with a late touchdown of their own, and a successful 2-point conversion sealed their first victory in the history of games between the two.


2012 Saint Francis Cougars football team, Game summaries
9/22/2012 - After a week off, after a loss two weeks ago, the Cougars returned to the field for a game filled with notable happenings. The 7:00pm marked the start of the first home night game in USF history. The Homecoming game's outcome was never in doubt once the Cougars started putting points on the board. Soon after the offense scored to give USF a 7-0 lead, the defense contributed immediately. On the next series of plays by Concordia, a pass was intercepted and run back to extend the score to 24-0.


2012 Saint Francis Cougars football team, Game summaries
The Cougars never looked back as they continued putting points on the board. The final score of 76-14 represented the third-highest score in USF history, and the most points scored since 2002. The victory was win #257 for Coach Kevin Donley. Coupled with a loss by Dickinson State (and coach Hank Biesiot), the win broke a 3-way tie and placed Coach Donley solely atop the leader ladder of most wins all-time by a NAIA coach. The win record was formerly held by Frosty Westering.


2012 Saint Francis Cougars football team, Game summaries
9/29/2012 - This week's opponent was defending NAIA national champion Saint Xavier. The StX team was undefeated and ranked #1 in the current year's polls, and USF had not beaten them in the past four contests between the two. In addition, it was Homecoming weekend for Saint Xavier. But USF was prepared for the occasion and returned to Fort Wayne with an upset victory, defeating the Saint Xavier team 25-13. It was the first time that USF had defeated a #1-ranked team, in a game that will forever remain one of the program's great accomplishments. The Cougars are idle next week before hitting the road again to visit a pair of Top 10-ranked teams the following two Saturdays. As a result of the upset, Saint Xavier dropped to 6th in the NAIA Coaches' Weekly Poll, and USF climbed to 7th.


2012 Saint Francis Cougars football team, Game summaries
10/13/2012 - The Cougars had the improbable task of facing the #1 ranked team in the nation for the second consecutive game with their visit to Marian. Once again, the Cougars fought hard; but the outcome was a 45-38 loss in the high-scoring game. Time ran out as the Cougars were driving for a game-tying score. With the loss, the Cougars dropped 2 places to #9. Next week, USF continues their tough road schedule with a visit to #5 William Penn.


2012 Saint Francis Cougars football team, Game summaries
10/20/2012 - For the third time in 3 games, the Cougars found themselves on the road against a team ranked in the NAIA top-5. This week's opponent was William Penn, an undefeated team that had not lost a home game in over two years. Saint Francis scored touchdowns in each of the first two quarters, and their opponents kicked two field goals - the second one as time expired in the half -  to bring the score to 14-6 in favor of Saint Francis at the half.


2012 Saint Francis Cougars football team, Game summaries
The gap was quickly closed as William Penn took the second-half's opening kickoff and returned it for a touchdown to shorten the deficit to 14-13. But just as suddenly, the Cougars took the next kickoff and ran it back for a touchdown of their own. The touchdown restored the 8-point margin to 21-13. With less than a minute off the second half clock, two touchdowns had been scored before either team's offense had touched the football.


2012 Saint Francis Cougars football team, Game summaries
William Penn added two field goals, and USF added another touchdown to bring the score to the final margin of victory, a 28-19 upset win for Saint Francis. During the game, the Cougar's Austin Coleman set a USF record for most return yards in a single game. Including the kickoff return, Coleman returned the ball for 207 yards in the game. For the win, Saint Francis improved to #7 in the NAIA national rankings.


2012 Saint Francis Cougars football team, Game summaries
10/27/2012 - After being tested on the road for over a month against top-5 powerhouses, USF returned home to face a relatively new program from Siena Heights. The outcome was as expected. Saint Francis kicked a field goal on their first possession and added a touchdown on their second on their way to a 17-0 lead at the end of the first quarter. They added two more touchdowns against the Saints as the offense experimented by using two backup quarterbacks for most of the second half.


2012 Saint Francis Cougars football team, Game summaries
Siena Heights avoided a shutout when they scored on their final possession of the game, with less than a minute left on the clock. The final score of this conference game was a victory for USF, 31-7. Next week, USF faces their final conference foe of the season when it hosts Taylor.


2012 Saint Francis Cougars football team, Game summaries
11/3/2012 - The offense sputtered, but the defense played well enough to create a victory and a share of the MSFA Midwest League title. In their final conference game of the season, USF prevailed 21-0 over Taylor University. The defensive effort included 4 interceptions: one was returned for a touchdown, and two were made at the goal line to halt Taylor scoring drives. In addition, the defense posted a goal line stance that prevented a Taylor score with a first and goal from inside the 5-yard line.


2012 Saint Francis Cougars football team, Game summaries
The offense scored two touchdowns, each resulting from Taylor punt miscues that gave the Cougars the ball deep inside Taylor territory. The first score came shortly after a Taylor snap that sailed over the punter's head, and the second came when USF blocked a punt attempt. All scoring occurred in the first half; in a rare occurrence, USF was forced to punt the ball on all five possessions in the second half. Combined with a Marian home loss to Saint Xavier, the victory gave all 3 teams one conference loss on the season and a share of the conference championship. The conference automatic bid to the postseason playoffs will go to the team finishing with highest rating in the final regular season polls; the other two teams will presumably receive at-large berths into the tournament.


2012 Saint Francis Cougars football team, Game summaries
11/10/2012 - The Cougars completed their regular season with a 44-7 road win with a visit to another first year football program, Lindenwood (IL). With starting QB Josh Miller on the sidelines nursing an ankle injury, backup David Yoder led the offense for most of the game. Third-stringer Wes Hunsaker came in to take several snaps near the end of the game. The final regular season rankings and the postseason draw will be released tomorrow to show the Cougars' path through the postseason.


2012 Saint Francis Cougars football team, Game summaries
11/17/2012 - Before the game, a fan seated behind me was overheard to employ an unusual method of predicting the final outcome. USF was ranked #6; Baker was ranked #11. Therefore, USF would win by 5. Scientific or not, the fan's prediction proved to be prophetic as USF prevailed in the contest by a final score of 22-17. The game's outcome was largely determined by a USF defense that would bend but not break. After winning the opening coin flip, Baker elected to receive.


2012 Saint Francis Cougars football team, Game summaries
Saint Francis kicked the ball into the endzone, and Baker started at their own 25 after the touchback. A few plays later, the defense responded with the first interception of the game, and USF took over deep in Baker territory. The turnover led to the first score of the game, an 11-yard pass to give the Cougars a 6-0 lead. No other scores were logged in the first quarter. In the second quarter, USF tacked on a field goal after the defense forced and recovered a Baker fumble.


2012 Saint Francis Cougars football team, Game summaries
It was the first of 3 on the day for the Cougar placekicker, tying the school's record for most field goals in one game. Baker took the ensuing kickoff and marched in for their first score of the game, narrowing the USF lead to 9-7. USF then took over on offense and produced their best sustained drive of the game.


2012 Saint Francis Cougars football team, Game summaries
With 33 seconds left in the first half, the Cougars’ quarterback scored on a 13-yard scamper into the end zone to bring the score to 16-7. Not to be outdone, Baker took the following kickoff and marched close enough to kick a field goal with 10 seconds left to bring the halftime score to 16-10 in favor of Saint FrancisThe third quarter was a back-and-forth defensive struggle, and neither team scored. The fourth quarter saw Saint Francis convert their second field goal.


2012 Saint Francis Cougars football team, Game summaries
But Baker took the kickoff and marched the length of the field, scoring another touchdown that narrowed the gap to 19-17 in favor of the home team. USF responded by kicking their third field goal, extending the margin to 5, with 3:44 left in the game. The outcome of the game was uncertain until USF intercepted a Baker pass with 2:33 left in the game. After that, Saint Francis ran out the clock with Baker having only two timeouts to halt the runoff. On the day, the USF defense captured 4 Baker turnovers, 2 interceptions and 2 fumble recoveries. Although the Baker offense outgained the Cougars, the Cougar defense came through with big plays to stop Baker's momentum most of the time. The win was the 17th consecutive home playoff win for USF, who has not lost a home game in their entire playoff history.


2012 Saint Francis Cougars football team, Game summaries
11/24/2012 - These two teams met earlier in a regular season game at the same field, and the outcome of this one was very similar to the earlier match. Saint Francis played an inspired game; but in the end, the Cougars were no match for the offensive efficiency that was displayed by the Marian Knights. Saint Francis received the opening kickoff and sustained a drive that resulted in a score and a 7-0 lead. They kicked the ball to Marian, who lost possession when a downfield bomb was intercepted by the USF defender.


2012 Saint Francis Cougars football team, Game summaries
At that point the Cougars were in control, but the momentum eventually shifted and stayed with Marian for the remainder of the game. Marian scored with about 3 minutes left on the clock, and the first quarter ended tied, 7-7. An efficient passing game and the ability to maintain control of the ball were two of Marian's biggest assets. Marian's offense kept the ball for about 11 minutes in the second quarter, producing a field goal and a late touchdown to bring the halftime score to 17-7 in favor of the Knights.


2012 Saint Francis Cougars football team, Game summaries
The third quarter opened with Marian returning to offense. But the Cougars’ defense held, and the Knights kicked the ball. The Cougars misplayed the punt, and Marian recovered the ball. That drive ended with a USF interception. But the Cougars’ offense failed to move the chains in 3 plays, and a USF punt sent the ball to Marian's 11-yard line. Marian went 3-and-out, and USF was set to receive the ball once again. A poor punt never made it to the midfield line, giving USF great field position.


2012 Saint Francis Cougars football team, Game summaries
Unfortunately, a Cougars defensive player ran into the kicker, and that penalty allowed Marian to retain possession of the football. The error proved costly as Marian drove the ball for a touchdown that extended the lead to 24-7. USF took the kick and marched for a touchdown of their own to move the score to 24-14. The Knights immediately countered by returning the ensuing kickoff for a touchdown. After a missed extra point, the quarter ended with Marian leading 30-14. Early in the 4th quarter, USF drove for a touchdown to bring the lead back to 30-21.


2012 Saint Francis Cougars football team, Game summaries
The Cougars played good defense, and Marian punted the ball back to the Cougars. But the next possession saw two dropped passes before the third attempt was intercepted by the Knights. Most of the rest of the quarter was burned up by Marian's offense, who held the ball for nearly 12 minutes of the period. Marian marched for a score, and a 2-point conversion extended their lead to 38-21. The next kick was immediately returned for a 100-yard touchdown return by the Cougars’ Austin Coleman.


2012 Saint Francis Cougars football team, Game summaries
For Coleman, the touchdown return was the 8th in his career, setting a new NAIA record for most touchdowns on returns in a career. Marian again took over on offense, and they drove the ball for their final points of the game, making the score 45-28. A late Cougars’ touchdown with 12 seconds left on the clock brought about the final score of 45-34 after the Cougars failed to convert a 2-point pass attempt.


2012 Saint Francis Red Flash football team
The 2012 Saint Francis Red Flash football team represented Saint Francis University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third year head coach Chris Villarrial and played their home games at DeGol Field. They are a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in NEC play to finish in a tie for fourth place.


2012 Saint Martin Territorial Council election
Territorial Council elections were held in the French overseas collectivity of Saint Martin on 18 March and 25 March 2012.


2012 Saint Pierre and Miquelon legislative election
Legislative elections for the Territorial Council were held in Saint Pierre and Miquelon on 18 March 2012.


2012 Salford City Council election
The 2012 Salford City Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Salford City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election with councillors elected in 2008 Salford Council election defending their seats. Vote shares are calculated against the previous election to the corresponding seat. There was also an election for mayor, and other local elections on the same date.


2012 Salford City Council election
The composition of the Council following the 2012 elections is:


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


2012 Salt Lake County mayoral election
The 2012 Salt Lake County mayoral election was held to elect the Mayor of Salt Lake County, Utah on November 6, 2012, alongside the presidential, House of Representatives, Senate, and gubernatorial elections. This marked the fourth election to the office since the post was created in 2000.


2012 Salt Lake County mayoral election
Incumbent two-term Democratic County Mayor Peter Corroon honored his two-term pledge and did not run for a third term.


2012 Salt Lake County mayoral election
During the election, despite the county voting for Republicans Mitt Romney in the presidential election, Gary Herbert in the gubernatorial and Orrin Hatch in the Senate election, Democratic State Senator Ben McAdams managed to keep the mayor's office Democratic, defeating Republican candidate, former county councilman Mark Crockett.


2012 Salt Lake County mayoral election, Candidates, Democratic Party
In the first round of delegates, McAdams won 57.4% of the vote against Romero's 42.6%. Under the party constitution, a candidate would have to get 60% of delegates' vote to win the party's nomination, otherwise they would have to face their challenger in a primary election. However, due to a newly-adopted rule, if a candidate received 57% of the vote, instead of a primary, the top two candidates would face off in a second round of balloting.


2012 Salt Lake County mayoral election, Candidates, Democratic Party
McAdams ran on working with Republicans, namely to allow Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker pass an ordinance prohibiting workplace and housing discrimination against LGBT residents of the city. Romero preferred voters "being energized by Democrats and go to the polls to vote for Democrats".


2012 Salt Lake County mayoral election, Candidates, Democratic Party
McAdams defeated Romero in the second round, winning 62% of the vote against Romero's 38%.


2012 Salt Lake County mayoral election, General election
Debates were held on September 14, 2012 and September 26, 2012.


2012 Salvadoran legislative and local elections
Legislative and local elections were held in El Salvador on 11 March 2012 to choose 84 members of the legislative assembly and 262 mayors. The election was carried out by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal. The opposition Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) narrowly defeated the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) and its ally Grand Alliance for National Unity (GANA).


2012 Salvadoran legislative and local elections, Background
Following the 2009 presidential election, the first ever president from the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), Mauricio Funes, was elected following the end of the Salvadoran civil war.


2012 Salvadoran legislative and local elections, Background
This election was seen as a test of Funes' government since it was the first election since he came to power. Prior to the election, the FMLN controlled the Legislative Assembly in alliance with Grand Alliance for National Unity (GANA), dissidents from the conservative Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA).


2012 Salvadoran legislative and local elections, Parties
In addition to ARENA, FMLN and GANA, six smaller parties fielded candidates. ARENA is led by Alfredo Cristiani, a former president during the civil war; FMLN is led by Medardo González, a former guerrilla chief; and GANA is led by former member of ARENA and president Elías Antonio Saca.


2012 Salvadoran legislative and local elections, Parties
The National Conciliation Party and the Christian Democratic Party were both dissolved by a Supreme Court of Justice verdict in 2011. Technically, they would have been deregistered after their electoral setback in 2004 (less than 3%), but a 2005 decree saved them from being folded and allowed them to carry on. The Supreme Court ruled this decree to be unconstitutional and eventually disbanded the parties. However, both parties continued their political work and registered as the National Coalition and Party of Hope, respectively.


2012 Salvadoran legislative and local elections, Campaign
ARENA's campaign issues included a tough response to criminal and youth gangs, which was a concern with 14 murders a day, according to government figures. FMLN campaigned on promises of social programmes and job creation, where unemployment is 34% (though down from 40% before Funes took office).


2012 Salvadoran legislative and local elections, Campaign
In January, Funes appointed army General Francisco Salinas to replace Carlos Ascencio, who had resigned to join the foreign service, as head of the national police. For this, Funes was criticised by members of his own party who alleged that appointing someone from the military to head the police was in contravention of both the Constitution of El Salvador and the Chapultepec Peace Accords.


2012 Salvadoran legislative and local elections, Opinion polls
The Central American University carried out an opinion poll which showed the FMLN alliance was leading with 27.8%, but closely followed by ARENA with 26.4%. According to a CID-Gallup poll for the daily newspaper La Página, carried out from 16 to 19 February, ARENA had the support of 34% of voters, FMLN followed with 32% of the voters and GANA, a faction of ARENA, was third with 10% of the voters.


2012 Salvadoran legislative and local elections, Results
The voting stations were scheduled to open from 7:00 to 17:00, but many opened late. After voting, Funes called on the electorate to help him "guarantee that the changes that are taking place are strengthened, and not turned back."


2012 Salvadoran legislative and local elections, Results, Municipal elections
The election also chose mayors of 262 towns and cities.


2012 Salvadoran legislative and local elections, Results, Municipal elections
After the polls closed, but before the Supreme Electoral Tribunal had published the official results, ARENA candidate and the incumbent mayor Norman Quijano declared himself winner of the mayoral race in the capital, San Salvador. He beat the FMLN's Jorge Shafick Handal, the son of former FMLN leader Schafik Handal.


2012 Salvadoran legislative and local elections, Results, Municipal elections
Of the 14 district capitals, ARENA won control of nine town halls, FMLN won control of three town halls, while GANA and the National Coalition each won control of one town hall.


2012 Salvadoran legislative and local elections, Reaction
San Salvador's re-elected mayor Norman Quijano called the result "historic" and announced that the party was "going to turn the country around."


2012 Salvadoran legislative and local elections, Analysis
A strong showing for ARENA was read as a hindrance to Funes' implementation of his social programmes.


2012 Salvadoran legislative and local elections, Analysis
The president and his FMLN administration are likely to be dependent on the support of GANA, which has already helped the government with passing fiscal reform bills during the last legislators' term. The Christian Science Monitor read the result as a "litmus test" for President Mauricio Funes before the next presidential election.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
The 2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bearkats were led by third-year head coach Willie Fritz and played their home games at Bowers Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 11–4, 6–1 in Southland play to claim a share of the regular season conference championship. They earned an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs where they advanced to the national championship game where, for the second consecutive year, they lost to North Dakota State.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Media
All Bearkats football games were broadcast by KSAM 101.7 FM. All non-televised Bearkats home games were streamed online by the Bearkats Sports Network at gobearkats.com.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Before the season, 2012 recruits
16 recruits originally committed to Sam Houston State during the 2012 Spring signing days. However QB Jared Johnson committed on February 21 to bring the number up to 17.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Before the season, Orange-White Classic
Spring football began on Wednesday, March 21. The team would hold 14 practices over a five-week span. All weekday practices were scheduled for Monday, Wednesday, and Friday starting March 21. They took place at 3:30 PM, except for Easter Friday (April 6) which took place at 9 AM. Two Saturday practices were scheduled on March 24 and 31 at 9 AM. The 2012 Orange-White Classic concluded the Spring Football schedule. It was held Wednesday, April 18.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Before the season, Orange-White Classic
More than 2,000 fans came out to see the Spring Football game, featuring an offense versus defense format. The offense rolled up six touchdowns, and the defense came up with two turnovers in the 80-play scrimmage.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Before the season, Orange-White Classic
Junior quarterback Brian Bell completed 11 of 17 passes for 161 yards and a score. Senior wide receiver Trey Diller caught seven passes for 118 yards including a diving 26-yard touchdown catch.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Before the season, Orange-White Classic
Sophomore running back Keyshawn Hill carried six times for 47 yards and senior Vincent Dotson rushed 11 times for 49 yards.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Before the season, Orange-White Classic
Backup quarterback Chris Grett rushed for a two-yard score and hit wide receiver Beau Smith for a five-yard touchdown. Hill broke for a 30-yard touchdown and Richard Sincere scored on a 15-yard reserve. Newcomer Cody Morgan added a 19-yard touchdown. No score was kept throughout the game.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Incarnate Word
The Bearkats open the season with their lone non-conference home game against the Division 2 Cardinals. It will be the first meeting between the Bearkats and Incarnate Word.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Incarnate Word
Sam Houston State took a brief 6-0 lead with a Timothy Flanders 40-yard rushing touchdown and a missed extra point. Incarnate Word took a 7-6 lead with a 26-yard pass to Trent Rios. The Bearkats retook the lead with another Flanders rushing touchdown in the second quarter and held the Cardinals scoreless for the rest of the game. Timothy Flanders finished with two touchdowns and became the school's all-time leading rusher. Keshawn Hill also scored two rushing touchdowns. Trey Diller ran for a touchdown as well. J. D. Standley and Chance Nelson added receiving touchdowns. Terrance Robinson closed out the scoring with a 60-yard punt return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Baylor
The Bears and Bearkats meet each other for the fourth time in school history. All 4 games have been in Waco. Baylor currently owns a 3-0 advantage.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, #25 Central Arkansas
The Bearkats open the SLC season against the Central Arkansas Bears. It will be the seventh meeting overall. The winner will take the overall series lead, currently even at 3-3. The Bearkats have won the previous 3 meetings.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, #25 Central Arkansas
The game featured the top 2 SLC favorites, with the victor to probably win the conference title. The Bearkats go into the game with a higher ranking. The Bears are ranked too and have home field advantage.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, #25 Central Arkansas
The game was close throughout. The Bearkats jumped out to a 10-0 lead at the end of the first quarter. At halftime, it was 10-7, Sam Houston. Central Arkansas tied it up in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Sam Houston took a 20-10 lead with 5:24 left in the game. The Bears outcoached and outplayed their opponents for the next four minutes with a pair of touchdowns. Sam Houston had barely a minute left on the clock and down by 4 so they had to go for the touchdown. In the end, they were unable to get to the end zone one final time and Central Arkansas held on for the win 24-20.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Texas Southern
The Tigers and Bearkats played each other for the first time since 1997, with the Bearkats looking to build on an 8-5 record they had against the Tigers. The Bearkats won the most recent meeting in 1997 and had won 4 of the last 5 and 8 of the last 10.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Texas Southern
Sam Houston got on the board first with a 61-yard pass from quarterback Brian Bell to Chance Nelson with 12:00 remaining in the first quarter, which followed with kicker Miguel Antonio's extra point put the score 7-0 Sam Houston. Following an interception of a Tigers quarterback Rudy Johnson pass by Sam Houston defensive back Dax Swanson, the Bearkats scored another first-quarter touchdown with 5:18 remaining on a 32-yard run by wide receiver Trey Diller, with Sam Houston leading 14-0.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Texas Southern
During the second quarter, Texas Southern scored on a 16-yard pass by quarterback Justice Jones to James Davis with 12:11 remaining to make the score 14-6 Sam Houston, however, the Tigers' extra-point attempt was blocked by Sam Houston defensive tackle Preston Sanders, and defensive back Kenneth Jenkins scooped up the ball and ran it back for a defensive two-point conversion, raising Sam Houston's lead to 16-6.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Texas Southern
The Beakats then scored on a 22-yard pass from Bell to wide receiver Stephen Williams at the 10:16 minute mark, Antonio made a 19-yard field goal at 3:16 and Bell made a 32-yard scoring pass to Nelson in the closing minute of the quarter to end with Sam Houston leading 33-6 at halftime.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Texas Southern
Sam Houston running back Keyshawn Hill made the lone score of the third quarter, a 36-yard rush at the 3:43-minute mark to raise Sam Houston's lead to 40-6. Just seven seconds into the fourth quarter, Sam Houston running back Ridgeway Frank ran in four-yard, putting the score at 47-6 Bearkats. Antonio made the final score of the game with a 39-yard field goal with 6:35 left in the quarter, with the final score 50-6 Sam Houston.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Texas Southern
Sam Houston quarterback Brian Bell completed 10 of 15 passes for 208 yards and had one interception, and backup quarterback Chris Grett made one pass for four yards. Texas Southern quarterback Rudy Johnson completed six of 11 attempts for 39 yards and one interception, backup quarterbacks Justice Jones and Jeff Anderson made four completions out of seven attempts for 67 yards and one completion out of three attempts for nine yards, respectively.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Texas Southern
Sam Houston's Keshawn Hill rushed six times for 74 yards, Richard Sincere carried the ball eight times for 65 yards, Ridgeway Frank held it 13 times for 63 yards, Tim Flanders ran 10 times for 49 yards, Trey Diller rushed one time for 32 yards and Chris Grett ran four times for 28 yards. Sam Houston's Chance Nelson caught the ball three times for 127 yards, Terrance Robinson received it three times for 43 yards and Stephen Williams caught it two times for 32 yards.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Texas Southern
With the win, Sam Houston improves to 2-2. The Bearkats lead the series 9-5.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Stephen F. Austin
The Battle of the Piney Woods returned to Reliant Stadium for a third consecutive season. The Bearkats sought to continue their 1-game winning streak against the Lumberjacks and build upon the record they have against Stephen F. Austin of 49-35-2.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Stephen F. Austin
Sam Houston worked its way down the field on its first possession but had to settle for a 39-yard field goal by kicker Miguel Antonio at the 12:55 minute marker, putting the Bearkats on the board 3-0.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Stephen F. Austin
Stephen F. Austin forced a turnover late in the first quarter and quarterback Brady Attaway connected with wide receiver Ryan Gambel on a 30-yard pass in the closing seconds of the period to put the Lumberjacks on top 7-3. Sam Houston fumbled the ball again early in the second quarter, and Attaway threw a 27-yard scoring pass to wide receiver De'Vante Lacy just six seconds into the period to increase the lead to 14-3 Lumberjacks.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Stephen F. Austin
Sam Houston responded with five-yard pass from quarterback Brian Bell to tight end K. J. Williams with 12:21 remaining in the half to put the score 14-10 Lumberjacks. Later in the quarter, Sam Houston worked its way down to the red zone again, settling for a 22-yard field goal from Antonio, with the score now 14-13 Lumberjacks.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Stephen F. Austin
Stephen F. Austin fought its way down to its red zone, however Attaway's pass was intercepted by Sam Houston cornerback Bookie Sneed who ran the ball back 92 yards for a scoring touchdown with 3:34 remaining, which followed by Antonio's extra point put the Bearkats ahead 20-13. Sneed's pick six broke Sam Houston's school record for an interception return of 90 yards set by Paul Wenzel in 1968 against Sul Ross. Antonio made a 42-yard field goal as the second quarter came to a close, with Sam Houston leading 23-13 at halftime.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Stephen F. Austin
The Lumberjacks opened the third quarter with a 77-yard touchdown pass from Attaway to D.J. Ward on the second play of their drive to close the gap to 23-20 Sam Houston. The Bearkats struck back at the 12:00-minute mark with a 31-yard touchdown pass from Bell to wide receiver Trey Diller, and again with a faked field goal attempt that ended with quarterback Bell running in a one-yard score with 7:59 remaining to raise Sam Houston's lead to 37-20. Another 30-yard touchdown pass from Bell to wide receiver Torrence Williams with 5:10 remaining stretched the lead to 44-20 Sam Houston. The Lumberjacks made the final score of the period with a 70-yard scoring pass from Attaway to wide receiver Cordell Roberson, and the third quarter came to close with Sam Houston leading 44-27.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Stephen F. Austin
Early in the fourth quarter, Bell made a nine-yard quarterback keeper rush into the end zone and the Bearkats extended their lead to 51-27. The Lumberjacks then launched a comeback attempt with Attaway completed a three-yard scoring pass to Roberson at the 10:56 minute mark, which was followed with a successful two-point conversion pass from Attaway to Ward. Roberson scored his third touchdown of the game with an eight-yard pass from Attaway with 5:43 remaining to close Sam Houston's lead to 51-43, however a late drive by the Lumberjacks ended on Sam Houston's 30-yard line, with a final score of 51-43 Sam Houston.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Stephen F. Austin
Sam Houston quarterback Brian Bell completed 12 of 20 passes for a total 168 yards, and Stephen F. Austin quarterback Brady Attaway completed 39 of 76 attempts for a career-best 545 yards and two interceptions. Sam Houston's Tim Flanders rushed 27 times for a total 125 yards, followed by quarterback Brian Bell who ran eight times for 69 yards, Richard Sincere who rushed 12 times for 27 yards and Ryan Wilson who carried the ball three times for eight yards. Trey Diller caught the ball four times for 97 yards. Torrence Williams caught it once for 30 yards and Terrance Robinson received the ball four times for 29 yards.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Stephen F. Austin
With the win, Sam Houston improves to 3-2. Sam Houston leads the series 50-35-2.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Nicholls State
The Bearkats continued their road SLC schedule, meeting the Colonels in Louisiana for Nicolls State's homecoming game. Going into the 28th meeting of the teams found the Bearkats 15-11-1 against the Colonels, having won 6 straight and 7 of the past 8.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Nicholls State
There were no scores in the first quarter, however, eight seconds into the second quarter, Sam Houston running back Tim Flanders scored on a two-yard run, which, when followed by kicker Miguel Antonio's extra point, brought the score to 7-0 Sam Houston. Sam Houston quarterback Brian Bell made a five-yard scoring pass to wide receiver Melvis Pride with 4:20 remaining, and Sam Houston led the game 14-0 at halftime.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Nicholls State
Early in the third quarter, Flanders ran in a 25-yard touchdown, and later made a one-yard score with 4:54 remaining in the quarter, bringing the score to 28-0 Sam Houston. In the closing seconds of the quarter, Bell threw an 18-yard pass to Chance Nelson, however the extra point attempt by kicker James French failed, bringing Sam Houston's lead to 34-0. Bearkats running back Ridgeway Frank made the last score of the game with a five-yard rush with 6:21 remaining in the fourth quarter, bringing the final score to 41-0 Sam Houston.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Nicholls State
Sam Houston quarterback Brian Bell completed 15 of 19 passes for a total 180 yards, and Nicholls State quarterback Landry Klann completed 20 of 39 attempts for 238 yards. Sam Houston's Richard Sincere rushed 6 times for a total 74 yards, followed by Tim Flanders who ran 15 times for 67 yards and Ryan Wilson who rushed 10 times for 32 yards. Sincere also received the ball one time for 25 yards for a total 99 offensive yards. Trey Diller caught the ball seven times for 72 yards and Chance Nelson received the ball three times for 35 yards.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Nicholls State
With the win, Sam Houston improves to 4-2. Sam Houston leads the series 16-11-1.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, McNeese State
This Bearkats celebrated their homecoming while trying to gain a rare occurrence when they faced McNeese State with the goal of winning two consecutive over the Cowboys (the only other time it has happened was 1958 and then 1970). This was the 29th meeting between the two schools with the Cowboys leading the overall series 22-6 going into the game.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, McNeese State
The Cowboys struck first with a 32-yard pass from quarterback Cody Stroud to Kelvin Bennett at the 9:39 mark in the first quarter and an extra point by kicker Josh Lewis to put the score 7-0. The Beakats responded in the final minute of the first quarter with a 14-yard pass from quarterback Brian Bell to Chance Nelson, followed by an extra point by Miguel Antonio to tie it 7-7.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, McNeese State
During the second quarter, a 44-yard field goal by Lewis put the Cowboys back on top 10-7, but after that Sam Houston controlled the game, with a 44-yard touchdown run by Richard Sincere at the 7:28 minute mark and 12-yard run by Tim Flanders at the 2:12 minute mark, with Sam Houston leading at half time 21-10.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, McNeese State
During the third quarter, Bell made a one-yard quarterback keeper with 8:24 remaining in the period, to be followed with a 22-yard field goal by Antonio to bring the score to 31-10 Sam Houston at the end of the quarter. Sincere made a 65-yard scoring run early in the fourth quarter, and Bearkat backup quarterback Chris Grett ran in a seven-yard score late in the game, with the final score 45-10 Sam Houston.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, McNeese State
Sam Houston quarterback Brian Bell completed 16 of 25 passes for a total 193 yards and one interception, and McNeese quarterback Cody Stroud had 10 complete passes out of 26 attempts for 119 yards and an interception. Sam Houston's Richard Sincere rushed 12 times for a total 132 yards, followed by Tim Flanders who held the ball 19 times for 105 yards and Keshawn hill who ran three times for 51 yards. Sincere also received the ball three times for 23 yards for a total 155 offensive yards. Chance Nelson received the ball five times for 75 yards, followed by Trey Diller who caught it three times for 49 yards.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, McNeese State
With the win, Sam Houston improves to 5-2. McNeese leads the series 22-7.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Lamar
The 19th meeting between the Cardinals and the Bearkats gave Sam Houston State back-to-back games in the state of Texas. The Bearkats owned a 10-7-1 series advantage with most of the success having occurred in recent years, having won 7 of the last 8 meetings.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Lamar
Sam Houston got on the scoreboard late in the first quarter with a seven-yard run by running back Tim Flanders, and with the extra point by kicker Miguel Antonio brought it to 7-0 Sam Houston. Flanders scored again with 12:29 remaining in the second quarter, and Bearkats wide receiver Trey Diller caught a 48-yard pass by quarterback Brian Bell at the 1:16-minute mark, with Sam Houston leading 21-0 at halftime.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Lamar
Flanders struck again early in the third quarter with a 59-yard scoring run at the 13:54 marker to raise the score to 28-0 Sam Houston, and then scored a fourth touchdown on a 10-yard run four minutes later for total 35-0 Sam Houston. Later in the quarter, running back Keshawn Hill scored on a six-yard run, bringing the score to 42-0 Sam Houston. On the next play, Lamar wide receiver Kevin Johnson ran an 89-yard kickoff return to put the Cardinals on the scoreboard 42-7 Sam Houston.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Lamar
Early in the fourth quarter, Sam Houston wide receiver Richard Sincere, in as quarterback, threw a 42-yard scoring pass to receiver Brandon Wilkerson, raising the score to 49-7 Sam Houston. Sam Houston's Cody Morgan made the final score of the game, a three-yard run with 4:41 remaining, for a final score of 56-7 Sam Houston.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Lamar
Sam Houston quarterback Brian Bell completed 9 of 13 passes for a total 84 yards and Richard Sincere completed two of two passes for 46 yards. Lamar quarterback Caleb Berry had 12 complete passes out of 24 attempts for 96 yards and an interception. Sam Houston's Tim Flanders rushed 16 times for a total 131 yards, followed by Keshawn Hill who carried the ball seven times for 89 yards, Brian Bell who ran four times for 29 yards, and Ryan Wilson who rushed seven times for 40 yards. Sam Houston's Trey Diller caught the ball six times for 80 yards, Brandon Wilkerson received it two times for 40 yards and Terrence Robinson caught one pass for 12 yards.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Lamar
With the win, Sam Houston improves to 6-2. Sam Houston leads the series 11-7-1.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Southeastern Louisiana
The 13th meeting between the Lions and Bearkats provided Sam Houston with their final home game of the regular season. The Bearkats looked to improve on the 8-4 record they have against the Lions.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Southeastern Louisiana
Sam Houston running back Tim Flanders scored on a 14-yard run with 9:00 remaining in the first quarter, and fellow running back Richard Sincere ran in an eight-yard score at the 2:50 minute mark with Sam Houston leading 14-0 at the end of the period. Early in the second quarter, the Lions attempted a field goal, but the kick was blocked by Sam Houston defensive back Robert Shaw and fellow defensive back Kenneth Jenkins recovered the ball and ran it back 60 yards for a defensive score, and with Miguel Antonio extra point the score was 21-0 Sam Houston.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Southeastern Louisiana
Sam Houston running back Ryan Wilson scored on a 10-yard rush at the 8:16 minute mark, and Bearkats quarterback Brian Bell connected on a 70-yard pass to wide receiver Chance Nelson shortly after that bring the score to 35-0 Sam Houston. In the closing minute of the quarter, Brian Bell made a 23-yard scoring pass to wide receiver Torrance Williams, and Sam Houston lead at halftime 42-0.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Southeastern Louisiana
The start of the third quarter was delayed nearly 90 minutes due to lightning strikes, and the remainder of the game was played in the rain. In the opening seconds of the second half, Flanders scored on a 71-yard run, raising Sam Houston's lead to 49-0. Backup quarterback Chris Grett took over during the period and made a four-yard quarterback keeper in the final minute of the third quarter bringing the score to 56-0 Sam Houston. Bearkats running back Keyshawn Hill scored twice in the fourth quarter on eight-yard and 55-yard rushes, respectively, and the final score was 70-0 Sam Houston.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Southeastern Louisiana
Sam Houston quarterback Brian Bell completed 8 of 9 passes for a total 170 yards. Lions quarterback Nathan Stanley had 11 complete passes out of 27 attempts for 106 yards and an interception, and his fellow quarterback Jordan Barnett had one pass for 13 yards. Sam Houston's Tim Flanders rushed nine times for a total 146 yards, followed by Keshawn Hill who carried the ball 15 times for 132 yards, Ryan Wilson who rushed seven times for 37 yards, Chris Grett who ran six times for 28 yards and Brian Bell who ran four times for 23 yards.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Southeastern Louisiana
Sam Houston's Trey Diller caught the ball six times for 80 yards, Brandon Wilkerson received it two times for 40 yards and Terrence Robinson caught one pass for 12 yards. Sam Houston's Chance Nelson caught the ball twice for 97 yards, Torrance Williams once for 23 yards, Richard Sincere once for 22 yards and Trey Diller twice for 19 yards.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Southeastern Louisiana
With the win, Sam Houston improves to 7-2. Sam Houston leads the series 9-4.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Northwestern State
The Bearkats end the regular conference season when they head to Louisiana to face the Demons. Overall, the Demons lead the series against the Bearkats 12-17.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Northwestern State
The first score of the game was Timothy Flanders' 56-yard rush, which was immediately followed by a kickoff return by Northwestern's Ed Eagan. Following an early Bearkat field goal, Sam Houston State began to pour on the points during a 31-point second quarter led by QB Brian Bell's three touchdowns and DB Bookie Sneed's 11-yard interception return. The Bearkats would score 45 unanswered points before Northwestern finally got back on the board in the middle of the fourth quarter. The victory was Sam Houston State's seventh straight.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, Northwestern State
Running back Timothy Flanders gained 138 yards on 17 carries with 2 touchdowns. Quarterback Brian Bell had 239 yards with 3 touchdowns, all of which were scored in the third quarter. Receiver Trey Diller gained 119 yards on 7 receptions and a score. The Bearkat offense outgained the Demons 509 yards to just 183.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, Game summaries, #9 (FBS) Texas A&M
The Bearkats end the regular season back on the road when they visit Texas A&M. The two schools first met in 1919.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, FCS Playoffs, #12 Cal Poly – FCS Playoffs Second Round
The Bearkats' postseason began with a home game against fellow at-large qualifier Cal Poly of the Big Sky Conference. This was the first meeting of the two schools.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, FCS Playoffs, #12 Cal Poly – FCS Playoffs Second Round
The first quarter was a defensive standoff, with both teams keeping each other scoreless. Sam Houston final got on the scoreboard at the 13:28 mark of the second quarter when Sam Houston special teams member Vincent Dotson blocked a punt attempt by Cal Poly punter Marco Tavecchio with the bowl rolling into the end zone. Two Sam Houston special teams member both chased the ball to score a defensive touchdown, but they collided while diving for the ball, sending the ball rolling out the back of the endzone for a safety, resulting in a 2-0 Sam Houston score. Sam Houston kicker Miguel Antonio scored two field goals during the period, a 20-yard kick near the middle of the quarter and a 32-yard goal in the final minute, giving Sam Houston an 8-0 lead at halftime.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, FCS Playoffs, #12 Cal Poly – FCS Playoffs Second Round
Cal Poly struck back in the third quarter, with kicker Bobby Zalud scoring a 23-yard field goal at the 9:44 minute mark and again at the 3:48 mark to bring the score to 8-6 Sam Houston. Sam Houston then scored its only touchdown of the game in the final 30 seconds of the quarter with an 18-yard pass by quarterback Brian Bell to running back Keshawn Hill, raising Sam Houston's lead to 15-6. Cal Poly scored next during the fourth quarter with a 48-yard field goal by Zalud at the 9:25-minute mark to narrow Sam Houston's lead to 15-9.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, FCS Playoffs, #12 Cal Poly – FCS Playoffs Second Round
Sam Houston responded with 3:23 remaining with a 26-yard field goal by Antonio, spreading the lead to 18-9 Sam Houston. Cal Poly drove down the field with its next possession, and Mustangs quarterback Andre Broadous lateraled to wide receiver Ryan Taylor who in turn connected with wide receiver Wille Tucker on a 50-yard scoring pass with 1:34 remaining. The extra point by Zalud brought Cal Poly within two points of Sam Houston. Cal Poly attempted an onside kick, however Sam Houston wide receiver Trey Diller recovered the kick and the Bearkats ran out the remaining time by taking a knee, with the final score 18-16 Sam Houston.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, FCS Playoffs, #12 Cal Poly – FCS Playoffs Second Round
Sam Houston quarterback Brian Bell completed 9 of 19 passes for a total 88 yards. Mustangs quarterback Andre Broadus had six complete passes out of 12 attempts for 113 yards and an interception. Sam Houston's Tim Flanders rushed 17 times for a total 101 yards, followed by Richard Sincere who carried the ball seven times for 39 yards and Keshawn Hill who rushed five times for 15 yards. Sam Houston's Chance Nelson caught the ball three times for 38 yards, Hill received it once for 18 yards.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, FCS Playoffs, #2 Montanta State- FCS Quarterfinals
This was the first meeting between the two schools since Sam Houston State's victory over Montana State in the 2011 FCS Quarterfinals.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, FCS Playoffs, #2 Montanta State- FCS Quarterfinals
With the help of Brian Bell's 254 passing yards and three touchdowns, Sam Houston State cruised to yet another quarterfinal victory over Montana State with a final score of 36-14. The difference maker in this matchup proved to be Sam Houston's 17 unanswered points scored in the second quarter to bring the score to 20-3. Montana State cut Sam Houston's lead to 20-9 to start the second half, but a Bobcat turnover early in the third quarter stopped a potential comeback as Sam Houston controlled the game from that point on. Sam Houston State created 2 turnovers, 5 sacks, and allowed under 300 yards to the Montana State offense. With this victory, Sam Houston secured a spot in the semifinals.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, FCS Playoffs, #4 Eastern Washington- FCS Semifinals
The only previous meeting between these two teams was in the 2004 FCS Quarterfinals, where Sam Houston defeated Eastern Washington 35-34.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, FCS Playoffs, #4 Eastern Washington- FCS Semifinals
This FCS Semifinals game proved to be an instant classic in a game that saw a combined 87 points, over one thousand yards of combined offense, and a tale of two halves.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, FCS Playoffs, #4 Eastern Washington- FCS Semifinals
The game began as a blowout in favor of Sam Houston State, as the Bearkats piled on the touchdowns en route to a 35-0 first half. The third quarter was all Eastern Washington and the Eagles cut down the lead to 35-21. The first score of the fourth quarter was yet another Eagle passing touchdown, which brought the score to 35-28. Sam Houston stopped the bleeding with a touchdown pass from Brian Bell with 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter as Sam Houston extended the lead to 42-28.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, FCS Playoffs, #4 Eastern Washington- FCS Semifinals
Eastern Washington didn't take long to strike back, as it only took the Eagles one minute and one second to score their 5th touchdown in the second half, as they cut the Bearkat lead to 7 points. Sam Houston scored a field goal to make it a two score game with 5 minutes remaining. However, the Eagles were not done. Another passing touchdown from Eastern Washington brought the Eagles to within 3 with three minutes left. The Bearkats ran out the remaining clock with the help of running back Timothy Flanders as Sam Houston State wins 45-42 in a thriller.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, FCS Playoffs, #4 Eastern Washington- FCS Semifinals
Eastern Washington's quarterback Vernon Adams finished with 364 yards and 6 touchdowns and their receiver Brandon Kaufman had 3 touchdowns with 215 yards. Sam Houston State's running back Timothy Flanders ran for 231 yards in the game.


2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, FCS Playoffs, #1 North Dakota State- FCS Championship Game
Sam Houston State and North Dakota State play each other in the FCS National Championship Game for the second year in a row. North Dakota State won 17-6 in the 2011 National Championship Game.


2012 Samar earthquake
An earthquake off the coast of Samar occurred on August 31, 2012, at 20:47 local time (12:47 UTC) in the Philippines. The populated islands of Visayas were struck by an earthquake of magnitude Mw 7.6. The earthquake has a depth of 45 km (27.9 miles). A tsunami warning was announced within the Pacific area and was later lifted after two hours. The Philippine archipelago is located in the Pacific Ring of Fire, where earthquakes and volcanic activity are common.


2012 Samar earthquake, Geology
The Philippine Mobile Belt is between the Eurasia Plate and the Philippine Sea Plate. The Philippine Sea Plate is subducting along the Philippine Trench in this region. At the latitude of the earthquake, the Philippine Sea Plate moves in the WNW direction at a velocity of approximately 100 mm/yr with respect to the Sunda Plate.


2012 Samar earthquake, Geology
This earthquake was an intraplate earthquake greater than 50 kilometers to the east of the boundary of the Philippine Sea Plate. This earthquake was unusual in that it occurred as a result of reverse faulting within the oceanic lithosphere of the Philippine Sea Plate. There have been approximately 40 events of M6 and above over the past 40 years, within 250 km of this earthquake. Most of those earthquakes were the result of normal faulting within the shallower oceanic lithosphere rather than deeper reverse faulting like this event.


2012 Samar earthquake, Earthquake
After the initial earthquake, the power supply was cut off in affected areas after power lines were damaged. Power plants in Visayas tripped or shut down following the earthquake, although no major damage was sustained in transmission facilities.


2012 Samar earthquake, Earthquake
A house in the southern city of Cagayan de Oro, Mindanao, was involved in a landslide along with several other homes, killing one of its inhabitants and hospitalizing another.


2012 Samar earthquake, Earthquake
In General MacArthur, Eastern Samar, 77 homes were damaged. There were also 6 houses damaged in Barangay Casoroy, San Julian. A wall from an old building collapsed in Butuan City.


2012 Samar earthquake, Earthquake
The NDRRMC reported on Saturday noon that cracks had occurred in some structures such as bridges and roads. The damage was not severe.


2012 Samar earthquake, Tsunami
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) gave a level three tsunami alert in the Philippines and Other institutes gave a level three tsunami alert in Japan, Indonesia, Taiwan, Palau indicating that the public should be on watch for "unusual waves", but did not call for any evacuation. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center rapidly issued tsunami warning in the Pacific together with its adjacent islands. However, it was lifted after two hours as no tsunami was recorded. In Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency issued tsunami warning throughout the coastal areas of the country. The Hong Kong Observatory also issued tsunami warning on Hong Kong on that same time.


2012 Samar earthquake, Tsunami
About an hour after the quake, sea level readings from gauges in the epicentral region confirmed that a tsunami had been generated. A small 3 cm (1.2 in) wave was recorded at Legazpi in Albay province shortly thereafter, as well as further south near Davao City; slight sea level anomalies were observed in several other locations.


2012 Samar earthquake, Response
Based on preliminary estimates of the magnitude, specialists noted that a significant tsunami could have been generated. A tsunami warning was issued within 8 minutes after the tremor for coastal regions of the Philippines, Indonesia, Taiwan, Guam, and Japan, as well as for the island nations of Palau, Yap, and Northern Mariana. A tsunami watch was at the time in effect for much of Micronesia, the Solomon Islands, Hawaii, and the Pacific coast of Russia. Most of the warnings and watches were quickly cancelled following revisions to the earthquake's intensity, although the warnings for the Philippines, Indonesia and Palau remained in effect.


2012 Samar earthquake, Response
The tremor caused widespread panic in Eastern Visayas, where many inhabitants exited their homes. At the risk of destructive waves, officials in the Philippines urged remaining residents of eastern coastal areas to evacuate to higher ground.


2012 Samarkand Challenger
The 2012 Samarkand Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 16th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan between 6 and 12 August 2012.


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


2012 Samarkand Challenger – Doubles
Michail Elgin and Alexandre Kudryavtsev were the defending champions; however, they both chose not to participate this year. Oleksandr Nedovyesov and Ivan Sergeyev won in the final against Divij Sharan and Vishnu Vardhan.


2012 Samarkand Challenger – Singles
The 2012 Samarkand Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts in Samarkand, Uzbekistan between 6 and 12 August 2012. In the singles part of the tournament, Denis Istomin was the defending champion, but chose not to compete. Dušan Lajović won the title, defeating Farrukh Dustov 6–3, 6–2 in the final.


2012 Samford Bulldogs football team
The 2012 Samford Bulldogs football team represented Samford University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth year head coach Pat Sullivan and played their home games at Seibert Stadium. They are a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 7–4, 5–3 in SoCon play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place.


2012 Sammarinese general election
General elections were held in San Marino on 11 November 2012. The 60 seats in the Grand and General Council were up for grabs. The elections were held using the majority bonus system. The previous election, held in 2008, provided the Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party with the largest single parliamentary group. The Party of Socialists and Democrats, although winning more votes than the former, became the main opposition party.


2012 Sammarinese general election
However, for the 2012 elections, the two parties decided to run together, under the banner of the coalition San Marino Common Good. They were joined by the Popular Alliance. Meanwhile, the remaining major parties formed the coalitions Agreement for the Country and Active Citizenship, politically placed in the center and on the left, respectively.


2012 Sammarinese general election, Coalitions and parties
The incumbent Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party (PDCS) is leading a coalition called San Marino Common Good. It was contested by another coalition under the banner Agreement for the Country and a third coalition is called Active Citizenship. Apart from the coalitions, there are also three more parties running on their own: For San Marino, the Movement Network and San Marino 3.0.


2012 Sammarinese general election, Results
Twenty MPs were new to the council, and 10 MPs were women. Additionally, 1,356 of the voting cards had obscene drawings on them, a total of 6.41%, and a high number of void ballots led to accusations of a scandal.


2012 Samoan o le Ao o le Malo election
Indirect elections for the o le Ao o le Malo (head of state) were held in Samoa on 19 July 2012. Incumbent Tufuga Efi was the only candidate, and was re-elected unopposed. He had been nominated by Prime Minister Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi and seconded by Palusalue Fa’apo II, the leader of the opposition.


2012 Samsung Mobile 500
The 2012 Samsung Mobile 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on April 14, 2012, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 334 laps, it was the seventh race of the 2012 season. Greg Biffle of Roush Fenway Racing took his first win of the season, while Jimmie Johnson finished second and Mark Martin finished third.


2012 Samsung Mobile 500, Report, Background
Texas Motor Speedway, is one of ten intermediate to hold NASCAR races; the others are Atlanta Motor Speedway, Kansas Speedway, Chicagoland Speedway, Darlington Raceway, Homestead Miami Speedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Kentucky Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and Charlotte Motor Speedway. The standard track is a four-turn quad-oval track that is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long. The track's turns are banked at twenty-four degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is five degrees. The back stretch, opposite of the front, also has a five degree banking. The racetrack has seats for 191,122 spectators.


2012 Samsung Mobile 500, Report, Background
Before the race, Greg Biffle led the Drivers' Championship with 226 points, and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. stood in second with 220. Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth, Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex, Jr. followed in the next four positions with 214 points. Denny Hamlin with 210 points, was eight points ahead of Ryan Newman and 18 ahead of Clint Bowyer in eighth and ninth. Jimmie Johnson, with 189, was ten points ahead of Carl Edwards in eleventh. Brad Keselowski completed the first twelve positions with 175 points, 51 points behind Biffle. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 42 points, nine points ahead of Ford. Toyota, with 30 points, was three points ahead of Dodge in the battle for third. Kenseth was the race's defending race winner after winning it in 2011.


2012 Samsung Mobile 500, Report, Practice and qualifying
Two practice sessions were held before the race; the first on April 12, 2012 which lasted 120 minutes. The second and final practice session was held on the following day and lasted 90 minutes. Mark Martin was quickest with a time of 28.507 seconds in the first session, less than four-hundredths of a second faster than Biffle. Harvick was just off Biffle's pace, followed by A. J. Allmendinger, Regan Smith, and Marcos Ambrose. Kenseth was seventh, still within two-tenths of a second of Martin's time.


2012 Samsung Mobile 500, Report, Practice and qualifying
In the second and final practice session, Trevor Bayne was quickest with a time of 29.246 seconds. Biffle followed in the second position, ahead of Kenseth, Bowyer, and Allmendinger. Harvick was sixth after posting a time of 29.355 seconds, while Hamlin and Kurt Busch followed in seventh and eighth. Truex, Jr. and Joey Logano rounded out the first ten positions.


2012 Samsung Mobile 500, Report, Practice and qualifying
Forty-six cars were entered for qualifying, but only forty-three raced because of NASCAR's qualifying procedure. Truex, Jr. clinched his seventh pole position during his career, with a time of 28.366 seconds. He was joined on the front row of the grid by Kenseth. Biffle qualified third, Martin took fourth, and Kasey Kahne started fifth. Newman, Ambrose, Keselowski, Jamie McMurray, and Johnson rounded out the first ten positions. The drivers who failed to qualify for the race were David Stremme, Joe Nemechek and Stacy Compton. Once the qualifying session concluded, Truex, Jr. said, "That's our main goal. This team's good enough. We can get to Victory Lane. We're going to do it soon. I feel good about this team. I'm just having so much fun coming to the race track and driving these cars. We're going to make them proud here pretty quick."


2012 Samsung Securities Cup
The 2012 Samsung Securities Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 13th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2012 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Seoul, Korea between 22 and 28 October 2012.


2012 Samsung Securities Cup, ATP main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2012 Samsung Securities Cup, WTA main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2012 Samsung Securities Cup – Men's Doubles
Sanchai Ratiwatana and Sonchat Ratiwatana were the defending champions. Lee Hsin-han and Peng Hsien-yin won the final 7–6(7–3), 7–5 against Lim Yong-Kyu and Nam Ji-Sung.


2012 Samsung Securities Cup – Men's Singles
Lu Yen-hsun successfully defended his title by defeating Yūichi Sugita 6–3, 7–6(7–4) in the final.


2012 Samsung Securities Cup – Women's Doubles
Kang Seo-kyung and Kim Na-ri were the defending champions but decided not to participate together. Kang played alongside Yu Min-hwa, while Kim partnered up with Han Sung-hee. Both pairs lost in the quarterfinals.


2012 Samsung Securities Cup – Women's Doubles
Nigina Abduraimova and Venise Chan won the tournament, defeating Kim Ji-young and Yoo Mi in the final, 6–4, 2–6, [12–10].


2012 Samsung Securities Cup – Women's Singles
Hsieh Su-wei was the defending champion but decided not to participate.


2012 Samsung Securities Cup – Women's Singles
Erika Sema won the tournament, defeating Mai Minokoshi in the final, 6–1, 7–5.


2012 San Antonio Scorpions FC season
The 2012 San Antonio Scorpions FC season was the club's first season of existence, and first year playing in the North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid. Including the San Antonio Thunder soccer franchise of the original NASL, this was the 3rd season of professional soccer in San Antonio. The Scorpions played at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio.


2012 San Antonio Silver Stars season
The 2012 WNBA season is the 16th season for the San Antonio Silver Stars franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. It is their 10th in San Antonio.


2012 San Antonio Silver Stars season, Transactions, WNBA Draft
The following are the Silver Stars' selections in the 2012 WNBA Draft.


2012 San Antonio Talons season
The 2012 San Antonio Talons season was the 12th season for the franchise, and the third in the Arena Football League. This was the first season for the Talons in San Antonio, Texas after relocating from Tulsa, Oklahoma following the 2011 season. The team was coached by Lee Johnson and played their home games at the Alamodome. The Talons finished the regular season with a 14–4 record, winning the Central Division and securing the top seed in the National Conference. However, the Talons would lose at home by one point in the conference semifinals to the Utah Blaze, 34–35.


2012 San Antonio Talons season, Schedule, Regular season
The Talons began the season at home against the Utah Blaze on March 10. They went on the road to play the Iowa Barnstormers on July 21 in their final regular season game.


2012 San Antonio Talons season, Final roster
Rookies in italics updated July 26, 201231 Active, 17 Inactive


2012 San Diego Chargers season
The 2012 season was the San Diego Chargers' 43rd in the National Football League, their 53rd overall and their sixth and final season under head coach Norv Turner. The Chargers failed to improve on their 8–8 record from 2011 and missed the playoffs for a third consecutive season, resulting in Turner's firing on December 31, 2012. This was also the Chargers' first losing season since 2003 and the first losing season in the Philip Rivers era.


2012 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 1: at Oakland Raiders
The Chargers (1–0) won their season opener 22–14 against the Oakland Raiders after five field goals by Nate Kaeding and three botched punts by the Raiders. The Raiders Pro Bowl long snapper Jon Condo suffered a head injury in the second quarter. He was replaced by linebacker Travis Goethel, who had not snapped since high school. Goethel rolled two snaps to punter Shane Lechler, each giving the Chargers the ball in Raiders territory, and Lechler had another punt blocked by Dante Rosario. The Chargers scored their only touchdown in the second quarter after a 13-play, 90-yard drive resulted in a 6-yard touchdown pass from Philip Rivers to wide receiver Malcom Floyd. The Chargers failed to score four out of five times in the red zone.


2012 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 1: at Oakland Raiders
San Diego led at halftime 10–6, and the Raiders did not scored a touchdown until 54 seconds remained in the game. Undrafted rookie Mike Harris made his first NFL start, filing in for left tackle for an injured Jared Gaither. San Diego protected Harris by having Rivers throw short passes; sixteen of Rivers' 24 completions were to running backs and tight ends, and he threw for 231 yards while only being sacked once. He did not have an interception after throwing 20 in 2011.


2012 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 1: at Oakland Raiders
The win was the Chargers' eighth in their previous nine games at Oakland. It improved Norv Turner's record to 4–2 in Chargers' season openers. Running back Ryan Mathews and receiver Vincent Brown missed the game with injuries.


2012 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Tennessee Titans
With the win, the Chargers improved to 2–0 and started with such a record for the first time since 2006.


2012 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 3: vs. Atlanta Falcons
The Chargers lost 27–3 to the Atlanta Falcons, who remained one of three undefeated teams in the league. Rivers had one of his worst statistical performances, completing 21 of 38 passes for 173 yards, with two interceptions and a passer rating of 45.2. Running back Ryan Matthews made his season debut, and ran for 44 yards on 10 carries. However, he had a fumble inside the Falcons' 5-yard line. The Chargers had four turnovers to the Atlanta's one. The Chargers had not been held to three points since a 30–3 loss at Miami during the 2002 season. The Falcons improved to a perfect 3–0 all-time record in San Diego while the Chargers dropped to 2–1 on the season while suffering a television blackout in Southern California.


2012 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 4: at Kansas City Chiefs
The Chargers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 37–20 and started the season with a 3–1 record for the second consecutive year. San Diego forced the Chiefs into six turnovers, and they led 20–0 in the second quarter. Rivers completed 18 of 23 passes for 209 yards and two touchdown passes, but threw one interception in the red zone. Jackie Battle started at running back instead of Mathews. Battle was in 27 plays compared to Mathews' 21, and he had 15 carries for 39 yards with a team-high four catches for 42 yards.


2012 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 4: at Kansas City Chiefs
Most of Mathews work was in the fourth quarter when San Diego's victory was mostly already decided. U-T San Diego wrote that Mathews would have been expected to start were it not for his fumble against Atlanta the prior week. Nick Novak filled in for kicker Nate Kaeding, who was out with a groin injury, and made all three of his field goals.


2012 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 5: at New Orleans Saints
San Diego led 24–14 in the third quarter before the New Orleans Saints rallied for a 31–24 victory. The Chargers' Melvin Ingram was called for roughing the passer, nullifying a Drew Brees interception returned for a touchdown that would have put the Chargers ahead 31–14. Rivers had two costly turnovers in the fourth quarter: an interception that led to a Saints field goal and a fumble as San Diego was driving to tie the score in the game's last minute.


2012 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 5: at New Orleans Saints
With the loss, San Diego missed an opportunity to take a two-game lead over the Denver Broncos for the AFC West. The Chargers dropped to 3–2 while the Saints would get their first win of the season and improve to 1–4.


2012 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 5: at New Orleans Saints
Brees, a former Charger, broke an NFL record with his 48th straight game with a touchdown pass. He finished with 370 yards and four touchdown passes. Rivers threw for 354 yards and two touchdowns, both to former Saint Robert Meachem; they were Meachem's first touchdowns of the season.


2012 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 6: vs. Denver Broncos
The Chargers lost 35–24 to the Denver Broncos after leading 24–0 at halftime. The loss tied San Diego with Denver for the AFC West lead with a 3–3 record. Rivers had a career-high six turnovers, five in the second half. One of his interceptions and one of his fumbles were returned by the Broncos for touchdowns. He had four interceptions, including three in the fourth quarter.


2012 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 6: vs. Denver Broncos
The Chargers built their first-half lead after two special teams fumble recoveries and an 80-yard touchdown return by Quentin Jammer off a Peyton Manning interception. It was the first score of Jammer's career. Rivers also threw two touchdowns to Antonio Gates in the first half.


2012 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 6: vs. Denver Broncos
After the game, Fox Sports insider Jay Glazer reported that the Chargers used an "illegal stickum-type substance" during the game, and a Chargers equipment member was caught by the line judge hiding and handing out the substance to players, which was confiscated by the league. Chargers head coach Norv Turner denied that the team cheated, and stated that the object was a towel with a substance that dries footballs. The product was later identified as Gorilla Gold Grip Enhancer. On November 7, the league stated that the Chargers did not cheat, but fined the team $20,000.


2012 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 8: at Cleveland Browns
San Diego (3–4) lost their third straight game, 7–6 on the road to the Cleveland Browns (2–6). After blowing second-half leads the past two games in consecutive losses, the Chargers never led in this game. Both offenses struggled with wind blowing to more than 40 mph (64 km/h) and rain falling throughout the entire game. Rivers was 18 of 34 for 154 yards, but had a touchdown pass dropped by Meachem in the third quarter. With the Chargers forced to run because of the bad weather, Mathews ran 24 times for 95 yards. The Browns' Trent Richardson ran for 122 yards and a touchdown. It was the second game of the year the Chargers did not score an offensive touchdown. The last time San Diego failed to score a touchdown in two or more games was in 2000, when it occurred three times.


2012 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 8: at Cleveland Browns
With the Broncos' win that same week, the Chargers fell into a second place tie with the Raiders in the AFC West.


2012 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 9: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
The Chargers (4–4) won 31–13 in a home game against Kansas City (1–7), their second win in the season against the Chiefs. San Diego's defense scored two touchdowns, and Rivers completed  90% (18–20) of his passes, the fifth highest completion percentage in NFL history. Rivers threw a touchdown to Gates in the opening drive of the game, and threw another to Floyd in the fourth quarter. The defense followed with Jarret Johnson's sack of the Chiefs' Matt Cassel, which caused a fumble that was recovered by Shaun Phillips for a San Diego touchdown. On the next drive, Demorrio Williams intercepted Cassel's pass and returned it for a 59-yard touchdown.


2012 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 9: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Rivers threw for 220 yards, but had an interception in the red zone to end the first half. Danario Alexander started at wide receiver for an injured Meachem, and receiver Eddie Royal also sat out the game. Nose tackle Antonio Garay played his first game of the year. Some fans at halftime held a sign that read "Mr. Spanos, please fire A.J. & Norv."


2012 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 9: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Team president Dean Spanos in January had decided to bring back coach Norv Turner and general manager A.J. Smith despite having won only three  playoff games in five seasons (first year 2007), failing to qualify in the previous two season. Norv had a 3–3 playoff record with the Chargers between 2007 and 2009, the only years the Chargers made the playoffs during Norvs tenure.


2012 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 10: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
San Diego (4–5) lost 34–24 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5–4), dropping the Chargers two games behind division-leading Denver. The Chargers allowed touchdowns off a blocked punt and an interception after they led 21–17 at halftime. They had three touchdowns off 80-yard drives in the first half, when Rivers threw three touchdown while completing 16 of 18 passes for 218 yards and no interceptions. However, he three two interceptions in the fourth quarter, including one that was returned 83 yards for a touchdown that he threw heading out of bounds to avoid a sack.


2012 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 10: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Alexander had five receptions for 134 yards, including an 80-yard touchdown. Vincent Jackson, who left the Chargers as a free agent for Tampa Bay, had five receptions for 59 yards in his first game against San Diego.


2012 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 11: at Denver Broncos
The Chargers (4–6) fell three games behind Denver (7–3) for the division lead after losing to them, 30–23. Denver linebacker Von Miller had three sacks and forced two fumbles as the defense rattled Rivers. "This is the best defensive team they've had since I've been playing them," said Rivers.


2012 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 11: at Denver Broncos
The Chargers offense was shut out in the first half. Their first 12 possessions resulted in 10 punts and two turnovers. Rivers was 9-for-20 for 60 yards and an interception, and the running game had only 8 yards on 11 attempts. The Chargers first 9 points of the game were scored by the defense—an interception returned for a touchdown by Eric Weddle, and a safety by Shaun Phillips. Rivers threw for 198 of his 258 yards in the second half while throwing two touchdowns. Manning finished the game with 270 yards and three touchdown for Denver.


2012 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 11: at Denver Broncos
Denver swept the season series against the Chargers, giving them the advantage in a tiebreaker with San Diego if needed. "They're not losing four of six, I can guarantee you that", Rivers said in conceding the division. He was part of the 2008 team that trailed Denver by three games with three remaining before winning the division as the Broncos collapsed.


2012 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 12: vs. Baltimore Ravens
San Diego (4–7) led 13–3 with 7:51 remaining in the game before losing 16–13 in overtime to the Baltimore Ravens (9–2). The Ravens faced fourth-and-29 at their own 37 with 1:37 left when running back Ray Rice caught a pass one yard past the line of scrimmage. He ran to the 50-yard line, where he made three Chargers miss with a 90-degree cut to his left. Rice gained the 29 yards needed for a first down after escaping safety Eric Weddle, who received a concussion on the play as he was blocked by wide receiver Anquan Boldin. The Ravens kicked a 38-yard field goal to tie the game at the end of regulation, and made another 38-yarder to win with 1:07 left in overtime.


2012 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 12: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Rivers threw a 21-yard touchdown to Floyd and Novak kicked two field goals for the Chargers' scores. Rivers was sacked six times, but did not have a turnover for only the third time in 11 games; he entered the contest with 14 interceptions and four lost fumbles. The Ravens' fourth-and-29 was the longest fourth-down conversion in the NFL since 2001. It was the third time the Chargers blew a double-digit lead in the second half, including the earlier back-to-back losses to the Saints and Broncos. After being 8–0 under Turner in November from 2009 to 2010, San Diego fell to 1–7, the second-worst November record in the league since 2011.


2012 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals (7–5) scored the go-ahead touchdown with 4:51 remaining in the game and defeated the Chargers (4–8), 20–13. San Diego surrendered 10 points in the final five minutes of regulation for the second consecutive week, and they lost for the fourth straight week and seventh time in eight games. The Chargers dropped to 0–5 in games decided by seven points or fewer. It was their fourth loss in a game when holding a fourth-quarter lead.


2012 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Williams intercepted Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton and returned it for a 31-yard touchdown, his second score of the season. Rivers had two turnovers in the final 3:54. A fumble set up a field goal for the Bengals, and he threw an interception on fourth-and-10 from Cincinnati's 17 with 49 seconds remaining. The Chargers' offense was held without a touchdown for the third time in the season.


2012 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
The Chargers' home crowd of 54,980 was their lowest since 2004. It was their second straight blackout and third of the season. Meachem did not have a pass thrown to him for the second straight week; it was his fifth game without a catch.


2012 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 14: at Pittsburgh Steelers
With a surprising road victory over the Steelers to save their playoff hopes after losing four straight games, the Chargers improved to 5–8 on the season and 1–14 all-time in Pittsburgh during the regular season. The Steelers became the only AFC North team that San Diego would defeat this season.


2012 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Carolina Panthers
With the loss, the Chargers fell to 5–9 and were officially eliminated from playoff contention for the third-straight year. The Chargers' home crowd of 53,832 was their lowest since 2004. It was their third-straight blackout at home and fourth of the season. With the way ticket sales have been going, San Diego's home finale against the Raiders is expected to sell out, thus ending the home blackout streak. The team finished the season 0–4 against NFC opponents and had their first losing season since 2003.


2012 San Diego City Attorney election
The 2012 San Diego City Attorney election occurred on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. Incumbent city attorney Jan Goldsmith ran unopposed and was reelected.


2012 San Diego City Attorney election
Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, although most members do identify a party preference. A two-round system was used for the election, starting with a primary in June followed by a runoff in November between the top-two candidates if no candidate received a majority in the primary. Because Goldsmith ran unopposed, he was elected outright in June with no need for a runoff election.


2012 San Diego Padres season
The San Diego Padres' 2012 season was their 44th season in MLB, and their eighth at Petco Park. The Padres finished with a record of 76-86, fourth place in the NL West.


2012 San Diego Padres season, 2011–2012 offseason, Free agents
The following free agents were not re-signed from the finalroster of  the Padres 2011 season.


2012 San Diego Padres season, 2011–2012 offseason, Trades
On December 17, 2011, pitcher Mat Latos was traded to the Cincinnati Reds for right-handed starting pitcher Edinson Vólquez and three of the Reds' top 10 prospects—first baseman Yonder Alonso, catcher Yasmani Grandal and right-handed relief pitcher Brad Boxberger. Latos was 27–29 in 72 career starts with a 3.37 ERA. Volquez had not returned to form since undergoing elbow reconstruction surgery in 2009. Alonso moved ahead of Anthony Rizzo on the Padres's depth chart at first base. Grandal was the third catcher on the Padres' 40-man roster, joining Nick Hundley and John Baker. Boxberger was the top Double-A closer in the minor leagues in 2011.


2012 San Diego Padres season, 2011–2012 offseason, Trades
On January 6, 2012, the Padres acquired right handed pitcher Andrew Cashner and outfielder Kyung-Min Na from the Chicago Cubs for Rizzo and right-handed starting pitcher Zach Cates.


2012 San Diego Padres season, Regular season
The Padres started the season 20–41, the worst record in the major leagues at the time. By June 20, they were 22 games under .500.


2012 San Diego Padres season, Regular season
Starting pitcher Casey Kelly, obtained in the 2010 trade of Adrián González to the Boston Red Sox, made his major league debut with San Diego on August 27, 2012. Kelly earned a win after pitching six shutout innings in a 3–0 victory over the Atlanta Braves. He also recorded his first major league hit in the game. Kelly was the 15th different starting pitcher used by the Padres in 2012, which matched a club record set in 2002 and tied in 2009. The Padres ended the season with 24 pitchers throwing at least 15 innings.


2012 San Diego Padres season, Regular season
Third baseman Chase Headley was rumored to be traded but was kept at the trade deadline in July. He was named the National League Player of the Week for the week ending August 12. He was later named National League Player of the Month for August, becoming the first Padre to be so honored since Tony Gwynn won the award in May 1997. Headley that month was tied for the major league lead in home runs (10) and led the majors with 31 RBIs. He hit .306 (33-for-108) in August with 20 runs scored and a .611 slugging percentage.


2012 San Diego Padres season, Regular season
He earned a second consecutive Player of the Month honor in September after hitting .324 that month with nine homers, 30 RBIs, a .410 on-base percentage, and a .645 slugging percentage. He was the second Padre to win Player of the Month in consecutive months, the first being third baseman Ken Caminiti in August and September of 1996. He became the first Padre to ever have more than one 30-RBI month. Over the final 57 games of the season, he batted .313 with 19 homers, 44 runs scored and 63 RBIs.


2012 San Diego Padres season, Regular season
The Padres went 5–10 over their last 15 games, losing five consecutive series by 2–1 margins. However, San Diego was 42–33 after the All-Star break. They finished the season with a 76–86 record for a five-game improvement from 2011.


2012 San Diego Padres season, Regular season
Headley led the NL in RBIs with 115, joining former Padre and Hall of Fame outfielder Dave Winfield (118 in 1979) as the only Padres to lead the league in RBIs. Headley set career highs in hits (173), runs (95), home runs (31), walks (86), RBIs, total bases (301), on-base percentage (.376) and slugging percentage (.498) and matched career highs in games played (161), doubles (31) and steals (17). He reached base in 146 games, breaking the Padres record held by Gwynn (144 in 1987). Shortstop Everth Cabrera became the first Padre to lead the NL in stolen bases with 44. He set a team record with a 91.7 percent success rate on steals (44-for-48), which also led the NL.