2012 San Diego Padres season, Regular season
Headley was unanimously voted the Padre Player of the Year by writers covering the team, and Clayton Richard was the unanimous pick as the Padres Pitcher of the Year. Headley also won a Gold Glove Award after leading all major league third basemen in games played (159) and assists (315) and the NL in total chances (425).


2012 San Diego State Aztecs football team
The 2012 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aztecs were led by second-year head coach Rocky Long and played their home games at Qualcomm Stadium. This was San Diego State's 14th season in the Mountain West Conference.


2012 San Diego Toreros football team
The 2012 San Diego Toreros football team represented the University of San Diego in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Ron Caragher and played their home games at Torero Stadium. They were a member of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 8–3, 7–1 in PFL play to win their second consecutive league championship, shared with Butler and Drake. Head Coach Ron Caragher resigned at the end of the season to take the same position at San Jose State. On December 28, defensive coordinator Dale Lindsey was named the new head coach beginning in 2013.


2012 San Diego Toreros football team, Schedule
November 3's game against Marist was postponed due to effects from Hurricane Sandy. The Game was rescheduled to December 1.


2012 San Diego elections
Municipal elections were held in San Diego in 2012 for mayor, city attorney, five seats to the San Diego City Council, and propositions. The primary election was held on June 5, 2012, and the general election was held on November 6, 2012. This was the first city council election to use nine council districts. Two city council incumbents ran for reelection in their same district and one ran for election in the newly created ninth district.


2012 San Diego elections
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 of the votes in the first round.


2012 San Diego elections, Mayor
After a contentious race during the June primary, Congressman Bob Filner was elected mayor with a majority of the votes in the November election.


2012 San Diego elections, City Council
The 2012 election was the first to use the new districts created by the 2010 Redistricting Commission. Seats in districts 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 were up for election.


2012 San Diego elections, City Council
Carl DeMaio did not run for re-election when his term expired in 2012; he was replaced by Mark Kersey, who ran unopposed for the District 5 seat. Scott Sherman was narrowly elected in June to the District 7 seat, which had no incumbent. Todd Gloria (District 3) and Marti Emerald (District 9) won re-election by getting more than 50% in the June primary. Sherri Lightner (District 1) was forced into a November runoff which she won, 55% to 45%.


2012 San Diego elections, City Council
During the 2012 election cycle the local Republican Party made a strong bid to take over the majority on the (officially nonpartisan) city council. They ran a coordinated slate of three candidates, of whom Mark Kersey and Scott Sherman were elected to seats with no incumbent, but Ray Ellis lost to incumbent Sherri Lightner, so that the council maintained a partisan balance of five Democrats and four Republicans.


2012 San Diego elections, City Council, District 1
District 1 consists of the communities of Carmel Valley, Del Mar Mesa, Del Mar Heights, La Jolla, Pacific Highlands Ranch, Torrey Hills, Torrey Pines, and University City. Incumbent council member Sherri Lightner ran for reelection. Although she received fewer votes than Ray Ellis in the June primary, she was reelected with a majority of the vote in the November general election.


2012 San Diego elections, City Council, District 3
District 3 consists of the communities of Balboa Park, Bankers Hill/Park West, Downtown San Diego, Golden Hill, Hillcrest, Little Italy, Mission Hills, Normal Heights, North Park, Old Town, South Park, and University Heights. Incumbent council member Todd Gloria ran for reelection unopposed.


2012 San Diego elections, City Council, District 5
District 5 consists of the neighborhoods of Black Mountain Ranch, Carmel Mountain Ranch, Miramar, Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Encantada, Rancho Peñasquitos, Sabre Springs, San Pasqual Valley, Scripps Ranch, and Torrey Highlands. Incumbent council member Carl DeMaio chose not run for reelection so that he could instead run for mayor of San Diego. Mark Kersey ran for the empty seat unopposed.


2012 San Diego elections, City Council, District 7
District 7 consists of the neighborhoods of Allied Gardens, Del Cerro, Grantville, Linda Vista, Mission Valley, San Carlos, Serra Mesa, and Tierrasanta. Incumbent council member Marti Emerald chose to run for reelection in the newly created district 9 instead of district 7. Scott Sherman was elected with a majority of the vote in the June primary.


2012 San Diego elections, City Council, District 9
District 9 consists of the communities of Alvarado Estates, City Heights, College Area, College View Estates, El Cerrito, Kensington, Mountain View, Mount Hope, Rolando, Southcrest, and Talmadge. Incumbent council member from district 7 Marti Emerald chose to run for reelection in the newly created district 9. She was elected with a majority of the vote in the June primary election.


2012 San Diego elections, City Council, Aftermath
The new city council was sworn in December 3, 2012. The week after the election, Council President Tony Young announced that he would resign from the City Council to become CEO of the San Diego-Imperial Counties chapter of the American Red Cross. His resignation on January 1, 2013 triggered a special election for the balance of his term, which ended in 2014. At its first meeting the Council unanimously elected Todd Gloria to succeed him as Council President. On May 21, 2013 Myrtle Cole was elected to finish the remainder of Young's term.


2012 San Diego elections, June propositions, Proposition A
Ballot Title: Prohibits the City from Requiring Project Labor Agreements on City Construction Projects


2012 San Diego elections, June propositions, Proposition A
Ballot Language: "Should the City of San Diego be prohibited from requiring contractors to use Project Labor Agreements for City construction projects, except where required by law, and should the Mayor be required to post online all construction contracts over $25,000?"


2012 San Diego elections, June propositions, Proposition B
Ballot Language: "Should the Charter be amended to: direct City negotiators to seek limits on a City employee's compensation used to calculate pension benefits; eliminate defined benefit pensions for all new City Officials and employees, except police officers, substituting a defined contribution 401(k)-type plan; require substantially equal pension contributions from the City and employees; and eliminate, if permissible, a vote of employees or retirees to change their benefits?"


2012 San Diego mayoral election
The 2012 San Diego mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent mayor Jerry Sanders was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election.


2012 San Diego mayoral election
Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, though some candidates do receive funding and support from various political parties. The non-partisan primary was held Tuesday, June 5, 2012. As no candidate received a majority of primary votes to be declared elected outright, the top two finishers, San Diego City Councilman Carl DeMaio and Congressman Bob Filner, advanced to the November general election. Filner was elected mayor with a majority of the votes in the November election.


2012 San Diego mayoral election
The top two candidates received official support from their respective parties in the primaries and the general election; DeMaio was endorsed by the California Republican Party and Filner was endorsed by the California Democratic Party.


2012 San Diego mayoral election, Campaign
The mayoral race received national attention in March 2012 when The New York Times columnist David Brooks penned a column praising the moderate Nathan Fletcher and decrying the San Diego GOP's decision to back "orthodox conservative" Carl DeMaio over Fletcher for the post. Brooks was criticized by Reason's Matt Welch, who pointed out that DeMaio is openly gay and described him as having libertarian leanings. A few weeks after the local Republican party endorsed DeMaio, Fletcher announced he was leaving the Republican party and becoming an independent.


2012 San Diego mayoral election, Campaign
In the primary election held June 5, DeMaio placed first with 31.4 percent of the vote, followed by Filner with 30.5 percent. Trailing were Fletcher with 24.1 percent and Dumanis with 13.3 percent. As the top two vote-getters, DeMaio and Filner advanced to the November ballot. Filner was then elected mayor with 52.5 percent of the votes in the November election.


2012 San Francisco 49ers season
The 2012 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 63rd season in the National Football League, the 67th overall, the second under the head coach/general manager tandem of Jim Harbaugh and Trent Baalke, and their penultimate season at Candlestick Park. After going 13–3 and reaching the NFC Championship the year before, the 49ers topped that success with their first NFC championship since 1994 as well as their sixth overall as a franchise, overcoming a 17–0 deficit to defeat the Atlanta Falcons 28–24 on January 20, 2013 in the NFC title game.


2012 San Francisco 49ers season
However, the season ended with their first-ever defeat in the Super Bowl, falling to the Baltimore Ravens, 34–31. With that game, the Ravens replaced the 49ers as the only team with multiple appearances to never lose a Super Bowl; they have since been joined by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in this capacity.


2012 San Francisco 49ers season
This season was also highlighted by the signing of star wide receiver Randy Moss, who had come out of retirement after initially retiring following the 2010 season. As a 49er, Moss appeared in his second Super Bowl but failed to win one again as he previously lost in Super Bowl XLII to the New York Giants when he was part of the 2007 New England Patriots.


2012 San Francisco 49ers season, Quarterback controversy
Quarterback Alex Smith missed two starts mid-season after suffering a concussion, and backup Colin Kaepernick successfully filled in. A quarterback controversy began. Smith was ranked third in the NFL in passer rating (104.1), led the league in completion percentage (70%), and had been 19–5–1 as a starter under Harbaugh, while Kaepernick was considered more dynamic with his scrambling ability and arm strength. After Smith was fully recovered, Harbaugh chose Kaepernick as the starter for the 8–2–1 49ers, but also stated that the assignment was week-to-week and not necessarily permanent. However, Kaepernick started the remainder of the season through Super Bowl XLVII.


2012 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season schedule, Regular season Results, Week 1
The 49ers prove they are a force to be reckoned with in the NFL as they beat the Packers 30–22. This is the 49ers first win at Lambeau Field since 1990. With the win, the 49ers started their season 1–0.


2012 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season schedule, Regular season Results, Week 3
With the loss, the 49ers fell to 2–1 and into a tie with the Seahawks in 2nd place in the NFC West behind the 3–0 Cardinals.


2012 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season schedule, Regular season Results, Week 4
After a tough road loss, the Niners continued on the road to face the Jets. The team would improve to 3–1 as they handed the Jets their 2nd shutout home loss in 2 years.


2012 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season schedule, Regular season Results, Week 5
With the huge win, the 49ers improved to 4–1. 2–0 against the AFC East.


2012 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season schedule, Regular season Results, Week 8
Alex Smith completed 18-of-19 passes for 232 yards and three touchdowns without an interception in a 24–3 Monday night win over Arizona. With the win, the 49ers went into their bye week at 6–2.


2012 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season schedule, Regular season Results, Week 10
Smith suffered a concussion in the second quarter, throwing a touchdown with blurred vision before exiting the game. He was replaced by Colin Kaepernick, and the game ended in a 24–24 tie.


2012 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season schedule, Regular season Results, Week 10
With the tie game, the Niners' season stood at 6–2–1. This would also be the first NFL tie game since 2008 when the Bengals and Eagles played to a 13-point tie. This is also the first tie game between both the Rams and Niners since a 20–20 tie game in 1968.


2012 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season schedule, Regular season Results, Week 11
Kaepernick started his first NFL game with Smith out with a concussion from the previous week. Kaepernick completed 16 of 23 for 246 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions in a 32–7 win against a strong Bears defense. 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh spoke highly of Kaepernick's performance after the game, leaving open the possibility of Kaepernick continuing to start. "Usually tend to go with the guy who's got the hot hand, and we've got two quarterbacks that have got a hot hand," Harbaugh said. He dismissed any rule that a player should not lose their starting job due to an injury. With the win, the 49ers improved to 7–2–1.


2012 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season schedule, Regular season Results, Week 12
Smith was cleared to play the day before the game, but Harbaugh chose not to rush him back and again started Kaepernick. In a rematch of the 2012 playoffs against New Orleans, the 49ers won 31–21 with Kaepernick throwing for a touchdown and running for another. The 49ers defense also returned two Drew Brees interceptions for touchdowns. With the win, the Niners improved to 8–2–1 and also to 2–0 under Kaepernick as a starter.


2012 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season schedule, Regular season Results, Week 13
With their loss to the Rams, the 49ers fell to 8–3–1 on the season. Kaepernick's record as a starter dropped to 2–1.


2012 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season schedule, Regular season Results, Week 14
With the win the 49ers improved to 9–3–1 giving them their 2nd straight winning season and moving to 3–0 against the AFC East. Also Kaepernick's starting record improved to 3–1.


2012 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season schedule, Regular season Results, Week 15
The 49ers held on to win despite a furious Patriots rally where they erased a 31-3 San Francisco lead to tie the game. With the win the 49ers improved to 10–3–1 and became the only team in the NFC West to defeat all 4 AFC East teams. Kaepernick's starting record also improved to 4–1.


2012 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season schedule, Regular season Results, Week 16
The game was originally scheduled for 1:25 PM PST, but was flexed to the Sunday night slot, thus denying Fox a chance to air a game between the 49ers and Seahawks in 2012 as the game in Candlestick Park was played on a Thursday night.


2012 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season schedule, Regular season Results, Week 17
The Niners returned home for a Week 17 rematch against the Cardinals. Needing a win to capture the NFC West crown, the team would be down 3–0 after the first quarter. But rallied from a 7–6 halftime lead to win the game 27–13 and finished the season with their 2nd straight division title and of course the NFC's #2 seed with a record of 11–4–1 while going 5–2 under Kaepernick as a starter.


2012 San Francisco 49ers season, Postseason schedule, Postseason results, Divisional Round vs. Green Bay Packers
In his first career playoff game, 25-year-old 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick rushed for 181 yards and two touchdowns, setting both the NFL single-game record for rushing yards by a quarterback as well as the 49ers postseason record for rushing, regardless of position. He also passed for 263 yards and two scores. Overall, San Francisco racked up 579 yards, including a franchise record 323 rushing yards, and scored a touchdown in every quarter to earn their second consecutive trip to the NFC championship game.


2012 San Francisco 49ers season, Postseason schedule, Postseason results, Divisional Round vs. Green Bay Packers
However, Kaepernick didn't get off to a good start. Less than two minutes into the game, he threw a pass that was intercepted by Sam Shields and returned 52 yards for a touchdown. But he quickly rallied his team back, completing a 45-yard pass to running back Frank Gore before taking the ball into the end zone himself on a 20-yard run. Later in the period, Green Bay took a 14–7 lead with Aaron Rodgers' 44-yard completion to James Jones setting up an 18-yard touchdown run by DuJuan Harris.


2012 San Francisco 49ers season, Postseason schedule, Postseason results, Divisional Round vs. Green Bay Packers
The Packers then forced a punt, but returner Jeremy Ross muffed the kick and C. J. Spillman recovered it for San Francisco on the Packers 9-yard line. Two plays later, Kaepernick tied the score at 14 with a 12-yard touchdown pass to Michael Crabtree. Then defensive back Tarell Brown intercepted a pass from Rodgers, setting up Kaepernick's second touchdown pass to Crabtree, this one from 20 yards out.


2012 San Francisco 49ers season, Postseason schedule, Postseason results, Divisional Round vs. Green Bay Packers
With 2:39 left in the half, Rodgers' 20-yard touchdown pass to Jones tied the score at 21. But on the 49ers next drive, a pair of runs by Kaepernick for gains of 19 and 17 yards enabled David Akers to kick a 36-yard field goal, sending the teams into their lockers rooms with San Francisco leading 24–21.


2012 San Francisco 49ers season, Postseason schedule, Postseason results, Divisional Round vs. Green Bay Packers
In the third quarter, Green Bay drove 76 yards in 9 plays, featuring a 30-yard reception by Greg Jennings and scored a Mason Crosby field goal. But the tie turned out to be short lived. On the third play of their next drive, Kaepernick faked a handoff, rolled right, and took off for a career long 56-yard touchdown run, retaking the lead at 31–24. Then after a punt, he completed a 44-yard pass to tight end Vernon Davis, setting up Gore's 2-yard touchdown run on the first play of the fourth quarter.


2012 San Francisco 49ers season, Postseason schedule, Postseason results, Divisional Round vs. Green Bay Packers
Following another punt, Kaepernick led the 49ers back for more points, this time on a 93-yard drive. First he ran for a 16-yard gain, and later he completed a 17-yard throw to tight end Delanie Walker. On the next play, Gore's 26-yard burst moved the ball to the Packers 27-yard line. Anthony Dixon eventually finished the 11-play drive with a 2-yard touchdown run, making the score 45–24.


2012 San Francisco 49ers season, Postseason schedule, Postseason results, Divisional Round vs. Green Bay Packers
With under a minute left, Rodgers threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Jennings. But any hope of a miracle comeback was dashed when Walker recovered the ensuing onside kick attempt.


2012 San Francisco 49ers season, Postseason schedule, Postseason results, Divisional Round vs. Green Bay Packers
Crabtree was the top receiver of the game, with 9 catches for 119 yards and two touchdowns. Gore rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown, while also catching two passes for 48 yards. Linebacker Patrick Willis had 7 tackles and a sack. Rodgers finished 26/39 for 257 yards and two touchdowns, with 1 interception, while also rushing for 28 yards. Kaepernick finished the game responsible for more yards gained (444) than the entire Packers team (352).


2012 San Francisco 49ers season, Postseason schedule, Postseason results, NFC Championship Game vs. Atlanta Falcons
San Francisco overcame a 17-point deficit, the largest comeback ever in an NFC championship game, to earn their sixth Super Bowl appearance in franchise history.


2012 San Francisco 49ers season, Postseason schedule, Postseason results, NFC Championship Game vs. Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta dominated the first quarter, mainly on plays by receiver Julio Jones, who caught 5 passes in it for 100 yards, including a 46-yard touchdown catch on their opening drive, and a 27-yard reception on their next drive to set up a Matt Bryant field goal. Following a punt, Matt Ryan hit Roddy White for a 23-yard gain on the last play of the first quarter. Then he threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Jones on the first play of the second, giving the Falcons a 17–0 lead.


2012 San Francisco 49ers season, Postseason schedule, Postseason results, NFC Championship Game vs. Atlanta Falcons
This time San Francisco struck back with an 80-yard scoring drive, with Frank Gore rushing for 20 yards and Vernon Davis catching a pass for 27. LaMichael James finished the drive with a 15-yard touchdown run. Then after forcing a three-and-out, Colin Kaepernick rushed for 23 yards and completed three passes to Davis for 48 yards, the last a 4-yard touchdown pass to make the score 17–14. But Atlanta stormed back as Ryan completed five passes for double-digit gains on their next drive, the last one a 10-yard score to tight end Tony Gonzalez with 25 seconds left in the half.


2012 San Francisco 49ers season, Postseason schedule, Postseason results, NFC Championship Game vs. Atlanta Falcons
The 49ers took the opening kickoff and drove 82 yards, with Kaepernick completing two passes to Randy Moss for 38 yards and one to tight end Delanie Walker for 20. Gore completed the drive with a 5-yard touchdown run, cutting their deficit to 24–21. On Atlanta's ensuing possession, defensive back Chris Culliver gave San Francisco a great chance to tie or take the lead by intercepting a pass from Ryan and returning it to the Falcons 25-yard line.


2012 San Francisco 49ers season, Postseason schedule, Postseason results, NFC Championship Game vs. Atlanta Falcons
But San Francisco failed to gain a first down and came up empty when David Akers hit the uprights on a 38-yard field goal try. Later on, the 49ers got another scoring opportunity when defensive lineman Aldon Smith recovered a fumble from Ryan on his own 40-yard line. They subsequently drove deep into Falcons territory, but once again they failed to score when defensive back Dunta Robinson stripped the ball from Michael Crabtree on the 1-yard line as he was trying to get in for the go-ahead score, and linebacker Stephen Nichols recovered it.


2012 San Francisco 49ers season, Postseason schedule, Postseason results, NFC Championship Game vs. Atlanta Falcons
With 12 minutes left in regulation, Ted Ginn Jr.'s 20-yard punt return gave San Francisco the ball on the Falcons 38-yard line. Five plays later, Gore scored his second touchdown on a 9-yard run, giving the 49ers their first lead of the game at 28–24. Atlanta responded with a drive to the 49ers 13-yard line, but consecutive incompletions on third and fourth down caused a turnover on downs with just 1:13 left in the game.


2012 San Francisco 49ers season, Postseason schedule, Postseason results, NFC Championship Game vs. Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta managed to force a punt and get the ball with 13 seconds to go. Ryan completed a pass to Jones on the final play, but he was tackled at the 49ers 35-yard line as time expired.


2012 San Francisco 49ers season, Postseason schedule, Postseason results, NFC Championship Game vs. Atlanta Falcons
Kaepernick finished 16/21 for 233 yards and a touchdown, along with 21 rushing yards. Davis caught 5 passes for 106 yards and a score. Gore rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns. Ryan completed 30 of 42 passes for 396 yards and three touchdowns, with one interception. Jones caught 11 passes for 182 yards and two touchdowns, while White had 7 receptions for 100 yards. Gonzalez caught 8 passes for 78 yards and a score.


2012 San Francisco 49ers season, Postseason schedule, Postseason results, Super Bowl XLVII
In what seemed like it would be a blowout win for the Ravens, the Niners rallied in the 2nd half. With the Ravens leading 28–6, Jacoby Jones returned a kickoff  for a touchdown at the start of the 2nd half. For a period, the 49ers outscored the Ravens 25–6, and had a chance to take the lead late in the game. However, the Ravens defense was strong, stopping the 49ers offense at the 4-yard line and forcing a turnover on downs.


2012 San Francisco 49ers season, Postseason schedule, Postseason results, Super Bowl XLVII
This marked the first time ever in franchise history the Niners had lost a Super Bowl as their overall record dropped to 13–5–1 on the season and 2–1 in the postseason. The loss made their Super Bowl record 5–1. This game is known as "The Harbowl", as it was the first time in Super Bowl history two brothers faced off against each other as coaches. Additionally, it was the first Super Bowl since Super Bowl XXXVII in 2003 to not feature Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger, or Peyton Manning. This tradition would hold until Super Bowl LIV, which ironically also featured the 49ers.


2012 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election
The 2012 San Francisco Board of Supervisors elections occurred on November 6, 2012. Six of the eleven seats of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors were contested in this election. One incumbent was termed out of office, four ran for reelection, and one ran for initial election after being appointed to the seat.


2012 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election
Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, though most candidates in San Francisco do receive funding and support from various political parties. The election was held using ranked-choice voting.


2012 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election, Results, District 1
This district consists of the Richmond. Incumbent supervisor Eric Mar ran for reelection.


2012 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election, Results, District 3
District 3 consists of the northeastern corner of San Francisco, including Chinatown, the Financial District, Fisherman's Wharf, Nob Hill, North Beach, and Telegraph Hill. Incumbent supervisor David Chiu ran for reelection.


2012 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election, Results, District 5
District 5 consists of the Fillmore, Haight-Ashbury, Hayes Valley, Japantown, UCSF, and the Western Addition. Incumbent supervisor Christina Olague ran for her first election after being appointed by Mayor Ed Lee in the wake of Ross Mirkarimi's resignation to be Sheriff of San Francisco.


2012 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election, Results, District 7
District 7 consists of City College, Forest Hill, Lake Merced, Mount Davidson, Parkmerced, San Francisco State University, St. Francis Wood, and Twin Peaks. Incumbent supervisor Sean Elsbernd was termed out of office.


2012 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election, Results, District 9
District 9 consists of Bernal Heights, the Inner Mission, and the Portola. Incumbent supervisor David Campos ran for reelection.


2012 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election, Results, District 11
District 11 consists of Crocker-Amazon, the Excelsior, Ingleside, Oceanview, and the Outer Mission. Incumbent supervisor John Avalos ran for reelection unopposed.


2012 San Francisco Giants season
The San Francisco Giants are an American baseball team. Their 2012 season marked their 130th year in Major League Baseball, as well as their 55th year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and the thirteenth at AT&T Park.


2012 San Francisco Giants season
The Giants finished with a record of 94–68, 1st place in the NL West, and defeated the Cincinnati Reds in five games in the Division Series thereby becoming the first National League team (8th in MLB History) to come back from a 2–0 deficit in a best-of-five series by sweeping three games in the opponent's park. The Giants defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games after overcoming a 3-1 deficit in the NL Championship Series and advancing to the 2012 World Series to face the Detroit Tigers. They swept the Tigers in four games to win their second World Series title in three years.


2012 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Division Series
The San Francisco Giants defeated the Cincinnati Reds to advance to the 2012 National League Championship Series.


2012 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 1, October 6
9:37 p.m. (EDT) at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California


2012 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 2, October 7
Sunday, October 7, 2012 – 9:37 pm (ET) at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California


2012 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 3, October 9
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati


2012 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 4, October 10
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati


2012 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 5, October 11
Thursday, October 11, 2012 at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati


2012 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Championship Series
The San Francisco Giants defeated the St. Louis Cardinals for the National League title.


2012 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Championship Series, Game 1, October 14
Sunday, October 14, 2012 at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California


2012 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Championship Series, Game 2, October 15
Monday, October 15, 2012 at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California


2012 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Championship Series, Game 3, October 17
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri


2012 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Championship Series, Game 4, October 18
Thursday, October 18, 2012 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri


2012 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Championship Series, Game 5, October 19
Friday, October 19, 2012 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri


2012 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Championship Series, Game 6, October 21
Sunday, October 21, 2012 – 7:45 p.m. (EDT) at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California


2012 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Championship Series, Game 7, October 22
Monday, October 22, 2012 at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California


2012 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, World Series
The Giants swept the Detroit Tigers 4–0 to win the World Series Championship. The sweep marks as the franchise's first-ever in a playoffs or championship while in San Francisco.


2012 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, World Series, Game 1, October 24
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California


2012 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, World Series, Game 2, October 25
Thursday, October 25, 2012 at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California


2012 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, World Series, Game 3, October 27
Saturday, October 27, 2012 at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan


2012 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, World Series, Game 4, October 28
Sunday, October 28, 2012 – 8:15 p.m. (EDT) at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan


2012 San Francisco Giants season, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases


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


2012 San Jose Earthquakes season
The 2012 San Jose Earthquakes season is the club's 15th year of existence, as well as its 15th season in Major League Soccer and its fifth consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer. Including all previous franchises, this is the 30th year with a soccer club in the San Jose area sporting the name "Earthquakes".


2012 San Jose Earthquakes season, Squad, Reserve
This list shows players who have played for the team in official 2011 MLS Reserve Division games, but are not part of the senior roster.


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


2012 San Jose Earthquakes season, Competitions, Major League Soccer, Regular season
(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (W1) = Western Conference champion


2012 San Jose Earthquakes season, Competitions, Major League Soccer, Regular season
Last updated: September 2, 2012Source: Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won;  T = Matches tied;  L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference


2012 San Jose Earthquakes season, Miscellany, Allocation ranking
San Jose is in the #6 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.


2012 San Jose Earthquakes season, Miscellany, International roster slots
San Jose has 7 MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2012 season. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots. San Jose traded one slot to Toronto in July 2011 and acquired one slot from Sporting Kansas City in December 2011. Each of these trades expire on January 1, 2013. Also, San Jose had previously traded a slot to Toronto in July 2008 that returns on January 1, 2014.


2012 San Jose Earthquakes season, Miscellany, Future draft pick trades
Future picks acquired: None. Future picks traded: 2013 MLS SuperDraft conditional pick to New York Red Bulls.


2012 San Jose Earthquakes season, Miscellany, MLS Rights to Other Players
San Jose maintains the MLS rights to Clarence Goodson after he declined a contract offer by the league and signed overseas with no transfer fee received. San Jose acquired Goodson's rights by drafting him in the 2007 MLS Expansion Draft.


2012 San Jose SaberCats season
The 2012 San Jose SaberCats season was the 16th season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Darren Arbet and played their home games at HP Pavilion at San Jose. After finishing the regular season with a 12–6 record, the SaberCats qualified for the playoffs, but lost in the conference semifinals to the Arizona Rattlers, 48–51.


2012 San Jose SaberCats season, Schedule, Regular season
The SaberCats began the season at home against the Arizona Rattlers on March 10. They hosted the Iowa Barnstormers on July 14, in their final regular season game.


2012 San Jose SaberCats season, Final roster
Rookies in italics updated July 26, 201223 Active, 12 Inactive


2012 San Jose State Spartans football team
The 2012 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans were led by third year head coach Mike MacIntyre and played their home games at Spartan Stadium. They were members of the Western Athletic Conference. This was the Spartans' final season as members of the WAC. They joined the Mountain West Conference on July 1, 2013. They finished the season 11–2, 5–1 in WAC play to finish in second place. They were invited to the Military Bowl where they defeated Bowling Green.


2012 San Jose State Spartans football team
Head coach Mike MacIntyre resigned at the end of the regular season to take the head coach position at Colorado. Defensive coordinator Kent Baer was the Spartans' interim head coach for the Military Bowl. San Diego head coach Ron Caragher was hired as the Spartans new head coach beginning in 2013.


2012 San Jose State Spartans football team, Personnel, Coaching staff
Head coach Mike MacIntyre returned for his third season with San Jose State. Under MacIntyre, San Jose State went 1-12 in its 2010 season and improved to 5-7 in 2011.


2012 San Jose State Spartans football team, Personnel, Coaching staff
On December 10, the University of Colorado at Boulder hired MacIntyre to be the new head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes football team. With a five-year, $10 million contract, MacIntyre would annually earn nearly quadruple his annual salary at San Jose State. The following day, San Jose State named defensive coordinator Kent Baer to be interim coach for the 2012 Military Bowl on December 27, in which they defeated Bowling Green 29-20. The previous week, MacIntyre stated that although other schools had contacted him about potential job openings, MacIntyre was not actively seeking another job. During San Jose State's late-season win streak, speculation occurred that MacIntyre might become head coach at Cal or Kentucky in 2013.


2012 San Jose State Spartans football team, Personnel, Departing starters
San Jose State lost 12 starters from the 2011 season, including quarterback Matt Faulkner, running back Brandon Rutley, safety Duke Ihenacho, and placekicker Jens Alvernik. Ihenacho went on to play for the NFL's Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent.


2012 San Jose State Spartans football team, Schedule
The 2012 schedule was officially released on March 5, 2012. The schedule had six home games and six road games. Because the WAC had only seven football member schools by 2012 due to conference realignment, San Jose State played six conference games and six non-conference games for the season. San Jose State played against all six other WAC member schools: Idaho, Louisiana Tech, New Mexico State, Texas State, UTSA, and Utah State. The non-conference games were against: Colorado State and San Diego State of the Mountain West Conference, Stanford of the Pac-12 Conference, UC Davis of the Big Sky Conference, and FBS independent schools BYU and Navy.


2012 San Jose State Spartans football team, Schedule
On November 3, San Jose State became bowl eligible for the first time since 2008 after beating Idaho and attaining six wins against FBS schools. However, the win over UTSA did not count, because UTSA was not yet a full FBS member school.


2012 San Jose State Spartans football team, Schedule
Six games were nationally televised this season. ESPN showed the Military Bowl on December 27, ESPN2 showed the games against BYU and Louisiana Tech, CBS Sports Network showed the game against Navy, and Pac-12 Network showed the game against Stanford. WatchESPN also streamed the games shown on ESPN and ESPN2 as well as two games—the ones against Colorado State and UTSA—broadcast by ESPN3, the game against New Mexico State via New Mexico State's AggieVision network, and the game against Utah State via ESPN Regional Television.


2012 San Jose State Spartans football team, Schedule
KLIV in San Jose served as the flagship station for the San Jose State Spartans Football Radio Network, along with fellow affiliates KION in Salinas and newcomer KFIV in Modesto. Michael Spero returned for his second season as play-by-play announcer, with Kevin Richardson at color commentary.


2012 San Jose State Spartans football team, Game summaries, at Stanford
Scoring for Stanford: S. Taylor 1-yard run, J. Nunes' 11-yard pass to D. Terrell, J. Williamson 46-yard and 20-yard field goal. Scoring for San Jose State: Austin Lopez 38-yard field goal, Blake Jurich 3-yard run, and David Fales' 21-yard pass to Noel Grigsby.


2012 San Jose State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Utah State
In San Jose State's homecoming game, San Jose State lost to eventual WAC champion Utah State. Although David Fales completed 38 of 50 passes for 467 yards and three touchdowns, Fales was sacked 13 times with a cumulative loss of 102 yards. Utah State also had a 212-4 advantage in rushing yards.


2012 San Jose State Spartans football team, Ranking movements
On November 25, San Jose State made the No. 24 spot in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) Top 25 rankings. This was San Jose State's first-ever BCS ranking and first national ranking since 1990. The following week, both the AP Poll and Coaches' Poll ranked San Jose State No. 24. This ranking marked San Jose State's first top-25 AP ranking since 1975. San Jose State also played its first bowl game since the 2006 New Mexico Bowl. On December 27, San Jose State defeated Bowling Green in the 2012 Military Bowl at Washington, D. C. by the score of 29–20. For the first time in school history, San Jose State made it into the final rankings in both the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls, earning a No. 21 ranking in both.


2012 San Jose State Spartans football team, After the season, Awards
Travis Johnson earned the WAC Defensive Player of the Year award. With 16 honorees, San Jose State led all WAC teams in 2012 for All-WAC honors. Named to the All-WAC first team were Noel Grigsby, Ryan Otten, Nicholas Kaspar, David Quessenberry, Travis Johnson, Travis Raciti, Vince Buhagiar, Keith Smith, and Bené Benwikere. Named to the All-WAC second team were Chandler Jones, David Fales, De'Leon Eskridge, Anthony Larceval, David Tuitupou, Austin Lopez, and Tyler Ervin.


2012 San Jose State Spartans football team, After the season, Awards
Travis Johnson was invited to the East-West Shrine Game and was named to the Academic All-America second team. Johnson, Ryan Otten, and David Quessenberry all got Senior Bowl invitations.


2012 San Jose State Spartans football team, After the season, NFL Draft
In the 2013 NFL Draft, David Quessenberry was selected in the sixth round and 176th overall by the Houston Texans.


2012 San Jose State Spartans football team, After the season, Conference change
On July 1, 2013, San Jose State officially became a member of the Mountain West Conference (MWC). San Jose State football followed fellow WAC school Utah State to the MWC and reunited with Hawaii in football only and Boise State, Fresno State, Nevada, and several other fellow former WAC schools in football and many other sports. The WAC stopped sponsoring football after the 2012 season.


2012 San Juan, Puerto Rico mayoral election
The 2012 San Juan, Puerto Rico mayoral election was held on November 6, 2012 to elect the mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Among other elections, it was held concurrently with the 2012 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election. It saw the election of Popular Democracy Party nominee Carmen Yulín Cruz ho unseated incumbent New Progressive Party mayor Jorge Santini.


2012 San Luis Potosí Challenger
The 2012 San Luis Potosí Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 19th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in San Luis Potosí, Mexico between 2 and 8 April 2012.


2012 San Luis Potosí Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2012 San Luis Potosí Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received entry as a lucky loser into the singles main draw:


2012 San Luis Potosí Challenger – Doubles
Santiago González and Horacio Zeballos were the defending champions but decided not to participate. Nicholas Monroe and Simon Stadler won the title, defeating Andre Begemann and Jordan Kerr 3–6, 7–5, [10–7] in the final.


2012 San Luis Potosí Challenger – Singles
Santiago Giraldo was the defending champion but decided not to participate. Spanish Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo won the tournament with the score 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 in the final against Paolo Lorenzi.


2012 San Marino CEPU Open
The 2012 San Marino CEPU Open was a professional tennis tournament plays on clay courts. It was the 25th edition of the tournament which is part of the Tretorn SERIE+ of the 2012 ATP Challenger Tour. It takes place in City of San Marino, San Marino between 6 and 12 August 2012.


2012 San Marino CEPU Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2012 San Marino CEPU Open – Doubles
James Cerretani and Philipp Marx were the defending champions, but chose not to compete. Lukáš Dlouhý and Michal Mertiňák won the title, defeating Stefano Ianni and Matteo Viola 2–6, 7–6(7–3), [11–9] in the final.


2012 San Marino CEPU Open – Singles
Potito Starace is the defending champion, but lost in the first round. Martin Kližan won the title, defeating Simone Bolelli 6–3, 6–1 in the final.


2012 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2012 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth round of the 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 14–16 September 2012 at the Misano World Circuit.


2012 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix, Classification, Moto2
The Moto2 race was stopped after 3 laps due to an oil spill from Gino Rea's bike. It was restarted and reduced to 14 laps, with the starting grid determined by the running order in the first part. The final result was determined by the second part.


2012 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round thirteen has concluded.


2012 Sanaa bombing
The 2012 Sana'a bombing was a suicide attack on 21 May 2012, against Yemeni Army soldiers practicing for the annual Unity Day military parade in Sana'a, Yemen. The ceremony is carried out every year on 22 May since 1990 to mark the unification of North Yemen and South Yemen as the Republic of Yemen. Responsibility for the attack was claimed by the Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) affiliate Ansar al-Sharia.


2012 Sanaa bombing, Background
The suicide bombing came 10 days into an army offensive against al-Qaeda in Yemen's restive southern Abyan province, where the AQAP (Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula) have seized control of a string of towns and cities in attacks launched since May 2011. According to witnesses and Yemeni officials, the Yemeni government had intensified its offensive against Al Qaeda in southern Yemen in the week prior to the attack with combined air and ground assaults leaving dozens of casualties, among them civilians. It also follows suspected U.S. drone bombings in Yemen, which AQAP said the attack was in retaliation for and, at the same time, AQAP have used instability over the 2011-2012 Yemeni uprising to take control of swathes of southern Yemen.


2012 Sanaa bombing, Attack
The attack took place in al-Sabin Square, near Yemen's presidential palace, as soldiers were arranging themselves in a parade rehearsal for the upcoming Unity Day ceremonies. According to Yemeni security officials, the bomber was a rogue soldier participating in the drill wearing a belt of explosives. Early reports suggested a few dozen casualties, but by the early afternoon the confirmed death toll was at 90, with at least 222 injured. Security officials stated that the attacker had detonated his explosives shortly before Defence Minister Muhammad Nasir Ahmad Ali and the army chief-of-staff were expected to greet the troops.


2012 Sanaa bombing, Attack
The attack resulted in "horrific carnage", with one witness describing "arms and legs scattered on the ground ... The wounded people were piled on top of each other, covered with blood." Another soldier who had been present for the attack called it a "massacre", stating "I have never seen such a bloody day in my life". Al-Arabiya reported on 96 dead and over 300 injured in the blast. Later in the day the casualty toll was raised yet again, this time to over 120 killed and nearly 350 injured, some of them critically.


2012 Sanaa bombing, Attack
A doctor at a Sana'a hospital described the city's medical facilities as overwhelmed, and stated that the attack had left dozens paralyzed. Most of the casualties appeared to be from the Central Security Organisation – a large paramilitary force commanded by Yahya Saleh, a nephew of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Within hours of the attack, Saleh was dismissed from his post by presidential decree.


2012 Sanaa bombing, Perpetrators
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's-affiliate Ansar al-Sharia claimed responsibility for the attack a few hours after it had taken place. A spokesman for the group said it was in retaliation for injustices done by the CSO: "We will take revenge, God willing, and the flames of war will reach you everywhere, and what happened is but the start of a jihad project in defence of honour and sanctities." It also added that there would be more attacks if the government assault did not stop in Abyan.


2012 Sanaa bombing, Reactions
President Abdrabu Mansur Hadi stated that the attackers "wanted to turn the joy of our people with the unity day into sorrow ... and therefore, the war on terrorism will continue till it is uprooted and defeated completely whatever the sacrifices are". State-run Saba News Agency condemned the bombing as a terrorist attack, showing "a moral and religious perversion of the attackers and plotters".


2012 Sanaa bombing, Reactions
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned the attack and called for those involved to be brought to justice. He also urged the people of Yemen to fully implement the negotiated political transition that had replaced the administration of President Saleh with that of Hadi following the 2011–2012 Yemeni revolution.


2012 Sanaa bombing, Reactions
The U.K. Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt strongly condemned the attack, calling it 'cowardly'. He added that "this tragic event underlines the scale of the security challenge facing the Yemeni government as it seeks to introduce key reforms and work towards completing political transition". The White House issued a statement as well, condemning the bombing and offering to help Yemen with the investigation. US President Barack Obama also expressed concerns that Yemen was becoming a "hub" for terrorism. French President François Hollande described the attack as "barbaric".


2012 Sanaa bombing, Reactions
The Somali Islamic militant group Al-Shabaab congratulated Al-Qaeda on the successful attack through its official Twitter account.


2012 Sanaa bombing, Aftermath
The Unity Day parade was held on schedule the following day, with President Hadi watching from behind a bulletproof barrier. On 24 May, a suicide bomber killed 12 people when he drove his car into a crowd supporting Shi'ite rebels, who Al Qaeda considers "renegade Muslims". Another suicide bomber attempted to attack a protest on the same day, but his belt killed only himself.


2012 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 2012 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. In the ward of Great Bridge, the Conservative Party was criticised for fielding a candidate who had the same name as the Labour Party councillor.


2012 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election
Due to being elected 'in thirds', councillors elected at the 2008 Sandwell Council election were defending their seats in 2012.


2012 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season
The 2012 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season is Sanfrecce Hiroshima's fourth consecutive season in J. League Division 1, and 42nd overall in the Japanese top flight. Sanfrecce Hiroshima are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup and 2012 J. League Cup.


2012 Sangju Sangmu Phoenix season
The 2012 season was Sangju Sangmu Phoenix's eleventh season in the K-League in South Korea. Sangju Sangmu Phoenix was competing in K-League and Korean FA Cup.


2012 Sangju Sangmu Phoenix season, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 Sanriku earthquake
The 2012 Sanriku earthquake (Japanese: 三陸沖地震) occurred near the city of Kamaishi, Japan, on December 7. The magnitude 7.3 shock generated a small tsunami, with waves up to 1 m high, that hit Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture. It occurred at a depth of 36 km within the Pacific Plate and was the result of reverse faulting, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of the Japan Trench.


2012 Sanriku earthquake, Damage, Tsunami
The 1 metre (3.3 ft) tsunami caused a mountain of sandbags to collapse in Ishinomaki. An old man went missing and was found dead on December 14 after he sailed out to sea to try to evacuate from the tsunami in Kuji.


2012 Sanriku earthquake, Damage, Shaking
Some pipeworks were damaged in an old people's facility in Saitama. Some boards in a roof of an elementary school in Ichikai shifted. An elderly lady died of shock at her home in Marumori, and a man died of shock after trying to evacuate from where he was working in Iitate, causing a total of 3 deaths. This earthquake also caused 14 injuries.


2012 Sanriku earthquake, Previous earthquakes in Kamaishi
In 2001 and 2008, there were a series of micro earthquakes that could have started the tectonic plate movement that spawned the 2012 Kamaishi earthquake. These small series of earthquakes were a magnitude of about 3–4.9. It is studied that the shocks moved from the outer and deeper limits into the mainshock epicenter. These small earthquakes were a precursor that began the tectonic movement for the 2012 earthquake.


2012 Santiago Wanderers season
The 2012 season was Santiago Wanderers's 55th season at the Campeonato Nacional and the 3rd consecutive season in the top flight of Chilean football. The club participated in both tournaments of the Primera División, the Apertura and the Clausura, and also participated in the Copa Chile.


2012 Santiago Wanderers season
In this season, the club celebrated its 120th Anniversary since its foundation in 1892. In July 2012, it was announced that the Estadio Playa Ancha will be renovated, renamed as Elías Figueroa Stadium and expanded to 25,000 seats in order to become a host venue for the upcoming 2015 Copa América. The stadium was closed in October 2012 and partially demolished afterwards, right after the end of the regular season.


2012 Santiago Wanderers season
In football, the team had regular results during this season, being unable to qualify to the playoffs in both Apertura and Clausura tournaments. The team was managed by Arturo Salah for most of the season, but the bad results and a 14-match winless streak forced him to resign in mid-August. During the last 10 matches of the Clausura tournament, Ivo Basay took the team and managed to save it from relegation to Primera B.


2012 Santiago Wanderers season
The season covers the period from 1 January to 31 December 2012.


2012 Santiago Wanderers season, Kits
Supplier:  MitreSponsor(s):  Terminal Pacífico Sur,  Entel (shoulders),  Clos de Pirque (socks)


2012 Santos FC season
The 2012 season was Santos Futebol Clube's hundredth season in existence and the club's fifty-third consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football.


2012 Santos FC season
Santos won the Campeonato Paulista title for the third consecutive time and became the first team in 43 years to win three straight São Paulo state championships. Neymar was the top scorer and the best player.


2012 Santos FC season
They also competed in the Libertadores as the defending champions, exiting in the semi-finals after a 1–2 aggregate loss against eventual winners Corinthians.


2012 Santos FC season
On 26 September, Santos beat Universidad de Chile with an aggregate of 2–0 to win the Recopa Sudamericana for the first time.


2012 Santos FC season
Santos' youth team won the U20 Campeonato Paulista by beating São Paulo 2–0 on aggregate score.


2012 Santos FC season
Santos finished the Campeonato Brasileiro in eighth place after winning their last match 3–1 against Palmeiras on 1 December.


2012 Santos FC season, Players, Appearances and goals
Last updated: 1 December 2012Source: Match reports in competitive matches, , ,


2012 Santos FC season, Players, Goalscorers
Last updated: 1 December 2012Source: Match reports in Competitive matches


2012 Santos FC season, Players, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 1 December 2012Source: , , Ordered by ,  and  = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2012 Santos FC season, Players, Copa Libertadores squad
As of 14 February 2012, according to combined sources on the official website. In Conmebol competitions players must be assigned numbers between 1 and 25.


2012 Santos FC season, Players, Copa Libertadores squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 Santos FC season, Players, Copa Libertadores squad
1Pará, Ibson and Vinicius Simon left the club during the competition, and for their places, Maranhão, Gérson Magrão and Ewerton Páscoa were entered.


2012 Santos FC season, Players, Recopa Sudamericana squad
As of 20 August 2012, according to combined sources on the official website. In Conmebol competitions players must be assigned numbers between 1 and 25.


2012 Santos FC season, Players, Recopa Sudamericana squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 Santos FC season, Club, Kit
The previous season kit was used until April due an agreement that Santos had with Umbro.


2012 Santos FC season, Club, Kit
The home kit was released on 3 February 2012. Later, on 14 April 2012, Santos' centenary birthday, the third kit was released with the "sea color". The third kit was used as away kit until 14 October 2012, when the traditional away kit with black and white stripes was released in the match against Vasco valid for the 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro.


2012 Sarasota Open
The 2012 Sarasota Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the fourth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Sarasota, United States between 16 and 22 April 2012.


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


2012 Sarasota Open – Doubles
Ashley Fisher and Stephen Huss were the defending champions but decided not to participate. Johan Brunström and Izak van der Merwe won the title, defeating Martin Emmrich and Andreas Siljeström 6–4, 6–1 in the final.


2012 Sarasota Open – Singles
James Blake was the defending champion. Sam Querrey won the final after defeating Paolo Lorenzi 6–1, 6–7(3–7), 6–3 in the final.


2012 Sark general election
General elections were held in Sark on 12 December 2012 to elect half of the 28 members of the Chief Pleas. Ten conseillers were re-elected, four candidates were elected for the first time, and two sitting conseillers lost their seats.


2012 Sark general election, Electoral system
The 28 members of the Chief Pleas were elected for four-year terms in two tranches. The 2012 election was held to replace members who had been elected for a four-year term in 2008.


2012 Sark general election, Conduct
The Sark Government appointed Norman Browse to serve as an observer of the elections. Browse reported that the elections were "open and transparent".


2012 SaskTel Tankard
The 2012 SaskTel Tankard was held February 1–5 at the Assiniboia Curling Club in Assiniboia, Saskatchewan. The winning team of Scott Manners,  will represent Saskatchewan at the 2012 Tim Hortons Brier in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.


2012 Saskatchewan Huskies football team
The 2012 Saskatchewan Huskies football team represented the University of Saskatchewan in the 2012 CIS university football season. They played their home games at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The team had hopes to win Canada West and to advance to the Vanier Cup for the first time in 6 years, however they lost to the Regina Rams in the Canada West Semi-Final.


2012 Saskatchewan Huskies football team, Radio
All Huskies football games were carried on CK750. The radio announcers were Branden Crowe and Kelly Bowers.


2012 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
The 2012 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 55th season for the team in the Canadian Football League. The Roughriders finished the season in 3rd place in the West Division with an 8–10 record, improving upon their 5–13 record from 2011. The Roughriders qualified for the playoffs and lost to the Calgary Stampeders in the Western Semi-Final.


2012 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
During the off-season, the Roughriders hired Corey Chamblin as their head coach after Ken Miller had retired.


2012 Saskatchewan Roughriders season, Offseason
On December 15, 2011, Riders hired new head coach Corey Chamblin. On March 22, 2012, Riders traded their 2nd and 4th round picks in the Canadian College Draft to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for Odell Willis. The Roughriders also signed soon-to-be all star and former National Football League running back Kory Sheets while also signing three quarterbacks in February.


2012 Saskatchewan Roughriders season, Offseason, CFL Draft
The 2012 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2012 live at 1:00 PM CST. The Roughriders had the first overall draft pick and four selections total in the six-round draft, after trading away their second, fourth, and fifth round picks and acquiring Calgary's fifth round pick.


2012 Saskatchewan Roughriders season, Regular season
Under the direction of Corey Chamblin, the Roughriders were leading 3–0 going into their game against Calgary, having beaten Hamilton, Edmonton and BC. Kory Sheets had already scored three touchdowns in consecutive games, and Weston Dressler was starting off strong. Roughriders kick returner Tristan Jackson returned a missed field goal by Paul McCallum, the first Rider to return a kick return since 2007.


2012 Saskatchewan Roughriders season, Regular season
The Roughriders then began losing close games, losing in overtime in Calgary and losing by one point to Hamilton, both games in which they held double-digit leads in the fourth quarter. Following the bye week, the team lost their next three, extending their losing streak to five games after opening the season 3-0.


2012 Saskatchewan Roughriders season, Regular season
The Riders were heading into the Labour Day Classic needing to find a way to win against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. They defeated the Blue Bombers 52–0, which was the first time that Winnipeg was shut out in a game since 1969. The Roughriders then defeated Winnipeg again in the Banjo Bowl, winning it by a field goal by Sandro DeAngelis in the last minute, led by backup quarterback Drew Willy after Darian Durant was injured early in the game.


2012 Saskatchewan Roughriders season, Regular season
Willy then started in Montreal, but couldn't find a way to win. But Calgary was in Regina the next game, with Durant starting, and this time Chamblin "challenged" the defense to keep Jon Cornish away from the 100-yard mark, or "someone would lose their job". The defense was successful, and so was the offence, as the Roughriders got redemption from the Stampeders, winning 30–25.


2012 Saskatchewan Roughriders season, Regular season
The next game was against the defending champion BC Lions, with the season series tied one game apiece. The Roughriders got a huge win at home, with Greg Carr scoring a touchdown, and Weston Dressler, already having the greatest season of his career, snagging two. The team continued their winning streak against Toronto, dominating the Argonauts 36–10. The Roughriders RB Kory Sheets was going for the 1000 yard mark in rushing, in his first season in the CFL. He soon accomplished that, becoming the first Saskatchewan rookie running back to gain 1000 rushing yards since Darren Davis in 2000.


2012 Saskatchewan Roughriders season, Regular season
While the Roughriders lost their next two games, they nonetheless qualified for the playoffs after 16 games. A Calgary win over Hamilton gave the Riders a spot in the playoffs, as they were back to the playoffs under Chamblin control. Weston Dressler got his first career punt return touchdown, against Montreal on October 20.


2012 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2012 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Saskatchewan's women's provincial curling championship, was held from January 25 to 29 at the Humboldt Curling Club in Humboldt, Saskatchewan. The winning team of Michelle Englot, represented Saskatchewan at the 2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Red Deer, Alberta, where the team went 5-6 in round robin play.


2012 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Qualification process
Twelve teams will qualify for the provincial tournament through several berths. The qualification process is as follows:


2012 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Qualification Rounds, Northern Qualification
The 2012 SaskPower Women's Northern Playdown took place from January 13 to 15 at the Prince Albert Curling Club in Prince Albert. The format of play was an open-entry triple knockout, and four teams qualified to the provincial playoffs.


2012 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Qualification Rounds, Southern Qualification
The 2012 SaskPower Women's Southern Playdown took place from January 13 to 15 at the Weyburn Curling Club in Weyburn. The format of play was an open-entry triple knockout, and four teams qualified to the provincial playoffs.


2012 Saskatchewan municipal elections
The Canadian province of Saskatchewan held municipal elections in its cities, town, villages and odd-numbered rural municipalities on October 24, 2012.


2012 Saskatchewan municipal elections
Listed are the results of selected municipal mayoral and city councillor races across the province.


2012 Saskatchewan municipal elections, Saskatoon
Results are unofficial until confirmed by the City Clerk's office after the election.


2012 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final
The 2012 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final was the 37th final of the Crown Prince Cup, a football tournament. It took place on 10 February 2012 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and was contested between Al-Hilal and Al-Ettifaq. It was Al-Hilal's 12th Crown Prince Cup final and Al-Ettifaq's fifth final. This was the second meeting between these two clubs in the final after 2008. It was Al-Ettifaq's first final since 2008 and Al-Hilal's fifth final in a row.


2012 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final
Al-Hilal won the match 2–1 to claim their eleventh Crown Prince Cup title and their fifth one in a row.


2012 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final, Venue
The King Fahd International Stadium was announced as the host of the final venue. This was the eleventh Crown Prince Cup final hosted in the King Fahd International Stadium following those in 1992, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010.


2012 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final, Venue
The King Fahd International Stadium was built in 1982 and was opened in 1987. The stadium was used as a venue for the 1992, 1995, and the 1997 editions of the FIFA Confederations Cup. Its current capacity is 68,752 and it is used by the Saudi Arabia national football team, Al-Nassr, Al-Shabab, and major domestic matches.


2012 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final, Background
Al-Hilal reached their twelfth final after a 2–0 win against Al-Ittihad. This was Al-Hilal's fifth final in a row.


2012 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final, Background
Al-Ettifaq reached their fifth final, after a 2–1 away win against Al-Ahli. They reached their first final since 2008 when they finished as runners-up after losing to Al-Hilal.


2012 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final, Background
This was the second meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup final. Al-Hilal won the previous meeting 2–0 in the 2008 final. The two teams played each other once in the season prior to the final. The match ended in a 2–2 draw.


2012 Savannah Challenger
The 2012 Savannah Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the fourth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Savannah, United States between 23 and 29 April 2012.


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


2012 Savannah Challenger – Doubles
Rik de Voest and Izak van der Merwe were the defending champions but de Voest decided not to participate. van der Merwe played alongside Michael Yani, losing in the semifinals. Carsten Ball and Bobby Reynolds won the title, defeating Travis Parrott and Simon Stadler 7–6(9–7), 6–4 in the final.


2012 Savannah Challenger – Singles
Wayne Odesnik is the defending champion, but lost in the second round this year. Brian Baker won the title, defeating Augustin Gensse 6–4, 6–3 in the final.


2012 Savannah State Tigers football team
The 2012 Savannah State Tigers football team represented Savannah State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). This was the second season under the guidance of head coach Steve Davenport. The Tigers played their home games at Ted Wright Stadium and they finished the 2012 season with a 1–10 record (0–8 in the MEAC) to finish last in the conference.


2012 Savannah State Tigers football team, Game summaries, Florida State
For their second game of the season, the Tigers traveled to Tallahassee, Florida to face the #6 ranked Seminoles of Florida State. This was the first meeting between these teams. Prior to the game, the Seminoles were installed as 70 1/2 point favorites, reportedly making Savannah State the biggest underdogs in any college football game ever.


2012 Savannah State Tigers football team, Game summaries, Florida State
The Seminoles held the Tigers scoreless, winning 55–0. Florida State scored 35 points in the first quarter, with a 61-yd touchdown pass from EJ Manuel to Rodney Smith, a 6-yard touchdown run from Chris Thompson, an 8-yd touchdown pass from E.J. Manuel to Greg Dent, a 9-yd touchdown pass from E.J. Manuel to Kelvin Benjamin, and a 5-yd touchdown run from Devonta Freeman.


2012 Savannah State Tigers football team, Game summaries, Florida State
Florida State added another thirteen points in the second quarter as the result of a 19-yard touchdown run from James Wilder, Jr. and another 1-yd touchdown run from James Wilder, Jr. with a subsequent failed point-after-attempt from kicker Dustin Hopkins, ending his streak of 145 consecutive extra point attempts. Florida State scored another seven points in the third quarter as the result of a 19-yd touchdown pass from Jacob Coker to Kelvin Benjamin.


2012 Savannah State Tigers football team, Game summaries, Florida State
The Seminoles totaled 413 yards of offense in the game, with 167 rushing yards and 246 passing yards while holding Savannah State to just 28 total yards of offense. The victory improved Florida State's all-time record against the Tigers to 1-0.


2012 Savannah State Tigers football team, Game summaries, Florida State
The game was delayed by lightning in the area in the second quarter and later called with 8:59 left in the third quarter, again due to weather.


2012 Savannah State Tigers football team, Game summaries, Edward Waters
Antonio Bostick threw for four touchdowns and ran for two as the Tigers defeated NAIA Edward Waters College for the first win of the season. Bostick finished the game with 319 yards passing.


2012 Savannah State Tigers football team, Game summaries, South Carolina State
South Carolina State defeated the Tigers 27-13 in the season finale for both teams. The Bulldogs led 13-7 at halftime and pushed the lead to 20-7 with 6:21 left in the third quarter. The Tigers scored on a 10-yard pass from Victorian Hardison to Dylan Cook with 1:39 left in the third to pull the Tigers within a score, 20-13, but missed the extra point. The Bulldogs blocked an SSU punt which put them in scoring position from the Tigers 20-yard line to seal the victory for the bulldogs. The Tigers defense was led by Wayne Burden who had 11 tackles (10 solo) and 3 tackles for loss.


2012 Save Cup
The 2012 Save Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the tenth edition of the tournament which is part of the 2012 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Mestre, Italy between 3 and 10 September 2012.


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


2012 Save Cup, WTA entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry by a lucky loser spot:


2012 Save Cup – Doubles
Valentyna Ivakhnenko and Marina Melnikova were the defending champions, but Ivakhnenko chose not to participate. Melnikova partnered up with Sofia Shapatava, but they lost in the quarterfinals to Réka-Luca Jani and Teodora Mirčić.


2012 Save Cup – Doubles
Mailen Auroux and María Irigoyen won the title, defeating Jani and Mirčić in the final, 5–7, 6–4, [10–8].


2012 Save Cup – Singles
Mona Barthel was the defending champion, but chose to participate at the 2012 US Open Grand Slam instead.


2012 Save Cup – Singles
Karin Knapp won the title, defeating Estrella Cabeza Candela in the final, 6–1, 3–6, 6–1.


2012 Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank season
The 2012 season for Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank began in January with the Tour Down Under. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.


2012 Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank season
In February 2012, Alberto Contador was given a backdated two-year ban in relation to his doping case stemming from the 2010 Tour de France. As well as his results from that race, all of his results from 2011 and 2012 were disqualified, including his victory in the 2011 Giro d'Italia.


2012 Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank season
Known simply as Team Saxo Bank for the first six months of 2012, the team acquired Tinkoff Bank as a secondary title sponsor shortly before the Tour de France.


2012 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship
The 2012 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship season was the second Scandinavian Touring Car Championship season. The season started at Mantorp Park on 5 May and ended on 22 September at the brand new track at Solvalla in Stockholm. It was the first season which included cars built to the Next Generation Touring Car specification.


2012 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship, Teams and drivers
(Note: drivers with car numbers 88–99 are eligible for the Semcon cup). All teams were Swedish-registered.


2012 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship, Race calendar
The provisional calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 15 October 2011. 2012 will see the inclusion of the brand new Sovalla track on the streets of Stockholm and a track at the Östersund airport.


2012 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship, Championship standings, Drivers Championships
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.


2012 Scheldeprijs
The 2012 Scheldeprijs was the 100th edition of the Scheldeprijs cycle race and was held on 4 April 2012. The race was won by Marcel Kittel of the Argos–Shimano team.


2012 Schleswig-Holstein state election
The 2012 Schleswig-Holstein state election was held on 6 May 2012 to elect the members of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union and Free Democratic Party (FDP) was defeated. Though the CDU remained the largest party, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) negotiated a coalition with The Greens and the South Schleswig Voters' Association (SSW). This was dubbed the "Danish traffic light"  or "Namibia coalition". SPD leader Torsten Albig was subsequently elected Minister-President by the Landtag.


2012 Schleswig-Holstein state election, Background
After the 2009 state election, the CDU formed a coalition with the FDP under Minister-President Peter Harry Carstensen. Due to ambiguity and complications with the electoral law, the election result was the subject of a legal challenge by the Greens, SSW, and The Left. In August 2010, the state Constitutional Court ruled that the electoral law was unconstitutional. The court mandated that a new electoral law be legislated within six months and that new elections be held by September 2012, two years ahead of schedule.


2012 Schleswig-Holstein state election, Background
Minister-President Carstensen had stated his intention to retire at the next election. The CDU therefore needed to pick a candidate to succeed him as Minister-President if they won the election. At a party conference in May 2011, they chose Christian von Boetticher, incumbent deputy Minister-President and leader of the CDU parliamentary group. In August, however, von Boetticher resigned these positions after it was revealed that he had been involved in an intimate relationship with a 16-year-old girl as recently as 2010. Two days later, the CDU announced that Minister of Science, Economic Affairs and Transport Jost de Jager had been nominated as their new candidate for Minister-President.


2012 Schleswig-Holstein state election, Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein.


2012 Schleswig-Holstein state election, Election result
The SPD recovered some of the voteshare it had lost in the 2009 election while the CDU stagnated. This led to a very close result, with both parties winning 22 seats, but the CDU leading with 30.8% of the vote to the SPD's 30.4%. On paper, the FDP was the biggest loser of the election, almost halving its voteshare from its impressive showing in 2009. However, compared to the national trend, the Schleswig-Holstein result was an unexpected success; and until April, state polling had predicted that the FDP would lose all its seats.


2012 Schleswig-Holstein state election, Election result
The Greens marginally improved their performance compared to 2009. The Left fared poorly, losing all its seats after only 3 years in the Landtag. The Pirate Party won 8.2%, entering the Landtag for the first time. This came after successes in the 2011 Berlin state election and 2012 Saarland state election in the preceding months. The SSW achieved its best result since 1950 with 4.6%.


2012 Schleswig-Holstein state election, Outcome
The outgoing CDU–FDP government lost its majority, winning just 28 of the 35 seats needed for a majority. The SPD–Green bloc also fell short with 32 seats. CDU candidate Jost de Jager invited both the FDP and Greens to discuss a potential coalition, but neither party accepted. The SPD, Greens, and SSW began discussions for forming a government together. This was dubbed the "Danish traffic light", a play on the red-yellow-green "traffic light coalition", with the "yellow" FDP substituted for the "Danish" SSW. It would have a narrow, one-seat majority. This same arrangement had been attempted after the 2005 state election, but unexpectedly failed when one of the government members abstained. Pirate Party leader Torge Schmidt suggested that his party could lend their support to the Danish traffic light, though this never came to fruition.


2012 Schleswig-Holstein state election, Outcome
Coalition talks succeeded, and the Landtag voted to confirm Torsten Albig as the new Minister-President. The government received 37 votes, meaning that at least two opposition members voted in favour.


2012 Scotland Sevens
The 2012 Scotland Sevens was the sixth edition of the tournament previously known as the Edinburgh Sevens. It was the eighth tournament within the 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series. The host stadium was the Scotstoun Stadium.


2012 Scotland Sevens
New Zealand won the title by defeating England 29–14 in the final.


2012 Scotland Sevens, Format
The teams were divided into pools of four teams, who played a round-robin within the pool. Points were awarded in each pool on a different schedule from most rugby tournaments—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup competition. The four quarterfinal losers dropped into the bracket for the Plate. The Bowl was contested by the third- and fourth-place finishers in each pool, with the losers in the Bowl quarterfinals dropping into the bracket for the Shield.


2012 Scotland rugby union tour of Australia, Fiji and Samoa
In June 2012, the Scotland rugby union team made a tour of Australia, Fiji and Samoa, playing one test match against each.


2012 Scotland rugby union tour of Australia, Fiji and Samoa
The tour began with Scotland's second consecutive win over Australia, meaning they retained the Hopetoun Cup. (They had beaten Australia 9–8 at Murrayfield in 2009.) Scotland then travelled to Fiji, becoming the first "Tier 1" nation to play a test in a Pacific Island nation since Italy visited Fiji in 2006. Scotland recorded away victories over both Fiji and Samoa.


2012 Scotland rugby union tour of Australia, Fiji and Samoa
Scotland were also scheduled to play the New South Wales Waratahs on 10 June, but this match was called off on 11 May as the Waratahs were unable to field a team "due to injuries and the requirements of the Wallabies squad."


2012 Scotland rugby union tour of Australia, Fiji and Samoa, Squad
Initial 28-man squad, named on 16 May. Ages and caps correct as of 5 June 2012.


2012 Scotland rugby union tour of Australia, Fiji and Samoa, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


2012 Scotland rugby union tour of Australia, Fiji and Samoa, Matches, Australia v Scotland
Touch judges:Craig Joubert (South Africa)Keith Brown (New Zealand)Television match official:Vinny Munro (New Zealand)


2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from Saturday, February 18 to Sunday, February 26 at the ENMAX Centrium in Red Deer, Alberta. This Tournament of Hearts marked the second time that Red Deer has hosted the Scotties; the first time that the Scotties was hosted in Red Deer was in 2004.


2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The winning team, Heather Nedohin of Alberta, went on to represent Canada at the 2012 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in Lethbridge, Alberta. Nedohin won the final after she defeated British Columbia's Kelly Scott with a score of 7–6. Nedohin's championship win was the seventh win by the home team of the host province and the first championship win for Alberta in fourteen years.


2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
The defending champions, skipped by Amber Holland, returned to their third Scotties in a row, for the first time wearing the red and white for Canada. They were looking to build momentum off of last year's success, when they won their first Canadian Women's Championship. The last time a team from Saskatchewan won back to back championships was in 1994 when Team Canada's Sandra Peterson (Schmirler) defeated Manitoba's Connie Laliberte to win her second National Title.


2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
The road to a second national title was not going to be an easy one for the defending champions, as this year's field proved to be a difficult one. For the seventh time, in eight years Kerry Galusha represented the Northwest Territories/Yukon. Galusha has added Sharon Cormier to her team, and together the team had found early success on the World Curling Tour, defeating several top teams, and qualifying for an event. Making her 10th Scotties appearance, Heather Strong represented Newfoundland and Labrador. Strong's last appearance was in 2009, when her team went 5-6. Strong has never advanced beyond a tiebreaker and was looking for a spot in the playoffs.


2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Manitoba's spot to the Scotties was hotly contested and had several top teams vying for the provincial title. Jennifer Jones won the provincial final over Chelsea Carey. Jones, who made her 9th appearance at the Scotties, was looking for her 5th national title, but fell short. British Columbia's provincial playoffs saw four past provincial champions looking to win a place at the Scotties. Kelly Scott defeated Marla Mallett in the final to win the provincial championship. Scott missed out on the playoffs last year. Kim Dolan represented Prince Edward Island. This was Dolan's first provincial win in 13 years, and also marked her 12th and final Scotties appearance. Nova Scotia was represented by Heather Smith-Dacey, who finished third at last year's Scotties, but failed to make the playoffs at this event.


2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Michelle Englot represented Saskatchewan making her 8th appearance. Her last trip to the Scotties was in 2008 and was a difficult one, having lost her father the day before the event began. This time around was a much better time for Englot. Marie-France Larouche represented Quebec for the second year in a row, making her 7th Scotties appearance with a new team. Andrea Kelly of New Brunswick made her 5th appearance at the Scotties with a new lineup. Kelly recently promoted her third, Rebecca Atkinson, to skip, and Kelly continued to throw fourth stones.


2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Ontario was represented by the team skipped by Tracy Horgan, who made her first Scotties appearance after stealing the win over Rachel Homan in the Ontario provincial final. Heather Nedohin represented Alberta, marking the first time in twelve years that Nedohin has been to a Scotties. Nedohin is a former Scotties champion under skip Cathy King.


2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Amber Holland Third: Kim SchneiderSecond: Tammy SchneiderLead: Heather KalenchukAlternate: Jolene Campbell


2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Heather NedohinThird: Beth IskiwSecond: Jessica MairLead: Laine PetersAlternate: Amy Nixon


2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Kelly ScottThird: Sasha Carter Second: Dailene Sivertson Lead: Jacquie ArmstrongAlternate: Sherry Fraser


2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Jennifer JonesThird: Kaitlyn LawesSecond: Jill OfficerLead: Dawn AskinAlternate: Jennifer Clark-Rouire


2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Fourth: Andrea Kelly Skip: Rebecca Atkinson Second: Jillian Babin Lead: Jodie DeSolla Alternate: Jeanette Murphy


2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Heather Strong Third: Laura Strong Second: Jenn Cunningham Lead: Stephanie Korab Alternate: Noelle Thomas-Kennell


2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Heather Smith-Dacey Third: Danielle Parsons Second: Blisse Comstock Lead: Teri Lake Alternate: Melanie Comstock


2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Tracy HorganThird: Jennifer SeabrookSecond: Jenna EngeLead: Amanda GatesAlternate: Jen Gates


2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Kim Dolan Third: Rebecca Jean MacDonald Second: Sinead Dolan Lead: Nancy Cameron Alternate: Michala Robison


2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Marie-France Larouche Third: Brenda Nicholls Second: Amélie Blais Lead: Anne-Marie Filteau Alternate: Julie Rainville


2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Michelle EnglotThird: Lana VeySecond: Roberta MateriLead: Sarah SlywkaAlternate: Candace Chisholm


2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Kerry Galusha Third: Sharon Cormier Second: Shona Barbour Lead: Megan CormierAlternate: Wendy Miller


2012 Scottish Borders Council election
Elections to Scottish Borders Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the 11 wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system, a form of proportional representation, with 34 Councillors elected.


2012 Scottish Borders Council election
The election saw the Scottish Conservative Party remain the largest party on the Council though they lost 1 seat. The Scottish National Party replaced the Scottish Liberal Democrats as the second largest party by gaining 3 seats at the expense of the latter. The Lib Dems were reduced to 6 seats. Independents increased their numbers to 7 seats while the Borders Party retained their 2 seats.


2012 Scottish Borders Council election
Following the election the Scottish National Party formed a coalition with the support of the Independents and the Liberal Democrats. The Borders Party are also supporting this administration. This replaced the previous Conservative-Lib Dem-Independent coalition which existed from 2007-2012.


2012 Scottish Borders Council election, Election results
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.


2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
The 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, also known as the Ramsdens Cup Final for sponsorship reasons, was an association football match between Falkirk and Hamilton Academical on 1 April 2012 at Almondvale Stadium in Livingston. It was the 21st final of the Scottish Challenge Cup since it was first organised in 1990 to celebrate the centenary of the Scottish Football League.


2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
Both teams progressed through four knock-out rounds to reach the final. The match was Falkirk's fourth appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup Final with the club defending an unbeaten record in the final having won on three previous occasions, the most recent in 2004. It was also Hamilton's fourth appearance, the club winning twice in successive years in the early-1990s and losing in 2005. The tournament was contested by clubs below the Scottish Premier League with both clubs from the First Division. The match was watched by 5,210 spectators as well as being broadcast live on BBC Alba.


2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
An early goal from Darren Dods in the 2nd minute was enough for Falkirk to win the match 1–0. In doing so Falkirk became the first club to win the tournament for a fourth time.


2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Route to the final
The competition is a knock-out tournament and in 2011–12 was contested by 32 teams: the 30 clubs that played in the First, Second and Third Divisions of the Scottish Football League and two Highland Football League clubs by invitation. For the first round only, the draw was divided into two geographical regions made up of 16 clubs – north/east and south/west. Teams were paired at random and the winner of each match progressed to the next round and the loser was eliminated.


2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Route to the final, Falkirk
Falkirk were placed in the north/east region for the first round and were drawn against Second Division side Brechin City away from home. All of the goals came in the first half but Darren Dods's debut goal in the 33rd minute proved to be the decider in the 2–1 win at Glebe Park. In the second round Falkirk faced fellow First Division side Dundee at the Falkirk Stadium. The only goal of the game came from Moroccan, Farid El Alagui in the 43rd minute and was enough to send Falkirk through to the quarter-final stage.


2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Route to the final, Falkirk
The reward for reaching the quarter-final stage was an away game against East Fife of the Second Division. The Methil based club took the lead on the 27th minute courtesy of a right-foot curler from Ryan Wallace. However, two goals in quick succession from Kallum Higginbotham and Craig Sibbald to make the score 3–1 was enough to overcome East Fife, with Higginbotham sealing the scoreline at 4–1 on the 87th minute in the match at Bayview Stadium.


2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Route to the final, Falkirk
The semi-final draw paired Falkirk with high flying Annan Athletic of the Third Division. Annan Athletic had played 12 games and won 10 in all competitions leading up to the semi-final tie and had knocked out First Division club Ayr United in the previous round. However, three first half goals, one from Mark Millar and two from Farid El Alagui saw off Annan Athletic in front of a record official attendance of 1,575 at Galabank.


2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Route to the final, Hamilton Academical
Hamilton Academical competed in the south/west region for the first round and faced Third Division side Queen's Park at Hampden Park. Two debutant senior goals from Ali Crawford and David Hopkirk in the 72nd and 80th minutes respectively ensured a 2–0 victory for Accies and a clean sheet to progress to the second round. The opponents drawn were Partick Thistle of the First Division. A late penalty goal from Irishman James Chambers in the 86th minute at New Douglas Park was enough to book a place in the quarter-final stage.


2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Route to the final, Hamilton Academical
The quarter-final draw paired Hamilton Academical with another First Division side, Greenock Morton, whom Accies defeated in the 1992 Final. Despite Greenock Morton taking the lead in the 10th minute from a Paul Di Giacomo goal, Hamilton scored two other first half goals from Greig Spence and Simon Mensing to win 2–1 at New Douglas Park to progress to the semi-final stage.


2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Route to the final, Hamilton Academical
A third club from the First Division provided the opposition for Hamilton in the semi-final in the form of Livingston. A late first half goal in the 43rd minute from Mark McLaughlin was enough to knock out the West Lothian side in front of a crowd of 1,418 and progress to their fourth Scottish Challenge Cup Final in the club's history.


2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Pre-match, Venue
The 2012 final marked the first time the event was hosted at Almondvale Stadium in Livingston, the home of Livingston F.C.. The venue opened in 1995 and at the time of the final was officially known as the Braidwood Motor Company Stadium after its sponsor. Seating arrangements for spectators in the stadium were segregated with Falkirk supporters occupying the East Stand and parts of the North and South Stands whilst Hamilton fans were allocated tickets for the West (Main) Stand. Falkirk travelled around 20 miles (32.2 km) to the venue and Hamilton Academical travelled approximately 30 miles (48.3 km).


2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Pre-match, Analysis
With the inclusion of two Highland League clubs for the first time, this brought the number of teams competing up to 32 which meant that there was no random bye for any club into the second round so both Falkirk and Hamilton entered the first round. Falkirk eliminated three lower league clubs en route to the final whilst Hamilton eliminated only one; defeating three First Division teams before the final.


2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Pre-match, Analysis
Both teams appeared in the final for the fourth time. Falkirk had won the tournament on their three previous final appearances in 1993, 1997 and 2004, whereas Hamilton Academical had won the tournament twice in successive years in 1991 and 1992 and came runner-up in 2005.


2012 Scottish Cup Final
The 2012 Scottish Cup Final was the 127th final of the Scottish Cup. The match took place at Hampden Park on 19 May 2012 and was contested by the Edinburgh derby rivals, Hibernian (Hibs) and Heart of Midlothian (Hearts). It was Hibs' 12th Scottish Cup Final and Hearts' 14th. It was also the first time the clubs had met in a Scottish Cup Final since 1896.


2012 Scottish Cup Final
As Scottish Premier League (SPL) clubs, Hibs and Hearts both entered the competition in the fourth round. Hibs won all four of their ties at the first attempt, defeating two other SPL clubs and two Scottish Football League clubs. After winning against Junior club Auchinleck Talbot in the fourth round, Hearts defeated three other SPL clubs to reach the final. Hearts needed a replay to eliminate St Johnstone then they beat St Mirren, then beat cup holders Celtic in the semi-final.


2012 Scottish Cup Final
The match was Hibs' 12th appearance in the Scottish Cup final and Hearts' 14th. Hibs had previously won two finals and Hearts had won seven. Because both teams were from Edinburgh, many of the city councillors requested that the final be held in Edinburgh at Murrayfield Stadium, instead of the traditional venue of Hampden, in Glasgow. The previous final between the two clubs in 1896 had been held in Edinburgh but on this occasion it stayed in Glasgow.


2012 Scottish Cup Final
Hearts won a one-sided match 5–1. They took an early 2–0 lead by goals from Darren Barr and Rudi Skácel. Hibs reduced the deficit to 2–1 at half-time through captain James McPake. Soon after half-time, however, Pa Kujabi was sent off and conceded a penalty kick, which was converted by Danny Grainger. Hearts scored two further goals with their one-man advantage to complete the scoring.


2012 Scottish Cup Final, Route to the final, Hibernian
Scottish Premier League club Hibernian entered the competition in the fourth round. They began their campaign against Second Division leaders Cowdenbeath at Central Park, which was suggested as a possible cup upset due to Hibs' poor league form. Cowdenbeath took the lead after just 15 seconds, but Hibs recovered to win 3–2. Hibs then took on fellow SPL club Kilmarnock at their home ground, Easter Road, having made several signings in January 2012. An early goal by Irish striker Eoin Doyle was enough to give Hibs a 1–0 win.


2012 Scottish Cup Final, Route to the final, Hibernian
In the quarter-final Hibs were drawn against the other senior club from Ayrshire, away to Ayr United. Again the match was tipped as a possible cup upset, as Ayr had beaten Hibs (after a replay) in the 2010–11 Scottish Cup competition. Hibs scored two early goals and progressed to the semi-final with a 2–0 victory. In the semi-final, Hibs took on Aberdeen at Hampden Park. Garry O'Connor scored an early goal, and Rory Fallon equalised for Aberdeen in the second half with a spectacular looping volley. Hibs won 2–1 thanks to a late winning goal by Leigh Griffiths.