2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 12: at Cleveland Browns
After a win over the Lions, the Steelers traveled to Cleveland to take on the Browns. They drew first blood as Shaun Suisham nailed a field goal from 47 yards out to take a 3–0 lead. The Browns managed to tie the game as Billy Cundiff helped them tie it at 3–3 in the first quarter. In the 2nd quarter, the Steelers moved back into the lead scoring 24 unanswered points in the process.


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 12: at Cleveland Browns
Ben Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown on a 41-yard touchdown pass to make the score 10–3 followed by another Suisham field goal this time from 32 yards out to make the score 13–3 at halftime. In the 3rd quarter, Roethlisberger found Emmanuel Sanders on a 4-yard touchdown pass increasing their lead to 20–3 followed by William Gay who picked off Brandon Weeden and returned it 21 yards for a touchdown making the score 27–3.


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 12: at Cleveland Browns
The Browns would score a touchdown of their own as Weeden found Josh Gordon on a 1-yard touchdown pass followed by a successful 2-point conversion pass to Davone Bess to make the final score 27–11 as the Steelers improved to 5–6 winning 3 straight and taking their trend to winning 5 out of their last 7.


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 13: at Baltimore Ravens
Ravens – 0–7 – T. Smith 7 yd. pass from J. Flacco (J. Tucker kick) (9:18)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 13: at Baltimore Ravens
Ravens – 0–10 – J. Tucker 43 yd. field goal (3:01)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 13: at Baltimore Ravens
Ravens – 0–13 – J. Tucker 34 yd. field goal (9:21)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 13: at Baltimore Ravens
Steelers – 7–13 – E. Sanders 8 yd. pass from B. Roethlisberger (S. Suisham kick) (6:26)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 13: at Baltimore Ravens
Ravens – 7–16 – J. Tucker 38 yd. field goal (3:49)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 13: at Baltimore Ravens
Ravens – 7–19 – J. Tucker 45 yd. field goal (13:59)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 13: at Baltimore Ravens
Steelers – 14–19 – L. Bell 1 yd. run (S. Suisham kick) (9:32)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 13: at Baltimore Ravens
Ravens – 14–22 – J. Tucker 48 yd. field goal (5:37)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 13: at Baltimore Ravens
Steelers – 20–22 – J. Cotchery 1 yd. pass from B. Roethlisberger (2-point pass conversion failed) (1:03)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 13: at Baltimore Ravens
After a win at Cleveland, the Steelers traveled to Baltimore to take on the Ravens in what would be the Thanksgiving Primetime Game and of course their first game on Thanksgiving Day since 1998. The Ravens drew first blood as Joe Flacco found Torrey Smith on a 7-yard pass to make the score 7–0 in the first quarter. In then 2nd quarter, Justin Tucker nailed a 43-yard field goal for a 10–0 halftime lead. After the break, the Ravens went back to work in the 3rd quarter as Tucker nailed a 34-yard field goal for a 13–0 lead.


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 13: at Baltimore Ravens
The Steelers finally got on the board asBen Roethlisberger found Emmanuel Sanders on an 8-yard touchdown pass for a 13–7 score. On the ensuing kick-off, Mike Tomlin was standing just off the field along the Steelers' sideline as Baltimore's Jacoby Jones broke free on the return for a potential game breaking touchdown. Tomlin, with his back to the approaching play, appeared to glance over his shoulder then place his foot briefly onto the field as he jumped out of the way, causing Jones to veer inside where he was tackled.


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 13: at Baltimore Ravens
Several Ravens players claimed Tomlin had intentionally interfered with Jones; if officials had agreed, a touchdown could have been awarded to the Ravens based on the palpably unfair act, no penalty was called. A week later the NFL fined Tomlin $100,000. The Ravens then pulled away as Tucker kicked yet another field goal putting his team ahead by 9, 16–7. In the 4th quarter, Tucker kicked yet another field goal this one from 45 yards out for a score of 19–7. The Steelers managed to draw within 5 points 19–14 when Le'Veon Bell ran for a 1-yard touchdown.


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 13: at Baltimore Ravens
Tucker then kicked a 48-yard field goal to make the score 22–14. The Steelers started their comeback attempt as Roethlisberger found Jerricho Cotchery on a 1-yard touchdown pass for a 22–20 score. After this, they tried the 2-point conversion to tie the game and send it into OT, but they would come up short and miss the conversion with 1:03 left in the game.


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 13: at Baltimore Ravens
This dropped the team to 5–7 and 3rd place in the AFC North. Also they dropped to 2–5 on Thanksgiving.


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Miami Dolphins
Steelers – 7–0 – E. Sanders 5 yd. pass from B. Roethlisberger (S. Suisham kick) (4:20)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Miami Dolphins
Dolphins – 7–3 – C. Sturgis 30 yd. field goal (0:40)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Miami Dolphins
Dolphins – 7–10 – C. Clay 6 yd. pass from R. Tannehill (C. Sturgis kick) (8:15)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Miami Dolphins
Dolphins – 7–17 – D. Thomas 4 yd. run (C. Sturgis kick) (10:15)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Miami Dolphins
Steelers – 14–17 – A. Brown 43 yd. pass from B. Roethlisberger (S. Suisham kick) (8:58)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Miami Dolphins
Steelers – 21–17 – T. Polamalu 19 yd. interception return (S. Suisham kick) (8:05)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Miami Dolphins
Dolphins – 21–24 – B. Hartline 4 yd. pass from R. Tannehill (C. Sturgis kick) (4:52)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Miami Dolphins
Steelers – 28–24 – J. Cotchery 16 yd. pass from B. Roethlisberger (S. Suisham kick) (14:56)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Miami Dolphins
Dolphins – 28–31 – C. Clay 12 yd. pass from R. Tannehill (C. Sturgis kick) (2:53)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Miami Dolphins
Dolphins – 28–34 – C. Sturgis 27 yd. field goal (1:08)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Miami Dolphins
After a tough road loss to the Ravens, the Steelers went home for a game against the Dolphins. They would score first as Ben Roethlisberger found Emmanuel Sanders on a 5-yard pass for a 7–0 lead. The Dolphins managed to get on the board as Caleb Sturgis kicked a 30-yard field goal making the score 7–3. In the 2nd quarter, Charles Clay caught a 6-yard touchdown pass from Ryan Tannehill as the Phins took the lead 10–7 at halftime.


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Miami Dolphins
After the break, the Dolphins went right back to work as Daniel Thomas ran for a 4-yard touchdown making the score 17–7. The Steelers then came within 3 when Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown on a 43-yard touchdown pass making the score 17–14 and would eventually score again when Troy Polamalu picked off Tannehill and returned it 19 yards for a touchdown as they retook the lead 21–17. The Dolphins however moved back into the lead as Tannehill found Brian Hartline on a 4-yard pass for a 24–21 score.


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Miami Dolphins
In the 4th quarter, Roethlisberger found Jerricho Cotchery on a 16-yard touchdown pass as they moved ahead 28–24. Clay then caught a pass from Tannehill making the score 31–28 as the Dolphins retook the lead. They would stop scoring after Sturgis kicked a 27-yard field goal for a 34–28 lead.


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Miami Dolphins
Under a minute to go in the quarter, the Steelers got the ball back with Roethlisberger throwing to Brown and then Brown running for what seemed to be the game-tying (and eventually game-winning touchdown and PAT), but officials reviewed the play and it was determined that Brown had stepped out of bounds during the run ending the game dropping the team to 5–8.


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Steelers – 7–0 – L. Bell 1 yd. run (S. Suisham kick) (9:58)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Steelers – 14–0 – A. Brown 12 yd. pass from B. Roethlisberger (S. Suisham kick) (2:16)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Steelers – 21–0 – A. Brown 67 yd. punt return (S. Suisham kick) (1:12)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Steelers – 24–0 – S. Suisham 25 yd. field goal (9:36)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Bengals – 24–7 – G. Bernard 1 yd. run (S. Suisham kick) (5:14)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Steelers – 27–7 – S. Suisham 45 yd. field goal (1:14)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Steelers – 30–7 – S. Suisham 26 yd. field goal (6:18)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Bengals – 30–14 – T. Eifert 1 yd. pass from A. Dalton (M. Nugent kick) (14:09)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Bengals – 30–20 – M. Jones 13 yd. pass from A. Dalton (2-point pass conversion failed) (5:46)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
The Steelers stayed home for a SNF duel against longtime division rival Bengals. The first quarter was all Steelers as they scored touchdowns in 3 different ways:  Le'Veon Bell ran for a 1-yard, Antonio Brown caught a 12-yard pass, and then returned a punt 67 yards putting up scores of 7–0, 14–0, and 21–0. This remains the most points in their franchise history they have scored in the first quarter while it remains the largest number of points the Bengals have allowed in the first quarter alone.


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
This streak of points stood at 24 straight as Shaun Suisham kicked a 25-yard field goal. The Bengals finally got on the board as Gio Benard ran for a 1-yard touchdown making the score 24–7. Suisham then nailed a 45-yard field goal to move his team ahead 27–7 at halftime. After this, the Steelers went back to work in the 3rd quarter coming away with another field goal from 26 yards out for a 30–7 lead.


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
The 4th quarter however, was all Bengals as Andy Dalton and Tyler Eifert connected on a 1-yard touchdown pass making the score 30–14 not long before Dalton found Marvin Jones on a 13-yard pass making the score 30–20, but the 2-point conversion failed as the Steelers would eventually win the game with that score as the final sending them to 6–8. Coupled with losses of the Ravens, Chargers, and Dolphins, the Steelers also remained in the playoff hunt.


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 16: at Green Bay Packers
Packers – 0–7 – J. Boykin 5 yd. pass from M. Flynn (M. Crosby kick) (4:02)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 16: at Green Bay Packers
Steelers – 7–7 – E. Sanders 1 yd. pass from B. Roethlisberger (S. Suisham kick) (0:01)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 16: at Green Bay Packers
Packers – 7–14 – E. Lacy 14 yd. run (M. Crosby kick)(1:53)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 16: at Green Bay Packers
Steelers – 10–14 – S. Suisham 31 yd. field goal (0:02)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 16: at Green Bay Packers
Steelers – 17–14 – B. Roethlisberger 13 yd. run (S. Suisham kick) (11:51)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 16: at Green Bay Packers
Packers – 17–21 – E. Lacy 2 yd. run (M. Cosby kick) (5:19)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 16: at Green Bay Packers
Steelers – 24–21 – M. Spaeth 11 yd. pass from B. Roethlisberger (S. Suisham kick) (1:55)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 16: at Green Bay Packers
Steelers – 31–21 – C. Allen 40 yd. interception return (S. Suisham kick) (1:37)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 16: at Green Bay Packers
Packers – 31–24 – M. Crosby 22 yd. field goal (12:04)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 16: at Green Bay Packers
Packers – 31–31 – J. Kuhn 1 yd. run (M. Crosby kick) (7:14)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 16: at Green Bay Packers
Steelers – 38–31 – L. Bell 1 yd. run (S. Suisham kick) (1:25)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 16: at Green Bay Packers
After the win at home against the Bengals, the Steelers traveled to take on the Packers in a rematch of Super Bowl XLV. Coming into this game with a record of 2–5 in road games, the Packers scored first when Matt Flynn found Jarrett Boykin on a 5-yard pass for a 7–0 lead. The Steelers managed to tie it up late in the first quarter when Ben Roethlisberger found Emmanuel Sanders on a 1-yard pass taking the game to 7–7.


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 16: at Green Bay Packers
In the 2nd quarter, the Packers retook the lead as Eddie Lacy ran for a 14-yard touchdown making the score 14–7. This was followed up by the Steelers coming within 4 as Suisham kicked a 31-yard field goal as for a 14–10 score at halftime. After the break, the Steelers took the lead as Roethlisberger rushed for a touchdown himself from 13 yards out making the score 17–14. The Packers took the lead back as Lacy ran for a 2-yard touchdown making the score 21–17.


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 16: at Green Bay Packers
The Steelers then moved back into the lead as Roethlisberger found Matt Spaeth on an 11-yard pass, making the score 24–21, and then Cortez Allen picked off Matt Flynn returning the ball 40 yards for a touchdown, making the score 31–21. In the 4th quarter, the Packers tried a comeback attempt as Mason Crosby nailed a 22-yard field goal to come within 7, at 31–24. Eventually, they managed to tie the game when John Kuhn ran for a 1-yard touchdown at 31–31.


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 16: at Green Bay Packers
The Steelers moved back into the lead as Le'Veon Bell ran for a 1-yard touchdown for a 38–31 lead. Matt Flynn moved the Packers down the field but his last attempt within the final 3 seconds was incomplete, sealing the win for the Steelers as they improved to 7–8 while finishing 3–5 in road games.


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Cleveland Browns
Steelers – 7–0 – A. Brown 9 yd. pass from B. Roethlisberger (S. Suisham kick) (9:53)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Cleveland Browns
Steelers – 14–0 – L. Bell 5 yd. run (S. Suisham kick) (4:22)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Cleveland Browns
Steelers – 17–0 – S. Suisham 30 yd. field goal (3:50)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Cleveland Browns
Steelers – 20–0 – S. Suisham 32 yd. field goal (8:26)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Cleveland Browns
Browns – 20–7 – F. Whittaker 35 yd. pass from J. Campbell (B. Cundiff kick) (2:46)


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Cleveland Browns
The Steelers' final game of the season would be at home against the Browns. They would draw first blood as Ben Roethlisberger found Jerricho Cotchery on a 9-yard pass for a 7–0 lead. Le'Veon Bell ran for a touchdown from 5 yards out making the score 14–0 at halftime. Shaun Suisham would go on to kick 2 field goals in the 3rd and 4th quarters from 30 and 32 yards out making the score 17–0, and 20–0. Later on in the quarter, the Browns managed to score their only 7 points of the whole game as Jason Campbell found Fozzy Whittaker on a 35-yard pass for a final score of 20–7.


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Cleveland Browns
The team finished the season with another 8–8 record and despite losses by the Ravens and Dolphins, the Steelers were eliminated from playoff contention for the second consecutive season after the Chargers defeated the Chiefs. This would be the first time since 1999 and 2000 that the Steelers would fail to make the playoffs in consecutive seasons.


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Cleveland Browns
Antonio Brown became the first player in NFL History to record at least five catches and 50 yards in every game.


2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Transactions
The Steelers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013 season:


2013 Pittsburgh mayoral election
The 2013 Pittsburgh mayoral election took place on November 5, 2013. Democrat Bill Peduto was elected the 60th Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The primary election was held on May 21, 2013. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, although eligible for a second full term, did not seek reelection as Mayor of Pittsburgh.


2013 Pittsburgh mayoral election
Initially, Luke Ravenstahl had indicated an intention to seek reelection in the 2013 election and had led early Democratic primary polling. Following Ravenstahl's withdrawal in early March 2013, several candidates not previously considering a campaign joined the race and others became speculated candidates. As of the primary election petition filing deadline on March 12, 2013, seven Democratic candidates and one Republican candidate, Joshua Wander, had filed to run. One Democratic candidate, Bill Robinson, stated he would run despite missing the petition deadline. After the field settled, there were four candidates seeking the Democratic nomination who were listed on the ballot and one seeking the Republican nomination. In addition, the sole Republican candidate also expressed an intention to run for the Democratic nomination as a write-in candidate.


2013 Pittsburgh mayoral election
On May 21, 2013, Bill Peduto won the Democratic primary and Josh Wander, who had run unopposed in the Republican primary, won his party's nomination. Peduto defeated Wander and independent Lester Ludwig in the November general election. He was inaugurated as Pittsburgh's 60th mayor upon the expiration of incumbent mayor Luke Ravenstahl's term in January 2014. The next regular quadrennial mayoral election following the 2013 election took place on November 7, 2017.


2013 Pittsburgh mayoral election, Background
In the 2005 election, Democrat Bob O'Connor was elected Mayor of Pittsburgh and assumed office in January 2006. In July 2006, O'Connor was diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma, which was initially believed to be manageable. His health deteriorated, however, and he died on September 1, 2006. Luke Ravenstahl, as president of the Pittsburgh City Council, was subsequently sworn-in and assumed office as mayor. At the time, at age 26, Ravenstahl was the youngest mayor of a major U.S. city.


2013 Pittsburgh mayoral election, Background
A special election was scheduled for November 2007, which pitted Ravenstahl and Republican businessman Mark DeSantis. DeSantis mounted a serious campaign despite a heavy Democratic voter registration advantage in Pittsburgh. Nonetheless, Ravenstahl won the election by a wide margin to serve out the remainder of O'Connor's term, ending in 2010. Ravenstahl was again a candidate for re-election, this time for a full term, in the regularly scheduled November 2009 election. In the primary, he defeated City Councilman Patrick Dowd and attorney Carmen Robinson.


2013 Pittsburgh mayoral election, Background
Both candidates were able to tap into Democratic support; however, neither were able to overcome Ravenstahl's name recognition throughout the city. In the general election, the cross-filed Ravenstahl faced and ultimately defeated independent candidates Franco "Dok" Harris, son of former Pittsburgh Steelers player Franco Harris, and Kevin Acklin, who would eventually become Bill Peduto's Mayoral Chief of Staff after the 2013 election.


2013 Pittsburgh mayoral election, Background
Ravenstahl had an unstable relationship with the Pittsburgh City Council throughout his term as mayor, which included disagreements over the city budget. City Councilman Bill Peduto emerged as a political opponent of Ravenstahl's, with Peduto mounting a primary election challenge against Ravenstahl in 2007 before dropping out a short time later. Prior to the 2013 election, Ravenstahl had not held a fundraiser since 2009 and it was uncertain whether or not he would seek another term; however, an undisclosed source indicated to local news outlet KDKA in September 2011 that Ravenstahl would run for re-election in 2013.


2013 Pittsburgh mayoral election, Democratic primary, Early developments
Several candidates expressed interest in running in the May 21, 2013, Democratic primary election. Incumbent Luke Ravenstahl officially announced in November 2012 that he would seek re-election to a second full term. In addition, Bill Peduto, who had run for Mayor of Pittsburgh in 2005 (losing in the primary to fellow Democratic City Councilman and eventual winner Bob O'Connor) and again for a short time in the 2007 special election before dropping out prior to the primary, announced his candidacy in December 2012 and was immediately endorsed by Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald.


2013 Pittsburgh mayoral election, Democratic primary, Early developments
City Controller Michael Lamb, who stated that he had "every intention" of running for mayor, declared his candidacy in mid-January 2013. Jack Wagner, former Auditor General of Pennsylvania, also publicly expressed interest in the race and filed a petition to run in March. Wagner also reportedly considered an independent general election campaign.


2013 Pittsburgh mayoral election, Democratic primary, Early developments
Polling conducted between late December 2012 to mid-January 2013 by Civic Science found that a race between Luke Ravenstahl and Bill Peduto would be within single digit percentage points. The polling firm, however, emphasized that the poll was not intended to provide two-way race numbers and that the polling (which was completed on January 16) did not include Michael Lamb, who had entered the race the next day. According to the poll, blue-collar primary voters were more apt to support Ravenstahl while white-collar primary voters were more apt to support Peduto.


2013 Pittsburgh mayoral election, Democratic primary, Early developments
On March 1, 2013, Ravenstahl announced that he would not seek reelection, reversing a prior decision to run for another term. The announcement came amid an investigation of fund use at the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, although Ravenstahl did not make any indication that this had contributed to his decision to withdraw. In addition, Ravenstahl alluded in his announcement to the medical condition of his mother, who had been suffering "medical issues," but did not indicate that this had contributed to the decision either. Ravenstahl stated that he would serve out the remainder of his term, ending in January 2014. Shortly thereafter, City Council President Darlene Harris confirmed her intention to run. In addition, Jake Wheatley, Jim Ferlo, and Ricky Burgess became speculated candidates.


2013 Pittsburgh mayoral election, Democratic primary, After Ravenstahl's withdrawal
In early March 2013, following the withdrawal of incumbent mayor Luke Ravenstahl, a poll conducted by Keystone Analytics found that Bill Peduto was leading the race, garnering the support of 30 percent of respondents. Jack Wagner was second with 20 percent of respondents voicing support. Nearly a quarter of respondents, 22 percent, remained undecided.


2013 Pittsburgh mayoral election, Democratic primary, After Ravenstahl's withdrawal
The filing deadline to appear on the Democratic primary ballot was March 12, 2013, at 5:00 PM EDT. At this point, seven candidates had formally filed petitions to run for Mayor of Pittsburgh: Jim Ferlo, Darlene Harris, Michael Lamb, Bill Peduto, A. J. Richardson, Jake Wheatley and Jack Wagner. Allegheny County Councilman Bill Robinson stated that he would run for mayor despite not meeting the deadline for petitions to appear on the ballot. Jim Ferlo, despite filing to run, dropped out of the race three days later, on March 15. On March 27, Darlene Harris dropped out of the race. On the same day, Jack Wagner received endorsements from Pittsburgh police and firefighter unions, as well as former candidate and State Senator Jim Ferlo. Also on March 27, Bill Peduto was endorsed by State Representative Ed Gainey.


2013 Pittsburgh mayoral election, Democratic primary, After Ravenstahl's withdrawal
Michael Lamb ended his campaign on April 1, 2013, and endorsed Jack Wagner. Shortly thereafter, on April 3, a judge ruled that Wagner could use the approximately US$300,000 in his statewide campaign account, left over from his campaigns for state auditor and Governor of Pennsylvania, after the usage of these funds was challenged by fellow candidate Bill Peduto. Also on April 3, local media reported that candidate A. J. Richardson was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence after having been found by police passed out in his vehicle. Following his release from jail, Richardson dismissed the allegation as an attempt to sabotage his candidacy for mayor and expressed an intention to continue his campaign. However, Richardson stated at a mayoral candidates debate that evening that he would plead guilty to the charges.


2013 Pittsburgh mayoral election, Democratic primary, After Ravenstahl's withdrawal
Another poll released by Keystone Analytics in early April found that the Democratic primary had become largely a two-way race between Bill Peduto and Jack Wagner, with Wagner taking the lead following Michael Lamb's withdrawal and endorsement. Wagner garnered 38 percent in the poll, with Peduto receiving the support of 31 percent of respondents. Candidates Jake Wheatley and A. J. Richardson garnered 4 and 1 percent, respectively.


2013 Pittsburgh mayoral election, Democratic primary, After Ravenstahl's withdrawal
Two additional polls, released in late April and mid-May by Keystone Analytics, showed Peduto regaining the lead in the primary race. In the April poll, Peduto's lead was within the plus or minus 4.38 percent margin of error; he led Jack Wagner 38 to 36 percent. Jake Wheatley received 5 percent support and A. J. Richardson received less than 1 percent. A poll released in mid-May, with a plus or minus 4.9 percent margin of error, suggested that Peduto had expanded his lead over Wagner. Peduto was supported by 39 percent of respondents, while Wagner had 36 percent.


2013 Pittsburgh mayoral election, Democratic primary, After Ravenstahl's withdrawal
Wheatley and Richardson garnered 8 and 1 percent, respectively. An additional poll, commissioned by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and conducted by Susquehanna Polling & Research and released in the final week before the primary, also showed Peduto leading Wagner, 42 to 33 percent. The same poll showed Wheatley with 6 percent and Richardson with 1 percent.


2013 Pittsburgh mayoral election, Democratic primary, Results
In the end, Bill Peduto defeated Jack Wagner, Jake Wheatley and A. J. Richardson. Peduto gained a majority of the vote, with about 52 percent. Wagner, Wheatley and Richardson finished with about 40, 8 and 1 percent, respectively. Peduto carried much of the vote in wards in and around Downtown and to the east, with the exception of one ward carried by Wheatley in the uptown section. Wagner was most successful in the South Side and portions of the North Side.


2013 Pittsburgh mayoral election, Republican primary
Only one Republican candidate for mayor, Squirrel Hill resident Joshua Wander, filed a petition prior to the March 12 filing deadline to run as a Republican. In addition, Wander had stated an intention to run as a write-in candidate for the Democratic nomination. Wander had previously run as a write-in candidate for the Republican Mayoral nomination in the 2009 election, but was defeated by incumbent mayor Luke Ravenstahl, also a write-in candidate in the Republican primary. The Republican primary took place alongside the Democratic primary on May 21, 2013. Wander, having run unopposed, won the nomination.


2013 Pittsburgh mayoral election, General election
Bill Peduto and Josh Wander won the Democratic and Republican primaries, respectively, on May 21, 2013. In addition, City Council President Darlene Harris switched her party registration to "independent" on April 22, 2013, less than an hour prior to the deadline to be eligible as a third party candidate in the general election. August 1 was the deadline for third-party candidates to file to appear on the ballot. Harris did not file to run prior to the deadline, however, and thus was not an official candidate. Independent activist Lester Ludwig was the only officially declared independent running.


2013 Pittsburgh mayoral election, General election
As such, three candidates appeared on the general election ballot: Peduto, Wander and Ludwig. From the outset, Peduto was heavily favored by local media and political observers to win the election owing to the Democratic Party's voter registration advantage in Pittsburgh, although Wander stated that it was not his sole intention to win the race, but rather to "convey a message that there is a choice." Two debates had been scheduled in October 2013, but Wander—who had been running his campaign from Israel, where he was working as a security consultant—and Ludwig did not attend.


2013 Pittsburgh mayoral election, General election
As a result, Peduto was the only candidate to attend the events, reformatting them as town hall events, and local television station WTAE-TV cancelled an October 29 debate as Wander did not confirm that he would be able to attend. Ultimately, Bill Peduto defeated both Wander and Ludwig to be elected as the 60th Mayor of Pittsburgh and was inaugurated to succeed Luke Ravenstahl in January 2014.


2013 Players Championship
The 2013 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held May 9–12 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 40th Players Championship.


2013 Players Championship
Tiger Woods won his second Players Championship, two strokes ahead of runners-up David Lingmerth, Jeff Maggert, and Kevin Streelman. Woods previously won twelve years earlier in 2001, after winning the previous three majors and the next for his Tiger Slam.


2013 Players Championship
Defending champion Matt Kuchar finished thirteen strokes back at even par, tied for 48th place.


2013 Players Championship, Venue
This was the 32nd Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at 7,215 yards (6,597 m).


2013 Players Championship, Field
The field consisted of 144 players meeting criteria 1–12, plus the winner of the 2012 Senior Players Championship.


2013 Players Championship, Field
Charlie Beljan (3), Jonas Blixt (3), Keegan Bradley (2,3,5,7,9), Scott Brown, Jason Dufner (2,3,9), Ernie Els (2,3,5,9), Derek Ernst, Tommy Gainey (3), Sergio García (2,3,6,9), Brian Gay (3), Russell Henley, J. J. Henry (3), Billy Horschel (9,11), Dustin Johnson (2,3,9,11), Zach Johnson (2,3,9), Matt Kuchar (2,3,6,7,9,11), Martin Laird (3), Marc Leishman (3), Graeme McDowell (3,5,9,11), Rory McIlroy (2,3,5,9), John Merrick (3), Phil Mickelson (2,3,5,9,11), Ryan Moore (2,3,9), Scott Piercy (2,3,9), D. A. Points (3,9,11), Ted Potter Jr. (3), Adam Scott (2,3,5,7,9,11), Webb Simpson (2,3,5,9), Brandt Snedeker (2,3,8,9,11), Scott Stallings (3), Kevin Streelman (3,11), Michael Thompson (3,9), Nick Watney (2,3,7,9), Tiger Woods (2,3,5,7,9,11)


2013 Players Championship, Field
Luke Donald (3,7,9), Rickie Fowler (3,9), Jim Furyk (3,8,9), Robert Garrigus (3,9), John Huh (3), Hunter Mahan (3,7,9), Louis Oosthuizen (3,5,9), Carl Pettersson (3,9), Justin Rose (3,7,9), John Senden (3), Steve Stricker (3,9), Bo Van Pelt (3,9), Bubba Watson (3,5,9), Lee Westwood (3,9)


2013 Players Championship, Field
Robert Allenby, Aaron Baddeley, Bae Sang-moon, Ricky Barnes, Jason Bohn, Jonathan Byrd, Chad Campbell, Roberto Castro, Bud Cauley, Greg Chalmers, Kevin Chappell, K. J. Choi (6), Tim Clark (6,9), Will Claxton, Ben Crane, Ben Curtis, Brian Davis, Jason Day (9), Brendon de Jonge, Graham DeLaet, James Driscoll, Ken Duke, Harris English, Matt Every, Martin Flores, Tom Gillis, Bill Haas (8,9), Brian Harman, Pádraig Harrington (5), David Hearn, Tim Herron, Charley Hoffman, Charles Howell III, Freddie Jacobson (9), Chris Kirk, Colt Knost, Jason Kokrak, Davis Love III, Jeff Maggert, David Mathis, Troy Matteson, William McGirt, George McNeill, Bryce Molder, Noh Seung-yul, Geoff Ogilvy, Sean O'Hair, Jeff Overton, Greg Owen, Ryan Palmer, Pat Perez, Ian Poulter (7,9), Dicky Pride, John Rollins, Andrés Romero, Rory Sabbatini, Charl Schwartzel (5,9), Vijay Singh, Kevin Stadler, Kyle Stanley, Brendan Steele, Henrik Stenson (6,9), Chris Stroud, Daniel Summerhays, Josh Teater, David Toms, Cameron Tringale, Johnson Wagner, Jimmy Walker, Boo Weekley, Charlie Wi, Mark Wilson


2013 Players Championship, Field
Ángel Cabrera, Stewart Cink, Lucas Glover, Martin Kaymer (9), Yang Yong-eun


2013 Players Championship, Field
Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño, Branden Grace, Peter Hanson, Francesco Molinari, Thorbjørn Olesen


2013 Players Championship, Field
Erik Compton, Luke Guthrie, James Hahn, Matt Jones, Jerry Kelly, Scott Langley, Richard H. Lee, Justin Leonard, David Lingmerth, David Lynn, Brian Stuard, Nicholas Thompson


2013 Players Championship, Round summaries, First round
Playing in his first Players Championship, Roberto Castro tied the course record at 63 (−9) in relatively benign morning conditions. His round, which consisted of seven birdies, one eagle, and no bogeys, tied the record set by Fred Couples (third round) in 1992 and matched by Greg Norman (first round) in 1994. Zach Johnson and Rory McIlroy were three shots back, with six other players, including Tiger Woods, four shots back.


2013 Players Championship, Round summaries, Second round
Unheralded first-round leader Castro fell far back into the pack after a second round 78. The halfway leader was 2008 winner Sergio García after some impressive putting saw him to a 65 and 133 (−11). A stroke back was 2001 winner and world number one Woods, who shot a second straight 67 for a 134, his best 36-hole score at TPC Sawgrass by six strokes. Notables to miss the cut included former winners Phil Mickelson and Tim Clark, and world number four Justin Rose.


2013 Players Championship, Round summaries, Third round
A rain delay on Saturday afternoon left eight players unable to complete their third rounds, with play to be completed Sunday morning. With one hole to play, unheralded rookie David Lingmerth, who had missed five straight cuts since a playoff loss in the early season, led by two from three former winners. 49-year-old Jeff Maggert had earlier shot the round of the day with a 66.


2013 Players Championship, Round summaries, Third round
A late bogey for Lingmerth, and strong play from the final group, left a three-way tie for the lead on a congested leaderboard at the conclusion of the third round. Lingmerth would play the final round with García, who finished birdie-birdie-par, while co-leader Tiger Woods was one group back, alongside another outsider in former U.S. Amateur runner-up Casey Wittenberg. Ryan Palmer, who had lost a close friend in a traffic accident at the start of the week, was also amongst those one stroke back.


2013 Players Championship, Round summaries, Final round
García and Lingmerth were in the last group, with Woods in the group just ahead. Leading by several shots, Woods double-bogeyed No. 14 with a pulled hook into the water, which brought the field back in play. Woods came back into the lead by making a birdie on No. 16, after a bunker shot ended just a couple feet from the hole. García hit his ball to the center of the No. 16 green and made a two-putt for a birdie, tying Woods for the lead going into No. 17. Lingmerth hit his second shot into the left green side bunker at No. 16, and hit a sand shot to just a few feet; he then converted on his birdie attempt to get one behind the leaders heading into No. 17.


2013 Players Championship, Round summaries, Final round
The 17th hole was pivotal, as Woods hit his tee shot to 47 feet (14 m) and two-putted to make par. Lingmerth hit his tee shot to seven feet but did not make the birdie putt, leaving him with a par. García, with a pitching wedge, hit the first tee shot in the water, a few feet short of the island green. On his next attempt, his ball hit the island green surface but bounded back into the water. His third shot hit the center of the green; he ended up with a quadruple-bogey seven that took him out of contention. He took a double-bogey on the final hole to finish six strokes back.


2013 Players Championship, Round summaries, Final round
Woods' tee shot at the 18th was a slight draw, to the center of the fairway and the approach shot was within 16 feet (5 m); he two-putted for par and a 70. Lingmerth could have tied Woods with a birdie, but his tee shot with a driver went too long and into the right rough. His approach shot ended up 61 feet (19 m) from the pin and his birdie attempt missed the hole by several inches, ending off the green and he bogeyed. Woods won by two shots, his second win at the event, in his 300th career PGA Tour start.


2013 Players Championship, Spectators
The attendance of 173,946 set a single-week record and the single-day record was broken with 45,281 on Saturday. TV ratings were up 68 percent from 2012; the final-round ratings were the highest for the tournament since 2001.


2013 Players Championship Finals
The 2013 Cash Converters Players Championship Finals was the sixth edition of the PDC darts tournament, the Players Championship Finals, which saw the top 32 players from the 2013 PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit taking part. The tournament took place from 29 November–1 December 2013 at the Butlin's Resort Minehead in Minehead, England.


2013 Players Championship Finals
Defending champion, Phil Taylor, who had a superb 2013 in winning the World Championship, the UK Open, the World Matchplay, the Sydney Darts Masters, the World Grand Prix, the Championship League, the Masters and the Grand Slam of Darts, looked on course to win the 2013 Players Championship also, when he led Michael van Gerwen 6–3 in the final. However, Taylor then fell victim to one of van Gerwen's purple patches as van Gerwen came back to win 11–7 and take the 2013 Players Championship title.


2013 Players Championship Finals, Qualification
This is the final ProTour Order of Merit for 2013 after all Players Championship events, UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events had been played:


2013 Players Championship Finals, Draw
The playing distance from the second round onwards has been reduced with respect to 2012. From the best of 19, 19, 21 and 25 legs to 17, 17, 19 and 21 legs.


2013 Players Tour Championship Grand Final
The 2013 Players Tour Championship Grand Final (also known as the 2013 Dafabet Players Tour Championship Grand Finals for sponsorship purposes) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 12 and 17 March 2013 at the Bailey Allen Hall in Galway, Republic of Ireland. It was the ninth ranking event of the 2012/2013 season.


2013 Players Tour Championship Grand Final
Stephen Lee was the defending champion, but he couldn't compete due to his suspension from professional snooker.


2013 Players Tour Championship Grand Final
Ding Junhui won his sixth ranking title by defeating Neil Robertson 4–3 in the final. Ding also made the 97th official maximum break during his quarter-final match against Mark Allen. This was Ding's fifth 147 break and the ninth in the 2012/2013 season.


2013 Players Tour Championship Grand Final, Prize fund and ranking points
The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:


2013 Players Tour Championship Grand Final, Seeding list
The players competed in 13 minor-ranking tournaments to earn points for the PTC and APTC Order of Merits. The seeding list of the Finals was based on the combined list from the earnings of both Order of Merits.


2013 Players' Championship
The 2013 Players' Championship was a curling tournament held from April 16 to 21 at the Mattamy Athletic Centre (Maple Leaf Gardens) in Toronto, Ontario as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. It was the fourth men's and fifth women's Grand Slam event of the 2012–13 curling season. The event was held in a round robin format.


2013 Players' Championship, Men, Round Robin Results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4).


2013 Players' Championship, Women, Round Robin Results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4).


2013 Plzeň shopping center referendum
Plzeň shopping center referendum was held on 12 January 2013. Plzeň citizens refused shopping center Corso to be built near historical center of the city.


2013 Plzeň shopping center referendum, Campaign
Opponents of the shopping center called their campaign "Yes for Pilsen." It was started on 19 December 2012. Opponents argumented that the council focuses only on economical aspect of the center and that the center wouldn't fit in the historical part of the city. The company Amadeus Real that invested in the center started their own campaign for the shopping center. The company argumented by new jobs for citizens. The city council started its own informational campaign on 5 December. It was focused on negative impacts to the city if the shopping center is refused.


2013 Plzeň shopping center referendum, Campaign
Supporters of the center included Milan Chovanec while opponents were supported by Jiří Pospíšil.


2013 Pocono IndyCar 400
The 2013 Pocono IndyCar 400 fueled by Sunoco, the twentieth running of the event, was an IndyCar Series race held on July 7, 2013, at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The race was the eleventh in the 2013 IndyCar Series season. The event made a return to the IndyCar schedule after a 23-year hiatus. Marco Andretti of Andretti Autosport won the pole position, while Chip Ganassi Racing driver Scott Dixon won the race.


2013 Pocono IndyCar 400, Report, Background
Pocono Raceway held an IndyCar race from 1971–1989, though as a 500-mile race, with the event ending after Pocono owner Joseph Mattioli chose not to return, citing the rivalry between the USAC and CART as a factor. The final race at the track was won by Danny Sullivan.


2013 Pocono IndyCar 400, Report, Background
On October 1, 2012, IndyCar announced that the Pocono race will make a return for 2013. However, the race was shortened by 100 miles to 400, as a request by ABC to fit the time window. The race became a part of the IndyCar Triple Crown of Motorsport, in which if a driver wins the Indianapolis 500, the Pocono IndyCar 400, and the season-ending MAVTV 500, they will win $1 million.


2013 Pocono IndyCar 400, Report, Background
The first ten races of the 2013 season were split by Andretti Autosport and other teams, with Andretti drivers James Hinchcliffe winning three races and teammate Ryan Hunter-Reay winning two. The other five races were won by Takuma Sato (A. J. Foyt Enterprises), Tony Kanaan (KV Racing Technology), Mike Conway (Dale Coyne Racing), Simon Pagenaud (Sam Schmidt Motorsports) and Hélio Castroneves (Team Penske).


2013 Pocono IndyCar 400, Report, Qualifying
Marco Andretti of Andretti Autosport won the pole position after recording a lap speed of 221.273 mph (356.104 km/h), breaking the record set by Emerson Fittipaldi in 1989, who had a speed of 211.175 mph (339.853 km/h). Andretti's teammates Ryan Hunter-Reay (220.892 mph (355.491 km/h)) and James Hinchcliffe (220.431 mph (354.749 km/h)) started second and third, respectively. The last time a team swept the front row in qualifying was in the 1988 Indianapolis 500 with Penske Racing.


2013 Pocono IndyCar 400, Report, Qualifying
Will Power (220.286 mph (354.516 km/h)) started fourth, while Tony Kanaan (219.625 mph (353.452 km/h)) and Hélio Castroneves (219.581 mph (353.381 km/h)) started fifth and sixth, respectively. Scott Dixon (219.500 mph (353.251 km/h), Takuma Sato (219.124 mph (352.646 km/h)), Simon Pagenaud (218.859 mph (352.219 km/h)) and Simona de Silvestro (218.590 mph (351.787 km/h)) rounded out the top ten. Meanwhile, the fourth Andretti driver, E. J. Viso, was in position to start in fourth until he hit the wall during qualifying; Alex Tagliani had also hit the wall while qualifying. Viso and Tagliani started 22nd and 24th, respectively.


2013 Pocono IndyCar 400, Report, Qualifying
For Dixon, despite qualifying in seventh, was penalized ten spots due to conflicts between manufacturer Honda and IndyCar regarding the 2,000 miles (3,200 km) engine change rule. Dixon was not the only driver penalized for unapproved engine changes; among those forced to move back were: Dario Franchitti, Pippa Mann, Justin Wilson, Viso and Tagliani.


2013 Pocono IndyCar 400, Race
The race started with James Hinchcliffe hitting the turn 1 wall on the first lap. Later, on lap 61, his teammate Ryan Hunter-Reay was hit from behind by Takuma Sato while entering pit lane, suffering right front wheel and right wing damage, and was forced to go to the garage. The other Andretti Autosport driver on the front row, Marco Andretti, led 88 laps, but ran out of fuel as he crossed the finish line.


2013 Pocono IndyCar 400, Race
For the other competitors, Scott Dixon, who had led only one lap all season (at the Indianapolis 500), led 38 laps, including the final 28 laps, and guided Chip Ganassi Racing to its 100th win, Honda's 200th win, and Dixon's 30th career victory. The win was Dixon's first since 2012 at Mid-Ohio.


2013 Pocono IndyCar 400, Race
His teammates Charlie Kimball and Dario Franchitti finished second and third, marking the first time a team swept the podium since 2011, when Team Penske had Will Power, Hélio Castroneves and Ryan Briscoe in the top three at Sonoma Raceway, and at a Triple Crown race since Bobby Unser, Rick Mears and Mario Andretti of Team Penske finished in the top three spots at Ontario Motor Speedway in 1979. Power finished fourth, Josef Newgarden fifth, Simon Pagenaud sixth, Justin Wilson, Castroneves, Ed Carpenter, and Andretti closed out the top ten. Hunter-Reay finished 20th, and Hinchcliffe finished 24th.


2013 Pocono IndyCar 400, Race
Indianapolis 500 winner Tony Kanaan led portions of the race, but at lap 109 he clipped his front wing passing Scott Dixon for the lead. While Kanaan was able to continue, the team was forced to change the front wing under green flag conditions ending any chance Kanaan had at winning the second leg of the triple crown. Kanaan finished a disappointing 13th.


2013 Podgorica bus crash
On June 23, 2013, 19 people, all Romanians, were killed and another 28 wounded in a bus crash near Podgorica in Montenegro. The bus, with registration plate number B 123 MMJ, skidded off the road, crashing into a ravine about 40 m below. A local child who was on the road at the time of the accident was also injured, but not seriously. The accident reportedly occurred around 5 to 6 pm 30 km north of Podgorica, the capital and largest city of Montenegro. There were about 50 people on board, all of them Romanian citizens.


2013 Podgorica bus crash
The accident occurred during a rainstorm on a narrow road in mountainous terrain. The exact cause of the accident is unknown. The bus was carrying around 48 passengers, two drivers and a tourist guide, and was headed towards the Adriatic Sea. Attempts to rescue the survivors were inhibited by the rocky terrain of the region.


2013 Podgorica bus crash
Montenegro's Interior Minister Raško Konjević described the crash as "an extremely serious accident". Milo Đukanović, the Prime Minister of Montenegro, also visited the victims at the hospital, and expressed his condolences to the Romanian Ambassador to Montenegro. The Serbian Government also offered medical assistance for the injured.


2013 Podgorica bus crash
Victor Ponta, the Prime Minister of Romania, announced  a day of national mourning  for the date June 26. On the same day Montenegro also observed a day of national mourning in solidarity with Romania.


2013 Poinsettia Bowl
The 2013 Poinsettia Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on December 26, 2013 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. The ninth edition of the Poinsettia Bowl, it featured the Mountain West Conference Mountain Division champion Utah State Aggies against the  Mid-American Conference West Division champion Northern Illinois Huskies. It was one of the 2013–14 bowl games that concluded the 2013 FBS football season. It began at 6:30 p.m. PST and aired on ESPN. The game was sponsored by the San Diego County Credit Union and was officially known as the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. Utah State defeated Northern Illinois by a score of 21–14.


2013 Poinsettia Bowl
The Aggies accepted their invitation after finishing with an 8–5 record after losing in the 2013 Mountain West Championship Game to Fresno State. The Huskies, meanwhile, went undefeated in the regular season and won the MAC West, but ultimately lost out to Bowling Green in the 2013 MAC Championship Game.


2013 Poinsettia Bowl
This was the second meeting between these two teams. The first was in 1995, when NIU traveled to Utah State and lost 42–7.


2013 Poinsettia Bowl, Teams
In 2009, the Poinsettia Bowl announced that it had extended its agreement to continue to feature the Mountain West's second bowl-eligible team until at least 2013. The Huskies last played in this bowl game in 2006, where they lost to TCU 37–7.


2013 Poinsettia Bowl, Game summary, First quarter
After receiving the opening kickoff, Utah State's (USU) opening drive stalled; however, their punt was downed inside the five yard line, forcing Northern Illinois (NIU) to drive the length of the field in order to score. NIU went three-and-out, and their punt went only 17 yards, giving USU the ball with only 29 yards needed to score a touchdown. They failed to do so, however, as, after losing six yards on the drive, Jake Thompson missed a 52-yard field goal attempt.


2013 Poinsettia Bowl, Game summary, First quarter
Subsequently, NIU took possession of the ball, but quarterback Jordan Lynch lost a fumble, setting up USU, who this time capitalized on the field position with Nick Diaz making a 31-yard field goal to take a 3–0 lead. On NIU's ensuing drive, they ran 13 plays that totaled 55 yards, ultimately setting up a 37-yard field goal attempt for Mathew Sims. Sims missed, and USU regained possession. At the end of the first quarter, USU was in the middle of a drive, well into NIU territory.


2013 Poinsettia Bowl, Game summary, Second quarter
At the beginning of the quarter, USU was at the NIU 25-yard line, having embarked, late in the first quarter, on a drive highlighted by a 58-yard rush by Joey DeMartino. Faced with another 3rd down and 16, USU failed to convert, and settled for another field goal by Diaz, this time a 39-yard kick. NIU finally responded, embarking on a 15-play, 78-yard drive that culminated when Lynch rushed for a 1-yard touchdown, making the score 7–6. After USU's next drive resulted in a punt, NIU took possession, and approached the red zone, but on a fourth down, failed to convert, consequently turning the ball over. USU failed to score before the half, and the score at the half was 7–6 NIU.


2013 Poinsettia Bowl, Game summary, Third quarter
After receiving the opening half kickoff, NIU's first play of the half was an interception thrown by Lynch to USU's Brian Suite. The Aggies capitalized off the turnover; Darell Garretson threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Swindall, and USU regained the lead, 13–7. NIU failed to respond, and punted; after that, the teams exchanged punts once again before USU drove down the field, and entered the red zone, at which point Garretson threw an interception to Jim Thorpe Award finalist Jimmie Ward.


2013 Poinsettia Bowl, Game summary, Third quarter
Again, however, NIU appeared to have failed to even achieve a first down, and brought on the punt team, but faked the punt, converting a fourth down and six as time in the third quarter expired. Entering the fourth quarter, NIU trailed by six, but had the ball around their own 30-yard line.


2013 Poinsettia Bowl, Game summary, Fourth quarter
NIU's drive at the end of the third quarter carried over; however, when faced with another fourth down, they did not run another fake, and ultimately gave the ball back to USU. On USU's ensuing drive, with a 3rd down and 23 situation, Garretson tried a screen pass, but the pass was batted in the air, and ultimately intercepted by Ken Bishop. Despite a favorable field position, NIU could not muster a first down after taking over at the USU 13-yard line, and ultimately missed a 29-yard field goal, their second miss of the game.


2013 Poinsettia Bowl, Game summary, Fourth quarter
The score thus remained 13–7 as the Huskies failed to capitalize on the turnover and excellent field position. USU drove back down the field on their succeeding possession that lasted 17 plays and 80 yards, encapsulating 7:19, and scored on a DeMartino 1-yard touchdown run.


2013 Poinsettia Bowl, Game summary, Fourth quarter
Starting around their own 40-yard line, with just over four minutes remaining and no timeouts, NIU achieved two first downs before advancing into the red zone, at which point Lynch threw three consecutive incomplete passes into the end zone, before, on 4th down and 10, throwing a 15-yard touchdown pass to Juwan Brescacin with 1:44 remaining, pulling within seven points. Needing to attempt an onside kick, USU called a timeout to confer on strategy. When NIU ultimately made the kick, USU's Swindall recovered, and therefore USU was able to simply take a knee to finish the game, winning 21–14.


2013 Point Optical Curling Classic
The 2013 Point Optical Curling Classic was held from September 27 to 30 at the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan as part of the 2013–14 World Curling Tour. The event was held in a triple knockout format, and the purse for the event was CAD$50,000, of which the winner, Jeff Stoughton, received CAD$12,000. Stoughton defeated Kevin Martin's team in the final with a score of 6–2. Martin's team was skipped by third Nedohin after Martin went out with a back injury, while Jeff Sharp subbed in as lead.


2013 Polaris Music Prize
The 2013 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 23, 2013 at The Carlu event theatre in Toronto, Ontario.


2013 Polaris Music Prize
The award was won by Godspeed You! Black Emperor for their album 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!. The band subsequently released a statement criticizing the prize's gala trappings in a time of austerity, asserting that "organizing a gala just so musicians can compete against each other for a novelty-sized cheque doesn't serve the cause of righteous music at all. Maybe the next celebration should happen in a cruddier hall, without the corporate banners and culture overlords." Despite their criticism the band accepted the award, but donated the prize money to a Quebec-based program of music education in prisons.


2013 Polaris Music Prize, Longlist
The prize's preliminary 40-album longlist was announced on June 13.


2013 Polish Basketball Supercup
The 2013 Polish Basketball Supercup was an edition of the annual super cup game in Polish basketball. This year the reigning Polish Basketball League (PLK) champions Stelmet Zielona Góra faced off against Polish Basketball Cup winners Trefl Sopot.


2013 Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown
The 2013 Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown was held from March 14 to 17 at the Grande Prairie Curling Club in Grande Prairie, Alberta as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. The men's event was held in a triple-knockout format, while the women's event was held in a round robin format.


2013 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
The 2013 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany season was the 28th German Porsche Carrera Cup season. It began on 4 May at Hockenheim and finished on 4 October at the same circuit, after seventeen races, with two races at each event bar Round 3. It ran as a support championship for the 2013 DTM season. Frenchman Kévin Estre won the championship for Hermes ATTEMPTO Racing. British Tolimit Motorsport driver Sean Edwards was killed on 15 October 2013 at Queensland Raceway in Willowbank, Australia, while instructing a member of the public at a private test session.


2013 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, Race calendar and results
1#  – Race staged on the Sunday due to a pileup in the first start on the Saturday.


2013 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, Championship standings, A-class
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.


2013 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
The 2013 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain was a multi-event, one make motor racing championship held across England and Scotland. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Porsche 911 GT3 cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. It is a multi class championship, with drivers grouped based on their ability and experience into three classes: Professional, Professional-Amateur 1 (Pro-Am 1) and Professional-Amateur 2 (Pro- Am 2). It forms part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece.


2013 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
This season was the eleventh Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain. The season commenced on 31 March at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluded on 13 October at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after twenty races held at ten meetings, all in support of the 2013 British Touring Car Championship.


2013 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain, Race calendar and results
On 29 August 2012, the British Touring Car Championship announced the race calendar for the 2013 season, for all of the series competing on the TOCA package.


2013 Porsche Carrera Cup Italia
The 2013 Porsche Carrera Cup Italia season was the seventh Porsche Carrera Cup Italy season. It began on 4 May at Misano and finished on 20 October in Monza, after seven events with two races at each event. Enrico Fulgenzi won the drivers' championship driving for Heaven Motorsport, which won the teams' championship.


2013 Porsche Carrera Cup Italia, Championship standings, Drivers' Championship
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.


2013 Porsche Carrera Cup Italia, Championship standings, Teams' Championship
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.


2013 Porsche Carrera Cup Italia, Championship standings, Michelin Cup
The Michelin Cup is the trophy reserved to the gentlemen drivers.


2013 Porsche Supercup
The 2013 Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup season was the 21st Porsche Supercup season. It began on 12 May on Circuit de Catalunya and finished on 3 November at Yas Marina Circuit, after nine races, all of which were support events for the 2013 Formula One season. A new car was introduced for the season as the Porsche 991 – the internal designation for the seventh-generation Porsche 911 – replaced the Porsche 997.


2013 Porsche Supercup
Three-time champion René Rast did not return to defend his title, opting to focus on the ADAC GT Masters, the FIA GT Series and the Blancpain Endurance Series, where he would compete for Belgian Audi Club WRT. BTCC champion and former WTCC driver Alain Menu joined the series with his own team, FACH Auto Tech.


2013 Porsche Supercup
Ahead of the final round of the series in Abu Dhabi, Monégasque-based British driver Sean Edwards held a championship lead of eighteen points over Denmark's Nicki Thiim, with Michael Ammermüller of Germany the only other driver to remain within contention for winning the title. Edwards was killed on 15 October 2013 at Queensland Raceway in Willowbank, Australia, while instructing a member of the public at a private test session. Thiim ultimately won the championship, after he won both races in Abu Dhabi; Edwards ended up second overall, finishing three points ahead of Ammermüller.


2013 Porsche Supercup, Championship standings, Drivers' Championship
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.


2013 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
The 2013 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor clay courts. It was the 36th edition of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, and was part of the Premier tournaments of the 2013 WTA Tour. It took place at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, from April 22 until 28 April 2013. First-seeded  Maria Sharapova won her second consecutive singles title at the event.


2013 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2013 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Finals, Doubles
Mona Barthel /  Sabine Lisicki defeated  Bethanie Mattek-Sands /  Sania Mirza, 6–4, 7–5


2013 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Doubles
Iveta Benešová and Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová were the defending champions, but Benešová decided not to participate. Záhlavová-Strýcová played alongside Julia Görges, but they lost in the first round to Liezel Huber and Janette Husárová. Mona Barthel and Sabine Lisicki won the title, defeating Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Sania Mirza in the final, 6–4, 7–5.


2013 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles
Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, and successfully defended her title, beating Li Na in the final, 6–4, 6–3.


2013 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2013 Port Adelaide Football Club season
The 2013 AFL season was the Port Adelaide Football Club's 17th season in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club was captained by Travis Boak and coached by Ken Hinkley.


2013 Port Huron Patriots season
The 2013 Port Huron Patriots season was the second season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise. The Patriots kicked off their exhibition schedule with a 62–2 victory over the Michigan Renegades, a semi-professional outdoor football team.


2013 Portland State Vikings football team
The 2013 Portland State Vikings football team represented Portland State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth year head coach Nigel Burton and played their home games at Jeld-Wen Field. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 6–6, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in ninth place.


2013 Portland State Vikings football team, Schedule
Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with UC Davis on September 21 is considered a non conference game and will have no effect on the Big Sky Standings.


2013 Portland Thorns FC season
The 2013 season was the Portland Thorns' inaugural season in the newly created National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's professional soccer in the United States. The Thorns ended the 22-game regular season with a 10-6-6 record, qualifying them for the NWSL playoffs. In their semi-final game the team beat FC Kansas City 3-2 in extra time, qualifying them to play Western New York Flash in the championship. The Thorns beat the Flash 2–0, making Portland Thorns FC the NWSL champion.


2013 Portland Thorns FC season, Background
The league's founding was announced on November 21, 2012, with Portland as a host for one of eight teams. At that time it was announced by Portland Timbers' owner Merritt Paulson that the Timbers would own the team.


2013 Portland Thorns FC season, Background
The chosen team, Portland Thorns FC, was announced on December 13, 2012, accompanied by the unveiling of its logo. Both the name and logo were intended to invoke Portland's nickname of the Rose City.


2013 Portland Thorns FC season, Background
Cindy Parlow Cone was announced as the first head coach on December 19, 2012.


2013 Portland Thorns FC season, Roster
In the National Women's Soccer League's (NWSL) inaugural season, the eight founding clubs filled out their rosters through numerous mechanisms. First, teams are allocated national team players from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Next, teams go through the NWSL College Draft, a free agency period, the NWSL Supplemental Draft, and the signing of Discovery Players.


2013 Portland Thorns FC season, Final round, Results summary
Last updated: August 18, 2013Source:Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won;  T = Matches tied;  L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference


2013 Portland Thorns FC season, Player Transactions, National Team Player Allocation
On January 11, 2013, the league held its player allocation for the national team players, with Portland receiving seven players: Rachel Buehler, Tobin Heath, Karina LeBlanc, Alex Morgan, Marlene Sandoval, Luz Saucedo, and Christine Sinclair. On January 23, 2013, Heath signed a six-month contract with Paris Saint-Germain and expected to join the Thorns FC once the French club's season is concluded. On March 21, 2013, Sandoval and Saucedo, the two allocated Mexico national team defenders, were removed from the team roster, due to an injury and decision by the Mexican Football Federation, respectively.


2013 Portland Thorns FC season, Player Transactions, National Women's Soccer League College Draft
Each team in the NWSL got to pick once per round, with the draft order based on how well each team did in allocation. The Thorns picked eighth (last) in each round.


2013 Portland Thorns FC season, Player Transactions, Supplemental Draft Picks
Any player that wasn’t selected in the NWSL College Draft, and was done with her college eligibility, was eligible for the NWSL Supplemental Draft. The draft lasted six rounds. Again, the Thorns selected eighth (last) in each round.


2013 Portland Timbers season
The 2013 Portland Timbers season was the 3rd season for the Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.


2013 Portland Timbers season, Background
Caleb Porter was announced as the Timbers head coach on August 29, 2012, but finished out coaching his final year at the University of Akron. He was introduced as the head coach on January 8, 2013.


2013 Portland Timbers season, Competitions, Major League Soccer, Western Conference standings
Updated to matches played on September 25, 2013 01:00 EDTSource: gue Soccer (MLS), the top flight MLSSoccer.com(W1) = Western Conference champion; (WC) = Qualifies for playoffs via wild-card. Only applicable when the season is not finished: (Q) = Qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs, but not yet to the particular round indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff contention.


2013 Portland Timbers season, Competitions, Major League Soccer, Overall standings
(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion


2013 Portland Timbers season, Competitions, Major League Soccer, Results summary
Last updated: October 27, 2013Source: Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won;  T = Matches tied;  L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference


2013 Portland Timbers season, Competitions, Cascadia Cup
The Cascadia Cup is a trophy that was created in 2004 by supporters of the Portland Timbers, Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. It is awarded to the club with the best record in league games versus the other participants.


2013 Portland Timbers season, Squad, Roster and Statistics
All players contracted to the club during the season included.


2013 Portugal Open
The 2013 Portugal Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 24th edition of the Portugal Open for the men and the 17th for the women, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2013 ATP World Tour, and of the International-level tournaments of the 2013 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, Portugal, from April 29 through May 5, 2013. Formerly named Estoril Open, the organization of the tournament changed its name to "Portugal Open" in order to recognize Portugal's success in organizing international events.


2013 Portugal Open, ATP singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 Portugal Open, ATP doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2013 Portugal Open, WTA singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 Portugal Open, WTA doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2013 Portugal Open – Men's Doubles
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Jean-Julien Rojer were the defending champions but lost in the final to Santiago González and Scott Lipsky, 3–6, 6–4, [7–10].


2013 Portugal Open – Men's Singles
Juan Martín del Potro was the defending champion, but withdrew before the tournament, because of illness. Stanislas Wawrinka defeated David Ferrer 6–1, 6–4 in the final to win the title.


2013 Portugal Open – Men's Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2013 Portugal Open – Women's Doubles
Chuang Chia-jung and Zhang Shuai were the defending champions, but decided not to participate.


2013 Portugal Open – Women's Doubles
Chan Hao-ching and Kristina Mladenovic won the title, defeating Darija Jurak and Katalin Marosi in the final, 7–6(7–3), 6–2.


2013 Portugal Open – Women's Singles
Kaia Kanepi was the defending champion, but she lost in the semifinals to Carla Suárez Navarro.


2013 Portugal Open – Women's Singles
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova won the title, defeating Suárez Navarro in the final, 7–5, 6–2.


2013 Portuguese local elections
The Portuguese local elections of 2013 took place on 29 September. The elections consisted of three types of elections in the 308 Portuguese municipalities, namely the elections for the Municipal Chambers, whose winners are elected mayors, the elections for the Municipal Assemblies, as well as the elections for the lower-level Parish Assemblies, whose winners are elected parish presidents. The latter were held separately in the more than 3,000 parishes around the country. The number of parishes had been reduced by over 1000 due to a local government reform undertaken by the Government led by Pedro Passos Coelho.


2013 Portuguese local elections
The process of submitting candidacies for these elections was marked by differences in the interpretation of the pertinent electoral law. This law prohibits a candidate, after having served for three terms, to run for Mayor, Municipal Assemblies or Parish Assemblies. But the law does not explicitly state whether it prohibits reelection only for the same municipality or parish, or for the same position in any municipality or parish. Candidates affected by this issue included Luis Filipe Menezes (PSD), running in Porto, and Fernando Seara (PSD/CDS–PP), who was standing in Lisbon.


2013 Portuguese local elections
This controversy ended on 5 September 2013 with the decision of the Constitutional Court allowing mayoral candidates that had already served three consecutive mandates to run for election in a different municipality.


2013 Portuguese local elections
The Socialist Party (PS) won the largest number of municipal chambers in its history surpassing its previous best result in 2009. It also won the largest number of mayorships of any party in the history of Portugal. The PS also reconquered Coimbra and won in two large strongholds of the Social Democratic Party, Vila Real and Funchal.


2013 Portuguese local elections
The Social Democratic Party (PSD) was the biggest loser of these elections, as it lost almost a third of the municipalities that it had held. However, the PSD did gain several traditionally Socialist bastions like Braga and Guarda. The communist Democratic Unity Coalition won in the cities of Loures, Beja and Évora.


2013 Portuguese local elections
The election was also marked by the strong electoral performances of various independent groups, which won several chambers. The most significant was the victory of independent Rui Moreira in Porto, who was supported by CDS-PP. The Democratic Unity Coalition increased its number of municipal chambers as well as its number of councilors by winning several chambers previously held by the Socialists, including winning back their historical stronghold of Loures. However, despite increasing their overall number of mayors, they also lost three chambers they won in 2009 to the Socialists; Chamusca, Crato, and Nisa. In Chamusca they had held the mayorship since 1979.


2013 Portuguese local elections
The People's Party (CDS-PP) broke a cycle of decline in local elections and won five municipalities, four more than in 2009. The Left Bloc suffered a heavy defeat, losing the only chamber they had, and electing fewer councillors than in 2009.


2013 Portuguese local elections
The turnout in these elections was the lowest ever, with 52.6% of voters casting their ballot.


2013 Portuguese local elections, Parties
The main political forces that will be involved in the election are:


2013 Portuguese local elections, Parties
1 The PSD and the CDS–PP will also form coalitions in several municipalities with the Earth Party (MPT) and the People's Monarchist Party (PPM).


2013 Portuguese local elections, Results, Municipal Councils, City control
The following table lists party control in all district capitals, as well as in municipalities above 100,000 inhabitants. Population estimates from 2013.


2013 Power Horse Cup
The 2013 Power Horse Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the first edition of the Power Horse Cup as an ATP World Tour 250 series event on the 2013 ATP World Tour and replaced the World Team Cup, a team event previously held at the same venue. It took place at the Rochusclub in Düsseldorf, Germany, from May 19 through May 25, 2013.


2013 Power Horse Cup, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 Power Horse Cup, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2013 Power Horse Cup – Doubles
Andre Begemann and Martin Emmrich won the first edition of the tournament, defeating Treat Conrad Huey and Dominic Inglot in the final, 7–5, 6–2.


2013 Power Horse Cup – Singles
Juan Mónaco won the first edition of the tournament, defeating Jarkko Nieminen in the final, 6–4, 6–3


2013 Power Horse Cup – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2013 Poznań Open
The 2013 Poznań Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the jubilee tenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place at the Park Tenisowy Olimpia in Poznań, Poland from 13 to 21 July 2013, including the qualifying competition in the first two days.


2013 Poznań Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 Poznań Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2013 Poznań Open, Champions, Doubles
Gero Kretschmer /  Alexander Satschko def. Henri Kontinen /  Mateusz Kowalczyk, 6–3, 6–3


2013 Poznań Open – Doubles
Rameez Junaid and Simon Stadler were the defending champions, but they did not participate that year. Gero Kretschmer and Alexander Satschko won the title, defeating Henri Kontinen and Mateusz Kowalczyk in the final, 6–3, 6–3.


2013 Poznań Open – Singles
Jerzy Janowicz was the defending champion, but he did not participate that year. Andreas Haider-Maurer won the title, defeating Damir Džumhur in the final, 4–6, 6–1, 7–5.


2013 Prague Open
The 2013 Prague Open by Advantage Cars was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 16th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Prague, Czech Republic between 10 and 16 June 2013.


2013 Prague Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 Prague Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry a special exempt into the singles main draw:


2013 Prague Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:


2013 Prague Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pair received entry as an alternate into the doubles main draw:


2013 Prague Open – Doubles
Lukáš Rosol and Horacio Zeballos were the defending champions, but both decided not to participate. Lee Hsin-han and Peng Hsien-yin defeated Vahid Mirzadeh and Denis Zivkovic 6–4, 4–6, [10–5] in the final to win the title.


2013 Prague Open – Singles
Horacio Zeballos was the defending champion but decided not to participate. Oleksandr Nedovyesov won the first edition of the event by defeating Javier Martí 6–0, 6–1 in the final.


2013 Prague explosion
On April 29, 2013 at around 10:00am CEST (8:00 UTC), an explosion occurred in a building in the centre of Prague, Czech Republic. The incident occurred in a townhouse belonging to the Air Navigation Services of the Czech Republic on Divadelní street in Old Town, Prague 1, close to the Academy of Sciences and National Theatre. The blast could be heard across the whole city centre, as far away as Prague Castle, 1.4 km (1 mi) away from the incident. 43 people were injured by the blast, one seriously. No one was killed. The resulting shock wave from the blast damaged windows in nearby buildings including the National Theatre, Café Slavia, the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU), the Faculty of Social Sciences of Charles University and the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.


2013 Prague explosion
The blast was caused by a natural gas leak. According to a head of the Prague Fire Service, gas could be smelled in the area following in the blast, causing risk of further explosions.


2013 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team
The 2013 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represents Prairie View A&M University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers are led by third year head coach Heishma Northern and playetheir home games at Edward L. Blackshear Field. They are a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).


2013 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team, Media
All Prairie View A&M games will be carried live on KPVU 91.3 FM.


2013 Prayag Kumbh Mela stampede
On 10 February 2013, during the Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela, a stampede broke out at the train station in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, killing 42 people and injuring at least 300 people.


2013 Prayag Kumbh Mela stampede, Background
Kumbh Mela is a major Hindu religious festival that is celebrated every three years in four rotating places. The 2013 event was considered a Maha Kumbh Mela, which comes around only once every 144 years. It lasted 55 days and was expected to be attended by 100 million pilgrims, making it the largest temporary gathering of people in the world at that time. A temporary city covering an area larger than Athens was set up to accommodate the crowds. Sunday, 10 February was considered the most auspicious day, and 30 million people descended to Allahabad to bathe at the confluence of the Yamuna and the Ganges rivers.


2013 Prayag Kumbh Mela stampede, The stampede
According to initial reports, the stampede broke out after a railing on a footbridge collapsed at the Allahabad railway station. Eyewitnesses, however, said that the stampede was triggered after the railway police charged at the crowd with wooden sticks in order to control the huge rush at the station. 42 people were killed by the crush of people, including 29 women, 12 men, and an eight-year-old girl who died after waiting almost two hours for help. At least 45 people were injured in addition.


2013 Prayag Kumbh Mela stampede, The stampede
In an unrelated event earlier that day, two people were killed in another stampede.


2013 Prayag Kumbh Mela stampede, Reaction
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed condolences and offered compensation to the affected people. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav constituted a committee to probe the stampede. Uttar Pradesh's Panchayati Raj minister, Balram Yadav said that the inquiry would be launched and completed within a month.


2013 Prayag Kumbh Mela stampede, Reaction
On 11 February 2013, Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, who was in charge of the Kumbh Mela, took responsibility for the stampede and resigned. Praising the minister for his sincere work, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, rejected Khan's resignation.


2013 Prayag Kumbh Mela stampede, Other stampedes
Due to the huge number of attendees stampedes are relatively common during Kumbh Mela festivals. The 1954 Kumbh Mela stampede was the deadliest since India's independence, with an estimated 1,000 deaths. The 2003 Kumbh Mela stampede killed 39 people in the city of Nashik, and seven were killed during the 2010 Kumbh Mela in Haridwar.


2013 Preakness Stakes
The 2013 Preakness Stakes was the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race was held on May 18, 2013, and was televised on NBC. The race was won by Oxbow. The post time of the race was 6:18 p.m. EDT. The race was the 12th race on a card of 13 races. The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 117,203, the second highest attendance for American thoroughbred racing events in North America during 2013.


2013 Preakness Stakes, Field
2013 Kentucky Derby winner Orb as expected entered the Preakness. It was announced on May 6 that Vyjack and Normandy Invasion would also be starting in The Preakness. Other Derby starters confirmed for The Preakness are Goldencents (17th) and the D. Wayne Lukas trained duo of Oxbow (6th) and Will Take Charge (8th). Later connections of Vyjack and Normandy Invasion withdrew their nominations. Horses that did not start in the Kentucky Derby and were nominated include Illinois Derby winner Departing, Sunland Derby winner Govenor Charlie and Titletown Five.


2013 Preakness Stakes, Field
Nine 3-year-olds were entered for the 138th Preakness Stakes. The post position draw was held at the International Pavilion in the Pimlico Infield at 6 p.m. on May 15, 2013 and were broadcast live on Horse Racing TV using a blind draw. After the draw Orb was installed as the even money favorite, securing the rail.


2013 Preakness Stakes, Race
On the day of the race, the Kentucky Derby winner Orb was bet down further from even money of 1–1 on the morning line down to a prohibitive odds-on favorite at 3-5 by post time. Florida Derby runner-up Itsmyluckyday was listed as a distant second favorite at 8 1⁄2-1 while Santa Anita Derby winner Goldencents was the third choice at almost 9 1⁄2-1 by post time. Oxbow was relegated to longshot status of almost 15 1⁄2-1, the only horse with longer odds was stablemate Titletown Five at 22–1.


2013 Preakness Stakes, Race
At the break Oxbow was brushed by Will Take Charge, and then steadied as Goldencents, Oxbow and Titletown Five rushed out to the lead in that order. Orb broke well in sixth place out of nine stakes winning colts. Passing the stands for the first time Oxbow moved to the lead and led by one and one half length over Goldencents completing the first quarter mile in a slow :23-4/5. Making a point to ride three to four paths off the rail Oxbow's jockey Gary Stevens slowed down the pace of the race. Rounding Pimlico's famous "Clubhouse Turn" Oxbow opened a daylight advantage moving ahead by two and a half lengths tipping the clock at :48-3/5 for the first half mile. At this point Orb was running in fifth place only two lengths behind Oxbow.


2013 Preakness Stakes, Race
Racing down the backstretch and entering the final turn Oxbow's lead dwindled to only a length and a half with Goldencents and Itsmyluckyday within striking distance. At the top of the lane Oxbow hit another gear and widened his lead to three lengths over Itsmyluckyday who went six wide and made a menacing run toward the front. The first mile was completed in 1:38 flat on the front end as Derby winner Orb toiled in sixth place.


2013 Preakness Stakes, Race
Nearing the wire, Oxbow, under some hand urging by Stevens, held on to win by one and three quarter lengths over Itsmyluckyday. Louisiana Derby runner-up Mylute closed from the back of the pack under Rosie Napravnik to finish third by two and a quarter lengths (the best finish ever by a woman jockey in the 138-year history of the Preakness). Kentucky Derby winner Orb made up some ground at the end but could finish no better than fourth, nine lengths behind the winner.


2013 Preakness Stakes, Race
Just after the wire NBC announcer Tom Hammond exclaimed, "Gary Stevens just stole the Preakness," with Oxbow becoming the first wire-to-wire winner of the race since Aloma's Ruler in 1982. The "Hall-of-Fame ride" allowed Oxbow to conserve enough energy to finish the mile and three sixteenths in a final time of 1:57.54; it was the slowest Preakness winning time since 1961.


2013 Premier League Asia Trophy
The 2013 Premier League Asia Trophy was the sixth edition of the Premier League Asia Trophy. Sunderland, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Hong Kong club South China competed for the title on 24 July 2013 and 27 July 2013 at Hong Kong Stadium in So Kon Po, Hong Kong. Manchester City were the winners, beating Sunderland 1–0 in the final.


2013 Premier League Asia Trophy
The tournament was also notable for the absence of Tottenham Hotspur's star Gareth Bale. Bale traveled with Spurs to Hong Kong, but an injury he suffered in training meant he did not play in either of Tottenham's matches.


2013 Premier League Asia Trophy
Furthermore, the tournament was also notable for the very poor quality of the grass on the pitch at the venue.


2013 Premier League Asia Trophy, Results, Semifinals
Delayed by 30 minutes due to rain. Game reduced to 80 minutes (40 minute halves).


2013 Premier League Asia Trophy, Results, Semifinals
Delayed by 10 minutes due to rain. Game reduced to 80 minutes (40 minute halves).


2013 Premier League Darts
The 2013 McCoy's Premier League Darts was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation; the ninth edition of the tournament. The event began at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast on 7 February, and ended at The O2 Arena, London on 16 May. The tournament was shown live on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland.


2013 Premier League Darts
Phil Taylor was the defending champion and he reached the final again this year, but lost 10–8 against Michael van Gerwen who won his first Premier League title on his debut appearance in the competition.


2013 Premier League Darts, Qualification
The qualification format was different from the last edition of Premier League Darts. The top four players from the PDC Order of Merit after the 2013 PDC World Darts Championship automatically qualified. Alongside them, six (instead of four) additional players were chosen on the basis of their performance in the past year or in earlier editions of the Premier League. After the first nine rounds, the bottom 2 players were relegated. All players played each other once at that point. The remaining eight then competed against each other in the final five rounds for the play-offs places. All games in the league stage were played "best of 12 legs" (instead of "best of 14 legs"), thus games could be drawn by 6–6.


2013 Premier League Darts, Venues
The venues remained the same as in the last Premier League Darts edition.


2013 Premier League Darts, Prize money
The prize-money was increased to £520,000 from £450,000 in 2012.


2013 Premier League Darts, Table and streaks, Table
Last updated: 19 April 2013Source: Match reports from the results section.


2013 Premier League Darts, Table and streaks, Table
Bottom two eliminated after Week 9. Top four qualified for the Play-Offs after Week 14. NB: LWAT = Legs Won Against Throw. A = AverageC% = Checkout PercentageHC = High Checkout. Players separated by +/- leg difference if tied. If leg difference is equal the table is sorted by the player's LWAT. If it is still tied, ranking is determined by average.


2013 Premier League speedway season
The 2013 Premier League season was the second division of British speedway.


2013 Premier League speedway season, Summary
The season took place between March and October 2013. The Scunthorpe Scorpions were the defending champions after winning in 2012. After finishing as runners-up the previous season, the Somerset Rebels went one better in 2013 and ended up being declared the Premier League Champions.


2013 Premier League speedway season, League table
Home: 3W = Home win by 7 points or more; 2W = Home win by between 1 and 6 points Away: 4W = Away win by 7 points or more; 3W = Away win by between 1 and 6 points; 1L = Away loss by 6 points or lessM = Meetings; D = Draws; L = Losses; F = Race points for; A = Race points against; +/- = Race points difference; Pts = Total Points


2013 Premier League speedway season, Premier League Knockout Cup
The 2013 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 46th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Somerset Rebels were the winners of the competition.


2013 Premier League speedway season, Final
Somerset were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 103–77.


2013 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series
The 2013 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series (styled for sponsorship reasons as the 2013 J.P Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s Series) was the fourth Rugby Union 7-a-side competition for the twelve 2013–14 Aviva Premiership Clubs. The group stages were run on 1–3 August 2013 and the final at the Recreation Ground on 9 August 2013.


2013 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series, Format
The twelve Premiership Clubs were split into 3 Groups – A, B and C based upon geographical location – with each group playing on consecutive days at the beginning of August. Each team in the group played each other once, to the International Rugby Board Laws of the Game - 7s Variations. Based on the result, teams received:


2013 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series, Format
Following all the games, the winner and runner up in each group progressed to the Final Stage. In the final, the 6 teams (3 Winners and 3 Runners up) were split into 2 pools. Again teams played each other once and points were awarded based on the match result. Following the culmination of this stage the winners of each pool progressed to the final, the winner of that game being declared the champions.


2013 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series, Group stage
The group draw was based on geographical location of the clubs playing. Premiership Rugby confirmed the match times on 4 July 2013.


2013 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series, Group stage, Group A
Played at Kingsholm, Gloucester on Thursday 1 August 2013. The attendance on the night was nearly 13,000.


2013 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series, Group stage, Group B
Played at Franklin's Gardens, Northampton on Friday 2 August 2013. The attendance on the night was 9,432.


2013 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series, Group stage, Group C
Played at Allianz Park, Barnet, London on Saturday 3 August 2013.


2013 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series, Final stage
The Final Stage was played at The Recreation Ground, Bath on Friday 9 August 2013 in front of a sell out crowd.


2013 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series, Final stage
For the finals, the 6 qualified teams were split into two pools of three teams. Scoring was the same as in the previous rounds (4 points for a win, etc. ), and the winner of each pool progressed to the final.


2013 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series, Final stage, Final
The final was contested by the winners of the two finals pools. In a slight difference to the rest of the series, the final was played in two halves of 10 minutes (instead of 7 minutes), with a slightly longer half-time.


2013 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series, Broadcasting
The competition, including the final, will be broadcast live on the new BT Sport channel. The channel launched on Thursday 1 August, the first day of the competition. Highlights of the 2013 competition were shown on STV in Scotland.


2013 Premios Juventud
The 10th Annual Premios Juventud (Youth Awards) were broadcast by Univision on July 18, 2013.


2013 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec season
The 2013 PLSQ season was the second season of existence for the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec, a Division 3 men's semi-professional soccer league and the highest level of soccer fully contained within the province of Québec. It is below Major League Soccer and the North American Soccer League in the Canadian soccer league system.


2013 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec season
CS Mont-Royal Outremont won the 2013 league championship as well as the inaugural League Cup.


2013 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec season, Teams
The 2013 season was contested between seven teams. CS Mont-Royal Outremont and FC Gatineau joined the league.


2013 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec season, League Cup
The PLSQ debuted their League Cup this season, which took place following the end of the season. The top six teams from the league season were divided into two groups (the seventh place club - FC Boisbriand - did not qualify). Each team would play the other two teams in the group, with the first place finisher in each group advancing to the finals. CS Mont-Royal Outremont won the League Cup defeating FC Brossard 2-0 in the finals.


2013 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team
The 2013 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team represented Presbyterian College in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Harold Nichols and played their home games at Bailey Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 1–4 in Big South play to finish in a tie for fifth place.


2013 President's Cup (Maldives)
The 2013 President's Cup was the 63rd season of the President's Cup, a knock-out competition for Maldives' top 4 football clubs. New Radiant Sports Club were the defending champions, having beaten Victory Sports Club in last season's final on penalty shoot-out.


2013 President's Cup (Maldives)
The final was held on 23 October 2012, in which New Radiant won the final 4-2 on extra time, claiming a record tenth President's Cup, after the scores were 2-2 at the end of normal time.


2013 President's Cup (Maldives), Background, Broadcasting rights
The broadcasting rights for all the matches of 2013 Maldives President's Cup were given to the Television Maldives.


2013 President's Cup (Maldives), Qualifier
Top 4 teams after the end of 2013 Dhivehi League third round will be qualified for the President's Cup.


2013 President's Cup (Maldives) Final
The 2013 President's Cup (Maldives) Final was the 63rd Final of the Maldives President's Cup.


2013 President's Cup (tennis)
The 2013 President's Cup (tennis) was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 7th edition for men and the 5th edition for women of the tournament and was part of the 2013 ITF Women's Circuit and the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour, offering prize money of $125,000 for men and $100,000 for women. It took place in Astana, Kazakhstan, on 22–28 July 2013.


2013 President's Cup (tennis), ATP singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 President's Cup (tennis), WTA singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 President's Cup (tennis) – Men's Doubles
Konstantin Kravchuk and Denys Molchanov were the defending champions, but Molchanov chose not to compete Kravchuk played with Teymuraz Gabashvili but lost in the quarterfinals. Riccardo Ghedin and Claudio Grassi won in the final against Andrey Golubev and Mikhail Kukushkin 3–6, 6–3, [10–8].


2013 President's Cup (tennis) – Men's Singles
Evgeny Donskoy was the defending champion, but chose not to compete. Number 1 seed Dudi Sela overcame Mikhail Kukushkin 5–7, 6–2, 7–6(8–6).


2013 President's Cup (tennis) – Women's Doubles
Oksana Kalashnikova and Marta Sirotkina were the defending champions, having won the event in 2012, but both players chose not to defend their title.


2013 President's Cup (tennis) – Women's Doubles
Lyudmyla and Nadiya Kichenok won the title, defeating Nina Bratchikova and Valeria Solovyeva in the final, 6–2, 6–2.


2013 President's Cup (tennis) – Women's Singles
Maria João Koehler failed to defend her title from 2012, losing to Ukrainian Nadiya Kichenok in the final, 6–4, 7–5.


2013 Presidents Cup
The 2013 Presidents Cup was held October 3–6 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, a suburb north of Columbus. It was the tenth Presidents Cup competition and the sixth played in the United States.