2014 Clare County Council election
A Clare County Council election was held in Ireland on 23 May 2014 as part of that year's local elections. Twenty-eight councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from four local electoral areas by proportional representation with a single transferable vote. This was a reduction in 4 council seats and 2 LEAs when compared to the previous elections held in 2009.


2014 Clare County Council election
Fianna Fáil re-emerged as the largest party in Clare after the elections with 12 seats. In addition Clare Colleran-Molloy, a sister of the journalist Ger Colleran, won a seat for the party in Ennis and became the party's first ever female elected councillor. Brian Meaney, formerly of the Green Party, had defected to Fianna Fáil but failed to be re-elected. Fine Gael lost 4 seats in the election including that of the Council's outgoing Mayor, Joe Arkins, in Killaloe. The Labour Party lost their sole representative while Sinn Féin won a seat on the Council for the first time since 1974. Despite some retirements Independents retained a share of 7 seats.


2014 Clare Senior Hurling Championship
The 2014 Clare Senior Hurling Championship was the 116th staging of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887. The championship began on 17 May 2014 and ended on 5 October 2014.


2014 Clare Senior Hurling Championship
Sixmilebridge were the defending champions, however, they failed to make it out of the group stage. Cratloe won the title following a 0-14 to 0-6 defeat of Crusheen in the final.


2014 Clarkson Cup
The 2014 Clarkson Cup is a women's ice hockey tournament that was contested in Markham, Ontario to determine the champion of the Canadian Women's Hockey League from March 19 to March 22, 2014. The Toronto Furies defeated the Boston Blades by a 1-0 tally in overtime to claim their first title. The tournament was played at Markham Centennial Centre. With the victory, Natalie Spooner became the first woman in hockey history to claim the gold medal in the Winter Games and the Clarkson Cup in the same year.


2014 Claro Open Cali
The 2014 Claro Open Cali was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Cali, Colombia between 29 September and 4 October 2014.


2014 Claro Open Cali, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 Claro Open Cali – Doubles
Guido Andreozzi and Guillermo Durán won the title, defeating Alejandro González and César Ramírez 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


2014 Claro Open Cali – Singles
Paolo Lorenzi won the title, defeating Víctor Estrella Burgos 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 in the final.


2014 Claro Open Colombia
The 2014 Claro Open Colombia was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the second edition of the tournament, which was part of the 2014 ATP World Tour. It took place in Bogotá, Colombia at Centro de Alto Rendimiento, between 14 and 20 July 2014.


2014 Claro Open Colombia, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 Claro Open Colombia, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2014 Claro Open Colombia – Doubles
Purav Raja and Divij Sharan were the defending champions, but decided not to participate together. Raja played alongside Marcelo Demoliner, while Sharan teams up with Adil Shamasdin. The two teams met in the quarterfinals, with Shamasdin and Sharan winning the match. Shamasdin and Sharan lost to Samuel Groth and Chris Guccione in the semifinals. Groth and Guccione went on to win the title, defeating Nicolás Barrientos and Juan Sebastián Cabal in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(3–7), [11–9].


2014 Claro Open Colombia – Singles
Ivo Karlović was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Bernard Tomic, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–7(4–7).


2014 Claro Open Colombia – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2014 Clasico FVCiclismo Corre Por la VIDA
The 2014 Clasico FVCiclismo Corre Por la VIDA was a one-day women's cycle race held in Venezuela. on 18 May 2014. The race had a UCI rating of 1.2.


2014 Clemson Tigers football team
The 2014 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Dabo Swinney in his sixth full year and seventh overall since taking over midway through 2008 season. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium, also known as "Death Valley." They were members of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in ACC play to finish in second place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the Russell Athletic Bowl where they defeated Oklahoma.


2014 Clemson Tigers football team, 2015 NFL Draft
Clemson had five players selected in the 2015 NFL draft. Vic Beasley was picked first at 8th overall.


2014 Clemson Tigers football team, 2015 NFL Draft, Undrafted signees
In addition to five draft picks, four more Clemson Tigers made it into the NFL as undrafted rookies.


2014 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team
The 2014 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team was the college's 54th season of playing organized men's college soccer, and their 27th season playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Tigers were led by fifth-year head coach Mike Noonan, and played their home games at Riggs Field.


2014 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team, Draft picks
The Tigers had two players drafted in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft.


2014 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team
The 2014 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team represented Clemson University during the 2014 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Tigers were led by head coach Ed Radwanski, in his fourth season. They played home games at Riggs Field.


2014 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Cleveland Browns season
The 2014 Cleveland Browns season was the franchise's 66th season as a professional sports franchise and its 62nd as a member of the National Football League. It was the first under new head coach Mike Pettine, as former head coach Rob Chudzinski was fired after a 4–12 campaign, as well as the first under new general manager Ray Farmer.


2014 Cleveland Browns season
The Browns improved upon their overall record, however, despite a good 7–4 record entering week 13, the Browns lost their last five games, finishing 7–9, and failing to make the playoffs for the twelfth consecutive year, the longest postseason drought in franchise history, and still had a losing record for the 7th straight year.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Offseason, Personnel changes, Coaching staff changes
On December 29, 2013, the Browns fired head coach Rob Chudzinski. In his only season as coach, Chudzinski posted a record of 4–12, including a 7-game losing streak to end the season, although he ended the Browns' 11-game losing streak to the division rival Baltimore Ravens. Offensive coordinator Norv Turner left the team to take the same position with the Minnesota Vikings, and defensive coordinator Ray Horton took the same position with the Tennessee Titans.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Offseason, Personnel changes, Coaching staff changes
On January 23, 2014, the Browns hired former Buffalo Bills' defensive coordinator Mike Pettine as head coach. Pettine served as defensive coordinator of the Bills in 2013, defensive coordinator of the New York Jets from 2009 to 2012, and a defensive assistant with the Baltimore Ravens from 2002 to 2008. This will be Pettine's first opportunity as an NFL head coach.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Offseason, Personnel changes, Coaching staff changes
On January 27, the Browns hired former Bills' linebackers coach Jim O'Neil as defensive coordinator. O'Neil has served as a defensive assistant under Pettine with both the Jets and the Bills.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Offseason, Personnel changes, Coaching staff changes
Also, on January 27, the Browns filled out their defensive coaching staff by adding three assistant coaches who worked under Pettine in Buffalo: Chuck Driesbach as linebackers coach, Brian Fleury as assistant linebackers coach and Jeff Hafley as secondary coach. The Browns also hired former Tampa Bay Buccaneers' tight ends coach Brian Angelichio to the same position and retained assistant secondary coach Bobby Babich, special teams coach Chris Tabor, and assistant special teams coach Shawn Mennenga from Chudzinski's coaching staff.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Offseason, Personnel changes, Coaching staff changes
On February 3, the Browns hired former Washington Redskins' offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan to take the same position with the team. Shanahan, the son of Super Bowl champion head coach Mike Shanahan, served as the Houston Texans' offensive coordinator from 2008 to 2009, and the Redskins' offensive coordinator from 2010 to 2013.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Offseason, Personnel changes, Front office changes
On February 11, the Browns fired general manager Mike Lombardi and promoted assistant general manager Ray Farmer to take his place as GM. In addition, CEO Joe Banner resigned from his role with the team.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Offseason, Personnel changes, Front office changes
Also on February 11, the Browns hired Bill Kuharich as assistant general manager to Farmer. Kuharich worked with Farmer in the Kansas City Chiefs player personnel department, and has also worked in the New Orleans Saints player personnel department.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Offseason, Roster changes, Free agents
RFA: Restricted free agentERFA: Exclusive rights free agentFT: Player was designated with the franchise tagTT: Player was designated with the transition tag


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Offseason, Roster changes, Draft
The Browns did not have selections from rounds 5–7 as a result of the following trades:


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Offseason, Roster changes, Gordon suspension
On May 9, it was announced that wide receiver Josh Gordon could face a possible season-long suspension due to a fourth failed drug test. On July 4, 2014 Josh Gordon was arrested for DWI in Raleigh, NC. On August 27, the suspension was upheld after Gordon's appeal. On September 12, after the NFL and the NFLPA approved a new drug testing program, Gordon's suspension was retroactively reduced to 10 games. On November 17, his reinstatement was officially announced and he returned Week 12 at the Georgia Dome, against the Atlanta Falcons, on November 23.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Schedule
The Browns had no games west of the Mississippi River in 2014, by virtue of their conference rotation with NFC South and AFC South division opponents, and common position Bills and Raiders – the Raiders being based in the Pacific Time Zone but scheduled to play the Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium. Their only game outside of the Eastern Time Zone was in Nashville, Tennessee against the Tennessee Titans in Week 5. Their November 6 game in Week 10 was their only scheduled national television appearance on the NFL Network, against the Cincinnati Bengals.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Pittsburgh Steelers
The Steelers dominated the first half, and the Browns trailed 27–3 at halftime. However, the Browns scored 24 straight points in the second half to tie the game at 27–27. The comeback attempt fell short as Steelers K Shaun Suisham kicked a 41-yard game-winning field goal as time expired. With the loss, the Browns lost their tenth straight season opener, setting an NFL record. It was also their eleventh consecutive road loss to the Steelers.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. New Orleans Saints
This was the Browns' first home opener win since 2004, and also marked Johnny Manziel's NFL debut. Rookie Terrence West, who had more than 2,500 all-purpose yards at Division I (FCS) Towson University, ran for 68 yards and one touchdown. Billy Cundiff hit the game-winning field goal as time expired.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: vs. Baltimore Ravens
For the Browns, this would mark the third straight regular season game that they played in: that would be decided by 3 or fewer points, and that would have a game-winning field goal in the final ten seconds of the fourth quarter. In a tightly contested match, the Browns led 21–17 heading into the fourth. A series of errors (including a missed 50 yard field goal try and a blocked field goal attempt) prevented them from scoring, while the Ravens scored 6 unanswered.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Throughout the first three periods, the Browns were 5/7 on third down conversions; they were 0/4 on third down conversions and gained only one first down in the decisive fourth quarter. Ravens K Justin Tucker kicked the game-winning field goal as time expired. With the loss, the Browns suffered their first home loss of the season as their record fell to 1–2 entering the bye week. The Browns also fell to 1–12 against the Ravens with Joe Flacco as the QB under center. Victories by the Bengals and the Steelers would leave the Browns in sole possession of last place in the AFC North.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: vs. Baltimore Ravens
The Browns were the only team in the NFL not to have a turnover in the first three games of the season.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Tennessee Titans
This marked the Browns’ solitary game outside the Eastern time zone during the 2014 season. The Browns ended a 7-game away losing streak and improved to 2–2 with the win. For the fourth time this season, the Browns participated in a game that was decided by 3 or fewer points. It was also the fourth time in as many games that the winning score was produced with less than 2 minutes to go in the 4th quarter. The game was aggressive, with 14 penalties for 142 yards, and the ejection of the Titans' linebacker Derrick Morgan.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Tennessee Titans
The Titans dominated in the early minutes, scoring the first 14 points of the contest and leaping out to a 28–3 lead. Despite trailing by as many as 25 points in the second quarter, the Browns scored the final 26 points of the game while the Titans failed to score any points in the second half. Travis Benjamin caught the game-winning TD pass from Brian Hoyer with 69 seconds left in the game.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Tennessee Titans
The Browns' 25-point rally represented the largest comeback in franchise history and the largest comeback by a road team in NFL history. For his outstanding play on punt and kick coverage, Browns DL Tank Carder was recognized as the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
This was the second and final regular season meeting between the two teams. The Browns snapped a four-game losing streak to the Steelers with a 31–10 blowout victory. They also won their first divisional game of the season, ending a five-game losing streak to division foes. The Steelers led 3–0 after the first quarter. However, the Browns scored 21 straight points in the second quarter, building a 21–3 halftime lead. Adding a field goal in the third quarter and a touchdown in the fourth, the Browns created an insurmountable 31–3 lead.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
The Steelers’ late touchdown in the fourth quarter produced the final score. Steelers’ QB Ben Roethlisberger suffered only his second career loss in 20 career games against the Browns. For Cleveland, the 21-point margin of victory was the most lopsided win over Pittsburgh since they routed them 51–0 in a Week 1 matchup during the 1989 season. The Browns moved into third place in the AFC North with a 3–2 record while the Steelers fell into fourth place with a 3–3 record.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: at Jacksonville Jaguars
The Browns entered this game with a 3–2 record, coming off a blowout victory over the Steelers and were looking to win their third consecutive game. Meanwhile, the Jaguars entered with a 0–6 record, and a 9-game losing streak, coming off a tough loss to the Tennessee Titans. Despite being heavy favorites to win this matchup, the Browns were routed 24–6. The Browns led 6–0 late in the first half and had the opportunity to kick a field goal and go up 9–0. Instead, Browns HC Mike Pettine opted to go for it on 4th & 1.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: at Jacksonville Jaguars
The conversion attempt failed, and within seconds, the Jaguars scored a touchdown to close out the half, leading 7–6. Following a lost fumble by Brian Hoyer, the Jaguars added a field goal to make it 10–6. In the fourth, the Browns finally imploded. KR Jordan Poyer attempted to catch the punt at the Browns’ 2-yard line; the ball went off his facemask, and the Jaguars recovered, scoring a touchdown on their next drive to make it 17–6.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: at Jacksonville Jaguars
On the Browns’ next drive, Hoyer threw an interception and the Jags converted another touchdown a few seconds later, making the final score 24–6. After committing only 2 turnovers in their first 5 games, the Browns committed 3 turnovers against the Jaguars. 17 of the Jaguars’ 24 points came off turnovers. The defense picked off Blake Bortles three times, but they were able to score only 3 points off of those turnovers. Hoyer struggled mightily throughout the game, going 16/41 for 215 yards, 0 touchdowns, an interception, and a lost fumble.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: at Jacksonville Jaguars
It was the Browns’ lowest scoring output of the season and the fewest points that they had scored with Hoyer as their starting quarterback. It was the first time that the Browns had failed to score a touchdown in a game since Week 2 against the Ravens (in the 2013 season). It was also the first time that the Browns failed to score any points in the second half (it last occurred in Week 2 of the 2013 season when the Browns were outscored by the Ravens 14–0 in the second half). The Jaguars won their first game of the season to improve to 1–6; The Browns’ record dropped to 3–3 as they fell to 4th place in the AFC North.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Oakland Raiders
After suffering a disappointing loss to the previously winless Jaguars the week before, the Browns faced yet another winless opponent in the Oakland Raiders. Both teams struggled for much of the game, kicking a combined five field goals as the Browns held a 9–6-second half lead. At the end of the third quarter the Browns finally got the break they needed when S Joe Haden recovered a Darren McFadden fumble deep in Cleveland territory and returned it 34 yards. Four plays later, QB Brian Hoyer found WR Andrew Hawkins for a four-yard touchdown pass and a 16–6 lead. The Raiders would never recover and the Browns, despite giving up the Raiders’ lone touchdown pass from Derek Carr to Andre Holmes with 7 seconds left, won the game 23–13.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rookie WR Mike Evans, a teammate of Johnny Manziel at Texas A&M and the recipient of more than 200 catches in 2 years, was the favorite target for QB Mike Glennon, scoring both of Tampa Bay's TD's in the game. Patrick Murray added a field goal but missed three others. Cleveland blocked Murray's first FG attempt, tipped a punt that gained only 12 yards, got 2 interceptions and a fumble recovery, and kept the Bucs out of the end zone in the fourth quarter. QB Brian Hoyer passed for 300 yards and two touchdowns, with the game-winner to rookie wide receiver Taylor Gabriel.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Cincinnati Bengals
This was the 82nd meeting between the teams in the "Battle of Ohio." The Browns’ defense suffocated the Bengals, forcing four turnovers while limiting the Bengals’ offense to 3 points and surrendering only one red zone drive. Bengals QB Andy Dalton struggled severely, going 10/33 for 86 yards while throwing 3 interceptions, and being sacked twice on consecutive plays by DT Desmond Bryant. His final passer rating was 2.0, the lowest in Bengals team history.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Cincinnati Bengals
Cleveland found its sea legs using the "running back by committee" approach, with all three of its starting rushers (Ben Tate, Terrence West, and Isiah Crowell) scoring TD's in compiling 170 yds on the ground. The Bengals lost their first regular season home game since Week 14 of the 2012 season (against the Cowboys). The 21-point loss represented the Bengals’ most lopsided defeat since the Ravens routed them by 31 points in Week 13 of the 2008 season.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Cincinnati Bengals
For the Browns, their 21-point victory marked their largest road margin since the 1993 season (when the Browns beat the L.A. Rams by 28 points), won multiple road games in a season for the first time since 2010, snapped a 5-game road losing streak to the Bengals and a 17-game road losing streak to division foes (both of which began in 2008). The Browns’ 6–3 record is the franchise's best 9-game start since returning to the league in 1999,  and their best start since the 1994 season when the Browns opened the season with a 7–2 record.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Cincinnati Bengals
With the convincing win, the Browns improved to 6–3. This marked the Browns' best 9-game start to a season since 1994, when they started 7–2. After the Steelers lost the following Sunday, the Browns held sole possession of first place in the AFC North, the first (and, as of 2019, only) time the Browns solely led a division since 1995.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: vs. Houston Texans
This marked the first of four games against potential playoff-bound teams in the Texans, Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, and Indianapolis Colts. The Browns saw their three-game winning streak end as the Texans’ defense and run game dominated the Browns in a 23–7 blowout loss. Texans DE J. J. Watt, who played tight end in high school, scored the 5th offensive TD of his career. The Browns’ lone score came in the 2nd quarter. A touchdown from Brian Hoyer to Browns’ receiver Andrew Hawkins tied the game at 7 in the second quarter.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: vs. Houston Texans
However, the Texans scored the final 16 points of the contest. Hoyer struggled as he was 20/50 passing for 330 yards, throwing only one touchdown while throwing a 4th quarter interception. It was only the second time this season that the Browns got shut out in the second half of a game, an event that also occurred in their 24–6 loss to the Jaguars. With the loss, the Browns fell out of 1st place in the AFC North and into a tie for 3rd place behind the Bengals and Steelers, who both won that week.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: vs. Houston Texans
Defensive linemen John Hughes and Phil Taylor were lost for the season on IR, and Jordan Cameron missed his 3rd straight game due to a concussion. On November 18, the Browns released RB Ben Tate.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: at Atlanta Falcons
This was WR Josh Gordon's first action, back from his 10-game suspension. He led all receivers with 120 total yards. Down 24–23 with 44 seconds left, Hoyer, who had 3 interceptions and 0 touchdowns, drove the ball 61 yards including the key pass to Gordon inside the 35-yard line, setting up Billy Cundiff's 2nd game-winning field goal of the season with 5 seconds left for a 26-24 victory.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: at Atlanta Falcons
With the win, the Browns improved to 7–4. The Browns won consecutive road games for the first time since 2008 and Hoyer became the first Browns quarterback since Brian Sipe in 1980 to record consecutive 300+ yd games. S Tashaun Gipson left the game in the fourth quarter after colliding with CB Joe Haden and suffering a serious knee injury on the play. Gipson would miss the rest of the regular season.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: at Buffalo Bills
The Bills’ defense dominated the Browns in a 26–10 defeat. The first half was low scoring; K Billy Cundiff made a 22-yard field goal for a 3-0 lead. Several special teams errors occurred in the second quarter that prevented either team from scoring. Cundiff missed a field goal and the Bills’ K Dan Carpenter's 53-yard field goal try was blocked by S Joe Haden. The Bills dominated the second half, scoring 20 unanswered points to seize control. The Bills scored a touchdown early in the third to go up 7-3.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: at Buffalo Bills
On the Browns’ next drive, RB Terrance West fumbled, and the Bills recovered for a touchdown, adding a field goal in the 4th quarter to make it 17–3. Hoyer threw an INT on the next drive, and the Bills kicked another field goal, building a 20–3 lead. At that moment, Hoyer was benched for Johnny Manziel for the remainder of the game. Manziel led an 80-yard touchdown drive on his first series, running for a touchdown to cut the deficit to 20–10. On Manziel's second drive, the Browns failed to gain a first down, turning the ball over on downs. The Bills kicked 2 more field goals to make it 26–10, producing the final margin.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: at Buffalo Bills
On December 3, head coach Mike Pettine announced that Hoyer would start the Browns' next game against the Indianapolis Colts.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Indianapolis Colts
The Colts rallied from a 14-point deficit in the second half to knock off the Browns, 25-24. The defense got off to a fast start right away and dominated for 59 minutes, forcing 4 turnovers in the contest. QB Andrew Luck fumbled on the Colts’ 1 yard line, and the ball was recovered in the endzone to make it 7-0. With a chance to go up 10-0, Browns K Billy Cundiff missed a 40 yd. field goal that would later prove to be very costly. Following the miss, Luck rushed for a TD to tie the game at 7-7.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Indianapolis Colts
On the next drive, Hoyer led the Browns downfield; Rookie RB Isaiah Crowell ran in for a touchdown to lead 14-7 at halftime. In the second half, the Colts’ turnover problems continued, committing a fumble on their first drive that the Browns couldn't convert into points. Later in the quarter, Luck threw a "pick-six" to Browns rookie DB Justin Gilbert (his 1st INT of the year), and the Browns went up 21-7. The next two Colts’ drives resulted in points (a field goal and a T. Y. Hilton touchdown), cutting the deficit to 21-16 heading into the 4th quarter.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Adding another FG in the 4th to make it 21-19, and with a chance to take the lead, Luck threw another interception (he was sacked 3 times). However, the Browns failed to get a first down and were forced to settle for 3, making it 24-19 Browns and leaving the door open for the Colts to take the lead. With less than 4 minutes to go, Luck led a 90-yard game-winning touchdown drive.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Indianapolis Colts
The Browns had a chance to end the game with a stop on 4th and inches at the 3-yard line, but RB Dan Herron avoided the tackle and picked up 2 yards for a Colts first down. Luck would throw the game-winning TD pass to Hilton on the next play, making it 25-24 Colts with 36 seconds left. After a failed two-point conversion, and with the Browns having one more chance to win the game, Hoyer threw his 2nd INT with less than 10 seconds remaining, and the Colts ran out the clock.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Indianapolis Colts
The Browns’ offense was barely noticeable throughout the contest. TE Jordan Cameron returned to duty after 5 weeks, leading all Browns receivers with only 41 yds. 17 of the team's 24 points came off of Colts turnovers, the defense converting two into TD's. Punt and kick coverage teams kept returning fan-favorite KR Joshua Cribbs in check, and traded RB Trent Richardson was held to 30 yds. on 7 carries. MLB D'Qwell Jackson had 9 tackles for Indy, but no sacks. In the second half, the Browns’ offense failed to convert a single 3rd down (0/6).


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Indianapolis Colts
For the fourth consecutive game, Hoyer was dismal, passing 14/31 for 140 yards, 0 TD's, and 2 INT's (the third straight game that Hoyer had 0 TD's and multiple INT's). It was the second game in a row that the Browns failed to win after holding a halftime lead. It was only the second time that the Browns lost when holding a 4th quarter lead at any point (the other loss coming to the Ravens in Week 3).


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Indianapolis Colts
With the loss, the Browns fell to 7–6 on the season; wins by the Steelers and Ravens would leave the Browns in 4th place in the AFC North. It was the first time this season that the Browns lost back-to-back games.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Indianapolis Colts
On December 9, it was announced that Johnny Manziel would start over the struggling Brian Hoyer. Starting G Ryan Seymour moved to center, replacing Nick McDonald as the team's 4th center to start a game. He was finish the season at that position. K Billy Cundiff was released from the team on December 13, replaced by Garrett Hartley.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
This was the second regular season meeting between the two teams. The Browns, having won the first meeting in Cincinnati, were looking to sweep the season series for the first time since 2002. However, the Bengals throttled the Browns in a 30–0 defeat, dominating from start to finish. The Bengals pounced on the Browns early, scoring a touchdown on their opening drive. They went up 20–0 in the first half and never looked back. Manziel was awful in his first start for the Browns, going 10/18 for 80 yards, 0 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions. The Browns’ 38 offensive plays were the lowest in the NFL this season.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
The Browns were shut out in a game for the first time since 2009 season and remains the most recent time they have been shut out. The 30-point margin of defeat was the Browns’ largest margin of defeat since 2011. The Browns extended their losing streak in December games, having lost 10 consecutive games, dating back to 2012.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
With the loss, the fell to 7–7. They finished 4–4 at home. The Browns were mathematically eliminated from AFC North title contention. The Browns have now gone 22 consecutive seasons without a division title, the longest active streak in the league.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at Carolina Panthers
One day before this game, the San Diego Chargers defeated the San Francisco 49ers. The Chargers' victory mathematically eliminated the Browns from postseason contention.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at Carolina Panthers
The Browns entered this game playing for pride and looking to sweep the NFC South. In a low scoring first half, the Panthers jumped out to a 10-3 lead. QB Johnny Manziel got off to another slow start, going 3 for 8 with only 32 passing yards. The Browns gained only 2 first downs with Manziel in the first half (with one first down coming via penalty). With less than two minutes remaining in the first half, Manziel injured his hamstring, and was ruled out for the rest of the game.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at Carolina Panthers
In the third quarter, the Browns added a field goal from newly signed K Garrett Hartley, cutting the deficit to 10-6. In the fourth quarter, Hoyer threw an 81-yard TD pass to TE Jordan Cameron, and the Browns led 13-10. However, the Panthers would score the go-ahead touchdown on their next drive and go up 17-13. With the Browns facing a 4th and 11 at midfield, HC Mike Pettine elected to punt. The Browns' defense couldn't force a punt or turnover, and the Panthers ran out the clock.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at Carolina Panthers
With the loss, the Browns fell to 7-8 and guaranteed a finish in fourth place in the AFC North.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at Carolina Panthers
On December 26, due to injuries to both Hoyer and Manziel, Connor Shaw was announced to be the starting quarterback for the Browns’ Week 17 matchup against the Ravens. On December 27, WR Josh Gordon was suspended for the season finale for a violation of team rules.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Baltimore Ravens
In the season finale against the Ravens, undrafted rookie QB Connor Shaw started the game as the team's 3rd starting QB for the season. Defensive and kicking units kept the game close, as both offenses were disrupted for the entire first half; K's Justin Tucker and Garrett Hartley scored field goals for a 3-3 tie.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Baltimore Ravens
In the third quarter, the Browns got key plays from Shaw and rookie RB Terrence West, as he scored on a 2-yard run to take the lead 10-3. Because of the amount of plays on the field for the defense, however, they ran out of gas in the fourth, and QB Joe Flacco led Baltimore to 17 straight unanswered points, including a pair of passing TD's to Kamar Aiken and Torrey Smith, for the Ravens’ 20-10 win.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Baltimore Ravens
With the loss, the Browns finished the season 7–9. This marked the team's seventh consecutive season with a losing record and 14th in their 16 seasons since returning to the NFL in 1999. The Browns finished 3–5 in away games.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Standings and Postseason
On December 23, Pro Bowl selections were announced for the season: S Tashaun Gipson, CB Joe Haden, and OT Joe Thomas were named starters for the Pro Bowl. This marked Thomas' eighth straight Pro Bowl selection, making him the first offensive lineman in NFL history to be nominated in each of his first eight seasons. On January 19, S Donte Whitner was added to the Pro Bowl roster, his third career selection.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Standings and Postseason
On January 3, 2015, Thomas was named to the Associated Press’ 2014 NFL All-Pro team for the fifth time. On January 12, the Pro Football Writers' Assn. named Thomas to the All-NFL team while G Joel Bitonio joined Thomas on the All-AFC team. Bitonio was one of only two rookies on the squad.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Standings and Postseason
The Browns' 25-point comeback win over the Tennessee Titans was selected as a finalist for the GMC "Never Say Never" moment of 2014.


2014 Cleveland Browns season, Standings and Postseason
On January 28, Haden was named a Global Ambassador for the Special Olympics. He became the first American professional football player to ever hold the title.


2014 Cleveland Gladiators season
The 2014 Cleveland Gladiators season was the 15th season for the franchise in the Arena Football League, and their fifth while in Cleveland. The team was coached by Steve Thonn and plays their home games at Quicken Loans Arena. By finishing the regular season with a 17–1 record, the Gladiators set a league record for wins in a single season (this record was tied one year later by the San Jose SaberCats).


2014 Cleveland Gladiators season, Standings
x - Clinched playoff berthz - Clinched division and conference's best record


2014 Cleveland Gladiators season, Schedule, Regular season
The Gladiators began the season by visiting the Pittsburgh Power on March 15. Their final regular season game was on July 26, on the road against the Tampa Bay Storm.


2014 Cleveland Gladiators season, Final roster
Rookies in italics updated August 8, 201425 Active, 18 Inactive


2014 Cleveland Indians season
The 2014 Cleveland Indians season was the 114th season for the franchise. They finished in third place, five games back in the Central Division.


2014 Cleveland Indians season, Regular season
The Indians opened their season on March 31, a 2-0 win over the Oakland Athletics. Their home opener, which was four days later, sold out in 15 minutes, one of the fastest sellouts in team history.


2014 Clifford Cup
The 79th Clifford Cup tournament was held between the 27 February and the 5 March 2014. The change in dates from the competition's traditional dates in the September/October period, resulted in there being no competition being played in 2013.


2014 Clifford Cup
The final of the competition was held at Colombo Racecourse Sports Complex on the 5 March 2014 between Navy SC and Havelock SC. The last time these two teams met in a Clifford Cup final was in 1976, where it was the first time that Navy SC had played in a cup final and it was Havelock SC's tenth appearance. That game was won by Havelock SC, 15 points to 3. The last time Havelock Sports Club won the Clifford Cup was in 1981, whilst Navy had never won the cup.


2014 Clifford Cup
Havelock SC dominated the first half and went into the break with a lead of 19-3. Navy SC made a stunning comeback in the second half of the game to defeat Havelock SC by 27 (3 converted tries and two penalties) to 22 (three tries, two conversions and a penalty). Navy SC fullback Nuwan Hettiarachchi won the player-of-the-tournament award.


2014 Clifford Cup, Seedings
The seeding is based upon the teams standings at the end of the 2013-14 Dialog Rugby League season. The first six seeds represent the teams in the Cup section of the league and the seventh and eighth seeds are the first two teams in the Plate section of the league.


2014 Clio Cup China Series
The 2014 Clio Cup China Series was a multi-event, one make motor racing championship held across China. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing drivers and gentlemen drivers in the region, competing in a Clio Renault Sport 200 that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. The 2014 season was the sixth Clio Cup China Series season. The season started on 22 March at Zhuhai International Circuit and concluded on 28 September at Shanghai International Circuit after ten races held at five meetings. In addition, the series went for the first time to the Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia. To add more excitement to the races, the series invited several celebrity drivers to take part including Hong Kong TV and movie star Alex Fong (方中信) and model Jacquelin Ch'ng (莊思敏).


2014 Clio Cup China Series
South Africa's Naomi Schiff dominated the series, taking seven overall wins along with a further class win in the final round at Shanghai. Schiff won the championship by 135 points from Kenneth Ma, who did not finish better than third in any of the 10 races. Yang Xu finished a further 33 points behind in third place, having taken four successive second place finishes at the end of the season. The season's other winners were Eric Lo at the opening round in Zhuhai, and Byron Tong, who won at the second Zhuhai meeting. Lin Li Feng also won on a guest appearance at the Shanghai finale, but was ineligible to score drivers' championship points. With very few drivers competing in the whole season in Class B, Huang Yi was the winner of the championship.


2014 Clipsal 500
The 2014 Clipsal 500 Adelaide was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on 1 and 2 March 2014. The event was held at the Adelaide Street Circuit in Adelaide, South Australia, and consisted of two races of 125 kilometres (78 miles) and one race of 250 kilometres (160 miles) in length. It was the first round of the 2014 International V8 Supercars Championship, and marked the racing debut of the Volvo S60 in the series.


2014 Clipsal 500
Triple Eight Race Engineering won both of the shorter races; Jamie Whincup led home Craig Lowndes for a 1–2 in the opening race, while Lowndes took the second race victory. The weekend's longer race was taken by James Courtney of the Holden Racing Team, holding off Lowndes by 0.7 seconds. Lowndes left Adelaide with a 52-point championship lead over Brad Jones Racing's Fabian Coulthard, who took three top five placings over the weekend. Shane van Gisbergen took third for the round, taking third-place finishes in the opening and closing races.


2014 Clipsal 500, Report, Race 3, Qualifying
Notes:  — Robert Dahlgren experienced a drop in oil pressure, forcing him to stop the car. The car was unable to be repaired before the end of the qualifying session.


2014 Clipsal 500, Report, Race 3, Top 10 Shootout
Notes:  — Scott McLaughlin's time was deleted after he triggered the kerb sensor at turn 2.


2014 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season
The 2014 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season was the 85th consecutive Primera División season played by the senior squad. That Boca Juniors took part in Argentine Primera División, Copa Argentina and Copa Sudamericana.


2014 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Current squad, Transfers
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Current squad, Transfers
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Current squad, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Club Atlético Independiente season
The 2014 season is Independiente's first season back in the Primera División, following one season in the Primera B Nacional. Independiente this season going to play in the Argentine Primera División and be Continue Copa Argentina.


2014 Club Atlético Independiente season, Players out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Club Atlético River Plate season
The 2014 season is Club Atlético River Plate's 3rd consecutive season in the top-flight of Argentine football. The season began on August 8, 2014 and ended on December 14, 2014.


2014 Club Atlético River Plate season, Season events
The season was six months long due to a decision from AFAto change the July-June calendar to January-December.


2014 Club Atlético River Plate season, Season events
On May 27, Ramón Díaz resigned after leading the team to win the 2014 Torneo Final and 2014 Superfinal.


2014 Club Atlético River Plate season, Season events
On June 7, Marcelo Gallardo signed as new coach of the team.


2014 Club Atlético River Plate season, Season events
On December 10, River Plate secured its first international title in 17 years, the 2014 Copa Sudamericana.


2014 Club Atlético River Plate season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season
The 2014 season is the 119th year in the club's history, the 103rd season in Clube de Regatas do Flamengo's football existence, and their 44th in the Brazilian Série A, having never been relegated from the top division.


2014 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Club, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Club, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Transfers, In
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Transfers, Out
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Competitions, Copa do Brasil, Average attendances
Includes all home matches in the 2014 Copa do Brasil.


2014 Clube do Remo season
The 2014 season was Remo's 100th existence. The club participated in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the Campeonato Paraense, the Copa Verde and the Copa do Brasil.


2014 Clube do Remo season
Remo finished outside of the top four of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, after being eliminated in the round of 16 by Brasiliense 3-2 on aggregate. The club won the Campeonato Paraense after six years, totalizing 43 titles of the championship. In the Copa Verde, Remo was eliminated in the semi-finals by Paysandu 1-0 on aggregate. In the Copa do Brasil, the club was eliminated in the first round by Internacional.


2014 Clube do Remo season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Clásica de Almería
The 2014 Clásica de Almería was the 29th edition of the Clásica de Almería cycle race and was held on 2 March 2014. The race started in Almería and finished in Roquetas de Mar. The race was won by Sam Bennett.


2014 Clásica de San Sebastián
The 2014 Clásica de San Sebastián was the 34th edition of the Clásica de San Sebastián, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 2 August 2014, over a distance of 219 km (136.1 mi), starting and finishing in San Sebastián, in the Basque Country, Spain. It was won by Alejandro Valverde before Bauke Mollema and Joaquim Rodríguez.


2014 Clásica de San Sebastián, Teams
As the Clásica de San Sebastián was a UCI World Tour event, all 18 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Caja Rural–Seguros RGA were given a wildcard place to form a 19-team peloton.


2014 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team
The 2014 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team represented Coastal Carolina University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Joe Moglia and played their home games at Brooks Stadium. They were a member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 12–2, 4–1 in Big South play to share the conference championship with Liberty. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Richmond in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to North Dakota State.


2014 Coates Hire Ipswich 400
The 2014 Coates Hire Ipswich 400 was a motor race meeting for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars. It was the eighth event of the 2014 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of 1–3 August at the Queensland Raceway, near Ipswich, Queensland.


2014 Coca-Cola 600
The 2014 Coca-Cola 600, the 55th running of the event, was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on May 25, 2014, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 400 laps on the 1.5 miles (2.4 km) oval, it was the twelfth race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Jimmie Johnson won the race, his first of the season and fourth overall Coca-Cola 600 win, while Kevin Harvick finished second and Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards and Jamie McMurray rounded out the top five. The top rookies of the race were Austin Dillon (16th), Kyle Larson (18th) and Cole Whitt (27th).


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Previous race
Two weeks prior at Kansas Speedway, Jeff Gordon held off a last lap charge by Kevin Harvick to win the 5-hour Energy 400. The first night Cup race at Kansas Speedway was delayed about 30 minutes by rain, saw a bank of backstretch lights go out and featured two multi-car crashes. It ended with Gordon, the points leader, scoring his 89th career Sprint Cup victory. "I don't know what it is about this team, this '24' car and us here at Kansas on inaugural days, but I love this place," Gordon said.


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Previous race
"What an incredible job ... by this race team. They have been giving me the best racecars all year long. I'm going to be 43 year this, but I feel like I'm 25." Kevin Harvick had one of the strongest cars and was leading before he made his final pit stop but exited behind Gordon and couldn't get around him the rest of the race, finishing second. "What put us in second is I just didn't get down pit road very good. I was paying attention to the fuel pressure gauge instead of the pit lights."


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Report, Background
The track, Charlotte Motor Speedway, is a four-turn quad-oval track that is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long. The track's turns are banked at twenty-four degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is five degrees. The back stretch, opposite of the front, also had a five degree banking. The racetrack has seats for 134,000 spectators. The defending race winner from 2013 was Kevin Harvick.


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Report, Background
Kurt Busch ran the Indianapolis 500 on the same day as the Coca-Cola 600 and started the race in the number 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet. In the event Busch could not arrive at the track in time, the team had Parker Kligerman ready to race in Busch's stead. This was the first time a driver attempted the Memorial Day weekend double since Robby Gordon did so in 2004.


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Report, Entry list
The entry list for the Coca-Cola 600 was released on Monday, May 19, 2014 at 11:37 a.m. Eastern time. Forty-five drivers were entered for the race.


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Practice, First practice results
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was the fastest in first practice with a time of 27.941 and a speed of 193.264 mph (311.028 km/h).


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Qualifying
Jimmie Johnson won the pole with a time of 27.705 and a speed of 194.911 mph (313.679 km/h). “We’ve watched other cars get faster through qualifying sessions,’’ Johnson said. “That’s something the (Hendrick Motorsports) cars really haven’t had a lot. We did that tonight. We’re hitting on some things that should help us run faster longer.’’ Matt Kenseth and Kevin Harvick didn't get a lap in before time expired in the final round and started eleventh and twelfth as a result.


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Qualifying
“We had a big miscommunication tonight and didn’t get @KevinHarvick off of pit road in time to run a lap in the final qualifying session,’’ Childers tweeted. “Apologies to all of the sponsors and fans. We will make sure it doesn’t happen again.’’ While three of the Hendrick cars made it to the final round of qualifying, Jeff Gordon didn't make it out of the first round. “It just disappoints us,’’ Gordon said of his qualifying performance. “We know our car is much better than this.


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Qualifying
These are about as challenging conditions as you can have when you have a really hot day like this and the sun goes down and it’s a total guessing game. We guessed wrong. We just missed the setup. The car has plenty of speed in it, so I’m not concerned about the race.’’ The two drivers who failed to qualify were Dave Blaney and J. J. Yeley.


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Practice (post-qualifying), Second practice
Carl Edwards was the fastest in second practice with a time of 28.008 and a speed of 192.802 mph (310.285 km/h).


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Practice (post-qualifying), Final practice
Kyle Busch was the fastest in final practice with a time of 28.626 and a speed of 188.640 mph (303.587 km/h) in the final practice session. However, he had to start at the back of the field, after crashing during the session, which necessitated a change to a backup car. Joe Gibbs Racing were able to get Busch's backup onto the track for the final 20 minutes of final practice.


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Practice (post-qualifying), Final practice
In his first run Busch radioed that the backup was "not even close to the other one," but by the end the driver was turning competitive laps that would keep him in contention. "We got the backup on the race track, and he ran some decent laps. They were competitive," Jimmy Makar said. "I think it's a good race car, so I think we should be in OK shape there. There were a couple of really fast cars in practice today that you'll have to contend with. But we'll have something he can race with, for sure."


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Practice (post-qualifying), Final practice
Points leader Jeff Gordon sat out the final practice session due to back spasms. In fact, he only ran 11 laps in the second session before getting out of the car. "It doesn't do me any good to be out there in the car right now especially when the car is as good as it is," Gordon told Fox Sports 1. "It's really about getting prepared for 600 miles. I have no doubts that I can be in this car and be competitive if I take it easy over the next 24 hours."


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Practice (post-qualifying), Final practice
Gordon had a similar problem before the 2009 Coca-Cola 600, where he underwent a facet block procedure a few days before the event. Gordon suffered back spasms Thursday during qualifying. With no track activity Friday, Gordon rested his back but was still in pain Saturday. "I know he'll do everything he can to get in there and go," crew chief Alan Gustafson said about Gordon driving in the race. Nationwide Series championship leader Regan Smith was on standby if Gordon was not able to run the entire race. "We've tested a lot with Regan and have a really good baseline," Gustafson said, noting Smith drove Gordon's car at the NASCAR test at Charlotte in December. "We're real confident knowing what he'll need as far as the car drives."


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Race
The Coca-Cola 600 was scheduled to start at 6:18 p.m. but started five minutes late with Jimmie Johnson leading the field to the green flag.


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Race
Johnson surrendered the lead on lap 48 to make his first stop of the race. Brad Keselowski assumed the lead.


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Race
Keselowski ducked onto pit road on lap 49 and the lead cycled back to Johnson. During the cycle, Marcos Ambrose had to serve a pass-through penalty after an uncontrolled tire left his pit box.


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Race
Harvick hit pit road on lap 96 and handed the lead back to Jimmie Johnson.


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Race
Johnson stopped the next lap and the lead cycled back to Kevin.


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Race
After going caution-free for the first 108 laps, debris in turn 3 brought out the first caution of the race. Kevin Harvick swapped the lead with Jimmie Johnson, with the former being pitted behind the start/finish line, but exited pit road with the lead.


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Race
Debris on the backstretch brought out the second caution of the race on lap 148. As it was the previous caution, Harvick swapped the lead with Johnson. Only this time, Jimmie exited with the lead.


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Race
The third caution of the race flew on lap 164 when David Gilliland cut down his right-front tire and slammed the wall in turn 1. Brad Keselowski opted not to pit when the leaders did and moved back to the lead.


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Race
Harvick hit pit road on lap 213 and handed the lead to Jeff Gordon.


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Race
Gordon dove onto pit road on lap 214 and handed the lead to teammate Dale Earnhardt, Jr.


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Race
Earnhardt, Jr. pitted the next lap and the lead went to Jamie McMurray. Teammate Kyle Larson cut down his right-front tire but made it to pit road without any hiccups.


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Race
McMurray gave up the lead to pit on lap 216 and Kevin Harvick cycled back to the front.


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Race
Debris on the backstretch brought out the fourth caution of the race on lap 223. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. didn't pit with the leaders and assumed the lead.


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Race
The fifth caution of the race flew on lap 235 when Marcos Ambrose cut down his right-rear tire and spun out exiting turn 4. Landon Cassill got turned by Josh Wise trying to avoid Ambrose. Brian Scott, trying to avoid the spinning Ambrose as well, tagged the wall, bounced into Danica Patrick, hooked her and sent her into the wall. She didn't suffer any damage tagging the wall, but she tore up the left-rear corner panel. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. stopped during the caution period and Jamie McMurray moved to the head of the line.


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Race
McMurray hit pit road on lap 271 and handed the lead to Matt Kenseth.


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Race
The sixth caution of the race flew on lap 274 when Kurt Busch, who had been dealing with dropped cylinders, blew an engine on the backstretch. Busch, who finished sixth in the Indianapolis 500, would finish a disappointing 40th. "It acted like it swallowed three cylinders all at once," he said. "It's kind of a shame. It symbolizes how tough it has been for (my NASCAR) team. I thought it was great racing in traffic. The feel of the stock car right after driving the IndyCar is a feeling I'll never forget." Kurt ended completing 907 of the 1,100 combined miles that make up the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600. Kenseth and Jeff Gordon swapped the lead on pit road, with the former pitted behind the start/finish line, but Jimmie Johnson found himself back in the lead.


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Race
The seventh caution of the race flew on lap 286 when Danica Patrick, who was dealing with the same ailments that plagued her teammate Kurt Busch, blew an engine exiting turn 4 and slammed the wall.


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Race
The race restarted on lap 294 and Matt Kenseth made his way to the lead.


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Race
Jimmie Johnson passed Kenseth in turn 1 to take back the lead on lap 312.


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Race
Johnson surrendered the lead to pit on lap 331 and handed the lead to Brad Keselowski.


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Race
Keselowski pitted with 57 laps to go and Aric Almirola assumed the lead.


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Race
Almirola ducked onto pit road with 56 laps to go and the lead cycled back to Jimmie Johnson.


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Race
Johnson made his final pit stop with 27 laps to go and handed the lead to his teammate Jeff Gordon.


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Race
Gordon pitted the next lap and handed the lead to Carl Edwards.


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Race
The eighth caution of the race flew with 22 laps to go after Alex Bowman  slammed the wall in turn 3. Edwards pitted and handed the lead back to Gordon.


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Race
The race restarted with 17 laps to go and Jeff Gordon on two new tires couldn't hold off Matt Kenseth with four.


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Race
Jimmie Johnson took the lead with nine laps to go and pulled away from Kevin Harvick to score his first win of the season and first points win at Charlotte Motor Speedway since 2009. In the process, he broke a tie with Bobby Allison for the most wins at Charlotte. “There are more people fretting about things than myself,” said Johnson. “I mean what 12 races? Give me a break. Obviously it’s great to win and we are very happy to win here especially in the backyard of Hendrick Motorsports, Lowe’s headquarters is just up the road as well.


2014 Coca-Cola 600, Race
I was happy to get by the No. 24 (Jeff Gordon) and then the No. 20 (Kenseth). I wasn't sure I was going to get by both of them, but I did and brought this baby home." “Yeah. We had a fast car all night,” said Harvick. “Just kind of fumbled again on pit road. Got behind, got a lap down. We needed a 700 mile race to get back to where we needed to be.” “Got a good restart, got out front,” said Kenseth. “Unfortunately didn't have enough speed to hold off Jimmie and Kevin and hang on to win.”


2014 Cochrane District municipal elections
Elections were held in the organized municipalities in the Cochrane District of Ontario on October 27, 2014 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.


2014 Codasur South American Rally Championship
The 2014 Codasur South American Rally Championship was an international rally championship sanctioned by the FIA and run by the Confederacion Deportiva Automovilismo Sudamericana (Codasur). The championship was contested over five events held in five South American countries from April to November. 2014 saw an Argentine event restored to the calendar after it was dropped from the 2013 calendar. The season had an earlier start in April with Rally Trans Itapua and Rally de Erechim swapping places in the calendar with the returning Rally Argentina slotting in between the two.


2014 Codasur South American Rally Championship
The championship was won by Paraguay's Diego Domínguez, after he won the season's first three events. Domínguez won the championship by 28 points ahead of compatriot Gustavo Saba, and Bolivia's Eduardo Peredo. Saba had the better results in a tie-break with Peredo, having won the final event of the season, the Rally de Minas. The season's only other winner, Miguel Zaldivar, finished in fourth place in the drivers' championship, having finished as the best Codasur runner in the Rally de Santa Cruz.


2014 Codasur South American Rally Championship, Event calendar and results
The 2014 Codasur South American Rally Championship was as follows:


2014 Codasur South American Rally Championship, Championship standings
The 2014 Codasur South American Rally Championship points were as follows:


2014 Cofidis season
The 2014 season for the Cofidis cycling team began in January at the La Tropicale Amissa Bongo. The team participated in UCI Europe Tour races and UCI World Tour events when given a wildcard invitation.


2014 Coke Zero 400
The 2014 Coke Zero 400 powered by Coca-Cola was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was scheduled to be held on July 5, 2014 but was pushed to July 6, 2014, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Contested over 112 laps, it was the 18th race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Aric Almirola was leading when the race was called for rain and scored his first career win and the No. 43's first win since the 1999 Goody's Body Pain 500. Brian Vickers was second, while Kurt Busch, Casey Mears, and top rookie Austin Dillon rounded out the top five. Behind Dillon, the top rookies of the race were Alex Bowman in 13th, and Michael Annett in 21st.


2014 Coke Zero 400, Previous week's race
In what was an absolutely dominating performance from Team Penske, Brad Keselowski led 199 of the 267 laps to win the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. He described his car as "awesome" and that his crew did a "great job".


2014 Coke Zero 400, Report, Background
Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees. The backstretch, which has a length of 3,000 ft (910 m), has minimal banking that is used for drainage. Jimmie Johnson was the defending race winner from the 2013 event.


2014 Coke Zero 400, Report, Background
Following the Daytona 500 in February, 2,400 ft (730 m) of additional SAFER barriers were added to the circuit, in order to improve safety. The additional barriers were added from the exit of turn four, through the tri-oval and to the entrance of turn one; this left only the super stretch outside walls with concrete barriers. "We're always looking at ways to enhance our safety and it is a priority for us," said Lenny Santiago, senior director of public relations for Daytona International Speedway.


2014 Coke Zero 400, Report, Background
"Whenever we have an incident on track, we always take a look in consultation with NASCAR, the University of Nebraska and other experts that are a part of the Motorsports Technology Group and take their recommendations. In consultation with them, we made sure we added additional safer barriers to these areas."


2014 Coke Zero 400, Report, Background
Prior to the start of the race, Barney Hall announced that this race would be his last in the booth for the Motor Racing Network. "The years have gone by so quick, it's just so hard to believe," Hall said with a smile during a break at Daytona International Speedway. "The voice of NASCAR is the voice of MRN and that's Barney Hall," said David Hyatt, president and executive producer of Motor Racing Network.


2014 Coke Zero 400, Report, Background
"To have him still be a part of what we do in a way that highlights all the memories that he has, all the history he's brought to the sport, everything that he's done, not just for this MRN brand but for the NASCAR brand is an important part of this transition. MRN isn't MRN without Barney Hall."


2014 Coke Zero 400, Report, Entry list
The entry list for the Coke Zero 400 was released on Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at 11:40 a.m. Eastern time. Forty-four cars were entered for the race.


2014 Coke Zero 400, Report, Entry list
*Was taken off of the car due to NASCAR rules and regulations. Replaced with a black hood.


2014 Coke Zero 400, Practice
Two practice sessions were scheduled for the Sprint Cup Series at Daytona. The first practice session was delayed an hour by weather and shortened to 45 minutes. Jamie McMurray was the fastest with a lap time of 44.565 and a speed of 201.952 mph (325.010 km/h). The final practice session was cancelled due to weather.


2014 Coke Zero 400, Qualifying
David Gilliland won the pole with a lap time of 45.531 and a speed of 199.322 mph (320.778 km/h) after only one round of knockout qualifying was completed due to weather. Gilliland stated that his pole position would be a "morale booster" for his Front Row Motorsports team. Joe Nemechek was the one driver that failed to qualify.


2014 Coke Zero 400, Race, First half, Start
The race was scheduled to start at 7:45 p.m. Eastern time on Saturday evening, but the start was delayed by rain and finally pushed to the next day at 11:13 a.m. The start was pushed a pace lap due to light sprinkles in turns one and two and then another lap. After a total of seven pace laps, David Gilliland finally led the field to the green at 11:21 a.m. Matt Kenseth took the lead from Gilliland on lap five, before the first caution of the race flew for rain on lap 6, which ultimately led to a 26-minute delay under red flag conditions.


2014 Coke Zero 400, Race, First half, The Big One
The race restarted on lap 13, before Tony Stewart took the lead on lap 17. A competition caution was planned upon the completion of lap 20, but the second caution of the race flew on lap 20 for a multi-car wreck in the tri-oval. A total of 16 cars were involved, including points leader Jeff Gordon, defending race winner Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt, Jr., the Daytona 500 winner. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. – who was also involved in the incident – stated that he had been "heading straight...had it saved and had it straight again and got caught in the left rear." Only Johnson and A. J. Allmendinger were eliminated from the race due to the pileup.


2014 Coke Zero 400, Race, First half, The Big One
The race restarted on lap 29, before Reed Sorenson, Landon Cassill, David Gilliland and Jamie McMurray took turns at the head of the race, prior to the third caution of the race, on lap 41, due to debris in turn 1. The race restarted on lap 45 with McMurray leading the way. Greg Biffle took the lead on lap 52, while Kurt Busch took the lead on lap 60. Biffle retook the lead on lap 86, before the start of the pit cycle, coming under green flag conditions. Gordon took the lead before it cycled back to Kurt Busch on lap 89. Debris on the backstretch brought out the caution for the fourth time on lap 94.


2014 Coke Zero 400, Race, Second half, The Huge One
The race restarted on lap 98 and the fifth caution flew for another multi-car wreck on the back straightaway, in which Kyle Busch's car ended upside down. The red flag was displayed for the second time, as 26 cars were collected in the wreck. Gilliland described the incident as "all heck broke loose all at once", while Kyle Busch had driven through the grass before his car dug in and sent him back towards traffic; he described his roll as "real slow", After 4 minutes and 48 seconds, the red flag was lifted and the field continued under caution.


2014 Coke Zero 400, Race, Second half, Mother Nature finally wins
The race restarted on lap 105, and it remained green for 5 laps, The sixth caution of the race flew on lap 109 again for rain, and the cars were brought back down pit road as the race was red flagged for the third time. Eventually, NASCAR called the race and Almirola scored his first career win. Almirola's victory was the first for a car numbered 43, since John Andretti did so in the 1999 Goody's Body Pain 500 at Martinsville Speedway. For the first time since the 2007 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, all top ten starting drivers failed to finish within the top ten positions.


2014 Coke Zero 400, Race, Post-race infractions
On the Tuesday following the race, Kurt Busch was penalized 10 points for a technical infraction following post-race inspection.


2014 Coke Zero 400, Race, Post-race infractions
The infraction was a P2 level penalty and a violation of section 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing) and 20–12 (l) (for events at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway, at all times, the Delta (or difference) of the Z-height measurement between the center of the panhard bar mounting bolt located at the left truck trailing arm and the center of the panhard bar mounting bolt, located at the right rear sub-frame mounting bracket, must not exceed three inches) of the 2014 NASCAR rule book.


2014 Colchester Borough Council election
The 2014 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Colchester Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.


2014 Colchester Borough Council election, Background
Before the election a coalition between the 26 Liberal Democrats, 7 Labour and 3 independents ran the council, while the 23 Conservatives were in opposition. There were also one seat vacant after the death of the Labour councillor for Wivenhoe Quay Steve Ford.


2014 Colchester Borough Council election, Background
20 seats were being contested, with the candidates including a full slate from the Green party and 13 from the UK Independence Party, more than the party had put forward at any previous local election in Colchester. 6 sitting councillors stood down at the election including the then mayor, Colin Sykes.


2014 Colchester Borough Council election, Election result
Only one seat changed hands at the election, with Labour's Chris Pearson gaining Berechurch from the Liberal Democrats. The Liberal Democrats held the other 9 seats they had been defending, holding Castle by 46 votes over the Conservatives and Old Heath (formerly Harbour ward) by 69 votes from Labour. The Conservatives gained an increased share of the vote at the election, but did not gain any more seats.


2014 Colchester Borough Council election, Election result
Meanwhile, the UK Independence Party picked up 16% of the vote, coming second in 9 wards, but failed to take any seats. This was despite the party topping the polls in Colchester with 35% at the European parliamentary election that was held at the same time as the council election, and coming closest to taking a seat in Tiptree where the Conservatives held the seat by 85 votes.


2014 Colchester Borough Council election, Election result
Following the election, councillor Laura Sykes left the Liberal Democrats and joined the Highwoods Independent group on the council (renamed to Highwoods & Stanway Independents), after a long-standing dispute with another Liberal Democrat councillor. The coalition between the Liberal Democrats, Labour and independents continued to run the council.


2014 Colchester murders
On 29 March 2014, 23-year-old James Attfield, who had a brain injury, was stabbed to death in Colchester, Essex. Three months later, on 17 June, Nahid Almanea, a 31-year-old Saudi student of the University of Essex, was also stabbed and killed. Teenager James Fairweather was apprehended while planning a third murder in May 2015, and in January 2016 he pleaded responsible for both deaths. In April 2016 he was found guilty of both murders and sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 27 years.


2014 Colchester murders, Perpetrator
James Fairweather was 15 years old when he committed his murders, and 17 at his conviction. He attended Colchester Academy. He was bullied for his prominent ears. He struggled at school, in part due to dyslexia and also autism, which was not diagnosed until he was detained. In 2012, he was badly affected by the death of his grandmother.


2014 Colchester murders, Perpetrator
Fairweather was convicted of knifepoint robbery of cigars in January 2014, and sentenced to a year's supervision. He was also convicted of criminal damage of a house in 2013.


2014 Colchester murders, Murders
Attfield was a father-of-five and had brain damage after a car accident. He was lying on the grass at Castle Park after drinking, when he was attacked by Fairweather. He was found bleeding to death by paramedics, who could not save his life. The violence committed towards him with over a hundred stab wounds startled the police, and the BBC decided that the details were too "gruesome to describe". In court, Fairweather said that voices had chosen Attfield to be his victim, and the voices began to laugh as he stabbed him. Attfield had defensive wounds on his arms and hands, indicating that he was conscious enough to attempt to fight off Fairweather.


2014 Colchester murders, Murders
Almanea was killed in overgrowth on Salary Brook Trail near her home. Fairweather stabbed her in the abdomen before forcing the knife into her eyes and ultimately her brain, so that she could not "see evil".


2014 Colchester murders, Legal proceedings, Initial investigation
Essex Police questioned 70 locals with a history of knife crime, including Fairweather, who gave an alibi and was not questioned further.


2014 Colchester murders, Legal proceedings, Initial investigation
As of January 2015, more than 900 potential witnesses had been interviewed. Nine people from various towns in East Anglia were arrested and bailed by officers investigating Attfield's murder. Det Supt Hawkings, Head of Major Crimes for Essex Police called the attack "brazen" for occurring in a public space where passersby were likely. Police said that despite no firm evidence, one line of enquiry in the murder of Almanea was a possible hate crime.


2014 Colchester murders, Legal proceedings, Initial investigation
During the trial, by which time it was known that Almanea and Attfield were killed by the same person, it was announced that both had been selected randomly. Premature assumptions that it was a hate crime led the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) to threaten revenge attacks, using the Twitter hashtag #Colchester.


2014 Colchester murders, Legal proceedings, Initial investigation
The fact that Almanea and Attfield were unconnected people, and had been killed at different times of the day, led to a line of investigation that there could have been two separate killers. Fewer people went out in Colchester in public, and overgrowth was cleared to remove hiding places.


2014 Colchester murders, Legal proceedings, Arrest and investigation of Fairweather
Fairweather did not attempt another murder for over a year because the public were wary of the danger: on 27 May 2015 he was spotted loitering early in the morning by a concerned dogwalker. The police were called and interviewed Fairweather, who was wearing rubber-gripped gloves and bearing a knife. He was arrested. In August 2015, he told a psychiatrist some of the "most anti-social and violent thoughts" the professional had heard, saying that voices were telling him to burn babies and maim prostitutes. Searches of Fairweather's possessions included documentaries about serial killers such as the Yorkshire Ripper, but prosecutor Paul Scothern clarified that not all people with such interests are intent on imitating the killers.


2014 Colchester murders, Legal proceedings, Trial and sentencing
At the Old Bailey the following January, his name not disclosed to the public for reasons of age, he denied two charges of murder and possessing an illegal weapon, but admitted to two charges of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. Fairweather claimed to have psychosis, which was not found by a court psychiatrist. However, all four psychiatrists who testified agreed that Fairweather had an autistic spectrum disorder.


2014 Colchester murders, Legal proceedings, Trial and sentencing
The judge believed that Fairweather's autism could have played a part in his obsessive interest in serial killers, but to link the condition to the crimes would be an "unjustified slur" against autistic people. Fairweather was found unanimously guilty by the jury on 22 April 2016, and was to be sentenced a week later, with Judge Robin Spencer, QC, saying that the minimum sentence would be 12 years.


2014 Colchester murders, Legal proceedings, Trial and sentencing
After the conviction, Attfield's mother Julie decried Fairweather as a "monster", condemning his cruelty to her son.


2014 Colchester murders, Legal proceedings, Trial and sentencing
On 29 April 2016, Fairweather was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 27 years. Fairweather tried to appeal the sentence in September on the grounds of his age and mental functions, but this was rejected as it was deemed that the judge was aware of both.


2014 Colchester murders, Documentaries
The murders were the subject of an episode of Teens Who Kill on CBS Reality in March 2017. In May 2019, the case was covered by Britain's Deadliest Kids on Quest Red, with interviews from relatives, lawyers, the police, councillors and journalists.


2014 Coleman Vision Tennis Championships
The 2014 Coleman Vision Tennis Championships was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the seventeenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2014 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $75,000 in prize money. It took place in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, on 15–21 September 2014.


2014 Coleman Vision Tennis Championships, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 Coleman Vision Tennis Championships, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received an entry by a lucky loser spot:


2014 Coleman Vision Tennis Championships – Doubles
Eleni Daniilidou and Coco Vandeweghe were the defending champions, having won the event in 2013, but both players chose not to participate.


2014 Coleman Vision Tennis Championships – Doubles
Jan Abaza and Melanie Oudin won the title, defeating Nicole Melichar and Allie Will in an All-American final, 6–2, 6–3.


2014 Coleman Vision Tennis Championships – Singles
Shelby Rogers was the defending champion, having won the event in 2013, but chose not to participate.


2014 Coleman Vision Tennis Championships – Singles
Anna Tatishvili won the all-American final, defeating Irina Falconi 6–2, 6–4.


2014 Colgate Raiders football team
The 2014 Colgate Raiders football team represented Colgate University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Dan Hunt and played their home games at Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium. They were a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 5–7, 3–3 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for third place.


2014 College Baseball All-America Team
This is a list of college baseball players named first team All-Americans for the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. The NCAA recognizes four different All-America selectors for baseball: the American Baseball Coaches Association (since 1947), Baseball America (since 1981), Collegiate Baseball (since 1991), and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (since 2001).


2014 College Basketball Invitational
The 2014 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) was a single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the NCAA Tournament or the NIT. The opening games were held on Tuesday, March 18 and Wednesday, March 19. After the quarterfinals, the bracket was reseeded. A best-of-three championship series between the eventual winner Siena College and the loser Fresno State was held on March 31, April 2, and April 5 in a best of three series. Games were televised by the CBS Sports Network.


2014 College Basketball Invitational, Participants
The following teams were announced as participants on Sunday, March 16, after the NCAA Selection Show.


2014 College Basketball Invitational, Participants, Declined invitations
The following programs declined an invitation to participate in the CBI:


2014 College Basketball Invitational, Bracket
Home teams listed second. During the finals, Siena hosted games 2 and 3 at Alumni Recreation Center instead of their normal home site at Times Union Center.


2014 College Football All-America Team
The 2014 College Football All-America Team includes those players of American college football who have been honored by various selector organizations as the best players at their respective positions. The selector organizations award the "All-America" honor annually following the conclusion of the fall college football season. The original All-America team was the 1889 College Football All-America Team selected by Caspar Whitney and Walter Camp.


2014 College Football All-America Team
In 1950, the National Collegiate Athletic Bureau, which is the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) service bureau, compiled the first list of All-Americans including first-team selections on teams created for a national audience that received national circulation with the intent of recognizing selections made from viewpoints that were nationwide. Since 1957, College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has bestowed Academic All-American recognition on male and female athletes in Divisions I, II, and III of the NCAA as well as National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics athletes, covering all NCAA championship sports.


2014 College Football All-America Team
The 2014 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN), Sports Illustrated (SI), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), College Football News (CFN), Scout.com, and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo! ).


2014 College Football All-America Team
Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. Football consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans.


2014 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
The 2014 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) was a postseason single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams. The first round started March 17, 2014. The semifinals were played on April 1, with the championship game played on April 3, 2014.


2014 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
32 participants who belong to "mid-major" conferences and were not invited to the 2014 NCAA Tournament, the 2014 National Invitation Tournament (NIT), or the 2014 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) made up the field.


2014 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
The first three rounds were streamed online through the  platform powered by NeuLion. Free registration was required to view the games. Both semifinals and the CIT championship game, were televised on CBS Sports Network


2014 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
In the championship game, the Murray State Racers defeated the Yale Bulldogs  65–57 in front of a crowd of 4,467 at Murray State's CFSB Center.


2014 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, Participating teams
The following teams received an invitation to the 2014 CIT:


2014 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, Format
The sixth annual CIT again used the former NIT model in which match-ups in each round were re-seeded based on the results of the previous round.


2014 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, Bracket
Bracket is for visual purposes only. The CIT does not have a set bracket.


2014 Collegiate Rugby Championship
The 2014 USA Sevens Collegiate Rugby Championship was a rugby sevens tournament. The tournament was held on May 30 — June 1 at PPL Park in Chester, Pennsylvania. It was the fifth annual Collegiate Rugby Championship, and the fourth consecutive year that the tournament is held at PPL Park. California defeated Kutztown 24-21 in the final to secure the CRC Championship for the second year in a row.


2014 Collingwood Football Club season
The 2014 Collingwood Football Club season was the club's 118th season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club also fielded its reserves team in the VFL.


2014 Colombia season
The 2014 season for the Colombia cycling team began in January at the Tour de San Luis. The team participated in UCI Continental Circuits and UCI World Tour events when given a wildcard invitation.


2014 Colombian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 9 March 2014 to elect members to both chambers of Congress. The nationwide constituency for the 102-member Senate was contested, as well as the 166 seats of the House of Representatives, plus the delegates to the Andean Parliament. There were 773 candidates for the Senate, 1,528 candidates for the House of Representatives, and 23 candidates for the five Colombian seats in the Andean Parliament. 32,795,962 Colombians had been registered to vote in the elections by the cut-off date of 25 January 2014.


2014 Colombian parliamentary election
The elections were notable for the decision by former president Álvaro Uribe to stand for the Senate, the first ex-president in modern Colombian history to run for Congress afterwards. Uribe is constitutionally barred from standing for president again, having already served two terms.


2014 Colombian parliamentary election, Electoral system
Both senators and representatives are elected to four-year terms however the electoral system differs. The electoral system used for the Senate is a one national constituency to elect 100 members by proportional representation whilst the remaining 2 Senators are reserved for Indigenous Colombians, who have a separate ballot. The House of Representatives uses proportional representation with the departments serving as constituencies, each electing from between 2 and 18 members.


2014 Colombian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Colombia on May 25, 2014. Since no candidate received 50% of the vote in the first round, a run-off between the two candidates with the most votes took place three weeks later on June 15, 2014. According to the official figures released by the National Registry office (Registraduría Nacional), as of May 22, 2014 (the cut-off date to register) 32,975,158 Colombians were registered and entitled to vote in the 2014 presidential election, including 545,976 Colombians resident abroad. Incumbent president Juan Manuel Santos was allowed to run for a second consecutive term. In the first round, Santos and Óscar Iván Zuluaga of the Democratic Center (Centro Democrático) were the two highest-polling candidates and were the contestants in the June 15 run-off. In the second round, Santos was re-elected president, gaining 51% of the vote compared with 45% for Zuluaga.


2014 Colombian presidential election, Candidates
By law the incumbent president Juan Manuel Santos had to declare before November 25, 2013 (six months before the election date) whether he would stand again for president. There had been speculation that he would not seek re-election: he had come under strong criticism during his first term for not continuing with the strong anti-terrorist measures of his predecessor Álvaro Uribe and for opening peace talks with the FARC guerrilla group, which drew fierce criticism from the still-popular Uribe and a large section of the public, resulting in low popularity ratings.


2014 Colombian presidential election, Candidates
Although his governing National Unity coalition still supported Santos in his re-election bid, there was speculation that other people would stand in his place, such as the Radical Change leader and experienced minister Germán Vargas Lleras, Vice President Angelino Garzón, and the retired head of the police force, General Oscar Naranjo. However, on November 20 Santos publicly declared his intention to stand for election again, citing a successful conclusion to the peace talks as one of the main factors for seeking a second term in office.


2014 Colombian presidential election, Candidates
His candidacy was supported unopposed by all three parties of the governing National Unity coalition: his own Social Party of National Unity, commonly known as "Party of the U"; the Colombian Liberal Party; and Radical Change. The following day Garzón said he would not seek reelection as Vice President in 2014. On February 24, 2014 Santos confirmed that Vargas Lleras would be his running mate for the 2014 election.


2014 Colombian presidential election, Candidates
Unhappy with Santos' more conciliatory approach to the FARC, Álvaro Uribe had left the Party of the U to form the Democratic Center movement in January 2013 along with his former vicepresident Francisco Santos (cousin of president Juan Manuel Santos) and other close allies from the Party of the U. The Democratic Center's convention on October 25–26, 2013 chose economist and ex-minister Óscar Iván Zuluaga as its candidate for the presidential elections, ahead of Francisco Santos and Carlos Holmes Trujillo. On February 28, 2014 Trujillo was named as Zuluaga's vicepresidencial running mate.


2014 Colombian presidential election, Candidates
The Colombian Conservative Party overwhelmingly chose Marta Lucía Ramírez to be its presidential candidate at its convention on January 26, 2014. Ramírez polled 1047 votes from the delegates, comfortably ahead of the other contenders Pablo Victoria with 138 votes and Álvaro Leyva with 84 votes. The convention was a fraught affair, with heated debate between some delegates arguing that the party should support the National Unity coalition and reelection of President Santos, and others who were in favour of the party fielding their own candidate. Ramírez was a defence minister in Álvaro Uribe's government, but left the Party of the U after Santos' election and rejoined the Conservative Party where she had begun her political career, becoming one of Santos' most vocal critics.


2014 Colombian presidential election, Candidates
The main socialist opposition party, the Alternative Democratic Pole (PDA), had been split by infighting in the four years since the previous election. Its 2010 election candidate Gustavo Petro had acrimoniously left the party along with his followers after accusing the PDA's Samuel Moreno, then Mayor of Bogota, of corruption, a charge of which Moreno was later found guilty, and removed from his position and jailed. Petro formed the Progressives Movement (Movimiento Progresistas) in 2011 and successfully ran for Mayor of Bogota himself. Another faction of the PDA left to form the Patriotic Course (Marcha Patriótica) movement. The PDA was, however, the first party to confirm its candidate for the 2014 election, choosing its president and former caretaker Mayor of Bogotá Clara López Obregón at its third national congress on November 9, 2012.


2014 Colombian presidential election, Candidates
The Green Party had also suffered serious divisions since its surprise second place in the 2010 election. The defeated 2010 presidential candidate Antanas Mockus had resigned from the Green Party in June 2011, opposed to the decision to accept Álvaro Uribe's support for the party's Bogotá mayoral candidate Enrique Peñalosa. On September 25, 2013, after a year of negotiations, the Fourth National Congress of the Green Party confirmed a union with the Progressives Movement of Bogotá mayor Gustavo Petro, with the new name Green Alliance.


2014 Colombian presidential election, Candidates
This new political alliance decided that its candidate for the 2014 elections would be chosen by a national vote on March 9, 2014, the same day as the parliamentary elections. On November 21, 2013 the Green Alliance confirmed that there were six pre-candidates for the position: former Bogotá mayor Enrique Peñalosa, senators John Sudarsky and Camilo Romero, ex-presidential candidate and former FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt, the Progressives Movement spokesman Antonio Navarro, and indigenous leader Feliciano Valencia.


2014 Colombian presidential election, Candidates
Betancourt, Navarro and Valencia failed to reach the party's "10% recognition amongst Colombians" requirement to stand as a candidate, leaving Peñalosa, Sudarsky and Romero as the three remaining potential candidates. In the election on March 9, 2014 Enrique Peñalosa was elected as the Green Alliance's presidential candidate with 48% of the vote, comfortably ahead of Romero (17%) and Sudarsky (8%). On March 18, 2014 Peñalosa announced that his running mate would be Isabel Segovía, a former deputy minister of education in the Uribe government.


2014 Colombian presidential election, Candidates
The far-left Patriotic Union party chose its former president Aída Avella to be its presidential candidate at its fifth national congress on November 16, 2013. Avella had just returned from 17 years in exile in Switzerland after fleeing Colombia in 1996 following an attempt on her life.


2014 Colombian presidential election, Candidates
However, the poor showing of the Patriotic Union in the parliamentary elections (where they failed to win a seat in either house of Congress) led to Avella abandoning her presidential campaign and instead agreeing to unite the Patriotic Front with the Alternative Democratic Pole as a single left-wing opposition alliance, with Avella becoming López's running mate for the presidential election.


2014 Colombian presidential election, Candidates
The following table shows the confirmed candidates, and the political parties to which they belong:


2014 Colombian presidential election, Opinion polls, First round
The following table shows the results of opinion polls conducted from November 2013, when most of the presidential candidates had been confirmed, up to May 15, 2014. The table does not include the votes in the earliest polls for potential candidates who subsequently did not stand for election. The two highest scoring candidates in each poll (who would hypothetically go through to the second round of voting) are highlighted, except for the Centro Nacional de Consultoría poll of Jan 17–Feb 7, 2014, where Santos' score of 51% would have been enough to win in the first round.


2014 Colombian presidential election, Opinion polls, First round
A notable feature of the early polls was the high percentage of people intending to cast a blank vote (voto en blanco), usually between 20% and 30%. This reflected the widespread dissatisfaction among the Colombian public with all the candidates and the political system in general. After the parliamentary elections and the election of Peñalosa as candidate for the Green Alliance, both of which occurred on March 9, 2014, the polls showed a sharp drop in the percentage of people intending to cast a blank vote.


2014 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament
The 2014 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament was held at Brooks Field on the campus of UNC Wilmington in Wilmington, NC from May 21 through May 24. In its first season in the conference, College of Charleston won the tournament for the first time, earning the Colonial Athletic Association's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2014 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament, Seeding and format
Continuing the format adopted in 2012, the top six finishers from the regular season competed in the double-elimination tournament. The top two seeds, William & Mary and College of Charleston, earned first round byes.


2014 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament team. College of Charleston pitcher Bailey Ober, one of the Cougars' five selections, was named Most Outstanding Player.


2014 Colonial Athletic Association football season
The 2014 Colonial Athletic Association football season was the eight season of football for the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and part of the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was the first season for Elon in the CAA after being a member of the Southern Conference. New Hampshire went undefeated conference play, winning the CAA with a record of 8–0.