2014 Dan River coal ash spill, Incident
On February 2, 2014 a drainage pipe burst at a coal ash containment pond owned by Duke Energy in Eden, North Carolina, sending 39,000 tons of coal ash into the Dan River. In addition to the coal ash, 27 million gallons of wastewater from the plant was released into the river. The broken pipe was left unsealed for almost a week before the draining coal ash was stopped. The ash was deposited up to 70 miles (110 km) from the site of the spill and contained harmful metals and chemicals.


2014 Dan River coal ash spill, Incident
This catastrophe occurred at the site of the Dan River Steam Station, a retired coal power plant which had ceased operation in 2012. Duke Energy apologized for the incident and announced detailed plans for removal of coal ash at the Dan River site. Workers were only able to remove about ten percent of the coal ash that was spilled into the river, but cleanup is ongoing and Duke Energy plans to spend around 3 million dollars to continue the cleanup efforts.


2014 Dan River coal ash spill, Incident
CNN reported that the river was turned into an oily sludge. The river is a drinking water source for communities in North Carolina and Virginia. Immediate tests showed increased amounts of arsenic and selenium, but the river was deemed by state officials to be a safe source for drinking water. However, further tests showed the ash to contain pollutants including but not limited to arsenic, copper, selenium, iron, zinc and lead. The coal ash immediately endangered animals and fish species that lived in or around the river. Six days after the spill Duke Energy announced that the leakage had been stopped and they pledged to clean up the coal ash.


2014 Dan River coal ash spill, Reasons for spill
The cause of the ash spill was described by EPA as a limited structural flaw. A storm pipe nearby the deposits of a coal ash slurry containment area broke and allowed for the leakage. Coal ash slurry is produced during the process of burning coal. It is the left over impurities that stick around after burning coal for electricity. Coal companies have found that the cheapest way to store this waste is to mix it with water and store it in a pond.


2014 Dan River coal ash spill, Reasons for spill
These ponds have been found to have leaks that can dispose hazardous material into surface water among other things. EPA has identified at least 25 coal ash ponds in the southeast that are "high hazard". This material was released into the Dan River because of the collapse of a 48 inch drain pipe. The pipe was made of concrete and corrugated metal and reason for the fracture cannot be identified. What resulted was 39 thousand tons of coal ash and 27 million gallons of ash pond water were deposited into the Dan River.


2014 Dan River coal ash spill, Environmental impact
EPA has been collecting dissolved contaminant concentration data in the Dan River (from the VA/NC state line to midway between Danville and South Boston) since the coal ash spill. The organization has been periodically comparing the retrieved water/sediment chemistry data to ecological risk screening levels (ERSLs) to assess risk to aquatic and plant life. Coal ash is made up of various materials after the burning of coal takes place. These include silica, arsenic, boron, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, mercury, selenium, and zinc. Certain contaminants that were measured exceed the screening levels, necessitating that the water/sediment chemistry must continue to be monitored. Coal ash can coat and degrade the habitats of aquatic animals as well as cause direct harm to certain organisms.


2014 Dan River coal ash spill, Environmental impact
The latest surface water sampling results were released by EPA in July 2014. All surface water chemical concentrations were found to be below the ERSLs except for lead. The latest sediment sampling results were also released in July 2014. All sediment chemical concentrations were found to be below the ERSLs except for aluminum, arsenic, barium, and iron. The latest soil sampling results were released in June 2014. All soil chemical concentrations were found to be below the ERSLs except for aluminum, barium, iron, and manganese.


2014 Dan River coal ash spill, Environmental impact
The coal ash will never be fully removed from the river. This is due to samples passing human health screening, the potential for historical contamination to become re-suspended, and removal being more detrimental to certain endangered species than the coal ash itself. In addition, the coal ash is already mixed in with existing sediment, complicating its removal further. EPA estimated that about 72 percent of all the toxic water in the country comes directly from coal-fired power plants.


2014 Dan River coal ash spill, Enforcement
The New York Times reported that the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ; formerly the Department of Environment and Natural Resources) was directed to minimize its regulatory role prior to the accident by Governor Pat McCrory. Prior to being Governor, McCrory had worked for Duke Energy for nearly three decades. At the time, it was the third largest coal ash spill to have occurred in the United States.


2014 Dan River coal ash spill, Enforcement
Prior to the incident, environmental groups had attempted to sue Duke Energy three times in 2013 under the Clean Water Act to force the company to fix leaks in its coal ash dumps. Each time, the groups were blocked by NCDEQ, which eventually fined the company $99,111. Federal prosecutors found this fine to be suspiciously low, and investigated both Duke Energy and the state regulators. Many newspaper editorials alleged that Duke Energy's environmental safety controls were lax and that the company "bullied" regulators.


2014 Dan River coal ash spill, Enforcement
After the incident, Duke Energy was prosecuted by a number of agencies, and substantial evidence was presented indicating that company officials knew about numerous coal ash leaks in various plants including the Eden facility and declined to resolve it or provide local plant administrators the funds they were requesting to monitor and mitigate the problems. At the federal level, Duke was prosecuted by the United States Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division and pled guilty to nine charges of criminal negligence under the Clean Water Act. Duke agreed to pay $102 million in fines and restitution, the largest federal criminal fine in North Carolina history. Duke also agreed to pay fines to North Carolina and Virginia ($2.5 million).


2014 Dan River coal ash spill, Outcomes
Largely as a result of the attention brought to Duke Energy's handling of coal ash ponds by the 2014 disaster, the North Carolina state legislature ordered Duke Energy to close its 32 ash ponds in the state by 2029. On May 2nd 2014, Duke Energy and EPA agreed to a 3 million dollar cleanup agreement. Part of the agreement is having Duke Energy identify areas of necessary cleanup on the Dan River that is estimated to cost around 1 million dollars.


2014 Dan River coal ash spill, Outcomes
The other 2 million dollars is allocated to EPA to address future response methods needed in order to clean up the Dan River. A spokesperson for Duke Energy announced that the company plans to exit the coal ash business. Associates have said that well before the Dan River incident the company had allocated 130 million dollars to transitioning plants to handle fly ash in dry form and manage it in lined landfills. Duke Energy said that it created an advisory group of researchers to help with cleaner coal combustion at its facilities.


2014 Dan River coal ash spill, Outcomes
In February 2016 EPA proposed a $6.8 million settlement, which Duke Energy immediately appealed. In September the corporation accepted a settlement just shy of the original amount at $5,983,750, to be paid for fines, restitution, cleanup assessment, removal, and community action initiatives. Regarding the initial settlement, EPA sends periodic bills to Duke Energy accounting for direct and indirect costs incurred by EPA, its contractors, and the Department of Justice.


2014 Dan River coal ash spill, Outcomes
The states affected launched a lawsuit on July 18, 2019, asking that the court declare Duke Energy responsible for the damage done to the environment by the spill.


2014 Dan River coal ash spill, Cleanup efforts
To keep the energy provider accountable, under the Administrative Settlement Agreement & Order on Consent for Removal Action (AOC) as of May 2014, the Respondent, Duke Energy, was required to submit a number of plans to EPA, including a scope of work, public health, post-removal site control, and engineering plans.


2014 Dan River coal ash spill, Cleanup efforts
Within these plans, Duke Energy is responsible for creating and implementing a Site Assessment that includes but is not limited to ecological analysis, surface water and sediment assessment as well as post-removal monitoring protocols to calculate the extent of pollution in the Dan River in North Carolina and the Kerr Reservoir and Schoolfield Dam in Danville, Virginia. These assessments were approved by the EPA in consultation with the affected state agencies including NCDEQ and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ). Following the spill and written into the AOC are monitoring protocols in which EPA will sporadically authorize the NCDEQ and VDEQ to take split or duplicate water samples to ensure consistent quality after removal of the coal ash.


2014 Dan River coal ash spill, Cleanup efforts
As of April 01, 2019 North Carolina has ordered Duke Energy to dig up millions of tons of coal ash at six of its power plants. The dangerous coal ash has been mixed with water and stored in uncovered, unlined ponds for decades, but following the 2014 Dan River coal ash spill, many lawsuits have been filed. If the plaintiffs in these cases are successful, Duke Energy would be required to drain all of its 31 ponds. The draining process would cost $5 billion to the already $5.6 billion cleanup from 2014. With the added costs, Duke energy customers could expect to pay a higher fee in the next coming years.


2014 Danish Cup Final
The 2014 Danish Cup Final was a football match that decided the winner of the 2013–14 Danish Cup. It was played on 15 May 2013 at 20:00 CEST.


2014 Danish Figure Skating Championships
The 2014 Danish Figure Skating Championships (Danish: Danske Mesterskaber 2014) was held in Herlev from December 6 through 8, 2013. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing on the levels of senior, junior, novice, and the pre-novice levels of debs, springs, and cubs. The results were used to choose the teams to the 2014 Winter Olympics, the 2014 World Championships, the 2013 European Figure Skating Championships, the 2014 Nordic Championships, and the 2014 World Junior Championships.


2014 Danish Individual Speedway Championship
The 2014 Danish Individual Speedway Championship was the 2014 edition of the Danish Individual Speedway Championship. The final was staged over two rounds, at Holstebro and Fjelsted, and was won by Niels Kristian Iversen. It was the third time Iversen had won the national title, having also been victorious in 2012 and 2013.


2014 Danish Individual Speedway Championship, Event format
The competition started with two semi finals, with four progressing to the final series from each. The final series was held over two rounds, with the top four scorers from the two rounds then competing in a Grand Final. The points from the Grand Final were then added to the total score and the overall winner was the rider with the most total points.


2014 Danish Unified Patent Court membership referendum
The Danish referendum on joining the Unified Patent Court was a referendum held in Denmark on 25 May 2014 alongside the European Parliament elections. The referendum was approved with 62.5% of the vote, enabling the government to proceed with the ratification of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court, which constitutes the legal basis for the Unified Patent Court. The court is to be common to several Member States of the European Union for proceedings regarding European patents. Ratification of the agreement, which had already been approved by a simple majority of the Danish parliament, will also render the unitary patent applicable in Denmark.


2014 Danish Unified Patent Court membership referendum, Background
Denmark signed the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court on 19 February 2013 along with 24 of the (then) 27 Member States of the European Union eligible to join. The agreement shall enter into force for those countries that approved it after ratification of 13 states (which must include France, Germany and the United Kingdom) and an adaptation of the Brussels I regulation.


2014 Danish Unified Patent Court membership referendum, Background
The Danish Ministry of Justice issued its opinion in May 2013 that a referendum or five-sixths majority in the Folketing was necessary for the government to ratify the agreement due to constitutional requirements on the transfer of sovereignty. The Danish People's Party (DF) and the Red–Green Alliance, collectively controlling around one-fifth of the Folketing seats, stated their opinion that a referendum should be held.


2014 Danish Unified Patent Court membership referendum, Background
The People's Party said they would support the UPC if the governing parties promised to either hold a referendum on the proposed EU Banking Union or increase restrictions on the distribution of welfare benefits to foreign nationals in Denmark. Despite being implored to negotiate with the DF by the leader of the opposition Lars Løkke Rasmussen, the government opted to hold a referendum,announcing in December 2013 that one would go ahead on 25 May 2014.


2014 Danish Unified Patent Court membership referendum, Background
The legal basis for the referendum was sections 20 and 42 of the Constitution of Denmark according to which a majority consisting of at least 30% of the electorate could reject the decision of the Folketing due to it involving transfer of sovereignty. In case this double majority criterion was not met, e.g. if 28% voted against the decision and 20% voted in favor (low voter turnout), the act as passed by the Folketing would still come into force, allowing the government to proceed with the ratification of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court.


2014 Danish Unified Patent Court membership referendum, Results
The "no" votes equated to 20.2% of the electorate, less than the 30% threshold required (in conjunction with a plurality of voters voting "no") to reverse the decision of parliament to ratify.


2014 Danmark Rundt
The 2014 Post Danmark Rundt was a men's road bicycle race held from 6 August to 10 August 2014. It was the 24th edition of the men's stage race, which was established in 1985. The race was rated as a 2.HC event and formed part of the 2014 UCI Europe Tour. The race was made up of six stages over five days and covered a total of 815 kilometres (506 mi), including an individual time trial. It featured 14 teams, including three UCI ProTeams.


2014 Danmark Rundt
The race was won by Danish rider Michael Valgren of Tinkoff–Saxo by 15 seconds from fellow Dane Lars Bak of Lotto–Belisol, who finished second for the second year in succession. Valgren's team-mate, Italian rider Manuele Boaro, finished in third place, a further two seconds behind. Valgren also won the young riders award as a result of his overall victory.


2014 Danmark Rundt
The points classification was won by Alexey Lutsenko with 31 points, with John Murphy winning the mountains classification. Danish rider Rasmus Quaade won the most aggressive rider award, while Tinkoff–Saxo won the teams classification ahead of Lotto–Belisol and Cult Energy–Vital Water.


2014 Danmark Rundt, Teams
A total of 14 teams raced in the 2014 Danmark Rundt: 3 UCI ProTeams, 7 UCI Professional Continental Teams, 3 UCI Continental Teams along with a Danish national team under the Team Post Danmark name.


2014 Dartmouth Big Green football team
The 2014 Dartmouth Big Green football team represented Dartmouth College in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Big Green were led by head coach Buddy Teevens in his tenth straight year and 15th overall and played their home games at Memorial Field. They were a member of the Ivy League. They finished the season 8–2 overall and 6–1 in Ivy League play to place second.


2014 Daventry District Council election
The 2014 Daventry District Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Daventry District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2014 Daventry District Council election
Two seats changed hands with UKIP taking one seat from Labour and one seat from the Conservatives leading to the council being made up as follows; 30 Conservative councillors, 3 Labour councillors, 2 UKIP councillors and 1 Liberal Democrat councillor.


2014 Davidson Wildcats football team
The 2014 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Paul Nichols and played their home games at Richardson Stadium. They were a member of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 1–11, 0–8 in PFL play to finish in last place.


2014 Davis Cup
The 2014 Davis Cup (also known as the 2014 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 103rd edition of the tournament between national teams in men's tennis. The final took place between the 21–23 of November 2014 in Lille, France, with Switzerland winning the title for the first time, defeating hosts France in the final.


2014 Davis Cup, World Group Play-offs
The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group Play-offs for spots in the 2015 World Group. The draw took place on April 8 in London, England.


2014 Davis Cup, World Group Play-offs
Note: Due to security concerns, the International Tennis Federation Board of Directors decided to move the World Group play-off ties originally scheduled to be held in Israel and Ukraine. Israel and Ukraine exercised their option of nominating neutral venues for their ties against Argentina and Belgium, respectively.


2014 Davis Cup, Europe/Africa Zone, Group III Africa
Note:  Tunisia was suspended from Davis Cup competition for one year for violation of ITF rules, after the Tunisian Tennis Federation ordered Malek Jaziri not to play against Israeli opponent Amir Weintraub during the 2013 Tashkent Challenger, an ATP Challenger Tour event in October 2013.


2014 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III
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2014 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III
The Africa Zone was one of the four zones within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2014. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Cairo, Egypt, in September 2014. The nine competing nations were divided into one pool of four teams and one of five. The winners and runners up from each pool played off to determine the two nations to be promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2015, while the third and fourth placed nations played to off to determine overall placings within the group.


2014 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III, Draw
The eight teams were divided into one pool of four teams, and one of five. The winner of each pool plays off against the runner-up of the other pool, and the two winners of these play-offs are promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2015. The third and fourth placed teams in each pool play off against the equivalent team from the other pool to determine overall rankings within the group. The fifth placed team in pool B does not enter the play-offs.


2014 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III, Draw
The group was staged from the 8th to the 13th September 2014 at the Smash Tennis Academy in Cairo, Egypt.


2014 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I
The Americas Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2014.


2014 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I
In the Americas Zone there are three different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group.


2014 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II
The Americas Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2014.


2014 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II
In the Americas Zone there are three different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group.


2014 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III
The Americas Zone was one of the four zones within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2014. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Humacao, Puerto Rico, in June 2014. The nine competing nations were divided into one pool of four and one of five. The winners and runners up from each pool played off to determine the two nations to be promoted to Americas Zone Group II in 2015, while the third and fourth placed nations played to off to determine overall placings within the group.


2014 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III, Draw
The nine teams were divided into one pool of four and one of five. The winner of each pool plays off against the runner-up of the other pool, and the two winners of these play-offs are promoted to Americas Zone Group II in 2015. The third and fourth placed teams in each pool play off against the equivalent team from the other pool to determine overall rankings within the group. The fifth placed team in Pool B does not enter the play-offs.


2014 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III, Draw
The group was staged from the 2nd to the 7th June 2015 at the Palmas Athletic Club in Humacao, Puerto Rico.


2014 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I
The Asia/Oceania Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2014.


2014 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I
In the Asia/Oceania Zone there are four different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group.


2014 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II
The Asia/Oceania Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2014.


2014 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II
In the Asia/Oceania Zone there are four different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group.


2014 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III
The Asia/Oceania Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2014.


2014 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III
In the Asia/Oceania Zone there are four different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group.


2014 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III, Format
The eight teams will be split into two pools of four, the top two nations will advance to the promotion pool. The two best teams from there will be promoted. The bottom two teams will play in a relegation pool, where the two last teams will be relegated.


2014 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III, Format
It will played on the week commencing 9 June 2014 at Tehran, Iran and it will be played on outdoor clay court.


2014 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV
The Asia/Oceania Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2014.


2014 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV
In the Asia/Oceania Zone there are four different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group.


2014 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV, Format
The ten teams were split into two round robin pools of five, with the winning nation from each pool playing against the runner-up from the other pool in promotion play-off matches. The winning teams from these matches were promoted to Group III in 2015.


2014 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV, Format
The ties were played on the week commencing 9 June 2014 at Tehran, Iran and were played on outdoor clay courts.


2014 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group III
The Europe Zone was one of the four zones within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2014. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Szeged, Hungary in May 2014. The twelve competing nations were divided into four pools of three. The winners from each pool played off to determine the two nations to be promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2015, while the second and third placed nations played to off to determine overall placings within the group.


2014 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group III, Draw
The twelve teams were divided into four pools of three. The winner of Pool A plays off against the winner of Pool C, and the winner of Pool B plays off against the winner of Pool D. The two winners of these play-offs are promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2016. The second and third placed teams in each pool play off in the same pattern to determine overall rankings within the group.


2014 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group III, Draw
The group was staged from the 7th to the 10th May 2015 at the Gellért Szabadidőközpont in Szeged, Hungary.


2014 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I
The Europe and Africa Zone is one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2014.


2014 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I
In the Europe and Africa Zone there are four different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group. Winners in Group I advance to the World Group Play-offs, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lose their respective ties will compete in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lose their play-offs will be relegated to the Europe/Africa Group II in 2015.


2014 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Participating teams, Draw
All seeded teams get a bye into the second round.


2014 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II
The Europe and Africa Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2014.


2014 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II
In the Europe and Africa Zone there are four different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group.


2014 Davis Cup World Group
The World Group was the highest el of Davis Cup competition in 2014. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2015. The final took place at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, between France and Switzerland on indoor clay. Switzerland won the Davis Cup for the first time, beating France 3–1 in the final.


2014 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs
The 2014 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs were held from 12 to 14 September. They were the main play-offs of the 2014 Davis Cup. Winners of the playoffs advanced to the 2015 World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions I.


2014 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, Teams
Bold indicates team has qualified for the 2015 Davis Cup World Group.


2014 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, Results summary
The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group Play-offs for spots in the 2015 World Group. The draw took place on April 8 in London.


2014 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, Results summary
Note: Due to security concerns, the International Tennis Federation Board of Directors decided to move the World Group play-off ties originally scheduled to be held in Israel and Ukraine. Israel and Ukraine exercised their option of nominating neutral venues for their ties against Argentina and Belgium, respectively.


2014 Dayton Dutch Lions season
The 2014 Dayton Dutch Lions season is the club's fifth season of existence, and fourth consecutive season of playing in the third division of American soccer. The club will be playing in the USL Pro.


2014 Dayton Dutch Lions season, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of March 27, 2014.


2014 Dayton Flyers football team
The 2014 Dayton Flyers football team represented the University of Dayton in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Rick Chamberlin and played their home games at Welcome Stadium. They were a member of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 8–3, 6–2 in PFL play to finish in a tie for third place.


2014 Dayton Flyers men's soccer team
The 2014 Dayton Flyers men's soccer team represented the University of Dayton during the 2014 NCAA Division I men's soccer season.


2014 Dayton Sharks season
The 2014 Dayton Sharks season was the second season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise.


2014 Dayton Sharks season
In June 2013, the Sharks agreed to terms with the CIFL to return for the 2014 season.


2014 Daytona 500
The 2014 Daytona 500, the 56th running of the event, was held on February 23, 2014 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Contested over 200 laps and 500 miles (800 km) on the 2.5 miles (4.0 km) asphalt tri-oval, it was the first race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. Dale Earnhardt, Jr., driving for Hendrick Motorsports, won the race, making this his second Daytona 500 victory breaking a 55-race winless streak. Denny Hamlin finished 2nd, while Brad Keselowski, Jeff Gordon, and Jimmie Johnson rounded out the Top 5. This race had seven cautions and 42 lead changes among 18 different drivers. The top rookies of this race were polesitter Austin Dillon (9th), Alex Bowman (23rd), and Brian Scott (25th).


2014 Daytona 500, Background
Daytona International Speedway is one of six superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the others being Michigan International Speedway, Auto Club Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway, and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at 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. Jimmie Johnson was the defending race winner.


2014 Daytona 500, Background
In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosts races of ARCA, AMA Superbike, USCC, SCCA, and Motocross. The track features multiple layouts including the primary 2.5 miles (4.0 km) high speed tri-oval, a 3.56 miles (5.73 km) sports car course, a 2.95 miles (4.75 km) motorcycle course, and a .25 miles (0.40 km) karting and motorcycle flat-track. The track's 180-acre (73 ha) infield includes the 29-acre (12 ha) Lake Lloyd, which has hosted powerboat racing. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.


2014 Daytona 500, Background
The track was built to host racing that was being held by NASCAR founder Bill France, Sr. at the former Daytona Beach Road Course and opened with the first Daytona 500 in 1959. The speedway has been renovated three times, with the infield renovated in 2004, and the track repaved in 1978 and 2010.


2014 Daytona 500, Background
This was the 56th running of the Daytona 500, the most prestigious race in all of NASCAR. This race also saw the Sprint Cup Series debut of five drivers of the eight in the 2014 rookie class. It also marked Terry Labonte's 32nd and final start in the Daytona 500. His 32 starts in the race are second all-time to Dave Marcis and his 33 starts.


2014 Daytona 500, Background, Entry list
The entry list for the 2014 Daytona 500 was released on Friday, February 14, 2014 at 1:45 p.m. Eastern time. Forty-nine drivers were entered to qualify for the race.


2014 Daytona 500, Practice, First practice February 15
Paul Menard was the fastest in the first practice session on February 15 with a time of 46.144 and a speed of 195.042 mph (313.890 km/h).


2014 Daytona 500, Practice, Second practice February 15
Ryan Newman was the fastest in the second practice session later that day with a time of 46.072 and a speed of 195.346 mph (314.379 km/h).


2014 Daytona 500, Qualifying
Rookie Austin Dillon won the pole position with a lap time of 45.914 and a speed of 196.019 mph (315.462 km/h), while Martin Truex, Jr. was second. "This is awesome," Dillon said. "It is all for our guys, and this guy right here Danny Lawrence, (head engine builder at RCR), it is his birthday. So we got him a one-two start at Daytona! That is pretty awesome." "It's a tremendous amount of motivation for us and momentum for us," said Gil Martin, Dillon's crew chief.


2014 Daytona 500, Qualifying
"I mean, because every day you drive onto our complex, you see Richard's '3' and you see the heritage of that 3 there, so to be able to be a part of this, it's a dream come true for me, and I know it is for everybody in our whole team and our whole organization because I've watched Austin come from being a little guy to where he's at today, and it's been an amazing journey to watch. And to be a part of it now, I'm looking forward to it. I think it's going to be a great run."


2014 Daytona 500, Practice (post-qualifying), Third practice February 19
A. J. Allmendinger was the fastest in the third practice session on February 19 with a time of 45.096 and a speed of 199.574 mph (321.183 km/h). During the session, Joey Logano and Matt Kenseth made contact, which sent rookie Parker Kligerman into the catchfence and caused his car to land on its roof. As a result, Logano, Kligerman, Menard and Ryan Truex had to switch to backup cars for the Budweiser Duels. Dave Blaney withdrew from the race after his team was unable to secure another car.


2014 Daytona 500, Practice (post-qualifying), Third practice February 19
Kligerman stated that it was the first flip of his career, and that he "assumed it would be rougher. It was pretty soft. I was up in the fence floating along. Then it just slid over softly". Logano stated that Kenseth had "started making a move to go down" and that he "was making the run, and I was going to fill that hole. He started to come back up and I was there".


2014 Daytona 500, Budweiser Duels, Race One
Austin Dillon led the field to the green flag at 7:16 p.m., and after leading the first 14 laps, Dillon lost the lead to Dale Earnhardt, Jr. on lap 15. Matt Kenseth took the lead on lap 29, and held the lead until lap 36, when he pitted and the lead was passed to Earnhardt, Jr. once again. Earnhardt, Jr. and Kasey Kahne each held the lead for a lap before Kenseth cycled back to the lead with 21 laps to go.


2014 Daytona 500, Budweiser Duels, Race One
On the last lap, Kevin Harvick pulled up alongside Matt Kenseth, while Kahne got to the inside, creating a three-wide photo finish in which Kenseth prevailed. Michael McDowell and Joe Nemechek failed to make the Daytona 500. Kenseth stated that he "was kind of embarrassed to walk in the garage" but felt that his race performance "builds confidence in all of us, makes us feel like you can go out and get the job done if everybody does their jobs and we do everything right".


2014 Daytona 500, Budweiser Duels, Race One
Harvick's car failed post-race inspection because his car exceeded the maximum split on the track bar. He was disqualified, but his speed in qualifying was enough to get him into the Daytona 500. Greg Zipadelli, the competitions director at Harvick's team – Stewart-Haas Racing – referred to the infraction as "an adjustment during the race and it was more than it should have been".


2014 Daytona 500, Budweiser Duels, Race Two
Martin Truex, Jr. led the field to the green flag at 8:40 p.m., and Brad Keselowski took the lead on lap 3. Keselowski held the race lead for the next portion of the race, holding it until his pit stop on lap 35, which handed the lead to Casey Mears. On his pit stop, Keselowski was deemed to have been speeding while exiting, and had to serve a pass-through penalty. Denny Hamlin took the lead with 22 laps to go, and maintained the race lead until the end of the race, winning under caution.


2014 Daytona 500, Budweiser Duels, Race Two
Coming through turn four on the final lap, Jimmie Johnson ran out of gas, got loose after being tapped in the left corner panel, overcorrected and hit the wall collecting Jamie McMurray in the process. Truex, Jr. had no way to avoid the wreck and rear-ended McMurray. While slowing to avoid the wreck, Clint Bowyer got rear-ended by Ryan Truex, slid to the runoff area taking David Ragan with him. Bowyer flipped over in the air and landed on all four wheels with the only damage being a destroyed drive-train.


2014 Daytona 500, Budweiser Duels, Race Two
Ragan and Michael Waltrip were also caught in the wreck and both hit the inside wall head-on. Carl Edwards was caught by McMurray, but sustained minimal damage. McMurray made contact with Johnson again as they continued on into the grass, destroying the front ends of their cars. Bobby Labonte and Terry Labonte, who were both 30 seconds behind the leader on the final lap, raced their way into the Daytona 500, at the expense of Eric McClure, Morgan Shepherd and Ryan Truex. Hamlin's team owner, Joe Gibbs, stated Hamlin had "worked extremely hard" for the result, and he thought his team was "all hungry when the year started".


2014 Daytona 500, Practice (post-duel), Fourth practice February 19
Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the fourth practice session on February 19 with a time of 45.096 and a speed of 199.574 mph (321.183 km/h).


2014 Daytona 500, Practice (post-duel), Fifth practice February 21
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. was the fastest in the fifth practice session on February 21 with a time of 45.679 and a speed of 197.027 mph (317.084 km/h).


2014 Daytona 500, Practice (post-duel), Final practice February 22
Kurt Busch was the fastest in the final practice session on February 22 with a time of 45.541 and a speed of 197.624 mph (318.045 km/h).


2014 Daytona 500, Race, First half, Start
Austin Dillon started on pole, but led only the first lap. On the next lap, Denny Hamlin took the lead from Dillon. On lap 11, Hamlin dropped back, letting Kurt Busch take the lead. The first caution came out on lap 23 when Kyle Larson spun in turn 2 after getting two flat tires. Paul Menard assumed the lead on the restart and led for five laps, before Hamlin passed him for the lead. Kyle Busch passed him a lap later for the lead. On lap 31, Martin Truex, Jr.'s engine blew up, bringing out the second caution a lap later.


2014 Daytona 500, Race, First half, Rain delay
While the field was under caution, it began to rain and by lap 39, the red flag was thrown with Kyle Busch leading the race. At 2:50 p.m. local time, a tornado warning was issued for the speedway area and the grandstands were evacuated. The red flag lasted for 6 hours and 22 minutes as track-drying was delayed due to ongoing rain showers; this would make it the longest rain delay in Daytona 500 history. The race restarted at 8:52 p.m. local time.


2014 Daytona 500, Race, First half, Restart
After the red flag was lifted, the race ran seven laps under caution while the Air Titan did a pass over pit road. After pit stops, the race restarted on lap 47, with Kyle Busch still leading. Busch and Kasey Kahne traded the lead over the next few laps, before both faded and the Team Penske Fords of Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano took the point and swapped the lead for several laps. Menard also led seven laps during this time.


2014 Daytona 500, Race, First half, Restart
During green flag pit stops around lap 85, Trevor Bayne, Aric Almirola, A. J. Allmendinger, Justin Allgaier, Michael Waltrip and Danica Patrick briefly held the lead for a couple laps at a time due to different pit strategies. Also during the cycle, moisture at the exit of pit road from the heavy rain shower caused Kahne to spin out into the grass exiting pit road and Kyle Busch pulled an air hose out of his stall exiting pit road, resulting in a pass through penalty – despite these incidents, the race remained under green.


2014 Daytona 500, Race, Second half, Halfway
When the pit stop cycle ended, Paul Menard was on point, where he stayed until lap 107, when Jimmie Johnson took the lead and held it for 9 laps, until Keselowski took it on lap 116. Five laps later, Johnson passed Keselowski back for the lead, and held it until another cycle of pit stops on lap 127. At the conclusion of this cycle, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. assumed the lead on lap 131 for the first time. He held the lead for thirteen laps, until lap 144, when Carl Edwards passed him. A lap later, Earnhardt retook the lead from Edwards.


2014 Daytona 500, Race, Second half, The "Big One"
On lap 145, the third caution came out for a crash on the front straightaway. It started when Kevin Harvick and Brian Scott made contact in the exit of turn 4, sending Scott into Almirola. Almirola shot across the track and collected several more cars including Patrick, Waltrip, Parker Kligerman, Paul Menard, David Gilliland, Josh Wise, Austin Dillon, Justin Allgaier, Kasey Kahne and Marcos Ambrose.


2014 Daytona 500, Race, Second half, The "Big One"
Patrick took the worst hit, as her car got turned by Almirola and slammed the outside wall in the tri-oval in a part of the track that lacked a SAFER barrier; the section of wall where Patrick hit the wall would receive a SAFER barrier before the rain-shortened Coke Zero 400 that summer. Upon exiting her car, Patrick felt "upset because the car felt really good, it was the best car [she's] had all of Speedweeks" and that her car "could catch whoever and move around...and move forward". Waltrip was more forthright in his thoughts on the crash, stating he "was going to be fine" but that another car "cleaned our clock from behind".


2014 Daytona 500, Race, Second half, Closing stages
Greg Biffle assumed the lead from Earnhardt, Jr. on lap 151 after pit stops. He led the restart on lap 154, but Earnhardt, Jr. quickly regained the lead for two laps, before Biffle repassed him. Biffle led for three more laps before Earnhardt, Jr. repassed him on lap 159. On lap 162, the fourth caution came out for a crash in turn 4 at the back of the pack.


2014 Daytona 500, Race, Second half, Closing stages
It occurred when Kyle Larson spun in turn 4 from contact with Dillon, causing major damage to several more cars including Marcos Ambrose, Kahne, Annett, Jamie McMurray, Ryan Newman, Brian Scott, Brian Vickers and Casey Mears. Earnhardt, Jr. continued to lead on the restart on lap 169. He led until lap 173, when Biffle again passed him for the lead. Biffle led for two laps before he was passed by Edwards for the lead. Edwards led three laps, before Earnhardt, Jr. passed them back for a lap, before handing the lead back to Edwards for four more laps. Earnhardt, Jr. gained the lead for the last time on lap 183.


2014 Daytona 500, Race, Second half, Closing stages
On lap 184, the fifth caution flag came out when Bayne's car snapped loose and crashed into the outside wall on the back straightaway. When the race restarted on lap 188, Earnhardt, Jr. moved in front of Johnson to secure the lead. On lap 194, the sixth caution came out for a crash in turn 3. It started when Austin Dillon turned Ryan Newman. Newman's car turned sideways and collected five more cars, including Allgaier, Scott, Kligerman, Terry Labonte, and Cole Whitt, and set up a two lap shootout for the last restart.


2014 Daytona 500, Race, Second half, Closing stages
Although close on fuel and with a piece of bear bond from Newman's car stuck to his grill, Earnhardt, Jr. took off on the last restart, moving in front of Jeff Gordon. Over the course of the last lap, an intense battle for the runner-up spots unfolded between Gordon, Hamlin, Johnson and Keselowski. Heading through turn 4, Harvick tried to force himself between McMurray and Kyle Busch in turn 4, and a wreck ensued as Harvick was sent into the wall, collecting a number of other cars including McMurray, Busch, Edwards, and Reed Sorenson. While that was happening, Earnhardt, Jr. held off Hamlin and took the caution and checkered flags to score his second Daytona 500 victory. Earnhardt, Jr. stated that his car was "awesome" and after some help from Gordon on the restart, Earnhardt, Jr. "just took care of it from there".


2014 Daytona 500, Media, Television
Since 2001, (except for 2002, 2004 and 2006) the Daytona 500 has been carried by Fox. The booth crew has remained the same since the beginning with longtime NASCAR lap-by-lap commentator Mike Joy, two-time Daytona 500 winning crew chief Larry McReynolds, and 1989 Daytona 500 winner Darrell Waltrip. This was the final 500 on Fox for Steve Byrnes, Krista Voda, and Jeff Hammond. Fox repeated the 2013 Daytona 500 during the rain delay, confusing many viewers. When Fox showed Jimmie Johnson's winning moment from the 2013 race, he received a large number of congratulatory tweets. He was unaware that Fox had repeated the previous year's race during the rain delay.


2014 Daytona 500, Media, Radio
The 2014 Daytona 500 was broadcast on radio by the Motor Racing Network and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. MRN Radio has covered the Daytona 500 since 1970. Joe Moore and Barney Hall covered the race from the booth. Longtime turn announcer and prodigy of MRN co-founder Ken Squier Dave Moody was the lead turn announcer. He called the race when the field was racing through turns 1 & 2. Mike Bagley worked the backstretch for the Daytona 500. Jeff Striegle called the race when the field was racing through turns 3 & 4. On pit road, MRN was manned by lead pit reporter and NASCAR Hall of Fame executive director Winston Kelly. Alongside him were Steve Post, Woody Cain, and Pete Pistone.


2014 Deauville American Film Festival
The 40th Deauville American Film Festival took place at Deauville, France from September 5 to 14, 2014. Woody Allen's romantic comedy film Magic in the Moonlight served as the opening night film. Sin City: A Dame to Kill For by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller was the closing night film of the festival. The Grand Prix was awarded to Whiplash by Damien Chazelle, which also won the Audience award at the festival.


2014 Deauville American Film Festival
The festival paid tribute to  James Cameron, Robin Williams, Lauren Bacall, Jessica Chastain, Will Ferrell, Brian Grazer, Ray Liotta, and John McTiernan and host retrospective of their films. In addition James Cameron also screened his film Deepsea Challenge 3D and received special honour as an award called 40th Anniversary Award. The festival honoured Russian-born American film and stage actor Yul Brynner with Deauville Legend award.


2014 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
The 2014 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Dave Brock and played their home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 6–6, 4–4 in CAA play, to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place.


2014 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team, Previous season
Delaware would start strong through the beginning of November, reaching a record of 7–2 (4–1 CAA) following a thrilling win at Towson. However, from that point, the Hens faded with a three-game losing streak to end the year at 7–5 (4–4 CAA). The slide was particularly painful for the faithful with the last loss coming from a frantic Villanova comeback to eliminate the Hens from playoff contention.


2014 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team, Preseason, Recruiting class
Delaware announced the signing of 22 players on February 5, 2014.


2014 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team, Preseason, Conference predictions
Delaware was picked to finish sixth in the CAA Preseason Poll.


2014 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team, Preseason, Preseason rankings, FCS Coaches Poll
Delaware received 15 votes in the Preseason Coaches Poll, resulting in a tie for 35th. The Blue Hens face four teams ranked in the preseason poll (#4 New Hampshire, #7 Towson, #13 Villanova, and #22 William & Mary). In addition, they meet up with two teams to receive votes but not be ranked (James Madison and Sacred Heart).


2014 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team, Preseason, Preseason rankings, The Sports Network FCS Poll
Delaware received 213 votes in the Preseason TSN poll, good for 29th overall. The Blue Hens are scheduled to face four teams that were ranked in the poll in 2014 (#4 New Hampshire, #12 Villanova, #13 Towson, and #19 William & Mary). In addition, they will face two teams that received votes but were not in the top 25 (James Madison - 180 votes and Sacred Heart - 14 votes).


2014 Delaware House of Representatives election
An election was held on November 4, 2014 to elect all 41 members to Delaware's House of Representatives. The election coincided with the elections for other offices, including U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives and state senate. The primary election was held on September 9, 2014.


2014 Delaware House of Representatives election
Democrats retained control of the House despite losing two seats, winning 25 seats compared to 16 seats for the Republicans.


2014 Delaware House of Representatives election, Results, District
Results of the 2014 Delaware House of Representatives election by district:


2014 Delaware State Hornets baseball team
The 2014 Delaware State Hornets baseball team represented Delaware State University in the sport of baseball during the 2014 college baseball season. The Hornets competed in NCAA Division I and the Eastern Division of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The team is coached by J. P. Blandin, who entered his fourteenth season at Delaware State. The Hornets looked to build upon their appearance in the 2013 MEAC Baseball Tournament, where they were eliminated after losing after two straight games in the tournament, the first to North Carolina A&T and then Bethune–Cookman.


2014 Delaware State Hornets football team
The 2014 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Kermit Blount and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 2–10, 2–6 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place.


2014 Delaware State Hornets football team
On December 16, Delaware State decided to not renew Blount's contract. He finished at Delaware State with a four-year record of 16–29.


2014 Delaware elections
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Delaware on November 4, 2014. Half of Delaware's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat and Delaware's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on September 9, 2014. As of 2021, this is the last time Republicans won any statewide election in Delaware.


2014 Delaware elections, Federal, Senate
Incumbent Democratic Senator Chris Coons, who was elected in a 2010 special election, ran for re-election to a first full term in office.


2014 Delaware elections, Federal, Senate
He faced Republican businessman Kevin Wade and Green Party computer science professor Andrew Groff in the general election, both of whom were their respective parties nominees for Delaware's other U.S. Senate seat in 2012. Coons was re-elected with 56% of the vote to Wade's 42% and Groff's 2%


2014 Delaware elections, Federal, House of Representatives
Delaware has a single at-large congressional district. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Representative John Carney, who has represented the state in Congress since 2011, ran for re-election to a third term in office.


2014 Delaware elections, Federal, House of Representatives
Carney faced Republican Rose Izzo, Green Bernie August and Libertarian Scott Gesty in the general election. He was re-elected with 59% to Izzo's 37%, August's 2% and Gesty's 2%.


2014 Delaware elections, State, Constitutional officers, Attorney General
Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Beau Biden did not run for re-election to a third term in office. He was instead going to run for Governor of Delaware in the 2016 election to succeed term-limited Democratic Governor Jack Markell, but he died of brain cancer on May 30, 2015 at the age of 46.


2014 Delaware elections, State, Constitutional officers, Attorney General
Lieutenant Governor of Delaware Matthew Denn was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. State Prosecutor Kathleen Jennings had considered running, but decided not to and endorsed Denn.


2014 Delaware elections, State, Constitutional officers, Attorney General
The Republicans attempted to recruit former United States Attorney for the District of Delaware Colm Connolly. He considered running, but declined to do so. The Republican nominee was corporate attorney Ted Kittila, who was unopposed for his party's nomination.


2014 Delaware elections, State, Constitutional officers, Attorney General
Also running were Independent Party nominee David Graham, a tax auditor, former Republican candidate for Governor and Attorney General and the Independent Party-endorsed write-in candidate for Governor in 2012; Green Party nominee Catherine Damavandi, who served as a Deputy Attorney General of Delaware from 2000 to 2014; and Libertarian John Machurek, a candidate for the State House in 2012.


2014 Delaware elections, State, Constitutional officers, Treasurer
Incumbent Democratic State Treasurer Chipman L. Flowers, Jr. had planned to run for re-election to a second term in office, but after being dogged by controversy through his term in office over his use of office credit cards and travel spending and his clashes with Governor Markell and the state Cash Management Policy Board, he announced his withdrawal from the race on August 15, 2014.


2014 Delaware elections, State, Constitutional officers, Treasurer
However, he filed a withdrawal form that was postdated to withdraw him from the race on August 28, which meant that he couldn't be removed from the ballot until that date, a move which drew criticism. His failure to withdraw in time meant that his name appeared on absentee ballots and though his name was covered at polling places, he did still receive some votes. The Democratic primary was won by Sean Barney, a former policy director for Governor Markell and former adviser to U.S. Senator Tom Carper, who had announced his candidacy before Flowers had attempted to run for re-election.


2014 Delaware elections, State, Constitutional officers, Treasurer
Two individuals ran for the Republican party's nomination, money manager Ken Simpler and Sher Valenzuela, former Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2012. The Republican primary campaign was a bitter one, marked by infighting and with outside spending behind both candidates, who criticised each other frequently.


2014 Delaware elections, State, Constitutional officers, Treasurer
Also running was Green Party nominee David Chandler, a mathematics professor at the University of Delaware.


2014 Delaware elections, State, Constitutional officers, Treasurer
Simpler's win meant that he became the first non-incumbent Republican to win a statewide election in Delaware since 1994.


2014 Delaware elections, State, Constitutional officers, Auditor of Accounts
Incumbent Republican Auditor of Accounts R. Thomas Wagner, Jr. ran for re-election to a seventh full term in office. He was unopposed in the Republican primary.


2014 Delaware elections, State, Constitutional officers, Auditor of Accounts
Two Democrats ran for their party's nomination: Certified Public Accountant and candidate for Auditor in 2010 Kenneth Matlusky; and businesswoman, attorney and former executive director of the Delaware Democratic Party Brenda Mayrack.


2014 Delhi Dynamos FC season
The 2014 Delhi Dynamos FC season was the first ever season in the history of the Delhi Dynamos, a franchise in the inaugural season of the Indian Super League. For the first season the Dynamos announced a partnership with Feyenoord, who helped the Indian club assemble their technical staff and squad.


2014 Delhi Dynamos FC season
The Delhi Dynamos began their season on 14 October with a 0–0 draw at home against Pune City. Despite only losing four of their fourteen matches during the 2014 season, the Delhi Dynamos failed to qualify for the finals by only a single point.


2014 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships
The 2014 Delray Beach Open is a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It is the 22nd edition of the tournament, and part of the 2014 ATP World Tour. It will take place in Delray Beach, United States between 17 February and 23 February 2013.


2014 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2014 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships – Doubles
James Blake and Jack Sock were the defending champions, but Blake did not participate was due to his retirement from professional tennis. Sock played alongside Ryan Harrison, but lost to Bob and Mike Bryan in the semifinals. The Bryan brothers went on to win the title, defeating František Čermák and Mikhail Elgin in the final, 6–2, 6–3.


2014 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships – Singles
Ernests Gulbis was the defending champion, but chose to compete in Marseille instead. Marin Čilić won the title, defeating Kevin Anderson in the final, 7–6(8–6), 6–7(7–9), 6–4.


2014 Democratic Party (HK) leadership election
The Democratic Party leadership election was held on 14 December 2012 for the 30-member 11th Central Committee of the Democratic Party in Hong Kong, including chairperson and two vice-chairperson posts. Incumbent Chairperson Emily Lau secured her post against three other candidates after two rounds of election.


2014 Democratic Party (HK) leadership election, Electoral method
The Central Committee was elected by the party congress. All public office holders, including the members of the Legislative Council and District Councils, are eligible to vote in the party congress. The electoral method changed in this election, the eligibility of members electing a delegate who holds one vote in the congress from 30 members each delegate to only 5 members. Candidate also needs a majority in order to claim victory.


2014 Democratic Party (HK) leadership election, Overview
The election was held right after the Umbrella Movement was cleared out. The 20-year-old Democratic Party sought to reposition itself in the post-Occupy era in which the young generation took a big role.


2014 Democratic Party (HK) leadership election, Overview
Emily Lau, Legislative Councillor since 1991, is the incumbent Chairwoman who took the post in the 2012 leadership election. She said she would put more efforts into the district works and electoral campaign.


2014 Democratic Party (HK) leadership election, Overview
Lau faced challenges from three other candidates. Wu Chi-wai, Legislative Councillor since 2012 and a long-time Wong Tai Sin District Councillor stressed the importance of the repositioning of the party after the post-Occupy era and taking a leading role in the district works. Stanley Ng, incumbent Treasurer of the party and town planner by profession suggested reform on party's structure, adding the posts of party leader and also deputy secretary. Au Nok-hin who was 27 years old from the young generation, ran for the chairmanship for the second consecutive term. Au was among the vanguard of the youngsters over the fence on 26 September, part of the group launching the Occupation of Civic Plaza, leading to the full blown Umbrella movement.


2014 Democratic Party (HK) leadership election, Results
The elected members of the 11th Central Committee are listed as following:


2014 Democratic Party (HK) leadership election, Aftermath
After winning the election, Emily Lau noted that the Democrats were very concerned about waning support among young people and called for party to focus on younger generation, working on strategies to engage young people, such as through university student unions and also make more use of social media.


2014 Democratic Party (HK) leadership election, Aftermath
Re -elected Vice-Chairman Lo Kin-hei said, "Voting for Lau should not be interpreted as a lack of motivation for changes in the party. Instead, it means Lau is more experienced in leading the party in the current political environment."


2014 Democratic Party (HK) leadership election, Aftermath
On 23 January 2015, secretary general Cheung Yin-tung and his disciple Kwong Chun-yu resigned their positions on the Central Committee. Some speculated their disaffections towards the dominance of the Mainstreamer faction led by the "triumvirate", Yeung Sum, Cheung Man-kwong and Lee Wing-tat.


2014 Democratic Party (HK) leadership election, Aftermath
In July 2015, former legislator and member of the party central committee Wong Sing-chi was expelled from the Democratic Party due to his defiance of the party line and clandestine proposal in support of the government's constitutional reform package, which was panned by pan-democrats for being "fake universal suffrage".


2014 Democratic Party (HK) leadership election, 2015 by-election
A by-election for the three vacancies in the Central Committee was held in the annual party congress on 6 December 2015. Founding member Howard Lam Tsz-kin, Lam Ka-ka and Chau Man-fong who were considered in Chai Man-hon's faction were elected, while Ng Siu-hong of the Hui Chi-fung's faction was not elected. Chai and Ng were considered potential candidates for running in Hong Kong Island in the 2016 Legislative Council election.


2014 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola virus outbreak
In 2014, an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) occurred. Genome sequencing has shown that this outbreak was not related to the 2014–15 West Africa Ebola virus epidemic, but was of the same EBOV species. It began in August 2014 and was declared over in November of that year, after 42 days without any new cases. This is the 7th outbreak there, three of which occurred during the period of Zaire.


2014 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola virus outbreak, Epidemiology, Index patient
The outbreak was traced to a woman living in Ikanamongo Village in the remote northern Équateur province who fell ill after handling bushmeat. Despite treatment in a local clinic, the woman died on 11 August 2014. At the time of her death, her diagnosis was hemorrhagic fever of unknown etiology. Subsequent laboratory studies confirmed she had died of Ebola virus disease.


2014 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola virus outbreak, Epidemiology, Response
Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors without Borders (MSF) deployed a team of 50 staff to the area and opened two EVD treatment centers with a combined capacity of 50 beds. MSF, together with the country's Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) worked to heighten public awareness and ensure that surveillance, contact tracing, and follow-up activities were carried out in order to limit the spread of the disease. There are no roads to the affected area, which made working conditions difficult.


2014 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola virus outbreak, Epidemiology, Subsequent cases
By 18 August, 13 people, including three health care workers, were reported to have died of Ebola-like symptoms in Équateur province, a province that lies about 1,200 km (750 mi) north of the capital Kinshasa. On 26 August, the Équateur Province Ministry of Health confirmed an outbreak of Ebola to the WHO.


2014 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola virus outbreak, Epidemiology, Subsequent cases
On 2 September, the WHO said that there were currently 31 deaths in the Northern Boende area in the province of Équateur and 53 confirmed, suspected or likely cases. On 9 September, the WHO raised the number of cases to 62 and the death toll to 35 from possible or confirmed Ebola cases. Included in this number were 9 health-care workers with 7 deaths among them. In total, 386 contacts were listed and 239 contacts were being followed. The outbreak was still contained in Jeera county in the Boende region.


2014 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola virus outbreak, Epidemiology, Subsequent cases
As of 28 October, there had been 66 cases reported. In total, 49deaths had been reported, including eight among health care workers. No new reported contacts were being followed and twenty days had passed since the last reported case testednegative for the second time and was discharged. It was stated that the DRC would therefore bedeclared free of Ebola disease 42 days after the date of the second negative test if no new cases were reported. The outbreak was declared over on 15 November 2014.


2014 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola virus outbreak, Epidemiology, Subsequent findings
In October 2014, it was reported that more recent findings suggested that there may have been several previous cases. The husband of the woman that was believed to have been the index case told an investigation team that shortly before she became ill she had visited two women who later died from Ebola-like symptoms. Other village residents also told the team that all the pigs in the village had died just before the illness hit the village and they had eaten the pigs.


2014 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola virus outbreak, Epidemiology, Subsequent findings
According to the research team, "it was the third time, after 2007 and 2012, that widespread pig deaths had preceded Ebola outbreaks in humans in the DR Congo...and it has been established that the pigs that died in 2012 carried the Ebola virus." Pig to human transmission has never been proven in previous outbreaks, but villagers have been told to avoid eating them and the investigation is ongoing.


2014 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola virus outbreak, Virology
Results from virus sequencing of samples from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo have shown that the virus is the Zaire species in a lineage most closely related to a virus from the 1995 Ebola outbreak in Kikwit.


2014 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola virus outbreak, Virology
The Zaire species of the virus is indigenous to the area. When the outbreak was first reported there were fears that an ongoing epidemic in West Africa may have spread to the DRC, however results from virus characterization, together with findings from the epidemiological investigation, showed that the outbreak in DRC is a distinct and independent event, with no relationship to the outbreak in West Africa.


2014 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola virus outbreak, History of Ebola outbreaks in the DRC
Multiple documented outbreaks of Ebola virus disease have occurred in the DRC since 1976, which are summarised in the table below. The first case of Ebola disease ever recorded occurred in August 1976 in Yambuku, a small village in Mongala District in northern Democratic Republic of the Congo (then known as Zaire). The first victim of the disease was the village school headmaster, who had toured an area near the Central African Republic border along the Ebola river in mid-August. On 8 September, he died of what would become known as Ebola virus disease.


2014 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola virus outbreak, History of Ebola outbreaks in the DRC
Subsequently, a number of other cases were reported, almost all centered on the Yambuku mission hospital or having close contact with other cases. A total of 318 cases and 280 deaths (an 88% fatality rate) resulted from this outbreak, which, along with an outbreak in Sudan that had begun a few weeks previously, were the first outbreaks of Ebola ever recorded.


2014 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola virus outbreak, History of Ebola outbreaks in the DRC
The virus responsible for the initial outbreak, named after the nearby Ebola river, was first thought to be Marburg virus but was later identified as a new type of virus related to Marburg.


2014 Democratic Republic of the Congo gubernatorial elections
Gubernatorial elections were held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in March 2014.


2014 Democratic Republic of the Congo gubernatorial elections
The elections were initially scheduled for 2012, but were delayed until 2014.


2014 Democratic Republic of the Congo gubernatorial elections
Elections were held for nineteen provincial governors. Fourteen of the elections were won by allies of President Joseph Kabila, and were considered to have shored up Kabila's position, particularly in terms of control over local defence forces.


2014 Democratic Republic of the Congo gubernatorial elections
Some leaders of the opposition claimed that the elections had been rigged.


2014 Denmark Open darts
2014 Denmark Open is a darts tournament, which took place in Esbjerg, Denmark in 2014.


2014 Denmark Super Series Premier
The 2014 Denmark Super Series Premier was the ninth super series tournament of the 2014 BWF Super Series. The tournament took place in Odense, Denmark from October 14–19, 2014 and had a total purse of $600,000. A qualification was held to fill four places in all five disciplines of the main draws.


2014 Denver Broncos season
The 2014 Denver Broncos season was the franchise's 45th season in the National Football League and the 55th overall. It also marked the third season with Peyton Manning as the team's starting quarterback.


2014 Denver Broncos season
The Broncos entered the 2014 season as the defending AFC champions, hoping to compete for another Super Bowl run, following a 43–8 loss to the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLVIII. The offseason was dominated by numerous roster changes, including the retirement of longtime cornerback Champ Bailey. One day before the start of the team's training camp, the Broncos announced that owner Pat Bowlen relinquished control of the team due to his battle with Alzheimer's disease.


2014 Denver Broncos season
Like the previous two seasons, the Broncos set numerous individual, league and franchise records, including wide receiver Demaryius Thomas setting a new franchise record for receiving yards in a single season, despite the team's offensive philosophy changing toward a run-oriented offense in the second half of the season. Manning threw a total of 40 touchdown passes, but only four came in the last four games of the regular season and the playoffs.


2014 Denver Broncos season
In addition, Manning achieved only one 300-yard passing game within the team's last seven games (including the playoffs), courtesy of the emergence of running back C. J. Anderson, who achieved 1,282 all-purpose yards, the majority of which came in the second half of the regular season and the playoffs. One day after the Broncos' 24–13 playoff loss to the Indianapolis Colts in the Divisional round of the playoffs, media reports indicated that Manning had been playing with a strained quadriceps since a Week 15 game against the San Diego Chargers.


2014 Denver Broncos season
The Broncos clinched their fourth consecutive AFC West division title, a first-round bye and the AFC's No. 2 seed, but lost in the Divisional round of the playoffs for the third time in four seasons.


2014 Denver Broncos season
This was also John Fox's final year as the Broncos' head coach after four seasons, as he mutually agreed to part ways with the team on January 12, 2015, possibly due to poor playoff performances during his tenure, including no playoff wins in 2012 and 2014, as well as suffering a blowout loss in Super Bowl XLVIII.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Coaching and front-office changes, Owner Pat Bowlen steps down
On July 23, one day before the start of the Broncos' training camp, owner Pat Bowlen relinquished control of the team due to his battle with Alzheimer's disease. Bowlen, who has served as the team's owner since 1984, had been privately battling the disease since 2009 after experiencing short-term memory loss, and had since taken a reduced role with the team, resulting in team president Joe Ellis and executive vice president/general manager John Elway making team decisions. Ellis and Elway assumed full control of the team, though Bowlen's long-term plan is for one of his seven children to run the team in the future, preventing a sale of the team.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Roster changes, Trades
On August 26, the Broncos acquired placekicker Brandon McManus in a trade that sent a conditional 2015 seventh-round draft selection to the New York Giants; the trade became official on October 3 when original placekicker Matt Prater was released three days before his four-game suspension for violating the league's substance-abuse policy would have ended. However, McManus was waived on November 25 due to his inconsistency (9-of-13 on field goal attempts), and replaced by former Tampa Bay Buccaneers' placekicker Connor Barth. McManus was later re-signed to the Broncos' practice squad on December 4 due to concerns regarding Barth's kickoff lengths. Two days later (December 6), McManus was promoted to the active roster.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Roster changes, Undrafted free agents
All undrafted free agents were signed after the 2014 NFL draft concluded on May 10, unless noted otherwise.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Roster changes, Suspensions, Matt Prater
On August 23, placekicker Matt Prater was suspended for the first four games of the season for violating the league's substance-abuse policy. Prater had been charged with drunk driving on two previous occasions – January 2008 in Orlando, Florida, and August 2011 in Denver, Colorado. Following the latter transgression, Prater was placed in the league's alcohol program, and Prater acknowledged that he consumed three beers while on vacation during the off-season – a violation of the league's alcohol program.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Roster changes, Suspensions, Matt Prater
The NFL initially threatened a one-year suspension, but with the aid of Prater's attorney, Harvey Steinberg, his suspension was negotiated to four games. Undrafted rookie Mitch Ewald was expected to fill in placekicker duties while Prater served his suspension, however, on August 26, Ewald was waived and the Broncos acquired Brandon McManus in a trade that sent a 2015 seventh-round draft selection to the New York Giants. The trade was contingent upon McManus remaining on the Broncos' active roster after the end of Prater's suspension. On October 3, the Broncos decided to stick with McManus and released Prater three days before his suspension would have ended. On October 7, Prater signed with the Detroit Lions.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Roster changes, Suspensions, Wes Welker
On September 2, wide receiver Wes Welker was initially suspended for the first four games of the season for testing positive for the amphetamine Adderall, a violation of the league's substance-abuse policy. Welker denied reports that he took MDMA (also known as "Molly") that had been laced with amphetamines, while attending a Kentucky Derby race during the off-season. However, on September 17, after missing the first two games of the season, Welker's suspension was overturned after the NFL and the NFL Player's Association came to an agreement on a new drug policy. Under the revised policy, Welker's violation places him on a probationary period for first-time violators.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Roster changes, Injuries
Running back Montee Ball was twice sidelined with a groin injury. On October 5, Ball suffered a strained groin during the team's Week 5 win over the Arizona Cardinals, and missed the team's next five games. On November 16, during the Broncos' Week 11 loss to the St. Louis Rams, Ball re-aggravated the injury, and was placed on injured reserve on December 13.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Roster changes, Injuries
Linebacker Danny Trevathan was sidelined with injuries to his left kneecap on three different occasions. On August 12, prior to the Broncos' second preseason game, Trevathan suffered a fractured left kneecap during practice, and missed the first three games of the regular season. On October 12, during the Broncos' Week 6 win over the New York Jets, Trevathan suffered the same injury to his left knee.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Roster changes, Injuries
Two days later (October 14), Trevathan was placed on the injured reserve list with a designation to return, in which he missed eight weeks, and was moved to the active roster on December 13, one day before the team's Week 15 game against the San Diego Chargers. However, Trevathan suffered a dislocation of his kneecap during the team's Week 15 win over the Chargers, and was placed on the season-ending injured reserve on December 16.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Indianapolis Colts
The Broncos kicked off their 2014 season against the Indianapolis Colts on NBC's Sunday Night Football. A 21-yard field goal by Broncos' placekicker Brandon McManus was the only scoring play of the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Broncos increased their lead to 24–0, with quarterback Peyton Manning throwing three touchdown passes to tight end Julius Thomas – a 3-yarder, a 35-yarder and a 5-yarder. The Colts got on the scoreboard just before halftime, with quarterback Andrew Luck rushing for a 9-yard touchdown.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Indianapolis Colts
On the Colts' first offensive possession of the second half, the Broncos' defense made a goal-line stand, as linebacker Brandon Marshall snuffed out Luck's attempt of a quarterback sneak on 4th-and-goal. Colts' placekicker Adam Vinatieri added a 25-yard field goal later in the third quarter. The Broncos increased their lead to 31–10 with 9:54 remaining in the fourth quarter, with running back Montee Ball rushing for a 3-yard touchdown. The Colts responded on their next possession, with Luck connecting on a 41-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Dwayne Allen to pull within 31–17 midway through the fourth quarter.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Indianapolis Colts
The Colts subsequently recovered an onside kick, however, eight plays later, Luck was intercepted by Broncos' safety Rahim Moore deep in Broncos' territory. The Broncos' offense forced the Colts to burn two of their three team timeouts on their next possession, but went three-and-out. The Colts pulled to within 31–24 with 3:32 remaining in the game, with Luck throwing a 9-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Hakeem Nicks. The Broncos' offense subsequently went three-and-out on their next possession, and were forced to punt with three minutes left in the game. The Colts attempted a rally, however, Broncos' cornerback Bradley Roby broke up a 4th-down pass from Luck that was intended for wide receiver Reggie Wayne on the first play after the two-minute warning. The Broncos' offense subsequently ran out the clock.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Coming off their season-opening win over the Colts, the Broncos remained on home ground for an AFC West duel against the Kansas City Chiefs. The Broncos grabbed the lead on the game's opening drive, with quarterback Peyton Manning throwing a 4-yard touchdown pass to tight end Julius Thomas. The Chiefs got on the scoreboard later in the first quarter, with a 45-yard field goal by placekicker Cairo Santos, then took the lead early in the second quarter, with a 2-yard touchdown run by running back Knile Davis. The Broncos re-claimed the lead on their next offensive possession, with Manning connecting on a 4-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jacob Tamme, then added to their lead just before halftime, with a 12-yard touchdown pass from Manning to wide receiver Demaryius Thomas.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
The Chiefs got the opening possession of the second half, with a time-consuming drive that took them to as far as the Broncos' 4-yard line, but were backed up 10 yards by an offensive holding penalty and a 5-yard sack of quarterback Alex Smith by Broncos' linebacker Brandon Marshall. Santos subsequently missed a 37-yard field goal to end a drive that chewed up the first 10 minutes of the third quarter.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
The Broncos were forced to punt on their next possession, and the Chiefs narrowed the Broncos' lead to 21–17 midway through the fourth quarter with another time-consuming drive, culminating with a 4-yard touchdown run by Davis. The Broncos drove down the field on their next possession, but had to settle on a 20-yard field by placekicker Brandon McManus to extend their lead to 24–17 with 3:30 remaining in the fourth quarter.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Three plays into the Chiefs' next possession, Smith was intercepted by Broncos' cornerback Aqib Talib, who returned the football 41 yards for a touchdown; however, the interception return was nullified by an offside penalty on defensive end Quanterus Smith. The Chiefs' earned one first down prior to the two-minute warning. On the second play after the two-minute warning, Broncos' defensive end DeMarcus Ware forced a fumble off Smith; however, it was ruled an incomplete pass following a replay review.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
On the next play, Smith connected on a 21-yard pass to wide receiver Dwayne Bowe, and was pushed out of bounds at the Broncos' 9-yard line by cornerback Chris Harris, Jr. with 1:51 remaining in the game. Three plays later, after burning their last timeout, the Chiefs were facing a 3rd-and-goal at the Broncos' 4-yard line; however, an offside call against Ware moved the ball half the distance to the goal line, with 1:04 remaining in the game.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Davis subsequently attempted a run up the middle, but was tackled for no gain at the 2-yard line by Ware and linebacker Nate Irving. On the Chiefs' final offensive play, Smith's pass intended for Bowe on 4th-and-goal was broken up by Broncos' defensive tackle Terrance Knighton. Manning subsequently kneeled down to run out the clock.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
During halftime, the Broncos made three additions to their Ring of Fame: Gene Mingo, who played multiple positions with the Broncos from 1960 to 1964; Dan Reeves, who coached the Broncos from 1981 to 1992 and led the team to three Super Bowl appearances in 1986, 1987 and 1989; wide receiver Rick Upchurch, who played with the Broncos from 1975 to 1983.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Seattle Seahawks
Coming off back-to-back home wins to start the season, the Broncos traveled to CenturyLink Field for an interconference duel against the Seattle Seahawks, hoping to avenge their 43–8 blowout loss to the Seahawks in Super Bowl XLVIII. On the Broncos' first possession, Seahawks' safety Kam Chancellor forced a fumble off running back Montee Ball deep in Broncos' territory. The ensuing Seahawks' drive culminated in placekicker Steven Hauschka settling for a 20-yard field goal. The Broncos drove down the field on their next possession, but had to settle for a 24-yard field goal by placekicker Brandon McManus.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Seattle Seahawks
Both teams traded punts on their next two possessions, until the Seahawks re-claimed the lead late in the second quarter, with a 39-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Russell Wilson to wide receiver Ricardo Lockette, then added to their lead with a 5-yard touchdown pass from Wilson to running back Marshawn Lynch just before halftime.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Seattle Seahawks
After a scoreless third quarter, which included Broncos' defensive tackle Terrance Knighton blocking a 46-yard field goal attempt by Hauschka, Britton Colquitt sent a punt that backed up the Seahawks to their own 8-yard line to begin the fourth quarter. Three plays later, Lynch was tackled in the end zone by linebacker Nate Irving and cornerback Aqib Talib for a Broncos' safety to narrow the Seahawks' lead to 17–5.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Seattle Seahawks
The Broncos were forced to punt on their first possession of the fourth quarter, and on the Seahawks' next possession, Wilson was intercepted by cornerback Chris Harris, Jr., who advanced the football to the Seahawks' 19-yard line. Five plays later, the Broncos' offense finally got into the end zone, with quarterback Peyton Manning connecting on a 3-yard touchdown pass to tight end Julius Thomas. The Seahawks were forced to punt on their next possession, and the Broncos' offense got the football with 6:07 remaining in the fourth quarter.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Seattle Seahawks
On the ninth play of the drive, the Broncos were facing a 3rd-and-11 at the Seahawks' 24-yard line, however, a Manning pass intended for wide receiver Wes Welker was intercepted by Chancellor, who advance all the way to the Broncos' 35-yard line. Five plays later, Hauschka made a 28-yard field goal to increase the Seahawks' lead to 20–12, with 1:04 remaining in the fourth quarter.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Seattle Seahawks
With no timeouts remaining, Manning engineered an 80-yard drive in only 35 seconds, which included two key pass completions – a 42-yarder to wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders and a 12-yarder to wide receiver Demaryius Thomas. On the sixth play of the drive, Manning completed a 26-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jacob Tamme, coupled with a two-point conversion pass from Manning to wide receiver Demaryius Thomas to send the game into overtime, tied at 20–20. However, the Seahawks won the overtime coin toss, and methodically marched down the field with a 13-play, 80-yard drive, culminating in a game-winning 6-yard touchdown run by Lynch to end the game.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Coming off their loss to the Seahawks and subsequent bye week, the Broncos returned home for an interconference duel against the Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals grabbed the early lead, with a 33-yard field goal by placekicker Chandler Catanzaro. The Broncos then claimed the lead, with quarterback Peyton Manning throwing his 500th career touchdown pass – a 7-yarder to tight end Julius Thomas. Another field goal by Catanzaro – from 48 yards out, narrowed the Broncos' lead to 7–6.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Arizona Cardinals
The Broncos expanded their lead midway through the second quarter, with Manning connecting on a 31-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Demaryius Thomas. On the Broncos' next possession, Manning was intercepted by Cardinals' defensive end Calais Campbell deep in Broncos' territory. The Cardinals' offense capitalized on the next play, with a 5-yard touchdown run by running back Andre Ellington. After the two teams traded punts, Manning threw another touchdown pass to Demaryius Thomas – an 86-yarder just after the two-minute warning. The Broncos added to their lead in the third quarter, with a 44-yard field goal by placekicker Brandon McManus.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Cardinals' quarterback Drew Stanton, playing in place of an injured Carson Palmer, was knocked out of the game with a concussion by Broncos' linebacker Von Miller. Later in the third quarter, third-string quarterback Logan Thomas threw an 81-yard touchdown pass to Ellington to narrow the Broncos' lead to 24–20. However, in the fourth quarter, the Broncos pulled away from the Cardinals and scored the final 17 points of the game, with a 41-yard field goal by McManus, a 12-yard touchdown pass from Manning to Julius Thomas and an 8-yard touchdown run by running back Juwan Thompson.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Arizona Cardinals
The Broncos improved their all-time series record against the Cardinals to 8–1–1, and remained unbeaten in home games against the Cardinals (5–0).


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: at New York Jets
Coming off their win over the Cardinals, the Broncos flew to East Rutherford, New Jersey, for an AFC match against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium. A 37-yard field goal by placekicker Brandon McManus gave the Broncos the lead on the game's opening possession. The Jets grabbed the lead on their second possession, with a 2-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Geno Smith to tight end Jace Amaro.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: at New York Jets
The Broncos were forced to punt on their next four offensive possessions, but re-claimed the lead in the second quarter, with quarterback Peyton Manning throwing a pair of touchdown passes – a 1-yarder to wide receiver Demaryius Thomas, followed by a 22-yarder to tight end Julius Thomas just before halftime. The Broncos added to their lead on their first possession of the third quarter, with Manning connecting on another touchdown pass to Julius Thomas – from 4 yards out.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: at New York Jets
However, the Jets later cut into the Broncos' lead, with a 30-yard field goal by placekicker Nick Folk, followed in the fourth quarter by a 2-yard touchdown pass from Smith to wide receiver Eric Decker, to narrow the Broncos' lead to 24–17 with eight minutes remaining in the game. Both teams went three-and-out on their next offensive possessions.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: at New York Jets
The Broncos' offense got the football with 5:05 remaining in the game, and forced the Jets to burn all of their team timeouts just after the two-minute warning, but failed to convert on a critical third-down pass with 1:07 remaining in the game, forcing a punt. The Jets had one last possession deep in their own territory, however, on the third play, Smith was intercepted by Broncos' cornerback Aqib Talib, who ran 22 yards into the end zone for the game-clinching touchdown.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Coming off their win over the Jets, the Broncos returned home for an interconference duel against the San Francisco 49ers. The Broncos jumped out to a 14–0 lead in the first quarter, with quarterback Peyton Manning throwing a pair of touchdown passes – a 3-yarder to wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders and a 39-yarder to wide receiver Wes Welker. The 49ers got on the scoreboard midway through the second quarter, with a 22-yard field goal by placekicker Phil Dawson.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: vs. San Francisco 49ers
On the Broncos' next possession, Manning became the NFL's all-time leader in career touchdown passes, with an 8-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Demaryius Thomas. The 49ers responded just before halftime, with a 4-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Colin Kaepernick to wide receiver Stevie Johnson, which narrowed the Broncos' lead to 21–10. On the 49ers' first offensive possession of the second half, Kaepernick was intercepted by Broncos' cornerback Aqib Talib.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: vs. San Francisco 49ers
The Broncos subsequently took control of the game with 21 unanswered points, consisting of a 40-yard touchdown pass from Manning to Demaryius Thomas, followed by a pair of rushing touchdown by running back Ronnie Hillman – a 37-yarder and a 1-yarder. With the Broncos comfortably ahead, Manning sat out the entire fourth quarter, and backup quarterback Brock Osweiler took his place. The 49ers added a late score, with quarterback Blaine Gabbert, playing in place of Kaepernick, throwing a 20-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Bruce Ellington.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: vs. San Francisco 49ers
This was the only game during the 2014 season in which the Broncos wore their alternate navy blue uniforms.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. San Diego Chargers
Coming off their dominant win over the 49ers, the Broncos remained on home ground for an AFC West duel against the San Diego Chargers on Thursday Night Football. After a scoreless first quarter, a 2-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Peyton Manning to wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders gave the Broncos the lead early in the second quarter. After the two teams traded punts on their next possessions, the Chargers tied the game with a time-consuming drive, culminating with 2-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Philip Rivers to wide receiver Keenan Allen.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. San Diego Chargers
On the ensuing kickoff, Chargers' linebacker Kavell Conner forced a fumble off Broncos' return specialist Andre Caldwell, and it was recovered by Chargers' tight end Ladarius Green deep in Broncos' territory. However, it was overturned after an instant replay review. The Broncos then re-claimed the lead just before halftime, with another touchdown pass from Manning to Sanders – from 31 yards out.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. San Diego Chargers
On the Chargers' opening possession of the second half, Rivers was intercepted by Broncos' cornerback Chris Harris, Jr., and six plays later, the Broncos added to their lead, with Manning throwing his third touchdown pass to Sanders – from 3 yards out. After the Broncos' defense forced a Chargers' punt, the Broncos increased their lead to 28–7 midway through the third quarter, with running back Juwan Thompson rushing for a 2-yard touchdown. The Chargers responded on their next possession, with a 4-yard touchdown pass from Rivers to tight end Antonio Gates on 4th-and-goal.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. San Diego Chargers
The Broncos countered early in the fourth quarter, with Thompson rushing for a 1-yard touchdown. The drive was kept alive by a defensive holding penalty on Chargers' safety Marcus Gilchrist that negated an Eric Weddle interception of Manning near the goal line. The Chargers once again had a response, with another touchdown pass from Rivers to Gates – from 10 yards out. The Broncos tried to add to their lead on their next possession, however, placekicker Brandon McManus missed on a 53-yard field goal attempt.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. San Diego Chargers
The Chargers attempted a rally, but Rivers was intercepted by Broncos' safety Rahim Moore near the goal line with five minutes remaining in the game. The Broncos' offense then ran out most of the clock, aided by a crucial 5-yard pass completion from Manning to wide receiver Wes Welker on 3rd-and-4 from their own 10-yard line that forced the Chargers to burn the last two of their three team timeouts, sealing the win for the Broncos.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: at New England Patriots
Coming off their win over the Chargers, the Broncos traveled to Foxborough, Massachusetts to face the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium. The Patriots got on the scoreboard first, with a 49-yard field goal by placekicker Stephen Gostkowski. The Broncos grabbed the lead later in the first quarter, with running back Ronnie Hillman rushing for a 1-yard touchdown. However, the Patriots then reeled off 24 unanswered points. First came a 29-yard field goal by Gostkowski early in the second quarter.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: at New England Patriots
Then, on the second play of the Broncos' next possession, Patriots' defensive end Rob Ninkovich intercepted Broncos' quarterback Peyton Manning, and the Patriots capitalized five plays later, with a 5-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Tom Brady to wide receiver Julian Edelman. This was followed by Edelman returning a punt 84 yards for a touchdown and a 5-yard touchdown pass from Brady to running back Shane Vereen just before halftime.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: at New England Patriots
On the Patriots' first possession of the second half, Brady was intercepted by Broncos' cornerback Bradley Roby, and six plays later, Manning connected on an 18-yard touchdown pass to tight end Julius Thomas to narrow the gap to 27–14. However, the Patriots added to their lead, with a 45-yard field goal by Gostkowski, followed by a 10-yard touchdown pass from Brady to wide receiver Brandon LaFell. The latter score came after a Manning pass intended for wide receiver Wes Welker bounced off Welker and was intercepted by cornerback Brandon Browner.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: at New England Patriots
The Broncos attempted a rally, with Manning connecting on a 15-yard touchdown pass to Hillman. However, the Patriots put the game out of reach early in the fourth quarter, with a 1-yard touchdown pass from Brady to tight end Rob Gronkowski. The Broncos' offense drove deep into Patriots' territory on two of their next three possessions, but turned the football over on downs each time.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: at New England Patriots
Tom Brady improved his head-to-head record against Peyton Manning to 11–5. This was the final regular season meeting between the two legendary quarterbacks; a foot injury kept Manning out of the teams' 2015 meeting, and the two quarterbacks met for the final time in the 2015 AFC Championship.


2014 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Oakland Raiders
Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Patriots, the Broncos flew to the O.co Coliseum for an AFC West duel with the Oakland Raiders. Each team traded field goals in the first quarter, with a 41-yard field goal by Raiders' placekicker Sebastian Janikowski and a 20-yarder by Broncos' placekicker Brandon McManus, the latter of whom added a 28-yard field goal early in the second quarter. The Raiders re-claimed the lead, with quarterback Derek Carr connecting on a 5-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Brice Butler. However, the Broncos took control of the game with 35 unanswered points.