2014 North Dakota State Bison football team
The Bison ended the season by winning their fourth consecutive NCAA Division I Football Championship, beating Illinois State 29–27 in the National Championship Game. North Dakota State became the first NCAA Division I football team to win four straight NCAA titles and the second of any NCAA division to win four straight. The other four time championship team was the Augustana College Vikings, the Division III champions in the 1983–1986 seasons. The season did however see the Bison's 33 game winning streak come to an end against the UNI Panthers on the road. That streak was the longest in FCS history and the 3rd longest over the last 50 years in all NCAA football history.


2014 North Dakota elections
A general election was held in the U.S. state of North Dakota on November 4, 2014. Five of North Dakota's executive officers were up for election as well as the state's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on June 10, 2014.


2014 North Dakota elections, Attorney General
Incumbent Republican Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, who has served in the office since January 1, 2001, was re-elected to a fifth term.


2014 North Dakota elections, Attorney General
Kiara Kraus-Parr, an attorney and adjunct law professor at the University of North Dakota, ran for the seat on behalf of the Democrats.


2014 North Dakota elections, Secretary of State
Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Alvin Jaeger, who has served in the office since January 1, 1993, was re-elected to a sixth term.


2014 North Dakota elections, Secretary of State
Non -profit director, former State Representative, and former State Senator April Fairfield ran for the Democrats. Businessman, perennial candidate, and Chairman of the Libertarian Party of North Dakota Roland Riemers ran for the Libertarians.


2014 North Dakota elections, Commissioner of Agriculture
Incumbent Republican Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring, who has served in the office since April 6, 2009, was re-elected to a second term.


2014 North Dakota elections, Commissioner of Agriculture
Goehring was the only Republican or Democrat to face a contested nomination for any statewide position. After he made insensitive comments to female staffers, farmer and nurse Judy Estenson challenged him for the Republican nomination. The North Dakota Farm Bureau, which Goehring was a former Vice President of, opposed his bid for re-election, and he announced that if did not win the Republican endorsement, he would run in the primary in June, though he ruled out running as an Independent in the general election. At the Republican convention on April 6, 2014, Goehring defeated Estenson by 624 votes to 245.


2014 North Dakota elections, Commissioner of Agriculture
Rancher, former State Senator and 2012 Gubernatorial nominee Ryan Taylor ran against Goehring for the Democrats.


2014 North Dakota elections, Commissioner of Agriculture
Goehring raised more money but Taylor, who ran on a platform of tighter regulation of the state's oil industry, is a strong campaigner and kept the race tight.


2014 North Dakota elections, Tax Commissioner
Incumbent Republican Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger, who was appointed to the office on January 1, 2014, after Republican incumbent Cory Fong resigned to join the private sector, was elected to a first full term.


2014 North Dakota elections, Tax Commissioner
Democratic attorney Jason Astrup and Libertarian television producer Anthony Mangnall also ran for the office.


2014 North Dakota elections, Public Service Commission
Two of the three seats on the North Dakota Public Service Commission were up for election.


2014 North Dakota elections, Public Service Commission
Incumbent Republican Commissioner 2 Julie Fedorchak, who was appointed to the position in January 2013 after Kevin Cramer resigned to join the House of Representatives, was elected in a special election to fill the remaining two years of the term. State Senator Tyler Axness ran for the Democrats.


2014 North Dakota elections, Public Service Commission
Incumbent Republican Commissioner 3 Brian Kalk, the Chairman of the Commission, was re-elected to a second term in office. Democratic businessman Todd Reisenauer also ran.


2014 North Dakota elections, United States House of Representatives
North Dakota's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives was also up for election in 2014. Voters re-elected Republican incumbent Representative Kevin Cramer for the position.


2014 North Dakota elections, North Dakota Legislative Assembly
All odd-numbered legislative districts elected one Senator and two Representatives each to the North Dakota Legislative Assembly:


2014 North Down and Ards District Council election
The first election to North Down and Ards District Council (now Ards and North Down Borough Council), part of the Northern Ireland local elections on 22 May 2014, returned 40 members to the newly formed council via Single Transferable Vote. The Democratic Unionist Party won a plurality of first-preference votes and seats.


2014 North East Lincolnshire Council election
The 2014 North East Lincolnshire Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of North East Lincolnshire Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. These elections saw UKIP making significant gains largely at the expense of Labour, and stripping them of their majority on the council.


2014 North East Lincolnshire Council election, Council make up
After the 2014 local elections, the  political make up of the council was as follows:


2014 North East Lincolnshire Council election, Council make up
These elections saw UKIP make significant gains on the council, ultimately stripping the Labour administration of a majority. The results led to UKIP heavily targeting the area at the general election the following year, but this came with little success and they would only gain one council seat in 2015, whilst coming third in both the Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes constituencies.


2014 North East Lincolnshire Council election, Council make up
The Liberal Democrats were seen to have had some comfort in holding two of their defensive seats (East Marsh and Park), considering they lost all their defensive seats at the last elections in 2012 and only won one in 2011, but with their failure to regain Yarborough after their remaining councillor defected to Labour, they had their lowest number of councillors on the authority since its creation.


2014 North East Lincolnshire Council election, Ward results, Croft Baker
Note: Pidgen was a former Liberal Democrat councillor that represented this ward from 2003 to 2012.


2014 North East Lincolnshire Council election, Ward results, East Marsh
Notes: Beasant was the only winning candidate to have achieved an outright majority of votes (ie: over 50% of the vote share). Darby was elected as a Lib Dem councillor for Yarborough in 2010 and defected to Labour (like many Lib Dem councillors on this authority) mid-term. Dumbrell contested this seat as an Independent in 2008; and then as a Conservative in 2010, 2011 and 2012.


2014 North East Lincolnshire Council election, Ward results, Freshney
Notes: Wheatley previously represented East Marsh from 1999 to 2003. Pickett previously represented the ward of Great Coates (a village which this ward contains) from 1984 to 1988 on the since-abolished Great Grimsby Borough Council which preceded this authority. He is also a former councillor for the South Ward from 2003 to 2010 on this authority.


2014 North East Lincolnshire Council election, Ward results, Humberston & New Waltham
Note: Harness gained his seat at a by-election the previous year, so is theoretically a hold.


2014 North East Lincolnshire Council election, Ward results, Immingham
Notes: This result was announced after a series of recounts, due to how marginal the result was between the top two candidates. Swinburn previously represented the ward between 2003 and 2011.


2014 North East Lincolnshire Council election, Ward results, Park
Note: Whittingham contested Waltham as a Lib Dem in 2003.


2014 North East Lincolnshire Council election, Ward results, Scartho
Notes: Hudson previously contested Freshney in 2008 as a Conservative, before standing in Great Grimsby in the 2010 general election for UKIP. He also contested Wolds in 2011 and East Marsh in 2012 for UKIP. Dixon previously contested this seat as a Liberal Democrat in 2010 and 2011, and as a Conservative in 2012.


2014 North East Lincolnshire Council election, Ward results, South
Note: Bramley was elected as a Labour councillor in 2010, but defected to UKIP in 2013, so theoretically holds her seat. A recount was called, due to the closeness between her and the runner-up. Pickett is a former councillor for this ward from 2004 to 2012. Hill previously contested this ward as an Independent in 2006, later contesting Sidney Sussex in 2008 and Immingham in 2010 as a Liberal Democrat.


2014 North East Lincolnshire Council election, Ward results, Sidney Sussex
Note: Morland was a former Labour councillor for this ward from 1995 until 1999, when he changed seats to Croft Baker until standing down in 2003. He later became a councillor for this ward again but as a Liberal Democrat from 2006 to 2010. He also stood in the Cleethorpes constituency in the 2010 general election.


2014 North East Lincolnshire Council election, Ward results, West Marsh
Note: This was the only ward in the Great Grimsby constituency which Labour held on to at these elections. Watkin and Barker are former councillors for this ward who were elected in 1999 as Independents, until losing their seats to Labour in 2010 and 2011 respectively.


2014 North East Lincolnshire Council election, Ward results, Yarborough
Note: The incumbent Liberal Democrat councillor, Annie Darby, defected to Labour during her previous term and was selected to contest East Marsh (see above).


2014 North Greenville Crusaders football team
The 2014 North Greenville Crusaders football team represented North Greenville University in the 2014 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by second year head coach Jeff Farrington and played their home games at Younts Stadium. The team competed as a Division II Independent football team.


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


2014 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
The 2014 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. The season included two very severe cyclonic storms, both in October, and one other named cyclonic storm, classified according to the tropical cyclone intensity scale of the India Meteorological Department. Cyclone Hudhud is estimated to have caused US$3.58 billion in damage across eastern India, and more than 120 deaths.


2014 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
The scope of this article is limited to the Indian Ocean in the Northern Hemisphere, east of the Horn of Africa and west of the Malay Peninsula. There are two main seas in the North Indian Ocean — the Arabian Sea to the west of the Indian subcontinent, abbreviated ARB by the India Meteorological Department (IMD); and the Bay of Bengal to the east, abbreviated BOB by the IMD. The official Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre in this basin is the India Meteorological Department (IMD), while the Joint Typhoon Warning Center releases unofficial advisories. On average, four to six storms form in this basin every season.


2014 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary
Under the influence of an active Intertropical Convergence Zone, the season got off to one of its earliest starts on record, with a depression developing over the Andaman Sea during January 4. Over the next couple of days the system moved westwards and made landfall on Sri Lanka, where it weakened into an area of low pressure. Over the next few months the basin remained quiet, before the precursor cyclonic circulation to Depression BOB 02 developed during May 18.


2014 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary
As the cyclonic circulation developed it helped the southwest monsoon, advance into the Andaman Sea and parts of the Bay of Bengal, before it developed into a depression during May 21. The depression was short lived and weakened into a remnant low, over the Bay of Bengal during May 23. The southwest monsoon was subsequently delayed by six days setting in over the Indian state of Kerala and eventually moved over the state during June 6.


2014 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary
Over the next few days the monsoon set in further over the Bay of Bengal, while it was enhanced over the Arabian Sea by the formation of Cyclonic Storm Nanauk. By June 18, the monsoon covered most of the North Indian Ocean and parts of Gujarat, Konkan & Goa, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar and Gangetic West Bengal.


2014 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary
During June 19, an eastward propagation of the Madden–Julian oscillation over the maritime continent, lead to the season's first area of low pressure developing over coastal parts of Bangladesh. This helped the monsoon set in over India's north-eastern states and advance in to central India. During the final week of June the monsoon weakened, which led to the emergence of heatwave conditions over eastern parts of coastal India. The monsoon subsequently started to revive as it interacted with the mid-latitude westerlies and it advanced into parts of the Himalayas and northwest India by July 1.


2014 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary
During the first week of July an area of low pressure and several upper air cyclonic circulations caused the monsoon to advance further, where it covered the whole of Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh by July 7. Over the next two weeks a trough of low pressure and a cyclonic circulation, helped advance the monsoon into remaining parts of the Arabian Sea, central and north-western India. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) subsequently declared that the monsoon covered the whole of India on July 17, which was about two days later that normal.


2014 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary
A change in the lower tropospheric circulation pattern over Rajasthan between September 16–17, from cyclonic to anti cyclonic, which indicated to forecasters that the southwest monsoon had started to withdraw from the region. During September 23, after Rajasthan had remained mainly dry since September 17, the IMD declared that the withdrawal of the southwest monsoon had commenced. Over the next couple of weeks the monsoon gradually withdrew from the Arabian Sea, north-western and central parts of India, before Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Hudhud formed on October 7. After Hudhud had moved northwards and weakened into an area of low pressure, the southwest monsoon withdrew from the rest of India, Sri Lanka and the North Indian Ocean by October 18. During October 18, northeast monsoon rains over Tamil Nadu and neighbouring peninsular India commenced.


2014 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression BOB 01
Under the influence of an active Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), a low-pressure system formed over the Bay of Bengal on January 2, slowly organizing as it moved into a favorable environment. A Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (TCFA) was issued by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC). On January 4, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) commenced its advisories on the storm, designating it Depression BOB 01, followed by the JTWC classifying the storm a tropical cyclone. The storm intensified a little further, before it made landfall over north Sri Lanka on January 6 and degenerating into a low-pressure area during the following day.


2014 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression BOB 01
The storm brought moderate rainfall to northern Sri Lanka. On January 6, Vavuniya reported the highest amount of rainfall of 210 mm (8.3 in), followed by Puttalam, Anuradhapura and Trincomalee receiving 50 mm (2.0 in) each. The depression was the first storm in the North Indian Ocean to form in the month of January since Cyclonic Storm Hibaru in 2005.


2014 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression BOB 02
A low-pressure area formed over the Bay of Bengal on May 19. It slowly consolidated, prompting IMD to classify it as a Depression on May 21, followed by JTWC issuing a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (TCFA) in the following hours. Over the following day, the depression continued moving north-northeastwards towards an area of high vertical wind shear. The JTWC cancelled the TCFA issued for the system, stating that high wind shear had caused the convection to start dissipating. The storm continued losing convection, until it weakened into a well-marked low-pressure area on May 23. The remnant system persisted for several more days, moving over the Indian state of Odisha late on May 25, before dissipating on the following day.


2014 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression BOB 02
The depression brought much-needed relief to Odisha which had been suffering from a heat wave that claimed at least 22 lives. Coastal areas previously reporting temperatures near 40 °C (104 °F) fell below 30 °C (86 °F) during the system's passage. Heavy rains affected many areas, including 208 mm (8.2 in) at Bhawanipatna which experienced temperatures of 45 °C (113 °F) days earlier. The highest 24‑hour rainfall was 210 mm (8.3 in) in Baleswar. Six districts were placed under a flood alert due to the rains. A bridge near Hatadahi in the Rayagada district was swept away by flooding.


2014 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Nanauk
Under the influence of an active southwest monsoon surge, a low-pressure area formed over the Arabian Sea on June 9. It slowly organized, and was classified tropical storm 02A by the JTWC  in the early hours of June 10. In the following hours, the IMD upgraded the storm to a depression and subsequently a deep depression, designating it "ARB 01". On June 11, the system was upgraded to Cyclonic Storm intensity and was named Nanauk by the IMD as it continued to intensify under favorable environmental conditions.


2014 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Nanauk
The following day, Nanauk reached its peak intensity with a minimum central pressure of 986 hPa (29.12 inHg) and 3-minute sustained winds of 85 km/h (53 mph). As it tracked further northwestwards, the storm encountered moderate vertical wind shear, dry air and low sea surface temperatures, causing it to weaken rapidly into a Depression on June 13. A low-level steering flow deflected the storm to take a northward path, and the system was last noted as a well-marked low-pressure area on June 14.


2014 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Land Depression 01
On July 19, an upper level cyclonic circulation lay over the north-eastern Bay of Bengal and parts of Gangetic West Bengal and Odisha. Over the next day an area of low pressure formed, under the influence of this cyclonic circulation and rapidly concentrated into a Depression during July 21, over Odisha and West Bengal. Over the next couple of days the system moved westwards, before it weakened into an area of low pressure during July 23 over northwest Madhya Pradesh.


2014 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Land Depression 01
The area of low pressure subsequently merged with the monsoon during July 25, while the cyclonic circulation persisted over Rajasthan and Punjab, before it was last noted during July 31. Under the influence of the depression, heavy to extremely heavy rainfall was recorded in the states of Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha. In Odisha a total of 12 people lost their lives, while around 29,479 hectares (72,840 acres) of crops were affected and 1351 houses were damaged.


2014 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Land Depression 02
On 3 August, a low-pressure area formed over the Bay of Bengal under the influence of an upper air cyclonic circulation. The system slowly intensified into a depression the following day while being located inland over Midnapore. The depression moved further inland, underwent intensification and was upgraded to a deep depression the same day. The storm moved further westwards and weakened into a depression on August 5, and was last noted as a well marked low-pressure area on August 7 over northwestern Madhya Pradesh.


2014 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Land Depression 02
The storm activated a flood situation in Odisha, affecting 12 districts of the state. Waterlogging was reported in the cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneshwar, and nearly 200 villages were affected after the Baitarani river swelled more than two meters over its flood danger level. Sambalpur district received the highest amount of rainfall at 336.8 millimetres (13.26 in), followed by Balasore district receiving 226.4 millimetres (8.91 in). Seven people were reported to be missing after two trawlers capsized off the coast. The state government evacuated about 17,000 people from low-lying areas. 23 deaths were reported due to torrential rainfall.


2014 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Hudhud
Under the influence of an upper air cyclonic circulation, a low-pressure area formed over the Andaman Sea on October 6. The system drifted westward and intensified into a depression and subsequently into a deep depression the next day, followed by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issuing a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (TCFA). Owing to favorable environmental conditions, the storm intensified into a cyclonic storm on October 8 and was named Hudhud. Its convection consolidated in the following hours, and Hudhud became a Severe Cyclonic Storm on October 9.


2014 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Hudhud
Hudhud underwent rapid deepening in the following days, intensified into a Very severe cyclonic storm and developed a well-defined eye feature. Shortly before landfall near Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh on October 12, Hudhud reached its peak strength with three-minute wind speeds of 175 km/h (109 mph) and a minimum central pressure of 950 hPa (28.05 inHg). The system drifted northwards over land and was last noted as a well-marked low-pressure area over east Uttar Pradesh on October 14.


2014 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Hudhud
Hudhud brought extensive damage to the coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh. At least 124 deaths were reported due to the storm and damage amounted to ₹21,908 crore (US$3.58 billion).


2014 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Nilofar
In late October, a low-pressure area formed over the Arabian Sea. It slowly consolidated and a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (TCFA) was issued by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) on October 24. The following day, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) classified the storm as a depression, designating it ARB 02, and the JTWC estimated tropical storm winds at the storm's center, starting advisories for the system. On October 26, the system remained stationary and intensified into a Deep Depression. Subsequently, the IMD reported the storm had intensified into a cyclonic storm, and named it Nilofar.


2014 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Nilofar
The following day, the IMD upgraded the storm into a severe cyclonic storm and further to a very severe cyclonic storm, and the JTWC reported hurricane-strength winds at Nilofar's center as it meanwhile developed an eye feature. On October 28, Nilofar underwent rapid deepening throughout the day, reaching a peak strength of 950 mbar (28.05 inHg) with wind speeds exceeding 205 km/h (127 mph), tied with Hudhud. Over the following days, the storm recurved northeastwards and experienced high vertical wind shear, causing it to weaken rapidly into a minimal cyclonic storm on October 30. The low-level circulation center of the storm became exposed in the following hours and IMD downgraded the storm into a well-marked low-pressure area on October 31, issuing its final advisory for the system.


2014 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 04
During November 3, an area of low pressure developed over the Bay of Bengal, under the influence of active northeast monsoon conditions. On November 5, the IMD identified the system as a depression and designated it with the identifier 'BOB 04'. This was followed by the JTWC issuing a TCFA and subsequently initiating advisories on the system. The JTWC designated it '05B' and was reporting 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) winds around the center on November 6. Later that day, the IMD upgraded BOB 04 into a Deep Depression.


2014 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 04
The system drifted northwards over the next couple of days, maintaining its intensity. Located between two subtropical ridges, BOB 04 mostly showed quasi-stationary motion. However, albeit the adequately favorable conditions for further intensification, BOB 04 failed to intensify further. This resulted in the IMD downgrading the system into a Depression and further into an area of low pressure by November 8.


2014 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season effects
This is a table of all storms in the 2014 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. It mentions all of the season's storms and their names, durations, peak intensities (according to the IMD storm scale), landfall(s) – denoted by bold location names – damages, and death totals. Damage and death totals include the damage and deaths caused when that storm was a precursor wave or extratropical low, and all of the damage figures are in 2014 USD.


2014 North Kivu offensive, Offensive
On 30 June or 2 July 2014, the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and United Nations  forces launched an offensive against rebel groups in the Masisi and Walikale territories, part of the North Kivu province, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The operation was launched simultaneously from Walikale and Kashebere towards Kibua. By 3 July armed forces have already liberated  Mungazi, Kibati and Ishunga in Luberi territory. On 10 July army reported that Kibua and Bunyampuli have been recaptured.


2014 North Kivu offensive, Offensive
On 28 July MONUSCO spokesman claimed that army controlled Hihama and Utunda areas and mining area of Angoa. On 4 August militiamen returned to the region following withdrawal of armed forces. On 8 August armed forces again launched offensive clashing with NDC in Angowa and Kabombo. On 9 August armed forces captured Angowa on  Walikale-Kisangani road. On 10 August armed forces recaptured Kabombo. NDC militiamen have withdrawn north of Osso river towards Lubero territory. Operation resulted in liberation of the Kashebere-Mpofi-Walikale axis including former stroghold of Buniyampuli and the Kibua-Pinga axis. 23 Mai-Mai Sheka fighters surrendered.


2014 North Korean missile tests
The  2014 North Korean missile tests were a series of North Korean missile tests in 2014.


2014 North Korean missile tests, Rodong-1 overview
The Rodong-1 (spelled Nodong-1 or simply Nodong in South Korea) is a single stage, mobile liquid propellant medium range ballistic missile developed by North Korea. Developed in the mid-1980s, it is an adaptation of the Soviet SS-1, more commonly known by its NATO reporting name "Scud".


2014 North Korean missile tests, Rodong-1 overview
It is believed North Korea obtained Scud-B designs from Egypt and possibly Scud-C designs from China, and reverse-engineered them into a larger, longer-distance weapon dubbed the Rodong. United States reconnaissance satellites first detected this type in May 1990 at the Musudan-ri test launch facility.


2014 North Korean missile tests, Rodong-1 overview
The precise capabilities and specifications of the missile are unknown; even the fact of its production and deployment are controversial. Rodong-1 technology has been exported. Variants are believed to be the basis for Iran's Shahab-3 and Pakistan's Ghauri missiles.


2014 North Korean missile tests, June 2014 test
On June 30, 2014, North Korea tested "launches of tactical ballistic rockets aimed at U.S. and South Korean forces, the second such launch drill reported in state media in three days." South Korea protested because the missiles were launched "without designating a no-sail zone." Kim Min-seok, the South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman, said, "it was difficult to conclude the purpose of Sunday's launches" and Michael B Kelley, another commentator, said "The staged scene, purely for domestic consumption, fits the impoverished country's glorification of war and deification of its Supreme Leaders."


2014 North Korean missile tests, July 2014 tests
On July 2, 2014, South Korea reports that North Korea fired two short range missiles into the Pacific Ocean from the coastal city of Wonsan. On July 9, South Korea claims that North Korea has fired two short range missiles into the ocean to the east of the Korean Peninsula. On July 13, Japan's Defence Ministry claims that North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan. On July 14, South Korea claims that North Korea has fired dozens of artillery shells into the sea near the disputed border.


2014 North Korean parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections in North Korea, creating the 13th Supreme People's Assembly, were held on 9 March 2014.


2014 North Korean parliamentary election, Background
This was the first election since the assumption of Kim Jong-un as leader of the country as the leader of the Workers' Party of Korea, following the death of Kim Jong-il and the execution of Jang Song-thaek.


2014 North Korean parliamentary election, Background
Outside observers claim the elections were an effective way to poll the population on their opinion on the government. In addition, it functions as a way for the government to determine whether any of its citizens have illegally changed their voting district within the country, or if people have left the country. The North Korean Government does so by enforcing borders and surveillance, in order to make sure that the voter turnout is reflective of the population. If there are missing people, then the local workers and residents are found responsible, so local workers attempt to ensure order in their region.


2014 North Korean parliamentary election, Background
On 4 February, KCNA reported that a meeting of electorates in Paektusan Constituency 111 nominated WPK first secretary Kim Jong-un as deputy to the Supreme People's Assembly. According to a report in the Rodong Sinmun, the meeting to select him took place in the presence of senior military heavyweights KPA General Political Department Director Choe Ryong-hae, Chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army Ri Yong-gil, and Minister of the People's Armed Forces Jang Jong-nam.


2014 North Korean parliamentary election, Voting practices and procedures
The main purpose of elections in North Korea is to determine the location of voters and in theory their political allegiance as well as to fill parliament seats with new members who are loyal to Kim Jong-un. Members of the Supreme People's Assembly are elected in single-member constituencies, with one approved candidate put forward in each constituency. Large groups of voters are presented with a ballot while moving through a voting booth, on which there is a single box to tick a candidate's name. Voters must stop to cross out the candidate, making the process a monitored event. Voting is compulsory in North Korea. Some North Koreans in China who defected to South Korea after the famine in their home country in the mid-1990s have said they did so because they feared punishment back home for failing to show up for parliamentary elections.


2014 North Korean parliamentary election, Results
The main parties taking part were the Workers' Party of Korea, the Korean Social Democratic Party, the Chondoist Chongu Party as well as independent candidates. All candidates were also members of the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland. While there are officially four parties in North Korean politics, each candidate must be approved by the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland, the dominant party in North Korean politics.


2014 North Korean parliamentary election, First session
In the first session of the 14th convocation Ri Yong Mu and O Kuk Ryol retained their positions as vice-chairmen of the National Defense Commission, But Kim Yong Chun lost his vice-chairman position to Choe Ryong-hae. Minister of the People's Armed Forces Jang Jong-nam, as well as Jo Chun-ryong were newly elected to the NDC while Choe Pu-il, Kim Won-hong and Pak To-chun retained their membership.


2014 North Korean parliamentary election, First session
In the Cabinet of North Korea, the body which manages the administrative-economic apparatus, Premier of North Korea Pak Pong-ju was once again reelected to the position, which he held from 2003 to 2007 and again since 2013. The positions in the cabinet remain primarily unchanged, and the premier, who manages the cabinet, has remained the same. Additionally, Kim Jong Un's younger sister, Kim Yo Jung, has been the first time she has been named in public, likely showing a rise in her own political power. She was identified as state comrade, and senior official. She was shown with Kim Jong Un as he was making his way to vote at Kim Il Sung University. The most significant change in the cabinet was the replacement of Pak Ui-chun as Foreign Minister by Ri Su-yong.


2014 North Miami mayoral special election
The 2014 North Miami mayoral special election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the mayor of North Miami, Florida. The election was officially nonpartisan. The election was held after the arrest of Mayor Lucie Tonderou earlier in 2014. Smith Joseph was elected after a runoff election between him and former mayor Kevin Burns. The first round was held on August 26, 2014.


2014 North Miami mayoral special election, Candidates
Smith Joseph - Owner of a medical practice (Democratic Party)


2014 North Miami mayoral special election, Candidates
Kevin Burns - Mayor from 2005 to 2009 (Democratic Party)


2014 North Miami mayoral special election, Candidates
Jean Rodrique Marcellus - District 3 Councilman 2009 to 2013 (Democratic Party)


2014 North Queensland Cowboys season
The 2014 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 20th in the club's history. Coached by Paul Green and co-captained by Johnathan Thurston and Matthew Scott, they competed in the NRL's 2014 Telstra Premiership.


2014 North Queensland Cowboys season, Season summary
On February 16, the Cowboys won the first trophy in their club's history when they won the inaugural NRL Auckland Nines tournament held at Eden Park in Auckland defeating the Brisbane Broncos, 16-7, in the final. They won the trophy and a prize money cheque of $370,000. Winger Kyle Feldt was awarded the Breakout Player of the Tournament award, while Gavin Cooper, Kane Linnett, James Tamou and Antonio Winterstein were named in the Team of the Tournament. The Cowboys finished the NRL season in 5th place, defeating the Brisbane Broncos in the first week of the finals. They were eliminated a week later by the Sydney Roosters.


2014 North Queensland Cowboys season, Fixtures, Pre-season, NRL Auckland Nines
The NRL Auckland Nines is a pre-season rugby league nines competition featuring all 16 NRL clubs. The 2014 competition was played over two days on February 15 and 16 at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. The Cowbous featured in Pool Yellow and played Canberra, Manly and the Warriors. The top two teams of each pool qualified for the quarter finals.


2014 North Queensland Cowboys season, Representatives
The following players have played a representative match in 2014


2014 North Texas Mean Green football team
The 2014 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas during the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Dan McCarney and played its home games at Apogee Stadium. It was the Mean Green's second season as members of Conference USA, competing in the West Division. They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place in the West Division.


2014 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
Elections to North Tyneside Metropolitan Council took place on 22 May 2014. They coincided with other local elections happening in the UK that day, as well as the 2014 election to the European Parliament.


2014 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
North Tyneside Council is elected "in thirds" which means one councillor from each three-member ward is elected each year with a fourth year when the mayoral election takes place.


2014 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
One third of the councillors were elected in 2010 and the results below are compared to the last time the seats were fought, in 2012, or at by-elections in the case of Riverside and Wallsend.


2014 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election, Candidates by party
There were a total of 75 candidates standing across the 20 seats - an average of 3.75 in each ward. The Labour Party, Conservative Party and United Kingdom Independence Party all fielded a full slate of 20 candidates. The Liberal Democrats fielded 7 candidates, whilst there were 4 Independents, 3 candidates representing the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition and 1 candidate representing the Green Party.


2014 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election, Candidates by party
Since the last local election in 2012, the number of candidates representing Labour, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats was unchanged. UKIP, the TUSC and Green Party fielded no candidates in the 2012 election, so had increases of 20, 3 and 1 respectively. There were no Independent candidates in the 2012 election so there was an increase of 4.


2014 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election, Riverside
A by-election was held in July 2013, and the changes are reflected from that result.


2014 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election, Wallsend
A by-election was held in held in November 2012, and the changes are reflected from that result.


2014 NorthEast United season
The 2014 Season was NorthEast United's 1st season in existence in the Indian Super League.


2014 NorthEast United season, Background
In early 2014 it was announced that the All India Football Federation, the national federation for football in India, and IMG-Reliance would be accepting bids for ownership of eight of nine selected cities for the upcoming Indian Super League, an eight-team franchise league modeled along the lines of the Indian Premier League cricket tournament. On 13 April 2014, it was announced that John Abraham and I-league side Shillong Lajong F.C. had won the bidding for the Guwahati-based franchise.


2014 NorthEast United season, Background
On 15 August 2014, during an official launch, it was announced that the name of the team would be NorthEast United FC representing the 8 north-eastern states of India. The first match for NorthEast United FC in Indian Super League was played against Kerala Blasters on 13 October 2014 at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati which was won 1–0.


2014 NorthEast United season, Players and staff, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2014 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 22 and ended on May 25, 2014, at Dodd Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. The league's top four finishers competed in the double elimination tournament. Bryant won the tournament for the second time, earning the NEC's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2014 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding and format
The top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular-season winning percentage. They then played a double-elimination tournament.


2014 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Bryant pitcher Craig Schlitter, one of four Bulldogs selected, was named Most Valuable Player.


2014 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2014 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held on March 5, 8, and 11. The tournament featured the league's top eight seeds. The tourney opened on Wednesday, March 5 with the quarterfinals, followed by the semifinals on Saturday, March 8 and the finals on Tuesday, March 11. Mount St. Mary's won the championship, its fourth, and received the conferences automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Tournament.


2014 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
For the tenth straight year, the NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament will consist of an eight-team playoff format with all games played at the home of the higher seed. After the quarterfinals, the teams will be reseeded so the highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.


2014 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
Teams are seeded based on the final regular season standings, with ties broken under an NEC policy.


2014 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Bracket
All games were played at the venue of the higher seed


2014 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Game Summaries, Quarterfinals: Mount St. Mary's vs. St. Francis Brooklyn
Series History: MSM leads 31-29Announcers: Dave Popkin, Terry O'Connor, Paul Dottino


2014 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Game Summaries, Semifinal: Mount St. Mary's at Wagner
Series History: WC leads 32-19Announcers: Paul Dottino, Tim Capstraw, Matt Martucci


2014 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Game Summaries, Semifinal: Robert Morris vs. Saint Francis (PA)
Series History: RMU leads 48-28Announcers: John Schmeelk, Joe DeSantis, Pat O'Keefe


2014 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2014 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament will be held between March 9, 12, and 11, 2014. The 2014 Northeast Conference Tournament will feature the league's top eight seeds. The tourney opens on Sunday, March 9 with the quarterfinals, followed by the semifinals on Wednesday, March 12 and the finals on Sunday, March 16. The champion will earn a trip to the 2014 NCAA Tournament.


2014 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, Bracket
All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed


2014 Northeast Conference men's soccer season
The 2014 Northeast Conference men's soccer season will be the 34th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.


2014 Northeast Conference men's soccer season
The Central Connecticut Blue Devils are the defending regular season champions, while the St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers are the defending tournament champions.


2014 Northeast Conference men's soccer season
Saint Francis (PA) won the Regular Season Championship by going 6-1-0 in conference play and will host the NEC Tournament in Loretto, Pennsylvania. St. Francis Brooklyn won the 2014 NEC Tournament Championship with the 3rd seed by beating Bryant (2-0) then Saint Francis (PA) (2-1).


2014 Northeastern State RiverHawks football team
The 2014 Northeastern State RiverHawks football team represented Northeastern State University during the 2014 NCAA Division II football season, in the MIAA conference. Northeastern State lost every game, their record was 0-11 (0-11 MIAA). All of Northeastern State's games were in the MIAA.


2014 Northeastern State RiverHawks football team, Schedule
† means homecoming • All times are in the central daylight time.


2014 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
The 2014 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 17th-year head coach Jerome Souers and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 7–5, 5–3 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fifth place.


2014 Northern Colorado Bears football team
The 2014 Northern Colorado Bears football team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Earnest Collins Jr. and played their home games at Nottingham Field. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for tenth place.


2014 Northern Cypriot constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in Northern Cyprus on 29 June 2014. The proposed changes were rejected by 62% of voters.


2014 Northern Cypriot constitutional referendum, Background
On 5 June 2014 the Assembly of the Republic approved changes to 23 articles of the constitution. The proposed amendments, which would have been the first since the constitution was promulgated in 1985, were published in the state's official journal on 12 June. They included lifting the ban on civil servants joining a political party, requiring elected MPs to declare their family's wealth, children's rights, and freedom of communication.


2014 Northern Cypriot constitutional referendum, Background
Article 162 of the constitution required that any changes are put to a referendum. This was held alongside local elections on 29 June.


2014 Northern European Gymnastics Championships
The 2014 Northern European Gymnastics Championships was an artistic gymnastics competition held in Greve Denmark. The event was held between the 12th and 14 September at the Greve Idrætscenter.


2014 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
The 2014 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies competed in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Rod Carey. They played their home games at Huskie Stadium. The Huskies' regular season loss to Central Michigan snapped a 26-game home winning streak dating back to the 2009 season. They finished the season 11–3, 7–1 in MAC play to win a share of the MAC West Division Title with Toledo. Due to their head-to-head win over Toledo, the Huskies represented the West Division in the MAC Championship Game where they defeated Bowling Green to be crowned MAC Champions. They were invited to the Boca Raton Bowl where they lost to Conference USA Champion Marshall.


2014 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
The season marked the Huskies' seventh consecutive trip to a bowl game and their third consecutive bowl game loss.


2014 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
The 2014 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was coached by Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 9–5, 6–2 in MVFC play to finish in third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Stephen F. Austin in the first round before losing in the second round to Illinois State.


2014 Northern Iowa Panthers football team, Season, Media
The Panther Sports Network broadcast all home games live on television, marking the first time UNI had all home games on television. PSN affiliates for the 2014 season are:


2014 Northern Iowa Panthers football team, Season, Media
The flagship radio station is 1540 AM KXEL in Waterloo, broadcasting all home and away games on an 11-station network.


2014 Northern Ireland local elections
Local elections were held in Northern Ireland on Thursday 22 May 2014, contesting 462 seats in all, as part of the wider local elections across the United Kingdom. The election took place on the same day as the European Parliament election. 1,243,649 people aged 18 and over were eligible to vote, and 51.3% of the electorate turned out.


2014 Northern Ireland local elections, Voter eligibility
All voters were required to present one piece of photographic ID in order to cast a vote at the polling station. Accepted forms of ID were an electoral identity card, an EEA photographic driving licence, a European Union member-state passport, a Translink 60+ SmartPass, a Translink Senior SmartPass, a Translink Blind Person's SmartPass or a Translink War Disabled SmartPass. Voters lacking an accepted type of photographic ID had until 9 May 2014 to apply for an electoral identity card from the Electoral Office.


2014 Northern Ireland local elections, Background
The elections represented a milestone in the reform of local government in Northern Ireland, as councillors were elected to 11 new councils. These operated in shadow form until Wednesday 1 April 2015, with the current 26 councils existing in parallel until then.


2014 Northern Ireland local elections, Background
The 11 new councils, with links to the official lists of candidates standing ("statements of persons nominated"), are:


2014 Northern Ireland local elections, Background
The local government reorganisation and electoral administration was mandated by the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014. Nominations of election candidates closed on 29 April 2014.


2014 Northern Ireland local elections, Results
Because these elections were contested with new electoral boundaries, the results are not directly comparable with those of the last election. However, psephologist Nicholas Whyte has calculated a baseline by which to judge the parties' relative performance. This baseline is used in the following tables.


2014 Northern Kentucky River Monsters season
The 2014 Northern Kentucky River Monsters season was the second and final season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise.


2014 Northern Kentucky River Monsters season
After a two-year layoff, the River Monsters announced that they would be returning to an active team, joining the Continental Indoor Football League for the 2014 season. Head coach Brian Schmidt was fired on February 22, and was replaced by defensive coordinator Mike Goodpaster. Goodpaster was able to salvage the season after losing quarterback Jared Lorenzen to injury in Week 2, going 5–2 down the stretch, defeating the Dayton Sharks the final week of the season to clinch the final South Division playoff spot.


2014 Northern Kentucky River Monsters season, Final roster
Rookies in italics updated May 3, 201424 Active, 1 Inactive


2014 Northern Mariana Islands general election
General elections were held in the Northern Mariana Islands on November 4, 2014. Voters elected the Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Lieutenant Governor, the Attorney General, the Delegate to the US Congress, the Senate, the House of Representatives, mayors, municipal councils and the Board of Education. Additionally, a referendum involving changes to the constitution was held.


2014 Northern Mariana Islands general election
Incumbent Republican Governor Eloy Inos was re-elected, facing two independent challengers and one Democratic challenger. The next lieutenant governor was elected on the same ticket, with incumbent Jude Hofschneider not running for re-election. As no candidate got a majority, a  runoff was held on November 21.


2014 Northern Mariana Islands general election, Background
The previous election was held in 2009 for a 5-year term, in order to move all elections to even years. Covenant Party candidate Benigno Repeki Fitial was re-elected; his running mate Eloy Inos was elected to his first full term as lieutenant governor. Fitial resigned as governor in February 2013 in the face of impeachment hearings. Inos thus became governor. In September 2013, he took steps to merge the Covenant Party with the territorial Republican Party, and ran for re-election as a Republican.


2014 Northern Mariana Islands general election, Gubernatorial election
Eloy Inos, the incumbent republican governor was re-elected. He was challenged by the speaker of the house and 2009 candidate, Heinz Sablan Hofschneider, former governor Juan Babauta (both running as independents), and democratic candidate Edward Masga Deleon Guerrero, former ports authority executive director.


2014 Northern Mariana Islands general election, Delegate to the US House of Representatives
Incumbent Delegate Gregorio Sablan was re-elected. He caucuses with the Democratic Party, but ran as an Independent. Sablan was challenged by democrat Andrew Salas, a former territorial representative and Commerce Secretary.


2014 Northern Mariana Islands general election, Referendum
The general elections included three referendum questions, two of which involved legislative initiative amendments to the constitution. The constitutional amendments were to:


2014 Northern Mariana Islands general election, Referendum
An amendment proposed by legislative initiative shall become effective if approved by a majority of the votes cast. N.M.I. Const. art. XVIII, § 5(b).


2014 Northern Mariana Islands general election, Referendum
The other referendum asked voters whether a Constitutional Convention should be convened to propose amendments to the constitution. H.B. 18-5.


2014 Northern Mariana Islands general election, Referendum
The Constitutional Convention proposal would have required two-thirds of the votes cast to be approved. N.M.I. Const. art. XVIII, § 2(c).


2014 Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial election
The 2014 Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands. As no candidate received a majority of the vote, a run-off election was held 14 days later. Incumbent Republican Governor Eloy Songao Inos and running mate Ralph DLG. Torres were elected. Inos, who served as lieutenant governor from 2009 to 2013, first became Governor following the resignation of his predecessor, Benigno Fitial.


2014 Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial election, Background
The previous gubernatorial election was held in 2009 for a 5-year term, in order to move all elections to even numbered years. Covenant Party candidate Benigno Fitial won re-election. His running mate, Eloy Inos, was elected to his first full term as lieutenant governor. Fitial resigned as governor in February 2013 in the face of impeachment hearings. Inos thus succeeded him governor. In September 2013, Inos, then a member of the Covenant Party, took steps to merge the Covenant Party with the territorial Republican Party, and ran for re-election as a Republican.


2014 Northern NSW Football season
The 2014 Northern NSW Football season was the first season under the new competition format in northern New South Wales. The competition consisted of six divisions across the district. The overall premier for the new structure qualified for the National Premier Leagues finals series, competing with the other state federation champions in a final knockout tournament to decide the National Premier Leagues Champion for 2014.


2014 Northern NSW Football season, League Tables, 2014 National Premier League Northern NSW
The 2014 National Premier League Northern NSW season was played over 18 rounds, from February to August 2014. The bottom team was relegated to the 2015 Northern NSW State League Division 1.


2014 Northern NSW Football season, League Tables, 2014 Northern NSW State League Division 1
The 2014 Northern NSW State League Division 1 season was the first edition of the new Northern NSW State League Division 1 as the second level domestic association football competition in the district of Northern NSW. 8 teams competed, all playing each other three times for a total of 21 rounds, with the top team at the end of the year being promoted to the 2015 National Premier Leagues Northern NSW, subject to meeting criteria.


2014 Northern NSW Football season, League Tables, 2014 Zone Premier League
The 2014 Zone Premier League season was the first edition of the new Zone Premier League as the third level domestic association football competition in the district of Northern NSW. 10 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 18 rounds.


2014 Northern NSW Football season, League Tables, 2014 Zone League 1
The 2014 Zone League 1 season was the first edition of the Zone League 1 as the fourth level domestic association football competition in the district of Northern NSW. 9 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 16 matches.


2014 Northern NSW Football season, League Tables, 2014 Zone League 2
The 2014 Zone League 2 season was the first edition of the Zone League 2 as the fifth level domestic association football competition in the district of Northern NSW. 10 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 18 matches.


2014 Northern NSW Football season, League Tables, 2014 Zone League 3
The 2014 Zone League 3 season was the first edition of the Zone League 3 as the sixth level domestic association football competition in the district of Northern NSW. 7 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 18 matches.


2014 Northern NSW Football season, League Tables, 2014 Women's Premier League
The highest tier domestic football competition in Northern NSW for women was known for sponsorship reasons as the Herald Women's Premier League. The 8 teams played a quadruple round-robin for a total of 20 games, followed by a finals series.


2014 Northern NSW Football season, Cup Competitions, 2014 NNSWF State Cup
2014 was the 5th edition of the NNSWF State Cup, which served as the preliminary rounds for the FFA Cup for the Northern NSW Federation. The Cup winner and runner-up entered the FFA Cup at the Round of 32. The Cup competition, which was open to all men’s NNSWF Premier Competition Clubs and Senior Zone Member Clubs, consisted of five rounds, quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final. Broadmeadow Magic FC clinched the 2014 Cup with a 6–5 victory over South Cardiff.


2014 Northern Pride RLFC season
2014 was the seventh competitive season for the Cairns based Sea Swift Northern Pride Rugby League Football Club. They played in the QRL state competition, the Intrust Super Cup. 13 clubs competed, with each club playing 24 matches (12 home and 12 away and 2 byes) over 26 weeks. In 2014 the Papua New Guinea Hunters were admitted to the competition and the Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles reverted to their original name, the Sunshine Coast Falcons.


2014 Northern Pride RLFC season, 2014 Squad
Jordan Biondi-Odo (Fullback) Brett Anderson (co-captain) (Centre) Davin Crampton (Centre) Semi Tadulala (Wing) Justin Castellaro (Wing) Shaun Nona (Five-eighth) Ryan Ghietti (Halfback) Sam Obst (Halfback) Lincoln Port Jared Allen Menmuny Murgha


2014 Northern Pride RLFC season, 2014 Squad
Alex Starmer (Prop) Ben Spina (Prop) Jason Roos (co-captain) (Hooker) Blake Leary (Second Row) Tyrone McCarthy (Second Row) Sheldon Powe-Hobbs Jack Svendsen Latu Fifita Ben Jeffries Brent Oosen Tom Hancock


2014 Northern Pride RLFC season, 2014 Squad
Cameron King Ethan Lowe Hezron Murgha Javid Bowen Joel Riethmuller Kyle Feldt Lachlan Coote Matthew Wright Patrick Kafusi Ricky Thorby


2014 Northern Pride RLFC season, 2014 Squad
Ben Jeffries Brent Oosen Patrick Kaufusi   P J Webb Josh MeneAidan SmithKeelan WhiteJayden GilTaha TutavakeTrey KempScott BoltonNoel Underwood


2014 Northern Pride RLFC season, 2014 Squad, 2014 Sponsors
Other sponsors: Castlemaine XXXX; Pacific Toyota; Cairns District Rugby League; Calanna Pharmacy; Tropic Wings; GATA Plastering; All Seasons Cairns Colonial Club; Cairns Plan Printing; Yalumba Winery. Media partners: Sea FM; WIN Television; Cairns Post.


2014 Northern Pride RLFC season, 2014 Televised Games, Channel Nine
In August 2012 as part of the historic $1 billion five-year broadcasting agreement with Nine and Fox Sports, the Australian Rugby League Commission confirmed that Intrust Super Cup matches would be televised by Channel 9 until 2018. One match a week is shown live across Queensland at 2.00pm (AEST) on Sunday afternoons on Channel 9 (or GEM), on WIN Television (RTQ) in regional areas and on Imparja Television in remote areas. The match is also broadcast in Papua New Guinea on Kundu 2 TV. The 2014 commentary team was Peter Psaltis, Scott Sattler and Mathew Thompson. All home games, including one of the pre-season trial matches were streamed live through the Pride website.


2014 Northern Pride RLFC season, 2014 Televised Games, Live Streaming
From Round 1 2012 the Pride began live streaming their home games free to members via their website ($5 for non-members). From Round 5 2012 away games were streamed through the website as well (Free to members, $5 to non-members). In 2013, all matches (including pre-season trials but excluding matches broadcast live by Channel Nine) were streamed live through the Pride website, with access granted exclusively to Pride members. Video production was by Studio Productions and the commentary team was Adam Jackson and Northern Pride Under-18s coach, Cameron 'Spiller' Miller.


2014 Northumberland County municipal elections
Elections were held in Northumberland County, Ontario, on October 27, 2014, in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.


2014 Northumberland County municipal elections, Northumberland County Council
The Northumberland County Council consists of the seven mayors of its constituent municipalities.


2014 Northwest Territories fires
The 2014 forest fire season in the Northwest Territories of Canada is reputed to be the worst for at least three decades. As of 3 July, there had been 123 fires reported in the territory, of which at least 92 were still active and 13 were thought to be human-caused. By 9 July the total had reached 164 fires and on 10 July over 130 fires were thought to be burning. The smoke generated by the fires was blown into the Prairie Provinces and created a moderate health risk there leading Environment Canada to declare an air quality advisory for southern Saskatchewan and Manitoba on 9 July.


2014 Northwest Territories fires
The smoke reached as far away as Bismarck, North Dakota, over 2,000 km (1,200 mi) south. The smoke was also observed drifting north into Nunavut and east to the Maritime Provinces  and as far as Portugal. By 8 July the largest fires were the Lutselk'e fire at 31,000 ha (77,000 acres) and the Gamèti-Wekweeti fire at 25,000 ha (62,000 acres). By 9 July an area of 5,000 km2 (1,900 sq mi) had been consumed, about the size of the island of Trinidad.


2014 Northwest Territories fires
As of 18 September 2014, the Government of the Northwest Territories estimated that 3,500,000 ha (8,600,000 acres) of forest had been burnt and that the fire fighting cost C$55 million ($44.37 million USD).


2014 Northwest Territories fires
One study suggested that a record number of lightning ignitions during 2014 drove a significant amount of the fires. The Northwest Territories complex emitted 164 teragrams of carbon (TgC).


2014 Northwestern State Demons football team
The 2014 Northwestern State Demons football team represented Northwestern State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Demons were led by second-year head coach Jay Thomas and played their home games at Harry Turpin Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference. The Demons finished the season 6–6 overall and 4–4 in conference play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place.


2014 Northwestern State Demons football team, Game summaries, Missouri State
In their first game of the season, the Demons lost, 34–27 to the Missouri State Bears.


2014 Northwestern State Demons football team, Game summaries, @ Baylor
In their second game of the season, the Demons lost, 70–6 to the Baylor Bears.


2014 Northwestern State Demons football team, Game summaries, @ Southern
In their third game of the season, the Demons won, 51–27 over the Southern Jaguars.


2014 Northwestern State Demons football team, Game summaries, @ Louisiana Tech
In their fourth game of the season, the Demons won, 30–27 over the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.


2014 Northwestern State Demons football team, Game summaries, @ Southeastern Louisiana
In their fifth game of the season, the Demons lost, 30–22 to the Southeastern Louisiana Lions.


2014 Northwestern State Demons football team, Game summaries, Incarnate Word
In their sixth game of the season, the Demons won, 49–12 over the Incarnate Word Cardinals.


2014 Northwestern State Demons football team, Game summaries, Sam Houston State
In their seventh game of the season, the Demons won, 31–27 over the Sam Houston State Bearkats.


2014 Northwestern State Demons football team, Game summaries, @ Central Arkansas
In their eighth game of the season, the Demons lost, 58–35 to the Central Arkansas Bears.


2014 Northwestern State Demons football team, Game summaries, McNeese State
In their ninth game of the season, the Demons lost, 35–28 to the McNeese State Cowboys.


2014 Northwestern State Demons football team, Game summaries, @ Abilene Christian
In their tenth game of the season, the Demons won, 34–10 over the Abilene Christian Wildcats.


2014 Northwestern State Demons football team, Game summaries, Nicholls State
In their eleventh game of the season, the Demons won, 48–21 over the Nicholls State Colonels.


2014 Northwestern State Demons football team, Game summaries, @ Stephen F. Austin
In their twelfth game of the season, the Demons lost, 27–24 to the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks.


2014 Northwestern Wildcats football team
The 2014 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Pat Fitzgerald, who was in his ninth season at Northwestern, as the team's head coach. The Wildcats home games were played at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois. They were members of the new West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the West Division.


2014 Northwestern Wildcats football team, Game summaries, California
In a rematch of the 2013 season opener, Cal got off to a fast start, scoring on their first 3 drives to jump out to a 17–0 lead. Northwestern would get on the board with a long touchdown throw from Trevor Siemian to Cameron Dickerson, but Cal responded with a 76 yard touchdown catch by Trevor Davis. Cal would score again at the start of the 3rd to go up 31–7, but Northwestern would fight their way back into the game thanks to questionable play calling and turnovers by Cal.


2014 Northwestern Wildcats football team, Game summaries, California
With the Wildcats trailing 31–24 and driving with the ball inside of the Bears' 20 yard-line, Trevor Siemian was intercepted by linebacker Jalen Jefferson, sealing the win for the Golden Bears, and getting revenge on the Wildcats, who beat them 44–30 in Berkley in the first game of the 2013 season. Trevor Siemian finished with 229 yards passing, with 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, and he also caught a touchdown pass. Jared Goff threw for over 300 yards and 3 touchdowns for Cal, while throwing one interception.


2014 Northwestern Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Northern Illinois
The week 2 matchup between Northern Illinois and Northwestern was a major defensive struggle, with both teams failing to score in the first half. The best chance for Northwestern came when Miles Shuler dropped a would-be touchdown throw from Trevor Siemian midway through the second quarter. Northern Illinois had a good scoring chance before halftime but Tyler Wedel missed a 22 yard field goal. Wedel got the scoring started with a 32 yard field goal on the Huskies opening drive of the second half.


2014 Northwestern Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Northern Illinois
Later in the quarter, Northwestern would take a 7–3 lead on a 19 yard touchdown catch by Kyle Prater. Northern Illinois would respond with Drew Hare finding Da'Ron Brown for an 18 yard touchdown to give the Huskies a 10–7 lead going into the 4th. The Huskies would strike again when Hare found Brown again, this time from 59 yards to give NIU a 16–7 lead with 7 minutes left.


2014 Northwestern Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Northern Illinois
Northern Illinois scored again to make it 23–7, and the Wildcats would make things interesting when Zack Oliver, replacing an injured Trevor Siemian, would hook up with Pierre Youngblood-Ary for a 54 yard score. The Wildcats converted the two-point conversion to make it a one score game at 23–15, however the Huskies would recover Northwestern's onside kick to win the game. Northwestern would enter their bye week 0–2.


2014 Northwestern Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Western Illinois
Coming off a bye week, Northwestern needed a win to avoid an 0–3 start heading into conference play. They got on the board quickly as freshman running back Solomon Vault ran it in from 1 yard out to give the 'Cats a 7–0 lead. Western Illinois would respond just as quickly as Joey Borsellino caught a 4 yard touchdown pass from Trenton Norvell, tying the game at 7–7.


2014 Northwestern Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Western Illinois
After Ifeadi Odenigbo sacked Norvell and recovered a fumble, Vault would score again in the second quarter, this time from 14 yards out and the Wildcats had a 14–7 lead going into halftime. From there the Wildcats were able to control the game in the second half, en route to a 24–7 victory. Trevor Siemian didn't do a lot through the air, going just 15/25 for 117 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions, but the Wildcats were able to run the ball very effectively, combining for 166 yards and 3 touchdowns. The Northwestern defense also had a terrific today, getting 4 sacks and forcing 4 Western Illinois turnovers. It was just Northwestern's second win in their last 11 games, dating back to last season. The Wildcats headed into Big Ten conference play 1–2.


2014 Northwestern Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Penn State
Considered a double-digit underdog going into the game, Northwestern shocked many and got off to a quick start against Penn State. Northwestern drove the ball down the field on their opening drive but Jack Mitchell missed a 44 yard field goal. However, on their next two drives, Northwestern would get into the end zone twice, with Trevor Siemian running it in from 1 yard out both times. Sam Ficken would kick two field goals to cut the Northwestern lead to 14–6 after three quarters.


2014 Northwestern Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Penn State
But the Northwestern defense would come up big yet again, with true freshman linebacker Anthony Walker intercepting Christian Hackenberg on the first play of the 4th quarter and returning it 45 yards for a Wildcat touchdown. On the very next play, Hackenberg was sacked, fumbled, and it was recovered by the Wildcats, leading to a field goal and all but ending the game.


2014 Northwestern Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Penn State
Northwestern would add another Siemian 1 yard touchdown run to put NU up 29–6 The Northwestern defense was unbelievable throughout the game, holding Penn State to just 60 yards rushing on 25 carries, while also registering 4 sacks, an interception, a fumble recovery, and a blocked field goal, leading to a shocking, dominating win over a team many people thought had an outside chance at the Big Ten Championship. It was the first time Northwestern had beaten Penn State since 2004.


2014 Northwestern Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Wisconsin
Coming off their upset win at Penn State, the Wildcats returned home to face the 17th ranked Wisconsin Badgers. Again the Wildcats were the better team coming out of the gate, as Jack Mitchell booted a 22 yard field-goal to give the Cats a 3–0 lead. On the ensuing drive, Tanner McEvoy's pass was intercepted in the end zone by Godwin Igwebuike.


2014 Northwestern Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Wisconsin
The teams would trade off punts before Trevor Siemian led a 15-play, 80 yard drive that took up nearly 7 minutes of clock and was capped off by a 5-yard touchdown strike from Siemian to Dan Vitale, giving Northwestern a 10–0 lead. On the first drive of the second half, Joel Stave entered the game and The Badgers would finally get on the board thanks to a Melvin Gordon 3-yard touchdown run.


2014 Northwestern Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Wisconsin
On the Badgers next drive, Stave's pass would be intercepted, and the Wildcats would capitalize with Miles Shuler taking an end around 16 yards for a touchdown, putting the Wildcats up 17–7. Wisconsin would score a late touchdown to cut the lead to 20–14, and the Badgers would get one last chance, but Joel Stave's pass would be intercepted by Igwebuike with 18 seconds left, sealing the win for the Wildcats. Tanner McEvoy and Joel Stave combined to throw just 129 yards and 4 interceptions, including two in the end zone, and three total by redshirt freshman Godwin Igwebuike. The Badgers lost despite a career-high 259 yards rushing by Melvin Gordon. Justin Jackson did just as well for Northwestern, rushing for 162 yards on 30 carries. It was the second-consecutive upset win for Northwestern and their fourth consecutive victory over Wisconsin at Ryan Field.


2014 Northwestern Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
Northwestern entered TCF Bank Stadium attempting to go 3–0 to start their conference season. Minnesota got the scoring started with a beautiful 11 play, 63 yard drive that was capped off by a Mitch Leidner 1 yard touchdown run. The Wildcats would answer right back with an equally impressive 17 play 83 yard drive that ended with Trevor Siemian completing an 11 yard touchdown pass to Justin Jackson. Minnesota would answer again with a 6 play 75 yard drive, capped off by yet another Leidner 1 yard run to put the Gophers back up 14–7.


2014 Northwestern Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
Northwestern got a field goal before half and Minnesota led 14-10 at halftime. In the second half, the defenses took over as the third quarter went scoreless. After Minnesota kicked a field goal, Trevor Siemian scored a 2 yard touchdown run to tie the game at 17–17 with 7:32 left, capping off a 13 play 97 yard drive. On the ensuing kickoff, Jalen Myrick returned the kickoff 100 yards to give Minnesota the lead right back at 24–17.


2014 Northwestern Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
Northwestern would have a couple more chances to tie the game, but wide receiver Kyle Prater dropped a pass on a 4th & 3 which would have given Northwestern a first down with just under 2 minutes left. Northwestern had one last crack at the tie, but Siemian's hail mary pass was intercepted by Minnesota, securing the win for the Gophers. Justin Jackson had his second consecutive 100 yard rushing game for Northwestern, as he ran for 106 yards on 23 carries, and also had 4 catches for 50 yards and a receiving touchdown. With the loss, the 'Cats' three-game winning streak was snapped and they dropped to 3–3, and 2–1 in conference play. Minnesota improved to 5–1 overall, and 2–0 in Big Ten play.


2014 Northwestern Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Nebraska
Coming off a tough road loss at Minnesota the week before, Northwestern looked to rebound in a Saturday night game at Ryan Field against Nebraska. In an up and down first half, Northwestern running back Justin Jackson shined, rushing for 105 yards and a pair of scores in the first half. Jackson got the scoring started with a 1 yard run with 5:58 left in the first. Ameer Abdullah would answer for the Huskers with a 1 yard run of his own.


2014 Northwestern Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Nebraska
The 'Cats responded with an 88 yard drive, capped off by another Jackson rushing touchdown to take a 14–7 lead. Nebraska would answer right back to tie the score at 14–14. Northwestern was able to get a field goal before halftime, taking a 17–14 lead into the break. However, Nebraska would go on to dominate the second half as Northwestern managed just 30 yards of total offense in the second half. Nebraska took a 21–17 lead on an Ameer Abdullah touchdown run. In the fourth quarter, the Nebraska run game got going.


2014 Northwestern Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Nebraska
The Huskers went up 28–17 on another Ameer Abdullah 1 yard touchdown run, which immediately followed his 50-yard run on 3rd & 1. From there, the Huskers defense stood tall and helped to put the game out of reach. The Huskers would go on to win 38–17. After a mediocre first half, Abdullah finished the game with 146 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns for the Huskers. Justin Jackson continued to prove himself as a great young running back as he finished with 128 yards and 2 touchdowns for the Wildcats, his third consecutive 100 yard game. The Wildcats dropped their second game in a row, dropping them to 3–4, 2–2 before a bye week. It was Northwestern's third consecutive loss against the Huskers after beating them in 2011.


2014 Northwestern Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Iowa
Coming off a bye week, Northwestern traveled to Kinnick Stadium to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes. The Hawkeyes took advantage of great field position and scored in 4 plays to take a 7–0 lead. After consecutive three and outs by Northwestern, Iowa would go up 17–0, thanks to Mark Weisman's second touchdown of the day. After another short drive, Chris Gradone had his punt blocked and returned for a touchdown, giving the Hawkeyes a 24–0 lead with 3 minutes left in the first quarter. From there the Hawkeyes would continue to dominate the Wildcats in every phase of the game.


2014 Northwestern Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Iowa
The Hawkeyes would get another touchdown from Mark Weisman, his third of the first half, and Jake Rudock threw a touchdown to Tevaun Smith, giving Iowa a 38–7 halftime advantage. Northwestern's only points of the game came as a result of a short field. This game was thoroughly dominated by the Hawkeyes as they outgained the Wildcats 483–180. Trevor Siemian had a rough game, throwing for just 68 yards on 8/18 passing. The only bright spot for Northwestern was Justin Jackson, who ran for 96 yards on 24 carries and had the lone score for Northwestern.


2014 Northwestern Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Iowa
With the loss, Northwestern dropped to 3–5, 2–3 in the Big Ten and dropped their third consecutive game. Jake Rudock threw for 239 yards and 1 touchdown for the Hawkeyes. Mark Weisman ran for 94 yards and 3 scores. It was the third consecutive loss for the Wildcats at Kinnick Stadium.


2014 Northwestern Wildcats men's soccer team
The 2014 Northwestern Wildcats men's soccer team was the college's 35th season of playing organized men's college soccer.


2014 Northwestern Wildcats men's soccer team, Background
In the 2013 season, Northwestern finished at the bottom of the conference standings. Despite this, the team won their first Big Ten Tournament game against Wisconsin before losing to Michigan State in the semifinal. Northwestern would go on to lose in the first round of the NCAA tournament against Bradley.


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


2014 Norway terror threat
On 24 July 2014, a suspected imminent terror attack by Islamic extremists targeting Norway was disclosed by Norwegian authorities. The suspected plot prompted a public terror alert announcement and unprecedented short-term security measures being introduced in Norway in late July.


2014 Norway terror threat, Public announcement
On 24 July, Minister of Justice Anders Anundsen and the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) went public with information of a suspected imminent terror attack targeting Norway, said to be planned to strike "within days". The date of the suspected attack was reported by news outlets as 28 July, the date of the Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr marking the end of Ramadan. PST confirmed that the suspected terrorists were a group of Syrian Civil War jihadists believed to have already left the country.


2014 Norway terror threat, Public announcement
The threat resulted in numerous public buildings including the Oslo City Hall and the Royal Palace being closed, and increased security being introduced at the borders. The Jewish museums in Oslo and Trondheim decided to close with concerns of being a target following the Jewish Museum of Belgium shooting two months earlier. Armed police were stationed at airports, train stations and border crossings, and security measures were strengthened at public events such as the Norway Cup.


2014 Norway terror threat, Public announcement
On 31 July Norwegian authorities said that the threat had been reduced and they cancelled the security measures introduced on 24 July. Although not confirmed by PST, the security measures and public announcement were speculated to have averted the terror attack.


2014 Norway terror threat, Analysis
Reports later surfaced that according to the information gathered, at least three to four known jihadists from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) had planned a terror attack with specific mentions of Norway as a main target. The jihadists were said to be of European origin, and to have Norwegian travel documents. The last known trace of the jihadists was reported to have been their arrival in Athens, the jihadists having been observed at the airport in the city.


2014 Norway terror threat, Analysis
News outlets later reported that two main suspected plots included jihadists from ISIL either being thought to have planned to attack large gatherings of people with knives, or to have planned to enter a private home and killing a random family, filming the killings and publishing the video online. The latter plot was compared to the beheading-filming plot that was the background for the 2014 Australian counter-terrorism raids that occurred around the same time of the reports.


2014 Norway terror threat, Analysis
According to official statistics, 165,000 people were controlled at Norwegian airports, sea ports and border crossings during the heightened security measures in late July. The controls resulted in seventeen people being denied entry to Norway, eight people being expelled from the country, and five people arrested with suspected ties to the plot.


2014 Norway terror threat, Aftermath
In November later the same year a majority of political parties agreed to temporarily arm police due to PST deeming the general terror threat in Norway to be heightened (police officers do not normally carry firearms in Norway, which are locked in patrol cars). The temporary arming of police was cancelled in February 2016, after first being cancelled by the National Police Directorate (POD) after PST had deemed the terror threat reduced just hours before the November 2015 Paris attacks.


2014 Norway terror threat, Aftermath
The Norwegian Police Federation and Minister of Justice Anders Anundsen disagreed with the decision and continue to advocate permanent arming of the police. Police in Oslo again introduced temporary arming of the police and increased patrols after the 2016 Brussels bombings on 22 March, lasting until 27 March. Opinion polling has shown that a clear majority of Norwegians want continued temporary arming of the police, with the public divided in the middle on making the arming permanent.


2014 Norwegian Figure Skating Championships
The 2014 Norwegian Figure Skating Championships was held at the Sparta Amfi in Sarpsborg from January 31 to February 2, 2014. Skaters competed in the discipline of single skating.


2014 Norwegian First Division
The 2014 1. divisjon was a Norwegian second-tier football league season. The league was contested by 16 teams, and the top two teams won promotion to Tippeligaen, while the teams placed from third to sixth place played a promotion-playoff against the 14th-placed team in Tippeligaen to win promotion. The bottom four teams were relegated to the 2. divisjon.


2014 Norwegian First Division
The first round of the season was played on 6 April 2014 and ended with the last round on 2 November 2014.


2014 Norwegian First Division, Team changes from 2013
In the 2013 1. divisjon, Bodø/Glimt and Stabæk won promotion to Tippeligaen, while Tromsø and Hønefoss were relegated to the 1. divisjon.


2014 Norwegian First Division, Team changes from 2013
Elverum, Follo, Kongsvinger and Vard Haugesund were been relegated from the 2013 1. divisjon, while Bærum, Alta, Nest-Sotra and Tromsdalen were promoted from the 2013 2. divisjon.


2014 Norwegian Football Cup
The 2014 Norwegian Football Cup is the 109th season of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. It began with qualification matches in March 2014. The first round was played 24 and 25 April 2014 and the tournament ended with the final on 23 November 2014.


2014 Norwegian Football Cup
Molde won the title after defeating Odd 2–0 in the final. The achievement made Molde the first club to win back-to-back Norwegian Cup titles since Lillestrøm defended their title in 1978. The victory would have earned Molde a place in the second qualifying round of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League, but since the club already had qualified to the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League as winners of the 2014 Tippeligaen, this berth was passed down to Strømsgodset, fourth-place fininshers in the league.


2014 Norwegian Football Cup, Calendar
Below are the dates for each round as given by the official schedule:


2014 Norwegian Football Cup, First round
The 47 winners from the Second Qualifying Round joined with 81 clubs from the Tippeligaen, 1. divisjon and 2. divisjon in this round of the competition.


2014 Norwegian Football Cup, Second round
The 64 winners from the First Round took part in this stage of the competition. These matches took place on 7 and 8 May 2014.


2014 Norwegian Football Cup, Third round
The 32 winners from the Second Round took part in this stage of the competition. These matches took place on 28 May, 4 and 5 June 2014.


2014 Norwegian Football Cup, Fourth round
The 16 winners from the Third Round took part in this stage of the competition.


2014 Norwegian Football Cup, Quarter-finals
The 8 winners from the Fourth Round took part in this stage of the competition.


2014 Norwegian Football Cup, Semi-finals
The 4 winners from the Quarterfinals took part in this stage of the competition.


2014 Norwegian Football Cup, Final
The 2 winners from the Semifinals take part in this stage of the competition.


2014 Norwegian Football Cup Final
The 2014 Norwegian Football Cup Final was the 109th final of the Norwegian Football Cup. It was played on 23 November 2014 at Ullevaal Stadion, in Oslo, Norway. In the final Odd lost 2-0 to Molde, securing Molde's second cup title in a row and the double for the 2014 season. This was Molde's 7th cup final, while Odd traveled to Ullevaal for the 21st time. The winner will earn a place in the first qualifying round of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.


2014 Norwegian Football Cup Final, Pre-match, Supporters
In the recent years, the two clubs has received 13,000 of the 25,500 tickets to the final, but after the expansion of Ullevaal Stadion the two clubs received 15,250 of the 27,000 tickets to the final. The remaining 10,000 tickets went to partners of the Norwegian Football Association.


2014 Norwegian Football Cup qualifying rounds
The qualification competition for the 2014 Norwegian Football Cup was a series of matches organised by the NFF.


2014 Norwegian Football Cup qualifying rounds
A total of 188 teams entered the competition at the 1st Qualifying Round Stage – consisting of clubs from the lower reaches of the Norwegian football league system.


2014 Norwegian Football Cup qualifying rounds
The first qualification match was played on 12 March 2014 and qualification spanning two rounds was concluded on 6 April 2014. A total of 679 goals were scored in the 141 qualifying matches (an average of 4.82 per match).


2014 Norwich City Council election
Council elections for the Norwich City Council were held on 22 May 2014 as part of the 2014 United Kingdom local elections. The elections were moved from earlier on in May to coincide with the East of England 2014 European Parliament election.


2014 Norwich City Council election
One third of the council's 39 seats were  up for election in 2014, plus an extra seat in University ward, meaning a total of 14 seats in 13 wards. The other 25 seats were not contested in 2014.


2014 Norwich City Council election
The election saw no seats change hands, with the Council staying exactly as it had been in 2012. The Green Party had lost the County Council seat in Town Close ward to Labour in the 2013 election, but held their city council seat in these elections.


2014 Norwich City Council election
All changes in vote share are calculated with reference to the 2010 election, the last time these seats were contested.


2014 Norwich City Council election, Previous Composition
Before the election, Labour held all the seats in seven wards: Bowthorpe, Catton Grove, Chrome, Lakenham, Mile Cross, Sewell and University; the Green Party held all the seats in five wards: Mancroft, Nelson, Thorpe Hamlet, Town Close and Wensum; and the Liberal Democrats held all the seats in Eaton ward.


2014 Norwich City Council election, Election result
Changes in vote share are relative to the last time these seats were contested in 2010.


2014 Norwich City Council election, Council Composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:


2014 Norwich City Council election, Ward results, University
University ward elected two seats in this election, with each voter casting up to two votes under the plurality-at-large voting system.


2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
The 2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Brian Kelly and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. They compete as an independent.


2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
The Irish started the season with a 6–0 record, ranked as high as No. 5 in both the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, but had a collapse in the second half of the season, losing five of their last six games to finish the regular season at 7–5. Notre Dame's defense suffered significant injuries and yielded over 41 points per game over those six games. For the first time in school history, the Irish gave up thirty points or more in seven consecutive contests.


2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
Despite the disappointing season the Irish finished on a high note, upsetting the heavily favored LSU Tigers (8 point favorites) in the Music City Bowl, 31–28. Kicker Kyle Brindza kicked the game-winning field goal as time expired. This was the first win by Notre Dame over a Southeastern Conference (SEC) team since beating the University of Tennessee Volunteers in 2005. This is also Notre Dame's first win over a ranked opponent in a bowl game since 1993, where they defeated No. 6 Texas A&M.


2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Before the season, Previous season
The Fighting Irish finished the 2013 regular season with an 8–4 record. They beat the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 29–16 in the 2013 Pinstripe Bowl.


2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Before the season, 2014 NFL Draft
The following former Notre Dame players were selected in the 2014 NFL Draft:


2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Before the season, Transfers out / departures
Stephon Tuitt, Louis Nix, Troy Niklas and George Atkinson III all chose to forgo their final year of eligibility and enter the 2014 NFL Draft. On April 4, 2014, sophomore cornerback Rashad Kinlaw was dismissed from the team due to violation of team rules. He subsequently left the university following his dismissal from the football program.


2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Before the season, Transfers in
Cody Riggs, a defensive back at Florida, announced he would transfer to Notre Dame in June after he received his degree in May 2014. He would be enrolled in a graduate studies program while exhausting his final season of eligibility.


2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Before the season, Coaching changes
Chuck Martin left to become the head coach of the Miami RedHawks. Bob Diaco departed to become the head coach of the Connecticut Huskies. Brian VanGorder, formerly the linebackers coach of the NFL's New York Jets, was hired to be the new defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. Matt LaFleur, formerly the quarterbacks coach of the NFL's Washington Redskins, was hired to be the new quarterbacks coach. Mike Denbrock was promoted to offensive coordinator, filling the void left by Martin.


2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Before the season, Recruiting class
Brian Kelly received 23 commitments in his fourth full recruiting class including two five-stars: linebacker Nyles Morgan and offensive tackle Quenton Nelson. The class included student-athletes from 14 states.


2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season, Game summaries, Michigan
In what looks to be the final meeting between Notre Dame and Michigan, Notre Dame defeated Michigan, 31–0, giving the Irish their most lopsided win against the Wolverines. The game ended Michigan's NCAA record of consecutive games without being shut out. (The Wolverines were last shut out in 1984 versus Iowa). Michigan turned the ball over four times, while Notre Dame had no turnovers. Michigan never reached the red zone in this game. Everett Golson went 23 for 34, throwing for 226 yards and three touchdowns for the Irish. Notre Dame went to 2–0 on the year.


2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season, Game summaries, Stanford
With 1:09 left in the game and Notre Dame facing a 4th and 11 from Stanford's 23 yard line, Everett Golson finds a wide open Ben Koyack in the corner of the endzone to lift Notre Dame over Stanford 17–14. Stanford, the country's number one defense, had been giving up just 198 total yards of offense a game, but Notre Dame piled up 370 yards. Despite the Irish offense moving the ball, multiple mistakes including botched field goal snaps and turnovers in the red zone kept the game close throughout. Notre Dame's defense was dominant, giving up just 204 total yards and had two interceptions. Further, the Irish defense held Stanford to 47 yards rushing – Stanford's fewest rush yards in a game since 2007. With the win, Notre Dame moves to 5–0.


2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season, Game summaries, North Carolina
The 6th ranked Irish held off the North Carolina Tar Heels to win in a shootout 50–43. After trailing 14–0 in the 1st, the Irish found some rhythm to score 21 points in a row to take a 21–14 lead. The win marked the first time the Irish put up 50 points against a non-academy team since beating Stanford 57–7 in 2003.


2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season, Game summaries, Florida State
The Irish, who were double digit underdogs, looked to score the game-winning touchdown with :13 left after Everett Golson found a wide open Corey Robinson in the endzone. But the Irish were flagged for a pass interference penalty which took the touchdown away and pushed Notre Dame back 10 yards. Irish turned the ball over on the next play. The penalty was considered controversial by some in a game many consider the game of the year between two top 5 teams. Everett Golson showed why many consider him a Heisman candidate by completing 31 of 52 passes for 313 yards and throwing for 3 touchdowns.


2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season, Game summaries, Arizona State
1st quarter scoring: ND – Kyle Brindza 46-yard field goal; ASU – Zane Gonzalez, 47-yard field goal; ASU – Jaelen Strong 13-yard pass from Taylor  Kelly (Gonzalez kick); ASU – Demario Richard 1-yard run (Gonzalez kick)


2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season, Game summaries, Arizona State
2nd quarter scoring: ASU – Damarious Randall 59-yard interception (Gonzalez kick); ASU – Cameron Smith 43-yard pass from Kelly (Gonzalez kick); ASU – Gonzalez, 28-yard field goal; ND – Will Fuller 9-yard pass from Everett Golden (Brindza kick)


2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season, Game summaries, Louisville
For the first time in the history of Notre Dame football, the Irish have given up 30 points or more in six straight game. And for the second week in a row, a missed field goal by kicker Kyle Brindza late in the game dooms the Irish. Notre Dame is now 1–4 in the last 5 games after starting 6–0.


2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team
The 2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team will represent the University of Notre Dame during the 2014 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Irish enter the season as the defending national champions.


2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team, 2014 squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team, Standings
(C) = ACC Tournament championOnly applicable when the season is not finished:(Q) = Qualified for the ACC Tournament, but not yet to the particular round indicated; (E) = Eliminated from tournament contention.


2014 Nottingham Challenge
The 2014 Nottingham Challenge (known for sponsorship reasons as the Aegon Nottingham Challenge) was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2014 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of €64,000 for the men and $50,000 for the women in prize money. It took place in Nottingham, United Kingdom, on 9–15 June 2014.


2014 Nottingham Challenge, ATP entrants, Singles, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 Nottingham Challenge, ATP entrants, Singles, Other entrants
The following players received entry as special exempt into the singles main draw:


2014 Nottingham Challenge, ATP entrants, Singles, Other entrants
The following players use protected ranking to gain entry into the singles main draw:


2014 Nottingham Challenge, ATP entrants, Doubles, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2014 Nottingham Challenge, WTA entrants, Singles, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: