2014 Georgia state elections, United States Senate
Seven Republicans ran for their party's nomination: U.S. Representative Paul Broun, patent attorney Art Gardner, U.S. Representative Phil Gingrey, conservative political activist Derrick E. Grayson, former Secretary of State of Georgia Karen Handel, U.S. Representative Jack Kingston and Georgia Ports Authority board member David Perdue. Perdue and Kingston came first and second, respectively in the primary. As no candidate won a majority, the two proceeded to a runoff. Perdue won the runoff by a narrow margin.


2014 Georgia state elections, United States Senate
Four Democrats ran for their party's nomination: former State Senator Steen Miles, daughter of former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn and CEO of Points of Light Michelle Nunn, physician Branko Radulovacki and Reserve Officers' Training Corps instructor Todd Robinson. Nunn easily won the Democratic nomination with almost 75% of the vote.


2014 Georgia state elections, United States House of Representatives
All of Georgia's fourteen seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2014.


2014 Georgia state elections, United States House of Representatives
The race in the 12th congressional district is considered by political prognosticators to be the most competitive. In addition, open seat contests in the 1st, 10th, and 11th districts featured competitive Republican primaries for seats held by retiring Republican incumbents. There was also a competitive Democratic primary in the 4th district.


2014 Georgia state elections, Governor
Incumbent Republican Governor Nathan Deal is ran for re-election to a second term as Governor.


2014 Georgia state elections, Governor
Deal was challenged in the Republican primary by State Superintendent of Schools John Barge and Dalton Mayor David Pennington. He defeated them all, winning renomination with 72% to 17% for Pennington and 11% for Barge.


2014 Georgia state elections, Governor
State Senator Jason Carter, a grandson of former President and former Governor Jimmy Carter, was unopposed for the Democratic Party's nomination.


2014 Georgia state elections, Lieutenant Governor
Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle ran for re-election to a third term in office. He was unopposed in the Republican primary.


2014 Georgia state elections, Lieutenant Governor
Connie Stokes, a former DeKalb County Commissioner, former State Senator and candidate for Georgia's 4th congressional district in 2004 and 2010 was the Democratic nominee and was unopposed in her primary election.


2014 Georgia state elections, Attorney General
Incumbent Republican Attorney General Sam Olens ran for re-election to a second term in office. He was unopposed in the Republican primary.


2014 Georgia state elections, Attorney General
Greg Hecht, a former State Representative, former State Senator and candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2006 was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.


2014 Georgia state elections, Secretary of State
Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Brian Kemp ran for re-election to a second term in office. He was unopposed in the Republican primary.


2014 Georgia state elections, Secretary of State, Democratic primary
Gerald Beckum, the Mayor of Oglethorpe, and Doreen Carter, President of the Greater Lithonia Chamber of Commerce and a former Lithonia City Councilwoman, ran for the Democratic nomination.


2014 Georgia state elections, Commissioner of Agriculture
Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Agriculture Gary Black ran for re-election to a second term in office. He was unopposed in the Republican primary.


2014 Georgia state elections, Commissioner of Agriculture
Christopher Irvin, a contractor, nominee for the State House of Representatives in 2010 and grandson of former Commissioner Tommy Irvin, ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination.


2014 Georgia state elections, Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner
Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire Ralph Hudgens ran for re-election to a second term in office. He was unopposed in the Republican primary.


2014 Georgia state elections, Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner, Democratic primary
Insurance associate and former State Representative Keith Heard and retired insurance professional Liz Johnson ran for the Democratic nomination.


2014 Georgia state elections, Commissioner of Labor
Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler ran for re-election to a second term in office. He was unopposed in the Republican primary.


2014 Georgia state elections, Commissioner of Labor
Attorney and former State Representative Robbin Shipp is the Democratic nominee. She was unopposed in the primary election.


2014 Georgia state elections, State Superintendent of Schools
Incumbent Republican State Superintendent of Schools John Barge did not run for re-election to a second term in office. He instead ran for Governor.


2014 Georgia state elections, State Superintendent of Schools, Republican primary, Runoff
Buck and Woods advanced to the runoff, which Woods won by 199,453 votes to 198,740. As his 713-vote margin of victory was less than 1%, a recount was considered likely. Buck duly requested one on July 29 and two days later, Woods was confirmed as the winner after Buck only narrowed the margin by 13 votes.


2014 Georgia state elections, State Superintendent of Schools, Democratic primary, Runoff
Wilson and Morgan advanced to a runoff, which Wilson won handily.


2014 Georgia state elections, Public Service Commission
Two members of the five-person Georgia Public Service Commission were up for election.


2014 Georgia state elections, Public Service Commission, District 1
District 1 incumbent Republican Herman D. "Doug" Everett ran for re-election.


2014 Georgia state elections, Public Service Commission, District 1
Libertarian John Monds, the nominee for the seat in 2008 and the nominee for Governor in 2010 qualified as the Libertarian nominee to oppose Everett, who had no Democratic opponent.


2014 Georgia state elections, Public Service Commission, District 4
District 4 incumbent Republican Lauren McDonald ran for re-election to a second consecutive and third overall term in office.


2014 Georgia state elections, Public Service Commission, District 4
Business manager and candidate for the State House of Representatives in 2008 Daniel Blackman was unopposed for the Democratic nomination in District 4. Aaron Gilmer was the Libertarian nominee.


2014 Georgia state elections, Public Service Commission, District 4, Republican primary
He was opposed in the Republican primary by attorney Doug Kidd and insurance agent and Hall County Commissioner Craig Lutz.


2014 Georgian local elections
The Georgian local self-government election, 2014, (Georgian: საქართველოს ადგილობრივი თვითმმართველობის ორგანოების არჩევნები) was held on June 15, 2014, to elect the councils of local government, sakrebulo, and the Mayor of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia.


2014 Georgian local elections, Background
The previous local election in Georgia was held in May 2010 and resulted in the overwhelming victory of the United National Movement (UNM) party, chaired by then-President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili. The 2014 election was held in a changed political climate as the UNM lost its position of a ruling party to Bidzina Ivanishvili-led Georgian Dream coalition in the parliamentary election of 2012 and Saakashvili's second and final presidential term expired in 2013. After the Georgian Dream's accession to power, the bodies of local government became political battlegrounds and many members of the local councils abandoned the UNM. Both the UNM leadership and political analysts saw the local elections of 2014 as a chance for the UNM to stage a political comeback.


2014 Georgian local elections, Results
In the Tbilisi mayoral election, the candidate of the Georgian Dream coalition, David Narmania, received 46.13%, Nika Melia of the United National Movement received 27.91%, Dimitri Lortkipanidze of the Nino Burjanadze - United Opposition coalition received 12.82%, and Irma Inashvili of the Alliance of Patriots Georgia received 5.37%. Because no candidate received more than 50% of the vote a runoff was held on June 28.


2014 Georgian local elections, Results
In the Tbilisi city council elections the Georgian Dream coalition received 45.92%, the United National Movement received 26.18%, the Nino Burjanadze - United Opposition coalition received 10.51%, and the Alliance of Patriots of Georgia received 6.3%. No other party crossed the 4% barrier to win representation.


2014 Georgian local elections, Results
Nationally, Georgian Dream received 51%, United National Movement received 22%, the Nino Burjanadze - United Opposition coalition received 10%, and the Alliance of Patriots of Georgia received 4.72%.


2014 German Athletics Championships
The 2014 German Athletics Championships were held at the Donaustadion in Ulm on 26–27 July 2014.


2014 German Darts Championship
The 2014 German Darts Championship was the first of eight PDC European Tour events on the 2014 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Halle 39 in Hildesheim, Germany, between 31 January–2 February 2014. It featured a field of 48 players and £100,000 in prize money, with £20,000 going to the winner.


2014 German Darts Championship
Gary Anderson won his first and last European Tour event by defeating Justin Pipe 6–5 in the final.


2014 German Darts Championship
Beginning with this event, all European Tour events are streamed live and free on the PDC YouTube channel.


2014 German Darts Championship, Qualification and format
The top 16 players from the  on the 17 January 2014 automatically qualified for the event. In a change from previous European Tour events, this year there will be 48 players in each tournament instead of 64. Players who reach the event via qualifiers will play each other in the first round with the winners meeting the 16 seeded players in the last 32. 20 places were on offer at the UK Open Qualifier held in Wigan on 19 January. Eight and four places were awarded in the European and Host Nation Qualifiers respectively, which were held at the venue the day before the event started.


2014 German Darts Masters
The 2014 German Darts Masters was the third of eight PDC European Tour events on the 2014 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Maritim Hotel in Berlin, Germany, between 19–21 April 2014. It featured a field of 48 players and £100,000 in prize money, with £20,000 going to the winner.


2014 German Darts Masters
Phil Taylor won the title by beating Michael van Gerwen 6–4 in the final.


2014 German Darts Masters, Qualification and format
The top 16 players from the  on 17 March 2014 automatically qualified for the event. The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Crawley on 21 March), eight from the European Qualifier and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held at the venue the day before the event started).


2014 German Figure Skating Championships
The 2014 German Figure Skating Championships (German: Deutsche Meisterschaften im Eiskunstlaufen 2014) was held on December 14–15, 2013 at the Erika-Hess-Eisstadion in Berlin. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior, junior, and novice levels. The results were among the criteria used to choose the German teams to the 2014 Winter Olympics, 2014 World Championships, and 2014 European Championships.


2014 German Figure Skating Championships, Senior results, Pairs
Annabelle Prölß / Ruben Blommaert and Shari Koch / Christian Nüchtern withdrew from the event.


2014 German Figure Skating Championships, Lower levels
The junior, youth, and novice competitions were held on January 9–12, 2014 at the Eissportzentrum in Oberstdorf.


2014 German Football League
The 2014 German Football League season was the thirty sixth  edition of the top-level American football competition in Germany and fifteenth since the renaming of the American football Bundesliga to German Football league.


2014 German Football League
The regular season started on 26 April and finished on 14 September 2014, followed by the play-offs. The season culminated in the German Bowl XXXVI, staged on 11 October 2014 in Berlin, the third consecutive time and the fifth overall for the championship decider to be held in the German capital.


2014 German Football League
The German Bowl was won by the New Yorker Lions, a club from the city of Braunschweig who defeated the Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns by a record score of 47–9. It was the club's ninth title overall and second consecutive one.


2014 German Football League, Modus
During the regular season each club played all other clubs in its division twice, home and away, resulting in each team playing, nominally, 14 regular season games. The northern division in 2014 however consisted of only seven teams, resulting in only twelve regular season games per club in this division. There was no games between clubs from opposite divisions, interconference games having been abolished after the 2011 season when the GFL was expanded from 14 to 16 teams.


2014 German Football League, Modus
The best four teams in each division qualified for the play-offs where, in the quarter finals, teams from opposite divisions played each other, whereby the better placed teams had home advantage. The first placed team played the fourth placed from the other division and the second placed the third placed team. From the semi-finals onwards teams from the same division could meet again.


2014 German Football League, Modus
The eighth placed team in each division entered a two-leg play-off with the winner of the respective division of the German Football League 2, the second tier of the league system in Germany. The winners of this contest qualified for the GFL for the following season. In case of a GFL division consisting of less than eight clubs no play-off was necessary.


2014 German Football League, Season overview
The 2014 season saw one promoted team, the Allgäu Comets, which replaced the relegated Wiesbaden Phantoms. The withdrawal of the Hamburg Blue Devils three month before the start of the 2014 season left the northern division to play with seven clubs.


2014 German Football League, Season overview
No team was relegated from the GFL at the end of the 2014 season as the Franken Knights defended their league place in the south in the promotion-relegation round against the Kirchdorf Wildcats. Shortly before the start of the 2015 season however the Cologne Falcons withdrew from the northern division for financial reasons, leaving the division to play with seven clubs for the second consecutive season. The Hamburg Huskies were promoted to the GFL for 2015 after winning the northern division of the GFL 2 and taking up the vacant spot created by the withdrawal of the Hamburg Blue Devils.


2014 German Football League, Season overview
Six of the eight teams qualified for the play-offs in 2013 did so again in 2014. Only the Rhein Neckar Bandits and the Berlin Adler missed out on post season play compare to the previous year while the Cologne Falcons and the Stuttgart Scorpions returned to the play-offs, with the former making their second and the later their eighteenth appearance. The Marburg Mercenaries held the longest consecutive play-off run of the qualified clubs, having qualified every season since 2004.


2014 German Football League, Season overview
In the quarter-finals of the play-offs the two division champions and the northern runners-up advanced to the semi-finals, alongside the third-placed northern team, the Cologne Falcons, who defeated the southern runners-up Stuttgart Scorpions. In the semi-finals the two division champions won their home games, whereby the Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns narrowly defeated the previous seasons losing German Bowl finalist Dresden Monarchs. In the German Bowl XXXVI the New Yorker Lions then defeated Schwäbisch Hall in front of 12,500 spectators by the greatest-ever winning margin in the history of the German Bowl, 47–9.


2014 German Football League, Season overview
In the relegation play-offs between the last-placed southern team, the Franken Knights, and the winner of the GFL 2 South, the Kirchdorf Wildcats, Franken won the first leg at home 50–22 and the return game 42–36, thereby retaining their league place. The northern division saw no relegation play-offs as it played with seven instead of the nominal eight teams in 2014 and thereby allowed the GFL 2 North winner, the Hamburg Huskies, direct promotion.


2014 German Football League, Play-offs
The quarter-finals of the 2014 play-offs were played on 20 and 21 September, the semi-finals on 27 September and the German Bowl on 11 October 2014. The German Bowl was held at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark in Berlin:


2014 German Formula Three Championship
The 2014 ATS Formel 3 Cup was the 12th edition of the ATS F3 Cup. The season began on 26 April at Oschersleben and finished on 5 October at Hockenheim after eight race weekends with three races scheduled for each weekend. However, one race was cancelled due to fog, and thus the championship was held over a total of 23 races.


2014 German Formula Three Championship
Category veteran Markus Pommer finished the season as the champion, after comfortably winning the most races during the season. Pommer won 14 races for the Motopark Academy-run Lotus team – for a total of 17 podiums – as well as taking 11 pole positions and 10 fastest laps. He finished almost 150 points clear of his nearest rival Nabil Jeffri, who was run by Motopark Academy without Lotus backing.


2014 German Formula Three Championship
Jeffri won a pair of races at Oschersleben and the first Hockenheim meeting, with his season revolving around consistency, with no fewer than 10 runner-up finishes and 15 podium finishes in total. Jeffri finished 11 points clear of another Lotus driver, Indy Dontje, who was a race winner at the Red Bull Ring, and was the highest finishing rookie in the championship. Dontje was also the winner of the concurrent rookie championship by 45 points.


2014 German Formula Three Championship
Three other drivers won races during the season; Van Amersfoort Racing duo Sam MacLeod (three wins) and Weiron Tan (two wins) were joined in victory by Nicolai Sylvest, who won at the Nürburgring for JBR Motorsport & Engineering. With 15 total wins, Lotus were the winners of the teams' championship, 113 points clear of the next best team, Van Amersfoort Racing.


2014 German Formula Three Championship, Race calendar and results
The championship was a part of the ADAC Masters weekend at six of the season's eight rounds; additional rounds were held at the Stuttgarter Rössle meeting at Hockenheim in June and a round in support of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters at EuroSpeedway Lausitz in September. All races were held in Germany, excepting Red Bull Ring round at Austria.


2014 German Grand Prix
The 2014 German Grand Prix (formally known as the 2014 Formula 1 Grosser Preis Santander von Deutschland) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 20 July 2014. After being held at the Nürburgring GP-Strecke in 2013, the race returned to the Hockenheimring near Hockenheim in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, which last held the race in 2012. It was the tenth round of the 2014 Formula One season, and marked the 75th running of the German Grand Prix, and the 61st time the race has been run as a round of the Formula One World Championship. The race was won by Nico Rosberg who started from pole. The event was noted for a poor fan turnout.


2014 German Grand Prix, Report, Background
Two weeks before the race, the FIA announced an immediate ban on the Front-and-Rear Interconnected suspension system (commonly abbreviated as FRIC), effective as of the German Grand Prix, arguing that the FRIC system qualified as a movable aerodynamic device under Article 3.15 of the technical regulations.


2014 German Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
Following a failure in his Mercedes's right front brake disc during Q1, Lewis Hamilton lost control of his vehicle and was sent into the tyre wall of the left-handed Sachs Kurve. He was consigned to start 20th on the grid, his teammate Nico Rosberg snatching the pole. The crash left Hamilton "ok but sore", and he managed to participate on Sunday.


2014 German Grand Prix, Report, Race
At the start of the race, Nico Rosberg maintained his grid position to lead into the first corner. Felipe Massa and Kevin Magnussen got good starts from 3rd and 4th on the grid respectively. Massa's start was better than his second-placed teammate Valtteri Bottas's was, but instead of attempting to overtake his teammate Massa decided to back off slightly into the first corner to avoid risking contact. However, this left the fast-starting Magnussen with nowhere to go on the inside of turn one and the two collided, flipping over Massa's car and damaging Magnussen's front-right tyre.


2014 German Grand Prix, Report, Race
Massa retired from the race, but Magnussen was able to continue – although he dropped down to the back of the field. Daniel Ricciardo had to take evasive action to avoid the crash, and dropped down to 14th. As a result of the crash the safety car was deployed on the first lap.


2014 German Grand Prix, Report, Race
The safety car pulled into the pits at the end of lap two and racing resumed. By lap 4 Hamilton had moved up from 20th on the grid to 13th place, while Ricciardo had moved up to 12th, with both drivers attempting to recover from their previous misfortunes. On lap 9 Daniil Kvyat attempted to overtake Sergio Pérez around the outside at turn 8, but didn't give the Mexican enough space and contact was made. Pérez's car was undamaged, but Kvyat spun off and lost time, though he was still able to continue. On lap 13 Hamilton simultaneously overtook both Kimi Räikkönen and Ricciardo on the inside at the hairpin – though he locked a wheel under braking and made slight contact with Räikkönen – to move up to seventh.


2014 German Grand Prix, Report, Race
On lap 30, Hamilton made contact with Jenson Button at the hairpin. As Button took a wide entry into the corner, Hamilton assumed Button was letting him through (just as he had done at the previous race in Silverstone) and attempted to pass on the inside. However, Button was actually taking the wide entry to ensure a better exit, and Hamilton's front wing made contact with Button's sidepod as Button took the corner. Hamilton lost some of his front wing endplate, but Button's car was undamaged.


2014 German Grand Prix, Report, Race
On the following lap Hamilton made a clean pass on the straight before the hairpin, putting his hand up to apologise to Button as he drove past. As a result of the increased tyre wear induced from losing part of his front wing, Hamilton had to switch from a two-stop strategy to a three-stop.


2014 German Grand Prix, Report, Race
On lap 44 Kvyat's car set on fire as a result of an oil leak, and he pulled off the track and jumped out of his car to retire from the race. On lap 50 Adrian Sutil spun at the final corner and his engine stalled – with both Hamilton and Alonso having to swerve off the track to avoid the Sauber – leaving his car parked in the middle of the track around a blind corner, albeit off the racing line.


2014 German Grand Prix, Report, Race
Mercedes assumed the safety car would be deployed and pitted Hamilton earlier than planned (on lap 8 of a 13 lap stint on the super-soft tyres) in order to give him a chance to overtake the cars ahead at the restart and potentially win the race. However, the safety car was not deployed, as marshals were sent out onto the track under yellow flags to retrieve Sutil's car. After managing to get Sutil's car into neutral, the marshals successfully pushed it off of the track.


2014 German Grand Prix, Report, Race
The lack of a safety car being deployed meant that Hamilton would have to do a final stint of 16 laps on the super-soft tyres, instead of the initially intended 13 laps. Despite having lost some downforce as a result of the damage to his front wing, Hamilton began to catch third-placed Fernando Alonso at a rate of over three seconds per lap (setting the fastest lap of the race in the process) before passing him on lap 56. He then began to catch second-placed Bottas at a rate of around two seconds per lap.


2014 German Grand Prix, Report, Race
By lap 61, Hamilton had closed the gap to under a second, but his tyres had begun to wear out due to making his final stop earlier than planned. Hamilton's front-left tyre was particularly grained, a result of the increased wear incurred from losing part of his front wing. Bottas's tyres were in better shape, giving him more traction out of the corners, and combined with the Williams's superior straight-line speed this allowed him to defend on the DRS straights, defending into the hairpin by braking as late as possible.


2014 German Grand Prix, Report, Race
Rosberg, who led the race from start to finish, crossed the line to win his fourth race of the season and became the first German driver to win the German Grand Prix in a German car in 75 years. Bottas, who had held off Hamilton for the final 7 laps, crossed the line 20.7 seconds behind Rosberg to take second – his third consecutive podium – with Hamilton finishing a further 1.7 seconds behind to take third. Sebastian Vettel finished fourth, 21.5 seconds behind Hamilton and 44 seconds behind Rosberg.


2014 German Grand Prix, Report, Race
Alonso and Ricciardo finished a very close 5th and 6th – Alonso finishing a mere 0.082 seconds ahead of Ricciardo – after the pair had been engaged in a close battle for position over the final 8 laps. Magnussen managed to score points after dropping down to the back of the field following his incident with Massa, ultimately finishing in 9th position.


2014 German Grand Prix, Report, Race, Post-race
With his victory and with Lewis Hamilton finishing in third position, Nico Rosberg extended his championship lead from 4 points to 14 points.


2014 German Grand Prix, Report, Race, Post-race
Hamilton, Rosberg and Fernando Alonso were among the drivers who expressed their surprise at the fact that the safety car was not deployed to retrieve Sutil's stranded car, with Hamilton stating that he feared for the marshal's safety.


2014 German Indoor Athletics Championships
The 2014 German Indoor Athletics Championships (German: Deutsche Leichtathletik-Hallenmeisterschaften 2014) was the 61st edition of the national championship in indoor track and field for Germany. It was held on 22–23 February at the Arena Leipzig in Leipzig. A total of 26 events, 13 for men and 13 for women, were contested plus five further events were held separately. It was to serve as preparation for the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships. A sell-out crowd of 7,500 spectators attended the competition.


2014 German Indoor Athletics Championships
The combined events and racewalking national championships were held on 1–2 February at the Leichtathletikhalle Frankfurt-Kalbach in Kalbach-Riedberg. The 3 × 800 m and 3 × 1000 m relays were held on 16 February alongside the  German Indoor Youth Athletics Championships in Sindelfingen.


2014 German Masters
The 2014 German Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 29 January–2 February 2014 at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany. It was the seventh ranking event of the 2013/2014 season.


2014 German Masters
Two maximum breaks were compiled during the qualifying stage of the tournament at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. Dechawat Poomjaeng made the 101st official maximum break during his match against Zak Surety. This was Poomjaeng's first 147 break. Just one day later Gary Wilson made the 102nd official maximum break during the match against Ricky Walden. This was Wilson's first 147 break. It also took the total number of maximum breaks for the season to five.


2014 German Masters
Ali Carter was the defending champion, but he lost 4–5 against Dechawat Poomjaeng in the last 64.


2014 German Masters
Ding Junhui won his 10th ranking title by defeating Judd Trump 9–5 in the final. Ding became the first player to win four ranking events in a single season since Stephen Hendry in 1990/1991.


2014 German Masters, Prize fund
The total prize money of the event was raised to €337,100 from the previous year's €300,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2014 German Masters, Qualifying
These matches were played on 11 and 12 December 2013 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. All matches were best of 9 frames.


2014 German Open Grand Prix Gold
The 2014 German Open Grand Prix Gold was the second grand prix gold and grand prix tournament of the 2014 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. The tournament was held in RWE-Sporthalle, Mulheim an der Ruhr, Germany from February 25 until March 2, 2014 and had a total purse of $120,000.


2014 German motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2014 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 2014 MotoGP season. It was held at the Sachsenring in Hohenstein-Ernstthal on 13 July 2014.


2014 German motorcycle Grand Prix
A light rain shortly before the MotoGP race led a large number of riders to choose to go to the grid with wet weather tyres. However, the rain started to dry quickly causing a number of riders to switch to slicks at the end of the formation lap which meant those riders had to start from pit lane. This resulted in only 9 of the 23 riders starting on the grid. Only three riders on the grid were on slicks (Stefan Bradl, Hiroshi Aoyama, Karel Abraham). Stefan Bradl, who swapped to slicks between the sighting and warm up laps, was the only rider on any of the first five rows.


2014 German motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round nine has concluded.


2014 Gerry Weber Open
The 2014 Gerry Weber Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 22nd edition of the event known that year as the Gerry Weber Open and is part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2014 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Gerry Weber Stadion in Halle, Germany, between 9 and 15 June 2014.


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


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


2014 Gerry Weber Open – Doubles
Santiago González and Scott Lipsky were the defending champions, but lost to Andre Begemann and Julian Knowle in the first round. Begemann and Knowle went on to win the title, defeating Marco Chiudinelli and Roger Federer in the final, 1–6, 7–5, [12–10].


2014 Gerry Weber Open – Singles
Roger Federer was the defending champion and successfully defended his title, defeating Alejandro Falla in the final, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3).


2014 Gerry Weber Open – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2014 Gerry Weber Open – Singles, Qualifying, Seeds
The top six seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2014 Geylang International FC season
The 2014 S.League season is Geylang International's 19th season in the top flight of Singapore football and 39th year in existence as a football club.


2014 Ghana Movie Awards
The 2014 Ghana Movie Awards were held at the Accra International Conference Center on 30 December 2014.


2014 Giant–Shimano season
The 2014 season for the Giant–Shimano began in January with the Tour Down Under. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.


2014 Giant–Shimano season
After Argos Oil withdrew sponsorship from the team at the end of the 2013 season, Taiwanese bicycle manufacturer Giant Bicycles took over main naming rights for the 2014 season.


2014 Gibraltar Darts Trophy
The 2014 Gibraltar Darts Trophy was the fifth of eight PDC European Tour events on the 2014 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Victoria Stadium in Gibraltar, between 27–29 June 2014. It featured a field of 48 players and £100,000 in prize money, with £20,000 going to the winner.


2014 Gibraltar Darts Trophy
James Wade won his first European Tour title by beating Steve Beaton 6–4 in the final.


2014 Gibraltar Darts Trophy, Qualification and format
The top 16 players from the  on 19 May 2014 automatically qualified for the event. The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Crawley on 23 May), eight from the European Qualifier and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (both held at the venue the day before the event started).


2014 Ginetta GT4 Supercup
The 2014 Michelin Ginetta GT4 Supercup was a multi-event, one make GT motor racing championship held across England and Scotland. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in a Ginetta G55 or Ginetta G50 that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. It formed part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece. It was the fourth Ginetta GT4 Supercup, having rebranded from the Ginetta G50 Cup, which ran between 2008 and 2010. The season commenced on 30 March at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluded on 12 October at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after twenty-seven races held at ten meetings, all in support of the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season.


2014 Ginetta GT4 Supercup
After a season in single-seaters, competing in the BRDC Formula 4 Championship in 2013, HHC Motorsport driver Charlie Robertson became champion, taking a season-high eight victories – including a weekend sweep at Oulton Park – during the campaign. He took a total of 20 podium finishes from the season's 27 races, and ultimately won the championship by 83 points after dropped scores were implemented.


2014 Ginetta GT4 Supercup
Dropped scores affected the season's runner-up; Douglas Motorsport's Andrew Watson finished second on gross points, but unlike his rivals David Pittard (SV Racing with KX) and Carl Breeze of United Autosports, he had to drop 23 points from his overall tally. Thus, Watson fell to fourth, as Pittard and Breeze finished second and third respectively. Pittard took five wins during the season, including a weekend sweep at Silverstone, Watson also won five races, while Breeze won four races at Croft and Knockhill. Century Motorsport's Tom Oliphant and Luke Davenport, team-mate to Breeze, each won two races, while Pepe Massot won at Donington Park for JHR Developments, before moving into the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain. In the teams' championship, United Autosports claimed the championship by over 150 points from HHC Motorsport.


2014 Ginetta GT4 Supercup, Teams and drivers
For 2014, the G50 Cup car was no longer eligible for the championship and was replaced by the GT4 variant, allowing for increased entry numbers by opening it up to more foreign Ginetta owners. Furthermore, the newly homologated G55 model now conformed to GT4 specification. These changes led to the renaming of the championship to the 'GT4 Supercup'. Both cars ran in the same class through a balance of performance regulation introduced for 2014.


2014 Ginetta GT4 Supercup, Race calendar and results
The series was held over 27 races at 10 rounds, supporting the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season at all rounds.


2014 Ginetta GT4 Supercup, Championship standings, Drivers' championship
A driver's best 25 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.


2014 Ginetta Junior Championship
The 2014 Ginetta Junior Championship was a multi-event, one make motor racing championship held across England and Scotland. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, aged between 14 and 17, competing in Ginetta G40s that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. It formed part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the British Touring Car Championship centrepiece.


2014 Ginetta Junior Championship
It was the eighth Ginetta Junior Championship, commencing on 30 March 2014 at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluded on 12 October 2014 at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after twenty races held at ten meetings, all in support of the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season.


2014 Ginetta Junior Championship
Jack Mitchell claimed the championship title for JHR Developments, finishing 57 points clear of HHC Motorsport driver James Kellett, with Kellett's team-mate Lando Norris finishing a further 24 points behind, in third place. Mitchell had started the season strongly, winning the first four races and ultimately, six of the first eight races. He added one further victory during the season, at Silverstone, but his consistent finishing – top-seven finishes in all bar one race from the fifth meeting onwards – allowed him to clinch the title.


2014 Ginetta Junior Championship
Kellett and Norris finished the season with the form, as the HHC pair won 9 of the last 12 races of the season. Kellett won races at five successive meetings, while Norris took nine top-two finishes. Norris outscored Kellett by 464 to 459 on total points, however, Kellett had fewer points to drop than Norris and coupled with the latter's 21 penalty points, it was Kellett that finished runner-up. The only other drivers to win races were Dan Zelos of JHR Developments and TCR driver Jamie Caroline, who each won two races; Zelos finished fourth in the championship, while Caroline finished down in sixth place. JHR Developments also won the teams' championship, finishing 66 points clear of HHC Motorsport.


2014 Ginetta Junior Championship, Championship standings, Drivers' championship
A driver's best 18 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.


2014 Girabola
The 2014 Girabola was the 36th season of top-tier football league in Angola. The season ran from 21 February to 8 November 2014. Kabuscorp were the defending champions, having won their first Angolan championship in 2013.


2014 Girabola
The league comprised 16 teams, the bottom three of which were relegated to the 2015 Segundona.


2014 Girabola, Teams
A total of 16 teams contested the league, including 13 sides from the 2013 season and three promoted from the 2013 Segundona, Benfica do Lubango, Sporting de Cabinda, União SC do Uíge. On the other hand, Porcelana FC, Atlético do Namibe, Santos FC were the last three teams of the 2013 season and will play in the Segundona for the 2014 season. Kabuscorp were the defending champions from the 2013 season.


2014 Girabola, Changes from 2013 season
Relegated: Atlético do Namibe, Porcelana FC, Santos FC Promoted: Benfica do Lubango, Sporting de Cabinda, Progresso do Sambizanga


2014 Girls' U16 South American Volleyball Championship
The 2014 Girls' U16 South American Volleyball Championship was the 3rd edition of the tournament, organised by South America's governing volleyball body, the Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV). Held in Chosica, Lima, Perú from November 6 to 9, 2014.


2014 Girls' U16 South American Volleyball Championship, Competition System
All matches in the preliminary round and the semifinals are played best out of three sets, the third place match and the Gold Medal match are played best out of 5 as normal senior tournaments.


2014 Girls' U16 South American Volleyball Championship, Competition System
The competition system for the second Girls' U16 South American Championship consist of two rounds, the first round was a Round-Robin system. Each team plays once against each of the 7 remaining teams with each team playing two matches in a day against different teams.


2014 Girls' U16 South American Volleyball Championship, Competition System
According to the final ranking in the first round, the best four teams will play in the semifinals (1º VS 4º and 2º VS 3º), the winners will play for the Gold Medal while the losers will play for the Bronze Medal.


2014 Girls' U16 South American Volleyball Championship, Final standing
Marcia Herrera,	Coraima Hidalgo (L),		Claudia Palza,	Luz Chocano,Nayeli Vílchez,	Alejandra Barrera,	Flavia Montes,Shanaiya Ayme,Nicole Linares,	Kiara Montes,	Zandra Del Águila,	Thaisa McLeod,


2014 Girls' Youth African Volleyball Championship
The 2014 Girl's Africa Volleyball Championship happens in Egypt, from 7 to 9 September. The winner qualifies for the 2015 FIVB Girls Youth World Championship.


2014 Girls' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship
The 2014 Girls' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship played by nine countries from June 22–30, 2014 in San José, Costa Rica. The Dominican Republic won the tournament for the first time and qualified for the 2015 FIVB Girls' World Championship along with the United States and Mexico. Dominican Republic player Natalia Martínez won the Most Valuable Player award.


2014 Girls' Youth South American Volleyball Championship
The 2014 Girls' Youth South American Volleyball Championship was the 19th edition of the tournament, organised by South America's governing volleyball body, the Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV).


2014 Girls' Youth South American Volleyball Championship
Brazil girls won their 15th title in the Championship. The top three teams; Brazil, Argentina and Peru, qualified to the 2015 Youth World Championship.


2014 Girls' Youth South American Volleyball Championship, Competition format
The 2014 Girls' Youth South American Volleyball Championship consisted of a single round-robin pool between the six teams, the champion was determined from the ranking after the round.


2014 Giro d'Italia
The 2014 Giro d'Italia was the 97th running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races.


2014 Giro d'Italia
The Giro started off in Belfast, on 9 May, with a 21.7 km (13.5 mi) team time trial and concluded in Trieste, on 1 June, with a 172 km (106.9 mi) flat stage. A total of 198 riders from 22 teams entered the 21-stage race, which was won by Colombian Nairo Quintana of the Movistar Team team. The second and third places were taken by Colombian Rigoberto Urán and Italian Fabio Aru, respectively.


2014 Giro d'Italia
Quintana became the first Colombian to win the Giro. He won the secondary young rider classification. In the other classifications, FDJ.fr rider Nacer Bouhanni was the winner of the points classification and Trek Factory Racing's Julián Arredondo won the Mountains classification. Ag2r–La Mondiale finished as the winners of the team classification, while Omega Pharma–Quick-Step won the team points classification. This was also the first grand tour where non-Europeans led for the entire race, with a Canadian, two Australians, and two Colombians wearing the Pink jersey.


2014 Giro d'Italia, Teams
All eighteen UCI ProTeams were automatically invited and were obliged to attend the race. As the winners of the 2013 Coppa Italia rankings for Italian teams, Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela were invited to the race in October 2013. In January 2014, the three remaining wildcard places were decided by a vote on social media, from a shortlist of eight UCI Professional Continental teams. The places were later awarded to the Bardiani–CSF, Colombia and Neri Sottoli squads.


2014 Giro d'Italia, Teams
* : Marked UCI Professional Continental teams given wild card entry to this event.


2014 Giro d'Italia, Pre-race favourites
Before the start of a race, Nairo Quintana, Joaquim Rodríguez, Cadel Evans, Rigoberto Urán were among the main favourites for overall victory. Other possible contenders were Domenico Pozzovivo, Michele Scarponi, Dan Martin, Ivan Basso, Rafał Majka and Przemysław Niemiec.


2014 Giro d'Italia, Stages
The 2014 Giro has its stages categorized into five different categories, named A to E. The category of a stage determines the points given for the points classification, and for the maximum time allowed for cyclists to finish the stage. Category A is reserved for the flattest stages, while category D is for the stages with the highest mountains. Category E is for time-trial stages.


2014 Giro d'Italia, Stages
It started in Belfast on 9 May 2014 and traveled across both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. There were three rest days instead of the usual two and the race started on a Friday.


2014 Giro d'Italia, Classification leadership
In the 2014 Giro d'Italia, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses (10, 6 and 4 seconds respectively) for the first three finishers on mass-start stages, the leader received a pink jersey. This classification is considered the most important of the Giro d'Italia, and the winner is considered the winner of the Giro.


2014 Giro d'Italia, Classification leadership
Additionally, there was a points classification, awarding a red jersey. In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 15 in a stage. Unlike in the better known points classification in the Tour de France, the type of stage has no effect on what points were on offer – each stage had the same points available on the same scale. The winner earned 25 points, second place earned 20 points, third 16, fourth 14, fifth 12, sixth 10, and one point fewer per place down to a single point for 15th. In addition, points could be won in intermediate sprints.


2014 Giro d'Italia, Classification leadership
There was a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a blue jersey. In the mountains classifications, points were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists. Each climb was categorized as either first, second, third, or fourth-category, with more points available for the higher-categorized climbs. The Cima Coppi, the race's highest point of elevation, was worth still more points than the other first-category climbs. The fourth jersey represents the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1989 were eligible.


2014 Giro d'Italia, Classification leadership
There were two classifications for teams. In the Trofeo Fast Team classification, the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added; the leading team was the team with the lowest total time; the Trofeo Super Team was a team points classification, with the top 20 placed riders on each stage earning points (20 for first place, 19 for second place and so on, down to a single point for 20th) for their team.


2014 Giro d'Italia, Classification leadership
The rows in the following table correspond to the jerseys awarded after that stage was run.


2014 Giro d'Italia, Final standings, Minor classifications
Other less well-known classifications, whose leaders do not receive a special jersey, were awarded during the Giro. These awards are based on points earned throughout the three weeks of the tour. Each mass-start stage has one intermediate sprint, the Traguardi Volante, or T.V. The T.V. sprints give bonus seconds towards the general classification, points towards the regular points classification, and also points towards the T.V. classification. This award was known by various names in previous years, and was previously time-based. It was won by Italian Marco Bandiera. The Premio della Fuga, rewards riders who take part in breakaways at the head of the field. Each rider in an escape of ten or fewer riders receives one point for each kilometre that the group stayed clear. Andrea Fedi won this classification.


2014 Giro d'Italia, Final standings, Minor classifications
Other awards include the Fighting Spirit (Combativity classification), which is a compilation of points gained for position on crossing intermediate sprints, mountain passes and stage finishes. This classification was won by Julián Arredondo. The Azzurri d'Italia classification is based on finishing order, but points were awarded only to the top three finishers in each stage. It was won by Frenchman Nacer Bouhanni. Teams take part in the Fair Play classification where teams are given penalty points for minor technical infringements. This was won by Cannondale. A new classification, the Energy Prize classification was introduced this year and awarded points to the rider with the fastest time in those last 3 km gets 4 points, the second 2 points and the third one point. The first winner of this was Enrico Battaglin.


2014 Giro d'Italia Femminile
The 2014 Giro d'Italia Femminile, or 2014 Giro Rosa, was the 25th running of the Giro d'Italia Femminile, the only remaining women's Grand Tour and the most prestigious stage race on the 2014 women's road cycling calendar. It was held over ten stages (nine stages plus a prologue) from 4 July to 13 July 2014, starting in Caserta and finishing in Madonna del Ghisallo.


2014 Giro d'Italia Femminile
Last years champion, Mara Abbott, sought to defend her title riding for the UnitedHealthcare team. Five-time winner Fabiana Luperini rode in the race for the 13th time, and plans to retire after the race.


2014 Giro d'Italia Femminile
Other highly regarded competitors included; British National Time Trial Champion Emma Pooley (Lotto–Belisol Ladies), Olympic and World Road Race Champion Marianne Vos (Rabo–Liv), current World Time Trial Champion Ellen van Dijk (Boels–Dolmans), Evelyn Stevens (Specialized–lululemon), Alena Amialiusik (Astana BePink), Emma Johansson (Orica–AIS),  Giorgia Bronzini and Linda Villumsen (Wiggle–Honda) and finally Elisa Longo Borghini (Hitec Products).


2014 Giro d'Italia Femminile, Stages, Stage 3
In the 2014 edition of the race there are a number of stages which contain critical climbs which will favor the races who have General classification ambitions. The first of these notable climbs comes on Stage 3, San Donato Val di Comino is over 4.5 km at an average of 4.7%.


2014 Giro d'Italia Femminile, Stages, Stage 4
Approximately 15 km from the finish of Stage 4 riders will face the Torre di Jesi, a climb of 2.3 km in length at an average of over 4.5%.


2014 Giro d'Italia Femminile, Stages, Stage 6
Stage 6 sees one of the most significant climbs of the 2014 edition of the race. The Samede La Crossetta gains almost 700 metres of altitude in approximately 8 km, therefore averaging over 8%.


2014 Giro d'Italia Femminile, Stages, Stage 8
Stage 8 finishes in the first of two consecutive summit finishes. The San Domenico di Varzo climb is 11 km averaging 8%.


2014 Giro d'Italia Femminile, Stages, Stage 9
The second of the two mountain finishes is the climb at Madonna del Ghisallo, a 10 km climb at just over 5%.


2014 Giro d'Italia Femminile, Classification leadership, Points scales
The following table shows the number of points awarded for the Points and Mountains classifications. With respect to the Mountains classification, the table shows how the points are scaled dependent on the category of the climb.


2014 Giro d'Italia Femminile, Classification leadership, Time bonuses
Time bonuses of 10, 6, and 4 seconds are awarded to the first three riders across the finish line of each stage (except the prologue). Time bonuses of 3, 2, and 1 seconds are awarded to the first three riders to cross the line of each intermediate sprint.


2014 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 11
The 2014 Giro d'Italia began on 9 May, and stage 11 occurred on 21 May. The 2014 edition began with a team time trial in Belfast. The first three stage of the Giro began in Northern Ireland, while the Giro returned to Italy on 13 May, after the first rest day.


2014 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 6
Due to an uncleared landslide in the town of Polla, the stage was lengthened from its original itinerary of 247 km (153.5 mi), to a 257 km (159.7 mi) distance.


2014 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 10
On this stage, members of the Colombia team wore a white cockade, in memory of the people who died in the Fundación bus fire in Colombia.


2014 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 21
The 2014 Giro d'Italia began on 9 May, and stage 21 occurred on 1 June.


2014 Giro del Trentino
The 2014 Giro del Trentino is the 38th edition of the Giro del Trentino cycling stage race. It started on 22 April in Riva del Garda and will end on 25 April on the top of Monte Bondone. The race will consist of four stages; it started with a team time trial on the same route of the first stage in the 2012 edition of the race, and will end on Monte Bondone for the queen stage. The race was part of the 2014 UCI Europe Tour, and was rated as a 2.HC event.


2014 Giro del Trentino
Australian rider Cadel Evans of BMC Racing Team won the General Classification, claiming the leader's jersey in second stage (won by the Italian Edoardo Zardini), and securing his lead by winning the third. Ag2r–La Mondiale's Domenico Pozzovivo was second in the General Classification and Przemysław Niemiec of Lampre–Merida was third. Colombian Leonardo Duque (Colombia) won the red jersey of the Intermediate Sprints Classification, Jonathan Monsalve of Venezuela (Neri Sottoli) won the King of the Mountains Classification and South African Louis Meintjes (MTN–Qhubeka) finished first in the Young Rider Classification. Astana won the Teams Classification.


2014 Giro del Trentino, Race overview
The race was officially presented on 14 April in Trento.


2014 Giro del Trentino, Teams
The start list includes 16 teams. Among the riders, pre-race favourites were Cadel Evans (BMC Racing Team), Michele Scarponi (Astana) and Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky); other notable riders who are taking part in the race are Domenico Pozzovivo, Ivan Basso, Franco Pellizotti, Giovanni Visconti, Luis León Sánchez and Moreno Moser. The defending champion Vincenzo Nibali did not participate in the race.


2014 Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol
The 2014 Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol was the 21st running of the Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol a women's bicycle race in Italy. Apart from the other editions, it was this year a one-day race instead of a stage race. It was held on 21 June over a distance of km. It was rated by the UCI as a 1.1 category race.


2014 Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile — Memorial Michela Fanini
The 2014 Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini will be the 20th edition of the Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini, a women's cycling stage race in Italy. It was rated by the UCI as a category 2.2 race (having dropped down from 2.HC the year previously) and will be held between 12 and 14 September 2013.


2014 Giro di Lombardia
The 2014 Giro di Lombardia or 2014 Il Lombardia was the 108th edition of the Giro di Lombardia single-day cycling race, often known as the Race of the Falling Leaves. It was held on 5 October 2014 over a distance of 254 km. The course was different from years past, and it finished in Bergamo. The race was won by Daniel Martin ahead of Alejandro Valverde and Rui Costa.


2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash
On 22 December 2014 a bin lorry collided with pedestrians in the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland, killing six and injuring fifteen others. The driver of the council-owned vehicle, Harry Clarke, said he had passed out at the wheel. A similar blackout had happened to him in the driving seat of a bus. He had not disclosed that incident on his heavy goods vehicle licence renewal application, despite such self-reporting being mandatory. Clarke was officially told he would not face further prosecution, effectively giving him immunity over the deaths and causing protests from victims' families at the way the case had been handled.


2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash
In October 2015 it was reported that Clarke had been arrested on suspicion of driving without a licence in September 2015.


2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash
The incident was the third Christmastime tragedy to affect the city in four years. It followed from a similar accident in 2010 and a 2013 helicopter crash.


2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash, Incident
The accident occurred in Queen Street at around 14:30 GMT. The 26-tonne vehicle was being driven by 58-year-old Harry Clarke, with two crew members seated in the rear compartment, separated from the front by a railing. While travelling north, Clarke blacked out just after the traffic lights at the Gallery of Modern Art. After mounting the pavement the lorry travelled for 19 seconds, striking pedestrians, initially accelerating to 25 mph (40 km/h) before dropping to 19 mph (31 km/h) and 10 mph (16 km/h) as it struck walls and other street furniture.


2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash, Incident
It came to rest part-way into an alley between the entrance to Glasgow Queen Street railway station and a hotel. The pedestrian collisions resulted in six deaths and a further 15 injuries. The six dead were a family of three from Dumbarton — an 18-year-old woman and her grandparents — and a 29-year-old woman from Glasgow, a 51-year-old woman from Glasgow and a 52-year-old woman originally from Edinburgh.


2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash, Incident
Rail services at the station continued and were accessed through alternative entrances in Dundas and North Hanover Streets.


2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash, Investigation
At a meeting between representatives of Police Scotland, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS), the Health and Safety Executive and others the day after the accident, it was concluded that the incident was to be treated as a road traffic accident and thus should be investigated by the police as the proper regulator (as opposed to the HSE for any offences under Health and Safety law).


2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash, Investigation
Having been admitted to the Western Infirmary after the crash, Clarke was discharged on 7 January 2015. He was eventually diagnosed as having suffered neurocardiogenic syncope, a fainting episode caused by drop in blood pressure. He waived the anonymity he was given immediately after the incident and released a statement in a newspaper on 5 February to the effect that he had been unconscious and had no memory of the crash.


2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash, Investigation
After the police investigation, which did not involve Clarke giving a police statement, on 25 February 2015 the Crown Office concluded that no criminal charges would be brought against either Clarke or the council. It had been determined that as he was unconscious Clarke did not "have the necessary criminal state of mind required for a criminal prosecution" and also that no breaches of Health and Safety law had occurred. It was, however, decided that a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) would be held to determine the cause of the crash and establish what lessons could be learned. The inquiry would examine three main aspects — Clarke's health and training, the safety of the vehicle and the safety of the route.


2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash, Investigation
On 25 June 2015 the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) withdrew Clarke's car-driving licence for medical reasons and banned him from driving heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) for ten years.


2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash, Investigation
The inquiry began at Glasgow Sheriff Court on 22 July 2015 before Sheriff John Beckett QC. Evidence to the inquiry found there were no mechanical faults with the vehicle and that the other two crew members would have been unable to apply the handbrake because they were wearing their seatbelts. No other safety devices were fitted to the vehicle that would have allowed a crew member not in the driver's seat to stop the vehicle.


2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash, Investigation
The inquiry also revealed that Clarke's medical history contained episodes of dizziness and fainting dating from the 1970s and that he had previously suffered a blackout while at the wheel of a First Glasgow bus, which was in service but stationary at a bus stop.


2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash, Investigation
It was stated that Clarke had been passed fit to return to work as a bus driver owing to failures by both the bus company's doctor and Clarke's own general practitioner (GP) to spot that Clarke had changed his account of events, telling his GP that the episode had occurred in the canteen, which the GP then attributed to the hot conditions and deemed to be unlikely to be repeated.


2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash, Investigation
The inquiry further found that Clarke had subsequently lied about this medical history, both when he applied for a large goods vehicle (LGV) licence from the DVLA in Swansea and in his job application to Glasgow City Council. As a result, Clarke was suspended by the council on 6 August 2015. In giving evidence the DVLA admitted its self-declaration system had a weakness, since it allowed applicants to be assessed by either an employer-appointed occupational-health doctor or their own GP, and occupational-health doctors would not usually have access to the applicant's medical records.


2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash, Investigation
In August 2015 the head of the inquiry reiterated that the February 2015 decision not to file criminal charges still stood, clarifying that "this covered all aspects of Mr Clarke's driving and any false information he had given to doctors, the DVLA and Glasgow City Council about his medical history." This was followed by confirmation that a possible prosecution in the jurisdiction of England and Wales by the DVLA for the non-disclosure to them would not be pursued either.


2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash, Investigation
During the fifth week of the inquiry, with Clarke still to give evidence, the family of one of the dead applied for an adjournment of up to three months in order to pursue a private prosecution against Clarke for dangerous driving, on the basis that the evidence so far showed unfitness to drive owing to a medical condition. The move was opposed by the family of one of the other victims but supported by those of the remaining five. After further discussions with the other families they decided to drop the motion while still intending to pursue the private prosecution.


2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash, Investigation
A subsequent motion by Clarke's lawyer to have the inquiry halted was dismissed as being against the public interest. Owing to the prospect of the private prosecution, when the inquiry resumed Clarke was warned by the Sheriff that he did not have to answer incriminating questions. On giving evidence Clarke declined to answer all questions save some that dealt with his recollections of the crash, leading to some of the families walking out of the inquiry.


2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash, Investigation
The inquiry was adjourned on 28 August, with the Sheriff anticipating reporting his findings by January 2016, although this could be delayed if it were deemed it would be prejudicial to the planned private prosecution.


2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash, Investigation
Upon closure the Lord Advocate, Frank Mulholland, reiterated the defence of the decision not to prosecute Clarke for the reasons previously given, explaining that the decision had been based on the fact the Crown would have had to prove Clarke would have known he was unfit to drive, something they doubted could be done based on a number of factors — his four-year history of episode-free driving after the 2010 incident, the fact that First Glasgow's occupational-health doctor had cleared him to drive after the 2010 incident and told him he need not notify the DVLA and the fact that First had given the council an acceptable reference.


2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash, Investigation
Citing DVLA procedures, he also pointed out that even if the DVLA had been notified of the 2010 incident "the worst that could have happened" was a maximum 12-month suspension and a return of his licence if there were no further concerns, and that the DVLA had returned Clarke's licence even after the 2014 crash. Based on this lack of evidence, he cast doubt on the prospect of a court granting authority for a private prosecution. The inquiry determined that no reference from First to the council could be found despite a detailed search.


2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash, Investigation
On 4 October 2015 Clarke was arrested for allegedly driving a car on 20 September, in contravention of the withdrawal on 25 June 2015 of his car licence for a year. He resigned from his post on 30 October, shortly before he was due to attend a disciplinary hearing to consider reports that he had failed to disclose issues in relation to his health.


2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash, Investigation
On 9 December 2016, the bereaved families were told that private prosecution for Clarke has been ruled out.


2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash, Vehicle
In January 2018, an investigation by SWD Media found that Glasgow City Council was still in possession of the Green DAF CF 75-310 bin lorry. The vehicle was purchased in April 2016 for an undisclosed fee – the lorry's lease had been due to end on 22 March 2018.


2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash, Vehicle
The vehicle had been stored in a secret location since the Fatal Accident Enquiry concluded in December 2015 and although repairable, council chiefs had always hoped to buy the vehicle outright and scrap it out of respect to the victims’ families. A council spokesman confirmed: "Our position remains the same – we feel it is inappropriate to put the vehicle back on the road".


2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash, Reactions
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon gave a statement following the accident saying that her "thoughts are with everyone involved in this tragic incident, and especially with the friends and families of the six people who lost their lives in what is another sad day for Glasgow and Scotland".


2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash, Reactions
The Scottish Labour leader, Jim Murphy, the Scottish Conservative leader, Ruth Davidson, the Prime Minister, David Cameron, the Opposition leader, Ed Miliband, Queen Elizabeth II and leading Scottish religious figures all publicly expressed their condolences. Many compared it to the helicopter crash in the city the previous December.


2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash, Reactions, Bereaved families
In a BBC television documentary broadcast, relatives of the victims and survivors of the incident maintained that they had been told by a Crown Office official in one to one meetings that Clarke's prior blackout happened in a canteen, instead the driving seat of a bus, and that his obesity and lack of intelligence were major factors in not charging him.


2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash, Memorials
On the day following the crash all flags on Scottish Government buildings were flown at half-mast; the Christmas lights on George Square were switched off and the attractions closed as a mark of respect. A special service was held in St George's–Tron Church the same day. Further special services were held at Glasgow's St Andrew's Cathedral and Glasgow Cathedral on 24 December.


2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash, Memorials
An appeal fund for the victims was set up with initial contributions from the Scottish Government, Glasgow City Council and the office of the Lord Provost of Glasgow.


2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash, Previous similar incident
In the aftermath of the incident, media attention drew parallels with a similar previous fatalities to pedestrians in Glasgow city centre, in which two girls were killed on a 2010 Christmas shopping trip by a Range Rover that hit them on the pavement in North Hanover Street. The mothers said they were still waiting for the Crown Office to do their job. Charges against the driver of the Range Rover, a 53-year-old man, were dropped.


2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash, Previous similar incident
He testified at an official inquiry that prior to the incident in which the girls were killed he had suffered  blackouts, and the deaths were as a result of him suffering a loss of consciousness owing to an undiagnosed medical condition, which he had failed to disclose when submitting his driving licence application. The case received a great deal of newspaper and television publicity when the inquiry ended in November 2014 and the bereaved families  called for him to face charges.


2014 Global Cebu F.C. season
The 2014 season is Global's 4th season in Division I in the United Football League (UFL) which is the Philippines premier league based in the National Capital Region.


2014 Global Cebu F.C. season
This edition, the 2014 United Football League, introduces a longer format of competition that Division I teams will play their opponents three times during the season instead of two. This also marks the debut season of their new head coach Leigh Manson after replacing Brian Reid.


2014 Global RallyCross Championship
The 2014 Red Bull Global RallyCross Championship was the fourth season of the Global RallyCross Championship. Reigning champion Toomas Heikkinen only competed at the X Games event, as he went to the World Rallycross Championship.


2014 Global RallyCross Championship, Schedule
In July, it was announced that a second event would be held at the Port of Los Angeles event, to replace an event in Detroit which was cancelled.


2014 Global RallyCross Championship, Results and standings, Drivers' championship
Points are awarded to event finishers using the following structure:


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


2014 Glynhill Ladies International
The 2014 Glynhill Ladies International was held from 17 to 19 January at the Braehead Curling Rink in Glasgow, Scotland as part of the 2013–14 World Curling Tour. The event was held in a round-robin format, and the purse for the event was GBP£8,200, of which the winner, Wang Bingyu, received £2,500. Wang defeated Mirjam Ott in the final, stealing five points en route to a 9–4 victory.


2014 GoDaddy Bowl
The 2014 GoDaddy Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on January 5, 2014, at the Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. The fifteenth edition of the GoDaddy Bowl (originally known as the Mobile Alabama Bowl), it featured the Ball State Cardinals from the Mid-American Conference and the Arkansas State Red Wolves, co-champions of the Sun Belt Conference. It was one of the 2013–14 bowl games that concluded the 2013 FBS football season. The game began at 8:00 p.m. CST and aired on ESPN. It was sponsored by web hosting service company Go Daddy. Arkansas State defeated Ball State by a score of 23–20.


2014 GoDaddy Bowl
The Cardinals, who earned a 10–2 record during the season, made their second appearance in the bowl, while the Red Wolves, who earned a 7–5 record during the season, made their third consecutive appearance in the bowl. The pregame buildup focused on the teams' respective strong offenses. For Ball State, the passing game centered on quarterback Keith Wenning connecting with wide receiver Willie Snead. In tandem with the rushing attack fueled by a strong offensive line, one writer asserted that they would enjoy "easy pickings" against a mediocre Arkansas State defense.


2014 GoDaddy Bowl
Unlike the Ball State offense, Arkansas State's offense focused predominantly on the rushing attack, to which both dual-threat quarterback Adam Kennedy and running back Michael Gordon contributed. Ball State's defense was average in terms of points allowed, but poor in terms of yards allowed. Ball State was a 9.5 point favorite to win the game, and was the predicted winner among most sportswriters.


2014 GoDaddy Bowl
Ball State jumped out to an early lead via a Wenning to Snead touchdown, and led at the end of the first quarter 7–0. After the first quarter, due to Kennedy's ineffectiveness, Fredi Knighten took over at quarterback for Arkansas State, and in the second quarter, helped the team score 10 points while Ball State scored only 3 – at half time, the teams were tied at 10. Arkansas State made two field goals in the third quarter, thus entering the fourth with a six-point lead.


2014 GoDaddy Bowl
However, Ball State scored via a field goal early in the quarter, and a touchdown with less than two minutes to play to retake the lead. Arkansas State promptly responded via a touchdown pass. Although Ball State was able to move the ball into field goal range as time waned, their field goal try was blocked, and ultimately Arkansas State held onto win the game, 23–20.


2014 GoDaddy Bowl, Teams
The game featured the Ball State Cardinals against the Arkansas State Red Wolves.


2014 GoDaddy Bowl, Teams, Ball State Cardinals
The Cardinals continued their recent winning ways in 2013, finishing the season with a 7–1 conference and 10–2 overall record, good for second place in the MAC's West Division. They won their first two games before losing to North Texas. After that, they won seven consecutive games before losing in their only game against a ranked opponent, Northern Illinois on November 13. They won their final game, at which point bowl director Jerry Silverstein extended an invitation to play in the game. This will be Ball State's second GoDaddy Bowl; they had previously appeared in the 2009 game (when it was known as the GMAC Bowl), losing to the Tulsa Golden Hurricane by a score of 45–13.


2014 GoDaddy Bowl, Teams, Arkansas State Red Wolves
The Red Wolves continued their recent winning ways in 2013, finishing the season with a 5–2 conference and a 7–5 overall record. After losing to the WKU Hilltoppers for the team's fifth loss of the season (and second in-conference), bowl director Jerry Silverstein extended an invitation to play in the game. This was the Red Wolves' third consecutive GoDaddy Bowl, making them the team with the most appearances in the game's history.


2014 GoDaddy Bowl, Teams, Arkansas State Red Wolves
The Red Wolves had previously lost the 2012 game to the Northern Illinois Huskies by a score of 38–20, and then won the 2013 game over the 25th ranked Kent State Golden Flashes by a score of 17–13. The Red Wolves began their season defeating Arkansas–Pine Bluff in a rout before being demoralized by Auburn. After winning a close game the following week against Troy in their conference opener, they lost two consecutive non-conference games. They split their next two games, but subsequently won four consecutive games before falling to Western Kentucky and being invited to the bowl.


2014 GoDaddy Bowl, Teams, Arkansas State Red Wolves
Shortly after the end of the regular season, Red Wolves head coach Bryan Harsin left to take the head coaching position at Boise State, a program where he had served as an assistant from 2001 to 2010. Red Wolves defensive coordinator John Thompson was named as interim head coach for the bowl game. This is his second consecutive GoDaddy Bowl as interim head coach, as he served in that capacity for the 2013 game after Gus Malzahn left to become head coach at Auburn.


2014 GoDaddy Bowl, Pregame buildup
Entering the game, Ball State was a 9.5 point favorite, and thus not surprisingly, they were favored to win by college football analysts, including all six of CBS Sports' analysts. One sports blog ranked the game as the game providing the "worst" entertainment value of the 2013–14 bowl season, however the game was predicted to be a shootout.


2014 GoDaddy Bowl, Pregame buildup, Ball State offense vs. Arkansas State defense, Matchup
The passing attack was predicted to have "easy pickings", particularly with the Keith Wenning to Willie Snead connection that had eclipsed 100 yards in all but three games, against Arkansas State's secondary, which struggled against the pass. Compounding the potential offensive success of Ball State was their strong offensive line play, against which Arkansas State would need to sack the quarterback, a category in which they ranked 63rd-best in the country.


2014 GoDaddy Bowl, Pregame buildup, Ball State offense vs. Arkansas State defense, Ball State offense
Coordinated by Rick Skrosky, who was in his third year, Ball State's offense ranked ninth in the country by averaging 333 passing yards per game, 78th in the country with 153.3 rushing yards per game, and 14th in the country with 40.1 points per game.


2014 GoDaddy Bowl, Pregame buildup, Ball State offense vs. Arkansas State defense, Ball State offense
"Stellar senior quarterback" Keith Wenning led the Cardinals' offense, and passed for a total of 3,933 yards for 34 touchdowns and just 6 interceptions, predominantly to two 1,000 yard receivers – junior Willie Snead, who caught 97 passes for 1,429 yards and 14 touchdowns, and sophomore Jordan Williams, who caught 68 passes for 1,016 yards and 10 touchdowns. Supplementing that duo was senior Jamill Smith, who caught 63 passes for 855 yards and 8 touchdowns, as well as fellow senior Zane Fakes, an academic All-American tight end, who caught 37 passes for 382 yards and 2 touchdowns.


2014 GoDaddy Bowl, Pregame buildup, Ball State offense vs. Arkansas State defense, Ball State offense
The receiving corps was plagued by injuries, with three receivers confirmed out for the game, as well as one questionable. Jahwan Edwards led the rushing attack with 964 yards and 13 touchdowns. Underclassmen Horactio Banks, who was out for the bowl game due to a knee injury, and Teddy Williamson rushed for 595 and 213 yards respectively. Junior kicker Scott Secor made 17 of his 21 field goal attempts, including a long of 47 yards, and made 58 of his 60 extra point attempts. After losing four of its five starters entering the season, Ball State's offensive line entered the year with right guard Jordan Hansel its only returnee; Hansel won first team All-MAC honors and center Jacob Richard achieved third team All-MAC honors.


2014 GoDaddy Bowl, Pregame buildup, Ball State offense vs. Arkansas State defense, Arkansas State defense
The Red Wolves' defense was led by defensive coordinator/linebackers coach John Thompson, who was in his second year with the program. They finished in the middle of the pack in both the NCAA and the conference in defensive statistical categories relating to yardage and points allowed.


2014 GoDaddy Bowl, Pregame buildup, Ball State offense vs. Arkansas State defense, Arkansas State defense
Anchored by nose tackle Ryan Carrethers, an NFL Draft prospect whose tackle totals moved him even higher up the radar (he was second on the team with 87 as well as four sacks and eight tackles for a loss (TFL)), the Arkansas State defensive line also featured redshirt sophomore defensive end Chris Stone, who led the defense with 9.5 TFL and added three sacks, and fifth-year senior Amos Draper.


2014 GoDaddy Bowl, Pregame buildup, Ball State offense vs. Arkansas State defense, Arkansas State defense
The linebacking corps was not a focal point of the defense – only two of the defense's top 15 tacklers were linebackers –  the leader was undersized junior Qushaun Lee (5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) 225 pounds (102 kg)), who led the defense with 119 tackles and added 6 TFL, and also contributing was freshman Xavier Woosdon, who recorded 22 total tackles.


2014 GoDaddy Bowl, Pregame buildup, Ball State offense vs. Arkansas State defense, Arkansas State defense
Making up for the lack of linebackers were a plethora of defensive backs who played key roles on the unit, including three of the top six tacklers – junior Sterling Young (70 tackles, 2 interceptions, 3 fumble recoveries), and sophomores Chris Humes (50 tackles, 3.5 TFL), and Rocky Hayes (42 tackles, team-leading 3 interceptions, 10 pass breakups, 2 TFL). Other key contributors included junior Artez Brown (37 tackles, 10 pass breakups, interception), freshman Money Hunter (35 tackles), and junior Andrew Tryon (28 tackles, 5 pass breakups).


2014 GoDaddy Bowl, Pregame buildup, Arkansas State offense vs. Ball State defense, Matchup
A key to this matchup was for Ball State to force Arkansas State quarterback Adam Kennedy to be one-dimensional, limiting his ability to run the football, and thus forcing him to pass, attacking the Cardinals' defensive strong point, their secondary.


2014 GoDaddy Bowl, Pregame buildup, Arkansas State offense vs. Ball State defense, Matchup
For Arkansas State, establishing a rushing attack early and utilizing it often was paramount, as Ball State did not defend against the run particularly well during the regular season, however at the same time, Arkansas State needed to limit turnovers as they had all season (13 lost all season – seventh nationally); creating them was a strength for Ball State (30 created all season (including 10 in previous 4 games) – seventh nationally).


2014 GoDaddy Bowl, Pregame buildup, Arkansas State offense vs. Ball State defense, Arkansas State offense
Led by co-coordinators Eliah Drinkwitz (who predominantly focused on running backs) and Bush Hamdan (who predominantly focused on quarterbacks), Arkansas State's offense excelled in the running game, and averaged 206 rushing yards per game, which was second in the Sun Belt, but struggled in the passing game, averaging just 208 yards per game, which was sixth in the conference; the aggregate mediocrity of their offense manifested itself by averaging 29.7 points per game, fourth in the conference.


2014 GoDaddy Bowl, Pregame buildup, Arkansas State offense vs. Ball State defense, Arkansas State offense
Their offense was led by dual-threat quarterback Adam Kennedy, a transfer from Utah State who was in his first year as a Red Wolf. The senior totaled 2,349 passing yards, and added 514 rushing yards, second among Sun Belt quarterbacks and tied for ninth overall in the conference; he scored 15 total touchdowns (11 passing, 4 rushing). Leading Arkansas State's rushing attack, however, was sophomore Michael Gordon, a small back with a 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) 190 pounds (86 kg) stature, who amassed 717 yards (fifth in the conference) and ten touchdowns (tied for fourth in the conference). Also leading the running game were seniors David Oku (a transfer from Tennessee) and Sirgregory Thornton, who contributed 511 and 340 yards respectively. Augmenting the aforementioned were sophomores backup quarterback Fredi Knighten, who rushed for 247 yards, and wide receiver J. D. McKissic, who rushed 118 yards.


2014 GoDaddy Bowl, Pregame buildup, Arkansas State offense vs. Ball State defense, Arkansas State offense
Leading the receiving game were senior big-play threat Julian Jones, who caught 51 passes for 630 yards and 4 touchdowns, and possession safety valve McKissic, who caught 73 receptions for 590 yards and 4 touchdowns. Augmenting the aforementioned duo were 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) senior Allen Muse, third on the team in receiving yards, and sophomore tight end Darion Griswold, fourth on the team in receiving. Gordon, Oku, and senior receiver R.J. Fleming also contributed in the receiving game.


2014 GoDaddy Bowl, Pregame buildup, Arkansas State offense vs. Ball State defense, Arkansas State offense
Senior Brian Davis handled the kicking game, and went 44/45 on extra points, and 12/14 kicking field goals (with a long of 50 yards) for a total of 80 points. The Wolves' offensive line struggled to protect the quarterback despite returning the majority of the unit from the 2012 season, but did manage to open holes for the running game. Starters on the offensive line included sophomore center Bryce Giddens, a preseason all-conference honoree, senior tackle Aaron Williams and freshman tackle Colton Jackson, as well as upperclassmen guards Alan Wright and Steve Haunga.


2014 GoDaddy Bowl, Pregame buildup, Arkansas State offense vs. Ball State defense, Ball State defense
Defensive coordinator Jay Bateman led the Cardinals' defense, which was in the middle of the pack in the FBS in terms of points allowed (24.8 per game), in the bottom half in terms of yards allowed (420.8 per game), particularly struggling against the running game, allowing 194.8 rushing yards per game, which was in the bottom third nationally. Ball State's defensive line was led by fifth-year senior defensive end Jonathan Newsome, who achieved first team All-MAC honors, and totaled 57 tackles, 11.5 TFL, and 8 sacks.


2014 GoDaddy Bowl, Pregame buildup, Arkansas State offense vs. Ball State defense, Ball State defense
Senior Nathan Ollie was also a leader of the line, earning second team All-MAC accolades, and totaling 67 tackles, 9 TFL, and 3 sacks on the season. Like Ollie (Newsome did not start the second game of the season), senior Joel Cox and junior Nick Miles started every game of the season, at nose tackle and defensive end respectively.


2014 GoDaddy Bowl, Pregame buildup, Arkansas State offense vs. Ball State defense, Ball State defense
Junior Ben Ingle started 11 of the 12 games at weak side linebacker, and led the defense with 105 tackles, including 3.5 TFL, redshirt freshman Zack Ryan, who started every game at middle linebacker, was third on the defense with 80 tackles, with 8 TFL and 2.5 sacks, and senior Kenneth Lee played strong side linebacker, and recorded 42 tackles, 4.5 TFL, and 2.5 sacks.


2014 GoDaddy Bowl, Pregame buildup, Arkansas State offense vs. Ball State defense, Ball State defense
Aside from junior Brian Jones, who started all 12 games and finished the season second on the defense with 90 tackles and led the defense with 4 fumble recoveries, continuity was lacking in the Cardinals' secondary – three different players started at the "BC" cornerback spot, two different players started at the "FC" cornerback spot, and two different players started at the free safety spot. Injuries also took their toll, with two defensive backs out for the bowl game.


2014 GoDaddy Bowl, Game summary, First quarter
After receiving the opening kickoff, Ball State's first drive stalled, and it ultimately went three-and-out. Their punter, Kyle Schmidt, managed only 24 yards on the punt, and gave Arkansas State the ball at Ball State's 36-yard line. Arkansas State failed to capitalize on the good field position, however, missing a 34-yard field goal attempt. Subsequently, the teams exchanged punts. After being pinned at their own 11-yard line, the Cardinals embarked on a 14-play, 89-yard drive that featured six rushes by Jahwan Edwards for a total of 44 yards, including one 22-yard rush.


2014 GoDaddy Bowl, Game summary, First quarter
Also on the drive, Keith Wenning completed four of five passes, three of which were to Willie Snead, including a 9-yard touchdown pass that was the first score of the game. At the end of the quarter, the Red Wolves had just concluded a drive, that had crossed into Ball State's territory before a punt that was downed inside the 5-yard line. On that drive, Fredi Knighten replaced Adam Kennedy at quarterback.


2014 GoDaddy Bowl, Game summary, Second quarter
The victim of poor field position, Ball State executed only three plays, the last of which was a sack that pinned them at their own 1-yard line. Nevertheless, Schmidt was able to punt the ball 52 yards, but a 10-yard return still gave Arkansas State the ball in Ball State's territory. They got on the score board on that drive via a 41-yard field goal kick by Brian Davis, making the score 7–3 Ball State.


2014 GoDaddy Bowl, Game summary, Second quarter
On their ensuing drive, Ball State executed another extended drive, this one lasting 13 plays and totaling 67 yards (highlighted by another 20+ yard rush by Edwards); it failed to reach the end zone, but all was not lost, as Scott Secor made a 26-yard field goal to put the Cardinals up by seven points. The drive encompassed 6:09. Arkansas State responded, embarking on a 9-play, 63-yard drive that was highlighted by a 27-yard rush by R.J. Fleming, and climaxed when Sirgregory Thornton rushed for a 1-yard touchdown, tying the game in the waning seconds of the first half. The half time score was 10–10.


2014 GoDaddy Bowl, Game summary, Third quarter
Arkansas State got the ball to start the second half, and promptly drove down the field relying predominantly on Knighten, who threw six passes and attempted three rushes; ultimately, their drive stalled at the 2-yard line, and Davis kicked an 18-yard field goal to put the Red Wolves atop 13–10. Ball State subsequently faced a fourth down and one (4th and 1) situation, on which they attempted a fake punt – Schmidt was tackled by Brock Barnhill on the play and lost three yards on the rush, and the Cardinals had to relinquish the ball in their own territory.


2014 GoDaddy Bowl, Game summary, Third quarter
Arkansas State took advantage of the field position, converting another field goal attempt, this one from 29 yards, to give them a 6-point lead. Once again, Ball State turned the ball over on downs on their ensuing possession, this time doing so at the Arkansas State 32-yard line. This time, Arkansas State failed to take advantage, punting after achieving only one first down. At the end of the quarter, Ball State was in the midst of a possession around their 25-yard line.


2014 GoDaddy Bowl, Game summary, Fourth quarter
Ball State took advantage of a pass interference penalty on Arkansas State on their drive – Secor kicked a 37-yard field goal to pull the Cardinals within three points. The Red Wolves then went three-and-out. After that, each team's quarterback (Wenning and Knighten respectively) threw interceptions; after the interceptions, Ball State had the ball at their own 4-yard line (Wenning's interception was returned to the 8-yard line). They scored after executing a demoralizing 16-play, 80-yard drive that encapsulated 6:51 – it culminated when Edwards rushed for a 1-yard touchdown.


2014 GoDaddy Bowl, Game summary, Fourth quarter
Arkansas State efficiently responded, scoring on a 13-yard pass from Knighten to Allen Muse, a 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m), 225 pounds (102 kg) senior wide receiver. The touchdown gave Arkansas State a 23–20 lead that they would not relinquish – Secor attempted a 38-yard field goal as time expired to try to tie the game, however the kick was blocked, and the Red Wolves held on to win.


2014 GoDaddy Bowl, Game summary, Broadcast
The game was broadcast multilaterally, across a variety of platforms, both radio and television. ESPN broadcast the game on television, with Carter Blackburn handling play-by-play, Danny Kanell facilitating analysis, and Allison Williams reporting from the sidelines. Several radio stations were set to broadcast the game, including Ball State student radio WCRD, which featured Tyler Bradfield doing play-by-play and Sean Stewart as the analyst, and Ball State's flagship radio station WLBC-FM, which featured a four-person crew – Joel Gedett (play-by-play), Mark O'Connell (analyst), Luke Martin (sidelines), and Jeff Weiler (host). The GoDaddy Bowl Radio Network was also set to broadcast the game on over 400 affiliated radio stations, as well as Sirius XM. For that broadcast Mike Grace handled play-by-play duties and served as executive producer, Jay Roberson served as the analyst, and Randy Burgan reported from the sidelines.


2014 GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma
The 2014 GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma was a Verizon IndyCar Series event that was held on August 24, 2014 at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California. It was the seventeenth and penultimate race of the 2014 IndyCar Series season. The eighty-five lap race was won by Scott Dixon for Chip Ganassi Racing, Ryan Hunter-Reay finished second and Simon Pagenaud third. A 6.0 earthquake hit the area in the early morning of the race; it did not damage the track, and officials deemed its infrastructure safe from collapse, allowing the race to proceed as scheduled.


2014 GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma
The win was the 35th of Dixon's career, tying him with Bobby Unser for the fifth-most of all-time. Will Power maintained his lead in the series championship points standings after taking pole position in qualifying and scoring a ninth-place finish, building a 51-point advantage over his Team Penske teammate Hélio Castroneves.


2014 Gobowling.com 400
The 2014 Gobowling.com 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on August 3, 2014, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Contested over 160 laps on the 2.5 miles (4.023 km) triangular superspeedway, it was the 21st race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.


2014 Gobowling.com 400
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. won the race, his third win of the season, completing the first season sweep of Pocono since 2006. Kevin Harvick finished second while Joey Logano, Clint Bowyer, and Greg Biffle rounded out the top five. The top rookies of the race were Kyle Larson (11th), Austin Dillon (15th), and Justin Allgaier (16th).


2014 Gobowling.com 400, Previous week's race
The previous week at the Brickyard 400, Jeff Gordon took the lead on the final restart and took the checkered flag for the 90th time in his career, to guarantee a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson and Joey Logano also clinched spots in the Chase. Kasey Kahne fell to fifth on the restart, and ran out of fuel on the final lap, finishing sixth.


2014 Gobowling.com 400, Previous week's race
Gordon described his race win as "nothing better, especially in a big race, coming to Victory Lane with your family here", while he "was trying so hard with 10 to go not to focus on the crowd". Kahne reflected on his position at the final restart, stating that he should have picked the outside line, also stating "pretty much let Jeff control that restart. I took off and never spun a tire and the inside had been more grip throughout the race and I started on the inside and I thought it was a great decision. But I didn't spin a tire and Jeff drove right by me."


2014 Gobowling.com 400, Report, Background
Pocono Raceway is a three-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked differently; the first is banked at 14°, the second turn at 8° and the final turn with 6°. However, each of the three straightaways are banked at 2°. The front stretch at Pocono Raceway is 3,740 feet long, the longest at the track. The back stretch, is 3,055 feet long, while the short stretch, which connects turn two with turn three, is only 1,780 feet long. The defending race winner from 2013 is Kasey Kahne.


2014 Gobowling.com 400, Report, Entry list
The entry list for the Gobowling.com 400 was released on Monday, July 28, 2014 at 9:28 a.m. Eastern time. Forty-three drivers were entered for the race.


2014 Gobowling.com 400, Practice, First practice
Kurt Busch was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 49.902 and a speed of 180.353 mph (290.250 km/h).


2014 Gobowling.com 400, Qualifying
Rookie Kyle Larson won the pole, his first at Sprint Cup level, with a new track record lap time of 49.063 and a speed of 183.438 mph (295.215 km/h). Larson reflected on recent extensive running at the circuit, in testing and also racing in other events – ARCA and the Camping World Truck Series – since the previous Cup race in June, stating that "for whatever reason I feel like I've adapted pretty well to this track even though it's not a track where you maneuver around and can move from the bottom to the top".


2014 Gobowling.com 400, Qualifying
Joey Logano qualified alongside Larson on the front row, praising his performance and stating that he "liked tough race tracks and this is one of them". Logano had felt that Kurt Busch had been favorite for pole position, but also commented on Larson's performance, stating "Kyle definitely laid down a good one because I thought my lap was (darn) near perfect and then I got beat, so it's a little frustrating, but, overall, it's a good starting spot".


2014 Gobowling.com 400, Practice (post-qualifying), Second practice
Kurt Busch was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 50.319 and a speed of 178.859 mph (287.846 km/h).


2014 Gobowling.com 400, Practice (post-qualifying), Final practice
Brad Keselowski was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 50.407 and a speed of 178.547 mph (287.344 km/h).


2014 Gobowling.com 400, Race, First half, Start
The race was originally scheduled to start at 1:18 P.M. EDT, but with the threat of thunderstorms in the forecast, NASCAR moved the start of the race up by around 10 minutes, with rookie Kyle Larson leading the field. At the second turn of the first lap, Brad Keselowski made contact with Kurt Busch and almost spun out, but saved his car and dropped back to 12th, while Joey Logano took the lead from Larson.


2014 Gobowling.com 400, Race, First half, Start
Jimmie Johnson's car suffered a cut tire and made contact with the wall on the front stretch on lap eight, bringing out a debris caution a lap later. Logano led the field to the restart on lap 13. On lap 15, Danica Patrick brushed the wall on the exit of turn 2, and after a tire blowout, she hit the same wall the following lap, to bring out the second caution. As the first driver who was a lap down in the field, Johnson was the recipient of the free pass, allowing him to return to the lead lap.


2014 Gobowling.com 400, Race, First half, Start
Logano continued to lead as the race resumed on lap 20. On lap 23, Kyle Busch's day ended early with a blown engine; he described the problem as "something between the frame rails doesn't seem to operate correctly right now" to reporters after he had exited the car. He also expressed his disappointment about having to exit the race so early: "It's unfortunate, I thought we had a good car today. Our car has been good this weekend in practices and stuff like that.


2014 Gobowling.com 400, Race, First half, Start
Obviously you hope for better days, and this M&M's Camry team deserves better days but this ain't one of them". The third caution flag came out on lap 29 when Landon Cassill hit the wall in the same position as Patrick had done so, previously; Patrick profited from the free pass at the caution. Brian Vickers won the race off pit road but Kurt Busch, and eight other cars, stayed out when the leaders came in to pit and assumed the lead for the restart, on lap 34.


2014 Gobowling.com 400, Race, First half, Start
Busch's different pit cycle saw him onto pit road ten laps later, at which point Jeff Gordon took the lead. On lap 51, the fourth caution flag came out when Joe Nemechek got turned loose by Kasey Kahne and hit the wall in turn 3. The race restarted on lap 56, with Gordon holding the lead until his next pit stop, on lap 65, returning the lead to Busch. Busch pitted on lap 75, giving the lead to A. J. Allmendinger.