2014 National League Division Series, Washington vs. San Francisco, Game 3
Drew Storen came on in the bottom half and allowed a single to Sandoval and a double to Hunter Pence to open the inning. Brandon Belt struck out looking for the first out. Brandon Crawford hit a sacrifice fly to score Sandoval and cut the lead to 4–1, but Storen got Travis Ishikawa to ground out for the final out of the game as the Nationals avoided a sweep. As it turned out, this would be the only loss Bumgarner would have the entire postseason.


2014 National League Division Series, Washington vs. San Francisco, Game 4
Ryan Vogelsong and Gio González were the starters for Game 4, with the Nationals needing a victory to send the series back to the nation's capital. The Giants struck first with two runs in the bottom of the second off Gio González. After Brandon Crawford singled and Juan Pérez reached on an error, Vogelsong reached first safely on a well-placed bunt to load the bases with one out. Gregor Blanco walked and Joe Panik hit an RBI groundout to give the Giants a 2–0 lead.


2014 National League Division Series, Washington vs. San Francisco, Game 4
Vogelsong held the Nationals hitless until the fifth inning, when Ian Desmond singled and Bryce Harper doubled him home to cut the Giants' lead to 2–1. The Giants threatened against Nationals reliever Tanner Roark in the bottom of the fifth by loading the bases, but manager Matt Williams summoned Jerry Blevins to face Brandon Belt, whom he struck out to end the threat.


2014 National League Division Series, Washington vs. San Francisco, Game 4
Bryce Harper tied up the game in the top of the seventh inning with a towering home run off Hunter Strickland into McCovey Cove, Harper's third home run of the series and second off of Strickland. Left-hander Matt Thornton started the bottom of the seventh inning by getting the first out but allowed singles to Joe Panik and Buster Posey. He was replaced by Aaron Barrett, who walked Hunter Pence to load the bases. Facing Pablo Sandoval, Barrett threw a wild pitch which allowed Panik to score what would prove to be the game-winning run.


2014 National League Division Series, Washington vs. San Francisco, Game 4
The Nationals then proceeded to attempt to intentional walk Sandoval, but Barrett's threw another wild pitch. However, this time Posey was thrown out at the plate trying to score, with replay confirming it. Sergio Romo pitched a perfect eighth, and Santiago Casilla followed with a scoreless ninth. After issuing a two-out walk to Bryce Harper, Casilla retired Wilson Ramos on a groundout to eliminate the Nationals and send the Giants to their third NLCS in five years. According to Elias Sports Bureau, this was the fourth time in MLB postseason history that the winning run in a series-clinching game scored on a wild pitch in the seventh inning or later, after the 1927 Yankees (9th inning), 1972 Reds (9th inning), and 2004 Yankees (11th inning).


2014 National League Division Series, Los Angeles vs. St. Louis
The Dodgers and Cardinals met in the postseason for the fifth time, with the Cardinals having won three of the first four matchups, including the previous year's NLCS which the Cardinals won 4 games to 2.


2014 National League Division Series, Los Angeles vs. St. Louis, Game 1
This game was hailed as the first post-season matchup of 20 game winners (the Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw and the Cardinals' Adam Wainwright) since Curt Schilling faced Roger Clemens in Game seven of the 2001 World Series. However, neither pitcher was his usual self. The Cardinals jumped out to a quick lead on a homer by Randal Grichuk in the top of the first. The Dodgers went ahead in the third when Yasiel Puig was hit by a pitch, moved to second on a groundout and scored on a single by Hanley Ramírez, who was then doubled in by Carl Crawford.


2014 National League Division Series, Los Angeles vs. St. Louis, Game 1
They got two more the next inning on RBI singles by Puig and Matt Kemp and then made it 6–1 with a two-run home run by A. J. Ellis (who was 4–for–5 in the game) in the fifth to chase Wainwright from the game. Kershaw did not allow another hit after the first inning home run until Matt Carpenter hit a home run in the sixth. He started to unravel in the seventh, allowing four straight singles to start the inning and score a run.


2014 National League Division Series, Los Angeles vs. St. Louis, Game 1
A strikeout of Pete Kozma was the first out and a Jon Jay RBI single cut the lead to two runs. Carpenter's three-run double put the Cardinals ahead 7-6 and chased Kershaw. Reliever Pedro Báez came on in relief, walking Grichuk and then allowed a three-run homer to Matt Holliday to put the Cardinals ahead by four runs. This tied the record of most runs scored in an inning in a Division series, eight, which the Baltimore Orioles accomplished just a day earlier in their ALDS matchup with the Detroit Tigers.


2014 National League Division Series, Los Angeles vs. St. Louis, Game 1
Kershaw (who also struggled in game six of the 2013 NLCS) became the first pitcher in history to allow at least seven runs in consecutive post-season starts, and also the first pitcher in history to allow eight runs in a post-season game while also striking out ten. The Dodgers got a two-run homer by Adrián González in the eighth off of Randy Choate and also added one more in the ninth off of Trevor Rosenthal on Dee Gordon's RBI groundout with two on, but it was not enough as they lost the opener 10–9.


2014 National League Division Series, Los Angeles vs. St. Louis, Game 2
In Game two, Zack Greinke struck out seven while allowing no runs and two hits in seven innings. The Dodgers pushed ahead two runs off Lance Lynn in the third on Dee Gordon's groundout after a leadoff double and single and Adrián González's RBI single. However, Matt Carpenter again was the key player for the Cardinals, as he hit a two-run homer off J. P. Howell in the top of the eighth to even up the game. Matt Kemp hit a homer in the bottom of the inning off of Pat Neshek to put the Dodgers back ahead and Kenley Jansen shut the door in the ninth to even up the series.


2014 National League Division Series, Los Angeles vs. St. Louis, Game 3
Hyun-jin Ryu made the start for the Dodgers at Busch Stadium in Game 3, his first appearance since leaving a game against the Giants with an injury on September 12. He pitched well, allowing only one run (on another Matt Carpenter home run in the third) and four hits in six innings. However, the Dodgers were also only able to push across one run against Cardinals starter John Lackey when Yasiel Puig tripled to lead off the sixth and scored on Hanley Ramirez's two out double to tie the game. For the third straight game, the Dodgers bullpen faltered. This time it was Scott Elbert who allowed a two-run homer to Kolten Wong in the seventh, the difference maker in the 3–1 Cardinals win.


2014 National League Division Series, Los Angeles vs. St. Louis, Game 4
In Game Four, Clayton Kershaw started on three-days rest and pitched a one-hit shutout through the first six innings. The Dodgers struck first in the sixth off of Shelby Miller after back-to-back leadoff singles was followed by a Matt Kemp ground-ball double-play. After a hit-by-pitch and walk, Seth Maness relieved Miller and allowed an RBI single to Juan Uribe to put the Dodgers up 2–0, but in a repeat of the first game, it fell apart for the Dodgers in the seventh. Matt Holliday and Jhonny Peralta each hit infield singles to lead off the inning.


2014 National League Division Series, Los Angeles vs. St. Louis, Game 4
Matt Adams hit a three-run homer that was the decisive blow, the first time a left-handed hitter had ever hit one of Kershaw's curve balls for a homerun. The Dodgers attempted to rally in the ninth inning with runners on first and second but Carl Crawford grounded into a fielders' choice to end the game. The Cardinals won 3–2 and eliminated the Dodgers in the post-season for the second straight year.


2014 National League Division Series, Los Angeles vs. St. Louis, Composite line score
2014 NLDS (3–1): St. Louis Cardinals over Los Angeles Dodgers


2014 National League Wild Card Game
The 2014 National League Wild Card Game was a play-in game during Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2014 postseason played between the National League's (NL) two wild card teams, the San Francisco Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates. It was held at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on October 1, 2014, starting at 8:07 p.m. EDT. After both teams finished the regular season with identical records of 88–74, the Pirates were awarded home field for the game, as they won the season series against the Giants, four games to two.


2014 National League Wild Card Game
Despite this advantage, the Giants won by a score of 8–0 and advanced to play the Washington Nationals in the NL Division Series. In addition to being the third NL Wild Card Game played, it is notable for the first postseason grand slam hit by a shortstop. The game was televised on ESPN, and was also broadcast on ESPN Radio.


2014 National League Wild Card Game, Background
In Major League Baseball, the two teams with the best record in each league who do not win a division play against each other in the Wild Card Game. This was the second postseason meeting between the Giants and Pirates – the two teams first met in the 1971 NL Championship Series, with the Pirates coming from behind to win three games to one after dropping Game 1. The Giants' most recent postseason appearance was in 2012, when they swept the Detroit Tigers to win the World Series that year. On the other hand, the Pirates were able to advance to the playoffs in the previous season, marking the team's first postseason appearance in 21 years. They lost three games to two in that year's NLDS to the St. Louis Cardinals.


2014 National League Wild Card Game, Background
The first half of the 2014 season ended with both teams having three players on the NL squad for the 2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Madison Bumgarner, Tim Hudson, and Hunter Pence represented the Giants, while Josh Harrison, Andrew McCutchen, and Tony Watson represented the Pirates. During the second half of the season, there were several teams that were in contention for the two Wild Card spots, along with their divisional competition. These included the Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, and Miami Marlins, in addition to San Francisco and Pittsburgh.


2014 National League Wild Card Game, Background
The Pirates performed poorly in August, and they lost seven consecutive games at one point. However, the team made a resurgence by winning 17 of the last 23 games of the regular season, surpassing San Francisco in the process for first place in the wild card standings. The Pirates secured their spot in the postseason on September 23, while the Giants made it to the playoffs two days later. Both were the result of separate Brewers' losses to Cincinnati.


2014 National League Wild Card Game, Background
With Pittsburgh's postseason place secured, manager Clint Hurdle chose to start Gerrit Cole – the team's ace – in the final game of the season against the Cincinnati Reds on September 28, instead of skipping his turn in the rotation and saving his start for the Wild Card Game. This was done in an effort to beat the Cardinals to the NL Central division title, rather than settling for the wild card spot.


2014 National League Wild Card Game, Background
The Pirates also needed to rely on the Arizona Diamondbacks – which finished with the worst record in the MLB at 64–98 (.395) – to defeat St. Louis in order to force a tiebreaker. However, this did not come to fruition as the Cardinals narrowly won 1–0 over the D-backs, while the Pirates lost 4–1 to Cincinnati. As a result of Cole starting in Sunday's season finale, he was unable to pitch in the Wild Card Game on Wednesday.


2014 National League Wild Card Game, Game results, Line score
For the Wild Card Game, the Pirates started Edinson Vólquez, who had a 13–7 win–loss record and 3.04 earned run average (ERA) in 31 games started during the 2014 season. Hurdle picked him over the team's other available starters – Francisco Liriano (who would have been pitching on only three days' rest) and Jeff Locke, who pitched erratically throughout the year. The Giants selected left-hander Madison Bumgarner, who had an 18–10 win–loss record and 2.98 ERA during the season, as their starting pitcher. He was chosen over Jake Peavy, given the southpaw's superior record on the road during the season; Bumgarner compiled an 11–4 win–loss record with a 2.22 ERA on the road, compared to a 7–6 record and 4.03 ERA at AT&T Park.


2014 National League Wild Card Game, Game results, Line score
The first third of the game was a tight scoreless pitcher's duel between Volquez and Bumgarner, with the latter needing to throw just 28 pitches – the fewest pitches he has ever tossed in three consecutive innings of any game in his career. Only one batter – Giants' third baseman Pablo Sandoval – was able to advance as far as second base during this time. The game remained tied until the fourth inning, when Volquez allowed two singles and a walk to load the bases. The subsequent batter, Brandon Crawford, hit a grand slam.


2014 National League Wild Card Game, Game results, Line score
This was the first grand slam hit by a shortstop in postseason history. Up until this point, players from all other positions in baseball – including pitcher – had hit postseason grand slams. Volquez pitched until the top of the sixth inning, when he gave up a walk and was replaced by Justin Wilson, who promptly threw a wild pitch. Wilson then allowed the inherited runner to score on a run batted in (RBI) single by Brandon Belt, who ended up driving in two more runs in the seventh inning with another single. The Giants added their final run of the game with an RBI single by Buster Posey in the top of the eighth.


2014 National League Wild Card Game, Game results, Line score
The Pirates, who had struggled to score a run off Bumgarner throughout the entire game, came closest in the bottom of the eighth inning. With one out, they had runners at the corners after two errors and a single. He extinguished the threat by striking out Jordy Mercer and having reigning NL MVP Andrew McCutchen ground into a force out. Although Giants manager Bruce Bochy instructed closer Sergio Romo to warm up in the bullpen – in preparation of removing Bumgarner from the game – the starter insisted on continuing into the bottom of the ninth. He proceeded to pitch a perfect inning to finish the shutout, giving up four singles and one walk while striking out 10 during the complete game. In contrast, the entire Pirates' lineup batted .125 that night; excluding Josh Harrison's 2-for-4 performance, the rest of the team hit 2-for-28 (.071).


2014 National League Wild Card Game, Aftermath
By winning the game, San Francisco secured the team's seventh NLDS appearance in franchise history since the permanent implementation of the Division Series after the 1994 season. They also extended their record for most consecutive victories in postseason elimination games to seven. This tied the Kansas City Royals, who had just extended their record the night before. Bumgarner became just the third pitcher – after Sandy Koufax (in the 1965 World Series) and Justin Verlander (in the 2012 American League Division Series) – to pitch a shutout with at least 10 strikeouts in a deciding postseason game.


2014 National League Wild Card Game, Aftermath
The Giants played the Washington Nationals in the NLDS. The second game of that series saw San Francisco win 2–1 after 18 innings. Lasting 6 hours and 23 minutes, it was the longest postseason game in history in terms of time elapsed, and was the joint-longest in terms of innings (tied with the 4th game of the 2005 NLDS between the Houston Astros and the Braves). Although the Nationals won the next game against Bumgarner – ending the Giants' NL record of 10 consecutive postseason games won – San Francisco triumphed in Game 4 to clinch the series 3–1 and advance to the NL Championship Series (NLCS).


2014 National League Wild Card Game, Aftermath
The NLCS was played between Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals in a rematch of the NLCS two years before. The Giants won the series 4–1, attaining the NL pennant and advancing to the World Series for the third time in five years. They faced the Kansas City Royals in only the second Fall Classic played between two wild card teams, and the first since the 2002 World Series when San Francisco lost to the Anaheim Angels in seven games. The Giants won the series in seven games, becoming the sixth Wild Card team to win the World Series.


2014 National League speedway season
The 2014 season of the National League, the third tier of British speedway was contested by nine teams. The Cradley Heathens won the title. The Isle of Wight Islanders were missing from 2012, and the Scunthorpe Stags and Devon Demons have joined the league.


2014 National League speedway season, Final table
PL = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points


2014 National League speedway season, Final table
SCORING SYSTEMHome loss by any number of points = 0Home draw = 1Home win by between 1 and 6 points = 2Home win by 7 points or more = 3Away loss by 7 points or more = 0Away loss by 6 points or less = 1Away draw = 2Away win by between 1 and 6 points = 3Away win by 7 points or more = 4


2014 National League speedway season, Play Offs
Top four teams race off in two-legged semi-finals and final to decide the championship. Cradley Heathens defeated Coventry Storm in the final.


2014 National League speedway season, National League Knockout Cup
The 2014 National League Knockout Cup was the 17th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Cradley Heathens were the winners for the second successive year.


2014 National People's Congress
The 2014 National People's Congress (formally, the Second Session of the 12th National People's Congress) held its annual meeting in March 2014 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. The session opened on 5 March and concluded on 13 March.


2014 National People's Congress, Government Work Report
Below are the key points of the country's achievements in the past year, from Premier Li Keqiang's work report:


2014 National People's Congress, Government Work Report
The work report also included requirements for the government's work for the coming year, the main points were:


2014 National People's Congress, Government Work Report
The last part of the report consists of targets for the coming year, the main points are:


2014 National Premier Leagues
The 2014 National Premier Leagues was the second season of the Australian National Premier Leagues football competition. The competition was expanded by an additional three divisions in 2014. The divisions of ACT, NSW, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania were joined by  Northern NSW, Victoria and Western Australia. The winners of each respective divisional league competed in a finals playoff tournament at season end, culminating in a Grand Final.


2014 National Premier Leagues
North Eastern MetroStars were crowned National Premier Leagues Champions, and qualified directly for the 2015 FFA Cup Round of 32.


2014 National Premier Leagues, League tables, Tasmania, Finals
The top 4 teams play a knock-out finals series called the Victory Cup, where the semi-final match-ups were randomly drawn.


2014 National Premier Leagues, Final Series
The winner of each league competition (top of the table) in the NPL competed in a single match knockout tournament to decide the National Premier Leagues Champion for 2014. The participants were matched up based on geographical proximity. Home advantage for the semi-finals and final was based on a formula relating to time of winning (normal time, extra time or penalties), goals scored and allowed, and yellow/red cards. North Eastern MetroStars won the grand final, and also qualified for the 2015 FFA Cup Round of 32.


2014 National Premier Leagues, Individual honours
David Vranković from Bonnyrigg White Eagles won the John Kosmina Medal for the best player in the NPL Grand Final.


2014 National Pro Fastpitch season
The 2014 National Pro Fastpitch season was the 11th season of professional softball under the name National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) for  the only professional women's softball league in the United States. From 1997 to 2002, NPF operated under the names Women's Pro Fastpitch (WPF) and Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL). Each year, the playoff teams battle for the Cowles Cup. Play began on May 30 in Salisbury, Maryland, between the Pennsylvania Rebellion and the USSSA Pride.


2014 National Pro Fastpitch season, Milestones and events
The NY/NJ Comets did not play in 2014, and their roster and draft positions were inherited by an expansion team, Pennsylvania Rebellion. The Rebellion played home games in Washington, Pennsylvania in Consol Energy Park.


2014 National Pro Fastpitch season, Milestones and events
NPF reached a deal with CBS Sports Network to broadcast selected regular season games and selected postseason games for the 2014 season.


2014 National Pro Fastpitch season, Milestones and events, Rule changes
At its owners' meetings, NPF announced a number of changes in policies and game rules:


2014 National Pro Fastpitch season, Player acquisition, College draft
The 2014 NPF College Draft was held on March 31 in Nashville, Tennessee at 8:00 pm EST at the Ford Theatre located inside the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Pitcher Dallas Escobedo of Arizona State was selected first by Pennsylvania Rebellion.


2014 National Pro Fastpitch season, NPF Championship Series
The top four teams from the regular season qualify for the championship playoffs. The highest-seeded semifinal winner then hosted the championship final.


2014 National Rail ticket features
In 2014, a new design was introduced for train tickets issued on the National Rail network in Great Britain. The pre-2014 design was similar to the APTIS design introduced in 1986 by British Rail.


2014 National Rail ticket features
The 2014 design was intended to give passengers more information.


2014 National Rail ticket features, History
The first computerised ticket issuing system on the British railway network was INTIS, introduced by British Rail on a small scale in 1981 as an interim stage before the mid-1980s launch of the All Purpose Ticket Issuing System (APTIS). INTIS produced credit card-sized tickets on which the data was laid out in a particular pattern consisting of fields of a set length printed on four horizontal lines across the ticket.


2014 National Rail ticket features, History
Class of travel and a ticket type description were on the top line; below this came the date of travel, ticket number and information about discounts or concessions; then came the origin station, validity information and fare paid; and on the bottom line was printed the destination station and any route restriction that applied. The APTIS system continued with a slightly adjusted version of this layout; and when it was superseded in the mid-2000s by "New Generation" systems such as Shere SMART and Cubic FasTIS, these continued to issue tickets in the same format.


2014 National Rail ticket features, Department for Transport reports
In March 2012, the Department for Transport (the government department responsible for transport matters in England) released a report, Rail Fares and Ticketing Review. Its remit was to analyse the market for rail travel, the setting of fares and the ways in which tickets were booked and issued. From this it sought to make recommendations about finding alternatives to printed tickets and improving the "complex and confusing" fares and ticketing structure. A three-month consultation period followed. Passengers, interest groups such as Passenger Focus, the rail industry itself and other parties were asked about their priorities and ideas. The result was a second report (Rail Fares and Ticketing: The Next Steps), published in October 2013. Its wide-ranging set of strategic aims included a proposal to undertake a "fundamental redesign" of rail tickets.


2014 National Rail ticket features, Department for Transport reports
The report noted that although "passengers [were] comfortable with the familiar format" of the 30-year-old design, it had significant disadvantages. Passengers wanted the most important data—station names, ticket descriptions, permitted routes, time restrictions and validity information—presented more clearly, in larger print, without jargon and with as little abbreviation as possible. In particular, there was a desire for Advance tickets (cheap tickets valid only on a specific train) to show their restrictions and accompanying reservation details more clearly on the same ticket rather than on a separate reservation coupon. The report stated that although the Department for Transport's long-term intention was for printed tickets to be replaced with smart cards, the rail industry would soon launch a "cleaner, fresher and updated" ticket design which was intended to address some of these suggestions.


2014 National Rail ticket features, 2014 trial
In early March 2014, ATOC released a document to its members illustrating examples of the new data layout which would soon be launched on a trial basis. Some changes had been made from the examples illustrated five months earlier in the Department for Transport's report. Meanwhile, ATOC selected the Northern Rail TOC to undertake the trial. Some of the Parkeon self-service ticket machines operated by the company were upgraded so they would print travel tickets in the new format. The first seven stations to undertake the trial were Bingley, Burley Park, Glossop, Hebden Bridge, Irlam, Pannal and Prudhoe, all of which were upgraded between 20 and 24 March.


2014 National Rail ticket features, Rollout
Tickets in the new design were first issued in March 2014 from trial locations on the Northern network.


2014 National Ringette League playoffs
The 2014 National Ringette League Playoffs were the postseason tournament of 2013-14 National Ringette League season. Ottawa Ice defeated the Cambridge Turbos to win the 1st ever title.


2014 National Ringette League playoffs, Format
Top two teams in East and West clinch the Elit Eight directly and third place to tenth place team clinch the knockout stage. (this year, red division champion was Montreal Mission and it is at third since for the fair game, Montreal clinch the Elite Eight directly.) The knock out stage is best-of-three and 3 vs 10, 4 vs 9, 5 vs 8 and 6 vs 7. The winner of knockout stage go to the Elite Eight.


2014 National Ringette League playoffs, Format
In Elite Eight, eight teams play a game against rest of the team and the top team clinch the final. The second and third place team clinch the semifinal.


2014 National Ringette League playoffs, Format
The semifinal winner goes to the final and the winner of the final is this year's champion.


2014 National Ringette League playoffs, Elite Eight
All games were played at Cooperators Centre, Regina, Saskatchewan from April 7 to 11.


2014 National Rugby Championship
The 2014 National Rugby Championship (known as the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the inaugural season of Australia's National Rugby Championship, involving nine professional rugby union teams from around Australia. The competition kicked off on 21 August 2014. The final was held on 1 November 2014 and won by Brisbane City.


2014 National Rugby Championship, Teams and venues
The nine teams for the 2014 NRC season included four from New South Wales, two from Queensland, and one each from Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, and Western Australia:


2014 National Rugby Championship, Experimental Law Variations
As part of the initial championship, the ARU was given approval by the IRB to conduct experimental law trials as part of the 2014 National Rugby Championship. Proposed law variations were first considered by a panel composed of the current Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie, former Wallabies coach Bob Dwyer, former Wallaby Rod Kafer and former top referee Wayne Erikson. The variations were then put to the voting public, before returning to the panel.


2014 National Rugby Championship, Experimental Law Variations
The variations in place for the 2014 and 2015 seasons are listed below.


2014 National Rugby Championship, Regular season
The nine teams compete in a round-robin tournament for the regular season. Each team has four matches at home and four away, and one bye. The top four teams qualify for the title play-offs with semi-finals and finals.


2014 National Rugby Championship, Regular season, Standings
Source:  • Teams 1 to 4 (Green background) at the end of the preliminary competition rounds qualify for the Title play-offs.


2014 National Rugby Championship, Regular season, Standings
Four points for a win, two for a draw, and no points for a bye. One bonus point for the winning team scoring three or more tries than their opponent (TB), one bonus point for losing by eight or fewer (LB). If teams are level on points in the standings at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: •  Difference between points for and against •  Match result between tied teams •  Total number of tries scored in the competition


2014 National Rugby Championship, Title play-offs
The top four sides in the regular season advanced to the knock-out stage of semi-finals and final to decide the National Rugby Championship title.


2014 National Rugby Championship, Title play-offs, Final
Assistant Referees:Will Houston (Australia)Damien Mitchelmore (Australia)Television match official:Greg Milne (Australia)


2014 National Rugby Championship, Players
The leading scorers in 2014 over the regular season and play-offs combined were:


2014 National Security Agency illegal seizure
A political scandal in Liberia developed in 2014 after the arrest of a group of South Korean businessmen and seizure of US$247,500 from them  by the National Security Agency, a national level internal security agency of Liberia.


2014 National Security Agency illegal seizure
The Minister of Justice and Attorney General at time of the incident resigned and accused the President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of interference in an investigation of the Liberian NSA. The head of the NSA is Fombah Sirleaf, Sirleaf's stepson, raising concerns about family ties impairing the investigation.


2014 National Security Agency illegal seizure
A special committee appointed to investigate the incident concluded that the Korean businessmen were not engaged in illegal activity. The investigation further found that the seizure was a criminal conspiracy by NSA operatives and co-conspirators outside of the agency who had lured the Korean businessmen to Liberia, and recommended prosecution of all perpetrators.


2014 National Security Agency illegal seizure, Background
A group of five Korean businessmen had arranged the purchase of gold bars through emails with Nasser Aly, whom they believed to be a Lebanese gold dealer with mining interests in Liberia. Under the deal negotiated by Kim Aleck, one of the Korean businessmen, the counter parties agreed to the sale of 16 kilograms (35 lb)s of gold at the price of US$568,000. Half of the purchase price amounting to US$284,000 was to be paid upfront in Liberia.


2014 National Security Agency illegal seizure, Background
Throughout 2014 an Ebola virus epidemic ravaged every district of Liberia. The first cases of the virus were reported in Liberia in March 2014, morphing into the most widespread Ebola epidemic in history, causing a higher loss of life in Liberia than any other country affected by the outbreak.


2014 National Security Agency illegal seizure, Background
By October 2017, the Liberian Ambassador in Washington D.C. was reported as saying that he feared that his country may be "close to collapse", but by the next month a slow down in the number of new Ebola cases resulted in the end of the state of emergency that had been declared in August.


2014 National Security Agency illegal seizure, Arrest and seizure
On July 8, 2014, at around 13:30, National Security Agency operatives carried out a raid at the City King Hotel in Monrovia without a warrant. Five NSA operatives burst into a hotel room where the Korean businessmen and Aly had been holding a discussion for a few minutes. Cash in the amount of US$247,500 and other possessions including a gas dish, melting dish, two packs of gold testing chemicals, an electronic gold scale, and two pocket wallets containing money and credit cards were seized by the NSA. Earlier on the day of the raid, at 11:00 am, the Korean businessmen had withdrawn the same amount of money seized from the Sinkor, Old Road branch of the International Bank of Liberia and then gone directly to the City King Hotel, expecting to complete the transaction with Aly.


2014 National Security Agency illegal seizure, Arrest and seizure
The Korean businessmen were arrested by the operatives and taken from the hotel to the headquarters of the NSA. In a lawsuit filed in 2015 against the Government of Liberia, the Korean businessmen alleged that while in custody at NSA headquarters, they were stripped naked and "subjected to various forms of humiliation and degradation without any formal charge or they being advised of their rights as required by the law". The NSA charged the Korean businessmen with counterfeiting and money laundering. A media exposé around three weeks after the incident reported that the NSA planned to deport the Korean businessmen without refunding the money. The Korean businessmen had allegedly been threatened to agree to relinquish their money in exchange for dropping of the criminal charges lodged by the NSA against them.


2014 National Security Agency illegal seizure, Arrest and seizure
According to a media report, Aly was allowed by the NSA to flee Liberia after the incident.


2014 National Security Agency illegal seizure, Investigation
The National Chronicle, a local daily newspaper, broke news of the seizure in a front page story on July 30, 2014. The story that appeared alleged that NSA was in cahoots with Nasser Aly in conning the Korean businessmen to come to Liberia so they could rob them of the upfront payment.


2014 National Security Agency illegal seizure, Investigation
Christiana Tah, Minister of Justice and Attorney General, was notified by legal counsel for the Korean businessmen of their arrest by the NSA. She initiated an investigation by the Ministry of Justice and Liberia Anti- Corruption Commission into the incident and the charges brought against the Korean businessmen by the NSA.


2014 National Security Agency illegal seizure, Investigation
The Minister of Justice wrote to Fombah Sirleaf in his capacity as Director of the NSA, urging him to "forward this matter to the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) for a thorough investigation in conjunction with the NSA" and during the duration of the investigation to place the seized money in an escrow account. The same National Chronicle exposé alleged that Sirleaf was not cooperating with the Ministry of Justice investigation and was impeding it by using his family ties.


2014 National Security Agency illegal seizure, Investigation
After news of the seizure became public, there was a backlash against the government for apparent abuse of power and the family ties between Fombah Sirleaf and the President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. GNN Liberia, a local news publication, in a September 2017 article quoted analysts who felt the counterfeiting charge by the NSA was likely bogus because the cash seized had been withdrawn from the bank right before seizure.


2014 National Security Agency illegal seizure, Investigation
A Special Independent Committee was established by President Sirleaf to investigate the incident. The committee, headed by Counselor David A.B. Jallah, then Dean and Professor of Law at the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law, University of Liberia, produced a 3-volume, 399-page report and handed it at first to Dr. Edward McClain, then Minister of State for Presidential affairs, instead of President Sirleaf. The Jallah Commission found that the Korean businessmen had committed no crime, as had been alleged by the NSA to justify the seizure and arrest.


2014 National Security Agency illegal seizure, Investigation
Further, the Jallah Commission uncovered a conspiracy by the five NSA operatives directly involved, along with the gold dealer Naseer Aly and two others from outside the agency, to defraud the Korean businessmen. Among the report's recommendations, the committee called for return of the cash seized to the Korean businessmen and for the matter to be referred to the Ministry of Justice for the prosecution of all conspirators.


2014 National Security Agency illegal seizure, Investigation
The Findings and Recommendations of a Special Independent Committee prepared by Jallah Commission languished for weeks before formal acceptance of receipt by President Sirleaf in December 2014.


2014 National Security Agency illegal seizure, Resignation of Justice Minister
Following the incident and her attempts to investigate, Tah resigned from government positions in October 2014, alleging that President Sirleaf blocked her investigation into the National Security Agency. She offered the following remarks justifying her decision in a "Statement of Resignation":


2014 National Security Agency illegal seizure, Resignation of Justice Minister
I can no longer continue to struggle to vindicate the portfolio designated for the office of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice of the Republic of Liberia when it is eviscerated and reduced to a pretext to legitimate and perpetrate arbitrary activities and inscrutable practices under the guise of "the rule of law".


2014 National Security Agency illegal seizure, Resignation of Justice Minister
It was at the press conference to deliver her Statement of Resignation that Tah accused President Sirleaf of interfering with the investigation into the NSA seizure.


2014 National Security Agency illegal seizure, Lawsuits
Shortly after the incident, three of the Korean businessmen filed a lawsuit on August 11, 2014 at  Criminal Court "C" at the Temple of Justice against Fombah Sirleaf and various others in the security sector and motioned to the court for return of their money. On August 29, 2014 the motion was dismissed by the court pending the investigation by the Ministry of Justice.


2014 National Security Agency illegal seizure, Lawsuits
A year after the Jallah Commission submitted its report including the recommendations to return the seized cash and conduct criminal prosecutions of those involved, the Government of Liberia still had not acted on the recommendations. In response to the government's inaction, the Korean businessmen filed another lawsuit against the Government of Liberia, claiming US$2.5 million in punitive damages and US$349,000 in special damages.


2014 National Society of Film Critics Awards
The 49th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 3 January 2015, honored the best in film for 2014.


2014 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners
Winners are listed in boldface along with the runner-up positions and counts from the final round:


2014 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Film Heritage Awards
The Film Heritage Awards were presented for the restorations of classical work of artists in field of film and music:


2014 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Dedication
As per tradition, ceremony was dedicated to the memory of two distinguished members of the Society who died in the previous year; in 2014 the honorees were Jay Carr and Charles Champlin.


2014 National Women Football Championship
The 2014 National Women's Football Championship was the 10th season of the National Women Football Championship, the top-tier of women's football in Pakistan. The tournament started on 12 August and concluded on 29 August, with three group stages played in Lahore and one group stage played in Karachi.


2014 National Women Football Championship
Young Rising Stars were the defending champions, they were knocked-out in quarter-finals by Pakistan Army losing 3–2. Balochistan United won the championship after defeating WAPDA 7–0 in finals. Balochistan United were the most goal scoring team in the tournament, scoring 64 goals in 6 matches, top-scorer Hajra Khan scoring 31 goals.


2014 National Women's Open
The 2014 USASA National Women's Open was the 19th staging of the tournament, and the second under a new format that eliminates regional qualification. The finals included eight WPSL teams and took place from June 26 to 29, with the annual Amateur competitions taking place concurrently.


2014 National Women's Open
The defending champions were the Houston Aces who were the second professional team to enter, and win, the competition.


2014 National Women's Open
The eight teams participating in the Open Bracket of the 2014 National Women's Championships were the ASA Chesapeake Charge, FC Surge, Fire & Ice SC, Houston Aces, Aces South Select Academy, NY Athletic Club, RSL Women, and Tampa Bay Hellenic, the competition format being a partial round-robin, similar to the previous year. After the round-robin was complete, the top two teams played a final match, with NY Athletic Club edging out WPSL-East rivals the ASA Chesapeake Charge.


2014 National Women's Open
With the win, NYAC surpassed FC Indiana as the club with the second-most victories in the competition, and the most wins for any active club (as Ajax America Women folded before the 2014 WPSL season).


2014 National Women's Soccer League season
The 2014 National Women's Soccer League season is the second season of the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. Including the NWSL's two professional predecessors, Women's Professional Soccer (2009–2011) and the Women's United Soccer Association (2001–2003), this is the eighth overall season of FIFA and USSF-sanctioned top division women's soccer in the United States. The league is operated by the United States Soccer Federation and receives major financial backing from that body. Further financial backing is expected to be provided by the Canadian Soccer Association and the Mexican Football Federation. All three national federations pay the league salaries of many of their respective national team members in an effort to nurture talent in those nations.


2014 National Women's Soccer League season
The regular season began the weekend of April 12–13 and ended August 20, with the championship game played on August 30. FC Kansas City defeated the Shield winners Seattle Reign FC 2–1 to win the NWSL title.


2014 National Women's Soccer League season
The league had announced it would not expand for the 2014 season and was not expected to contract. However, after a push from the Houston Dynamo, the league approved the expansion of the Houston Dash.


2014 National Women's Soccer League season, Teams, stadia, and personnel, Stadia and locations
Two teams, the Dash and Reign, do not make their stadia's entire capacity available for home games, instead restricting ticket sales at a lower level. The full capacities of their venues are included in parentheses and italics. The Boston Breakers,FC Kansas City,and Seattle Reign FCmoved to new stadia for 2014, while the Houston Dash was an expansion franchise.


2014 National Women's Soccer League season, Teams, stadia, and personnel, Player Acquisition
Players were acquired through the 2014 Allocation of national team players announced on January 3, the 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft (for expansion team Houston) on January 10, and the 2014 NWSL College Draft on January 17, as well as free agency, trading, and loans.


2014 National Women's Soccer League season, League standings, Tiebreakers
The initial determining factor for a team's position in the standings is most points earned, with three points earned for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. If two or more teams tie in point total, when determining rank and playoff qualification and seeding, the NWSL uses the following tiebreaker rules, going down the list until all teams are ranked.


2014 National Women's Soccer League season, League standings, Tiebreakers
If three or more teams tie, the following rules apply until only two teams remain tied, at which point the two-team tiebreakers listed above are used:


2014 National Women's Soccer League season, NWSL Playoffs
The top four teams from the regular season qualified for the championship playoffs. The highest-seeded semi-final winner then hosted the championship final.


2014 National Women's Soccer League season, Attendance, Average home attendances
A new NWSL attendance record of 19,123 was set on August 3 in a game between Portland and Houston at Providence Park in Portland, breaking the previous record of 17,619 set in 2013.


2014 National Women's Soccer League season, Attendance, Playoff Attendance
Semi-final No. 1, August 23, Portland at Kansas City: 2,997


2014 Navy Midshipmen football team
The 2014 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy as an independent in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Midshipmen were led by seventh year head coach Ken Niumatalolo and played their home games at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. This was the final year as an Independent before the school joins the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 8–5. They were invited to the Poinsettia Bowl where they defeated San Diego State.


2014 Navy Midshipmen football team, Before the season, Previous season
The Navy Midshipmen began the 2013 season with a victory over Indiana and a blowout of Delaware, before they fell to Western Kentucky. The following week, Navy defeated  rival Air Force in one of three games for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy. The win was followed by consecutive losses to Duke and Toledo, the latter of which Navy lost to in double-overtime on a missed extra point. Recovering, Navy defeated Pittsburgh, before falling to rival Notre Dame in a game where the lead switched between the teams eight times.


2014 Navy Midshipmen football team, Before the season, Previous season
The squad finished the regular season with four consecutive wins, including a 34-7 defeat of Army in the Army–Navy Game. Navy ended their season with a victory over Middle Tennessee in the Armed Forces Bowl. The 2013 season was ninth Commander-in-Chief's Trophy win in eleven years, the tenth bowl game in the same period of time, and the twelfth consecutive victory over Army.


2014 Navy Midshipmen football team, Roster, Depth chart
The following players comprised the team's Depth chart prior to the 2013 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl:


2014 Nay Pyi Taw season
The article regards Nay Pyi Taw F.C. 's 2014 season within the Myanmar National League.


2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
The 2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Bo Pelini and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. They were members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division.


2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
Following losses to both Wisconsin and Minnesota and a come from behind win in overtime at Iowa, Pelini was relieved of his coaching duties following the conclusion of the regular season on November 30, 2014. On December 4, 2014, Mike Riley was announced as the next head coach of the Nebraska football team, and would begin his duties immediately. However, he would not coach the Huskers in the Holiday Bowl, with that job instead handled by Barney Cotton. The Cornhuskers lost the Holiday Bowl to USC.


2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Florida Atlantic
Nebraska opened the 2014 season, the 125th season in program history, with a home game against the Florida Atlantic Owls. Nebraska dominated the game and led from start to finish in a 55–7 rout. The Huskers ended the game with a Big Ten Conference record 784 yards of total offense, while allowing just 200 total yards to FAU. Nebraska now leads the all-time series with FAU 2–0.


2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, McNeese State
Nebraska struggled with FCS opponent McNeese State. Running back Ameer Abdullah broke five tackles on a 58-yard touchdown reception with 20 seconds remaining in the game to lead Nebraska to a 31–24 win at Memorial Stadium. The Huskers totaled 437 yards in offense and allowed 338 to the Cowboys. Tommy Armstrong was 16-of-31 for 242 yards with 2 TDs and an INT passing, and was also the leading rusher with 11 carries for 131 yards and a score. Abdullah added 54 yards rushing with a touchdown on the ground and was the top receiver with three catches for 96 yards and the game-winning score. Jordan Westerkamp added four catches for 61 yards and a TD.


2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Fresno State
This was Nebraska's first road game of the 2014 season, taking on the Fresno State Bulldogs in Fresno, California. The two teams had only met once before, a 42–29 Nebraska win in Lincoln in 2011. Nebraska gained 562 yards of offense and never trailed in a 55–19 win over Fresno State. Tommy Armstrong threw for 260 yards and Ameer Abdullah rushed for 110 to lead the Huskers to a 3–0 start on the season. For the first time since 2007, Nebraska wore all-white uniforms whereas Fresno State wore alternate all-red ones.


2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Miami (FL)
Nebraska hosted the Miami Hurricanes in game four of the 2014 season. This was the 11th meeting in the all-time series which was tied at five wins apiece. It was the first regular season meeting between the two since a 17–9 Nebraska win in 1976. The first meeting between the two took place in 1951 was the first-ever night game at Memorial Stadium. The Gotham Bowl matchup was Nebraska's first-ever bowl victory. Each of the past five bowl meetings for the two saw the winner declared the national champion. Nebraska won 41–31 making it the 400th win in Memorial Stadium history. The tunnel walk before the game featured the 1994 team including former Nebraska coach Tom Osborne to commemorate the 20th anniversary of defeating Miami for the national championship.


2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Illinois
Nebraska opened up Big Ten play with a game against Illinois at home on Homecoming. The Huskers improved to 9–2–1 all-time against the Illini behind the rushing of Ameer Abdullah who put up 196 yards in the first half and 208 total yards and three touchdowns. The Huskers rushed for over 400 yards as a team en route to a dominating 45–14 victory. Nebraska broke out their "Red Rising" alternate uniforms from Adidas in this game. During the halftime performance, Nebraska's marching band spelled out "Fear Ameer" on the field.


2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Michigan State
19th-ranked Nebraska traveled to East Lansing, Michigan to take on #10 Michigan State in a key Big Ten conference matchup. Heading into the game Nebraska was 7–1 all-time against the Spartans, with MSU picking up their first ever win over Nebraska last year in Lincoln by a score of 41–28. In the game Michigan State jumped out to a 27–3 lead going into the fourth quarter before the Huskers rallied with a 19-point final quarter. Nebraska was driving with the ball with less than a minute to go before throwing a game-ending interception to lose the first game of the year 27–22.


2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Northwestern
19th-ranked Nebraska traveled to Evanston, Illinois, to take on the Northwestern Wildcats in a Big Ten West Division match-up. Coming into the game Nebraska led the all-time series with the Wildcats five games to two. Last year the Huskers captured a 27–24 victory on a last second Hail Mary touchdown pass. This year's game the two teams played even through two quarters of football before Nebraska pulled away in the second half. Ameer Abdullah recorded a career-high four TDs as the Huskers pulled out a 38–17 victory. Once again, Nebraska wore all white uniforms for this game while Northwestern wore alternate ones for Homecoming.


2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Rutgers
Nebraska returned home for the first time in four weeks as the Huskers hosted Big Ten newcomer Rutgers. This was the first ever visit to Memorial Stadium by the Scarlet Knights, and was just the second all-time meeting between the two programs. The only other meeting came back in 1920, with the Huskers prevailing 28–0 at the New York Polo Grounds. The 94-year gap between games in the series is the longest for Nebraska against any opponent in school history.


2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Rutgers
In the matchup, Ameer Abdullah rushed for 225 yards and set a single-game school record with 341 all-purpose yards and scored three TDs to lead Nebraska to a 42–24 win over the Scarlet Knights. Abdullah now has 6,604 career all-purpose yards, extending his school record and moving  past Ohio State's Archie Griffin into second place in Big Ten history. Also, wide receiver Kenny Bell became Nebraska's career receptions leader with 167.


2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Purdue
Purdue visited Memorial Stadium for the first time in program history on Saturday, November 1, 2014. Nebraska came away with a 35–14 victory in a game that saw Heisman Trophy candidate Ameer Abdullah suffer a knee injury early in the game that knocked him out of the contest.


2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Wisconsin
Nebraska traveled to Madison, Wisconsin to take on the Wisconsin Badgers in a key Big Ten West Division game on Saturday. Melvin Gordon ran for a new FBS single-game rushing record 408 yards. The Badgers scored 56 unanswered points after the Huskers started the game with a 17–3 lead to win the contest and the inaugural Freedom Trophy by a 59–24 score.


2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
Nebraska completed its 2014 home schedule when Minnesota came to Memorial Stadium on Saturday, November 22 for Senior Day. The Golden Gophers lead the all-time series 30–22–2, and Nebraska leads 2–1 since joining the Big Ten Conference. The Gophers overcame a 14-point halftime deficit to defeat Nebraska for the second straight season and clinch a winning Big Ten season for the first time since the 2003 season with a 28–24 win.


2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Iowa
Kenny Bell caught a 9-yard TD pass in overtime as Nebraska rallied to beat Iowa 37–34 in the Heroes Game on Black Friday. The Huskers trailed at one point 24–7 before starting their comeback. The game featured turnovers, big special teams play and stretches of solid defense. Nebraska improves to 3–1 against Iowa since joining the Big Ten and 29–13–3 overall.


2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Game summaries, Holiday Bowl
Nebraska traveled to San Diego to take on the USC Trojans in the Holiday Bowl. This was the fifth all-time meeting with the Trojans, but the Huskers have never won in this series, with USC leading all-time 0–3–1 before the game. The Huskers nearly came back from an 18-point second half deficit, but the Trojans prevailed 45–42. Nebraska was led by interim-coach Barney Cotton in this contest.


2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, All-Americans
RB – Ameer Abdullah (CBS Sports – 2nd Team | Walter Camp – 2nd Team | Athlon Sports – 2nd Team | AP – 2nd Team | Scout – 2nd Team | SI – 2nd Team | Phil Steele – 3rd Team)


2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, All-Americans
RET – De'Mornay Pierson-El (USA Today – 2nd Team | Athlon Sports – 3rd Team | SI – 2nd Team | Sporting News – 2nd Team | FWAA – 2nd Team | Phil Steele – 2nd Team)


2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, All-Americans
DE – Randy Gregory (AP – 3rd Team | FWAA – 2nd Team | Phil Steele – 2nd Team)


2014 Nebraska Danger season
The 2014 Nebraska Danger season was the fourth season for the Nebraska Danger as a professional indoor football franchise and their fourth in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of nine teams competing in the IFL for the 2014 season, the Nebraska Danger were members of the Intense Conference. For the fourth consecutive year, the team played their home games under head coach Mike Davis in the Eihusen Arena at the Heartland Events Center in Grand Island, Nebraska.


2014 Nebraska Danger season, History
The Danger were successful in the 2013 regular season, clinching the Intense Conference and qualifying for the IFL playoffs for the first time. The team defeated the Colorado Ice to win the Intense Conference but lost the United Bowl to the Sioux Falls Storm. The Danger were named the IFL Franchise of the Year for 2013. Quarterback Jameel Sewell was named both the IFL's Most Valuable Player and its Offensive Player of the Year.


2014 Nebraska Danger season, Off-field moves
In July 2013, the Danger extended head coach Mike Davis' contract to cover the 2014 IFL season.


2014 Nebraska Danger season, Off-field moves
In December 2013, the IFL announced that Danger general manager Mike McCoy would also serve as the league's Director of Business Development. McCoy will work to expand the league either through deals with existing teams or new expansion franchises.


2014 Nebraska Danger season, Roster moves
On September 19, 2013, the team announced that veteran offensive linemen Kayne Farquaharson, Darius Savage, and D'Angelo McCray, defensive linemen Pig Brown and Adrian Davis, defensive backs Darnell Terrell and Jamar Love, plus kicker Joe Houston would all return for the 2014 season. Farquaharson and Savage were 2013 first-team all-IFL selections.


2014 Nebraska Danger season, Roster moves
On September 26, 2013, the team announced the signings of defensive lineman Chancey Aghayere, running backs Vondrell McGee and Mon Williams, and offensive lineman Ian Symonette.


2014 Nebraska Danger season, Roster moves
On November 12, 2013, the tean announced that defenders Kane Elenburg and Deivon Tate would return to the Danger roster and that quarterback Cody Kirby and receiver Emory Addison had been added for 2014. Kirby was named the 2013 IFL Rookie of the Year for his efforts with the Chicago Slaughter.


2014 Nebraska Danger season, Roster moves
On December 10, 2013, the Danger announced that they had re-signed kick returner Marcus Barnett for the 2014 season. At the same time, the team announced the signings of Troy Evans, Jacob Payne and Trevis Turner. Evans was named to the 2013 all-IFL first-team offense for his work with the Wyoming Cavalry.


2014 Nebraska Danger season, Roster moves
Before the season began, the Danger signed defensive lineman Aronde Stanton, a Youngstown State alumni who had played briefly for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League before injuring his shoulder.


2014 Nebraska Danger season, Awards and honors
On February 26, 2014, the IFL announced its Week 1 Players of the Week. Linebacker Pig Brown received an Honorable Mention for defense. On March 5, 2014, the IFL announced its Week 2 Players of the Week. Nebraska Danger quarterback Cody Kirby was named as the Offensive Player of the Week. Linebacker Pig Brown received a second Honorable Mention for defense. Kicker Joe Houston received an Honorable Mention for special teams play. On March 12, 2014, the IFL announced its Week 3 Players of the Week. Nebraska Danger quarterback Jameel Sewell received an Honorable Mention for offense.


2014 Nebraska Danger season, Awards and honors
On March 19, 2014, the IFL announced its Week 4 Players of the Week. Nebraska Danger defensive back Jamar Love was named as the Defensive Player of the Week and running back/kick returner Troy Evans was named as the Special Teams Player of the Week. Wide receiver Andre Piper-Jordan received an Honorable Mention for offense and linebacker Pig Brown received a third Honorable Mention for defense. On March 26, 2014, the IFL announced its Week 5 Players of the Week. Nebraska Danger quarterback Cody Kirby received an Honorable Mention for offense, linebacker Pig Brown received a fourth Honorable Mention for defense, and kicker Joe Houston received a second Honorable Mention for special teams play.


2014 Nebraska Danger season, Awards and honors
On April 2, 2014, the IFL announced its Week 6 Players of the Week. Nebraska Danger defensive lineman Claude Wroten received an Honorable Mention for his special teams play. On April 16, 2014, the IFL announced its Week 8 Players of the Week. Nebraska Danger kicker Joe Houston was named as the Special Teams Player of the Week. Quarterback Jameel Sewell received his second Honorable Mention for offense.


2014 Nebraska Danger season, Roster
2014-08-21 at the Wayback Machine updated May 29, 201424 Active, 2 Inactive


2014 Nebraska elections
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Nebraska on November 4, 2014. All of Nebraska's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat, and all of Nebraska's three seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on May 13, 2014, for offices that require them.


2014 Nebraska elections, Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Incumbent Republican Governor Dave Heineman is term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third term.


2014 Nebraska elections, Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Republicans Jon Bruning, Tom Carlson, Mike Foley, Beau McCoy, Pete Ricketts and Bryan Slone; Democrat Chuck Hassebrook and Libertarian Mark G. Elworth, Jr. ran.


2014 Nebraska elections, Governor and Lieutenant Governor
In Nebraska, gubernatorial nominees select their running mates after the primary elections. The Republican ticket, consisting of Pete Ricketts and Mike Foley, defeated the Democratic ticket of Chuck Hassebrook and Jane Raybould.


2014 Nebraska elections, Attorney general
Incumbent Republican attorney general Jon Bruning did not run for re-election to a fourth term. He instead ran unsuccessfully for governor.


2014 Nebraska elections, Secretary of State
Incumbent Republican Secretary of State John A. Gale, who was appointed to the position in December 2000, ran successfully for re-election to a fourth full term in office.


2014 Nebraska elections, Secretary of State
He was challenged by only Libertarian Ben Backus, an IT technician. No Democrat filed to run for the office.


2014 Nebraska elections, State Treasurer
Incumbent Republican Nebraska State Treasurer Don Stenberg had considered running for governor or the U.S. Senate, but he decided to run for re-election to a second term.


2014 Nebraska elections, State Treasurer
Democrat Michael J. O'Hara, former Omaha Public Power District Director, and Libertarian Michael Knebel also ran.


2014 Nebraska elections, Auditor of Public Accounts
Incumbent Republican auditor of public accounts of Nebraska Mike Foley did not run for re-election to a third term. He instead ran unsuccessfully for governor, instead becoming the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor.


2014 Nebraska elections, Public Service Commission
One of the five seats on the Nebraska Public Service Commission was up for election. District 2 incumbent Democrat Anne C. Boyle, who was first elected in 1996, retired rather than run for re-election to a fourth term. The district is based in Omaha.


2014 Nebraska elections, United States Senate
Incumbent Republican senator Mike Johanns did not run for re-election to a second term. Republicans Sid Dinsdale, Clifton Johnson, Bart McLeay, Shane Osborn and Ben Sasse; Democrats David Domina and Larry Marvin and Independents Jim Jenkins and Todd Watson ran.


2014 Nebraska elections, United States Senate
Republican Ben Sasse defeated Democrat David Domina to win the seat.


2014 Nebraska elections, United States House of Representatives
All of Nebraska's three seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2014.


2014 Nebraska gubernatorial election
The 2014 Nebraska gubernatorial election took place on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 40th Governor of Nebraska. Republican Candidate and former COO of TD Ameritrade Pete Ricketts defeated Democratic candidate and former Regent of the University of Nebraska Chuck Hassebrook, receiving 57.6% of the vote to Hassebrook's 38.9%. This was the first open seat election since 1998.


2014 Nebraska gubernatorial election, Republican primary
Lieutenant Governor Rick Sheehy first declared his intention to run for Governor in July 2011. Considered to be the "hand-picked" successor to incumbent Governor Dave Heineman, he was endorsed by him. Sheehy was joined in the Republican primary by Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature Mike Flood in November 2012. Flood withdrew from the race less than a month later after his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer.


2014 Nebraska gubernatorial election, Republican primary
Sheehy resigned as Lieutenant Governor and withdrew from the race in February 2013 after the Omaha World-Herald discovered that he had made 2,300 phone calls on a state-issued phone, many of them long and at night, to four women, none of whom were his wife. At the end of the month, Flood was reported to be reconsidering his decision with his wife progressing well in her treatment. In July he announced that he would not re-enter the race.


2014 Nebraska gubernatorial election, Republican primary
Cattle rancher Charles W. Herbster, who had not formally entered the race but had been campaigning since July, became the third Republican to withdraw when he withdrew on August 23. He cited the health of his wife, who had recently undergone heart surgery.


2014 Nebraska gubernatorial election, Republican primary
In September 2013, Omaha businessman Pete Ricketts joined the race. Ricketts, a former chief operating officer of TD Ameritrade and the son of company founder Joe Ricketts, had run unsuccessfully in 2006 for the U.S. Senate seat held by Ben Nelson.


2014 Nebraska gubernatorial election, Republican primary
State Senator Charlie Janssen, who had lagged in endorsements and fundraising, withdrew from the race on February 3, 2014. He said: "The way the field was shaping up, I didn't see a clear path to victory." He later declared his candidacy for State Auditor.


2014 Nebraska gubernatorial election, Republican primary
In February 2014, state attorney general Jon Bruning announced that he was joining the race. His entry made him the perceived front-runner, supplanting Ricketts, who had been regarded as the leading contender up to that time.


2014 Nebraska gubernatorial election, Republican primary
In the May 13 Republican primary, Ricketts narrowly defeated Bruning, with 26.5% of the vote to Bruning's 25.5%. His 1-point margin of victory made this the closest Republican gubernatorial primary in 92 years, since the 1922 primary in which Charles Randall defeated Adam McMullen by 0.6 points.


2014 Nebraska gubernatorial election, Debates, September 1 debate
Chuck Hassebrook and Pete Ricketts sparred over education policy, economics and full-time residency in Lincoln at the Nebraska State Fair. Hassebrook opposed school vouchers for public school students, suggesting that tax dollars should be used to improve public schools. Ricketts countered that a gradual voucher policy would help students while keeping money in public schools. The duo showed stark differences in economic policy, with Hassebrook supporting a minimum wage increase and Ricketts opposing an increased wage. Moderator Mike'l Severe asked both candidates if they would reside in the governor's mansion full-time if elected. Ricketts, who has three children attending school in Omaha, said that he had not made a final decision on the question. Hassebrook stated that Nebraska needs a "full-time governor" and that he would live in Lincoln because "40 hours a week is a vacation."


2014 Nebraska gubernatorial election, Debates, October 2 debate
The two candidates traded barbs over past positions in a debate sponsored by Nebraska Educational Communications. Hassebrook accused Ricketts of supporting Gov. Dave Heineman's (R) tax proposal in 2013, which would have increased sales tax rates. The Platte Institute, a conservative think-tank created by Ricketts, supported the tax proposal, which ultimately failed to pass in the face of increasing public criticism. Hassebrook argued that Ricketts tried to hide his support for the measure when he decided to run for governor. Ricketts denied support for the bill, noting that he did not agree with every position taken by the institute.


2014 Nebraska gubernatorial election, Debates, October 2 debate
Ricketts countered by bringing up a report co-authored by Hassebrook in 1990 that called for a ban on exports of genetically modified crops. The issue of biotechnology in farming has grown in prominence due to the importance of Nebraska's agricultural sector. Hassebrook responded that he provided little assistance to the authors of the report, and was wrongly credited as a co-author. He also noted that he supported biotechnology research since the early 1990s, when he served on the University of Nebraska Board of Regents.


2014 Nebraska gubernatorial election, Debates, October 2 debate
Debate viewers also saw Hassebrook and Ricketts stake out distinct positions on immigration and the proposed Keystone XL pipeline that would run through Nebraska. Hassebrook advocated for allowing driving licenses for children brought to the country illegally, while Ricketts opposed issuing licenses as a matter of protecting existing laws. Ricketts suggested that the XL Pipeline would bring jobs to the state and securely transport oil across the country, citing problems with rail transportation of oil. Hassebrook opposed the pipeline because he suggested the project would contribute to climate change.


2014 Nebraska gubernatorial election, General election, Candidates
In Nebraska, gubernatorial nominees select their running mates after the primary elections.


2014 Negeri Sembilan FA season
The 2014 season was the Negeri Sembilan's 91st season in club history and first season in the Malaysia Premier League after relegated from Malaysia Super League in 2013 season.


2014 Negeri Sembilan FA season, Review, Pre-season
Negeri Sembilan do a massive reshuffle after the club knocked out from 2014 Malaysia Super League. The first step that has been taken by PBNS is to induct V. Sundramoorthy as a Head Coach.


2014 Negeri Sembilan FA season, Season Statistics, Disciplinary Record
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2014 Negeri Sembilan and Selangor water crisis
The 2014 Negeri Sembilan and Selangor water crisis was a water crisis that began in the Malaysian states of Negeri Sembilan and Selangor and lasted from February to August 2014. Its roots can be traced to hot and dry climatic conditions in Peninsular Malaysia in early 2014, but other factors, including water infrastructure problems and political deadlock in negotiations between the government and private water concessionaires also played central roles. It was the worst water crisis in the state since the 1998 Klang Valley water crisis.


2014 Negeri Sembilan and Selangor water crisis, Causes, Meteorological background
Peninsular Malaysia experienced unusually hot and dry weather in early 2014, with a lack of rainfall in key catchment areas from which the water supply was sourced. Early speculations linked the dry weather to the El Niño effect, but no El Niño emerged in 2014.


2014 Negeri Sembilan and Selangor water crisis, Causes, Treatment plant shutdown
Offline treatment plants have been an ongoing problem in Selangor. In February 2014 two plants in the state were shut down due to ammonia contamination.


2014 Negeri Sembilan and Selangor water crisis, Causes, Politics
84% of the Selangor people believe that politics were the main factor responsible for the escalation of water shortages to crisis-level. Disagreements between Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (SYABAS) and the state government slowed progress toward a stable water supply. The deadlines for agreement on a water distribution restructuring deal between the government and water concessionaires were postponed several times, while water supply to many households continued to be intermittent.


2014 Negeri Sembilan and Selangor water crisis, Effects, Negeri Sembilan
In Negeri Sembilan, the seven reservoir dams in the state suffered a substantial drop in water level. More than 8,000 homes were affected particularly in the areas of Sendayan, Rasah, Mambau and Seremban. On 19 February 2014, Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar (Chief Minister), Mohamad Hassan declared a state of crisis following the water shortage – the worst the state has seen in decades.


2014 Negeri Sembilan and Selangor water crisis, Effects, Negeri Sembilan
The announcement had to be made after taps ran dry in several thousand households, due to the unusually long dry spell which has resulted in several water catchment areas drying up.


2014 Negeri Sembilan and Selangor water crisis, Effects, Negeri Sembilan
Natural-disaster relief personnel were dispatched to supply potable water to 8,000 households.


2014 Negeri Sembilan and Selangor water crisis, Effects, Selangor, Immediate
As river sources dried up, water levels fell to critical levels in seven of the state's dams, including as low as 31% of capacity at the Sungai Selangor Dam, which supplies more than 60% of the state's water. These critically low reserve levels prompted water rationing affecting upwards of 6.7 million residents and lasting from March to May. As a result of reduced access to water for commercial use, at least 30 companies in the state, especially in the food and drinks processing, rubber, chemical, electrical and tourism industries, suffered losses greater than MYR1 million.


2014 Negeri Sembilan and Selangor water crisis, Effects, Selangor, Long-Term
In the wake of sustained problems with water infrastructure and supply in Selangor, negotiations are underway to return the four private water concessionaires operating in Selangor to state control. Construction has been approved of the MYR993.89 million Langat 2 water treatment plant which was proposed to increase the state's output of treated water, alleviate pressure on other treatment plants, and provide an additional safety net in times of crisis.


2014 Nepal Premier League
The 2014 Nepal Premier League was the first season of the Nepal Premier League. The event was organised by the Cricket Association of Nepal and managed by Zohra Sports Management. It was organised between May and June 2014 and consisted of a One Day tournament played in round-robin format followed by semi-finals and finals between the top four teams. Initially, the 2014 NPL was also supposed to include Twenty20 & Two Day tournaments but were later called off. Two-day tournament was called off by the organising committee due to bad weather conditions in the allocated venues amongst other reasons. Due to tight international schedule, ZSM was unable to complete the Twenty20 event, while telecommunication giants Ncell had also pulled out their sponsorship from the tournament. The Twenty20 & Two Day tournaments are expected to be included from the 2015 season onwards.


2014 Nepal Premier League
The One Day tournament of the 2014 season ran between 14 and 24 May. The venues for One Day tournament were  Kailali and Kanchanpur.


2014 Nepal Premier League
Panchakanya Tej were the winners of the One Day tournament after defeating Jagdamba Giants in the final held at Fapla Cricket Ground, Dhangadi, Kailali.


2014 Nepal Premier League, Launch
The  League was unveiled on 24 February in a press conference held in Hotel Radisson, Kathmandu. Zohra Sports Management and Cricket Association of Nepal have done an exclusive agreement to run the league for an initial three years.


2014 Nepal Premier League, Sponsors
Ncell Nepal are the main sponsors of the NPL 2014 along with Zohra Sports Management.


2014 Nepal Premier League, Fixtures and results
The inaugural match of the One Day tournament was played on 14 May 2014 at the Fapla Cricket Ground, Dhangadi, Kailali between Vishal Warriors and Sagarmatha Legends.


2014 Nepal Premier League Twenty20
The 2014 Nepal Premier League Twenty20 is the first season of the Nepal Premier League. The event is organised by the Cricket Association of Nepal and managed by Zohra Sports Management. It will be organised between May–June 2014 and will comprise 20 overs and 50 overs competitions played in round-robin format followed by semi-finals and finals between the top four teams. The 50 overs tournament ran between 14 and 24 May and the 20 overs tournament will run between 4–14 June. The 50 overs tournament was held in Kailali and Kanchanpur whereas the 20 overs tournament will be held in Kathmandu.


2014 Nepal Premier League Twenty20
Panchakanya Tej were the winners of the 50 overs tournament after defeating Jagdamba Giants in the final held at Fapla Cricket Ground, Dhangadi, Kailali.


2014 Nepal Premier League Twenty20, Fixtures and Results
The inaugural match of the 50 overs tournament was played on 4 June 2014 at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kathmandu between Vishal Warriors and Colors X-Factors.


2014 Nepal snowstorm disaster
The 2014 Nepal snowstorm disaster occurred in central Nepal during the month of October and resulted in the deaths of at least 43 people of various nationalities, including at least 21 trekkers. Injuries and fatalities resulted from unusually severe snowstorms and avalanches on and around the mountains of Annapurna and Dhaulagiri. The incident was said to be Nepal's worst trekking disaster.


2014 Nepal snowstorm disaster, Events
On 14 October 2014, a snowstorm and series of avalanches occurred on and around Annapurna and Dhaulagiri in the Manang and Mustang Districts of Nepal within the Himalaya range. According to an unnamed expert the storm arose from Cyclone Hudhud and was the worst in a decade with almost 1.8 metres (5 ft 11 in) of snow falling within 12 hours. The storm resulted from the unusual merger of a tropical cyclone with an upper trough, an occurrence made more likely by climate change.


2014 Nepal snowstorm disaster, Events
Electric power, cell phone service, and internet connections failed in the Manang District, hampering relief efforts. Trekkers in the area at the time of the storm consisted of citizens from several countries including 78 from New Zealand. One of the first calls for international assistance was raised by the Israeli embassy in Kathmandu after trapped tourists sent a hand-written note from the top of the pass with a local guide who descended the mountain. Twenty-one trekkers and guides from Nepal, Slovakia and Germany were rescued on 15 October after the avalanche the previous day. When search and rescue operations ceased on 19 October, up to 400 people had been rescued from various areas including Thorong La, the Manang and Mustang areas and the Tukuche basecamp of Mustang.


2014 Nepal snowstorm disaster, Events
The storms resulted in the deaths of at least 43 people. Among the dead were 21 trekkers from several countries walking the Annapurna Circuit, including two Slovak climbers at Dhaulagiri base camp, and several local Nepali mountain guides, cooks and yak herders. Up to 50 people were estimated to be missing with 175 reported to have injuries such as severe frostbite.


2014 Nepal snowstorm disaster, Legacy
Local authorities were criticised for not giving sufficient warning of approaching bad weather to the trekkers and local residents. However, some officials believe that those killed or injured were inexperienced and inadequately equipped. The Prime Minister of Nepal, Sushil Koirala, called the loss of life “extremely tragic at a time when worldwide weather updates are available every second”, and said that weather warning systems would be improved. The Nepal Tourism Ministry said that the incident "has taught us a lesson”, and that more emergency shelters and better weather tracking and communication were needed to avert future tragedies.


2014 Nepal snowstorm disaster, Legacy
Newly proposed procedures and regulations include a trekkers registry, checkpoints, GPS tracking units and mandatory use of trained local guides. However, regulations at the time required trekkers to check in at various waypoints and licensed guides were already recommended. There was no system in place at the time to inform trekkers of weather conditions en route. The Nepali Trekking Guide certification is also very basic and the training is far below the quality of the training found in developed countries and does not adequately train guides in crossing and navigating snowy terrain.


2014 Neri Sottoli season
The 2014 season for the Neri Sottoli cycling team began in January at the Vuelta al Táchira. The team participated in UCI Continental Circuits and UCI World Tour events when given a wildcard invitation.


2014 NetApp–Endura season
The 2014 season for the NetApp–Endura cycling team began in February at the Tour of Qatar. The team participated in UCI Continental Circuits and UCI World Tour events when given a wildcard invitation.


2014 Netball Superleague Grand Final
The 2014 Netball Superleague Grand Final featured Manchester Thunder and Surrey Storm. This was the second grand final featuring Thunder and Storm. The two teams previously met in the 2012 grand final which Thunder won by two points. After winning the regular season without losing a match, Storm, with a team featuring player/coach Tamsin Greenway and Rachel Dunn, started the final as favourites. At half-time they were leading 26–22 and after three quarters were still ahead at 38–36. However Thunder, coached by Tracey Neville and featuring Sara Bayman, remained a threat throughout the match. With the score at 48–48 and twenty five seconds on the clock, pressure from Jodie Gibson saw Storm lose possession. Thunder pounced on a loose ball and fed it to Helen Housby who subsequently netted a very late winner.


2014 Netball Superleague Grand Final, Teams
Starting 7: GS Krista EnzianoGA Helen HousbyWA Beth CobdenC Sara BaymanWD Laura MalcolmGD Emma Dovey GK Kerry Almond


2014 Netball Superleague Grand Final, Teams
Squad: GA/GS Eleanor Cardwell? Alice Travis? Kathryn Turner? Georgie Webster


2014 Netball Superleague Grand Final, Teams
Squad: GS Rachel DunnGA Tamsin GreenwayWA Georgia LeesC Becky TrippickWD Amy Flanagan GD Katy HollandGK Hannah Reid


2014 Netball Superleague season
The 2014 Zeo Netball Superleague season saw Manchester Thunder finish as champions for the second time. Surrey Storm finished top of the table following the regular season and remained unbeaten throughout the season until they were defeated in the grand final by Thunder. This season the league was sponsored by Zeo, a soft drinks firm.


2014 Netball Superleague season, Regular season
Surrey Storm finished top of the table following the regular season with a record of twelve wins and two draws.


2014 Netherlands Women's Sevens
The 2014 Netherlands Women's Sevens was the second edition of the Netherlands Women's Sevens tournament, and the fifth of five tournaments in the 2013–14 season. It took place on 16 and 17 May 2014 at NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam.


2014 Netherlands Women's Sevens, Format
The teams were drawn into three pools of four teams each. Each team played everyone in their pool one time. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets while the top 2 third place teams will also compete in the Cup/Plate. The rest of the teams from each group went to the Bowl brackets.


2014 Netherlands Women's Sevens, Teams
A total of twelve teams will compete: The nine "core" teams, and three invited teams.


2014 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
The 2014 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by second–year head coach Brian Polian and played their home games at Mackay Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 7–6 and 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in third place in the West Division. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl where they lost to Louisiana–Lafayette.


2014 Nevada Wolf Pack football team, Previous season
The Wolf Pack finished the 2013 season 4–8 and 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place in the West Division and did not qualify for a bowl game.


2014 Nevada Wolf Pack football team, Preseason, Mountain West media days
The Mountain West media days were held on July 22–23, 2014, at the Cosmopolitan in Paradise, Nevada.


2014 Nevada Wolf Pack football team, Preseason, Media poll
The preseason poll was released on July 21, 2014. The Wolf Pack were predicted to finish in third place in the MW West Division.


2014 Nevada Wolf Pack football team, Preseason, Preseason All–Mountain West Team
The Wolf Pack had one player selected to the preseason All–Mountain West Team; one from the defense.


2014 Nevada elections
The Nevada general election, 2014 was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 throughout Nevada.


2014 Nevada elections
The active political parties participated in the 2014 election were the two major political parties, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party as well as the minor political parties of the Independent American Party of Nevada, the Nevada Green Party, and the Libertarian Party of Nevada. There are also unaffiliated, non-partisan candidates.


2014 Nevada elections, United States House of Representatives
All of Nevada's four seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2014.


2014 Nevada elections, Governor
Incumbent Republican Governor Brian Sandoval ran for re-election to a second term in office and won. He was challenged by Democratic nominee Bob Goodman, a former State Economic Development Commissioner and Independent American nominee David Lory VanDerBeek, a family therapist.


2014 Nevada elections, Lieutenant governor
Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Brian Krolicki was prevented from running for re-election to a third term in office due to constitutional lifetime term limits.


2014 Nevada elections, Attorney general
Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto was prevented from running for re-election to a third term in office due to constitutional lifetime term limits.


2014 Nevada elections, Attorney general
As of 2021, this is the last time a republican won a statewide race in Nevada without carrying Washoe and Clark counties.


2014 Nevada elections, Secretary of State
Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Ross Miller was prevented from running for re-election to a third term in office due to constitutional lifetime term limits. As of 2021, this is the last time a Democrat has won in a county outside Clark and Washoe.


2014 Nevada elections, Treasurer
Incumbent Democratic State Treasurer Kate Marshall was prevented from running for re-election to a third term in office due to constitutional lifetime term limits.


2014 Nevada elections, Controller
Incumbent Democratic Controller Kim Wallin was prevented from running for re-election to a third term in office due to constitutional lifetime term limits.


2014 Nevada elections, State Legislature, Nevada Senate
Eleven out of twenty-one seats in the Nevada Senate were up for election in 2014. Six of the seats were currently held by Republicans and five were held by Democrats. Democrats held a one-seat majority in the state senate. Names appearing in bold were on the November general election ballot either through winning the June 10th primary or having no primary election.


2014 Nevada elections, State Legislature, Nevada Assembly
All 42 seats in the Nevada Assembly were up for election in 2014. Democrats held 26 seats, Republicans held 15 seats and there was one vacancy.


2014 Nevada elections, State Judicial Branch, Supreme Court Seat B
Incumbent Justice Kristina Pickering has filed to run for re-election without any opposition.


2014 Nevada elections, State Judicial Branch, Supreme Court Seat D
Incumbent Justice Mark Gibbons has filed to run for re-election without any opposition.


2014 Nevada elections, Ballot Initiatives, Intermediate Appellate Court
Senate Joint Resolution No. 14 of the 76th Session creates an intermediate appellate court between the District Court level and the Nevada Supreme Court. After passing through the 76th Session in 2011 with a vote of 48 in favor, 13 against and two excused, and the 77th Session in 2013 with a vote of 61 in favor, none against and two excused, Senate Joint Resolution No. 14 will be placed on the 2014 General Election ballot for popular vote to amend the Constitution of Nevada.


2014 Nevada elections, Ballot Initiatives, The Education Initiative
The Education Initiative was on the 2014 ballot in the state of Nevada as an indirect initiated state statute. The measure seeks to implement a 2 percent margins tax on businesses in the state and requires that the proceeds of the tax be used to fund the operation of public schools in Nevada for kindergarten through grade 12. Initiative Petition No. 1 was forwarded to the Nevada Legislature from the Secretary of State's office after qualifying for the ballot for legislative action. The Legislature did not act on IP No. 1 within the framework pursuant to Article 19, section 2 of the Nevada Constitution and automatically went on the ballot in 2014.


2014 Nevada elections, Ballot Initiatives, Mining Tax
Senate Joint Resolution No. 15 of the 76th Session proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to remove the separate tax rate and manner of assessing and distributing the tax on mines and the proceeds of mines. After passing through the 76th Session in 2011 with a vote of 40 in favor and 23 against, and the 77th Session in 2013 with a vote of 43 in favor, 19 against and one excused, Senate Joint Resolution No. 15 will be placed on the 2014 General Election ballot for popular vote to amend the Constitution of Nevada.


2014 Nevada gubernatorial election
The 2014 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor of Nevada. Incumbent Republican governor Brian Sandoval won re-election to a second term in office, defeating Democratic nominee Bob Goodman in a landslide. Sandoval won a higher percentage of the vote than any other incumbent governor in 2014. As of 2021, this is the last time a Republican won the governorship of Nevada and this is also the most recent time the Republican candidate carried Clark County.


2014 Nevada gubernatorial election, Democratic primary
For the first time in a gubernatorial election since it was added in 1975, the None of These Candidates option received a plurality of the votes. This has been ascribed to the eight Democratic candidates' lack of name recognition, money and political experience. High-profile Democrats were put off by Sandoval's popularity and large war chest, leading to no "serious challenger" emerging. According to state law, even if the "None of These Candidates" option receives the most votes in an election, the actual candidate who receives the most votes still wins the election. Thus, Bob Goodman was certified as the Democratic nominee.


2014 New Bilibid Prison raids
The Philippine National Police, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, National Bureau of Investigation led by Justice secretary Leila de Lima launched a series of raids on the New Bilibid Prison on December 15, 19, and 22, 2014 targeting drug lords allegedly operating inside the prison and to seize contrabands reportedly in possession of some of the prison's inmates. Prohibited items such as methamphetamine chloride (Filipino: shabu) and other drug paraphernalia, inflatable sex dolls, a stripper bar and jacuzzi were found in air-conditioned villas (Filipino: kubol) of high-profile inmates. Police also found other items and contrabands prohibited in the prison such as firearms and bladed weapons, mobile phones, flat screen TVs, laptops, WIFi, luxury Patek Philippe, Cartier and Rolex watches, sauna and over ₱2 million in cash from body searches of several inmates.


2014 New Bilibid Prison raids
Officials handling the New Bilibid Prison were relieved on December 19 following an order from Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales for an investigation on officials of the Bureau of Corrections. Bureau of Corrections chief, Franklin Bucayu, refused calls to resign following the findings of the raid. In an interview with Justice Secretary Leila de Lima at the Malacañang Palace on December 24, 2014, De Lima said that while the discovery of illegal drugs and luxury items in the prison was "a pressing and scandalous issue," there was no need to fire Franklin Bucayu while the investigation is ongoing.


2014 New Bilibid Prison raids
De Lima defended Bucayu saying “it appears to me that he (Bucayu) was not in cahoots with the inmates. Perhaps he was hoodwinked by his men because he issued guidelines but these were not implemented.” The secretary also said that "at the very least, his shortcoming was that he was not hands-on," but noted that Bucayu "now submits reports every day." Meanwhile, Bucayu insisted that he merely inherited the problem in the penal system but eventually resigned on June 1, 2015 citing health concerns and multiple death threats against him.


2014 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2014 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship for New Brunswick, was held from January 8 to 12 at the Thistle St. Andrews Curling Club in Saint John. The winning team of Andrea Crawford represented New Brunswick at the 2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Montreal.


2014 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Round robin standings
Crawford received first place and a bye to the final by virtue of having the best last shot draw average through the round-robin.


2014 New Brunswick general election
The 2014 New Brunswick general election was held on September 22, 2014, to elect 49 members to the 58th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada.


2014 New Brunswick general election
The 2013 redistribution reduced the size of the legislature from 55 seats to 49.


2014 New Brunswick general election
The New Brunswick Liberal Association, led by Brian Gallant, won a majority government, defeating Incumbent Premier David Alward's Progressive Conservatives, which became the second single-term government in New Brunswick's history. The New Democratic Party, led by Dominic Cardy won the highest support in its history, though failed to win any seats. As a result of these losses, both Alward and Cardy resigned as leaders of their respective parties. The Green Party of New Brunswick improved on its results from the previous election, with party leader David Coon winning the party's first seat, and becoming only the second Green politician (after British Columbia MLA Andrew J. Weaver) elected to a provincial legislature.


2014 New Brunswick general election
Fracking was a major issue in the election as a whole. Most commentators described the election as a referendum on it.


2014 New Brunswick general election
Polling in the weeks leading up to the campaign gave the Liberals a wide lead over the governing Progressive Conservatives. Some commentators openly speculated about whether the Liberals were on track to repeat the 1987 provincial election, when they won every seat in the Legislative Assembly. As the campaign progressed, however, the gap in popular support between the two parties narrowed significantly. Some attributed this in part to a television interview with CBC New Brunswick anchor Harry Forestell in which Gallant gave inaccurate numbers relating to his proposal for a tax increase on the province's wealthiest residents. In the final poll of the campaign, the Liberals and the Progressive Conservatives were tied at 40 per cent support each.


2014 New Brunswick general election, Results, Tabulator problem and manual recount demand
The election marked the first time that the province used electronic vote tabulation machines from Dominion Voting in a provincial election. They had previously been used in New Brunswick municipal elections. On election night, the machines displayed vote totals which were verified by Elections New Brunswick officials and entered into a province-wide database for the media. By 11:45 PM, these unverified numbers were to have been replaced by totally machine-reported numbers from the tabulators themselves with no human interventions or errors possible to distort results. It was "a program processing the initial results that had a glitch", not the tabulators themselves, according to officials.


2014 New Brunswick general election, Results, Tabulator problem and manual recount demand
Elections New Brunswick grew uncomfortable with the human involvement and influence of the unevenly tabulated results. It brought the results reporting to a standstill as counts were reverified by hand before further resignations or concessions were triggered.


2014 New Brunswick general election, Results, Tabulator problem and manual recount demand
At 10:45 p.m. Atlantic time, Elections New Brunswick officially suspended the results reporting count, with 17 ridings still undeclared, while it investigated the delay. It called for over sixty tabulator count devices to be brought to central locations for verification without relying on the reporting program. At no time was there an allegation of fraud by any party or public official.


2014 New Brunswick general election, Results, Tabulator problem and manual recount demand
As a result of the controversy, both the Progressive Conservatives and the People's Alliance Party called for a hand count of all ballots, with the former refusing to concede the election until the following day. Michael Quinn, the province's chief electoral officer determined no total recount was necessary. Recounts were held in 7 of 49 ridings and the results were upheld with variations of no more than 1 vote per candidate per riding.


2014 New Brunswick general election, Retiring incumbents
The following sitting members of the legislative assembly (MLAs) had announced that they would not re-offer at this election:


2014 New Brunswick general election, Candidates
New boundaries were in effect as a result of an electoral redistribution replacing the districts used in the 2006 and 2010 elections. Candidates had to file their nomination papers by September 2, 2014 to appear on the ballot.