2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Championship Series, Game 4
Wong then launched his second home-run of the series to make it 4–1. That home-run meant the Cardinals had hit six in the series, while the Giants hadn't hit any. In the bottom of the third, the Giants cancelled out the two scored by the Cardinals in the top half of the inning, with two-out RBI singles by Posey and Hunter Pence. Vogelsong was taken out of the game, and the bullpen was again superb for the Giants as the Cardinals couldn't add to the four runs they had at that point.


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Championship Series, Game 4
The Cardinals went to their bullpen as well with two outs in the 4th inning. After putting runners in scoring position in both the 4th and 5th innings and failing to cash in, the Giants rally came in the 6th with the help of some more odd plays. With Marco Gonzales pitching for St. Louis, Juan Pérez led off with a walk and Brandon Crawford followed with a single. Matt Duffy laid down a sacrifice bunt to put runners at second and third with one out.


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Championship Series, Game 4
With the infield playing in, Blanco hit a ground ball to Adams at first-base and with Pérez running on contact his off-balance throw was too late at the plate and all the runners were safe. The go-ahead run scored when Panik hit a hard ground-ball to Adams who stepped on first-base for an out and then delivered a loopy throw to Peralta at second for an attempted double-play that pulled him off the base, and gave Crawford enough time to come home from third. Posey added an insurance run on a single off new pitcher Seth Maness. The Giants late inning relief shut down the Cardinals, with Santiago Casilla finishing the game with the save.


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Championship Series, Game 4
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Championship Series, Game 5
In a rematch of Game 1, Madison Bumgarner and Adam Wainwright were the starting pitchers. Just as in Game 4, the lead changed hands quickly early in the game. The Cardinals struck first in the top of the 3rd inning, when Travis Ishikawa misplayed a fly-ball off the bat of Jon Jay that went over his head to score a run for the Cardinals. Bumgarner escaped the inning without any further damage.


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Championship Series, Game 5
With two outs in the bottom half of the inning, Gregor Blanco singled for the second time in as many at-bats, and then Joe Panik hit a two-run home run inside the foul-pole in right-field. This was Panik's first home-run at AT&T Park and just his second since being called up. However, the Cardinals then grabbed the lead right back, as Bumgarner surrendered solo shots to both Matt Adams and Tony Cruz to give the Cardinals a 3–2 lead.


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Championship Series, Game 5
Both starting pitchers then found their rhythm, and no more runs were scored until the bottom half of the 8th, as both pitchers combined to retire 22 consecutive batters. Wainwright was taken out of the game in favour of set-up man Pat Neshek. The Giants too made a change as Bumgarner's night was to be over after 8 quality innings. Michael Morse stepped in to pinch-hit, and hit a game-tying home run into the corner in left field. This was the 5th pinch-hit home run in Giants playoff history.


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Championship Series, Game 5
Neshek retired the next three hitters to send the game to the 9th inning. Santiago Casilla the Giants closer was asked to pitch the ninth, and he ended up loading the bases with two outs. Oscar Taveras was announced as the pinch-hitter, so Jeremy Affeldt was called in. Affeldt coaxed a chopper back to the mound that he took to first base himself to leave the sacks full, and send the game to the bottom of the 9th. The Cardinals brought in 2013 NLCS MVP Michael Wacha, who was making his first appearance since September 26.


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Championship Series, Game 5
Pablo Sandoval led off with a single, and with one out Brandon Belt drew a four pitch walk. Up stepped Ishikawa, who had been lifted for a defensive replacement before the 9th inning in every other game in the series. After working the count to 2–0, Ishikawa launched a walk-off three-run home run over the high wall in right. Ishikawa became the first player in NLCS history to hit a walk-off home run to send his team to the World Series.


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Championship Series, Game 5
Thursday, October 16, 2014 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, World Series, Game 1
Thanks to the days off between the NLCS and the World Series, the Giants were able to start their ace Madison Bumgarner in back-to-back games, James Shields was on the mound for the Royals. The Giants wasted no time in pouncing on Shields in the 1st inning. Gregor Blanco led off with a single and Buster Posey had another to put runners at the corners with one out. Pablo Sandoval then doubled down the right field line to knock in Blanco.


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, World Series, Game 1
Posey was thrown out at home plate trying to score for the third time in the postseason as the Giants challenged the arm of Norichika Aoki. That brought Hunter Pence to the plate and he delivered a big home run to right-center field to give the Giants a 3-run inning. The Giants added on in the 4th when Pence doubled to lead off the inning and Brandon Belt walked to bring up DH Michael Morse, who singled up the middle to knock in Pence and knock out Shields.


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, World Series, Game 1
Danny Duffy was brought into the game and after a sacrifice bunt, walked the next two batters, with Blanco picking up an RBI on his base on balls to give the Giants a 5–0 lead. Joe Panik tripled in a run past a diving Aoki in the 7th, and Sandoval drove in another through the drawn-in infield to account for the 6th and 7th runs for the Giants. Salvador Pérez homered off Bumgarner in the bottom of the 7th, but that was the only run he allowed.


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, World Series, Game 1
Again magnificent, he gave up just 3 hits and walked 1 batter in 7 innings. Bumgarner himself extended his postseason scoreless streak on the road to a new MLB record 32+2⁄3 innings, and took over the Giants record for postseason wins with 6. With their 7–1 victory, the Giants had now won 16 of their last 18 in the postseason, and handed Kansas City their first loss of the 2014 postseason.


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, World Series, Game 1
Tuesday, October 21, 2014 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, World Series, Game 2
Jake Peavy was tabbed by the Giants to start Game 2, while Yordano Ventura took the mound for the Royals. The game started with a bang, as Gregor Blanco led off the game with a solo home run. The Royals hit back immediately however, with a single from Billy Butler tying the score in the bottom of the 1st. In the 2nd, the Royals took the lead on a double from Alcides Escobar. The Giants came back to tie the game at 2 thanks to an RBI double off the bat of Brandon Belt in the 4th inning.


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, World Series, Game 2
The Giants knocked Ventura out of the game in the 6th, but their attempted rally was shut down by Kelvin Herrera. The Giants were also forced to remove Peavy in the 6th after the first two men reached base in the inning. However, where the Royals bullpen had shut down the Giants, the San Francisco bullpen proceeded to melt down. Jean Machi lost the lead and was replaced by Javier López who retired the only batter he was allowed to face.


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, World Series, Game 2
Hunter Strickland was brought in, and surrendered a 2-run double to Salvador Pérez and then a two-run home run to Omar Infante. The benches briefly cleared after Strickland took exception to events after the home run was hit. The Royals bullpen shut the Giants down the rest of the way, and Kansas City had all the offense they needed to win 7–2 and tie the World Series at 1–1.


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, World Series, Game 2
Wednesday, October 22, 2014 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, World Series, Game 3
Tim Hudson was the starter for the Giants, and Jeremy Guthrie for the Royals. At the ages of 39 and 35 respectively, both were making their first World Series starts. The Royals took the lead with a run in the top of the 1st inning, Alcides Escobar leading off with a double and scoring on Lorenzo Cain's RBI groundout. This was a lead they would not relinquish, as Guthrie shut the Giants down until the 6th inning.


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, World Series, Game 3
Hudson also settled down, but gave up another run on a double by Alex Gordon in the 6th and was removed from the game. Eric Hosmer added the third run for the Royals with an RBI single off reliever Javier López. The Giants did answer back in the bottom half of the inning, with Michael Morse delivering another pinch-hit RBI on a double, and after Guthrie was lifted, Buster Posey's RBI groundout. The Giants had closed the gap to a one-run game but couldn't make any further impression on the Royals bullpen, as Greg Holland picked up the save to give Kansas City a 3–2 victory, and the lead in the series 2–1.


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, World Series, Game 3
Friday, October 24, 2014 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) at AT&T Park in San Francisco


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, World Series, Game 4
In an unpredictable Game 4, Ryan Vogelsong and Jason Vargas were the starting pitchers. The early signs were good for the Giants, as Gregor Blanco led off with a walk, advanced on a wild pitch and stole third base, coming in to score on Hunter Pence's groundout. Having retired Kansas City in the 1st and 2nd innings relatively easily, Vogelsong hit a roadblock in the 3rd. He gave up 5 singles, a walk and a stolen base as the Royals scored 4 runs to knock him out of the game after recording just 8 outs.


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, World Series, Game 4
Buster Posey reduced the gap to 2 runs in the bottom of the 3rd with a two-out RBI single. Yusmeiro Petit was called on to pitch, and he delivered another 3 scoreless innings of relief to hold the Royals at 4. Petit also had a single despite an .049 career batting average that put a runner in scoring position in the 4th, but the Giants couldn't cash in. Joe Panik led off the 5th inning with a double and Royals manager Ned Yost took Vargas out of the game.


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, World Series, Game 4
This was to prove a costly decision, as Jason Frasor gave up an RBI single to Pence that made it a one-run game. Danny Duffy was brought in, but he too struggled allowing a single to Pablo Sandoval that moved Pence to 3rd base, and a walk to Brandon Belt to load the bases. Juan Pérez hit a sacrifice-fly to tie the game at 4. In the 6th, Brandon Finnegan was the next Royals reliever to be touched up as Sandoval came through again, this time with a bases-loaded two-run single.


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, World Series, Game 4
Belt added another run on a single to give the Giants a 7–4 lead. Finnegan allowed the first two runners to reach in the 7th, and he was removed from the game in favor of Tim Collins. Blanco then attempted to bunt the runners over, and Collins threw the ball into him as he was running down the line, allowing a run to score, the trail runner to 3rd base and Blanco to reach. Panik then drove in two more with his second double of the game as the Giants hit double digits in runs scored. Pence also doubled to make the score 11–4 Giants. Sergio Romo and Hunter Strickland delivered scoreless innings to give the Giants the win that tied the series at 2.


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, World Series, Game 4
Saturday, October 25, 2014 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) at AT&T Park in San Francisco


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, World Series, Game 5
In a rematch of Game 1, Madison Bumgarner and James Shields opposed each other on the mound. The Giants opened the scoring in the 2nd off Shields, in an inning that began with a single from Hunter Pence and a bunted base hit against the shift for Brandon Belt. After a deep fly-ball moved both runners up, Brandon Crawford grounded out to second base and with the infield playing back, Pence scored and the Giants had a 1–0 lead.


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, World Series, Game 5
This was added to in the bottom of the 4th, with Crawford again providing the RBI on a base-hit to center fielder Jarrod Dyson. Although not ruled an error, Dyson bobbled the ball with the runner holding at third base and had the ball been played cleanly the run would not have scored on the play. The Giants offense was held in check by the Royals pitching until an outburst in the 8th inning provided the cushion they were looking for.


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, World Series, Game 5
Pablo Sandoval and Pence hit back-to-back singles to start the inning, and with one out Juan Pérez launched a double that missed clearing the center field wall for a home run by inches, but knocked in two runs. Pérez was allowed to reach third base on an errant throw, and Crawford drove him in for his third RBI of the night to make the score 5–0 Giants. However, the night was really about Bumgarner.


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, World Series, Game 5
Just as in the Wild Card game, he threw a complete-game shutout, allowing just 4 hits, not walking a batter and striking out 8 and making 117 pitches. Bumgarner became just the second pitcher to allow 1 run or fewer in each of his first four career World Series starts. The win meant the Giants held a 3–2 lead in the series, heading back to Kansas City.


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, World Series, Game 5
Sunday, October 26, 2014 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) at AT&T Park in San Francisc


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, World Series, Game 6
Giants starter Jake Peavy was in trouble early on, escaping a jam in the 1st inning. He wasn't able to do so in the 2nd. Peavy allowed four singles and a double to Mike Moustakas and was removed from the game with the score at 2–0. The Giants called upon Yusmeiro Petit to get them out of the inning, however Petit only compounded the Giants difficulties. Lorenzo Cain's single scored two more runs and Eric Hosmer's double did the same, before Billy Butler drove in the 7th and final run of the inning.


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, World Series, Game 6
The game was as good as over almost as soon as it began. The Giants had one chance at an unlikely comeback, loading the bases in the 3rd inning but Buster Posey grounded into an inning-ending double play to end the Giants threat. The Royals continued to tack on to their already unassailable lead, Cain doubling in a run in the 3rd, Alcides Escobar repeating the dose in the 5th, and Moustakas adding another on a home run in the 7th. Whilst the Giants drew 5 walks against Kansas City starter Yordano Ventura they couldn't put any runs on the scoreboard against him as he pitched 7 scoreless innings. The Royals completed a shutout and a crushing 10–0 victory to send the World Series to a deciding Game 7.


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, World Series, Game 6
Tuesday, October 28, 2014 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, World Series, Game 7
In the deciding game of the World Series, Tim Hudson took the mound for the Giants, and in doing so set a new record for the oldest pitcher to start a World Series game. Jeremy Guthrie was the starter for the Royals. After being sent down in order in the 1st inning, the Giants offense awoke in the 2nd. Pablo Sandoval started the inning being hit by a pitch, Hunter Pence and Brandon Belt followed with base hits to load the sacks with nobody out.


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, World Series, Game 7
Michael Morse and Brandon Crawford produced consecutive sacrifice flies to give the Giants a 2–0 lead. The advantage was to be short-lived, as Hudson gave up a single to Billy Butler and an RBI double to Alex Gordon. Salvador Pérez was drilled by a pitch that forced him to hobble down to first base. Mike Moustakas hit a fly-ball to left-field, and Gordon tagged up to go to third base, allowing Omar Infante to tie the game with a sacrifice fly.


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, World Series, Game 7
Alcides Escobar singled, and that was that for Hudson as the Giants were forced to remove a starter before the end of the 2nd inning for two straight games. Jeremy Affeldt came into the game and got the Giants out of the inning. In the bottom of the 3rd inning, the Giants turned a potentially game-changing double play after the leadoff man reached.


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, World Series, Game 7
Joe Panik dived to snare a ball hit off the bat of Eric Hosmer, flipped the ball with his glove to Crawford, who turned the ball over to first base where, after a replay review called for by the Giants, Hosmer was ruled out having elected to slide head-first. In the top of the 4th, Sandoval and Pence again reached to start the inning, and Morse knocked in the go-ahead run off Kelvin Herrera. From that point on, the game became all about the pitchers.


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, World Series, Game 7
Affeldt pitched the fourth, keyed by another Panik-Crawford-Belt double play, before the Giants called upon Madison Bumgarner to hold the lead. The Royals missed two chances with a runner in scoring position in the 5th. Bumgarner retired 12 hitters in a row to send the game into the 9th inning with the Giants holding a one-run lead. Instead of electing to use his closer, manager Bruce Bochy allowed Bumgarner to go out and pitch the 9th. Hosmer struck out and Butler popped up and the Giants were an out away.


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, World Series, Game 7
Gordon hit a sinking liner that was misplayed by Gregor Blanco in center field, and then bobbled by Juan Pérez and Gordon reached third base. With Salvador Pérez batting, Bumgarner induced a foul pop-up that was caught by Sandoval and the Giants won the World Series title. Bumgarner's personal performance earned him the World Series MVP. Incredibly, only three days after making 117 pitches in shutting out the Royals in Game 5, Bumgarner pitched 5 innings of scoreless relief making 68 pitches and not walking a batter. He broke the record set by Curt Schilling for the most innings pitched in a single postseason.


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, World Series, Game 7
Wednesday, October 29, 2014 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Batting
Stats in bold are team leaders. Pitchers are not included in the list. Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; OBP = On-base percentage; SLG = Slugging Percentage; OPS = On-base + Slugging percentage SB = Stolen bases


2014 San Francisco Giants season, Pitching
Stats in bold are team leaders. Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


2014 San Jose Earthquakes season
The 2014 San Jose Earthquakes season is the club's 17th year of existence, as well as its 17th season in Major League Soccer and its 7th consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer. Including all previous franchises, this is the 32nd year with a soccer club in the San Jose area sporting the name "Earthquakes".


2014 San Jose Earthquakes season
This was the final season of the Earthquakes playing in Buck Shaw Stadium as the club would move into its new stadium for the 2015 season.


2014 San Jose Earthquakes season, Competitions, 2014 season, Results by round
Last updated: October 4, 2014Source: Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won;  T = Matches tied;  L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference


2014 San Jose Earthquakes season, Standings, Major League Soccer
(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion


2014 San Jose SaberCats season
The 2014 San Jose SaberCats season was the 18th season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Darren Arbet and played their home games at the SAP Center at San Jose. The team was led by its league-best defense, which held eleven of its eighteen regular-season opponents to fewer than 40 points.


2014 San Jose SaberCats season, Schedule, Regular season
The SaberCats began the season on the road against the Portland Thunder on March 17. They played their last regular season game on the road against the Iowa Barnstormers on July 26.


2014 San Jose SaberCats season, Final roster
Rookies in italics updated August 8, 201425 Active, 23 Inactive


2014 San Jose State Spartans football team
The 2014 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans were led by second-year head coach Ron Caragher and played their home games at Spartan Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place in the West Division.


2014 San Jose State Spartans football team, Personnel
Ron Caragher returned for his second season as San Jose State head coach. New at defensive coordinator was Greg Robinson, a longtime coach who previously served as defensive coordinator at the University of Texas at Austin in 2013. Robinson's career also included a stint as defensive coordinator for the NFL's Denver Broncos from 1995 to 2000, including the Broncos' Super Bowl-winning seasons in 1997 and 1998.


2014 San Jose mayoral election
The 2014 San Jose mayoral election was held on June 3, 2014 to elect the Mayor of San Jose, California. Councilmember Sam Liccardo defeated Santa Clara County Supervisor Dave Cortese in a runoff on November 4, 2014.


2014 San Jose mayoral election
Incumbent Democratic Mayor Chuck Reed was term limited and could not run for re-election to a third consecutive term in office.


2014 San Jose mayoral election
The election is nonpartisan per California state law, although most of the candidates chose to state a political party affiliation. A primary election was held on June 3, 2014. As no candidate received a majority of the vote, a runoff election was held between the top two vote-getters, Dave Cortese and Sam Liccardo, on November 4, 2014. Licardo was elected mayor with a majority of the vote.


2014 San Jose mayoral election, Primary election
The primary election saw a total of ten candidates on the ballot, including Dave Cortese, a Santa Clara County Supervisor and former San Jose City Councilmember, as well as four sitting San Jose City Councilmembers: Vice Mayor Madison Nguyen, Sam Liccardo, Rose herrera, and Pierluigi Oliverio.


2014 San Jose mayoral election, Primary election
The political climate of the race was influenced by an ongoing dispute between representatives of the City's labor force and Mayor Chuck Reed, stemming from a 2012 ballot initiative championed by Reed to restructure San Jose City employee pensions. Dave Cortese received the full endorsement and support of the politically powerful South Bay Labor Council, while the four sitting Councilmembers, having supported Mayor Reed's pension reform initiative, were described as "Reed loyalists." This ideological polarization was present not just in San Jose's mayoral election, but in a number of City Council races as well.


2014 San Jose mayoral election, Primary election
As part of his campaign, Councilmember Liccardo authored a book in which he assessed the issues facing San Jose and offered his own vision for the City. On May 2, the Editorial Board of the San Jose Mercury News endorsed Liccardo for Mayor, citing the book as well as his record on the Council.


2014 San Luis Potosí Challenger
The 2014 San Luis Potosí Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 20th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in San Luis Potosí, Mexico between 14 and 19 April 2014.


2014 San Luis Potosí Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 San Luis Potosí Challenger, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2014 San Luis Potosí Challenger – Doubles
Marin Draganja and Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras are the defending champions, but Marin Draganja chose not to compete. Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras played alongside Agustín Velotti.


2014 San Luis Potosí Challenger – Doubles
Kevin King and Juan Carlos Spir won the title, defeating Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras and Agustín Velotti  in the final, 6–3, 6–4.


2014 San Luis Potosí Challenger – Singles
Alessio di Mauro was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Víctor Estrella Burgos.


2014 San Luis Potosí Challenger – Singles
Paolo Lorenzi won the title, defeating Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras in the final, 6–1, 6–3.


2014 San Marino GO&FUN Open
The 2014 San Marino GO&FUN Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. The 27th edition of the tournament, which was part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour, took place in City of San Marino, San Marino between 4 and 10 August 2014.


2014 San Marino GO&FUN Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 San Marino GO&FUN Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received a special exemption into the singles main draw:


2014 San Marino GO&FUN Open – Doubles
Radu Albot and Enrique López-Pérez won the title, beating Franko Škugor and Adrian Ungur 6–4, 6–1


2014 San Marino GO&FUN Open – Singles
Adrian Ungur took the title, beating qualifier Antonio Veić 6–1, 6–0


2014 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2014 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth round of the 2014 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli in Misano Adriatico on 14 September 2014.


2014 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix
In the premier class, Valentino Rossi took the first non-Honda win of the season, and his first victory since the 2013 Dutch TT. He finished ahead of teammate Jorge Lorenzo, and Dani Pedrosa finished in third place. The victory pushed him past the 5000 career points total, the first and so far only rider to achieve this feat. Marc Márquez crashed while battling for the race lead with Rossi; he remounted and – with a last-lap retirement for Aleix Espargaró – was able to score one championship point.


2014 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix
In the support categories, Moto2 championship leader Esteve Rabat took his seventh victory of 2014 – and third in succession – leading home teammate Mika Kallio for a 1–2 for the Marc VDS Racing Team, while the podium was completed by Johann Zarco. Just as in the other two classes, Estrella Galicia 0,0 achieved a 1–2 finish with riders Álex Rins and Álex Márquez; the pair were split by 0.042 seconds at the line, with Rins prevailing for his second win of 2014.


2014 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round thirteen has concluded.


2014 Sandnes Ulf season
The 2014 season is Sandnes Ulf's 3rd season in the Tippeligaen, the top flight of Norwegian football and their ninth  season with Asle Andersen as their manager.


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


2014 Sandnes Ulf season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Sandnes Ulf season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Sandnes Ulf season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Sandnes Ulf season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


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


2014 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season
The 2014 season was Sanfrecce Hiroshima's sixth consecutive season in J.League Division 1, and 44th overall in the Japanese top flight. Sanfrecce Hiroshima also competed in the Emperor's Cup, J.League Cup, Japanese Super Cup, and the AFC Champions League.


2014 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season, Players, First Team squad
Updated 18 March 2016Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season, Competitions, AFC Champions League
Sanfrecce Hiroshima have qualified for the Group Stage of the 2014 AFC Champions League by winning the 2013 J.League Division 1.


2014 Santa Ana kidnapping accusation
In May 2014, Isidro Medrano Garcia (aged 41 or 42), who had been living under the name Tomas Medrano or Tomas Madrano, was arrested and accused by police of kidnapping a 15-year-old girl in 2004 and repeatedly raping her and continuing to hold her captive until 2014. Garcia was accused of forcing the alleged victim to marry him in 2007.


2014 Santa Ana kidnapping accusation
As time moved on, the woman had a child with Garcia on October 27, 2010, or in 2012, and they continued to live openly together as a family in Bell Gardens, California, until the woman contacted her sister through Facebook and met with her mother in April 2014. She filed a domestic violence complaint with Bell Gardens police on May 19, 2014.


2014 Santa Ana kidnapping accusation
As a married couple, Garcia and the woman had an apparently active social life in the community, including hosting large parties and the woman spending time and running errands by herself, having her own car, and working outside the home (with Garcia). However, police said the woman had tried to escape twice and been severely beaten. Through his attorney, Garcia claimed that the woman made up the story of abuse because the couple was breaking up.


2014 Santa Ana kidnapping accusation
After a trial in early 2016, Garcia was found guilty of three felony counts of lewd acts on a minor, was sentenced to four years and four months in prison, and was required to register as a sex offender. He was found not guilty of kidnapping, and the charge of forcible rape was dismissed.


2014 Santa Ana kidnapping accusation, Context of the case
Some neighbors and a nanny for their child reported that the man and woman were active as a couple in the local church and social community and showed no apparent signs of serious problems prior to the man's arrest. A neighbor said "He treats her like a queen. He does his best to do whatever she wants", and said the woman had her own car. However, some other neighbors said they sensed that not all was well. One said that Garcia seemed to closely watch her, and that when she noticed he was watching from their apartment, she would rapidly go back inside.


2014 Santa Ana kidnapping accusation, Context of the case
The girl was born in Mexico and had unlawfully entered the U.S. from Mexico in February 2004 (about six months before her alleged kidnapping) to join her mother and sister who were living in Santa Ana, California. Garcia was the girl's mother's live-in boyfriend, and allegedly began abusing her while she lived with her mother.


2014 Santa Ana kidnapping accusation, Context of the case
Following a domestic argument between the girl's mother and Garcia, the girl left home and went to a park, where Garcia found her and allegedly drugged and kidnapped her and then held her captive in a garage in Compton while telling her that no one was looking for her and that she would be deported if she was found. She was unable to speak English at the time, and Garcia allegedly used this to intimidate her. The girl's mother filed a missing person's report in August 2004, shortly after the alleged abduction, and had suspected that Garcia had abducted her.


2014 Santa Ana kidnapping accusation, Context of the case
After she contacted her mother a decade later in 2014, her mother reportedly showed her old news articles to prove that she had been looking for her and had filed a missing person's report. This reportedly helped convince her to go to the police and file a report about her alleged abduction.


2014 Santa Ana kidnapping accusation, Context of the case
It was alleged that during her captivity, the woman had been moved at least four times and had been given multiple fake identities.


2014 Santa Ana kidnapping accusation, Context of the case
Garcia held various jobs during the period of the alleged captivity, and the woman and Garcia had been working together outside the home for a night cleaning service – including cleaning a building that houses offices of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services. At the time of the arrest, Garcia was also working a second job, at a nearby Chinese restaurant.


2014 Santa Ana kidnapping accusation, Formal charges, trial, and outcome
On June 9, 2014, Garcia pleaded not guilty to charges including kidnapping, rape, and three counts of lewd acts on a minor. His bail was set at $1 million, and he reportedly faces up to 19 years in prison if convicted. In a report about the arraignment, neighbor Jose Polanco was quoted as saying "What she is saying is a lie," and "She was a free woman," and other neighbors were also reported to be supporting Garcia and portraying the couple as a seemingly happy pair who threw parties and took trips to Disneyland. On April 24, 2015, Garcia was ordered to stand trial on charges of rape and kidnapping.


2014 Santa Ana kidnapping accusation, Formal charges, trial, and outcome
The woman testified that Garcia kidnapped her in 2004, took her to a home in Compton, provided her with a false identity and held her against her will for a decade. Between August 2004 and April 2014, she said Garcia "controlled" her by saying her family did not want her and were not looking for her, and that if she reported him to police she would get in trouble for using a false ID. The teen did not speak English and had come to the U.S. from Mexico illegally, according to Santa Ana Police Department.


2014 Santa Ana kidnapping accusation, Formal charges, trial, and outcome
The police department said that when she tried to escape, she was caught and beaten. A police news release in May 2014 alleged that "Even with the opportunity to escape, after years of physical and mental abuse, the victim saw no way out of her situation and lived a life with Garcia under sustained physical and mental abuse". According to the Orange County District Attorney, the woman became pregnant with his child in 2010. Police had previously said she had the child in 2012.


2014 Santa Ana kidnapping accusation, Formal charges, trial, and outcome
She said he held her in captivity and got her a job where he worked and did not let her out of his sight, the district attorney stated. That job was at a nighttime cleaning service, according to police. The district attorney said that a decade-long ordeal first began in February 2004 when Garcia and the victim met while he lived with her and her mother. He allegedly then "groomed" the then-15-year-old by buying her gifts and siding with her during arguments with her mother.


2014 Santa Ana kidnapping accusation, Formal charges, trial, and outcome
The woman claimed that he forcibly raped her at least once, sexually assaulted her three times, and touched her buttocks and kissed her. Santa Ana police first responded to a mutual domestic violence incident between Garcia and the woman's mother in August 2004, shortly before her disappearance, "but a case could not be proven at that time", according to the district attorney. The mother identified Garcia as her boyfriend and had told a neighbor prior to the alleged abduction that she believed they were having sex and planned on leaving together, the Los Angeles Times reported.


2014 Santa Ana kidnapping accusation, Formal charges, trial, and outcome
On March 4, 2016, Garcia was found guilty of three felony counts of lewd acts on a minor, was sentenced to four years and four months in prison, and was required to register as a sex offender for life. He was found not guilty of kidnapping to commit a sexual offense, and a felony charge of forcible rape was dismissed by request of the district attorney after the jury was unable to reach a decision on that charge.


2014 Santa Catarina gubernatorial election
The Santa Catarina gubernatorial election will be held on 5 October 2014 to elect the next Governor of the state of Santa Catarina. If no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, a second-round runoff election will be held on 26 October. Governor Raimundo Colombo is running for a second term.


2014 Santaizi ATP Challenger
The 2014 Santaizi ATP Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on carpet courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Taipei, Taiwan between 28 April and 4 May 2014.


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


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


2014 Santaizi ATP Challenger – Doubles
Samuel Groth and Chris Guccione won the title, defeating Austin Krajicek and John-Patrick Smith in the final, 6–4, 5–7, [10–8].


2014 Santaizi ATP Challenger – Singles
Gilles Müller won the title, defeating John-Patrick Smith in the final, 6–3, 6–3.


2014 Santiago subway bombing
On 8 September 2014, a fire extinguisher bomb exploded in the Escuela Militar metro station in Santiago, Chile, injuring 14 people, several seriously. Though no group or individual has claimed responsibility, the attacks have been attributed to the Chilean Anarchist group, Conspiracy of Cells of Fire.


2014 Santiago subway bombing, Background
Since 2005, more than 200 explosive related incidents have been reported to have occurred. In 2009, an improvised explosive device exploded in the bag of a 27-year-old man, killing him instantly.


2014 Santiago subway bombing, Background
Since the beginning of 2014, there have been 29 bombs uncovered in Chile. Most of the bombs were filled with gunpowder but did not explode and the few that did, did not cause any injuries. In August, President Michelle Bachelet appointed a special prosecutor to investigate the threat of future bombings.


2014 Santiago subway bombing, Background
Santiago has experienced 10 bombings in 2014, and over 200 between 2004 and 2014, with few casualties. Many of the incidents, which mostly occur at night in empty streets, are claimed by groups giving themselves names associated with anarchism, others may be carried out by anti-American groups, indigenous rights groups, or anti-capitalism groups. Most of the explosive devices are small, designed to make noise, although capable of injuring or killing.


2014 Santiago subway bombing, Attack
The explosion occurred during the lunch hour rush in the subway station. The bomb was a fire extinguisher filled with gunpowder on a timer left inside of a trash can. 14 people were injured including a 61-year-old woman who had to have her finger amputated due to shrapnel damage along with others who were hospitalized due to serious injuries.


2014 Santiago subway bombing, Aftermath
After the attack subway service was temporarily stopped but then continued on although the station were the explosion occurred, was closed. The Carabiniers of Chile responded with their bomb squad and special investigators in order to gather evidence and the national government also requested the assistance of foreign security agencies in identifying the bombers. In response to the new attacks, the national government announced that they would be invoking Chile's controversial Anti-terror law which allows for longer detention without charge, the use of wiretaps, and confidential witnesses. The bombing also raised concerns about whether more explosions would occur in the days nearing the anniversary of the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. On September 9, the police announced that they had one suspect that had been captured on security footage placing the bomb.


2014 Santiago subway bombing, Arrests
On 22 September 2014, three men were arrested in a police raid related to the incident. The suspects identified as Juan Flores Riquelme, Guillermo Durán Méndez and Nataly Casanova Muñoz. According to the authorities gunpowder and other bomb making materials were found in the suspects' homes, with Requelme being the mastermind behind the organisation. The suspects were officially charged with the crime on September 23. Despite the evidence presented by the authorities, the suspects denied any involvement in the incident.


2014 Santiago subway bombing, Related incidents
Between 9 and 10 September 2014, two improvised bombs exploded in the Chilean resort town of Vina del Mar. On the night of September 9, a bomb detonated inside a supermarket, injuring one woman. The bomb consisted of a plastic bottle filled with aluminum and hydrochloric acid, was placed inside a trash can. The bomb exploded after the local janitor attempted to empty the trash can. The second device detonated inside the Open Plaza mall's bathroom.


2014 Santiago subway bombing, Related incidents
On 25 September 2014, a home made explosive device detonated inside a man's bag while he was carrying it. The victim was later identified as 29-year-old Sergio Landskron Silva. In the aftermath of the explosion Silva remained engulfed in flames while laying on the sidewalk. Bystanders and policemen failed to assist the victim, fearing that a second explosive device remained in his bag. Silva was pronounced dead several minutes after being transferred to a hospital. According to Silva's brother, he has been living on the streets for a prolonged period of time, while struggling with drug addiction. Silva was allegedly planning to plant the bomb in the Yungay neighborhood of Santiago.


2014 Santos Cessna Citation crash
On 13 August 2014, a Cessna Citation Excel business jet crashed while trying to land at Santos Air Force Base, near Santos, Brazil, killing all seven people on board. Among the victims was Brazilian Socialist Party presidential candidate Eduardo Campos. Eleven people on the ground were also injured. The accident investigation concluded that spatial disorientation in poor weather and pilot fatigue likely caused a low altitude loss of control of the aircraft, leading to the impact with the ground.


2014 Santos Cessna Citation crash, Accident
The Cessna Citation 560 XLS+ had taken off from Santos Dumont Airport, Rio de Janeiro, en route to Santos Air Force Base. Due to poor weather at the destination, the first landing attempt was abandoned, and contact was lost at 9:23 am local time. Around 10:00 am, the aircraft crashed into a densely-populated area, about 4.3 km southwest of the Santos Air Force Base.


2014 Santos Cessna Citation crash, Victims
Apart from Eduardo Campos, on board the aircraft were a pilot and a co-pilot, a camera operator, a photographer, one of Campos' campaign aides and one of his press aides; no-one survived. Eleven people on the ground were injured.


2014 Santos Cessna Citation crash, Investigation
Brazil's Aeronautical Accidents Investigation and Prevention Center performed the investigation into the accident. The report identified several factors that contributed to the accident.


2014 Santos Cessna Citation crash, Investigation
Despite an annual maintenance inspection on 14 February 2014 which found that all maintenance was up-to-date, the aircraft's cockpit voice recorder had been inoperable since January 2013. By law, the aircraft could only fly without a functioning CVR if maintenance on it was scheduled within 15 days, or 30 in exceptional circumstances. The final report on the accident noted that the pilots' schedule complied with legal duty time and rest requirements, but that "expert examination of voice, speech and language parameters on the day of the accident...indicated...fatigue and somnolence on the part of the copilot in his communications with the ATS units."


2014 Santos Cessna Citation crash, Investigation
The conditions at Santos Dumont Airport had deteriorated since the last meteorological report the pilots had received. The ceiling was 300 feet (91 m) below the safe ceiling for a circle-to-land approach, but allowed an approach using the ECHO 1 route. Despite informing air traffic control that they would use the ECHO 1 approach to Runway 35, the aircraft was far to the right of the ECHO 1 approach.


2014 Santos Cessna Citation crash, Investigation
After reviewing other approaches the captain had made using the flight management system on visual approaches, the investigators hypothesized that the captain was using a visual approach, aided by the FMS, with the intention of joining the ECHO 1 trajectory on final approach.


2014 Santos Cessna Citation crash, Investigation
The report notes that the captain used a similar approach in previous landings and that "it is possible that the captain’s experience of landing in runways of other countries with precarious infrastructure conditions, in addition to his mistaken assumption of the real meteorological conditions in the aerodrome, may have contributed to his feeling safe upon adopting such procedure." However, such an approach, which saved five minutes, was not permissible in the meteorological conditions at the time of the crash, when aircraft could only use instrument only (IFR) approaches.


2014 Santos Cessna Citation crash, Investigation
The reason for abandoning the approach is unknown. Since the meteorological conditions were close to the minimum permitted for an IFR approach, the aircraft would need to approach close to the ECHO 1 approach trajectory. On the aircraft's improper approach, the investigation noted that there was a low probability that the aircraft could have stabilized its approach in order to land safely. With a wet runway and if the aircraft crossed the threshold at the reference speed, the aircraft would have a 385-metre (1,263 ft) safety margin to land on the wet runway.


2014 Santos Cessna Citation crash, Investigation
There was a 2 kn (3.7 km/h) tailwind at the time of the attempted landing. Additionally, a non-directional radio beacon (NDB) just before the runway (RR NDB) was non-functional on the day of the accident. Because the aircraft did not follow the ECHO 1 approach, it did not pass the only NDB available for determining the missed approach point, which was SAT NDB. The report concluded that "the fact that the crew did not follow the profile of the ECHO 1 [approach], along with their difficulty stabilizing the aircraft on a final approach, and the tail wind component condition may have contributed to their decision to discontinue the approach."


2014 Santos Cessna Citation crash, Investigation
The proper missed approach procedure was to make a left turn at the missed approach point—the RR NDB, which was inoperable, or one minute and fifteen seconds past SAT NDB, which the aircraft didn't cross—and climb to 4,000 feet (1,200 m). However, the pilots made a low pass over the runway and began a gentle left turn at the end of the runway. Witnesses state that the aircraft made a low pass over the port before disappearing into the clouds.


2014 Santos Cessna Citation crash, Investigation
On this trajectory, the aircraft made a "tight" turn, with a bank angle up to 60° and g-force up to 2.0 G. The investigation hypothesized that the pilots were flying manually, therefore leading to a large workload for the pilot-in-command. The missed approach procedure required a significant amount of work that had to be performed in a short time.


2014 Santos Cessna Citation crash, Investigation
Investigators noted that "[t]he captain’s personal characteristics, indicating a person with a more impositive and confident posture, in opposition to the more passive posture of the copilot, in addition to the more limited knowledge of the equipment on the part of the latter and the possibility that he (the copilot) was fatigued, may also have hindered the dynamics of the crew in the management of the flight." Investigators believe the combination of the meteorological conditions, the effect of the high g-forces on the pilots' sense of spatial perception, and that the pilot-in-command would have been rapidly switching his focus between the instrument panel and exterior caused "incapacitating" spatial disorientation, which led to an "abnormal attitude."


2014 Santos Cessna Citation crash, Investigation
The aircraft did not respond to multiple calls from air traffic control after initiating the missed approach, suggesting the pilots were under a heavy workload managing the aircraft. Two images of the aircraft from different cameras moments before the crash show the aircraft at 35° (± 5°) and 22.4° dive angles. The report notes that "the aircraft could only have reached such speed and fly that trajectory[] if it had climbed considerably" after entering the clouds and that, in normal conditions, the pilots would not have deliberately placed the aircraft in such a steep dive.


2014 Santos Cessna Citation crash, Investigation
Of fracture surfaces examined, none showed signs of fatigue but were caused by stress overload at the moment of impact. There was no abnormality with engine function in the moments before the crash and no evidence of failure of any aircraft system.


2014 Santos Cessna Citation crash, Investigation
It also emerged that the on-board cockpit voice recorder did not record any of the conversations during the flight before it crashed. Unlike bigger airplanes, the Citation Excel was not required by regulations to have a flight data recorder.


2014 Santos FC season
The 2014 season is Santos Futebol Clube's hundredth second season in existence and the club's fifty-fifth consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football. As well as the Campeonato Brasileiro, the club competes in the Copa do Brasil and the Campeonato Paulista. This season is the first in history that Santos uses fixed numbers assigned to each player.


2014 Santos FC season
On 19 December 2013, Santos signed Leandro Damião from Internacional for a fee of R$ 42 million (€13m) (biggest transfer in history between two Brazilian clubs). At the same time, the club did not spend a cent, as the player's rights were bought by Doyen Sports, an investment fund based in Malta; Damião was later assigned to Peixe in a free transfer, but the club will have to pay the company after the end of Damião's contract, with a 10% interest per year.


2014 Santos FC season
This was Oswaldo de Oliveira's second (third in history) season in charge after Claudinei Oliveira was relieved from the club at the end of the 2013 season. He was relieved from his duties on 2 September, after a bad run of results. A day after Oswaldo's dismissal, Santos appointed Enderson Moreira as the club's new manager.


2014 Santos FC season
Santos reached Campeonato Paulista's finals for the sixth successive year, but lost to countryside team Ituano in penalties after a 1–1 draw on aggregate score.


2014 Santos FC season
On 15 May, Luis Álvaro de Oliveira Ribeiro resigned from the presidency of the club due to health problems, and Odílio Rodrigues (the former vice-president) assumed the position until the end of his term.


2014 Santos FC season, Players, Squad information
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2014 Santos FC season, Players, Reserves
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2014 Santos FC season, Players, Starting XI
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2014 Santos FC season, Players, Appearances and goals
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2014 Santos FC season, Players, Goalscorers
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2014 Santos FC season, Players, Disciplinary record
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2014 Sarasota Open
The 2014 Sarasota Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Sarasota, United States between 14 and 20 April 2014.


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


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


2014 Sarasota Open – Doubles
Ilija Bozoljac and Somdev Devvarman were the defending champions, but decided not to compete.


2014 Sarasota Open – Doubles
Marin Draganja and Henri Kontinen won the title, defeating Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo and Franko Škugor in the final, 7–5, 5–7, [10–6].


2014 Sarasota Open – Singles
Alex Kuznetsov was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Hidalgo.


2014 Sarasota Open – Singles
Nick Kyrgios won the title, defeating Filip Krajinović in the final, 7–6(12–10), 6–4.


2014 Sarawak FA season
The 2014 season was Sarawak's 1st season in the Malaysia Super League since relegated in 2012. Sarawak kicked off their 2014 season against the ATM in Selayang and lost 2-0.


2014 Sarawak FA season
This was Robert Alberts' fourth season in charge after taking over from Haji Mohd Zaki Sheikh Ahmad in 2011.


2014 Sarawak FA season
Sarawak competed in the two domestic cups – the FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup – where they start FA Cup tournaments in the first round. They reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup before going out to Felda United on away goals rules.


2014 Sarawak FA season, Pre-season and friendlies, Indonesia Pre-Season Tour
Sarawak arranged pre season friendly in Indonesia with Indonesia clubs. Sarawak played 4 teams during the pre season. Sarawak and Arema Malang game was cancelled due to uncertain reasons.


2014 Sarawak FA season, 2014 Malaysia FA Cup
The draw for the Malaysia FA Cup 2014 was held at Blue Wave Hotel, Shah Alam on 29 November 2013. In 2014 Malaysia FA Cup Sarawak FA will meet Penang at home on 21 January 2014. Sarawak entered the FA Cup at the First Round stage. They were drawn against Premier League side Penang FA.


2014 Sarawak FA season, 2014 Malaysia FA Cup
First round, Sarawak played Penang FA in their home turf. Sarawak struggle to beat Penang defensive line especially their on form goalkeeper G. Jeevananthan makes wonderful saves. Sarawak only in front after 76th minutes with Alireza Abbasfard put the ball into the net. Penang however have to play with 10 men after their players was sent off by referee. Despite with 10 men, Penang did not give up and equalize with wonderful free kicks. The match entered extra times and Gábor Gyepes makes a solo run to beat Jeeva.


2014 Sarawak FA season, 2014 Malaysia FA Cup
Second round, Sarawak were drawn with Selangor FA and force to play an away game at MBPJ stadium, midweek 4.15 pm afternoon fixture. Sarawak were in front with stunning header from Zamri Morshidi in 33 minutes from a long throw from Ronny Harun. Sarawak were forced to play with 10 men after goalkeeper Sani Anuar Kamsani were sent off by referee after a reckless tackle. Despite attacking from the Selangor camp, Sarawak shown a solid defensive game throughout the game and through to Quarter finals.


2014 Sarawak FA season, 2014 Malaysia FA Cup
Quarter finals, at Stadium Selayang Sarawak were drawn with Felda United. Sarawak first leg away game ended goalless with neither sides put the ball into the net. In Stadium Negeri, Sarawak were held drawn 2-2 and Felda were through to semis with away goals advantage.


2014 Sarawak FA season, 2014 First team squad, First team squad
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2014 Sarawak FA season, Transfer 2014
For recent transfers, see List of Malaysian football transfers 2014..


2014 Sarawak FA season, Transfer 2014, In
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2014 Sarawak FA season, Transfer 2014, Out
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2014 Sarcelles riots
On Sunday, 20 July 2014, a pro-Palestinian protest against the Israeli ground invasion of Gaza degenerated into an antisemitic riot in Sarcelles, France. An illegal demonstration gathered about 500 persons (the police and organisers having similar figures), without incident, but the riots broke out quickly after the dispersion of the demonstration, starting with 50 protesters provoking the police and eventually involving up 300 people according to the report of the riot police. Jewish-owned businesses and non-Jewish owned businesses were attacked and looted by local youths armed with metal bars and wooden clubs. Members of La Ligue de défense juive (LDJ, Jewish Defense League) were present in Sarcelles, and attempted to defend a synagogue by forming a line in front of it and holding motor-cycle helmets as weapons. Palestinian groups accused the League of provoking the attack by taunting demonstrators and throwing projectiles.


2014 Sarcelles riots, Background, Pro-palestinian demonstrations
The Operation Protective Edge created a lot of emotions in France, in particular within the French population of Arab descent. This social composition of the pro-Palestinian is both put forward by radical-left and post-colonial groups and by right-wing medias, and most of the events occurred in low-income and high-immigration neighbourhoods. However, after having given an unusually direct support to Israël, the French government took a hard stance and forbid almost every pro-Palestinian demonstration. The interdictions begun around 14 July, mostly presented as technical and due to the overlap with the festivities of the national holiday, but not everywhere.


2014 Sarcelles riots, Background, Pro-palestinian demonstrations
Then the justifications put forward for later interdictions quickly became the clashes between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel activists, which begun as soon as 13 July. This led to many illegal demonstrations during this month, in a context of tensions. In particular those of Barbès and Sarcelles. Those demonstrations have often been described as anti-semitic, and many comments pointed out the presence of Islamic or ethnic ("communautaristes") orientations inside those demonstrations, although they have mostly been organised by the radical left and the far-left (in particular the NPA).


2014 Sarcelles riots, Background, Pro-palestinian demonstrations
Some incorrect news was broadcast and corrected afterwards, while we have oral reports of anti-semitic sentences which are hard to check (such as the rumour of a "Mort aux Juifs ! ", "Death to the Jews!") but a few pictures from the Dieudonné sphere can be found. In parallel, the pro-Israel counter-demonstration in Sarcelles was forbidden as well, since groups such as Jewish Defense League have already participated in several violent confrontations with pro-Palestinian demonstrators in the previous days.


2014 Sarcelles riots, Background, Claims of rising of anti-semitism
France has the third largest community of Jews after Israel and the U.S. and anti-Semitism in France has increased significantly in recent years with one monitoring group claiming that it has increased 700% since the 1990s. Since the beginning of the 21st century, antisemitism in France has found new sources of recruitment from certain leftist groups and in the identification of a significant proportion of the Muslim immigrant population with the Palestinian cause on the one hand and with radical Islamism on the other.


2014 Sarcelles riots, Background, Claims of rising of anti-semitism
By early 2014 the number of French Jews immigrating to Israel had overtaken the number of American Jews and at the same time 70% of French Jews were concerned about insults or harassment and 60% about physical aggression because of their Jewishness, both figures being much higher than the European average.


2014 Sarcelles riots, Background, Claims of rising of anti-semitism
A kosher grocery store was set ablaze, for which the perpetrator was convicted of arson.


2014 Sarcelles riots, Reactions, Government response
Prime Minister of France Manuel Valls condemned the attack as antisemitic. He said of the attack, "What's happened in Sarcelles is intolerable: attacking a synagogue or a kosher grocery, is quite simply anti-Semitism, racism."


2014 Sarcelles riots, Reactions, Government response
Minister of the Interior Bernard Cazeneuve said that the violence prompted the ban, not that the ban prompted the violence.


2014 Sarcelles riots, Reactions, Government response
Three men, aged 21 and 28, were jailed for between six and ten months for their part in the riot. A fourth man received a suspended sentence, and a minor received a fine. Three other men received suspended sentences for their part in a riot in Paris on the same day. None of the convictions in Sarcelles were for 'anti-Semitism'. Instead they were for minor public order offences. The term 'riot' was never used by police or prosecutors.


2014 Sardinian regional election
The Sardinian regional election of 2014 took place on 16 February 2014.


2014 Sardinian regional election
Francesco Pigliaru of the Democratic Party defeated incumbent Ugo Cappellacci of Forza Italia. The combined score of the highly fragmented Sardist parties was 26%.


2014 Sardinian regional election
The Five Star Movement did not take part to the election, after Beppe Grillo refused to concede the use of his party's symbol.


2014 Sardinian regional election
The notorious novelist Michela Murgia, who received more than the 10% of votes, wasn't elected because of the new high electoral threshold.


2014 Sardinian regional election, New electoral system
While the President of Sardinia and the first leader of the opposition are still elected at-large, 58 councillors, instead of 64 as it was before, are elected by party lists under a form of semi-proportional representation. The winning coalition receives a jackpot of additional seats, which are divided between all majority parties using the D'Hondt method, as it happens between the losing lists. Each party then distributes its seats to its provincial lists, where candidates are openly selected.


2014 Sardinian regional election, New electoral system
The electoral threshold is fixed at 10% for coalitions and 5% for single parties. No electoral threshold is fixed for those parties inside a coalition. The leader of the alliance which receives a plurality of votes and at least 25% of votes becomes the President of Sardinia.


2014 Sark general election
General elections were due to be held in Sark on 10 December 2014. However, only 16 candidates nominated for the 16 seats in the Chief Pleas, meaning that all were elected unopposed, without a public vote being required.


2014 Sark general election
On 10 December a draw was carried out to decide which two candidates would serve two-year terms, and which fourteen would serve four-year terms.


2014 Sark general election, Conduct
The Sark Government appointed Howard Knight to serve as an international observer of the elections. Howard commented that the lack of competition raised questions "about the democratic credentials" of the elections.


2014 Sarpsborg 08 FF season
The 2014 season is Sarpsborg 08's 3rd season in Tippeligaen, following their return to the top level in 2012. It is also their second, and final, season with Brian Deane as the club's manager, after he announced he would be leaving the club at the end of the season.


2014 Sarpsborg 08 FF season, Squad
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2014 Sarpsborg 08 FF season, Transfers, Winter
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2014 Sarpsborg 08 FF season, Transfers, Winter
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2014 Sarpsborg 08 FF season, Transfers, Summer
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2014 Sarpsborg 08 FF season, Transfers, Summer
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2014 SaskTel Tankard
The 2014 SaskTel Tankard, the provincial men's curling championship for Saskatchewan, was held from January 29 to February 2 at the Crescent Point Wickenheiser Centre in Shaunavon. The winning Steve Laycock team represented Saskatchewan at the 2014 Tim Hortons Brier in Kamloops.


2014 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
The 2014 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 57th season for the team in the Canadian Football League. The Roughriders qualified for the playoffs for a third straight season, but failed to defend their Grey Cup title as they lost the West Semi-Final to the Edmonton Eskimos. For the second consecutive season, the club held training camp at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon with the main camp beginning on June 1.


2014 Saskatchewan Roughriders season, Offseason, Transactions
During the offseason, the Roughriders lost many key players from the 2013 season, including Weston Dressler, Kory Sheets, Craig Butler and Ricky Schmitt.


2014 Saskatchewan Roughriders season, Offseason, Transactions
The Roughriders lost quarterbacks coach Khari Jones to the BC Lions, who went there to become the Lions' offensive coordinator. During the 2013 CFL Expansion Draft, they lost Keith Shologan, Zach Evans and James Lee to the Ottawa Redblacks. The Roughriders re-signed Terrell Maze, Taj Smith, Christopher Milo, Paul Woldu and Macho Harris who all were slated to become free agents in February 2014. In a trade with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the Roughriders traded Drew Willy for Jade Etienne. In a trade with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, the Roughriders received Josh Bartel and Shomari Williams.


2014 Saskatchewan Roughriders season, Offseason, Transactions
In free agency, the Roughriders lost Craig Butler, Jermaine McElveen, Ricky Schmitt, Jock Sanders, Graig Newman and Abraham Kromah. The Roughriders signed David Lee.


2014 Saskatchewan Roughriders season, Offseason, Transactions
The Roughriders lost two players to the National Football League, with Weston Dressler being signed by the Kansas City Chiefs and Kory Sheets being signed by the Oakland Raiders. Dressler returned to the Roughriders in August 2014.


2014 Saskatchewan Roughriders season, Offseason, CFL Draft
The 2014 CFL Draft took place on May 13, 2014. The Roughriders had eight selections total in the seven-round draft, after trading down in the draft twice to accumulate more lower-round selections.


2014 Saskatchewan Roughriders season, Preseason
On February 10, 2014, it was announced that the Ottawa Redblacks will play their "home" pre-season game at Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field against the Roughriders on June 14, 2014. Ottawa will be on the home side of the field and the team will be introduced as the home team, while Saskatchewan will play the game as their "away" pre-season game. This was done to accommodate for any delays that may be incurred due to the construction of TD Place Stadium.


2014 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2014 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship for Saskatchewan, was held from January 8 to 12 at the Tisdale Curling Club in Tisdale. The winning team represented Saskatchewan at the 2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Montreal.


2014 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final
The 2014 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final was the 39th final of the Crown Prince Cup. It took place on 1 February 2014 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and was contested between Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal. It was Al-Nassr's sixth Crown Prince Cup final and Al-Hilal's 14th final. This was the second meeting between these two clubs in the final and was a repeat of last year's final.


2014 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final
Al-Nassr won the match 2–1 and secured their third title and first since 1974. In addition, this was the first time since 2007 that a team other than Al-Hilal won the title.


2014 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final, Venue
The King Fahd International Stadium was announced as the host of the final venue. This was the 13th Crown Prince Cup final hosted in the King Fahd International Stadium following those in 1992, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013.


2014 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final, Venue
The King Fahd International Stadium was built in 1982 and was opened in 1987. The stadium was used as a venue for the 1992, 1995, and the 1997 editions of the FIFA Confederations Cup. Its current capacity is 68,752 and it is used by the Saudi Arabia national football team, Al-Nassr, Al-Shabab, and major domestic matches.


2014 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final, Background
Al-Hilal reached a record 14th final after a 2–0 away win to Al-Fateh. This was Al-Hilal's seventh final in a row. Previously, they won finals in 1964, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013, and lost in 1999. Al-Hilal entered the match as six-time defending champions.


2014 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final, Background
Al-Nassr reached their sixth final, after a 1–0 win against city rivals Al-Shabab. They reached their second consecutive final having lost last year's final against Al-Hilal.


2014 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final, Background
This was the second meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup final after last year's final. Al-Hilal won last year's final 4–2 on a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw at the end of extra time. This was the tenth meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup; Al-Hilal won 7 times, Al-Nassr won once and the two teams drew once in last year's final. The two teams played each other once in the season prior to the final. Al-Nassr won the match 2–1 thanks to a brace from Mohammed Al Sahlawi.


2014 Saudi Super Cup
The 2014 Saudi Super Cup was the second Saudi Super Cup, an annual Saudi football match contested by the winners of the Saudi Professional League and the winners of the King Cup of Champions. Al-Shabab won the match, prevailing 4–3 on penalties.


2014 Saudi Super Cup, Match details
Assistant referees: Abdullah Al Shalwai, Ahmed FakihiFourth official: Bader Al Anazi


2014 Savannah Challenger
The 2014 Savannah Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the fifth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Savannah, United States between 21 and 27 April 2014.


2014 Savannah Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 Savannah Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry as a special exempt into the singles main draw:


2014 Savannah Challenger, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2014 Savannah Challenger – Doubles
Teymuraz Gabashvili and Denys Molchanov were the defending champions, but did not participate.


2014 Savannah Challenger – Doubles
Ilija Bozoljac and Michael Venus won the title, defeating Facundo Bagnis and Alex Bogomolov, Jr. 7–5, 6–2 in the final.


2014 Savannah Challenger – Singles
Ryan Harrison was the defending champion, but did not participate.


2014 Savannah Challenger – Singles
Nick Kyrgios won the title, defeating Jack Sock 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4 in the final.


2014 Savannah State Tigers football team
The 2014 Savannah State Tigers football team represented Savannah State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). This was their second season under the guidance of head coach Earnest Wilson and the Tigers played their home games at Ted Wright Stadium. They finished the season 0–12, 0–8 in MEAC play to finish in last place.


2014 Savannah Steam season
The 2015 Savannah Steam season was the first season for the professional indoor football franchise, and first in X-League Indoor Football (X-League).


2014 Savannah Steam season
On October 15, 2013, the X-League announced the league would be expanding in to Reading, Pennsylvania with the Pennsylvania Steam. That same day, the team announced Shane Houser would be the team's first ever head coach.


2014 Savannah Steam season
After playing one road game as the Pennsylvania Steam, the franchise was sold by Missouri Sports Holdings to an ownership group led by Bobby Dammarell in Savannah, Georgia. The team played their remaining three road games as the Savannah Steam, while the four home games that were scheduled to take place in Reading, Pennsylvania were cancelled and counted as wins for the opposing teams.


2014 Savannah Steam season, Roster
Rookies in italics updated April 7, 201520 Active, 0 Inactive


2014 Saxony state election
The 2014 Saxony state election was held on 31 August 2014 to elect the members of the 6th Landtag of Saxony. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Stanislaw Tillich was defeated as the FDP lost all its seats. The CDU subsequently formed a grand coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SPD), and Tillich was re-elected as Minister-President.


2014 Saxony state election, Background
After the 2009 state election, held a month before the 2009 federal election, the CDU–SPD grand coalition left office and was replaced by a CDU-led coalition with the FDP. The FDP suffered a major decline in support nationally after 2009, culminating in their ejection from the Bundestag in the 2013 federal election. Thus, in the lead-up to the 2014 state election, the Saxony state government was the only government nationwide that included the FDP. It seemed unlikely this coalition could continue after the election, as polling indicated the FDP may not even pass the 5% threshold to enter the Landtag.


2014 Saxony state election, Background
The largest opposition party was The Left. Polling indicated that a coalition between The Left, the SPD and The Greens may have been able to secure a majority, but this option was rejected by both the SPD and the Greens prior to the election.


2014 Saxony state election, Background
For the SPD, the state election in Saxony was their second electoral test (after the European elections) since becoming the junior partner in the federal grand coalition. Polls suggested that the public viewed the SPD's role in government as positive; issues that had been worked on by the government were primarily election promises of the SPD. Despite this, all polls showed that the SPD was headed for another third-place finish in the state election. The SPD's election campaign was centred on their lead candidate, Martin Dulig, who involved his family in the campaign. Dulig was also supported by former federal Chancellor Gerhard Schröder.


2014 Saxony state election, Background
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) was hoping to win seats in a state parliament for the first time. In both the 2013 federal election and the 2013 European elections, AfD had achieved its strongest results in Saxony (6.8% in the federal election and 10.1% in the European elections).


2014 Saxony state election, Background
The National Democratic Party (NPD) had won seats in Saxony in 2004 and retained them, with losses, in 2009. Polling and election results for the NPD had trended downwards since then, with most polls suggesting the party would not cross the 5% threshold and would thus lose their representation.


2014 Saxony state election, Background
The Pirate Party won 1.9% of the vote in the previous state election. Despite polling in late 2011 and 2012 showing its support up to as much as 9% in Saxony, the party lost most of its popularity throughout 2013, and the party had averaged around 2% in Saxony since the end of the year.


2014 Saxony state election, Background, Pre-election coalition talks
Polls suggested that the CDU would again be the largest party. Minister-President Tillich was therefore expected to lead coalition negotiations. In addition to the SPD, the Greens hoped for a coalition with the CDU, but a "black-green" coalition was considered unlikely because the Greens oppose coal mining in Saxony.


2014 Saxony state election, Background, Pre-election coalition talks
Prior to the election, Tillich was open to coalitions with the FDP, the SPD, the Greens or AfD. Carsten Linnemann, the chairman of the CDU/CSU Business Association, stated that a coalition with the Greens was a viable alternative if the FDP did not obtain any seats. Tillich did not rule out a coalition with AfD, though CDU general-secretary Peter Tauber spoke out against the possibility.


2014 Saxony state election, Background, Pre-election coalition talks
The Left was unlikely to overtake the CDU, according to polls. The party wanted to form a coalition with the SPD in particular. The SPD, however, were sceptical about such an arrangement.


2014 Saxony state election, Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the 5th Landtag of Saxony.


2014 Saxony state election, Government formation
Due to the ejection of the FDP from the Landtag, the CDU was forced to seek new coalition partners. Minister-President Tillich ruled out a coalition with AfD.


2014 Saxony state election, Government formation
The CDU held exploratory talks with the Greens and the SPD. Talks with the Greens were inconclusive; the Greens claimed that education policy and energy policy were the sticking points. Antje Hermenau, the Greens' lead candidate, then resigned on 20 September.


2014 Saxony state election, Government formation
Coalition talks began on 19 September between the CDU and the SPD. On 9 November 2014, the SPD announced that 82.2% of its members had voted in favour of the coalition agreement between the CDU and SPD.


2014 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship
The 2014 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship season was the fourth Scandinavian Touring Car Championship season. The season started at Ring Knutstorp on 10 May and ended on 20 September at Mantorp Park, after six double-header rounds. It was the second year of TTA – Racing Elite League silhouette regulations in the series following the merge of the STCC and TTA at the end of the 2012 season. Thed Björk entered the season as the series' defending champion.


2014 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship
Björk won his second consecutive title, after winning three races during the season; he also achieved three pole positions which were the equivalent of three further race victories, as points were awarded on the same scale for qualifying as the races. Björk finished 33 points clear of his nearest rival, Fredrik Larsson, who achieved a single race victory at Mantorp Park, as well as a pole position at the first Knutstorp meeting. Third place in the championship went to Fredrik Ekblom, who like his team-mate Björk, achieved three race victories, but with one pole position fewer. Other race victories were taken by Philip Forsman (two wins), Mattias Lindberg, Andreas Wernersson and Erik Jonsson. Volvo Polestar Racing won the teams' championship by almost 100 points ahead of the WestCoast Racing/BMW Dealer Team.


2014 Schalke 04 Cup
The 2014 Schalke 04 Cup was a two-day pre-season men's football friendly tournament that was hosted by Bundesliga club Schalke 04 and was held at the Veltins-Arena, the club's home ground.


2014 Schalke 04 Cup
2014 was the inaugural competition of the Schalke 04 Cup. Four teams participated in it, hosts Schalke 04 of the Bundesliga, Newcastle United and West Ham United of the Premier League, and Malaga of La Liga. The first match of each day kicked off at 15:30 CET, with the second match of each day kicking off at 17:45 CET. Schalke 04 contested the second match on both days.


2014 Schalke 04 Cup
Each match in the Schalke 04 Cup featured two matches of standard 2 x 45 minutes duration. The points were awarded according to a special system, with the winners of each game receiving the usual three points. However, if a game ended in a draw after 90 minutes, it will go straight to a penalty shoot-out. The winners of the shoot-out will gain two points, rather than the usual one point. The team with the highest number of  points from two games will win the trophy.


2014 Schalke 04 Cup
The tournament was organised by the Swiss company Kentaro AG.


2014 Schalke 04 Cup, Media coverage
In Turkey, the tournament was broadcast on TRT Spor, and in the United Kingdom, it was broadcast on Quest.


2014 Scheldeprijs
The 2014 Scheldeprijs cycling race took place on 9 April. It was the 102nd time the Scheldeprijs was run. Marcel Kittel won the race for a third time, equaling the record of Piet Oellibrandt and Mark Cavendish, but being the first person in history with three consecutive wins.


2014 Scheldeprijs
The race was characterized by an early break consisting of six riders: Jan Ghyselinck, Luke Rowe, Dmitriy Gruzdev, Ivan Balykin, Andrea Fedi and Alessandro Bazzana, which built up a maximum lead of five minutes. About 10 km from the finish, the peloton led by Omega Pharma–Quick-Step, reduced the gap to 1 minute. This was the sign for Luke Rowe to attack, eventually being caught up by Andrea Fedi who did the same thing a bit later. Two kilometers from the finish the Italian was also caught up by the peloton, in which Omega Pharma–Quick-Step and Garmin–Sharp were preparing the sprint. Marcel Kittel started the sprint early but managed to speed away from his opponents. Behind him Tyler Farrar and Danny van Poppel finished second and third.


2014 Scotland Sevens
The 2014 Scotland Sevens was the eighth tournament within the 2013-2014 Sevens World Series. It was held over the weekend of 3–4 May 2014 at Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow.


2014 Scotland Sevens, Format
The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played everyone in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams went into the Bowl/Shield brackets.


2014 Scotland Sevens, Teams
The pools and schedule were announced on 7 April 2014.


2014 Scotland rugby union tour of the Americas and South Africa
In June 2014, the Scotland rugby union team played single test matches against four countries; Argentina, Canada, South Africa and the United States. The opening three tests, United States, Canada and Argentina, coincided with the June international window, whereas the test against South Africa fell outside the international window. This meant players playing outside Scotland at club level were not permitted to be released by their clubs to represent Scotland against South Africa; Scotland effectively picked two separate squads, one for the USA and Canada games, the other for Argentina and South Africa.


2014 Scotland rugby union tour of the Americas and South Africa
The tour was the start of Vern Cotter's period in charge. Head coach Andy Robinson had resigned in November 2012, and the Scottish Rugby Union had appointed the subsequent interim coach Scott Johnson as Director of Rugby. Scotland lost their match to South Africa but won all three of their Americas tests.


2014 Scotland rugby union tour of the Americas and South Africa, Squads
On 20 May, Head Coach Vern Cotter named two squads for the tour; a 27-man squad for the North America leg and a 25-man squad for the Argentina-South Africa leg - 9 players were initially named in both squads. The reasoning was for Cotter to look at as many players as possible. It also meant that players playing outside Scotland at club level, were not selected in the Argentina-South Africa squad, which was predominantly made up of Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby players.


2014 Scotland rugby union tour of the Americas and South Africa, Squads
Jack Cuthbert, Matt Scott, Ross Rennie and Ryan Wilson were not considered due to injury.


2014 Scotland rugby union tour of the Americas and South Africa, Squads, North America leg
On 1 June, Grayson Hart was added to the North America squad, in addition to the Argentina-South Africa squad, to cover the injured Chris Cusiter. While Mark Bennett was also added to the North America squad to cover the injured Alex Dunbar, who was ruled out of whole tour.


2014 Scotland rugby union tour of the Americas and South Africa, Squads, North America leg
On 2 June, Tom Heathcote and Ruaridh Jackson swapped positions on tour. Jackson was moved to the North America squad, and Heathcote was moved to the Argentina-South Africa squad.


2014 Scotland rugby union tour of the Americas and South Africa, Squads, North America leg
On 9 June, Tim Swinson and Peter Horne were added to the North America squad, in addition to the Argentina-South Africa squad, to cover the injured Duncan Taylor and Jim Hamilton.


2014 Scotland rugby union tour of the Americas and South Africa, Squads, North America leg
Note: Caps and ages are to pre United States match - 7 June 2014.


2014 Scotland rugby union tour of the Americas and South Africa, Squads, North America leg
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


2014 Scotland rugby union tour of the Americas and South Africa, Squads, Argentina-South Africa leg
On 2 June, Tom Heathcote and Ruaridh Jackson swapped positions on tour. Jackson was moved to the North America squad, and Heathcote was moved to the Argentina-South Africa squad.


2014 Scotland rugby union tour of the Americas and South Africa, Squads, Argentina-South Africa leg
On 15 June, Kieran Low and Blair Cowan was added to the Argentina-South Africa squad to face Argentina to cover the injured Kelly Brown and Alasdair Strokosch, who were under assessment to feature in the Argentina match.


2014 Scotland rugby union tour of the Americas and South Africa, Squads, Argentina-South Africa leg
On 16 June, Nick De Luca was added to the Argentina-South Africa squad to cover the backs.


2014 Scotland rugby union tour of the Americas and South Africa, Squads, Argentina-South Africa leg
On 21 June, Adam Ashe, Tyrone Holmes and Euan Murray were added to the squad ahead of the final tour match against South Africa.


2014 Scotland rugby union tour of the Americas and South Africa, Squads, Argentina-South Africa leg
Note: Caps and ages are to pre Argentina match - 20 June 2014.


2014 Scotland rugby union tour of the Americas and South Africa, Squads, Argentina-South Africa leg
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


2014 Scotland rugby union tour of the Americas and South Africa, Matches, United States
Touch judges:Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)Chris Assmus (Canada)Television match official:Andrew Hosie (Canada)


2014 Scotland rugby union tour of the Americas and South Africa, Matches, Canada
Touch judges:Stuart Berry (South Africa)Nick Ricono (United States)Television match official:Davey Ardrey (United States)


2014 Scotland rugby union tour of the Americas and South Africa, Matches, Argentina
Touch judges:Pascal Gaüzère (France)Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)Television match official:Deon van Bloomestein (South Africa)


2014 Scotland rugby union tour of the Americas and South Africa, Matches, South Africa
Touch judges:Romain Poite (France)Marius Mitrea (Italy)Television match official:Glenn Newman (New Zealand)


2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts was held from February 1 to 9 at the Maurice Richard Arena in Montreal, Quebec. The defending champion Rachel Homan rink won their second straight title, with Homan becoming the youngest skip to ever win back-to-back championships. The team went undefeated throughout the tournament, with the team never even being forced to throw their final rock in any of their games.


2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Returning as defending champions were the Rachel Homan rink from Ottawa, representing Team Canada as a result of winning the 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. None of the other qualified teams had won the Scotties. Perhaps the next most decorated team in the event was 2000 Canadian Junior champion, three-time Canada Cup champion and four-time Grand Slam event winner Stefanie Lawton and her Saskatoon rink. The only other team in the event with a Grand Slam event win was team Manitoba, skipped by Chelsea Carey from Winnipeg, who was playing in her first Scotties.


2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Carey qualified out of a Manitoba provincial which excluded the Jennifer Jones rink who were preparing to represent Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Returning to the Scotties was 11-time Newfoundland and Labrador champion Heather Strong and her rink from St. John's as well as 11-time Prince Edward Island champion Kim Dolan and her Charlottetown rink. Also returning was 2005 Canadian Junior champion Andrea Crawford, from Oromocto, who represented New Brunswick for the 7th time. 2011 Scotties bronze medalist and 1991 Canadian junior champion Heather Smith (formerly Smith-Dacey) and her team from Halifax represented Nova Scotia for the 5th time.


2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Allison Ross and her rink from Dollard-Des-Ormeaux represented the host province of Quebec, and played in her fourth Scotties. Val Sweeting and her rink from Edmonton played in her second Scotties representing Alberta. Making their Scotties debut was the 2012 British Columbia junior champion Kesa Van Osch rink from Victoria. 2009 Canadian Mixed champion Alli Flaxey (formerly Nimik) represented her adopted province of Ontario. Her team hails from Listowel, and included second Lynn Kreviazuk, sister of Team Canada second Alison. Finally, representing the Yukon/Northwest Territories was the Sarah Koltun rink from Whitehorse. Koltun, an eight-time territorial junior champion, was fresh from representing the Yukon at the 2014 Canadian Junior Curling Championships.


2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Rachel HomanThird: Emma MiskewSecond: Alison KreviazukLead: Lisa WeagleAlternate: Stephanie LeDrew


2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Val SweetingThird: Joanne CourtneySecond: Dana FergusonLead: Rachelle PidhernyAlternate: Renée Sonnenberg


2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Kesa Van OschThird: Stephanie BaierSecond: Jessie SandersonLead: Carley SandwithAlternate: Patti Knezevic


2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Chelsea CareyThird: Kristy McDonaldSecond: Kristen FosterLead: Lindsay TitheridgeAlternate: Breanne Meakin


2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Andrea CrawfordThird: Rebecca AtkinsonSecond: Danielle ParsonsLead: Jodie deSollaAlternate: Jane Boyle


2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Heather StrongThird: Laura StrongSecond: Jessica CunninghamLead: Kathryn CooperAlternate: Noelle Thomas-Kennell


2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Heather SmithThird: Jill BrothersSecond: Blisse JoyceLead: Teri LakeAlternate: Stephanie McVicar


2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Allison FlaxeyThird: Katie CottrillSecond: Lynn KreviazukLead: Morgan CourtAlternate: Kim Tuck


2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Kim DolanThird: Rebecca Jean MacDonaldSecond: Sinead DolanLead: Michala RobisonAlternate: Jackie Reid


2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Allison Ross Third: Melissa Gannon Second: Brittany O'RourkeLead: Pamela Nugent Alternate: Lisa Davies


2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Stefanie LawtonThird: Sherry AndersonSecond: Sherri SinglerLead: Marliese KasnerAlternate: Dailene Sivertson


2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Sarah KoltunThird: Chelsea DuncanSecond: Patty WallinghamLead: Andrea SinclairAlternate: Lindsay Moldowan


2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5).


2014 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
The 2014 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, also known as the Ramsdens Cup Final for sponsorship reasons, was a football match that took place at Easter Road on 6 April 2014, between Raith Rovers and Rangers. The match was televised by BBC ALBA. It was the 23rd final of the Scottish Challenge Cup since it was first organised in 1990 to celebrate the centenary of the now defunct Scottish Football League, it was the first Challenge Cup Final since the formation of the SPFL. Both teams progressed through four elimination rounds to reach the final. The match was both clubs' first appearance in the final of the competition, whilst it was Raith Rovers' first cup final in 20 years since winning the League Cup in 1994.


2014 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Route to the final
The competition is a knock-out tournament and in 2013–14 was contested by 32 teams; the 30 clubs that played in the Championship, League One and League Two of the Scottish Professional Football League, Highland League club Formartine United by invitation (the highest placed team in that league from the previous season with an SFA licence) & the winner of a preliminary round tie between Spartans & Threave Rovers (the highest placed teams in the previous season's East of Scotland & South of Scotland leagues with SFA licences), the winner of the tie being Spartans. For the first and second rounds only, the draw was divided into two geographical regions – north/east and south/west. Teams were paired at random and the winner of each match progressed to the next round and the loser was eliminated.


2014 Scottish Cup Final
The 2014 Scottish Cup Final was the 129th final of the Scottish Cup, the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland. The match took place at Celtic Park on 17 May 2014 and was contested by St Johnstone and Dundee United.


2014 Scottish Cup Final
After winning the game 2–0, St Johnstone entered the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League in the Second Qualifying Round.


2014 Scottish Cup Final
This was St Johnstone's first-ever Scottish Cup Final in their 130-year history, and Dundee United's 10th.


2014 Scottish Cup Final, Route to the final, St Johnstone
St Johnstone entered the competition in the Fourth Round. They began their campaign against Livingston at McDiarmid Park. Stevie May and Sanel Jahić scored the goals that sealed the Saints' passage into the next round. St Johnstone then took on Forfar Athletic in Forfar, winning 4–0, courtesy of goals from May, Frazer Wright, Michael O'Halloran and James Dunne.


2014 Scottish Cup Final, Route to the final, St Johnstone
In the quarter-final St Johnstone were drawn away again, against Raith Rovers. Goals from Gary McDonald, Nigel Hasselbaink and Steven Anderson sealed a 3–1 victory.


2014 Scottish Cup Final, Route to the final, St Johnstone
In the semi-final at Ibrox on 13 April, St Johnstone faced Aberdeen. A double from May ended Saints semi-final hoodoo and sent St Johnstone to their first-ever Scottish Cup final.


2014 Scottish Cup Final, Route to the final, Dundee United
Dundee United entered the competition in the Fourth Round. They began their campaign against Kilmarnock at Tannadice. Andrew Robertson scored twice, with goals from Stuart Armstrong, Brian Graham and Gary Mackay-Steven sealing the Terrors' passage into the next round. Dundee United then took on St Mirren. United won 2–1, courtesy of goals from Ryan Gauld and Nadir Çiftçi.


2014 Scottish Cup Final, Route to the final, Dundee United
In the quarter-final Dundee United were drawn against Inverness CT. Çiftçi scored twice, with goals from Gavin Gunning, Mackay-Steven and Armstrong sealing a 5–0 victory. In the semi final at Ibrox on 12 April, Dundee United faced Rangers. Goals from Armstrong, Mackay-Steven and Çiftçi sent Dundee United to the final for the first time since 2010.


2014 Scottish Cup Final, Pre-match
This was St Johnstone's first appearance in the Scottish Cup Final, while it was Dundee United's tenth appearance. United had previously won two Scottish Cups (in 1994 and 2010), and have been beaten in seven finals. The most notable meeting of the two clubs in the Scottish Cup until now was in the 1990–91 Scottish Cup, when Dundee United won 2–1 in a semi-final at East End Park and advanced to the 1991 Scottish Cup Final.