2014 United States federal budget, Budget proposals, Senate bill
The resolution listed new budget authority, outlays, and administrative expenses for the Social Security Administration (SSA), including the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, U.S. Postal Service discretionary administrative expenses, and specified major functional categories for FY2013-FY2023. It also authorized a variety of deficit-neutral reserve funds, and a reserve fund for tax reform, as well as deficit-reduction reserve funds for government reform and efficiency, and to promote corporate tax fairness.


2014 United States federal budget, Budget proposals, Senate bill
The Senate resolution was an "original bill" which means that it was a bill drafted by a committee (rather than by an individual member). In this case, it was drafted by the Senate Budget Committee. After passing a vote by the committee on March 15, 2013, Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray reported the Senate Bill to the Senate floor and it was placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar. On March 20, 2013, Senator Murray asked for unanimous consent that the Senate move on to the consideration of Calendar No. 28. Unanimous consent was ordered.


2014 United States federal budget, Budget proposals, Senate bill
Under the rules established, each side had 25 hours of time during the debate, and unlimited amendments could be offered. The Senate continued to debate and amend the Senate Bill on March 21, 22, and 23. A total of 573 Amendments were offered to the bill, although only 63 were actually adopted.


2014 United States federal budget, Budget proposals, Senate bill
The resolution was debated on the Senate floor beginning on March 21, 2013. Two days later, on March 23, 2013 the Senate passed the resolution, 50-49, with 48 Democrats, 0 Republicans, and 2 Independents voting in favor of passage. 4 Democrats and 45 Republicans voting against, with one Democrat not voting. The four Senate Democrats who voted against their party's bill were Mark Begich (D-AK), Mark Pryor (D-AR), Max Baucus (D-MT), and Kay Hagan (D-NC). All four of these Senators are from states generally considered to vote Republican; all four are also up for re-election in 2014.


2014 United States federal budget, Budget proposals, Senate bill
The Senate passed the FY2014 budget resolution on March 23, 2013 – 23 days before the deadline set by the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013. This was the first budget resolution passed by the Senate since a FY2010 budget passed on April 29, 2009.


2014 United States federal budget, Budget proposals, Obama administration proposal
The Obama administration submitted its FY2014 budget proposal on April 10, 2013.


2014 United States federal budget, Budget proposals, Lack of budget conference committee
On March 22, 2013, the Senate began debating its proposal for the Federal budget. The ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL), expressed doubts on March 22, 2013 that the two chambers of Congress would be able to reconcile the two bills. Speaking on the Senate floor, Sessions argued that the Senate bill failed to balance the budget, raised taxes, and increased government spending.


2014 United States federal budget, Budget proposals, Lack of budget conference committee
This was the first time in four years that the Senate had approved its own budget resolution, allowing the possibility of 'regular order' procedures in which the Senate and House appoint representatives to a joint budget conference committee to negotiate a compromise. Democratic Party members of the House Appropriations Committee wrote a letter on 17 April 2013 urging Speaker Boehner to appoint House members to the budget conference committee.


2014 United States federal budget, Budget proposals, Lack of budget conference committee
Slate political correspondent John Dickerson argued that Democrats were eager to begin conference discussions because they believed that Republicans would not be able to defend their 'no taxes' position when working with actual budget numbers. Under conference committee rules, the Senate Democrats would gain the power to force the committee to vote, which in Dickerson's view caused Republicans to worry about being embarrassed.


2014 United States federal budget, Related fiscal legislation, Initial continuing resolution and government shutdown
Though there was no unified congressional budget, the House and Senate each moved forward with appropriations bills, but none passed. As the beginning of the 2014 fiscal year approached, Congress debated the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 to fund the government temporarily. It did not pass before the beginning of the new fiscal year, leading to a government shutdown.


2014 United States federal budget, Related fiscal legislation, Initial continuing resolution and government shutdown
Republicans proposed a number of bills to continue to fund parts of the government, including the Pay Our Military Act and a series of 14 mini-continuing resolutions; of these bills, only the Pay Our Military Act and one of the mini-continuing resolutions, the Department of Defense Survivor Benefits Continuing Resolution, 2014, passed. On October the 17th, with the passage of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014, the shutdown ended and the government reopened.


2014 United States federal budget, Related fiscal legislation, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013
On December 10, 2013, pursuant to the provisions of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 calling for a joint budget conference to work on possible compromises, Representative Paul Ryan and Senator Patty Murray announced a compromise spending/budget proposal that they had agreed to. They chose to introduce the text as an amendment to H.J.Res. 59. The amendment was to completely replace the existing text of H.J.Res. 59 with the text of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013.


2014 United States federal budget, Related fiscal legislation, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013
The deal caps the federal government's spending for Fiscal Year 2014 at $1.012 trillion and for Fiscal Year 2015 at $1.014.


2014 United States federal budget, Related fiscal legislation, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013
This deal would eliminate some of the spending cuts required by the sequester by $45 billion of the cuts scheduled to happen in January 2014 and $18 billion of the cuts scheduled to happen in 2015. Federal spending would thus be larger in these two years, but would be less in subsequent years until 2023. The deal makes up for this increase in spending by imposing sequester cuts in 2022 and 2023, raising airline fees and changing the pension contribution requirements of new federal workers, among other measures. Paul Ryan said that the bill would lower the deficit by $23 billion overall. The eliminated sequester cuts were spread evenly between defense spending and non-defense discretionary spending. The bill did not make any changes to entitlement programs.


2014 United States federal budget, Related fiscal legislation, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013
Some Republicans wanted Speaker Boehner to pursue a temporary measure that would cover the rest of Fiscal Year 2014 at the level set by the sequester — $967 billion, rather than pass this budget deal, which would have $45 billion in additional spending.


2014 United States federal budget, Related fiscal legislation, Final appropriations legislation passed
One last continuing resolution was passed lasting three days. The full-year omnibus spending bill, called the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, was passed in January 2014.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections
The 2014 United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 4, 2014, in 36 states and three territories, concurrent with other elections during the 2014 United States elections.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections
The Republicans defended 22 seats, compared to the Democrats' 14. The Republicans held open seats in Arizona, Nebraska, and Texas; and gained open Democratic-held seats in Massachusetts, Maryland, and Arkansas. Republican Bruce Rauner also defeated Democratic incumbent Pat Quinn in Illinois. The only Republican losses were incumbents Tom Corbett of Pennsylvania, who lost to Democrat Tom Wolf; and Sean Parnell of Alaska, who lost to independent Bill Walker. Democrats held their open seat in Rhode Island, as well as Hawaii, where incumbent Governor Neil Abercrombie was defeated in the primary.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections
All totaled, the Republicans had a net gain of two seats (giving them 31 total), the Democrats had a net loss of three seats (leaving them with 18 total), and an independent picked up one seat. Due to no candidate receiving 50% of the vote, the Vermont General Assembly cast their votes for governor in January 2015, re-electing Governor Peter Shumlin. As a result of these races, Republican Terry Branstad was re-elected to his sixth full four-year term as governor of Iowa, and thus became the longest-serving governor in U.S. history.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Closest races
Red denotes states won by Republicans. Blue denotes states won by Democrats. Grey denotes states won by Independents.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Alabama
Governor Robert Bentley ran for re-election. Bentley was elected with 57.9% of the vote in 2010.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Alabama
Former Morgan County Commissioner Stacy Lee George challenged Bentley in the Republican primary, as did Bob Starkey, a retired software company executive.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Alabama
Former baseball player and businessman Kevin Bass and former U.S. Representative Parker Griffith pursued the Democratic nomination, which Griffith won.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Alaska
Governor Sean Parnell ran for another term Attorney and 2010 Republican primary candidate Bill Walker was running again in the Republican primary, but he has withdrawn and is now running as an Independent. Governor Parnell was defeated by Independent Bill Walker.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Alaska
Former Mayor of Juneau Byron Mallott won the Democratic gubernatorial primary on August 19 with 80% of the vote. On September 2, Walker and Mallott merged their campaigns, with Walker, who ran for governor and Mallott, who ran for lieutenant governor.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Arizona
Governor Jan Brewer was term-limited in 2014 despite only serving one full term, as Arizona state law limits office holders to two consecutive terms, regardless of whether they are full or partial terms. In November 2012, Brewer declared she was looking into what she called "ambiguity" in Arizona's term-limit law to seek a second full four-year term.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Arizona
On March 12, 2014, Brewer announced she would not seek re-election to another four-year term, which would have required a "longshot court challenge" to the Arizona Constitution.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Arizona
Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett, Mesa Mayor Scott Smith, State Treasurer of Arizona Doug Ducey, State Senator Al Melvin, former Go Daddy Executive Vice President Christine Jones, and former County attorney of Maricopa County Andrew Thomas sought the Republican nomination. Ducey won.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Arizona
Fred DuVal, former Chairman of the Arizona Board of Regents won the Democratic nomination.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Arkansas
Governor Mike Beebe was term-limited in 2014. Former Representative Mike Ross is the Democratic nominee, while former Representative Asa Hutchinson is the Republican nominee.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, California
Governor Jerry Brown sought re-election. He was elected to a third non-consecutive term with 53.1% of the vote in 2010, having previously served as governor from 1975 to 1983.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, California
State Assemblyman Tim Donnelly and former U.S. Treasury Department Official Neel Kashkari were running for the Republican nomination. Former Lieutenant Governor Abel Maldonado launched a campaign but then withdrew. With 19 percent of the vote Kashkari came in second after Governor Jerry Brown (54 percent) under California's new Nonpartisan blanket primary.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Colorado
Governor John Hickenlooper sought for re-election. Hickenlooper was elected with 50.7% of the vote in 2010.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Colorado
State Senator Greg Brophy and Former Congressman Tom Tancredo are running for the Republican nomination. Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler is a potential Republican candidate.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Florida
Governor Rick Scott was elected with 48.9% of the vote in 2010, defeating then-Chief Financial Officer of Florida Alex Sink by a margin of just over 1 percent. He announced his bid for a second term and is facing former Republican Governor turned Democrat Charlie Crist and Libertarian Adrian Wyllie.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Florida
Democratic State Senator Nan Rich lost to Charlie Crist in the primary.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Florida
Economist and 2010 Independent nominee for governor Farid Khavari is also running.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Georgia
Governor Nathan Deal sought re-election. Deal was elected with 53% of the vote in 2010.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Georgia
State School Superintendent John Barge and Mayor of Dalton David Pennington are running for the Republican nomination.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Georgia
State Senator Jason Carter, the grandson of former President and Governor Jimmy Carter, ran for the Democratic nomination. Connie Stokes, a former Georgia State Senator and DeKalb County Commissioner, was running for governor, but is now running for lieutenant governor. Carter won the gubernatorial nomination.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Hawaii
Governor Neil Abercrombie launched his re-election campaign on April 29, 2013; sought a second term in 2014. Abercrombie was elected with 58.2% of the vote in 2010 over former Lieutenant Governor Duke Aiona. However, in 2014, State Senator David Ige challenged Abercrombie for the Democratic nomination, and successfully defeated Abercrombie for the nomination in a landslide victory during the state's primary election on August 9, 2014. Abercrombie's primary election defeat was the first in Hawaii history for a governor, and marked the first time an incumbent governor lost re-election since 1962.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Hawaii
In the midst of Abercrombie's loss, former Lieutenant Governor Duke Aiona won the Republican nomination for governor for the second time, and former Honolulu mayor Mufi Hannemann won his primary as an independent. They along with David Ige advanced to the gubernatorial general election. Ige won the election.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Idaho
Governor Butch Otter sought a third term. Otter was elected to a second term with 59.1% of the vote in 2010. State Senator Russ Fulcher unsuccessfully challenged Otter for the Republican nomination.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Idaho
A. J. Balukoff, President of the Boise School Board, won the Democratic nomination.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Illinois
Democratic Governor Pat Quinn sought re-election, but was defeated by Businessman Bruce Rauner. Quinn was elected to a full term with 46.6% of the vote in 2010.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Illinois
Businessman Bruce Rauner, Treasurer Dan Rutherford, and State Senators Kirk Dillard and Bill Brady are running for the Republican nomination.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Illinois
On March 18, 2014, Bruce Rauner won the primary and the GOP nomination with 40.1% of the vote.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Iowa
Governor Terry Branstad sought a sixth non-consecutive term. He was elected to a fifth term (non-consecutive) with 53% of the vote in 2010. Political activist Tom Hoefling unsuccessfully challenged Branstad for the Republican nomination.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Iowa
Assistant Majority Leader of the Iowa State Senate Jack Hatch former Des Moines school board member Jonathan Narcisse and Webster bus driver Paul Dahl, sought the Democratic nomination. Hatch won.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Iowa
Branstad won re-election and became the longest-serving governor in US history.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Kansas
Governor Sam Brownback sought re-election. Brownback was elected with 63.4% of the vote in 2010. He easily won the Republican nomination.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Kansas
Paul Davis, Minority Leader of the Kansas House of Representatives, successfully ran for the Democratic nomination. According to The Fix, Democrats see this as the "sleeper race" of 2014.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Maine
Governor Paul LePage sought a second term. LePage was elected with 38.3% of the vote in a competitive three member race in 2010. He easily won the Republican nomination.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Maine
Representative Mike Michaud successfully ran for the Democratic nomination. Independent candidate Eliot Cutler, who finished second in Maine's 2010 gubernatorial election, is running again against LePage.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Maryland
O'Malley endorsed Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown to succeed him. Attorney General Douglas Gansler and State Delegate Heather Mizeur sought the Democratic nomination as well.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Maryland
On the Republican side, candidates had included Harford County Executive David R. Craig, Chairman of Change Maryland and former Maryland Secretary of Appointments Larry Hogan, Delegate Ron George, former Charles County Republican Central Committee Chairman Charles Lollar, and 2012 U.S. Senate candidate Brian Vaeth.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Maryland
On June 24, Brown and Hogan won their respective primaries. On November 4, Hogan was elected as governor.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Massachusetts
Governor Deval Patrick was eligible to run for re-election, but decided not to seek a third term.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Massachusetts
State Senator and Cape Air CEO Dan Wolf was running for the Democratic nomination, but withdrew after the Ethics Commission ruled his co-ownership of Cape Air violated state conflict of interest rules.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Massachusetts
Democratic candidates included PAREXEL executive Joseph Avellone, former Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Donald Berwick, Attorney General Martha Coakley, Treasurer Steve Grossman, and former Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs Juliette Kayyem. Coakley won the nomination.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Massachusetts
Republican candidates included former Massachusetts cabinet official and 2010 nominee Charlie Baker, and TEA Party member and Shrewsbury small businessman Mark Fisher. Baker won the nomination.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Michigan
Governor Rick Snyder sought re-election to a second term and was unopposed in the August 5 party primary. Snyder was elected with 58.1% of the vote in 2010.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Michigan
Former Representative Mark Schauer was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Minnesota
Governor Mark Dayton sought re-election. Dayton was elected with 43.7% of the vote in 2010. Teacher Rob Farnsworth, investment banker Scott Honour, Hennepin County Commissioner and former State Representative Jeff Johnson, perennial candidate Ole Savior, former Minority Leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives and candidate for Governor in 2010 Marty Seifert, State Senator and former radio host Dave Thompson, and State Representative and former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives Kurt Zellers sought the Republican nomination. Activist Leslie Davis sought the DFL nomination.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Nebraska
Former Republican Lieutenant Governor Rick Sheehy had been endorsed by Heineman, but Sheehy exited the race due to a report regarding a series of inappropriate phone calls he had made to women who were not his wife. State Senators Tom Carlson, Charlie Janssen, and Beau McCoy also ran for the Republican nomination. Other potential Republican candidates include Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Foley and businessman Pete Ricketts. The nomination was won by Ricketts.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Nebraska
Executive Director of the Center for Rural Affairs Chuck Hassebrook ran for the Democratic nomination. State Senator Annette Dubas was also running, but she has withdrawn, leaving Hassebrook the only Democratic candidate. Hassebrook won the nomination.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Nevada
Governor Brian Sandoval sought a second term. Sandoval was elected with 53.4% of the vote in 2010.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Nevada
Anthropology Professor Frederick "Fred" Conquest and Businessman Chris Hyepock ran for the Democratic nomination. Bob Goodman, won the nomination.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Nevada
Family therapist David Lory VanDerBeek successfully sought the Independent American nomination.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, New Hampshire
Governor Maggie Hassan, elected in 2012 sought re-election. New Hampshire's governors serve two-year terms.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, New Hampshire
Former U.S. Representative Frank Guinta had not ruled out the possibility of running for the Republican nomination.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, New Mexico
Governor Susana Martinez sought a second term. Martinez was elected with 53.6% of the vote in 2010.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, New Mexico
State Attorney General Gary King, the son of former Governor Bruce King Businessman Alan Webber, former New Mexico Director of the Farm Service Agency Lawrence Rael, and State Senator's Howie Morales and Linda Lopez sought the Democratic nomination. King won.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, New York
Governor Andrew Cuomo sought re-election. Cuomo was elected with 62.6% of the vote in 2010 over Carl Paladino. Paladino might seek a rematch. Other potential Republican candidates are Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, businessman Donald Trump, State Assemblyman Steven McLaughlin, Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro and Harry Wilson, the nominee for State Comptroller in 2010.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Ohio
Governor John Kasich sought a second term. Kasich was elected with 49.4% of the vote in 2010.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Ohio
Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald and Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune are running for the Democratic nomination.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Ohio
Former Ohio state representative Charlie Earl is running for the Libertarian nomination.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Oklahoma
Governor Mary Fallin sought a second term. Fallin was elected with 60.1% of the vote in 2010.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Oklahoma
State Representative Joe Dorman is the only Democratic candidate who ran.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Oregon
Governor John Kitzhaber sought re-election. Kitzhaber was elected with 49.2% of the vote in 2010. Kitzhaber won the election.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Pennsylvania
Incumbent Republican Governor Tom Corbett ran for re-election to a second term but was defeated by the Democratic nominee, Tom Wolf. This marked the first time an incumbent governor running for re-election in Pennsylvania lost.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Pennsylvania
Democrat Tom Wolf won his party's primary on May 20, 2014, defeating Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz, State Treasurer Rob McCord and former Pennsylvania Secretary of Environmental Protection Kathleen McGinty in a landslide victory.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Rhode Island
Governor Lincoln Chafee retired after one term in office. Chafee was elected with 36.1% in a competitive three-way race in 2010 in which he ran as an independent. He became a Democrat in May 2013, promoting speculation he would run for a second term, but later announced that he would not run for re-election on September 4, 2013.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Rhode Island
Providence Mayor Angel Taveras, State Treasurer Gina Raimondo, and former United States Department of Education official Clay Pell ran for the nomination. Raimondo won the primary election.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Rhode Island
Cranston Mayor Allan Fung ran for the Republican nomination. Moderate Party Chairman Ken Block, who received 6.5% of the vote in the 2010 gubernatorial election, had filed to run again for the Moderate Party. He has since switched to run as a Republican. Fung won the nomination.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, South Carolina
Governor Nikki Haley sought re-election. Haley was elected with 51.4% of the vote in 2010.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, South Carolina
Democratic 2010 gubernatorial nominee, State Senator Vincent Sheheen, sought a rematch.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, South Carolina
On April 11, Tom Ervin announced that he was dropping out of the GOP primary.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, South Dakota
Governor Dennis Daugaard sought re-election. Daugaard was elected with 61.5% of the vote in 2010. Republican former State Representative Lora Hubbel has announced a primary challenge to Daugaard.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, South Dakota
Joe Lowe, the former Director of Wildland Fire Suppression, ran for the Democratic nomination. Other speculated candidates included former Commissioner of Schools and Public Lands Bryce Healy, former Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, and Sioux Falls Mayor Mike Huether, but they have all ruled out running for governor.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Tennessee
Governor Bill Haslam sought re-election. Haslam was elected with 65% of the vote in 2010.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Tennessee
On August 7, Haslam won the Republican nomination with 87.7%. He faced Democrat Charlie Brown, Constitution Party nominee Shaun Crowell, Green Party nominee Isa Infante, and Libertarian Daniel T. Lewis. Haslam won re-election to a second term.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Texas
Governor Rick Perry was eligible to run for re-election, but chose not to seek a fourth term on July 8, 2013. Perry was re-elected to a third term with 55.1% of the vote in 2010.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Texas
Attorney General Greg Abbott was the Republican Party nominee, having defeated perennial candidate Larry Kilgore, Lisa Fritsch and former Univision personality Miriam Martinez in the Republican primary.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Texas
State Senator Wendy Davis was the Democratic Party nominee. Abbott won the election with 59.3% of the vote.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Vermont
Governor Peter Shumlin, re-elected in 2012, sought re-election. Vermont governors serve two-year terms. He faced Republican businessman Scott Milne, among many other candidates, in the general election.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Vermont
Since no candidate received more than 50% of the vote, the Vermont General Assembly voted to choose the winner, of which Shumlin won re-election by a vote of 110–69, with one abstention.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Wisconsin
Governor Scott Walker sought re-election. Walker was elected with 52.3% of the vote in 2010 and was subject to an unsuccessful recall election in 2012, which he won with 53.1% of the vote.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Wisconsin
Former Wisconsin Secretary of Commerce Mary Burke ran for the Democratic nomination.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Wyoming
Governor Matt Mead sought re-election. Mead was elected with 65.68% of the vote in 2010. He won the GOP primary on August 19, 2014, with 55% of the vote against Taylor Haynes (32%) and Cindy Hill (13%). The Democratic nominee is Pete Gosar.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Territories, Guam
Governor Eddie Calvo ran for re-election to a second term. Calvo was elected with 50.61% of the vote in 2010, defeating former Democratic Governor Carl Gutierrez.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Territories, Guam
In June 2014, Gutierrez announced his intention to challenge Governor Calvo, setting up a rematch of the 2010 gubernatorial contest.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Territories, Northern Mariana Islands
Governor Eloy Inos, who was elected as lieutenant governor in 2009 as a member of the Covenant Party, succeeded his predecessor Benigno Fitial (R) upon the latter's resignation on February 20, 2013 sought a full term. In September 2013 he moved to re-unify the Covenant Party with the Republican Party, and is running as a Republican in 2014. His running mate is Senate President Ralph Torres (R-Saipan).


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Territories, Northern Mariana Islands
Former Ports Authority executive director Edward "Tofila" Deleon Guerrero is running as a Democrat, with former representative Danny Quitugua as his running mate.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Territories, Northern Mariana Islands
Former Republican Governor Juan Babauta is running as an independent, with former Republican Senator Juan Torres as his running mate.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Territories, Northern Mariana Islands
2009 Republican candidate Heinz Hofschneider ran as an independent, with Senator Ray Yumul (I-Saipan) as his running mate.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands
Governor John de Jongh was term-limited in 2014. He was re-elected with 56.3% of the vote in 2010.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands
U.S. House delegate Donna Christian-Christensen won the Democratic primary against a crowded field of candidates, which included former territorial legislator Adlah Donastorg Jr., incumbent lieutenant governor Gregory Francis, and former lieutenant governor Gerard Luz James. Among the independent candidates were former court judge Soraya Diase Coffelt and former lieutenant governor Kenneth Mapp, who sought the governorship for the third time in a row.


2014 United States gubernatorial elections, Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands
After a runoff was held when no candidate reached a majority of votes, Mapp won the election.


2014 United Supercup
The 2014 United Supercup, officially named G-Drive 2014 United Supercup (also known as 2014 United Tournament), was an exhibition football club tournament held in Israel from 30 January 2014 till 5 February 2014. It is the second edition of the United Tournament. The location was picked because the winter conditions would make it hard to play the games in Russia or Ukraine.


2014 United Supercup, Summary
The four participating clubs were Shakhtar Donetsk, Metalist Kharkiv from Ukraine and Zenit St. Petersburg, CSKA Moscow from Russia. The clubs were picked by the principle of two top placed clubs in the local championships.


2014 United Supercup, Summary
Before the tournament a press conference was held in Tel Aviv. Among the participants were Valery Gazzaev, the head of the committee in charge of the united championship, Mircea Lucescu, the manager of Shakhtar Donetsk, Leonid Slutskiy, the manager of PFC CSKA Moscow, Myron Markevych, the manager of Metallist Kharkiv, and Luciano Spalletti, the manager of FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. The tournament was also attended by Mikhail Fomenko, the manager of Ukraine national football team.


2014 United Supercup, Summary
Shakhtar Donetsk and PFC CSKA Moscow were based in Tel Aviv for the tournament, while Metallist Kharkiv in Netanya, and FC Zenit Saint Petersburg in Herzeliya.


2014 United Supercup, Summary
The total prize money was  mln, including  for the winner, €250,000 for the runner-up, €220,000 for the third place and  for the fourth place. The games were broadcast by Football 1 and Football 2 channels in Ukraine and by Russia 2, Sport 1 and 100TV channels in Russia.


2014 United Supercup, Summary
The tournament format was round-robin (instead of two-legged ties for all pairs of clubs from different countries, as played previously). In case of a draw at the end of the 90 minutes, penalties were used to decide the winner (however, a club winning on penalties gets 2 points and not 3, while a club losing on penalties gets 1 point for draw).


2014 United Supercup, Summary
The first two games of the tournament were watched by 3 million Russians, which is 1 million more than the previous edition average.


2014 United Supercup, Summary
The 2014 tournament was won by Shakhtar Donetsk from Ukraine, winning all 3 games. Douglas Costa and Darijo Srna from Shakhtar Donetsk became the joint top scorers of the tournament scoring two goals each, Darijo Srna was also named the tournament best player.


2014 UnitedHealthcare season
The 2014 season for the UnitedHealthcare cycling team began in January at the Tour de San Luis. The team participated in UCI Continental Circuits and UCI World Tour events when given a wildcard invitation.


2014 University of Minnesota rape case
The 2014 University of Minnesota rape case was widely publicized by the American media as it highlighted the inadequacies of police responses to victims of sexual assault. The victim in the case, 19 year old Abby Honold, afterwards sought to establish federal funding for appropriate training of officials and first responders. A bill known as the Abby Honold Bill was first introduced to Congress by Senator Amy Klobuchar in 2017. It has not yet been enacted.


2014 University of Minnesota rape case, History
The case was a highly mediatized case involving Daniel "Dan" York Drill-Mellum, a student at the University of Minnesota and fraternity member of Sigma Phi Epsilon. Drill-Mellum violently raped 19 year old Abby Honold twice at his apartment in November 2014 after luring her from a Minnesota Golden Gophers tailgate. He left claw marks on her body, bit chunks of her breasts, and shoved his fist so far into her mouth that he tore open part of her tongue during the attack. After escaping, Honold immediately went to a hospital where a nurse described the injuries as some of the worst she had ever seen.


2014 University of Minnesota rape case, History
Drill-Mellum was arrested shortly after Honold reported his assault on her, but was released after his fraternity brothers secretly recorded a five-minute phone call with Honold. During the call, she stated twice that Drill-Mellum had raped her and detailed her injuries. But when Drill-Mellum's roommate asked her, "did you guys have consensual sex?”, he mumbled the words to make it sound like "actual sex." Honold responded "yes" and police dropped the charges. On December 24, 2015, Drill-Mellum was arrested again when Kevin Randolph, a veteran of the University of Minnesota's police department, reviewed the recording and successfully re-opened the case. Drill-Mellum was tried for the rape of Honold and another victim he raped on Halloween 2014.


2014 University of Minnesota rape case, History
The case attracted ongoing coverage in the media after Honold came forward and talked about how initially authorities did not press charges.


2014 University of Minnesota rape case, History
On August 31, 2016, Drill-Mellum was sentenced to 74 months in prison following his guilty plea on two counts of rape. He was released from prison on the 29th September, 2020.


2014 University of Minnesota rape case, History
In November 2016, an episode of the Dr. Phil Show about the case was aired. And in April 2017, Investigation Discovery paired with Deadline host Tamron Hall to air an episode about the case.


2014 University of Minnesota rape case, History
After the trial, Honold contacted the office of Senator Al Franken to set up a meeting about a bill that would help law enforcement improve the reporting process for future victims. The bill seeks to establish federal funding for the purpose of training officers and first responders on the most effective techniques to use when interviewing sexual assault victims. Educating law enforcement officials and investigators on proper techniques is a key component of the legislation, which is tentatively named the Abby Honold Bill.


2014 University of Minnesota rape case, History
In November 2017, after Franken was accused of sexual misconduct, Honold sought a new sponsor for the bill. Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar's office promptly picked it up, and is working with Honold.


2014 University of North Dakota football team
The 2014 University of North Dakota football team represented the University of North Dakota in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first year head coach Bubba Schweigert and played their home games at the Alerus Center. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place.


2014 University of West Bohemia Rector election
The University of West Bohemia Rector election, 2014 was held on 19 November 2014. The incumbent Rector Ilona Mauritzová sought reelection but was defeated by Chairman of the Research Center New Technologies Miroslav Holeček.


2014 University of West Bohemia Rector election, Background
Candidates were allowed to register till 27 September 2014. Incumbent Rector Ilona Mauritzová decided to seek reelection. Her rival from previous election Miroslav Holeček also decided to run. Ladislav Čepička from faculty of Education and Nikolaj Demjančuk from the Faculty Philosophy and Arts also decided to stand.


2014 University of West Bohemia Rector election, Background
The first debate was held on 22 October 2014. Holeček stated that vision is a key for the University. He believes that University should know its direction. He wants it to have a good name and use its inner diversity and cooperation of faculties to its benefit. Mauritzová stated that university should consolidate itself and should focus on its strategic goals in the new period. Demjančuk supported stronger autonomy of faculties. Čepička wanted the university step from average.


2014 University of West Bohemia Rector election, Voting
Voting was held on 19 November 2014. 59 members of academic senate voted. Candidate needed to win at least 30 votes to be elected. Mauritzová received highest number of votes in the first round. Holeček also advanced to the second round. Second round was held afterwards. Holeček defeated Mautzová when he received 32 votes.


2014 University of West Bohemia Rector election, Aftermath
Czech president Miloš Zeman appointed Holeček on 5 February 2015. Holeček was inaugurated on 2 April 2015 and became the new Rector.


2014 University of West Bohemia Rector election, Aftermath
Mauritzová returned to the Faculty of Health Care Studies and became its dean.


2014 Uppsala county election
Uppsala County held a county council election on 14 September 2014, on the same day as the general and municipal elections.


2014 Uppsala county election, Results
The number of seats remained at 71 with the Social Democrats winning the most at 24, a gain of two from 2010.


2014 Uruguay Open
The 2014 Uruguay Open is a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It is the tenth edition of the tournament which is part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour. It will take place in Montevideo, Uruguay between November 15 and November 23, 2014.


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


2014 Uruguay Open – Doubles
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2014 Uruguay Open – Doubles
Martín Cuevas and Pablo Cuevas were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, defeating Nicolás Jarry and Gonzalo Lama in the final, 6–2, 6–4.


2014 Uruguay Open – Singles
Thomaz Bellucci was the defending champion, however he chose not to participate.


2014 Uruguay Open – Singles
Pablo Cuevas won the title, defeating Hugo Dellien in the final, 6–2, 6–4.


2014 Uruguayan constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum, officially referred to as the Referendum to lower age of criminal responsibility (Spanish: Plebiscito para bajar la edad de imputabilidad) was held in Uruguay on 26 October 2014, alongside general elections. Voters were asked whether Article 43 of the Constitution should be amended to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 18 to 16. The proposal was rejected by 53% of voters.


2014 Uruguayan constitutional referendum, Background
During the electoral campaign for the 2009 elections, security was a significant issue, with criticism of the Broad Front government from the two main opposition parties, the National Party and the Colorado Party, regarding its handling of the issue. Towards the second half of 2010, several bills had been created that were aimed at modifying the legal framework that governs crimes committed by young people between 16 and 18 years of age, either by toughening the penalties, judging them as adults, or maintaining their legal record once they came of age.


2014 Uruguayan constitutional referendum, Background
On 17 April 2012, the signatures aimed at enabling a plebiscite were delivered to the Electoral Court, which were verified on 6 September, exceeding the 250,000 (10% of those authorized to vote) necessary to hold the vote.


2014 Uruguayan general election
General elections were held in Uruguay on 26 October 2014, alongside a constitutional referendum. As no presidential candidate received an absolute majority in the first round of voting, a runoff took place on 30 November. Primary elections to determine each party's presidential candidate had been held on 1 June.


2014 Uruguayan general election
Incumbent President José Mujica was ineligible to run owing to a constitutional limit on serving consecutive terms. The governing Broad Front nominated Mujica's predecessor, Tabaré Vázquez, as its candidate. Vázquez came within a few thousand votes of a first-round victory and advanced to the runoff with National Party candidate Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou, son of former president Luis Alberto Lacalle de Herrera. In the runoff, Vázquez was returned to office with the widest margin since the run-off system was first implemented in 1999. The Broad Front also maintained its majority in the Chamber of Deputies, winning 50 of the 99 seats.


2014 Uruguayan general election, Electoral system
The president was elected using the two-round system, with a run-off required if no candidate received 50% of the vote in the first round. The 30 members of the Senate were elected by proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency. The 99 members of the Chamber of Representatives were elected by proportional representation in 19 multi-member constituencies based on the departments. Seats are allocated using the highest averages method.


2014 Uruguayan general election, Electoral system
The elections were held using the double simultaneous vote method, whereby voters cast a single vote for the party of their choice for the Presidency, the Senate and the Chamber of Representatives.


2014 Uruguayan general election, Candidates
Presidential primaries were held on 1 June to select the candidates.


2014 Uruguayan general election, Campaign
There were around 250,000 new voters in this election, many of them not used to traditional media. Campaign managers and advertising agents took notice of this new trend, and implemented an important portion of their campaign via social media.


2014 Uruguayan general election, Results, Overall
Within the Broad Front coalition, the Movement of Popular Participation won six seats in the Senate, the Liber Seregni Front won three and the Socialist Party won two. Following the second round of the presidential elections, the Broad Front gained an extra seat in the Senate, giving them a majority, as Vice President Raúl Fernando Sendic Rodríguez automatically became a member.


2014 Uruguayan presidential primaries
Presidential primary elections were held in Uruguay on 1 June 2014 in order to nominate the presidential candidate for every political party.


2014 Uruguayan presidential primaries, Overview
According to the opinion polls, the political landscape remained stable, due to the fact that most serious candidates had already run on the previous election. In the ruling coalition Broad Front, former president Tabare Vazquez who had left office in 2010 with approval ratings above 60%, was challenged by senator Constanza Moreira. The major surprise was the rise of representative Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou from the conservative faction of the National Party, and his narrow victory over the more liberal former presidential candidate and senator Jorge Larrañaga:


2014 Uruguayan presidential primaries, Overview
Many other smaller parties, most of them newly created, also took part in the elections and put forward presidential condidates:


2014 Utah State Aggies football team
The 2014 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by second-year head coach Matt Wells and played their home games at Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium. This was the Aggies second season as members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 10–4, 6–2 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for second place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they defeated UTEP 21–6.


2014 Utah State Aggies football team, Before the season, Blue and White Game
The Spring Blue and White Game took place on April 12, 2014. The game came down to a field goal in the last second. (PK) Nick Diaz converted a 39-yard field-goal to give the offense (Blue) the win over the defense (White) 78–77 in the last second.


2014 Utah State Aggies football team, Before the season, Departures
Among the notable departures were most of the starting offensive line including four-year starter (C) Tyler Larsen and three-year starter (G) Eric Schultz. The Aggies also lost Defensive Line coach Frank Maile to Vanderbilt.


2014 Utah State Aggies football team, Game Summaries, Wake Forest
This was the first meeting between the Aggies and the Demon Deacons. The Aggies held the Demon Deacons to −25 yards rushing.


2014 Utah State Aggies football team, Game Summaries, BYU
Utah State on a crisp day in October, defeated the BYU Cougars. The star quarterback of the BYU team was Taysom Hill, who suffered a broken leg in the 2nd quarter on a hard hit. They beat the Cougars by a score of 35–20. The Cougars were ranked 18 at the time.


2014 Utah Utes football team
The 2014 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by tenth year head coach Kyle Whittingham and played their home games in Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah. They were members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 5–4 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place in the South Division. They were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl where they defeated Colorado State.


2014 Utah Utes football team, Game summaries, Idaho State
Game officials: Referee - Jack Folliard, Umpire - Douglas Wilson, Head Linesman - Bob Day, Line Judge - Jeff Robinsoni, Side Judge - Aaron Santi, Field Judge - Brad Glenn, Back Judge - Steve Hudson, Head Replay Official - Jim Northcott


2014 Utah Utes football team, Game summaries, Fresno State
Game officials: Referee - Terry Leyden, Umpire - F. Villar, Head Linesman - Rod Ammari, Line Judge - Tim Messuri, Side Judge - Aaron Santi, Field Judge - S. Strimling, Back Judge - Mearl Robinson


2014 Utah Utes football team, Game summaries, Michigan
Game officials: Referee - S. Smith, Umpire - S. Woods, Head Linesman - M. Dolce, Line Judge - J. Baur, Side Judge - D. Swanson, Field Judge - J. Clay, Back Judge - T. Ransom


2014 Utah Valley Wolverines softball team
The 2014 Utah Valley Wolverines softball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2014 NCAA Division I softball season. Nikki Palmer entered the year in her first season as head coach of the Wolverines. The Wolverines entered 2014 as new members of the Western Athletic Conference. The Wolverines were picked to finish third in the 2014 WAC standings. After finishing fifth out of six in the WAC Regular season, the Wolverines shocked everyone going 4-0 in the WAC Tournament to earn the conferences automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Wolverines claimed the title of the 64-seed and opened competition in the Eugene region against top seed Oregon. After going 0-2 in the Eugene Regional, the Wolverines ended the season 18-42.


2014 Utah Valley Wolverines softball team, TV, Radio, and Streaming Information
All Utah Valley home games were streamed live on YouTube. The games at Utah were streamed online via Utah's Pac-12 Digital Channel, and the games at BYU were shown live on BYUtv. The NCAA Regional game vs. Oregon was shown nationwide on Pac-12 Network.


2014 Utah elections
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Utah on November 4, 2014. The state's four seats in the United States House of Representatives are up for election and there is a special election for Utah's Attorney General. Primary elections were held on June 24, 2014.


2014 Utah elections, Attorney General, Background
Republican Attorney General John Swallow resigned in December 2013, less than a year into his first term, following multiple investigations into alleged bribery and campaign finance violations.


2014 Utah elections, Attorney General, Appointment
Pursuant to Utah law, Governor Gary Herbert was required to pick a replacement from three names chosen by the Utah Republican Party Central Committee. Nine Republican candidates put their names forward for consideration. They were:


2014 Utah elections, Attorney General, Appointment
Burns, Sorensen, Tarbet and Wilkins all said they would not run in the special election if chosen.


2014 Utah elections, Attorney General, Appointment
Sorenson withdrew from contention on December 9, with Ward also withdrawing two days later. A debate was held on December 11 and Reyes, Smith and Tarbet were chosen as the finalists by the Central Committee on December 14. Herbert chose Reyes on December 23, who was sworn-in on December 30.


2014 Utah elections, Attorney General, Special election
A special election will thus be held for the remaining two years of Swallow's term, with the office then up for the regularly-scheduled election in 2016. Reyes was unopposed in the Republican primary. Opposing him in the general election are Democratic rancher and attorney Charles A. Stormont, American Independent Party nominee Leslie Curtis, Constitution Party nominee Gregory Hansen and Libertarian nominee Andrew McCullough, a perennial candidate for office.


2014 Utah elections, United States House of Representatives
Utah's four seats in the United States House of Representatives will be up for election in 2014.


2014 Uva Provincial Council election
Provincial council elections were held in Sri Lanka on 20 September 2014 to elect 34 members to one of the nine provincial councils in the country. 0.9 million Sri Lankans were eligible to vote in the election. Elections to the remaining eight provincial councils were not due as they had their last election in 2012, 2013 or 2014 (Mar).


2014 Uva Provincial Council election
The United People's Freedom Alliance's domination of Sri Lankan elections continued as expected. It retained control of Uva Provincial Council. However, the UPFA recorded a loss of votes in the province, after Presidential Election 2015 number of UPFA councillors crossed over to UNP to back Harin Fernando which enabled him to secure the position of Chief Minister and toppling the UPFA rule in Uva Province. After the 2015 General election Harin Fernando resigned from the Chief Minister position to take duties as a cabinet minister, Chamara Sampath Dassanayake was appointed. In September 2015, the council was turned into a unity government with United National Party MP Upali Samaraweera was given a minister position and rest of the 3 ministers were appointed from Sri Lanka Freedom Party.


2014 Uva Provincial Council election, Results
The UPFA won the control of the Uva provincial council.


2014 Uzbek League
The 2014 Uzbek League was the 23rd season of top level football in Uzbekistan since independence in 1992. Bunyodkor were the defending champions from the 2013 campaign.


2014 Uzbek League, Teams
FK Guliston and Shurtan Guzar were relegated in the last edition of the Uzbek League to First League. FK Andijan and Mash'al Mubarek replace them.


2014 Uzbekistan Cup
The 2014 Uzbekistan Cup was the 22nd season of the annual Uzbek football Cup competition. The Cup draw was held on 21 February 2014 in Tashkent.


2014 Uzbekistan Cup
The competition started on 30 March 2014 and ended on 12 November 2014 with the final held at the Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium in Tashkent. Bunyodkor, the defending champions 2013 and runners-up Lokomotiv Tashkent started from quarter-final stage of the Cup.


2014 Uzbekistan Cup
The cup winner is guaranteed a place in the 2015 AFC Champions League.


2014 Uzbekistan Cup, First round
On 30 March 2014 Cup matches start with first round matches to define teams of Round of 32.


2014 Uzbekistan Cup, Round of 32
The one leg matches will be played on April 19–20.


2014 Uzbekistan Cup, Round of 16
The sixteen winners from the Round of 32 were drawn into eight two-legged ties.


2014 Uzbekistan First League
The 2014 Uzbekistan First League was the 23rd season of 2nd level football in Uzbekistan since independence in 1992. It is split in an Eastern and Western zone, each featuring 12 teams.


2014 Uzbekistan First League, Competition format
League consists of two regional groups: conference "East" and "West". The season comprises two phases. The first phase consists of a regular home-and-away schedule: each team plays the other teams twice. The top eight teams of the first phase from each zone will be merged in one tournament and compete for the championship. The bottom four teams of each zone after first phase will play relegation matches to remain in first league.


2014 Uzbekistan First League, Competition format
The draw of the 2014 season was held on 21 February 2014. First League joined Shurtan Guzar, Guliston, Obod Tashkent, Mash'al-2, FK Gijduvan.


2014 Uzbekistan First League, Second phase, Championship round, Final standings
The last matchday matches were played on 29 October 2014.


2014 Uzbekistan First League, Second phase, Relegation round
The teams ranked 9-12th place in first phase of championship played against each other in one leg group competition to define teams which play in relegation play-offs. The relegation round matches took place from 20-26 October 2014.


2014 Uzbekistan First League, Second phase, Relegation play-offs
The one leg relegation matches of 15th and 16th placed teams of championship round (Ghallakor-Avtomobilchi, Sherdor-Presstizh) against two last placed teams of relegation round (Bunyodkor-2, Lokomotiv BFK) were played on 4 November 2014. Bunyodkor-2 and Lokomotiv BFK remained in First League for 2015 season.


2014 Uzbekistan PFL Cup
The 2014 Uzbekistan PFL Cup is the second edition of a pre-season football competition held in Uzbekistan.


2014 Uzbekistan PFL Cup
The competition featured four groups of 16 teams, with the top two advancing to the quarterfinal stages.


2014 Uzbekistan Super Cup
The 2014 Uzbekistan Super Cup was the second UzPFL-Supercup. It was contested by the winners and runners up of the 2013 Uzbek League. Bunyodkor had also the  won 2013 Uzbekistan Cup. The match was contested by Bunyodkor and Lokomotiv Tashkent, at JAR Stadium in Tashkent, on 7 March 2014. Bunyodkor Tashkent won the match 2:1.


2014 V.League 1
The 2014 V.League 1 (known as the Eximbank V.League 1 for sponsorship reasons) season was the 58th season of the V.League 1, the highest division of Vietnamese football. The season began on 11 January 2014 and finished on 10 August 2014.


2014 V.League 1
On August, Becamex Bình Dương clinched their third league title after a 1-1 draw against SHB Đà Nẵng.


2014 V.League 1, Changes from last season, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2013 season.


2014 V.League 1, Changes from last season, Rule Changes
The Vietnam Football Federation passed a resolution on December 5 that stated only one club was to face relegation to the 2015 V.League 2 at the end of the 2014 campaign. Two clubs from the 2014 V.League 2 will be promoted to the 2015 V.League 1 campaign.


2014 V.League 1, Teams
Of the 13 participating teams, ten remain following the 2013 V.League 1. They are joined by three teams promoted from the 2013 V.League 2. Kienlongbank Kiên Giang withdrew from the 2014 campaign, citing financial issues.


2014 V.League 1, Teams, Match-fixing scandal
Ninh Bình wrote to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and to the Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company to be allowed to stop their participation in the league and also the AFC Cup due to 13 players being involved in match fixing. They had played 8 league matches and were third from bottom at the time. Following their withdrawal from the league, all their results were declared null and void.


2014 V.League 1, Teams, Rule Changes
Due to the match fixing scandal and withdrawal of Ninh Bình, it was decided that the bottom-placed team at the end of the season will take part in a play-off match against the third-placed team in the First Division for the right to play in the V-League next season.


2014 V.League 1, Teams, Foreign players
Note:1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Vietnamese Residency;2Vietnamese residents who have chosen to represent another national team


2014 V.League 1, Awards, Annual awards, Dream Team
Nguyễn Văn Việt (Than Quảng Ninh) Danny Van Bakel (FLC Thanh Hóa) Nguyễn Huy Cường (Than Quảng Ninh) Âu Văn Hoàn (Becamex Bình Dương)


2014 V.League 1, Awards, Annual awards, Dream Team
Nguyễn Anh Đức (Becamex Bình Dương) Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng (Becamex Bình Dương) Hoàng Minh Tâm (SHB Đà Nẵng) Nguyễn Văn Quyết (Hà Nội T&T)


2014 V.League 1, Awards, Annual awards, Dream Team
Abass Cheikh Dieng (Becamex Bình Dương) Hoàng Vũ Samson (Hà Nội T&T)


2014 V.League 2
The 2014 V.League 2 (referred to as Kienlongbank V.League 2 for sponsorship reasons) is the 20th season of Vietnam's second tier professional football league, which began on 15 March 2014 and finished on 28 June 2014.


2014 V.League 2, Changes from last season, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2013 season.


2014 V.League 2, Changes from last season, Rule changes
The Vietnam Football Federation passed a resolution on December 5 that allows the champion and runners-up of the 2014 campaign to gain promotion to the 2015 V.League 1. The resolution also called for only one club to face relegation to the 2015 Vietnamese Second Division.


2014 V.League 2, Changes from last season, Rule changes
Due to the match fixing scandal and withdrawal of Vissai Ninh Bình from the 2014 V.League 1, it was decided that the third-place club in the V.League 2 would face the twelfth-place of the V.League 1 in a play-off match for the right to play in the V.League 1 next season.


2014 V.League 2, Teams
Of the 8 participating teams, three remain following the 2013 V.League 2. They are joined by five teams promoted from the 2013 Vietnamese Second Division. No clubs from the 2013 V.League 1 were relegated. Bình Định failed to apply for the 2013 season by the application deadline.


2014 V8 Supercar season
The 2014 V8 Supercar season was the eighteenth year in which V8 Supercars contested the senior Australian touring car series. It was the 55th year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship, now known as the International V8 Supercars Championship, and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500.


2014 V8 Supercar season
The season began on 27 February at the Adelaide Street Circuit and finished on 7 December at the Homebush Street Circuit. 2014 featured the eighteenth V8 Supercar Championship, consisting of 38 races at 14 events covering all six states and the Northern Territory of Australia as well as an event in New Zealand. There was also a stand-alone event supporting the 2014 Australian Grand Prix. The season also featured the fifteenth second-tier Dunlop V8 Supercar Series, contested over seven rounds. For the seventh time a third-tier series was run, the Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series.


2014 V8SuperTourer season
The 2014 V8SuperTourer season was a motor racing championship for touring cars held in New Zealand over four events between January and April 2014. All cars used a chassis built by Paul Ceprnich of Pace Innovations in Australia, and were powered by a Chevrolet LS7 7-litre engine.


2014 V8SuperTourer season
The championship consisted of only four rounds, having been reduced from the originally planned seven, as a result of a calendar realignment which will see the series run from September to April from the 2014–15 season onward. The 'sprint' component of the series was kept intact, with the 'endurance' component, which was scheduled to include events at Taupo, Pukekohe and an unconfirmed venue in the South Island, being removed from the 2014 championship and becoming the opening half of the 2014–15 championship. The opening round of the championship saw the series visit Highlands Motorsport Park for the first time.


2014 V8SuperTourer season
Greg Murphy entered the season as the defending drivers' champion and claimed victory again, winning 11 of the 13 races in the championship, and scoring 1155 points. Simon Evans claimed second place with 836 points and Richard Moore achieved third place overall with 821 points.


2014 V8SuperTourer season, Event summaries, Fuchs Highlands 250
Greg Murphy dominated the opening round of the 2014 V8SuperTourer season collecting both pole positions, all three race wins and two of the three fastest laps available. One thing which was highlighted in the opening round was the lack of cars on the grid with a record low twelve cars; only ten started the final two races of the weekend. It was also the first ever SuperTourer round held at Highlands Motorsport Park, with the series running as a support category to the Toyota Racing Series. A few young drivers starred over the weekend with teenager Andre Heimgartner finishing second overall, while rookies Mark Gibson and Morgan Haber both showed great speed with Gibson eventually finishing 3rd in the final race.


2014 V8SuperTourer season, Event summaries, The Sound Manfeild 250
Round 2 of the series was held at Manfeild Autocourse where the SuperTourers were once again running support to the Toyota Racing Series for the New Zealand Grand Prix. Greg Murphy once again took all three races for the weekend with young Simon Evans starring over the weekend keeping Murphy on his heels the whole way. Ant Pedersen returned to his 2013 pace after a disappointing round 1 but it was short lived. After claiming pole position for the opening two races, Pedersen spun at the first corner of the opening race, ruining any chance of winning. Andre Heimgartner again was very consistent leaving the meeting in second place in the championship standings, behind Murphy.


2014 V8SuperTourer season, Results
The season starts in the South Island at the new Highlands Motorsport Park Track and finishes at Pukekohe Park Raceway supporting the Auckland 400 for V8 Supercars. The season was supposed to run over seven rounds but was reduced to four, after a calendar realignment which will have the next season run from September 2014 to April 2015.


2014 VCU Rams baseball team
The 2014 VCU Rams baseball team will be the 44th season of the university fielding a varsity baseball program, and will represent Virginia Commonwealth University in the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. It will be the Rams' second season playing in the Atlantic 10 Conference.


2014 VCU Rams baseball team
It will be the third season of Shawn Stiffler as head coach for the program.


2014 VCU Rams baseball team, Rankings
^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.


2014 VFF National Super League
The 2014 VFF National Super League was the Vanuatu qualifying competition for the 2014–15 OFC Champions League.


2014 VFF National Super League
The competition was won by the Port Vila club, Tafea FC.


2014 VFF National Super League, Matches, Group Stage
From Group A, Spirit 11 FC advanced in first place and Torba United FC advanced in second place.


2014 VFF National Super League, Matches, Group Stage
From Group B, Malampa Revivors FC advanced in first place and Tutuba FC advanced in second place.


2014 VFF National Super League, Matches, Group Stage
From Group C, Tafea F.C. advanced in first place and Amicale F.C. advanced in second place.


2014 VFF National Super League, Matches, Group Stage
From Group D, Spirit 08 F.C. advanced in first place and Malnaruru FC advanced in second place.


2014 VFL season
The 2014 Victorian Football League season is the 133rd season of the Victorian Football Association/Victorian Football League Australian rules football competition. The premiership was won by the Footscray Bulldogs, the reserves team of the Australian Football League's Western Bulldogs which was competing in its first season in the VFL, after it defeated Box Hill by 22 points in the Grand Final on 21 September; it was the first senior VFL premiership won by the Footscray reserves team, and it was the tenth senior VFA/VFL premiership won by the Footscray/Western Bulldogs Football Club overall.


2014 VFL season, Association membership
The Association increased from fourteen teams to sixteen teams in 2014, following the end of two VFL-AFL affiliations:


2014 VFL season, Association membership
The Development League was reduced from ten teams to nine, with North Ballarat withdrawing its team; this left only the nine metropolitan VFL clubs competing in the seconds competition, with all five AFL clubs and both regional VFL clubs (North Ballarat and Bendigo) absent.


2014 VFL season, Foxtel Cup
The top two non-AFL teams from the 2013 VFL season – Box Hill and Williamstown – competed in the 2014 Foxtel Cup. Williamstown won the competition, defeating WAFL team West Perth in the Grand Final.


2014 VFL season, Premiership season
Source: (*Note that only at some games are attendances recorded)


2014 VFL season, Foxtel Cup
The two highest ranked non-AFL exclusive teams from the 2013 season (premiers Box Hill and third placed Williamstown) were invited to compete in the Foxtel Cup knockout competition for 2014. Box Hill was eliminated in the first round of the tournament, and Williamstown recorded comfortable victories in all three fixtures, earning a second Foxtel Cup title in club history.


2014 VMI Keydets baseball team
The 2014 VMI Keydets baseball team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Keydets played their final season as a member of the Big South Conference, as they returned to the Southern Conference in 2014–15. VMI was led by 11th-year head coach Marlin Ikenberry, and they play their home games out of Gray–Minor Stadium.


2014 VMI Keydets baseball team
On February 21, 2014, VMI junior starting pitcher Reed Garrett threw a no-hitter against Lafayette in a 3–0 win. Garrett struck out 13 batters, including 5 of the final 6, in what was the first regular season no-hitter in Gray–Minor Stadium history, and only the second overall.


2014 VMI Keydets baseball team
VMI ended the year with a 25–23 overall mark, and 11–16 in conference play, missing out on the Big South tournament for the third straight year.


2014 VMI Keydets football team
The 2014 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was VMI's 124th football season, as the Keydets were led by seventh year head coach Sparky Woods. They played their home games at 10,000-seat Alumni Memorial Field, as they have since 1962. This was VMI's first season as a member of the Southern Conference, following an eleven-year stint in the Big South.


2014 VMI Keydets football team
VMI finished the year with a 2–10 record, winning only two games for the fourth consecutive season. VMI opened the season on the road with a narrow 42–38 loss at Bucknell, followed by a 48–7 defeat at the hands of FBS member Bowling Green. After a dominant win over Davidson in the home opener, the Keydets would lose six consecutive games, including close losses against Mercer and Gardner–Webb in double overtime. Their first (and only) SoCon win came against Furman on November 1, a 31–15 triumph. It was the school's first win over the Paladins since 1979, ending a 21-game losing streak. VMI ended the year with a 45–25 loss to their archrival The Citadel in the Battle for the Silver Shako, otherwise known as the Military Classic of the South.


2014 VMI Keydets football team
Less than a day after the season's conclusion, VMI Athletic Director Dave Diles chose not to renew Woods' contract. Woods posted a 17–62 overall record at VMI in seven seasons.


2014 VMI Keydets football team, Before the season, Previous season
The 2013 season was VMI's last in the Big South Conference, as the school accepted in invitation to join the Southern Conference in May 2013. The Keydets had called the Southern Conference home for nearly eighty years, from 1924 to 2003, but left for the Big South that year amidst struggling athletic programs. After an eleven-year stint in the league, VMI returned to their roots, along with Mercer and East Tennessee State, another former SoCon member. The three schools effectively replaced Appalachian State and Georgia Southern, who left for the FBS Sun Belt Conference, as well as Elon, who departed for the Colonial Athletic Association.


2014 VMI Keydets football team, Before the season, Previous season
The Keydets began their season with a shutout loss to the #14-ranked Richmond Spiders on August 31. Following a home-opening win over Glenville State, which featured a dramatic last-second goal line stand to preserve the 34–27 victory, VMI was defeated handily by North Greenville, a Division II independent, by a score of 37–24. It was the first of what be seven consecutive losses for the Keydets, which included losses against Virginia, Robert Morris in double-overtime, and #3 Coastal Carolina. The Keydets only conference and FCS win came against Gardner–Webb, a 27–9 victory.


2014 VMI Keydets football team, Before the season, Previous season
The following week, VMI battled The Citadel in the 69th edition of the Military Classic of the South. The Bulldogs broke away late to win, 31–10, with three touchdowns in the fourth quarter alone. VMI closed out the season with a home loss against Bucknell, ending the team's season at 2–10 and 1–4 in Big South play. It was the program's thirty-second consecutive non-winning season, and tenth consecutive losing season.


2014 VMI Keydets football team, Personnel, Coaching staff
VMI returns head coach Sparky Woods, now in his seventh year with the program. Woods, a native of Oneida, Tennessee, has a 15–52 record at VMI, and previously coached at Appalachian State for four seasons. He led the Mountaineers to NCAA playoff appearances in 1986 and 1987, and went as far as the semifinals. He has also coached at South Carolina, and served numerous stints as an assistant between various college and NFL teams.


2014 VMI Keydets football team, Personnel, Coaching staff
Coordinating the offense is Matt Campbell, a former NFL player who played with the Carolina Panthers and Washington Redskins in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Campbell also works as the offensive line coach, and is countered by defensive coordinator Greg Harris, in his eighth year with the team. Harris is a 1997 graduate of VMI.


2014 VMI Keydets football team, Game summaries, Bucknell
Despite a spectacular debut from redshirt freshman quarterback Al Cobb, the Keydets fell on the opening week of the season to the Bucknell Bison, 42–38. The game started off poorly for VMI, with Bucknell taking an early 14–0 lead off two touchdowns from Matt DelMauro, including a 56-yard run on the first play of the Bison's second drive. The Keydets quickly responded, however, as Cobb found Doug Burton on a 20-yard touchdown pass. Four minutes later, he connected with Aaron Sanders for 38 yards and another score, promptly tying the game at 14–14. Bucknell immediately responded, as quarterback R.J. Nitti threw to Josh Brake for a fifty-yard score. From there, the two teams would alternate touchdowns, culminating with a one-yard touchdown run from Bucknell's C.J. Williams, putting the home team ahead at halftime 28–21.


2014 VMI Keydets football team, Game summaries, Bucknell
The high-scoring pace continued into the third quarter, where Cobb ran in a touchdown from the goal line to tie the game once again. The Bison responded with a quick six play, 75-yard drive ending with a touchdown run by Williams, giving the Bison a 35–28 edge. VMI countered and once again drove the length of the field, finding the endzone with a twenty-yard pass to Dane Forlines. It was Cobb's fifth touchdown of the game, and his fourth through the air. The Keydets then managed to make a stop on defense, but could not advance on third down.


2014 VMI Keydets football team, Game summaries, Bucknell
Josh Brake of the Bison, who had previously scored a touchdown pass, returned the ensuing punt for 62 yards, giving Bucknell a 42–35 lead, which would hold for the rest of the game. VMI drove down the field in attempt to tie the score, but was stalled in the redzone. Kicker Dillon Christopher connected on a 34-yard field goal, but Bucknell ran out the rest of the clock and went on to win.


2014 VMI Keydets football team, Game summaries, Bucknell
Cobb became the fourth player in VMI history to account for thirty or more points in a game, and became the eighth VMI player to throw four or more touchdowns in a single contest. For his performance, he was tabbed as the Southern Conference Freshman of the Week.


2014 VMI Keydets football team, Game summaries, Bowling Green
Bowling Green controlled the game from start to finish, sending the Keydets to their second straight loss, 48–7. The Falcons scored on their opening drive with a one-yard run from quarterback James Knapke. Later in the first quarter, VMI allowed another 75-yard punt return for a touchdown, having done so against Bucknell the previous week. Bowling Green quickly found the endzone on their next two possessions, giving them a 28–0 lead with eleven minutes remaining in the first half.


2014 VMI Keydets football team, Game summaries, Bowling Green
However, VMI responded quickly, as Hayden Alford, in replacement of Al Cobb, punched in a touchdown run from the goal line after hitting Doug Burton for a 41-yard pass. It would be the Keydets' only score of the game, and the Falcons countered with a 7-yard touchdown run, courtesy of Travis Greene. The extra point was blocked, however, and Bowling Green settled for a 34–7 halftime lead.


2014 VMI Keydets football team, Game summaries, Bowling Green
Early in the third quarter, Bowling Green blocked an Alford punt at the 29 yard-line, which was picked up and returned for a score by Herve Coby. Despite this blunder, the Keydet defense played mostly sound in the second half, allowing only one touchdown, a 51-yard score from Knapke to Roger Lewis in the fourth quarter. Cobb played most of the game at quarterback, completing 26 of 43 passes for 224 yards. Alford received considerable time under center as well, throwing for 63 yards himself.


2014 VMI Keydets football team, Game summaries, Davidson
In the home opener of the 2014 season, VMI tallied their highest offensive output since 2008 (a 69–20 win over Chowan) and cruised to a 52–24 victory over Davidson. VMI racked up 597 yards of total offense on the day, 338 of which came from quarterback Al Cobb, who was completed 18 of his 25 pass attempts. Backup quarterback Hayden Alford also received considerable playing time in the second half with the game will in hand, throwing for 56 yards and a touchdown.


2014 VMI Keydets football team, Game summaries, Davidson
The game got off to a good start for the Keydets. After a missed field goal by Dillon Christopher on their first drive, the offense got the ball back and Jabari Turner scored on a 38-yard touchdown run to put VMI ahead early. Later in the first quarter, Turner cashed in a touchdown from the goal line to give VMI a 14–0, and Davidson would get no closer. The two teams then exchanged field goals, and Cobb found Deon Watts in the endzone for a 12-yard score. The Keydets went into halftime ahead 24–3.


2014 VMI Keydets football team, Game summaries, Davidson
Out of the intermission, Davidson came out firing offensively, scoring on a six-play drive in the first two minutes of the half as quarterback J.P. Douglas connected with William Morris for a score. VMI responded immediately, as Turner scored his third touchdown of the day with a two-yard run. Less than a minute later, VMI linebacker Chris Copeland blocked a Davidson punt at the fifteen yard-line, and scooped it up to run it in for a touchdown, putting VMI up 38–10. After another touchdown run by Deon Watts, Davidson countered with a 15-yard touchdown run by David Rogers.


2014 VMI Keydets football team, Game summaries, Davidson
Later in the fourth quarter, backup Hayden Alford found Doug Burton for a 26-yard touchdown pass, a drive that spanned 96 yards and took ten plays. The Wildcats scored one final touchdown late in the game on fourth-and-goal, giving the game a final score of 52–24. It was VMI's first Division I non-conference win since a victory over Robert Morris in 2009.


2014 VMI Keydets football team, Game summaries, Samford
Samford dominated the game from the opening kickoff, scoring two touchdowns on their first three plays. Running back Denzel Williams broke free for a 61-yard run on the Bulldogs' second snap of the game, and quarterback Michael Eubank scored a 23-yard touchdown run to put Samford up 14–0. Eubank later found Karel Hamilton for a 25-yard touchdown pass, the only touchdown pass of the entire game for either team. After VMI quarterback Al Cobb was intercepted a second time by Josh Kimberlin, Denzel Williams pounded in a four-yard rushing score to put the Bulldogs up 28–0 just twelve minutes into the game.


2014 VMI Keydets football team, Game summaries, Samford
The Samford scoring barrage continued into the second quarter, thanks in part to four first-half Keydet turnovers. All three second quarter touchdowns came courtesy of Eubank on the ground, including one with four seconds remaining in the half, putting the game out of reach before the intermission, with Samford holding a comfortable 49–0 lead.


2014 VMI Keydets football team, Game summaries, Samford
The Bulldogs kept the scoring going early in the third, as Krondis Larry broke open a 68-yard touchdown run. VMI responded, however, with an eight-play, 59-yard drive culminating in a five-yard touchdown run by Jabari Turner to put the Keydets on the board. After another Samford score late in the third, VMI's offense found its rhythm in the fourth quarter, with another touchdown score by Turner, who fought his way through the goal-line scrum, making the score 63–14. Deon Watts ended the scoring on the day with a four-yard run, putting some positives into a poor showing for the Keydet offense and defense. Samford outgained the Keydets on the ground 433–119, and the 63 points were the most the Bulldogs had ever scored against a conference opponent.


2014 VMI Keydets football team, Game summaries, Mercer
In a game featuring two first-year SoCon members, Mercer took down VMI 27–24 thanks to a late interception by Bears' safety Zach Jackson.


2014 VMI Keydets football team, Game summaries, Mercer
Mercer got off to an early start thanks to an 18-yard touchdown run by Alex Lakes. The game remained 7–0 throughout most of the first half, until VMI broke through as running back Jabari Turner found the endzone on a one-yard score. Mercer quickly responded, however, as Chandler Curtis broke free for a 23-yard touchdown rush, his only run of the day. Mercer would miss the extra point. On the first play of the next drive, VMI quarterback Al Cobb threw an interception to safety Lendell Arnold.


2014 VMI Keydets football team, Game summaries, Mercer
But, on the very next play, Mercer gave the ball right back, as John Russ threw a pick of his own, caught by Damian Jones and returned to the 26-yard line. This turnover set up a VMI scoring drive that culminated with a Cobb touchdown pass to J. C. Garvin, putting the Keydets up 14–13 at halftime.


2014 VMI Keydets football team, Game summaries, Mercer
After receiving the halftime kickoff, Mercer took it right to the Keydets, scoring on an eight-play, 75-yard drive with Alex Lakes finding the endzone. After a VMI punt, Russ found Curtis streaking down the field for a 62-yard touchdown pass, giving Mercer a 27–14 lead. Later in the quarter, Keydets' kicker Dillon Christopher nailed a 49-yard field goal attempt, and the two teams would play in a stalemate for much of the final twenty minutes.


2014 VMI Keydets football team, Game summaries, Mercer
With over 6:30 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, Cobb manufactured another scoring drive and hit wide receiver Sam Patterson in the endzone for 28 yards. Immediately VMI forced a punt, and began their final drive at their own thirteen yard-line. After several completions, short runs, and a facemask penalty committed by Mercer, VMI found themselves on the Bears' 39-yard line. Cobb then decided to throw a ball towards the endzone for receiver Doug Burton, but the pass was picked off by Zach Jackson, securing a 27–24 win for Mercer, their first Southern Conference win.


2014 VMI Keydets football team, Game summaries, Chattanooga
After a close first quarter, Chattanooga broke open the game with four touchdowns in the second, all scored by Mocs' quarterback Jacob Huesman. After running for a score, Huesman connected with C.J. Board and Faysal Shafaat twice to give Chattanooga a 34–0 lead at the half. VMI did block an extra point, doing so for a second consecutive game.


2014 VMI Keydets football team, Game summaries, Chattanooga
Huesman continued his stupendous effort in the third quarter, running for a 44-yard touchdown score on the first drive. The Mocs backup quarterback, Alejandro Bennifield, then came into the game and threw for a touchdown pass. VMI salvaged a touchdown on their final drive of the game, a one-yard scramble by backup quarterback Hayden Alford. The Keydets netted only 53 rushing yards and had only nine first downs.


2014 VMI Keydets football team, Game summaries, Navy
VMI returned to Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium for the second time in three years, the first contest being played in 2012, a 41–3 loss to the Midshipmen. Navy got off to a quick start with a 64-yard run by Noah Copeland on the Midshipmen's third play of the game. Later in the second quarter, with Navy up 14–0, nosetackle Joe Nelson forced a fumble by Navy quarterback Tago Smith, which, after bouncing off several defends, was recovered in the endzone by Damian Jones for a VMI touchdown.


2014 VMI Keydets football team, Game summaries, Navy
On their next drive, VMI was forced to punt, and a high snap over the head of Hayden Alford caused a safety. The Midshipmen scored on the following possession with a 14-yard run by Q Singleton. Parrish Gaines then intercepted a pass by Al Cobb and returned it for a touchdown, and a short punt led to another Midshipmen score, putting Navy up at halftime 37–7.


2014 VMI Keydets football team, Game summaries, Navy
The scoring settled down in the second half. Tago Smith found the endzone on a 2-yard run late in the third quarter, and running back Will Worth scored later in the fourth. VMI managed to get the last score of the game, as Cobb engineered a 10-play, 65-yard drive that culminated with a touchdown pass to Chad Jacob. Although VMI passed for over 200 yards to Navy's 82, the Midshipmen outgained the Keydets on the ground by almost 300 yards, and gave up 434 yards of total offense.


2014 VMI Keydets football team, Game summaries, Gardner–Webb
A common theme in 2014, VMI got off to a slow start, allowing Gardner–Webb to score two early touchdowns off passes by quarterback Lucas Beatty. VMI rebounded in the second quarter, as Al Cobb found Matthew Nicholson for a 19-yard score. Dillon Christopher missed the extra point, which proved to be critical later in the game. After the Runnin' Bulldogs responded with a touchdown, VMI countered with a late-first half drive that culminated with a 22-yard touchdown pass from Cobb to receiver Doug Burton, cutting Gardner–Webb's lead to 21–13 at the half.


2014 VMI Keydets football team, Game summaries, Gardner–Webb
The Bulldogs reclaimed momentum in the third quarter, as Beatty found All-Conference selection Kenny Cook for an 80-yard score. A 26-yard field goal later in the quarter by Paul Schumacher put GWU up by three scores, 31–13. The Keydets responded in the fourth, as Cobb found tight end Kyle Vardo in the endzone, cutting the lead to 31–20. After making a stop on defense, sophomore receiver Dane Forlines caught a pass for a 12-yard score, but the two-point conversion attempt was failed.


2014 VMI Keydets football team, Game summaries, Gardner–Webb
Immediately on the first play of the ensuing Gardner–Webb possession, Beatty lobbed a pass down field that was picked off by freshman Greg Sanders. With excellent field position, VMI worked a four-play drive that ended with a touchdown on fourth down to Deon Watts. The two-point conversion pass to Forlines was caught, and VMI had their first lead of the day at 34–31.


2014 VMI Keydets football team, Game summaries, Gardner–Webb
In the final drive of regulation, Gardner–Webb worked their way to the VMI 38-yard line, Beatty was sacked for a loss of ten yards by Doug Moore. On fourth and twenty, Beatty connected with Mike Estes for a first down, setting up a 43-yard field goal by Schumacher, sending the game into overtime tied at 34.


2014 VMI Keydets football team, Game summaries, Gardner–Webb
VMI elected to go on defense first after winning the coin toss. After a 23-yard pass to Cook on the first play of overtime, running back J.J. Hubbard found the endzone to put the Bulldogs up. Immediately, VMI countered with a 25-yard pass from Cobb to Aaron Sanders on their first snap of overtime. It was Cobb's sixth touchdown pass of the game, a VMI record, and all six touchdowns were to different receivers. However, kicker Dillon Christopher missed a field goal on VMI's next possession, and Gardner–Webb scored on the very next play with a pass to Cook, escaping Lexington with a 47–41 win.


2014 VTV Awards
The 2014 VTV Awards (Vietnamese: Ấn tượng VTV 2014) is a ceremony honouring the outstanding achievement in television on the Vietnam Television (VTV) network from August 2013 to July 2014. It took place on 5 September 2014 in Hanoi and hosted by Nguyên Khang. This is the first ceremony to be held.


2014 VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup
The 2014 VTV Cup Championship was the 11th staging of the international tournament. The tournament was held in Bắc Ninh, Vietnam.


2014 VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup, Preliminary round
Note: The qualification norm used in this tournament is different from FIVB international standard which looks at Set ratio before Point ratio. The host Vietnam uses Point ratio instead of Set Ratio.


2014 VTV9 – Binh Dien International Women's Volleyball Cup
The 2014 VTV9 - Binh Dien International Women's Volleyball Cup was the 8th staging . The tournament was held in Đắc Nông, Vietnam.


2014 VTV9 – Binh Dien International Women's Volleyball Cup, Pools composition
VTV Bình Điền Long An (Host) Myanmar  Weifang  Tien Nong Thanh Hoa


2014 VTV9 – Binh Dien International Women's Volleyball Cup, Pools composition
Vietinbank  Shandong Laishang Bank  Cao Su Phu Rieng Thông tin LVPB


2014 VTV9 – Binh Dien International Women's Volleyball Cup, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2014 Vaahteraliiga season
The 2014 Vaahteraliiga season was the 35th season of the highest level of American football in Finland. The preseason took place between May 10 and May 25 and was followed by the regular season between June 16 and August 31, 2014. The Finnish champion was determined in the playoffs and at the championship game Vaahteramalja XXXV the Helsinki Roosters won the Turku Trojans.


2014 Valais Cup
The 2014 Valais Cup was an international football tournament that is part of the Valais Football Summer Cups. Matches being played on 6 July, 30 July and 31 July in Switzerland. It was the second running of the competition, following the 2013 edition. The tournament consisted of three matchdays for a total of three matches.


2014 Valais Cup, Results
Matchdays 2 and 3 were originally scheduled for 12 July and 13 July but due to Benfica having problems with arriving to Switzerland matches were cancelled and moved to the 30 and 31 July.


2014 Valais Cup, Results, Matchday 3
The game between Benfica and Shakhtar Donetsk was cancelled. On the third matchday, Benfica played the game against Spain's Athletic Bilbao. This match was not counted in the standings of the 2014 Valais Cup.


2014 Valencia Open 500
The 2014 Valencia Open 500 was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 20th edition of the Valencia Open, and part of the 500 Series of the 2014 ATP World Tour. It was held at the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències in Valencia, Spain, from October 20 through 26, 2014.


2014 Valencia Open 500, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 Valencia Open 500, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2014 Valencia Open 500 – Doubles
Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares were the defending champions, but lost in the opening round to Leonardo Mayer and João Sousa. Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecău won the title, defeating Kevin Anderson and Jérémy Chardy in the final, 6–4, 6–2.


2014 Valencia Open 500 – Singles
Mikhail Youzhny was the defending champion but lost to Thomaz Bellucci in the first round.


2014 Valencia Open 500 – Singles
Andy Murray won the title, defeating Tommy Robredo in the final 3–6, 7–6(9–7), 7–6(10–8).


2014 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2014 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighteenth and last round of the 2014 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia on 9 November 2014.


2014 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix
In the MotoGP class, Valentino Rossi took his first pole position since the 2010 French Grand Prix. However, it was Marc Márquez who won the race, taking his thirteenth victory of the season, surpassing the previous premier class record of twelve wins set by Mick Doohan in 1997. Rossi crossed the line in second place to take the runner-up spot in the championship, while the podium was completed by Dani Pedrosa. Further down the order, Jorge Lorenzo and Andrea Iannone took the decision to swap bikes – on lap 20 – as light rain fell.


2014 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix
Both riders struggled to get the bike stopped in the uncertain conditions and dropped down the order; Iannone finished 22nd, while Lorenzo retired from the race. The Suzuki MotoGP team returned to the series in a wildcard appearance, ahead of a full-season entry in 2015. Utilising the new Suzuki GSX-RR, Randy de Puniet retired from the race before the halfway mark. Drive M7 Aspar rider, Hiroshi Aoyama, rode an Open-specification Honda RC213V-RS and finished in fifteenth place. The race was also the Gresini team's last race with Honda bikes ahead of their switch to Aprilia in 2015. It was also the final race for the PBM chassis, as their team will switch to the British Superbike Championship from 2015.


2014 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix
In the Moto2 race, Thomas Lüthi took his second victory of the season, after capitalising on a mistake by the world champion, Esteve Rabat, on the final lap to take the spoils. Rabat had been leading the race before missing a gear coming out of the final corner, and Lüthi was able to prevail by 0.133 seconds at the line. Rabat's second place did however, seal a record number of points scored for an intermediate class season. Johann Zarco completed the podium in third place, his fourth podium of the season. Aside from the race honours, the runner-up position in the final championship standings was decided by virtue of a collision between the two competitors battling for the position. Rabat's teammate Mika Kallio and Maverick Viñales both retired from the race, thus giving Kallio the position by 15 points.


2014 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix
The world title was decided in the final Moto3 race of the season, with a third-place finish for Álex Márquez enough to give him his first world title by two points, despite his title rival Jack Miller winning the race. In the process, he and his brother Marc Márquez became the first brothers to win world motorcycle racing titles. Splitting the title rivals in the finishing order was Isaac Viñales, taking his third podium of the season.


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


2014 Valparaiso Crusaders football team
The 2014 Valparaiso Crusaders football team represented Valparaiso University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Dave Cecchini and played their home games at Brown Field. They were a member of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in PFL play to finish in a tie for 9th place.


2014 Vancouver International Film Festival
The 2014 Vancouver International Film Festival, the 34th event in the history of the Vancouver International Film Festival, was held from September 25 to October 10, 2014.


2014 Vancouver International Film Festival
The festival's opening gala film was Jean-Marc Vallée's Wild, and its closing gala was Damien Chazelle's Whiplash.


2014 Vancouver Stealth season
The Vancouver Stealth are a lacrosse team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The team plays in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2014 season was the inaugural season in Vancouver, though it was the 15th in franchise history. They previously played in Everett, Washington, San Jose, and Albany, New York.


2014 Vancouver Stealth season, Regular season, Current standings
x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games PlayedW: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowedDifferential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game


2014 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season
The 2014 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the Whitecaps' fourth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of soccer in the United States and Canada.


2014 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, December
December 11, Brad Knighton was traded to the New England Revolution for a conditional 2015 draft pick.


2014 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, December
December 18, Corey Hertzog is claimed on re-entry waivers by Seattle Sounders FC.


2014 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, December
Carl Robinson became the new head coach on December 16, 2013. Club president Bob Lenarduzzi stated that "there was no deliberate attempt" to "go Latin this season."


2014 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, January
January 16, On the first day of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft the Vancouver Whitecaps selected Christian Dean with the 3rd overall pick and Andre Lewis with the 7th overall pick. In the 2nd round the Whitecaps selected Mamadou Diof with the 30th overall pick. After the draft it was revealed that Andre Lewis had signed a contract with the New York Cosmos of the NASL and will be on loan to MLS and Vancouver will own his MLS rights.


2014 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, January
January 17, Camilo Sanvezzo is sold to Querétaro F.C. of Mexican Liga MX for a reported transfer fee of $2,500,000


2014 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, January
January 21, 2014 MLS Superdraft rounds three to five where conducted on this day. Whitecaps drafter Michael Calderon with the 64th pick.


2014 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, January
January 27, Whitecaps acquired Steven Beitashour from the San Jose Earthquakes and signed former San Jose player Mehdi Ballouchy to a contract that they claimed in the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft


2014 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, February
February 5, Whitecaps announce that they have brought in forward Nicolás Mezquida and brought in Sebastián Fernández on loan from Boston River.