2014 Washington House of Representatives election
Top two primary elections on August 5, 2014 determined which two candidates appeared on the November ballot. Each candidate is allowed to write in whatever party preference he or she desires.


2014 Washington Huskies football team
The 2014 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Their head coach was Chris Petersen, in his first year at UW after eight seasons as head coach at Boise State. Washington was a member of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference and the Huskies played their home games on campus at Husky Stadium, in the University District of Seattle. They finished the season 8–6, 4–5 in Pac-12 play to finish in third place in the North Division. They were invited to the Cactus Bowl where they lost to Oklahoma State.


2014 Washington Huskies football team, Previous season
The Huskies had a breakout season in 2013, winning more games than they had in the previous twelve seasons, which included a win against BYU in the Fight Hunger Bowl. The offense ended the 2013 season as the most prolific in program history. Junior running back Bishop Sankey broke the school single-season rush yards record as well as the career rushing touchdowns record. Fifth-year senior quarterback Keith Price solidified his spot in the Washington record books as he finished 2013 with career totals of nearly 9,000 passing yards and 75 touchdowns.


2014 Washington Huskies football team, Previous season
The off season saw significant change throughout the program as head coach Steve Sarkisian left Washington for USC. Less than a week after Sarkisian's departure Washington announced that Chris Petersen, the highly sought after and respected head coach from Boise State, had been hired as the programs 28th head coach. All but one of Sarkisian's assistants left the program following Petersen's arrival.


2014 Washington Kastles season
The 2014 Washington Kastles season was the seventh season of the franchise in World TeamTennis (WTT).


2014 Washington Kastles season
The Kastles won their fourth consecutive King Trophy when they defeated the Springfield Lasers in the WTT Championship Match. The Kastles were led by Martina Hingis who was named WTT Final Most Valuable Player.


2014 Washington Kastles season, Season recap, Drafts
With the Kastles winning the WTT championship in 2013, they had the last pick in each round of both WTT drafts. In the marquee player draft, the Kastles chose Martina Hingis and Venus Williams both of whom they had protected. The Kastles protected Leander Paes, Bobby Reynolds and Anastasia Rodionova from their 2013 squad in the roster draft. With Hingis committed to playing full-time, the Kastles knew they did not need all four of their picks in the roster draft.


2014 Washington Kastles season, Season recap, Drafts
So, they traded their first round pick to the Springfield Lasers in exchange for the Lasers' third round pick and financial consideration. The Lasers used the pick they acquired from the Kastles to select Anna-Lena Grönefeld. The Kastles passed on the third round pick (20th overall) that they acquired in the trade with the Lasers.


2014 Washington Kastles season, Season recap, New home venue
In May 2014, the Kastles announced they were moving to Kastles Stadium at the Charles E. Smith Center an indoor venue on the campus of George Washington University in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The stadium has a seating capacity of 3,212 for Kastles matches.


2014 Washington Kastles season, Season recap, Other player transactions
On July 6, 2014, the Kastles announced the signings of Jarmila Gajdošová as a substitute player and Kevin Anderson as a wildcard player. On July 18, 2014, the Kastles signed Shelby Rogers as a substitute player. On July 22, the Kastles signed Sloane Stephens as a wildcard player.


2014 Washington Kastles season, Season recap, Other player transactions
Before the Eastern Conference Championship Match, Bobby Reynolds announced that he would retire from professional tennis at the end of the 2014 WTT season.


2014 Washington Kastles season, Season recap, Season opener
On July 7, 2014, the Kastles opened their season with a dominant 24–16 overtime win on the road against the Boston Lobsters. The Kastles won the first four sets of the match led by Leander Paes and Bobby Reynolds (5–4 in men's doubles), Jarmila Gajdošová and Anastasia Rodionova (5–2 in women's doubles), Reynolds (5–3 in men's singles) and Rodionova (5–1 in women's singles) to build a 20–10 lead. After losing the fifth set of mixed doubles, Gajdošová and Paes won the second game of overtime to seal the match. The win was the Kastles' 13th straight victory going back to the 2013 season.


2014 Washington Kastles season, Season recap, Home opener at new stadium
On July 9, 2014, in their first-ever match at the new Kastles Stadium at the Charles E. Smith Center, the Kastles hosted the Boston Lobsters and won all five sets to cruise to their 15th straight win by a score of 25–8. The Kastles got set wins from Martina Hingis and Leander Paes (5–1 in mixed doubles), Hingis (5–0 in women's singles), Kevin Anderson (5–1 in men's singles), Hingis and Anastasia Rodionova (5–2 in women's doubles) and Bobby Reynolds and Paes (5–4 in men's doubles). The victory improved the Kastles' record to 3 wins and 0 losses.


2014 Washington Kastles season, Season recap, Dominant set-winning streak
On July 13, 2014, the Kastles' incredible 20-set winning streak came to an end when Leander Paes and Bobby Reynolds dropped the third set of men's doubles in the season's sixth match against the Philadelphia Freedoms. The streak began when Jarmila Gajdošová and Paes won the third set of the second match of the season.


2014 Washington Kastles season, Season recap, Dominant set-winning streak
Even though they dropped a set, the Kastles got set wins Bobby Reynolds (5–1 in men's singles), Martina Hingis and Anastasia Rodionova (5–3 in women's doubles), Hingis (5–1 in women's singles) and Hingis and Paes (5–4 in mixed doubles) to earn a 23–14 victory, improve their record to 6 wins and 0 losses and extend their winning streak to 18 consecutive matches.


2014 Washington Kastles season, Season recap, Winning streak snapped
On July 14, 2014, the Kastles saw their 18-match winning streak come to an end when the dropped four of five sets at home against the San Diego Aviators and fell by a score of 22–18.


2014 Washington Kastles season, Season recap, Playoff berth
On July 18, 2014, despite losing their second straight match and third of the last four to fall to a record of 7 wins and 3 losses, the Kastles clinched their fourth consecutive playoff berth when the Philadelphia Freedoms defeated the Boston Lobsters, 25–14. The Kastles' 24–10 road loss to the Springfield Lasers was the worst defeat in franchise history.


2014 Washington Kastles season, Season recap, Kastles clinch home-court advantage
On July 22, 2014, the Kastles won their third straight match and improved their record to 10 wins and 3 losses with a 23–15 victory over the Springfield Lasers to clinch home-court advantage for the Eastern Conference Championship Match. The Kastles got set wins from Sloane Stephens (5–2 in women's singles), Leander Paes and Bobby Reynolds (5–4 in men's doubles), Martina Hingis and Anastasia Rodionova (5—2 in women's doubles) and Hingis and Paes (5–2 in mixed doubles).


2014 Washington Kastles season, Season recap, Eastern Conference Championship
On July 24, 2014, the Kastles won their fourth consecutive Eastern Conference Championship with a 21–16 overtime victory at home against the Philadelphia Freedoms. Bobby Reynolds got the Kastles started winning the first 10 point of the match on his way to a 5–3 set win in men's singles over Frank Dancevic. Taylor Townsend's 5–2 win over Martina Hingis in women's singles gave the Freedoms an 8–7 lead. Hingis bounced back in mixed doubles teaming with Leander Paes for a 5–2 set win over Liezel Huber and Marcelo Melo to put the Kastles back in front, 12–10.


2014 Washington Kastles season, Season recap, Eastern Conference Championship
In a bizarre scene during the fourth set of women's doubles, Huber was struck in the back of the head by a Townsend forehand shot. Huber was unable to continue. She was diagnosed with a concussion, taken to the hospital and later released. With no substitute available, Townsend was left to finish the set alone. Playing two against one, Townsend was not permitted to return serves on Huber's side and dropped the set, 5–1, to give the Kastles a commanding 17–11 lead. Dancevic and Melo took the final set of men's doubles, 5–3, from Paes and Reynolds to cut the Kastles' lead to 20–16 and send the match to overtime. Paes and Reynolds won the first game of overtime to close out the match.


2014 Washington Kastles season, Season recap, King Trophy
On July 27, 2014, the Kastles won their fourth consecutive King Trophy as World TeamTennis Champions with a dominant 25–13 victory over the Springfield Lasers in Springfield, Missouri. Although WTT predetermined that the Western Conference champion would host the WTT Final, the Kastles, as the higher seed, were treated as the "home" team in determining order of play.


2014 Washington Kastles season, Season recap, King Trophy
The Kastles won all five sets en route to the title, They were led by Martina Hingis who was named WTT Finals Most Valuable Player after earning a 5–2 win over Olga Govortsova in the second set of women's singles, teaming with Anastasia Rodionova for a 5–1 win over Govortsova and Līga Dekmeijere in the fourth set of women's doubles and closing out the match with Leander Paes with a 5–4 mixed doubles win over Govortsova and Ross Hutchins.


2014 Washington Kastles season, Season recap, King Trophy
Bobby Reynolds, playing the final professional tennis match of his career, got the Kastles started with a 5–4 men's singles win over Michael Russell in the first set before teaming with Paes for a 5–2 men's doubles win over Hutchins and Russell in the fourth set. The Kastles' fourth consecutive championship matched the WTT record set by the Sacramento Capitals who won four straight from 1997 to 2000.


2014 Washington Kastles season, Draft picks
Since the Kastles won the WTT Championship in 2013, they had the last selection in each round of both WTT drafts.


2014 Washington Kastles season, Draft picks, Marquee player draft
The Kastles protected both Martina Hingis and Venus Williams from their 2013 team. The selections made by the Kastles are shown in the table below.


2014 Washington Kastles season, Draft picks, Marquee player draft
Martina Hingis committed to playing full-time for the Kastles for the 2014 season.


2014 Washington Kastles season, Draft picks, Roster player draft
With Hingis committed to playing full-time, the Kastles knew they would not need all four of their draft choices. The Springfield Lasers had their eyes on an unprotected player and were willing to deal for the Kastles' top pick. The Kastles traded the seventh selection in the first round to the Lasers in exchange for the sixth selection in the third round (20th overall) and financial consideration. With the pick they acquired from the Kastles, the Lasers selected Anna-Lena Grönefeld. The selections made by the Kastles are shown in the table below.


2014 Washington Kastles season, Statistics
Players are listed in order of their game-winning percentage provided they played in at least 40% of the Kastles' games in that event, which is the WTT minimum for qualification for league leaders in individual statistical categories.


2014 Washington Kastles season, Individual honors and achievements
Hingis led WTT in winning percentage in both women's singles and doubles and was third in mixed doubles during the regular season.


2014 Washington Kastles season, Individual honors and achievements
Anastasia Rodionova was second (behind Hingis) in winning percentage in women's doubles during the regular season.


2014 Washington Kastles season, Individual honors and achievements
Leander Paes was fourth in winning percentage in men's doubles and sixth in mixed doubles during the regular season.


2014 Washington Kastles season, Individual honors and achievements
Bobby Reynolds was fifth in winning percentage in men's doubles during the regular season.


2014 Washington Kastles season, Charitable support
During each night of the 2014 season, the WTT team with the most aces received US$1,000 toward a local charity of the team's choice as part of a program called Mylan Aces. In the case of a tie, the award was split accordingly. The Kastles earned $4,500 for the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington - Clubhouse #2 through the program.


2014 Washington Nationals season
The 2014 Washington Nationals season was the Nationals' tenth season for the baseball franchise of Major League Baseball in the District of Columbia, the seventh season at Nationals Park, and the 46th since the original team was started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They finished the regular season with a record of 96–66, first place in the Eastern Division and with the best record in the entire National League. However, they lost to the San Francisco Giants in the National League Division Series in four games.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Offseason
On October 31, 2013, the Nationals signed Matt Williams, previously the third base coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks, as the new manager, replacing the retiring Davey Johnson. On November 25, 2013, they traded Fernando Abad to the Oakland Athletics for minor-leaguer John Wooten. They also traded relief pitcher Ian Krol and utility infielder Steve Lombardozzi, along with pitching prospect Robbie Ray, to the Detroit Tigers for starting pitcher Doug Fister on December 2, 2013, and acquired relief pitcher Jerry Blevins from the Oakland Athletics on December 11.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Offseason
The next day brought the signing of veteran outfielder Nate McLouth from the Baltimore Orioles, and on December 19, 2013, the Nationals sold Corey Brown to Oakland. On February 13, 2014, the Nationals traded Nathan Karns to the Tampa Bay Rays  in exchange for José Lobatón, Felipe Rivero and Drew Vettleson. On March 14, 2014, Washington traded Koyie Hill to the Philadelphia Phillies for a player to be named later or cash, and the following day the Nationals received Brandon Laird from the Kansas City Royals for a player to be named later or cash.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Spring training
The Nationals held their 2014 spring training in Viera, Florida, with home games played at Space Coast Stadium.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Spring training
The Nationals finished their spring training schedule with a 15–13 record, good for sixth in the Grapefruit League. Among projected starters, catcher Wilson Ramos led the team with a .385 batting average, driving in 13 runs. Young infielder Zach Walters hit at a .379 clip in 29 AB in his quest to make the Opening Day roster. In the battle for the position of Opening Day second baseman, Anthony Rendon had 13 H, 6 RBI, and a .289 average, while Danny Espinosa hit only .226 in 53 AB.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Spring training
For the most part, the pitchers were solid throughout the spring, posting a 3.68 ERA and allowing only 11 HR (compared with the 28 hit by the Nationals). 2013 Cy Young candidate Jordan Zimmermann was dominant, compiling a 0.50 ERA with 15 strikeouts in 18 innings pitched. Rafael Soriano, however, had an extremely rough spring, as he finished with a 14.29 ERA. The Nationals, though, are still confident with him as their closer to start the season. Newly acquired left-handed reliever Jerry Blevins impressed with only 3 hits allowed in 9.1 innings pitched. Doug Fister, acquired in an offseason trade with the Detroit Tigers was only able to get through 5.1 innings this spring, struggling with inflammation in his elbow and a strained lateral muscle.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Spring training, Team News
On March 19, the Nationals announced that for the third straight season, Stephen Strasburg would be the Opening Day starting pitcher. They opened on the road against the New York Mets on March 31. The Nationals home opener was April 4 against the Atlanta Braves.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Regular season, Opening Day
On March 31, the Nationals began the regular season at Citi Field against the New York Mets, winning 9–7 in 10 innings. The score was tied 5–5 at the end of 9 innings, but in the top of the 10th Ian Desmond hit a sacrifice fly to score Jayson Werth, and Anthony Rendon hit a 3-run home run. The Mets rallied in the bottom of the 10th with a 2-run home run by David Wright, but were unable to catch up completely. The winning pitcher was Nationals reliever Aaron Barrett, who made his Major League debut with a perfect 9th inning, striking out two Mets. The losing pitcher was Mets reliever Jeurys Familia, who surrendered the sacrifice fly to Desmond.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Regular season, Opening Day
During the game, catcher Wilson Ramos suffered an injury to his left hand and was removed in the 7th inning, replaced by José Lobatón. Later tests revealed that he had broken the hamate bone and was expected to be on the disabled list for 4–6 weeks.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Regular season, April
Completing their opening series in New York on April 2 and 3, the Nationals swept the Mets to begin the season 3–0, accomplishing the feat despite the Ramos injury and a late scratch of starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann (due to flu-like symptoms) before the third game of the series. Zimmermann was replaced by Tanner Roark, who was originally scheduled to pitch the following day. Much of the victory was due to the weakness of the Mets bullpen, who combined to surrender 12 of the 22 runs the Nats scored in the series.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Regular season, April
The Nationals home opener was on Friday, April 4 against the Atlanta Braves, who went 13–6 against the Nats in the 2013 season. Although they lost that game and the one the next day, the Nationals won the third game of the series and then proceeded to sweep the next series against the Miami Marlins to finish their first homestand 4–2 (7–2 overall). During that homestand, the team suffered from two health issues.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Regular season, April
Ryan Zimmerman left the April 5 game early with a sore throwing shoulder later described by manager Matt Williams as degenerative, but adjusted his throwing motion and returned to the starting lineup in the April 9 game. Meanwhile, Scott Hairston went on the 15-day disabled list with a left oblique strain and was replaced by Tyler Moore.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Regular season, April
The Nationals then traveled to Atlanta to face the Braves again on April 11–13, followed by a trip to Miami on April 14–16. They lost the first two games of the road trip, and suffered additional injuries. On the 11th, Denard Span collided with Braves second baseman Dan Uggla on the basepaths and was subsequently put on the 7-day concussion disabled list. The Nats called up outfielder Steven Souza to replace Span and, concerned about overworking the bullpen, optioned Aaron Barrett to the AAA Syracuse Chiefs and called up reliever Blake Treinen.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Regular season, April
The next day, Ryan Zimmerman got picked off second base and broke his thumb diving back into the bag. Zimmerman is expected to be out 4–6 weeks. The Nats placed Zimmerman on the 15-day disabled list and called up infielder Zach Walters in response. The Braves completed the sweep the next day. The Nationals took two games out of three in Miami before returning home.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Regular season, April
In the next homestand, the Nationals hosted four games against the St. Louis Cardinals on April 17–20, three against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on April 21–23, and four against the San Diego Padres on April 24–27. They split the series with the Cardinals, two games apiece. On the 18th, they optioned Treinen back to AAA Syracuse and called up left-hander Xavier Cedeño, citing a desire to give Treinen time to work up to being a starting pitcher, and on the 19th they reinstated Denard Span from the 7-day concussion disabled list, optioning Souza back to Syracuse.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Regular season, April
The 3-game series against the Angels was their first interleague series of 2014. The Nationals lost the first two games of the series, especially notable because in the game on April 22, the Angels' Albert Pujols hit his 499th and 500th career home runs off of starter Taylor Jordan, becoming the twenty-sixth member of the 500 home run club. The Nats did avoid the sweep with a four-run walk-off rally in the bottom of the ninth inning on April 23.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Regular season, April
They went on to split the series with the Padres, but Bryce Harper injured his left thumb on April 25; the injury was initially believed to be a jammed thumb, but was later reevaluated as a sprain, forcing the Nationals to put Harper on the 15-day disabled list and again call up Steven Souza from AAA Syracuse. The game of April 26 was notable for Nationals starter Tanner Roark pitching his first career complete game shutout.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Regular season, April
The Nationals finished the month of April with a road trip to play two games against the Houston Astros in interleague play on April 29–30. Before the series, it was announced that Harper's thumb injury was even more serious than previously reported, requiring surgery and sidelining him for at least two months. The Nationals also optioned starter Taylor Jordan to AAA Syracuse, calling up right-handed reliever Ryan Mattheus; the Nats had sufficient off-days that they believed they could go with a four-man rotation until Doug Fister's projected return on May 6. The Nationals then proceeded to sweep the short series against the Astros, and Jordan Zimmermann won his 45th game as a National, surpassing Liván Hernández for the club record since the team moved from Montreal in 2005.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Regular season, June
Although at 5 hours 22 minutes not the longest Nationals game in terms of time elapsed, the 16-inning game on June 24, 2014, against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park in Milwaukee was the longest game in Nationals history at the time in terms of the number of innings played.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Regular season, August
After a 1–0 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Nationals Park, Washington's winning streak extended to 10. Of those 10 victories, seven were by one run and six were walk-off wins.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Regular season, September
Washington defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, 8–5, in a 14-inning game on September 3 that lasted 5 hours 34 minutes – the longest game in Nationals history at the time in terms of time elapsed.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Regular season, September
On September 16, the Nationals defeated the Atlanta Braves, 3-0, in Atlanta to clinch the National League East Division for the second time in three years. On September 26, in the first game of a doubleheader at Nationals Park, the Nationals defeated the Miami Marlins 4-0 and clinched the best record in the National League, also for the second time in three years.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Regular season, September
On September 28, in the final game of the regular season, Jordan Zimmermann threw the first no-hitter in Nationals history in a 1-0 victory over the Marlins at Nationals Park. It was the fifth no-hitter in the history of the franchise since it began play in Montreal in 1969, and the first since Dennis Martínez pitched a perfect game for the Montreal Expos on July 28, 1991 against the Los Angeles Dodgers.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Regular season, September
It was also the first no-hitter for a Washington major-league baseball pitcher since Bobby Burke of the original Washington Senators pitched one against the Boston Red Sox in a game at Griffith Stadium on August 8, 1931, and only the third in history for a Washington major-league team.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Regular season, September
It was also only the fifth no-hitter in major-league baseball history pitched in the last game of the regular season; coincidentally, the last time it had happened was when Henderson Álvarez, the starting pitcher for Miami in Zimmermann's no-hitter, pitched one against the Detroit Tigers on September 29, 2013, in Miami's final game of the previous season.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Regular season, September
In the third inning of the September 28 game, center fielder Denard Span doubled to set a single-season record for hits by a Washington Nationals player with his 184th hit of the season.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Regular season, Attendance
The Nationals drew 2,579,389 fans at Nationals Park during the regular season in 2014, their third-highest attendance since arriving in Washington in 2005. It placed them seventh in attendance for the season among the 15 National League teams. Their highest attendance at a home game was on April 4, when they drew 42,834 for their home opener against the Atlanta Braves, while their lowest was 20,869 for a game against the Miami Marlins on April 10. Their average home attendance was 31,844 per game, third-highest since their arrival in Washington.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 2, October 4
Game Two of the Division Series between the Nationals and the San Francisco Giants at Nationals Park on October 4 lasted 18 innings before Brandon Belt's solo homer in the top of the 18th gave the Giants a 2-1 victory. It was the longest postseason game in Major League Baseball history by time, lasting 6 hours 23 minutes, and tied the postseason record for number of innings played. It was also the longest game in Nationals history both in terms of number of innings and time elapsed, in both cases breaking Nationals records set during the 2014 regular season.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Statistics, Regular season, Batting
Note: POS = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases


2014 Washington Nationals season, Statistics, Regular season, Batting
*Player played for multiple teams; batting statistics reflect time on Nationals only.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Statistics, Regular season, Pitching
Note: Pos = Position; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


2014 Washington Nationals season, Statistics, Regular season, Pitching
*Player played for multiple teams; pitching statistics reflect time on Nationals only.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Statistics, Regular season, Team leaders
Rendon's runs scored total was the highest for any individual player in the National League during the regular season. Span's hit total set a new single-season Washington Nationals record.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Statistics, Postseason, Batting
Note: POS = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases


2014 Washington Nationals season, Statistics, Postseason, Pitching
Note: Pos = Position; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


2014 Washington Nationals season, Awards and honors, All-Stars
Both Zimmermann and Clippard were selected as all-stars for the second time. Zimmermann did not appear in the 2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game due to injury.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Awards and honors, Annual awards, Manager of the Year
Matt Williams became only the fourth Major League baseball manager to win the Manager of the Year award in his first season as a manager, joining Houston's Hal Lanier, who won in 1986, San Francisco's Dusty Baker, who won in 1993, and Florida's Joe Girardi, who won in 2006.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Awards and honors, Annual awards, Manager of the Year
Williams also became the second Washington Nationals manager to win the award, as well as the second to do so in three years, Davey Johnson having won in 2012. Williams was the fourth manager to win the award in franchise history, two managers – Buck Rodgers in 1987 and Felipe Alou in 1994 – having won it while the franchise played as the Montreal Expos.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Awards and honors, Annual awards, Silver Slugger
During 2014, Ian Desmond became the fourth shortstop in Major League Baseball history to have at least 20 home runs and at least 20 stolen bases in three separate seasons. He won his third consecutive Silver Slugger Award, becoming the first player in Washington Nationals history to win the Silver Slugger Award in three different seasons, exceeding the previous record of two set by third baseman Ryan Zimmermann in 2009 and 2010.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Awards and honors, Annual awards, Silver Slugger
He became the fifth Major League Baseball shortstop in win the Silver Slugger in three consecutive seasons, the first to do so since Derek Jeter won four in a row from 2006 to 2009 with the New York Yankees, and the first shortstop in the National League to win three in a row since Barry Larkin won five in a row with the Cincinnati Reds from 1988 through 1992.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Awards and honors, Annual awards, Silver Slugger
Anthony Rendon won the Silver Slugger Award in his first full major league season. In 2014, he tied with Casey McGehee of the Miami Marlins to lead all National League third basemen with a .287 batting average and led the National League with 111 runs scored.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Awards and honors, Annual awards, Silver Slugger
Desmond and Rendon became the first shortstop-third baseman duo to win the Silver Slugger Award in the same season since Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter did it with the New York Yankees in 2008.


2014 Washington Nationals season, Awards and honors, Annual awards, Tony Conigliaro Award
Wilson Ramos received the 2014 Tony Conigliaro Award, which is given for demonstrating spirit, determination, and courage. He received it for his performance in 2014 after overcoming his kidnapping in Venezuela in 2011 and various injuries in the following years. He was the first player in Washington Nationals history and the third player in franchise history to win the award.


2014 Washington Redskins season
The 2014 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 83rd season in the National Football League and the first season under head coach Jay Gruden. The Redskins finished the season 4–12, slightly improving on their 3–13 record from 2013 and resulted in the departure of defensive coordinator Jim Haslett.


2014 Washington Redskins season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: at Dallas Cowboys
Colt McCoy made his first start as a Redskin. With the win, the Redskins snapped an eight-game losing streak against division opponents.


2014 Washington Redskins season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: at Indianapolis Colts
With the loss, Washington fell to 3–9, 2–2 against the AFC South, and was officially eliminated from playoff contention for a second straight year.


2014 Washington Redskins season, Honors
Prior to the 2014 season, three Redskins were voted onto the NFL Network's Top 100 Players of 2014. Pierre Garçon was voted by his peers as the 80th best player overall in the league while DeSean Jackson and Trent Williams landed at spots 63 and 60, respectively. While Williams improved in rank from #99 in 2013, teammates Robert Griffin III and Alfred Morris, who were voted 15th and 64th the previous season, did not make the 2014 list.


2014 Washington Spirit season
The 2014 season was Washington Spirit's second season of existence in which they competed in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.


2014 Washington Spirit season, Review
Coming off a tough inaugural season, the Spirit looked to build a contending team for the 2014 season. Mark Parsons had a full preseason to work with his team and made some key offseason acquisitions included Jodie Taylor and Christine Nairn, both who would finish as the team's tops scorers with 11 and 8 goals, respectively.


2014 Washington Spirit season, Review
The beginning of the season saw similar struggles to 2013, losing 4 of the opening 6 matches. The turn-around began in Week 7, when the Spirit would outscore the Western New York Flash 3–2 with a brace from Jodie Taylor and own goal equalizer. The Spirit went 5 matches unbeaten mid-season and finished the season strong, losing only two of their last ten matches.


2014 Washington Spirit season, Review
Finishing 4th, the Spirit made their first NWSL Playoff appearance. They ultimately lost at Seattle Reign in a 2–1 match with Veronica Perez scoring the Spirit's first ever playoff goal in the 65th minute.


2014 Washington Spirit season, Club, Roster
As of April 24, 2014: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Washington Spirit season, Squad statistics
Key to positions: FW - Forward, MF - Midfielder, DF - Defender, GK - Goalkeeper


2014 Washington State Cougars football team
The 2014 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University during the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by third-year head coach Mike Leach and played their home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. They were members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season with a 3–9 overall record and a 2–7 mark in conference play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the North Division.


2014 Washington State Senate election
The 2014 Washington State Senate elections is one of the biennial legislative elections in Washington took place on November 4, 2014. In this election, about half of the 49 legislative districts in Washington chose a state senator for a four-year term to the Washington State Senate. The other half of state senators were chosen in the next biennial election, so that about half of the senators are elected at a time: one group in presidential election years (e.g., 2008, 2012, 2016) and the other in other even-numbered election years (e.g., 2010, 2014). All the members of the Washington State House of Representatives are elected concurrently with half of the senators every two years.


2014 Washington State Senate election
24 seats were regularly scheduled to be up this cycle, along with 1 additional seat holding a special election to fill an unexpired term: the 28th district, held by appointed Senator Steve O'Ban, whose former incumbent Mike Carrell vacated the seat.


2014 Washington State Senate election
A top two primary election on August 5, 2014, determined which candidates appear on the November ballot. Each candidate is allowed to write in whatever party preference he or she desires.


2014 Washington wildfires
The 2014 Washington wildfires were a series of 1,480 wildfires that burned 386,972 acres (1,566 km2) over the course of 2014. The first occurred primarily on the east side of the Cascade Range in Chelan and Okanogan counties. The fires burned private land, state land, and within the Okanogan and Wenatchee National Forests, ultimately covering over 350,000 acres (550 sq mi; 1,400 km2). The first fire began on July 8 near the Entiat River. On July 14 a lightning storm started dozens more fires across the eastern Cascade Range. Governor Jay Inslee declared a state of emergency, activating the Washington National Guard. More lightning strikes later in the summer started additional fires.


2014 Washington wildfires, Mills Canyon fire
The Mills Canyon fire burned 22,571 acres (35.3 sq mi; 91.3 km2), all within Chelan County. The fire was located south of the Entiat River and west of U.S. Route 97A and the Columbia River in the Entiat Mountains. It started on July 8 and the cause is under investigation.


2014 Washington wildfires, July 14 lightning-strike fires
A number of fires were started by lightning strikes on July 14.


2014 Washington wildfires, July 14 lightning-strike fires, Carlton Complex
The Carlton Complex, covering 256,108 acres (400.2 sq mi; 1,036 km2), began as four separate lightning-caused fires on July 14 in the Methow River valley of Okanogan County: the Cougar Flat, French Creek, Gold Hike, and Stokes fires. These fires merged and rapidly spread southeast on July 17, burning approximately 300 homes in and around the towns of Pateros and Malott as well as in more rural areas. The communities of Brewster, Carlton, and Methow were also threatened by fire. Power was lost to the communities of Twisp and Winthrop.


2014 Washington wildfires, July 14 lightning-strike fires, Carlton Complex
Road closures included State Route 20 east of Twisp towards Loup Loup Pass, State Route 153 between Twisp and Pateros, and U.S. Route 97 between Pateros and Brewster. Rain slowed the fire on July 24, allowing crews to reach 60% containment by July 26. A new fire started along State Route 20 south of Winthrop on August 1.


2014 Washington wildfires, July 14 lightning-strike fires, Carlton Complex
The Carlton Complex was the largest wildfire in Washington state's recorded history, surpassing the 1902 Yacolt Burn. One death, caused by a heart attack, has been blamed on the fire. Fire fighting efforts included nearly 3,000 personnel and numerous aircraft, including seven UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from the Washington National Guard and a DC-10 Air Tanker.


2014 Washington wildfires, July 14 lightning-strike fires, Chiwaukum Creek fire
Located northwest of Leavenworth in the Chiwaukum Mountains, this fire burned 13,895 acres (21.7 sq mi; 56.2 km2). It required the closure of U.S. Route 2 and the evacuation of nearly 900 homes, threatening the communities of Coles Corner, Winton, and Plain. A pyrocumulus cloud could be seen rising above the fire from as far away as Seattle. Part of the Chiwaukum Creek Fire burned within the northeastern boundary of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness.


2014 Washington wildfires, July 14 lightning-strike fires, Duncan fire
Covering 12,659 acres (20 sq mi; 51 km2), the Duncan fire was located in the upper Entiat River drainage. It began on a ridge between the Entiat River and the North Fork Entiat River, eventually spreading east across the North Fork.


2014 Washington wildfires, July 14 lightning-strike fires, Kelly Mountain fire
Located in the Entiat Mountains near Tommy Creek, the Kelly Mountain fire burned 124 acres (0.2 sq mi; 0.5 km2).


2014 Washington wildfires, July 14 lightning-strike fires, Lone Mountain fire
Located in the Boulder Creek drainage northeast of Stehekin, the Lone Mountain fire burned 2,770 acres (4.3 sq mi; 11 km2). It was within the Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, part of the North Cascades National Park Complex.


2014 Washington wildfires, South Cle Elum Ridge fire
This fire was reported on August 7 on the Wenatchee National Forest southwest of Cle Elum in Kittitas County and burned 894 acres (1.4 sq mi; 3.6 km2).


2014 Washington, D.C. Initiative 71
Initiative 71 was a Washington, D.C. voter-approved ballot initiative that legalized the recreational use of cannabis. The short title of the initiative was Legalization of Possession of Minimal Amounts of Marijuana for Personal Use Act of 2014. The measure was approved by 64.87% of voters on November 4, 2014 and went into full effect on February 26, 2015.


2014 Washington, D.C. Initiative 71
Due to a Congressional mandate, Washington, D.C. is not permitted to establish recreational marijuana dispensaries as outlined in Initiative 71. As such, marijuana is currently legal to possess and use in the District but not to commercially produce or sell.


2014 Washington, D.C. Initiative 71, Creation
In 2010, DC-based headshop Capitol Hemp was one of the largest contributors to the failed Proposition 19, which would have legalized cannabis in California. The following year in 2011, Capitol Hemp was raided by the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department for allegedly selling paraphernalia. As required in a deferred prosecution agreement with U.S. Attorneys, owners Adam Eidinger and Alan Amsterdam were forced to shut down the stores in September 2012 and decided to start the process to change the law.


2014 Washington, D.C. Initiative 71, Creation
In early 2013, local activists Adam Eidinger, Nikolas Schiller, and Alan Amsterdam formed a skeleton organization "DCMJ" to advocate decriminalization of marijuana in the District. After seeing no movement from the Council of the District of Columbia, Eidinger submitted initial paperwork for a decriminalization ballot initiative, which was rejected by the Board of Election in September 2013 on technical budgetary grounds. The following month DCMJ solicited online feedback  and resubmitted a second version, now strengthened to call for full legalization of marijuana. In an interview with the Washington Post, Eidinger attributed his inspiration to legalize marijuana to his experiences in the 2011 police raids on his Capitol Hemp retail store, which was forced into closure by the city.


2014 Washington, D.C. Initiative 71, Creation
On January 10, 2014, the DC Cannabis Campaign submitted the final version of the ballot initiative to the District of Columbia Board of Elections. Hearings were held in February and March, and on April 4, 2014, the board finalized the ballot initiative language.


2014 Washington, D.C. Initiative 71, Petition gathering
The campaign collected petition signatures from April 23 until the July 7 deadline, ultimately submitting over 55,000 signatures; the District certified 27,688 of the signatures as valid, exceeding the 22,600 requirement.


2014 Washington, D.C. Initiative 71, Intervening decriminalization
While the campaign was preparing its ballot initiative, on March 4, 2014, the Council of the District of Columbia decriminalized possession of cannabis, which went into effect in July following the mandatory 30-day congressional review period. Medical cannabis had already been legalized in the District by Initiative 59 in 1998, but its implementation was blocked by Congress until 2009, with the first legal sales occurring in 2013.


2014 Washington, D.C. Initiative 71, Election
Throughout 2014, the DC Cannabis Campaign advocated for passage of the measure, while groups such as Two Is Enough D.C. formed to oppose the measure.


2014 Washington, D.C. Initiative 71, Election
The measure was approved by 64.87% of voters on November 4, 2014. Almost immediately following, Republicans in Congress, and Maryland Representative Andy Harris in particular, vowed to block legalization of cannabis in D.C. The ballot results were certified on December 3, 2014.


2014 Washington, D.C. Initiative 71, Opposition in Congress
In mid-December 2014, Congress passed an omnibus spending bill (nicknamed the "CRomnibus"—a portmanteau of omnibus and continuing resolution) that ended the federal ban on medical marijuana, but that also included a legislative rider targeted at D.C.'s Initiative 71. The rider's final language barred the use of funds to "enact any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative for recreational purposes."


2014 Washington, D.C. Initiative 71, Opposition in Congress
The final language notably solely used the phrase "enact" rather than "enact or carry out." Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton said that "she was told by Democratic budget negotiators that the omission was made on purpose to give city leaders a chance to argue that in moving forward, the District is only carrying out, and not enacting, the measure." Norton reiterated this point in an Initiative 71 questions and answers section on her House Web site.


2014 Washington, D.C. Initiative 71, Opposition in Congress
Both D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser and the Council of the District of Columbia took the position that the voter-approved initiative became self-enacting. On January 13, 2015, D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson sent the measure to Congress for a mandatory 30-day review period, in accordance with the District of Columbia Home Rule Act.


2014 Washington, D.C. Initiative 71, Opposition in Congress
On February 24, 2015, Representatives Jason Chaffetz and Mark Meadows sent a letter to Bowser urging her to not move forward with Initiative 71. Congressional Republicans, including the omnibus rider author's Andy Harris, threatened prison time for the D.C. mayor and others involved, suggesting that they could be prosecuted by the Justice Department under the Anti- Deficiency Act, which "imposes criminal penalties on government employees who knowingly spend public funds in excess of their appropriated budgets."


2014 Washington, D.C. Initiative 71, Completion
This congressional review period ended at 12:01 a.m. on February 26, 2015, making D.C. the "only place east of the Mississippi River where people can legally grow and share marijuana in private." D.C. "allows adults 21 and older to possess up to two ounces of marijuana, grow up to six plants, and gift up to one ounce of pot to other adults 21 and older, but sales remain banned", as Washington, D.C.'s ballot initiative process does not allow spending mandates such as commercialization would require.


2014 Washington, D.C. mayoral election
The 2014 Washington, D.C. mayoral election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the Mayor of Washington, D.C., concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in various states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.


2014 Washington, D.C. mayoral election
Incumbent Democratic Mayor Vincent C. Gray ran for re-election to a second term but was defeated in the April 1 primary by Ward 4 District Councilwoman Muriel Bowser. Bowser went on to win the general election against independent candidates David Catania and Carol Schwartz.


2014 Washington, D.C. mayoral election, Republican primary
The District of Columbia Republican Committee said it may appoint a candidate to run in the general election. However, since it did not do so by September 8, 2014, no Republican candidate appeared on the general election ballot.


2014 Waterford City and County Council election
An election to Waterford City and County Council took place on 23 May 2014 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 32 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office. This is a new local authority which was formed out of a merger from the abolished Waterford City Council and Waterford County Councils. In addition Dungarvan Town Council, Lismore Town Council and Tramore Town Council were also abolished.


2014 Waterford City and County Council election
Despite being behind Fine Gael in terms of first preference vote share Fianna Fáil emerged as the joint largest party on the Council after the elections winning 8 seats in all. The party secured 3 seats in Comeragh, 2 in Dungarvan-Lismore and 1 in each of the Waterford city LEAs where the party had been traditionally weak after 2004 and 2009. Fine Gael's best result was in Dungarvan-Lismore where the party returned 3 seats. As the results indicate several of the party's sitting councillors lost their seats across the City and County.


2014 Waterford City and County Council election
It was also a very poor election for Labour who were reduced to just 1 seat on the new Council and no City representation. The Workers' Party lost its sole seat; the first time since 1974 where it had no representation in Waterford local politics. Sinn Féin had a very successful election increasing their numbers to 6 across the City and County and winning a seat in each LEA. Independents secured the remaining 9 seats.


2014 Waterford Crystal Cup
The 2014 Waterford Crystal Cup was the ninth staging of the Waterford Crystal Cup since its establishment in 2006. The competition began on 12 January 2014 and ended on 7 February 2014.


2014 Waterford Crystal Cup
Clare were the defending champions but lost out to Tipperary by 4-22 to 3-11 in the final.


2014 Waterford Crystal Cup, Teams
A total of ten teams contested the 2014 Waterford Crystal Cup.


2014 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship
The 2014 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship was the 114th staging of the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Waterford County Board in 1887. The championship began on 25 April 2014 and ended on 5 October 2014.


2014 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship
Passage are the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the quarter-final stages. Ballygunner won the title following a 2-16 to 0-9 defeat of Mount Sion in the final, having remained undefeated during the whole championship campaign. Ardmore were relegated having lost all their group games and the relegation play-off.


2014 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship, Teams, Overview
All but one of the twelve teams from the 2013 championship are participated in the top tier of Waterford hurling in 2014.


2014 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship, Teams, Overview
Ardmore, who defeated Dunhill by 0-23 to 2-13 in the final of the intermediate championship in 2013, availed of their right to automatic promotion to the senior championship.


2014 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship, Teams, Overview
Similarly, Roanmore defeated An Rinn by 3-15 to 3-9 in the 2013 relegation play-off, and so An Rinn were relegated to the intermediate grade for 2014.


2014 Waterloo Region municipal elections
The 2014 Waterloo Region municipal elections were held on October 27, 2014 in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, to elect Waterloo Regional Council, the mayors and city councils of Cambridge, Kitchener, North Dumfries, Waterloo, Wellesley, Wilmot, and Woolwich, the Waterloo Region District School Board (Public), the Waterloo Catholic District School Board, and the regional members of Conseil Scolaire de District Catholiques Centre-Sud and Conseil Scolaire Viamonde (Public). The election was held in conjunction with the provincewide 2014 municipal elections.


2014 Waterloo Region municipal elections, Waterloo Regional Council, Council
Waterloo Regional Council includes the chair, the mayors of the seven constituent municipalities (see below) plus the following council races:


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


2014 Web.com Tour
The 2014 Web.com Tour was the 25th season of the top developmental tour for the U.S. PGA Tour in men's golf, and the third under the current sponsored name of Web.com Tour. It ran from February 13 to September 21. The season consisted of 25 official money golf tournaments; six of which will be played outside of the United States. Carlos Ortiz won three times to earn promotion to the PGA Tour and was voted Web.com Tour Player of the Year.


2014 Web.com Tour, Schedule
The table below shows the Web.com Tour's 2014 schedule, which included three new tournaments. The numbers in parentheses after winners' names show the player's total number of wins on the Web.com Tour including that event. No one accumulates many wins on the Web.com Tour because success at this level soon leads to promotion to the PGA Tour. Any player who wins three Web.com Tour events in a season will automatically earn their PGA Tour card immediately.


2014 Web.com Tour, Money leaders
The table shows the final top 10 money winners for the 2014 Web.com Tour season. For the list of the top 50 golfers, given PGA Tour memberships for the 2014–15 season, see 2014 Web.com Tour Finals graduates.


2014 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
This is a list of golf players who graduated from the Web.com Tour Finals in 2014. The top 25 players on the Web.com Tour's regular season money list in 2014 earned their PGA Tour card for 2015. The Finals determined the other 25 players to earn their PGA Tour cards and their priority order.


2014 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
To determine the initial 2015 PGA Tour priority rank, the top 25 Web.com Tour's regular season players were alternated with the top 25 Web.com Tour Finals players. This priority order was then reshuffled several times during the 2015 season.


2014 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
Under the new format, Adam Hadwin (Finals and regular season combined earnings) and Derek Fathauer (Finals earnings) were fully exempt for the 2014–15 season and received invitations to The Players Championship. Carlos Ortiz was also fully exempt on the PGA Tour after a three-win season.


2014 Web.com Tour Finals graduates, Results on 2014–15 PGA Tour
Tom Hoge, Sam Saunders, Mark Hubbard, Derek Fathauer, and Tyrone van Aswegen regained their PGA Tour cards through the 2015 Web.com Tour Finals. Bud Cauley suffered a torn labrum in September 2014, and could not play in 2015. He retained his PGA Tour card in 2016 through a medical extension.


2014 Webby Awards
The 18th annual Webby Awards for 2014 was held at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City on May 19, 2014, which was hosted by comedian and actor Patton Oswalt. The awards ceremony was streamed live at the Webby Awards website.


2014 Webby Awards
Lifetime Achievement was awarded to Lawrence Lessig for his work with intellectual property be co-founding Creative Commons and the person of the year was the artist Banksy.


2014 Webby Awards, Nominees and winners
Mobile & Apps - Games (Tablet & All Other Devices)


2014 Webby Awards, Nominees and winners
Type : Rider - (  at the Wayback Machine (archived January 22, 2013))Robot Unicorn AttackWonderput


2014 Webby Awards, Nominees and winners
How to Put a Human on MarsSpace Center HoustonThe Institute for Molecular Engineering


2014 Webby Awards, Nominees and winners
Effies - Results Don't LieMissing Person Pre-RollClassicals Behind The Classics


2014 Webby Awards, Nominees and winners
The Smart Phone LineTelekinize The RainbowClassicals Behind The ClassicsThe Greatest Action Movie Ever


2014 Webby Awards, Nominees and winners
KLM - SpaceBurberry Kisses: A Google Art, Copy & Code ProjectGTI Bannerbahn


2014 Weber State Wildcats football team
The 2014 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by first year head coach Jay Hill, played their games at Stewart Stadium and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 2–10, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a three way tie for tenth place.


2014 Weber State Wildcats football team, Schedule
Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with Sacramento State on September 13 is considered a non conference game and will have no effect on the Big Sky Standings.


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


2014 Wellington County municipal elections, Wellington County Council
The council consists of the seven mayors of the constituent municipalities plus nine councillors elected from county wards.


2014 Wellington Sevens
The 2014 Wellington Sevens was the 15th edition of the tournament as part of the 2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series. It was hosted in Wellington, New Zealand, at the Westpac Stadium.


2014 Wellington Sevens, Format
The teams were divided into pools of four teams, who played a round-robin within the pool. Points were awarded in each pool on a different schedule from most rugby tournaments—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup competition. The four quarterfinal losers dropped into the bracket for the Plate. The Bowl was contested by the third- and fourth-place finishers in each pool, with the losers in the Bowl quarterfinals dropping into the bracket for the Shield.


2014 Welsh Open (snooker)
The 2014 BetVictor Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 19 February and 2 March 2014 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales. It was the eighth ranking event of the 2013/2014 season, and the second time that BetVictor sponsored the event. It was also the last time that the event was held in Newport.


2014 Welsh Open (snooker)
Stephen Maguire was the defending champion, but he lost 3–4 against Joel Walker in the last 16.


2014 Welsh Open (snooker)
Ronnie O'Sullivan won his 26th ranking title by defeating Ding Junhui 9–3 in the final. This was O'Sullivan's third Welsh Open title after 2004 and 2005, to equal the record jointly held by John Higgins and Stephen Hendry. In the last frame of the final O'Sullivan made the 105th official maximum break. This was O'Sullivan's record 12th competitive maximum break.


2014 Welsh Open (snooker), Prize fund
The total prize money of the event was raised to £300,000 from the previous year's £250,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


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


2014 West Coast Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2014 West Coast Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 22 through May 24, 2014 at Banner Island Ballpark in Stockton, California. The four team, double-elimination tournament, outside of the championship game, which is winner takes all, winner earned the league's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The NCAA approved the use of experimental instant replay rules during the event. These rules are generally only in force during the College World Series, and allow umpires to use video to review fair/foul, home run, and spectator interference calls. The WCC made history in the Gonzaga/ Santa Clara elimination game (Game 3) when they had the first collegiate baseball review in history. The feat would be repeated in the WCC Championship, marking the second time replay has been used in a collegiate baseball game.


2014 West Coast Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding
The top four finishers from the regular season were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage. The teams then played a double elimination tournament, outside of the championship game, which was winner takes all.


2014 West Coast Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding
Tiebreakers:x- Loyola Marymount claimed the #2 seed over Gonzaga by right of a 2–1 record against the Zags. y- Santa Clara claimed the #4 seed over San Diego by right of a 3–0 record against the Toreros.


2014 West Coast Conference Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team, Most Outstanding Player
Aaron Brown was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Brown was a pitcher and an outfielder for Pepperdine who won Friday's game to make the championship and ended his regular season 11–1. Brown would pitch 8 innings and get 7 strikeouts while giving up only 1 run and 5 hits. In the championship Brown would play center field and go 1 for 4 with 1 hit and 1 RBI while scoring another run for the Waves. In the first game in the tournament Brown would go 2 for 4 with 2 hits and scored one run for the Waves. His .375 batting average would end up as the highest batting percentage during the 2014 tournament.


2014 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2014 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 6–11, 2014 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada. This was the sixth consecutive year the WCC Tournament took place in Vegas after the WCC and the Orleans reached a 3-year extension to keep the tournament in Vegas through 2016.


2014 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
With the addition of the University of the Pacific, the WCC went to a more traditional tournament format. Under the new format, the top 6 seeds earned a bye out of the first round while the 7 seed plays the 10 seed and the 8 seed plays the 9 seed. The first round, which began on a Thursday, aired on BYUtv.


2014 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
The 8 teams that advanced to the second round had a bye on Friday while the women's second round was completed. The men's second round became the quarterfinal round. It took place on Saturday and had the 1 seed playing the winner of the 8/9 game and the 2 seed playing the winner of the 7/10 game. The quarterfinals also featured the 3 seed playing the 6 seed, and the 4 seed playing the 5 seed. The two evening quarterfinal games aired on ESPN2 while the afternoon games aired on BYUtv.


2014 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
Continuing a normal procedure for WCC men's and women's tournaments, no games were played on Sunday. All conference members were founded as faith-based schools, and all but Pacific are financially supported by churches. Most significantly, BYU has a strict policy against Sunday play. Instead, the four remaining teams had an off day and prepared for the semifinals on Monday.


2014 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
The semifinals took place on Monday with the winner of 1/8/9 playing the winner of 4/5 and the winner of 2/7/10 playing the winner of 3/6. One of the semifinals aired on ESPN2, and the other aired on ESPN.


2014 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
The championship took place on Tuesday and featured the semifinal winners. As in recent years, the championship game was broadcast on ESPN and nationally on the radio by Westwood One.


2014 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Game summaries, Portland vs. Loyola Marymount
Series History: Loyola Marymount leads 47-44Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler


2014 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Game summaries, Pacific vs. Santa Clara
Series History: Santa Clara leads 90-42Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler


2014 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Game summaries, San Francisco vs. San Diego
Series History: San Francisco leads 39-34Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler


2014 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Game summaries, BYU vs. Loyola Marymount
Series History: BYU leads 5-4Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler


2014 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Game summaries, Gonzaga vs. Santa Clara
Series History: Gonzaga leads 50-32Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham


2014 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Game summaries, Saint Mary's vs. Pepperdine
Series History: Pepperdine leads 68-62Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham


2014 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Game summaries, Gonzaga vs. Saint Mary's
Series History: Gonzaga leads 59-27Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham


2014 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Game summaries, BYU vs. San Francisco
Series History: BYU leads 10-7Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham


2014 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Game summaries, WCC Championship: BYU vs. Gonzaga
Series History: Gonzaga leads 6-3Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham


2014 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2014 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was held March 6–11, 2014 at Orleans Arena in the Las Vegas Valley community of Paradise, Nevada. This was the sixth consecutive year the WCC Tournament took place in Vegas after the WCC and the Orleans Hotel and Casino, which operates the arena, reached a 3-year extension to keep the tournament in Vegas through 2016.


2014 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, Format
With the addition of the University of the Pacific, bringing the WCC to 10 members, the conference adopted a more traditional tournament format. Under the new format, the top 6 seeds receive a bye out of the first round while the 7 seed plays the 10 seed and the 8 seed plays the 9 seed. The first round begins on a Thursday. BYUtv airs all games, except for the championship, and simulcasts them on the WCC's streaming video outlet, TheW.tv. The tournament championship airs on ESPNU.


2014 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, Format
The former second round is now the quarterfinal round. It takes place on Friday and has the 1 seed playing the winner of the 8/9 game and the 2 seed playing the winner of the 7/10 game. The quarterfinals also feature the 3 seed playing the 6 seed, and the 4 seed playing the 5 seed.


2014 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, Format
After two off-days, the semifinals take place on Monday with the winner of 1/8/9 playing the winner of 4/5 and the winner of 2/7/10 playing the winner of 3/6.


2014 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, Format
The championship takes place on Tuesday and features the semifinal winners. As in the recent past, the championship game continues to be broadcast on ESPNU.


2014 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, Game Summaries, Pepperdine vs. Santa Clara
Series History: Pepperdine leads 34-33Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski


2014 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, Game Summaries, Loyola Marymount vs. San Francisco
Series History: Series even 33-33Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski


2014 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, Game Summaries, Pacific vs. Portland
Series History: Portland leads 7-3Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen KozlowskiThis game would become the final game for Portland coach Jim Sollars, who would retire after 28 seasons. During his post-game press conference, Sollars would thank his wife for all the hardships he put her through. His exact words, "Before I go I have to say one thing… I always forget the most important person in this whole thing. My wife has been through approximately 40 years of weekends with 13 beautiful women and all the complaining that I bring home. And I cannot thank her enough."


2014 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, Game Summaries, Pepperdine vs. BYU
Series History: BYU leads 7-2Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski


2014 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, Game Summaries, Gonzaga vs. San Francisco
Series History: Gonzaga leads 33-24Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler


2014 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, Game Summaries, San Diego vs. Saint Mary's
Series History: Saint Mary's leads 38-27Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler


2014 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, Game Summaries, Gonzaga vs. Saint Mary's
Series History: Gonzaga leads 34-25Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler


2014 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, Game Summaries, BYU vs. Pacific
Series History: BYU leads 6-2Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler


2014 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, Game Summaries, WCC Championship: BYU vs. Gonzaga
Series History: Gonzaga leads 8-6Broadcasters: Dave Flemming & Sean Farnham (ESPNU)Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler (BYU Radio)


2014 West Coast Eagles season
The 2014 season was the West Coast Eagles' 28th season in the Australian Football League (AFL), the premier Australian rules football competition. The 2014 season also marks the first season of the club's reserves affiliation with the East Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). West Coast finished thirteenth in the previous season, despite having made the finals in the two preceding seasons. At the end of the 2013 season, previous coach John Worsfold retired, after twelve seasons in the position, and was replaced by Adam Simpson, who had not coached previously at AFL level.


2014 West Coast Eagles season
Darren Glass was retained as captain for a seventh season, with Josh Kennedy and Scott Selwood as vice-captains. However, Glass retired from football after round 12, and was replaced by five acting co-captains: Shannon Hurn, Kennedy, Eric Mackenzie, Matt Priddis, and Selwood. Undefeated in the 2014 pre-season competition (which used a different format to previous years), West Coast started its season against the Western Bulldogs on 23 March. The club failed to qualify for the 2014 finals series, finishing its season in ninth place, with 11 wins and 11 losses. Priddis won the highest individual award, the Brownlow Medal, Beau Waters won the Jim Stynes Community Leadership Award, and Mackenzie was the club champion winning the John Worsfold Medal. No players from West Coast were selected on the All-Australian team.


2014 West Coast Eagles season, Squad and leadership group
Darren Glass was initially named captain of the West Coast Eagles for a seventh season, having taken over from Chris Judd from the 2008 season. Scott Selwood and Josh Kennedy were named vice-captains, while Dean Cox and Matt Priddis were also named to the leadership group. Beau Waters, who had been sole vice-captain for the 2012 and 2013 seasons, stepped down from the role to concentrate on his recovery from persistent shoulder injuries. Leadership positions were voted on by the playing group as a whole, and confirmed by the senior coach, the match committee, and the board. Darren Glass announced his retirement from football prior to round 13 of the season. Five players were named acting co-captains for the remainder of the season: Shannon Hurn, Josh Kennedy, Eric Mackenzie, Matt Priddis, and Scott Selwood.


2014 West Coast Eagles season, Pre-season, List changes and coaching changes
West Coast delisted Bradd Dalziell and Cale Morton at the end of the 2013 season. Murray Newman was also delisted, but was redrafted by the club with pick 38 in the 2014 Rookie Draft. Brad Dick, Andrew Embley, Ashton Hams, Daniel Kerr, Mark Nicoski, and Adam Selwood all retired from AFL football at various stages during and after the season. During the trade period, Hawthorn player Xavier Ellis joined West Coast on a one-year contract as an unrestricted free agent.


2014 West Coast Eagles season, Pre-season, List changes and coaching changes
Midway through the season, in August 2014, West Coast signed former professional baseball player Corey Adamson, adding him to the rookie list under the three-year non-registered rule, which allows clubs to recruit players who have not been registered with an AFL-affiliated competition. He had previously played underage representative football for Western Australia.


2014 West Coast Eagles season, Pre-season, List changes and coaching changes
The club's longest-serving senior coach, John Worsfold, resigned on 5 September 2013, after twelve seasons in the position. A number of candidates interviewed for the position, notably West Coast assistant Scott Burns, Hawthorn assistant Adam Simpson, Fremantle assistant Peter Sumich, and Sydney assistant Leigh Tudor. Simpson and Sumich, who had previously been an assistant under Worsfold, progressed to the final interview before the club's board, with Simpson announced as the club's new coach on 3 October 2013. A number of other coaching staff also left the club at the end of the 2013 season, though their departures were unrelated.


2014 West Coast Eagles season, Pre-season, List changes and coaching changes
Assistants Scott Burns and David Teague left to join Collingwood and St Kilda, respectively, while strategy coach Phil Walsh left to fill the same position at Port Adelaide, and was replaced by Don Pyke. After Adam Simpon's appointment as senior coach, former North Melbourne player Brady Rawlings and former Geelong and Carlton player Adrian Hickmott were made assistant coaches, joining Justin Longmuir. Two previous West Coast players, Adam Selwood and Jaymie Graham, and another former North Melbourne player, Daniel Pratt, were also appointed to development coaching roles.


2014 West Coast Eagles season, Pre-season, NAB Challenge and practice matches
Unlike previous pre-season tournaments, the 2014 NAB Challenge did not have a grand final or overall winner, instead consisting of "18 games in 18 days", with each team playing twice. West Coast began by defeating Fremantle by 84 points at Arena Joondalup, and also won their second game, against Sydney at Blacktown International Sportspark.


2014 West Coast Eagles season, Tribunal cases
Seven West Coast Eagles players have so far been cited by the Match Review Panel during the 2014 season, with Patrick McGinnity, Luke Shuey, Darren Glass, Mark LeCras, and Josh Kennedy receiving suspensions:


2014 West Coast Eagles season, Notes
Carry-over points accrue following a sanction. For example, 123.45 points would draw a one-match suspension, with 23.45 carry-over points (for every 100 points, a one-match suspension is given).


2014 West Lancashire Borough Council election
The 2014 West Lancashire Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of  West Lancashire Borough Council in Lancashire, England, as part of the wider 2014 United Kingdom local elections and with the United Kingdom component of the 2014 European Parliament election on the same day. One third of the council is up for election.


2014 West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner by-election
The 2014 West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner by-election was a by-election for the position of Police and Crime Commissioner in the West Midlands Police region of the United Kingdom, held on 21 August 2014. It was triggered by the death of Bob Jones, the inaugural West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, who died on 1 July 2014.


2014 West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner by-election
The election had to be held with 35 working days of the vacancy by virtue of Section 51 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011. On 4 July 2014, Birmingham City Council, who oversaw the election, confirmed that the poll would be held on 21 August 2014.


2014 West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner by-election, Candidates
On 25 July 2014, Birmingham City Council published the statement of persons nominated, which confirmed that four people had been validly nominated to stand:


2014 West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner by-election, Results
Jamieson won the election with 50.83% of first preference votes on a turnout of 10.38%. Turnout ranged between 9.78% in Sandwell to 11.58% in Solihull. Alexandra Runswick, director of the pressure group Unlock Democracy, said that "few voters knew that the election was happening and even fewer cared". The previous lowest turnout for a large-scale by-election in the United Kingdom since the Second World War was 18.2%, in the 2012 Manchester Central by-election.


2014 West Oxfordshire District Council election
The 2014 West Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of West Oxfordshire District Council in Oxfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.


2014 West Oxfordshire District Council election, Background
After the previous election in 2012 the Conservatives controlled the council with 41 councillors, while both Labour and the Liberal Democrats had four seats. However, in May 2013 two Conservative councillors, Steve Hayward of Ducklington ward and David Snow of Witney North, resigned from the party to become Independents. They were joined the following month by Annie Roy-Barker of Chipping Norton ward who also left the Conservatives to become an independent. With seats in Ducklington, and Stonesfield and Tackley, vacant the council composition before the 2014 election was therefore 37 Conservatives, four Labour, four Liberal Democrats and two independents.


2014 West Oxfordshire District Council election, Background
16 seats were scheduled to be contested in 2014, but the vacancy in Stonesfield and Tackley meant 17 seats were elected. A total of 66 candidates stood for election, 17 Conservatives, 15 Labour, 11 Green, 11 UK Independence Party, nine Liberal Democrats and three independents. 10 sitting councillors sought re-election, with councillors Annie Roy-Barker, Arthur Goffe, Hilary Hibbert-Biles, Verena Hunt and Larry Poole standing down at the election.


2014 West Oxfordshire District Council election, Background
The election was held on 22 May 2014 at the same time as the 2014 European Parliament elections.


2014 West Oxfordshire District Council election, Election result
The Conservatives gained two seats to have 40 councillors and a 31-seat majority on the council. They gained a seat in Eynsham and Cassington from the Liberal Democrats and regained Ducklington, which had previously been held by independent, former Conservative, councillor Steve Hayward.


2014 West Oxfordshire District Council election, Election result
Labour moved to become the second largest group on the council with five councillors after gaining one seat, while the Liberal Democrats dropped to three seats and only one independent councillor remained on the council. The UK Independence Party failed to win any seats, but came second in seven of the wards they contested, coming closest in Witney South where James Robertshaw was 152 votes behind Conservative David Harvey. All ten sitting councillors who stood were re-elected and overall turnout at the election was 39.03%.


2014 West Salt Creek landslide
The West Salt Creek landslide (also known as the Grand Mesa landslide or West Salt Creek rock avalanche) occurred on the evening of May 25, 2014 near Collbran, Colorado, along the north side of the Grand Mesa, about 30 miles (48 km) east of Grand Junction. It was the largest landslide in Colorado's history.


2014 West Salt Creek landslide, Background
West Salt Creek is located on the north slope of the Grand Mesa, descending steeply from about 10,000 feet (3,000 m) elevation at the top of the mountain to about 7,400 feet (2,300 m) in the Plateau Valley. Via Plateau Creek, it is a tributary of the Colorado River. The valley of West Salt Creek was used mainly for cattle ranching and was mostly private property owned by the Hawkins family. However, the area where the slide originated was located on public land in the Grand Mesa National Forest.


2014 West Salt Creek landslide, Background
The landslide was caused by a mass wasting event in the Green River Formation, which is composed mainly of loose sedimentary rock, namely shale. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) determined that the event occurred on the site of an ancient landslide dating back to the late Pleistocene or early Holocene, at least 11,700 years ago. Such geological features are not uncommon to this area of the Grand Mesa, which exhibits a "landslide bench" where creep rates of 1.5 to 6 inches (38 to 152 mm) per year have been previously documented.


2014 West Salt Creek landslide, Initial landslide
Unseasonably heavy rains during May 23–24 melted the local snowpack and saturated the ground to the point of instability. A small landslide was recorded at approximately 7:18 AM on May 25, and minor slope movement was noticed throughout the day. At 5:44 PM on May 25 a large chunk of the West Salt Creek valley headwall (known as the "slump block") collapsed catastrophically.


2014 West Salt Creek landslide, Initial landslide
The initial collapse triggered a wave of subsequent rock failures (a "rock avalanche") that moved 2.8 miles (4.5 km) down the valley of West Salt Creek, burying almost 600 acres (240 ha) of land under 38 million yd3 (29 million m3) of debris. The average speed of the landslide was about 45 miles (72 km) per hour, with a maximum of 75 to 140 miles (121 to 225 km) per hour, and its maximum depth reached 123 feet (37 m).


2014 West Salt Creek landslide, Initial landslide
The slide descended a total of 2,300 feet (700 m) from the rim of the Grand Mesa to the valley below. The speed of the slide was likely increased by a layer of liquefied material underneath the main rock avalanche. Residents described the sound of the landslide as “a low flying, large military helicopter”, "a very long clap of thunder", or “a freight train coming”.


2014 West Salt Creek landslide, Initial landslide
The landslide generated a Mw 2.8 earthquake, destroyed irrigation works and threatened active gas wells in the area, but did not reach Collbran, about 6 miles (9.7 km) further downstream from the toe of the slide. Although the initial slide lasted only about three minutes, a second debris flow occurred on top of the initial slide, followed by a further collapse of the downslope face of the slide. Smaller landslides and slope failures continued for several weeks after the disaster, bringing the total volume of collapsed material to 71.2 million yd3 (54.5 million m3). This makes it much larger than the Oso landslide which occurred two months previously in northern Washington. Vibrations from the slide were recorded by seismographs up to 400 miles (640 km) away.


2014 West Salt Creek landslide, Initial landslide
Dispatchers in Grand Junction received the first reports of the landslide around 6:15 PM, and the Plateau Valley Fire Department was called into the area. Three people – Wes Hawkins, Clancy Nichols and Danny Nichols – were reported missing after heading into the area to investigate an irrigation ditch, whose flow had been disrupted by the first landslide at 7:18 AM. Local authorities were joined by experts from the USGS and National Weather Service in the search for the missing men; over 40 people were involved in the search. The search was called off the next day due to dangerous and unstable conditions in the area. The bodies were never found and the three men are presumed killed.


2014 West Salt Creek landslide, Aftermath
Immediately after the landslide, geologists installed monitoring equipment and conducted an emergency hazard assessment for the area. Because the slide occurred mostly on private property, access for investigation and media coverage was limited; the U.S. Forest Service established a 300-yard (270 m) restriction area around the upper part of the slide where it originated in the Grand Mesa National Forest. There was speculation that fracking in the area could have led to the slide due to impact on seismic activity. However, the closest gas well was located 2,000 feet (610 m) lower than where the slide originated, and was drilled into a separate geological formation (the Wasatch Formation), and experts concluded that the slide occurred due to natural causes.


2014 West Salt Creek landslide, Aftermath
Rotation of the slump block dammed the upper part of West Salt Creek, backing up about 120 million gallons (444,000 m3) of water in a temporary lake, threatening downstream communities and landowners. Authorities discussed whether to artificially breach or lower the pond level, but due to the remoteness of the area and its instability, no such work was performed. On May 27, 2016, slightly more than two years after the slide, the pond partially breached, sending a surge of water down West Salt Creek into Plateau Creek; however, the flooding only caused minor damage. The water carved a canyon 200 feet (61 m) deep in the upper part of the landslide and established a new channel for West Salt Creek.


2014 West Salt Creek landslide, Aftermath
Although the pond has partially drained, the large tilted slump block with a volume of about 65 million yd3 (50 million m3) remains poised at the top of the escarpment, leaning at about 15 degrees; this combined with pressure from groundwater flow poses "a long-term threat for additional slope instability". In addition, the USGS continues to monitor impounded water levels at the dammed pond.


2014 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
The 2014 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Playing as a member of the Big 12 Conference (Big 12), the team was led by head coach Dana Holgorsen, in his fourth year. West Virginia played its home games at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season 7–6, 5–4 in Big 12 play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. They were invited to the Liberty Bowl where they lost to Texas A&M.


2014 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Alabama
Led by Clint Trickett 511 passing yards, West Virginia gave away a 22-point lead before Josh Lambert kicked a game winning 47-yard field goal to give West Virginia a 40-37 win over rival Maryland. Clint Trickett threw for 4 touchdowns in the win and Mario Alford was on the receiving end of two of those touchdowns. Kevin White had his best game of the season with 13 catches for 216 yards and a touchdown. West Virginia’s defense held the Terrapins to 4 of 15 on third downs and forced an interception. This win erased the bad memory for the Mountaineers of the 37-0 blowout in the 2013 installment of this rivalry.


2014 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma
Samaje Perine rushed for 242 yards and four touchdowns to lead No. 4 Oklahoma to a 45-33 win in Morgantown over West Virginia. "They made good adjustments at halftime. They made a bunch of plays in the second half when the game was on the line" said West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen. Clint Trickett threw for 376 yards and two touchdowns for West Virginia, but he was intercepted twice and lost a fumble. His main target in the loss was senior receiver Kevin White who had 10 receptions for 173 yards and a touchdown.


2014 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Kansas
Led by Clint Tricketts 302 passing yards and Mario Alford’s 94 yard kickoff return for a touchdown the Mountaineers beat Kansas 33-14. Rushel Shell ran for a season high 113 yards and a touchdown and Kevin White had 6 catches for 132 yards. West Virginia put up 557 yards of offense while the special teams played a very inconsistent game. After the Mountaineers' Jordan Thompson fumbled a punt on his 18 that led to a short touchdown run by the Jayhawks' Corey Avery, Alford took the ensuing kickoff into the endzone for a score to put West Virginia ahead 33-7 late in the third quarter.


2014 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Texas Tech
Sophomore Josh Lambert kicked a career-long 55-yard field goal at the end of the game to lead West Virginia to a 37-34 win over Texas Tech. The Red Raiders built an eleven point lead and carried that into halftime before being outscored 27 to 13 in the second half with the Mountaineers rallying from 14 points down in the fourth quarter. Clint Trickett was held to a season-low 301 yards but still completed 28 of 44 passes and had two touchdowns. Rushel Shell added two touchdowns, including the game tying one yard touchdown run late in the game. This was West Virginia’s first win against Texas Tech since joining the Big 12 conference 3 years ago.


2014 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Baylor
When West Virginia needed another late push to pull out a win, Clint Trickett and Kevin White fought through the rain, turnovers, and the Bears defense to beat fourth ranked Baylor. Trickett threw two of his three touchdowns in the fourth quarter as West Virginia knocked off Baylor in Morgantown. Two of Tricketts touchdowns fell into the hands of senior receiver Kevin White, who caught 8 passes for 132 yards. This is the third top 5 opponent West Virginia has faced this season after previously losing to number 2 Alabama and number 4 Oklahoma. Against Baylor, Trickett went 23 of 35 for 322 yards, his eighth straight 300-yard game going to last season. The WVU defense, coached by Tony Gibson also stepped up holding the bears to only 7 second half points and 318 total yards.


2014 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, TCU
ESPN's College Gameday made its second trip to Morgantown in its history.


2014 Western & Southern Open
The 2014 Western & Southern Open (the Cincinnati Masters) was a men's and women's tennis tournament that was played on outdoor hard courts August 11–17, 2014. It was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2014 ATP World Tour and of the WTA Premier 5 tournaments of the 2014 WTA Tour. The 2014 tournament was the men's 113th edition and the women's 86th edition of the Cincinnati Masters. The tournament is held annually at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason (a suburb of Cincinnati), Ohio, United States.


2014 Western & Southern Open
Rafael Nadal and Victoria Azarenka were the defending champions, but both had to withdraw from the tournament due to injuries.


2014 Western & Southern Open, ATP singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:


2014 Western & Southern Open, ATP singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player used protected ranking to gain entry into the singles main draw:


2014 Western & Southern Open, ATP singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:


2014 Western & Southern Open, ATP doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2014 Western & Southern Open, WTA singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:


2014 Western & Southern Open, WTA singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player used protected ranking to gain entry into the singles main draw:


2014 Western & Southern Open, WTA singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:


2014 Western & Southern Open, WTA doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2014 Western & Southern Open – Men's Doubles
Bob and Mike Bryan were the defending champions and successfully defended the title, defeating Vasek Pospisil and Jack Sock in the final, 6–3, 6–2.


2014 Western & Southern Open – Men's Singles
Roger Federer defeated David Ferrer in the final, 6–3, 1–6, 6–2, to win the Men's Singles title at the 2014 Cincinnati Masters. It was his sixth title at the event.


2014 Western & Southern Open – Men's Singles
Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but withdrew because of a right wrist injury.


2014 Western & Southern Open – Men's Singles, Seeds
The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2014 Western & Southern Open – Men's Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2014 Western & Southern Open – Women's Doubles
Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Lucie Šafářová. Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears won the title, defeating Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic in the final, 6–1, 2–0, ret.


2014 Western & Southern Open – Women's Doubles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2014 Western & Southern Open – Women's Singles
Victoria Azarenka was the defending champion, but withdrew because of a right knee injury.


2014 Western & Southern Open – Women's Singles
World No. 1 Serena Williams won the title, defeating Ana Ivanovic in the final, 6–4, 6–1.


2014 Western & Southern Open – Women's Singles, Seeds
The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.


2014 Western & Southern Open – Women's Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2014 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2014 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 21 to May 25. The top six regular season finishers of the league's ten teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Cubs Park, spring training home of the Chicago Cubs in Mesa, Arizona. Sacramento State won the tournament for the first time, earning the Western Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. No team currently in the league has won a WAC Tournament Championship.


2014 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding and format
The top six finishers from the regular season will be seeded based on conference winning percentage. Grand Canyon was ineligible as it completed the transition to Division I.


2014 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Sacramento State's Chris Lewis, one of four Hornets selected, was named Most Valuable Player.


2014 Western Canada Cup
The 2014 Western Canada Cup was played at Credit Union Place in Dauphin, Manitoba from April 26 to May 4, 2014. The Yorkton Terriers and host Dauphin Kings finished first and second, respectively, to each earn a berth in the 2014 Royal Bank Cup.


2014 Western Canada Cup, Round robin, Results
Schedule and results can be found on the official website.


2014 Western Cape provincial election
A provincial election was held in the Western Cape on 7 May 2014 to elect a new provincial parliament. It was the fifth provincial election held since the end of the apartheid era, and also the first held since the death of Nelson Mandela. Although not constitutionally required, the election was held simultaneously with elections to the National Assembly. The legislature is unicameral, and consists of 42 members elected by a system of party-list proportional representation.


2014 Western Cape provincial election
The Western Cape calls its legislature the "Provincial Parliament" and the members "Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs)". The other provinces use the terms "Provincial Legislature" and "Members of the Provincial Legislature".


2014 Western Cape provincial election
The Premier of the Western Cape is chosen by the Provincial Parliament. The incumbent Premier Helen Zille was re-elected.


2014 Western Cape provincial election, Results
The Western Cape was the only province not won by the ANC, the DA increased its majority from 51.46% to 59.38%. The African National Congress came in second with 32.89% of the vote, while the newly formed  Economic Freedom Fighters obtained 2.1%. The African Christian Democratic Party gained 1.02% of the vote.


2014 Western Carolina Catamounts football team
The 2014 Western Carolina Catamounts football team represented Western Carolina University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference. They were led by third year head coach Mark Speir and played their home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium. They finished the season 7–5, 5–2 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for second place.


2014 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team
The 2014 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second year head coach Bob Nielson and played their home games at Hanson Field. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for seventh place.


2014 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team
The team gave up the quickest score in the history of college football. In the opening kickoff against the Wisconsin Badgers, the kick returner stepped out of the end zone before returning and taking a knee the end zone for a safety. One second had elapsed off the clock.


2014 Western Michigan Broncos football team
The 2014 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University (WMU) in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach P. J. Fleck and played their home games at Waldo Stadium as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in MAC play to finish in third place in the West Division. They were invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl where they lost to Air Force.


2014 Western Michigan Broncos football team
WMU lost its season opener against Purdue, 43–34. Freshman running back Jarvion Franklin rushed for 163 yards and three touchdowns on 19 carries. The 163 yards were the third-highest by a freshman in the NCAA. He was named MAC West Offensive Player of the Week.


2014 Western Michigan Broncos football team
At the end of the 2014 season, head coach P. J. Fleck was awarded with the Mid American Conference Head Coach of the Year award. Jarvion Franklin was named the MAC Offensive Player of the Year, becoming the first freshman to ever receive the honor.


2014 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Previous season
In 2013, the Broncos finished at 1–11 (1–7 MAC), tied for fifth place in the MAC West division. Redshirt sophomore wide receiver Jaime Wilson, the 2012 MAC Freshman of the Year, transferred in the offseason to be closer to home.


2014 Western New York Flash season
The 2014 season was Western New York Flash's seventh season of existence, and the second in which they competed in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.


2014 Western New York Flash season, Club, Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Western New York Flash season, Match results, Standings, Results summary
Last updated: August 16, 2014Source: Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won;  T = Matches tied;  L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference


2014 Western New York Flash season, Squad statistics
Key to positions: FW - Forward, MF - Midfielder, DF - Defender, GK - Goalkeeper


2014 Western Sydney Wanderers W-League season
The 2014 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W-League season was the club's third participation in the W-League, since the club's formation in 2012.


2014 Western Sydney Wanderers W-League season, Players, Squad information
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2014 Western Sydney Wanderers W-League season, Players, Transfers in
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.