2019 Davao del Sur earthquake
At 14:11 PST (06:11 UTC) on December 15, 2019, the province of Davao del Sur on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines was struck by an earthquake measuring 6.8 Mw. It had a maximum perceived intensity of VII (Very strong) on the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale. At least 13 people were killed and another 210 injured.


2019 Davao del Sur earthquake, Tectonic setting
Mindanao lies across the complex convergent boundary between the Sunda Plate and the Philippine Sea Plate. Part of the oblique convergence between these plates is taken up by subduction along the Cotabato Trench. The strike-slip component of the convergence is accommodated partly by the Philippine Fault System and partly by the Cotabato Fault System, a network of mainly NW-SE trending sinistral (left-lateral) strike-slip faults that form the boundary between the Cotabato Arc and the Central Mindanao Volcanic Belt. In the area of the December 2019 earthquake, the individual faults include the NW-SE trending Makilala–Malungon Fault, Tangbulan Fault and the Central Digos Fault.


2019 Davao del Sur earthquake, Earthquake
The earthquake was recorded as 6.8 Mw  by ANSS and 6.9 Ms by PHIVOLCS. The maximum felt intensity was given as VII MMI on the ANSS ShakeMap and VII PEIS in the PHIVOLCS summary for this event. The focal mechanism indicates strike-slip faulting with either sinistral movement on a NW-SE trending fault or dextral movement on a SW-NE trending fault, but the distribution of the aftershocks are consistent with the sinistral fault plane. The earthquake may be the result of movement on the Tangbulan Fault, according to PHIVOLCS.


2019 Davao del Sur earthquake, Earthquake
There were a series of large aftershocks, including nine of M ≥ 5.0 in the first 48 hours after the mainshock, with the largest being an mb 5.7 event about an hour afterwards, which had a maximum felt intensity of VII (MMI).


2019 Davao del Sur earthquake, Earthquake
This event followed on from a series of earthquakes that struck Mindanao during October that year. The sequence of three M>6 events affected that area to the northwest of the December earthquake. The December 15 event is likely to be related to the earlier sequence, possibly by the effects of stress transfer.


2019 Davao del Sur earthquake, Damage and casualties
The greatest damage from the earthquake was in the area around the epicenter, in the towns of Matanao, Magsaysay, Hagonoy and Padada. Significant damage was reported in 207out of 232 barangays in Davao del Sur, 5 in Sarangani, 3 in Sultan Kudarat and 3 in North Cotabato. This earthquake added to the damage that much of the affected area suffered during the Cotabato earthquakes in October. At least one road was declared impassable in the Matanao area, a hospital was destroyed in Hagonoy and there was significant damage to a police station and fire station in Padada. A total of 5,973 houses were destroyed in Davao del Sur, with 31,832 suffering some damage and a further 32 in North Cotabato. 397 schools and 62 health facilities were damaged in Davao del Sur, Sarangani and North Cotabato.


2019 Davao del Sur earthquake, Damage and casualties
A six-year-old child was crushed by a wall in the barangay of Asinan in Matanao. Three others were killed and several others were trapped in Padada when a supermarket collapsed. As of December 23, at least 13 people had been killed, one remained missing and a total of 210 people were reported injured in the quake.


2019 Davao del Sur earthquake, Aftermath
As of December 29, 40,424 people from 10,505 families were reported to be sheltering in a total of 102 evacuation centers after the earthquake, with a further 100,427 people (23,321 families) being assisted by friends and family.


2019 Davidson Wildcats football team
The 2019 Davidson Wildcats football team represents Davidson College in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by second-year head coach Scott Abell and play their home games at Richardson Stadium. They are members of the Pioneer Football League.


2019 Davidson Wildcats football team, Preseason, Preseason coaches' poll
The Pioneer League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019. The Wildcats were picked to finish in fifth place.


2019 Davidson Wildcats football team, Preseason, Preseason All-PFL teams
The Wildcats had five players selected to the preseason all–PFL teams.


2019 Davis Cup
The 2019 Davis Cup was the 108th edition of the Davis Cup, a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It was sponsored by Rakuten.


2019 Davis Cup
For this edition, the format of the cup was changed. The main modification is the World Group took place at one location and in one week, with eighteen teams divided in six round-robin groups of three teams each, with the winners of the groups and the two best second places advancing to quarterfinals. The series between the teams in this stage featured two singles matches and one doubles match, instead of the best-of-5 series, with the matches changing from best of 5 sets to best of 3. As the World Group was taking place as one single tournament, this event had been named the 2019 Davis Cup Finals. The lower zone groups I and II were composed of single ties deciding promotion or relegation.


2019 Davis Cup
Spain won their sixth title (their first since 2011), defeating Canada in the final 2–0. Rafael Nadal received the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for his performance in the tournament, after he won 8 of the 8 matches he participated in.


2019 Davis Cup, Davis Cup Finals
Date : 18–24 November 2019Venue: Caja Mágica in Madrid, SpainSurface: Hard court


2019 Davis Cup, Davis Cup Finals
18 nations are taking in the finals, formerly known as World Group. The qualification is as follows:


2019 Davis Cup, Davis Cup Finals
H = Host Nation, TH = Title-Holder, 2018SF = Semi-Finalists from the 2018 tournament, WC = Wild Card


2019 Davis Cup, Davis Cup Finals, Seeds
The seedings are based on the Nations Ranking of 4 February.


2019 Davis Cup, Davis Cup Finals, Qualifying round
Twenty-four teams played for twelve spots in the Finals, in series decided on a home and away basis.


2019 Davis Cup, Davis Cup Finals, Qualifying round
The 12 losing teams from the qualifying round then played at the Group I of the corresponding continental zone in September.


2019 Davis Cup, Americas Zone, Group I
The losers go on and participate to the 2020 Davis Cup World Group I Play-offs while the winners qualify to the 2020 Davis Cup World Group I


2019 Davis Cup, Americas Zone, Group I
1Because of the Venezuelan financial crisis, the Venezuelan national team plays its "home" matches in the Miami metropolitan area in the United States.


2019 Davis Cup, Americas Zone, Group II
The losers go on and participate to the 2020 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs while the winners qualify to the 2020 Davis Cup World Group I Play-offs


2019 Davis Cup, Americas Zone, Group III
The first three nations qualify for the 2020 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs


2019 Davis Cup, Asia/Oceania Zone, Group I
Dates: 13–14 September, 14–15 September 2019 and 29–30 November 2019


2019 Davis Cup, Asia/Oceania Zone, Group I
The losers go on and participate to the 2020 Davis Cup World Group I Play-offs while the winners qualify to the 2020 Davis Cup World Group I


2019 Davis Cup, Asia/Oceania Zone, Group II
The losers go on and participate to the 2020 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs while the winners qualify to the 2020 Davis Cup World Group I Play-offs


2019 Davis Cup, Asia/Oceania Zone, Group III
The first three nations qualify for the 2020 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs


2019 Davis Cup, Asia/Oceania Zone, Group III
The last nation is relegated to 2021 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV


2019 Davis Cup, Asia/Oceania Zone, Group IV
The first two nations qualify for the 2021 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III


2019 Davis Cup, Europe/Africa Zone, Group I
The losers go on and participate to the 2020 Davis Cup World Group I Play-offs while the winners qualify to the 2020 Davis Cup World Group I


2019 Davis Cup, Europe/Africa Zone, Group II
The losers go on and participate to the 2020 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs while the winners qualify to the 2020 Davis Cup World Group I Play-offs


2019 Davis Cup, Europe/Africa Zone, Group III Europe
The first four nations qualify for the 2020 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs


2019 Davis Cup, Europe/Africa Zone, Group III Europe
The last two nations are relegated to 2021 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group IV


2019 Davis Cup, Europe/Africa Zone, Group III Africa
The first two nations qualify for the 2020 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs


2019 Davis Cup, Europe/Africa Zone, Group III Africa
The last two nations are relegated to 2021 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group IV


2019 Davis Cup, Europe/Africa Zone, Group IV Europe
Location: Centro Tennis Cassa di Risparmio, San Marino, San Marino (clay)


2019 Davis Cup, Europe/Africa Zone, Group IV Europe
The first five nations qualify for the 2021 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group III


2019 Davis Cup, Europe/Africa Zone, Group IV Africa
The first two nations qualify for the 2021 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III


2019 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III
The Africa Zone was the unique zone within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2019. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Nairobi, Kenya, from 11 to 14 September 2019.


2019 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III, Draw, Round Robin, Pool B
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-team ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-team ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (c) Davis Cup rankings


2019 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III, Draw, Playoffs
The winners of the 1st vs 2nd playoffs are promoted to Group II, the losers of the 3rd vs 4th playoff are relegated in group IV


2019 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group IV
The Africa Zone was the unique zone within Group 4 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2019. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, from 26 to 29 June 2019.


2019 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group IV, Draw, Round Robin, Pool B
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-team ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-team ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (c) Davis Cup rankings


2019 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I
The Americas Zone will be one of the three regional zones of the 2019 Davis Cup.


2019 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I
In the Americas Zone there were three different tiers, called groups. The winners of the Group I ties in September will earn a place in the 2020 Davis Cup Qualifiers.


2019 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II
The Americas Zone will be one of the three regional zones of the 2019 Davis Cup.


2019 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III
The Americas Zone was the unique zone within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2019. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Escazú, Costa Rica, from 17 to 22 June 2019.


2019 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III, Draw, Round Robin, Pool B
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-team ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-team ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (c) Davis Cup rankings


2019 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I
The Asia/Oceania Zone will be one of the three regional zones of the 2019 Davis Cup.


2019 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I
In the Asia/Oceania Zone there are four different tiers, called groups. The winners of the Group I ties in September will earn a place in the 2020 Davis Cup Qualifiers, while the remaining nations in Groups I and II will be allocated a place within their region depending on their position in the Nations Ranking.


2019 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II
The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 2019 Davis Cup.


2019 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III
The Asia/Oceania Zone was the unique zone within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2019. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Singapore, from 26 to 29 June 2019.


2019 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III, Draw, Round Robin, Pool B
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-team ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-team ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (c) Davis Cup rankings


2019 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV
The Asia/Oceania Zone was the unique zone within Group 4 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2019. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Amman, Jordan from 11 to 14 September 2019.


2019 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV, Draw, Round Robin, Pool D
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-team ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-team ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (c) Davis Cup rankings


2019 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group III
The Europe Zone was the unique zone within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2019. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Athens, Greece, from 11 to 14 September 2019.


2019 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group III, Draw, Round Robin, Pool B
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-team ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-team ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (c) Davis Cup rankings


2019 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group IV
The Europe Zone was the unique zone within Group 4 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2019. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in San Marino, San Marino, from 15 to 20 July 2019.


2019 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group IV, Draw
Location: Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino (clay)


2019 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group IV, Draw, Round Robin, Pool B
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-team ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-team ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (c) Davis Cup rankings


2019 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I
The Europe/Africa Zone will be one of the three regional zones of the 2019 Davis Cup.


2019 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I
In the Europe/Africa Zone there are three different tiers, called groups. The winners of the Group I ties in September will earn a place in the 2020 Davis Cup Qualifiers, while the remaining nations in Groups I and II will be allocated a place within their region depending on their position in the Nations Ranking.


2019 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II
The Europe/Africa Zone will be one of the three regional zones of the 2019 Davis Cup.


2019 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II
In the Europe/Africa Zone there are three different tiers, called groups. The winners of the Group I ties in September will earn a place in the 2020 Davis Cup Qualifiers, while the remaining nations in Groups I and II will be allocated a place within their region depending on their position in the Nations Ranking.


2019 Davis Cup Finals
The Finals, formerly known as World Group, was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2019. It was held on indoor hard courts at the Caja Mágica in Madrid, Spain from 18 until 24 November. The ties were contested in a best-of-three rubbers format and were played on one day. There were two singles followed by a doubles.


2019 Davis Cup Finals
Croatia were the defending champions, but were eliminated during the round robin stage.


2019 Davis Cup Finals
Spain won the title, defeating Canada in the final, 2–0. It was the Spanish team's first Davis Cup title since 2011 and their sixth Davis Cup title overall. Rafael Nadal was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament after winning all eight of his matches.


2019 Davis Cup Finals, Participating teams, Overview
H = Host Nation, TH = Title Holder, WC = Wild Card


2019 Davis Cup Finals, Participating teams, Seeds
The seedings were based on the Davis Cup Ranking of 4 February. The top six nations were seeded and drawn into position 1 across groups A-F, the nations ranked from 7 to 12 were drawn randomly into position 2, the remaining nations were drawn randomly into position 3.


2019 Davis Cup Finals, Team nominations
Each nation had to submit a team of up to five players at least 20 days before the Monday of the week of the event. If a player became injured or ill severely enough to prevent his participation in the tournament before his team's first match, he would be replaced by another player.


2019 Davis Cup Finals, Format
The 18 teams are divided in six round robin groups of three teams each. The six group winners plus the two second-placed teams with the best records based on percentage of matches won (followed by percentage of sets won and then percentage of games won), will qualify for the quarterfinals.


2019 Davis Cup Finals, Group stage, Group D, Belgium vs. Australia
Note: Gillé/Vliegen's retirement victory over Peers/Thompson counted as a 6–1, 6–0 win.


2019 Davis Cup Finals, Group stage, Group F, United States vs. Canada
Note: Querrey/Sock's walkover victory over Pospisil/Shapovalov counted as a 6–0, 6–0 win.


2019 Davis Cup Finals teams
For the 2019 Davis Cup Finals, the 18 participating nations had to submit its team nominations to the International Tennis Federation (ITF) by 29 October 2019, 20 days before the Monday of the week of the event. Teams could nominate up to 5 players, or up to 4 additional players if the captain is also listed as a player. A maximum of 3 nominated players may be changed by 11:00 CET (10:00 UTC) on 17 November 2019, the day before the first round robin match.


2019 Davis Cup Finals teams
In the event that a player on the submitted team list suffered an injury or illness prior to the start of the tournament, that player could be replaced, provided that the tournament's Independent Doctor and Referee both confirmed that the injury or illness is severe enough to prevent the player's participation in the tournament, with final discretion resting with the Davis Cup Committee. Team nominations were announced by the ITF on 21 October 2019.


2019 Davis Cup Finals teams
The ATP ranking listed for each player is from 18 November, the Monday of the week of the Finals. Players are sorted by singles ranking, followed by doubles ranking for players without a singles ranking. Player statistics history shown covers all matches played by the players in previous Davis Cup ties before 17 November 2019, the day before the first tie of the Finals is played.


2019 Davis Cup Finals teams, Group E, Netherlands
† Statistics shown for Jean-Julien Rojer include ties in which he played for the Netherlands Antilles team between 1998 and 2007.


2019 Davis Cup Qualifying Round
The 2019 Davis Cup Qualifying Round was held on 1–2 February. The twelve winners of this round qualified for the 2019 Davis Cup Finals.


2019 Davis Cup Qualifying Round, Teams
Twenty-four teams played for twelve spots in the Finals, in series decided on a home and away basis.


2019 Davis Cup Qualifying Round, Teams
The 12 losing teams from the qualifying round will play at the Group I of the corresponding continental zone in September.


2019 Dayton Flyers football team
The 2019 Dayton Flyers football team represented the University of Dayton in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 12th-year head coach Rick Chamberlin and played their home games at Welcome Stadium. They competed as a member of the Pioneer Football League. The Flyers finished the season 8–3, 6–2 in PFL play to finish in a tie for second place.


2019 Dayton Flyers football team, Previous season
The Flyers finished the 2018 season 6–5, 5–3 in PFL play to finish in a tie for fourth place.


2019 Dayton Flyers football team, Preseason, Preseason coaches' poll
The Pioneer League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019. The Flyers were picked to finish in second place.


2019 Dayton Flyers football team, Preseason, Preseason All-PFL teams
The Flyers had eight players selected to the preseason all–PFL teams.


2019 Dayton shooting
On August 4, 2019, 24-year-old Connor Betts shot and killed nine people and injured 17 others near the entrance of the Ned Peppers Bar in the Oregon District of Dayton, Ohio. Betts was fatally shot by responding police officers 32 seconds after the first shots were fired. A total of 27 people were taken to area hospitals.


2019 Dayton shooting
A search of the shooter's home found evidence that showed an interest in violence and mass shootings and that he had expressed a desire to commit one. Despite describing himself as a leftist and voicing his support for antifa, a preliminary assessment did not indicate that Betts had a racial or political motive. The attack occurred just 13 hours after a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas.


2019 Dayton shooting, Shooting
Two hours before the shooting, the gunman was seen entering a bar with his sibling and a friend in the downtown Oregon Historic District of Dayton. At about 12:13 a.m., he split from the two and was recorded leaving the bar.


2019 Dayton shooting, Shooting
At 1:05 a.m., eyewitnesses reported that a man opened fire at the entrance of Ned Peppers Bar in the Oregon Historic District. He was carrying a firearm that included part of a semi-automatic Anderson Manufacturing AM-15 (based on the AR-15) in a pistol configuration with a shortened barrel, chambered in .223 caliber ammunition and equipped with a 100-round drum magazine. He fired 41 rounds into the crowd in less than 30 seconds, fatally shooting nine people and injuring 17 others. An additional ten people were injured by other causes, bringing the total number of injured to 27.


2019 Dayton shooting, Shooting
According to Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl, 20 seconds after the shooting began, law enforcement officers were already on the scene and engaged with the gunman. Within 32 seconds of the first shots being fired, the gunman was shot dead. An autopsy report released on December 6 showed that Betts was hit with 30 rounds. Local police evacuated many nearby night venues, and warned Dayton residents to stay away from the Oregon Historic District.


2019 Dayton shooting, Victims
Miami Valley Hospital received 16 victims from the shooting, of which five were admitted, with one in critical condition. Kettering Health Network, comprising nine hospitals in the area, received nine victims, with three in serious condition and three in fair condition. By 10:00 a.m. on the same day, 15 of 27 hospitalized people had been discharged.


2019 Dayton shooting, Victims
Police reported that all the fatalities occurred outside the bar on East 5th Street, and that the shooter's 22-year-old sibling was among those killed. Investigators are trying to determine if the gunman intentionally or accidentally killed his sibling, who was among the first victims.


2019 Dayton shooting, Victims
The nine dead include five males and four females, six black and three white. Four of the dead were in their 20s, four more were in their 30s, and one was 57. Two of the victims who died were also shot by police. An autopsy showed that a woman who was shot by Betts was already bleeding from a fatal gunshot wound when she was struck by two bullets which were fired by police. Had she not been suffering from fatal injuries, one of the bullets which were fired by police would not have been lethal. The second victim was shot by Betts multiple times and sustained a superficial gunshot wound from police. As a result of those findings, Montgomery County Coroner Dr. Kent Harshbarger ruled that the deaths were caused by Betts and were not the result of police gunfire.


2019 Dayton shooting, Perpetrator
Soon after the attack, police identified the gunman as Connor Stephen Betts, a 24-year-old who lived in Bellbrook, Ohio. According to police, he had minor traffic offenses on his record.


2019 Dayton shooting, Perpetrator
Betts made online references about Satan and described himself as a leftist and antifa sympathizer. In the hours before he opened fire in Dayton, he "liked" a post in favor of gun control, and several concerning the El Paso shooting, including a tweet that called the El Paso shooter a "terrorist" and a "white supremacist". Betts was also known to have been in support of presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.


2019 Dayton shooting, Perpetrator
Two former high school classmates said Betts was suspended from Bellbrook High School after he made lists of other students he wanted to kill and rape. The "hit list" was discovered in early 2012 and resulted in a police investigation. He was previously bullied and had planned to shoot up the school, a classmate said. His high school girlfriend said he complained of visual and auditory hallucinations and psychosis, and was afraid of developing schizophrenia.


2019 Dayton shooting, Investigation
On August 4, police and the FBI searched the shooter's home and found evidence that showed an interest in violence and mass shootings and that he had expressed a desire to commit a mass shooting. A preliminary assessment did not indicate the shooter had a racial or political motive. As of August 5, 2019, police investigators stated that the investigation is ongoing and that they are not prepared to speculate about motivation.


2019 Dayton shooting, Investigation
On August 5, Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl stated that: "We have a lot of evidence still to go through ... based on where we're at now, we are not seeing any indication of race being a motive." Investigators are divided and have not determined whether he shot his sibling deliberately. A federal law enforcement official said that they were looking at whether the suspect was associated with incel groups.


2019 Dayton shooting, Investigation
The suspect had additional ammunition magazines with him, and was wearing body armor, a mask and hearing protection during the attack. He ordered the firearm used in the shooting online from Texas, and the firearm was transferred to a local firearms dealer in Ohio, where he picked it up. The firearm used was "modified in essence to function like a rifle", according to the Dayton Police; photos released by the Dayton Police show an AR-15 style firearm with a pistol brace.


2019 Dayton shooting, Investigation
On August 15, the Montgomery County Coroner announced that Betts had cocaine, alcohol, and Xanax in his system; and he also had a vape pen and a baggie containing cocaine in one of his pockets.


2019 Dayton shooting, Aftermath
Members of the Southwest Ohio Critical Incident Stress Management Team met with police who had responded to the scene to help them process the situation. The team includes mental health professionals, police officers, firefighters, medics, and chaplains.


2019 Dayton shooting, Aftermath
The local blood bank asked for more donations following the shooting, and various companies promoted donation drives. Local leaders and community members held a vigil on East 5th Street on August 4, where ten doves were released, one each for each dead victim and one for the injured.


2019 Dayton shooting, Reactions, Domestic
Following the shooting, Ned Peppers Bar posted a message on Instagram reading: "All of our staff is safe and our hearts go out to everyone involved as we gather information."


2019 Dayton shooting, Reactions, Domestic
President Donald Trump tweeted, "God bless the people of El Paso Texas. God bless the people of Dayton, Ohio." In a later statement, he ordered that, following both shootings, all public U.S. flags be flown at half-staff until sunset on August 8. Regarding mass shootings, he said that the Trump Administration "have done much more than most administrations. We've actually done a lot. But perhaps more has to be done."


2019 Dayton shooting, Reactions, Domestic
Mayor Nan Whaley thanked the officers for a quick response, saying that it certainly prevented more deaths. She also spoke of how hard the day would be for the city and the families affected. Ohio Senator Rob Portman and Governor Mike DeWine offered their condolences.


2019 Dayton shooting, Reactions, Domestic
Senator Sherrod Brown, a Democrat representing Ohio, said "Thoughts and prayers are not enough. We must act." He urged Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican, to start a United States Senate session on August 5 to "vote on gun-safety laws". Senate Minority Leader, Chuck Schumer, a Democrat, made a similar call to action. He referenced H.R.8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 that had passed the United States House of Representatives earlier in February, saying the Senate should also pass this. Representative Ted Lieu, a Democrat, asserted that McConnell was "blocking" the bipartisan proposal on "common sense gun safety legislation" from being voted on in the Senate.


2019 Dayton shooting, Reactions, Domestic
Ohio House of Representatives member Candice Keller posted an essay on her personal Facebook page, blaming the shooting on several factors including recreational marijuana and the breakdown of the traditional family (due to causes including transgender rights). Her statement was criticized by Cincinnati City Council member Chris Seelbach, Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones, and Ohio Republican Party chairwoman Jane Timken (who called on her to resign).


2019 Dayton shooting, Reactions, Domestic
Following the El Paso shooting, which occurred 13 hours prior, multiple Democratic 2020 presidential election candidates called for political action to eliminate gun violence in the United States; they included Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, Tim Ryan, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Andrew Yang.


2019 Dayton shooting, Reactions, Domestic
Trump visited El Paso and Dayton on August 7. In Dayton, he spoke to hospitalized victims, medical staff, and first responders. The White House published photos and videos of his trip, some of which showed him posing, smiling, and giving thumbs up gestures with his hosts. He told reporters, "We had an amazing day. The love, the respect for the office of the presidency – I wish you could have been in there to see it."


2019 Dayton shooting, Reactions, Domestic
Comedian Dave Chappelle hosted a free concert for Dayton three weeks after the shootings to honor the victims and their families. More than 20,000 were estimated at the event, which included performances from artists such as Stevie Wonder, Jon Stewart, and Chance the Rapper.


2019 Dayton shooting, Reactions, International
The incident was mentioned by Pope Francis during a speech in St. Peter's Square on August 4, in which he condemned attacks on defenseless people and said he was spiritually close to the victims and the families affected by the attacks that had "bloodied Texas, California, and Ohio".


2019 Dayton shooting, Reactions, International
In response to the shooting, the Consulate General of Japan in Detroit issued a notice stating that no Asians had been injured and that "Japanese residents should be aware of the potential for gunfire incidents everywhere in the United States, a gun society, and continue to pay close attention to safety measures."


2019 Dayton shooting, Reactions, International
At least two other nations – Uruguay and Venezuela — issued similar travel warnings, with Uruguay's foreign ministry issuing a statement warning its citizens traveling in the U.S. "to take precautions against growing indiscriminate violence, mostly for hate crimes, including racism and discrimination", and Venezuela cautioning its citizens to postpone travel to the U.S. or to take precautions "given the proliferation of acts of violence and crimes of indiscriminate hatred".


2019 Daytona 500
The 2019 Daytona 500, the 61st running of the event, was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on February 17, 2019, Contested over 207 laps -- extended from 200 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) asphalt superspeedway. After three multiple cars crash in the last 20 laps (including the Big One on lap 191 which involved 21 cars), only 19 of the 40 cars were running at the end of the race and only 14 completed every lap. It was the first race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, and also marked the debut of the Ford Mustang, which Ford brought in as a replacement for the Fusion. This race was the final career start for Casey Mears.


2019 Daytona 500
This Daytona 500 was the first not to feature the Earnhardt name in the starting lineup since 1978.


2019 Daytona 500, Report
Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, that is one of two superspeedways, the other being Talladega Superspeedway.


2019 Daytona 500, Report, Background
Daytona International Speedway is one of two superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other being Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.


2019 Daytona 500, Practice, First practice (February 9)
Martin Truex Jr. was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 45.937 seconds and a speed of 195.920 mph (315.303 km/h).


2019 Daytona 500, Practice, Second practice (February 9)
Darrell Wallace Jr. was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 46.149 seconds and a speed of 195.020 mph (313.854 km/h).


2019 Daytona 500, Qualifying
William Byron scored the pole for the race with a time of 46.319 and a speed of 194.305 mph (312.704 km/h).


2019 Daytona 500, Gander RV Duel
The Gander RV Duels are a pair of NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races held in conjunction with the Daytona 500 annually in February at Daytona International Speedway. They consist of two races 60 laps and 150 miles (240 km) in length, which serve as heat races that set the lineup for the Daytona 500. The first race sets the lineup for cars that qualified in odd-numbered positions on pole qualifying day, while the second race sets the lineup for cars that qualified in even-numbered positions. The Duels set the lineup for positions 3–38, while positions 39 and 40 are filled by the two "Open" (teams without a charter) cars that set the fastest times in qualifying, but did not lock in a spot in the Duels.


2019 Daytona 500, Gander RV Duel
For championship purposes, each Duel is a full Championship Stage, except there is no playoff point awarded. The top ten drivers receive championship points.


2019 Daytona 500, Practice (post–Duels), Third practice (February 15)
Kyle Busch was the fastest in the third practice session with a time of 44.936 seconds and a speed of 200.285 mph (322.327 km/h).


2019 Daytona 500, Practice (post–Duels), Fourth practice (February 15)
Paul Menard was the fastest in the fourth practice session with a time of 44.830 seconds and a speed of 200.758 mph (323.089 km/h).


2019 Daytona 500, Practice (post–Duels), Final practice (February 16)
Michael McDowell was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 47.012 seconds and a speed of 191.440 mph (308.093 km/h).


2019 Daytona 500, Race
New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman and Houston Texans linebacker J. J. Watt each had duties before the race. Watt, the race’s grand marshal, became the first NFL player to give “drivers, start your engines” in race history. Edelman was the race’s honorary starter – something several current and former NFL players have done in year’s past – as Edelman waved the green flag to signal the start of the 500. “I think these guys are absolutely insane,” Edelman, the MVP at Super Bowl LIII earlier that month, said before the race. “First and foremost, they’re going 200 miles an hour around for three hours straight and (are) able to focus in extreme conditions.”


2019 Daytona 500, Media, Television
Since 2001—with the exception of 2002, 2004 and 2006—the Daytona 500 has been carried by Fox in the United States. The booth crew consisted of longtime NASCAR lap-by-lap announcer Mike Joy, three–time Daytona 500 champion Jeff Gordon, and for the final time 1989 race winner Darrell Waltrip. Pit road was manned by Jamie Little, Regan Smith, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum.


2019 Daytona 500, Media, Television
Spanish-language network Fox Sports LA aired the race live, with lap-by-lap announcer Jessi Losada and color analyst Rodolfo Landeros.


2019 Daytona 500, Media, Radio
The race was broadcast on radio by the Motor Racing Network—who has covered the Daytona 500 since 1970—and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. The booth crew was consisted of Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and 1989 Cup Series champion Rusty Wallace. Longtime turn announcer Dave Moody was the lead turn announcer.


2019 Daytona 500, Media, Radio
He called the Daytona 500 from atop the Sunoco tower outside the exit of turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2. Mike Bagley worked the backstretch for the Daytona 500 from a spotter's stand on the inside of the track & Kyle Rickey called the Daytona 500 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4 from the Sunoco tower outside the exit of turn 4. On pit road, MRN was manned by lead pit reporter and NASCAR Hall of Fame Executive Director Winston Kelley. He will be joined on pit road by Steve Post, Kim Coon, and Dillon Welch.


2019 Deceuninck–Quick-Step season
The 2019 season for Deceuninck–Quick-Step began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obliged to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.


2019 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
The 2019 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They played as members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They were led by third-year head coach Danny Rocco, and played their home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware, with the stadium undergoing renovations prior to the 2019 season. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in CAA play to finish in a tie for ninth place.


2019 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team, Previous season
The Fightin' Blue Hens finished the 2018 season 7–5, 5–3 in CAA play to finish tied for third in the conference. Delaware also returned to the FCS Playoffs for the first time since 2010, falling in the first round to CAA rival James Madison.


2019 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team, Preseason, CAA poll
In the CAA preseason poll released on July 23, 2019, the Fightin' Blue Hens were predicted to finish in fifth place.


2019 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team, Preseason, Preseason All–CAA team
The Fightin' Blue Hens had two players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.


2019 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team, Schedule
Delaware has scheduled 12 games in the 2019 season instead of the 11 normally allowed for FCS programs. Under a standard provision of NCAA rules, all FCS teams are allowed to schedule 12 regular-season games in years in which the period starting with Labor Day weekend and ending with the last Saturday of November contains 14 Saturdays.


2019 Delaware State Hornets football team
The 2019 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Rod Milstead and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in MEAC play to finish in last place.


2019 Delaware State Hornets football team, Previous season
The Hornets finished the 2018 season 3–8, 2–5 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place.


2019 Delaware State Hornets football team, Preseason, MEAC poll
In the MEAC preseason poll released on July 26, 2019, the Hornets were predicted to finish in ninth place.


2019 Delaware State Hornets football team, Preseason, Preseason All–MEAC teams
The Hornets had eight players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.


2019 Delhi factory fire
On 8 December 2019, a fire occurred at a factory building in Anaj Mandi area of Delhi, India. At least 43 people died and more than 56 were injured.


2019 Delhi factory fire
The fire started in a workshop that produced school bags and shoes. The Delhi Fire Service (DFS) received a call for help around 5:22 a.m. IST and reached the location within five minutes, but their entry to the building was prevented by the intensity of the fire and blockages to the entry points. Gas cutters had to be employed to remove the iron grilles. Thirty-five fire engines reached the location and extinguished the fire with an estimated 150 firemen involved who were able to rescue 63 people. A team from the National Disaster Response Force was deployed to assist the fire department in the rescue work.


2019 Delhi factory fire
According to the police, most of the people who died were labourers who had been sleeping inside the factory. Doctors stated that deaths were due to asphyxiation caused by smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide poisoning. The cause of the fire is being investigated. A preliminary investigation and eye witness claims have suggested an electrical short circuit may have been the cause.


2019 Delhi factory fire
The factory was operating in a residential area and according to the local fire chief, the building lacked a proper fire license, and its use as a factory was illegal. The Delhi Police Crime Branch is investigating the case, and the owner of the building and his manager were arrested on the day of the fire. Arvind Kejriwal, chief minister of Delhi, announced a compensation of ₹10 lakh (US$14,000) to the next of kin of each person that died and ₹1 lakh (US$1,400) for the injured. Whereas, Narendra Modi, prime minister of India, also declared a compensation of ₹2 lakh (US$2,800) lakhs rupees for dead and ₹50,000 (US$700) thousand rupees for the injured.


2019 Delhi factory fire, Fire
The fire occurred at the 600 sq ft (56 m2) plot of a luggage bag factory in the Anaj Mandi area of Central Delhi in the early morning of 8 December 2019. At least 100 people were sleeping inside the factory, of whom more than 60 were rescued. According to a report from The Hindu, the fire started in the second floor of the building and quickly spread to the third and fourth floor where the workers had been sleeping. The residents of the first two floors were able to escape, but those on the third and the fourth floors were trapped, since the fire blocked their exit and the windows had iron grilles over them.


2019 Delhi factory fire, Fire
One worker made a phone call to his family from the building and stated that they were trapped by the fire and there was no way to escape.


2019 Delhi factory fire, Rescue
The Delhi Fire Service (DFS) received a call for help around 5:22 am IST (UTC+05:30). According to the first responders of the DFS, they had reached the location within five minutes, but their entry to the building was prevented by narrow passageways and the intensity of the fire. A total of thirty five fire engines reached the area and eventually doused the fire.


2019 Delhi factory fire, Rescue
A firefighter stated that the entry from the terrace was blocked by the locked doors, and that the windows had iron grilles. Gas cutters were employed to remove the grilles. The lane leading to the main entrance was congested and could only allow the entry of one fire engine at a time. A second staircase in the building was blocked with stacks of raw materials for the factory.


2019 Delhi factory fire, Rescue
An estimated 150 firemen were involved in the rescue operation and rescued 63 people.


2019 Delhi factory fire, Rescue
A National Disaster Response Force team was deployed to assist the fire department in the rescue work. The NDRF team had searched the factory for any remaining trapped victims and swept the area with gas detectors. According to the NDRF deputy commander, the third and fourth floors were filled with smoke and the levels of hazardous carbon monoxide (CO) were found to be very high.


2019 Delhi factory fire, Victims
43 people died and more than 56 were injured. Two fire fighters were also injured in the incident. According to fire and police officials, the injured were shifted to Lady Hardinge Hospital, RML Hospital, LNJP Hospital, and Hindu Rao Hospital.


2019 Delhi factory fire, Victims
An LNJP Hospital official stated that thirty-four people were brought dead to the hospital, with smoke inhalation being the primary cause of the death. Some of the bodies were charred. He added that among the fifteen injured, nine were under observation.


2019 Delhi factory fire, Victims
According to the police, most of the dead were labourers who were sleeping inside the factory and died due to asphyxiation.


2019 Delhi factory fire, Investigation
The state government ordered an investigation and a report be delivered within seven days. The cause of the fire is still unknown and is being investigated. According to eye witnesses and the preliminary police investigation, an electrical short circuit was the probable cause. A police official added that a large amount of plastic stored in the premises led to smoke after the fire started. The smoke caused asphyxiation and death among the residents.


2019 Delhi factory fire, Investigation
The luggage bag factory was operating in a residential area. According to the local fire chief, the building lacked a proper fire licence and its use as a factory was illegal. The Delhi Police filed a case against the two owners of the factory and assigned it to the Crime Branch for investigation. The owner of the building and his manager were arrested on the same day under IPC sections 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 285 (negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter).


2019 Delhi factory fire, Investigation
The government of Delhi stated that Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) of the Central Government of India had "minted false claims" about the Delhi factory fire to hide the "corruption and inefficiency of the municipal corporation". It also alleged that the MoHUA was defending the illegal factory. The Delhi Fire service had stated that the factory had no fire clearance or permits to operate and was illegal, and that safety equipment was unavailable.


2019 Delhi factory fire, Aftermath
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted about the incident, calling it "extremely horrific", and announced a compensation of ₹2 lakh (US$2,800) to next of kin of each person that died and ₹50,000 (US$700) for the injured. Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of state, reached on site to make overall assessment, and announced a compensation of ₹10 lakh (US$14,000) to next of kin of each person that died and ₹1 lakh (US$1,400) for the injured. Manoj Tiwari, Bharatiya Janta Party state president, announced a compensation of ₹5 lakh (US$7,000) to the next of kin of each person that died and ₹25,000 (US$350) to those who were injured.


2019 Delhi factory fire, Aftermath
Fireman Rajesh Shukla was praised by the state Home Minister Satyendra Jain for rescuing 11 people. Shukla was an early responder and entered the building to rescue people without waiting for backup to arrive. He suffered bone injuries and was admitted to LNJP Hospital for treatment.


2019 Deloitte Tankard
The 2019 Deloitte Tankard, the provincial men's curling championship of Nova Scotia, was held from January 21 to 27 at the Dartmouth Curling Club in Dartmouth. The winning Stuart Thompson team represented Nova Scotia at the 2019 Tim Hortons Brier in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada's national men's curling championship. It was held in conjunction with the 2019 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship.


2019 Delray Beach Open
The 2019 Delray Beach Open was a professional men's tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 27th edition of the tournament, and part of the 2019 ATP Tour. It took place in Delray Beach, United States between 18 February and 24 February 2019.


2019 Delray Beach Open – Doubles
Jack Sock and Jackson Withrow were the defending champions, but Sock withdrew from the tournament due to injury. Withrow played alongside Nick Kyrgios, but lost in the quarterfinals to Radu Albot and Yoshihito Nishioka.


2019 Delray Beach Open – Doubles
Bob and Mike Bryan won the title, defeating Ken and Neal Skupski in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–4. It was the first all-brothers doubles final on the ATP Tour since June 1977, when Vijay Amritraj and Anand Amritraj beat John Lloyd and David Lloyd 6-1, 6-2 at The Queen's Club in London.


2019 Delray Beach Open – Singles
Frances Tiafoe was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Dan Evans.


2019 Delray Beach Open – Singles
Evans, a qualifier, eventually reached the final but lost to Radu Albot, 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(7–9), double-faulting on championship point after squandering three championship points of his own in the tiebreaker. Albot became the first player from Moldova to win on the ATP Tour.


2019 Delta State Statesmen football team
The 2019 Delta State Statesmen football team will represent Delta State University in the 2019 NCAA Division II football season. They will be led by seventh-year head coach Todd Cooley. The Statesmen will played their home games at McCool Stadium and are members of the Gulf South Conference.


2019 Delta State Statesmen football team, Preseason, Gulf South Conference coaches poll
On August 1, 2019, the Gulf South Conference released their preseason coaches poll with the Statesmen predicted to finish in 6th place in the conference.


2019 Delta State Statesmen football team, Preseason, Preseason All-Gulf South Conference Team
The Statesmen had three players at three positions selected to the preseason all-Gulf South Conference team.


2019 Delta State Statesmen football team, Schedule
Delta State 2019 football schedule consists of five home and away games in the regular season. The Statesmen will host GSC foes Florida Tech, Valdosta State, West Alabama and West Georgia, and will travel to Mississippi College, North Greenville, Shorter, and West Florida.


2019 Delta State Statesmen football team, Schedule
The Statesmen will host one of the two non-conference games against Tusculum from the South Atlantic Conference and will travel to Grand Valley State from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.


2019 Delta State Statesmen football team, Schedule
Two of the ten games will be broadcast on ESPN3 and ESPN+, as part of the Gulf South Conference Game of the Week.


2019 Delta State gubernatorial election
The 2019 Delta State gubernatorial election occurred on March 9, 2019. Incumbent PDP Governor Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa won re-election for a second term, defeating APC's Great Ovedje Ogboru, and several minor party candidates.


2019 Delta State gubernatorial election
Okowa won in 23 LGAs with a total of 80.17% of popular vote, while Ogboru won in the other two of the state's 25 LGAs with a total of 18.71% of popular vote having 709,336 votes less than Okowa.


2019 Delta State gubernatorial election
Ifeanyi Okowa emerged unopposed in the PDP gubernatorial primary as the sole candidate, retaining his deputy, Kingsley Otuaro.


2019 Delta State gubernatorial election
Of the 50 candidates who aspired for the governorship seat, 42 were male, eight were female.


2019 Delta State gubernatorial election, Electoral system
The Governor of Delta State is elected using the plurality voting system.


2019 Delta State gubernatorial election, Primary election, PDP primary
The PDP primary election was held on 30 September 2018. Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa, the incumbent governor, who was the party sole aspirant, emerged winner with 3,252 delegate votes. The chairperson of the PDP gubernatorial primary elections in Delta State announced there were 3,278 accredited delegates from across the state's local government areas, who cast 26 invalid votes.


2019 Delta State gubernatorial election, Primary election, APC primary
The emergence of Chief Great Ogboru and Prof. Pat Utomi as the All Progressives Congress (APC) 2019 Delta State governorship candidates got messy, as the APC primary elections could not be held in a single venue but ran concurrently in two locations in Asaba. This crisis began early in the month of the elections. The elections returning officer at one venue announced Pat Utomi as the winner with 2,481 votes out of the 3,755 total delegate votes, followed by Rt. Hon. Victor Ochei, Dr. Cairo Ojougbuoh and Chief Great Ogboru, respectively. Great Ovedje Ogboru was, however, declared winner by the returning officer at the second venue, and said to have polled 3,292 votes of 3,515 valid votes; 129 votes were declared invalid. Ochei polled 160 votes, Utomi 26 votes and Ojougbuoh 12 votes. The elections were held on 30 September 2018.


2019 Delta State gubernatorial election, Primary election, APC primary
After the elections were concluded, BusinessDay reported one ir the candidates, Hon. Victor Ochei, taking the said winner to the Federal High Court in Abuja, asking the court to nulify the results, which were nulified in April 2019.


2019 Delta State gubernatorial election, Results
A total of 50 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. PDP Governor Ifeanyi Okowa won re-election for a second term, defeating APC's Great Ovedje Ogboru, and several minor party candidates. Okowa polled 925,274 votes representing 80.17% of total vote cast, and Ogboru 215,938 votes representing 18.71%.


2019 Delta State gubernatorial election, Results
The total number of registered voters in the state was 2,831,205 while 1,188,784 voters were accredited. Total number of votes cast was 1,178,335, while total number of valid votes was 1,154,188. Total rejected votes were 24,147.


2019 Delta State gubernatorial election, Results, By local government area
Here are the results of the election from the local government areas of the state for the two major parties. The total valid votes of 1,154,188 represents the 50 political parties that participated in the election. Green represents LGAs won by Okowa. Blue represents LGAs won by Ogboru.


2019 Democratic Alliance Federal Council chairpersonship election
The 2019 Democratic Alliance Federal Council chairpersonship election was held on 20 October 2019 to elect the new Chairperson of the Federal Council of the Democratic Alliance (DA), after incumbent James Selfe had announced his retirement in June 2019.


2019 Democratic Alliance Federal Council chairpersonship election
The members of the party's Federal Council elected the new chairperson. Helen Zille was elected to the position.


2019 Democratic Alliance Federal Council chairpersonship election, Background
In June 2019, James Selfe announced his retirement from the post of Chairperson of the Federal Council of the DA. He served in the post for almost two decades under the leadership of Tony Leon, Helen Zille and Mmusi Maimane. The leadership position is similar to that of the role of Secretary-General of the ruling African National Congress (ANC).


2019 Democratic Alliance Federal Council chairpersonship election, Background
In recent months, the DA had been plagued by infighting and disorder. The party unsuccessfully tried to grow its vote share in the May 2019 national elections, only to be met with its first electoral decline in its history. This consequently caused leadership uncertainty within the party.


2019 Democratic Alliance Federal Council chairpersonship election, Candidates
The candidate nomination process closed on 4 October 2019 at around 17:00. Four candidates declared their intention to contest the election and were as follow:


2019 Democratic Alliance Federal Council chairpersonship election, Results
On 20 October 2019, DA Spokesperson Solly Malatsi tweeted that Helen Zille had been elected to the post. The party soon confirmed her election.


2019 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election
The 2019 Democratic Party leadership election was an open primary election held on 3 March 2019. The election was triggered by the resignation of Matteo Renzi on 12 March 2018, following the party's defeat at the 2018 general election. Vice Secretary Maurizio Martina was appointed Secretary in July 2018 by the National Assembly, but he resigned after few months to officially start the party's congress.


2019 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election
Six candidates were successfully nominated to stand in the Club's Conventions, held in January: Nicola Zingaretti, Maurizio Martina, Roberto Giachetti, Francesco Boccia, Dario Corallo and Maria Saladino. The first three candidates advanced to the open primary election scheduled in March, where Zingaretti won by a landslide getting more than 66% of votes.


2019 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, Electoral process
The process consists of two phases: the first one in which only the members of the Democratic Party have the right to vote, thus determining the candidates who will enter the second round, where the center-left sympathizers are able to vote too. The Democratic Party is currently the only party in Italy that allows the non-members to elect the Secretary by open primary.


2019 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, Electoral process
The term of office of the Secretary is usually four years, along with the National Assembly, but when the former resign in advance, the National Assembly can choose between electing another Secretary (until the natural expiration of the mandate is reached) or the early dissolution of the National Assembly itself and the convocation of a new leadership election.


2019 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, Electoral process
With the official resignation presented by Secretary Maurizio Martina on 30 October, the President must gather the members of the National Assembly within a month, which was held on 17 November on Rome after the convocation of the President, Matteo Orfini, officially starting the primaries.


2019 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, Electoral process
On the same day, the National Assembly elects the members of the “National Committee for the Congress” (which will act in place of the elected bodies until the end of the leadership election), that the National Assembly has to follow, through the approval of the “Rules of the Primaries” where are stated the rules, the dates and the procedure that the party must perform for the process of the leadership election. The National Committee also handle the internal disputes and appeals during the primary election.


2019 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, Electoral process
After the assignment of the National Committee, their members elect a President to coordinate the activities, and they write the rules and the dates and propose them to the National Board. The election must take place within four months following the presentation of the resignation of the Secretary. On 28 November, the National Board unanimously approved the proposals made by the National Committee, setting the date of the leadership election on 3 March.


2019 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, Electoral process, Requirements for candidacy
As stated in the Rules of the Primaries, to officially take part in the competition, applying candidates are required to gather signatures, by 6:00 PM on 12 December 2018, from either:


2019 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, Electoral process, Requirements for candidacy
Along with the signatures, candidates must provide their manifesto. In a few days, the National Committee will announce the official list of the candidates and will carry out a draw to generate the official order of presentation of the candidates in the ballots.


2019 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, Electoral process, Closed primary
To be able to vote in this stage is required to be a member of the Democratic Party. The registration on the local branch closed on 28 November but it is still possible, if the member enrolled in for the previous year, to renew their membership of the party until the day their Circle Convention takes place. Along with the enrollment in the local branches, the National Committee approved the online enrollment, available only between 3 and 21 December for those who weren't members of the Democratic Party in the previous year. To prevent any electoral fraud, it is admitted to enroll only two people per credit card.


2019 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, Electoral process, Closed primary
Once the candidates are validated by the National Committee, the local branches, in a day choose individually by every branch between 7 and 23 January 2019, gather their registered members in the Circle Conventions to talk about the candidates, their manifesto and to introduce the delegates who will take part at the Provincial Conventions. The number of the delegates elected per branch is fixed by the Provincial Committee, on the basis of the average membership of the branch between 2016 and 2017. Along with the national candidate, the members will vote for the delegates linked to every candidate.


2019 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, Electoral process, Closed primary
The elected provincial delegates will take part in the Provincial Conventions in a date set between 29 or 30 January, to elect the delegates for the National Convention, each linked to a national candidate. Just like the Circle Conventions, the number of the delegates elected for every province are fixed by the National Committee, half on the basis of the result of the party in the latest election and half on the average membership of the province between 2016 and 2017.


2019 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, Electoral process, Closed primary
The National Convention will take place on 2 February; it's composed of 1,000 delegates, and it will announce the results of the votes that will be held in the Circle Conventions and will list the candidates admitted to the open primary and the National Assembly, according to one of these conditions:


2019 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, Electoral process, Open primary
Those interested in voting on 3 March for the election of the Secretary may present themselves at the polling station set up in a branch of the Democratic Party, where they can vote for the candidates, voting for one of the regional lists of delegates (who are elected proportionally to the votes obtained) for the National Assembly linked to the candidates. To take part in the election, voters have to:


2019 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, Electoral process, Open primary
The renewed National Assembly meet up on 17 March to declare the elected Secretary, if he obtained the absolute majority of the delegates, otherwise, the delegates of the National Assembly will hold a run-off with a vote by secret ballot between the two most-voted candidates and determine the winner.


2019 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, Background
In the 2018 general election the Democratic Party, led by former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, obtained its worst result ever: 18.7% of the vote, well behind the Five Star Movement (32.7%) and narrowly ahead of the League (17.4%). Following his party's defeat, Renzi resigned from secretary and his deputy Maurizio Martina started functioning as acting secretary.


2019 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, Background
After two months of negotiations and the refusal of the PD to join forces with the M5S, the latter and the League formed a yellow-green government, under Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, a M5S-proposed independent. The PD thus returned to opposition after virtually seven years and experienced some internal turmoil as its internal factions started to re-position themselves in the new context. Both Paolo Gentiloni and Dario Franceschini distanced from Renzi, while Carlo Calenda, a former minister in Renzi's and Gentiloni's governments who had joined the party soon after the election, proposed to merge the PD into a larger "republican front". However, according to several observers, Renzi's grip over the party was still strong and he was still the PD's leader behind the scenes. In July 2018 Martina was elected secretary by the party's national assembly and a new leadership election was scheduled for the first semester of 2019.


2019 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, Campaign
On 7 July 2018, the President of Lazio region, Nicola Zingaretti, announced his intention to run as party's secretary. Zingaretti was a former member of the Italian Communist Party (PCI) and Democratic Party of the Left (PDS), who served as leader of the Left Youth, the youth-wing of the PDS. He is considered a social democrat and one of the most prominent members of the PD's left-wing; for his leftist ideas, some journalists and political analysts compared him to Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn.


2019 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, Campaign
Zingaretti's campaign was based on a social democratic platform, whose aim was to abandon the social liberal and centrist policies promoted by Matteo Renzi and to move the Democratic Party more on the left. The campaign's main themes were social justice and fight to economic inequality; Zingaretti was supported, among others, by former Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, who described him as a "brave candidate who will open a new season for the centre-left" and Dario Franceschini, the former Minister of Culture and leader of AreaDem, one of the main faction of the party.


2019 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, Campaign
On 4 October, Senator Matteo Richetti, who between 2017 and 2018 served as Spokesman of the PD, announced his bid for party's leadership. He was a former member of The Daisy (DL) and a close advisor of Matteo Renzi, however he later assumed a more critical view on his premiership. Richetti is considered a centrist and social liberal politician; he is also the leader of Harambee, a PD faction founded in April 2018 with roots in the Christian left.


2019 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, Campaign
On 6 October, Cesare Damiano, former Minister of Labour in the second government of Romano Prodi, announced his candidacy as party's secretary. Damiano is a democratic socialist and former trade unionist. He has often been strongly against the policies promoted by the previous party's leadership and he wants to bring back the party on the left-wing. However, on the same day of the announcement, he added that he could withdraw his candidacy, following an agreement with Zingaretti.


2019 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, Campaign
On 8 October, Francesco Boccia, an economist and member of the Chamber of Deputies since 2008, presented his candidacy as new party's secretary. Boccia has been a long-time opponent of Renzi and Gentiloni and a close advisor of Michele Emiliano, current governor of Apulia region and former candidate in the 2017 leadership election. Boccia has always supported an alliance between the PD and the Five Star Movement, which was opposed by all the other candidates.


2019 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, Campaign
On 18 November 2018, Marco Minniti, the former Italian Minister of the Interior from 2016 to 2018, announced his candidacy as PD's leader. Minniti was a former member of the Italian Communist Party, however while in office, he promoted restricted policies on immigration and social security, for which he has been often criticized by left-wing intellectuals and writers, like Roberto Saviano. Minniti was supported by Matteo Renzi, former Prime Minister and party's leader, who led a liberal and centrist faction within the PD. He was also supported by former Minister of Economic Development, Carlo Calenda, who was considered by many a strong potential candidate for the leadership election, and the former Minister of Economy and Finance, Pier Carlo Padoan.


2019 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, Campaign
On 22 November, incumbent Secretary Maurizio Martina presented his candidacy as party's leader. Martina is a social democrat, member of the PD's left-wing, who was elected Secretary after the resignation of Matteo Renzi in March 2018. He also served as Italian Minister of Agriculture in Renzi and Gentiloni's governments. He was supported, among others, by Graziano Delrio, one of party's main bigwigs and former Minister of Infrastructures and Transports, who was very close to Renzi until 2017, but from whom he later distanced himself. One of Martina's main proposals is the introduction of a wealth tax for the so-called "super-rich" people.


2019 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, Campaign
On the next day of the Democratic National Committee meeting on 23 November, member of the Chamber of Deputies Lia Quartapelle launched a petition to move up the date of the primary election to January instead of 3 March. The proposal met the support of the former Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, Marianna Madia, Carlo Calenda Debora Serracchiani, Pierfrancesco Majorino and the Mayor of Bergamo, Giorgio Gori. Even the candidates Maurizio Martina and Matteo Richetti welcomed the proposal, while Francesco Boccia strongly rejected the idea.


2019 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, Campaign
The race was characterized by many withdrawals. On 27 November, Senator Matteo Richetti announced his withdrawal from the race, endorsing Maurizio Martina. The day before his withdrawal, Graziano Delrio, former Minister of Infrastructures and Transports, appealed Richetti on Facebook to endorse Martina's candidacy. Richetti was selected by Martina as his deputy secretary candidate.


2019 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, Campaign
While, on 5 December, 17 days after having announced his candidacy, Marco Minniti withdrew from the race, saying to do so in order to facilitate the path of the party primaries and with the sole intent to encourage the election of an authoritative secretary; in January 2019, Minniti endorsed Zingaretti. On 11 December, Cesare Damiano withdrew from the race, endorsing Zingaretti, stating that his choice was motivated by a sense of unity and responsibility towards the party.


2019 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, Campaign
On the same day Roberto Giachetti and Anna Ascani, with a live footage, announced their joint candidacy asking to their viewers to send them 1,500 signatures by the next day. Giachetti is a former Radical, member of the Chamber of Deputies since 2001 and former centre-left candidate for mayor of Rome in 2016 election, while Ascani is a 31 years old member of the Chamber of Deputies for Umbria. They are both strong supporter of Matteo Renzi, that, after Minniti's retirement, refused to endorse another candidate and decided to run themselves, aiming to represent all the renziani area.


2019 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, Campaign
After the National Convention on 3 February, which saw Zingaretti, Martina and Giachetti advanced to the open primary election, Boccia endorsed Zingaretti, while Saladino endorsed Martina.


2019 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, Candidates, Endorsements, Nicola Zingaretti
Luciano Andreotti, Gianluca Angelelli, Alberto Bellelli, Maino Benatti, David Bussagli, Emanuele Crestini, Simone Cretaro, Giacomo Cucini, Enzo Cuomo, Francesco De Rebotti, Paolo Festa, Emiliano Fossi, Alessandro Franchi, Giuseppe Germani, Matteo Gozzoli, Ilenia Malavasi, Maurizio Mangialardi, Nicola Marini, Vito Marotta, Simone Millozzi, Esterino Montino, Giuseppe Morini, Giulia Mugnai, Federica Nannetti, Lorenzo Piazzai, Antonio Pompeo, Mario Pupillo, Stefano Reggianini, Pierluigi Sanna, Roberto Solomita, Pietro Tidei, Alfio Todini


2019 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, Candidates, Endorsements, Nicola Zingaretti
Silvana Amati, Gianni Cuperlo, Paolo D'Erasmo, Francesco De Angelis, Stefania Gasparini, Elisabetta Gualmini, Carlo Guccione, Vincenzo Insardà, Antonio Mastrovincenzo, Michele Mirabello, Giuliano Pisapia, Francesca Puglisi, Marina Sereni, Liana Serrani


2019 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, Candidates, Endorsements, Maurizio Martina
Carla Cantone,Stefano Ceccanti, Andrea De Maria, Emanuele Fiano, Lorenzo Guerini, Matteo Orfini, Luca Rizzo Nervo, Ettore Rosato, Debora Serracchiani, Diego Zardini


2019 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, Candidates, Endorsements, Former candidates
Anna Ascani,Stefano Ceccanti, Piero De Luca, Emanuele Fiano, Lorenzo Guerini, Gennaro Migliore, Alessia Morani, Alberto Pagani


2019 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, Candidates, Endorsements, Former candidates
Giancarlo Acerbi, Pietro Amitrano, Vincenzo Ascione, Angela Bagni, Sergio Batino, Giuseppe Bencivenga, Rodolfo Bertoli, Cristian Betti, Ciro Bonajuto, Saverio Bosco, Mario Bruno, Giuseppe Canfora, Giorgio Cangiano, Pino Capalbo, Santo Caruso, Claudio Castello, Andrea Cereser, Giuseppe Cirillo, Rosalba Piera Colombo, Isabella Conti, Adamo Coppola, Alberto Crisianini, Francesco Del Deo, Marco Antonio Del Prete, Antonino Di Fuardo, Sergio Di Raimo, Enzo Ferrandino, Francesco Fiordomo, Filippo Frittelli, Pasquale Fuccio, Vittorio Gabbanini, Enrico Ioculano, Samuele Lippi, Maurilio Longhin, Vincenzo Magra, Giacomo Mangoni, Dario Mantovani, Marco Mazzanti, Francesco Menna, Paolo Micheli, Francesco Miglio, Rocchino Muliere, Sebastian Nicoli, Fabrizio Pagani, Maria Rosa Pavanello, Massimiliano Pescini, Alberto Polo, Massimiliano Presciutti, Stefania Proietti, Simone Pugnaloni, Rosaria Punzo, Santi Rando, Aurelio Russo, Dimitri Russo, Antonio Sabino, Angelo Sbrocca, Clara Scapin, Alessio Spinelli, Palmiro Ucchielli, Francesca Valenti, Gianfranco Valiante, Franco Zaccaria, Ermanno Zacchetti, Giorgio Zinno.


2019 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, Candidates, Endorsements, Former candidates
Fabiano Amati, Nicola Irto, Marco Leonardi, Giacomo Mancini, Pietro Mannoni, Mino Mortaruolo, Marcella Zappaterra


2019 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, Aftermath
According to Il Post, the results of the popular vote were suspected of being "almost impossible on a statistical level", given that all three resulting percentages for each candidate are perfectly rounded numbers. The editorial staff of Il Post tried to contact the Democratic Party National Committee for further explanations but no answer was ever given.


2019 Democratic Progressive Party presidential primary
In the 2019 Democratic Progressive Party presidential primary, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of Taiwan determined its nominee for the President of the Republic of China in the 2020 presidential election. The DPP candidate for the President was selected through a series of nationwide opinion polls held from 10 June to 13 June 2019.


2019 Democratic Progressive Party presidential primary, Background
The chance of incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen seeking for re-election was heavily crippled after the Democratic Progressive Party's devastating defeat in the 2018 local elections, where the DPP lost seven of the 13 cities and counties it previously held. The DPP’s share of the vote also fell from 56 to 39 per cent since the 2016 presidential election. Tsai resigned as the party chairwoman after the defeat. However, Tsai kept trailing behind in the polls as the surveys found most Taiwanese would not support Tsai in the 2020 election but would support Premier Lai Ching-te, who also resigned from the premiership for the electoral defeat in January 2019.


2019 Democratic Progressive Party presidential primary, Background
On 19 February 2019, Tsai Ing-wen told CNN in an interview she will run for re-election, despite facing calls from senior members of her own party to not seek re-election. Before her announcement, Tsai had received a bump in the polls after she gave a robust speech saying that her people would never relinquish their democratic freedoms, as a response to the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Xi Jinping's speech in January describing Taiwan's unification with the mainland as "inevitable".


2019 Democratic Progressive Party presidential primary, Background
On 18 March, Lai Ching-te registered to run in the party's presidential primary, saying that he could shoulder the responsibility of leading Taiwan in defending itself from being annexed by China. This is the first time in history where a serious primary challenge has been mounted against a sitting president.


2019 Democratic Progressive Party presidential primary, Schedule
The primary was originally planned to be completed on 17 April 2019, and was postponed on 27 March for one week in name of President Tsai's one-week visit to three Pacific island countries. On 10 April, the DPP Central Executive Committee decided again to postpone the primary until after 22 May 2019. Expressing deep regret, Lai Ching-te claimed that this delay denied the value of democracy, and vowed to continue his campaign until the end of the primary. Former Minister of National Defense Michael Tsai renounced his DPP membership on 12 April to protest the party's decision to delay this primary.


2019 Democratic Progressive Party presidential primary, Schedule
On 19 April, Tsai in a radio interview called on Lai to withdraw from the primary, saying things would be different, if Lai would agree to cooperate and a find solution through coordination. Lai responded by saying that he would not withdraw from the race. Amid speculation of party chairman Cho Jung-tai might resign from his post due to pressure from Tsai to cancel the primary, Lai warned the party would be very close to "evil" if it happens.


2019 Democratic Progressive Party presidential primary, Schedule
On 29 May, the DPP Central Executive Committee announced that cell phone sampling would occur in the primary polling alongside landline sampling, each accounting for a 50-percent share of the polling results. The primary polling occurred between 10 June and 13 June.


2019 Democratic Progressive Party presidential primary, Results
Results of the primary were announced on 13 June. Tsai defeated Lai by approximately 8.6 percentage points, the result was 35.68% for Tsai and 27.48% for Lai. She was formally nominated as the Democratic Progressive Party's presidential candidate on 19 June 2019.


2019 Democratic Republic of the Congo Senate election
Senate elections were held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 14 March 2019 to elect the 108 Senators. Former DRC President Joseph Kabila, who stepped down from office in January 2019 following the inauguration of the recently elected Félix Tshisekedi, has also joined the upper house of the legislature as a senator for life, for a total of 109 seats.


2019 Democratic Republic of the Congo Senate election, Background
The Senate is elected indirectly by the 780 members of the provincial assemblies.


2019 Democratic Republic of the Congo Senate election, Background
This Senate election was postponed one year from an earlier date in June 2012 and another year from a later date in June 2013. The Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) planned on holding them in early 2016, but they did not occur.


2019 Democratic Republic of the Congo Senate election, Background
On 30 December 2018, a general election was held that resulted in opposition leader Félix Tshisekedi being elected president. Incumbent President Joseph Kabila, in office since 2001 and whose constitutional mandate ended in 2016, stepped down from office in January 2019, when Tshisekedi was inaugurated. This was the first democratic transition of power in the DRC since it gained independence from Belgium in 1960. As a former president, Kabila will be a senator for life, according to the DRC's constitution. Kabila-allied parties gained a majority in both the National Assembly and the provincial assemblies, which were also elected on that date.


2019 Democratic Republic of the Congo Senate election, Results
The election for the eight seats from the provinces of North Kivu and Mai-Ndombe have been delayed.


2019 Democratic Republic of the Congo Senate election, Aftermath
A police officer was killed during protests in the city of Mbuji-Mayi over the massive victory of the Common Front for Congo (FCC) coalition, supported by former President Joseph Kabila. Protests were also held in Kinshasa. Recently inaugurated President Félix Tshisekedi has pledged to reform the country, but his ability to do this will be limited by the fact that the pro-Kabila FCC has the majority of seats in both the National Assembly and also the Senate.


2019 Democratic Republic of the Congo Senate election, Aftermath
Supporters of Tshisekedi's UPDS party protested in Kinshasa and Tshisekedi's strongholds in the central DRC because they alleged that the results were rigged, and party supporters also attacked offices of FCC legislators in Kasaï-Oriental province. In Kinshasa, protests occurred outside the parliament building. Allegations have been made that provincial assemblymen were bribed to vote for the FCC.


2019 Denmark Open
The 2019 Denmark Open (officially known as the Danisa Denmark Open presented by Victor 2019 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton competition which took place at Odense Sports Park in Odense, Denmark, from 15 to 20 October 2019. It had a total purse of $775,000.


2019 Denmark Open, Tournament
The 2019 Denmark Open was the twentieth tournament of the 2019 BWF World Tour and also part of the Denmark Open championships, which has been held since 1935. This tournament was organized by Badminton Denmark with the sanction of the BWF.


2019 Denmark Open, Tournament, Venue
This international tournament was held at Odense Sports Park in Odense, Denmark.


2019 Denmark Open, Tournament, Point distribution
Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 750 event.


2019 Denmark Open, Tournament, Prize money
The total prize money for this tournament was US$775,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.


2019 Denver Broncos season
The 2019 season was the Denver Broncos' 50th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 60th overall.


2019 Denver Broncos season
This marked the Broncos' first season under new ownership since 1984, as longtime owner Pat Bowlen died during the offseason. The team underwent numerous coaching changes following the end of the 2018 season, as Vic Fangio became the Broncos' third different head coach since 2014. After their first 0–4 start since 1999, the Broncos went 7–5 the rest of the way, finishing at 7–9 and improving on their 6–10 record from 2018; however, they missed the playoffs for a fourth consecutive season. The team struggled with poor offensive performances, ranking in the bottom five in several statistical categories. The team underwent a quarterback carousel, and for a fourth consecutive season, scored 30 or more points only once.


2019 Denver Broncos season, Front office changes
On January 14, Gary Kubiak, the team's senior personnel advisor during the previous two seasons, departed for an assistant head coach/offensive advisor position with the Minnesota Vikings.


2019 Denver Broncos season, Death of owner Pat Bowlen
On June 13, owner Pat Bowlen died at the age of 75, following a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Bowlen, who had served as the team's majority owner since 1984, relinquished control of the team prior to the 2014 season after privately battling the disease five years prior. This resulted in Bowlen transferring control to a three-person group known as "The Pat Bowlen Trust," consisting of team president/CEO Joe Ellis, team counsel Rich Slivka and Denver attorney Mary Kelly.


2019 Denver Broncos season, Death of owner Pat Bowlen
Bowlen was the fastest owner to reach 300 wins, and during Bowlen's 35 seasons as majority owner, the team posted the league's second-best winning percentage (354–240–1, .596), behind only the New England Patriots. The team also reached seven Super Bowls, winning three (XXXII, XXXIII and 50) and suffered a league-low seven losing seasons. Bowlen's death occurred two months before he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.


2019 Denver Broncos season, Death of owner Pat Bowlen
One year before Pat Bowlen's death, two of his children expressed interest in succeeding as the Broncos' controlling owner—Beth Bowlen Wallace and Brittany Bowlen. On December 2, Brittany Bowlen, 29, made her return to the Broncos' organization with a senior management position of vice president of strategic initiatives, following the end of her employment with McKinsey & Company. Ellis stated that selling the team remained an option, even with Brittany Bowlen's return to the organization.


2019 Denver Broncos season, Roster changes, Draft
The Broncos did not have selections in the fourth or seventh rounds—see draft trades below.


2019 Denver Broncos season, Roster changes, Undrafted free agents
All undrafted free agents were signed after the 2019 NFL Draft concluded on April 27, unless noted otherwise.


2019 Denver Broncos season, Roster changes, Suspensions
On December 17, safety Kareem Jackson was suspended for the final two games of the 2019 season for violating the league's Policy and Program on Substances of Abuse. Jackson's suspension stems from a September 19 arrest for driving while ability impaired, which he promptly reported to the team to be investigated by the NFL.


2019 Denver Broncos season, Preseason
The Broncos played the Atlanta Falcons in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game on Thursday, August 1, at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio. The Broncos were represented by late owner Pat Bowlen, who died on June 13, as well as cornerback Champ Bailey. It marked the Broncos' fourth appearance in the game and the first since 2004, when John Elway was inducted into the Hall of Fame.


2019 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Schedule
The Broncos' schedule was announced on April 17. This marked the first time since 2010 in which the Broncos opened the season on the road.


2019 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Oakland Raiders
In the season opener, the Broncos made their final visit to Oakland, prior to the Raiders' relocation to Las Vegas for 2020. The Broncos fell behind 14–0 in the first half against the Raiders on Monday Night Football. On the game's opening drive, Raiders' quarterback Derek Carr threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Tyrell Williams, and running back Josh Jacobs added a 2-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. Broncos placekicker Brandon McManus missed short on a 63-yard field goal attempt just before halftime.


2019 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Oakland Raiders
The Broncos reached the red zone on their first three possessions of the second half, but were forced to settle for field goals by McManus on each drive—two 26-yarders in the third quarter and a 39-yarder midway through the fourth quarter. Wide receiver DaeSean Hamilton dropped a potential touchdown pass on the second drive. Following the second field goal, the Raiders increased their lead to 21–6, with Jacobs' second touchdown run of the game (a 4-yarder), and then to 24–9, with a 29-yard field goal by placekicker Daniel Carlson at the 4:41 mark of the third quarter.


2019 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Oakland Raiders
After three red zone attempts that all resulted in short field goals, the Broncos finally reached the end zone with 2:18 remaining in the fourth quarter. Joe Flacco, in his debut as the Broncos' starting quarterback, connected on a 1–yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders to narrow the Raiders' lead to 24–16. However, the Broncos were unable to prevent the Raiders from running out the clock. With the loss, the Broncos opened the season at 0–1 for the first time since 2011, which was also a loss to the Raiders on Monday Night Football.


2019 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Chicago Bears
In the Broncos' home opener, the only points of the first half came by way of field goals—a 43-yarder by Broncos' placekicker Brandon McManus on the game's opening drive, and 43- and 52-yarders by Bears' placekicker Eddy Piñeiro in the second quarter. The Bears increased their lead to 13–3 late in the third quarter, with running back David Montgomery diving for a 1-yard touchdown. For a second consecutive week, the Broncos were held without a touchdown for the first three-quarters, and were once again plagued by red-zone woes.


2019 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Chicago Bears
The Broncos reached the red zone early in the fourth quarter, but were forced to settle on a 32-yard field goal by McManus to pull to within a 13–6 deficit. After forcing a Bears' punt, the Broncos were attempting to tie the game and reached the Bears' 2-yard line with 4:51 remaining; however, quarterback Joe Flacco was intercepted by Bears' cornerback Kyle Fuller. The Broncos forced another Bears' punt, and got the football back at their own 38-yard line with 2:48 remaining in the game.


2019 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Chicago Bears
After burning all of their timeouts, the Broncos finally reached the end zone with 37 seconds remaining, with Flacco connecting with wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders on a 7-yard touchdown pass. The Broncos were initially planning to go for the two-point conversion, but a delay-of-game penalty pushed them back five yards. The Broncos then attempted the game-tying extra point, which McManus missed wide right; however, Bears' cornerback Buster Skrine was whistled for an offsides penalty. The Broncos attempted another two-point conversion, which was successful, with a Flacco completion to Sanders.


2019 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Chicago Bears
The Bears had one final drive, which began at their own 25-yard line with 31 seconds remaining. On the first play, Broncos' linebacker Bradley Chubb was whistled for a questionable roughing the passer penalty on Bears' quarter Mitchell Trubisky, which added 15 yards to a 5-yard completion to tight end Trey Burton. After three consecutive incomplete passes and a 5-yard penalty for having too many men on the field, the Bears faced a 4th-and-15 from their own 40-yard line. Trubisky completed a 25-yard pass to wide receiver Allen Robinson in the middle of the field to the Broncos' 35-yard line, and the Bears' final timeout was called with one second remaining. This set up the game-winning 53-yard field goal by Piñeiro as time expired.


2019 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Green Bay Packers
On the game's opening drive, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers launched a 40-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling. Broncos return specialist Diontae Spencer returned the ensuing kickoff to the Packers' 43-yard line, but the Broncos' offense went three-and-out on their initial possession. After forcing a Green Bay punt, the Broncos pulled even early in the second quarter, with running back Phillip Lindsay rushing for a 1-yard touchdown. The next two scoring plays came from each placekicker—a 42-yard field goal by the Packers' Mason Crosby, followed by one from 30 yards by the Broncos' Brandon McManus.


2019 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Green Bay Packers
The Broncos suffered turnovers on two of their next three possessions, and the Packers capitalized as a result. First, Broncos quarterback Joe Flacco was strip-sacked by Packers linebacker Preston Smith at the Denver 5-yard line. The Packers reclaimed the lead just before halftime, with a 7-yard touchdown run by running back Aaron Jones. Then early in the third quarter, linebacker Jaire Alexander forced a fumble off Broncos tight end Noah Fant at the Denver 37-yard line, and Jones' second rushing touchdown—from 1 yard out—increased the Packers' lead to 24–10.


2019 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Green Bay Packers
The Broncos responded with a 12-play, 75-yard drive, with Lindsay's second 1-yard touchdown run—this one on a 4th-and-goal. However, McManus hit the left upright on his extra point attempt, leaving the score at 24–16. After forcing the Packers to punt, the Broncos advanced to the Green Bay 38-yard line late in the third quarter; however, Flacco was intercepted by safety Darnell Savage Jr. The Packers increased their lead to 27–16 with less than 6 minutes to play, thanks to a 41-yard field goal by Crosby.


2019 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Green Bay Packers
The Broncos had two more possessions, but could not reach midfield on either drive—both ending with Flacco getting sacked and turning over the football on downs. Flacco was sacked six times, and for a third consecutive game, the Broncos' defense failed to record a sack or force a turnover. The Broncos suffered their first 0–3 start since 1999. With the loss, the Broncos dropped to 0–6–1 in road games against the Packers, going 0–5 at Lambeau Field and 0–1–1 in two meetings in Milwaukee. To date, the Packers remain as the only team that the Broncos have never defeated on the road in their franchise history.


2019 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
The Broncos grabbed a 17–3 lead over the Jaguars by the second quarter, with quarterback Joe Flacco throwing a pair of touchdown passes—a 25-yarder to tight end Noah Fant in the first quarter followed by a 7-yarder to wide receiver Courtland Sutton in the second quarter, and placekicker Brandon McManus adding a 33-yard field goal. The Broncos reached the Jaguars' 33-yard line 1:05 remaining until halftime, and were attempting to add to their lead; however, Flacco was intercepted by Jaguars' safety Ronnie Harrison, who advance the football to the Broncos' 43-yard line.


2019 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
This set up a 40-yard field goal by placekicker Josh Lambo just before halftime. On the opening possession of the second half, the Jaguars pulled to within a 17–13 deficit, with a 16-play, 75-yard drive, culminating in a 7-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Gardner Minshew II to running back Ryquell Armstead. After the Broncos went three-and-out on their first possession of the second half, the Jaguars took a 20–17 lead, with Minshew, starting in place of the injured Nick Foles, connecting on an 18-yard touchdown pass to tight end James O'Shaughnessy.


2019 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
The key play of the drive was an 81-yard run by running back Leonard Fournette. With 9:54 remaining in the fourth quarter, the Jaguars assembled a 13-play, 78-yard drive, with a 34-yard field goal by Lambo to increase the Jaguars lead to 23–17 with three minutes remaining. Six plays later, and with only one timeout remaining, the Broncos took a 24–23 lead, with Flacco throwing his third touchdown pass of the game—an 8-yarder to Sutton with 1:38 remaining. However, for the second time in three weeks, the Broncos were unable to prevent a game-winning drive by their opponent.


2019 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
On the second play of the Jaguars' game-winning drive, linebacker Von Miller was whistled for a roughing the passer penalty after the Broncos forced their first fumble of the season. Lambo kicked the game-winning 32-yard field goal as time expired. After failing to record a sack in their first three games, the Broncos sacked Minshew five times, including two by Von Miller, who reached 100 career sacks in his 124th game, the fourth-fastest player to reach that landmark. With the loss, the Broncos suffered their first 0–4 start since 1999.


2019 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Los Angeles Chargers
The Broncos jumped out to a 14–0 lead over the Chargers on their first two offensive possessions, courtesy of a 4-yard touchdown run by running back Phillip Lindsay, followed by a 70-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Joe Flacco to wide receiver Courtland Sutton. The Broncos reached the Chargers' 29-yard line on their third possession, but Flacco was strip-sacked by linebacker Uchenna Nwosu on the first play of the second quarter, with linebacker Jatavis Brown recovering the fumble.


2019 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Los Angeles Chargers
The Chargers managed to get to the Denver 16-yard line on their ensuing possession, but quarterback Philip Rivers was flagged for intentional grounding on a 3rd-and-5, with the penalty pushing them back to the 30-yard line. The ensuing 48-yard field goal attempt from Chase McLaughlin was blocked by Broncos' defensive end Dre'Mont Jones. The Broncos increased their lead to 17–0 on their next possession, with a 40-yard field goal by Brandon McManus. The Chargers reached the Broncos' 1-yard line with seven seconds remaining before halftime, with Rivers completing a short pass to running back Austin Ekeler near the left sideline. However, Broncos' safety Kareem Jackson forced a fumble before Ekeler could break the plane of the goal line near the pylon, and the football went out of the corner of the end zone for a touchback, keeping the Chargers scoreless.


2019 Denver Broncos season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Los Angeles Chargers
After a series of punts to start the second half, the two teams exchanged turnovers. First, with the Broncos backed up near their own goal line, Flacco was intercepted on a deflected pass by linebacker Kyzir White, giving the Chargers a very short field at the 7-yard line. Three plays later, the Broncos returned the favor, with linebacker A. J. Johnson intercepting Rivers in the end zone for a touchback.