2014–15 New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition, Competition format
Teams played in a round-robin in a group of six,  playing 5 matches overall. Matches were played using a Twenty20 format. The top two in the group advanced to the final.


2014–15 New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition, Competition format
The group worked on a points system with positions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:


2014–15 New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition, Competition format
Win: 4 pointsTie: 2 pointsLoss: 0 points. Abandoned/No Result: 2 points.


2014–15 Newcastle Jets FC season
The 2014–15 Newcastle Jets FC season was the club's 14th season since its establishment in 2000. The club participated in the A-League for the 10th time and the FFA Cup for the first time.


2014–15 Newcastle Jets FC season, Players, Squad information
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2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season
In the 2014–15 football season, English club Newcastle United competed in the Premier League for the fifth consecutive season. It was Newcastle United's 122nd season of professional football.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season
The season saw Newcastle end in 15th place after a difficult season for the Magpies. Newcastle started the season without a win from their opening eight games, and ended it by only winning three times in 19 Premier League games. Manager Alan Pardew was subject to protests during the opening run, but seemed to have turned a corner by following it with six consecutive wins, including a Capital One Cup victory at Manchester City. Pardew left Newcastle in January to join Crystal Palace, with manager John Carver taking over until the end of the season. He presided over some of Newcastle's worst ever league form, including a run of eight consecutive defeats. A win over West Ham on the final day of the season ultimately secured Newcastle survival. Newcastle United season reviews


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season
This article shows statistics and lists details of all matches played by the club during the season.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Chronological list of events
6 June 2014: 20-year-old Ayoze Pérez signs for the Magpies for an estimated fee of £1.6m from Tenerife.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Chronological list of events
9 June 2014: Jack Colback from Sunderland joins the Magpies on a free transfer.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Chronological list of events
11 June 2014: Stefan Broccoli, Michael Newberry, Lewis Suddick, Ben Pollock, Luke Charman, Jamie Holmes, Jack Hunter, Louis Johnson, Sean Longstaff, Ben Smith, Jake Trodd and Dan Ward sign scholarships with the club's academy. James Morgan, Lewis Aird and Macauley Booth leave the academy.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Chronological list of events
18 June 2014: The 2014–15 Premier League fixtures are released with the Magpies kicking off against reigning champions Manchester City for a second season running.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Chronological list of events
28 June 2014: James Tavernier signs for Championship side Wigan Athletic for an expected fee of £400K.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Chronological list of events
1 July 2014: Romain Amalfitano leaves on a free transfer for Dijon.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Chronological list of events
2 July 2014: Siem de Jong signs from Ajax for an expected fee of £7.5 million.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Chronological list of events
4 July 2014: The club appoints Dave Billows as Head of Fitness.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Chronological list of events
13 July 2014: Rémy Cabella signs from Montpellier for an expected fee of £8 million.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Chronological list of events
16 July 2014: Emmanuel Rivière signs from Monaco for an expected fee of £6.3 million.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Chronological list of events
17 July 2014: Mathieu Debuchy is transferred to Arsenal for an expected fee of £12 million.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Chronological list of events
17 July 2014: Daryl Janmaat signs from Feyenoord for an expected fee of £5 million.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Chronological list of events
22 July 2014: Sylvain Marveaux joins Guingamp on a season-long loan.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Chronological list of events
3 August 2014: Facundo Ferreyra signs from Shakhtar Donetsk on a season-long loan.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Chronological list of events
9 August 2014: Newcastle completes double signing of Karl Darlow and Jamaal Lascelles from Nottingham Forest for an expected combined fee of £7 million. Both are immediately loaned back to the selling club for the rest of the season.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Chronological list of events
30 August 2014: The Magpies score their first goals of the season in a 3–3 draw with Crystal Palace, including debut Newcastle goals for defender Mike Williamson and 18-year-old Rolando Aarons.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Chronological list of events
1 September 2014: Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa joins Roma on a season-long loan.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Chronological list of events
2 September 2014: Hatem Ben Arfa joins Hull City on a season-long loan.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Chronological list of events
18 October 2014: Newcastle gain their first league win of the season, with Gabriel Obertan scoring the only goal in a 1–0 win over Leicester City.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Chronological list of events
29 October 2014: A first away victory over Manchester City in 14 years saw Newcastle reach the quarter-finals of the League Cup for the first time since 2007.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Chronological list of events
9 November 2014: The Magpies record their fifth consecutive win in all competitions with a 2–0 away win against West Bromwich Albion to return to the top half of the Premier League table.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Chronological list of events
6 December 2014: Despite having Steven Taylor sent off, Newcastle record a third consecutive home win over Chelsea to bring the League leaders' 23-match unbeaten run in all competitions to an end.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Chronological list of events
13 December 2014: In Jak Alnwick's first start at the Emirates Stadium against Arsenal they lost 4–1 and Santi Cazorla scored a penalty past Alnwick.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Chronological list of events
17 December 2014: In the fifth round, Newcastle were eliminated from the League Cup by Tottenham Hotspur, 4–0.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Chronological list of events
21 December 2014: Newcastle lose their fourth consecutive Tyne-Wear derby for the first time in the club's history, losing by a goal to nil thanks to a 90th-minute goal by Adam Johnson. Cheick Tioté also picked up a fifth yellow card, meaning he will miss the Boxing Day fixture against Manchester United.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Chronological list of events
28 December 2014: The Magpies win their last match of 2014, winning 3–2 against Everton, with former Sunderland midfielder Jack Colback scoring his first League goal in a Newcastle shirt.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Chronological list of events
29 December 2014: Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew is given permission to speak to Crystal Palace regarding their vacant managerial role. Assistant manager John Carver is put in temporary charge of the side.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Chronological list of events
1 January 2015: In John Carver's first game as caretaker manager, they drew 3–3 against Burnley and Alan Pardew was on the stands at Villa Park to see Crystal Palace play against Aston Villa where it ended 0–0.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Chronological list of events
2 January 2015: Alan Pardew is appointed as Crystal Palace manager.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Chronological list of events
3 January 2015: In the Magpies' first match of the FA Cup third round, they were eliminated by Leicester City, 1–0.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Chronological list of events
4 January 2015: Newcastle United announce that Hatem Ben Arfa's contract has been terminated with mutual consent, with French Ligue 1 side Nice announcing the arrival of the player.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Chronological list of events
26 January 2015: John Carver is appointed as head coach until the end of 2014–15 season.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Chronological list of events
2 February 2015: On transfer deadline day, Davide Santon joined Internazionale on loan and Haris Vučkić, Remie Streete, Gaël Bigirimana, Shane Ferguson and Kevin Mbabu joined Rangers on loan.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Chronological list of events
9 February 2015: Eighteen-year-old midfielder Daniel Barlaser, capped by Turkey at Under–17 level, signs his first professional contract, committing himself to Newcastle United on a long-term deal of unspecified length.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Chronological list of events
4 March 2015: In the Magpies' 1–0 loss against Manchester United, Papiss Cissé was suspended seven matches for spitting at Jonny Evans, while he was suspended for six matches. But one of Cissé's suspension is for arm butting Séamus Coleman in a 3–2 win against Everton on 28 December 2014.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Chronological list of events
27 March 2015: Ten youth players are offered scholarships at Newcastle United effective from 1 July 2015. They are Yannick Aziakonou, Owen Bailey, Shane Donaghey, Owen Gallacher, Nathan Harker, Mackenzie Heaney, Dan Lowther, Lewis McNall, Callum Smith and Craig Spooner. Meanwhile, academy players Macaulay Gillesphey, Tom Heardman, Liam Smith and Jamie Sterry all signed professional contracts at the club, Kyle Cameron, Jamie Cobain, Liam Gibson, Adam Laidler, Brendan Pearson and Callum Williams are all retained as third year scholars and James Atkinson, Ben Drennan, Andy Hall, Joe Kerridge, Ryan McKinnon, Greg Olley, Jonathyn Quinn and Jordan Storey are all released.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Chronological list of events
29 May 2015: Sammy Ameobi is offered a new contract by Newcastle United, but Jak Alnwick, Adam Campbell, Jonás Gutiérrez, Remie Streete and Ryan Taylor are all released. Facundo Ferreyra returns to Skakhtar Donetsk after his season-long loan deal expired.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Players, Reserve team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Players, Under-18 team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season, Competitions, Premier League, Matches
The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.


2014–15 Newport County A.F.C. season
The 2014–15 season was Newport County's second consecutive season in Football League Two, 62nd season in the Football League and 94th season of league football overall. They finished the season in 9th place, narrowly missing out on the play-offs.


2014–15 Newport County A.F.C. season, Season Review, League
The season started with three straight league defeats, including a 3–2 defeat at Morecambe where County were leading 2–0 at half time. However, with Newport lying just outside the relegation places they entered a run of form that saw them lose just two more games in the first half of the season. Highlights included home wins over Northampton Town, AFC Wimbledon, York City, Southend United, Stevenage and Plymouth Argyle; and away wins at Portsmouth, Dagenham & Redbridge, Bury, Carlisle United and Cheltenham Town. At the halfway point in the season County were in the play-off positions in 5th place, just three points from an automatic promotion spot.


2014–15 Newport County A.F.C. season, Season Review, League
In the new year, the good results kept coming: Home wins over Carlisle and Portsmouth put County in third place. However, there was speculation that County's success had led to interest in manager Justin Edinburgh from other clubs. There had been approaches in the previous season: On 2 December 2013, County rejected an approach from Edinburgh's former club Portsmouth to be interviewed as a successor to Guy Whittingham as Portsmouth manager.


2014–15 Newport County A.F.C. season, Season Review, League
In January 2014 Edinburgh stated he had rebuffed an unofficial approach directly to himself to be considered as manager of Northampton Town Following the win over Portsmouth, County had now lost three games in a row, as the speculation about Edinburgh's future grew. On 3 February Gillingham made an official approach, and on 7 February he was announced as the new Gills' boss. His departure was confirmed just two hours before kick-off at AFC Wimbledon and, under caretaker manager Jimmy Dack, County slipped to a fourth successive defeat.


2014–15 Newport County A.F.C. season, Season Review, League
County halted a run of four straight defeats with a 1–1 draw against Tranmere Rovers in Dack's first home game in charge. Despite the poor run of form Newport were still within the play-off positions, in 6th place. However, with only five more wins in the remaining 16 games, County slipped out of the play-off places, eventually finishing 9th.


2014–15 Newport County A.F.C. season, Squad statistics, Squad information
Caps and goals as at 10 May 2015 as per Soccerbase.


2014–15 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented Niagara University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Eagles, led by second year head coach Chris Casey, played their home games at the Gallagher Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 8–22, 7–13 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC Tournament to Siena.


2014–15 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team represented Nicholls State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by eleventh year head coach J. P. Piper, played their home games at Stopher Gym and are members of the Southland Conference.


2014–15 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team
The Colonels were picked to finish eighth (8th) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the Sports Information Directors Poll.


2014–15 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team
The Colonels were the sixth seed in the 2015 Southland Conference Tournament due to ineligibility of three teams which finished higher in conference play. In the first game of the tournament, the Colonels played the seventh seeded New Orleans Privateers losing 73–82. The Colonels finished the season with a 10–19 overall record and a 7–11 record in conference play tied for eighth place.


2014–15 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball team
The 2014–15 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball team represented Nicholls State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Colonels, led by seventh year head coach DoBee Plaisance, played their home games at Stopher Gym and are members of the Southland Conference. The team's overall record was 17–13 including one game as the #3 seed in the 2015 Southland Conference Women's Basketball Tournament. In conference play, the Colonels had a 13–5 record third place.


2014–15 Niedersachsenliga
The 2014–15 season of the Niedersachsenliga, the highest association football league in the German state of Lower Saxony, was the seventh season of the league at tier five (V) of the German football league system.


2014–15 Niedersachsenliga, 2014–15 season, Standings
The 2014–15 season saw four new clubs in the league, Eintracht Northeim, SC Spelle-Venhaus, Arminia Hannover and Teutonia Uelzen, all four promoted from the Landesligas, while no club had been relegated from the Regionalliga Nord.


2014–15 Niedersachsenliga, Promotion play-off
The champions of the Bremen-Liga, Oberliga Hamburg and the Schleswig-Holstein-Liga as well as the runners-up from the Niedersachsenliga entered a play-off for two more spots in the Regionalliga Nord. Eight clubs from these four leagues applied for a Regionalliga licence. As the only club from Hamburg to apply for a licence, SC Victoria Hamburg, later declined participation only three clubs take part in the promotion round, Bremer SV, TSV Schilksee and VfV 06 Hildesheim, with the latter two promoted:


2014–15 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team represented Norfolk State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by second year coach Robert Jones, played their home games at the Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 12–4 in MEAC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the MEAC Tournament where they lost to Hampton. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Eastern Kentucky.


2014–15 North American winter
The 2014–15 North American winter was frigid and prolifically wintry, especially across the eastern half of North America in the months of January–March. The season began early, with many places in North America experiencing their first wintry weather during mid-November. A period of below-average temperatures affected much of the contiguous United States, and several records were broken. An early trace of snowfall was recorded in Arkansas. There were greater accumulations of snow across parts of Oklahoma as well. A quasi-permanent phenomenon referred to as the polar vortex may have been partly responsible for the cold weather.


2014–15 North American winter
Temperatures in much of the United States dropped 15 to 35 °F (8.3 to 19 °C) below average by November 19 following a southward "dip" of the polar vortex into the eastern two-thirds of the country. The effects of this dip were widespread, bringing about temperatures as low as 28 °F (−2 °C) in Pensacola, Florida. Following a significant snowstorm there, Buffalo, New York received several feet of snow from November 17–21. During the 2014–15 winter season, Boston broke its all-time official seasonal 107.6-inch (2.73-meter) snowfall record from the winter of 1995–96, with a total snowfall record of 108.6 inches (2.76 m) as of March 15, 2015.


2014–15 North American winter
Many records for snowfall and temperature were broken, many for the month of February, with every state east of the Mississippi River being colder than average, some for the entire winter. However, this meteorological winter was the 19th-warmest of the past 120 winters over the lower 48 states, largely due to persistent warm weather in the West.


2014–15 North American winter
While there is no well-agreed-upon date used to indicate the start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, there are two definitions of winter which may be used. Based on the astronomical definition, winter begins at the winter solstice, which in 2014 occurred on December 21, and ends at the March equinox, which in 2015 occurred on March 20. Based on the meteorological definition, the first day of winter is December 1 and the last day February 28. Both definitions involve a period of approximately three months, with some variability.


2014–15 North American winter, Seasonal forecasts
On October 16, 2014, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center issued its U.S. Winter Outlook. This outlook indicated that below-average temperatures in parts of the south-central and southeastern United States would be favored, with above-average temperatures favored in the western U.S., Alaska, Hawaii, and New England. Drought conditions were expected to improve in California's southern and northwestern regions, but no improvements were expected earlier than December or January.


2014–15 North American winter, Seasonal forecasts
Above-average conditions were also expected to pervade the winter months in the western U.S., the Intermountain West extending across the U.S.–Canada border through New York and New England, and Alaska and Hawaii. The Precipitation Outlook favored above-average precipitation across the southern tier and Atlantic coast of the United States, with above-average precipitation also favored in southern Alaska and the Alaska panhandle. Below-average precipitation was favored in Hawaii, the northwestern United States, and near the Great Lakes region. The rest of the country was given an "equal chance" for either above- or below-average temperatures and/or precipitation.


2014–15 North American winter, Seasonal forecasts
On November 30, 2014, Environment Canada's monthly prediction system produced a forecast for the months of December, January, and February across Canada. Areas in and just off the western coast of British Columbia were considered the most likely areas for above-average temperatures. Other areas where above-average temperatures were favored by the forecast included Yukon, the Northwest Territories, northern parts of Alberta and Saskatchewan, and northwestern parts of Manitoba. Below-average temperatures were favored in and near Lake Superior in Ontario, across much of Hudson Bay, in far-eastern parts of Nunavut, and in northern parts of Quebec.


2014–15 North American winter, Seasonal forecasts
The most favorable locations for above-average precipitation were northwestern British Columbia, southwestern Yukon, eastern parts of the Northwest Territories, western parts of Nunavut, and Newfoundland. The most favorable areas for below-average precipitation were southeastern British Columbia, southern Alberta, southern Saskatchewan, some northern parts of Quebec, and an isolated spot in the northern half of Nunavut.


2014–15 North American winter, Seasonal summary
The North American winter season to date has expressed a significant level of variance. First, a cyclone in the Bering Sea enabled a change in the atmospheric pattern to occur; according to Jeff Masters from Weather Underground, this cyclone brought about a "ripple" in the jet stream, and the presence of a high-pressure ridge over the western United States and a low-pressure trough over the southern and central United States enabled a great intrusion of very cold air to pervade southward out of Canada.


2014–15 North American winter, Seasonal summary
Following the onset of the cold wave, multiple snow events occurred; one significant storm dropped as much as 88 inches (220 cm) of snow in a single area, and impacts covered a broad area. In late November, around Thanksgiving, a nor'easter traveled up the East Coast, dropping up to a foot of snow in some areas, and causing major travel headaches for much of the country. Due to the storm, over 4,500 flights were canceled and over 400,000 people were without power on November 27; southern New Hampshire was the worst hit, experiencing up to 200,000 outages.


2014–15 North American winter, Seasonal summary
In December, yet another storm impacted parts of North America; the storm brought relief to drought-stricken parts of California, but it also brought dangerous mudflows to fire-ravaged areas where the soil could not handle the excess precipitation. Less than two weeks after this events, another storm impacted the Pacific coast of the United States; this storm, fueled by the "Pineapple Express", knocked out power to over one hundred thousand customers in the San Francisco Bay Area after producing strong winds. Hurricane-force winds were reported in parts of the northwestern United States. Regions reported as much as 9 inches (23 cm) of rainfall, and parts of the Sierra Nevada reported 19 inches (48 cm) of snowfall.


2014–15 North American winter, Seasonal summary
Due to a persistent stationary high-pressure pattern over the west coast that redirects the jet stream, it remained (and remains) in a wavy ideal configuration to bring warm air north over the western U.S. and cold air towards the south over the continental states, and to favor winter storms over the East Coast. Severe winter blizzards over New England are often associated with this configuration, and nearly all of the snow storms this season followed very similar tracks and had marked similarities in their synoptic evolution.


2014–15 North American winter, Seasonal summary
Boston in particular saw the effects of this, experiencing six major snow storms in the first two months of the year, leaving it with over 105 inches (270 cm) of snow. January 27 saw first major snowfall of 2015, with observations showing a blocked flow with warm air over the west coast, accompanied by a pronounced cold trough downstream, which pattern looks very similar to the blizzard that Boston saw on January 23, 2005.


2014–15 North American winter, Seasonal summary
As a result, February was record-breaking for many cities in the United States, yet in opposite extremes. Much of February saw below-average cold in the eastern part of the country, it was markedly warm in the West. A multitude of cities east of the Mississippi experienced their coldest February in decades, including Chicago, Ill.; Cleveland, Oh. ; Grand Rapids, Mich.; Harrisburg, Pa.; Hartford, Conn.; and Portland, Maine. Marquette, Mich. Syracuse, Buffalo and Rochester, N.Y. also set records for coldest month overall, as did Bangor, Maine where the average temperature was 6.1 °F (−14.4 °C).


2014–15 North American winter, Seasonal summary
And with an average temperature of 2.5 °F (−16.4 °C), the state of Maine itself also set a record low. For Worcester, Mass, February was the coldest month out of any month on record with an average temperature of just 14.2 °F (−9.9 °C), while also accumulating more than 110 inches (280 cm) of snow this winter.


2014–15 North American winter, Seasonal summary
In contrast, in the West a persistently strong ridge of high pressure over the warm eastern Pacific Ocean and western North America elevated temperatures to record levels from Arizona to Washington. It was the warmest winter month (December, January, February) on record in San Francisco; Seattle; Portland, Ore.; Reno, Nev.; Las Vegas; and Salt Lake City, with the latter realizing an average temperature for February of 43.9 °F (6.6 °C), breaking the old record set in 1907. Meanwhile, just 1.1 inches (2.8 cm) of snow fell in the entire month in Anchorage, Alaska, making it the fifth-least-snowy February on record.


2014–15 North American winter, Seasonal summary
Portland and Salem had their warmest February on record, with the latter tying the record set in 1934 for their warmest at 45.9 °F (7.7 °C) degrees with the year. For the first time in record keeping, every day in February was at least 50 °F (10 °C) in Salem.


2014–15 North American winter, Seasonal summary
California averaged 1.5 °F (0.83 °C) warmer than the previous warmest winter (2013–14), which had broken the previous record (1980–81) by 0.8 °F (−17.3 °C). February was the warmest on record in Washington, California, Utah and Arizona, while February was among the top 10 warmest in four other states. Overall, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported that about 30.6 percent of the country was "very warm" – meaning February was in the warmest 10 percent of the historical record – while 31.5 percent of the country was "very cold," or in the coldest 10 percent historically.


2014–15 North American winter, Events
There were several winter weather events during the 2014–15 North American winter. Significant events include cold waves, snowstorms, and other notable events outside the conventional limits of winter.


2014–15 North American winter, Events, November Bering Sea cyclone
In early November 2014, Typhoon Nuri peaked in intensity as a Category 5-equivalent typhoon on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale. The storm became extratropical on November 8, and it was absorbed by a new center of circulation. The new, more powerful cyclone entered the Bering Sea, and intensified to become the most powerful storm to ever impact the region, with a minimum barometric pressure of 924 millibars (27.3 inches of mercury). This compares to the previous record of 925 mbar (27.3 inHg) from a storm on October 25, 1977.


2014–15 North American winter, Events, November Bering Sea cyclone
In association with the storm, there were winds exceeding hurricane-force with a wind gust of 97 miles per hour (156 km/h) recorded at Shemya, Alaska. The storm also produced waves as high as 45 feet (14 m), although waves were lesser on the Alaska coast. The storm weakened as it moved westward, and it produced a "ripple" in the jet stream which allowed for a strong cold front to dive southward out of Canada into the United States, producing a cold wave.


2014–15 North American winter, Events, November cold wave
In early November, a cyclone in the Bering Sea entered Alaska, generating a ripple in the jet stream. The coincident presence of high pressure over the western United States and low pressure over the southern and central United States enabled very cold air in Canada to travel southward. Denver, Colorado experienced a record low temperature for November 13 when temperatures dropped to −14 °F (−26 °C), breaking the previous record of −3 °F (−19 °C) set in 1916, and Freeze Watches and Freeze Warnings were issued across the Deep South by the National Weather Service.


2014–15 North American winter, Events, November cold wave
The cold wave was accompanied by multiple snow events as well. By November 10, Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories had been issued across most areas from the northern Rocky Mountains to the Great Lakes. Michigan received snow totals as high as 36.1 inches (92 cm) through December 12 from a system associated with the early cold wave. The storm also brought high winds; Snowbasin, Utah even received wind gusts of 84 miles per hour (135 km/h), and parts of several mountain states and Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma recorded gale-force winds.


2014–15 North American winter, Events, Mid-November winter storm
While the cold wave was still ongoing, a storm entered the northwestern United States transporting much warmer and moister air over shallow cold air near the surface. On November 13, Portland, Oregon recorded .1 to .25 inches (0.25 to 0.64 cm) accumulation of ice. Other areas in the state recorded additional ice accumulations and one area recorded 1 foot (0.30 m) of snow. By state, maximum snow totals as high as 33 inches (84 cm) were recorded near Ouray, Colorado, with six other states reporting totals of at least 1 foot (0.30 m).


2014–15 North American winter, Events, Mid-November winter storm
Several states in the Great Plain region received over 4 inches (10 cm) of snow, and Dallas–Fort Worth reported a trace of snow on November 16 for the first time in 117 years of records. An Oklahoma Mesonet station in Boise City, Oklahoma recorded a high temperature of 15 °F (−9 °C) on December 12 only two days after recording a high temperature of 81 °F (27 °C). Snow accumulations of 3 to 4 inches (8 to 10 cm) and greater occurred across western, northern, and central Oklahoma.


2014–15 North American winter, Events, Mid-November winter storm
On November 13, a total of 0.1 inches (0.3 cm) of snow was recorded in Little Rock, Arkansas, the earliest accumulating snow measured in the area in over 20 years. Gaylord, Michigan received a record amount of snow for any time of the year, with 29.6 inches (75 cm) from November 18–20. In Buffalo, New York, significant snowfall occurred during the November 17–21 period, with 88 inches (220 cm) of snow recorded.


2014–15 North American winter, Events, Thanksgiving Week nor'easter
In late November, around Thanksgiving, a nor'easter traveled up the East Coast, dropping up to a foot of snow in some areas, and causing major travel headaches for much of the country. The storm originated from a stationary front that was situated off Florida late on November 25. The entire system was rain at this point. An area of low pressure formed around midnight November 26, and this low began to track up the East Coast.


2014–15 North American winter, Events, Thanksgiving Week nor'easter
With cold air in place, snow began to break out in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, all the way to Vermont, with the rain/snow line in central New Jersey. The winter storm ended up dropping up to 13 inches (33 cm) of snowfall in a swath extending up the Appalachian Mountains into Canada. The storm moved out into the northern Atlantic Ocean by November 27. Due to the storm, over 4,500 flights were canceled and over 400,000 people were without power on November 27; southern New Hampshire was the worst hit, experiencing up to 200,000 outages.


2014–15 North American winter, Events, Early December nor'easter
On December 9, a strong nor'easter moved ashore over New England, bringing with it heavy rain, wind, some ice, and snow in interior parts of the region, some which were battered hard by Hurricane Sandy more than 2 years prior. Developing from a stalled frontal boundary off the East Coast, it then moved up the coast late on December 8 and continued to intensify and then move inland on Long Island around noon December 9, before stalling for a day or so. Cold air coming in from the north resulted in the western side becoming snow. The system gradually moved to the east, before dissipating on December 11. Snowfall totals peaked at 27.5 inches (70 cm) from this system.


2014–15 North American winter, Events, Mid-December storm complex
On December 9, 2014, ahead of a system moving onto the California coast, the National Weather Service issued several watches and warnings, including a Gale Warning, a Flash Flood Watch, a High Wind Watch, and a Hazardous Seas Advisory. The storm complex brought heavy rain and snow to much of California. On hillsides scorched by wildfires, the rains brought down mud and rocks which covered part of California State Route 91. The system brought from about 10 inches (25 cm) to over 2 feet (61 cm) of rain in some areas.


2014–15 North American winter, Events, Mid-December storm complex
High snowfall totals were recorded as well, with a maximum snowfall of 19.8 inches (50 cm) near Lodgepole, California. Recorded gusts of hurricane-force were recorded in California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington, with a peak gust of 139 miles per hour (224 km/h) recorded near Benton, Nevada. On December 12, an EF0-rated tornado struck Los Angeles. It was the most significant Los Angeles tornado since 1983, when a tornado struck the Los Angeles Convention Center. While the rain was not great enough to bring an end to the intense drought affecting the area, it did help to bring some places above average in terms of annual precipitation.


2014–15 North American winter, Events, Early January winter storm & cold wave
On December 27, an arctic cold front swung into the Northwestern United States, bringing very cold temperatures behind it. An area of low pressure formed along this front, and was originally weak at first and produced moderate to heavy snowfall in the Northwest through December 28. As it approached the Southwest early on December 29, the low intensified somewhat as it neared the subtropical branch of the jet steam, and slowly began to draw moisture from the Pacific Ocean and the western half of the Gulf of Mexico.


2014–15 North American winter, Events, Early January winter storm & cold wave
This resulted in snowfall totals of up to 2 feet (24 in) in the higher elevations, but also moderate to heavy snow in the lower elevations as well. As cold air continued to filter in over warm air into the morning of December 30–31, freezing rain began to develop across the southwestern parts of Texas, with accumulations up to 15 millimetres (0.59 in). The low began to coalesce into a winter storm in the first two days of 2015, as the low began to track to the northeast, its sights set on the Upper Midwest, Ohio Valley, and Northeast.


2014–15 North American winter, Events, Early January winter storm & cold wave
On January 3, the winter storm began to develop thunderstorms along its cold front as it tracked into the Deep South, which was also a threat for tornadoes. The storm began to producing a swath of accumulating snow of anywhere from 2–7 inches (5.1–17.8 cm) into the Upper Midwest and Northeast. A wintry mix and freezing rain was the majority of the precipitation in southwestern New England; however, areas to the south received rain. The storm system then gradually moved out into Canada by January 4.


2014–15 North American winter, Events, Early January winter storm & cold wave
While bringing a wide swath of wintry weather from coast to coast, the winter storm also brought along with it a cold wave, in which some places broke record low temperatures. On January 1, 2015, Los Angeles experienced a record low of 36 °F (2 °C), a temperature matched in Pasadena, where the Tournament of Roses Parade was not the coldest in history as forecasters had expected.


2014–15 North American winter, Events, Early January winter storm & cold wave
On January 8, Estcourt Station, Maine was the coldest place in the United States with −39 °F (−39 °C). Montpelier, Vermont had a record low of −20 °F (−29 °C), and Jackson, Kentucky was −1 °F (−18 °C). Schools closed in Portland, Maine and Chicago. In New York City the temperature was 9 °F (−13 °C), with a wind chill of −2 °F (−19 °C). Nearly 2000 flights were delayed, and 500 cancelled. Washington, D.C. had delays when railroads froze. In Pittsburgh, two baby African penguins at the National Aviary had to go inside.


2014–15 North American winter, Events, Late January blizzard
On January 23, a low-pressure area developed off the Pacific Northwest, before quickly moving over the Canadian Prairies by January 24. The storm system quickly moved southeastward into the Upper Midwest during the evening of January 24, taking a path typical of an Alberta clipper. As it progressed southward, the storm intensified, with frontogenesis occurring the next day. By noon on January 25, the upper-level low was centered near the border between Iowa and Missouri in correlation with a weak shortwave trough. Moisture from the Gulf of Mexico wrapped around the system from the south, resulting in widespread rainfall and snow over the Midwest. Throughout the day, the system traversed eastward along the Kentucky-Tennessee border. Snowfall remained concentrated along a cold front north of the Ohio River.


2014–15 North American winter, Events, Late January blizzard
At 09:00 UTC on January 26, the Weather Prediction Center began issuing storm summaries on the developing disturbance while the low-pressure system was centered near Bluefield, West Virginia. At the time, mixed precipitation was occurring over northern Appalachia. As this system tracked eastward, it gradually weakened; however, at the same time, a new low pressure formed off the coast of North Carolina and began to track north-northeastward, eventually becoming the dominant low of the storm. Early on January 30, the nor'easter left the East Coast, even as another winter storm began to impact the region.


2014–15 North American winter, Events, Late January–early February blizzard
A major winter storm occurred from January 31 – February 2, bringing blizzard conditions to the Chicago area with 19.3 inches (49 cm) of snow, being the fifth-largest snowfall in city history. Detroit received 16.7 inches (42 cm), the third-largest recorded total and largest storm in 40 years. Over a foot of snow was reported in locations in Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, and Wisconsin. At least 25 centimetres (9.8 in) of snow fell near Toronto. Some parts of the Northeast received up to two feet of snow from this storm, as a heavy band of snow stalled over Southern New England. However, widespread amounts of between 10 and 15 inches were much more the norm.


2014–15 North American winter, Events, Early February winter storm
On February 8, Boston experienced its fourth winter storm in as many weeks, with 22 inches (56 cm) added to 37 inches (94 cm) already on the ground, the most ever. Already, the city had set a record snow amount for seven days. Boston had received 71.8 inches (182 cm) in a month, surpassing the previous record of 58.8 inches (149 cm) from February 1978. Governor of Massachusetts Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency, and MBTA subway and commuter rail trains were suspended on February 10.


2014–15 North American winter, Events, February cold wave
Throughout nearly the entire month of February, extreme cold plagued the eastern half of the nation. Multiple blasts of arctic air associated with the polar vortex dove into the Northeast, but the coldest was the shot of arctic air that brought the coldest air recorded over portions of the eastern Great Lakes in decades on February 15, and possibly over the entire forecast record. Well below normal temperatures covered a large portion of the eastern United States and were expected to stay in place, with only slight moderation, through the rest of the month.


2014–15 North American winter, Events, February cold wave
Through February 21, primarily on February 16 and February 20, over 600 record low temperatures were recorded in the eastern U.S., including all-time record lows and record lows for February. As of February 15, Lake Erie had 94 percent ice cover while Lake Superior and Lake Huron were over 80 percent covered, and Lakes Michigan and Ontario were between 50 and 60 percent iced over.


2014–15 North American winter, Events, Mid-February blizzard
From February 14–15, the Northeast experienced yet another winter storm, with Boston receiving over 12 inches (30 cm) of snow. Other locations around Massachusetts received up to 22 inches (56 cm), bringing the total snowfall up to almost 6 feet (1.8 m) in some areas. Residents of Boston and surrounding areas were urged to stay inside, due to the increasingly dangerous conditions. There were numerous automobile accidents and roofs caving in throughout the Northeast and Midwest, and at least six people were confirmed dead.


2014–15 North American winter, Events, Mid-February blizzard
Parts of the central and southern U.S. received heavy snow and ice. Washington, D.C. received over 4 inches (10 cm) of snow and parts of the mid-South received 0.5 inches (1.3 cm) of freezing rain. The ice storm caused over 200,000 people to lose power. A second winter storm hit the mid-South on February 25–26, bringing an additional 3 inches (7.6 cm) to 8 inches (20 cm) of snow much of North Carolina.


2014–15 North American winter, Events, Late February–early March winter storms
In the last week of February into the first week of March, four separate winter storms impacted areas from western Texas to the Northeast, all which included a messy swath of snow and ice.


2014–15 North American winter, Events, Late February–early March winter storms
The first winter storm occurred on the weekend of February 20–22. During this time period, a weak area of low pressure formed in the central parts of the U.S, and began to track eastward. Precipitation was at first relatively scattered, but as the day went on it began to blossom, reaching the Mid-Atlantic by the evening of February 21.


2014–15 North American winter, Events, Late February–early March winter storms
There was more ice then snow in this system, and as a result, periods of freezing rain and sleet were expected in a swath extending from North Carolina to Long Island, with ice accumulations ranging from 0.1–0.5 inches (2.5–12.7 mm), and snow accumulations of 5–8 inches (13–20 cm). This system moved off the coast early on February 22.


2014–15 North American winter, Events, Late February–early March winter storms
The second winter storm focused on the South and Southeast on February 25–26. A stationary front coalesced into an area of low pressure in the center of Louisiana, and moved to the east. Originally composed of all rain, snow began to break out on the northern side of the winter storm due to cold air beginning to penetrate into the Deep South. It consisted of wet snow, which would cause numerous power outages. Heavy snowbands also began to set up, which was the result of heavy accumulations ranging from 6–12 inches (15–30 cm) in eastern North Carolina.


2014–15 North American winter, Events, Late February–early March winter storms
The winter storm also produced a small but potent line of thunderstorms in the Florida Peninsula, as such a tornado watch was issued. The system began to accelerate somewhat as it began to emerge off the Southeast coast early on February 26, as snow continued to fall into the southern parts of the Mid-Atlantic.


2014–15 North American winter, Events, Late February–early March winter storms
The third in the series of winter storms happened from February 28 into late March 1, and spread a swath of snow and ice from the High Plains to New England. The system organized from an upper-level impulse associated with a developing southward dip in the jet stream, which led to the formation of a weak area of low pressure. This weak disturbance began to develop a stripe of snow from the Midwest to the Ohio Valley, and it began to push into the Northeast as the sluggish winter storm tracked to the east.


2014–15 North American winter, Events, Late February–early March winter storms
Snowfall was sometimes heavy at times, with snowfall rates of up to 2 inches per hour, but didn't last long. Freezing rain also began to develop in the Mid-Atlantic, setting the stage for more ice accumulations. As the snow moved to the east, warm air began to run over the cold air in place over the Mid-Atlantic, and snow changed over to a mix of freezing rain and sleet by evening on March 1 in areas near Maryland and southern New Jersey. Ice accumulations ranged from 0.1–0.4 inches (2.5–10.2 mm), and snow totals 5–8 inches (13–20 cm) in a swath from the Midwest near Illinois to southern New England. The entire wintry mess moved off by mid-morning on March 2.


2014–15 North American winter, Events, Late February–early March winter storms
The fourth and final winter storm came right on the heels of the previous system, and actually occurred in two phases, with the latter bringing record cold in its wake. It occurred from March 3–5, and brought up to a foot of snow in the Northeast, while also causing multiple travel issues and/or delays. One such included a pileup on Interstate 65 in Kentucky, where some people were stranded for many hours.


2014–15 North American winter, Events, Early May storm complex
Another late season winter storm occurred on Mother's Day, and brought snowfall up to 2 feet (24 in) in areas around Denver, in pretty much the same spots and time that a winter storm impacted a year prior. It first started spreading snow in the Sierra Mountains from May 6–9. Afterwards, it began to move northeastwards towards the High Plains. The snowstorm dumped up to 2 feet of snow in the mountains of Colorado and up to 12 inches in the lower elevations.


2014–15 North American winter, Events, Early May storm complex
The storm complex also produced flooding and several tornadoes in the Great Plains region, including multiple intense EF3 tornadoes. It then moved in a more eastward motion, and absorbed Tropical Storm Ana on May 13, which had made landfall in the Carolinas (which was both the earliest recorded landfalling tropical or subtropical storm, and also the first observance of both tropical and winter storms at the same time). The massive system moved out into the Northern Atlantic Ocean by May 14.


2014–15 North American winter, Records, Northeastern United States
Nine states in the Northeast United States had their coldest recorded January–March ever on record. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, from February 1 to 28, 2015, 898 lowest minimum temperature records were broken and 91 were tied in the Northeastern United States. In addition, 736 records for the highest snow depth were broken and 138 were tied during the same period.


2014–15 North American winter, Records, Northeastern United States
Over a large portion of New England, February 2015 was the most extreme winter month observed in modern record keeping. Eastport, Maine was one of many places also seeing record snowfall, with 132.5 inches (337 cm) over five weeks. Snowflakes fell on 19 out of 28 days in the Boston, Massachusetts area, setting records in numerous locations with depths up to over 36.0 inches (91 cm) deep in certain places. Boston broke the previous record for the snowiest month by almost 24.0 inches (61 cm).


2014–15 North American winter, Records, Northeastern United States
With a total of 108.6 inches (276 cm) as of March 16, Boston broke its previous all-time winter season (July 1 through June 30) record of 107.6 inches (273 cm) set in 1995–96. Previously Boston saw a record 30-day snowfall of 94.4 inches (240 cm) from January 24 – February 22, 2015.


2014–15 North American winter, Records, Northeastern United States
Other broken records included four calendar days with at least 12.0 inches (30 cm) of snow, and the fastest 72.0 inches (183 cm) snowfall in 18 days from January 24 – February 10, 2015, and the fastest 90.0 inches (229 cm) snowfall during 23 days, from January 24 – February 15, 2015. Overall, Boston saw three of its top seven heaviest snowstorms in just over two years. Record cold temperatures were involved as Boston failed to reach 40 °F (4 °C) for 43 consecutive days, from January 20 through March 3.


2014–15 North American winter, Records, Northeastern United States
Providence, Rhode Island saw its second snowiest season with 73.5 inches (187 cm), with February being their second all-time snowiest month with 31.8 inches (81 cm).


2014–15 North American winter, Records, Northeastern United States
Boston, Massachusetts, received 99.4 inches (252 cm) of snow for the meteorological winter of 2014–15, which was 66.6 inches (169 cm) over the average, and broke the 1993–94 record of 81.5 inches (207 cm). Most of this snow was during February, which saw 64.8 inches (165 cm). For the year, Boston's record snow as of March 31 was 110.6 inches (281 cm).


2014–15 North American winter, Records, Northeastern United States
Baltimore (as measured at BWI), averaged below the freezing temperatures for first three months of 2015, making it the coldest start to any year there on record. January averaged 2.1 °F (1.2 °C) below normal, and February was the second-coldest on record, being 10.5 °F (5.8 °C) below normal, while March continued the chilly trend, finishing 3.9 °F (2.2 °C) below normal.


2014–15 North American winter, Records, Western United States
Despite an intrusion of cold air near the end of the month, temperatures in the Western United States averaged above normal for December, with temperatures in much of the area averaging over 3 °F (1.6 °C) above normal. The greatest departures from normal occurred in the vicinity of southern Idaho, where temperatures in Pocatello averaged 32.2 °F (0.1 °C), the seventh-warmest December in the area's 72-year record. Salt Lake City, Utah observed a monthly average temperature of 37.3 °F (2.9 °C), 7 °F (3.8 °C) above average, making the month the third-warmest December on record for the city.


2014–15 North American winter, Records, Western United States
Ontario, Oregon too experienced its third-warmest December on record, averaging 36.2 °F (2.3 °C), 8.4 °F (4.6 °C) above normal. Fresno, California observed its warmest December on record, with an average of 51.9 °F (11.1 °C). Mount Shasta experienced its second-warmest December on record, with an average temperature of 41.1 °F (5.1 °C), 6.0 °F (3.3 °C) above normal.


2014–15 North American winter, Records, Western United States
California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming all experienced a top-10 warm January in 2015. California also experienced its fourth-driest January on record, receiving only 15 percent of its average precipitation for what would ordinarily be the wettest month of the year. San Francisco recorded no measurable precipitation in January for the first time on record, and as with the state, January is typically the wettest month of the year for the city. As of March 27, 2015 snowpack in the Sierra Nevada was at a record low of eight percent of the historical average for April 1.


2014–15 North American winter, Records, Western United States
Winslow, Arizona recorded 1.11 in (28 mm) above the normal precipitation level for the month with 1.63 in (41 mm) of precipitation during the month of January. With 270 percent of the average monthly precipitation, Tucson, Arizona saw its fourth-wettest January in a 69-year record with 2.54 in (65 mm) of precipitation. With an average monthly temperature of 62 °F (16.7 °C) (4 °F (2.2 °C) above normal), Los Angeles experienced its sixth-warmest January in its 139-year record. Rock Springs, Wyoming saw its third-warmest January on record with an average temperature of 29 °F (−1.7 °C) for the month, 7.6 °F (4.2 °C) above the temperatures typically observed.


2014–15 North American winter, Records, Western United States
Much of the Western United States, including Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah, and Washington, experienced its warmest winter on the 120-year record, and Idaho, Oregon, and Wyoming experienced one of their top-three warmest winters.


2014–15 North American winter, Records, Canada
Toronto, Ontario recorded its coldest month on record in February with −12.6 °C (9.3 °F) at Pearson Airport, tying with February 1875 (recorded in downtown) and beating the previous record of −12.4 °C (9.7 °F) set in January 1994.


2014–15 North American winter, Records, Canada
In Quebec, Montreal experienced its coldest February on record with an extended cold spell and an average temperature of −15 °C (5 °F).


2014–15 North American winter, Records, Canada
On February 13, Guelph, Ontario matched a 116-year-old record with a temperature of −20.02 °F (−28.90 °C).


2014–15 North American winter, Records, Canada
By the end of February, the maximum extent of ice cover in the Great Lakes was 88.8%, the first time since the late 1970s that two consecutive winters had resulted in ice cover of greater than 80%.


2014–15 North Caledonian Football League
The 2014–15 North Caledonian Football League was competed for by six clubs playing ten matches each (a total of 30 league matches). The championship was won by Golspie Sutherland. As the remaining senior league in Scottish football yet to have been integrated into the pyramid system, there was no possible promotion available for the victor.


2014–15 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team
The 2014–15 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team represented North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by third year head coach Cy Alexander, played their home games at the Corbett Sports Center and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 9–23, 6–10 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC Tournament to South Carolina State.


2014–15 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team
The 2014–15 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team represented North Carolina Central University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by sixth year head coach LeVelle Moton, played their home games at the McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 25–8, 16–0 in MEAC play to win the MEAC regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the MEAC Tournament where they were upset by Delaware State. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Miami (FL).


2014–15 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
The 2014–15 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Roy Williams, who was in his 12th season as UNC's head men's basketball coach. They played their home games at the Dean Smith Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 26–12, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the championship game of the ACC Tournament where they lost to Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Harvard in the second round and Arkansas in the third round before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to eventual runner-up Wisconsin.


2014–15 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Previous season
The Tar Heels finished the season 24–10, 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament to Pittsburgh. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Providence in the second round before losing in the third round to Iowa State.


2014–15 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Pre-season
The Tar Heels entered the 2014–15 season lost two starters from the previous season as James Michael McAdoo and P. J. Hairston declared for the 2014 NBA draft. However, rising juniors and potential draft picks Kennedy Meeks and Isaiah Hicks decided to return to Chapel Hill and UNC brought in a strong recruiting class including McDonald's All-Americans Justin Jackson, Theo Pinson and Joel Berry.


2014–15 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team
The 2014–15 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team will represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tar Heels, led by twenty-ninth year head coach Sylvia Hatchell, play their games at Carmichael Arena and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 10–6 ACC play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC Women's Tournament where they lost to Louisville. They received at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Liberty in the first round, Ohio State in the second round before losing to South Carolina in the sweet sixteen.


2014–15 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team
The 2014–15 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team represented North Dakota State University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by first year head coach David Richman, played their home games at the Scheels Arena, due to renovations at the Bison Sports Arena, and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 23–10, 12–4 in The Summit League play to finish as regular season co–champions of The Summit. They defeated Denver, Oral Roberts, and South Dakota State to become champions of The Summit League Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Gonzaga.


2014–15 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team
The 2014–15 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team represented the University of North Florida during the 2014–15 college basketball season. The Ospreys competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Atlantic Sun Conference (A-Sun). They were led by sixth year head coach Matthew Driscoll, and played their home games at UNF Arena on the university's Jacksonville, Florida campus.


2014–15 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team
In their sixth season as a full Division I member, the Ospreys won their first Atlantic Sun Conference regular season and tournament championships and received their first ever NCAA Tournament bid. As a No. 16 seed in the south region, they were matched up against fellow No. 16 seed Robert Morris in the First Four in Dayton, Ohio. They were defeated 77–81 despite leading by 14 points in the second half.


2014–15 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team
Nevertheless, the Ospreys set a program record for wins in a season and drew unprecedented media attention both locally and nationally. They earned the #1 seed and home court advantage in the 2015 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament, and advanced to the championship game where they defeated USC Upstate in front of a sold-out, record crowd of 6,155. The season also included two-game sweeps over their crosstown rivals, the Jacksonville Dolphins and conference runner-up Florida Gulf Coast. On December 6, 2014, the Ospreys upset the Purdue Boilermakers on the road, marking their first ever victory over a Big Ten Conference opponent.


2014–15 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team
Head coach Matthew Driscoll was named Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year and multiple players earned all-conference honors.


2014–15 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team
In the Week 18 AP Poll released on March 9, 2015, the Ospreys received one top-25 vote, the first such occurrence in program history.


2014–15 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team, Previous season
The Ospreys finished the 2013–14 season with an overall record of 16–16, 10–8 record in Atlantic Sun play. In the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament, they were defeated in the quarterfinals by USC Upstate, 80–74.


2014–15 North Florida Ospreys women's basketball team
The 2014–15 North Florida Ospreys women's basketball team represented the University of North Florida in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ospreys were coached by twenty-third year head coach Mary Tappmeyer and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 11–19, 2–12 in A-Sun play for a last place finish. They were defeated in the quarterfinals of the 2015 Atlantic Sun Women's Basketball Tournament to Florida Gulf Coast.


2014–15 North Florida Ospreys women's basketball team, Media
All home games and conference road games were shown on ESPN3 or A-Sun.TV.


2014–15 North Superleague
The 2014–15 North Superleague is the fourteenth staging of the North Superleague, the highest tier of league competition in the North Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association. The season began on 5 August 2014. The winners of this competition are eligible to enter the 2015–16 Scottish Cup.


2014–15 North Superleague, Member clubs for the 2014–15 season
Cruden Bay and Inverness City were promoted from the North First Division (East) and (West) respectively and replace the relegated East End and Longside.


2014–15 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team
The 2014–15 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mean Green, led by third year head coach Tony Benford, played their home games at UNT Coliseum, nicknamed The Super Pit, and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 14–17, 8–10 in C-USA play in a 4-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Tournament to Rice.


2014–15 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team, Previous season
The Mean Green the season 16–16, 6–10 in C-USA play to finish 11th place. They advanced to the second round of the C-USA Tournament where they lost to Tulane.


2014–15 North Texas Mean Green women's basketball team
The 2014–15 North Texas Mean Green women's basketball team represents the University of North Texas during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mean Green, led by third year head coach Mike Petersen, play their home games UNT Coliseum, also known as The Super Pit,  and are second year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 5–24, 4–14 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for twelfth place. They failed to qualify for the Conference USA Women's Tournament.


2014–15 North West Counties Football League
The 2014–15 North West Counties Football League season was the 33rd in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; Premier Division and Division One.


2014–15 North West Counties Football League, Premier Division, League table, Promotion criteria
To be promoted at the end of the season a team must:


2014–15 North West Counties Football League, Premier Division, Results
Games involving Stockport Sports are not included in the overall league tables.


2014–15 North West Counties Football League, League Challenge Cup, First Round
Each Premier Division club, together with Oldham Boro of Division One, received a bye to the second round.


2014–15 North West Counties Football League, League Challenge Cup, Second Round
[ a] No information about result or adjudication of this tie.


2014–15 North West Counties Football League, League Challenge Cup, Third Round
[ b] Match played at Colne. [ c] Alsager Town eliminated for fielding ineligible player.


2014–15 North West Counties Football League, First Division Trophy
Also called the Reusch First Division Cup for sponsorship reasons.


2014–15 North West Counties Football League, First Division Trophy, Preliminary Round
Each of the remaining Division One clubs received a bye to the second round.


2014–15 Northampton Town F.C. season
The 2014–15 season was the 107th season in the history of Northampton Town. They played their games in the fourth tier of English football, League Two, and competed in the FA Cup, League Cup and the Football League Trophy.


2014–15 Northampton Town F.C. season, Results and statistics, FA Cup
The draw for the first round of the FA Cup was made on 27 October 2014.


2014–15 Northeast Conference men's basketball season
The 2014–15 NEC men's basketball season began with practices in October 2014, followed by the start of the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2015 and concluded in March with the 2015 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament.


2014–15 Northeast Conference men's basketball season, Preseason, All-NEC team
Earl Brown       Saint Francis (PA)Jalen Cannon St. Francis BrooklynLucky Jones Robert MorrisDyami Starks     BryantKyle Vinales     Central Connecticut


2014–15 Northeast Conference men's basketball season, Head coaches
Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. All numbers are from time at current school.


2014–15 Northeast Conference men's basketball season, NEC regular season, Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.


2014–15 Northeast Conference men's basketball season, NEC regular season, Player of the week
Throughout the regular season, the Northeast Conference offices named a player of the week and a freshman of the week each Monday. Jalen Cannon garnered 5 player of the week honors and St. Francis Brooklyn all programs with 6. Marcquise Reed led all freshman with 6 player of the week honors, Cane Broom came in second with 5 and in week 4 won both Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week.


2014–15 Northeast Conference men's basketball season, Postseason, NEC Tournament
All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed* Overtime


2014–15 Northeast Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards, All-Americans
Starting on March 6, the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans were released for 2014–15 season, based upon selections by the four major syndicates. The four syndicates include the Associated Press, USBWA, NABC, and Sporting News.


2014–15 Northeast Conference women's basketball season
The 2014–14 NEC women's basketball season began with practices in October 2015, followed by the start of the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2015 and concluded in March with the 2015 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament.


2014–15 Northeast Conference women's basketball season, Preseason, All-NEC team
Jenniqua Bailey      BryantAlexa Hayward    Saint Francis (PA)Eilidh Simpson     St. Francis BrooklynGabby Washington     Sacrd HeartJasmine Nwajei          Wagner


2014–15 Northeast Conference women's basketball season, NEC regular season, Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.


2014–15 Northeast Conference women's basketball season, Postseason, NEC Tournament
All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed


2014–15 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by ninth year head coach Bill Coen, played their home games at Matthews Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 23–12, 12–6 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for the CAA regular season championship. They defeated Delaware, UNC Wilmington, and William & Mary to become champions of the CAA Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, their first NCAA bid since 1991, where they lost in the second round to Notre Dame.


2014–15 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team, Previous season
The Huskies finished the season 23–11, 12–6 in CAA play to finish in first place. They advanced to the finals of the CAA Tournament where they defeated William & Mary to win the CAA title.


2014–15 Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey season
The 2014–15 Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey team represented Northeastern University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Jim Madigan, in his 4th season with the Huskies. The Huskies played their home games at Matthews Arena on campus in Boston, Massachusetts, competing in Hockey East.


2014–15 Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey season, Previous season
In 2013–14, the Huskies finished 5th in Hockey East with a record of 19–14–4, 10–8–2 in conference play. In the 2014 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to New Hampshire, two games to one. They failed to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


2014–15 Northeastern Huskies women's basketball team
The 2014–15 Northeastern Huskies women's basketball team represents the Northeastern University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by first year head coach Kelly Cole, play their home games at the Cabot Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 4–25, 1–17 in CAA play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the CAA Women's Tournament to Delaware.


2014–15 Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey season
The Northeastern Huskies represented Northeastern University in the Women's Hockey East Association during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Huskies advanced as far as the WHEA Semifinal game before falling to nationally ranked Boston University.


2014–15 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team represented Northern Arizona University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks were led by third year head coach Jack Murphy and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 23–15, 13–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Sky Tournament where they lost to Montana. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Grand Canyon, Sacramento State, Kent State, and NJIT to advance to the CIT championship game where they lost to Evansville.


2014–15 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team
The 2014–15 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team represented Northern Arizona University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lumberjacks, led by third year head coach Sue Darling and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome and seven games at the Rolle Activity Center. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 13–17, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Women's Tournament to Eastern Washington.


2014–15 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears were led by fifth year head coach B. J. Hill and played their home games at the Bank of Colorado Arena. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 15–15, 10–8 in Big Sky play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Tournament to Northern Arizona. The Bears weren't invited to a postseason tournament.


2014–15 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team
The 2014–15 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears were led by first year head coach Kamie Ethridge and played their home games at the Bank of Colorado Arena. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finish the season 21–12, 12–6 in Big Sky for a tie to finish in third place. They advance to the championship game 2015 Big Sky Conference Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to Montana. They were invited to the 2015 Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Colorado State and South Dakota in the first and second rounds before losing to UCLA in the third round.


2014–15 Northern Counties East Football League
The 2014–15 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 33rd in the history of the Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.


2014–15 Northern Counties East Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs.


2014–15 Northern Counties East Football League, Premier Division
From this league seven teams - Barton Town Old Boys, Cleethorpes Town, Heanor Town, Shaw Lane Aquaforce, Staveley Miners Welfare, Tadcaster Albion and Worksop Town have applied for promotion.


2014–15 Northern Counties East Football League, Division One
Division One featured 18 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs:


2014–15 Northern Counties East Football League, League Cup
The 2014–15 Northern Counties East Football League League Cup was the 33rd season of the league cup competition of the Northern Counties East Football League.


2014–15 Northern Football League
The 2014–15 Northern Football League season was the 117th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.


2014–15 Northern Football League, Division One
Division One featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division Two:


2014–15 Northern Football League, Division One, League table, Promotion criteria
To be promoted at the end of the season a team must:


2014–15 Northern Football League, Division Two
Division Two featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs.


2014–15 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by fourth year head coach Mark Montgomery, played their home games at the Convocation Center as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC Tournament to Akron.


2014–15 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by ninth year head coach Ben Jacobson, played their home games at McLeod Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference (The Valley). They finished the season 31–4, 16–2 in MVC play to finish in second place. They defeated Bradley, Loyola–Chicago, and Illinois State to become champions of the Missouri Valley Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Wyoming in the second round before losing in the third round to Louisville.


2014–15 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Panthers finished the season 16–15, 10–8 in MVC play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament to Southern Illinois.


2014–15 Northern Ireland Football League
The 2014–15 Northern Ireland Football League was the second season of Northern Ireland's national football league running independently as the Northern Ireland Football League, consisting of the top three levels of the national league system, namely: the Premiership, Championship 1, and Championship 2. It was the 114th season of Irish league football overall. The season began on 8 August 2014 and concluded on 2 May 2015.


2014–15 Northern Ireland Football League
Cliftonville were the defending champions, after they won a second consecutive title the previous season for the first time in the club's history - their fourth outright league title and fifth overall. Ten years after suffering relegation to the second tier in 2004–05 and just eight years after their return to the top flight in 2006–07, Crusaders were this season's champions. They lifted the title for the fifth time overall on 18 April 2015 – their first top flight title in the 18 years since their last win in the 1996–97 season.


2014–15 Northern Ireland Football League
For the second successive season, a club was relegated to regional football. Ballymoney United finished bottom of Championship 2 and were relegated to a regional division for the following season.


2014–15 Northern Ireland Football League Cup
The 2014–15 Northern Ireland Football League Cup (known as the WASP Solutions League Cup for sponsorship purposes) was the 29th edition of Northern Ireland's secondary football knock-out cup competition, and the second season of the competition under the control of the Northern Ireland Football League. It was contested by the 12 members of the NIFL Premiership and the 29 members of the NIFL Championship. The competition began on 12 August 2014 with the first round, and concluded on 24 January 2015 with the final.


2014–15 Northern Ireland Football League Cup
Cliftonville were the defending champions, after they retained the trophy by defeating Crusaders 3–2 on penalties following a 0–0 draw after extra time in the 2014 final to win the cup for the second consecutive season. This season, Cliftonville successfully retained the Cup once again, defeating Ballymena United 3–2 in the final to win the Cup for the third consecutive season and the fourth time overall. They became only the second club to win the competition in three consecutive seasons, emulating Linfield's feat of three consecutive wins in 1997–98, 1998–99 and 1999–2000.


2014–15 Northern Ireland Football League Cup, Format
The competition was played in a straight knock-out format and was open to all members of the NIFL Premiership and both divisions of the NIFL Championship. The top 16 ranked clubs from last season received byes into the second round, which included the 12 members of the 2013–14 NIFL Premiership and the top four ranked clubs from the 2013–14 NIFL Championship. Of the remaining 25 Championship clubs, 18 of them entered the competition in the first round, with the other seven given byes into the second round. Replays were not used in the competition, with all matches using extra time and penalties to determine the winner if necessary.


2014–15 Northern Ireland Football League Cup, Format, Changes from 2013–14
Killymoon Rangers were relegated from the NIFL Championship at the end of the previous season, and were replaced in the competition by Dollingstown, who made their League Cup debut this season following their promotion to the Championship for the first time. The number of competing clubs in the League Cup fell by one to 41 this season following Chimney Corner's resignation from the Championship. In July 2014, the club announced that they would be resigning to join the Ballymena & Provincial League for the 2014–15 season. As a result, the first round of the competition was adjusted to contain nine matches and seven byes, instead of the usual ten matches and six byes to make up the requisite number of 32 clubs in the second round.


2014–15 Northern Ireland Football League Cup, First round
The draw for the first round was made randomly and included 25 of the 29 NIFL Championship clubs, with the top four ranked clubs from the 2013–14 NIFL Championship not entering until the second round. 7 of the 25 Championship clubs received a bye into the second round, leaving the remaining 18 Championship clubs in the first round to play a total of nine ties. The draw took place on 24 July 2014, with the matches being played on 12 August 2014. The seven clubs to receive byes were: Ballymoney United, Dollingstown, Donegal Celtic, Harland & Wolff Welders, Larne, Lisburn Distillery and Wakehurst.


2014–15 Northern Ireland Football League Cup, Second round
The second round draw was completed on 13 August 2014, with the matches played on 25 August 2014. The draw was made up of the remaining 32 clubs, with a seeding system in place for this round. The 12 members of the 2013–14 NIFL Premiership entered this round as seeds, along with the top four ranked clubs from the 2013–14 NIFL Championship. The nine winners from the first round matches, and the seven clubs to receive byes into the second round were unseeded.


2014–15 Northern Ireland Football League Cup, Second round
Annagh UnitedBallyclare ComradesBallymoney UnitedCarrick RangersDollingstownDonegal CelticGlebe RangersHarland & Wolff WeldersLarneLisburn DistilleryLoughgallMoyola ParkNewington YCPortstewartPSNIWakehurst


2014–15 Northern Ireland Football League Cup, Third round
The 16 winners from the second round matches entered this round. The third round draw was completed on 30 August 2014, with the matches played on 7 October 2014. Six clubs from the second tier reached this stage, but there were no representatives from the third tier. A number of ties were switched after the original draw.


2014–15 Northern Ireland Football League Cup, Quarter-finals
The 8 winners from the third round matches entered this round. The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 11 October 2014, with the matches played on 11 November 2014. Bangor was the lowest ranked club to reach the quarter-finals, as the only representative from outside the top flight.


2014–15 Northern Ireland Football League Cup, Semi-finals
The semi-final draw took place on 15 November 2014, with the 4 quarter-final winners entering this round. Once again, Bangor was the lowest ranked club to reach this stage, as the only representative from outside the top flight. In reaching the semi-finals, Bangor became the first club from outside the top-flight to do so since Portadown in 2008–09.


2014–15 Northern Ireland Football League Cup, Final
The final was played on 24 January 2015 at Windsor Park. Ballymena United reached the final for the first time, while Cliftonville were appearing in their third consecutive final and sixth final overall. Cliftonville completed a successful defence of the cup once again, lifting it for the third consecutive season and the fourth time overall.


2014–15 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team represented Northern Kentucky University (NKU) during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Norse, led by 11th-year head coach Dave Bezold, played their home games at The Bank of Kentucky Center and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (A-Sun). They finished the season 13–17, 7–7 in A-Sun play to finish in a tie for fourth place. Due to their transition to Division I, the Norse were ineligible to participate in NCAA-operated postseason play, specifically the NCAA tournament and NIT, and will remain ineligible for those tournaments until the 2016–17 season. However, they were eligible for the A-Sun Tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to Lipscomb.


2014–15 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team
This proved to be the final season of both Bezold's tenure at NKU and the school's membership in the A-Sun. Following the season, Bezold was fired, eventually being replaced by Alabama assistant John Brannen. Then, on May 11, 2015, it was announced that NKU would leave the A-Sun to join the Horizon League effective July 1, 2015.


2014–15 Northern Kentucky Norse women's basketball team
The 2014–15 Northern Kentucky Norse women's basketball team will represent Northern Kentucky University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Norse were coached by third year head coach Dawn Plitzuweit and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 19-14, 8-6 in A-Sun play to finish in third place This was the final year the Norse are ineligible to participate in the A-Sun tournament and cannot make the NCAA Tournament due to their transition from D2 to D1. However, they were eligible to compete the 2015 Atlantic Sun Women's Basketball Tournament and advance to the championship game which they lost to Florida Gulf Coast. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Marshall.


2014–15 Northern Kentucky Norse women's basketball team
This was their final season in the Atlantic Sun before moving to the Horizon League.


2014–15 Northern Kentucky Norse women's basketball team, Media
All home games and conference road will be shown on ESPN3 or A-Sun.TV. Non conference road games will typically be available on the opponents website. Audio broadcasts of Norse games can be found on the  with Andrew Kappes and Steve Moeller on the call.


2014–15 Northern Premier League
The 2014–15 season was the 47th season of the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the eighth season of the Northern Premier League Division One North and South. The league sponsors for 2014–15 were Evo-Stik.


2014–15 Northern Premier League, Challenge Cup
The 2014–15 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup is the 45th season of the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, the main cup competition in the Northern Premier League. It will be sponsored by Doodson Sport for a fourth consecutive season. 68 clubs from England will enter the competition, beginning with the Preliminary Round on 1 September, and all ties will end will end after 90 minutes and conclude with penalties.


2014–15 Northern Premier League, Challenge Cup
The defending champions are AFC Fylde, who defeated Skelmersdale United 1–0 in the 2014 Final. Fylde will be unable to defend their title as they were promoted to the Conference North through the play–offs.


2014–15 Northern Premier League, Challenge Cup, Preliminary Round
Eight teams from the Northern Premier League Division One North or Northern Premier League Division One South have to compete in the Preliminary round to win a place in the competition proper. The draw for this round was made on 23 July 2014.


2014–15 Northern Premier League, Challenge Cup, First Round
Teams that were not in the preliminary round from Northern Premier League Division One North or Northern Premier League Division One South entered at this stage as well as teams from the Northern Premier League Premier Division, along with the winners from the preliminary round. The draw for this round was made on 23 July 2014.


2014–15 Northern Premier League, Challenge Cup, Second Round
The 32 winners from the First Round were entered into the Second Round draw on 19 November 2014. The ties are originally scheduled to be played between 2 and 3 December.


2014–15 Northern Premier League, Challenge Cup, Third Round
The 16 winners from the Second Round were entered into the Third Round draw on 4 December 2014. The ties are originally scheduled to be played between 12 and 20 January.


2014–15 Northern Premier League, Challenge Cup, Quarter-finals
The 8 winners from the Third Round were entered into the Quarter-final draw on 20 January 2015. The ties are originally scheduled to be played between 17 and 25 February.


2014–15 Northern Premier League, Challenge Cup, Semi-finals
The 4 winners from the Quarter-finals were entered into the Semi-final draw on 18 February 2015. The ties are originally scheduled to be played between 24 March and 8 April.


2014–15 Northern Premier League, Challenge Cup, Final
The Challenge Cup Final was played at Edgeley Park, the home ground of Stockport County. This was Farsley's first final appearance and the second final appearance for Warrington Town (they advanced to the Final in 1993 but were defeated by Winsford United). This was the first final in which both teams were from lower divisions.


2014–15 Northwestern State Demons basketball team
The 2014–15 Northwestern State Demons basketball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demons, led by 16th year head coach Mike McConathy, played their home games at Prather Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference.


2014–15 Northwestern State Demons basketball team
The Demons were picked to finish second (2nd) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the Sports Information Directors Poll receiving one first place vote in the coaches' poll and three first place votes in the SID poll.


2014–15 Northwestern State Demons basketball team
They finished the season 19–13, 13–5 in Southland play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Southland Tournament where they lost to Stephen F. Austin. They were invited to the CollegeInsdier.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to UT Martin.


2014–15 Northwestern State Demons basketball team, Radio
Most games will be carried live on the Demon Sports Radio Network. There are three affiliates for the Demon Sports Radio Network.


2014–15 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball team
The 2014–15 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Demons, led by third year co-head coaches Brooke Stoehr and Scott Stoehr, played their home games at Prather Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 10–8 in Southland play for a tie for a sixth-place finish. They were champions of the Southland Women's Basketball Tournament and received an automatic to the 2015 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament. They lost to Baylor in the first round.


2014–15 Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball team, Media
Select Lady Demon basketball games can be listened to with a Northwestern feed at . Many opponents have an audio stream available to listen to the games live that aren't done on Demons Showcase. NSU TV will also broadcast most of the Lady Demons wins tape delayed.


2014–15 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2014–15 college basketball season. Led by second year head coach Chris Collins. The Wildcats were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Welsh-Ryan Arena. They finished the season 15–17, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament to Indiana.


2014–15 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team, Previous season
The Wildcats finished the season 14–19, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament where they lost to Michigan State.


2014–15 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team
The 2014–15 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team will represent Northwestern University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by seventh year head coach Joe McKeown, play their home games at the Welsh-Ryan Arena and were a members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 23–9, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten Women's Tournament where they lost to Maryland. They received at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament, which was their first trip since 1997. They lost in the first round to Arkansas.


2014–15 Norwich City F.C. season
The 2014–15 season was Norwich City Football Club's 113th season as a professional club. It was their first season back in the Football League Championship after their relegation from the Premier League in the 2013–14 season. Neil Adams began the season as manager, to embark on a first full season in charge, however this was not to be as he was replaced by Alex Neil in January 2015.


2014–15 Norwich City F.C. season
Norwich started the League Cup in the second round and exited in the third round following a defeat at League Two side Shrewsbury Town, and were also eliminated in the FA Cup Third Round, following a defeat by Preston North End. Norwich finished third in the regular Championship season, qualifying for the play-offs. They were promoted back to the Premier League after a single season's absence by defeating Middlesbrough 2–0 in the play-off final.


2014–15 Norwich City F.C. season, Build up to the season
Finishing eighteenth in the Premier League the previous season resulted in relegation to the Championship. The Norwich City board announced shortly after relegation was confirmed on 11 May 2014 that a new manager would be announced within the week. On 22 May 2014 Neil Adams was named as the permanent manager despite the relegation from this season and four defeats in five matches as caretaker manager.


2014–15 Norwich City F.C. season, Build up to the season
The upheaval at the club was not limited to change in the management team with a number of first team players being linked to moves away from Carrow Road including Robert Snodgrass, Gary Hooper and John Ruddy. Chairman Alan Bowkett responded to the reports by stating that the club would be under no pressure to sell players during the transfer window.


2014–15 Norwich City F.C. season, Build up to the season
On 2 June 2014 Norwich named under-21 coach Mark Robson and former player Gary Holt first team coaches. They also named former player and Ipswich Town manager Joe Royle as football consultant who left the club before the season started.


2014–15 Norwich City F.C. season, Build up to the season
Norwich went into the season as one of the favourites for promotion with odds of 3/1 for promotion and 10/1 for winning the championship title.


2014–15 Norwich City F.C. season, Transfers, Transfers in
Norwich started their summer transfer window dealings by signing striker Lewis Grabban from AFC Bournemouth on 5 June. They continued their revamp of their attacking options by signing Kyle Lafferty from 2013–14 Serie B champions Palermo on 27 June with the deal being effective from 1 July. On 5 August Norwich announced the signing of former QPR midfielder Gary O'Neil following his release at the end of the previous season.


2014–15 Norwich City F.C. season, Transfers, Transfers in
On 20 August it was announced that Carlos Cuellar had signed a one-year deal following his release from Sunderland at the end of the previous season and that Cameron Jerome had signed from Stoke City on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. On 27 August Norwich continued their summer transfer spending by signing 17-year-old Falkirk midfielder Conor McGrandles for a fee reported to be worth a total of £1,000,000 after add-ons. On 29 August Norwich signed Club Brugge midfielder Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe for an undisclosed fee. On transfer deadline day Norwich signed Arsenal's Spanish defender Ignasi Miquel and Swindon Town defender Louis Thompson for both an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal.


2014–15 Norwich City F.C. season, Transfers, Transfers out
Players David Fox and Carlo Nash were allowed to leave following the end of their contracts while Johan Elmander, Joseph Yobo and Jonás Gutiérrez all returned to their parent clubs following the end of their loan periods. The first major departure following Norwich's relegation was the sale of Scotland international Robert Snodgrass to Hull for a fee reported to be in the region of £7,000,000 on 30 June 2014. Anthony Pilkington was the next to leave, joining promotion rivals Cardiff City for a reported fee of £1,000,000 on 15 August. Newly promoted Queens Park Rangers completed the transfer of Leroy Fer for a reported fee of £8,000,000 on 20 August. Transfer deadline day saw midfielder Andrew Surman return to Bournemouth for an undisclosed fee.


2014–15 Norwich City F.C. season, Transfers, Loaned In
On transfer deadline day Norwich signed Jos Hooiveld on a season long loan from Southampton.


2014–15 Norwich City F.C. season, Transfers, Loaned out
Oxford United signed 2013 FA Youth Cup winner Carlton Morris on a half-season loan deal on 4 August 2014. On 5 August club record signing Ricky van Wolfswinkel was allowed to leave on a season long loan to French sign AS Saint-Étienne. On transfer deadline day Luciano Becchio was loaned to Rotherham until January.


2014–15 Norwich City F.C. season, Transfers, Pre-season matches
Norwich started their pre-season on 12 July 2014 with a 1–0 away win at Isthmian League side Dereham Town with new signing Kyle Lafferty scoring the only goal of the game. They continued on 15 July 2014 with an emphatic 6–1 away win at Conference Premier side Braintree Town with goals from Andrew Surman, Kyle Lafferty, Nathan Redmond, Bradley Johnson and two from Ricky van Wolfswinkel. They then started their pre-season tour of Italy by beating an Aosta regional select side 0–13 on 20 July 2014.