2014–15 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Schedule
Dawkins' 31 points was the most by a Michigan freshman since Trey Burke had 32 in 2012 and his 8 three-pointers was the second most in school history, the most by a Wolverine since Glen Rice posted 8 in the 1989 NCAA Tournament and the most by a Big Ten player during the season, earning Dawkins the final Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor. In the second round of the 2015 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament on March 12, Michigan defeated Illinois after splitting a pair of overtime games won by the home teams during the regular season.


2014–15 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Schedule
The game marked Michigan's ninth consecutive win in its opening round of the Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament and Michigan's largest margin of victory over a conference opponent this season. In the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament on March 13, Michigan lost to No. 1 seeded Wisconsin, despite a double-double and game-high 21 points and 11 rebounds by Irvin.


2014–15 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Awards
The United States Basketball Writers Association named Michigan's Austin Hatch as its recipient for the men's version of its Most Courageous Award for 2015. Dawkins earned the final Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor on March 9.


2014–15 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Postseason
Michigan did not participate in any postseason tournaments, ending a streak of four consecutive NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament appearances. Following the season, Spike Albrecht had offseason surgery on his right hip to correct for a genetic condition that may also necessitate left hip surgery. Albrecht and Irvin were voted team co-MVPs. On April 21, LeVert announced that he would return for his senior season.


2014–15 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team
The 2014–15 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team will represent University of Michigan during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by third year head coach Kim Barnes Arico, play their home games at the Crisler Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 8–10 in Big Ten play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the second round in the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament to their in-state rival Michigan State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Cleveland State, Toledo and Missouri in the first, second and third rounds, Southern Miss in the quarterfinals before losing to UCLA in the semifinals.


2014–15 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by 13th year head coach Kermit Davis, played their home games at the Murphy Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 19–17, 9–9 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the championship game of the C-USA Tournament where they lost to UAB. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Kent State.


2014–15 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team, Previous season
The Blue Raiders finished the season 24–9, 13–3 in C-USA play to finish in a four way tie for the C-USA regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA Tournament where they lost to Tulsa. Despite their 24 wins and conference title, they did not participate in a post season tournament.


2014–15 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team
The 2014–15 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by 10th year head coach Rick Insell, play their home games at the Murphy Center and were second year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 24–10, 14–4 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA Women's Tournament where they lost to Southern Miss. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Ball State in the first round, Arkansas State in the second round and Ole Miss in the third round before falling to Temple in the quarterfinals.


2014–15 Middlesbrough F.C. season
The 2014–15 season was Middlesbrough's 6th consecutive season in the Championship. They also competed in the League Cup and in the FA Cup.


2014–15 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Competitions, League results summary, Matches
The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.


2014–15 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Competitions, League Cup
The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Middlesbrough were drawn away to Oldham Athletic.


2014–15 Midland Football League
The 2014–15 Midland Football League season was the first in the history of the new Midland Football League, a football competition in England.


2014–15 Midland Football League
At the end of the previous season the Midland Football Alliance and the Midland Football Combination merged to form the Midland Football League. The Midland Alliance clubs formed Premier Division, while the Midland Combination clubs formed Division One.


2014–15 Midland Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the Midland Alliance in the previous season, along with four new clubs:


2014–15 Midland Football League, Division One
Division One featured 15 clubs which competed in the Midland Combination Premier Division last season, along with five new clubs:


2014–15 Millwall F.C. season
The 2014–15 Football League Championship was the 130th season in the history of Millwall Football Club. It was their 89th season in the Football League and 40th in the second tier of English football. It was Millwall's fifth continuous season in the Championship, after promotion from the Football League One in 2010.


2014–15 Millwall F.C. season, Transfers, Out
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.


2014–15 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season
The 2014–15 season was Milton Keynes Dons' eleventh season in their existence as a professional association football club, and their seventh consecutive season competing in Football League One.


2014–15 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season
As well as competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy.


2014–15 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season
The season covers the period from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015.


2014–15 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season, Season review
With what turned out to be a successful summer transfer window, manager Karl Robinson signed forwards Benik Afobe and Will Grigg on loan from Arsenal and Brentford respectively, as well as former loanee Samir Carruthers from Aston Villa on a permanent deal. Centre-back Kyle McFadzean was also brought in from Crawley Town.


2014–15 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season, Season review
Following a 3–1 home victory over rivals AFC Wimbledon in the first round at the beginning of August, the club were handed a lucrative second round League Cup draw at home to Manchester United. Against all odds, the Dons won the tie 4–0 through goals from Grigg and Afobe against a United team which included established Premier League players David de Gea, Javier Hernandez, Shinji Kagawa and Danny Welbeck.


2014–15 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season, Season review
The result set the tone for the remainder of the season. The Dons spent the majority of the year in promotion contention and achieved several notable victories including a club record 7–0 home win over Oldham Athletic, a 6–0 home win over Colchester United and 6–1 home wins over both Crewe Alexandra and Leyton Orient. At the end of the January 2015 transfer window, academy graduate Dele Alli was sold to Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur for a club record fee in the region of £5m plus add-on incentives and arrangements which included Alli being loaned back immediately for the remainder of the campaign.


2014–15 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season, Season review
For the final few weeks of the season, the club were in competition with Preston North End and Swindon Town for second place (the final automatic promotion spot). With a considerable points gap to claw back, the Dons managed to obtain 25 points from a possible 27 to ensure the battle for promotion came down to the final day.


2014–15 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season, Season review
With Preston in second place on 89 points and MK Dons in third on 88, Preston faced relegation-threatened Colchester United and only needed to match or better the Dons' result against already relegated Yeovil Town to ensure promotion. MK Dons went on to defeat Yeovil 5–1. With Preston losing away to Colchester, the Dons secured second place against the odds, achieving promotion to the second tier for the first time since their formation in 2004 along with a club record goal tally of 101 league goals.


2014–15 Milton Keynes Lightning season
During the 2014-15 season, the Milton Keynes Lightning team participated in the semi-professional English Premier Ice Hockey League.


2014–15 Milwaukee Bucks season
The 2014–15 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 47th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On December 27, 2014, they matched the total number of wins (15) from the 2013–14 season, their lowest in franchise history.


2014–15 Milwaukee Bucks season
The Bucks finished the regular season 41–41, a 26 win improvement from their disappointing previous season, and clinched the sixth seed despite losing their top pick Jabari Parker to an injury early in the season. The Bucks' season ended with a 2–4 first round playoff series loss to the Chicago Bulls.


2014–15 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by tenth year head coach Rob Jeter, played their home games at the UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena and the Klotsche Center and were members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 14–16, 9–7 in Horizon League play to finish in fifth place.


2014–15 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team
Due to Academic Progress Rate penalties, Milwaukee were ineligible for a postseason tournament including the 2015 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament.


2014–15 Milwaukee Wave season
The 2014–15 Milwaukee Wave season was the thirty-first season of the Milwaukee Wave professional indoor soccer club. The Wave, a Central Division team in the Major Arena Soccer League, played their home games in the UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.


2014–15 Milwaukee Wave season
The team was led by head coach Giuliano Oliviero and assistant coach Nick Vorberg. The team earned a 13–7 record in the regular season, placing second in the Central Division and qualifying for the playoffs. The Wave defeated the Chicago Mustangs in the Division Semi-Final then lost to the Missouri Comets in the Division Final.


2014–15 Milwaukee Wave season, Season summary
The Wave opened the season with 5 consecutive road games, starting with a road win over the St. Louis Ambush. They split the next four games before a home opener victory over St. Louis. The Wave went back on the road for a two-game weekend of losses to the Baltimore Blast before beginning a 6-game homestand. They won 4 of 6, losing only to the Missouri Comets and Baltimore. (The Wave lost both regular season matchups against Missouri and all three against Baltimore. By contrast, they won all four games against Detroit Waza and all three against St. Louis.


2014–15 Milwaukee Wave season, Season summary
Their only division rivalry that was not a sweep was the Chicago Mustangs with a 1–1 split of the season series.) Milwaukee finished the season strong with 5 wins in their last 6 games to amass a 13–7 record and second place in the Central Division. In the Division Semi-Finals, the Wave traded at-home wins with Chicago before edging them 2–1 in overtime in the tie-breaking mini-game. Milwaukee faced the unbeaten Missouri Comets for the division championship on March 12 and lost 2–8.


2014–15 Milwaukee Wave season, Off-field moves
After the 2013-14 season, the team announced that it was leaving the third incarnation of the Major Indoor Soccer League along with five other MISL teams and joining the teams of Professional Arena Soccer League, which was soon rebranded as the MASL. The other teams in the MASL's Central Division are former MISL clubs Missouri Comets and St. Louis Ambush, plus PASL clubs Chicago Mustangs, Tulsa Revolution, and Wichita B-52s.


2014–15 Milwaukee Wave season, Off-field moves
In March 2014, following the changes in league and team ownership, head coach Keith Tozer left the Wave after 22 years with the team. Milwaukee's WITI-TV described the departure as one of the biggest local sports stories of 2014. The new ownership group, dubbed MKE Sports & Entertainment and led by Michael Zimmerman, was formally announced in April 2014.


2014–15 Milwaukee Wave season, Off-field moves
In December 2014, just before their first home game of the season, the Wave replaced their traditional green artificial turf with a black turf to match the team's colors and marketing strategy. Reception by fans and the press was mixed but generally positive.


2014–15 Milwaukee Wave season, Off-field moves
In late January 2015, the team told the Milwaukee Business Journal that it was losing money and that it would seek a renegotiation of its arena lease after the season. Ownership acknowledged that average attendance at games was down but noted that "the previous owner was giving away tickets" and that the Wave are "actually selling more tickets but fewer fans are in the seats".


2014–15 Milwaukee Wave season, Roster moves
Seeking fresh talent, the team held an open tryout in September 2014. The Wave announced their first completed roster for the season on November 7, just one day before the season began.


2014–15 Milwaukee Wave season, Schedule, Regular season
♠ Game played with multi-point scoring (most goals worth 2 points and select goals worth 3 points).


2014–15 Milwaukee Wave season, Awards and honors
On March 13, the MASL announced the finalists for its major year-end awards. These nominees included Milwaukee coach Giuliano Oliviero for Coach of the Year.


2014–15 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season
The Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs represented the University of Minnesota Duluth in WCHA women's ice hockey during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Bulldogs were not able to win the NCAA tournament for the sixth time in school history. Of note, it represented the final season in which Shannon Miller served as head coach.


2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2014-15 college basketball season. Led by second year head coach Richard Pitino the Golden Gophers, members of the Big Ten Conference, played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota.


2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Golden Gophers finished the season 25–13, 8–10 in Big Ten play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament where they lost to Wisconsin. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated High Point, Saint Mary's, Southern Miss, Florida State and SMU to be the 2014 NIT Champions.


2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team
The 2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2014-15 college basketball season. Led by first year head coach Marlene Stollings for the Golden Gophers, members of the Big Ten Conference, played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They finished the season 23–10, 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Women's Tournament where they lost to Ohio State. They received at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament where they were defeated by DePaul in the first round.


2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season
The 2014-15 Golden Gophers program represented the University of Minnesota during the 2014-15 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The program advanced to the Frozen Four championship game for the fourth consecutive year and defeated the Harvard Crimson by a 4–1 tally in the title game.


2014–15 Minnesota Timberwolves season
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2014–15 Minnesota Timberwolves season
The 2014–15 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 26th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Timberwolves finished with the worst record in the league at 16–66 and missed the NBA Playoffs for the 11th straight year. For the first time since 2007–08 season, Kevin Love was not on the roster as he was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Andrew Wiggins, Anthony Bennett, and their future first round picks. Despite not making the playoffs, Andrew Wiggins won the NBA Rookie of the Year.


2014–15 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Flip Saunders returned to the Timberwolves' head coach on his second stint. Saunders was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in August 2015 and he died two months later on October 25, 2015 at the age of 60. He was replaced by former Timberwolves player and former NBA Coach of the Year, Sam Mitchell for the following season. Kevin Garnett returned to the team for the first time since he left Minnesota in the offseason trade to the Boston Celtics.


2014–15 Minnesota Timberwolves season, Awards
Andrew Wiggins won the 2015 NBA Rookie of the Year Award.


2014–15 Minnesota Wild season
The 2014–15 Minnesota Wild season was the 15th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.


2014–15 Minnesota Wild season, Off-season
Following the team's 4–2 Western Conference Semifinals loss to the Chicago Blackhawks, General Manager Chuck Fletcher was tasked with deciding how to deal with the Wild's 21 free-agents, including 13 unrestricted and nine restricted free agents. The contract situation for all players, including UFAs Dany Heatley, Cody McCormick, Matt Moulson and Nate Prosser, needed to be decided before heading into the NHL's free agency period beginning on July 1, 2014.


2014–15 Minnesota Wild season, Playoffs
The Minnesota Wild entered the playoffs as the Western Conference's first wild-card. After defeating the St. Louis Blues 4–2 in the first round, they advanced to the second round, where they were defeated by the Chicago Blackhawks for the third-straight season.


2014–15 Minnesota Wild season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2014–15 Minnesota Wild season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Wild. Stats reflect time with the Wild only. ‡Traded mid-season


2014–15 Minnesota Wild season, Transactions
The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season.


2014–15 Minnesota Wild season, Draft picks
Below are the Minnesota Wild's selections made at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.


2014–15 Mississauga Power season
The 2014–15 Mississauga Power season was the fourth and final season of the franchise in the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL). It was also their second season in Mississauga. Following an unsuccessful season with a record of 7–25, the Power folded, resulting in the creation of Raptors 905, a new NBA Development League affiliate to the NBA's Toronto Raptors.


2014–15 Mississauga Power season, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.


2014–15 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team
The 2014–15 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Rick Ray, in his third season at Mississippi State. The team played their home games at the Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 6–12 in SEC play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the SEC Tournament to Auburn.


2014–15 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team
On March 21, head coach Rick Ray was fired. He had a three-year record of 37–60.


2014–15 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team, Before the season, Recruits
The Bulldogs also added two walk-ons, Isaiah Butler and Jeffery Johnson, who will be classified as seniors for the season.


2014–15 Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs basketball team
The 2014–15 Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs basketball team will represent Mississippi State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season college basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs were led by third year head coach Vic Schaefer. They play their home games at Humphrey Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 27–7, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC Women's Tournament to Kentucky. They received at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Tulane in the first round before losing to Duke in the second round.


2014–15 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team
The 2014–15 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team represented Mississippi Valley State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Delta Devils, led by first year head coach Andre Payne,  were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Due to continued renovations to their normal home stadium, the Harrison HPER Complex, they played their home games at the Leflore County Civic Center in Greenwood, Mississippi and one home game at The Pinnacle on the campus of Coahoma Community College. They finished the season 6–26, 5–13 in SWAC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SWAC Tournament to Alabama State.


2014–15 Missouri Comets season
The 2014–15 Missouri Comets season was the fifth season of the Missouri Comets professional indoor soccer club. The Comets, a Central Division team in the Major Arena Soccer League, played their home games in the Independence Events Center in Independence, Missouri.


2014–15 Missouri Comets season
The team was led by head coach Vlatko Andonovski. The Comets amassed a perfect 20–0 record in the regular season and earned a bye to the second round of the MASL playoffs. They defeated the Milwaukee Wave to earn the Central Division title but lost to the Baltimore Blast in the Eastern Conference Championship. Andonovski was honored as the MASL's Coach of the Year and forward Leo Gibson as the MASL's Most Valuable Player.


2014–15 Missouri Comets season, Season summary
The Comets entered the MASL as the final champion of the third incarnation of the MISL. They demonstrated the value of continuity by romping over the Dallas Sidekicks and PASL champion Chicago Mustangs to open the season. Indeed, the only close games the Comets played on their way to a 20-game undefeated season came against the Milwaukee Wave (who finished just 2 goals down at the Independence Events Center and took the Comets to a shootout at UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena) and the Monterrey Flash (who took them to overtime at Arena Monterrey). The Comets wound up first in the Central Division and defeated the Milwaukee Wave in the Central Division Final. They played a best-of-three series with the Baltimore Blast for the Eastern Conference Championship and lost on the road then at home, ending their playoff run.


2014–15 Missouri Comets season, History
Launched as an expansion team in the third Major Indoor Soccer League for the 2010–11 season, the Comets have the same ownership group as FC Kansas City of the National Women's Soccer League. Head coach Vlatko Andonovski is also manager of the women's club. The team is named after the Kansas City Comets, who played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League from 1981–1991.


2014–15 Missouri Comets season, History
In all four seasons as members of the MISL, the Comets reached the playoffs. They won the league championship on their fourth playoff appearance. This would be the final MISL championship. After the 2013-14 season, the team announced that it was leaving the MISL along with five other teams and join the teams of Professional Arena Soccer League, which was soon rebranded as the MASL. The other teams in the Central Division are former MISL clubs Milwaukee Wave and St. Louis Ambush, plus PASL clubs Chicago Mustangs, Tulsa Revolution, and Wichita B-52s.


2014–15 Missouri Comets season, Off-field moves
On November 6, the Comets and FC Kansas City of the National Women's Soccer League each signed head coach Vlatko Andonovski to three-year extensions of their respective contracts. Andonovski led both teams to league championships in 2014.


2014–15 Missouri Comets season, Off-field moves
For the January 30 game against the Chicago Mustangs, the Comets wore special gold jerseys as part of a "Go for the Gold for Pediatric Cancer" charity effort to benefit the Dalton Everett Burner Foundation. The foundation, named for a local youth who overcame a rare form of cancer, assists families dealing with pediatric cancer. Fundraisers included a raffle and an auction of that night's game-worn jerseys.


2014–15 Missouri Comets season, Off-field moves
After the Eastern Conference Championship match on March 15 in which several Missouri players were red carded for misconduct, Comets forward Andre Braithwaite headbutted Baltimore Blast player Pat Healey, opening a gash in Healey's forehead that required five stitches to close. Braithwaite was immediately released by the Comets and will face league disciplinary action.


2014–15 Missouri Comets season, Schedule, Regular season
♠ Game played with multi-point scoring (most goals worth 2 points and select goals worth 3 points). 1 Seattle Impact shut down mid-season; franchise purchased by Tacoma Stars


2014–15 Missouri Comets season, Awards and honors
Missouri defenders John Sosa and Brian Harris, midfielder Vahid Assadpour, and forward Leo Gibson were selected for the 2014-15 MASL All-League First Team. Goalkeeper Danny Waltman was selected for the All-League Second Team. Missouri defender Alain Matingou was named to the league's all-rookie team for 2014–15. Missouri's Josh Gardner earned honorable mention for the all-rookie team.


2014–15 Missouri Comets season, Awards and honors
On March 13, the MASL announced the finalists for its major year-end awards. These nominees included Missouri forward Leo Gibson for Most Valuable Player, Danny Waltman for Goalkeeper of the Year, Brian Harris and John Sosa for Defender of the Year, and Vlatko Andonovski for Coach of the Year. On March 19, the league announced that voters selected Gibson as the MASL's Most Valuable Player and Andonovski as Coach of the Year.


2014–15 Missouri Mavericks season
The 2014–15 Missouri Mavericks season is the 6th season of the ECHL franchise in Independence, Missouri, a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri.


2014–15 Missouri Mavericks season, Off-season
On May 21, 2014, Head Coach Scott Hillman announced his resignation from the Mavericks because he is "pursuing other hockey opportunities and wants to move to a community where he and wife Dalyn's sons can compete at the highest level." On May 27, 2014, Hillman was named as the first Head Coach for the expansion Indy Fuel of the ECHL.


2014–15 Missouri Mavericks season, Off-season
On June 12, 2014 Richard Matvichuk, a 14-year veteran Defenseman in the National Hockey League, was announced as the new Head Coach for the Mavericks. Matvichuk had spent the previous two seasons as the Assistant General Manager and Defensive Assistant for the Allen Americans, also of the Central Hockey League, during which time the team won two consecutive Ray Miron President's Cup league championships.


2014–15 Missouri Mavericks season, Off-season
On June 26, 2014, the Mavericks renewed their affiliation agreement for the 2014-15 season with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League.


2014–15 Missouri Mavericks season, Off-season
Between July 1 and July 11, 2014, Mavericks fans voted for the Top-10 Mavericks players from the first 5 years of the team's existence. Beginning on July 15, 2014, The Examiner newspaper revealed the players one-per-day.


2014–15 Missouri Mavericks season, Off-season
On October 7, 2014, soon before the 2014–15 Central Hockey League season was set to begin, it was announced that the Central Hockey League ceased operations and the Mavericks, along with the Allen Americans, Brampton Beast, Quad City Mallards, Rapid City Rush, Tulsa Oilers, and Wichita Thunder, were all admitted to the ECHL for the 2014–15 ECHL season. All Central Hockey League contracts which had already been signed by players for the 2014-15 Central Hockey League season were immediately nullified, which forced the team to hastily attempt to re-sign as many players as possible to ECHL contracts. For the 2014-15 ECHL season, the Mavericks were designated to play in the Midwest Division of the Western Conference in the ECHL.


2014–15 Missouri Mavericks season, Off-season
In February 2015, Lamar Hunt Jr., son of former Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt, purchased the Mavericks outright from majority owner Matt Adams, partners Mark Adams and Mike Carper, and General Manager Brent Thiessen, who had a minority stake in the organization. Hunt Jr. will own the team through his company Loretto Sports Ventures, LLC.


2014–15 Missouri Mavericks season, Regular season
x  - clinched playoff spot,  y  - clinched regular season division title,  z  - Brabham Cup (regular season) champion


2014–15 Missouri State Bears basketball team
The 2014–15 Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by fourth year head coach Paul Lusk, played their home games at JQH Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 5–13 in MVC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley Tournament to Southern Illinois.


2014–15 Missouri State Bears basketball team, Previous season
The Bears finished the season 20–13, 9–9 in Missouri Valley play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament where they lost to Wichita State. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Murray State.


2014–15 Missouri State Bears basketball team, Schedule
* December 7's game vs Missouri State was postponed due to a power outage.


2014–15 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team
The 2014–15 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bears, led by second year head coach Kellie Harper, played their home games at JQH Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 13–5 in MVC play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Missouri Valley Tournament where they lost to Wichita State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Tulsa in the first round.


2014–15 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Kim Anderson, who was in his first year as the head coach at Missouri. The team played its home games at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri, and played its third season in the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 9–23, 3–15 in SEC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the SEC Tournament to South Carolina.


2014–15 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team, Preseason
Coming off an inconsistent 2013-14 season that saw Missouri finish with a 23-12 (9-9) record and a trip to the NIT there were many changes that took place in the off/preseason. The team lost the likes of Jabari Brown and Jordan Clarkson to the NBA Draft and lost Criswell and Ross to graduation. On April 10, 2014 then head coach Frank Haith kicked Zach Price off the team for legal reasons. The following week on April 18 it was announced that Haith was leaving Missouri and had taken the opening as the head coach of Tulsa.


2014–15 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team, Preseason
Aften ten days of speculation it was announced that Kim Anderson would be returning to his Alma Mater and become the next head coach at Missouri. The team returned two starters (Ryan Rosburg, Johnathan Williams III), five incoming freshmen (Gant, Wright, Allen, Isabell, Gill-Caesar), and one transfer (Shamburger) making this Missouri Tiger team one of the youngest in the Nation.


2014–15 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team
The 2014–15 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team represents the University of Missouri in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers led by fifth year head coach Robin Pingeton, they play their games at Mizzou Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 7–9 in SEC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the second round of the SEC Women's Basketball Tournament to Georgia. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Northern Iowa in the first round, Kansas State in the second round before getting defeated by Michigan in the third round.


2014–15 Mittelrheinliga
The 2014–15 Mittelrheinliga was the 59th season of the Mittelrheinliga, one of three state association league systems in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, covering its southwestern part. It was the third season of the league as part of the fifth level of the German football league system.


2014–15 Mittelrheinliga, League table
The league featured five new clubs for the 2014–15 season with FC Hürth, SV Eilendorf, VfL Leverkusen, TSV Hertha Walheim and FC Bergheim 2000 promoted from the Landesliga Mittelrhein while no club had been relegated from the Regionalliga West.


2014–15 Mohun Bagan AC season
The 2014–15 Mohun Bagan A.C. season is the 125th season of Mohun Bagan A.C. since the club's formation in 1889 and their 8th season in the I-League which is India's top football league. The team finished runners-up in the Calcutta Football League and were crowned Champions in the I-League. Mohun Bagan reached the semifinals of the King's Cup where they were defeated by Pune and they bowed out in the group stage of the Federation Cup.


2014–15 Moldovan "A" Division
The 2014–15 Moldovan "A" Division season is the 24th since its establishment. A total of 12 teams are contesting the league.


2014–15 Moldovan "B" Division
The 2014–15 Moldovan "B" Division season' was the 24th since its establishment. Was approved new system with three divisions, thus coming back to the system that was used  between the 1993–94 and 1995–96 seasons.


2014–15 Moldovan Cup
The 2014–15 Moldovan Cup is the 24th season of the Moldovan annual football tournament. The competition began on 23 August 2013 with the First Preliminary Round and will end with the final held in May 2014. The winner of the competition will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.


2014–15 Moldovan Cup, First Preliminary Round
Entering this round are 26 clubs from the Moldovan "B" Division. These matches took place on 23, 24 August 2014.


2014–15 Moldovan Cup, Second Preliminary Round
The 13 winners from the previous round and 1 clubs from the Moldovan "B" Division entered this stage of the competition. These matches took place on 30 and 31 August 2014.


2014–15 Moldovan Cup, First round
In this round enter teams from "A" Division. They will play against 7 winner teams from the second preliminary round. These matches took place on 7 September 2014.


2014–15 Moldovan Cup, Second round
Draw was on 9 September 2014. These matches took place on 23 & 24 September 2014.


2014–15 Moldovan Cup, Third round
These matches took place on 28 and 29 October 2014.


2014–15 Moldovan Cup, Quarterfinals
These matches took place on 2 and 3 December 2014.


2014–15 Moldovan Cup, Semi-finals
This round featured the four winners from the previous round. The matches were played on 29 April 2015.


2014–15 Moldovan Cup, Final
This round featured the two winners from the previous round. The match were played on 24 May 2015.


2014–15 Moldovan National Division
The 2014–15 Moldovan National Division (Romanian: Divizia Națională) is the 24th season of top-tier football in Moldova. The competition began in July 2014 and ended in May 2015.


2014–15 Moldovan National Division, League table, Positions by round
The following table represents the teams position after each round in the competition.


2014–15 Moldovan National Division, Results
The schedule consists of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team plays each other once home and away for a total of 20 matches. The pairings of the third round will then be set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 30 games per team.


2014–15 Moldovan National Division, Results, Third round
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 36 games):


2014–15 Moldovan National Division, Fair-Play Award
Points are allocated points to each yellow (1 point), two yellow (2 points) and red card (3 points) for ranking purposes. This does not represent any official rankings.


2014–15 Moldovan Under-18 Division
The 2014–15 Moldovan Under-18 Division (Romanian: Divizia Națională U-18) was the Moldovan annual football tournament. The season began on 6 September 2014 and ended on 28 May 2015. Zimbru Chișinău were the defending champions.


2014–15 Moldovan Under-18 Division, Squads
Players must be born on or after 1 January 1997, with a maximum of five players per team born between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 1996 allowed.


2014–15 Moldovan Under-18 Division, League table
The schedule consists of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team plays each other once home and away for a total of 14 matches. The pairings of the third round will then be set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 21 games per team.


2014–15 Moldovan Women Top League
The 2014–15 Moldovan Women Top League season in association football is the 15th since its establishment. A total of 7 teams contested the league.


2014–15 Moldovan Women Top League
The season began on 7 September 2014 and ended on 25 May 2015. Goliador Chişinău were the defending champions.


2014–15 Moldovan Women Top League, Format
Team play each other three times for a total of 18 matches each.


2014–15 Moldovan Women's Cup
The 2014–15 Moldovan Women's Cup is the 18th edition of the Moldovan annual football tournament. The competition began on 9 October 2014 with the Preliminary Round and will end with the final held in May 2015.


2014–15 Moldovan Women's Cup, Preliminary round
Matches took place on 9 October and 23 October 2014. Two teams have a bye to the semi-finals.


2014–15 Momentum One Day Cup
The 2014–15 Momentum One Day Cup was a domestic one-day cricket championship in South Africa. It was the 34th time the championship was contested. The competition started on 10 October 2014 and the final took place on 13 February 2015. The Titans defeated the Cape Cobras in the final, which was played at Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town.


2014–15 Momentum One Day Cup, Knockout stage
Of the 6 participants, the following 3 teams qualified for the knockout stage:


2014–15 Monarcas Morelia season
The 2014–15 Morelia season is the 68th professional season of Mexico's top-flight football league. The season is split into two tournaments—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each with identical formats and each contested by the same eighteen teams. Morelia began their season on July 20, 2014 against Toluca, Morelia played most of their homes games on Fridays at 9:30 local time.


2014–15 Monarcas Morelia season, Torneo Apertura, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014–15 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team represented Monmouth University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by fourth year head coach King Rice, played their home games at the Multipurpose Activity Center. They were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 13–7 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the MAAC Tournament where they lost to Iona.


2014–15 Montana Grizzlies basketball team
The 2014–15 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by first-year head coach Travis DeCuire, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 14–4 in Big Sky play to finish in a share for the Big Sky regular season championship. They advanced to the championship game of the Big Sky Tournament where they lost to Eastern Washington. As a regular season conference champions and #1 overall seed in their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Texas A&M.


2014–15 Montana Lady Griz basketball team
The 2014–15 Montana Lady Griz basketball team represents the University of Montana during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Griz, led by thirty-seventh year head coach Robin Selvig, play their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finish the season 24–9, 14–4 in Big Sky play to win the Big Sky Regular Season Championship. They were also champions of the 2015 Big Sky Conference Women's Basketball Tournament and earn an automatic trip to the 2015 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to Notre Dame in the first round.


2014–15 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Montana State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by first year head coach Brian Fish, played their home games at Worthington Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 7–23, 4–14 in Big Sky play to finish in a three way tie for tenth place. They failed to qualify for the Big Sky Tournament.


2014–15 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team
The 2014–15 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team represented Montana State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by ninth year head coach Tricia Binford, played their home games at Worthington Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 15–15, 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 Sacramento State.


2014–15 Montenegrin Cup
The 2014–15 Montenegrin Cup is the ninth season of the Montenegrin knockout football tournament. The winner of the tournament received a berth in the first qualifying round of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League. The defending champions are Lovćen, who beat Mladost in the final of the last competition. The competition will feature 30 teams. It started on 24 September 2014 and will end with the final in May 2015.


2014–15 Montenegrin Cup, First round
Last year's finalists Lovćen and Mladost received a bye to the Second Round. The 14 matches in this round will be played on 24 and 25 September 2014.


2014–15 Montenegrin Cup, Second round
The 14 winners from the First Round and last year's cup finalists, Lovćen and Mladost, compete in this round. Starting with this round, all rounds of the competition will be two-legged except for the final. The first legs were held on 1 October 2014, while the second legs were held on 22 October 2014.


2014–15 Montenegrin Cup, Quarterfinals
The eight winners from the Second Round competed in this round. The first legs took place on 5 November 2014 and the second legs took place on 26 November 2014.


2014–15 Montenegrin Cup, SemiFinals
The four winners from the quarterfinals competed in this round. The first legs took place on 8 April 2014 and the second legs took place on 22 April 2015.


2014–15 Montenegrin First League
The 2014–15 Montenegrin First League was the ninth season of the top-tier football in Montenegro. The season began on 8 August 2014 and ended on 30 May 2015.


2014–15 Montenegrin First League, Teams
Last season, Dečić were relegated to the Montenegrin Second League, finishing in 12th place and Čelik exclusion because of financial issues. Bokelj and Berane were promoted.


2014–15 Montenegrin First League, Teams, Stadia and locations
All figures for stadiums include seating capacity only, as many stadiums in Montenegro have stands without chairs which would otherwise be the actual number of people able to attend football matches not regulated by UEFA or FIFA.


2014–15 Montenegrin First League, Results
The schedule consisted of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round were then set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.


2014–15 Montenegrin First League, Results, Third round
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 22 games):


2014–15 Montenegrin First League, Relegation play-offs
Igalo 2–2 Mornar on aggregate. Mornar won 9–8 on penalties and remained in the First League.


2014–15 Montenegrin First League, Relegation play-offs
Dečić won 7–1 on aggregate and got promoted to the First League.


2014–15 Montenegrin Second League
The 2014–15 Montenegrin Second League (Serbian: Druga Crnogorska Liga / Друга црногорска лига) was the ninth season of the competition as the second top football league in Montenegro. The league played its first games of the season on August 17, 2014 and its final matches were played on May 30, 2015.


2014–15 Montenegrin Second League, League format
Twelve teams participate in this league. The top team directly qualifies for the Montenegrin First League while the second and third teams contest in a two matches playoff against the 11th and 12th team from the First League. The two bottom-placed teams are relegated to the Third League, to be replaced by the two winners of the Third League promotion play-off.


2014–15 Montenegrin Second League, Promotion play-offs
Igalo 2–2 Mornar on aggregate. Mornar won 9–8 on penalties and remained in the First League.


2014–15 Montenegrin Second League, Promotion play-offs
Dečić won 7–1 on aggregate and got promoted to the First League.


2014–15 Monterrey Flash season
The 2014–15 Monterrey Flash season was the second season of the Monterrey Flash professional indoor soccer club. The Monterrey Flash, a Southern Division team in the Major Arena Soccer League, played their home games in Arena Monterrey in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.


2014–15 Monterrey Flash season
The team was led by owner Gerardo Guerra Lozano and head coach Genoni Martínez with assistant coach Marco Coria. The Flash were one of two Mexico-based teams (along with Saltillo Rancho Seco) participating in the MASL for the 2014–15 season. The team finished the regular season with an 18–2 record and qualified for the MASL playoffs. They defeated the Dallas Sidekicks and Las Vegas Legends to win the Western Conference Championship. They beat the Baltimore Blast in a best-of-three series for the league championship.


2014–15 Monterrey Flash season, Season summary
The Flash started the season strong, winning their first 8 games, most by wide margins. In the early going, only the Las Vegas Legends kept the Monterrey offense grounded and held on to finish one goal back. Their first loss of the season was at home against Las Vegas on December 21. The Flash rebounded to win 6 consecutive games before falling to the Missouri Comets in overtime on January 25. Four more wins completed the regular season, leaving them with an 18–2 record and first place in the Southern Division.


2014–15 Monterrey Flash season, Season summary
This qualified them to host the Division Final where they defeated the Dallas Sidekicks on March 8. The Flash defeated the Las Vegas Legends on the road and at home in a best-of-three series to win the Western Conference championship. They faced the Baltimore Blast for the MASL Championship and the 2014–15 Ron Newman Cup. After winning in Baltimore and losing the first game at home, Monterrey won the mini-game tiebreaker 4–3 with an overtime goal by midfielder Gustavo Rosales.


2014–15 Monterrey Flash season, History
The previous team to bear the Monterrey Flash name joined the Liga Mexicana de Futbol Rápido Profesional (LMFRPro) in 2011. They won the LMFRPro league championship in that first season then finished second to the San Diego Sockers in the 2012 FIFRA Club Championship. In September 2012, Lozano relocated the team to Texas, renamed them the Rio Grande Valley Flash, and joined the PASL. In July 2013, the team announced that Victor Fernandez had assumed ownership of the franchise and renamed it "La Fiera FC".


2014–15 Monterrey Flash season, History
Lozano returned to Monterrey and started a new Monterrey Flash with the intention of playing in both the LMFRPro and the PASL. The Flash started their debut season strong, finished with a 13–3 record, and secured the third spot in the Central Division playoffs. They defeated the Dallas Sidekicks in the Division Semifinal then lost to Hidalgo La Fiera in the Division Final.


2014–15 Monterrey Flash season, Off-field moves
In May 2014, the Professional Arena Soccer League added six refugee teams from the failed third incarnation of the Major Indoor Soccer League and reorganized as the Major Arena Soccer League. The 2014–15 MASL season will be 20 games long, 4 more than the 16 regular season games of recent PASL seasons.


2014–15 Monterrey Flash season, Off-field moves
With the league expansion and reorganization, Monterrey moved from the Central division to the new Southern division. The other Southern teams for 2014–15 are the Brownsville Barracudas, Dallas Sidekicks, Hidalgo La Fiera, Saltillo Rancho Seco, and Beaumont-based Oxford City FC of Texas.


2014–15 Monterrey Flash season, Schedule, Pre-season
‡ Game cancelled due to inclement weather and an outdoor arena.


2014–15 Monterrey Flash season, Schedule, Regular season
1 Originally scheduled for January 2 but moved forward due to availability and to avoid holiday travel. 2 Originally scheduled for December 7 but postponed due to scheduling conflicts. 3 Originally scheduled for December 14 but postponed due to scheduling conflicts with the Liga MX finals. 4 Mini-game due to mid-season withdrawal of Hidalgo La Fiera, maintaining 20-game schedule. 5 Replaces Hidalgo game originally scheduled for that date.


2014–15 Monterrey Flash season, Schedule, Post-season
♠ Game played with multi-point scoring (most goals worth 2 points; select goals worth 3 points). 1 Mini-game played as a tie-breaker.


2014–15 Monterrey Flash season, Awards and honors
Monterrey goalkeeper Diego Reynoso was named to the league's all-rookie team for 2014–15.


2014–15 Monterrey Flash season, Awards and honors
Flash midfielder Gustavo Rosales was named Most Valuable Player for the MASL Playoffs. He scored the decisive overtime goal to win the Ron Newman Cup for Monterrey.


2014–15 Montpellier HSC season
The 2014–15 Montpellier HSC season was the 40th professional season of the club since its creation in 1974. The club celebrated their 40th anniversary with a change to the club badge representing a '40' in its center, which was used during the 2014–15 season.


2014–15 Montpellier HSC season, First team squad
French teams are limited to four players without EU citizenship. Hence, the squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country. Also, players from the ACP countries—countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific that are signatories to the Cotonou Agreement—are not counted against non-EU quotas due to the Kolpak ruling.


2014–15 Montpellier HSC season, First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014–15 Montpellier HSC season, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014–15 Montreal Canadiens season
The 2014–15 Montreal Canadiens season was the 106th season of play for the franchise that was founded on December 4, 1909, and was also their 98th season in the National Hockey League.


2014–15 Montreal Canadiens season, Off-season
Defenceman Douglas Murray, forward George Parros and forward Thomas Vanek became free agents. On July 1, 2014, captain Brian Gionta signed with the Buffalo Sabres, being joined by defenseman Josh Gorges, who was traded to the team the same day for the Minnesota Wild's 2016 second round pick previously acquired in a trade for Matt Moulson. Notable free agent signing included defenseman Tom Gilbert, centre Manny Malhotra and prospect Jiri Sekac, formally of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). On August 2, 2014, after months of ongoing negotiations, defenceman P. K. Subban signed an eight-year contract extension worth $72 million, avoiding salary arbitration. Subban becomes the highest paid defenseman through the 2014–15 season.


2014–15 Montreal Canadiens season, Off-season
Hockey operations changes included Daniel Lacroix and Rob Ramage being appointed assistant coach and player development coach, respectively. Ramage had previously played for the Canadiens and was part of the 1993 Stanley Cup Championship team, while Lacroix worked as assistant coach with the Hamilton Bulldogs, the Canadiens' main affiliate team in the American Hockey League (AHL) during the 2009–10 season. The Canadiens also announced a reorganization within the hockey department. Rick Dudley was named senior vice president, hockey operations. Scott Mellanby was promoted to assistant general manager, to work along with Larry Carriere. Trevor Timmins was appointed vice president of player personnel, as well as retaining his responsibilities as the club's director of amateur scouting.


2014–15 Montreal Canadiens season, Off-season
On June 18, 2014, it was announced that hall of famer Guy Lapointe would be honored by having his number 5 jersey retired during the 2014–15 season. Lapointe will become the 18th player to be honoured by the organization with jersey retirement and the second with the number 5, joining the late Bernie Geoffrion.


2014–15 Montreal Canadiens season, Off-season
For only the second time in franchise history, the Canadiens did not name a captain, instead opting for four      alternate captains for the season. On September 15, team management named Andrei Markov, Max Pacioretty, Tomas Plekanec and P. K. Subban alternative captains.


2014–15 Montreal Canadiens season, Off-season
The 2014–15 season also marked changes to television broadcast rights to the Canadiens; Réseau des sports renewed its French-language television rights to the team, agreeing to a 12-year extension. Due to Quebecor Media's exclusive national French-language broadcast rights to the NHL, RDS will now only be able to broadcast games in the team's blackout region of Quebec and eastern Canada. Regional television rights in English were acquired by Sportsnet East in a three-year deal announced by Rogers on September 2, 2014. Three regional games will also be broadcast by City Montreal.


2014–15 Montreal Canadiens season, Playoffs
The Montreal Canadiens entered the playoffs as the Atlantic Division regular season champions. The Canadiens won the first three games of the series en route to defeating the Senators in six games. In Game 1, Brian Flynn scored the game-winning goal at 17:17 of the second period, and recorded two assists as the Canadiens won 4–3. Montreal's P. K. Subban was given a five-minute major and a game misconduct for slashing Ottawa's Mark Stone during the second period, resulting in a microfracture of Stone's right wrist, but did not face any further League discipline.


2014–15 Montreal Canadiens season, Playoffs
Alex Galchenyuk's goal at 3:40 into overtime gave the Canadiens a 3–2 win in Game 2. Cameron replaced Andrew Hammond with Craig Anderson as his starting goalie for Game 3, who despite a strong outing, surrendered the tying goal by but Dale Weise with 5:47 left in the third period, who also scored at 3:40 into overtime to give Montreal a 2–1 win. Anderson rebounded in Game 4, stopping all 28 Montreal shots while Mike Hoffman scored the Senators' only goal to win 1–0. Ottawa aso took Game 5 by a score of 5–1 as Anderson stopped 45 of 46 shots, with Bobby Ryan contributing two goals. The Canadiens then eliminated the Senators in Game 6 by a score of 2–0, with goaltender Carey Price registering the shutout stopping all 43 of Ottawa's shots.


2014–15 Montreal Canadiens season, Playoffs
In the second round, Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Canadiens in six games. In Game 1, Nikita Kucherov scored 2:06 into double overtime to give Tampa Bay a 2–1 win. This winning goal was controversial because the Lightning appeared to have been offside on the play, but nothing was called by the linesmen. Earlier at 2:56 of the first overtime period, Kucherov's apparent winning goal was waved off after officials ruled that he pushing Carey Price's pad into the net after the Montreal goalie made the initial save. The Lightning also won Game 2, 6–2, scoring four power play goals.


2014–15 Montreal Canadiens season, Playoffs
Montreal's Brandon Prust was then fined $5,000 for his postgame derogatory public comments directed toward Referee Brad Watson, which he later apologized for the day afterward. In Game 3, Tyler Johnson scored with 1.1 seconds left to give Tampa Bay a 2–1 victory. The Canadiens stayed alive in Game 4, as Max Pacioretty recorded a shorthanded goal and two assists, as Montreal built a 5–0 second-period lead en route to a 6–2 win. Then, in Game 5, P.A. Parenteau scored with 4:07 left in regulation to give the Canadiens a 2–1 victory. In Game 6, Ben Bishop stopped 18 of 19 Montreal shots, and Kucherov scored two goals, as Tampa Bay won 4–1 to take the series.


2014–15 Montreal Canadiens season, Schedule and results, Pre-season
Notes: Game was played at Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City.


2014–15 Montreal Canadiens season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2014–15 Montreal Canadiens season, Schedule and results, Playoffs
Montreal defeated Ottawa in six games in the first round. After taking a 3–0 series lead, the Senators attempted a comeback, as Ottawa won the next two games. However, Price's shutout in Game 6 sealed the series victory for Montreal.


2014–15 Montreal Canadiens season, Schedule and results, Playoffs
The Canadiens would face a tougher challenge in the second round against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tampa Bay had swept the five-game regular season series from Montreal, and then proceeded to win the first three games of the series. However, on May 7, Montreal won their first game of 2014–15 against Tampa Bay, as they posted a 6–2 victory against the Lightning to save their season. Montreal would win the next game 2–1, before subsequently losing the series in Game 6 by a final score of 4–1.


2014–15 Montreal Canadiens season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Canadiens. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record


2014–15 Montreal Canadiens season, Transactions
The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season:


2014–15 Montreal Canadiens season, Draft picks
Below are the Montreal Canadiens' selections made at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.


2014–15 Morecambe F.C. season
The 2014–15 season was Morecambe's eighth consecutive season in League Two, the fourth tier of English football.


2014–15 Morecambe F.C. season
They began the season on 9 August 2014, with the opening match of their League Two campaign. They also competed in three cup competitions, the FA Cup, the League Cup and the League Trophy. However, they only made it past the First Round in the League Trophy, losing 3–1 away to fellow League Two side Bury in the Second Round on 7 October 2014.


2014–15 Morecambe F.C. season
The season ended with a 3–1 home win over Southend United on 2 May 2015, securing an 11th-place finish in the league, the club's highest under Jim Bentley's management.


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


2014–15 Morecambe F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
The draw for the first round of the FA Cup was made on 27 October 2014.


2014–15 Morecambe F.C. season, Competitions, League Cup
The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Morecambe were drawn at home to Bradford City.


2014–15 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team represented Morehead State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third year head coach Sean Woods, played their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 17–17, 10–6 in OVC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They advanced to the semifinals of the OVC Tournament where they lost to Murray State.


2014–15 Morgan State Bears men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Morgan State Bears men's basketball team represented Morgan State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by ninth year head coach Todd Bozeman, played their home games at the Talmadge L. Hill Field House and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 7–24, 5–11 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC Tournament to Hampton.


2014–15 Motherwell F.C. season
The 2014–15 season is Motherwell's thirtieth consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and the second in the newly established Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 1984–85 season. Motherwell will also compete in the Europa League, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2014–15 Motherwell F.C. season, Important Events
On 2 November Stuart McCall resigned as manager, with Kenny Black taking over as caretaker manager until Ian Baraclough was appointed as manager on 13 December. Black returned to his role as assistant manager following the appointment of Baraclough, but was sacked by the club on 6 February 2015.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Mount St. Mary's University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers played their home games at Knott Arena, a 3,500-seat facility on the university's campus in Emmitsburg, Maryland. For the 26th season, the team was a member of the Northeast Conference.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team
The team was led by third-year head coach Jamion Christian, who prior to the season was given a contract extension to coach the team through the 2018–19 season.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team
Newcomers to the team included Chris Martin and Andrew Smeathers, transfers from Marshall and Butler, respectively. Martin joined the team at the beginning of the season; however, due to NCAA transfer rules, Smeathers was unable to join the team until the December 20 game against American, the first game after the end of the fall semester. Other incoming players included freshmen Troy Henderson, Chris Manning, Lamont "Junior" Robinson, Mawdo "Mo" Sallah and Chris Wray. At 5-foot-5, Robinson was the shortest player in Division I men's basketball for the 2014–15 season.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team
The Mountaineers finished the season 15–15, 11–7 in NEC play, to finish fourth in the conference. They lost in the quarterfinals of the 2015 NEC Tournament to St. Francis (PA).


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Previous season
The 2013–14 Mountaineers finished the regular season with a record of 13–16 (9–7 in the Northeast Conference) and qualified for the conference tournament as the #4 seed. They defeated St. Francis Brooklyn at home in the first game before winning road games against Wagner and Robert Morris to win the conference championship for the fourth time.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Previous season
With a record of 16–16, the Mountaineers were seeded in the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament as a co-16 seed in the South Region and played Albany in a First Four game. The Mountaineers were defeated by the Great Danes, 71–64, and finished the season with a 16–17 record.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Incoming freshmen
Chris Wray, a 6-foot-8 forward who attended Fishburne Military School in Waynesboro, Virginia, announced his intention to play for Mount St. Mary's in September 2012 while he was a senior at Shelby High School in North Carolina. As a junior at Shelby High prior to his commitment, he averaged more than 11 points and 6 rebounds.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Incoming freshmen
Lamont "Junior" Robinson, a 5-foot-5 point guard from Mebane, North Carolina, announced in June 2013 that he was giving a verbal commitment to Mount St. Mary's. Robinson averaged 22 points and 5.3 assists per game in his senior year at Eastern Alamance High School, and was named to North Carolina's all-state team.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Incoming freshmen
Mawdo "Mo" Sallah, a 6-foot-8 center, announced his commitment to Mount St. Mary's in October 2013. A native-born Gambian, Sallah came to the United States as a teenager and attended Broadfording Christian Academy in Hagerstown, Maryland, before going to Fishburne Military School as a post-graduate. In his senior year at BCA, Sallah averaged 18 points, 14.8 rebounds and 4.5 blocked shots.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Incoming freshmen
Chris Manning, a 6-foot-7 forward from Randallstown, Maryland, committed to Mount St. Mary's in May 2013. Troy Henderson, a 6-foot-9 forward from Gastonia, North Carolina, joined the Mountaineers after a senior season at Gaston Day School during which he averaged 12 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks. Both Manning and Henderson were redshirted for the 2014–15 season by Mount St. Mary's.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Incoming transfers
Chris Martin, a 6-foot-0 shooting guard from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, transferred to Mount St. Mary's from Marshall in April 2013. Pursuant to NCAA transfer rules, Martin sat out the 2013–14 season and joined the team in 2014–15. In two seasons with Marshall, Martin appeared in 41 games and averaged 2.3 points per game.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Incoming transfers
Andrew Smeathers, a 6-foot-8 forward from Bargersville, Indiana, announced in December 2013 that he would be transferring to Mount St. Mary's from Butler. During his two seasons at Butler, Smeathers scored just 63 points. Because of the timing of his transfer, Smeathers had to sit out the Mountaineers' first eight games of the 2014–15 season before he was eligible to play.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Pre-season
Despite having advanced to the NCAA Tournament in the 2013–14 season as winners of the 2014 NEC Tournament, the Mountaineers were ranked fifth of the 10 teams in the conference in its preseason poll. This was due in part to the team having lost its three leading scorers from the previous season (Julian Norfleet, Rashad Whack and Sam Prescott) to graduation.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Pre-season
The website Big Apple Buckets, which covers college basketball in the Northeast, named Chris Martin to its Preseason NEC All-Conference Third Team, saying that he "may struggle during the Mount’s insanely difficult non-conference schedule, but by the time NEC play rolls around, we expect the Marshall transfer to lead his team in scoring and be a pest defensively. His ability to score a variety of ways will help temper the loss of the graduating Big Three."


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Pre-season
On November 1, the team played a scrimmage against Division III Randolph–Macon College.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-Conference Play, November
Mount St. Mary's began the season on November 14 with a 78–55 loss on the road against the #2-ranked team in the nation, Arizona. The Mountaineers were within seven points with 11 minutes to play before fading down the stretch.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-Conference Play, November
The Mountaineers dropped their home opener against Maryland Eastern Shore, 53–41, to fall to 0–2 on the season. Byron Ashe led the Mountaineers with nine points as the team shot just 29.8 percent (14 of 47) from the field.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-Conference Play, November
The Mountaineers got their first win of the season with a 73–69 win on the road against Bucknell. Gregory Graves led the way with 16 points and seven rebounds.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-Conference Play, November
On the day before Thanksgiving, the Mountaineers suffered a 34-point loss to ACC opponent Wake Forest to fall to 1–3 on the season. Walk-on player Liam MacManimon led Mount St. Mary's with 10 points.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-Conference Play, December
Mount St. Mary's fell to 1–4 on the season a 23-point loss to Seton Hall on December 2. The Pirates took a 30–19 lead in the game's first 12 minutes and never looked back.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-Conference Play, December
In the 170th meeting of a rivalry dubbed the Catholic Clash, the Mountaineers defeated Loyola. With the win, in which the Mountaineers shot 11-of-19 from three-point range, Mount St. Mary's took a 98–72 all-time lead in the series.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-Conference Play, December
Mount St. Mary's then faced their second ranked opponent of the season, #25 Notre Dame, and fell to 2–5 with a 93–67 loss. Chris Martin led the Mountaineers with 19 points, including 5-of-9 from three-point range.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-Conference Play, December
The Mountaineers got their first home win of the season on December 13 with a 67–64 overtime victory over Norfolk State. Taylor Danaher sealed the win by blocking a three-point shot in the waning seconds.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-Conference Play, December
American defeated the Mountaineers 46–45 on December 20 on a last-second tip-in, dropping the Mountaineers to 3–6 on the season. Mount St. Mary's outrebounded the Eagles 35–27, but they shot only 34 percent (17-of-50) from the field.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-Conference Play, December
The Mountaineers nearly lost a home game to one of the worst teams in Division I, Binghamton, before escaping with a 69–68 win. The game marked the home debut of transfer Andrew Smeathers, and he hit two free throws with 2.9 seconds to play to give the Mountaineers the win.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-Conference Play, December
On December 29, the Mountaineers were defeated 69–35 by Conference USA's Old Dominion to finish non-conference play with a record of 4–7. In the game, the Mountaineers shot just 22 percent from the field (including 3-of-23 from three-point range) and had more turnovers (14) than field goals made (11).


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Regular season, Northeast Conference Play, January
The Mountaineers started conference play with two consecutive losses: a 70–45 loss to Robert Morris and a double-overtime loss to Wagner. The team soundly defeated Central Connecticut, 82–51, on January 8 for its first conference win of the season. Another home victory, over conference-leading St. Francis Brooklyn, followed two days later.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Regular season, Northeast Conference Play, January
The Mountaineers' winning streak continued with a 20-point road victory over Fairleigh Dickinson and a 61–54 defeat of LIU Brooklyn in the Barclays Center, during which the Mountaineers overcame a 21-point first-half deficit. The winning streak was halted by a 63–59 overtime loss to Robert Morris, who completed a season sweep of the Mountaineers with the victory.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Regular season, Northeast Conference Play, January
After beating Saint Francis (PA) on January 24, the Mountaineers were defeated in overtime in their rematch with St. Francis Brooklyn. They then defeated Sacred Heart on January 31 to finish the month with a 6–4 conference record, 10–11 overall.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Regular season, Northeast Conference Play, February
The Mountaineers fell to 6–5 in conference play February 5 when their late comeback fell short and they lost to Bryant, 55–53. For the third consecutive time, however, the team followed a loss with a victory, defeating Central Connecticut for the second time on the season, 63–46.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Regular season, Northeast Conference Play, February
In their return home after a four-game road trip, the Mountaineers were defeated by Sacred Heart, 62–55, on February 12. Two days later, led by a career-high 24 points from Byron Ashe, the team got a victory at home over Bryant, 75–68. On February 19, the Mountaineers got 54 points off their bench and improved to the .500 mark (13–13) for the first time on the season with an 82–65 win over LIU Brooklyn. On February 21, Mount St. Mary's pulled into a three-way tie for second place in the conference at 10–6 after defeating Fairleigh Dickinson, 75–64.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Regular season, Northeast Conference Play, February
On February 26, despite a loss on the road to Saint Francis (PA), the Mountaineers clinched a home game in the first round of the conference tournament. On February 28, Mount St. Mary's beat Wagner, 74–64, to finish the regular season with a record of 15–14 (11–7 in conference play).


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Conference Tournament
Mount St. Mary's qualified for the NEC tournament as the No. 4 seed. Big Apple Buckets ran 10,000 simulations of the conference tournament prior to its start, giving the Mountaineers a 27% chance of reaching the championship game and an 11% chance of winning the title.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Conference Tournament
In the quarterfinals at Knott Arena on March 4, the Mountaineers lost 73–58 to Saint Francis (PA), the No. 5 seed, and were eliminated from the tournament. It marked only the third time Mount St. Mary's lost an NEC Tournament game at home, and the first time since 2006. In addition, it was the first time the Mountaineers lost to Saint Francis (PA) at the Knott Arena since 2004.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Conference Tournament
Speaking after the game, Christian said "I think a little bit of our inexperience did hit us."


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Postseason
Three teams from the NEC were given bids to postseason tournaments; however, Mount St. Mary's was not one. Robert Morris went to the NCAA Tournament as winners of the conference tournament; St. Francis Brooklyn went to the NIT as regular-season NEC champions; and Saint Francis (PA) was awarded a bid to the CIT.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Postseason
Martin transferred again following the season, this time to Savannah State University. Smeathers also left the program after the season, citing injuries.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Awards
On March 3, the Northeast Conference officially named Byron Ashe and Gregory Graves to its All-Conference Third Team, saying Ashe's "emergence as a legitimate scoring and outside shooting threat gave Mount St. Mary's the spark it needed this season as the team looked to fill the void left by the graduation of three 1,000-point scorers" and Graves was a "much-improved offensive contributor this season (who) handles much of the dirty work inside for the Mount and its "Mayhem" approach." Junior Robinson, who "already has proven to be a big time player for the Mount after assuming the starting point guard spot from game one", was named to the All-Conference Rookie Team.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Awards
Big Apple Buckets also named Ashe and Graves to its NEC All-Conference Third Team, saying Ashe "emerged as a better player and the Mount’s go-to-scorer, posting double-digit point totals in nine of his last 10 games", while Graves displayed "dominance on the boards, as he impressively grabbed 9.6% and 21.2% of the offensive and defensive rebounds." The site also named Robinson to its NEC All-Conference Rookie Team, saying he "utilized his elite speed and quickness to post double-digits in scoring for half of his conference games."


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Awards
Ashe was also named Second Team All-District by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Media
Mountaineers home games and select road games were broadcast on WTHU 1450 AM in Thurmont, Maryland. Play-by-play was by Adam Pohl, with color commentary by Roy Sigler.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Media
Live streaming video of all conference games and out-of-conference home games was available at www.necfrontrow.com.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Statistics, Players, NEC Leaders
To qualify, players must have appeared in 75% of team's games.


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Statistics, Team
The Mountaineers finished the season ranked ninth of the 10 teams in the Northeast Conference in points scored per game (63.1), and third of the 10 teams in fewest points allowed per game (64.8). The team led the league in 3-point field goals made per game (7.60).


2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team, Statistics, Team
The team was second in the Northeast Conference in home attendance, with an average of 1,243 fans per game attending contests at the Knott Arena. The team had the highest overall average attendance, playing in front of an average of 2,525 fans in its 30 games.


2014–15 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season
The 2014–15 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season will be the 16th season of Mountain West Conference basketball.


2014–15 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season
The defending regular season is San Diego State and tournament champions is New Mexico.


2014–15 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season, All-Conference Teams
Derrick Marks was named player of the year and Leon Rice was named coach of the year. The All-Conference teams are as follows:


2014–15 Munster Rugby season
The 2014–15 Munster Rugby season was Munster's fourteenth season competing in the Pro12, alongside which they also competed in the new European Rugby Champions Cup. It was Anthony Foley's first season as head coach.


2014–15 Munster Rugby season, Events
On 27 August a document detailing players individual strengths and weaknesses was leaked. The email intended only for the management team was accidentally sent to every player in the Munster squad. Players were notified within an hour that the email had been sent to them through human error. Anthony Foley speaking on 3 September said that it is unfortunate that the document was leaked saying "It will never, ever happen again. It's unfortunate that it's out in the public domain, something that we do behind closed doors to make us better."


2014–15 Munster Rugby season, Events
Upgrades to Thomond Park were completed in time for the new season kick off on 5 September against Edinburgh. The creation of a Fan Zone Plaza and introduction of a dedicated Bank of Ireland Family Fun Zone, and face-lift of the Guinness Dug Out bar were among the improvements and changes carried out at the ground. The new Fanzone Plaza was officially opened on 10 October before the match against the Scarlets.


2014–15 Munster Rugby season, Events
The season kicked off on 5 September against Edinburgh at Thomond Park, a match that Munster lost 13–14. Munster secured their first win of the season, a 21–10 away win against Benetton Treviso on 12 September. The following week on 19 September, Simon Zebo scored a hat-trick of try's against Zebre at Thomond Park as Munser recorded their second win of the season on a 31-5 scoreline. On 27 September, Munster suffered a second defeat at home in three games when the Ospreys won 19–14.


2014–15 Munster Rugby season, Events
On 4 October, Munster beat Leinster in Dublin for the first time since 2008 with a 34–23 win at the Aviva Stadium. First half try's from James Cronin, Robin Copeland, and an interception try from Ian Keatley gave Munster a 28–9 lead at half time. Munster received four yellow cards in the second half.


2014–15 Munster Rugby season, Events
On 18 October in their first game in the new European Rugby Champions Cup against Sale Sharks, Munster came back from 23-7 down at half-time to win the game 27–26 with a last kick drop-goal from Ian Keatley. On 24 October in their first home game in the European Rugby Champions Cup, Munster defeated Saracens 14–3 to continue their winning start to the European campaign.


2014–15 Munster Rugby season, Events
On 6 December in their second home game in the European Rugby Champions Cup, Munster lost 16–9 to Clermont Auvergne, with Clermont becoming the first French team to win a European game at Thomond Park. The loss was the third defeat in 53 European games for Munster on their home ground. Eight days later on 14 December, Munster lost the away game against Clermont by 26–19. Ian Keatley's two penalties gave Munster an early lead but two tries from Clermont gave them a 15-6 half-time lead. Clermont scored another try in the second half but Munster gained a losing bonus point with a try from Duncan Casey and a late Ian Keatley penalty.


2014–15 Munster Rugby season, Events
On 17 January, Munster lost 33–10 to Saracens in their second last game in the pool stage, a defeat that meant that they would not qualify for the quarter-finals, only the second time that has happened in seventeen seasons. Saracens had a 23–3 lead at half-time after a disappointing display from Munster. It is the first time in history that Munster have lost three pool games in succession.


2014–15 Munster Rugby season, Events
In their final pool game of the European Rugby Champions Cup against Sale Sharks on 25 January at Thomond Park, Munster won by 65–10. Munster scored nine tries in total, eight came in a second half during which they scored 52 points without reply. Munster ended the pool stage with three wins from six games, finishing third behind Clermont and Saracens who both made the last eight.


2014–15 Munster Rugby season, Events
On 16 May, Munster had a bonus-point 50–27 win against the Newport Gwent Dragons, scoring eight tries which booked a home semi-final against the Ospreys in the Pro12 on 23 May.


2014–15 Munster Rugby season, Events
On 23 May, Munster defeated the Ospreys by 21–18 to reach the 2015 Pro12 Grand Final on 30 May at the Kingspan Stadium. Josh Matavesi looked to have won it for the Ospreys with an injury-time try, but it was ruled out after Rhys Webb had knocked on earlier in the move. The game was Paul O'Connell's last game for Munster at Thomond Park. Munster went on to lose the final to Glasgow on a 31-13 scoreline.


2014–15 Munster Rugby season, Senior Playing Squad 2014–15
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.


2014–15 Munster Rugby season, 2014–15 Pro12, Final
Touch judges:Ian Davies (WRU)Sean Brickell (WRU)Television match official:Derek Bevan (WRU)


2014–15 Murray State Racers men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Murray State Racers men's basketball team represented Murray State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Racers, led by fourth year head coach Steve Prohm, played their home games at the CFSB Center and were members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 29–6, 16–0 in OVC play to win the West Division championship and the overall OVC regular season championship. After a 2–4 start, the Racers won 25 games in a row before losing in the championship game of the OVC Tournament to Belmont. As a regular season champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated UTEP in the first round and Tulsa in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Old Dominion.


2014–15 Murray State Racers men's basketball team
On June 8, head coach Steve Prohm resigned to take the same position at Iowa State. He finished at Murray State with a record of 104–29 in four seasons.


2014–15 Málaga CF season
The 2014–15 season is the 83rd season in Málaga CF history and its 34th in the top-tier.


2014–15 MŽRKL
MŽRKL League for the season 2014–15 was the fourteen season of the Adriatic League. Competition included fourteen teams from seven countries. In this season participating clubs from Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy and from Macedonia. MŽRKL League for the season 2014–15 has begun to play 22 October 2014. and ended on 4 March 2015, when he it was completed a Quarterfinals. Final Four to be played from 14–15 March 2015.


2014–15 MŽRKL
As a Cadet MŽRKL League last two season a success, the Board of league decided to continue playing Cadet MŽRKL League and founded Pionir MŽRKL League. Cadet MŽRKL League comprises 12 teams, where each team plays each at once. One team is organizing a mini tournament where four teams play two rounds of the league for a weekend and so once a month. Top 4 teams qualify for the Final Four to be played in the same place for seniors and the same weekend play. Pionir MŽRKL League comprises 13 teams, where each team plays each at once. One team is organizing a mini tournament where four teams play two rounds of the league for a weekend and so once a month. Top 4 teams qualify for the Final Four to be played in the same place for seniors and the same weekend play.


2014–15 MŽRKL, Regular season
In the Regular season was played with 12 teams divided into 2 groups of 6 teams and play a dual circuit system, each with one game each at home and away. The four best teams in each group at the end of the regular season were placed in the Quarterfinals. The regular season began on 21 October 2014. and it will end on 12 February 2015.


2014–15 MŽRKL, Quarterfinals
In the quarterfinals, teams play until one team arrives first to 2 wins. The winning quarterfinalists were placed in the Final Four. The quarterfinals began on 18 February 2015. and it will end on 4 March 2015.


2014–15 MŽRKL, Final four
Final Four to be played from 14–15 March 2015. in the Dvorana Gimnazije Celje – Center in Celje, Slovenia.


2014–15 NA Hussein Dey season
In the 2014–15 season, NA Hussein Dey competed in the Ligue 1 for the 39th season, as well as the Algerian Cup.


2014–15 NA Hussein Dey season, Squad list
Players and squad numbers last updated on 18 November 2014.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014–15 NA Hussein Dey season, Competitions, Ligue 1
The Ligue 1 2014-2015 is the fifty-first edition of Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 and the fifth under the name Ligue 1. Division opposes sixteen clubs in a series of thirty meetings. The best in the league qualify for the African cups that are the Champions League (the podium) and Confederation Cup (the third and the winner national cup).


2014–15 NA Hussein Dey season, Competitions, Ligue 1
The relegated the previous season, JSM Bejaia on CA Bordj Bou Arreridj and CRB Ain Fakroun are replaced by USM Bel-Abbès, Ligue 2 in 2013-2014 after a year's absence, the ASM Oran, 7 years after his last appearance at the highest national level, and NA Hussein Dey relegated to Ligue 2 during the 2010–2011 season.


2014–15 NA Hussein Dey season, Squad information, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.


2014–15 NBA Development League season
The 2014–15 NBA Development League season was the 14th season of the NBA Development League (NBA D-League). The NBA D-League is the official minor league basketball organization owned by the National Basketball Association (NBA). The NBA D-League will expand to a record 18 teams for the 2014–15 season. For the first time in league history the NBA D-League was aligned into two conferences with two divisions each, two with five and two with four.


2014–15 NBA Development League season
One expansion team, the Westchester Knicks, joined the 17 teams from the previous season. The Springfield Armor relocated to Grand Rapids, and were renamed the Grand Rapids Drive, and the Tulsa 66ers relocated to Oklahoma City, and were renamed to Oklahoma City Blue.


2014–15 NBA season
The 2014–15 NBA season was the 69th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The NBA draft took place on June 26, 2014, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, where Andrew Wiggins was selected first overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers. The regular season began on October 28, 2014, when the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs hosted the first game against the Dallas Mavericks at AT&T Center in San Antonio. The 2015 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 15, 2015, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, with the West defeating the East 163–158.


2014–15 NBA season
Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook won the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award. The regular season ended on April 15, 2015 and the playoffs began on April 18, 2015 and ended with the 2015 NBA Finals on June 16, 2015, after the Golden State Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in six games to win their fourth NBA title and first since 1975. The Charlotte Bobcats played their first official game as the Charlotte Hornets since 2002.


2014–15 NBA season, Transactions, Free agency
Free agency negotiations began on July 1, 2014, when players began to sign starting on July 10, after the July moratorium ended. Some notable moments from free agency are:


2014–15 NBA season, Preseason
The preseason began on October 4, 2014 and ended on October 24, 2014.


2014–15 NBA season, Regular season
The regular season began on October 28, 2014, with the defending NBA champions San Antonio Spurs hosting the first game against the Dallas Mavericks. The regular season ended on April 15, 2015. Christmas Day games were played on December 25, 2014. The NBA is mulling a week-long All-Star break in February 2015, and the full schedule was released during a one-hour schedule release special on August 13, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. EDT on NBA TV.


2014–15 NBA season, Playoffs
The 2015 NBA playoffs began on April 18, 2015, and concluded with the 2015 NBA Finals which began on June 4, 2015 on ABC. ESPN broadcast the Western Conference Finals and TNT televised the Eastern Conference Finals. ABC broadcast the NBA Finals.


2014–15 NBA season, Awards, Players of the week
The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week.


2014–15 NBA season, Awards, Players of the Month
The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month.


2014–15 NBA season, Awards, Rookies of the Month
The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month.


2014–15 NBA season, Awards, Coaches of the Month
The following coaches were named the Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the month.


2014–15 NBB Cup
The 2014–15 NBB Cup was the 47th season of the annual cup tournament in the Netherlands. Donar was the defending champion.


2014–15 NBB Cup
The Final was played in the Landstede Sportcentrum in Zwolle on 29 March 2015. Donar defeated SPM Shoeters Den Bosch 70–78 in the championship game.


2014–15 NBB Cup, Format
In the first, second and third round teams from the Dutch second, third and fourth division participate. From the fourth round, teams from the Dutch Basketball League (DBL) enter the competition. Quarter- and semi-finals are played in a two-legged format. When a team form a tier lower than the DBL played a DBL team, one win is sufficient for the latter to advance to the next round.


2014–15 NBB Cup, Bracket
Note: When a DBL-team played a team from any lower division, a win in the first leg was enough to qualify for the next round.


2014–15 NBB season
The 2014–15 NBB season was the 7th season of the Novo Basquete Brasil, the Brazilian basketball league. Once again this tournament was organized entirely by the Liga Nacional de Basquete (LNB). The NBB also qualified teams for international tournaments such as Liga Sudamericana and FIBA Americas League.


2014–15 NBB season
This season sixteen teams were played each other in the regular season. At the end of the home and away matches round the top four teams qualified for the quarterfinals of the playoffs automatically, while the teams finishing in the 5th and 12th place participated in the first round of the playoffs to determine the other four teams in the quarterfinals, in a five-match series. This year NBB returned to a series in the Finals, played in a best of three-match.


2014–15 NBB season
For this season, only the last regular season placed was relegated to the Liga Ouro, the NBB second division. The Liga Ouro winner receive the right to contest NBB in the next year.


2014–15 NBB season, NBB All-Star Weekend
For the third time in history the All-Star Weekend was played at Ginásio Pedrocão in Franca, São Paulo on March 6–7, 2015. In the first day of the event, it was disputed the "Dunk Tournament", "Three-Point Tournament", "Skills Challenge" and "Shooting Stars Competition". The NBB All-Star Game was played on the following day with NBB Brasil defeated NBB Mundo for the fourth straight year (131–110).


2014–15 NBL Canada season
The 2014–15 NBL Canada season was the fourth season of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada). The NBL Canada contracted to 8 teams for 2014–15 after the ownership of the Ottawa SkyHawks were revoked by the league following the 2013–14 season.


2014–15 NBL Canada season, Offseason
During preseason, the NBL Canada's Board of Governors voted to revoke the ownership rights of Bytown Sports & Entertainment Inc., who operated the Ottawa SkyHawks. The league is working to find a new ownership group to bring the NBL Canada back to Ottawa, as soon as next season.


2014–15 NBL Canada season, Offseason
Sam Hill was appointed NBL Canada Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel


2014–15 NBL Canada season, Offseason
The owner of the Moncton Miracles, Kim Blanco, left the team without an owner during the off season.


2014–15 NBL Canada season, Offseason, Rule changes
The league will play a 32 game schedule (down from 40 in the previous two seasons) and take a break in the weeks heading up to Christmas.


2014–15 NBL Canada season, Offseason, Rule changes
The minimum number of Canadians on a team has been increased from 3 to 4.


2014–15 NBL Canada season, Offseason, Rule changes
The off season protected players list has been increased from 5 to 6.


2014–15 NBL Canada season, Offseason, Coaching changes, Offseason
On July 17, 2014, the London Lightning hired Carlos Knox as head coach.