2015 Birmingham Bowl (January), Teams, East Carolina Pirates
This was East Carolina's second Birmingham Bowl. They previously played in the 2006 PapaJohns.com Bowl (the inaugural version of that game), losing to the South Florida Bulls by a score of 24–7.


2015 Birmingham Bowl (January), Teams, Florida Gators
After finishing their regular season with a 6–5 record, the Gators accepted their invitation to play in the game.


2015 Birmingham Bowl (January), Teams, Florida Gators
Florida was led by interim head coach D. J. Durkin. Durkin was the Gators defensive coordinator until former head coach Will Muschamp was released at the conclusion of the 2014 regular season. Muschamp's replacement is former Colorado State head coach Jim McElwain.


2015 Birmingham Bulls season
The 2015 Birmingham Bulls season was the team's 32nd season in competitive British American Football. It was also the first season under rookie Head Coach Mark Pagett and Chairman Richard Penwright, whilst Rob Amor returned for a fifth year as Club Secretary. The Bulls entered the 2015 season in the second tier following a league restructure, and were considered by some to be favourites for post-season success and immediate promotion back to the top tier.


2015 Birmingham Bulls season
Following the departure of the previous coaching staff, former player Matt Sheldon was appointed as Offensive Coordinator, while Alan Steel, departing the Coventry Jets, was appointed as Defensive Coordinator. Coaches Mark Webb and Paul Roberts were retained in their role as Special Teams and Defensive Back coaches respectively.


2015 Birmingham Bulls season
Part way through the season, Offensive Coordinator Matt Sheldon stepped down from his role and was replaced by O-Line coach Gary Hodgen. Despite early season promise, including an away win against the eventual league champions Farnham Knights, a five-game losing streak put paid to any notion of post-season football in 2015.


2015 Birmingham Bulls season, Recruitment
Following successful recruitment sessions in the winter of 2014, several rookies joined the team, along with former players returning from playing in Europe.


2015 Birmingham Bulls season, Playing staff, Statistics
Bulls players set or equalled several team records throughout the 2015 season. Mark Bonazebi recorded 1206 rushing yards, the most in Bulls history, and his 93-yard run against the Hertfordshire Cheetahs was the longest in team history. Gareth Thomas' 9 total takeaways was a new Bulls season record, and his 4 interceptions against the Hertfordshire Cheetahs was a record for most single game takeaways and interceptions. His 8 total interceptions equalled Hall of Famer Paul Roberts' single season record. His 125 punt return yards against the East Kent Mavericks was also a single game record for the Bulls.


2015 Birmingham Bulls season, Playing staff, Award Winners
The Bulls held their annual awards night on 20 September 2015.


2015 Birmingham Bulls season, Schedule, Game Notes
Week 1: vs Ouse Valley EaglesThe Bulls lost a narrow opener to the visiting Ouse Valley Eagles by one score following a controversial touchdown at the end of the second quarter. The Eagles capitalised on Bulls turnovers in the fourth quarter to pull away and secure an opening day victory.


2015 Birmingham Bulls season, Schedule, Game Notes
Week 2: at Cambridgeshire CatsThe Bulls travelled to Cambridge and won comfortably thanks to a strong ground attack from Rob Brown and Mark Bonazebi and pass rush from the defensive line.


2015 Birmingham Bulls season, Schedule, Game Notes
Week 3: vs Hertfordshire CheetahsBack at home, the Bulls secondary stepped up in a big way, picking the ball off seven times, including four interceptions by cornerback Gareth Thomas, while Bonazebi again carried the offence to move the Bulls to 3-1.


2015 Birmingham Bulls season, Schedule, Game Notes
Week 4: at Farnham KnightsThe Bulls travelled to the favoured Knights but a 300+ yard display by running back Bonazebi paired with a last second pick by Thomas meant the Bulls came away with a signature win.


2015 Birmingham Bulls season, Schedule, Game Notes
Week 5: vs Colchester GladiatorsThe Bulls came back down to earth with a bump, and despite signs of an improving passing game, a number of turnovers brought an end to the Bulls' winning streak.


2015 Birmingham Bulls season, Schedule, Game Notes
Week 6: vs Solent ThrashersThe Bulls defence remained stout holding the visiting Thrashers to well below their season average, but a struggling offence meant back-to-back losses for the first time in 2015.


2015 Birmingham Bulls season, Schedule, Game Notes
Week 7: at East Kent MavericksThe Bulls made the long trip as heavy favourites but were shut out on offence for the first time since July 2014 in a hard-fought defensive battle.


2015 Birmingham Bulls season, Schedule, Game Notes
Week 8: at Hertfordshire CheetahsThe Bulls struggled on a hot day in St. Albans and fell to their third straight defeat putting their play-off chances in jeopardy.


2015 Birmingham Bulls season, Schedule, Game Notes
Week 9: at Ouse Valley EaglesA Bulls squad decimated by injury travelled to Bedford and kept it close in a rain-soaked return fixture against their divisional rivals, but ended their hopes of play off football with another defeat.


2015 Birmingham Bulls season, Schedule, Game Notes
Week 10: vs Cambridgeshire CatsThe Bulls stopped the rot on the final day of the season by shutting out the already-relegated Cambridgeshire Cats at home and putting up their highest score of the season.


2015 Birmingham City Council election
The 2015 Birmingham City Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Birmingham City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections, and also the 2015 UK General Election.


2015 Birmingham City Council election
In Birmingham the Labour Party went against the trend across the United Kingdom, as they lost the General Election the Labour Party managed to strengthen its hold on Birmingham City Council as well as performing well in the Westminster seats. This is despite the problems facing the Council in the form of the recent Operation Trojan Horse scandal and the Kerslake review, which was highly critical of Birmingham City Council. Albert Bore (Labour Group leader) said the Labour Party did well in Birmingham because it was honest and open with the people of Birmingham and that the people of Birmingham felt they had been unfairly targeted by the Conservative led government.


2015 Birmingham City Council election
All results compared to 2012, which is the term that expired in 2015. In 2011 Respect, who did not contest this election, were the main opposition to Labour in a small number of safe seats.


2015 Birmingham City Council election, Council Composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:


2015 Birmingham City Council election, Result by Ward
The electoral division results listed below are based on the changes from the last time this third was up for election, in the 2011 elections, not taking into account any mid-term by-elections or party defections.


2015 Birmingham City Council election, Result by Ward, Sutton New Hall
Due to a by-election the top two candidates were elected.


2015 Birthday Honours
The 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours are appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The Birthday Honours are awarded as part of the Queen's Official Birthday celebrations during the month of June. The Queen's Birthday Honours were announced on 1 June 2015 in New Zealand, on 8 June in Australia, and on 12 June in the United Kingdom, in Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia and Belize.


2015 Birthday Honours
The recipients of honours are displayed as they were styled before their new honour. They are arranged by the country (in order of precedence) whose ministers advised the Queen on the appointments, then by honour with grades, i.e. Knight/Dame Grand Cross, Knight/Dame Commander etc., and then by divisions, i.e. Civil, Diplomatic and Military as appropriate.


2015 Birthday Honours, United Kingdom
Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of the United Kingdom with honours within her own gift, and with the advice of the Government for other honours.


2015 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)
The 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, were appointments made by the Queen in her right as Queen of New Zealand, on the advice of the New Zealand government, to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. They were announced on 1 June 2015.


2015 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.


2015 Bitburger Open Grand Prix Gold
The 2015 Bitburger Open Grand Prix Gold was the fortieth grand prix gold and grand prix tournament of the 2015 BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. The tournament was held in Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany October 27 until November 1, 2015 and had a total purse of $120,000.


2015 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
The 2015 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes was the 91st running of the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes. The race took place on May 15, 2015, and was televised in the United States on the NBC Sports Network. Ridden by jockey Javier Castellano, Keen Pauline won the race by a two and three-quarter lengths over runner-up Include Betty. Approximate post time on the Friday evening before the Preakness Stakes was 4:52 p.m. Eastern Time. The Maryland Jockey Club supplied a purse of $250,000 for the 91st running. The race was run over a fast track in a final time of 1:50.46. The Maryland Jockey Club reported a Black-Eyed Susan Stakes Day record attendance of 42,700. The attendance at Pimlico Race Course that day was a record crowd for Black-Eyed Susan Stakes Day.


2015 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election
The 2015 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election took place on 7th May 2015 to elect members of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2015 Blackbushe Phenom 300 crash
On 31 July 2015, an Embraer Phenom 300 business jet crashed into a car park next to Blackbushe Airport in Hampshire, United Kingdom, while attempting to land. The only pilot and all three passengers on board were killed. The three passengers were members of the bin Laden family.


2015 Blackbushe Phenom 300 crash
The subsequent inquiry found no evidence of any pre‑existing technical defect in the aircraft and concluded that "several factors combined to create a very high workload for the pilot [...] leading him to become fixated on continuing the approach."


2015 Blackbushe Phenom 300 crash, Aircraft
The aircraft involved was an Embraer Phenom 300 light business jet manufactured in 2010, serial number 50500040 and registered in Saudi Arabia as HZ-IBN. The plane was owned by Salem Aviation of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which was the aircraft's first owner. Salem Aviation is owned by the bin Laden family.


2015 Blackbushe Phenom 300 crash, Flight
At the time of the crash, the aircraft was on a flight from Milan Malpensa Airport, Italy, to Blackbushe Airport with three passengers, all Saudi nationals, and one crew member, a Jordanian pilot, on board. The passengers were Rajaa Hashim, one of the wives of Osama bin Laden's father Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden (who had died in an aircraft crash in the 1960s), as well as her daughter Sana Hashim and Sana's husband Zuhair Hashim. The aircraft involved had no prior incidents; weather conditions for the approach into Blackbushe Airport were warm and sunny, with very good visibility and winds from the south.


2015 Blackbushe Phenom 300 crash, Crash
The crash occurred at 15:00 BST. Shortly before landing and while flying along the landing circuit, the pilot received a traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) advisory message warning him of the presence of a microlight aircraft also in the circuit. Six times during the Phenom's final approach, the terrain awareness and warning system issued "pull up" warnings. As it reached the runway threshold, the jet was travelling at 151 knots (280 km/h), 43 knots (80 km/h) faster than its final approach target speed of 108 knots (200 km/h).


2015 Blackbushe Phenom 300 crash, Crash
Based on tyre marks left on the runway, the aircraft touched down two-thirds of the way along the runway, leaving only about 440 m (1,440 ft) of runway in which to stop. The aircraft landed at a speed of 134 knots (248 km/h) (compared to the 108 knots (200 km/h) recommended by the manufacturer); the required stopping distance at this speed would have been more than 600 m (2,000 ft). It struck an earthen bank and became briefly airborne again before coming to a rest in the car park of a British Car Auctions facility, directly adjacent to Blackbushe Airport. The wreckage caught fire within one second of coming to rest. Several fire engines attended the scene to extinguish the fire, which was complicated by the burning wreckage setting alight several cars around the wreckage in the car park.


2015 Blackbushe Phenom 300 crash, Crash
All four people on board the aircraft survived the landing, but were killed by the post-crash fire. No-one on the ground was injured.


2015 Blackbushe Phenom 300 crash, Investigation
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) opened an investigation into the accident. In August 2015, the AAIB issued a Special Bulletin that described the accident sequence. The final report was published in December 2016.


2015 Blackbushe Phenom 300 crash, Investigation
It was established that the aircraft's final approach was not stable, the speed at landing was excessive, and the touchdown point too far down the runway for the aircraft to stop safely within the remaining length. The AAIB concluded that "several factors combined to create a very high workload for the pilot. This may have saturated his mental capacity, impeding his ability to handle new information and adapt his mental model, leading him to become fixated on continuing the approach."


2015 Blackbushe Phenom 300 crash, Investigation
The place where the aircraft ended up meant that fire-fighting was delayed, as access was through a locked gate and the first two airport fire appliances had to await the arrival of the third, which carried the key. However, the report suggested that the delay did not affect the duration of the fire, which in any case would have continued until all the fuel was consumed. The airport operator subsequently ensured that each vehicle carries necessary keys, and made improvements to documentation.


2015 Blackpool Borough Council election
The 2015 Blackpool Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Blackpool Borough Council in England. All 21 wards of 2 seats each on the council were contested with newly elected members next due to serve a four-year term and next contest their seats in 2019. This election took place on the same day as other local elections as well as the 2015 UK General Election.


2015 Blackpool Borough Council election
The Labour Party retained an overall control on the council, winning 29 of the 42 seats on the council. The Conservative Party won the remaining 13 seats, wiping out the Liberal Democrats.


2015 Blackpool Borough Council election, Result
A total of 107,097 votes were cast, with 345 ballots being spoilt. The turnout was 58.1%.


2015 Blackpool Borough Council election, Council Composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:


2015 Blackpool Borough Council election, Ward Results
Asterisks denote incumbent Councillors seeking re-election. All results are listed below:


2015 Blackpool Borough Council election, Ward Results, Marton
Cllr Elmes previously stood as a candidate in 2011 but was not elected.


2015 Blancpain Endurance Series
The 2015 Blancpain Endurance Series season was the fifth season of the Blancpain Endurance Series. The season started on 12 April at Monza and ended on 20 September at the Nürburgring. The season featured five rounds, with each race lasting for a duration of three hours besides the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps and the 1000 km Paul Ricard events.


2015 Blancpain Endurance Series, Calendar
On 3 November 2014, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the 2015 calendar. The calendar was the same of the previous season.


2015 Blancpain Endurance Series, Championship standings
Championship points were awarded for the first ten positions in each Championship Race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers were required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race. There were no points awarded for the Pole Position.


2015 Blancpain Endurance Series, Championship standings
Points were awarded after six hours, after twelve hours and at the finish.


2015 Blancpain GT Series
The 2015 Blancpain GT Series season was the second season of the Blancpain GT Series. The season started on 6 April at Nogaro and ended on 11 October in Zandvoort. The season featured twelve rounds, five Blancpain Endurance Series rounds and seven Blancpain Sprint Series rounds.


2015 Blancpain GT Series, Calendar
On June 6 2015 it was announced that Circuit Park Zandvoort will replace Baku as the final round of the season due to economic reasons.


2015 Blancpain GT Series, Championship standings
Championship points were awarded for the first six positions in each Qualifying Race and for the first ten positions in each Championship Race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers were required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race. There were no points awarded for the Pole Position.


2015 Blancpain GT Series, Championship standings
Points were awarded after six hours, after twelve hours and at the finish.


2015 Blancpain GT Sprint Series
The 2015 Blancpain Sprint Series was the third season following on from the demise of the SRO Group's FIA GT1 World Championship (an auto racing series for grand tourer cars), the second with the designation of Blancpain Sprint Series.


2015 Blancpain GT Sprint Series, Calendar
The series started at the Circuit Paul Armagnac in Nogaro, France on 6 April and will end at Circuit Park Zandvoort in Netherlands on 11 October. Baku had been scheduled to host the final round of the season, but was replaced by Zandvoort for economic reasons. The seven-event calendar contained largely the same events as the previous season, with the addition of races at Moscow Raceway in Russia and Misano in Italy.


2015 Blancpain GT Sprint Series, Championship standings
Championship points were awarded for the first six positions in each Qualifying Race and for the first ten positions in each Championship Race. The pole-sitter in the qualifying race also received one point, entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers were required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.


2015 Blancpain Sprint Series Zandvoort round
The 2015 Blancpain Sprint Series Zandvoort round was the last of seven rounds of the 2015 Blancpain Sprint Series season. It took place at Circuit Park Zandvoort in The Netherlands between 9 October and 11 October 2015.


2015 Blancpain Sprint Series Zandvoort round, Report, Background, Championship contender Laurens Vanthoor injured
Before the season finale, Robin Frijns and Laurens Vanthoor led the championship by eight points, but Vanthoor was not able to try and win the championship together with Frijns as he was injured in a heavy crash in the Qualifying Race at Misano the week before. On the straight before Turn 8 (Quercia) he made contact with the HTP Bentley of Jules Szymkowiak sending the both into the barriers. Both drivers could get out of their cars, but Vanthoor had to be transported to the medical centre to get treatment for a sprained foot. In Zandvoort he was replaced by Christopher Mies.


2015 Blancpain Sprint Series Zandvoort round, Report, Background, Jeroen Bleekemolen returns
Jeroen Bleekemolen returned to the series after an almost one-year absence. He replaced Marco Seefried, because Seefried was not able to race in Zandvoort as he is also a driver for Dempsey Racing-Proton in the FIA WEC and the round at Zandvoort clashed with the 6 Hours of Fuji.


2015 Blancpain Sprint Series Zandvoort round, Report, Free practice
Maximilian Buhk was the quickest driver in the first of two free practice sessions. His fastest lap was a 1:38.084, which was eight tenths faster than championship rival Frijns.


2015 Blancpain Sprint Series Zandvoort round, Report, Free practice
FP2 was dominated by Audi with six cars in the top seven. Debutant Nicki Thiim managed to get the fastest time with a 1:38.205. Frijns was again second, three tenths behind his Danish teammate.


2015 Blancpain Sprint Series Zandvoort round, Report, Qualifying
The No. 84 HTP Bentley of Abril and Buhk was back on top after qualifying and managed to get Pole position for the Qualifying Race. Their championships rivals Frijns, who qualified second, and Norbert Siedler, who qualified fourth, were close behind as the top four was covered by only three tenths of a second. In the second qualifying session Max van Splunteren went off track, which damaged their Bentley. Although he and teammate Szymkowiak were faster than some others, they were still put to the back of the grid, because they were penalized after the crash at Misano involving Szymkowiak and Vanthoor.


2015 Blancpain Sprint Series Zandvoort round, Report, Warm-Up
The championship contending No. 333 Rinaldi Ferrari of Siedler (and Bleekemolen) withdrew from the Main Race after they had suffered an engine failure in the warm-up session. The engine just suddenly lost power causing Siedler to give up his championship hopes.


2015 Blaublitz Akita season
2015 Blaublitz Akita season. The annual club slogan was "闘".


2015 Blaublitz Akita season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015 Bloomington Edge season
The 2015 Bloomington Edge season was the tenth season for the American indoor football franchise, and their first in the X-League Indoor Football.


2015 Bloomington Edge season, Roster
Rookies in italics updated April 1, 201526 Active, 0 Inactive


2015 Blossom Cup
The 2015 Blossom Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is the seventh edition of the tournament which is part of the 2015 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000 in prize money. It takes place in Quanzhou, China, on 23–29 March 2015.


2015 Blossom Cup, Women's Singles entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Blossom Cup – Doubles
Chan Chin-wei and Xu Yifan were the defending champions, however they lost to the third seeds Hiroko Kuwata and Junri Namigata in the semifinals.


2015 Blossom Cup – Doubles
The fourth seeds Eri Hozumi and Makoto Ninomiya won the title, defeating Kuwata and Namigata in an all-Japanese final, 6–3, 6–7(2–7), [10–2].


2015 Blossom Cup – Singles
Zarina Diyas was the defending champion, however she chose to participate at the 2015 Miami Open instead.


2015 Blossom Cup – Singles
Elizaveta Kulichkova won the title, defeating Jeļena Ostapenko in the final, 6–1, 5–7, 7–5.


2015 Blu-Express.com Tennis Cup
The 2015 Blu-Express.com Tennis Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 1st edition of the tournament which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Perugia, Italy between 15 and 22 June 2015.


2015 Blu-Express.com Tennis Cup, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Blu-Express.com Tennis Cup, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players used protected ranking to gain entry into the main draw:


2015 Blu-Express.com Tennis Cup, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players entered the main draw as an alternate:


2015 Blu-Express.com Tennis Cup, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2015 Blu-Express.com Tennis Cup, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs used protected ranking to gain entry into the doubles main draw:


2015 Blu-Express.com Tennis Cup – Doubles
Andrea Collarini and Andrés Molteni won the tournament, defeating James Cerretani and Costin Pavăl in the final, 6–3, 7–5.


2015 Blu-Express.com Tennis Cup – Singles
Pablo Carreño Busta won the tournament, defeating Matteo Viola in the final, 6–2, 6–2.


2015 Boca Raton Bowl
The 2015 Boca Raton Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game that was played on December 22, 2015 at FAU Stadium on the campus of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida. It was one of the 2015–16 bowl games that concluded the 2015 FBS football season. The second edition of the Boca Raton Bowl featured the Mid-American Conference West Division co–champion Toledo Rockets against the American Athletic Conference East Division champion Temple Owls. The game began at 7:00 p.m. EST and aired on ESPN. Sponsored by the Marmot outdoor clothing and sporting goods company, the game was officially known as the Marmot Boca Raton Bowl.


2015 Boca Raton Bowl, Teams
The game featured the Temple Owls against the Toledo Rockets.


2015 Boca Raton Bowl, Teams, Toledo Rockets
The Boca Raton Bowl was the first game for new head coach Jason Candle. Candle replaced Matt Campbell, who accepted a new head coaching job at Iowa State.


2015 Bodoland Territorial Council election
The 2015 Bodoland Territorial Council election was held on Wednesday, 8 April 2015 to elect the 3rd council of the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts. All 40 seats in the legislative assembly were set up for election. Bodoland People's Front won the election for the third consecutive term by winning 20 seats and 28.5 percentage of votes. BPF also lost 11 seats in contrast to last election in which they won 31 seats.


2015 Bodoland Territorial Council election
Independent candidates won 15 seats, followed by AIUDF winning 4 seats and 1 by the BJP. The INC, which was ruling party of Assam could not able to win even a single seat.


2015 Bodoland Territorial Council election, Synopsis
The 2015 elections shows BPF facing stiff competition from various other political parties as contrast to their domination in the last two elections. This time the BJP and AIUDF too fielded their candidates in the elections. The BJP tried hard to gain the ground by conducting a high voltage campaign, but the party had to satisfy itself by winning only one seat out of 40 seats, while AIUDF won 4.


2015 Bodoland Territorial Council election, Synopsis
Most of the competition to BPF came from non-Bodo candidates, and the Peoples Coordination for Democratic Rights (PCDR). PCDR,  formed by the All Bodoland Student Union (ABSU), Bodoland Peoples Progressive Front (BPPF)—in collaboration with the Pro-talk National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), contested the elections as an independent party. PCDR came out of the Bodo community, who claims it as a response to the widespread corruption by the BPF party, and its dictatorship in the governing process. The PCDR, which contested as an independent, had snatched seven seats from the BPF. While the ruling Indian National Congress in Assam could not win even a single seat.


2015 Bodoland Territorial Council election, Members of the Executive Committee (2015-2020 session)
The members of the Executive Committee up to 27 April 2020 were as follows:


2015 Boels–Dolmans season
The 2015 women's road cycling season was the sixth for the Boels–Dolmans, which began as the Dolmans Landscaping Team in 2010.


2015 Boels–Dolmans season, Sponsoring
For the 2015 season, both Specialized Bicycle Components and lululemon Athletica announced that they were ending their sponsorship of the already existing Specialized-lululemon team and switching their support to Boels-Dolmans for 2015.


2015 Boels–Dolmans season, Roster
In September 2014 it was announced that Chantal Blaak and Evelyn Stevens, both of Specialized–lululemon, would be joining the team with Romy Kasper signing a contract extension. On 27 October 2014 the team signed Amalie Dideriksen.


2015 Boels–Dolmans season, Roster
As of 1 January 2015. Ages as of 1 January 2015.


2015 Boels–Dolmans season, Season
The team started the road cycling season with the Ladies Tour of Qatar. Ellen van Dijk won the second stage by sprinting away in the last kilometre from a group of six. With her victory she also took the lead in the general classification. The day afterwards Lizzie Armitstead won the stage and took over the leading jersey from Van Dijk. In the first European race of the season, the Omloop het Nieuwsblad, the team was again very strong and dominated the race.


2015 Boels–Dolmans season, Season
With 30 km to go van Dijk escaped together with Anna van der Breggen from a front group of 15 riders on the Molenberg. The duo extended their advantage over the cobbled sections that followed, holding off the chase group to the line, where Van Dijk lost the two-up sprint. Behind them Armitstead sprinted to the third place. At the 2015 Le Samyn des Dames Megan Guarnier was in a front group of six riders, but she expected not to win.


2015 Boels–Dolmans season, Season
In the final 4 kilometers after the last cobbled section Ellen van Dijk started chasing the front group at the head of the peloton and was able to close the gap. She also was a good lead-out for Chantal Blaak who won the peloton sprint. In the first World Cup of the season, the Ronde van Drenthe the team was eager to win. Van Dijk was in the final the lead-out for Armitstead. However, Armitstead lost Van Dijk in the last kilometre. Van Dijk continued sprinting and rode to the third place.


2015 Boels–Dolmans season, Season
Van Dijk said afterwards that she was happy with her result, but found it a shame that the team did not win. In the second World Cup, the Trofeo Alfredo Binda was in the final Armitstead was part of the front group of six riders. Armitstead won the sprint, winning the first World Cup race for the team of the season.


2015 Boels–Dolmans season, Season
Ellen van Dijk was selected to represent the Netherlands at the first 2015 European Games in the time trial and the road race in Baku, Azerbaijan in June. The time trial was her big goal and she was the favorite to win it. With a good race over the straight circuit she was 36 seconds faster than the Ukrainian Hanna Solovey and won the first gold medal for the Netherlands. In the road race she was part of front group of four riders, together with countrywomen Anna van der Breggen. During the last lap it appeared that Van der Breggen rode for her Polish Rabo–Liv team mate Katarzyna Niewiadoma and not for the Netherlands. Van Dijk was the brunt of these tactics and finished fourth.


2015 Boels–Dolmans season, UCI World Ranking
The 2015 UCI Women's Road Rankings are rankings based upon the results in all UCI-sanctioned races of the 2015 women's road cycling season.


2015 Boels–Dolmans season, UCI World Ranking
Boels Dolmans Cycling Team finished second in the 2015 ranking for UCI teams.


2015 Boise State Broncos football team
The 2015 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Broncos were led by second-year head coach Bryan Harsin and played their home games at Albertsons Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in a four-way tie for second place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the Poinsettia Bowl where they defeated Northern Illinois.


2015 Boise State Broncos football team, Preseason, Award watch lists
Chuck Bednarik Award – Jr. DE Kamalei Correa & Sr. S Darian Thompson


2015 Boise State Broncos football team, Preseason, Award watch lists
Bronko Nagurski Trophy – Jr. DE Kamalei Correa & Sr. S Darian Thompson


2015 Boise State Broncos football team, Preseason, Award watch lists
Jim Thorpe Award – Sr. CB Donte Deayon & Sr. S Darian Thompson


2015 Boise State Broncos football team, Preseason, Award watch lists
Lombardi Award – Jr. DE Kamalei Correa, Sr. C Marcus Henry, Sr. OL Rees Odhiambo & Jr. LB Tanner Vallejo


2015 Boise State Broncos football team, Preseason, Mountain West media days
At the Mountain West media days, held at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Broncos were picked as the overwhelming favorites to win the Mountain Division title, receiving 28 of a possible 30 first place votes. Sr . C Marcus Henry and Sr. OL Rees Odhiambo were selected to the all-conference first team offense. Jr. DE Kamalei Correa, Jr. LB Tanner Vallejo, Sr. CB Donte Deayon and Sr. S Darian Thompson were selected to the all-conference first team defense.


2015 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, Idaho State
In the first quarter, starting quarterback Ryan Finley left the game after fracturing his right ankle. He was expected to miss eight weeks. However, he did not return in the 2015 season. The last two Boise State starting quarterbacks to miss time with injuries were also from broken right ankles (Ryan Dinwiddie in 2002 and Joe Southwick in 2013).


2015 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, Northern Illinois–Poinsettia Bowl
Boise State out-gained Northern Illinois 654–33 in total yards. Boise State had 2 more first downs (35) than Northern Illinois had in total yards.


2015 Boise State Broncos football team, Post-season awards, Mountain West Freshman of the Year
Brett Rypien – Fr. QB (first Boise State player to win MW freshman of the year award)


2015 Boise mayoral election
The 2015 Boise mayoral election was held on November 3, 2015, to determine the mayor of Boise, Idaho. The election was officially nonpartisan.


2015 Boise mayoral election, Background
Bieter was initially regarded as the strongly favored candidate, as he was seeking a fourth term and had won by a three-to-one margin in the 2011 election. Sven Berg, writing for the Idaho Statesman, wrote in September 2015 that "There might be a current of dissatisfaction with Bieter running through parts of Boise, but come election time, it hasn’t yet showed up in the votes. Beating him will take a lot of work."


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500
The 2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, the 66th running of the event, was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on September 6, 2015, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested over 367 laps on the 1.366 mile (2.198 km) egg-shaped speedway, it was the 25th race of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Carl Edwards won the race, the 25th of his career. Brad Keselowski finished second. Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano and Kevin Harvick rounded out the top five.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500
Keselowski won the pole for the race. He led a race high of 196 laps on his way to a runner–up finish. The race had 24 lead changes among 11 different drivers, as well as 18 caution flag periods for 89 laps.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500
This was the 25th career victory for Carl Edwards, second of the season, first at Darlington Raceway and fifth at the track for Joe Gibbs Racing. The win moved Edwards up to 12th in the drivers points standings 235 behind Kevin Harvick. Despite being the winning manufacturer, Toyota left Darlington trailing Chevrolet by 63–points in the manufacturer standings.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500
The Bojangles' Southern 500 was carried by NBC Sports on the broadcast NBC network for the American television audience. The radio broadcast for the race was carried by the Motor Racing Network and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Report, Background
Darlington Raceway, nicknamed by many NASCAR fans and drivers as "The Lady in Black" or "The Track Too Tough to Tame" and advertised as a "NASCAR tradition", is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that will be effective at both ends.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Report, Background
Kevin Harvick entered Darlington with a 43–point lead over Joey Logano. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. entered 89 back. Brad Keselowski entered 115 back. Jimmie Johnson entered 116 back.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Report, Background, Return to Labor Day
From 1950 to 2003, the Bojangles' Southern 500 was run on Labor Day weekend in late-August or early-September. For the 2004 season, the race (then known as the Mountain Dew Southern 500) was moved to the penultimate race of the season while a second race at Auto Club Speedway was added into the Labor Day spot. This lasted for five seasons before it moved to October. Atlanta Motor Speedway moved to the Labor Day spot and remained there from 2009 to 2014.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Report, Background, Return to Labor Day
During that time, the Southern 500 moved up to Mother's Day weekend in May 2005 and remained there for eight years. It then moved to mid-April for 2014. In August of that year, NASCAR announced that the Southern 500 would return to Labor Day weekend for the first time in 12 years.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Report, Background, Return to Labor Day
Members of the NASCAR media gave their thoughts on the return to Labor Day weekend. Pete Pistone of the Motor Racing Network said that Labor Day weekend in Auto Club "never felt right," Labor Day weekend in Atlanta "was better but still not quite there," that Darlington Raceway "fits like a glove" and is "back to where you belong, Bojangles' Southern 500. Don't ever go away again."


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Report, Background, Return to Labor Day
In ESPN.com's weekly Turn 4 series, NASCAR analysts and writers Ricky Craven, Ryan McGhee, John Oreovicz, and Bob Pockrass answered the week's question "Why did it take so long for NASCAR to move the Labor Day race back to Darlington[.] " Craven said that he "wasn't sure" but "[f]ew things are more powerful in sports than the power of tradition. This race is synonymous with Labor Day weekend. Moving it to a spring race felt like inviting Santa Claus to Halloween." McGhee said that going back meant "admitting a mistake. NASCAR doesn't like that.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Report, Background, Return to Labor Day
Otherwise, we would have gone back to the 2014 aero package six months ago." Oreovicz said it most likely was because NASCAR "doesn't do anything until [they decide] it's a good idea, no matter how popular the idea might be to the masses. But this is another sign that NASCAR is actually listening to its constituents a bit more these days." Pockrass said that "[s]tubbornness and refusal to admit failure" was his guess and that it was "one of NASCAR's most head-scratching moves in trying to build the sport. NASCAR should have never messed with this tradition in the first place. NASCAR didn't belong in California on Labor Day weekend. It didn't belong in Atlanta. It belongs in Darlington, South Carolina. And it's back. Finally."


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Report, Background, Return to Labor Day
Jordan Bianchi of SB Nation said that there are traditions that are "just too important. They are the institutions that shouldn't be tampered with under almost any circumstance, worthy of being shared from one generation to the next." He also added that by returning "Darlington to Labor Day weekend, NASCAR has righted a wrong; even if it was a tradition that should have never been abandoned in the first place."


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Report, Background, Return to Labor Day
Mike Hembree of USA Today called the initial decision of moving the race from Labor Day weekend "[s]ports blasphemy of the highest order" and its return to Labor Day weekend as being "back where, as people in this farming section of South Carolina will tell you, God meant it to be."


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Report, Background, Change to the track
Since its most recent Sprint Cup Series race in April 2014, Darlington Raceway added 4,600 ft (1,400 m) of additional SAFER barrier to both the front and backstretch walls. This made Darlington the second track on the Sprint Cup schedule, after Bristol, to line the entire circumference of the outside retaining wall with the energy-absorbing barrier.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Report, Background, Change to the track
For this race, NASCAR redesigned the restart zone so that it would be more visible and eliminate driver complaints about "jumped restarts."


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Report, Background, Aero package
For this race, teams used the low-downforce aero package that was used at Kentucky Speedway. This package included a 3 in (7.6 cm) spoiler (reduced from 6 in (15 cm)), a 25 in (64 cm) radiator pan (reduced from 38 in (97 cm)) and a quarter inch (.64 cm) leading edge splitter.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Report, Background, New tire compound
For this weekend's race, Goodyear brought a softer tire compound to go with the low-downforce package. These changes included different construction and mold shapes for the left-side tires and the right-side tires would provide more grip.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Report, Background, Throwback paint schemes
In celebration of the event, 32 of the 46 teams entered for this weekend's race unveiled throwback and special paint schemes as part of the return of the Bojangles' Southern 500 to Labor Day weekend. Chip Wile, track president of Darlington Raceway and brainchild of the throwback idea, had initially thought maybe eight or 10 teams could be persuaded to take part in this and get more teams to do it next season. He told Jeff Gluck of USA Today that he thought "this is bigger than what people imagined what it would be in [ y]ear [ one]" and that he thought "the sport needed this. NASCAR has such a rich history, and we need to celebrate that."


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Report, Background, Entry list
The entry list for the 66th annual Bojangles' Southern 500 was released on Sunday, August 28 at 3:12 p.m. Eastern time. Forty-six drivers were entered for the race. All but the No. 25 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet were entered for the previous race at Bristol. Jeb Burton and J. J. Yeley swapped rides at BK Racing with Burton driving the No. 23 Toyota and Yeley driving the No. 26 Toyota. Travis Kvapil drove the No. 30 Chevrolet for The Motorsports Group. Timmy Hill drove the No. 62 Chevrolet for Premium Motorsports. T. J. Bell drove the No. 98 Ford for Premium Motorsports.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Practice, First practice
Greg Biffle was the fastest in the first practice with a time of 27.909 and a speed of 176.201 mph (283.568 km/h). This practice session was the first for any car to use a digital dashboard that all cars will be required to use in 2016.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Practice, Final practice
Brad Keselowski was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 27.960 and a speed of 175.880 mph (283.051 km/h). Kyle Busch was forced to his backup car after wrecking his primary an hour into the session.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Qualifying
Brad Keselowski won the pole with a time of 27.492 and a speed of 178.874 mph (287.870 km/h). "I’ve always thought of Darlington as being one of the unique tracks in NASCAR. You look at Bristol, Daytona and Charlotte and Darlington is in the top five of our sport and what it means," Keselowski said. It’s a great accomplishment to me personally." "It’s quite exciting with the way the format is set up with three runs to go for the pole.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Qualifying
Each run out you lose so much grip in the tires, it’s a challenge to try to find the right balance and it turns into fun," Kurt Busch said. Our first run out the car was almost too fast. The car almost drove too good." "We were fairly good in the first two rounds. I felt like I could have pushed harder in those two rounds to go faster; and that last round, we just kind of missed the balance on our Chevrolet," Kevin Harvick said. I feel a lot better about it in race trim than I did in qualifying trim. We try to concentrate on that the most because there is so much falloff."


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Race, First half, Start
Under overcast South Carolina evening skies, Brad Keselowski led the field to the green flag at 7:24 p.m. and led the first lap. He pulled to a one-second lead over Kevin Harvick after five laps. The first caution of the race flew on lap 7 for a three-car spin on the backstretch. This began when Brett Moffitt hit the wall while exiting turn 2. In an accordion fashion, Cole Whitt slammed into the rear of his car and Chase Elliott slammed into the rear of his car, sending both of them in a spin.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Race, First half, Start
The race restarted on lap 14. Unlike last year's race, the bottom line appeared to be the preferred restart lane. Unlike the initial start, Keselowski didn't simply pull away as Kurt Busch reeled him in. Suddenly, Matt Kenseth, running third, got real sideways and slapped the wall exiting turn 2. This gave him an unscheduled stop three laps later. Eventually, Keselowski began to pull away from Busch. The second caution flew on lap 44 when Ryan Newman got loose in turn 3, saved it, got loose again, and spun out in turn 4.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Race, First half, Start
The race restarted on lap 51. Debris on the frontstretch brought out the third caution on lap 61. Kasey Kahne opted to make just a two-tire pit stop and exited with the lead. Carl Edwards opted not to pit and assumed that position, putting Kahne in second.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Race, First half, Start
The race restarted on lap 66. That same lap, Edwards was passed by Kahne for the lead. Three laps later, Denny Hamlin, on four new tires, passed Kahne for the lead. The fourth caution flew on lap 108 when Michael Annett got loose in turn 2 and spun down the backstretch.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Race, First half, Second quarter
The race restarted on lap 115. Keselowski drove around the outside of Hamlin in turn 2 to take the lead on lap 119. The fifth caution flew on lap 122 when Mike Bliss cut down his right-front tire on the backstretch and slammed the wall in turn 3. Kyle Busch opted not to pit and assumed the lead.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Race, First half, Second quarter
The race restarted on lap 125. The sixth caution flew on that same lap when J. J. Yeley apparently made contact with Annett in turn 3 and destroyed the protective foam on the driver's side of his car.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Race, First half, Second quarter
The race restarted on lap 133. The seventh caution of the race flew on lap 134 when Jimmie Johnson drifted down into the path of Joey Logano and spun out exiting turn 4.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Race, First half, Second quarter
The race restarted on lap 139. Harvick used the outside to take the lead the next lap, but gave it back to Keselowski on the next lap. The eighth caution of the race flew on lap 165 when Trevor Bayne made heavy contact with Danica Patrick. Trying to get down on pit road, his tires blew and he spun out.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Race, First half, Second quarter
The race restarted on lap 170. Debris on the backstretch brought out the ninth caution of the race on lap 189. This came from when Patrick got loose and slammed the wall exiting turn 4. "I didn’t feel out of control out there," Patrick said. "I felt like I was in a pretty decent rhythm. It snapped pretty hard in (Turn) 4. So, I don’t know, I mean they said it looked like it snapped pretty hard. It felt like that it was definitely more sudden and something that I wasn’t expecting.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Race, First half, Second quarter
It is definitely possible that it just got loose. For a few laps before that I felt like I could pull the yaw pretty easily through (Turns) 3 and 4. The one thing about Darlington is you definitely run a lot of lines here. I was running – I felt better lower than higher, so at times I was a lane or two below the dotted line. Debris is just something that happens here because we are using so much track, but I’m not 100 percent sure could have just got loose. But, it could have been a cut tire too, just not sure. It’s a bummer." Tony Stewart was tagged for speeding on pit road and restarted the race from the rear of the field.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Race, Second half, Halfway
The race restarted on lap 195. The 10th caution of the race flew on lap 198 when Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. got loose, slid down the track, and slammed the inside wall in turn 4. There, T. J. Bell and Alex Bowman made contact and both slammed the wall.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Race, Second half, Halfway
The race restarted on lap 203. Kurt Busch drove past Keselowski exiting turn 2 to take the lead. The 11th caution of the race flew on lap 208 when Kyle Busch apparently made contact with Greg Biffle sending both spinning. Kyle Larson opted not to pit and assumed the lead.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Race, Second half, Halfway
The race restarted on lap 212. Larson was passed by Stewart for the lead. Later, Hamlin drove under Stewart to retake that position on lap 223. The 12th caution of the race flew on lap 229 when Elliott blew his right-front tire out and hit the outside wall. Hamlin swapped the lead with Harvick on pit road as the former pitted before the start/finish line, and the latter left pit road with the lead.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Race, Second half, Halfway
The race restarted on lap 238. The 13th caution of the race flew on lap 246 when Trevor Bayne cut down his right-rear tire and spun in turn 4. Logano opted not to pit and assumed the lead.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Race, Second half, Halfway
The race restarted on lap 252. The 14th caution of the race flew on lap 265 when David Ragan got loose, slid down the track, and hit the inside wall on the frontstretch. Kyle Busch opted not to pit and assumed the lead.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Race, Second half, Halfway
The race restarted on lap 270. Busch botched the restart and Joey Logano retook the lead. The 15th caution of the race flew on lap 279 when Ragan got hooked into the outside wall by Paul Menard, turned down the track, and slammed the inside wall.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Race, Second half, Fourth quarter
The race restarted on lap 283. Debris in turn 1 brought out the 16th caution of the race on lap 300. Keselowski beat Harvick off pit road to retake the lead.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Race, Second half, Fourth quarter
The race restarted on lap 306. The 17th caution of the race flew with 60 laps to go when Martin Truex, Jr. tapped the rear of Kurt Busch and sent him spinning.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Race, Second half, Fourth quarter
The race restarted with 55 laps to go. With 50 to go, Harvick began putting pressure on race leader Keselowski. He had the momentum to pull off the pass exiting turn 2 with 45 to go, but he bobbled on the exit and Keselowski remained in the lead. Edwards pulled to Harvick and began pressuring him for second. Edwards edged Keselowski at the line with 22 laps to go and Brad took back the lead the next lap.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Race, Second half, Fourth quarter
The 18th caution of the race, a new track record, came out with 13 laps to go when Jeb Burton made contact with Johnson and spun out. This was a new world record for the most cautions in the Southern 500. Edwards beat Keselowski off pit road to retake the lead.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Race, Second half, Fourth quarter
The race restarted with eight laps to go. Edwards drove off to score his 25th career victory at Darlington Raceway.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Race, Post-race, Driver comments
"This is the style of racing that I love," Edwards said. "If there's any chance we can do it in the Chase, I hope, I hope we can do it."


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Race, Post-race, Driver comments
"Just one spot short at the end," Keselowski said. "We're right there. We've just got to find one more level to win these races and win this championship."


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Race, Post-race, Driver comments
"We had a great Budweiser-Jimmy John's Chevrolet. I'm really happy about that part. I'm really disappointed with how pit road went tonight," Kevin Harvick said after a fifth-place finish. "All in all the car performed well and we were in the race, we just got behind with eight laps to go. "We ran well. We just didn't perform on pit road tonight."


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Race, Post-race, Driver comments
After finishing seventh, Kyle Busch locked himself into the Chase. "We weren’t looking so good after Michigan,’’ Busch said of the 43rd-place finish in the June race. "It was really doom and gloom. I was bumming. I just wasn’t sure what to do. I wasn’t sure what was going on. It took a little bit of that time to get the rust knocked off, I guess. It’s probably the longest I’ve been out of the race car in my life. That was a tough lick.’’


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Race, Post-race, Driver comments
"We lost the handling late in the race and went backwards," said Martin Truex, Jr. after finishing ninth. "We were a top-five car all night and to come away ninth is disappointing. We just didn't have the grip at the end to run closer to the front. I would feel better about the team record had we finished in the top-five."


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Race, Post-race, Media comments
Motor Racing Network lead writer and co-host of The Morning Drive on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio Pete Pistone giving his thoughts on the Bojangles' Southern 500.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Race, Post-race, Media comments
Members of the NASCAR media gave their opinions of the second race with the low-downforce aero package. Pete Pistone, lead writer for the Motor Racing Network and co-host of The Morning Drive on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio, said that this race "didn’t seem to have the overall dramatic results like what was seen at Kentucky in July," but that "there were some interesting battles for position during the 500-mile grind, particularly in the closing laps" and that "the drivers were very optimistic heading into the race and gave it glowing reviews after the race."


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Race, Post-race, Media comments
Jeff Gluck of USA Today said that while "the Southern 500 was a grueling marathon and a caution fest that lasted more than four and a half hours..., it also was a very entertaining race that featured tight battles for the lead and the kind of tire falloff that helped NASCAR rise to popularity in the first place." He also said that it was "exactly what the sport needed – confirmation the package is indeed the right direction to go after Kentucky already was a major success."


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Race, Post-race, Media comments
Jim Utter of Motorsport.com, factoring in the opinions of drivers and NASCAR on the package, said that if there was "such a thing as a consensus in NASCAR, the low-downforce aerodynamics package debuted at Kentucky earlier this season may be as close as the sport gets to it."


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Race, Post-race, Media comments
John Oreovicz of ESPN.com said "the star of the show was NASCAR's low drag aero package" and that "[i]f the high-drag package run at Indianapolis and Michigan can almost unquestionably be called a failure, the low-drag package has proven to provide almost everything the drivers have asked for.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Race, Post-race, Media comments
Larry McReynolds of Fox Sports said he doesn't "know how in the world anybody can complain about what we saw at Darlington on Sunday night" and that while he understands "the race was long...the racing was good. I know there will be some debate about a four-and-a-half-hour race. I am normally the one that's beating the drum that we don't need to be doing that as our society has outgrown that. This was a very special event, and I don't think it needs to change."


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Race, Post-race, Media comments
Darrell Waltrip of Fox Sports said he thought "Sunday was a great example of why there is so much passion within our sport about Darlington" and that he thought "the aero package seems to be the way to go. It worked at Kentucky and it seemed to work Sunday night. These cars have a lot of downforce built into the body anyway, so we don't need that big huge spoiler on the back of the car."


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Race, Post-race, Media comments
Nate Ryan of NBC Sports said that it would "be better if NASCAR bravely calls an audible for the Chase and institutes the low-downforce package that met with smashingly positive reviews at Kentucky Speedway and Darlington Raceway. The mantra from NASCAR over the past six years has been that fan satisfaction should supersede everything in determining its direction. Whether installing double-file restarts or making three attempts at a green-white-checkered finish, there often has been little fair to competitors about the recent initiatives aimed at increasing the entertainment value. The same concept holds true for low downforce."


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Media, Television
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, two–time Darlington winner Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte had the call in the booth for the race. As part of the throwback weekend, Ken Squier, Ned Jarrett and Dale Jarrett also called a portion of the race. Dave Burns, Mike Massaro, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast handled pit road on the television side.


2015 Bojangles' Southern 500, Media, Radio
MRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace called the race from the booth when the field was racing down the front stretch. Dave Moody called the race from a billboard outside of turn 2 when the field was racing through turns 1 and 2. Mike Bagley called the race from atop the Darlington Raceway Club outside of turn 3 when the field was racing through turns 3 and 4. Alex Hayden, Winston Kelley and Steve Post worked pit road on the radio side.


2015 Bolivian regional elections
The 2015 Bolivian regional elections were held on 29 March 2015. Departmental and municipal authorities were elected by an electorate of approximately 6 million people. Among the officials  elected were:


2015 Bolivian regional elections
Altogether, 2,642 officials were elected. Almost every elected office, but not Mayor, included a simultaneously elected alternate of the same party.


2015 Bolivian regional elections, Political parties participating
Only the Movement towards Socialism was involved in all 339 municipal contests. Other parties participating in large numbers of contests are as follows:


2015 Bolivian regional elections, Results
Bolivia's ruling MAS party suffered some defeats and setbacks in the subnational elections compared to its performance in 2010 and its victory in the 2014 presidential election.


2015 Bolivian regional elections, Results, Governors
The governors of Beni and Tarija were elected in a May 3 runoff election.


2015 Bolsover District Council election
The 2015 Bolsover District Council election took place on 22 May 2015 to elect members of Bolsover District Council in Derbyshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.


2015 Bolsover District Council election, Election result
Labour remained in control of the council with 32 councillors, while five independents were also elected. The seats in Bolsover South, Pleasely and Shirebrook South West were taken by Labour candidates without opposition.


2015 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 2015 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester, England. This took place on the same day as other local elections


2015 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
22 seats were contested, including 2 seats in the Heaton and Lostock ward following the retirement of Conservative Councillor Alan Rushton, and 2 seats in Westhoughton North following the resignation of Labour Councillor Sean Harkin. The Labour Party won 14 seats, the Conservatives won 6 seats, UKIP won 1 seat and the Liberal Democrats won 1 seat.


2015 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
After the election, the total composition of the council was as follows:


2015 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election, Council Composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:


2015 Bonaire status referendum
A non-binding status referendum was held in Bonaire on 18 December 2015. Voters were asked "Do you agree with the current status, which is a direct link to the Netherlands?" As a majority voted no, a second referendum on the preferred status will be held.


2015 Bonaire status referendum, Campaign
The "yes" campaign argued that for the vast majority, Bonaire was better off that ever before, and that a no vote would result in instability. The "no" campaign opposed the imposition of secularism by Dutch authorities, the legalisation of same-sex marriage and voluntary euthanasia, as well as claiming that there was a lack of respect for Bonaire culture.


2015 Bonnaroo Music Festival
The 2015 Bonnaroo Music Festival was held June 11–14, 2015 in Manchester, Tennessee. This marked the 14th time the festival has been held since its inception in 2002.


2015 Bonnaroo Music Festival
In mid-December 2014, Bonnaroo announced there would be clues hinting at which artists would be on the lineup for 2015. They posted "The 12 Days of RooClues" on their official Instagram and Snapchat. A segment on RooRadio later revealed that the answers to these clues were Glass Animals, Sturgill Simpson, Dopapod, Houndmouth, Bleachers, Moon Taxi, Trampled By Turtles, Flume, The War on Drugs, Tears For Fears, Belle and Sebastian, and Robert Plant.


2015 Bonnaroo Music Festival
In mid-January 2015, the Bonnaroo lineup was officially announced by a process in which fans called a hotline (1-844-ROO-2015) to learn the name of one artist on the official lineup and subsequently shared it on social media using the hashtag "#Bonnaroo". The hotline was only open for a few hours on the date of the lineup announcement. Bonnaroo released an official lineup announcement video when all the artists had been shared by the fans on social media.


2015 Bora–Argon 18 season
The 2015 season for the Bora–Argon 18 cycling team began in January at the Trofeo Santanyi–Ses Salines-Campos. The team participated in UCI Continental Circuits and UCI World Tour events when given a wildcard invitation.


2015 Bora–Argon 18 season
On the first rest day of the 2014 Tour de France, 15 July 2014, the team announced they had secured sponsorship with German cooking surface and extractor manufacturer BORA. The team for 2015 onwards will thus be known as Team BORA. The team will be the first German team with a German title sponsor in the professional peloton since 2010. Team manager Ralph Denk expressed hope that BORA's backing would help the team achieve their aim of joining the UCI World Tour by 2017. After the end of the 2014 Tour de France, it was announced that starting in 2015 the team would ride bicycles from Canadian company, Argon 18, which would also be the team's second title sponsor.


2015 Borno State gubernatorial election
The 2015 Borno State gubernatorial election occurred on April 11, 2015. Incumbent Governor APC's Kashim Shettima won election for a second term, defeating PDP's Gambo Lawan and several minor party candidates. Shettima received 94.92% of the vote.


2015 Borno State gubernatorial election
Kashim Shettima emerged unopposed in the APC gubernatorial primary after all the aspirants stepped down. He retained his deputy, Zannah Mustapha, as his running mate.


2015 Borno State gubernatorial election, Electoral system
The Governor of Borno State is elected using the plurality voting system.


2015 Borno State gubernatorial election, Primary election, APC primary
The APC primary election was held on in the evening of Friday, December 4, 2014, at the Elkanemi Sports Centre in Maiduguri, with a total of 4,520 delegates present from all wards of the state's 27 LGAs. Incumbent governor, Kashim Shettima, became the party's sole candidate after other aspirants stepped down for him days before.


2015 Borno State gubernatorial election, Primary election, PDP primary
The PDP primary election was held in December 2014. Gambori Lawan emerged winner. However, following a replacement of his name with that of Mohammed Imam, he filed a suit at a federal high court in Abuja, which ordered the party to return his name.


2015 Borno State gubernatorial election, Results
APC Governor Kashim Shettima won re-election for a second term, defeating PDP Gambo Lawan and several minor party candidates. Shettima received 94.92% of the votes, while Lawan received 5.08%.


2015 Borno State gubernatorial election, Results
The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,407,777 while the total number of votes cast was 690,182.


2015 Borno State gubernatorial election, Results, By local government area
Here are the results of the election from 20 of the 27 local government areas of the state for the two major parties. Blue represents LGAs won by Shettima. Green represents LGAs won by Lawan.


2015 Boston Borough Council election
Elections for Boston Borough Council, which governs as a second-tier authority the Borough of Boston were held on Thursday 7 May 2015. Following Boundary Commission changes between this election and the previous in 2011 to the wards, 30 councillors were elected to serve 15 wards. The election was held on the same day as other local elections.


2015 Boston Borough Council election, Composition of council seats before election
Immediately after the 2011 election, 19 councillors were Conservatives, 4 were Boston Bypass Independents, 4 were Independents, 3 were Labour and 2 were English Democrats. In the four-year term 4 Boston Bypass Independents changed their alignment to Independent. Two Conservative councillors became independent or unaligned. One Conservative councillor died in office and a UKIP member won the subsequent by-election. One English Democrat-affiliated councillor was disqualified due to non-attendance and a UKIP-affiliated candidate won the consequent by-election. The two UKIP councillors late in the term defected to the Lincolnshire Independent Party.


2015 Boston Borough Council election, Candidates by party
Boston Borough Council has 15 wards with a total of 30 councillors (down from 18 wards and 32 councillors in 2011). In this election, there are a total of 83 candidates standing (a decrease of 12% from the 95 candidates in the last election in 2011).


2015 Boston Borough Council election, Candidates by party
Incumbent councillors consisted of Conservative, Labour members and eleven Independent councillors. Conservatives stood in all wards though not for every vacancy with a total of 26 candidates; Labour fielded 19 candidates in 12 wards, 15 Independents stood.


2015 Boston Borough Council election, Candidates by party
Of the other parties standing, UKIP fielded 18 candidates in 15 wards, the Green Party 4 candidates (across four) and one Liberal Democrat stood in Witham Ward.


2015 Boston Breakers season
The 2015 Boston Breakers season, is the club's tenth overall year of existence, sixth consecutive year, and third year as a member of the National Women's Soccer League. They played 20 games, finishing with 4 wins, 3 draws, and 13 losses. They did not qualify for the post-season playoffs, and finished the season at ninth place in a nine team league.


2015 Boston Breakers season, Club, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015 Boston Breakers season, Standings
Last updated: September 5, 2015Source: Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won;  T = Matches tied;  L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference


2015 Boston Breakers season, Squad statistics
Key to positions: FW - Forward, MF - Midfielder, DF - Defender, GK - Goalkeeper


2015 Boston City Council election
Boston City Council elections were held on November 3, 2015. Eight seats (four district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents in districts 1, 2, 6, 8, and 9 were unopposed. Two seats (districts 4 and 7) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 8, 2015.


2015 Boston City Council election, At-large
Councillors Ayanna Pressley, Michelle Wu, and Michael F. Flaherty were re-elected, while Councillor Stephen J. Murphy lost his seat to Annissa Essaibi George.


2015 Boston College Eagles baseball team
The 2015 Boston College Eagles baseball team represented Boston College during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Eagles played their home games at Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at John Shea Field as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Mike Gambino, in his fifth year at Boston College.


2015 Boston College Eagles baseball team, Previous Season
In 2014, the Eagles finished the season 6th in the ACC's Atlantic Division with a record of 22–33, 10–20 in conference play. They failed to qualify for the 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament or the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2015 Boston College Eagles football team
The 2015 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Steve Addazio and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They finished the season 3–9 overall and 0–8 in ACC play to place last of six teams in the Atlantic Division.


2015 Boston College Eagles football team, Game summaries, Maine
The Eagles won their third season opener in a row against regional rival FCS Maine. While the Eagles offense struggled to find their footing under the new leadership of sophomore quarterback Darius Wade, the defense was stifling, holding the Black Bears to 91 total yards on offense, and only 7 yards rushing. Maine opened up the scoring with a field goal on their opening drive, but that would be all they could muster for the entirety of the game.


2015 Boston College Eagles football team, Game summaries, Maine
Wade managed to incorporate a passing attack that complemented the Eagles' now well-known running game, throwing 14/25 and 155 yards, including a touchdown pass to Bobby Swigert, who returned to the field after a two season-long injury. Sophomore power back Jonathan Hillman struggled to put up yards, only rushing for 47 yards on 16 carries, but Junior Tyler Rouse picked up the slack, ripping off two fourth quarter touchdown runs, totaling 81 yards on 8 carries, including a 45-yard rush for a score.


2015 Boston College Eagles football team, Game summaries, Howard
The Eagles trampled over an outmatched Howard team in their second game of the season, scoring 41 first quarter points and 62 points in the first half, the most by any FBS team in the last ten seasons. After the first half concluded, the two teams agreed, per NCAA rules, to shorten the second half of play by 10:00 minutes. After Tyler Rouse scored his third rushing touchdown (just 11:00 into the game), the Eagles starters were able to take an early rest, letting backups and freshman showcase their talents for the rest of the game.


2015 Boston College Eagles football team, Game summaries, Howard
Quarterbacks Jeff Smith and Troy Flutie both took snaps, with Smith rushing for 89 yards and 3 scores on 5 carries and Flutie throwing 7/8 for 88 yards and a TD. The Eagles defense held the Bison to just 11 total yards of offense, only becoming a positive number until late in the game.


2015 Boston College Eagles football team, Game summaries, Florida State
Boston College's hopes of an upset on an emotional "Red Bandana" night, honoring alum and 9/11 hero Welles Crowther, were defeated as the Seminoles stuffed the Eagles 14–0 in an extremely tight defensive contest. After former Notre Dame QB Everett Golson led a drive for a touchdown after the game's opening kickoff, neither team would put up any points offensively during the rest of the entire game; the Noles would pad their 7–0 lead in the 4th quarter with a touchdown off a fumble recovery.


2015 Boston College Eagles football team, Game summaries, Florida State
The Eagles produced a tremendous defensive performance against the #9 ranked Seminoles, allowing only 217 total yards of offense and holding running back Dalvin Cook to 54 yards rushing. This effort was in vain, though, as BC's offense struggled to start drives and move the ball down the field; only passing midfield three times. Starting QB Darius Wade left the game in the 4th quarter with an injury, and for the second week in a row, both backups Jeff Smith and Troy Flutie took snaps to finish off the contest. The win was the 6th in a row for the Seminoles in the series.


2015 Boston College Eagles football team, Game summaries, Northern Illinois
In the second ever matchup between the two schools, the Eagles and Huskies struggled through a close defensive battle, which is quickly becoming a trend for the season as the BC defense continues to lead the FBS in total yards allowed. After trading punts throughout the 1st quarter, the Eagles broke through with the first score of the game, when Troy Flutie, who started in lieu of Darius Wade after suffering a broken ankle in the previous week against FSU, threw a 27-yard touchdown to Charlie Callinan.


2015 Boston College Eagles football team, Game summaries, Northern Illinois
The Huskies would answer back with a rushing score shortly before the end of the half, set up by a long interception return to the 4 yard line. The Eagles would take the lead again with a 21-yard rushing score by Jonathan Hilliman in the 3rd. It seemed all but over after BC tacked on a field goal late in the 4th to make it a 17–7 game, however, the Huskies would make it interesting, returning the ensuing kickoff for a touchdown to come within 3 points.


2015 Boston College Eagles football team, Game summaries, Northern Illinois
After forcing a 3-and-out, NIU got the ball back with 2:20 on the clock, but failed to convert on a 4-and-10, sealing the victory for Boston College. Hilliman lead the way for the Eagles, rushing for 119 yards and a score on the day. Flutie went 5 for 11, throwing 92 yards and a score, and Jeff Smith, who also took snaps with Wade out, ran for 56 yards on 9 attempts. The Eagles defense remained stellar, holding the Huskies to just 153 yards of offense for the game.


2015 Boston College Eagles football team, Game summaries, @ Duke
In yet another defensive showdown between two top defensive teams in the nation, BC was edged out by Duke in a low scoring 9–7 contest. It was a tale of two halves, as Duke scored 3 field goals in the first half but did not score in the 2nd, and as BC scored a touchdown in the second half, after having been shut out of the first. The Eagles missed two field goal attempts during the game (the first on a muffed snap and the other on a shanked kick), which proved to be pivotal points lost.


2015 Boston College Eagles football team, Game summaries, @ Duke
On the flip side, Duke lost potential points after failing to pound the ball in the end zone on a short fourth-and-1 from the goal-line. Both freshman quarterbacks shared snaps again, with Jeff Smith making the start. After Smith failed to complete a pass during the entire first half and struggled to move the ball down the field, the switch was made to Flutie, who completed 5 of 8 passes for 129 yards, one of which was the game's only touchdown, a 66-yard score to Thadd Smith. The team combined for 164 yards rushing.


2015 Boston College Eagles football team, Game summaries, @ Duke
The Eagle's defense was stifling, allowing just 33 yards rushing on 35 attempts, less than a yard per carry average. They also held the Blue Devils to just 74 yards of offense in the second half, giving the Eagles plenty of opportunity, in vein, to take the lead late in the game.


2015 Boston Lobsters season
The 2015 Boston Lobsters season was the 11th and final season of the franchise (in its current incarnation) in World TeamTennis (WTT).


2015 Boston Lobsters season
The Lobsters rebounded somewhat from their dismal 2014 season with 5 wins and 9 losses and narrowly missed qualifying for the WTT playoffs. The Lobsters were eliminated on the final day of the regular season when they lost to the Washington Kastles, 22–14.


2015 Boston Lobsters season
On February 17, 2016, WTT announced that it had been unable to find a new owner for the Lobsters, and the franchise had folded.


2015 Boston Lobsters season, Season recap, Takeover of team by WTT
In early 2015, WTT took over operations of the Lobsters from former owner Bahar Uttam who retired from the sports business and walked away from the team. WTT began seeking a new local owner or ownership group for the Lobsters. By the end of the 2015 season, WTT commissioner Ilana Kloss said the league had had conversations with several interested buyers in New England. WTT's asking price for the Lobsters was US$1 million. Kloss said, "I think that’s probably the price we believe a team should be valued at."


2015 Boston Lobsters season, Season recap, Trade of Isner and draft
Prior to the WTT Draft on March 16, 2015, the Lobsters traded the top-ranked American player John Isner to the Springfield Lasers for undisclosed consideration which was presumably financial, since no other players or draft choices were moved in connection with the deal. The Lobsters used the first overall pick in the marquee portion of the draft to select Eugenie Bouchard. In the roster portion of the draft, the Lobsters didn't protect any players from their 2014 roster. They selected Irina Falconi, Scott Lipsky, Chase Buchanan and Arantxa Parra Santonja. Lipsky played with the team in 2014, as a substitute player but only appeared in two matches and could not be protected by the Lobsters in the draft.


2015 Boston Lobsters season, Season recap, Other player transactions
On July 9, 2015, the Lobsters announced that they had signed Alex Kuznetsov as a substitute player to replace Chase Buchanan who was injured and expected to miss the first six matches of the season.


2015 Boston Lobsters season, Season recap, Other player transactions
On July 20, 2015, the Lobsters signed Tim Smyczek as a substitute player.


2015 Boston Lobsters season, Season recap, Other player transactions
On July 21, 2015, the Lobsters signed Maria Sanchez as a substitute player.


2015 Boston Lobsters season, Season recap, Other player transactions
On July 25, 2015, the Lobsters signed Jason Jung as a substitute player.


2015 Boston Lobsters season, Season recap, Other player transactions
On July 28, 2015, the Lobsters signed Christian Harrison as a substitute player.


2015 Boston Lobsters season, Season recap, A strong first half
After losing their first two matches of the season, both at home, the Lobsters turned things around by winning the next three straight and four of the next five to give themselves 4 wins and 3 losses at the midway point. Three of those four wins came on the road.


2015 Boston Lobsters season, Season recap, A strong first half
The Lobsters' first win of the season came on July 14, when they visited the Springfield Lasers. The Lobsters won the first four sets. Alex Kuznetsov got things started by taking the men's singles and later teamed with Scott Lipsky to win a tiebreaker in the men's doubles set. Irina Falconi won a tiebreaker in the women's singles set and them paired with Arantxa Parra Santonja for a 5–0 set win in women's doubles that gave the Lobsters a 20–11 lead heading to the final set. In the mixed doubles set, Lipsky and Parra lost a tiebreaker that sent the match to extended play with the Lobsters leading 24–16. After getting broken in the opening game of extended play, Lipsky and Parra held serve in the third game to give the Lobsters a 25–18 victory.


2015 Boston Lobsters season, Season recap, A strong first half
The following evening, the Lobsters returned home to play the San Diego Aviators and put on their most dominating performance of the season. They won all five sets and cruised to a 25–13 victory. Kuznetsov opened the match with a 5–2 set win in men's singles and later joined Lipsky to take a tiebreaker in men's doubles. Falconi own the women's singles, 5–3, and teamed with Parra for a 5–2 set win in women's doubles. Parra and Lipsky closed out the match with a 5–2 mixed doubles set win.


2015 Boston Lobsters season, Season recap, A strong first half
The Lobsters' third straight win came on the road against the Philadelphia Freedoms on July 16. Trailing 12–11 after three sets, Falconi won the women's singles set, 5–2, to put the Lobsters in front 16–14. Lipsky and Kuznetsov closed out the match with a 5–3 set win in men's doubles that gave the Lobsters a 21–17 victory. Coming off a season in which they won only one of 14 matches, the Lobsters now found themselves with 3 wins and 2 losses and in first place in the Eastern Conference.


2015 Boston Lobsters season, Season recap, A strong first half
The Lobsters took their three-match winning streak on a West Coast trip. Leading 16–15 after four sets, the Lobsters could not hold on against the California Dream and fell, 20–17. Their scheduled match with the Aviators the following day was rained out, and the match was made up with a 10:00 a.m. PDT start time on July 20, because the Aviators already had a match scheduled for that evening. With Kuznetsov's contract having expired and the Lobsters unable to find a substitute, coach Jan-Michael Gambill stepped in to play in the morning tilt.


2015 Boston Lobsters season, Season recap, A strong first half
He paired with Lipsky to win a tiebreaker in the opening set of men's doubles. After Falconi lost the women's singles set, Gambill fell to amateur Taylor Fritz in men's singles, 5–2, to give the Aviators a 14–10 lead after three sets. But the final two sets belonged to the Lobsters. Parra teamed with Falconi to win the women's doubles, 5–2, and then with Lipsky to win the mixed doubles, 5–3, and give the Lobsters a 20–19 victory.


2015 Boston Lobsters season, Season recap, Bouchard injured and second half struggles
The Lobsters continued their road trip when they visited the four-time defending WTT champion Washington Kastles on July 21. With both teams sporting records of 4 wins and 3 losses, this match was a battle for first place in the Eastern Conference. Earlier in the day, the Lobsters had learned that their top draft choice Eugenie Bouchard would miss the entire season with an injury. The news did not get any better. The Kastles dominated the match, winning all five sets. The loss for the Lobsters was the first of five consecutive setbacks.


2015 Boston Lobsters season, Season recap, Montoya coaches a match
With Lobsters coach Jan-Michael Gambill playing in his second match of the season on July 27, the team announced that Francisco Montoya, director of the Manchester Athletic Club Tennis Academy, would coach the team for that match. Entering the match with a four-match losing streak, the Lobsters were still in a position to make the playoffs on the strength of their solid play early in the season. In a crucial match against the Philadelphia Freedoms, the Lobsters erased a 12–10 deficit by winning the fourth set of women's doubles, 5–3, and tying the match at 15. However, the Freedoms took the final set of mixed doubles and dropped the Lobsters' record to 4 wins and 8 losses.


2015 Boston Lobsters season, Season recap, Final playoff push
Despite a five-match losing streak, the Lobsters still had control of their own playoff destiny. Wins in their final two matches, both on the road, against the Philadelphia Freedoms and the Washington Kastles would earn them a playoff berth. After dropping the opening set of men's singles, 5–0, against the Freedoms, the Lobsters roared back to win the next three sets to take a 15–12 lead. Irina Falconi and Arantxa Parra Santonja started the comeback with a 5–2 set win in women's doubles. Christian Harrison and Scott Lipsky followed by winning a tiebreaker in men's doubles.


2015 Boston Lobsters season, Season recap, Final playoff push
Falconi put the Lobsters in front with a 5–1 women's singles set win. Parra and Lipsky dropped the final set of mixed doubles, 5–3, to send the match to extended play with the Lobsters leading, 18–17. In the first game of extended play, Parra and Lipsky jumped in front, 1–3, with Marcelo Melo serving for the Freedoms. Melo and Taylor Townsend were able to turn back the first two break points. But Parra and Lipsky broke at 3 all to seal a 19–17 victory for the Lobsters that kept their playoff hopes alive.


2015 Boston Lobsters season, Season recap, Final playoff push
The Lobsters' playoff fate was decided in their final match of the season against the Kastles. Washington won the first two sets to take a 10–4 lead. The Lobsters battled back with a 5–3 mixed doubles set win by Lipsky and Parra over the reigning Wimbledon mixed doubles champions Leander Paes and Martina Hingis. Parra and Falconi followed by taking the women's doubles set in a tiebreaker to cut the Kastles' lead to 17–14. But Sam Querrey dominated Harrison in the final set of men's singles, 5–0, to seal the match for the Kastles and seal the Lobsters' fate.


2015 Boston Lobsters season, Season recap, Final playoff push
Since the Freedoms and Lobsters finished the regular season with identical 5–9 records, the WTT standings tiebreaker system was used to break the tie. The teams split their four regular-season meetings. So, the tie was broken by comparing games won in head-to-head matches, which favored the Freedoms, 78–71. The biggest contribution to this margin was made by the Freedoms' 24–14 road victory over the Lobsters on July 22.


2015 Boston Lobsters season, Season recap, Franchise folded
On February 17, 2016, WTT announced that it had been unable to find a new owner for the Lobsters, and the franchise had folded. In a press release, WTT commissioner Ilana Kloss said, "We spent more than a year seeking a local owner or ownership group, but unfortunately we were not able to find the right fit." She went on to say that WTT was leaving the door open for a return to Boston if the right ownership could be found.


2015 Boston Lobsters season, Season recap, Franchise folded
Keith Callahan, general manager of the Manchester Athletic Club said that the club had been approached by WTT to take over ownership of the team but had turned it down. "We just made a decision not to do that," he said. "It would have taken an enormous amount of resources to take on an operation like that, and we made a decision to commit those resources to improving the business and to making improvements for our members to make the operation better for them and for the community."


2015 Boston Lobsters season, Draft picks
Since the Lobsters had the worst record in WTT in 2014, they had the first choice in each round of the draft. Unlike previous seasons in which WTT conducted its Marquee Player Draft and its Roster Player Draft on different dates about one month apart, the league conducted a single draft at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California on March 16, 2015. The selections made by the Lobsters are shown in the table below.


2015 Boston Lobsters season, Statistics
Players are listed in order of their game-winning percentage provided they played in at least 40% of the Lobsters' games in that event, which is the WTT minimum for qualification for league leaders in individual statistical categories.


2015 Boston Lobsters season, Individual achievements
Alex Kuznetsov was third in WTT in winning percentage in both men's singles and men's doubles. Arantxa Parra Santonja was third in WTT in winning percentage in women's doubles. Irina Falconi was fourth in WTT in winning percentage in women's doubles. Scott Lipsky was sixth in WTT in winning percentage in men's doubles.


2015 Boston Marathon
The 2015 Boston Marathon was the 119th running of the Boston Athletic Association's mass-participation marathon. It took place on Monday, April 20 (Patriots' Day in Massachusetts). The men's race was won by Lelisa Desisa from Ethiopia in a time of 2:09:17. Caroline Rotich of Kenya won the women's race with a time 2:24:55.


2015 Boston Marathon, Course, preparation, and field
The event ran along the same winding course the Marathon has followed for many decades—26 miles 385 yards (42.195 km) of roads and city streets, through eight Massachusetts cities and towns, to the finish line beside the Boston Public Library, on Boylston Street in Boston's Copley Square. The Marathon had about 30,000 entries. All 50 US states and all Canadian provinces were represented at the marathon, as well as several U.S territories, including American Samoa, Puerto Rico, and the U.S Virgin Islands.


2015 Boston Marathon, Course, preparation, and field
Training for the 2015 marathon in the Greater Boston area was difficult because Boston received over 100 inches (250 cm) of snow during the previous winter. This resulted in many people trying to find ways to work around the weather, such as training on treadmills and indoor tracks, and by obtaining more equipment designed for the weather Boston received.


2015 Boston Marathon, Course, preparation, and field
All but one of the four defending champions participated in the marathon. Rita Jeptoo, who set a course record in 2014, was the exception. She is serving a two-year ban for a positive drug test taken in September 2014, which did not void her record.


2015 Boston Marathon, Race
On a cold and rainy day, turnout for the 2015 Boston Marathon was lighter than the one million spectators race officials had planned for. Stiff winds slowed race times. Security was described as "visible but not intrusive" as local and state police combined forces with National Guard soldiers to keep things safe.


2015 Boston Marathon, Race, Men
The men's race got off to a moderately paced start with Dathan Ritzenhein and defending champion Meb Keflezighi of the United States heading a ten-man lead pack. A quarter of the way in, Lelisa Desisa from Ethiopia decided to push the pace. As the pace quickened, the lead group fell from twelve to nine with four Kenyans, four Ethiopians, and Keflezighi leading the way. Ritzenhein had fallen 15 seconds back but picked up his pace, rejoining and then passing the lead group. At Heartbreak Hill the field thinned. Keflezighi briefly took the lead, but fell well off the pace when he choked on some water around the 22-mile (35 km) mark and vomited five times as a result.


2015 Boston Marathon, Race, Men
With two miles to go, Desisa pulled away from the field. Desisa, who had been among the lead group all race, finished with a time of 2:09:17, beating fellow countryman Yemane Adhane Tsegay by 31 seconds. The 1–2 finish was the first for Ethiopia in the race's history. Kenya's Wilson Chebet finished in third place, 34 seconds behind Tsegay. Ritzenhein was the highest finishing American in seventh place, followed by Keflezighi in eighth.


2015 Boston Marathon, Race, Men
Desisa had previously won the 2013 edition of the race. However, his win that day was overshadowed by the Boston Marathon bombing hours later. In the 2015 post race festivities, Boston Athletic Association spokesman Jack Fleming paid homage to Desisa's 2013 win saying "Lelisa did not get to have the kind of victory celebration that a champion of the Boston Marathon should have. Lelisa, we want you to get your due today." Desisa's win by 31 seconds was the largest margin of victory since Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot won by 1:18 in the 2008 Boston Marathon.


2015 Boston Marathon, Race, Men
It also made him the first non-Kenyan to win the race twice since England's Geoff Smith won back-to-back races in 1984 and 1985. The win came with a $150,000 prize, a golden olive wreath, and a winner's medal. "This medal, I think, is for me," he told the crowd. (In 2013, he had donated his medal to the city of Boston in memory of the bombing victims.)


2015 Boston Marathon, Race, Women
In the women's race, a lead group of nine was thinned to three as Ethiopia's Bizunesh Deba picked up the pace with a 5:08 24th mile. For a while, Deba and fellow Ethiopian Mare Dibaba worked together to hold back Caroline Rotich of Kenya. However, Deba tightened up entering Boylston Street and fell off the pace. Rotich and Dibaba raced the final quarter mile side by side.


2015 Boston Marathon, Race, Women
Dibaba briefly took the lead, but Rotich out kicked her in the final 100 yards for a 4-second victory, finishing with a time of 2:24:55. Deba placed third, ten seconds behind Dibaba, following up her second-place finish in 2014. Desiree Linden of the United States placed fourth, thirty seconds back of Deba, after leading for much of the race. Rotich did not lead at a single checkpoint during the race. Rotich's win was her first Boston Marathon title, and the fifth straight win for Kenya in the women's race.


2015 Boston Marathon, Race, Wheelchair
Earlier in the day, Marcel Hug of Switzerland won his first title in the men's wheelchair race, beating South Africa's Ernst Van Dyk who was looking for an eleventh Boston Marathon crown. America's Tatyana McFadden won the women's wheelchair race for the third straight year.


2015 Boston Pizza Cup
The 2015 Boston Pizza Cup was held from February 4 to 8 at the Peace Memorial Multiplex in Wainwright, Alberta. The winning Kevin Koe team represented Alberta at the 2015 Tim Hortons Brier in Calgary.


2015 Boston Pizza Cup, Qualification process
Twelve teams qualified for the provincial tournament through several methods. The qualification process is as follows:


2015 Boston Red Sox season
The 2015 Boston Red Sox season was the 115th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished last in the five-team American League East with a record of 78 wins and 84 losses, 15 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays. It was the third last-place finish for the team in four years.


2015 Boston Red Sox season, Regular season, Opening Day
The 2015 Red Sox season opened on April 6, with an afternoon game against the Philadelphia Phillies in Citizens Bank Park. It was the first time in franchise history that the  Red Sox opened the season against an interleague opponent. Clay Buchholz, in his first career Opening Day start, went seven scoreless innings, giving up three hits, one walk and striking out nine. He committed one error in the first inning and handed a 4–0 lead over to the bullpen. Junichi Tazawa and Tommy Layne held the Phillies scoreless. Dustin Pedroia and Hanley Ramírez both homered twice, two solo shots by Pedroia, a solo shot and a grand slam by Ramirez. Mookie Betts added a solo home run and Boston won 8–0.


2015 Boston Red Sox season, Regular season, April
April 6–9, in PhiladelphiaOn April 6, right after the opening day game against the Phillies, the Red Sox announced that they signed free-agent-to-be RHP Rick Porcello to a four-year, $82.5 million contract extension through 2019, contradicting an earlier report, that both parties won't engage in contract negotiations during the season.


2015 Boston Red Sox season, Regular season, April
Game 2: In game two of the three-game road series in Philadelphia, Hanley Ramírez left the bases loaded, against former Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon, in the top of the eighth by flying out to Ben Revere on the warning track, just missing his second grand slam of the season and Boston lost 2–4. Game 3: In the final game, Xander Bogaerts drove in three runs with a triple and pitcher Justin Masterson had one RBI in two hits and the Red Sox took the opening series with a 6–2 win. Red Sox won the series 2–1 (16–6 runs)


2015 Boston Red Sox season, Regular season, April
April 10–12, in New York (AL)Game 1: Game one of the first series against the Yankees went into extra innings, after a blown save by Edward Mujica in the bottom of the ninth tying the game 3–3. In the bottom of the 12th inning, during Carlos Beltrán's at bat, some of the lights went out in Yankee stadium, and the game went into a light delay. Play resumed after a 16-minute delay. The game remained tied until the top of the 16th, when David Ortiz went deep.


2015 Boston Red Sox season, Regular season, April
But Mark Teixeira tied the game in the bottom with a home run as well. In the top of the 18th, Red Sox took the lead again with an RBI single by Pablo Sandoval, but yet again the Yankees tied it with an RBI double by Beltrán. In the top of the 19th Mookie Betts drove in Bogaerts with a sacrifice fly and this time New York could not answer, despite a leadoff single by Jacoby Ellsbury. Having used all of their bullpen both teams relied on long relief.


2015 Boston Red Sox season, Regular season, April
Esmil Rogers went 4 2/3 innings, and 81 pitches for New York and Steven Wright had 5 innings and 78 pitches. The game went 6 hours and 49 minutes, the longest in Red Sox Franchise history. Game 2: Joe Kelly, in his first start of the season, pitched one run, one hit ball for seven innings in game two of the series. Brock Holt had a 4 hit day with 3 RBIs, Dustin Pedroia and Daniel Nava collected 2 RBIs each.


2015 Boston Red Sox season, Regular season, April
Alexi Ogando gave up three 2-out hits in the eighth, one three-run shot by Chris Young, before Anthony Varvaro got the last out in the eighth and Robbie Ross shut the door in the ninth. Game 3: Clay Buchholz could not repeat his stellar opening day outing, allowing 10 runs (9 earned) in 3 1/3 innings and the Red Sox dropped the series finale 4–14 in the Bronx. Red Sox won the series 2–1 (18–23 runs)