2015 Philadelphia train derailment, Litigation
In early July 2015 both Amtrak and the plaintiffs in the multiple Federal civil lawsuits filed against the company in US District Courts in Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey requested that all then existing and future such actions be transferred to and heard in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (EDPA) in Philadelphia under the management of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) as provided for by 28 U.S.C. § 1407 as a centralized process to considerably speed up litigation by conserving the resources of the parties and judiciary, avoiding duplication of discovery, and preventing inconsistent pretrial rulings.


2015 Philadelphia train derailment, Litigation
All the consolidated cases have been assigned to U.S. District Judge Legrome D. Davis. In answers filed by Amtrak with that Court on July 10, 2015, in response to the first two-passenger lawsuits the company admitted fault by stipulating as "true" that the train was "traveling in excess of the allowable speed" when it derailed and thus Amtrak "will not contest liability for compensatory damages proximately caused by the derailment of Train 188 on May 12, 2015".


2015 Philadelphia train derailment, Litigation
April 6, 2016, a Pennsylvania federal judge on Wednesday refused to grant settlement class certification to two passengers suing Amtrak over a train's derailment last year in Philadelphia, ruling that damages capped at $295 million would likely be reduced in related multi district litigation, according to Plaintiff Attorney Evan K Aidman. In October 2016, Amtrak reached a $265 million settlement with individuals affected by the derailment in 2015. This amount is in response to over 125 cases filed against Amtrak by passengers and family members, but can also be made available to passengers who had not yet filed a lawsuit or settled with Amtrak.


2015 Philadelphia train derailment, Criminal investigation, charges, and dismissal
On May 9, 2017, Philadelphia prosecutors said Bostian, the train's engineer, would not face any criminal charges because there was no evidence that he had acted with criminal intent. On May 12, 2017, on the anniversary of the crash, Philadelphia Municipal Court Judge Marsha Neifield ordered prosecutors to file involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment charges against Bostian; the district attorney referred the matter to Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro.


2015 Philadelphia train derailment, Criminal investigation, charges, and dismissal
On May 18, 2017, Shapiro charged Bostian with eight counts of involuntary manslaughter, one count for each of those who died in the wreck; causing a catastrophe; and numerous counts of reckless endangerment. The charges were filed just before the two-year statute of limitations expired for the reckless-endangerment charges. On September 12, 2017, Philadelphia Municipal Court Judge Thomas Gehret dismissed all charges against Bostian, ruling after a preliminary hearing that the evidence did not support criminal charges and that the derailment was "more likely than not" an accident.


2015 Philadelphia train derailment, Criminal investigation, charges, and dismissal
On February 6, 2018, following an appeal of Gehret's ruling by the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office, Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Kathryn Streeter Lewis reinstated all criminal charges against Bostian. On July 23, 2019, all charges were dismissed a second time, by Common Pleas Court Judge Barbara McDermott, who ruled that while Bostian made a mistake, his error was not a criminal act. On May 14, 2020, Superior Court Judge Victor Stabile reinstated charges on the engineer.


2015 Philippine Super Liga season
The 2015 PSL season is the third season of the Philippine Super Liga (PSL). There were two indoor conferences for the season – the All-Filipino, and the Grand Prix. It staged its first beach volleyball tournament, the Challenge Cup, for the women's and men's divisions.


2015 Philippine Super Liga season, 2015 draft (Women's Division)
The draft was held on March 12, 2015 at SM Aura Premier, Taguig.


2015 Philippine Super Liga season, Indoor Volleyball, All-Filipino Conference
The Petron Blaze Spikers became the first team to sweep a PSL tournament with a 13–0 record and claim the All-Filipino championship, its second consecutive PSL title. There was no men's tournament for this conference.


2015 Philippine Super Liga season, Indoor Volleyball, All-Filipino Conference
Mary Grace Masangkay, Abigail Maraño, Rachel Anne Daquis, Carmina Aganon, Luisa Mae Zapanta, Jozza Cabalsa, Frances Xinia Molina, Alexa Micek, Ivy Perez, Ana Ma. Del Mundo, Jennylyn Reyes, Mecaila Irish May Morada (c), Fille Cayetano, Aleona Denise ManabatHead CoachGeorge Pascua


2015 Philippine Super Liga season, Indoor Volleyball, Grand Prix Conference
The Grand Prix Conference started on October 10, 2015 at the Alonte Sports Arena in Binan, Laguna. There was no men's tournament for this conference.


2015 Philippine Super Liga season, International competitions, AVC Asian Women's Championship
An all-PSL selection represented the Philippines in the 2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship. The team placed 12th out of 14 competitors.


2015 Philippine Super Liga season, International competitions, AVC Club Championships
The champions of the 2014 Grand Prix - the Petron Blaze Spikers (women's) and the Cignal HD Spikers (men's) - represented the Philippines in the 2015 AVC Club Volleyball Championships.


2015 Philippine Super Liga season, International competitions, Spike For Peace International Beach Volleyball
The women's division champions of the 2015 Beach Challenge Cup, Danika Gendrauli and Norie Jane Diaz, were the PSL representatives in the 2015 Spike For Peace International Beach Volleyball Tournament held in Manila from November 29 to December 3, 2015.


2015 Philippine Super Liga season, International competitions, Spike For Peace International Beach Volleyball
Gendrauli and Diaz played as Philippines (Team B). Charo Soriano and Alexa Micek represented the Shakey's V-League and played as Philippines (Team A).


2015 Philippine Super Liga season, International competitions, Spike For Peace International Beach Volleyball
Team A finished 12th and Team B finished 13th (last).


2015 Philippine Super Liga season, Controversies
On October, PVF President Edgardo "Boy" Cantada, condemned the act of the LVPI and Score (headed by Ramon Suzara, the president of PSL, and one of the masterminds in the withdrawal of recognition of PVF in the POC, AVC, and FIVB) over the incident involving 12 imports of the Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix who have gone through the immigration process and play in the league without any necessary working permits and other documents of foreigners who will work in the country. He also criticized LVPI and Suzara for blatant disregard and abuse of the Philippine immigration and labor laws over the incident.


2015 Philippine census
The 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015) is the fourteenth census in the Philippines and is the first census conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority.


2015 Philippine census, Background
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) was formed from the merger of the National Statistics Office and three other major statistical government agencies by virtue of Republic Act 10625, or the Philippine Statistical Act of 2013. The same law obliges the PSA to conduct the national censuses in the Philippines starting with the 2015 census.


2015 Philippine census, Background
90,000 enumerators and 23,000 supervisors were employed for the conduct of the census. Enumerators made house-to-house visits and  institutional surveys for the census. The census began on August 10, 2015.


2015 Philippine census, Background
The census was criticized by the National Council on Disability Affairs for excluding questions regarding disability.


2015 Philippine census, Results
President Benigno Aquino III declared the results of the 2015 census as official through Proclamation No. 1269 dated May 13, 2016. The POPCEN 2015 recorded a population of 100,981,437 for the Philipines as of August 1, 2015. The 2010 census recorded a national population of 92,337,852; a 1.72% yearly increase.


2015 Philippine census, Results
Calabarzon has the largest population among the Philippines' regions with 14,414,774 people while the Cordillera Administrative Region is the smallest with 1,722,006 people. Cavite (3.68 million) has the largest population among the country's provinces, while Batanes (17.2 thousand) has the least. Quezon City has the biggest population among the country's highly urbanized cities with 2.94 million people.


2015 Philippine census, Application
The population count recorded by the 2015 census, was used as basis for the creation of new legislative districts:


2015 Philippines men's national basketball team results
The Philippines national basketball team is led by newly appointed head coach Tab Baldwin whose 4-year contract started in January 2015. Baldwin's first tournament as head coach was the 2015 SEABA Championship where he led a national team composed mostly of collegiate and amateur players. The Philippines won the gold medal at the aforementioned tournament. The national team participated at the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship and had a training camp in Turkey, participated at the 2015 Toyota Four Nations Cup in Estonia and 2015 MVP Cup which was hosted at home in Quezon City.


2015 Philmont Scout Ranch flash flood
On the morning of June 27, 2015, heavy rain occurred in a great portion of the Scouting reserve Philmont Scout Ranch, which is near Cimarron, New Mexico, United States, causing a flash flood. The flood also affected some other nearby areas in Colfax County that morning, including highways and small towns around Philmont. One youth Scout, Alden Brock, who was situated in a campsite within the staff camp Indian Writings, drowned while being swept away by the flood. The flood also had a significant impact on many individual crews and treks and significantly damaged some campsites. The 2015 flash flood is the largest documented flood in the history of Philmont, and is the only flood at Philmont that has ever caused the death of a person.


2015 Philmont Scout Ranch flash flood, Background
Throughout much of the summer of 2015, parts of New Mexico were experiencing a monsoon season, likely due to an El Niño. Throughout the season, there had been many other flash flood warnings across New Mexico due to large storms. Fifty years before the 2015 flood, on June 17, 1965, a similar flash flood had occurred at Philmont Scout Ranch.


2015 Philmont Scout Ranch flash flood, Flood
On the night of June 26, the night before the flood, there were reports of hail and light rain in some areas of Philmont. On the early hours of the morning of June 27, the rain became heavier. Around 3:30 A.M., the National Weather Service issued a statement highlighting the threat of a flash flood in the area. At around 4:30 A.M., a flash flood, with water levels of over 20 feet at the highest, occurred in several areas of Philmont. Some reported loud thunder and nearby lightning strikes before and during the flood.


2015 Philmont Scout Ranch flash flood, Flood
Outside of Philmont, there had been reports of mudflows and flooding along U.S. Route 64. Boulders also tumbled down from canyons in the Cimarron area, causing damage to and blockage of roads.


2015 Philmont Scout Ranch flash flood, Death of Alden Brock
The morning of June 27, when the flood occurred, Crew 380 from Sacramento, California, was entering the third day of their twelve-day trek. They were situated at a campsite in Indian Writings near North Ponil Canyon that was about 20 feet above a small portion of Ponil Creek. Troop 606, from Irving, TX, had recently camped at Ponil Canyon the night before, bringing the rising rivers to staff members attention.


2015 Philmont Scout Ranch flash flood, Death of Alden Brock
Four members of Crew 380, including 13 year-old Alden Brock, the ranger assisting the crew, and two other youth Scouts were swept away by the flood from their campsite at about 4:30 am. The New Mexico State Police arrived at around 9:35 am on a search and rescue mission. The two Scouts and the ranger were quickly located but not Brock. They found Brock dead at around 11:00 am, approximately one mile away from the location from which he was originally swept. Crew 380 decided to finish their trek despite the incident in honor of Brock. Brock's death received nationwide attention, particularly from the Scouting community; fatalities are exceedingly rare at Philmont, and this was the only flood-related fatality in Philmont's history.


2015 Philmont Scout Ranch flash flood, Aftermath
Shortly after the incident, Philmont staff notified the families of Scouts involved in the flood. Many crews at Philmont associated with the flood were temporarily withheld by Philmont staff until further notice because of logistical issues and because of significant damage to trails. Philmont and the New Mexico State Police also offered counseling for those involved in the flood.


2015 Philmont Scout Ranch flash flood, Aftermath
Many crews affected by the flood had lost many necessary items, such as tents, backpacks, and other camping gear. Several trails and bridges were also severely damaged by the flood.


2015 Philmont Scout Ranch flash flood, Aftermath
Because of debris, mudflows, and road blockage, a large portion of U.S. Route 64 in New Mexico was closed for a period of nearly one full day.


2015 Philmont Scout Ranch flash flood, Aftermath
Crews affected by the flood were given the opportunity to choose whether they were to continue their treks or to leave Philmont. Some crews decided to leave Philmont, while many decided to continue their treks.


2015 Philmont Scout Ranch flash flood, Aftermath
The New Mexico State Police investigated the flood further with the intent of providing more information to improve future preparedness, but came to no conclusions. The investigators believed that the incident could not have easily been prevented.


2015 Phoenix Mercury season
The Phoenix Mercury women's basketball team played in the 2015 season of the WNBA.


2015 Phoenix mayoral election
The 2015 Phoenix mayoral election took place on August 25, 2015, to elect the Mayor of Phoenix, Arizona. This was also the day of elections for Council Members in Districts 1, 3, 5, and 7.


2015 Phoenix mayoral election
The election is officially nonpartisan. Had no candidate won  a majority of the vote, a runoff would have been held on November 3 between the top two finishers.


2015 Phoenix mayoral election
Incumbent mayor Greg Stanton ran for re-election to a second term in office and won re-election.


2015 Piala Belia
The 2015 Piala Belia (English: Youth Cup) was the fifth season of the Piala Belia since its establishment in 2008. The league involve the youth level (Under-19) football player of Malaysian football. Selangor became the champions of the 2015 Piala Belia.


2015 Piala Belia, Teams
The following teams will be participate in the 2015 Piala Belia. In order by the number given by Football Association of Malaysia (FAM):-


2015 Piala Belia, Team summaries, Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015 Piala Belia, Fixtures and results
Fixtures and Results of the Malaysia Piala Belia 2015 season.


2015 Piala Indonesia
The 2015 Piala Indonesia was the seventh edition of Piala Indonesia, the nationwide football cup tournament in Indonesia, involving professional clubs from Indonesian Premier League and Premier Division. Persibo Bojonegoro was the tournament's defending champions. The competition was cancelled on 2 May 2015 when Imam Nahrawi, the Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs, banned the Football Association of Indonesia from running any football competition.


2015 Piala Presiden (Malaysia)
The 2015 Piala Presiden (English: President Cup) is the 31st season of the Piala Presiden since its establishment in 1986. The league is currently the youth level (U21) football league in Malaysia. Perak U21 are the defending champions.


2015 Piala Presiden (Malaysia), Rule changes
The Piala Presiden is the amateur football competition in Malaysia for under-21 players. Since its inception in 1985, the Piala Presiden has been the major tournament for under-21 and under-23 players. In 2009, the format of the competition was changed with only under-20 players eligible to be fielded for the tournament. In 2015 the format of the competition reverted to the original format with under-21 players and three over age players eligible to play.


2015 Piala Presiden (Malaysia), Teams
The following teams will be participate in the 2015 Piala Presiden. In order by the number given by FAM:-


2015 Piala Presiden (Malaysia), Team summaries, Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015 Piala Presiden (Malaysia), Knock-out stage
In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final.


2015 Piala Presiden (Malaysia), Knock-out stage, Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 25 July 2015, and the second legs were played on 1 and 2 August 2015.


2015 Piala Sumbangsih
The 2015 Piala Sumbangsih was the 30th Piala Sumbangsih, an annual Malaysian football match played between the winners of the previous season's Malaysia Super League and Malaysia Cup. The game was played between Pahang, winners of the 2014 Malaysia Cup, and Johor Darul Ta'zim, champions of the 2014 Malaysia Super League. Watched by a crowd of 25,000 at Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium, Johor Darul Ta'zim won the match 2–0.


2015 Piala Tun Sharifah Rodziah
The 2015 Piala Tun Sharifah Rodziah is the 28th edition of Piala Tun Sharifah Rodziah a women's football tournament organised by Football Association of Malaysia. Slinger was the host and it took place in the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and Institut Latihan Kehakiman & Perundangan (ILKAP), Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor. MISC-MIFA defeated Sabah the defending champions in the final by penalty shoot-out to win their first Piala Tun Sharifah Rodziah title.


2015 Pine Bowl
The 2015 Pine Bowl is a college football bowl game that was played on Sunday, November 15, 2015 at Yurtec Stadium Sendai in Sendai in Japan. The 28th annual Pine Bowl had Hokkaido University representing the Hokkaido American Football Association and Tohoku University representing the Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association. Tohoku won by a score of 17-0.


2015 Pinery bushfire
The 2015 Pinery bushfire was a bushfire that burned from 25 November to 2 December 2015, and primarily affected the Lower Mid North and west Barossa Valley regions immediately north of Gawler in the Australian state of South Australia. At least 86,000 hectares (210,000 acres) of scrub and farmland in the council areas of Light, Wakefield, Clare and Gilbert Valleys, and Mallala were burned during its duration.


2015 Pinery bushfire
On 25 November, during the major run of the Pinery fire, two fatalities occurred; Janet Hughes, 56, perished while fleeing in a vehicle outside Hamley Bridge; Allan Tiller, 69, perished while fighting the fire on a neighbour's property in Pinery itself. A further 90 people were hospitalized as a result of the fire, with five of the victims suffering critical injuries.


2015 Pinery bushfire
The Pinery fire destroyed or rendered uninhabitable 91 houses, and completely destroyed 388 non-residential structures, 93 pieces of farm machinery and 98 other vehicles. It also caused significant damage to rural produce; 53,000 poultry and 17,500 head of livestock perished and up to A$40 million worth of fodder and unharvested grains were destroyed. Communities affected by the fire included Barabba, Daveyston, Freeling, Greenock,  Hamley Bridge, Kapunda, Magdala, Mallala, Nain, Nuriootpa, Owen, Pinery, Pinkerton Plains, Redbanks, Roseworthy, Stockport, Tarlee, Templers, Wasleys and Woolsheds.


2015 Pinery bushfire, Climate and weather setting
Daily maximum temperatures  were the highest on record for October in South Australia, averaging +5.61 °C above the mean.


2015 Pinery bushfire, Climate and weather setting
Daily rainfall records for November were observed across a large number of stations in the agricultural districts of South Australia on 4–5 November, with daily totals ranging from 30 millimetres (1.2 in) to 80 millimetres (3.1 in) over large areas; Tarlee observed a record 69.9 millimetres (2.75 in) falling on 5 November. Several communities within the eventual fire ground recorded their highest November rainfall in at least 30 years; Tarlee observed the wettest November since 1971, with 79.8 millimetres (3.14 in). However, extremely low rainfall was observed after 5 November and prior to the fire; 0.5 millimetres (0.020 in) at Nuriootpa and 1.6 millimetres (0.063 in) at Roseworthy.


2015 Pinery bushfire, Climate and weather setting
The record rainfall in early November prompted growth of both agricultural crops and other plant material, which increased the fuel load across the fire ground. More plant material was present in the fire ground than later in the fire season, as the fire occurred during a spring harvest period with predicted wheat yields of near the long-term average.


2015 Pinery bushfire, Climate and weather setting
During the rest of November, this organic material quickly dried out as South Australia recorded mean temperatures in the warmest 10% of years, due in part to two high pressure systems that moved eastwards across southeastern Australia on 18–20 November and on 21–23 November. Large areas of the state recorded daily maximum temperatures of +12 °C above average during the passage of both systems; on 18 November, Roseworthy recorded 41.6 °C (106.9 °F) and, on 19 November, Nuriootpa recorded 38.9 °C (102.0 °F).


2015 Pinery bushfire, Climate and weather setting, Weather on 25 November
The day prior to ignition of the Pinery fire, the Country Fire Service issued a warning for "Extreme" fire conditions in the Mid-North and Mount Lofty Ranges and declared a total fire ban in both regions for 25 November.


2015 Pinery bushfire, Climate and weather setting, Weather on 25 November
The weather conditions around the Pinery fire on 25 November have been described as "catastrophic"; sustained north-westerly winds of 50–60 kilometres per hour (31–37 mph) and reputed gusts of up to 90 kilometres per hour (56 mph) are believed to have fanned the fire front in a run of over 50 kilometres (31 mi) in the first 4 hours. At Nuriootpa, the Bureau of Meteorology observed a maximum wind gust of 72 kilometres per hour (45 mph) from the northwest at 13:25 ACDT (UTC+10:30), the highest recording in November 2015. 81 kilometres per hour (50 mph) from the west-north-west at 13:31 ACDT (UTC+10:30) was the highest recorded wind speed at Roseworthy that month, and the relative humidity of 11% at 9:00 ACDT (UTC+10:30) was also the lowest that month.


2015 Pinery bushfire, Climate and weather setting, Weather on 25 November
At approximately 15:00 ACDT (UTC+10:30) the fire ground was affected by a cold front that passed across the entirety of southern Australia. The fire had initially spread to the south-east on a long narrow front, and when the cold front caused the prevailing wind to change direction, the long eastern flank became a broad front and the fire spread rapidly to the east and north. The wind at Roseworthy was observed as having shifted to 54 kilometres per hour (34 mph) from the west-south-west, and the mean sea level pressure had fallen to a low of 999.4 at 15:00 ACDT (UTC+10:30).


2015 Pinery bushfire, Fire timeline
Around noon on 25 November, the Pinery fire was started by a spark from a car battery in a paddock bordering Plains Road and Port Lorne Road in the lower Mid North wheat-growing locality of Pinery, 70 kilometres (43 mi) due north of Adelaide's centre. Shortly after noon, the first alert message for the Pinery fire was issued by the Country Fire Service, the fire burning west of Avon on Port Lorne Road. The warning was upgraded 10 minutes later to emergency level, with the fire burning in a south-easterly direction and impacting on properties around Mallala.


2015 Pinery bushfire, Fire timeline
According to a Pinery farmer who spoke to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Landline program, local farmers were "...confronted with two kilometres of 30-foot-high wall of flame." An hour later the emergency warning area was expanded to include Magdala, Pinkerton Plains, Redbanks, Wasleys and Woolsheds as the fire moved in a south-easterly direction, and by 14:30 ACDT (UTC+10:30) the fire was impacting properties in the areas around Gawler, Hewett and Roseworthy.


2015 Pinery bushfire, Fire timeline
However, a wind change passed the fire ground at approximately 15:00 ACDT (UTC+10:30), causing the fire front to expand in a northerly direction, and by 15:17 ACDT (UTC+10:30) the fire was traveling in a north-easterly direction towards Barabba, Freeling, Greenock, Hamley Bridge, Kapunda, Nuriootpa, Owen and Tarlee. At 16:25 ACDT (UTC+10:30), the area placed under an emergency warning was expanded again to include Dutton, Eudunda, Marrabel and Riverton.


2015 Pinery bushfire, Fire timeline
A worker at a piggery between Wasleys and Mallala reportedly "...drove 120 kilometres per hour in one direction away from the fire, before seeing the wind swing around and having to double back in the opposite direction." The man, who spoke to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation described "...flames taller than buildings". The members of three Country Fire Service brigades were trapped between Wasleys and Mallala during the wind change and sheltered in their vehicles during a burn over, however there were no injuries.


2015 Pinery bushfire, Fire timeline
At 21:30 ACDT (UTC+10:30) all warnings for the Pinery fire were downgraded to "watch and act", however the fire had already impacted directly on property as far north as Tarlee, as far east as Belvidere and as far south as Roseworthy. By 26 November, approximately 400 firefighters and 70 firefighting appliances had been deployed to fight the fire and both the Horrocks and Thiele Highways were closed to all but emergency traffic. On 2 December, eight days after ignition, all warnings for the fire ceased; the fire had burned property across a fire front of over 210 kilometres (130 mi). During the entire duration of the fire, at least 1,700 firefighters and volunteers were deployed, including a large interstate deployment of strike teams from Victoria's Country Fire Authority (CFA).


2015 Pinery bushfire, Aftermath
There were two human fatalities during the Pinery fire, both on the afternoon of 25 November. Janet Hughes, 56, was trapped in her car on Owen Road outside Hamley Bridge and died at the scene. Fellow residents believed Mrs. Hughes was attempting to reach her partner, who was at work in nearby Balaklava, when her car left the road and ignited. While assisting another man to defend a neighbor's property, Allan Tiller, 69, was overcome by the fire front in a Pinery paddock and died of his injuries at the scene.


2015 Pinery bushfire, Aftermath
Significant damage was caused to numerous communities across an 86,000 hectares (210,000 acres) area in the council areas of Light, Wakefield, Clare and Gilbert Valleys, and Mallala. At least 91 houses were destroyed or rendered uninhabitable by fire damage during the Pinery fire, the vast majority during the initial six hours after ignition. In the town of Wasleys, a lawn bowls club and a post office were gutted by the fire. Also destroyed were 388 non-residential buildings, 98 vehicles and 93 pieces of farm machinery. Numerous civilian vehicles were destroyed along the Horrocks, Sturt and Thiele highways as people attempted to flee; approximately 110 kilometres (68 mi) of roads and roads infrastructure—including bridges and signage—were damaged or destroyed by the fire.


2015 Pinery bushfire, Aftermath
The fire had a catastrophic impact upon the rural industry of Lower Mid North, Light River and west Barossa regions. A large quantity of livestock perished in the fire, including 53,600 poultry, 17,000 sheep, 500 pigs, 87 cattle, 19 horses and three Alpaca. Many of the livestock were buried in mass graves across the region. Approximately two-thirds of the area burned in the Pinery fire was estimated to have been paddocks and fields of produce; 120,000 tonnes of agricultural crops—including wheat, barley, canola, lentils and chickpeas—with a value of up to A$40 million were destroyed.


2015 Pinery bushfire, Aftermath
On 17 March 2016, winds of up to 90 kilometres per hour (56 mph) during a thunderstorm that passed over the fire ground created a dust storm, which affected towns in the mid-north of South Australia and in the Barossa Valley.


2015 Pinery bushfire, Aftermath, Aid and recovery
Those in the Light, Wakefield, Clare and Gilbert Valleys, and Mallala council areas who suffered loss or injury as a result of the fires were able to claim a one-off Disaster Recovery Payment and, in some cases, a 13-week Disaster Recovery Allowance, both provided by the State Government of South Australia.


2015 Pinery bushfire, Aftermath, Aid and recovery
$A84,000 was donated by businesses and the community to the RSPCA, which then allocated the funds to the University of Adelaide's School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences and the Veterinary Health Centres to treat pets and livestock injured in the blaze.


2015 Pinstripe Bowl
The 2015 Pinstripe Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 26, 2015 at Yankee Stadium in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The sixth edition of the Pinstripe Bowl featured the Duke Blue Devils of the Atlantic Coast Conference against the Indiana Hoosiers of the Big Ten Conference. It began at 3:30 p.m. EST and aired on ABC. It was one of the 2015–16 bowl games that concluded the 2015 FBS football season. Sponsored by the New Era Cap Company, the game was officially known as the New Era Pinstripe Bowl. This bowl marked Duke's first bowl victory in 54 years. Although Duke had reached 4 consecutive bowl games, they had lost the previous three.


2015 Pinstripe Bowl, Teams
The game featured the Duke Blue Devils against the Indiana Hoosiers.


2015 Pinstripe Bowl, Teams, Duke Blue Devils
After finishing their regular season 7–5, bowl director Mark Holtzman extended an invitation for the Blue Devils to play in the game, which they accepted.


2015 Pinstripe Bowl, Teams, Duke Blue Devils
This was the Blue Devils' twelfth bowl game (they were previously 3–8 in bowl games) and their fourth consecutive bowl game (their longest-and only-bowl streak in school history), where they sought their first bowl victory in 54 years (their last bowl win was when they beat Arkansas in the 1961 Cotton Bowl Classic by a score of 7–6). It was also the Blue Devils' second bowl game against an opponent from the Big Ten; their first was the 1995 Hall of Fame Bowl, where they lost to Wisconsin by a score of 34–20.


2015 Pinstripe Bowl, Teams, Indiana Hoosiers
After finishing their season 6–6, Holtzman extended an invitation for the Hoosiers to play in the game, which they accepted as well.


2015 Pinstripe Bowl, Teams, Indiana Hoosiers
This was the Hoosiers' tenth bowl game (they were 3–6 in bowl games previously) and their first since the 2007 Insight Bowl, where they lost to Oklahoma State by a score of 49–33. The Hoosiers sought their first bowl victory since the 1991 Copper Bowl (where they shut out Baylor 24–0).


2015 Pinty's All-Star Curling Skins Game
The 2015 Pinty's All-Star Curling Skins Game was held from January 16 to 18 at The Fenlands Banff Recreation Centre in Banff, Alberta.


2015 Pinty's All-Star Curling Skins Game
The competition format in this edition of the TSN Skins Game reverts to the format used prior to 2013, in which four teams will play a simple knockout bracket to determine the winner. In addition, a women's event was added to the TSN Skins Game for the first time since 2003.


2015 Pinty's All-Star Curling Skins Game, Men
Team Glenn Howard was originally invited, but opted to compete in the Challenge Round for the 2015 Ontario Tankard after failing to advance through the regional qualifier. Since the challenge round will be held on the same weekend as the TSN Skins game, Team McEwen replaced Team Howard.


2015 Pinty's All-Star Curling Skins Game, Men, Teams
Skip : Brad JacobsThird: Ryan FrySecond: E. J. HarndenLead: Ryan Harnden


2015 Pinty's All-Star Curling Skins Game, Men, Teams
Skip : Mike McEwenThird: B. J. NeufeldSecond: Matt WozniakLead: Denni Neufeld


2015 Pirelli World Challenge
The 2015 Pirelli World Challenge season was the 26th running of the Sports Car Club of America's World Challenge series. It introduced a new all-Porsche "GT Cup" race group. Johnny O'Connell was the defending champion in the highest class, the GT class.


2015 Pirelli World Challenge, Schedule
The season comprises 12 rounds, with several rounds in support of the IndyCar Series and the United SportsCar Championship, as well as supporting the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series.


2015 Pirelli World Challenge, Schedule
†The round at Long Beach was capped to 40 cars, with only 10 GT-Cup cars guaranteed a place. Any GT-Cup entries that were not able to contest the Long Beach round were eligible for double points at Barber Motorsports Park.


2015 Pirelli World Challenge, News
The second race at Belle Isle on May 31 was cancelled on safety grounds due to inclement weather, which caused reduced track visibility. An additional race was held at Road America to replace the round at Detroit.


2015 Pirelli World Challenge, Championship standings, Drivers' Championships
Championship points were awarded to drivers based on qualifying and finishing positions. The driver had to complete at least 50% of the class winner's number of laps to receive points. The Pole position winner received 7 points. In addition, 1 bonus point was awarded to a driver leading a lap during a race, and 3 bonus points were awarded to the driver leading the most laps. The driver who set the fastest lap of the race received 1 bonus point.


2015 Pirelli World Challenge, Championship standings, Drivers' Championships, GT
. – GTA classBold – Pole positionItalics – Fastest LapAsterisk *  – Most laps led


2015 Pirelli World Challenge, Championship standings, Drivers' Championships, GTA
Michael Lewis ran in the GTA class during the first three events of the championship, but ran in the GT class from Barber on. Bryan Heitkotter ran in the GTA class during the first eight events of the championship, but ran in the GT class from Miller on. Those who finished behind Lewis and Heitkotter in the GTA class in the first eight events did not get more points despite the fact that Lewis and Heitkotter have been removed from the GTA standings.


2015 Pirelli World Challenge, Championship standings, Manufacturers' Championships
Only those manufacturers who are SCCA Pro Racing corporate members were eligible to receive points toward the Manufacturers' Championship. Championship points were awarded to manufacturers based on qualifying and finishing positions. Only the highest finishing car of each eligible manufacturer earned points for its finishing position. The Pole position winner received 1 bonus point.


2015 Pirelli World Challenge, Championship standings, Manufacturers' Championships, GT
Bold – Pole positionItalics – Fastest LapAsterisk *  – Most laps led


2015 Pishan earthquake
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck in Pishan County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China 95 km (59 mi) southeast of Yilkiqi (يىلقىچى يېزىسى / 依力克其乡), on July 3 at a depth of 20.0 km (12.4 mi). The earthquake killed at least 3 people and wounded 71.


2015 Pishan earthquake
The earthquake occurred on a blind thrust fault that ruptured but did not reach the surface. Instead, the earthquake rupture ceased some 3 to 7 km, beneath the surface.


2015 Pittsburgh Panthers baseball team
The 2015 Pittsburgh Panthers baseball team represents the University of Pittsburgh during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Panthers play their home games at Charles L. Cost Field as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They are led by head coach Joe Jordano, in his 18th season at Pittsburgh.


2015 Pittsburgh Panthers baseball team, Previous season
In 2014, the Panthers finished the season 6th in the ACC's Coastal Division with a record of 22–30, 11–19 in conference play. They failed to qualify for the 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament or the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2015 Pittsburgh Panthers baseball team, Season, February
The Panthers opened up their season with three games in Port Charlotte, Florida, as part of the annual Snowbird Baseball Classic. In their first game of the three game tournament, Pittsburgh defeated Saint Louis Billikens baseball, 18–1. The Billikens were the three-time defending Atlantic 10 Conference regular season champions. Frank Maldonado hit his first career home run in his first career game and T. J. Zeuch struck out nine Billikens in the victory.


2015 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
The 2015 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by first year head coach Pat Narduzzi and played their home games at Heinz Field. They were a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). This were Pitt's third season as a member of the ACC. They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in ACC play to finish in second place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Military Bowl where they lost to Navy.


2015 Pittsburgh Pirates season
The 2015 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the franchise's 134th season overall, the  129th season as a member of National League, and 15th season at PNC Park. The regular season began with a loss at Great American Ball Park against the Cincinnati Reds on April 6 and ended with a win against the Reds at PNC Park on October 4. The Pirates finished the regular season with the second best record in baseball, finishing in second place for the third consecutive year in the National League Central Division with 98 wins and 64 losses.


2015 Pittsburgh Pirates season
The Pirates clinched their third consecutive playoff berth on September 23, finishing second in their division behind the St. Louis Cardinals. The team secured one of two NL Wild Card spots. The Pirates lost to the Chicago Cubs in the 2015 National League Wild Card Game on October 7 and were, as a result, eliminated from the 2015 postseason.


2015 Pittsburgh Pirates season
Four members of the 2015 Pirates were selected to represent the National League in the All-Star Game, including pitcher A. J. Burnett for the first time in his career in his final major league season. In addition, one player was named NL Player of the Month: Andrew McCutchen in August, one was named NL Rookie of the Month: Jung-ho Kang in July, and one was named NL Pitcher of the Month: Gerrit Cole in April. On October 2, the penultimate game of the regular season, the Pirates set a PNC Park season attendance record for the second consecutive year at 2,498,596, beating the record set in 2014 (2,442,564).


2015 Pittsburgh Pirates season, Statistics, Player
– Stats reflect time with the Pirates only. † – Denotes player was acquired during season. ‡ – Denotes player was relinquished during season. – Injured reserve. Bold  – Qualified for batting title (3.1 plate appearances per team game) or ERA title (1 inning pitched per team game)


2015 Pittsburgh Pirates season, Transactions
The Pirates were involved in the following transactions during the 2015 season:


2015 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season
The 2015 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season is the club's sixteenth season of existence. It is the Riverhounds' fifth season playing in the USL Professional Division, and the club's third season hosting matches at soccer-specific Highmark Stadium.


2015 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season, Pre-Season Activity
On December 17, 2014, the club announced the hiring of former Charlotte Eagles manager Mark Steffens as their new head coach. In the same press conference, it was announced that 2014's interim head coach Nikola Katic was retained as assistant coach, and that Richard Nightingale, formerly of Umbro, would be the team's new president. It was also announced that the Riverhounds had ended their previous affiliation with MLS's Houston Dynamo.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season
The 2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 83rd season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League (NFL). It also marked the 16th season under leadership of general manager Kevin Colbert and the ninth under head coach Mike Tomlin. For the first time since 2002, safety Troy Polamalu was not on the opening day roster, as he announced his retirement on April 9.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season
The Steelers clinched the last AFC playoff spot, finishing tied with the New York Jets with a 10–6 record, but winning the tiebreaker over the Jets based on a better record vs. common opponents. The Steelers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals in the Wild Card round, but lost to the eventual Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos in the Divisional round.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, 2015 draft class, Undrafted free agents
All undrafted free agents were signed after the 2015 NFL draft concluded on May 2 unless otherwise noted.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Staff
2015 marked a transition period for the Steelers defense, as longtime defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau resigned January 10. A member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame due to his 14-year playing career with the Detroit Lions, LeBeau served 13 seasons as the Steelers defensive coordinator under Tomlin and his predecessor Bill Cowher over two stints (1995–1996 and 2004–2014), and whose zone blitz defense ranked within the Top 5 in the NFL in total defense in 11 of those 13 seasons. At the time of his resignation, LeBeau was the NFL's longest-active tenured defensive coordinator. LeBeau, 77, mentioned that it was a "resignation, not retirement."


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Staff
On January 13, longtime linebackers coach Keith Butler was promoted to succeed LeBeau. Butler stated that the team will continue to run the 3–4 defense as its primary package, but will also run some 4–3 packages, essentially converting the system to a hybrid 3–4. The Steelers have run the 3–4 since 1982, the longest such use of the 3–4 in NFL history.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Training camp
The Steelers held training camp at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. It marked the 50th straight year that training camp was held at the college nestled in the Laurel Highlands, the third-longest active streak in the NFL behind the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings, who have held their respective training camps at the same sites since 1958 and 1961, respectively.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Training camp
The Steelers were scheduled to have joint practices with the Buffalo Bills this preseason but, due their commitment to play in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, they canceled the joint practices but agreed to still play a later preseason game against the Bills on August 29. The Bills then scheduled joint practices with the Cleveland Browns at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY which then culminated with a preseason game against them on August 20 in Cleveland.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Regular season
Due to the modified scheduling changes that were made for the 2010 season, 2015 marked several firsts for the Steelers.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Schedule, Regular season
It marked the first time the Steelers have hosted the Arizona Cardinals since 2003 (having played them at University of Phoenix Stadium twice in that span, as well as Super Bowl XLIII), the first time hosting the Denver Broncos since 2006 (having played them five times since then, all at Sports Authority Field at Mile High), the first time playing the San Diego Chargers on the road since 2006 (having played them four times since, all at home, and ultimately the Steelers last trip to San Diego before the Chargers returned to Los Angeles in 2017) and the first time visiting the Seattle Seahawks since 2003, having played them away from Seattle three times since, twice at home as well as Super Bowl XL.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 1: at New England Patriots
The Steelers opened their season on the road against the defending Super Bowl Champion Patriots. After a scoreless first quarter, the Patriots scored first in the second quarter when Tom Brady found Rob Gronkowski on 2 consecutive touchdown passes:  from 16 and 6 yards out for leads of 7–0 and 14–0. The Steelers got on the board before halftime when Josh Scobee kicked a 44-yard field goal for a 14–3 game. In the third quarter, Brady found Scott Chandler on a 1-yard touchdown pass for a 21–3 lead.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 1: at New England Patriots
The Steelers responded with Will Johnson's 1-yard run for a touchdown and a 2-point conversion tacked on for a 21–11 game. In the fourth quarter, the Steelers scored again as Scobee kicked a 24-yard field goal. Brady and Gronkowski hooked up again on a 1-yard pass for a 28–14 lead. Getting the ball back with seconds left, Ben Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown on an 11-yard touchdown pass for a final score of 28–21.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 1: at New England Patriots
With the loss, the Steelers started their season 0–1. It also dropped the team to 2–1 in Kickoff Games.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 2: vs. San Francisco 49ers
After a tough loss, the Steelers went home to take on the 49ers. They struck first in the first quarter when Ben Roethlisberger found Heath Miller on a 2-yard TD pass (with a successful 2-point conversion) for an 8–0 lead. The Niners were able to get on the board in the second quarter when Phil Dawson kicked a 47-yard field goal shortening the lead to 8–3.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 2: vs. San Francisco 49ers
The Steelers however pulled away later on as De'Angelo Williams ran for a 2-yard TD (with another successful 2-point conversion) for a 16–3 lead followed up by Roethlisberger finding Darrius Heyward-Bay on a 35-yard TD pass (with a failed PAT) for a 22–3 lead and finally Williams rushing for another 2-yard TD before halftime to take a 29–3 lead. After a scoreless third quarter, the Niners went to work in the fourth when Colin Kaepernick found Anquan Boldin on a 14-yard TD pass to move behind 29–10.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 2: vs. San Francisco 49ers
The Steelers however pulled away when Williams ran for a 1-yard TD to move on up 36–10. The Niners drew closer when Kaepernick found Torrey Smith on a 75-yard TD pass (with a successful 2-point conversion) to make the score 36–18. The Steelers however wrapped up the scoring of the game when Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown on a 7-yard TD pass for the final score 43–18.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 2: vs. San Francisco 49ers
The defense had a field day on Kaepernick by sacking him 5 times and forcing a fumble which they recovered.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 3: at St. Louis Rams
Coming off their big home win over San Francisco, the Steelers traveled to St. Louis to take on the Rams in the Edward Jones Dome. After a long delay before the game due to the field catching fire from a pyrotechnical error during the Rams' entrance, the game got underway. Pittsburgh got on the board early with a Josh Scobee field goal, and held the Rams scoreless for the first quarter. Early in the second quarter, Rams' kicker Greg Zuerlein gave them a field goal, tying the game.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 3: at St. Louis Rams
But, the returning Le'Veon Bell scored on a one-yard run in the second quarter; Pittsburgh failed to convert on a two-point play, but lead 9–3. The score remained this way for most of the game, and neither team scored in the third quarter. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger injured his left knee mid-third quarter; he was carted off-field and Michael Vick replaced him for the remainder of the game. Zuerlein added to the Rams' score with another field goal, inching the Rams closer 9–6. But, Scobee kicked another field goal for the Steelers, increasing their lead 12–6. St. Louis failed to convert late in the game, and Vick kneeled down to end the game.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 3: at St. Louis Rams
With their win and a Cleveland loss to Oakland, the Steelers improved to 2–1 and took sole possession of second in the AFC North.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 4: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Justin Tucker made a 52-yard field goal with 5:08 left in overtime to give the Baltimore Ravens a 23–20 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday night.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 4: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Tucker tied it with 3 seconds to go in regulation after Pittsburgh's Josh Scobee missed a pair of kicks that would have given the Steelers some cushion. Tucker then won it in the extra period after the Steelers failed to convert a pair of fourth downs in Baltimore territory.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 4: vs. Baltimore Ravens
The Steelers defense had another stellar outing, sacking Joe Flacco five times and forcing two turnovers. Michael Vick threw for 124 yards and a score and avoided committing any turnovers while starting in place of the injured Ben Roethlisberger. All helped lead the team to a 20–7 lead early in the third quarter. However, the Steelers offense stalled after, and Baltimore took advantage dropping the team to 2–2.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 4: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Antonio Brown's 5/50 receiving streak was broken after 35 consecutive games. He finished with 5 receptions, but missed the 50-yard mark by 8 yards.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 5: at San Diego Chargers
After a tough home loss to the Ravens, the Steelers traveled to San Diego to take on the Chargers. The Chargers scored first in the first quarter when Philip Rivers found Antonio Gates on a 12-yard pass for a 7–0 lead. The Steelers got on the board in the 2nd quarter when Chris Boswell nailed a 47-yard field goal for a 7–3 game at halftime. After the break, the Steelers took the lead as Antwon Blake picked off Philip Rivers and returned it 70 yards for a TD and a 10–7 lead for the only score of the period.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 5: at San Diego Chargers
In the 4th quarter the Chargers scored 10 points first tying the game 10–10 when Josh Lambo kicked a 40-yard field goal followed up by Rivers and Gates hooking up again this time on an 11-yard TD pass for a 17–10 lead. The Steelers tied the game back up when Michael Vick found Markus Wheaton on a 72-yard TD pass for a 17–17 game. The Chargers retook the lead when Lambo kicked a 54-yard field goal for a 20–17 lead. Getting the ball back with less than 2 minutes left, the Steelers drove down the field.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 5: at San Diego Chargers
Le'Veon Bell ran for a TD from a yard out as time expired to win the game. With the game 23–20, officials had to review it to make sure he reached in before his knee hit the ground. The call stood and then Boswell kicked the PAT for a 24–20 victory.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 5: at San Diego Chargers
The Steelers defense continued their surprising resurgence of sacks and takeaways by sacking Rivers twice and getting two more turnovers. The offense scored on their final possession as time expired to clinch a much-needed road win against the Chargers. The win improved the Steelers to 3–2 on the season and snapped a five-game losing streak in California.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 6: vs. Arizona Cardinals
After a tough road win over the Bolts, the Steelers returned home to take on the Cardinals. The Cards would strike first in the first quarter when Carson Palmer found Michael Floyd on a 3-yard pass for a 7–0 lead for the only score of the period. The Steelers got on the board in the 2nd quarter when Chris Boswell nailed a 47-yard field goal for a 7–3 game before the Cards moved ahead by a TD after Chandler Catanzaro kicked a field goal of his own from 31 yards out for a 10–3 game at halftime.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 6: vs. Arizona Cardinals
After the break, in the third quarter it was all Steelers as Boswell kicked another field goal. This was from 48 yards out to get the Steelers within 4, 10–6. 3rd-string QB Landry Jones replaced Michael Vick for the rest of the game and threw his first career TD to Martavis Bryant from 8 yards out (with a failed 2-point conversion) and a 12–10 lead. Boswell hit a field goal from 51 yards out to send the Steelers up by 5, 15–10.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 6: vs. Arizona Cardinals
In the fourth quarter, the Cards narrowed the Steelers' lead as Catanzaro kicked a 39-yard field goal for a 15–13 game. The Steelers increased their lead when Boswell made a 28-yard field goal for an 18–13 game. Finally, they were able to seal the game when Jones found Bryant on an 88-yard pass for the final score of 25–13.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 6: vs. Arizona Cardinals
With the win, the Steelers improved to 4–2. The defense also continued their stellar outings in sacks and takeaways such as sacking Palmer once, picking him off twice, and recovering a fumble.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 7: at Kansas City Chiefs
The Steelers traveled to Kansas City to take on the Chiefs. In the first quarter, the Chiefs scored first when Cairo Santos kicked a 30-yard field goal for a 3–0 lead. The Steelers would tie it up later on as Chris Boswell nailed a field goal from 24 yards out to make the game 3–3. In the second quarter, it was all Chiefs when Santos nailed 2 more field goals:  from 27 and 22 yards out moving ahead 6–3 and the eventual halftime score of 9–3.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 7: at Kansas City Chiefs
After the break, the Chiefs moved ahead by double digits when Chircandrick West ran for a 1-yard touchdown for a 16–3 game. Backup QB Landry Jones was able to find Martavis Bryant on a 19-yard pass to make the score 16–10 for the Steelers later on in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Steelers came within 3 when Boswell nailed another field goal from 36-yards out for a 16–13 game. However, the Chiefs eventually sealed the win when Alex Smith found Chris Conley on a 6-yard pass for a final score of 23–13.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 7: at Kansas City Chiefs
With the loss, the Steelers fell to 4–3 and also 2–2 without Roethlisberger as the starter.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 7: at Kansas City Chiefs
The defense failed to force any takeaways, but got inside the pocket and sacked Smith twice.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 8: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
After the tough loss to the Chiefs, the Steelers returned home for a game against the Bengals in a much-hyped game due to Ben Roethlisberger being back from injury. This was also game 1 of a 3-game home stand.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 8: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
In the first quarter, the Steelers took an early lead as Ben found Antonio Brown on a 1-yard pass for a 7–0 lead. Later on, the Bengals came within 4 as Mike Nugent nailed a 44-yard field goal for a 7–3 game. In the second quarter, the Bengals came within a point as Nugent nailed a 45-yard field goal for a 7–6 game at halftime. In the third quarter, the Steelers increased their lead back to 4 as Chris Boswell nailed a 32-yard field goal to make it 10–6. In the fourth quarter however, it was all Bengals as they took the lead when Andy Dalton found A. J. Green on a 9-yard pass for a 13–10 game followed up by Nugent nailing another 44-yard field goal for the final score of 16–10.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 8: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
With the loss, the Steelers fell to 4–4. Not only did they lose the game, but they also lost star running back Le'Veon Bell for the season due to a torn MCL.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 8: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Despite the loss, the defense had yet another stellar outing by picking off Dalton twice and sacking him three times.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 9: Oakland Raiders
The Steelers stayed home for Game 2 of a 3-game home stand against the Raiders. In the first quarter, the Raiders scored first as Derek Carr found Michael Crabtree on a 22-yard pass for a 7–0 lead. The Steelers got on the board later on in the quarter when Chris Boswell kicked a 34-yard field goal for a 7–3 game. In the 2nd quarter, the Steelers took the lead when DeAngelo Williams ran for a TD from 3 yards out (with a successful 2-point conversion) for an 11–7 game.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 9: Oakland Raiders
The Raiders however, retook the lead when Carr found Amari Cooper on a 15-yard pass for a 14–11 lead. The Steelers closed the half when Williams ran for another 3-yard TD and Boswell kicked a 38-yard field goal for leads of 18–14 and then 21–14 at halftime. After the break, the Raiders went back to work tying the game up 21–21 when Carr found Clive Walford on a 1-yard pass for the only score of the third quarter.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 9: Oakland Raiders
In the fourth quarter, the Steelers were able to retake the lead as Ben Roethlisberger found Martavis Bryant on a 14-yard pass for a 28–21 game. Roethlisberger then found Jesse James on a 4-yard pass for a 35–21 game. The Raiders would tie the game back up with 2 straight TDs of their own:  First coming from Jamize Olawale who ran from 19 yards out for a 35–28 game and then Carr finding Crabtree again on a 38-yard pass to make it 35–35. Getting the ball back with seconds left, the Steelers had to depend on backup QB Landry Jones to help them get within field goal range. They would successfully do so and then Boswell kicked the game-winning 18-yard field goal for a 38–35 final score.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 9: Oakland Raiders
The defense failed to sack Carr, but recorded 4 takeaways.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 10: vs. Cleveland Browns
The Steelers' last game in the 3-game home stand was against the Browns. Backup QB Landry Jones started the game, but left due to injury and was replaced by Ben Roethlisberger. In the first quarter, the Steelers grabbed an early lead as Chris Boswell nailed a 24-yard field goal for a 3–0 lead. However, the Browns tied it up at 3–3 when Travis Coons kicked a 23-yard field goal. The Steelers would retake the lead later on in the quarter when Boswell nailed a 34-yard field goal for a 6–3 game.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 10: vs. Cleveland Browns
In the second quarter, it was all Steelers when Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown on a 4-yard pass (with a successful 2-point conversion) for a 14–3 lead followed up by Roethlisberger finding Martavis Bryant on a 32-yard pass for a 21–3 lead at halftime. In the third quarter, the Steelers went back to work as Boswell kicked a 25-yard field goal for a 24–3 game for the only score of the period. In the fourth quarter, Johnny Manziel found Gary Barnidge on a 7-yard pass (with a failed PAT) for a 24–9 game. The Steelers later on would wrap the game up when Roethlisberger and Brown hooked up again this time on a 56-yard pass (with a failed PAT) for the final score of 30–9.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 10: vs. Cleveland Browns
With the win, the Steelers head into their bye week at 6–4, and finally won a game within their division while also winning consecutive conference games for the first time in the season. The team also improves to 3–2 when Ben doesn't start and also finishes 2–1 in the 3-game home stand.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 10: vs. Cleveland Browns
The defense also stood out by sacking Manziel 6 times and got 3 turnovers.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 12: at Seattle Seahawks
Coming off their bye week, the Steelers traveled to Seattle to take on the Seahawks. The Steelers scored first when Chris Boswell kicked a 44-yard field goal for a 3–0 lead for the only score of the period. In the second quarter, the Seahawks were able to take a 7–3 lead when Russell Wilson found Doug Baldwin on a 16-yard pass. The Steelers retook the lead when Martavis Bryant ran for an 11-yard TD for a 10–7 game. Wilson then found Jermaine Kearse on a 12-yard pass for a 14–10 lead.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 12: at Seattle Seahawks
De'Angelo Williams ran for a 6-yard TD (with a successful 2-point conversion) to take an 18–14 lead at halftime. In the third quarter, the Steelers increased their lead when Boswell nailed a 25-yard field goal for a 21–14 lead. The Seahawks would come within 1 when Thomas Rawls made a 1-yard TD run (with a failed PAT) for a 21–20 game. Wilson found Kearse again this time on a 9-yard pass (with a failed 2-point conversion) to move ahead 26–20.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 12: at Seattle Seahawks
The Steelers then retook the lead when Ben Roethlisberger found Bryant on a 69-yard pass (with a failed 2-point conversion) for a 27–26 game. But the Seahawks would move back into the lead when Wilson found Baldwin again this time on a 30-yard pass (with a failed 2-point conversion) for a 32–27 game. The Steelers came within 2 when Boswell nailed a 22-yard field goal for a 32–30 game. But the Seahawks wrapped the game up when Wilson found Baldwin on an 80-yard pass for the final score of 39–30.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 12: at Seattle Seahawks
The defense failed to get any takeaways but sacked Wilson twice.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 13: vs. Indianapolis Colts
After a tough road loss, the Steelers returned home. With their record at 6–5, they faced off against the 6–5 Colts in a rematch of 2014's 51–34 blowout win. Adam Vinatieri was able to get the Colts an early 3–0 lead when he kicked a 35-yard field goal. The Steelers would get on the board when Chris Boswell kicked a 29-yard field goal for a 3–3 tie and then move into the lead when he kicked a 51-yard field goal for a 6–3 lead.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 13: vs. Indianapolis Colts
The Colts retook the lead in the 2nd quarter when Matt Hasselbeck found Frank Gore on a 9-yard pass for a 10–6 game. Though the Steelers responded with 2 straight touchdowns of their own:  Ben Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown on a 7-yard pass (with a successful 2-point conversion) retaking the lead 14–10 followed by Roethlisberger finding Markus Wheaten on a 5-yard pass to move ahead 21–10 at halftime. In the second half, it was all Steelers when Roethlisberger found Martavis Bryant on a 68-yard pass for a 28–10 game and only score of the third quarter.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 13: vs. Indianapolis Colts
In the fourth quarter, Roethlisberger and Brown hooked up again this time on a 5-yard pass for a 35–10 game. Boswell then put a 42-yard field goal through for a 38–10 game. Finally, the Steelers wrapped the scoring up when Brown returned a punt 71 yards for a touchdown making the final score 45–10.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 13: vs. Indianapolis Colts
The defense had yet another stellar outing by forcing 3 turnovers and getting 5 sacks (2 on Hasselbeck, 3 on Whitehurst)


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 14: at Cincinnati Bengals
After winning at home, the Steelers traveled to Cincinnati for Game 2 against the Bengals. Before the game started there were an altercation between the two teams during warmups. Vince Williams and Vontaze Burfict were in the center of the scuffle. The game began with a score on the very first drive, when DeAngelo Williams ran for a 1-yard TD for a 7–0 lead and would increase their lead in the 2nd quarter, when Chris Boswell went for 2 field goals:  From 42 and 47 yards out for 10–0 and 13–0 leads.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 14: at Cincinnati Bengals
QB Andy Dalton would be knocked out of the game so backup QB A. J. McCarron came in and threw his first career TD pass to A. J. Green from 66 yards out to make the score 13–7. Boswell, however, wrapped up the scoring of the first half with another 47 yard field goal for a 16–7 lead at halftime. In the third quarter, the Steelers went back to work as William Gay picked off A. J. McCarron and returned it 23 yards for a TD for a 23–7 game.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 14: at Cincinnati Bengals
Mike Nugent would kick a 46-yard field goal to make it 23–10. The Steelers went back to work in the fourth quarter when Boswell kicked a 31-yard field goal for a 26–10 game. The Bengals responded with Nugent kicking a 27-yard field goal for a 26–13 game. Later on however, the Steelers would pretty much seal the game when Williams ran for another 1-yard TD for a 33–13 game. The Bengals would wrap up the scoring of the game when McCarron found Rex Burkhead on a 5-yard pass for a 33–20 final score.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 14: at Cincinnati Bengals
With the win, the Steelers improved to 8–5. The defense also stood out and continued their reign of sacks and takeaways with 3 each (picked off Dalton once, picked off McCarron twice).


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 15: vs. Denver Broncos
The Steelers traveled back home to take on the Broncos. They would score first when D'Angelo Williams ran for a 2-yard TD for a 7–0 lead. Not long before the Broncos scored 20 consecutive points starting with Brock Osweiler's 18-yard pass to Demyarius Thomas to tie the game at 7–7 and then taking the lead when Osweiler found Emmanuel Sanders on a 61-yard pass for a 14–7 lead. In the second quarter, the Broncos increased their lead when Osweiler ran for a 7-yard TD (with a failed PAT) for a 20–7 game.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 15: vs. Denver Broncos
The Steelers would draw closer when Chris Boswell nailed a 24-yard field goal for a 20–10 game. Though, the Broncos moved away when Osweiler found Thomas again on a 6-yard pass for a 27–10 game. The Steelers started their reign of 24 consecutive points:  Starting with another field goal from Boswell from 41 yards out to make it 27–13 at halftime. In the third quarter, Ben Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown on a 9-yard pass coming within 7 for the only score of the period, 27–20. In the fourth quarter, the Steelers were able to tie the game up at 27–27 when Roethlisberger found Markus Wheaton on a 9-yard pass. Finally, they wrapped up the scoring when Roethlisberger found Brown again this time on a 23-yard pass for the eventual final score of 34–27.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 15: vs. Denver Broncos
The defense stood out again as they got 2 takeaways and 2 sacks.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 16: at Baltimore Ravens
With the loss, the Steelers fell to 9–6, and were swept by the Ravens for the first time since the 2011 season. They also ended there streak of six straight games scoring 30 or more points. The loss also allowed the Bengals to clinch the AFC North title. The Steelers also fell out of the AFC Wildcard race and would need a win coupled with a loss by the New York Jets in Week 17 in order to make the playoffs.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 16: at Baltimore Ravens
The defense failed to get any takeaways but were able to get away with 2 sacks.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 17: at Cleveland Browns
After getting swept by the Ravens, the Steelers traveled to Clevelend for Round 2 against the Browns. They would score early in the first quarter when Ben Roethlisberger found Heath Miller on a 2-yard pass for a 7–0 lead. The Browns scored later on in the quarter when Travis Coons nailed a 29-yard field goal for a 7–3 game. The Browns were able to shorten the lead to 1 point when Coons nailed another field goal in the second quarter from 39 yards out for a 7–6 game.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 17: at Cleveland Browns
The Steelers however went back to work as Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown on a 17-yard pass for a 14–6 game. The Browns wrapped up the scoring of the first half when Coons nailed a 33-yard field goal for a 14–9 game. In the third quarter, Chris Boswell nailed a 39-yard field goal for the only score of the period moving up 17–9. In the fourth quarter, the Browns drew closer when Coons got another 29-yard field goal for a 17–12 game. But later on, the Steelers were able to seal the game when Roethlisberger found Markus Wheaton on an 8-yard pass (with a successful 2-point conversion) for a 25–12 game. Finally, they sealed the deal with Boswell's 21-yard field goal for the final score 28–12.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 17: at Cleveland Browns
With the win, the Steelers finished the season 10–6. With the Jets' loss to the Bills, they were awarded the 6th seed in the AFC.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 17: at Cleveland Browns
The defense stood out by getting 4 turnovers and 7 sacks.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Postseason, AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at #3 Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals' playoff losing streak of 8 straight games nearly came to an end on Saturday. After trailing 15–0 in the fourth quarter the Bengals took a 16–15 lead late in the game, but a last-minute field-goal drive led to an 18–16 win for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The winning score was set up by back-to-back personal foul penalties against the Bengals.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Postseason, AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at #3 Cincinnati Bengals
Ben Roethlisberger (shoulder) and Antonio Brown (concussion) both left the game with injuries and both teams were penalized a combined 18 times for 221 yards.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Postseason, AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at #3 Cincinnati Bengals
With the win, Pittsburgh moved on to face the No. 1 seed Denver Broncos in the Divisional round at Mile High Stadium.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Postseason, AFC Divisional Playoffs: at #1 Denver Broncos
After the tough battle against the Bengals, the Steelers moved on to face the #1 seeded Broncos. The Broncos would score early when Brandon McManus nailed a 28-yard field goal for a 3–0 lead. Later on in the quarter, he would kick a 41-yard field goal for a 6–0 lead. The Steelers took the lead later on in the quarter when Fitzgerald Touissaint ran for a 1-yard TD and a 7–6 game. In the second quarter, the Steelers increased their lead as Chris Boswell kicked a 45-yard field goal for a 10–6 game.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Postseason, AFC Divisional Playoffs: at #1 Denver Broncos
But the Broncos came within a point when McManus kicked a 51-yard field goal for a 10–9 game at halftime. Both teams would get off to slow starts with field goals in the third quarter:  The Steelers moved ahead by 4 when Boswell nailed one from 28 yards out for a 13–9 game. This was followed up by the Broncos coming within a point again when McManus kicked a 41-yard field goal for a 13–12 game.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Postseason, AFC Divisional Playoffs: at #1 Denver Broncos
In the fourth quarter, the Broncos took the lead when C.J. Anderson ran for a 1-yard TD (with a successful 2-point conversion) for a 20–13 game. This was followed up by McManus kicking a 45-yard field goal for a 23–13 game. The Steelers wrapped the scoring up coming within 7 when Boswell nailed a 47-yard field goal for the final score of 23–16.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Postseason, AFC Divisional Playoffs: at #1 Denver Broncos
After the game, sources said that Steelers coach Mike Tomlin was sobbing in the locker room following the loss. Wide receiver Martavis Bryant stated that he had "never seen him (coach Tomlin) cry before."


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Game summaries, Postseason, AFC Divisional Playoffs: at #1 Denver Broncos
With the loss, the Steelers season ended with an overall record of 11–7.


2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Transactions
The Steelers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015 season:


2015 Plateau State gubernatorial election
The 2015 Plateau State gubernatorial election occurred on April 11, 2015. APC's Simon Lalong won election for a first term, defeating Gyang Pwajok of the PDP and four minor party candidates. Lalong won in 11 LGAs, receiving 51.83% of the vote, while Pwajok won the remaining six of the 17 LGAs of the state, receiving 47.76% of the total votes, trailing behind Lalong with 44,386 votes margin.


2015 Plateau State gubernatorial election
Simon Lalong defeated four other aspirants in the APC gubernatorial primary to emerge as the party's candidate. He picked Yilji Gomwalk as his running mate.


2015 Plateau State gubernatorial election
Gyang Pwajok was the PDP candidate with Sonni Tyoden as his running mate.


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


2015 Plateau State gubernatorial election, Primary election, APC primary
The APC primary election was began 08:30 pm Thursday 4 December 2014, ending in the early hours of Friday 5 December 2014. Former Speaker, Plateau State House of Assembly, Barr. Simon Lalong, won the primary election polling 2,222 votes against other candidates. Emmanuel Garba polled 304 votes; Solomon Dalung, 293 votes; Elijah Miner, 50 votes; and Vemark Dangin, zero vote. There were 2,964 delegates from across the 17 LGAs of the state.


2015 Plateau State gubernatorial election, Primary election, PDP primary
The PDP primary election was held on December 8, 2014. (A court earlier restrained the election from taking place on this date.) A total of 818 delegates from across the state were accredited. Incumbent senator representing Jos North Federal Constituency, Gyang Pwajok, emerged the winner after polling as announced, 435 votes. Ignatius Longjan was closest contestant with 163 votes. Sen. Victor Lar, 109 votes; Kemi Nicholas Nshe, 31 votes; Dr. Haruna Dabin polled 16 votes; Bitrus Nabasu, 10 votes; John Clark Dabwan, seven votes; Prof. Sonni Tyoden, seven votes; Chris Bature, five votes; Godfrey Miri, four votes; Arc. John Alkali, three votes; Joseph Golwa, two votes; Fidelis Tapgun, one vote; Nandom Pyenap, one vote; Jimmy Cheto, zero vote; and Prof. Longmas Wapmuk, zero vote. 12 of these 16 aspirants later called for the cancellation of the results.


2015 Plateau State gubernatorial election, Results
A total of six candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Simon Lalong won the election for a first term, defeating PDP Gyang Pwajok and several minor party candidates. Lalong received 51.83% of the votes, while Pwajok received 47.76%. There were 1,508,585 registered voters from across the state.


2015 Plateau State gubernatorial election, Results, By local government area
Here are the results of the election by local government area for the two major parties. Blue represents LGAs won by Lalong. Green represents LGAs won by Pwajok.


2015 Players Championship
The 2015 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held May 7–10 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 42nd Players Championship.


2015 Players Championship
Rickie Fowler won the tournament, beating Kevin Kisner and Sergio García in a playoff.


2015 Players Championship
Trailing by five shots with six holes to play, Fowler played them at six-under-par, going birdie-par-birdie-eagle-birdie-birdie to force a playoff. After the three-hole aggregate playoff (holes 16–18) ended with Kisner and Fowler still tied, they returned to the 17th for sudden-death. Fowler put his tee shot to five feet (1.5 m) on the island green 17th, and made birdie to win.


2015 Players Championship
Defending champion Martin Kaymer finished twelve strokes back at even par, tied for 56th place.


2015 Players Championship, Venue
This was the 34th Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at 7,215 yards (6,597 m).


2015 Players Championship, Field
The field consisted of 144 players meeting the following criteria:


2015 Players Championship, Field
Bae Sang-moon (2), Ángel Cabrera (2), Alex Čejka, Ben Crane (2), Jason Day (2,6,8,12), Matt Every (2,8), Jim Furyk (2,8), Bill Haas (2,8), James Hahn (2), Brian Harman (2), Pádraig Harrington, Charley Hoffman (2,8,12), J. B. Holmes (2,8,12), Billy Horschel (2,7,8), Dustin Johnson (2,6,8,12), Martin Kaymer (2,4,5,8), Chris Kirk (2,8), Brooks Koepka (8), Hunter Mahan (2,8), Ben Martin (2), Hideki Matsuyama (2,8,12), Rory McIlroy (2,4,6,8), Ryan Moore (2,8,12), Geoff Ogilvy (2), Patrick Reed (2,6,8,12), Justin Rose (2,4,8), Adam Scott (2,4,8), Brandt Snedeker (2,7,8), Jordan Spieth (2,4,8,12), Robert Streb (2), Kevin Streelman (2), Nick Taylor, Brendon Todd (2,8), Camilo Villegas (2), Jimmy Walker (2,8,12), Bubba Watson (2,4,6,8,12)


2015 Players Championship, Field
Robert Allenby, Aaron Baddeley, Ricky Barnes, Jonas Blixt, Jason Bohn, Steven Bowditch, Keegan Bradley (4,6,8), Scott Brown, Paul Casey (8), Kevin Chappell, K. J. Choi (5), Stewart Cink, Erik Compton, Brian Davis, Brendon de Jonge, Graham DeLaet, Luke Donald, Jason Dufner (4), Ernie Els (4), Harris English, Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño, Martin Flores, Rickie Fowler (8), Sergio García (8), Brice Garnett, Robert Garrigus, Retief Goosen, Luke Guthrie, Chesson Hadley, David Hearn, Russell Henley (8), Morgan Hoffmann, Charles Howell III, John Huh, Billy Hurley III, Ryo Ishikawa, Freddie Jacobson, Zach Johnson (8), Matt Jones, Jerry Kelly, Kevin Kisner, Russell Knox, Jason Kokrak, Matt Kuchar (5,6,8), Scott Langley, Danny Lee, Marc Leishman, Justin Leonard, Will MacKenzie, Graeme McDowell (4,8), William McGirt, George McNeill, Troy Merritt, Phil Mickelson (4,8), Bryce Molder, Kevin Na (8), Noh Seung-yul, Louis Oosthuizen (4,8), Jeff Overton, Ryan Palmer (8), Pat Perez, Carl Pettersson, Ian Poulter (6,8), Michael Putnam, Andrés Romero, Rory Sabbatini, Charl Schwartzel (4,8), John Senden, Webb Simpson (4,8), Vijay Singh, Scott Stallings, Brendan Steele, Shawn Stefani, Henrik Stenson (7,8), Steve Stricker, Chris Stroud, Brian Stuard, Daniel Summerhays, Andrew Svoboda, Michael Thompson, David Toms, Cameron Tringale, Bo Van Pelt, Jhonattan Vegas, Nick Watney, Boo Weekley, Lee Westwood (8), Tim Wilkinson, Gary Woodland


2015 Players Championship, Field
Jamie Donaldson, Stephen Gallacher, Branden Grace, Thongchai Jaidee, Anirban Lahiri, Shane Lowry, Joost Luiten, Bernd Wiesberger, Danny Willett


2015 Players Championship, Round summaries, Final round, Playoff
The playoff was the first at The Players to use the three-hole aggregate format, adopted the prior year, which began at par-5 16th hole. After the three holes, Fowler and Kisner were tied, but García missed his birdie putt on 18 to continue and was eliminated. The same three holes were scheduled for sudden-death, but started at the par-3 17th, which both had birdied twice Sunday. Fowler birdied it again (his fifth on the 17th hole in six attempts for the week) to win the title. The birdies were a first for the Players; its four previous playoffs, all sudden-death, had no under-par scoring.


2015 Players Championship Finals
The 2015 Cash Converters Players Championship Finals was the seventh edition of the PDC darts tournament, the Players Championship Finals, which saw the top 32 players from the 2015 PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit took part. The tournament took place at Butlin's Minehead in Minehead, England, between 27–29 November 2015.


2015 Players Championship Finals
The defending champion Gary Anderson lost 4–10 against Daryl Gurney in the 2nd round.


2015 Players Championship Finals
Michael van Gerwen won his 13th PDC major title by beating Adrian Lewis 11–6 in the final.


2015 Players Championship Finals, Qualification
The top 32 players of the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit qualified for this event.


2015 Players Championship Finals, Draw
There was no draw held, but all players were put in a fixed bracket by their seeding positions.


2015 Players Tour Championship Grand Final
The 2015 Players Tour Championship Grand Final (also known as the 2015 Players Championship Grand Final) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 24–28 March 2015 at the Montien Riverside Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. It was the ninth ranking event of the 2014/2015 season.


2015 Players Tour Championship Grand Final
Barry Hawkins was the defending champion, but he lost 2–4 against Mark King in the last 32.


2015 Players Tour Championship Grand Final
Joe Perry won his first ranking event by defeating Mark Williams 4–3 in the final.


2015 Players Tour Championship Grand Final, Prize fund
The total prize money of the event was raised to £350,000 from the previous year's £300,000. The breakdown of prize money of the event is shown below:


2015 Players Tour Championship Grand Final, Seeding list
The players competed in 9 minor-ranking tournaments to earn points for the European Tour and Asian Tour Order of Merits. The seeding list of the Finals was based on the combined list from the earnings of both Order of Merits.


2015 Players' Championship
The 2015 Players' Championship was held from April 7 to 12 at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, Ontario. It was the fifth and final Grand Slam of the 2014–15 World Curling Tour.


2015 Players' Championship
Sault Ste. Marie's Brad Jacobs rink won their first men's title, while Scotland's Eve Muirhead rink won their second women's title.


2015 Plymouth City Council election
The 2015 Plymouth City Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England.


2015 Plymouth City Council election
The Labour Party lost its narrow majority, resulting in no party having overall control.


2015 Plymouth City Council election, Background
Plymouth City Council held local elections on 7 May 2015 along with councils across the United Kingdom as part of the 2015 local elections. The council elects its councillors in thirds, with a third being up for election every year for three years, with no election in the fourth year.


2015 Plymouth City Council election, Background
Councillors defending their seats in this election were previously elected in 2011. In that election, twelve Labour candidates and eight Conservative candidates were elected. Two Labour candidates had been elected in St Peter and the Waterfront due to a by-election coinciding with the council election, only one of whom was defending their seat in this election.


2015 Plymouth City Council election, Overall results
Note: All changes in vote share are in comparison to the corresponding 2011 election.


2015 Plymouth City Council election, Overall results
The Labour Party lost their majority on the council, leaving the council under no overall control.


2015 Plymouth City Council election, Overall results
After the previous election, the  composition of the council was:


2015 Plymouth City Council election, Aftermath
The Labour Party lost control of the council, remaining the largest party with one seat short of an overall majority.


2015 Poinsettia Bowl
The 2015 Poinsettia Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 23, 2015 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. Boise State Broncos from the Mountain West Conference defeated the Northern Illinois Huskies from the Mid-American Conference. It was one of the 2015–16 bowl games that concluded the 2015 FBS football season. The game started at 1:30 p.m. PST and was televised on ESPN. Sponsored by San Diego County Credit Union, the game is officially known as the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl.


2015 Poinsettia Bowl, Team selection
The Boise State Broncos from the Mountain West Conference defeated the Northern Illinois Huskies from the Mid-American Conference.


2015 Poinsettia Bowl, Team selection, Boise State
Following Boise State's regular season ending win over San Jose State, where they finished the 2015 regular season 8–4, 5–3 in West Division play to finish in a four way tie for 2nd place, the Poinsettia Bowl expressed their interest in inviting the Broncos. The  Las Vegas Bowl held the first selection from the Mountain West but also had an agreement to pick BYU in either 2015 or 2019. When Las Vegas chose to invite BYU, the Mountain West's first selection fell to the Poinsettia Bowl.


2015 Poinsettia Bowl, Team selection, Boise State
The Poinsettia Bowl was not obligated to take the Mountain West Champions, San Diego State, and could choose any Mountain West team they wanted. They chose the Broncos, who made their second Poinsettia Bowl appearance and first appearance since 2008 where they lost to TCU 17–16 to end their undefeated season.


2015 Poinsettia Bowl, Team selection, Northern Illinois
Had Army become bowl eligible, they would have been invited to the Poinsettia Bowl. When they failed to become bowl eligible, the selection fell to the Mid-American Conference. The Northern Illinois Huskies were selected to set up a match-up of two of the winningest programs since 2010. The Huskies finished the regular season 8–5, 6–2 in West Division play to finish in a four way tie for the division title. They represented the West Division in the MAC Championship Game where they lost to Bowling Green. It was the Huskies sixth consecutive MAC Championship Game appearance. It was the Huskies third Poinsettia Bowl appearance with losses in 2006 and 2013.


2015 Polaris Music Prize
The 2015 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 21, 2015 at The Carlu event theatre in Toronto, Ontario. The event was hosted by children's entertainer Fred Penner.


2015 Polaris Music Prize
In May 2015, Slaight Communications announced an additional contribution to the Polaris fund which saw the prize for the winning album increased to $50,000, as well as $3,000 to each of the non-winning nominees.


2015 Polaris Music Prize, Longlist
The prize's preliminary 40-album longlist was announced on June 16 at the Carleton Music Bar and Grill in Halifax, Nova Scotia.


2015 Polaris Music Prize, Heritage Prize
In 2015, the Polaris committee also launched the Heritage Prize, an awards program to honour classic Canadian albums released before the creation of the Polaris Prize. Each year four shortlists of albums from four historical periods in Canadian music will be released, following which a public online vote will choose which album to honour. These will be announced separately from the main Polaris Prize.


2015 Polaris Music Prize, Heritage Prize
The winners for 2015 were announced on October 9. The four winning albums will be honoured with a tribute concert in Toronto in early 2016, a trophy and the sale of a limited edition commemorative print.


2015 Polish Basketball Cup
The 2015 Polish Basketball Cup (Polish: Puchar Polski 2015) was the 51st edition of Poland's national cup competition for men basketball teams. was is managed by the Polish Basketball League (PLK) and was held in Gdynia, in the Gdynia Sports Arena in February 2015.


2015 Polish Basketball Cup, Qualification
Teams who played in European competitions qualified directly, along with hosts Asseco Gdynia. The other five teams were determined by league standings in the 2014–15 PLK season after the first half of the regular season.


2015 Polish Basketball Cup, Final
Zielona Góra won the game 71–77 and captured its first Polish Cup title. Zielona Góra's Przemysław Zamojski was named the Final MVP.


2015 Polish Constitutional Court crisis
The Polish Constitutional Court crisis of 2015 is a political conflict in Poland starting in the second semester of 2015 over the appointment of five of the 15 judges of the Constitutional Tribunal.


2015 Polish Constitutional Court crisis
In Poland, constitutional judges must be elected by the Lower House, and must take an oath of office before the President. In 2015, the governing Civic Platform (Platforma Obywatelska, PO) party lost both the presidential election and the parliament (Sejm) majority to the Law and Justice party (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, PiS), which won an unprecedented absolute majority of seats.


2015 Polish Constitutional Court crisis
After the new (eighth) Sejm was seated on 12 November 2015 and the new president of Poland, Andrzej Duda, assumed office on 6 August 2015, the judicial branch would be left as the only branch of the government of Poland not under the control of PiS provided that the due seat replacements were made in advance.


2015 Polish Constitutional Court crisis
The terms of three constitutional court judges were due to end after the 25 October election but before the new (eighth) Sejm was seated on 12 November 2015. In advance of the 12 November seating of the eighth Sejm, PO attempted to elect five judges to the Constitutional Tribunal, including two whose terms would begin in the month after 12 November, but the new President Duda refused to let any of them take their oaths of office.


2015 Polish Constitutional Court crisis
After PiS took power, they nominated a different set of five judges who were immediately sworn in: three judges (Henryk Cioch, Lech Morawski, and Mariusz Muszyński) were nominated on 2 December 2015 and two others (Piotr Pszczółkowski and Julia Przyłębska) were nominated the following week.


2015 Polish Constitutional Court crisis
Of the five appointments made by PO, the Constitutional Tribunal itself accepted the first three PO appointments (Roman Hauser, Krzysztof Ślebzak, and Andrzej Jakubecki – for the three terms that opened before the new Sejm was seated) and invalidated the last two (Bronisław Sitek and Andrzej Sokala – for the two terms that opened after the new Sejm was seated). Consequently, of the five appointments made by PiS after the election, the Tribunal accepted the last two PiS appointments (Piotr Pszczółkowski and Julia Przyłębska) and invalidated the first three.


2015 Polish Constitutional Court crisis
As none of the five PO appointments were sworn in by the president, this ruling was disputed by the new PiS government, which went on to change the statutes regulating the Court in order to ensure that all five of its nominees sit, thereby furthering its influence on the court – the only remaining branch of government not under PiS control.


2015 Polish Constitutional Court crisis
The President of the Constitutional Tribunal dictated that the new five judges should not hear cases until the situation was settled; in order to combat this, PiS passed a series of laws through the Sejm and Senate which compelled the Constitutional Tribunal to allow the judges to hear new cases. The new legislation was signed into law on 28 December. In January 2016, the court ruled the five new judges elected by the 8th Sejm were legally appointed, but in March 2016 ruled the new legislation unconstitutional.


2015 Polish Constitutional Court crisis
The latter ruling was ignored by the Polish government, which considered the ruling "advisory". The executive and legislative branches' refusal to accept this ruling of the judical branch thus caused a constitutional crisis. The crisis provoked outrage in the European Union which began an investigation into Poland under Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union, describing the situation as threatening the rule-of-law.


2015 Polish Constitutional Court crisis
The appointments and amendments caused domestic protests and counter-protests in December and January; one of the most significant outcomes was the creation of the Committee for the Defence of Democracy protest movement.


2015 Polish Constitutional Court crisis
The law changes were criticized by the European Commission as threatening the "rule of law" and the human rights of Polish citizens. As of 20 December 2017, the crisis had, according to the European Commission, extended to include "13 laws affecting the entire structure of the justice system in Poland". These changes to the court system precipitated a wider rule-of-law crisis, causing disagreement with the EU and including rollbacks to abortion in Poland.


2015 Polish Constitutional Court crisis, Events, Partisan struggle over Court composition
The Polish presidential election, held in May 2015, gave candidate Andrzej Duda, backed by Law and Justice (PiS), a surprise victory over incumbent President Bronisław Komorowski, backed by the Civic Platform (PO), which was the then-government's major party.


2015 Polish Constitutional Court crisis, Events, Partisan struggle over Court composition
President-elect Duda was set to take office in August 2015. Coincidentally, a parliamentary election was also due to be held in October. Opinion polls were now showing that PO was likely to lose to PiS., meaning PO could lose both government and Presidency to PiS, within five months.


2015 Polish Constitutional Court crisis, Events, Partisan struggle over Court composition
Judges of the Constitutional Tribunal are nominated by the Lower House, meaning that the partisan influence of the judicial branch was also in play. At the start of the events, 9 of the 15 members had been nominated by PO and its allies during their two terms in government (Tusk Cabinet), while the remaining 6 had been nominated in 2006 and 2007 by PiS and its allies (Kaczyński Cabinet), and they were the most senior: five of them were due to be replaced in late 2015 (see table).


2015 Polish Constitutional Court crisis, Events, Partisan struggle over Court composition
The Constitution mandates that judges are "chosen individually by the Sejm for a term of office of 9 years" (Article 194), but it does not specify what happens when a seat is vacant when the Sejm is itself in recess (during the campaign and before the oaths of office)


2015 Polish Constitutional Court crisis, Events, Partisan struggle over Court composition
The 7th Sejm's session lasted from 8 November 2011 to 11 November 2015, and its last meeting was held on 8–9 October 2015. The election of the 8th Sejm was held on 25 October, and the oaths of office were taken starting 12 November.


2015 Polish Constitutional Court crisis, Events, First contended nominations by the Civic Platform
On 25 June 2015, the PO government and parliament adopted a new law regarding the constitutional court. Later, the Constitutional Tribunal found this law to be partly unconstitutional. It was signed by President Bronisław Komorowski on 21 July 2015 (about one month before end of his presidency).


2015 Polish Constitutional Court crisis, Events, First contended nominations by the Civic Platform
On 8 October 2015, 17 days before the elections, the outgoing Polish Parliament's last meeting was opened. The Sejm elected five new judges. Three of them replaced judges whose nine-year terms were to expire on 6 November (12 days after the elections, but 5 days before the end of the legislature), while two were to replace judges whose terms were due to expire in December.


2015 Polish Constitutional Court crisis, Events, First contended nominations by the Civic Platform
The judges were chosen on the basis of a law passed earlier in the summer, by the PO-controlled Sejm.


2015 Polish Constitutional Court crisis, Events, First contended nominations by the Civic Platform
If the judges appointed by PO had taken their seats on the Tribunal, the result would have been that 14 out of 15 Constitutional Tribunal judges would have been selected by the Civic Platform. However, the new President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, refused to swear in these judges stating that they had been chosen "in contravention of democratic principles".


2015 Polish Constitutional Court crisis, Events, Second contended nominations by Law and Justice
On 25 October, the Law and Justice (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, PiS) party won an unprecedented absolute majority of seats in the Polish parliamentary election. On 16 November, new Prime Minister Beata Szydło and her Cabinet took office.


2015 Polish Constitutional Court crisis, Events, Second contended nominations by Law and Justice
On 19 November 2015 the newly-seating 8th Sejm passed an amendment to the existing law, and mandated the appointment of five new judges, set term limits for the president and vice president of the court, and stipulated term limits for two sitting judges. The president, Andrzej Duda, signed the amendment on 20 November, but the law was challenged at the Constitutional Tribunal.


2015 Polish Constitutional Court crisis, Events, Second contended nominations by Law and Justice
On 2 December, the Sejm elected five new judges to the 15-member tribunal, claiming it would prevent the previously appointed five from taking office; these were sworn into office by President Duda in a closed ceremony held after midnight. PiS delegates argued that the previous appointments made by PO contradicted existing law and the Polish constitution.