2015 Omloop van het Hageland
The 2015 Omloop van het Hageland was the eleventh running of the Omloop van het Hageland, a women's bicycle race in Belgium. It was held on 8 March 2015, over a distance of 120.1 kilometres (74.6 miles) around Tielt-Winge. It was rated by the UCI as a 1.2 category race. The race was won by Belgian rider Jolien D'Hoore of the Wiggle–Honda team, who won the sprint from a front group of eleven riders.


2015 Omloop van het Hageland, Preview
Several UCI Women's Teams like Velocio–SRAM, Orica–AIS and Rabo–Liv did not participate because they rode the Strade Bianche in Italy the day before. A main favourite Ellen van Dijk (Boels–Dolmans) could not start due to a back injury – as the team did not have any reserves following Strade Bianche, Larissa Havik competed as a guest rider for the team, so the team had the fewest riders to start.


2015 Omsk building collapse
The 2015 Omsk building collapse occurred on 12 July 2015 at a military facility on the outskirts of Omsk, Russia. 23 soldiers died and another 19 were injured after a roof and walls of an army barracks building collapsed at the 242nd Training Centre of the Airborne Forces.


2015 Ontario Mine Rescue Provincial Competition
The 2015 Ontario Mine Rescue Provincial Competition were held June 10–12 at the Fort Williams Gardens Arena, in Thunder Bay, Ontario.


2015 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2015 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship for Southern Ontario, was held January 19 to 25 at the Penetanguishene Curling Club in Penetanguishene, Ontario. The winning Julie Hastings team represented Ontario at the 2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.


2015 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The event marked the first tournament to exclude teams from Northern Ontario, which began to have its own entry into the Scotties, the 2015 Northern Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts.


2015 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Qualification Process
Due to the exclusion of Northern Ontario, qualifying for the provincial Scotties changed for 2015. Ten teams still qualify for the provincial tournament; two teams qualified from each of the four Ontario Curling Association regions, one team qualified from a second-chance Challenge Round, while the defending champion team (Allison Flaxey rink) automatically qualified.


2015 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Qualification Process
The defending two-time national Scotties champion Rachel Homan rink once again did not participate in the qualification process, as her team won the 2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts and therefore continued to represent Team Canada at the 2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.


2015 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Qualification
Southern Ontario zones will run from December 12-December 21, 2014. Two teams from each zone qualify for regionals.


2015 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Qualification, Zone Qualification, Zone 1
All teams qualified due to lack of teams in Region.


2015 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Qualification, Zone Qualification, Zone 2
All teams qualified due to lack of teams in Region (event still held, however).


2015 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Qualification, Zone Qualification, Zone 3
Due to lack of entries in region, no other team qualified from this zone.


2015 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Qualification, Zone Qualification, Zone 4
December 19–21, at the Napanee & District Curling Club, Napanee


2015 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Qualification, Zone Qualification, Zone 8
(One additional team qualifies to fill vacancy in Zone 5)


2015 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Qualification, Zone Qualification, Zone 9
Due to lack of entries in Region 2, no additional team will be selected for this zone.


2015 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Qualification, Zone Qualification, Zone 13
December 6, at the Glendale Golf & Country Club, Hamilton


2015 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Qualification, Zone Qualification, Zone 15
December 13, at the Brantford Golf & Country Club, Brantford


2015 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Qualification, Regional Qualification, Region 1
January 3–4 at the Smiths Falls Curling Club, Smiths Falls


2015 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Qualification, Regional Qualification, Region 2
January 3–4 at the Oshawa Golf and Curling Club, Oshawa


2015 Ontario Tankard
The 2015 Ontario Tankard, the Southern Ontario men's provincial curling championship, was held from February 2 to 8 at the Dorchester Flight Exec Centre in Dorchester, Ontario. The winning Mark Kean rink will represent Ontario at the 2015 Tim Hortons Brier in Calgary, Alberta.


2015 Ontario Tankard, Qualification
Southern Ontario zones will run from December 6–21, 2014 with regional tournaments scheduled for January 3–11. Two teams from each zone qualify to 4 regional tournaments, and two teams from each of the two tournaments qualify to provincials. Two additional teams qualify out of a second chance qualifier. As defending champions, the Greg Balsdon rink from the Glendale Golf and Country Club get an automatic berth in the Tankard.


2015 Ontario Tankard, Qualification, Zone Qualification, Zone 4
December 20, at the Napanee & District Curling Club, Napanee


2015 Ontario Tankard, Qualification, Zone Qualification, Zone 13
December 6–7, at the Glendale Golf & Country Club, Hamilton


2015 Ontario Tankard, Qualification, Zone Qualification, Zone 15
December 13–14, at the Brantford Golf & Country Club, Brantford


2015 Ontario Tankard, Qualification, Challenge Round
January 16–19, at the Bradford & District Curling Club, Bradford


2015 Open 13
The 2015 Open 13 was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 22nd edition of the Open 13, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2015 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, France, from 16 February through 22 February 2015.


2015 Open 13 – Doubles
Julien Benneteau and Édouard Roger-Vasselin were the defending champions, but did not participate due to Benneteau's injury.


2015 Open 13 – Doubles
Marin Draganja and Henri Kontinen won the title, defeating Colin Fleming and Jonathan Marray in the final, 6–4, 3–6, [10–8].


2015 Open 13 – Singles
Ernests Gulbis was the defending champion, but lost to Jérémy Chardy in the second round.


2015 Open 13 – Singles
Gilles Simon won the title, defeating Gaël Monfils in the final, 6–4, 1–6, 7–6(7–4).


2015 Open 13 – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2015 Open BNP Paribas Banque de Bretagne
The 2015 Open BNP Paribas Banque de Bretagne was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the fifth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Quimper, France between 2 and 8 March 2015.


2015 Open BNP Paribas Banque de Bretagne, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Open BNP Paribas Banque de Bretagne, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players got into the singles main draw as a special exempt:


2015 Open BNP Paribas Banque de Bretagne – Doubles
Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Albano Olivetti were the defending champions, but chose not to participate.


2015 Open BNP Paribas Banque de Bretagne – Doubles
Flavio Cipolla and Dominik Meffert won the title, defeating Martin Emmrich and Andreas Siljeström in the final, 3–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–8].


2015 Open BNP Paribas Banque de Bretagne – Singles
Pierre-Hugues Herbert was the defending champion, but did not participate.


2015 Open BNP Paribas Banque de Bretagne – Singles
Benoît Paire won the title, defeating Grégoire Barrère in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4.


2015 Open Bogotá
The 2015 Open Bogotá was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the tenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Bogotá, Colombia between 2 and 8 November 2015.


2015 Open Bogotá, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Open Bogotá, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player entered the main draw as an alternate:


2015 Open Bogotá – Doubles
Julio Peralta and Horacio Zeballos won the title, beating Nicolás Barrientos and Eduardo Struvay 6–3, 6–4


2015 Open Bogotá – Singles
Eduardo Struvay won his maiden title, beating Paolo Lorenzi 6–3, 4–6, 6–4


2015 Open Castilla y León
The 2015 Open Castilla y León was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 30th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Segovia, Spain between 3 and 9 August 2015.


2015 Open Castilla y León, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Open Castilla y León, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry by a lucky loser spot:


2015 Open Castilla y León – Doubles
Victor Baluda and Alexander Kudryavtsev were the defending champions, but Baluda did not participate this year. Kudryavtsev played alongside Denys Molchanov and successfully defended the title.


2015 Open Castilla y León – Singles
Adrian Mannarino was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.


2015 Open Castilla y León – Singles
Evgeny Donskoy won the tournament, defeating Marco Chiudinelli in the final, 7–6(7–2), 6–3.


2015 Open Championship
The 2015 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 144th Open Championship, held from 16 to 20 July at the Old Course at St Andrews in Fife, Scotland. It was the 29th Open Championship played at the course and Zach Johnson won in a four-hole playoff for his second major  title.


2015 Open Championship
World number one Rory McIlroy withdrew prior to the tournament due to an off-course ankle injury; he was the first defending champion absent from the Open in over sixty years, since Ben Hogan opted not to participate in 1954. Masters and U.S. Open champion Jordan Spieth attempted to win a third consecutive major and take over the top ranking. He finished one stroke out of the playoff, in a tie for fourth.


2015 Open Championship
Inclement weather – which included heavy rain and very strong winds – forced play to be suspended twice, on Friday and Saturday, with the latter having play suspended for nearly most of the day. The third round was held on Sunday and the final round (and playoff) on Monday.


2015 Open Championship
This was also the last Open Championship played under the then present TV deals with the BBC and ESPN each having their swan song. NBC and Sky Sports would take over coverage the following year at Royal Troon.


2015 Open Championship
This was the final Open appearance for five-time champion Tom Watson and three-time champion Nick Faldo who played in his last major championship.


2015 Open Championship, Venue
The 2015 event is the 29th Open Championship played at the Old Course at St Andrews. The most recent was in 2010 when Louis Oosthuizen won his only major title and became the first South African to win an Open Championship at St Andrews.


2015 Open Championship, Venue
Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950):


2015 Open Championship, Field
Each player is classified according to the first category in which he qualified, but other categories are shown in parentheses.


2015 Open Championship, Field
Mark Calcavecchia (3), Stewart Cink (2,3), Darren Clarke (2,3), Ben Curtis, John Daly, David Duval, Ernie Els (2,3), Nick Faldo, Todd Hamilton, Pádraig Harrington (2), Paul Lawrie, Tom Lehman, Justin Leonard (3), Sandy Lyle, Phil Mickelson (2,3,5,15), Mark O'Meara, Louis Oosthuizen (2,3,5,6), Tiger Woods (2,3,12)


2015 Open Championship, Field
Victor Dubuisson (5,6,15), Rickie Fowler (5,12,13,15), Jim Furyk (5,13,15), Sergio García (5,6,13,15), Marc Leishman, Shane Lowry (5,6), Graeme McDowell (5,6,15), Edoardo Molinari, Charl Schwartzel (5,6,10), Adam Scott (5,10,13)


2015 Open Championship, Field
Keegan Bradley (11,15), Paul Casey, Jason Day (13), Jamie Donaldson (6,15), Matt Every, Branden Grace, Bill Haas (13), J. B. Holmes, Billy Horschel (13), Thongchai Jaidee (6), Miguel Ángel Jiménez (6), Dustin Johnson (13), Zach Johnson (13,15), Martin Kaymer (6,9,11,12,13,15), Brooks Koepka (6), Matt Kuchar (13,15), Anirban Lahiri (OQS Thailand), Joost Luiten (6), Hunter Mahan (13,15), Ben Martin, Hideki Matsuyama (13), Ryan Moore, Kevin Na (13), Ryan Palmer (13), Ian Poulter (6,15), Patrick Reed (13,15), Justin Rose (6,9,13,15), Webb Simpson (9,13,15), Brandt Snedeker, Jordan Spieth (9,10,13,15), Henrik Stenson (6,15), Brendon Todd (13), Jimmy Walker (13,15), Bubba Watson (10,13,15), Lee Westwood (6,15), Bernd Wiesberger, Danny Willett (6), Gary Woodland (13)


2015 Open Championship, Field
Thomas Bjørn (15), Jonas Blixt, George Coetzee, Ross Fisher, Tommy Fleetwood, Stephen Gallacher (15), Mikko Ilonen, Pablo Larrazábal, Alexander Lévy, Marcel Siem, Marc Warren, Romain Wattel


2015 Open Championship, Field
Russell Henley, Morgan Hoffmann, Geoff Ogilvy, John Senden, Cameron Tringale


2015 Open Championship, Field
The Open Qualifying Series (OQS) consisted of 10 events from the six major tours. Places were available to the leading players (not otherwise exempt) who finished in the top n and ties. In the event of ties, positions went to players ranked highest according to that week's OWGR.


2015 Open Championship, Field
The Final Qualifying events were played on 30 June at four courses covering Scotland and the North-West, Central and South-coast regions of England. Three qualifying places were available at each location. (RQ) indicates a player who had played in Regional Qualifying on 22 June: players with an Official World Golf Ranking were exempt from Regional Qualifying, as was Paul Dunne because he had played at Royal Liverpool in 2014.


2015 Open Championship, Field
To make up the full field of 156, additional places were allocated in ranking order from the Official World Golf Ranking at the time that these places were made available by the Championship Committee. Any places made available after the week 27 rankings issued on 5 July 2015 use these week 27 rankings. Six places were made available on 29 June based on the week 26 rankings.


2015 Open Championship, Round summaries, First round
Dustin Johnson posted a seven-under-par 65 on day one to lead by one shot from a group of six golfers. Jordan Spieth was two shots off the lead after carding a 67.


2015 Open Championship, Round summaries, First round
*The last group completed play at approximately 9:36 pm. BST (UTC+1)


2015 Open Championship, Round summaries, Second round
The first group teed-off at 6:32 am BST on Friday, but heavy rain caused localised flooding and play was suspended at 6:46 am. Restarted at 10 am; later tee times were delayed over three hours . The tee time for the 52nd and last group was delayed from the original 4:13 pm to 7:27 pm. The second round was not completed on Friday and 42 players returned early Saturday to finish their rounds.


2015 Open Championship, Round summaries, Second round
Dustin Johnson was the overnight leader on 10-under-par after 13 holes, a stroke ahead of Danny Willett. The day marked the final Open appearance of five-time champion Tom Watson at age 65.


2015 Open Championship, Round summaries, Second round
Play resumed on Saturday at 7 am, with the third round due to start at 11 am. However, play was soon suspended at 7:32 am because a strong wind was moving stationary balls on some of the greens. Because it was a non-dangerous situation, players were allowed to complete the hole they were playing. Dustin Johnson had bogeyed the 14th to move back to 9-under-par, tied for the lead with Willett.


2015 Open Championship, Round summaries, Second round
After a delay of several hours, it was decided that only the remainder of the second round would be competed on Saturday, with the third round scheduled for Sunday and the fourth round for Monday. Play finally resumed at 6 pm, a 10½ hour delay, and was completed after 9 pm. The 36-hole cut was at even par 144 and eighty players advanced to the third round.


2015 Open Championship, Round summaries, Second round
*The last group completed play Saturday at approximately 9:19 pm.


2015 Open Championship, Round summaries, Second round
Amateurs: Dunne (−6), Niebrugge (−4), Langasque (−3), Schniederjans (−2), Chesters (−1), Kinnear (+2), Yang (+6), Balcombe (+6), Taylor (+11)


2015 Open Championship, Round summaries, Third round
Amateur Paul Dunne was in a share of the lead after the third round along with Louis Oosthuizen and Jason Day. No amateur had led the Open after three rounds since 1927.


2015 Open Championship, Round summaries, Third round
*The last group completed play Sunday at approximately 7:04 pm.


2015 Open Championship, Round summaries, Third round
Amateurs: Dunne (−12), Niebrugge (−9), Chesters (−6), Schniederjans (−4), Langasque (−4)


2015 Open Championship, Round summaries, Final round
Marc Leishman carded a 66 in the final round to have the lead in the clubhouse at −15 while the final pairings were beginning their back nine. Zach Johnson then birdied the 18th to also card a 66 and tie the clubhouse lead with Leishman. The second to last group of the round were Jason Day and Jordan Spieth. Day and Spieth both headed to the par-4 16th at −14, one shot back of Leishman and Johnson. Spieth hit a difficult putt to birdie to get to -15, while Day parred.


2015 Open Championship, Round summaries, Final round
On the famous par-4 17th "Road Hole," an errant approach shot by Spieth resulted in a bogey and he was back at −14. Day was unable to convert a difficult birdie putt and remained at −14 as well. At the 18th, Spieth's approach shot was short, in the "Valley of Sin" below the green; he almost holed the chip for birdie, but settled for par and 274 (−14). Day was left with a 15-foot (4.5 m) birdie putt to join the playoff, but could not convert and also ended a stroke back at 274.


2015 Open Championship, Round summaries, Final round
The final pairing was Louis Oosthuizen and amateur Paul Dunne, who was at even par 36 out, but was four-over on the next four holes, fell out of contention, and tied for thirtieth place. Oosthuizen played a solid round and needed a birdie at 18 to get into the playoff with Leishman and Johnson. His approach shot left him with a 10-foot (3 m) birdie putt, which he sunk. The Open Championship's rules dictated there would be a four-hole aggregate score playoff between Johnson, Leishman, and Oosthuizen. Johnson took the early lead on the first and never looked back, winning by a stroke over Oosthuizen. The win was Johnson's second major championship victory; he won the Masters eight years earlier in 2007.


2015 Open Championship, Round summaries, Playoff
This was the ninth four-hole playoff at the Open Championship, first used in 1989. The last playoff at St Andrews was twenty years earlier in 1995.


2015 Open Championship, Round summaries, Playoff
Johnson and Oosthuizen birdied the first while Leishman bogeyed; Johnson birdied the second and then the routing switched over to the Road Hole (#17), which all three bogeyed. All three made par at 18 and Johnson won the Claret Jug by a stroke.


2015 Open Engie Saint-Gaudens Midi-Pyrénées
The 2015 Open Engie Saint-Gaudens Midi-Pyrénées was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the nineteenth edition of the tournament and part of the 2015 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000+H in prize money. It took place in Saint-Gaudens, France, on 11–17 May 2015.


2015 Open Engie Saint-Gaudens Midi-Pyrénées, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Open Engie Saint-Gaudens Midi-Pyrénées, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry by a lucky loser spot:


2015 Open Engie Saint-Gaudens Midi-Pyrénées – Doubles
Verónica Cepede Royg and María Irigoyen were the defending champions, but Irigoyen chose not to participate. Cepede Royg partners Danka Kovinić, but lost in the quarterfinals to Mariana Duque and Julia Glushko.


2015 Open Engie Saint-Gaudens Midi-Pyrénées – Doubles
Mariana Duque and Julia Glushko won the title, defeating Beatriz Haddad Maia and Nicole Melichar in the final, 1–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–4].


2015 Open Engie Saint-Gaudens Midi-Pyrénées – Singles
Danka Kovinić was the defending champion, but she lost in the first round to Tessah Andrianjafitrimo.


2015 Open Engie Saint-Gaudens Midi-Pyrénées – Singles
María Teresa Torró Flor won the title, defeating Jana Čepelová in the final, 6–1, 6–0.


2015 Open Engie de Touraine
The 2015 Open Engie de Touraine was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the eleventh edition of the tournament and part of the 2015 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000 in prize money. It took place in Joué-lès-Tours, France, on 19–25 October 2015.


2015 Open Engie de Touraine, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Open Engie de Touraine – Doubles
Stéphanie Foretz and Amandine Hesse are the defending champions, but retired in the second round to Alexandra Cadanțu and Cristina Dinu.


2015 Open Engie de Touraine – Doubles
Cadanțu and Dinu won the title, defeating Viktorija Golubic and Alice Matteucci in the final, 7–5, 6–3.


2015 Open Engie de Touraine – Singles
Carina Witthöft is the defending champion, but decided not to participate this year.


2015 Open Engie de Touraine – Singles
Olga Fridman won the title, defeating Kristýna Plíšková in the final, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1.


2015 Open Féminin de Marseille
The 2015 Open Féminin de Marseille was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the eighteenth edition of the tournament and part of the 2015 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $100,000 in prize money. It took place in Marseille, France, on 1–7 June 2015.


2015 Open Féminin de Marseille, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Open Féminin de Marseille – Doubles
Lourdes Domínguez Lino and Beatriz García Vidagany were the defending champions, but García Vidagany chose not to participate. Domínguez Lino partnered Mariana Duque but lost in the first round.


2015 Open Féminin de Marseille – Doubles
Tatiana Búa and Laura Thorpe won the title, defeating Nicole Melichar and Maryna Zanevska in the final, 6–3, 3–6, [10–6].


2015 Open Féminin de Marseille – Singles
Alexandra Dulgheru was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.


2015 Open Féminin de Marseille – Singles
Monica Niculescu won the title, defeating Pauline Parmentier in the final, 6–2, 7–5.


2015 Open GDF Suez Seine-et-Marne
The 2015 Open GDF Suez Seine-et-Marne was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2015 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000 in prize money. It took place in Croissy-Beaubourg, France, on 30 March – 5 April 2015.


2015 Open GDF Suez Seine-et-Marne, Women's Singles entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Open GDF Suez Seine-et-Marne – Doubles
Margarita Gasparyan and Lyudmyla Kichenok were the defending champions, however both players chose not to participate.


2015 Open GDF Suez Seine-et-Marne – Doubles
The top seeds, Jocelyn Rae and Anna Smith won the title, defeating wildcards Julie Coin and Mathilde Johansson in the final, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–2).


2015 Open GDF Suez Seine-et-Marne – Singles
Claire Feuerstein was the defending champion, however she chose not to participate.


2015 Open GDF Suez Seine-et-Marne – Singles
Margarita Gasparyan won the title, defeating wildcard Mathilde Johansson in the final, 6–3, 6–4.


2015 Open GDF Suez de Cagnes-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritimes
The 2015 Open GDF Suez de Cagnes-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritimes was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the eighteenth edition of the tournament and part of the 2015 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $100,000 in prize money. It took place in Cagnes-sur-Mer, France, on 4–10 May 2015.


2015 Open GDF Suez de Cagnes-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritimes, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Open GDF Suez de Cagnes-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritimes – Doubles
Kiki Bertens and Johanna Larsson were the defending champions, but Larsson chose not to participate. Bertens partnered Eva Hrdinová, but lost in the first round to Johanna Konta and Laura Thorpe.


2015 Open GDF Suez de Cagnes-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritimes – Doubles
Konta and Thorpe then won the title, defeating Jocelyn Rae and Anna Smith in the final, 1–6, 6–4, [10–5].


2015 Open GDF Suez de Cagnes-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritimes – Singles
Sharon Fichman was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to top seed Carina Witthöft.


2015 Open GDF Suez de Cagnes-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritimes – Singles
Witthöft then won the title, defeating Tatjana Maria in an all-German final, 7–5, 6–1.


2015 Open Harmonie mutuelle
The 2015 Open Harmonie mutuelle was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the twelfth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Saint-Brieuc, France between 6 April and 12 April 2015.


2015 Open Harmonie mutuelle, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Open Harmonie mutuelle, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2015 Open Harmonie mutuelle – Doubles
Dominik Meffert and Tim Pütz were the defending champions, but decided not to compete.


2015 Open Harmonie mutuelle – Doubles
Grégoire Burquier and Alexandre Sidorenko won the title, defeating Andriej Kapaś and Yasutaka Uchiyama in the final, 6–3, 6–4.


2015 Open Harmonie mutuelle – Singles
Andreas Beck was the defending champion, but lost in the second round.


2015 Open Harmonie mutuelle – Singles
Nicolas Mahut won the title, defeating Yūichi Sugita in the final, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4.


2015 Open Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole Hérault
The 2015 Open Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole Hérault was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the tenth edition of the tournament and part of the 2015 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000+H in prize money. It took place in Montpellier, France, on 15–21 June 2015.


2015 Open Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole Hérault, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Open Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole Hérault – Doubles
Inés Ferrer Suárez and Sara Sorribes Tormo were the defending champions, but both players chose not to participate.


2015 Open Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole Hérault – Doubles
María Irigoyen and Barbora Krejčíková won the title, defeating Laura Siegemund and Renata Voráčová in the final, 6–4, 6–2.


2015 Open Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole Hérault – Singles
Elitsa Kostova was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Pauline Parmentier.


2015 Open Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole Hérault – Singles
Top seed Lourdes Domínguez Lino won the title, defeating second seed Sílvia Soler Espinosa in an all-Spanish final, 6–4, 6–3.


2015 Open Sud de France
The 2015 Open Sud de France was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 28th edition of the Open Sud de France, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2015 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Arena Montpellier in Montpellier, France, from February 2 to February 8, 2015.


2015 Open Sud de France, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Open Sud de France, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2015 Open Sud de France – Doubles
Nikolay Davydenko and Denis Istomin were the defending champions, but Davydenko retired from professional tennis in October 2014. Istomin played alongside Alexander Kudryavtsev, but they lost in the first round to Dominic Inglot and Florin Mergea. Marcus Daniell and Artem Sitak won the title, defeating Inglot and Mergea in the final, 3–6, 6–4, [16–14].


2015 Open Sud de France – Singles
Gaël Monfils was the defending champion, but lost to Richard Gasquet in the semifinals. Gasquet went on to win the title, defeating Jerzy Janowicz in the final, 3–0, ret.


2015 Open Sud de France – Singles, Seeds
The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2015 Open d'Orléans
The 2015 Open d'Orléans was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the eleventh edition of the tournament which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Orléans, France, between 28 September and 4 October 2015.


2015 Open d'Orléans, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Open d'Orléans, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry as a special exempt into the singles main draw:


2015 Open d'Orléans – Doubles
Thomaz Bellucci and André Sá were the defending champions, but chose not to participate this year


2015 Open de Guadeloupe
The 2015 Open de Guadeloupe was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the fifth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Le Gosier, Guadeloupe between 30 March and 5 April 2015.


2015 Open de Guadeloupe, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Open de Guadeloupe, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players got into the singles main draw as an alternate:


2015 Open de Guadeloupe, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2015 Open de Guadeloupe – Doubles
Tomasz Bednarek and Adil Shamasdin were the defending champions, but did not participate.


2015 Open de Guadeloupe – Doubles
James Cerretani and Antal van der Duim claimed the title, defeating Wesley Koolhof and Matwé Middelkoop in the final by a score of 6–1, 6–3.


2015 Open de Guadeloupe – Singles
Steve Johnson was the defending champion, but did not participate.


2015 Open de Guadeloupe – Singles
Ruben Bemelmans defeated Édouard Roger-Vasselin in the final, 7–6(8–6), 6–3, to win the title.


2015 Open de Limoges
The 2015 Open de Limoges (also known as the Engie Open de Limoges for sponsorship reasons) was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament, and part of the 2015 WTA 125K series. It took place in Limoges, France, on 9–15 November 2015.


2015 Open de Limoges, Singles entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Open de Limoges, Doubles entrants, Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:


2015 Open de Limoges – Doubles
Kateřina Siniaková and Renata Voráčová were the defending champions, but they chose not to participate this year. Barbora Krejčíková and Mandy Minella won the title, defeating Margarita Gasparyan and Oksana Kalashnikova in the final 1–6, 7–5, [10–6].


2015 Open de Limoges – Singles
Tereza Smitková was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year. Caroline Garcia won the title, defeating Louisa Chirico in the final 6–1, 6–3.


2015 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur
The 2015 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 31st edition of the Open de Nice Côte d'Azur and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2015 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Nice Lawn Tennis Club in Nice, France, from May 17 through May 23, 2015.


2015 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2015 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur – Doubles
Martin Kližan and Philipp Oswald were the defending champions, but they chose not to participate this year. Mate Pavić and Michael Venus won the title, defeating Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecău in the final, 7–6(7–4), 2–6, [10–8].


2015 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur – Singles
Ernests Gulbis was the defending champion, but lost to Dominic Thiem in the quarterfinals. Thiem went on to win his first ATP title, defeating Leonardo Mayer in the final, 6–7(8–10), 7–5, 7–6(7–2).


2015 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2015 Open de Rennes
The 2015 Open de Rennes was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the tenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Rennes, France between 12 and 18 October 2015.


2015 Open de Rennes, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players entered the singles main draw as alternates:


2015 Open de Rennes – Doubles
Tobias Kamke and Philipp Marx were the defending champions, but chose not to defend their title. Unseeded pair Andrea Arnaboldi and Antonio Šančić won the title defeating Wesley Koolhof and Matwé Middelkoop in the final 6–4, 2–6, [14–12].


2015 Open de Rennes – Singles
Steve Darcis was the defending champion, but lost in the second round. Malek Jaziri won the title defeating Igor Sijsling in the final 5–7, 7–5, 6–4


2015 Open du Pays d'Aix
The 2015 Open du Pays d'Aix was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Aix-en-Provence, France between 4 and 10 May 2015.


2015 Open du Pays d'Aix, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Open du Pays d'Aix, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry as a special exempt to gain entry into the main draw:


2015 Open du Pays d'Aix, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2015 Open du Pays d'Aix – Doubles
Diego Schwartzman and Horacio Zeballos were the defending champions, but they did not participate this year.


2015 Open du Pays d'Aix – Doubles
Robin Haase and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi won the title, defeating Nicholas Monroe and Artem Sitak in the final, 6–1, 6–2.


2015 Open du Pays d'Aix – Singles
Diego Schwartzman was the defending champion but chose not to compete.


2015 Open du Pays d'Aix – Singles
Robin Haase took the title, beating Paul-Henri Mathieu 7–6 (7–1), 6–2


2015 Orange Bowl
The 2015 Capital One Orange Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 31, 2015 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The 82nd Orange Bowl was a College Football Playoff semifinal with the winner of the game competing against the winner of the 2015 Cotton Bowl: Alabama Crimson Tide football in the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship, which took place at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. It was one of the 2015–16 bowl games that concluded the 2015 FBS football season. The Orange Bowl game is usually played at night, but with a 4 pm starting time, this Orange Bowl game was the first with an afternoon kickoff in 51 years.


2015 Orange Bowl
The game matched the undefeated and number 1 overall team in the nation, the Clemson Tigers, against the 1 loss Oklahoma Sooners.


2015 Orange Bowl
This was the fifth overall meeting between these two teams, with the series being tied 2–2. The game was a rematch of the previous year's Russell Athletic Bowl, which Clemson won 40–6.


2015 Orange Bowl, Teams
The two participants for the game were two of the semifinalists which were the Clemson Tigers and Oklahoma Sooners.


2015 Orange Bowl, Teams, Clemson
Clemson began the season hoping to improve on their 10-3 record from last year. In the preseason poll, the Tigers ranked number 12, and to kick off the season, won their first 3 games. In their 4th game, they faced the undefeated and 6th ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish, with both teams having playoff aspirations. Despite leading for most of the game, the game came down to a key 2 point conversion stop by Clemson, essentially sealing the game for the Tigers.


2015 Orange Bowl, Teams, Clemson
The Tigers then won 4 more games to finally reach the number 1 ranking in all of the polls, just in time for a huge matchup with the defending ACC Champions, the Florida State Seminoles. Despite losing for most of the first half, Clemson came back in the 2nd half to win the game, 23-13. The Tigers then won the rest of their games, including a matchup with North Carolina in the ACC Championship game. Clemson won the game 45-37, to give Clemson their first ACC Championship since 2011.


2015 Orange Bowl, Teams, Oklahoma
Oklahoma began their season hoping to improve from their 8-5 record from last year and also an annihilation in the Russel Athletic Bowl against Clemson. They were ranked number 19 in the preseason poll, but they won their first 4 games to rise to number 10 in the polls. In their 5th game, they were matched against Texas, a team that was at the time 1-4 and unranked. Oklahoma, despite being huge favorites, were stunned by the Longhorns 24-17, which dropped them to 4-1 and lowered their ranking to 19.


2015 Orange Bowl, Teams, Oklahoma
Oklahoma responded strong to the loss, churning out 4 straight wins before looking at an extremely tough 3 game stretch which included the undefeated Baylor Bears, the 1 loss TCU Horned Frogs, and the undefeated Oklahoma State Cowboys. Oklahoma defeated undefeated Baylor 44-34, and rose to the number 7 spot in the polls. Later against TCU, Oklahoma dominated for most of the game, and even led 30-13 in the 4th Quarter.


2015 Orange Bowl, Teams, Oklahoma
However, TCU mounted a furious comeback and had nearly tied the game up at 30, down 1, when TCU coach Gary Patterson decided to go for 2 at the end of the game. TCU was unable to convert the 2 point conversion, and Oklahoma survived. Their final challenge, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, who also had playoff hopes. Oklahoma destroyed their in-state rivals 58-23, and clinched the Big 12 Title.


2015 Orange Bowl, Game summary, 1st quarter
The game started off with a long Oklahoma drive that ended with a Samaje Perine 1 yard touchdown that put the Sooners up 7-0. The teams then exchanged punts, and then Clemson had a long drive that ended with a field goal, which brought the score to 7-3. Oklahoma was once again forced to punt, and that ended the first quarter, with the score sitting at 7-3.


2015 Orange Bowl, Game summary, 2nd quarter
Clemson's drive started off with a 46-yard run from their Heisman finalist quarterback Deshaun Watson. However, it looked like Clemson was going to have to punt when they ran a fake punt, which ended up with a 31-yard pass from Andy Teasdall to Christian Wilkins, a defensive lineman. This play set up a 5-yard touchdown run by Deshaun Watson, which gave Clemson their first lead of the night at 10-7. Oklahoma was then once again forced to punt, and Clemson took advantage, scoring another field goal to go up by 6.


2015 Orange Bowl, Game summary, 2nd quarter
Both teams then exchanged field goals, which brought the score to 16-10 in favor of Clemson. With 2:17 remaining, Oklahoma drove down the length of the field to score a touchdown, which gave the Sooners a one-point lead. Clemson had an opportunity to reclaim the lead before halftime after a fake punt, however Watson's pass was later intercepted in the end zone, giving Oklahoma a 17-16 lead going into halftime.


2015 Orange Bowl, Game summary, 3rd quarter
Clemson received the opening kickoff and drove down the field during their opening possession of the second half down the field for a touchdown by running back Wayne Gallman, giving Clemson the lead again. Oklahoma on their ensuing possession was forced to punt, however Clemson couldn't capitalize, missing a 47-yard field goal. Oklahoma later got stuffed at Clemson's 30-yard line, turning the ball over on downs. This time, Clemson did capitalize, by running the ball to midfield and later passing the ball to Hunter Renfrow, his first touchdown of the night, increasing Clemson's lead. The remainder of the quarter was scoreless, giving Clemson a 13-point lead with 15 minutes left to play.


2015 Orange Bowl, Game summary, 4th quarter
The fourth quarter of the game for the most part was scoreless; but on Clemson's first possession of the quarter, Clemson ran the ball for another touchdown by Wayne Gallman, pushing the lead to 20 points. Oklahoma had several opportunities to score in the red zone, however the pass was intercepted, giving Clemson room to run out the clock. After close to 10 scoreless minutes in the 4th quarter, Clemson shut out Oklahoma in the second half, giving the Tigers a spot in the 2016 National Championship Game in Glendale, Arizona, against the Alabama Crimson Tide.


2015 Oregon Ducks football team
The 2015 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Mark Helfrich and played their home games at Autzen Stadium for the 49th straight year. They were a member of the Pac-12 Conference in the North Division.


2015 Oregon Ducks football team, Before the season, Returning starters
Because of the significant number of injuries to the offensive line in 2014, the Ducks feature a large number of returning offensive linemen who have started in at least one game in a previous season.


2015 Oregon Ducks football team, Before the season, Returning starters
Thomas Tyner underwent surgery on his left shoulder on August 7, 2015 and has not been included on the roster for 2015, he is going to miss the 2015 season and has not commented about his future as an Oregon Duck football player. Stetzon Bair, Devon Allen and Darren Carrington are also uncertain about their return to the team in 2015.


2015 Oregon Ducks football team, Regular season, Personnel
Oregon head coach Mark Helfrich returns in his third year as Oregon's head coach following season.


2015 Oregon Ducks football team, Regular season, Personnel
The Ducks continue to have the longest tenured staff of any college football program in the United States. Six of the ten assistant positions are staffed by men who have coached at Oregon for over ten years, four of whom have over 25 years of experience as Oregon assistant coaches.


2015 Oregon Ducks football team, Regular season, Personnel
Offensive coordinator Scott Frost was hired by the University of Central Florida Knights football team on December 1, 2015.


2015 Oregon Ducks football team, Regular season, Game summaries, Eastern Washington
In their first game of the 2015 season, the Ducks defeated the Eastern Washington Eagles 61–42 in the teams' first ever matchup in football.


2015 Oregon Ducks football team, Regular season, Game summaries, Eastern Washington
In an interesting twist to an otherwise typical early season matchup against a local FCS power, Eastern Washington's former star quarterback Vernon Adams graduated in the summer of 2015 and transferred to the University of Oregon in order to pursue his graduate studies and utilize his final year of eligibility as the Ducks' starting quarterback.


2015 Oregon Ducks football team, Regular season, Game summaries, Michigan State
For their first away game of the season, the Ducks lost to the Michigan State Spartans 31–28 at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. The game was a rematch from the previous season when the Ducks beat the Spartans at Autzen Stadium in Eugene. The loss returned the all-time record between Oregon and Michigan State to a tie at 3–3.


2015 Oregon Ducks football team, Regular season, Game summaries, Michigan State
This game foreshadowed the finger injury that would keep Oregon quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. sidelined or completely ineffective for a month. Adams injured the index finger on his throwing hand during the fourth quarter of the previous week's game against Eastern Washington. For the game against Michigan State, Adams wore gloves on both hands and was seen inspecting his hand while on the sideline.


2015 Oregon Ducks football team, Regular season, Game summaries, Michigan State
It was conjectured during the game by the announcers that the lack of touch caused by both his broken finger and the glove were to blame for several inaccurate medium to long distance passes thrown by Adams, including missing a wide open Byron Marshall in the end-zone from the Michigan State 33-yard line with 1:24 left in the game that would've put the Ducks up 35–31.


2015 Oregon Ducks football team, Regular season, Game summaries, Georgia State
Oregon defeated the Georgia State Panthers 61–28 in its final non-conference home game of the 2015 season. This game was the first meeting between Oregon and Georgia State.


2015 Oregon Ducks football team, Regular season, Game summaries, Georgia State
Oregon quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. did not start in this game due to a broken index finger on his throwing hand, Jeff Lockie, the longtime backup to Marcus Mariota, started in his place.


2015 Oregon Ducks football team, Regular season, Game summaries, Utah
In their first Pac-12 game of the season, the Ducks lost in historic fashion to the Utah Utes by a score of 62–20. In 2014, Oregon defeated Utah 51–27 at Rice Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, UT. Oregon maintained their lead in the all-time series with 20–9; this was the first time that Utah defeated Oregon since joining the Pac-12.


2015 Oregon Ducks football team, Regular season, Game summaries, Utah
The 42 point loss was the third largest margin of defeat for the Ducks at Autzen Stadium, with the 62 points the most ever allowed by the Ducks in Eugene and the first loss of this magnitude at home since the 1977 season. During the game, Oregon star wide receiver/running back Byron Marshall suffered a lower leg injury and was driven off the field in a cart. Additionally, during the second quarter the Ducks replaced starting quarterback Vernon Adams, Jr. with Jeff Lockie due to Adams' ineffective play caused by a broken index finger on his throwing hand.


2015 Oregon Ducks football team, Regular season, Game summaries, Utah
Because of the broken finger, Adams was unable to complete accurate downfield passes which allowed the Utes to totally focus on defending the run and short passes, effectively neutralizing the Oregon offense. While Lockie was able to generate a spark on his first series, he was unable to generate significant plays.


2015 Oregon Ducks football team, Regular season, Game summaries, Colorado
In their first game playing as an unranked team since the 2009 season, the Ducks defeated the Colorado Buffaloes 41–24 at Folsom Field in Boulder. The win extended Oregon's lead in the all-time series to 12–8; they remained undefeated against the Buffaloes in Pac-12 play.


2015 Oregon Ducks football team, Regular season, Game summaries, Colorado
Vernon Adams Jr. remained on the sidelines due to a broken index finger and the fact that he has sickle cell trait; Folsom Field is 5,360 feet (1,630 m) above sea level. In his place, the Ducks ran a rotation at the quarterback position, playing both long-time backup Jeff Lockie and Taylor Alie, a walk-on who won a 6A Oregon State Championship with Sheldon High School in Eugene.


2015 Oregon Ducks football team, Regular season, Game summaries, Washington State
In their first division game of the season, the Ducks lost to the Washington State Cougars 45–38 in Autzen Stadium in double overtime. The loss marked their first season with multiple home losses since the 2007 season. Oregon maintained their lead in the all-time series with 49–37-7.


2015 Oregon Ducks football team, Regular season, Game summaries, Washington
Oregon defeated their rival, the Washington Huskies, 26–20 for the twelfth year in a row at Husky Stadium in Seattle. The game featured a healthy Vernon Adams Jr. playing for the Ducks for the first time since their first game of the season; in 2014, Adams almost led his former Eastern Washington team to a major upset of the Huskies, throwing for seven touchdowns and accounting for just under 500 yards from scrimmage. Despite the win, Washington maintained their overall series lead, 58–46–6.


2015 Oregon Ducks football team, Regular season, Game summaries, Arizona State
†Beginning with the third overtime period, two-point attempts after touchdowns are mandatory.


2015 Oregon Ducks football team, Regular season, Game summaries, Arizona State
In their sole Thursday night game of the season, the Ducks defeated the Arizona State Sun Devils 61–55 in a thrilling and at times controversial triple overtime game in Sun Devil Stadium. The win extended Oregon's active win streak over the Sun Devils to seven, though they did not play in 2013 or 2014, and their lead in the all-time series to 18–16.


2015 Oregon Ducks football team, Regular season, Game summaries, Arizona State
The jerseys worn by the Sun Devils all bore the name Tillman in order to honor Arizona State alumnus Pat Tillman. Tillman played safety for the Sun Devils from 1994 to 1997 and was drafted 226th overall by the Arizona Cardinals in the 1998 NFL Draft. Following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, Tillman declined to sign a new contract with the Cardinals in order to enlist in the Army, eventually becoming a Ranger; he was killed by friendly fire while serving in Afghanistan on April 22, 2004.


2015 Oregon Ducks football team, Regular season, Game summaries, California
In their ninth game of the season, the Ducks earned bowl eligibility by defeating the California Golden Bears 44–28 at Autzen Stadium. The Ducks extended their 6-year win streak over California; however, the Golden Bears maintained their all-time series lead, 39–37–2.


2015 Oregon Ducks football team, Regular season, Game summaries, Stanford
Oregon defeated the 7th ranked Stanford Cardinal 38–36 on the road in Stanford Stadium. Despite the win, the Cardinal maintained their lead in the all-time series, 46–32–1.


2015 Oregon Ducks football team, Regular season, Game summaries, USC
Oregon defeated the USC Trojans 48–28 at home in their 8th win of the year. With the win, Oregon remained in the Pac-12 North championship race until Stanford defeated California later that day to clinch the division title. The Trojans maintained their lead in the overall series, 37–20–2.


2015 Oregon Ducks football team, Regular season, Game summaries, Oregon State – 119th Civil War
Oregon defeated their in-state rival, the Oregon State Beavers, 52–42 at Autzen Stadium to earn their eighth straight victory in the 119-year-old series. The Ducks extended their lead in the all-time series 63-46-10.


2015 Oregon State Beavers baseball team
The 2015 Oregon State Beavers baseball team represented Oregon State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Beavers play their home games at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field and are members of the Pac-12 Conference. The team is coached by Pat Casey in his 21st season at Oregon State.


2015 Oregon State Beavers baseball team, Awards and honors
2015 was another award-winning year for Oregon State. It was the fourth straight year a Beaver player garnered a major conference award and third year in a row that at least four players were named to the All-Conference First Team.


2015 Oregon State Beavers baseball team, Awards and honors
(#) - Denotes number of times player has been selected


2015 Oregon State Beavers baseball team, Postseason
Although the Beavers finished second in the Pac-12 they were not selected as a Regional host site for the opening round of the 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. Oregon State was the #2 seed of the Dallas Regional with host and #1 seed Dallas Baptist, #3 Texas and #4 Virginia Commonwealth. After winning their first game against Texas the Beavers were eliminated after dropping two straight versus VCU and Dallas Baptist.


2015 Oregon State Beavers baseball team, Ranking movements
^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.


2015 Oregon State Beavers football team
The 2015 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Gary Andersen and played their home games at Reser Stadium in Corvallis. Oregon State was a member of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.


2015 Oregon State Beavers football team, Offseason, Coaching change
For the first time since the 2003 offseason, Oregon State underwent a coaching change.


2015 Oregon State Beavers football team, Offseason, Coaching change, Riley exits
In a move that shook the college football world, the University of Nebraska announced the hiring of Oregon State's head coach Mike Riley on December 4, 2014. Riley had what was dubbed a "lifetime contract" at Oregon State, where every year he led a team to a bowl game, his contract was extended by one year. In 2010, Oregon State Athletic Director Bob De Carolis said Riley had talked about wanting to retire in Corvallis and be the "Joe Paterno of Oregon State." In the same time period, Riley said, "I want to make it known that I'm very excited to be to coaching at Oregon State University and I anticipate doing so for a long time." Nebraska fired head coach Bo Pelini, opening the door for Riley to make the unanticipated move.


2015 Oregon State Beavers football team, Offseason, Coaching change, Welcoming Andersen
An equally shocking move came just six days later, as the Oregon State Athletic Department announced that they had hired Gary Andersen of Wisconsin as Riley's replacement on December 10, 2014. Andersen left Wisconsin after just two years with the program, citing high academic standards set by the university made recruiting difficult for Andersen, compiling a 19–7 overall record and coming off of a trip to the Big Ten Football Championship Game. Since Andersen left after just two seasons, a reported $3 million buyout was in effect.


2015 Oregon State Beavers football team, Offseason, Coaching change, Welcoming Andersen
The coaching announcement came moments after the university announced $42 million upgrades to its football operations building, known as the Valley Football Center. It marked the second straight Wisconsin coach (Bret Bielema left for Arkansas) to leave for what many considered a job with a less prestigious program. Andersen was announced in a press conference on December 12, 2014.


2015 Oregon wildfires
The 2015 Oregon wildfires were an ongoing series of wildfires affecting parts of the U.S. state of Oregon.


2015 Oregon wildfires, August fire
The August fire was reported on August 22, 2015, 10 miles (16 km) east of Banks. It was fully contained by August 24. It was suspected to be human-caused. One firefighter was injured. Three aircraft were used, taking water from Henry Hagg Lake, which led to its closure for recreational purposes. An estimated 26 acres (11 ha) were part of the burn, and 60 firefighters were needed. Highway 26 was closed for several days.


2015 Oregon wildfires, Cornet-Windy Ridge fire
The Cornet-Windy Ridge fire has burned more than 103,800 acres (42,000 ha) on public forest and private lands a few miles west of Durkee. As of August 23, 2015, the fire was 80 percent contained.


2015 Oregon wildfires, Eldorado fire
The Eldorado fire, which was caused by lightning, has burned more than 20,600 acres (8,300 ha) of land 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Unity. As of August 23, 2015, the fire was 65 percent contained.


2015 Oregon wildfires, Stouts fire
The human-caused Stouts fire has burned 26,000 acres 16 miles (26 km) east of Canvyonville, just south of Milo. As of August 23, 2015, the wildfire was 83 percent contained.


2015 Oregon wildfires, Willamina Creek fire
The Willamina Creek fire, occurring 9 miles (14 km) north of Willamina, has burned 230 acres (93 ha) in "heavy fuels on high-value timberland owned by the Bureau of Land Management and private industrial forestland owners". As of August 23, 2015, the fire was 20 percent contained.


2015 Oregon wildfires, Smoke in the Willamette Valley
Wildfire smoke from Washington and Oregon was blown west over western Oregon, including Portland and the rest of the Willamette Valley, on August 22–23, 2015.


2015 Oregon wildfires, Smoke in the Willamette Valley
Portland skyline during 2015 Oregon wildfires - seen are the U.S. Bancorp Tower and White Stag sign from the Burnside Bridge


2015 Orica–GreenEDGE season
The 2015 season for the Orica–GreenEDGE cycling team began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.


2015 Orienteering World Cup
The 2015 Orienteering World Cup was the 21st edition of the Orienteering World Cup. The 2015 Orienteering World Cup consisted of 11 events, all individual competitions. The events were located in Australia, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom and Switzerland. The 2015 World Orienteering Championships in Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom was included in the World Cup.


2015 Orienteering World Cup
Daniel Hubmann of Switzerland won his second consecutive overall title in the men's World Cup, his sixth title in total. Tove Alexandersson of Sweden won her second overall title in the women's World Cup.


2015 Orienteering World Cup, Points distribution
The 40 best runners in each event were awarded points. In the final race (WC 11), the runners were awarded a double number of points.


2015 Orienteering World Cup, Overall standings
This section shows the final standings after all 11 individual events.


2015 Origins Award winners
The following are the winners of the 42nd annual (2015) Origins Award, presented at Origins 2016:


2015 Orlando City SC season
The 2015 Orlando City SC season was the club's fifth season of existence in Orlando and first in Major League Soccer, the top-flight league in the United States soccer league system.


2015 Orlando City SC season, Background
On November 19, 2013, it was announced that Orlando City would be the next expansion franchise in Major League Soccer, the league's 21st team. The dissolution of C.D. Chivas USA following the 2014 MLS season resulted in Orlando City instead being the league's 20th franchise.


2015 Orlando City SC season, Background
Following the completion of City's final season in USL Pro, the team released all but nine players from its roster. The remaining players, who would form the base of the 2015 roster, included Kaká, who was placed on loan with São Paulo FC in his native Brazil following his signing in June 2014.


2015 Orlando City SC season, Background
On September 24, 2014, Orlando City manager Adrian Heath and New York City FC manager Jason Kreis took part in a draw to determine who would get top priorities in various selection mechanisms, including the 2014 MLS Expansion Draft and the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. Orlando City won the draw, and Adrian Heath selected the top pick in the Expansion Draft first.


2015 Orlando City SC season, Background
He would also choose the top pick in the SuperDraft, top selection priority for USL Pro and NASL players (beyond Orlando City's own USL Pro players, which the team had right of first refusal to), and second-to-last (then #20, now #19) in lottery ranking. Orlando City will be #2 in United States men's national soccer team player allocation ranking, #21 (now #20) in player discovery ranking, #21 (now #20) in re-entry draft ranking, and #2 in designated player ranking.


2015 Orlando City SC season, Background
On October 17, 2014, the team broke ground on their new soccer-specific stadium. Due to delays in sales tax subsidies from the Florida Legislature, the team decided to assume stadium financing themselves, and committed to pay back the City of Orlando for the land purchased and any other costs already incurred. Orlando City played the 2015 season, and will play the entire 2016 season, in the remodeled Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium.


2015 Orlando City SC season, Background
For normal regular-season matches in 2015, Orlando City will open the sidelines and ends of the lower bowl only, except for the corners, along with the luxury suites. For the season opener on March 8 against New York City FC, however, the entire stadium was made available for sale. The team announced that the stadium's entire allotment of permanent seating was sold out on March 2. The team made 2,000 standing room only tickets available on March 4, and those sold out within 24 hours.


2015 Orlando City SC season, Background
On November 14, 2014, Orlando City was drawn for the seventh pick in the dispersal draft for Chivas USA players, but chose to pass on their pick. Manager Adrian Heath signed a contract extension on November 21, 2014 committing him to the club through to the end of the 2017 MLS season.


2015 Orlando City SC season, Background
Orlando City originally planned to train in late January in Brazil, but eventually cancelled those plans in favor of training in Orlando. They will instead train at Sylvan Lake Park in Sanford.


2015 Orlando City SC season, Background
Orlando City opened the 2015 MLS season at the Citrus Bowl against the other expansion team for that season, New York City FC. The match ended in a 1–1 draw after Kaká scored an equalizer in the first minute of second half stoppage time. The attendance of 62,510 was the largest crowd to see a soccer match at the Citrus Bowl, the second-largest attendance ever for an MLS team's inaugural home match, and the ninth-largest crowd in MLS history for a standalone match.


2015 Orlando City SC season, Competitions, U.S. Open Cup
Orlando City entered the 2015 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of Major League Soccer in the fourth round.


2015 Orlando City SC season, Competitions, U.S. Open Cup
Host team listed firstBold = winner* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score


2015 Orlando City SC season, Player statistics, Appearances
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.


2015 Orlando City SC season, Player movement
Per Major League Soccer and club policies, terms of the deals do not get disclosed.


2015 Orlando City SC season, Player movement, MLS SuperDraft picks
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2015 draft was held on January 15, 2015. Orlando had five selections.


2015 Orlando City SC season, Media
Any matches that are not featured in the MLS national television package on either ESPN2, Fox Sports 1 or UniMás will air locally on WOFL FOX 35 or WRBW My65. The commentary team will be Jeff Radcliffe on play-by-play and Kevin Hartman on color commentary, with Holly Bristow as sideline reporter. In addition, most matches not on the MLS national television package will be simulcast on Fox Sports Florida or Sun Sports to fans outside the Orlando market. Some matches will be placed on tape delay to accommodate Tampa Bay Rays and Florida Marlins baseball games.


2015 Orlando City SC season, Media
On the radio, matches will air on WTKS-FM "Real Radio 104.1" in English, with Tom Traxler and Adam Schick providing the call. When City is on a nationally televised match, Jeff Radcliffe will call the match on WTKS with Tom Traxler. Matches will also air on WONQ "La Grande 1030" in Spanish. The Spanish play-by-play announcer is Sergio Ruiz Torres, with color commentary by Israel Heredia. The Spanish radio feed will be used as the SAP Spanish feed on Fox Sports Florida and Sun Sports.


2015 Orlando City SC season, Media
Orlando City does not black out matches not on the MLS national television package on MLS Live, enabling local fans to watch matches live via live stream.


2015 Orlando Predators season
The 2015 Orlando Predators season was the twenty-fourth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Rob Keefe and played their home games at the Amway Center. The Predators improved to a 12-6 record and won the South division for the second straight year.


2015 Orlando Predators season, Schedule, Regular season
The 2015 regular season schedule was released on December 19, 2014.


2015 Orlando Predators season, Roster
Rookies in italics updated August 14, 201524 Active, 21 Inactive


2015 Orlando mayoral election
The 2015 Orlando mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2015, to elect the mayor of Orlando, Florida. Incumbent mayor Buddy Dyer ran for a fourth full term.


2015 Orlando mayoral election
Municipal elections in Orlando and Orange County are non-partisan. If no candidate receives a majority of the votes in the general election, runoffs are held between the two candidates that received the greatest number of votes. On November 3, 2015, incumbent mayor Buddy Dyer won with 62.5% of the vote, eliminating the need for a run-off.


2015 Osaka Metropolis Plan referendum
A referendum on the implementation of the Osaka Metropolis Plan was held in Osaka on 17 May 2015. In the event of a "yes" vote, the wards in Osaka City would be reorganized into special wards similar to those in Tokyo. The proposal was defeated by a slim margin of 10,741 votes (0.76%).


2015 Osaka Metropolis Plan referendum, Results
50.4% voted against the proposal. 13 out of 24 Osaka wards voted "no".


2015 Osaka Metropolis Plan referendum, Results
Interest on the referendum was particularly high. The turnout of 66.83% is 5.91% higher than the turnout in the 2011 mayoral and gubernatorial election.


2015 Osaka Metropolis Plan referendum, Reactions to the result
After the defeat of the plan he had championed in the previous five years, Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto announced that he would retire from politics once his term expired in December 2015. A major shakeup also occurred in Hashimoto's Japan Innovation Party, with the leader Kenji Eda and secretary-general Yorihisa Matsuno both announcing their resignation from their posts after the defeat.


2015 Osaka Metropolis Plan referendum, Reactions to the result
The referendum outcome was perceived as a blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who had supported the plan despite opposition from the Osaka branch of his Liberal Democratic Party, hoping that the Innovation Party would in turn support his efforts to amend the Constitution.


2015 Ottawa Fury FC season
The 2015 Ottawa Fury FC season was the club's second season at the professional level in the North American Soccer League.


2015 Ottawa Fury FC season, Club, Staff
Marc Dos Santos and other staff members would retain their positions from the previous season. Shortly after the conclusion of the 2014 season, the club announced the addition of longtime Chelsea academy coach Darko Buser to the club's management team.


2015 Ottawa Fury FC season, Club, Roster changes
On November 26, 2014, the club announced it would release four players; defenders Ramón Soria and Kenny Caceros, as well as forwards Pierre-Rudolph Mayard and Vini Dantas. On March 13, 2015 the club announced it and defender Omar Jarun had mutually parted ways.


2015 Ottawa Larmond twins terror conspiracy
The 2015 Ottawa Larmond twins terror conspiracy allegations arise from a national-security terrorism-related criminal investigation by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Integrated National Security Enforcement Teams, including the Ottawa Police Service and the Ontario Provincial Police. Specifically, the charges detail an alleged conspiracy by twin brothers, Ashton Larmond and Carlos Larmond, both of Vanier, Ontario, to commit terrorist acts.


2015 Ottawa Larmond twins terror conspiracy, Background
The brothers apparently lived in a two-storey home on Ste.-Cecile Street in Vanier, an Ottawa suburb. They both were known to have attended Rideau High School, which is on St. Laurent Boulevard, Ottawa. The brothers, described as "inseparable" and who "acted as though they ruled the neighbourhood"—were known to be recent converts to Islam, but were asserted to be not part of any Muslim congregation in the Ottawa area—although as Abdulhakim Moalimishak, president of the Assalaam Mosque on St. Laurent Boulevard in Ottawa, noted, Ashton Larmond did attend that Mosque occasionally, and specifically, during Ramadan in 2013.


2015 Ottawa Larmond twins terror conspiracy, Accusations
On 10 January 2015, Ashton Carleton Larmond and Carlos Honor Larmond, both 24 years old, were arraigned in an Ottawa court on various special terrorism-related charges pursuant to the Criminal Code.


2015 Ottawa Larmond twins terror conspiracy, Legal proceedings, Arrests
Carlos Larmond was arrested at the Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport as he was allegedly intending to travel overseas for terrorist purposes. Ashton Carleton Larmond was arrested in Ottawa.


2015 Ottawa Larmond twins terror conspiracy, Legal proceedings, Arrests
Assistant Commissioner James Malizia, Officer in charge of the RCMP's Federal Policing Operations, assured Canadians: "Today's arrests speak to our ability to tackle a threat that is multifaceted and constantly evolving. Through collaborative efforts with our partners, we were able to prevent these individuals from leaving Canada to engage in terrorist activity overseas."


2015 Ottawa Larmond twins terror conspiracy, Legal proceedings, Incarceration
On 3 March 2015, Carlos Larmond was beaten by fellow prisoner Terrence Wilson, 24, when Larmond attempted to convert Wilson then threatened him when Wilson resisted. In the scuffle, Larmond suffered a broken left hand & a black eye.


2015 Ottawa Larmond twins terror conspiracy, Legal proceedings, Conviction
On 26 August 2016, Ashton Larmond was sentenced to a term of penitentiary totalling 17 years, less 894 days, which represents the 595 days spent in custody since his time of arrest, giving him credit at the rate of 1.5 days for 1, on the terrorism count.


2015 Ottawa Larmond twins terror conspiracy, Legal proceedings, Conviction
He was also convicted of threats of death to correctional officers at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre, unlawfully communicating with his brother after promising the court not to do so, and threatening death to fellow inmates in the OCDC and given a sentence on each of those counts of 12 months concurrent to each other and concurrent to the 17-year sentence. Parole shall not be available until one half of his sentence has been served.


2015 Ottawa Larmond twins terror conspiracy, Legal proceedings, Conviction
Carlos Larmond was sentenced to a term in the penitentiary of 7 years, less 894 days which represents the 595 days spent in custody since his time of arrest, giving him credit at the rate of 1.5 days for 1 on the terrorism count. On the OCDC-related counts, he was sentenced to six months in prison, to be served consecutive to the seven-year sentence. Parole shall not be available until one half of his prison term has been served.


2015 Ottawa Larmond twins terror conspiracy, Legal proceedings, Conviction
Suliman Mohamed, a friend of Larmonds who was arrested separately from them at a later date and planned to go to Syria as well but was stopped from doing so by passport troubles, was sentenced to a term of imprisonment in the penitentiary for 7 years, less 889 days, representing credit for 593 days of pre-trial custody at the rate of 1.5 for 1. Parole shall not be available until one half of his prison term has been served.


2015 Ottawa Redblacks season
The 2015 Ottawa Redblacks season was the second season for the team in the Canadian Football League. The Redblacks improved upon their unimpressive 2–16 record from 2014 after just five games when they collected their third win in week five against the Calgary Stampeders. Ottawa clinched a playoff berth in week 17 with a victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on October 16, 2015. The Redblacks became the first Ottawa-based CFL team to have a winning record since 1979. They were also the first Ottawa-based CFL team to finish first in East Division since the 1978 Rough Riders and the first Ottawa-based team ever to finish with at least 12 regular season wins.


2015 Ottawa Redblacks season
The Redblacks posted the fifth best winning percentage posted by a second year expansion team in any established North American professional sports league after the 1951 Cleveland Browns, the 1995 Baltimore Stallions, the 1996 Carolina Panthers and the 1997 Montreal Alouettes – although of those four teams, only the Stallions and Panthers were expansion teams in the same sense as the Redblacks and only the Panthers had a losing record in their inaugural season.


2015 Ottawa Redblacks season
On November 22, 2015, the Redblacks defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 35–28 in the Eastern Final to advance to their first Grey Cup game, which they lost 26–20 to the Edmonton Eskimos. It was the first time that an Ottawa CFL team advanced to the Grey Cup game since the 1981 Ottawa Rough Riders.


2015 Ottawa Redblacks season, Off-season, Trades
On January 15, 2015, the Redblacks traded Jasper Simmons and Dan Buckner to the Calgary Stampeders in exchange for Maurice Price. Ottawa is hoping that Price can provide the offense with some explosiveness which the team lacked during its inaugural season.


2015 Ottawa Redblacks season, Off-season, Free agency
Within the first two days of the start of the free agency period, the Redblacks made four substantial acquisitions. On February 10, 2015, the Redblacks signed Ernest Jackson from the BC Lions to a two-year, $270,000 deal. The next day Ottawa announced they had signed Greg Ellingson (from the Tiger-Cats), SirVincent Rogers (from the Argonauts), and former Ottawa Gee-Gees quarterback and current wide receiver Brad Sinopoli (from the Stampeders). On April 21, 2015, the Redblacks announced they had signed wide receiver Chris Williams. Williams had a very productive two seasons with the Ti-Cats accumulating 153 receptions for 2,362 receiving yards 17 receiving touchdowns, 1,198 punt return yards and five punt returns for touchdowns.


2015 Ottawa Redblacks season, Off-season, CFL Draft
The 2015 CFL Draft took place on May 12, 2015. The Redblacks had six selections in the seven-round draft, including the first overall pick where they selected Ottawa native Alex Mateas. The club traded their third-round pick to Calgary for Justin Phillips.


2015 Ottawa Redblacks season, Off-season, Training camp
The Redblacks conducted their spring mini-camp at TD Place Stadium on April 27–29. Rookies reported to training camp on May 27, with veterans following a few days later on May 31. Training camp was held at Keith Harris Stadium on the campus of Carleton University.


2015 Ottawa Redblacks season, Preseason
Due to the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup taking place in June at TD Place Stadium, the Redblacks played their home pre-season game at Telus Stadium in Quebec City, Quebec on the campus of the Université Laval. It was the second game that an Ottawa CFL franchise played in Quebec City, with the first being in 2003, and the second consecutive year that the Redblacks played their home pre-season game away from Ottawa.


2015 Ottawa Redblacks season, Team, Roster
Italics indicate International player updated 2015-11-29 • 46 Active, 10 Injured, 7 Six-Game Injured,9 Practice


2015 Outback Bowl
The 2015 Outback Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on 1 January 2015 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. It was the 29th edition of the Outback Bowl (previously called the Hall of Fame Bowl) and featured the #17 Wisconsin Badgers from the Big Ten and the #19 Auburn Tigers from the SEC. It was one of the 2014-15 bowl games that concluded the 2014 FBS football season. It kicked off at Noon EST and was nationally televised by ESPN2. It was sponsored by the Outback Steakhouse restaurant franchise.


2015 Outback Bowl, Teams
Both teams are dominant rushing teams with both being ranked in the top 12 rushing in the nation and both teams' starting running backs led their respective conferences in rushing statistics. At the end of the 2014 season, Auburn running back, Cameron Artis-Payne, had 1,608 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns while Wisconsin running back, Melvin Gordon, had 2,336 rushing yards and 26 touchdowns. Auburn comes into this game with an 8–4 record and Wisconsin has a 10–3 record.


2015 Outback Bowl, Teams
The game has a promising aspect, being one of only two bowl games with AP top 20 teams, besides the College Football Playoff Bowls on New Years Day. ESPN ranked the Outback Bowl the second best non CFP game to watch, only behind the Belk Bowl between the Georgia and Louisville taking place on December 30, 2014.


2015 Outback Bowl, Teams
The last time Auburn and Wisconsin met on the field was in the 2006 Capital One Bowl. Barry Alvarez, in his last game serving as head coach, led Wisconsin to a 24–10 victory over Tommy Tuberville-led Auburn.


2015 Outback Bowl, Teams, Auburn
After starting the season 5–0 and being ranked as high as #2 in the country, Auburn dropped 4 of their last 7 games and finished with an 8–4 record. They finished their regular season by losing the Iron Bowl by two scores, after leading at halftime by seven over the Alabama Crimson Tide, ranked #1 in the nation. The Tigers' best win came at then #4 Ole Miss who would make a College Football Playoff New Year's Six bowl by being selected for the Peach Bowl. The Tigers are led by quarterback Nick Marshall, who led the team to a National Championship Game at the end of the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Auburn players honored fallen teammate Jakell Mitchell by adorning their helmets with stickers displaying his jersey number 31.


2015 Outback Bowl, Teams, Wisconsin
The Badgers lost their 1st game to LSU 28–24. They then lost two more games including to Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship Game. The Badgers had key wins, however, over very good teams like Minnesota and Nebraska which propelled them to the Big Ten Championship. The Badgers were led by running back Heisman-finalist Melvin Gordon who set the NCAA all-time record for single game rushing yards against Nebraska only to have it broken the following week. Head coach Gary Andersen left the Badgers to accept the head coaching position at Oregon State prior to this game. Wisconsin was coached in the 2015 Outback Bowl by University of Wisconsin Athletic Director Barry Alvarez.


2015 Ovation Awards
The nominees for the 2015 Ovation Awards aka the 26th Annual LA STAGE Alliance Ovation Awards were announced on September 24, 2015 by the Los Angeles Stage Alliance. The list of nominations was published on their online magazine, @ This Stage.


2015 Ovation Awards
The awards were presented for excellence in stage productions in the Los Angeles area from September, 2014 to August, 2015 based upon evaluations from 240 members of the Los Angeles theater community. The Ovation Awards are the only peer-judged theater awards in Los Angeles.


2015 Ovation Awards
The winners were announced on November 9, 2015 in a ceremony at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was hosted by actors Vanessa Claire Stewart and French Stewart.


2015 Ovation Awards, Ovation Honors
Ovation Honors recognize outstanding achievement in areas that are not among the standard list of nomination categories.


2015 Oxnard train derailment
The 2015 Oxnard train derailment occurred on February 24, 2015, at 5:44 a.m. local time when a Metrolink passenger train collided with a truck that a driver had mistakenly turned from Rice Avenue onto the tracks and became stuck. After impact, the train derailed at Oxnard, California, United States. As a result of the crash, the train engineer died from his injuries a week later and 32 passengers and crew members were injured. The truck driver exited his vehicle and ran from the scene prior to the crash; he sustained minor injuries that were unrelated to the crash sequence.


2015 Oxnard train derailment, Background
The accident happened along the Coast Line owned by the Union Pacific Railroad (UP). This portion of the railroad runs parallel with East Fifth Street (designated California State Route 34) between Camarillo and Oxnard. Besides Metrolink, the rail line is used by Amtrak passenger trains and UP freight trains. An average of eight passenger and 24 freight trains use the line in each direction each day. At the Rice Avenue at-grade crossing, where this collision occurred, emergency crews had previously pulled vehicles off the tracks about 18 times. A bridge to allow Rice Avenue to pass over the tracks had been planned for almost two decades, however, funding remained unavailable in Ventura County for the estimated $35 million grade separation project.


2015 Oxnard train derailment, Accident
On Tuesday, February 24, 2015, in the predawn hours, Metrolink commuter train #102, operated by Amtrak, was en route from Ventura County, California, to Los Angeles. As the train approached the South Rice Avenue grade crossing in Oxnard, California at 5:44 a.m. local time (13:44 UTC), it collided with a 2005 Ford F-450 pick-up truck that was towing a 2000 Wells Cargo two-axle utility trailer.


2015 Oxnard train derailment, Accident
The truck driver, 54-year-old Jose Alejandro Sanchez-Ramirez, who was unfamiliar with the area and was “acutely fatigued” at the time of the incident, intended to turn right onto East Fifth Street from South Rice Avenue, but mistakenly turned onto the UP tracks, and the truck became lodged the track about 80 feet west of the grade crossing. The driver attempted to push the truck off the track. He also stated that he tried to call 911 but was in a state of panic and could not do so.


2015 Oxnard train derailment, Accident
At some point prior to the arrival of the train, he exited the truck, leaving the headlights and hazard lights on, and the driver door open. Based on an analysis of GPS data obtained from the driver’s cell phone, about 12 minutes elapsed between the time the truck became lodged on the tracks and the collision with the train.


2015 Oxnard train derailment, Accident
The train was led by a Hyundai Rotem cab/coach car #645 (a nonpowered coach car with a compartment from which the engineer can control the train), followed by Bombardier BiLevel coach car #206, Hyundai Rotem coach cars 211 and 263, and EMD F59PH diesel-electric locomotive #870 at the rear. It was occupied by three crew members (an engineer, a student engineer, and a conductor) and 51 passengers. The train was traveling from East Ventura to Los Angeles and was accelerating after leaving the Oxnard station 2 miles (3.2 km) away from the crash site.


2015 Oxnard train derailment, Accident
Passenger trains are permitted to travel at up to 79 miles per hour (127 km/h) on the section of track where the crash occurred. Before the accident, the train was traveling at 64 miles per hour (103 km/h) when the emergency brakes were applied and had slowed to 56 miles per hour (90 km/h) when it hit the truck.


2015 Oxnard train derailment, Accident
After striking the truck and trailer, the train continued through the grade crossing, where all four passenger cars subsequently derailed, and three rolled over on their sides. The locomotive did not derail. The truck was pushed along the track and came to rest about 130 feet east of the grade crossing on the south side of the track bed. The trailer detached from the truck and came to rest on the grade crossing, where it was consumed by a postcrash fire. Debris from the collision caused minor damage to a 1998 Toyota Camry, which was stopped at the grade crossing, facing north, at the time of the crash.


2015 Oxnard train derailment, Accident
As a result of the crash, the train engineer died, and 32 passengers and crew members were injured. 12 passengers and one crew member had injuries described as serious and were treated at Community Memorial Hospital, Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center, St. John's Regional Medical Center, St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital, and Ventura County Medical Center. The truck driver exited his vehicle and ran from the scene prior to the crash; he sustained minor injuries that were unrelated to the crash sequence and was later taken into custody about a mile away. The Toyota driver was not injured.


2015 Oxnard train derailment, Investigation
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) launched an investigation into the accident and a go-team was dispatched to the scene. The train was fitted with a forward-facing camera in the cab/coach car and the collision itself was recorded by the camera.


2015 Oxnard train derailment, Investigation
The NTSB determined that the probable cause of the crash was the truck driver mistakenly turning onto the railroad right-of-way due to acute fatigue and unfamiliarity with the area. The NTSB investigation found that the crash occurred nearly 24 hours after the truck driver, Sanchez-Ramirez, reported for duty in Somerton, Arizona and 16.75 hours after he began the trip to Oxnard, well above the limits set for commercial drivers. The truck driver worked for The Growers Company but was operating a vehicle owned by Harvest Management. The two companies share the same ownership and manage a farming operation.


2015 Oxnard train derailment, Investigation
The driver went on duty at 5:51 a.m. on February 23, after having been off duty the day before. At 1:00 p.m. his employer dispatched Sanchez-Ramirez from their base in Somerton to Oxnard, a 6 hour trip. However, Sanchez-Ramirez experienced a 4.5-hour delay in Jacumba, California, due to a damaged radiator, which necessitated that he obtain a replacement truck. Additionally, his truck was sideswiped by another vehicle in Los Angeles, which further extended his travel time.


2015 Oxnard train derailment, Investigation
The cab/coach car and two of the three coach cars were fitted with a crash energy management (CEM) system designed to dissipate kinetic energy during a collision. The cars had been purchased as part of the response to Metrolink's deadly 2005 Glendale train crash and 2008 Chatsworth train collision. The NTSB investigation determined that the CEM elements (colloquially known as “crumple zones”) were not activated in the collision.


2015 Oxnard train derailment, Investigation
The investigation further determined that welds on train’s pilot assembly (colloquially known as a “snowplow” or “cowcatcher”) failed and detached from the lead cab car during the crash sequence, however, no markings or damage suggested that the pilot assembly itself interfered with the wheels of the train and caused the derailment. The railcar interiors exhibited no loss of occupant survival space and analysis determined primary cause of injury was determined to be the overturning of the railcars and subsequent passenger and crew impacts with hard interior surfaces.


2015 Oxnard train derailment, Aftermath
Immediately following the derailment, service was suspended through the accident site and Metrolink passengers were bussed between Camarillo, Oxnard and East Ventura stations. Amtrak Pacific Surfliner and service between Los Angeles and Goleta, that uses the same tracks, was cancelled. Local roads around the scene of the accident were closed.


2015 Oxnard train derailment, Aftermath
Service along the rail line was restored by Wednesday afternoon, with the first passenger train passing through the crash site at about 5:40 p.m.


2015 Oxnard train derailment, Aftermath
The train engineer, Glenn Steele, 62, was critically injured and died one week later. Steele was employed by Amtrak, which provides train crews to Metrolink under contract, and at the time of his death, was the most senior engineer with Metrolink, having spent half of his 42-year-long Amtrak career with Metrolink. Steele died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center early on March 3. A resident of Homeland, California, Steele was a grandfather.


2015 Oxnard train derailment, Aftermath
The truck driver, Jose Alejandro Sanchez-Ramirez, 54 left the scene on foot following the accident but was later taken into custody about a mile away. According to his attorney, the man was trying to summon help in a remote part of the county without a vehicle and with no guarantee anyone he found would be able to communicate with him since he only speaks Spanish.


2015 Oxnard train derailment, Aftermath
When he finally encountered police officers, he handed them the cell phone on which he had been talking to his son so that his son could explain to the officers what had just happened to the train. He was booked on suspicion of hit and run and held on $150,000 bail, but prosecutors later declined to file criminal charges against him and he was released two days later. On February 22, 2016, Sanchez-Ramirez was charged with a misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charge by Ventura County prosecutors. He pleaded guilty to the charge on April 25, 2019 and was sentenced on July 24 to spend 30 days in jail.


2015 Oxnard train derailment, Aftermath
In March 2015, two of those injured due to the crash sued the truck driver, and his employer, Harvest Management LLC.


2015 Oxnard train derailment, Aftermath
Metrolink announced on September 3, 2015 that they would restrict use of the cab cars for at least a year as they reviewed the safety features. As a stopgap, BNSF Railway locomotives were borrowed to add a second locomotive to each train set, positioned in front of the cab car. Metrolink determined that all of the pilot assemblies on the Hyundai–Rotem cab car had not been securely attached, and on July 8, 2016, the Metrolink board approved a $1.5 million plan to repair the pilots. Once the repairs were completed, the cars returned to service and the leased BNSF locomotives were returned.


2015 Oyo State gubernatorial election
The 2015 Oyo State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on April 11, 2015. APC candidate Abiola Ajimobi won the re-election after defeating Rasheed Ladoja of Accord.


2015 Oyo State gubernatorial election
Abiola Ajimobi emerged APC gubernatorial candidate after scoring 4,662 votes and defeating 3 other candidates: Ayobami Adesina, son of former governor of the state, Alhaji Lam Adesina, Adebayo Shittu who is a former Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General in the state. Rasheed Ladoja was the Accord candidate.


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


2015 Oyo State gubernatorial election, Primary election, APC primary
The APC primary election was held on December 4, 2014. Abiola Ajimobi won the primary election polling 4,662 votes against 3 other candidates.


2015 Oyo State gubernatorial election, Primary election, Accord primary
Rasheed Ladoja won the primary election polling 1,692 votes as the sole candidate.


2015 Oyo State gubernatorial election, Results
Party candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election.


2015 PBA All-Star Weekend
The 2015 PBA All-Star Weekend, also known as the 2015 Smart-PBA All-Star for sponsorship reasons, was the annual all-star weekend of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)'s 2014–15 season. The events were held at the Puerto Princesa Coliseum in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. This was the second time that Puerto Princesa hosted the all-star weekend. Highlighting the weekend was the return of the North vs. South format of the All-Star game.


2015 PBA All-Star Weekend, All-Star Weekend (Friday events), Rookies vs. Sophomores game
The Rookies vs. Sophomores game was the main attraction for the Friday events. The last edition of this event was held in 2011. The following rules were observed during the game:


2015 PBA All-Star Weekend, All-Star Weekend (Friday events), Slam Dunk Contest
Canaleta did not participate due to a worn-out knee. Ellis did not participate due to a swollen ankle injury.


2015 PBA All-Star Weekend, All-Star Game, Coaches
Leo Austria, coach of the San Miguel Beermen, and Alex Compton, coach of the Alaska Aces, were selected as the North and the South head coach, respectively. As with the past All-Star Games, the coaches of the teams who entered the season's Philippine Cup Finals will coach the all-star teams.


2015 PBA All-Star Weekend, All-Star Game, Roster
The rosters for the All-Star Game were chosen in two ways. The starters were chosen via a fan ballot (online and at the venue during PBA games). Players are assigned to represent the North or South All-Star teams based from their place of birth. Players born in Luzon are assigned to the North All-Stars team while players born in Visayas and Mindanao are assigned to represent the South All-Stars. If the player is born outside the Philippines, the player is assigned to his parents' birthplace. Two guards and three frontcourt players who received the highest vote were named the All-Star starters. The reserves are voted by the twelve PBA coaches after the results of the fan ballot are released.


2015 PBA All-Star Weekend, All-Star Game, Roster
June Mar Fajardo of the San Miguel Beermen received the most number of fan ballots with 38,107 votes, which earned him a starting position as a center/forward in the South All-Stars team. Asi Taulava of the NLEX Road Warriors earned a record 13th All-Star selection. Taulava, Greg Slaughter, James Yap and Mark Barroca completed the South All-Stars.


2015 PBA All-Star Weekend, All-Star Game, Roster
The North All-Stars' leading vote-getter was Purefoods Star Hotshots' Marc Pingris, who finished with 23,947. Japeth Aguilar, Mark Caguioa, Justin Melton and Calvin Abueva completed the starting position for the North All-Stars.


2015 PBA All-Star Weekend, All-Star Game, Roster
Jimmy Alapag, who announced his retirement on January 9, 2015 has been added as the 13th man of the South All-Stars by PBA commissioner Chito Salud. He is the current team manager of his former team, the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters. The retirement of his #3 jersey by Talk 'N Text is also scheduled to be held during the All-Star game.


2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup
The 2015 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup, also known as the 2015 PLDT Home TelPad-PBA Commissioner's Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the second conference of the 2014–15 PBA season. The tournament began on January 27, 2015 and ended on April 29, 2015. The tournament allows teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6'9" for the top eight teams of the Philippine Cup, while the bottom four teams will be allowed to hire imports with no height limit.


2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup, Format
The following format was observed for the duration of the conference:


2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup, Imports
The following is the list of imports, which had played for their respective teams at least once, with the returning imports in italics. Highlighted are the imports who stayed with their respective teams for the whole conference.


2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals
The 2015 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup Finals was the best-of-seven championship series of the 2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. Rain or Shine and Talk 'N Text competed for the 15th Commissioner's Cup championship and the 114th overall championship contested by the league.


2015 PBA Governors' Cup
The 2015 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup, also known as the 2015 PLDT Home TVolution-PBA Governors' Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the third and last conference of the 2014–15 PBA season. The tournament began on May 5, 2015 and ended on July 17, 2015. The tournament allows teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) for the top eight teams of combined results of the Philippine Cup and Commissioner's Cup, while the bottom four teams will be allowed to hire imports with no height limit. The teams were allowed to hire an additional Asian import with a height limit of 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m).


2015 PBA Governors' Cup, Bracket
*Game went into overtime The number of asterisks denotes the number of overtime(s) occurred.


2015 PBA Governors' Cup, Imports
The following is the list of imports, which had played for their respective teams at least once, with the returning imports in italics. Highlighted in gold are the imports who stayed with their respective teams for the whole conference. Players with an asterisk indicates the Asian imports.


2015 PBA Governors' Cup Finals
The 2015 PBA Governors' Cup Finals was the best-of-seven championship series of the 2015 PBA Governors' Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Alaska Aces and the San Miguel Beermen competed for the 15th Governors' Cup championship and the 115th overall contested by the league. This also served as a finals rematch between the two teams, when San Miguel won the season's Philippine Cup championship in seven games.


2015 PBA Governors' Cup Finals
The San Miguel Beermen swept Alaska in their best-of-seven series, four games to none, winning their 21st overall championship in the league.


2015 PBA draft
The 2015 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rookie draft was an event which allows teams to draft players from the amateur ranks. The event was held at the Midtown Atrium, Robinsons Place Manila on August 23, 2015. From this draft on, the league abandoned its lottery system after the controversies that surrounded the previous year's draft. Instead, the league determined the drafting order based on the performance of the member teams for the 2014–15 season, with the worst team picking first.


2015 PBA draft, Draft order
The draft order was determined based from the overall performance of the teams from the previous season. The Philippine Cup final ranking comprises 40% of the points, while the rankings of the Commissioner's and Governors' Cups will comprise 30% each.


2015 PBA draft, Draft, 2nd Round
(Rain or Shine passed. Their first of two unused picks originally belonged to Meralco.)


2015 PBA draft, Trades involving draft picks, Draft-day trades
Note: No trades were allowed during the draft day as requested by incoming commissioner Chito Narvasa.