2015 New York Mets season, Regular season, April
On April 23, 2015 the New York Mets beat the Braves 6–3 to complete a perfect 10 game homestand, tying their start to the 1986 season with a 13–3 record and tying the team record with an 11-game winning streak. During the eighth game of the season, David Wright pulled his hamstring while stealing a base. He left the game and Anthony Recker was brought in to play third base. After a number of weeks, Wright was diagnosed with spinal stenosis, raising questions as to whether the captain could ever return.


2015 New York Mets season, Regular season, April
During the 11 game winning streak, catcher Travis d'Arnaud was hit by a pitch, leading to a wrist injury. Kevin Plawecki was called up to replace d'Arnaud. In the same game, relief pitcher Jerry Blevins was hit by a line drive, breaking his arm. Their winning streak was broken in the first game of the Subway Series, where Jacob deGrom lost to Michael Pineda. The next day, in the second game of the series, Matt Harvey pitched 8.2 innings, but after giving up back-to-back hits, Harvey was taken out of the game. He would still get the victory. No Met would pitch a complete game until September. The Mets then lost the rubber match against the Yankees, their first appearance on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball since the 2013 season.


2015 New York Mets season, Regular season, May
In May, the Nationals took the Division lead after taking three of four games from the Mets at Citi Field to start the month. Bartolo Colón saw his ERA increase to 4.80 at one point, effectively ending his All-Star chances. Noah Syndergaard was called up in mid-May and made his Major League debut on May 12 against the Chicago Cubs. He lost 6–1 in part of a four-game sweep by the Cubs at Wrigley Field. The Mets then returned home for a weekend series against the Milwaukee Brewers, winning two games to one.


2015 New York Mets season, Regular season, May
On Saturday, the Mets scored 14 runs, scoring 10 in the 4th inning, which included a grand slam hit by Wilmer Flores. Syndergaard picked up his first major league win on Sunday as the Mets won 5–1. In the following week, they split a four-game series with the Cardinals and were swept by the Pirates. While they started the final week of May by sweeping the Phillies, they closed the month by losing a series to the Marlins, ending May with a 28–23 record.


2015 New York Mets season, Regular season, June
The Mets lost a series in San Diego and also split a series in Arizona. Returning home, they were no-hit by Chris Heston on June 9, which would turn out to be the first of two no-hitters thrown against the Mets in 2015. New York rebounded to win a weekend series against the Braves, and also snapped the Toronto Blue Jays' 11 game winning streak, which matched the Mets' 11-game streak as the longest winning streak of the year, by beating them on a walk-off hit by Wilmer Flores.


2015 New York Mets season, Regular season, June
After another win the following day, the Mets retook the division lead again. They then lost their next seven games in a row to fall back to under .500, at 36–37. Facing the Brewers, Jacob deGrom ended the losing streak by pitching 8 shutout innings to guide the Mets to a 2–0 victory and get them back to .500 returning home for a three-game set with the Cincinnati Reds.


2015 New York Mets season, Regular season, June
On June 28, left-handed pitching prospect Steven Matz, a native of Stony Brook, New York and a lifelong Mets fan, made his Major League debut for the Mets against the Cincinnati Reds. He recorded four runs batted in (RBIs), breaking the Mets' franchise record for RBIs in a major league debut and setting an MLB record for most RBI by a pitcher in their debut. He went on to get the win in that game. Matz was the first pitcher from Long Island to make his MLB debut with the Mets since Ray Searage in 1981. With the win, the Mets swept the Reds to end June with a 40–38 record.


2015 New York Mets season, Regular season, July
The Mets opened July by getting swept by the Chicago Cubs at Citi Field. In the three-game series, the Mets scored only one run. The team lost 6–1 on Thursday afternoon to drop to 40–40. After the game, local news pundits tore into the Wilpon's ownership of the team and GM Sandy Alderson not admitting there was a problem with the offense. Alderson then addressed the media and dubbed the reporters "residents of Panic City". Panic City became a popular term referring to Mets fans, especially on social media.


2015 New York Mets season, Regular season, July
After the sweep, the Mets went 4–2 on a road trip to the west coast in Los Angeles and San Francisco. They followed this with a sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citi Field that brought the team's record to 47–42 heading into the 2015 All Star Break. In the final game of this series, Kirk Nieuwenhuis became the tenth Met to hit three home runs in one game, and the first player in Mets history to hit three home runs in one home game; the previous nine did so on the road.


2015 New York Mets season, Regular season, July
On July 29, the Mets were involved in a bizarre series of events where it was reported through various social media outlets that Wilmer Flores had been traded, along with Zack Wheeler to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for outfielder Carlos Gómez, as part of the Mets' desire to bring in an outfield bat. Word spread quickly around the stadium, and eventually to Flores, who took the field in the 8th inning crying and visibly emotional.


2015 New York Mets season, Regular season, July
After the game, general manager Sandy Alderson confirmed with the media that the trade had fallen through due to either medical concerns or disagreements on money, meaning Flores and Wheeler remained Mets. The next day, Flores was on the bench while the Mets tried to put the previous night behind them, leading the Padres 7–1 in the 7th inning. However, Derek Norris cut into the lead with a grand slam off Hansel Robles, but the newly acquired reliever Tyler Clippard sent the game into the 9th with the Mets retaining a 7–5 lead.


2015 New York Mets season, Regular season, July
Jeurys Familia came in to close the game, but with two outs and one strike on Norris, a heavy rainfall prompted the umpires to delay the game. After the delay, Norris blooped an 0–2 single to right field, Matt Kemp grounded a single to left field, and Justin Upton provided the final blow, homering to give the Padres an 8–7 lead, which would hold up.


2015 New York Mets season, Regular season, July
Following the defeat, the Mets faced the Washington Nationals in a three-game series. The Nationals were three games ahead of the Mets, and a New York sweep could give the Mets the division lead. Prior to the first game, the Mets acquired outfielder Yoenis Céspedes, in a trade with the Tigers for minor league pitchers Michael Fulmer and Luis Cessa. That night, Flores hit a walk-off home run in the 12th inning, winning the game for the Mets by a score of 2–1. Flores had also driven in the other Mets run earlier in the game. It was also the only walk-off home run the Mets hit that season.


2015 New York Mets season, Regular season, August
The Mets started August by sweeping the Washington Nationals and the Miami Marlins. They regained the lead in the NL East on August 3 and did not relinquish it for the rest of the season. On August 21, Céspedes became the 11th Met in franchise history and the third Met in 2015 to hit three home runs in a game when he did so against the Rockies. This feat was achieved early in the season by Lucas Duda and Kirk Nieuwenhuis.


2015 New York Mets season, Regular season, August
On August 24 against the Phillies, David Wright played in his first game since April 14, having missed over four months due to a hamstring injury and a career-threatening bout of spinal stenosis. Wright hit a home run into the second deck in his first at-bat; this would be the first of eight Met home runs in the game, setting a new franchise record in their 16–7 win. The Mets also hit 45 home runs in August, setting the club record for most home runs in a calendar month.


2015 New York Mets season, Regular season, August
The Mets finished the month of August with a 20–8 record, their first month with at least 20 wins since September 2000.


2015 New York Mets season, Regular season, September
The Mets swept a three-game series in Washington against the Nationals, coming from behind in each game to do so; this sweep increased their division lead, which they would not relinquish, to seven games, effectively ending the chances of a Nationals comeback.


2015 New York Mets season, Regular season, September
On September 26, the Mets clinched the National League East Division regular season championship after defeating the Cincinnati Reds 10–2.


2015 New York Mets season, Regular season, October
The Mets were the favorites to earn a home-field advantage over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Divisional Series, but finished 1–5 to end the season. This included being swept by the Phillies and dropping a series against the Nationals, which included a no-hitter thrown by Max Scherzer on October 3, which was the second no-hitter thrown against the Mets all season. The next day, however, the Mets won 1–0. Jacob deGrom pitched 4 shutout innings and the Mets took a combined no-hitter into the 8th, but Clint Robinson singled off Jon Niese to end the no-hitter.


2015 New York Mets season, Regular season, October
Curtis Granderson then homered for the only run of the game, and Jeurys Familia earned his 43rd save of the year, tying a club record previously held by Armando Benitez, who recorded 43 saves in 2001. The win also gave the Mets 90 victories, which Alderson had predicted of the team in 2014. The club ended the regular season with a record of 90–72, making it the first time since 2006 that the Mets won at least 90 games.


2015 New York Mets season, Regular season, October
The Mets played the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2015 National League Division Series, winning in five games. Second baseman Daniel Murphy hit three home runs in the series. The Mets then swept the Chicago Cubs in the 2015 National League Championship Series. Murphy was named the NLCS Most Valuable Player, after he batted .529 in the series and homered in each of the 4 games, bringing his consecutive postseason game home run streak to six games, an MLB postseason record. Murphy homered a total of seven times in the two series. The Mets would lose in five games to the Kansas City Royals in the 2015 World Series. It was the first World Series to feature two expansion teams established after 1960. Game 5 was the first game in Mets franchise history to occur in the month of November.


2015 New York Mets season, Player stats, Batting, Regular season
Players bolded are presently on Mets active roster. Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Base on balls; K = Strike Outs; AVG = Batting average


2015 New York Mets season, Player stats, Batting, Postseason
Players bolded are presently on Mets active roster. Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Base on balls; K = Strike Outs; AVG = Batting average


2015 New York Mets season, Player stats, Pitching
Players bolded are currently on the Mets active roster. Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits; R = Runs; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts; ERA = Earned run average;


2015 New York Red Bulls II season
The 2015 New York Red Bulls II season is the club's first season of existence, and their first in United Soccer League, the third-tier of the American soccer pyramid. The Red Bulls II play in the Eastern Division of USL.


2015 New York Red Bulls season
The 2015 New York Red Bulls season was the franchise's twentieth season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States.


2015 New York Red Bulls season, Competitions, U.S. Open Cup
New York Red Bulls will enter the 2015 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of Major League Soccer in the fourth round.


2015 New York Red Bulls season, Player statistics, Assist Leaders
As of 29 November 2015. This table does not include secondary assists.


2015 New York Yankees season
The 2015 New York Yankees season was the 113th season in New York City, and 115th season overall, for the New York Yankees, who play in the American League East of Major League Baseball. They finished the regular season with a record of 87-75, six games behind the Toronto Blue Jays and second in the AL East. They clinched the host Wild Card berth, but lost to the Houston Astros in the 2015 American League Wild Card Game.


2015 New York Yankees season
This was the Yankees' first full season in over twenty years without team captain and shortstop Derek Jeter, who retired at the end of the 2014 season. In addition, the Yankees retired the jersey numbers of center fielder Bernie Williams (51), catcher Jorge Posada (20), and pitcher Andy Pettitte (46) during the season; doing so brought the total amount of retired numbers to 20, for 22 different players.


2015 New York Yankees season, Offseason
The Yankees fired Kevin Long, the hitting coach, and Mick Kelleher, the first base coach on October 10. They also re-signed GM Brian Cashman to a three-year deal that same day.


2015 New York Yankees season, Offseason
On November 8, the Yankees re-signed free agent outfielder Chris Young to a 1-year, $2.5 million contract with incentives. On November 12, the Yankees signed left-hander José de Paula to a 1-year major league contract worth $500,000. That same day, the Yankees traded longtime backup catcher Francisco Cervelli to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for left-hander Justin Wilson.


2015 New York Yankees season, Offseason
On December 3, the Yankees signed reliever Esmil Rogers to a 1-year, $1.48 million contract. On December 5, the Yankees acquired shortstop Didi Gregorius from the Arizona Diamondbacks in a three-team trade involving the Detroit Tigers. The Yankees sent Shane Greene to the Tigers as part of the trade. That same day, the Yankees signed reliever Andrew Miller to a 4-year, $36 million deal. On December 15, the Yankees re-signed free agent third baseman Chase Headley, to a 4-year deal worth $52 million. On December 16, the Yankees re-signed left-hander Chris Capuano to a 1-year, $5 million deal.


2015 New York Yankees season, Offseason
On December 19, the Yankees traded utility infielder Martín Prado to the Miami Marlins, along with pitcher David Phelps, in exchange for pitcher Nathan Eovaldi, 1B/OF Garrett Jones, and pitching prospect Domingo German. Also on December 19, the Yankees acquired relief pitcher Gonzalez Germen from the New York Mets, in exchange for cash considerations. He was later traded to the Texas Rangers on January 20, again in exchange for cash considerations. On December 29, the Yankees traded reliever Shawn Kelley to the San Diego Padres, in exchange for minor league pitcher Johnny Barbato.


2015 New York Yankees season, Offseason
On January 1, the Yankees traded pitching prospect Manny Banuelos to the Atlanta Braves, in exchange for relievers David Carpenter, and Chasen Shreve. On January 6, the Yankees signed infielder Stephen Drew to a 1-year contract, worth $5 million with incentives. On January 11, the Yankees hired Jeff Pentland to be their main hitting coach, along with Alan Cockrell to be the assistant hitting coach. In addition, the Yankees also hired Joe Espada to be their third base coach. On January 13, the Yankees acquired reliever Chris Martin from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for cash considerations.


2015 New York Yankees season, Offseason
On February 16, the Yankees signed pitcher Jared Burton to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. In February, the Yankees announced they will retire Bernie Williams number 51 on May 24, Jorge Posada's number 20 on August 22, and Andy Pettitte's number 46 on August 23.


2015 New York Yankees season, Offseason
On March 11, Yankees pitcher Chris Capuano left a spring training game with a strained right quad. On March 26, the Yankees released pitcher Jared Burton, before resigning him three days later. On April 1, the Yankees acquired Gregorio Petit from the Houston Astros for cash or a player to be named later.


2015 New York Yankees season, Season summary, April
The Yankees lost their Opening Day game on April 6 against Toronto, losing 6-1. The Yankees only accumulated three total hits that first game, with a home run by Brett Gardner accounting for the only run scored by the Yankees. They bounced back to win the next game 4–3 on April 8, which was the first Yankees win of the season. On April 28, ace pitcher Masahiro Tanaka was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a tendinitis in his right wrist and a slight strain on his forearm. It was not connected to the elbow injury he suffered in the previous season. The Yankees would later finish the first month with a 13–9 record atop the American League East division.


2015 New York Yankees season, Season summary, April
The success of the New York Yankees in April was a result of good hitting against opposing team's bullpens and good offense to keep games close. In fact, seven of the thirteen wins in April were decided by one or two runs. Mixing and matching both pitching and offense was also key in the part of manager Joe Girardi. Some notable contributions came from players such as Alex Rodriguez, Jacoby Ellsbury, Mark Teixeira, Chris Young, Brett Gardner, Dellin Betances, and even from the Yankees closer Andrew Miller. Miller, who had joined the Yankees during the off-season, had been impressive with eight saves in eight chances in the month of April.


2015 New York Yankees season, Season summary, April
In April, Brett Gardner had also started the trend of having the team grow mustaches and it caught on.


2015 New York Yankees season, Season summary, May
The Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 4–2 on May 2, during which Andrew Miller had set Yankees club history by securing nine saves in the first 23 games the Yankees had played in a season. Mariano Rivera, the former Yankees closer who had retired following the 2013 season, had not even performed this feat during his 19-year career. It was the same game that Alex Rodriguez hit a pinch-hit home run off of Red Sox pitcher Junichi Tazawa, his first as a pinch-hitter, and tied Willie Mays for fourth on the all-time home run list at 660 homers. Rodriguez was emotional following the game. The Yankees not long after had announced they would not be paying Rodriguez the $6 million in bonuses that he was promised when he had signed a contract years before for reaching these marks.


2015 New York Yankees season, Season summary, May
On May 19, Jacoby Ellsbury was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained right knee. This was his first DL stint in his career with the Yankees. May did not turn out well for the Yankees as they finished the month winning 13 ball games but losing 16.


2015 New York Yankees season, Season summary, June
June saw a turn in play for the Yankees, as they won seven straight to begin the month of June. In the month, various achievements were reached. Alex Rodriguez hit his 3000th career hit at home on June 19, hitting a home run to right field off from Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander. The achievement was similar to Derek Jeter's 3000th hit in 2011, when he homered to left off from Tampa Bay Rays pitcher David Price. Price and Verlander happen to both be winners of the Cy Young Award. Ironically, Price and Verlander were both members of the Tigers organization the date of Rodriguez's 3000th hit. A few weeks later, Rodriguez was given the ball back from Zack Hample, the fan who caught it.


2015 New York Yankees season, Season summary, June
In the same month, the disabled list saw a bit of action. Notable to mention, Jacoby Ellsbury's injury took longer than expected to heal up. His rehab assignment began on June 29. In a home series against the Philadelphia Phillies, pitcher Iván Nova had returned to the hill for the first time since being injured in the prior season, winning for the Yankees and preventing a sweep. Another notable injury-related movement was the placement of closing pitcher Andrew Miller onto the disabled list early in June with a strained forearm muscle.


2015 New York Yankees season, Season summary, June
The Yankees finished the month of June winning 15 games and losing 12.


2015 New York Yankees season, Season summary, July
When the roster for the American League all-star team was announced, Dellin Betances and Mark Teixeira were revealed to be on the roster, with Teixeira replacing an injured Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers. In addition, the final vote held Brett Gardner as a candidate. Gardner later was announced as the replacement on the roster for an injured Alex Gordon of the Royals. None of them were starters. On July 28 against the Texas Rangers, the Yankees score 21 unanswered runs – 11 of them in the 2nd inning – after giving up 5 runs in the first inning en route to a 21-5 win.


2015 New York Yankees season, Season summary, July
On July 30, the Seattle Mariners traded Dustin Ackley to the Yankees for José Ramírez and Ramón Flores. The next day, Garrett Jones was designated for assignment. (Jones was later re-signed in early August and then re-designated for assignment not long after)


2015 New York Yankees season, Season summary, July
The Yankees finished July with 17 wins and 7 losses.


2015 New York Yankees season, Season summary, August
The beginning of August saw the Yankees begin to struggle. With the Toronto Blue Jays in a hot streak since the end of July (where they revamped their team with a few big name players), a once respectable lead in the division had shrunk down to just a half game ahead of the Jays by the end of August 11. That night, the Yankees had traveled to Cleveland to face the Indians. Entering that game, the Yankees had gone 31 straight innings without scoring a run.


2015 New York Yankees season, Season summary, August
Despite having a 4–2 lead in the 10th inning, closer Andrew Miller blew the save. The game was decided in the 16th inning, where Michael Brantley had walked off for the Indians. The Yankees lost 5-4. They lost the next day and the Blue Jays took lead of the division by half a game.


2015 New York Yankees season, Season summary, August
On August 5, Luis Severino had his major league debut starting against the Red Sox.


2015 New York Yankees season, Season summary, August
On August 13 the New York Yankees called up Greg Bird who went 0 for 5 in his debut. He got his first career hit on August 15 and his first and second career home runs on August 19.


2015 New York Yankees season, Season summary, August
The Yankees retook the division the lead on August 14 in one of the most intense games of the season. Down 3–1 in the top of the eighth, Yankees outfielder Carlos Beltrán hit a pinch-hit three-run home run to put the Yankees up 4–3; closer Andrew Miller finished the game for the Yankees in a nail-biting fashion, striking out Troy Tulowitzki on a slider after a 12-pitch at bat. This also stopped the Blue Jays' 11 game win streak.


2015 New York Yankees season, Season summary, August
By the end of August 23, the lead was lost to the Jays once again after the Yankees lost three out of four games at home against the Cleveland Indians. This series also saw CC Sabathia suffer a knee injury that was declared as possibly season-ending with Sabathia on the DL. After walking off against the Houston Astros in the first game at home during a series starting on August 24, the Yankees became tied with the Jays in 1st place in the AL East after Toronto took an off-day.


2015 New York Yankees season, Season summary, August
On August 25, the Yankees lost 15-1 to the Astros and lost first place once again to the Blue Jays, who became the first American League East team to win 70 wins. On August 28, the Yankees routed the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field 15–4 and gained their 70th win of the season.


2015 New York Yankees season, Season summary, August
They finished the month with 14 wins and 14 losses.


2015 New York Yankees season, Season summary, September
Mark Teixeira, who bruised his bone on his shin in August, was announced to be out for the rest of season after an MRI scan showed he had in fact fractured it. Nathan Eovaldi's regular season ended after suffering an elbow injury.


2015 New York Yankees season, Season summary, October
On October 1, the Yankees clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 2012 with a 4–1 win over the Boston Red Sox. This was also their 10,000th franchise victory. The Yankees finished October with 1 win and 3 losses. Their final season record was 87–75, which was good enough to win the first American League Wild Card spot, earning the right to host the Houston Astros at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, October 6.


2015 New York Yankees season, Season summary, October
However, a day prior, CC Sabathia left the team as he checked himself into an alcohol rehabilitation center. It was later announced by the Yankees that Sabathia would not be with the team during the postseason.


2015 New York Yankees season, Season summary, October, Wild Card loss
The Yankees were shut out 3–0 in the 2015 American League Wild Card Game by the Houston Astros, in a contest that turned on two solo home runs against the game's losing pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, hit by Houston's Carlos Gómez and Colby Rasmus. The winning pitcher was Dallas Keuchel who tossed six scoreless innings.


2015 New York Yankees season, Statistics, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases


2015 New York Yankees season, Statistics, Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


2015 New York state high school boys basketball championships
The 2015 Federation Tournament of Champions took place in Albany at the SEFCU Arena, home court of the University at Albany, SUNY basketball teams, on March 27, 28 and 29. The usual Albany venue, the Times Union Center in downtown Albany, was unavailable because the venue instead hosted the NCAA Women's Basketball Albany Regional. Federation championships were awarded in the AA, A and B classifications. Wings Academy in the Bronx won the Class AA championship. Jessie Govan of Wings Academy was named the Class AA tournament's Most Valuable Player.


2015 New York state high school boys basketball championships, Individual honors
The following players were awarded individual honors for their performances at the Federation Tournament:


2015 New York state high school boys basketball championships, Class A, Individual honors
The following players were awarded individual honors for their performances at the Federation Tournament:


2015 New York state high school boys basketball championships, Class B, Individual honors
The following players were awarded individual honors for their performances at the Federation Tournament:


2015 New York's 11th congressional district special election
A special election for New York's 11th congressional district was held on May 5, 2015, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Michael Grimm. Grimm, a member of the Republican Party, announced on December 30, 2014, that he would resign from the House effective January 5, 2015, and not take his seat for a third term following his guilty plea for tax evasion. On May 5, 2015, Republican candidate Dan Donovan defeated his Democratic challenger Vincent Gentile in the election and filled the vacant seat.


2015 New York's 11th congressional district special election, Background
In April 2014, Grimm was indicted on twenty felony charges, including mail and wire fraud, perjury, obstruction of justice, employing illegal immigrants, and conspiring to defraud the United States after it was found that he under-reported revenues and employee wages relating to a restaurant he owned. He surrendered to the police and was released on $400,000 bail. Vowing his innocence, Grimm continued his campaign for reelection, and defeated Domenic Recchia, the Democratic Party nominee, by 53%, Grimm's highest margin in his congressional career.


2015 New York's 11th congressional district special election, Background
On December 23, 2014, Grimm pleaded guilty to one charge of felony tax evasion. All other charges were dropped as part of the plea bargain. Grimm indicated that he would not resign his seat. However, on December 30, Grimm announced that he would resign from Congress on January 5, 2015, rather than be sworn in for his elected term.


2015 New York's 11th congressional district special election, Background
According to the U.S. Constitution (I.2.iv), Governor Andrew Cuomo is legally required to call a special election to fill the seat, which under the terms of the New York Constitution is to be held within 70 to 80 days of his announcement. On February 2, Cuomo, who had given no indication of when he would call the special election for, said that he was "looking at it now" but didn't have a timeframe for setting a date.


2015 New York's 11th congressional district special election, Background
Staten Island Attorney Ronald Castorina, Jr. filed a lawsuit on behalf of 8 Plaintiffs from Brooklyn and Staten Island, Republicans, Democrats, Independents, and Non-Enrolled parties, to force Cuomo to call a special election and on February 17, Judge Jack B. Weinstein of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York ordered Cuomo to either schedule the election or explain why he was delaying, or he would schedule the election himself. Cuomo's office replied that he would "announce the date" for the special election "shortly". On February 20, Cuomo announced that the election would be held on May 5.


2015 New York's 11th congressional district special election, Background
Due to the nature of the election, local party leaders in Brooklyn and Staten Island selected their nominees, replacing a primary.


2015 New York's 11th congressional district special election, Third parties
Besides the Democratic and Republican parties, the Conservative, Green, Independence, Reform, Women's Equality and Working Families parties are qualified New York parties. Under the terms of electoral fusion, a candidate may be nominated by multiple parties.


2015 New Zealand Derby
The 2015 New Zealand Derby was a horse race which took place at Ellerslie Racecourse on Saturday 28 February 2015. It was the 140th running of the New Zealand Derby, and it was won by Mongolian Khan.


2015 New Zealand Derby
The race was billed as a match race between the highly rated Mongolian Khan and Volkstok'n'barrell, both of which had made a big impression in stringing together consecutive wins in major races throughout the summer. The eagerly anticipated clash lived up to expectations as the two exciting three-year-olds drew well clear of their rivals and fought a memorable struggle down the home straight. Having been clearly headed by Volkstok'n'barrell, Mongolian Khan fought back and proved too strong in the concluding stages, edging away to win by one length. There was a margin of more than five lengths back to the remainder of the field.


2015 New Zealand Derby
It was the first New Zealand Derby win for trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman and rider Opie Bosson.


2015 New Zealand Derby
Mongolian Khan later went to Australia and won the Australian Derby at Randwick, becoming the first horse to win the New Zealand Derby-Australian Derby double since Bonecrusher in 1986. Volkstok'n'barrell won the Rosehill Guineas and was third in the Australian Derby.


2015 New Zealand Derby, Winner's details, The road to the Derby
Early-season appearances in 2014-15 prior to running in the Derby.


2015 New Zealand Derby, Winner's details, Subsequent Group 1 wins
Subsequent wins at Group 1 level by runners in the 2015 New Zealand Derby.


2015 New Zealand First deputy leadership election
An election for the parliamentary Deputy leadership of the New Zealand First Party took place in the NZ First Party parliamentary caucus on July 3, 2015. Incumbent deputy leader and sitting List MP, Tracy Martin was challenged for the position by fellow list MP Ron Mark. In the election Mark won the required number of votes and replaced Martin as deputy leader of the party.


2015 New Zealand First deputy leadership election, Background
Speculation that Mark would replace Martin as deputy leader of the party had been circulating since his return to Parliament at the 2014 New Zealand general election. On the first of July 2015 Mark publicly denied he was challenging Martin for the position, NZ First leader Winston Peters stated that leadership elections within the party were always held after general elections, although would not confirm whether he expected Martin to retain the position.


2015 New Zealand First deputy leadership election, Results
A deputy leadership election was held on July 3, with Mark gaining enough votes to replace Martin. While the way each MP voted has not been publicly released, it was later reported by media that Winston Peters likely voted for Martin and Richard Prosser for Mark.


2015 New Zealand Grand Prix
The 2015 New Zealand Grand Prix event for open wheel racing cars was held at Manfeild Autocourse near Feilding on 15 February 2015. It was the sixtieth New Zealand Grand Prix and was open to Toyota Racing Series cars. The event was also the third race of the fifth round of the 2015 Toyota Racing Series, the final race of the series.


2015 New Zealand Grand Prix
Twenty Tatuus-Toyota cars started the race which was won by 16-year-old Canadian Lance Stroll who became the who became the third teenager in as many years to claim the Grand Prix after Mitch Evans and Nick Cassidy.


2015 New Zealand Grand Prix
The race was dominated by the M2 Competition outfit, with Arjun Maini taking pole position, Brandon Maisano the fastest lap and locked out the podium with Stroll winning, Charlie Eastwood second and Maisano third.


2015 New Zealand Music Awards
The 2015 New Zealand Music Awards was the 50th holding of the annual ceremony featuring awards for musical recording artists based in or originating from New Zealand. It took place on 19 November 2015 at Vector Arena in Auckland and was hosted by Taika Waititi. The awards show was broadcast live on TV3, and hosted by Sharyn Casey and Dominic Bowden. 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the awards from its origins in 1965 as the Loxene Golden Disc.


2015 New Zealand Music Awards
The awards were dominated by Broods, who won Album of the Year, Best Group, Best Pop Album, and Radio Airplay Record of the Year. Marlon Williams won two awards, Best Male Solo Artist and Breakthrough Artist of the Year. Lorde won Single of the Year and shared the International Achievement award with Savage.


2015 New Zealand Music Awards, Early awards
While most of the awards will be presented at the main awards ceremony held in November, five genre awards were presented earlier in the year at ceremonies of their field.


2015 New Zealand Music Awards, Early awards
The nominees for the three technical awards were announced on 1 October, and the technical award winners, legacy award recipient and the Critics' Choice Prize shortlist were announced on 13 October. The Critics Choice showcase and award presentation will be held on 5 November.


2015 New Zealand Music Awards, Controversy
During the live broadcast of the main awards ceremony, six awards - including Best Maori Album - were presented during the ad breaks and omitted from the television broadcast. This was criticised by previous NZMA winner Tama Waipara, who described the incident as "disgusting and it's not surprising but it is extremely disappointing and moreover, it's unconstitutional." A Mediaworks spokesperson responded, saying, "We can't broadcast the entire awards ceremony without commercial breaks, so many awards aren't televised."


2015 New Zealand Music Awards, Nominees and winners
The main nominees were revealed on 13 October 2015. The Best Gospel / Christian Album category was renamed Best Worship Album.


2015 New Zealand NBL season
The 2015 NBL season was the 34th season of the National Basketball League. The season draw was supposed to be released in December 2014, but the withdrawal of Otago and Waikato prompted a rethink for the 2015 competition format. In the past, each team played each other twice in a 10-team competition, meaning each franchise had nine home games. However, with two fewer teams in 2015, it was decided the new format would be played over two and half rounds to keep incomes at a similar rate for the remaining sides. Each team was scheduled to play each other twice and play three of the sides in a third game.


2015 New Zealand NBL season
The 2015 pre-season tournament was held at the Te Rauparaha Arena in Porirua on Saturday 21 March and Sunday 22 March. The Wellington Saints were the only team to go undefeated over the two days, finishing with a 3–0 record. The regular season commenced on Wednesday 1 April in Invercargill with the Southland Sharks hosting the Manawatu Jets at Stadium Southland.


2015 New Zealand NBL season
In the regular-season finale on Sunday 28 June, Taranaki Mountainairs import Aaron Fuller set the National Basketball League record for points scored in a game. With 54 points, Fuller broke John Whorton's record of 50 points, which was set in 2003. Despite Fuller's 54 points and 19 rebounds, the Mountainairs lost to the Super City Rangers to finish the season with a winless record (0–18). The 2015 Mountainairs side joined the 1998 Northland Suns, 2009 Mountainairs and 2010 Otago Nuggets as the only sides in NBL history to go an entire season without a win.


2015 New Zealand NBL season
The Final Four weekend was held in Wellington for the fourth time in five years, with the semifinals on Saturday 4 July, followed by the championship game on Sunday 5 July.


2015 New Zealand Open Grand Prix Gold
The 2015 New Zealand Open Grand Prix Gold was the sixth grand prix gold and grand prix tournament of the 2015 BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. The tournament was held in North Shore Events Centre, Auckland, New Zealand between 28 April and 3 May 2015 and had a total purse of $120,000.


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards
The 2015 New Zealand Radio Awards were the awards for excellence in the New Zealand radio industry during 2014. It was the 38th New Zealand Radio Awards, recognising staff, volunteers and contractors in both commercial and non-commercial broadcasting.


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees
This is a list of nominees, with winners in bold.


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Associated Craft Award
Claire Young - Group Marketing Executive - MediaWorks, National - MediaWorks Radio


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Best Children's Programme
Chad Awesomesauce - Suzy Cato, Trevor Plant, Peter Haynes, Hweiling Ow, Miller Yule - Stations Nationwide - Treehut Limited


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Best Community Access Programmes
World of Leopold Bloom Presents Welcome to Palestine & Baka Beyond - Leopold Bloom & Matt Budd - Fresh FM - Fresh FM, Nelson


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Best Community Access Programmes
Hashtag Radio - Phid McAwesome, Charis McAwesome, Matt Bartley - Free FM & Hashtag ME - Free FM, Waikato


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Best Community Campaign
The Hits Toy Run - Matt Davy, Blair Dowling, Emma Langman - The Hits, Waikato - NZME


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Best Content
Emily Winstanley - The Mike Hosking Breakfast - Newstalk ZB, Network - NZME


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Best Content
Wind Up Jono - Jono & Ben - Jono Pryor, Ben Boyce, Duncan Heyde, Dan Webby, Michael Baker, Ella Brockelsby - The Rock, Network - MediaWorks


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Best Content
The Adventures of NZ's 13th Most Popular Morning Radio Show Part 2 - Matt Heath, Jeremy Wells, Josh Thomson, Laura McGoldrick, Nathan Hart, James Johnston, David Ridler, Mike McClung - Radio Hauraki, Network - NZME


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Best Marketing Campaign
Join The Movement - Fletch, Vaughan and Megan - Jodie Marinkovich, Tracey Fox, John Galliers - ZM, Network - NZME


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Best Marketing Campaign
Mai FM - Charene Siakimotu, Nickson Clark, Nate Nauer, Kanoa Lloyd - Mai FM, Network - MediaWorks


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Best Music Feature
Jimmy Page Special - Mark McCarron - The Sound, Network - MediaWorks


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Best New Broadcaster
Lucy Carthew - Online Producer - ZM  - ZM, Network - NZME


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Best New Broadcaster
Luke Howden - Breakfast Host - Hokonui, Southland & South Otago - NZME


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Best News
Terror Arrives in Sydney - RadioLIVE Team - RadioLIVE, Network - MediaWorks


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Best On Air
Simon Barnett & Gary McCormick - Si & Gary - More FM, Network - MediaWorks


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Best On Air
Callum Procter & Patrina Roche - Callum & P In The Morning - The Hits, Dunedin - NZME


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Best On Air
Andrew Leiataua - The Andrew Leiataua Breakfast Show - More FM, Taupo - MediaWorks


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Best On Air
Jono Pryor & Ben Boyce - Jono & Ben - The Rock Drive - The Rock, Network - MediaWorks


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Best On Air
Lana Searle & Jason Gunn - Lana & Jase - More FM, Christchurch - MediaWorks


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Best On Air
Mike Hosking - The Mike Hosking Breakfast - Newstalk ZB, Network - NZME


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Best On Air
Leighton Smith - The Leighton Smith Show - Newstalk ZB, Network - NZME


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Best Promotion
The ACC for NZ Cricket - Mike Lane - iHeartRADIO, Network Digital - NZME


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Best Promotion
KFC Colonel's Burger Builder - Nathan Hart, Amy Nola, Trent Hall, Michaela Pickworth - Flava & Radio Hauraki, Network - NZME


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Best Promotion
Love You Man - Leon Wratt, Casey Sullivan & Dena Roberts - The Edge, Network - MediaWorks


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Best Promotion
The Breeze Music Video - Will Maisey - The Breeze, Wellington - MediaWorks


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Best Promotion
Jono & Ben (V Vanilla Ice Bucket Challenge) - Cameron Burns, Bronwynn Bakker, Jono Pryor, Ben Boyce, Duncan Heyde, Fiona Hamilton & Brad King - The Rock, Network - MediaWorks


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Best Promotion
#JMD Break The Internet - Jay-Jay Harvey, Dominic Harvey, Mike Puru, Carl Thompson, Sophie Hallwright, Melanie Chico, Rachel Young - The Edge, Network - MediaWorks


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Best Radio Creative
Jack Links - Teenager, Hipster, Iron Maiden, Two Hands, Man Shelf - Chris Howden - Newstalk ZB, Network - NZME


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Best Radio Creative
Jack Links - Teenager, Hipster, Adlets - Chris Howden - Newstalk ZB, Network - NZME


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Best Radio Creative
Winton Motorcycles - Kelvin Crickett & Gareth Curtis - All Stations, Invercargill - NZME


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Best Radio Website
www.therock.net.nz - Gorjan Ivanovski, Chanel Prime, Michael Baker, Ella Brockelsby - The Rock, Network - MediaWorks


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Best Spoken Programmes
The Nutters Club with Mike King - Mike King & Boris Sokratov - Newstalk ZB, Network - The Key to Life Charitable Trust & NZME


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Best Spoken Programmes
Christmas Truce - Leighton Smith, Rob Harley, Josh Couch, Phil Yule - Newstalk ZB, Network - Christian Broadcasting Association & NZME


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Best Sport
Tony Veitch - Newstalk ZB & Radio Sport, Network - NZME


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Best Sport
Speight's Coast to Coast Longest Day - Brian Ashby, Lesley Murdoch, James Sheehan, Gavin Searle, Adam Cooper, Russell Cryer, Tim Dyer - Newstalk ZB, Christchurch - NZME


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Best Technical Production
The Edge TV - Oompa Loompa - Richard Culph & Grant Brodie - The Edge, Auckland - MediaWorks


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Best Technical Production
Spookers - Found Footage - Chris Hurring - The Rock &The Edge, Auckland - MediaWorks


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Best Technical Production
Spookers - Sick Santa - Chris Hurring - The Rock &The Edge, Auckland - MediaWorks


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Sales Team of the Year
MediaWorks Canterbury - Canterbury Sales Team - MediaWorks, Canterbury - MediaWorks


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Sales Team of the Year
MediaWorks Tauranga - Tauranga Sales Team - MediaWorks, Tauranga - MediaWorks


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Station of the Year
The Edge - Leon Wratt - The Edge, Network - MediaWorks


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Station of the Year
More FM, Taupo - Penny Lyons & Bryn Ingham - More FM, Taupo - MediaWorks


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, Station of the Year
92.2 MORE FM Manawatu - Willie Furnell - More FM, Manawatu - MediaWorks


2015 New Zealand Radio Awards, Winners and nominees, 'The Blackie' (Award)
The Rock & The Edge Station Swap - The Morning Rumble & Jay-Jay, Mike and Dom - The Rock & The Edge, Network - MediaWorks


2015 New Zealand Warriors season
The 2015 New Zealand Warriors season was the 21st in the club's history. Coached by Andrew McFadden and captained by Simon Mannering, the Warriors competed in the National Rugby League's 2015 Telstra Premiership. They also competed in the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines tournament.


2015 New Zealand Warriors season, Jersey and sponsors
In 2015 the Warriors jerseys were again made by Canterbury of New Zealand.


2015 New Zealand Warriors season, Fixtures, Pre-season training
The bulk of the Warriors' 2015 NRL squad began preseason training on 3 November 2014.


2015 New Zealand Warriors season, Fixtures, Auckland Nines
The Warriors finished second in the Hunua pool at the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines before being eliminated by the Cronulla Sharks in the quarterfinals.


2015 New Zealand Warriors season, Fixtures, Auckland Nines
The squad for the Nines was Shaun Johnson (c), Matthew Allwood, Nathan Friend, Ben Henry, Ryan Hoffman, Solomone Kata, Ngani Laumape, Sam Lisone, Tuimoala Lolohea, Sione Lousi, Suaia Matagi, Ben Matulino, Ken Maumalo, Nathaniel Roache, Bodene Thompson, Sam Tomkins, Chad Townsend and Manu Vatuvei. Simon Mannering, Dominique Peyroux, Sebastine Ikahihifo and Jonathan Wright were originally named in a 22-man training squad.


2015 New Zealand Warriors season, Fixtures, Auckland Nines
Solomone Kata was named in the team of the tournament.


2015 New Zealand Warriors season, Fixtures, Pre-season matches
The Warriors were planning to host the St. George Illawarra Dragons at Trafalgar Park in Nelson, however the match was cancelled when the Dragons were invited to compete in the World Club Series. It would have been the first time the Warriors had played in Nelson.


2015 New Zealand Warriors season, Fixtures, Regular season
All home matches were played at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland, with the exception of the Round 22 match, which was played at Westpac Stadium in Wellington. It was the third year in a row the Warriors took a match to Wellington, as part of the "Capital Clash".


2015 New Zealand Warriors season, Other teams
As in 2014, the Warriors entered a team into the NSW Cup and the Junior Warriors competed in the Holden Cup.


2015 New Zealand Warriors season, Other teams, NSW Cup squad
The Warriors NSW Cup side finished fourth in the regular season, however lost two consecutive play-off matches and were eliminated from the play-offs. John Palavi was named in the competition's team on the year.


2015 New Zealand Warriors season, Other teams, Holden Cup squad
The Junior Warriors finished 7th to make the finals. They defeated the Roosters and the Broncos before being eliminated by the Penrith Panthers in the preliminary final.


2015 New Zealand Warriors season, Club awards
Ben Matulino was named as the Warriors player of the year, his second time winning the award. The other finalists for the award were Simon Mannering and Shaun Johnson.


2015 New Zealand Warriors season, Club awards
Johnson was awarded the People's choice award, Albert Vete was named the Club person of the year and Tuimoala Lolohea was named the NRL rookie of the year.


2015 New Zealand Warriors season, Club awards
John Palavi was named the NSW Cup side's player of the year, while Mason Lino was the sides rookie of the year.


2015 New Zealand Warriors season, Club awards
Bunty Afoa was the Junior Warrior's player of the year, while Ata Hingano was the rookie of the year.


2015 New Zealand Winter Games
The 2015 New Zealand Winter Games was the 4th edition of the New Zealand Winter Gameswas contested August 21 through August 30 in the cities of Naseby, Queenstown, and Wanaka. A total of 35 events across 5 disciplines will be contested, as well as a night parallel slalom to be contested during the opening ceremony. The event is officially called the Audi quattro Wintergames.


2015 New Zealand Winter Games, Venues
All venues were located within the Otago region of New Zealand. Alpine skiing will be contested within Coronet Peak in Queenstown. Cross country skiing will take place at the Snow Farm in Wanaka. Curling will be held in the Naseby Curling Rink, or the Maniototo Curling International within Naseby. Both freestyle skiing and snowboarding will be held at the Cardrona Alpine Resort near Wanaka.


2015 New Zealand Winter Games, Sports
Five winter sports will be contested throughout the duration of the games. This is an increase from the total number of events from the 2011 New Zealand Winter Games.


2015 New Zealand Winter Games, Sports
Alpine Skiing will be made up of the giant slalom, slalom, IPC giant slalom, and IPC slalom, all of which will feature both men's and women's events for a total of 16. Additionally, a night parallel slalom will be contested on the 21st during the opening ceremonies with the winners receiving $15,000.


2015 New Zealand Winter Games, Sports
Cross Country Skiing will include the events of 15 km Mass Start Classic and 10 km Individual Freestyle for men, the 10 km Mass Start Classic and 5 km Individual Freestyle for women, as well as the sprint for both genders. A total of 6 events will be contested within the discipline.


2015 New Zealand Winter Games, Sports
Curling will only feature one event, the curling mixed doubles. It will include a 2-person team made up of one man and one woman. The event was recently added onto the Winter Olympic program, and this will most likely serve as an important testing event for the sport.


2015 New Zealand Winter Games, Sports
Freestyle Skiing will feature big air (or aerials) as well as halfpipe and slopestyle. The halfpipe and slopestyle will both be a part of the 2016 Freestyle Skiing World Cup. All events will feature both a male and female version for a total of 6 events.


2015 New Zealand Winter Games, Sports
Snowboarding will include big air, halfpipe, and slopestyle. Big air was also recently added onto the Winter Olympic Program, so this will likely serve as an important test event. The halfpipe and slopestyle events are part of the 2016 Snowboarding World Cup. All events will include a male and female version for a total of 6 events.


2015 New Zealand Winter Games, Medal table
The United States claimed the most medals by far, winning 10 gold, 9 silver and 6 bronze for a total of 25; 1/4 of the medals in total awarded. In 2nd was South Korea, with 7 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze for a total of 14. In 3rd was Japan, with 3 gold, 5 silver and 3 bronze for a total of 11. The host nation, New Zealand, finished in 9th with 1 gold and 3 silver. A total of 18 nations took home at least 1 medal, and 15 nations took home at least 1 gold.


2015 New Zealand budget
The New Zealand budget for fiscal year 2015/16 was presented to the New Zealand House of Representatives by Finance Minister Bill English on 21 May 2015. It was the seventh budget English presented as Minister of Finance.


2015 New Zealand budget
In response to the budget, Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little called it a "fiddle-it-round budget, a fudge-it budget", while New Zealand First leader Winston Peters called it a "Split Enz budget – I see red, I see red, I see red".


2015 New Zealand gallantry awards
The 2015 New Zealand gallantry awards were announced via a Special Honours List on 3 December 2015. Recipients are awarded New Zealand gallantry awards.


2015 New Zealand rugby league season
The 2015 New Zealand rugby league season was the 108th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand. The main feature of the year was the National Competition, which was won by the Counties Manukau Stingrays.


2015 New Zealand rugby league season
The New Zealand national team competed in the 2015 Anzac Test and then toured England in November.


2015 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The Kiwis toured Great Britain, playing in three test matches against England. New Zealand defeated the Leeds Rhinos 34-16, before losing the first test match to England 12-26. They won the second test 9-2 before losing the third test 14-20.


2015 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The touring squad was coached by Stephen Kearney and included Jordan Kahu, Kodi Nikorima, Adam Blair (c), Alex Glenn (Brisbane), Curtis Rona (Canterbury Bulldogs), Gerard Beale (Cronulla-Sutherland), Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Sam Moa, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Sio Siua Taukeiaho, Isaac Liu (Sydney Roosters), Peta Hiku (Manly-Warringah), Jesse Bromwich, Tohu Harris, Kevin Proctor (Melbourne), Tuimoala Lolohea, Ben Matulino (New Zealand Warriors), Dean Whare, Lewis Brown (Penrith), Jason Nightingale (St. George Illawarra), Martin Taupau and Manaia Cherrington (Wests Tigers).


2015 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
New Zealand also competed in the 2015 Anzac Test which was played on 3 May, after being postponed on 1 May due to heavy rain at Suncorp Stadium. The Kiwis won 26-12, after leading 26-6 at halftime. The win was their first ANZAC test match victory for 17 years and the first time New Zealand had won three consecutive test matches over Australia since 1953. As man of the match, Manu Vatuvei was awarded the Charles Savory medal.


2015 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The Kiwis team for the ANZAC test on 3 May was Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (Sydney Roosters), Jason Nightingale (St. George-Illawarra), Peta Hiku (Manly Sea Eagles), Shaun Kenny-Dowall (Sydney Roosters), Manu Vatuvei (NZ Warriors), Kieran Foran (Manly Sea Eagles), Shaun Johnson (NZ Warriors),  Jesse Bromwich (Melbourne Storm), Issac Luke (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Ben Matulino (NZ Warriors), Kevin Proctor (Melbourne Storm), Tohu Harris (Melbourne Storm) and Simon Mannering (c - NZ Warriors). Bench: Thomas Leuluai (NZ Warriors),  Sam Moa (Sydney Roosters), Martin Taupau (Wests Tigers) and Greg Eastwood (Canterbury Bulldogs). Lewis Brown (Penrith Panthers) was the 18th man and did not play while Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (Penrith Panthers) was originally named in the squad but was suspended by the NRL judiciary and replaced by Nightingale.


2015 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The ANZAC test victory saw New Zealand become the number one ranked team in the RLIF World Rankings for the first time.


2015 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The Kiwiferns lost 14-22 to Australia in a curtain raiser to the ANZAC test. Coached by Alan Jackson, the full NZ Kiwi Ferns squad for the Anzac test curtainraiser is Tasha Davie, Shontelle Dudley, Maitua Feterika, Teuila Fotu-Moala, Georgia Hale, Annabelle Hohepa, Nora Maaka, Kelly Maipi, Laura Mariu, Krystal Murray, Hilda Peters, Kahurangi Peters, Rona Peters, Krystal Rota, Kristina Sue, Atawhai Tupaea, Janna Vaughan and Sharnita Woodman.


2015 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The NZ Defence Force lost 24-30 to the Australian Combined Armed Services on 2 May.


2015 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
On 2 May the Junior Kiwis lost to the Junior Kangaroos 20-22. Coached by Kelvin Wright, the Junior Kiwis squad was Bunty Afoa, Marata Niukore, Toafofoa Sipley, Jazz Tevaga (NZ Warriors), Nelson Asofa-Solomona, Tony Tumusa (Melbourne Storm), Zach Dockar-Clay (Parramatta Eels), James Fisher-Harris, Sione Katoa (Penrith Panthers), Watson Heleta, Lamar Liolevave, Te Maire Martin (Wests Tigers), Jamayne Isaako (Cronulla Sharks), Daniel Levi (Newcastle Knights), Joseph Manu, Taane Milne (Sydney Roosters), Renouf To'omaga (Canterbury Bulldogs) and Braden Uele (North Queensland Cowboys).


2015 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
A New Zealand Under-18s team toured Australia in September, playing two matches against the Australian Schoolboys. They lost the first 24-70 and the second 6-30. The matches were nearly cancelled due to funding issues.


2015 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The squad was Tarquinn Alatipi (Wellington), Whitiroa Davis (Akarana), Keanu Dawson (Upper Central), Josh Farrant (Akarana), Rory Ferguson (Southern), Jackson Ferris (Mid Central), Bostyn Hakaraia (Akarana), Morgan Harper (Upper Central), Phoenix Hunt (Counties Manukau), Kenese Kenese (Counties Manukau), Dean Kouka-Smith (Akarana), Rory Marshall-Barton (Counties Manukau), Tyrone Nathan (Counties Manukau), Fabian Paletua-Kiri (Mid-Central), Isaiah Papalii (Akarana), David Phillips (Counties Manukau), Chris Sio (Akarana), Lewis Soosemea (Counties Manukau) and Auzzie Tuwhangai (Akarana).


2015 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
A New Zealand Maori Residents team defeated Auckland 36-32 on 30 May 2015 at Puketawhero Park in Rotorua. The Maori team was coached by Ricky Henry and included Kouma Samson, Malo Solomona and Jeremiah Pai while Auckland was coached by Richie Blackmore and included Willie Peace, Eliakim Uasi, Roman Hifo, Tulson Caird and Herman Retzlaff.


2015 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Rugby League Cup
Auckland were the holders of the Rugby League Cup but did not contest the trophy. They had not defended the trophy since 2012.


2015 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Competition
A merit team was announced at the conclusion of the tournament and consisted of George Edwards (Counties Manukau Stingrays), Joseph Oti (Wellington Orcas), Matt Sauni (Canterbury Bulls), Simione Ma’amaloa (Counties Manukau Stingrays), Andrew Tusiane (Counties Manukau Stingrays), Tevin Arona (Canterbury Bulls), Ray Talimalie (Counties Manukau Stingrays), Saipani Aiolupo (Counties Manukau Stingrays), Kruz Tupo (Counties Manukau Stingrays), Chris Bamford (Canterbury Bulls), Sione Feao (Counties Manukau Stingrays), James Baxendale (Canterbury Bulls) and Nick Read (Wai-Coa-Bay Stallions). Bench: Uila Aiolupo (Counties Manukau Stingrays), Eli George (Northern Swords), Erwin Sauni (Canterbury Bulls) and Jeremy Siulepa (Wai-Coa-Bay Stallions).


2015 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Regional competitions
The Manawatu Mustangs defeated the Taranaki Sharks 38-34, and Hawkes Bay 56-22 to win the central region tri-series.


2015 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Regional competitions
The Canterbury "A" team won the South Island provincial rugby league competition.


2015 New Zealand rugby league season, Australian competitions
The New Zealand Warriors played their 21st first grade season in the Australian competition, playing in the National Rugby League and finishing 13th.


2015 New Zealand rugby league season, Australian competitions
The Warriors also fielded teams in the New South Wales Cup and Holden Cup (Under-20s), finishing fourth and seventh respectively. Both teams made the finals, the NSW Cup team lost two finals matches, while the Holden Cup (Under-20s) team won two matches, before being eliminated by the Penrith Panthers in the preliminary final.


2015 New Zealand rugby league season, Australian competitions
In February, Auckland hosted the launch of the 2015 NRL season, as well as the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines. A NRL match between the Melbourne Storm and St. George Illawarra Dragons was also be played in Napier at McLean Park on 25 July.


2015 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
The Point Chevalier Pirates won the Fox Memorial, defeating the Mount Albert Lions 22-10 in the final.


2015 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
The Papakura Sea Eagles won the pre-season rugby league nines competition, which was held in Whitianga.


2015 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Wellington
The  Te Aroha Eels beat the Wainuiomata Lions to win the Wellington Rugby League competition.


2015 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Canterbury
The Papanui Tigers defeated the Linwood Keas 20-14 after extra time at AMI Stadium to win the Canterbury Rugby League competition for the first time in 17 years.


2015 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Northland
The Hikurangi Stags won the Northland Rugby League Premiership title, defeating the Takahiwai Warriors 20-16 at Toll Stadium, Whangarei.


2015 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Northland
The Otaua Valleys won the inaugural Northland Rugby League Championship title, defeating the Pawerenga Broncos 28-12 at Toll Stadium, Whangarei.


2015 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other leagues
The Hamilton City Tigers defeated Taniwharau 33-12 to win the Waikato Rugby League title.


2015 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other leagues
The Pacific Sharks, from Tokoroa, defeated the Taupo Phoenix 34-30 in the final of the Bay of Plenty-Coastline Rugby League competition.


2015 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other leagues
The Marist Dragons won the Taranaki Rugby League season, defeating the Coastal Cobras 28-10 at Pukekura Park in the grand final.


2015 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other leagues
The Tahunanui Tigers won the Tasman Rugby League title, defeating the Victory Phoenix 30-22.


2015 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other leagues
The South Pacific Raiders defeated the East Coast Eagles 26-24 at Forsyth Barr Stadium to win the Otago Rugby League title.


2015 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other leagues
The West Coast Rugby League celebrated 100 years during the season.


2015 New Zealand rugby league tour of England
The 2015 New Zealand rugby league tour of England was a tour by the New Zealand national rugby league team. The New Zealand national rugby league team played a match against the Leeds Rhinos and competed in a three match test series against England for the Baskerville Shield, losing 2-1.


2015 New Zealand rugby league tour of England, Background
New Zealand had originally intended to host a tour against France, while Australia was speculated to host a Great Britain Lions tour. However the Australian Rugby League Commission declined to host a tour and as an alternative the Rugby Football League invited the New Zealand Rugby League to tour Great Britain for a three match series.


2015 New Zealand rugby league tour of England, Background
New Zealand was last in the United Kingdom for the World Cup in 2013.


2015 New Zealand rugby league tour of England, Background
On 25 February 2015, the three test match venues were confirmed with Hull's KC Stadium hosting game one on 1 November, the London Olympic Stadium hosting the second test on 7 November and the final test match being held at Wigan's DW Stadium on 14 November.


2015 New Zealand rugby league tour of England, Background
The match against Leeds was the first time a Super League side had played a touring side since 2002, when the Kiwis played matches against Hull F.C. and St. Helens. It was the first time that Leeds played New Zealand since 1992. The match celebrated the 125th anniversary of Headingley Rugby Stadium. Leeds has defeated New Zealand once in eleven matches between the two teams.


2015 New Zealand rugby league tour of England, Squad, Training squad
An initial training squad was named on 8 September 2015 and added to as teams were eliminated from the NRL finals. Kieran Foran was among those initially named but he later withdrew due to injury, joining Shaun Johnson, Thomas Leuluai, Manu Vatuvei, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak and Jared Warea-Hargreaves as being unavailable for the tour. Skipper Simon Mannering was also later made unavailable for the test series due to injury.


2015 New Zealand rugby league tour of England, Squad, Final squad
The final touring squad of 23 players was named on 8 October.


2015 New Zealand rugby league tour of England, Squad, Final squad
On 10 October, Jason Taumalolo withdrew from the touring 23-man squad due to a knee injury. He was replaced by Manaia Cherrington. Curtis Rona left the tour after the second test match, returning to Australia to be present for the birth of his daughter.


2015 New Zealand rugby league tour of England, Venues
The four matches were played at the following venues in England.


2015 New Zealand rugby league tour of England, Fixtures
New Zealand played four matches on tour, including three test matches against England. England also played a test match against France on 24 October.


2015 New Zealand rugby league tour of England, Fixtures, Game 1
Gerard Beale was originally named to play but was replaced by Lewis Brown.


2015 New Zealand rugby league tour of England, Fixtures, Test 1
Alex Glenn and Lewis Brown were named as 18th and 19th man respectively for the Kiwis.


2015 New Zealand rugby league tour of England, Fixtures, Test 2
Stephen Kearney originally named Tuimoala Lolohea at halfback before selecting Kodi Nikorima to start the match.


2015 New Zealand rugby league tour of England, Fixtures, Test 3
With the win, England retained the Baskerville Shield. Isaac Liu and Gerard Beale were 18th and 19th man respectively for New Zealand.


2015 New Zealand rugby league tour of England, Aftermath
England's captain, Sean O'Loughlin was awarded the George Smith Medal as player of the series. This was England's first major series win in 8 years with their last win coming in the previous Kiwis tour of Great Britain.


2015 Newark and Sherwood District Council election
The 2015 Newark and Sherwood District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the Newark and Sherwood District Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.


2015 Newcastle City Council election
The 2015 Newcastle City Council Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect one third of the members of Newcastle City Council in England. The elections took place on the same day as other local elections.


2015 Newcastle City Council election
During the election campaign, hustings were held by JesmondLocal in the North and South Jesmond Wards.


2015 Newcastle City Council election
The result saw the majority of governing Labour Party members increase in the council chamber, with winners in seats in the wards Castle and North Jesmond replacing one Liberal Democrat councillor in each for these. Westerhope saw its third independent councillor elected, Pat Hillicks winning the seat with a 1,319 majority over the Labour Party candidate.


2015 Newcastle City Council election
In West Gosforth, the Conservative candidate Steve Kyte came close to victory, the last such occasion being 1992, coming 17 votes short. UKIP candidates attracted more support on average than in any previous year, coming second in Byker and in Lemington.


2015 Newcastle Knights season
The 2015 Newcastle Knights season was the 28th in the club's history. Coached by Rick Stone, interim coached by Danny Buderus after Stone's contract was terminated, and captained by Kurt Gidley, they competed in the NRL's 2015 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season in 16th place (out of 16).


2015 Newcastle Knights season, Jerseys and sponsors
In 2015, the Knights' jerseys were made by ISC and their major sponsor was Newpave Asphalt.


2015 Newcastle Knights season, Fixtures, Auckland Nines
Squad: 1. Sione Mata'utia 2. Jake Mamo 3. Dane Gagai 4. Chanel Mata'utia 5. Carlos Tuimavave 6. Jarrod Mullen (c) 7. Tyrone Roberts 8. Pat Mata'utia 9. Adam Clydsdale 10. Paterika Vaivai 11. Tyler Randell 12. Chris Houston 13. Robbie Rochow 14. Nathan Ross 15. Korbin Sims 16. Joseph Tapine 17. Jack Stockwell 18. Danny Levi


2015 Newcastle Knights season, Representative honours
The following players appeared in a representative match in 2015.


2015 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
The 2015 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.


2015 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election, Election result
Despite the Labour Party winning the most seats at the 2015 election and not gauging an overall majority, a by-election in 2017 saw the Conservative Party gaining the seat from Labour.


2015 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election, Election result
This means the Conservative Party gained control of the council from the previous Labour minority administration.


2015 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship of Newfoundland and Labrador was held January 15–18 at the Bally Haly Golf & Curling Club in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The winning team was the Heather Strong rink from the host Bally Haly Club, and she and her team represented Newfoundland and Labrador at the 2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.


2015 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Finals
The final round between the top two teams at the end of the round robin followed the double knockout rule, which states that the first team in the finals to have two losses in the event would be knocked out of contention. Since Strong had no losses, Guzzwell would have had to defeat her twice in order to secure the title.


2015 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard
The 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard, the provincial men's curling championship of Newfoundland and Labrador, was held from February 6 to 8 at the Carol Curling Club in Labrador City. The winning Brad Gushue rink represented Newfoundland and Labrador at the 2015 Tim Hortons Brier in Calgary.


2015 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard, Teams
Due to the cost of flying from Newfoundland to Labrador and the skill level of the perennial provincial champion Brad Gushue rink, only two teams entered the competition: Gushue and a local Labrador City team, the Gary Wensman rink.


2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
The 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election, held on November 30, 2015, elected members of the 48th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Progressive Conservative Party which had governed since 2003 election, was defeated by the Liberal Party, which won a majority in the new assembly.


2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
The election had been scheduled for October 13, 2015, under Newfoundland and Labrador's House of Assembly Act, mandating a fixed election day on the second Tuesday in October in the fourth calendar year after the previous election. However, the House of Assembly amended the act in June 2015, to delay the election until November 30, 2015, so that the election campaign would not overlap with the federal election scheduled on October 19, 2015.


2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Following the result of the election no party with the word "Conservative" in its name formed the government in either a provincial or federal jurisdiction in Canada for the first time since 1943.


2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
With 55.2% of eligible voters casting a ballot, this election had the lowest turnout of any provincial election since confederation.


2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election, Party leadership
Following the 2011 provincial election Liberal leader Kevin Aylward announced his resignation as leader. Aylward was unable to win a seat in the legislature and announced on October 26, 2011, he would step down once his successor was chosen. On December 15, 2011, the Liberal Party announced that Dwight Ball would become Leader of the Opposition and interim Liberal leader effective January 3, 2012. Party president Judy Morrow announced in December 2011, that the party was not likely to hold a leadership convention until sometime in 2013. On November 17, 2013 Dwight Ball was elected leader of the Liberal Party.


2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election, Party leadership
On January 22, 2014, Kathy Dunderdale announced she was resigning as Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party (PC Party) later that week and that Finance Minister Tom Marshall would replace her until the party selected a new leader. On January 24, 2014, Marshall was sworn in as the province's 11th premier. Marshall had indicated that he would not be seeking re-election as the member of the House of Assembly for Humber East and therefore would not contest the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party. The party held its leadership convention on September 13, 2014 and chose Paul Davis as its leader. Davis was sworn in as the 12th Premier on September 26, 2014.


2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election, Campaign
In June 2015, Premier Davis announced that a general election would be held in November, after the October federal election. Many veteran PC MHAs who had served in Danny Williams' cabinet did not seek re-election. On November 5, Davis visited the lieutenant governor to request that the House of Assembly be dissolved. The election would be held on November 30.


2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election, Campaign
The Liberals consistently held a massive lead in public opinion polling throughout the campaign, with 66 per cent support among decided voters at the outset and 67 per cent support in a poll released just one week before election day.


2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election, Campaign
Their lead was so large and so unshakable that some pundits openly speculated that the party could potentially sweep every seat in the province, although others suggested that this was unlikely. Numerous ridings in and around St. John's remained more competitive than provincewide polling suggested, and some voters appeared to be swayed in the final days by the argument that even if they were inclined to support the Liberals, the province's democratic process would not be well-served by giving one party a clean sweep of the legislature with no opposition party to challenge them.


2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election, Campaign
In the final results, the Liberals did win almost every seat in most of the province, except for a single Progressive Conservative incumbent hanging on in Central Newfoundland; in St. John's, however, the New Democrats successfully retained two of the three seats they held in the city, while the Progressive Conservatives held onto almost every seat in the city's suburbs.


2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election, Campaign
The largest victory in the province was won by Liberal MLA Andrew Parsons in Burgeo-La Poile, who took fully 96.5 per cent of the more than 4,000 votes cast in his riding while neither of his opponents garnered even 100 votes.


2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election, Party standings
This election saw the fourth change-in-government since Newfoundland and Labrador joined confederation in 1949.


2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election, Party standings, Results by party, Liberal Party
The Liberal Party won 31 seats making this election their best election since 1999 when the party won 32. However, in 1990, the party won 32 of 48 seats (66.7%) while in 2015 they won 31 of 40 seats (77.5%). By percentage, this is the party's best result since 1966 when the party won 39 of 42 seats (92.9%). Dwight Ball is the province's first liberal premier since Roger Grimes. 6 liberal candidates won over 80% of the popular vote in their respective ridings and 4 of these 6 candidates were later appointed to the Executive Council.


2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election, Party standings, Results by party, Progressive Conservative Party
With this election PC leader Paul Davis became the fourth incumbent premier to not lead his party to re-election (after Joey Smallwood in 1972, Tom Rideout in 1989 and Roger Grimes in 2003). With 7 of 40 seats (17.5%), this is the party's worst result since 1966 when it won 3 of 42 seats.


2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election, Party standings, Results by party, New Democratic Party
In the 2011 election the NDP placed second in total votes and won 5 seats (a record-high for the party) however since the election 2 NDP MHAs defected to the Liberal Party. Only 2 of the 3 remaining NDP MHAs ran for re-election and these 2 MHAs were the only NDP candidates to win in this election. By percentage of seats however, this is the second-best result the provincial NDP has ever had winning 2 of 40 seats (5%).


2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election, Party standings, Results by region
The district with the highest turnout was Cape St. Francis (71.68%). The district with the lowest turnout was Torngat Mountains (39.50%).


2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election, Candidates by district
Bold incumbents indicates cabinet members and party leaders are italicized. The premier's name is boldfaced and italicized.


2015 Nice stabbing
On 3 February 2015, three soldiers, guarding a Jewish community center in Nice, France, were attacked with a knife by Moussa Coulibaly, a lone-wolf terrorist.


2015 Nice stabbing, Attack
Three soldiers were patrolling outside a Jewish communal building housing a Jewish radio station when Moussa Coulibaly rushed at one of the soldiers with a 20-centimeter (7.8-inch) knife aimed at his throat. Coulibaly only managed to wound that soldier in the face before wounding another soldier in the arm. The bulletproof vests worn by the soldiers prevented more serious injuries.


2015 Nice stabbing, Attack
Coulibaly was arrested while attempting to flee. Two accomplices allegedly fled the scene and were not apprehended.


2015 Nice stabbing, Perpetrator
Moussa Coulibaly, age 30, had previous convictions for armed robbery and drug-related crimes. On 28 January 2015 he flew to Turkey, a popular destination at the time for young Europeans intending to fight for ISIL, but French security authorities contacted Turkish authorities who sent him back to France.


2015 Nice stabbing, Perpetrator
He was questioned by police in December 2014 for aggressively sharing his religious beliefs in a gym in Mantes-la-Jolie, Ile-de-France, where he lived with his parents and siblings. Police found handwritten documents about religion in the hotel room near the Gare de Nice-Ville where he was staying at the time of the attack.


2015 Nice stabbing, Perpetrator
Following his arrest, Coulibaly spoke about his hatred of France, of Jews and of the military.


2015 Nice stabbing, Perpetrator, Legal proceedings
Couliaby was indicted on charges of attempted murder during a terror operation.


2015 Nice stabbing, Reaction
US President Donald Trump described the Nice stabbing as one of several terrorist incidents that were "unreported" in news media.


2015 Nicholls State Colonels football team
The 2015 Nicholls State Colonels football team represents Nicholls State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Colonels are led by first-year head coach Tim Rebowe. They play their home games at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium and are a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 3–6 in Southland play to finish in a three way tie for eighth place.


2015 Nicholls State Colonels football team, Previous season
Fifth year head coach Charlie Stubbs resigned after the first three games. Steve Axman was named interim head coach and completed the 2014 season. The Colonels finished the season with a 0–12 overall record and were 0–8 in conference play.


2015 Nicholls State Colonels football team, Previous season
On November 21, 2014, following the Colonels' season conclusion, Tim Rebowe was named the tenth head coach of the Nicholls State Colonels. Rebowe had been an assistant coach at University of Louisiana-Lafayette for eleven years as well as an assistant coach at Nicholls State for six years prior to that.


2015 Nickelodeon Indonesia Kids' Choice Awards
The 2015 Nickelodeon Indonesia Kids' Choice Awards were held on 10 June 2015, at the Studio 4 MNCTV, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah in Pondok Gede, East Jakarta, and hosted by Zsa Zsa Utari, Joshua Suherman, Romaria, Tissa Biani, and Rangga Dewamoela. The ceremony awards will held the theme for "Slimenya Tuh Disini".


2015 Nickelodeon Indonesia Kids' Choice Awards
Syahrini received the "Icon of the Year" award and was the biggest winner of the night, taking home two awards.


2015 Nickelodeon Indonesia Kids' Choice Awards, Winners and nominees
The nominees were announced on May 4, 2015. Winners are listed in bold.


2015 Nicky Rackard Cup
The 2015 Nicky Rackard Cup (tier 3) was the eleventh staging of the Nicky Rackard Cup hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. The cup competition began on 2 May 2015 and culminated on 13 June 2015. The bottom two teams will play off with the loser playing the winner of the 2015 Lory Meagher Cup (tier 4).


2015 Nicky Rackard Cup
Tyrone were the defending champions and they participated in the competition again after opting not to face Down in the 2014 Christy Ring Cup relegation promotion playoff.


2015 Nicky Rackard Cup
Longford entered the 2015 competition after defeating Sligo in 2014 Nicky Rackard Cup Promotion/Relegation Playoff.


2015 Nicky Rackard Cup
Roscommon won the title after defeating Armagh by 2-12 to 1-14 in the final.


2015 Nicky Rackard Cup, Round 1
Winners progress to Round 2A. Losers go to Round 2B.


2015 Nicky Rackard Cup, Round 2A
Winners progress to the semi-finals. Losers go into the Quarter-Finals.


2015 Nicky Rackard Cup, Round 2B
Winners go into the Quarter-Finals. Losers go into the Relegation Playoff


2015 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championships
The 2015 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championships was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 24th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Winnetka, United States between 6 and 12 July 2015.


2015 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championships, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championships, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry as an alternate into the singles main draw:


2015 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championships – Doubles
Thanasi Kokkinakis and Denis Kudla were the defending champions, but they did not participate this year. Johan Brunström and Nicholas Monroe won the title by defeating Sekou Bangoura and Frank Dancevic in the final by a score of 4–6, 6–3, [10–8].


2015 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championships – Singles
Denis Kudla was the defending champion, but he did not participate this year. Somdev Devvarman won the title by defeating Daniel Nguyen in the final by a score of 7–5, 4–6, 7–6(7–5). The final match lasted for 3 hours and 31 minutes.


2015 Niger State gubernatorial election
The 2015 Niger State gubernatorial election was the 8th gubernatorial election of Niger State. Held on April 11, 2015, the All Progressives Congress nominee Abubakar Sani Bello won the election, defeating Umar Nasko of the People's Democratic Party.


2015 Niger State gubernatorial election, APC primary
APC candidate, Abubakar Sani Bello clinched the party ticket. The APC primary election was held in 2014.


2015 Niger State gubernatorial election, PDP primary
PDP candidate, Umar Nasko clinched the party ticket. The PDP primary election was held in 2014.


2015 Niger State gubernatorial election, Results
A total of 10 candidates contested in the election. Abubakar Sani Bello from the All Progressives Congress won the election, defeating Umar Nasko from the People's Democratic Party. The winner, Abubakar Sani Bello won in 23 out of 25 Local Government Areas in the State, Umar Nasko won just 2 Local Government Areas.


2015 Niger raid
The 2015 Niger raid was an unsuccessful assault on the Nigerien towns Bosso and Diffa, perpetrated by Boko Haram. The incident occurred on 6 February 2015, marking the first major Boko Haram incursion into Niger.


2015 Niger raid, Background
In June 2013, between 5,000 and 10,000 refugees arrived in Bosso, fleeing fighting between Boko Haram and the Nigerian Armed Forces in Borno State of Nigeria. Most blamed the military for the excessive violence and human rights violations.


2015 Niger raid, Background
The border town of Diffa is separated from Nigeria by the Komadougou Yobe river, a recent drop in the river's water level granted large groups of Nigerian refugees the opportunity to flee rebel controlled areas into the yet unaffected Niger.


2015 Niger raid, Background
On 5 February 2015, a Nigerien parliament spokesman announced that discussions will be held regarding Niger's participation in the anti Boko Haram military operations.


2015 Niger raid, Raid
In the morning of 6 February 2015, Boko Haram militants carried out an assault on the Nigerien towns of Bosso and Diffa, after crossing into Niger from neighboring Nigeria. The Nigerien military successfully repelled the attacks with the aid of Chadian troops that have been stationed in Bosso since 2 February, the Chadian airforce also played a supporting role in the clashes. Dozens of militants were killed as Boko Haram retreated back into its stronghold in Nigeria. Nigerien casualties amounted to 4 killed, plus several civilians as well as 17 wounded.


2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards
The 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards was the 10th edition of the Nigeria Entertainment Awards. Wizkid won the most awards while Olamide received the most nominations with three across 39 award categories. Kiss Daniel won the Best New Act to Watch award while Praiz won the Best R&B Act award after he toppled the likes of Banky W, Chidinma, Seyi Shay, Timi Dakolo and Shaydee. The award was held at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, New York City, U.S.A and was hosted by Osas Ighodaro and Ice Prince.


2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards, Winners and nominees
Below is the list of nominees and winners for the popular music categories. Winners are highlighted in bold.


2015 Nigeria Professional Football League
The 2015 Nigeria Professional Football League (referred to as the Nigerian Glo premier league for sponsorship reasons) is the 44th season of the Nigeria Premier League, the top Nigerian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1972, and the 25th since the rebranding of the league as the "Professional League".


2015 Nigeria Professional Football League
Enyimba won their seventh league title and first since the 2009–10 season. They clinched with a week to go in the season with a scoreless draw with Warri Wolves, who were six points behind. Warri Wolves finished in second place, four points behind Enyimba, and both will represent Nigeria in the 2016 CAF Champions League. Nasarawa United placed third and qualified for the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup.


2015 Nigeria Professional Football League
Bayelsa United, Kwara United, Sharks and Taraba each finished in the bottom four and will be relegated to the Nigeria National League for 2016. Akwa United escaped relegation, pulling out of the bottom four with a 1-0 win over Lobi Stars in their final match of the season.


2015 Nigeria Professional Football League, Clubs
A total of 20 teams will contest the league including 16 teams from the previous season and four teams promoted from the Nigeria National League. The four promoted teams replace Gombe United, Crown, Kaduna United and Nembe City who were all relegated to the National League at the end of the previous season


2015 Nigeria Professional Football League, News
Five Kano Pillars players were injured during an armed robbery as the club was heading south for their opener against Heartland FC. Their opening game was postponed indefinitely.


2015 Nigeria Professional Football League, News
In June, the league forced several clubs to find new venues for Matchdays 12 and 13 while they make mandatory upgrades to their home grounds.


2015 Nigeria Professional Football League, News
In August, Kano Pillars' 12-year undefeated streak at home came to an end in a 2-1 loss to Nasarawa United.


2015 Nigeria Women Premier League
The 2015 Nigeria Women Premier League is the 25th season of women's association football in Nigeria, and the second season since the re-branding of the competition from a championship to a premier league. The league started in May 2015, and the regular season was concluded by September of the same year. Rivers Angels came to the season as defending champions after winning the 2014 edition. They successfully defended the title by defeating Bayelsa Queens by a lone goal from Osinachi Ohale in the super six final in Umuahia, Abia State. The super six tournament began on October 20 and was concluded November 5, 2015.


2015 Nigeria Women Premier League, Super six tournament
The super six tournament was hosted by Abia State government in Umuahia Township Stadium. Rivers Angels, Delta Queens, Nasarawa Amazons, Confluence Queens, Bayelsa Queens and Sunshine Queens qualified by being part of the top three teams in group A and B. Rivers Angels qualified for the final by defeating both Nasarawa Amazons and Sunshine Queens by a lone goal. However, the second finalist, Bayelsa Queens drew their first game against Delta Queens but went on to defeat Confluence Queens by four goals to one.


2015 Nigeria Women Premier League, Super six tournament
This was the same number of points recorded by fellow pool member, Delta Queens but Bayelsa edged their regional rivals for the finals on superior goal difference. However, Delta Queens were able to qualify for the loser's final by defeating Confluence Queens by two goals to one in their second game.


2015 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Kwara State
The 2015 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Kwara State was held on March 28, 2015, to elect members of the House of Representatives to represent Kwara State, Nigeria.


2015 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Kwara State, Results, Asa/Ilorin West
APC candidate Razak Olatunde Atunwa won the election, defeating other party candidates.


2015 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Kwara State, Results, Baruten/Kaiama
APC candidate Zakari Mohammed won the election, defeating other party candidates.


2015 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Kwara State, Results, Edu/Moro/Patigi
APC candidate Aliyu Ahman-Pategi won the election, defeating other party candidates.


2015 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Kwara State, Results, Ekiti/Isin/Irepodun/Oke-ero
APC candidate Olufunke Adedoyin won the election, defeating other party candidates.


2015 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Kwara State, Results, Ilorin East/South
APC candidate Abubakar Amuda-Kannike Garba won the election, defeating other party candidates.


2015 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Kwara State, Results, Offa/Oyun/Ifelodun
APC candidate Olayonu Olarinoye Tope won the election, defeating other party candidates.


2015 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in the Federal Capital Territory
The 2015 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Federal Capital Territory was held on March 28, 2015, to elect members of the House of Representatives to represent Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria.


2015 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in the Federal Capital Territory, Results, Abaji/Gwagwalada/Kwali/Kuje
Party candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Angulu Zakari Yamma won the election, defeating PDP Danladi Etsu Zhin and other party candidates.


2015 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in the Federal Capital Territory, Results, Amac/Bwari
Party candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. PDP candidate Zaphaniah Jisalo won the election.


2015 Nigerian Senate election in the Federal Capital Territory
The 2015 Nigerian Senate election in Federal Capital Territory was held on March 28, 2015, to elect the member of the Nigerian Senate to represent Federal Capital Territory. Philips Tanimu Aduda representing FCT Senatorial District won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party.


2015 Nigerian Senate election in the Federal Capital Territory, Results, FCT Senatorial District
Peoples Democratic Party candidate Philips Tanimu Aduda won the election, defeating All Progressives Congress candidate Adamu Muhammad and other party candidates.


2015 Nigerian Senate elections in Abia State
The 2015 Nigerian Senate election in Abia State was held on March 28, 2015, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Abia State. Theodore Orji representing Abia Central, Enyinnaya Abaribe representing Abia South and Mao Ohuabunwa representing Abia North all won on the platform of All Progressives Congress.


2015 Nigerian Senate elections in Abia State, Results, Abia Central
People's Democratic Party (Nigeria) candidate Theodore Orji won the election, defeating All Progressives Congress candidate Iheanacho Obioma and other party candidates.


2015 Nigerian Senate elections in Abia State, Results, Abia South
People's Democratic Party (Nigeria) candidate Enyinnaya Abaribe won the election, defeating All Progressives Congress candidate Chinonyerem Macebuh and other party candidates.


2015 Nigerian Senate elections in Abia State, Results, Abia North
People's Democratic Party (Nigeria) candidate Mao Ohuabunwa won the election, defeating All Progressives Congress candidate Nnennaya Lancaster-Okoro and other party candidates.


2015 Nigerian Senate elections in Adamawa State
The 2015 Nigerian Senate election in Adamawa State was held on March 28, 2015, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Adamawa State. Binta Masi Garba representing Adamawa North, Ahmad Abubakar representing Adamawa South and Abdul-Aziz Nyako representing Adamawa Central all won on the platform of All Progressives Congress.


2015 Nigerian Senate elections in Adamawa State, Results, Adamawa North
All Progressives Congress candidate Binta Masi Garba won the election, defeating People's Democratic Party candidate Bala Nggilari and other party candidates.


2015 Nigerian Senate elections in Adamawa State, Results, Adamawa South
All Progressives Congress candidate Ahmad Abubakar won the election, defeating People's Democratic Party candidate Jonathan Zwingina and other party candidates.


2015 Nigerian Senate elections in Adamawa State, Results, Adamawa Central
All Progressives Congress candidate Abdul-Aziz Nyako won the election, defeating People's Democratic Party candidate Aliyu Idi Hong and other party candidates.


2015 Nigerian Senate elections in Akwa Ibom State
The 2015 Nigerian Senate election in Akwa Ibom State was held on March 28, 2015, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Akwa Ibom State. Bassey Albert representing Akwa Ibom North East, Godswill Akpabio representing Akwa Ibom North West and Nelson Effiong representing Akwa Ibom South all won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party.


2015 Nigerian Senate elections in Akwa Ibom State, Results, Akwa Ibom North East
Peoples Democratic Party candidate Bassey Albert won the election, defeating All Progressives Congress candidate Emmanuel Obot and other party candidates.


2015 Nigerian Senate elections in Akwa Ibom State, Results, Akwa Ibom North West
Peoples Democratic Party candidate Godswill Akpabio won the election, defeating All Progressives Congress candidate Inibehe Okori and other party candidates.


2015 Nigerian Senate elections in Akwa Ibom State, Results, Akwa Ibom South
Peoples Democratic Party candidate Nelson Effiong won the election, defeating All Progressives Congress candidate Bassey Etienam and other party candidates.


2015 Nigerian Senate elections in Anambra State
The 2015 Nigerian Senate election in Anambra State was held on March 28, 2015, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Anambra State. Stella Oduah representing Anambra North, Emmanuel Uba representing Anambra South both won on the platform of the People's Democratic Party. While Victor Umeh representing Anambra Central won on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance.


2015 Nigerian Senate elections in Anambra State, Results, Anambra Central
The three major parties All Progressives Congress, All Progressives Grand Alliance and People's Democratic Party registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APGA Victor Umeh won the election, defeating PDP candidate Uche Ekwunife, APC candidate Chris Ngige and other party candidates.