2015 San Sebastián del Oeste ambush, Immediate aftermath and memorials
A larger ceremony was held again on 8 April in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, this time with Governor Sandoval Díaz and the victims' families. Over 1,000 people attended the ceremony. In his eight-minute speech, Sandoval Díaz stated that the attack would not go unpunished. "They will not be an extra number in our statistics," he said. He also stated that the assassins were going to "pay" for what they did, and clarified that it was not a cry for war, but rather a cry for peace and justice. He also asked all police corporations to continue fighting organized crime.


2015 San Sebastián del Oeste ambush, Immediate aftermath and memorials
Solorio Aréchiga read the names of all the officers killed, but had to stop momentarily to sob. For each of the names, the policemen repeated the same process as before, yelling "present" for each of them. After that, the police band did a taps call. Once it concluded, the audience clapped for one minute. The coffins were wrapped in the Flags of Jalisco. In front of each coffin was a flower arrangement, the banner of the Fuerza Única branch, and a framed photograph of the victim.


2015 San Sebastián del Oeste ambush, Immediate aftermath and memorials
Each of the victims' family members was given an official banner of the state of Jalisco. A year later, on 6 April 2016, the Government of Jalisco hosted another ceremony near the ambush site with the victims' families. Fuerza Única banners were placed across the mountainous road where the attack occurred.


2015 San Sebastián del Oeste ambush, Government crackdowns
On 8 April 2015, two days after the ambush, the United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the CJNG under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act ("Kingpin Act") for his involvement in international drug smuggling operations. The sanction was a joint investigation conducted by the Treasury and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) office in Los Angeles as part of a larger effort with their Mexican counterparts to sanction drug trafficking groups in Mexico. The sanction extended to El Mencho, his brother-in-law Abigael González Valencia, and Los Cuinis.


2015 San Sebastián del Oeste ambush, Government crackdowns
As part of the sanction, all the U.S.-based assets and/or assets in control of U.S. individuals on behalf of El Mencho, González Valencia, the CJNG, and Los Cuinis, were frozen in the U.S. In addition, the act prohibited U.S. citizens from engaging in business activities with them. According to the OFAC's announcement, the CJNG was one of Mexico's rapidly growing criminal groups. Through their "use of violence and corruption", they said, the CJNG was able to consolidate itself as one of Mexico's leading drug trafficking organizations.


2015 San Sebastián del Oeste ambush, Government crackdowns
On 11 April, Jalisco authorities told the press that investigators concluded that the prime suspect in the ambush was one of El Gringo's family members, who ordered the attack as a retaliation for his death. According to government reports, this suspect was arrested on 19 June 2012 by the Mexican Army for allegedly being involved in organized crime and drug trafficking in Michoacán. El Gringo's family member was then transferred to the PGR installations in Apatzingán, Michoacán.


2015 San Sebastián del Oeste ambush, Government crackdowns
On 21 June, an armed commando stormed the installations, subdued an officer from the Federal Investigation Agency (AFI), ordered him to open the prison cells, and rescued El Gringo's relative and another man. The two men were Julio Acevedo Cárdenas and Joel Contreras Cárdenas. Before taking off, the gunmen killed the AFI officer. When the PGR found out about the incident, they issued a national alert at the country's border exit stations to prevent them from leaving Mexico.


2015 San Sebastián del Oeste ambush, Government crackdowns
On 22 September, the PF and the Army arrested Giovanni Castro Urbano (alias "El Duende"), a suspected high-ranking leader of the CJNG and close associate of El Mencho, in Ameca, Jalisco. The arrest came after a 15-minute shootout between the CJNG and the law enforcement officers.


2015 San Sebastián del Oeste ambush, Government crackdowns
According to government sources, El Duende was acting as El Gringo's successor in the CJNG's leadership structure, and was suspected of being involved in multiple attacks against security forces, including the incident in San Sebastián del Oeste, Guachinango, and one in San Martín de Hidalgo, Jalisco in 2014, where the CJNG carried out an attack against the PF and the Army. Four military men were wounded and one was killed.


2015 San Sebastián del Oeste ambush, Government crackdowns
On 12 March 2016, state authorities in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco arrested Miguel Pérez Contreras, a suspected CJNG member who was reportedly involved in the Guachinango and San Sebastián del Oeste attacks. Since he was arrested with a large arsenal of weapons, he was placed on PGR jurisdiction. Federal authorities interrogated him and discovered that he was part of a CJNG cell based in Región Valles, Jalisco. In addition, they discovered that he was in contact with a female based in the United States who helped recruit people from American private security companies to work for the CJNG.


2015 Sanaa mosque bombings
The 2015 Sana'a mosque bombings were four suicide attacks on 20 March 2015 in Sana'a, Yemen.


2015 Sanaa mosque bombings, The attack
The al-Badr and al-Hashoosh mosques came under suicide attack during midday prayers. The blasts killed 142 people and wounded more than 351, making it the deadliest terrorist attack in Yemen's history. One suicide bomber blew up outside the gate of al-Badr mosque when he was caught by militia guards, and the second detonated his device among fleeing people inside the mosque. Another pair of bombers blew up at Al-Hashoosh mosque.


2015 Sanaa mosque bombings, The attack
The targeted mosques are linked to the Houthis, a group of the Zaidiyyah sect of Shia Islam. The Houthis deposed the Yemeni government earlier in 2015 after they took control of Sana'a the previous year.


2015 Sanaa mosque bombings, Responsibility
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) Yemen branch claimed responsibility for the attack. In a recording released by the group, they stated: "IS soldiers will not rest until they stop the Safawi [ Iranian] operation in Yemen.”


2015 Sanaa mosque bombings, Responsibility
According to Bruce Riedel of the Brookings Institution, the bombings were more likely carried out by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). AQAP denied this, citing instructions from Ayman al-Zawahiri to not attack mosques or markets. If ISIL was responsible, these would be the first attacks it has carried out in Yemen.


2015 Sanaa mosque bombings, Reactions
The U.S. Department of State called for a stop to any military actions, to be followed by a diplomatic solution. Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations Secretary General, demanded that all sides "immediately cease all hostile actions and exercise maximum restraint."


2015 Sanaa mosque bombings, Reactions
On 23 March, an Iranian Airbus 310 of Mahan Air loaded with 13-ton package of humanitarian aids as well as aid workers of Iranian Red Crescent landed at Sanaa. On its departure from Yemen, 52 wounded people of the bombings were transferred to Tehran to receive treatment. Iran's deputy ambassador Rasai Ebadi said more aid would come soon.


2015 Sandefjord Fotball season
The 2015 season is Sandefjord Fotball's 18th season, and their first Tippeligaen season since their relegation in 2010. It is their 2nd season with Lars Bohinen as manager, during which they will compete in the Norwegian Cup as well as the Tippeligaen.


2015 Sandefjord Fotball season, Squad
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2015 Sandefjord Fotball season, Squad, Out on loan
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2015 Sandefjord Fotball season, Transfers, Winter
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2015 Sandefjord Fotball season, Transfers, Winter
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2015 Sandefjord Fotball season, Transfers, Summer
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2015 Sandefjord Fotball season, Transfers, Summer
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2015 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 2015 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.


2015 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season
The 2015 season was Sanfrecce Hiroshima's seventh consecutive season in J.League Division 1, and 45th overall in the Japanese top flight. Sanfrecce Hiroshima also competed in the Emperor's Cup, J.League Cup, and the FIFA Club World Cup. The club secured its third J1 League title after beating Gamba Osaka on aggregate on 5 December 2015.


2015 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season, Players, First team squad
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2015 Santaizi ATP Challenger
The 2015 Santaizi ATP Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on carpet courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Taipei, Taiwan between 27 April and 3 May.


2015 Santaizi ATP Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Santaizi ATP Challenger – Doubles
Samuel Groth and Chris Guccione were the defending champions, but Guccione did not participate. Groth partnered with Ryan Harrison, but they withdrew in the semifinals.


2015 Santaizi ATP Challenger – Doubles
Matthew Ebden and Wang Chieh-fu won the title, defeating Sanchai and Sonchat Ratiwatana, 6–1, 6–4.


2015 Santaizi ATP Challenger – Singles
Gilles Müller was the defending champion, but he did not participate this year. He played in Estoril instead.


2015 Santaizi ATP Challenger – Singles
Sam Groth won the tournament, defeating Konstantin Kravchuk in the final.


2015 Santiago Challenger
The 2015 Santiago Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Santiago, Chile between 19 and 25 October 2015.


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


2015 Santiago Challenger – Doubles
This was the first edition of the tournament, Guillermo Durán and Máximo González won the title beating Andrej Martin and Hans Podlipnik in the final 7–6(8–6), 7–5.


2015 Santiago Challenger – Singles
This was the first edition of the tournament, Rogério Dutra Silva won the title defeating Horacio Zeballos in the final 7–5, 3–6, 7–5.


2015 Santos FC season
The 2015 season is Santos Futebol Clube's hundredth third season in existence and the club's fifty-sixth consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football. As well as the Campeonato Brasileiro, the club competes in the Copa do Brasil and the Campeonato Paulista.


2015 Santos FC season
On 13 December 2014, Modesto Roma Júnior was elected the new president, after winning by 1,329 votes. On 5 March 2015 manager Enderson Moreira was sacked, and the assistant Marcelo Fernandes was appointed as interim; the latter was definitely appointed as manager seven days later.


2015 Santos FC season
On 3 May 2015, Santos was crowned champions of Campeonato Paulista after a three-year absence, after defeating Palmeiras by 2–1 in the finals (2–2 aggregate score, 4–2 on penalties). On 9 July, with the team in the relegation zone, Fernandes was replaced by Dorival Júnior, who returned to the club after nearly five years.


2015 Santos FC season
In October, Santos entered in Campeonato Brasileiro's G-4 after a five-year "drought" (precisely 187 rounds). The club also reached the year's Copa do Brasil finals, again facing Palmeiras in a two-legged tie; it was also the first final of the tournament disputed by two clubs from the São Paulo state.


2015 Santos FC season, Players, Squad information
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2015 Santos FC season, Players, Squad information, Youth players
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2015 Santos FC season, Players, Appearances and goals
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2015 Santos FC season, Players, Goalscorers
Last updated: 7 December 2015Source: Match reports in Competitive matches


2015 Santos FC season, Players, Disciplinary record
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2015 Sarasota Open
The 2015 Sarasota Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 7th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Sarasota, United States between 11 and 19 April.


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


2015 Sarasota Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as alternates:


2015 Sarasota Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a lucky loser:


2015 Sarasota Open – Doubles
Marin Draganja and Henri Kontinen were the defending champions, but they played in Monte Carlo instead. Facundo Argüello and Facundo Bagnis won the title, defeating Chung Hyeon and Divij Sharan 3–6, 6–2, [13–11] in the final.


2015 Sarasota Open – Singles
Nick Kyrgios was the defending champion, but did not participate.


2015 Sarasota Open – Singles
Federico Delbonis won the title, defeating Facundo Bagnis in the final, 6–4, 6–2.


2015 Sarawak FA season
The 2015 season was Sarawak's 3rd season in Liga Super the top tier of Malaysian football since being promoted in 2012. Ngap Sayot finished the season in 10th position since ATM and Sime Darby seems incompetent throughout the season. In domestic cup campaign the team went out early after loss to eventual finalist, kelantan in first round of FA cup and surprisingly passes the group stage of Piala Malaysia but loss with aggregate 2–3 to eventual winner, Selangor in quarterfinal.


2015 Sarawak FA season, Players, First-team squad
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2015 Sarpsborg 08 FF season
The 2015 season is Sarpsborg 08's 4th season in Tippeligaen, following their return to the top level in 2012. It is also their first season with Geir Bakke as the club's manager.


2015 Sarpsborg 08 FF season, Squad
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2015 Sarpsborg 08 FF season, Squad, Out on loan
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2015 Sarpsborg 08 FF season, Transfers, Winter
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2015 Sarpsborg 08 FF season, Transfers, Winter
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2015 Sarpsborg 08 FF season, Transfers, Summer
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2015 Sarpsborg 08 FF season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015 SaskTel Tankard
The 2015 SaskTel Tankard, the provincial men's curling championship for Saskatchewan, was held from February 4 to 8 at the Horizon Credit Union Centre in Melville. The winning Steve Laycock team represented Saskatchewan at the 2015 Tim Hortons Brier in Calgary.


2015 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
The 2015 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 58th season for the team in the Canadian Football League. The Roughriders finished with a 3-15 record and failed to qualify for the playoffs. For the third consecutive season, the club held their training camp at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon with the main camp beginning on May 31. On 30 August 2015, with their ninth straight loss and a record of 0 wins and 9 losses, the Roughriders achieved the third-worst start to a season in club history. On October 9, 2015, following a loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, the Roughriders were officially eliminated from post-season contention.


2015 Saskatchewan Roughriders season, Offseason, CFL Draft
The 2015 CFL Draft took place on May 12, 2015. The Roughriders had seven selections in the seven-round draft, including the acquisition of an additional sixth-round pick for Dwight Anderson and the loss of their second-round pick after trading for Cory Watson.


2015 Saskatchewan Roughriders season, Preseason
On June 14, 2013, it was announced that the Edmonton Eskimos would host their 2015 preseason game at the new SMS Equipment Stadium at Shell Place in Fort McMurray against the Roughriders on June 13, 2015. As part of the deal, the game was broadcast nationally on TSN. The game was played here due to scheduling conflicts with the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup at Commonwealth Stadium and to broaden the Eskimos' fanbase.


2015 Saskatchewan Roughriders season, Team, Roster
Italics indicate International player updated 2015-11-06 • 46 Active, 17 Six-Game Injured,11 Practice


2015 Saskatchewan Roughriders season, Team, Coaching staff
On September 1, the team fired the General Manager, Brendan Taman, and the head coach, Corey Chamblin, following an 0-9 start to the season.


2015 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2015 Viterra Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship of Saskatchewan were held January 21 to 25 at the Assiniboia Curling Club in Assiniboia, Saskatchewan. The winning team was the Stefanie Lawton rink from Saskatoon, who defeated the Michelle Englot rink in the final for the second straight year. Her team will represent Saskatchewan at the 2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Moose Jaw.


2015 Saudi Arabian municipal elections
Elections were held in Saudi Arabia on 12 December 2015 for municipal councils, which have limited decision-making powers on local issues such as rubbish collection and street maintenance. The previous two elections, in 2005 and 2011, were for half the council seats and were open to male candidates and voters only. The 2015 election was for two thirds of the council seats, on 284 municipal councils, with both male and female candidates and voters. This was the first election in Saudi Arabia in which women were allowed to vote, the first in which they were allowed to run for office, and the first in which women were elected as politicians.


2015 Saudi Arabian municipal elections, Background
Half the seats in municipal councils in Saudi Arabia were chosen in men-only elections in 2005 and 2011. The municipal councils reportedly have "little power" in Saudi Arabia, an absolute monarchy. Saudi Arabian women campaigned for the right to participate in the 2011 elections, organizing through the  "Baladi" (My Country) and Saudi Women's Revolution campaigns for women's right to participate. Several women tried to register as electors in Jeddah, Riyadh, and Dammam. A few days before the 2011 election took place, King Abdullah announced that women would be able to participate as voters and candidates in the 2015 election.


2015 Saudi Arabian municipal elections, Background
In the 2015 municipal elections, two-thirds of the council seats were elected positions, and women were allowed as candidates and voters.


2015 Saudi Arabian municipal elections, Preparations
Voter registration started on 16 August 2015 in Medina and Mecca, and elsewhere on 22 August, to continue for a 21-day period.


2015 Saudi Arabian municipal elections, Preparations
Two women voters registered in Medina and Mecca on 16 August. Hatoon al-Fassi of the Baladi campaign said that Baladi had intended to organize training sessions for voter education but was blocked by the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs.


2015 Saudi Arabian municipal elections, Preparations
About 131,000 women and about 1.35 million men registered to vote.


2015 Saudi Arabian municipal elections, Candidates, Female candidates
There were 978 women registered as candidates; however, many were barred from registering by the authorities. No reasons were given; however, it was noted that a number of them were advocates for the expansion of women's rights in the Kingdom. Haifa al-Hababi, 36 years old as of August 2015, was a candidate. She stated, "Change the system. Change is life. The government has given us this tool and I intend to use it." Two women candidates were disqualified. Loujain al-Hathloul, who had been detained for two months after driving from the United Arab Emirates to Saudi Arabia in December 2015, was disqualified; Nassima al-Sadah, a Shia human rights activist from Qatif, was also disqualified.


2015 Saudi Arabian municipal elections, Candidates, Female candidates
As women in Saudi Arabia are not permitted to address men who are not related to them, women candidates could only speak directly to women voters. At men's campaign meetings, they had to either speak from behind a partition, or have a man read their speech on their behalf. Many women also stated they could not afford the high cost of running an election campaign.


2015 Saudi Arabian municipal elections, Results
The turnout for the election was reported as 47%, split down as 82% of the 132,000 female voters registered and 44% of the 1.35m male voters registered.


2015 Saudi Arabian municipal elections, Results
In results released to the Associated Press on 13 December, 20 female candidates were elected to the approximately 2,100 municipal council seats being contested. Salma bint Hizab al-Oteibi became the first elected female politician in Saudi Arabia as a result of the election, when she won a seat on the council in Madrakah in Mecca province.


2015 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final
The 2015 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final was the 40th final of the Crown Prince Cup. It took place on 13 February 2015 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and was contested between Al-Ahli and Al-Hilal. It was Al-Ahli's 12th Crown Prince Cup final and Al-Hilal's 15th final. This was the fourth meeting between these two clubs in the final Al-Hilal won all previous meetings.


2015 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final
Al-Ahli won the match 2–1 and secured their sixth title and first since 2007.


2015 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final, Venue
On 27 January 2015, the King Fahd International Stadium was announced as the host of the final venue. This was the 14th Crown Prince Cup final hosted in the King Fahd International Stadium following those in 1992, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014.


2015 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final, Venue
The King Fahd International Stadium was built in 1982 and was opened in 1987. The stadium was used as a venue for the 1992, 1995, and the 1997 editions of the FIFA Confederations Cup. Its current capacity is 68,752 and it is used by the Saudi Arabia national football team, Al-Nassr, Al-Shabab, and major domestic matches.


2015 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final, Background
Al-Hilal reached a record 15th final after a 3–0 win against Al-Khaleej. This was Al-Hilal's eighth final in a row. Previously, they won finals in 1964, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013, and lost in 1999 and 2014.


2015 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final, Background
Al-Ahli reached their 12th final, after a 2–1 win against title holders Al-Nassr. They reached their first final since 2010. They finished as runners-up after losing to Al-Hilal in that year's final. Previously, they won finals in 1957, 1970, 1998, 2002, and 2007, and lost in 1958, 1974, 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2010.


2015 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final, Background
This was the fourth meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup final. Al-Hilal won all three times in 2003, 2006 and 2010. This was the 11th meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup; Al-Hilal won 5 times, Al-Ahli won 2 times and the two teams drew three times. The two teams played each other once in the season prior to the final. The match ended in a 0–0 draw.


2015 Saudi Super Cup
The 2015 Saudi Super Cup was the third edition of the Saudi Super Cup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Saudi Pro League and King's Cup competitions. The match was played between Al-Nassr, the winner of the 2014–15 Saudi Pro League and Al-Hilal, the winner of the 2015 King Cup. The match was played on 12 August 2015.


2015 Saudi Super Cup
Al-Hilal won 1–0 to win their first Super Cup, with a goal from Carlos Eduardo.


2015 Saudi Super Cup, Match, Location and date changes
The 2015 Saudi Super Cup was originally scheduled to be played at King Fahd Stadium, in Riyadh on 14 August 2015, however The SAFF decided to change it to be held at Loftus Road Stadium, in London on 12 August 2015.


2015 Savannah Challenger
The 2015 Savannah Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Savannah, United States between 20 and 26 April 2015.


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


2015 Savannah Challenger – Doubles
Ilija Bozoljac and Michael Venus were the defending champions, but they did not participate this year.


2015 Savannah Challenger – Doubles
Guillermo Durán and Horacio Zeballos won the title, defeating Dennis Novikov and Julio Peralta in the final, 6–4, 6–3.


2015 Savannah Challenger – Singles
Nick Kyrgios was the defending champion, but he did not participate this year. He played in Barcelona during this week.


2015 Savannah Challenger – Singles
Chung Hyeon won the title, defeating James McGee in the final, 6–3, 6–2.


2015 Savannah State Tigers football team
The 2015 Savannah State Tigers football team represented Savannah State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). This was their third season under the guidance of head coach Earnest Wilson and the Tigers played their home games at Ted Wright Stadium. They finished the season 1–9, 1–7 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place.


2015 Savannah State Tigers football team
On February 17, head coach Earnest Wilson resigned to become the head coach at Elizabeth City State. He finished at Savannah State with a three-year record of 2–32.


2015 Savannah Steam season
The 2015 Savannah Steam season was the second season for the American Indoor Football (AIF) franchise, and their first season in AIF.


2015 Savannah Steam season, Schedule, Regular season
*May 9 game was originally against the Atlanta Sharks, but due to its cancelation, the Maryland Eagles filled the Steam's schedule void.


2015 Savannah Steam season, Roster
Rookies in italics updated April 7, 201520 Active, 0 Inactive


2015 Savannah mayoral election
The 2015 Savannah mayoral election took place on November 5 and December 1, 2015. It saw the election of Eddie DeLoach, who unseated incumbent mayor Edna Jackson.


2015 Savannah mayoral election
This was the first time in over 20 years that an incumbent mayor of Savannah lost reelection. Eddie DeLoach became the first person elected mayor of Savannah to identify as a Republican since Susan Weiner was in 1991.


2015 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship
The 2015 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship was the fifth Scandinavian Touring Car Championship season. The season started at the new circuit in Skövde Airport on 8 May and ended on 26 September at Ring Knutstorp, after seven rounds. It was the third year of TTA – Racing Elite League silhouette regulations in the series following the merge of the STCC and TTA at the end of the 2012 season. Thed Björk entered the season as the defending drivers' champion and successfully defended his title. Volvo Polestar Racing will be the defending teams' champion. Both Björk and Volvo Polestar Racing retained their titles after the season.


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


2015 Scheldeprijs
The 2015 Scheldeprijs was the 103rd edition of the Scheldeprijs cycling classic. It took place on 8 April, starting in Antwerp and ending in Schoten. The race was rated as a 1.HC event and was part of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour.


2015 Scheldeprijs
The Scheldeprijs particularly suited the sprinters as it included several cobbled roads but no significant climbs. The winner in the previous three editions, Marcel Kittel (Team Giant–Alpecin) was forced to withdraw from the race due to illness; Mark Cavendish (Etixx–Quick-Step), who had also won the race on three occasions, chose not to participate, as did André Greipel (Lotto–Soudal. The race favourite was therefore Alexander Kristoff (Team Katusha), who had won the Tour of Flanders the previous weekend. Other riders considered to have a chance of victory included Peter Sagan (Tinkoff–Saxo), Elia Viviani (Team Sky) and Romain Feillu (Bretagne–Séché Environnement).


2015 Scheldeprijs
An early breakaway was brought back with 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) remaining, with the work done by Team Katusha, Etixx–Quick-Step and Team Sky. There was a large crash at the front of the peloton in the last two kilometres of the race. This took out many of the race favourites. Kristoff was without teammates in the final part of the race, but he was able to follow the FDJ train to win the sprint finish from the small group that had avoided the crash.


2015 Scheldeprijs, Teams
25 teams were invited to the race, including 12 UCI WorldTeams and 13 Professional Continental teams.


2015 Scotland Sevens
The 2015 Scotland Sevens was the eighth tournament within the 2014–15 Sevens World Series. This year's Scotland Sevens tournament was held over the weekend of 9–10 May 2015 at Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow.


2015 Scotland Sevens, Format
The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team will play everyone in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams go into the Bowl/Shield brackets.


2015 Scotland Sevens, Teams
The pools and schedule were announced on 5 April 2015.


2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts was held from February 14 to 22 at Mosaic Place in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The winners represented Canada at the 2015 World Women's Curling Championship held from March 14 to 22 at the Tsukisamu Gymnasium in Sapporo, Japan.


2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Changes to competition format
For the first time, the event was to be expanded to include entries from Nunavut, which has never participated in the Scotties, and Northern Ontario, which will now have a berth separate from (Southern) Ontario, as well as separate entries from the Yukon and Northwest Territories, which have historically competed as a single entry. The Nunavut Curling Association decided they were not ready to send teams to either the Scotties or the Brier, so will be sitting out this year's events.


2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Changes to competition format
Starting with the 2015 tournament, the top eleven teams will automatically qualify to the main tournament, which will be a competition between twelve teams, as in years past. The remaining teams will play in a pre-qualifying tournament to determine the twelfth team to play in the main tournament.


2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Changes to competition format
At the end of the tournament, the last place team will join the two teams who do not qualify via the pre-qualifiers (as well as possibly Nunavut) in next year's pre-qualifying tournament.


2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Changes to competition format
Similar changes were also implemented for the 2015 Tim Hortons Brier, meaning that for the first time the Canadian men's and women's curling championships will be conducted using identical formats. Previous versions of the Tim Hortons Brier differed from the Tournament of Hearts in that they included the entry from Northern Ontario but did not include a Team Canada entry.


2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
After winning the 2013 & 2014 Scotties, Rachel Homan returns again as skip of Team Canada, this time with a new teammate in Joanne Courtney at second. She replaces Alison Kreviazuk who moved to Sweden to be with her partner, Fredrik Lindberg. Courtney played in the 2014 Scotties for Alberta's Val Sweeting rink who returns with a new third in Lori Olson-Johns. They were the silver medalists last year after having lost to Homan in the final.


2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
After missing the Scotties last year for the Olympics, where she received a gold medal, Jennifer Jones and her team from Manitoba look to capture her fifth Scotties title. The other favourite is Team Stefanie Lawton, representing Saskatchewan. Although they have never won the Scotties, they have placed 4th four times in previous Scotties tournaments. They are also three-time Canada Cup winners, four-time Grand Slam winners, and are playing on home ice in Saskatchewan.


2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Rachel HomanThird: Emma MiskewSecond: Joanne CourtneyLead: Lisa WeagleAlternate: Cheryl Kreviazuk


2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Val SweetingThird: Lori Olson-JohnsSecond: Dana FergusonLead: Rachelle BrownAlternate: Sarah Wilkes


2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Patti KnezevicThird: Kristen FewsterSecond: Jen RusnellLead: Rhonda CamozziAlternate: Nicole Backe


2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Jennifer JonesThird: Kaitlyn LawesSecond: Jill OfficerLead: Dawn McEwen Alternate: Jennifer Clark-Rouire


2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Sylvie RobichaudThird: Rebecca AtkinsonSecond: Marie RichardLead: Jane BoyleAlternate: Carol Whitaker


2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Heather StrongThird: Stephanie KorabSecond: Jessica CunninghamLead: Kathryn CooperAlternate: Noelle Thomas-Kennell


2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Tracy HorganThird: Jenn HorganSecond: Jenna EngeLead: Amanda Gates Alternate: Courtney Chenier


2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Mary-Anne ArsenaultThird: Christina BlackSecond: Jane SnyderLead: Jenn BaxterAlternate: Carole MacLean


2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Julie HastingsThird: Christy TrombleySecond: Stacey SmithLead: Katrina CollinsAlternate: Cheryl McPherson


2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Suzanne BirtThird: Shelly BradleySecond: Michelle McQuaidLead: Susan McInnis Alternate: Sinead Dolan


2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Lauren MannThird: Amélie BlaisSecond: Brittany O'RourkeLead: Anne-Marie Filteau Alternate: Brenda Nicholls


2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Stefanie LawtonThird: Sherry AndersonSecond: Stephanie SchmidtLead: Marliese Kasner Alternate: Lana Vey


2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Kerry GalushaThird: Megan CormierSecond: Danielle DerryLead: Shona BarbourAlternate: Sharon Cormier


2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Sarah KoltunThird: Chelsea DuncanSecond: Patty WallinghamLead: Jenna DuncanAlternate: Lindsay Moldowan


2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Pre-qualifying Competition
Northern Ontario, the Yukon and the Northwest Territories will play a single round-robin at Mosaic Place, with the teams with the two best records advancing to the play-in game, which will be contested Saturday, February 14, concurrent with the opening draw of the Scotties round-robin.


2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Pre-qualifying Competition, Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−6).


2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−6).


2015 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
The 2015 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, also known as the Petrofac Training Cup Final for sponsorship reasons, was a football match that took place at McDiarmid Park on 5 April 2015, between Livingston and Alloa Athletic. The match was televised by BBC ALBA. It was the 24th final of the Scottish Challenge Cup since it was first organised in 1990 to celebrate the centenary of the now defunct Scottish Football League, it is the second Challenge Cup Final since the SPFL was formed. Both teams progressed through four elimination rounds to reach the final.


2015 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Route to the final
The competition is a knock-out tournament and in 2014–15 was contested by 32 teams. Those participating were the 30 clubs that played in the Championship, League One and League Two of the Scottish Professional Football League, while the winners of the Highland League (Brora Rangers) and the Lowland Football League (Spartans) were also invited. For the first and second rounds only, the draw was divided into two geographical regions – north/east and south/west. Teams were paired at random and the winner of each match progressed to the next round and the loser was eliminated.


2015 Scottish Cup Final
The 2015 Scottish Cup Final was the 130th final of the Scottish Cup, the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland. The match took place at Hampden Park on 30 May 2015 and was contested by Falkirk and Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Ten-man Inverness won the final 2–1 thanks to a late James Vincent goal.


2015 Scottish Cup Final
Inverness subsequently entered the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League in the Second qualifying round. As Inverness also finished 3rd in the 2014–15 Scottish Premiership, this enabled St Johnstone to claim the final 2015–16 UEFA Europa League slot.


2015 Scottish Cup Final, Background
This was Falkirk's fifth Scottish Cup Final, having previously won twice (1913 against Raith Rovers and 1957 against Kilmarnock) and lost twice (1997 against Kilmarnock and 2009 against Rangers). It was Inverness' first appearance in the final, their best performances being reaching the semi-final in 2003 and 2004, losing to Dundee and Dunfermline Athletic respectively.


2015 Scottish Cup Final, Route to the final, Falkirk
Falkirk, of the Scottish Championship, entered the competition in the Fourth Round. They began their campaign against Cowdenbeath at the Falkirk Stadium. Craig Sibbald scored the goal that sealed the Bairns' passage into the next round. They then took on Brechin City, winning 2–1, courtesy of goals from David McCracken and David Smith.


2015 Scottish Cup Final, Route to the final, Falkirk
In the quarter-final Falkirk were drawn against Queen of the South. Craig Sibbald's goal sealed a 1–0 victory. In the semi-final at Hampden Park on 18 April, Falkirk faced Hibernian. A late header from Craig Sibbald sent Falkirk to their first Scottish Cup final since 2009.


2015 Scottish Cup Final, Route to the final, Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Inverness, of the Scottish Premiership also entered the competition in the Fourth Round, coming from a goal down away at St Mirren to earn a replay which was comfortably won 4–0. In the Fifth Round, Caley eased their way past another Premiership side in Partick Thistle at Firhill, winning 2–1 to earn a berth in the quarter-finals. On this occasion they were given a home tie against Championship club Raith Rovers, who were dispatched by a single goal at the Caledonian Stadium.


2015 Scottish Cup Final, Route to the final, Inverness Caledonian Thistle
This set up a semi-final with favourites Celtic at Hampden Park. Despite going into the tie as underdogs and falling behind to an early strike by Virgil van Dijk, Inverness stunned the Hoops by winning 3–2 after extra-time courtesy of a late David Raven goal to book their place in the final for the first time.


2015 Scottish Cup Final, Pre-match
The match was shown live on BBC Scotland and on Sky Sports.


2015 Scottish Cup Final, Match, Summary
Inverness took the lead in the 38th minute when Marley Watkins ran onto an Aaron Doran pass to round goalkeeper Jamie MacDonald and slot low into the net. Carl Tremarco was sent off for Inverness in the 75th minute for bringing down Blair Alston as the last man. Falkirk leveled the game with ten minutes to go when Peter Grant headed to the net at the back post after a free-kick by Blair Alston on the left of the penalty area. With four minutes to go Inverness got the winning goal when James Vincent finished from six yards out after the goalkeeper had parried out a low shot from Marley Watkins.


2015 Scottish Labour leadership election
The 2015 Scottish Labour Party leadership election was formally triggered on 16 May 2015 by the resignation of Jim Murphy as Leader of the Scottish Labour Party, which took effect on 13 June 2015, following the party's defeat at the 2015 general election. A new leader and deputy leader would be chosen following the resignations of Jim Murphy and Kezia Dugdale. In the meantime, former Scottish Labour leader Iain Gray took over as acting leader. On 15 August, Dugdale was elected to lead the party, while Alex Rowley was chosen to become her deputy.


2015 Scottish Labour leadership election, Background
Jim Murphy announced his decision to resign on 16 May 2015 after narrowly surviving a vote of no confidence (17-14) at a meeting of the Scottish Labour party's Scottish Executive Committee (SEC) in Glasgow.


2015 Scottish Labour leadership election, Background
Murphy had faced calls to resign from several MSPs, trade unions and former MPs in the wake of his party's near wipeout at the general election. Murphy lost his seat in the 2015 general election as the Scottish National Party won 56 of the 59 Scottish seats, leaving Labour with a single member of parliament in Scotland. His deputy, Kezia Dugdale MSP, would normally become acting leader until a permanent successor is found, but as she resigned the Deputy Leadership in order to run for the Leadership, former Scottish Labour Leader Iain Gray became acting leader.


2015 Scottish Labour leadership election, Procedure
Former Scottish Labour Leader Iain Gray took over as acting leader, as deputy leader Kezia Dugdale handed in her resignation as deputy leader in order to stand in the race to replace Murphy.


2015 Scottish Labour leadership election, Procedure
Nominations opened at 5pm on Monday 15 June; the close of nominations happened at 12pm on Friday 19 June. Supporting Nominations open at 5pm on Friday 19 June. Every CLP, Councillor and Affiliated Organisation has a right to cast a supporting nomination for their preferred candidate. The Scottish Labour Party moved to the One Person, One Vote system that is used to elect the UK Labour Party Leader. Candidates for Leader must be already elected as either an MP, MSP or MEP. Candidates for Deputy Leader must be already elected as either an MP, MSP, MEP or Councillor. Leadership nominees must achieve 15% of support of MSPs, MPs and MEPs. Deputy Leadership nominees must also achieve 15% support of MSPs, MPs and MEPs or 15% of Councillors. The previous requirement to have at least one nomination from two of the three Parliamentary groups no longer applies.


2015 Scottish Labour leadership election, Procedure
Unlike previous leadership elections, this election was held on a one-person-one-vote basis. There are three sets of people who can vote:


2015 Scottish Labour leadership election, Procedure
On 15 August, Dugdale was elected to lead the party, while Alex Rowley was chosen to become her deputy.


2015 Scottish Labour leadership election, Procedure, Proposal for change
On 27 May 2015, Macintosh wrote to the outgoing leader Jim Murphy, the Chair of the Scottish Executive Committee, and to the General Secretary of the Scottish Labour Party to ask for changes to be made to the way a new party leader is elected. In the open letter, Macintosh asked that Scottish Labour Party elect its new leader by using a One Member One Vote system and that they move to a system of open primaries.


2015 Scottish Labour leadership election, Procedure, Proposal for change
He proposed that Scottish Labour offers people who aren’t members an opportunity to join the party as a supporter, so that they are eligible to vote in the leadership election. He also asked that they have the contest before the summer, which would be different from the leadership elections for the national Labour Party. He also argued that the problems facing Scottish Labour won’t just be remedied by electing a new leader but that the party needed radical change to repair its relationship with the people in Scotland.


2015 Scottish Labour leadership election, Procedure, Proposal for change
On 13 June 2015, alongside Murphy's resignation as Leader taking effect, the Scottish Executive Committee agreed to adopt the One Member One Vote system that the UK-wide contest is using, moving away from the electoral college system that was used up until December 2014’s contest.


2015 Scottish Labour leadership election, Procedure, Timetable
The leader and deputy leader contests took place simultaneously. Here is the timetable:


2015 Scottish Labour leadership election, Candidates, Leadership
On 18 May 2015, the day after the Jim Murphy's resignation speech, the Irish bookmaker Paddy Power gave the following odds for next Scottish Labour leader: 1/2 Kezia Dugdale; 2/1 Neil Findlay; 5/1 Ken Macintosh; 10/1 Jackie Baillie; 16/1 Anas Sarwar; 20/1 Jenny Marra; 20/1 Sarah Boyack; 20/1 Gordon Brown; 25/1 Ian Murray; 25/1 Douglas Alexander; and 100/1 Ian Smart.


2015 Scottish Labour leadership election, Candidates, Leadership
The number of MSPs next to the leadership candidate's name below includes the actual candidate too, as they can count as one of the MSPs needed.


2015 Scottish Labour leadership election, Candidates, Leadership
Candidates must be MSPs, MPs, or MEPs. A candidate needs 15% of the support of MSPs, MPs, and MEPs (7 MSPs, MPs, or MEPs), in order to be nominated. There is also a rather odd concept of "Supporting Nominations" from Constituency Labour Parties, Councillors, or Supporting Affiliates. These are an indication of how widely spread throughout the party a candidate's support is.


2015 Scottish Labour leadership election, Candidates, Deputy Leadership
The number of MSPs next to the Baker's and Rowley's names and the number of Councillors next to Matheson's name below includes the actual candidate too, as they can count as one of the MSPs/Councillors needed.


2015 Scottish Labour leadership election, Candidates, Deputy Leadership
Candidates must be MSPs, MPs, MEPs, or Councillors. A candidate needs 15% of the support of MSPs, MPs, and MEPs (7 MSPs, MPs, or MEPs) or 15% of the support of Councillors (60 Councillors), in order to be nominated. There is also a rather odd concept of "Supporting Nominations" from Constituency Labour Parties or Supporting Affiliates. These are an indication of how widely spread throughout the party a candidate's support is.


2015 Scottish League Cup Final
The 2015 Scottish League Cup Final was the 69th final of the Scottish League Cup. The final took place on 15 March 2015 at Hampden Park, Glasgow. The clubs contesting the final were Dundee United and Celtic.


2015 Scottish League Cup Final
Celtic won the match 2–0 for their 15th League Cup title, with goals in either half from Kris Commons and substitute James Forrest. Dundee United captain Seán Dillon was sent off, and Forrest later had a penalty saved by Radosław Cierzniak after being fouled by Paul Dixon.


2015 Scottish League Cup Final, Background
Celtic played their 30th Scottish League Cup Final, with a previous record of 14 victories (second to Rangers' 27) and 15 defeats. Their last final was in 2012, a 0–1 defeat to Kilmarnock, and their last victory was in 2009 when they beat Rangers 2–0 after extra time.


2015 Scottish League Cup Final, Background
It was Dundee United's seventh final, and they had a record of two victories and four defeats. Their last appearance was in 2008, when they lost to Rangers in a penalty shootout after a 2–2 draw. Dundee United's two previous victories came consecutively in 1979 and 1980, both 3–0 wins against Aberdeen and city rivals Dundee F.C. respectively.


2015 Scottish League Cup Final, Background
The only previous Scottish League Cup Final between the two clubs was in 1997, which Celtic won 3–0 for their 10th title.


2015 Scottish League Cup Final, Route to the final
Dundee United and Celtic were two of the five Scottish Premiership sides who entered the League Cup in the third round.


2015 Scottish League Cup Final, Route to the final, Dundee United
In the third round Dundee United faced a home tie against Scottish Premiership and city rivals Dundee. The Terrors progressed with a late goal from Jarosław Fojut.


2015 Scottish League Cup Final, Route to the final, Dundee United
Dundee United drew Scottish Championship opposition in the quarter-finals in the shape of Hibernian. The game finished 3–3 after extra time and the Tangerines won 7–6 on penalties to seal their passage into the semi-finals.


2015 Scottish League Cup Final, Route to the final, Dundee United
United beat Aberdeen in the semi-final with a late winner from Nadir Çiftçi. This sent the Arabs to their first League Cup Final since 2008.


2015 Scottish League Cup Final, Route to the final, Celtic
In the third round Celtic faced a home tie against Scottish Championship opposition in the shape of Heart of Midlothian. Goals from John Guidetti and Kris Commons with an own goal from Adam Eckersley sealed Celtic's place in the quarter-finals.


2015 Scottish League Cup Final, Route to the final, Celtic
Celtic drew Scottish Premiership and city rivals Partick Thistle in the quarter-finals. Guidetti  scored a hat-trick in a 6–0 win to ensure the Hoops progressed to the semi-finals.


2015 Scottish League Cup Final, Route to the final, Celtic
The Bhoys ran out comfortable winners against Old Firm rivals Rangers in the semi-final. Goals from Leigh Griffiths and Commons sealed Celtic's place in their first League Cup Final since 2012.


2015 Scottish League Cup Final, Match, Pre-match
Prior to the final, The Sun released photos apparently showing Celtic captain Scott Brown drunk in Edinburgh on the night of 11 March. The club declined to comment on the alleged incident.


2015 Scottish League Cup Final, Match, Team selection
For Dundee United, striker Nadir Çiftçi was suspended, but Paul Paton's suspension for a red card against Celtic in the Scottish Cup was rescinded on case of mistaken identity.


2015 Scottish League Cup Final, Match, Team selection
Celtic defender Virgil van Dijk had his red card from the same match rescinded. Gary Mackay-Steven and Stuart Armstrong were cup-tied, as they had played earlier in the tournament for Dundee United before joining Celtic. Charlie Mulgrew and Mikael Lustig were ruled out by injury, with Nir Bitton also doubtful, but Kris Commons returned from a thigh problem. Brown started despite the controversy involving him earlier in the week.


2015 Scottish League Cup Final, Match, Match
Celtic set up with Kris Commons and Anthony Stokes as wide attackers behind Leigh Griffiths and had chances early on: Jarosław Fojut cleared a cross over the Dundee United crossbar and captain Seán Dillon deflected a Virgil van Dijk header off the goalline. Dundee United had a break when Stefan Johansen gave the ball away to Ryan Dow who ran up the pitch, but did not have enough support to create an opportunity at goal. Griffiths intercepted a backwards pass from Callum Morris, but hit the side netting.


2015 Scottish League Cup Final, Match, Match
When Dillon was off the pitch receiving treatment following a collision with Van Dijk, Celtic opened the scoring. Commons' shot was saved by goalkeeper Radosław Cierzniak, but he got to the rebound quicker than Fojut. Dillon returned to the pitch only just before a planned substitution to replace him with Blair Spittal. Near the end of the first half, Dow got into the Celtic box and was challenged from behind by Scott Brown, but no penalty was given.


2015 Scottish League Cup Final, Match, Match
In the second half, Dillon was given a straight red card for a challenge on Emilio Izaguirre, which enraged Dundee United manager Jackie McNamara who was then spoken to by referee Bobby Madden. Morris prevented two Celtic shots with blocks before substitute James Forrest doubled the lead from 20 yards out. After being fouled by Paul Dixon, Forrest took a penalty despite his teammates wanting fellow substitute John Guidetti to take it and the Celtic fans wanting Brown to take it; eventually, it was saved by Cierzniak.


2015 Scottish League Cup Final, Match, Post-match
Celtic captain Scott Brown was presented with the trophy by rock singer and Celtic fan Rod Stewart.


2015 Scottish Open Grand Prix
The 2015 Scottish Open Grand Prix was the seventeenth grand prix gold and grand prix tournament of the 2015 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. The tournament was held in Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland November 18–22, 2015 and had a total purse of $50,000.


2015 Scottish Rally Championship
The 2015 Scottish Rally Championship season was the 47th season of the Scottish Rally Championship, a rallying series run throughout Scotland over the course of a year. It was due to be contested over eight gravel rallies, but this was reduced to six events in 2015 after two rallies were cancelled. Points were awarded to the top placed drivers and the driver scoring the highest number of points over the season was declared Champion of the series.


2015 Scottish Rally Championship
The 2015 season began in the snow-covered forest tracks around Inverness on 21 February, with the season finale on 1 August, after the scheduled final event was cancelled. Jock Armstrong and regular co-driver Paula Swinscoe were declared champions following a consistent season where they scored two first and three second places. The Armstrong-Swinscoe pairing finished twelve points ahead of Bruce McCombie and Mike Faulkner. Faulkner clinched the runner-up position on countback, by two third places to one. Defending champions David Bogie and Kevin Rae won four rallies during the season – one of which being a class win behind the unregistered Dave Weston in Aberdeen – but their two retirements ultimately resulted in a fourth place championship position.


2015 Scottish Rally Championship, 2015 calendar
For season 2015 there was to be eight events held on a variety of surfaces, but this was reduced to six following the cancellation of two events.


2015 Scottish Rally Championship, 2015 calendar, Calendar changes
On 24 April, the Merrick Stages Rally management team announced via a press release that the 2015 event – usually round 7 of the championship and held in September – would not take place. The team intended to concentrate on a new style event for 2016. A stand-in eighth event was expected to be announced by the SRC, however, after failing to obtain the agreement of all registered competitors it was decided to remain a seven event calendar for 2015.


2015 Scottish Rally Championship, 2015 calendar, Calendar changes
The Colin McRae Forest Stages intended to trial a new format for 2015 with the event taking place over two days. Competitors contesting the event were to tackle 2 or 3 special stages on the Saturday before an overnight halt and then resume the rally on Sunday morning with another 2 or 3 stages. However, due to reduced entries the organising committee announced on 23 September that the event would have to be cancelled.


2015 Scottish Rally Championship, 2015 calendar, Calendar changes
Competitors nominated their best five scores from the six previous events of the season to find the champion driver.


2015 Scottish Rally Championship, Drivers' championship standings
Points were awarded to the highest placed registered drivers on each event as follows: 30, 28, 27, 26, and so on down to 1 point. At the end of the Championship, competitors nominated their best 5 scores out of the 6 events as their final overall Championship score.


2015 Scottish Rugby U-20 Championship
The 2015 Scottish Rugby U-20 Championship will be contested from August – October 2015. The tournament is run by the Scottish Rugby Union and will be competed for by the 4 regional teams from the BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy.


2015 Scottish Rugby U-20 Championship
The U-20 Championship is three rounds of the regional round-robin, which takes in the autumn, and concludes with a final in October.


2015 Scottish Rugby U-20 Championship, Teams
The following teams took part in the inaugural 2015 Scottish Rugby U-20 Championship:


2015 Scottish Rugby U-20 Championship, Standings
The round robin standings for the 2015 Scottish Rugby U-20 Championship were:


2015 Scottish Rugby U-20 Championship, Standings, Round-by-round
The table below shows each team's progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets:


2015 Scottish Rugby U-20 Championship, Fixtures and results
The following matches were played in the 2015 Scottish Rugby U-20 Championship:


2015 Scottish Women's Cup
The 2015 SWF Scottish Cup is the national cup competition in Scottish women's football. All teams in the Scottish Women's Football League and Premier League are eligible to enter.


2015 Scottish Women's Cup, Format
Teams are either drawn into the preliminary round or receive a bye, so that there are 20 matches to play in the first round. The 20 winners then are joined by the 12 Premier League teams in the second round.


2015 Scottish Women's Cup, Preliminary round
34 of 57 teams drawn into the preliminary round. 23 received a bye to the first round.


2015 Scottish Women's Cup, Second round
The 12 Premier League teams enter the Cup in this round.


2015 Scottish Women's Cup, Quarter-finals
Four Premier League teams remain, Cumbernauld play in the SWFL 1st Division (level 2), Motherwell, Kilmarnock and Rangers U-20s play in the SWFL 2nd division (3rd level in general). Played on 11 and 13 September.


2015 Scottish Women's Cup, Semi-finals
Only Premier League teams remain. Played on 11 October on neutral ground.


2015 Scottish Women's Cup, Finals
It is the fourth Scottish Cup final between City and Hibernian in the last ten years. City won in 2011 and 2013. Hibernian in 2007. Played on 8 November 2015.


2015 Scottish Women's Premier League
The 2015 Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) was the fourteenth season of the Scottish Women's Premier League, the highest division of women's football in Scotland since its inception in 2002.


2015 Scottish Women's Premier League
A total of twelve teams contested the league. Glasgow City were the reigning champions.


2015 Scottish Women's Premier League
The SWPL continued in the format applied since 2012. The 12 clubs faced each other once (11 games per club), after which the league split into top six and bottom six sections based on league position. Each club then played home and away against clubs in their respective sections to give a total of 21 games.


2015 Scottish Women's Premier League
For the first time two Scottish teams qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League. That was because of an expanded entry list starting from 2016–17.


2015 Scottish Women's Premier League, Format
Like in the previous season, the teams played each other once. After that the top and bottom six split. Teams in both groups then played each other twice more, for a combined total of 21 games. Points of both rounds were added.


2015 Scottish Women's Premier League, Format
In 2016 the Premier League consisted of two levels of eight teams. The top eight finishers qualified for the SPPL 1, the last four placed teams and the four best placed teams of the first division formed the SPWL 2.


2015 Scottish Women's Premier League, Teams
Falkirk LFC partnered with Stirling University and now compete under their name.


2015 Scottish Women's Premier League, League standings
After 12 games the top two clubs, Glasgow City and Hibernian had moved 12 points clear of third placed Aberdeen. Both newly promoted teams also had a good first half, leading the relegation group after 12 matches. In the second half of the season Hearts were overtaken by Forfar Farmington and didn't make the new reduced Premier League. The two Champions League places were taken by Glasgow City and Hibernian three match days before the end.


2015 Seattle Mariners season
The 2015 Seattle Mariners season was the 39th season in franchise history. The Mariners played their 16th full season (17th overall) at Safeco Field and finished the season with a record of 76–86.


2015 Seattle Mariners season
The Mariners played 23 extra-inning games during the season, the most of any MLB team in 2015.


2015 Seattle Mariners season, Offseason
Signed Nelson Cruz to a four-year, $57 million deal on December 1, 2014.


2015 Seattle Mariners 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 Seattle Mariners 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 Seattle Reign FC season
The 2015 Seattle Reign FC season is the club's third season of play and their third season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. To accommodate the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, the league announced that it would reduce the season to 20 games while extending the calendar length into September and take a two-week break from June 7–19.


2015 Seattle Reign FC season, Review and events, Preseason
Following a record-breaking 2014 season that saw the team winning the NWSL Shield and losing to FC Kansas City in the playoffs final, Head Coach and GM Laura Harvey expected minimal roster turnover entering into the off-season. Key contributors Nahomi Kawasumi and Beverly Goebel both returned to INAC Kobe Leonessa at the end of their season-long loans. In November, the team acquired the rights to midfielder Merritt Mathias from FC Kansas City in exchange for defender Kate Deines and the 16th and 26th draft picks in the 2015 NWSL College Draft. Two days later, Harvey added former Portland Pilots defender Michelle Cruz.


2015 Seattle Reign FC season, Review and events, Preseason
Prior to the 2015 NWSL College Draft, Harvey signed forward Beverly Yanez from Japanese club INAC Kobe Leonessa. Yanez, under her maiden name Goebel, played in Seattle on loan in 2014, scoring five goals and adding four assists while helping the Reign FC to a regular season title. A day later, NWSL announced allocated National Team players for the 2015 season, with Reign FC defenders Stephanie Cox and Carmelina Moscato removed from the list. The club expects to bring Cox back on a standard contract but has announced that Moscato will be exploring playing opportunities overseas. Then on January 16, the Harvey selected Florida Gators midfielder Havana Solaun and Stanford Cardinal defender Kendall Romine at the NWSL Draft.


2015 Seattle Reign FC season, Review and events, Preseason
In anticipation for post-World Cup fatigue for the national team players, Harvey signed Danish forward Katrine Veje on January 21. Veje will join the club on July 1 after her current contract with Brøndby IF ends. The club was also able to retain defender Stephanie Cox by signing her to a standard contract after she was removed from allocation by U.S. Soccer. To make room on the roster, Harvey waived second-year defenders Megan Brigman and Holly Hein. Additional defensive reinforcement came soon after as the club signed Scottish international Rachel Corsie from Notts County Ladies F.C. on January 29.


2015 Seattle Reign FC season, Review and events, Preseason
For the second season in a row, the Reign FC was involved in a blockbuster trade as last season's prized acquisition Sydney Leroux requested a move away from the club. On March 30, Harvey sent Leroux and Amanda Frisbie to Western New York Flash; in return, the club received midfielder Amber Brooks, WNY's first-round draft pick in the 2016 NWSL College Draft, and the rights to Leroux's international teammate Abby Wambach.


2015 Seattle Reign FC season, Review and events, Preseason
Wambach had already announced that she will not play this season to concentrate on preparing for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, and Harvey does not expect her to suit up for the Reign FC until 2016 at the earliest. The club then finalized its roster by signing second-round draft pick Havana Solaun on April 3.


2015 Seattle Reign FC season, Review and events, Preseason
The Reign FC headed into the regular season with a 19-player roster, with the one open spot reserved for Danish forward Katrine Veje's mid-season arrival. It includes 14 returners from last season's Shield-winning team, featuring league MVP Kim Little and fellow Best XI selections Jess Fishlock and Kendall Fletcher. Harvey hopes that the blend of returning core plus new acquisitions will help the club defend its Shield and win the playoffs this year.


2015 Seattle Reign FC season, Club, Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015 Seattle Reign FC season, Competitions, Regular season, Regular-season standings
Last updated: 6 September 2015Source: Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won;  T = Matches tied;  L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference


2015 Seattle Reign FC season, Transfers
For transfers in, dates listed are when the Reign FC officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired (e.g., draft picks) are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when the Reign FC officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, her new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when she was officially removed from the Reign FC roster.


2015 Seattle Reign FC season, Transfers, In, Draft picks
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed during the 2015 NWSL College Draft will be listed in the notes.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season
The 2015 season was the Seattle Seahawks' 40th in the National Football League and their sixth under head coach Pete Carroll.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season
The Seahawks started the season 2–4, after blowing a number of fourth quarter leads, but they then proceeded to win eight of their last ten games, finishing the season 10–6 and clinching the #6 seed in the NFC playoffs. This marked the fourth consecutive season in which the Seahawks secured double digit wins. However, after a Week 10 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, the Seahawks failed to improve on their 12–4 record from 2014. Additionally, the Seahawks failed to win their third consecutive NFC West title after the Cardinals' Week 15 win over the Philadelphia Eagles.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season
During their winning streak, the team clinched a playoff spot with a Week 15 win over the Cleveland Browns. In a five-game winning streak between Weeks 10 and 15, quarterback Russell Wilson posted a passer rating of over 120 in each game, the longest such streak in league history. Wilson led the NFL in passer rating for the season.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season
The Seahawks defeated the Minnesota Vikings in the Wild Card round after the Vikings blew a potential game-winning field goal attempt. In the Divisional round, the Seahawks fell behind 31–0 to the Carolina Panthers at halftime and attempted a historic rally, but ultimately lost 31–24, ending their hopes of becoming the first team since the 1990–1993 Buffalo Bills to appear in three consecutive Super Bowls.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season
This season marked the fourth year in a row that Seattle's defense ranked first in scoring defense. The only other team to accomplish this feat were the Cleveland Browns of the 1950s.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 1: at St. Louis Rams
The Seahawks opened the season in St. Louis to take on the Rams. In the first quarter, rookie Tyler Lockett returned a punt for 57 yards for a touchdown to give the Seahawks the game's first points. Jimmy Graham made his Seahawks debut,  catching a pass for 7 yards for a touchdown, as the Seahawks were now trailing the Rams, 24–21, in the 3rd quarter. However, without safety Kam Chancellor, Seattle's defense struggled all game. The loss of their defensive captain was too steep to overcome as they would go on to lose in overtime, 34–31, after Greg Zuerlein hit a 37-yard field goal with 12:06 remaining.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 2: at Green Bay Packers
After a tough opening loss to the St. Louis Rams, the Seahawks traveled to Green Bay to take on the Packers. The Packers struck first blood, scoring the game's first 10 points. Then, the Seahawks and Packers traded field goals, and the Packers led 13–3 at halftime. The Seahawks scored two unanswered touchdowns to take a 17–13 lead in the third quarter. However, the Packers proceeded to score the final 14 points of the game and won, 27–17, sending the Seahawks to their second consecutive loss of the young season.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 2: at Green Bay Packers
With the loss, the Seahawks dropped to 0–2. It was the first double digit loss for the Seahawks in the Wilson era and tied their largest loss since Week 9 of the 2011 season, when they lost by 10 points to the Dallas Cowboys.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 3: vs. Chicago Bears
After playing (and losing) their first two games of the season on the road, the Seahawks went home to face the winless Chicago Bears, hoping to avoid an 0–3 start. The game saw the return of Kam Chancellor after his holdout. Marshawn Lynch, for the most part, was not a factor, and he finished with just five carries. He left the game with a pulled hamstring. The Seahawks got a boost from their special teams. Tyler Lockett returned the second half kickoff 105 yards for a touchdown to give Seattle a 13–0 lead. Also, Richard Sherman was used as a punt returner and returned it for 67 yards. In the end, the Seahawks dominated the Bears, 26–0, thereby avoiding an 0–3 start.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 3: vs. Chicago Bears
With the win, the Seahawks earned their first win of the season and improved to 1–2.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 4: vs. Detroit Lions
After easily defeating the Bears, the Seahawks remained at home to face the winless Detroit Lions. The Seahawks led 13–3 heading into the 4th quarter. Wilson was sacked and fumbled, and the Lions defense ran it back for a touchdown, cutting the deficit to 13–10. After the Seahawks' offense had a 3 and out, the Lions had the ball at their 10-yard line. They reached the red zone a few minutes later.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 4: vs. Detroit Lions
On 3rd and 1, Stafford completed a pass to Calvin Johnson, who reached the Seahawks' 1 yard line and attempted to reach out and score the go ahead touchdown. As Johnson was brought down, Kam Chancellor stripped the ball from him. K.J. Wright then knocked the ball out of the back of the end zone. The referees ruled it a touchback, giving the Seahawks the ball back on their 20-yard line. The Seahawks ran two plays, forcing the Lions to burn their timeouts. On 3rd and 2, Wilson completed a pass to Kearse, gaining the first down.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 4: vs. Detroit Lions
With no timeouts remaining, the Seahawks kneeled, ran out the clock, and ended the game, winning 13–10. As a result, the Lions dropped to 0–4. Wright's bat play caused controversy afterwards. Minutes after the game ended, the NFL VP of officiating ruled that Wright illegally batted the ball out of the back of endzone. Had the call been made, a penalty would have been assessed that gave the Lions a 1st down at the spot of the fumble, plus half the distance to the goal (6–inch line).


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 4: vs. Detroit Lions
The officiating crew was heavily criticized by analysts, fans, and players following the missed call. Several comparisons were immediately made to the Seahawks' controversial victory over the Green Bay Packers in Week 3 of the 2012 season, which also happened on Monday Night Football. In the postgame press conference, Carroll admitted that Wright intentionally batted the ball out of the back of the endzone, and Wright confirmed it. Chancellor said that he did not see the controversial play.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 5: at Cincinnati Bengals
After defeating the Bears and Lions (both winless teams) at home to get to .500, the Seahawks traveled to Cincinnati to take on the 4–0 Bengals. In the 3rd quarter, a 23-yard fumble returned for a touchdown by Bobby Wagner allowed the Seahawks to take a commanding 24–7 lead. The Seahawks, however, allowed the Bengals to score the final 20 points of the game, capped by Bengals kicker Mike Nugent kicking the game-winning field goal in overtime. It's the first time since 2004 that the Seahawks blew a 17–point lead. During that stretch, they were 71–0 when holding a 17–point lead.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 5: at Cincinnati Bengals
With the loss, the Seahawks dropped to 2–3. Additionally, they dropped to 0–2 in overtime games (losing both by game–winning field goals).


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 6: vs. Carolina Panthers
After losing a heartbreaker in Cincinnati to the Bengals, the Seahawks returned home to face their second undefeated team in a row, the 4–0 Carolina Panthers. With 11:51 remaining in the 4th quarter, the Seahawks led the Panthers, 23–14. However, for the fourth time this season, the Seahawks failed to win while holding a 4th quarter lead. The Panthers went on to score the final 13 points of the game, winning 27–23. The Seahawks lost only their third home game since the team drafted Wilson (28–3 home record), having lost to the Cardinals in Week 16 of the 2013 season and the Cowboys in Week 6 of the 2014 season.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 6: vs. Carolina Panthers
Up to this point, they were in 3rd place in the NFC West (due to tiebreakers).


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 7: at San Francisco 49ers
After blowing four 4th quarter leads and only winning against two teams with losing records, the Seahawks traveled to Santa Clara to take on the 49ers. The Seahawks easily defeated their former arch-rivals, 20–3. Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch compiled 122 rushing yards and 1 rushing touchdown on 27 carries. 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick struggled once again against the vaunted Legion of Boom, going 13-24 with 124 passing yards, 0 passing touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson was efficient again, completing 18 passes out of 24 attempts for 235 passing yards with 1 passing touchdown and 2 interceptions.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 7: at San Francisco 49ers
With the win, the Seahawks improved to 3–4. Additionally, Wilson improved to 6–2 against the 49ers (including postseason), extending his winning streak against them to four games.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 8: at Dallas Cowboys
After dominating the 49ers in California, the Seahawks traveled to Dallas to take on the Cowboys. Seattle's only touchdown was a 22-yard pass from Russell Wilson to Luke Willson to give Seattle a 10–3 lead. Late in the second quarter, Ricardo Lockette left the game with an apparent injury after taking a brutal hit by Jeff Heath. Steven Hauschka hit the game-winning field goal for the 13–12 Seahawks' victory.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 8: at Dallas Cowboys
A day later, the Seahawks announced that Ricardo Lockette underwent season-ending neck surgery and miss the rest of the season. This injury proved to be career-ending.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 8: at Dallas Cowboys
At this point, all of their wins have come against teams with losing records.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 10: vs. Arizona Cardinals
After the bye week, the Seahawks hosted the Arizona Cardinals in their second Sunday Night Football game of the season.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 10: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Late in the first quarter, Earl Thomas intercepted Carson Palmer in the end zone as Palmer attempted to give Arizona the game's first points. This was Thomas' third interception of the season.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 10: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Early in the second quarter, Russell Wilson recovered a fumble to give the Cardinals a safety after the ball bounced to the back of the end zone and Wilson being able to recover it after a bad snap. Trailing 19–0 late in the second quarter, the Seahawks turned to fullback Will Tukuafu to give Seattle the first touchdown of the game. This was Tukuafu's first NFL touchdown.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 10: vs. Arizona Cardinals
The Seahawks defense struggled to stop the Cardinals offense all game, especially the running game in the fourth quarter. The Seahawks defense allowed 39 total points. It was the most points they allowed in a game since November 28, 2010 against the Kansas City Chiefs.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 10: vs. Arizona Cardinals
This was the first time that the Seahawks lost two home games in a season in the Wilson era. Over the previous three seasons, the Seahawks had not lost more than one home game in each season.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 10: vs. Arizona Cardinals
With the loss, the Seahawks dropped to 4–5. This marked the fifth time this season that the Seahawks could not hold on to a 4th quarter lead.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 11: vs. San Francisco 49ers
After blowing yet another 4th quarter lead, the Seahawks hosted the San Francisco 49ers. Blaine Gabbert was now the 49ers' starting quarterback, replacing Colin Kaepernick, who was placed on IR. Although Marshawn Lynch did not play, the Seahawks relied on Thomas Rawls. He finished the game with 255 total yards. All four of the Seahawks' touchdowns were scored by rookies as Tyler Lockett and Thomas Rawls both put up a pair of touchdowns in the win. Again, Russell Wilson was efficient, going 24–29 with 260 passing yards and 3 passing touchdowns.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 11: vs. San Francisco 49ers
With the win, the Seahawks improved to 5–5. Additionally, Wilson improved to 7–2 against the 49ers (including postseason), extending his winning streak against them to five games.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 12: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
After handling the 49ers at home, the Seahawks hosted the Pittsburgh Steelers for the first time since the 2003 season. Richard Sherman, who has not intercepted a pass in the first 12 games of the season, recorded his first in the third quarter. The game was a shootout as Russell Wilson, playing on his 27th birthday, passed for 345 yards and threw five touchdown passes (three of them to wide receiver Doug Baldwin). Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger passed for 456 yards against the Seahawks' defense, which were the most passing yards the Seahawks have ever allowed to an opposing quarterback until Matt Schaub's 460 yards passing surpassed it in 2019.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 12: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
With the win, the Seahawks improved to 6–5 and earned their first win of the season against a team with a winning record.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 12: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
The victory was bittersweet, however, as Jimmy Graham suffered an apparent leg injury in the third quarter. It was later revealed that Graham tore the patellar tendon in his knee. The Seahawks announced afterwards that Graham would undergo surgery and miss the rest of the season.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 13: at Minnesota Vikings
Coming off huge home wins against the 49ers and Steelers, the Seahawks traveled to Minneapolis to take on the Minnesota Vikings. Despite being without both Marshawn Lynch and Jimmy Graham, the Seahawks dominated the Vikings 38–7. Going into the game, the Vikings were previously 8–3 and leading the NFC North, led the NFL in team rushing yards, and Adrian Peterson was the NFL's leading rusher. The Seahawks defense held Peterson to only 18 yards and the Vikings' offense failed to score (their only points coming on a special-teams kickoff return), while Russell Wilson and the Seattle offense racked up 433 yards, five total touchdowns, and no interceptions.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 14: at Baltimore Ravens
After easily handling the Vikings in Minneapolis, the Seahawks traveled to Baltimore to take on the Ravens. Russell Wilson's streak of games with greater than a 135 passer rating continued as he again tied the franchise mark of five touchdown passes to go with zero interceptions. Doug Baldwin's success over the same span also continued as he hauled in three passes for touchdowns. Early in the game, running back Thomas Rawls and safety Kam Chancellor left the game with injuries. With Rawls now out for the year with a broken left ankle, the Seahawks turned to DuJuan Harris. Harris was limited to just 42 rushing yards on 18 carries.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 14: at Baltimore Ravens
With the win, the Seahawks improved to 8–5. Furthermore, the Seahawks' all–time franchise regular season win–loss record improved to 313–312–0. This marks the first time ever in team history that the Seahawks have had an overall winning regular season win–loss record (a win–loss record above .500).


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 15: vs. Cleveland Browns
After a huge win against the Ravens in Baltimore, the Seahawks returned home to host the Cleveland Browns. Russell Wilson's streak continued: Over the last five games he threw for 19 touchdowns and zero interceptions. Doug Baldwin compiled 10 touchdowns over the last four games, which has only been achieved one other time (Jerry Rice in 1987). With the injury of Thomas Rawls the week prior Derrick Coleman got the start at running back but Christine Michael took the majority of the carries.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 15: vs. Cleveland Browns
With the win, the Seahawks improved to 9–5 and clinched a playoff spot after winning five straight games. Furthermore, the Seahawks' all–time franchise regular season win–loss record improved to 314–312–0. This marks the first time ever in team history that the Seahawks have had an overall regular season win–loss record of at least two games above .500.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 16: vs. St. Louis Rams
After easily defeating the Cleveland Browns at home, the Seahawks remained at home to host the St. Louis Rams. Doug Baldwin's touchdown reception in the third quarter surpasses Daryl Turner's mark set in 1985 for the most receiving touchdowns by a Seahawk in a single season with 14.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 16: vs. St. Louis Rams
With the loss, the Seahawks drop to 9–6, snapping a five-game winning streak. The Rams have swept the season series for the first time since 2004.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 16: vs. St. Louis Rams
This marks the first time in 71 games (including postseason) the Seahawks have not held the lead at any point during the game. This is also the first such instance during the Wilson era. Prior to this game, the Seahawks have held the lead at least once during the game for an NFL-record 70 consecutive games (including postseason). Additionally, the Seahawks' 25-game streak of having 100 rushing yards as a team (another NFL record) came to an end.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 17: at Arizona Cardinals
In their final game of the regular season, the Seahawks routed the Arizona Cardinals 36–6, holding the Cardinals' then number one scoring offense to only six points, allowing the Seahawks to finish as the number one scoring defense for the fourth consecutive season, an NFL record. During the game, Russell Wilson set two franchise records passing: 4,024 yards in a season, topping Matt Hasselbeck's 3,966 yards set in 2007, and 34 touchdowns through the air, surpassing Dave Krieg's 32 touchdowns in 1984. Helping Wilson get the franchise record for passing touchdowns in a season was Doug Baldwin, as he was the co-leader for touchdown receptions in the 2015 season with 14 touchdowns.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Postseason
Seattle entered the postseason as the #6 seed in the NFC.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Postseason, NFC Wild Card Playoffs: at #3 Minnesota Vikings
The #6 seeded Seahawks traveled to Minnesota to face the #3 seeded Vikings in a game that was the third coldest in NFL history as the two teams squared off in subzero temperatures. The field goal filled contest came down to a Vikings 27-yard field goal with 26 seconds left in the fourth quarter but the kick went wide-left giving the Seahawks the victory.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Postseason, NFC Divisional Playoffs: at #1 Carolina Panthers
The Seahawks traveled to Charlotte to face the #1 seeded Carolina Panthers. The Panthers scored early and often in the first half, going into halftime with a 31–0 lead. The Seahawks fought back aggressively in the second half, cutting the lead to only one possession and holding the Panthers from scoring in the second half, but fell short of a victory after the Panthers successfully recovered an onside kick and kneeled out the clock, with a final score of 31–24.


2015 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Postseason, NFC Divisional Playoffs: at #1 Carolina Panthers
It was Marshawn Lynch's final game as he announced his retirement on February 7, 2016. He was held to just 20 rushing yards. However, Lynch would return to the NFL in April 2017 as a member of the Oakland Raiders before returning to the Seahawks in December 2019.


2015 Seattle Sounders FC 2 season
The 2015 Seattle Sounders FC 2 season is the club's first year of existence, and their first season in the United Soccer League, the third tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. Including previous Seattle Sounders franchises, this is the 35th season of a soccer team playing in the Seattle metro area.


2015 Seattle Sounders FC 2 season, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of May 27, 2015.


2015 Seattle Sounders FC season
The 2015 Seattle Sounders FC season was the club's seventh season in Major League Soccer, the United States' top-tier of professional soccer. Including previous Seattle Sounders franchises, this was the 35th season of a soccer team playing in the Seattle metro area.


2015 Seattle Sounders FC season, Background
The Sounders came into the 2015 season following a successful 2014, winning the U.S. Open Cup for the fourth time as well as winning the Supporters' Shield for the first time in franchise history. By winning the Double, the Sounders became the sixth Major League Soccer team to win two major trophies in one season. This was the first time a club managed to win two trophies since the 2011 Los Angeles Galaxy. It was also the first time since the 2003 Chicago Fire for a team to do the Open Cup/League double.


2015 Seattle Sounders FC season, Background
Seattle also qualified for the 2014 MLS Cup Playoffs for the sixth consecutive time. Seattle came into the playoffs with the ability to become the first MLS club to win the Treble. Seattle ended up losing in the Conference Finals 2-2 on aggregate, losing by away goals.


2015 Seattle Sounders FC season, Background
By virtue of winning the Supporters' Shield, the Sounders qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League after a two-year drought from the competition.


2015 Seattle Sounders FC season, Roster
Major League Soccer teams are limited to eight players without U.S. citizenship, a permanent resident (green card holder), or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status). These international roster slots can be traded. Sounders FC began the 2015 MLS season with eight international slots; it was announced they traded with DC United for a ninth slot during the Summer Transfer Window. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of April 4, 2015.


2015 Seattle Sounders FC season, Competitions, MLS Cup Playoffs, Conference semifinals
FC Dallas win 4–2 on penalties after 3-3 aggregate and advance to Western Conference Finals.


2015 Seattle Sounders FC season, Transfers
For transfers in, dates listed are when Sounders FC officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Sounders FC officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from Sounders FC roster.


2015 Seattle Sounders FC season, Transfers, In
Seattle's first signing ahead of the 2015 season was the signing of 17-year-old Victor Mansaray to a Homegrown Player contract. In December, 2014, English defender Tyrone Mears was added to the roster as a Discovery Signing; Mears had been a free agent since July when he was released by Bolton Wanderers following the 2013-14 English Championship season. Seattle added All-Pac-12 forward Darwin Jones from the Washington Huskies as a Homegrown Player on January 9, 2015.


2015 Seattle Sounders FC season, Transfers, In, Draft picks
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2015 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.


2015 Seattle Sounders FC season, Transfers, Out
On August 13, 2014, it was confirmed that DeAndre Yedlin would be transferred to Tottenham Hotspur of the Premier League for a reported transfer fee of $4 million. Yedlin departed for the English club in January 2015.


2015 Seattle Storm season
The 2015 WNBA season was the 16th season for the Seattle Storm of the WNBA.


2015 Sedgemoor District Council election
The 2015 Sedgemoor District Council election took place on Thursday 7 May 2015 as a four-yearly election to elect all members (councillors) of Sedgemoor District Council in the English county of Somerset. The principal town in the district is Bridgwater accounting for 15 of the 48 councillors elected. The election was part of the 2015 United Kingdom local elections which were held simultaneously with the 2015 General Election.


2015 Sedgemoor District Council election, Composition of council seats before election
After the 2011 District Council election, 31 councillors were Conservatives, 13 were Labour, 2 were Liberal Democrats and there were 2 independents.


2015 Sedgemoor District Council election, Candidates by ward
Sedgemoor District Council continued to be made up of 48 councillors elected in 23 different wards, each electing between one and three councillors.


2015 Sedgemoor District Council election, Candidates by ward
32 incumbent councillors stood again in the wards they represented before this election (denoted by a *).


2015 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 2015 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council in England, as part of the 2015 United Kingdom local elections. 22 seats, representing one third of the total Council membership, were up for election in single-member wards.


2015 Segunda División B play-offs
The 2015 Segunda División B play-offs (Playoffs de Ascenso or Promoción de Ascenso) are the final playoffs for promotion from 2014–15 Segunda División B to the 2015–16 Segunda División. The four first placed teams in each of the four Segunda División B groups join the Playoffs de Ascenso and the four last placed teams in Segunda División will be relegated to Segunda División B. It also decides the teams which placed 16th to be relegated to the 2015–16 Tercera División.


2015 Segunda División B play-offs, Format
The four group winners have the opportunity to promote directly and become the overall Segunda División B champion. The four group winners will be drawn into a two-legged series where the two winners will be promoted to the Segunda División and will enter into the final for the Segunda División B champion. The two losing semifinalists will enter the playoff round for the last two promotion spots.


2015 Segunda División B play-offs, Format
The four group runners-up will be drawn against one of the three fourth-placed teams outside their group while the four third-placed teams will be drawn against each other in a two-legged series. The six winners will advance with the two losing semifinalists to determine the four teams that will enter the last two-legged series for the last two promotion spots. In all the playoff series, the lower-ranked club will play at home first. Whenever there is a tie in position (e.g. like the group winners in the Semifinal Round and Final or the third-placed teams in the first round), a draw will determine the club to play at home first.


2015 Segunda División B play-offs, Group Winners Promotion Play-off, Qualified teams
The draw was held in the RFEF headquarters, in Las Rozas (Madrid), on 18 May 2015, 17:00 CEST.


2015 Segunda División B play-offs, Non-champions Promotion Play-off, First round, Qualified teams
The draw was held in the RFEF headquarters, in Las Rozas (Madrid).


2015 Segunda División B play-offs, Non-champions Promotion Play-off, Second round, Qualified teams
The draw was held in the RFEF headquarters, in Las Rozas (Madrid).


2015 Segunda División B play-offs, Non-champions Promotion Play-off, Third round, Qualified teams
The draw was held in the RFEF headquarters, in Las Rozas (Madrid).


2015 Segunda División B play-offs, Relegation play-off, Qualified teams
The draw was held in the RFEF headquarters, in Las Rozas (Madrid).


2015 Segunda División play-offs
The 2015 Segunda División play-offs took place in June 2015 and has  determined the third team which will be promoted to the top division. Teams placed between 3rd and 6th position (excluding reserve teams) are taking part in the promotion play-offs.


2015 Segunda División play-offs
The regulations are the same as the previous season: in the semifinals the fifth placed team faces the fourth, while the sixth placed team faces the third. In case of a draw, extra time  was played but there   was a penalty shoot-out; the winner will be the best positioned team. The first leg of the semi-finals was played on 10 and 11 June, and the second leg on 13 and 14 June at home of the best positioned team. The final will also be two-legged, with the first leg on 18 June and the second leg on 21 June, with the best positioned team also playing the second leg at home.


2015 Segunda División play-offs, Road to the playoffs, Girona
Girona qualified for the play-offs after failing to be automatically promoted in the final game of the season. The Catalans could not beat Lugo at Estadi Montilivi while Sporting Gijón beat Betis, to gain promotion. This will be the third time Girona has played this stage.


2015 Segunda División play-offs, Road to the playoffs, Las Palmas
Las Palmas assured the fourth position in the 41st game of the season. The Canarian team made a spectacular start finishing as leader in the first half of the season, but failed to gain automatic promotion after suffering several defeats. This will be its third consecutive promotion play-off.