2015–16 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team
The 2015–16 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Runnin' Rebels were led by fifth year head coach Dave Rice until he was fired on January 10, 2016. They were then led by interim head coach Todd Simon for the remainder of the season. They played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 8–10 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Air Force to advance to the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament where they lost to Fresno State.


2015–16 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team
On March 28, the school announced that Chris Beard had been hired as head coach. However, less than three weeks later, Beard left UNLV to accept the head coaching position at Texas Tech. On April 16, the school hired Marvin Menzies as head coach.


2015–16 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team, Previous season
The 2014–15 Runnin' Rebels finished the season with an overall record of 18–15, and 8–10 in conference play. The Runnin' Rebels defeated Nevada in the First round of the Mountain West Tournament, before losing to San Diego State in the Quarterfinals.


2015–16 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team, Roster
* Ike Nwamu wore #0 until February 6 when he changed to #34 to honor former Mercer teammate Jibri Bryan who was murdered on February 2.


2015–16 USC Trojans men's basketball team
The 2015–16 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by third-year head coach Andy Enfield. They played their home games at the Galen Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They defeated UCLA in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Utah. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Providence.


2015–16 USC Trojans men's basketball team, Previous season
The 2014–15 USC Trojans finished the season with an overall record of 12–20, and 3–15 in the Pac-12 regular season. In the 2015 Pac-12 Tournament, the Trojans defeated Arizona State, 67–64 in the first round, before losing to UCLA, 70–96 in the Quarterfinal. USC became the first 12-seed to win a game in the Pac-12 Tournament.


2015–16 USC Trojans women's basketball team
The 2015–16 USC Trojans women's basketball team will represent University of Southern California during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by third year head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, play their home games at the Galen Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 6–12 in Pac-12 play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to Oregon State.


2015–16 USC Trojans women's basketball team, Roster
Beth Burns (Ohio State) Jualeah Woods (Southern California) Taja Edwards (Fresno State)


2015–16 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team
The 2015–16 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina Upstate during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by 14th year head coach Eddie Payne, played their home games at the G. B. Hodge Center and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 10–22, 4–10 in A-Sun play to finish in a tie for 7th place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-Sun Tournament to North Florida.


2015–16 USC Upstate Spartans women's basketball team
The 2015–16 USC Upstate Spartans women's basketball team will represent the University of South Carolina Upstate in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by eleventh year head coach Tammy George, played their games at G. B. Hodge Center and are members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 10–4 in A-Sun play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the A-Sun Women's Tournament where they lost to Jacksonville. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where defeated Northern Kentucky in the first round, Western Illinois in the quarterfinals before losing to Weber State in the semifinals.


2015–16 USC Upstate Spartans women's basketball team, Media
All home games and conference road will be shown on ESPN3 or A-Sun.TV. Non conference road games will typically be available on the opponents website.


2015–16 USHL season
The 2015–16 USHL season is the 37th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season ran from September 25, 2015, to April 10, 2016. The regular season champions, the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, were awarded the Anderson Cup and the playoff champions, the Tri-City Storm, were awarded the Clark Cup.


2015–16 USHL season, Regular season, Western Conference
x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched conference title; z = clinched regular season title


2015–16 USM Alger season
In the 2015–16 season, USM Alger competed in the Ligue 1 for the 38th season, as well as the CAF Champions League, and the Algerian Cup.. It was their 21st consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football.


2015–16 USM Alger season, Squad information, Playing statistics
Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only including sub appearancesRed card numbers denote: Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.


2015–16 USM Alger season, Squad information, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.


2015–16 USM Alger season, Squad information, Overall seasonal record
Note: Games which are level after extra-time and are decided by a penalty shoot-out are listed as draws.


2015–16 USM Alger season, Squad list
Players and squad numbers last updated on 27 May 2016.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 USM Bel-Abbès season
In the 2015–16 season, USM Bel-Abbès competed in the Ligue 2 for the 16th season, as well as the Algerian Cup.


2015–16 USM Bel-Abbès season, Squad information, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.


2015–16 USM Blida season
In the 2015–16 season, USM Blida is competing in the Ligue 1 for the 27th season, as well as the Algerian Cup. They will be competing in Ligue 1, and the Algerian Cup.


2015–16 USM Blida season, Squad list
Players and squad numbers last updated on 18 November 2015.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 USM El Harrach season
In the 2015–16 season, USM El Harrach is competing in the Ligue 1 for the 32nd season, as well as the Algerian Cup. They will be competing in Ligue 1, and the Algerian Cup.


2015–16 USM El Harrach season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 USM El Harrach season, Squad information, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.


2015–16 USMM Hadjout season
In the 2015–16 season, USMM Hadjout is competing in the Ligue 2 for the 16th season, as well as the Algerian Cup. They will be competing in Ligue 1, and the Algerian Cup.


2015–16 USMM Hadjout season, Squad list
Players and squad numbers last updated on 18 November 2015.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 USMM Hadjout season, Squad information, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.


2015–16 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Texas–Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by tenth year head coach Scott Cross, played their home games at the College Park Center and were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 13–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place. They defeated Texas State to advance to the semifinals of the Sun Belt Tournament where they lost to Louisiana–Monroe.


2015–16 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team
They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Savannah State in the first round (the Mavericks' first ever post-season win in any tournament), received a second round bye and lost in the quarterfinals to NJIT. The 24 wins tied the 2011 team for most in a single Maverick season.


2015–16 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team
The 2015–16 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by second year head coach Heath Schroyer, played their home games at Skyhawk Arena and were members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 10–6 in OVC play to share the West Division championship with Murray State. They defeated Morehead State to advance to the championship game of the OVC Tournament where they lost to Austin Peay. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Central Michigan in the first round before losing in the second round to Ball State.


2015–16 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team
Following the season, head coach Heath Schroyer left UT Martin to become an assistant at NC State.


2015–16 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team, Previous season
The Skyhawks finished the 2014–15 season 21–13, 10–6 in OVC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the OVC Tournament to Morehead State. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Northwestern State in the first round, USC Upstate in the second round, and Eastern Kentucky in the quarterfinals. In the CIT semifinals, they lost to Evansville.


2015–16 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
The 2015–16 UTEP Miners basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Miners, led by sixth year head coach Tim Floyd, played their home games at the Don Haskins Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 19–14, 10–8 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place. They defeated FIU in the second round of the C-USA Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Marshall. Despite having 19 wins and an above .500 record, they did not participate in a postseason tournament. UTEP averaged 7,385 fans per game, ranking 64th nationally.


2015–16 UTEP Miners men's basketball team, Previous season
The Miners finished the season 22–11, 13–5 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for the second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA Tournament where they lost to Middle Tennessee. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Murray State.


2015–16 UTEP Miners women's basketball team
The 2015–16 UTEP Miners women's basketball team represents the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Miners, led by fifteenth year head coach Keitha Adams, play their home games at Don Haskins Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 29–5, 16–2 in C-USA play to win the C-USA regular season title. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA Women's Tournament where they lost to Old Dominion. They received an automatic to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Abilene Christian, Arkansas State and TCU in the first, second and third rounds before falling to Oregon in the quarterfinals.


2015–16 UTEP Miners women's basketball team, Roster
Ewa Laskowska (Pittsburg State) Bill Damuth (Texas–Tyler) Kelli Willingham Bagley (UTEP)


2015–16 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team
The 2015–16 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by tenth-year head coach Brooks Thompson, played their home games at the Convocation Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 5-27, 3-15 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Tournament to Florida Atlantic.


2015–16 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team
On March 10, 2016, head coach Brooks Thompson was fired. He finished at UTSA with a 10-year record of 130–176. On April 1, the school hired Steven Hensen as head coach.


2015–16 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team, Previous season
The Roadrunners finished the 2014–15 season 14–16, 8–10 in C-USA play in a 4-way tie for 7th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Tournament to FIU.


2015–16 UTSA Roadrunners women's basketball team
The 2015–16 UTSA Roadrunners women's basketball team represents the University of Texas at San Antonio during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by third year head coach Lubomyr Lichonczak, play their home games at the Convocation Center and were third year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 10–19, 6–12 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Women's Tournament to FIU.


2015–16 UTSA Roadrunners women's basketball team, Roster
Kristen Holt (Ohio) Nicole Dunson (Texas–San Antonio) Ela Mukosiej (Seton Hall)


2015–16 Udinese Calcio season
The 2015–16 season was Udinese Calcio's 36th season in Serie A and their 21st consecutive season in the top-flight. Having missed out on European football for the second consecutive season, Udinese competed only in Serie A and in the Coppa Italia. Udinese finished 17th in the league following a poor season, and were eliminated in the round of 16 in the Coppa Italia.


2015–16 Udinese Calcio season
Following the end of the season club and Italian football legend Antonio Di Natale retired.


2015–16 Udinese Calcio season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Uganda Super League
The 2015–16 Ugandan Super League is the 49th season of top-flight football in Uganda. Vipers are the defending champions having won their second championship last season. The campaign started on 22 August 2015.


2015–16 Uganda Super League, Teams
Sixteen teams played the 2015/16 season. The top side will qualify for a qualification place in the 2017 CAF Champions League and the bottom three will be relegated to the Ugandan Big League.


2015–16 Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague
The 2015–16 Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague was the 2015–16 edition of the Ukrainian basketball championship. The season started on October 10, 2015.


2015–16 Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague
The original top-tier Ukrainian SuperLeague was split in two before the season began, after eight teams from the league created the new Ukrainian SL Favorit Sport.


2015–16 Ukrainian Cup
The 2015–16 Ukrainian Cup  is the 25th annual season of Ukraine's football knockout competition. The decision on a schedule of competitions for clubs from the First and Second League in the composition was confirmed on 3 July 2015 at a session of Central Council of the Professional Football League of Ukraine


2015–16 Ukrainian Cup, Format
Starting with Round of 32 teams were divided equally on seeded and unseeded in relation to the current rating of teams before the start of each stage. Seeded teams are teams that are located in the upper half of the rating, unseeded–in the lower.


2015–16 Ukrainian Cup, Format
Round of 16, quarterfinals and semifinals consist of two legs.


2015–16 Ukrainian Cup, Format
Starting with the Round of 16 and to semifinals, the host teams in the first leg is unseeded team, while in the second leg–seeded.


2015–16 Ukrainian Cup, Competition schedule, Preliminary round (1/32)
In this round entered 10 clubs from the First League, 14 clubs from the Second League and two representatives from the 2014 Ukrainian Amateur Cup. The round matches were played on 22 July 2015.


2015–16 Ukrainian Cup, Competition schedule, Round of 32
In this round all 14 teams from the 2014–15 Ukrainian Premier League, 5 highest ranking clubs from 2014–15 Ukrainian First League and 13 winners from the Preliminary round enter this stage of the competition which also includes 8 teams from the 2014–15 Ukrainian First League, 4 teams from the 2014–15 Ukrainian Second League and last season's Ukrainian Amateur Cup quarter-finalist. The draw for this round was held on 29 July 2015 at the House of Football in Kiev.


2015–16 Ukrainian Cup, Competition schedule, Round of 16
Ten teams from the Ukrainian Premier League and six teams from the Ukrainian First League qualified for the round. The draw for this round was held on 28 August 2015 at the House of Football in Kiev. The round matches were played on 23 September and 27, 28 October 2015.


2015–16 Ukrainian Cup, Competition schedule, Round of 16, Second Leg
The dates for the second leg matches were announced on October 13.


2015–16 Ukrainian Cup, Competition schedule, Quarterfinals
Eight teams from the Ukrainian Premier League qualified for the round. The draw for this round was held on 30 October 2015 at the Premier-Liha office. Originally the First Leg matches were scheduled for 3 December but the Premier League rescheduled the matches to be played in the spring (2016).


2015–16 Ukrainian Cup, Competition schedule, Quarterfinals, Second Leg
The dates for the second leg matches were announced on March 18.


2015–16 Ukrainian Cup, Competition schedule, Semifinals
All four teams that qualified for the round are from the Ukrainian Premier League. The draw for this round was held on 8 April 2016 at the House of Football. During the draw there was identified a host for the final whom will be the winner of Dnipro-Zorya pair.


2015–16 Ukrainian First League
The 2015–16 Ukrainian First League was the 25th since its establishment. The competition commenced on 26 July 2015 with eight matches. The competition had a winter break which began after Round 18 on November 22. The competition resumed on 26 March 2016 and completed on 1 June 2016.


2015–16 Ukrainian First League, Teams
The number of teams for the competition was confirmed on 19 June 2015.


2015–16 Ukrainian First League, Teams, Promoted teams
Two teams were promoted from the 2014–15 Ukrainian Second League.


2015–16 Ukrainian First League, Teams, Relegated teams
One team was promoted from the 2014–15 Ukrainian Premier League.


2015–16 Ukrainian First League, Teams, Stadiums
The following stadiums are considered home grounds for the teams in the competition.


2015–16 Ukrainian Hockey Extra League season
The 2015–16 Ukrainian Hockey Extra League season was the 24th season of the Ukrainian Hockey Championship, and the first since the league was named Ukrainian Hockey Extra League. Eight teams participated in the league this season, but it was long uncertain which teams that would participate because of the instability in Ukraine and that some of the clubs have economic issues. HK Donbass won both the regular season and the playoffs.


2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League
The 2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League season is the 25th top level football competitions since the fall of the Soviet Union and the eighth since the establishment of the Ukrainian Premier League. Because of sponsorship the league changed its title for 2015–16 season to League Parimatch. The competition commenced on 17 July when Metalurh Zaporizhya hosted Zorya Luhansk in Zaporizhzhia. The first sixteen rounds were played before the winter break which began 6 December 2015; the competition resumed on 5 March 2016. The season concluded on 15 May 2016. Dynamo Kyiv are the defending champions. With the continuation of the Ukrainian crisis in the oblasts of Donetsk and Luhansk, the league remained at 14 teams after being cut from 16 in the 2013–14 season.


2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League, Format
It was confirmed that the championship would be played using a standard double round-robin tournament system. The last team would be relegated and would be replaced by the champion of the 2015–16 Ukrainian First League. In the event of a decision being made to expand the league to 16 teams next season, the last team will play a play-off game with a team that takes the third place of the 2015–16 Ukrainian First League, while the champion and runner-up would be promoted.


2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League, Teams, Metalurh Donetsk / Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk case
After the previous season the president of FC Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk announced that the club will be merged with FC Metalurh Donetsk and replace them in the Premier League for the 2015–16 season due to the fact that both clubs are owned by the Industrial Union of Donbas (ISD). On 11 July 2015, the owners of FC Metalurh Donetsk have sent a letter to the Football Federation of Ukraine announcing their withdrawal from the competitions. Right before the start of competitions it was uncertain which club will replace Metalurh either FC Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk or FC Illichivets Mariupol.


2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League, Teams, Metalurh Donetsk / Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk case
On 14 July 2015, the administration of Illichivets released a letter explaining its reason why the club should remain in the league. Due to the fact that the Premier League members did not manage to gather a quorum, on 16 July 2015, the Football Federation of Ukraine Executive Committee voted on to include Stal to the Premier League (29 for, 7 against and 1 abstain).


2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League, Teams, Metalurh Zaporizhya case
On 7 October 2015, FC Metalurh Zaporizhya petitioned to the Premier League to withdrew the club from the competition's participation due to the lack of financing. On 24 November 2015, Metalurh Zaporizhya informed the Premier League about decision of a deliberate assembly of the Metalurh Zaporizhya members in regards to liquidation of the club. On 2 March 2016, the Premier League cancelled the 17th-round game for Metalurh Zaporizhya due to the fact that there are only four players were registered for the second half and only five more are allowed to be registered outside of a transfer window. Also the club failed to inform the league and the visiting team about place and time of the upcoming game.


2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League, Teams, Metalurh Zaporizhya case
On 13 March 2016, it was announced that the club's academy the Sports School Metalurh, was handed over to the city authorities after the liquidation of the club.


2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League, Teams, Metalurh Zaporizhya case
On 7 April 2016, another Zaporizhzhia city club "Rosso Nero" successfully changed its name to Metalurh Zaporizhya and will participate in the 2016 Ukrainian Football Amateur League.


2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League, Teams, Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk scandal
On 19 November 2015, there was appointed a new president of the club Vardan Israelian as the previous president Maksym Zavhorodniy changed his place of work. In a protest of appointing Vardan Israelian, the club's vice-president Mykola Kolyuchy resigned and replaced with Bohdan Napolov. On 24 December 2015, took place a meeting of members of FC Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk which decided discontinue contract with its U-19 team due to "a lack of patriotism" as well as liquidate contracts with number of players from the U-21 who were involved in corruption along with the team's head coach Serhiy Shyshchenko. Israelian informed that during his talk with Mazyar, the latter said that he will not work without Kolyuchy in the club.


2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League, Teams, Stadiums
Round when attendance is noted as highest is the chronological number of the round, not the published round by the Ukrainian Premier League since some rounds were rescheduled for a later date.


2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League, League table, Positions by round
The following table represents the teams position after each round in the competition played chronologically. Originally scheduled Round 12 has been scheduled to be played after Round 16.


2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and Under 19
The 2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and Under 19 season are competitions between the reserves of Ukrainian Premier League Clubs and the Under 19s. The events in the senior leagues during the 2014–15 season saw Illichivets Mariupol Reserves relegated with Metalurh Donetsk Reserves expelled with Oleksandriya Reserves and Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk Reserves entering the competition.


2015–16 Ukrainian Second League
The 2015–16 Ukrainian Second League was the 25th season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. The competition commenced on 26 July 2015 with a full round of matches. From 1 November 2015 to 26 March 2016 the competition was on winter break. The competition resumed with Round 16 and completed on 1 June 2016.


2015–16 Ukrainian Second League, Team changes, Admitted teams
The following teams were admitted by the PFL after playing in the 2015 Ukrainian Football Amateur League  and passing attestation.


2015–16 Ukrainian Second League, League table, Round by round
The following table represents the teams position after each round in the competition.


2015–16 Umaglesi Liga
The 2015–16 Umaglesi Liga was the 27th season of top-tier football in Georgia. Dila Gori were the defending champions. The season began on 13 August 2015 and ended on 22 May 2016. It was a last season with a autumn-spring schedule before the changes of competition format to spring-autumn schedule from 2017 season.


2015–16 Umaglesi Liga, Relegation play-offs
A match was played between Zugdidi, the fourteenth-placed team from the 2015–16 Umaglesi Liga and Kolkheti Khobi, the third-placed team from the 2015–16 Pirveli Liga. The winners, Zugdidi, remained in the top-flight for next season.


2015–16 Under-21 Premier League Cup
The 2015–16 Under-21 Premier League Cup (known as the Barclays Under-21 Premier League Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the third edition of the U21 Premier League Cup. The competition was won by West Ham United who defeated Hull City 5–3 in a penalty shoot-out after the two-leg final had finished 1–1 on aggregate.


2015–16 Under-21 Premier League Cup, Matches, First qualifying round
This round commences the week beginning 14 September 2015. Peterborough United received a bye.


2015–16 Under-21 Premier League Cup, Matches, Second qualifying round
This round commences the week beginning 5 October 2015. Leeds United were awarded a bye.


2015–16 Under-21 Premier League Cup, Matches, Round of 32
This round begins the week beginning 9 November 2015. The Category 1 sides were joined in this round by the teams progressing from the Second Qualifying round.


2015–16 Under-21 Premier League Cup, Matches, Final, First leg
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Under-21 Premier League Cup, Matches, Final, Second leg
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Union Dutchwomen ice hockey season
The Union Dutchwomen represented Union College in ECAC women's ice hockey during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.


2015–16 Union Dutchwomen ice hockey season, 2015-16 Schedule
Despite a largely frustrating season, the Dutchwomen remained competitive in many of their ECAC games, proving to be tough opposition to teams such as Colgate, Cornell and Yale, and never surrendered more than 4 goals to a team that was not nationally ranked.


2015–16 United Counties League
The 2015–16 United Counties League season (known as the 2015–16 ChromaSport & Trophies United Counties League for sponsorship reasons) was the 109th in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England.


2015–16 United Counties League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:


2015–16 United Counties League, Premier Division
In addition, Thurnby Nirvana changed their name to Leicester Nirvana.


2015–16 United Counties League, Premier Division
Three clubs have applied for promotion to Step 4: AFC Kempston Rovers, Kirby Muxloe and Leicester Nirvana.


2015–16 United Counties League, Division One
Division One featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs:


2015–16 United Counties League, Division One, Results
All Games and results involving St Neots Town Saints have all been annulled.


2015–16 United States national rugby sevens team season
The United States national rugby sevens team season began the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series by "shocking the world" when it defeated New Zealand for the first time at 2015 Dubai Sevens. The United States team beat the 12-time World Series champion in pool play and again in the tournament's third-place match before a third victory in as many matches in the 2015 South Africa Sevens Plate Semifinal. The U.S. once again finished the season in sixth, tying its best ever finish. The previous season's scoring records were broken again, as Perry Baker notched 48 tries and Madison Hughes scored 331 points.


2015–16 United States national rugby sevens team season, World Rugby Sevens Series, Dubai Sevens
Coming into the tournament, the U.S. had lost 28 consecutive matches to New Zealand. In pool play at the 2015 Dubai Sevens, however, the U.S. notched its first win, despite missing regular forwards Danny Barrett and Andrew Durutalo. The U.S. won 14–12 behind two tries from Perry Baker, and a touchline conversion from Madison Hughes at the end of the match.


2015–16 United States national rugby sevens team season, Players, 2016 Summer Olympics squad
The table below shows the U.S. roster assembled for the most recent tournament. The statistics (events, points, and tries) refer to statistics generated in World Rugby Sevens Series tournaments.


2015–16 United States network television schedule
The 2015–16 network television schedule for the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers prime time hours from September 1, 2015 to August 31, 2016. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2014–15 season.


2015–16 United States network television schedule
NBC was the first to announce its fall schedule on May 10, 2015, followed by Fox on May 11, ABC on May 12, CBS on May 13, and The CW on May 14.


2015–16 United States network television schedule
PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. Ion Television and MyNetworkTV are also not included since the majority of both networks' schedules comprise syndicated reruns (with limited original programming on the former). The CW is not included on weekends, since it does not offer network programming.


2015–16 United States network television schedule
All times are U.S. Eastern and Pacific time (except for some live sports or events). Subtract one hour for Central and Mountain times.


2015–16 United States network television schedule
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.


2015–16 United States network television schedule, Tuesday
Note: Heartbeat, then known as Heartbreaker, was originally scheduled to air at 9:00 PM on NBC.


2015–16 United States network television schedule (daytime)
The 2015–16 daytime network television schedule for four of the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday daytime hours from September 2015 to August 2016. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, and any series canceled after the 2014–15 season.


2015–16 United States network television schedule (daytime)
Affiliates fill time periods not occupied by network programs with local or syndicated programming. PBS – which offers daytime programming through a children's program block, PBS Kids – is not included, as its member television stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. Also not included are stations affiliated with Fox (as the network does not air a daytime network schedule or network news), MyNetworkTV (as the programming service also does not offer daytime programs of any kind), and Ion Television (as its schedule is composed mainly of syndicated reruns).


2015–16 United States network television schedule (late night)
These are the late night schedules for the four United States broadcast networks that offer programming during this time period, from September, 2015 to August, 2016. All times are Eastern or Pacific. Affiliates will fill non-network schedule with local, syndicated, or paid programming. Affiliates also have the option to preempt or delay network programming at their discretion.


2015–16 Uruguayan Primera División season
The 2015–16 Liga Profesional de Primera División season, also known as the 2015–16 Copa Uruguaya or the 2015–16 Campeonato Uruguayo, was the 112th season of Uruguay's top-flight football league, and the 85th in which it was professional. Nacional was the defending champion.


2015–16 Uruguayan Primera División season, Attendances
The teams with an average home attendance above 10,000 were Club Nacional de Football with 15,065 and Peñarol with 14,172.


2015–16 Uruguayan Primera División season, Championship playoff, Final
Since Peñarol, who has the best record in the aggregate table, won the semifinal, they became champions automatically, and the final was not played. Nacional became runners-up as the second-placed team in the aggregate table.


2015–16 Utah Jazz season
The 2015–16 Utah Jazz season was the 42nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 37th season of the franchise in Salt Lake City. Utah missed the playoffs for the fourth year in a row, but remained in playoff contention until the final regular season game.


2015–16 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Tim Duryea's first season at Utah State. The Aggies played their home games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They defeated Wyoming to advance to the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament where they lost to San Diego State.


2015–16 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team, Previous season
The Aggies finished the season 18–13, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament to Wyoming.


2015–16 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team, Recruiting
Note: Brock Miller a 2015 high school graduate from Goodyear, AZ, went on a 2-year LDS Mission and will be arriving back on campus at Utah State in the fall of 2017.


2015–16 Utah State Aggies women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Utah State Aggies women's basketball team represents Utah State University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Aggies, led by fourth year head coach Jerry Finkbeiner. The Aggies played their home games at the Smith Spectrum and were third year members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 8–10 in Mountain West play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Women's Tournament to Fresno State.


2015–16 Utah Utes men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Utah Runnin' Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City as members of the Pac-12 Conference. The Utes were led by fifth year head coach Larry Krystkowiak. They the season 27–9, 13-5 in Pac-12 play to finish in second place. They defeated USC and California to advance to the championship game of the  Pac-12 Tournament where they lost to Oregon. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Fresno State in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Gonzaga.


2015–16 Utah Utes men's basketball team, Previous season
The 2014–15 Utah Utes finished the season 26–9, 13–5 in the Pac-12, to finish in a tie for second place. In the Pac-12 Tournament, the Utes made it to the semifinals where they lost to Oregon. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a 5-seed where they defeated Stephen F. Austin in the second round, and Georgetown in the third round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Duke.


2015–16 Utah Utes women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Utah Utes women's basketball team will represent the University of Utah during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Utes, were led by their first year head coach Lynne Roberts. They will play their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah and were a member of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 8–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 Women's Tournament to California. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Montana State and Gonzaga in the first and second rounds before losing to Pac-12 member Oregon in the third round.


2015–16 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the first year under head coach Mark Pope. They played their home games at the UCCU Center and were member of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 12–18, 6–8 in WAC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament to UMKC.


2015–16 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team, Previous season
The Wolverines finished the season 11–19, 5–9 in WAC play to finish sixth in the WAC. They lost in the WAC Quarterfinals to UMKC to end their season. The season would be Dick Hunsaker's final season at Utah Valley as he chose to retire at the end of the season.


2015–16 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team, Radio broadcasts and streams
All Wolverines games will air on KOVO, AKA ESPN 960 Sports. Games will be streamed online through  webpage as well as at Utah Valley's  feed.


2015–16 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team represents Utah Valley University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. Cathy Nixon enters the season as head coach for the 20th consecutive season. The Wolverines play their home games at the UCCU Center and the PE Building as members of the WAC. They finished the season 16–15, 8–6 in WAC play to finish in a 3 tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WAC Women's Tournament where they lost to New Mexico State.


2015–16 V AFG
The 2015–16 V Football Group season was the 66th season of the Bulgarian V Group. The group comprised the third level of the Bulgarian football pyramid and was divided into four geographic regions: North-West, North-East, South-East, and South-West. The 2015-16 season was notable for the participation of CSKA Sofia (the most successful club in Bulgaria) and Lokomotiv Sofia in the South-Western region, as the two teams were unable to obtain a license for the A PFG due to unpaid debts, which led to their administrative relegation.


2015–16 V AFG, Changes from the 2014–15 season, Club Movements Between V Group and B Group
The champions of the four 2014–15 V AFG divisions were promoted to the 2015–16 B Group: Dunav Ruse from V AFG North-East and Pomorie from V AFG South-East, Spartak Pleven from V AFG North-West and Oborishte Panagyurishte from V AFG South-West.


2015–16 V AFG, Changes from the 2014–15 season, Club Movements Between V Group and B Group
In return, four teams were relegated to the V AFG: Botev Vratsa, Chernomorets Burgas, Rakovski and Spartak Varna.


2015–16 V AFG, Changes from the 2014–15 season, Broadcasting
Kanal 3 is the TV partner of the V group.


2015–16 V-League (South Korea)
The 2015–16 V-League season was the 12th season of the V-League, the highest professional volleyball league in South Korea. The season started on 10 October 2015 and finished on 24 March 2016. Ansan OK Savings Bank Rush & Cash were the defending champions in the men's league and Hwaseong IBK Altos the defending female champions.


2015–16 V-League (South Korea), Season standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2015–16 VCU Rams men's basketball team
The 2015–16 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was the 48th season of the University fielding a men's basketball program. The program was led by Will Wade, who was leading the program for his first season after previously coaching Chattanooga. Wade replaced former head coach, Shaka Smart, who resigned from VCU for the vacancy at Texas.


2015–16 VCU Rams men's basketball team
Led by a core of rising juniors and seniors, including Mo Alie-Cox and Melvin Johnson, the Rams finished the season 25–11, 14–4 in A-10 play to finish tied for the A-10 conference championship. They defeated Massachusetts and Davidson to advance to the championship game of the A-10 Tournament where they lost to Saint Joseph's.. The Rams receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, making it their sixth-consecutive NCAA Tournament bid. The Rams were a #10 seed in the West Region. They defeated #7 seed Oregon State in the First Round before losing to Oklahoma in the Second Round.


2015–16 VCU Rams men's basketball team, Previous season
The Rams finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 26–10, 12–6 in A-10 play to finish tied for third-place. In the A-10 Tournament, the Rams won their first conference tournament championship since 2012 (while members of the Colonial Athletic Association), and their first A-10 title, defeating Dayton in the championship game. The Rams received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the Second Round to Ohio State.


2015–16 VCU Rams women's basketball team
The 2015–16 VCU Rams women's basketball team will represent Virginia Commonwealth University  during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Rams, led by second year head coach Beth O'Boyle. The Rams were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. They finished the season 23–10, 10–6 in A-10 play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the A-10 Women's Tournament where they lost to George Washington. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Virginia in the first round.


2015–16 VCU Rams women's basketball team, 2015–16 media
All non-televised Rams home games and conference road games will stream on the A-10 Digital Network.


2015–16 VMI Keydets basketball team
The 2015–16 VMI Keydets basketball team represented Virginia Military Institute in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Keydets were led by first-year head coach Dan Earl and played their home games out of Cameron Hall, their home since 1981. Earl replaced Duggar Baucom, who departed for military rival The Citadel in March 2015. The Keydets played as a member of the Southern Conference for the second consecutive year, having been in the Big South Conference from 2003 to 2014. Prior to that, VMI was a member of the SoCon for nearly eighty years. They finished the season 9–21, 4–14 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the SoCon Tournament to Samford.


2015–16 VMI Keydets basketball team, Preseason, Departures
In addition to four seniors, VMI also lost sophomore forward Craig Hinton to transfer.


2015–16 VMI Keydets basketball team, Preseason, Coaching changes
In addition to the departure of Baucom, VMI assistant coaches Daniel Willis and Ryan Mattocks also left for The Citadel. Willis came to VMI in 2005 along with Baucom, and Mattocks was hired prior to the 2012–13 season. Additionally, the contract of assistant coach Ben Thompson, who was in his first season with the program, was not renewed.


2015–16 VMI Keydets basketball team, Preseason, Coaching changes
In May, Earl announced three hires to the coaching staff: Steve Lepore, Chris Kreider, and Jason Slay. Lepore came from Hargrave Military Academy and played college basketball at Wake Forest where he graduated in 2003. Kreider most recently served as an assistant coach at George Mason for four seasons, and also worked with former Southern Conference member Georgia Southern for two years. Slay had been an assistant at SoCon rival East Tennessee State the past two seasons, and played collegiately at West Virginia State.


2015–16 VTB United League
The 2015–16 VTB United League was the seventh complete season of the VTB United League. It was also the third season that the league functioned as the Russian domestic first tier level. CSKA Moscow was the defending champion, and the team successfully defended its title.


2015–16 VTB United League, Teams
Krasnye Krylia withdrew from the league as the Samara Sports Palace was not adequate for the VTB United League (such as a minimum requirement of 3,000 seats). It planned to reapply for the 2016–17 season after renovations.


2015–16 VTB United League, Teams
In its place, Georgian Superliga side VITA Tbilisi was chosen in July 2015, the first side from that country to play in the league. All other clubs from the previous season were confirmed on the same occasion, along with a rough draft of a calendar.


2015–16 Valencia BC season
The 2015–16 season is Valencia Basket's 30th in existence and the club's 20th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish basketball. Valencia is involved in three competitions.


2015–16 Valencia BC season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.


2015–16 Valencia CF season
The 2015–16 season is Valencia Club de Fútbol's 96th in the club's history and their 81st in La Liga. The club qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 2012–13. They began in the play-off round, where a win over Monaco saw them qualify for the group stages, where they competed in Group H, finishing third and dropping into the round of 32 of the UEFA Europa League. Valencia also competed in the Copa del Rey, entering at the round of 32 and being eliminated by Barcelona 8–1 on aggregate in the semi-finals.


2015–16 Valencia CF season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Valencia CF season, Players, From the Youth Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Valencia CF season, Players, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by fifth year head coach Bryce Drew, played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center and were members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 30–7, 16–2 in Horizon League play to win the regular season championship. They lost in the semifinals of the Horizon League Tournament to Green Bay. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament. As one of the last four teams left out of the NCAA Tournament, they received a #1 seed in the NIT where they defeated Texas Southern, Florida State, Saint Mary's, and BYU to advance to the championship game  where they lost to George Washington.


2015–16 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team
This season was Bryce Drew's final season as Valparaiso head coach. He accepted the Vanderbilt head coaching job on April 5, 2016. He finished at Valpo with a five-year record of 124–49 and went to the postseason every year as head coach.


2015–16 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team, Previous season
The Crusaders finished the 2014–15 season with an overall record of 28–6, and 13–3 to win the Horizon League regular season championship. They defeated Cleveland State and Green Bay to win the Horizon League Tournament championship. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the Second Round to Maryland.


2015–16 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team, Pre-season
On July 31, 2015, the NCAA announced that senior Vashil Fernandez, the 2015 Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year, would be granted an additional year of eligibility. The Crusaders therefore returned 98.9 percent of their minutes from the previous season in which they won both the Horizon League regular season and tournament championships. All five starting players from 2014-15 returned to the 2015-16 team.


2015–16 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team, Pre-season, Class of 2015 signees
On October 7, 2014 Derrik Smits, son of former NBA Center Rik Smits, committed to Valparaiso.


2015–16 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team, Season results
The Crusaders won 16 games in Horizon League play and lost 2, both to Wright State. The Crusaders won the Horizon League regular season championship, three games ahead of second place Oakland.


2015–16 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team, Season results
After Valparaiso won the regular season Horizon League championship, a Fox Sports writer noted that the Crusaders' strengths were defense, rebounding, depth and experience, and that Valpo—"perhaps the best mid-major team in college basketball this year"—was still likely to be on the edge of the March Madness selection process. ESPN's Eamonn Brennan wrote that Valpo was "a really good team that was banged up in nonconference play and -- in the Watch's humble opinion -- probably deserves to be in the tournament at the end of the day."


2015–16 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team, Season results
In January 2016, ESPN selected coach Bryce Drew as one of its ten national Coach of the Year finalists. As of late February 2016, the Crusaders allowed opponents 0.87 points per possession, best of all Division I teams. Senior center Vashil Fernandez was again the league's Defensive Player of the Year, and junior forward Alec Peters was named again to the All League First Team. For the third time in five seasons, Bryce Drew was named the league's Coach of the Year. Vashil Fernandez earned the 2016 Lefty Driesell Award as the nation's top defensive player.


2015–16 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team, Season results
However, Valpo lost their first game of the Horizon League Tournament, losing to Green Bay in the semifinals. The Crusaders failed to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.


2015–16 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team, Season results
As the winners of the Horizon League regular season, the Crusaders received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament. Valpo received a #1 seed and defeated Texas Southern, Florida State, and Saint Mary's to advance to the NIT Final Four at Madison Square Garden. There, they defeated BYU to advance to the NIT Championship game versus George Washington. After a close first half, George Washington ran away with the game in the second half, defeating Valpo 76–60.


2015–16 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team, Season results
Following the season, head coach Bryce Drew accepted the head coaching position at Vanderbilt.


2015–16 Vancouver Canucks season
The 2015–16 Vancouver Canucks season was the 46th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970. The season began its regular games on October 7, 2015, against the Calgary Flames with a 5−1 win. On March 25, 2016, the Canucks lost 4−0 to the St. Louis Blues and were eliminated from playoff contention. The Canucks missed the playoffs for the second time in three years.


2015–16 Vancouver Canucks season, Off-season
Off-season changes began in late June at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. Due to the Canucks having three goaltenders requiring waivers, goaltender Eddie Lack was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes (for a third-round pick at the draft and a seventh-round pick in 2016) to make room on the roster for Jacob Markstrom. This trade was disliked as fans saw the two draft picks as very little compensation for Lack. The Canucks would draft seven players at the draft. A few days later, long-time Canucks defenceman Kevin Bieksa was traded to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for a second-round pick in 2016.


2015–16 Vancouver Canucks season, Off-season
On July 1, Zack Kassian and a fifth-round pick in 2016 were traded to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Brandon Prust. Jim Benning continued by signing various free agents, including former Boston Bruins defenceman Matt Bartkowski and prospects Taylor Fedun and Richard Bachman, coming from the San Jose Sharks and Edmonton Oilers, respectively.


2015–16 Vancouver Canucks season, Off-season
The following day, Hockey Operations Staff Laurence Gilman, Lorne Henning and Eric Crawford were released by the Canucks.


2015–16 Vancouver Canucks season, Off-season
On July 28, the Canucks traded centre Nick Bonino, defenceman Adam Clendening, as well as the second-round pick acquired in the Bieksa trade, to the Pittsburgh Penguins for centre Brandon Sutter and a conditional third-round pick. One week later, the Canucks resigned Sutter to a five-year contract extension, lasting until the 2020–21 NHL season.


2015–16 Vancouver Canucks season, Off-season, Training camp
The Canucks held their training camp at CN Centre in Prince George, British Columbia, from September 18–20.


2015–16 Vancouver Canucks season, Off-season, Training camp
Training camp consisted of various activities, such as power-play drills, strength and conditioning exercises, and intra-squad scrimmages.


2015–16 Vancouver Canucks season, Off-season, Training camp
Head coach Willie Desjardins was unable to attend training camp. Desjardins was forced to have surgery on September 8 (a mere 10 days before training camp was due to begin), due to a flare-up of a chronic hip condition. While Desjardins wanted to be in attendance, the Canucks medical staff was unable to give him clearance to head to Prince George. In his place, assistant coach Glen Gulutzan (former Dallas Stars head coach) stepped up to run the training camp. Assistant coaches Perry Pearn and Doug Lidster were also in attendance.


2015–16 Vancouver Canucks season, Off-season, Training camp
Many Canucks prospects and minor-league players were invited to training camp. Some, such as Nicklas Jensen, Jake Virtanen and Alexandre Grenier were fighting for roster spots on the NHL club. The preseason came to an interesting end when the Canucks placed centre Linden Vey and defensemen Alex Biega and Frank Corrado on waivers in favour of defenceman Ben Hutton and forwards Jake Virtanen and Jared McCann. Corrado was claimed by the Toronto Maple Leafs the following day. Biega and Vey cleared waivers and were sent to the Utica Comets. Both were called up in December and would finish the season with the Canucks.


2015–16 Vancouver Canucks season, Schedule and results
The Canucks set a franchise record with a goal drought of 234 minutes and 52 seconds beginning after the Daniel Sedin goal at 12:00 of the first period on March 16 against Colorado and ending with the Bo Horvat goal at 6:52 of the first period on March 24 against Nashville.


2015–16 Vancouver Canucks season, Schedule and results, Pre-season
Notes: Game was played at The Q Centre in Colwood, British Columbia (Kraft Hockeyville game).


2015–16 Vancouver Canucks season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2015–16 Vancouver Canucks season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
†Traded to Canucks mid-season. Stats reflect time with Canucks only. ‡Traded (or lost by waivers) to another team mid-season. Stats reflect time with Canucks only.


2015–16 Vancouver Canucks season, Draft picks
Below are the Vancouver Canucks' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015, at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.


2015–16 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Kevin Stallings' 17th and final year as the Vanderbilt head coach. The Commodores played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a three way tie for third place. They lost in the second round of the SEC Tournament to Tennessee. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Four to Wichita State.


2015–16 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team
On March 27, 2017, head coach Kevin Stallings resigned to become the head coach at Pittsburgh. He finished at Vanderbilt with a 17-year record of 332–220. Shortly thereafter, the school hired Valparaiso head coach Bryce Drew as head coach.


2015–16 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Previous season
The 2014–15 Commodores finished the season 21–14, 9–9 in SEC play to finish at seventh place in the SEC standings. As the #7 seed, they lost in the second round of the SEC Tournament to Tennessee. Vanderbilt participated in the National Invitation Tournament as an #5 seed, defeating Saint Mary's and South Dakota State before falling to the eventual NIT champion, the Stanford Cardinal, in the quarterfinals, marking the end of the Commodores' season.


2015–16 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team will represent Vanderbilt University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The team's head coach is Melanie Balcomb, in her fourteenth season at Vanderbilt. The team plays their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 5–11 in SEC play to finish in eleventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC Women's Tournament where they lost to Mississippi State.


2015–16 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team
On April 27, it was announced that Melanie Balcomb has resigned her position. She finished at Vanderbilt with a 14-year record of 310–149.


2015–16 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team, Roster
Kim Rosamond (Mississippi) Ashley Earley (Vanderbilt)   Wendale Farrow (Eastern Michigan)


2015–16 Verbandspokal
The 2015–16 Verbandspokal, (English: 2015–16 Association Cup) consisted of twenty one regional cup competitions, the Verbandspokale, was the qualifying competition for the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal, the German Cup.


2015–16 Verbandspokal
All clubs from the 3. Liga and below could enter the regional Verbandspokale, subject to the rules and regulations of each region. Clubs from the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga could not enter but were instead directly qualified for the first round of the DFB-Pokal. Reserve teams were not permitted to take part in the DFB-Pokal or the Verbandspokale. The precise rules of each regional Verbandspokal are laid down by the regional football association organising it.


2015–16 Verbandspokal
All twenty one winners were qualified for the first round of the German Cup in the following season. Three additional clubs were also qualified for the first round of the German Cup, these being from the three largest state associations, Bavaria, Westphalia and Lower Saxony. The qualified teams are the runners-up of the Lower Saxony Cup. In Bavaria the best-placed Regionalliga Bayern non-reserve team is qualified for DFB-Pokal while in Westphalia a play-off is conducted to determine this club.


2015–16 Verbandspokal
In February 2016 it was announced that German broadcaster ARD for the first time would show all 21 Verbandspokal finals live in a conference as well as live stream them and that all finals would be played on the same date, 28 May 2016. Some finals however were still scheduled for a different date.


2015–16 Verbandspokal, Competitions, Clubs by league
The clubs qualified through the Verbandspokale for the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal by league:


2015–16 Veria F.C. season
Season 2015–16 is the 16th of Veria in Super League Greece. Veria will compete in the following competitions Super League and Greek Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.


2015–16 Veria F.C. season, Players, Transfers, Summer Transfers
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Veria F.C. season, Players, Transfers, Summer Transfers
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Veria F.C. season, Players, Transfers, Winter Transfers
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Veria F.C. season, Players, Transfers, Winter Transfers
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Veria F.C. season, Fixtures & Results, Fixtures
Last updated: 17 April 2016Source: 1. Matches of Matchday 4 originally were scheduled to be held in 19/20/21 September 2015, but due to the Elections to be held on 20 September 2015 Superleague Greece, decided the Matchday 4 to be held 22/23 September 2015.


2015–16 Veria F.C. season, Players Statistics, Goals
Last updated: 17 April 2016Source: Match reports in Competitive matches  0 shown as blank


2015–16 Veria F.C. season, Players Statistics, Assists
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2015–16 Veria F.C. season, Infrastructure leagues, U20
Pos = Position; Pld = Matches played; Pts = PointsSource:


2015–16 Veria F.C. season, Infrastructure leagues, U17
Pos = Position; Pld = Matches played; Pts = PointsSource:


2015–16 Veria F.C. season, Infrastructure leagues, U15
Pos = Position; Pld = Matches played; Pts = PointsSource:


2015–16 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by fifth year head coach John Becker, played their home games at Patrick Gym and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 23–14, 11–5 in America East play to finish in a tie for third place. They Maine and New Hampshire to advance to the championship game of the America East Tournament where they lost to Stony Brook. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Western Carolina and Seattle to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Nevada.


2015–16 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team will represent the University of Vermont in the America East Conference. The Catamounts, led by sixth year head coach Lori Gear McBride and play their home games in the Patrick Gym. They finished the season 9–21, 4–12 in America East play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East Women's Tournament to Albany.


2015–16 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team
On March 25, Lori Gear McBride was fired. She finished at Vermont with a 6-year record of 46–134.


2015–16 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team, Media
All non-televised home games and conference road games will stream on either ESPN3 or AmericaEast.tv. Select home games will be televised by the . Most road games will stream on the opponents website. All games will be broadcast on WVMT 620 AM and streamed online through  with Rob Ryan calling the action.


2015–16 Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey season
The Vermont Catamounts represented the University of Vermont in Women's Hockey East Association play during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.


2015–16 VfB Stuttgart season
The 2015–16 VfB Stuttgart season is the 123rd season in the club's football history. In 2015–16 the club plays in the Bundesliga, the premier tier of German football.


2015–16 VfB Stuttgart season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 VfB Stuttgart season, Squad, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 VfL Bochum season
The 2015–16 VfL Bochum season is the 78th season in club history.


2015–16 VfL Bochum season, Review and events
Simon Terodde set a new record for the number of 2. Bundesliga goals for the club. After Terodde tied Peter Peschel's old record of 28 goals on 27 February 2016 against SV Sandhausen, he broke it on 1 March 2016 with his goal against Fortuna Düsseldorf.


2015–16 VfL Wolfsburg season
The 2015–16 VfL Wolfsburg season was the 71st season in the club's football history. In the previous season, Wolfsburg had finished in second place and qualified for the UEFA Champions League. Additionally, they won their first DFB-Pokal trophy in the club's history, defeating Borussia Dortmund in the final.


2015–16 VfL Wolfsburg season
They opened their season by winning their first DFL-Supercup in the club's history by defeating Bayern Munich in the 2015 final on penalties following a 1–1 draw after 90 minutes.


2015–16 VfL Wolfsburg season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 VfL Wolfsburg season, Statistics, Goalscorers
This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy
2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy is the 14th season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, a List A cricket tournament in India. It was contested by 27 domestic cricket teams of India. The final was contested by Delhi and Gujarat. It was only the second time they have played each other in a one-day game. Gujarat won the final by 139 runs to claim their first Vijay Hazare title. They advanced to play in the 2015–16 Deodhar Trophy.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy, Knockout stage
Of the 27 participants, the following 8 teams qualified for the knockout stage:


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group A
2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy is the 14th season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, a List A cricket tournament in India. It is contested by 27 domestic cricket teams of India divided into 4 Groups. The winner will advance to play 2015–16 Deodhar Trophy.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group A, Fixtures, Round one
Ravichandran Ashwin-led Tamil Nadu opened their account in the one-day tournament with a thumping win over Assam. The off-spinner claimed three wickets for 31 runs as they bowled Assam out for 210 with two balls to spare. Abhinav Mukund then anchored the innings to help the team attain the target with ease. The opener was out for 104 with just two runs needed for victory.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group A, Fixtures, Round one
Mumbai's debutants shone in the victory as they cantered to a comfortable win. Pacer Sagar Trivedi claimed three for 21 as Punjab posted 254 on the board. Yuvraj scored a run-a-ball 93 to take the team to a respectable total after Dhawal Kulkarni and Trivedi claimed the top-order. Debutant Jay Bista then led the chase with an 87-ball 92 while Abhishek Nayar took Mumbai across the line with an unbeaten 44.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group A, Fixtures, Round one
Services set Rajasthan a 231-run target after being asked to bat in Secunderabad. While NB Singh claimed a four-for, Yashpal Singh 75 not out and Suraj Yadav's unbeaten 44 lower down the order. Rajat Paliwal then claimed two for 10 including the wicket of Dishant Yagnik after while Suraj and Diwesh Pathania too picked two wickets apiece to bowl Rajasthan out for a paltry 167 and claim victory.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group A, Fixtures, Round two
Experienced campaigner, Rajat Bhatia's heroics with the ball and the bat helped Rajasthan to victory in a thrilling encounter. The all-rounder, claimed five for 17 to bowl the opposition out for 148 and then took Rajasthan across the line with an unbeaten 82-ball 68 in a low-scoring game. While wickets fell at regular intervals at the other end, he helped pull off a win in Hyderabad.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group A, Fixtures, Round two
Defending 238 runs Siddharth Kaul claimed five for 32 while Barinder Sran took three for 36 to keep Punjab in a commanding position. While the rest of the Hyderabad lineup crumbled, Sumnath Kolla scored 63 before retiring hurt. Hyderabad were 182 for nine when they conceded the match to Punjab.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group A, Fixtures, Round two
Earlier, Punjab were helped to 238 by Mayank Siddana (64) after they were left on 75 for three. Yuvraj Singh chipped in with 36 runs while Gurkeerat Mann and Gitansh Khera contributed 35 and 30 respectively.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group A, Fixtures, Round two
Tamil Nadu's middle-order helped the team post a stiff 313-run target for Mumbai in the second round match. The twins - Aparajith and Indrajith scored 77 and 60* respectively while Murali Vijay (55) and R Satish too scored half-centuries in the effort.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group A, Fixtures, Round two
Akhil Herwadkar then got Mumbai off to a good start with a whirlwind 86-ball 107 but the rest of the lineup fumbled after his departure with the score on 141 in 22.2 overs. While Siddhesh Lad toiled to keep the innings afloat, the TN bowlers struck at the other end to push Mumbai further on the back-foot. He was the last to return to the pavilion for 47.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group A, Fixtures, Round two
After skipper R Ashwin gave TN their first breakthrough, leg-spinner M Ashwin claimed three wickets including that of Herwadkar while Rahil Shah and M Mohammed claimed two wickets apiece.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group B
2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy is the 14th season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, a List A cricket tournament in India. It is contested by 27 domestic cricket teams of India divided into 4 Groups. The winner will advance to play 2015–16 Deodhar Trophy.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group B, Fixtures, Round one
MS Dhoni returned to play domestic cricket after a gap of around eight years in the opening game against J&K. The first outing however ended in mixed results for the India ODI and T20 captain as he got out for nine but his team led by Varun Aaron registered a thrilling victory.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group B, Fixtures, Round one
Propelled by Ishank Jaggi and Kaushal Singh's half-centuries, Jharkhand posted 210. Shahbaz Nadeem then claimed three for 28 while Rahul Shukla took two wickets to restrict the Mithun Manhas-led team to 201 in their allotted 50 overs while Aaron went wicketless in the match.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group B, Fixtures, Round one
Despite captain Vinay Kumar's unbeaten half-century that helped Karnataka post 228 runs on the board followed by a four-wicket haul, the team lost their opening match to Railways in a close finish.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group B, Fixtures, Round one
Earlier, debutant pacer Akshat Pandey and left-arm spinner Ashish Yadav claimed three wickets to keep Karnataka in check. Barring Mayank Agarwal the rest of the batting line-up departed for low scores. Manish Pandey returned for two while Stuart Binny was back in the dressing room for 18. Karn Sharma who had claimed two wickets returned to score a valuable 51 to help chase down the target. Besides him, Asadullah Khan and Mahesh Rawat to posted half-centuries that helped Railways seize a victory.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group B, Fixtures, Round one
Haryana pulled off a nine-run win under the captaincy of Mohit Sharma against Kerala. The team, were helped to 241 by half-centurions N Saini and M Hooda followed by useful contributions from A Mishra (40*) and J Yadav (27). Yadav then returned to claim the key wicket of Sanju Samson and accounted for Jafar Jamal in an over and followed up with the wicket of F Ahmed in his next to leave Kerala on 106 for six. Mishra and Mohit then wrapped-up the opposition to bowl Haryana to victory.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group B, Fixtures, Round two
Gujarat opened their account in the 2015-16 season of the tournament with a six-wicket win over Jharkhand in a low scoring 47-overs-a-side match at the Alur Cricket Stadium-III.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group B, Fixtures, Round two
MS Dhoni top-scored for Jharkhand with 44 runs while the rest lost their wickets regularly. Axar Patel and Jasprit Bumrah claimed two wickets each to restrict Jharkhand to 177 for seven after captain Parthiv Patel elected to field.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group B, Fixtures, Round two
P Panchal (62) and Patel (44) then set-up the chase with a 106-run stand after Varun Aaron claimed Smit Patel for two.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group B, Fixtures, Round two
Axar then took the team to the target with R Bhatt with 38 balls to spare. After two games, Jharkhand have one win and one loss.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group B, Fixtures, Round two
Useful contributions by the lower-order - J Suchith (46) and Vinay Kumar (41) helped Karnataka to 242 after being asked to bat by Haryana skipper Mohit Sharma. Both then returned to contribute with the ball. The Karnataka captain claimed two wickets up front after Abhimanyu Mithun accounted for Saini to reduce Haryana to 10 for three. While R Dagar strove to keep Haryana in the match, he was left stranded on 96 as the team were bowled out for 204. Mithun, Vinay and Suchith claimed two wickets each for Karnataka.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group B, Fixtures, Round two
Opener VA Jagadeesh propelled Kerala to 256 for eight with 121 off 137 balls. The century complemented by useful contributions from the middle-order helped the team set Railways a modest target. The Warrier-led attack then skittled Railways out for 196 to post a comprehensive win.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group B, Fixtures, Round two
Warrier, Fabid Ahmed, P Padmanabhan and Rohan Prem claimed two wickets each to bowl Kerala to victory.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group C
2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy is the 14th season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, a List A cricket tournament in India. It is contested by 27 domestic cricket teams of India divided into 4 Groups. The winner will advance to play 2015–16 Deodhar Trophy.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group C, Fixtures, Round one
CV Stephen and left-arm spinner B Sudhakar bowled Andhra to a 58-run thumping win against Tripura in Delhi.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group C, Fixtures, Round one
Delhi pacer, Subodh Bhati claimed four for 17 on debut to help his team to a comprehensive 31-run win against a strong Baroda team comprising Ambati Rayudu, Yusuf Pathan and Irfan Pathan. After Nitish Rana's 62 followed by Pawan Negi’s, 57-ball 47* helped Delhi cross to 208 at the Feroz Shah Kotla, the pace trio of Bhati, Pradeep Sangwan and N A Saini helped warp-up Baroda for 177 and take the team to victory.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group C, Fixtures, Round one
Deepak Hooda made a half-century for Baroda as he valiantly looked to hold the innings together.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group C, Fixtures, Round one
Defending 226, Alok Sahoo bowled Odisha to a thrilling three-run win against Vidarbha. The pacer claimed a five-for to help his team to victory, while Basant Mohanty bowled S Badrinath and trapped top-order batsman Ganesh Satish to keep Vidarbha in check. R Jangid's 105-ball 97 and A Karnewar's 72 had kept Vidarbha in the fray but B Samnataray accounted for the former while Sahoo sent back the latter and ran through the lower-order to post a win.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group C, Fixtures, Round two
Kedar Devdhar (81) and Aditya Waghmode's (76) 159-run opening stand laid the foundation for a respectable total for Baroda. Deepak Hooda(53) and Yusuf Pathan's quickfire 36-ball 46* took the team to 291.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group C, Fixtures, Round two
Defending the target, Bhargav Bhatt bowled the team to victory with a six-wicket haul. The left-arm spinner claimed six for 37, while Yusuf picked one as the spun Andhra out for 202.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group C, Fixtures, Round two
While Ishant Sharma claimed five for 21 to bowl Vidarbha out for 163, Faiz Fazal played a crucial 125-ball 83-run knock that set Delhi a 164-run target.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group C, Fixtures, Round two
The Vidarbha bowling unit then complemented each other and bowled in tandem to wrap-up Delhi for 145. Umesh Yadav gave the team their first breakthrough with the key wicket of Gautam Gambhir for six. Although Unmukt Chand fought to keep Delhi in the game with a 91-ball 57, the rest of the lineup succumbed to the Vidarbha attack.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group C, Fixtures, Round two
Spinners Akshay Wakhare, A Karnewar and R Jangid claimed two wickets each while Yadav too finished with two as they bowled the team to victory.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group C, Fixtures, Round two
Shrikant Mundhe's all-round performance helped Maharashtra post a win in their opening game of the season in the one-day tournament. The lower middle-order batsman's half-century helped the team to a modest 217 for eight. He then returned to claim four for 35 while off-spinner S Kazi took four wickets for 28 runs to help bowl Odisha out for 177. Odisha's top-scorer, Govind Podder (74) was among the spinner's wickets.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group D
2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy is the 14th season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, a List A cricket tournament in India. It is contested by 27 domestic cricket teams of India divided into 4 Groups. The winner will advance to play 2015–16 Deodhar Trophy.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group D, Fixtures, Round one
Ashoke Dinda (3/40)-led attack held Goa to 235 for nine, Manoj Tiwary took Bengal to victory with an unbeaten 62-run knock off as many balls. Chasing the target, Shreevats Goswami (70) set-up the innings with a 116-run opening stand with S Mondal. The Bengal captain then took his team to the target with 52 balls to spare.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group D, Fixtures, Round one
Leading from the front, captain Eklavya Dwivedi led UP to the 244-run target with an unbeaten 104. The batsman's maiden List A century came off 127 balls with 15 boundaries. He was ably supported by Rinku Singh, who remained not out on 62. Earlier while Praveen Kumar (2/37) and Piyush Chawla (3/49) claimed wickets at regular intervals, Rishi Dhawan lifted HP to 243 with an unbeaten 67-run knock. Left on 126 for six the all-rounder had held the innings together to take the team to a modest score.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group D, Fixtures, Round two
Ravindra Jadeja starred in the Saurashtra's victory with the bat and the ball. While Sheldon Jackson scored 111, Jadeja made 134 off 117 before falling to Ishwar Pandey off the last ball. After being left on 53 for three, Jackson and Jadeja built a 135-run partnership to revive the innings. The all-rounder then built a 152-run stand for the fifth wicket with Chirag Jani to set MP a stiff target.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group D, Fixtures, Round two
Jalaj Saxena then led MP's fight with a run-a-ball 133 while Rajat Patidar and Naman Ojha scored half-centuries to keep the team in the game. While Shaurya Sanandia claimed three, Jaydev Unadkat claimed two and Jadeja wrapped-up MP's innings for 334 to finish with two scalps.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group D, Fixtures, Round two
The 157-run stand for the second wicket between Prashant Chopra (91) and Robin Bist (84) laid a platform for a formidable score for HP after being asked to bat. Paras Dogra (78) and Rishi Dhawan (31) then added 101 for the fourth wicket to keep the innings on course. The rest of the lineup did poorly but the two solid partnerships helped the team to a 308-run total.


2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group D, Fixtures, Round two
Pankaj Jaswal then claimed three while captain Bipul Sharma picked two wickets to bowl Bengal out for 219 and post their first win of the tournament.


2015–16 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by the school's 8th head coach Jay Wright in his 15th year, the Wildcats were members of the Big East Conference and played most of their home games at The Pavilion, with some select home games at the Wells Fargo Center. The Wildcats finished the season with a record of 35–5, 16–2 to win the Big East regular season. They lost in the championship of the Big East Tournament to Seton Hall.


2015–16 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
The Wildcats earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 2 seed. In the Tournament, they defeated UNC Asheville, Iowa, Miami, and overall #1 seed Kansas to earn a trip to the Final Four, the fifth in school history (although the 1971 Final Four season was vacated by the NCAA). In the Final Four, the Wildcats routed No. 2 seed Oklahoma by the largest margin in Final Four history to face No. 1 seeded North Carolina for the national championship. Led by Final Four MOP, Ryan Arcidiacono, the Wildcats won the National Championship on a three-point shot by Kris Jenkins, assisted by Arcidiacano, as time expired. The Wildcats won the school's second national title, having previously won the 1985 NCAA Tournament.


2015–16 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
Their 35 wins were the most in school history, breaking a record of 33 wins set the previous season.


2015–16 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
In beating No. 3 seed Miami (AP No. 10), No. 1 seed Kansas (AP No. 1), No. 2 seed Oklahoma (AP No. 7) and No. 1 seed UNC (AP No. 3), Villanova became the first school in 31 years — since the 1985 Villanova Wildcats — to not only beat four top-three seeds on the way to a national title but to also beat four straight opponents ranked in the AP top 10, in addition to beating AP ranked Iowa in the Round of 32, by an average victory margin of 19 points per game.


2015–16 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
Villanova's run included two of the ten most offensively efficient games in the analytics era (2002–present), beating Miami and Oklahoma by scoring 1.56 and 1.51 points per possession in the Sweet Sixteen and Final Four, respectively. It has been called perhaps the most dominant tournament championship run of all time, and the most dominant of the analytics era by a wide margin.


2015–16 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team, Previous season
The Wildcats finished the 2014–15 season 33–3, 16–2 in Big East play to win the Big East regular season championship. They defeated Marquette, Providence, and Xavier to become champions of the Big East Tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No.1 seed where they defeated Lafayette in the Second Round before losing in the Third Round to NC State.


2015–16 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team, Previous season
With their 31st win of the season, a 63–61 win over Providence in the semifinals of the Big East Tournament, the Wildcats set a single season record for wins, which would eventually finish at 33.


2015–16 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team, Rankings
On February 8, the Wildcats became the first Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team to reach number one in the AP Poll.


2015–16 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team is representing Villanova University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by thirty-eighth year head coach Harry Perretta, they played their games at The Pavilion and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East Women's Tournament to Creighton. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Liberty in the first round before losing to Bucknell in the second.


2015–16 Villarreal CF season
The 2015–16 season was the 92nd season in Villarreal’s history and their 16th in La Liga.


2015–16 Villarreal CF season, Players, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Villarreal CF season, Players, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, in their 111th season of play. The team was led by head coach Tony Bennett, in his seventh year, and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 29–8, 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Georgia Tech and Miami (FL) to advance to the championship game of the ACC Tournament where they lost to North Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a #1 seed where they defeated Hampton, Butler, and Iowa State to advance to the Elite Eight where they lost to fellow ACC member Syracuse.


2015–16 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team, Last season
The Cavaliers finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 30–4 overall and 16–2 in conference play, finishing in first place in the ACC for the second straight season. Despite their best regular season record in school history of 28–2, and reaching their highest national ranking since 1983, they fell in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament to North Carolina, and in the NCAA Tournament Round of 32 to Michigan State.


2015–16 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team, Last season, Coaching changes
On April 1, 2015, associate head coach Ritchie McKay announced that he would be re-taking the head coaching job at Liberty, which he previously held from 2007 to 2009 until coming to Virginia. On April 17, Lindenwood head coach Brad Soderberg was hired. Soderberg had previously served as an assistant at Wisconsin alongside Tony Bennett's father Dick, and was interim head coach following the latter's retirement in 2000. On July 2, 2015, Ron Sanchez was promoted to associate head coach.


2015–16 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team, Class of 2015 signees
Diakite originally committed to the class of 2016, but at the time of his commitment stated that there was an "80-percent chance" that he could reclassify to 2015 and redshirt. On September 3, Bennett announced that Diakite was eligible to join the program.


2015–16 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team will represent the University of Virginia during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Cavaliers, led by fifth year head coach Joanne Boyle. The Cavaliers are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and play their home games at the John Paul Jones Arena. They finished the season 17–16, 6–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the second round of the ACC Women's Tournament to Duke. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated VCU and Rutgers in the first and second rounds before losing to Hofstra in the third round.


2015–16 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team, 2015–16 media, Virginia Cavaliers Sports Network
The Virginia Cavaliers Sports Network will broadcast select Cavaliers games on WINA. John Freeman, Larry Johnson, and Myron Ripley will provide the call for the games. Games not broadcast on WINA can be listened to online through Cavaliers Live at virginiasports.com.


2015–16 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hokies were led by second year head coach Buzz Williams and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum. They were a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Florida State in the second round of the ACC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Miami (FL). They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Princeton in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to BYU.


2015–16 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team, Last season
The Hokies finished the 2014–15 season 11–21, 2–16 in ACC play to finish in last place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC Tournament where they lost to Miami (FL).


2015–16 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team will represent Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Hokies, led by fifth year head coach Dennis Wolff. The Hokies are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and play their home games at the Cassell Coliseum. They finished the season 18–14, 5–11 in ACC play to finish in eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the ACC Women's Tournament to Boston College. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Elon in the first round before losing to Ohio in the second round.


2015–16 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team
On March 22, 2016, the school fired head coach Dennis Wolff. He finished at Virginia Tech with a 5 year record of 62–93.


2015–16 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team, 2015–16 media, Virginia Tech Hokies Sports Network
The Virginia Tech Hokies IMG Sports Network will broadcast Hokies games on WNMX. Andrew Allegretta will provide the call for the games and for select ESPN3 games. All WNMX games and games not on WNMX can be heard online through .


2015–16 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team, Roster
Bill Dooley (Richmond)Heather Vulin (University of Minnesota Morris)Britney Anderson (Virginia Tech)


2015–16 Volleyleague (Greece)
The 2015–16 Greek Volleyleague season is the 48th season of the Greek Volleyleague, the highest tier professional volley league in Greece. The winner of the league was PAOK, which beat Foinikas Syros 3–1 in the league's playoff's finals. It was the second championship of PAOK. The clubs Aris Thessaloniki and Lamia were relegated to the A2 Ethniki.


2015–16 Volleyleague (Greece), Play-off (1-4)
The four teams that finished in the places 1 to 4 in the Regular season, compete in the Play-off (1-4).


2015–16 Volleyleague (Greece), Play-off (1-4), Semi-finals
In the Playoff's semi-finals, the team that finished in the 1st place in the Regular season plays against the 4th and the 2nd placed team plays against the 3rd. To qualify to the Final the teams must win three games. The teams that finished 1st and 2nd in the Regular season, will be played the first, the second and the fifth (if it is necessary) game of the series at home.


2015–16 Volleyleague (Greece), Play-off (1-4), Final
In the Playoff's final the two qualified teams play against each other in a series where the team winning three games will become the 2015–16 Volleyleague championship. The team that finished in the higher Regular season place will be played the first, the third and the fifth (if it is necessary) game of the series at home.


2015–16 W-League
The 2015–16 W-League season was the eighth season of the W-League, the Australian national women's association football competition. On 13 May 2015, it was confirmed that Melbourne City would join the league for the 2015–16 season.


2015–16 W-League
League newcomers Melbourne City claimed both the regular season Premiership and end of season Championship, the latter awarded for their victory in the 2016 W-League Grand Final.


2015–16 W-League, Clubs, Foreign players
The following do not fill a Visa position:A Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team;G Guest Players


2015–16 W-League, Regular season
The W-League 2015–16 fixture was released on 8 September 2015. The regular season commenced on 17 October 2015, and concluded on 17 January 2016.


2015–16 W-League, Regular season, Home and away season
In the 2015–16 season each team played 12 games with 2 bye rounds, kicking off on 17 October 2015, and concluding on 17 January 2016.


2015–16 W-League, End-of-season awards
The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2015–16 Dolan Warren Awards night held at the Carriageworks in Sydney on 26 April 2016.


2015–16 WHL season
The 2015–16 WHL season was the 50th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began on September 24, 2015 and ended with the Eastern Conference tiebreaker game on March 22, 2016.


2015–16 WHL season
The playoffs began shortly after the end of the regular season on March 24, 2016, and ended on May 13, 2016; the winning team, the Brandon Wheat Kings, was awarded the Ed Chynoweth Cup and a berth in the 2016 Memorial Cup that was be held at the ENMAX Centrium in Red Deer, Alberta May 19–29, 2016. The Red Deer Rebels qualified for the tournament as hosts.


2015–16 WHL season, Standings
x – Clinched Playoff spot, y – Clinched Division,  z - Clinched regular season title


2015–16 WHL season, Standings
bold – Clinched Playoff spot, y – Clinched Division, z - Clinched regular season title


2015–16 WHL season, Statistical leaders, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts. = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


2015–16 WHL season, Statistical leaders, Goaltenders
These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that have played at least 1380 minutes.


2015–16 WHL season, Statistical leaders, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SOL = Shootout Losses; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage


2015–16 WHL season, Conference Quarter-finals, Eastern Conference, (E1) Brandon Wheat Kings vs. (W2) Edmonton Oil Kings
* Note: Series was played in a 2-3-2 format due to the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair taking place at the Keystone Centre from March 28 to April 2.


2015–16 WHL season, Conference Quarter-finals, Eastern Conference, (C2) Red Deer Rebels vs (C3) Calgary Hitmen
* Note: Game 4 was played at the Stampede Corral due to the 2016 Juno Awards taking place at the Scotiabank Saddledome.


2015–16 WHL season, Conference Quarter-finals, Western Conference, (B2) Kelowna Rockets vs. (B3) Kamloops Blazers
* Note: Game 3 was played at the Kamloops Memorial Arena due to the 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship being played at the Sandman Centre.


2015–16 WHL season, Playoff scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2015–16 WHL season, Playoff leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; Mins = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; SV& = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average


2015–16 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team
The 2015–16 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team represents Western Kentucky University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers, led by third year head coach Michelle Clark-Heard. They play their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena and were second year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 27–7, 15–3 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Women's Tournament to Marshall. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Dayton and Tennessee–Martin, Saint Louis in the first, second and third rounds before falling to South Dakota in the quarterfinals.


2015–16 WNBL season
The 2015–16 WNBL season is the 36th season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 9 teams contested the league. The regular season was played between October 2015 and February 2016, followed by a post-season involving the top four on 28 February to 18 March 2016. The Townsville Fire were the defending champions and they would go on to repeat their run to the WNBL title, defeating the Perth Lynx 2–0 in the final.


2015–16 WNBL season
Sponsorship included Wattle Valley, entering its third year as league naming rights sponsor. Spalding provided equipment including the official game ball, with Peak supplying team apparel. This season also saw the return of a team from South Queensland with the debut of the South East Queensland Stars.


2015–16 WPI Engineers men's basketball team
The 2015–16 WPI Engineers men's basketball team represented Worcester Polytechnic Institute during the 2015–16 NCAA Division III men's basketball season. They were coached by an 18-year coaching veteran, Chris Bartely. The Engineers played their home games at Harrington Auditorium in Worcester, Massachusetts and were a part of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference.