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2015 Major League Baseball season
2015 Major League Baseball season, April 5 to November 1, 2015: Kansas City Royals beat the New York Mets 4-1 for their first World Series since 1985; Statcast debuted in all 30 ballparks and pace-of-game rules took effect.
2015 NBA All-Star Game
2015 NBA All-Star Game: 64th edition, February 15, 2015 at Madison Square Garden, New York. West beat East 163-158; Russell Westbrook won MVP with 41 points; record 321 combined points; LaVine won the dunk contest at Barclays Center.
2015 NBA draft
The 2015 NBA draft was the NBA's player selection for the 2015–16 season, held in June 2015, with the Minnesota Timberwolves selecting Karl-Anthony Towns first overall.
2015 NBA Finals
The 2015 NBA Finals: Golden State Warriors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 4-2 (June 4-16, 2015) for their first title in 40 years; Andre Iguodala won Finals MVP after entering the starting lineup in Game 4.
2015 NBA playoffs
2015 NBA playoffs: Golden State Warriors beat Cleveland Cavaliers 4-2 in the Finals for their first title in 40 years; Andre Iguodala Finals MVP, Cavs missing Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love.
2015 New England Patriots season
The 2015 New England Patriots season: defending Super Bowl champions who went 12-4, won a seventh straight AFC East title, started 10-0, and lost the AFC Championship 20-18 to Denver amid the Deflategate suspension litigation.
2015 NFL Draft
2015 NFL Draft, held April 30–May 2 in Chicago, the first draft outside New York in 51 years; 256 picks, Jameis Winston first overall to Tampa Bay, Marcus Mariota second to Tennessee, $81 million economic impact.
2015 NFL season
2015 NFL season, 96th NFL regular season; Denver Broncos beat Carolina Panthers 24-10 in Super Bowl 50; Panthers went 15-1; Cam Newton and J.J. Watt led in Approximate Value.
2015 Novak Djokovic tennis season
Novak Djokovic's 2015 ATP season: 82-6 record, 11 titles including Australian Open, Wimbledon, and US Open, French Open final loss to Wawrinka, sixth ATP Finals crown over Federer, year-end No. 1.
2015 Open Championship
2015 Open Championship (144th Open), St Andrews Old Course, July 16-20, 2015. Zach Johnson won a four-hole playoff over Louis Oosthuizen and Marc Leishman at 273 (-15); Jordan Spieth's Grand Slam bid ended T4; second Monday finish in Open history.
2015 PGA Championship
The 2015 PGA Championship, the 97th edition at Whistling Straits, was won by Jason Day at 20-under 268, then the lowest major score relative to par, three shots over Jordan Spieth.
2015 Pro Bowl
2015 Pro Bowl (Team Irvin vs Team Carter), NFL all-star game for the 2014 season, played January 25, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona; Team Irvin won 32-28, Stafford and Watt MVPs.
2015 Rugby World Cup
2015 Rugby World Cup, England 2015, eighth men's Rugby World Cup, 18 September to 31 October 2015; New Zealand beat Australia 34-17 for a third title, Japan upset South Africa 34-32 in Brighton, England first hosts eliminated in pools.
2015 Rugby World Cup final
The 2015 Rugby World Cup final, played at Twickenham Stadium in London on 31 October 2015, was won 34–17 by New Zealand over Australia, the first team to retain the Webb Ellis Cup.
2015 Stanley Cup Final
2015 Stanley Cup Final: Chicago Blackhawks beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2, clinching 2-0 in Game 6 on June 15, 2015 at the United Center; Duncan Keith won the Conn Smythe, Crawford made 25 saves, Chicago's third Cup in six seasons.
2015 Stanley Cup playoffs
2015 Stanley Cup playoffs: NHL postseason won by the Chicago Blackhawks, who beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 for their sixth Cup; Duncan Keith won the Conn Smythe and scored the clinching goal.
2015 US Open (tennis)
2015 US Open (tennis), Grand Slam hard-court tournament in New York, 31 Aug-13 Sep 2015. Djokovic beat Federer 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 for his 10th major; Pennetta won women's singles; Vinci upset Serena Williams, ending her calendar Grand Slam bid.
2015 Wimbledon Championships
2015 Wimbledon Championships, The Championships, grass-court Grand Slam at the All England Club, June 29 to July 12, 2015. Djokovic beat Federer in the men's final; Serena Williams won the ladies' singles; total prize money £26.75m.
2015 World Series
2015 World Series: Kansas City Royals beat New York Mets 4-1 (Oct 27-Nov 1, 2015) for their first title since 1985; Salvador Perez MVP; first all-expansion-team Fall Classic; Mets led in every game.
2015 WTA Tour
The 2015 WTA Tour, the Women's Tennis Association's annual women's tennis circuit, ran January to November across Grand Slam, Premier, and International events. Serena Williams won three majors and finished year-end No. 1; Radwanska won the Singapore WTA Finals.
2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers season
2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers season: 57–25, first in the East; fired coach David Blatt at 30–11 for Tyronn Lue; won the 2016 NBA Finals 4–3 over the 73-win Warriors, the first 3–1 Finals comeback and Cleveland's first title in 52 years.
2015–16 College Football Playoff
2015–16 College Football Playoff: second edition of the four-team FBS postseason (2014 season debut), committee-selected field, six rotating semifinal bowls, Monday-night January championship, ESPN broadcast.
2015–16 Eurocup Basketball
2015-16 Eurocup Basketball, the Euroleague Basketball secondary club competition, was won by Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul, which beat SIG Strasbourg 140-133 on aggregate in a two-game final; Errick McCollum was season MVP, Stephane Lasme Finals MVP.
2015–16 Euroleague
The 2015–16 Turkish Airlines Euroleague was the 16th season of the modern era of Euroleague Basketball, Europe's top club competition, won by CSKA Moscow at the Final Four in Berlin.
2015–16 Golden State Warriors season
2015–16 Golden State Warriors season: NBA defending champions who finished 73-9, the best regular-season record in NBA history, breaking the 1995-96 Bulls' 72-10. Coached by Steve Kerr and interim Luke Walton; lost the Finals to Cleveland after a 3-1 lead.
2015–16 NBA season
The 2015–16 NBA season, the league's 70th, featured the Golden State Warriors' record 73–9 regular season, Stephen Curry's first unanimous MVP, and the Cleveland Cavaliers' historic 3–1 Finals comeback for the title.
2015–16 NFL playoffs
The 2015-16 NFL playoffs ended with the Denver Broncos beating the Carolina Panthers 24-10 in Super Bowl 50 at Levi's Stadium; Von Miller was MVP with 2.5 sacks and two forced fumbles.
2015–16 NHL season
2015-16 NHL season, 98th National Hockey League season; Pittsburgh Penguins won the Stanley Cup, Washington Capitals had the best record (56-18-8), Patrick Kane won his first Art Ross with 106 points, and three-on-three overtime debuted.
2016 AFL draft
2016 AFL draft (2016 NAB AFL Draft): national draft held 25 November 2016 at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion. Essendon took Andrew McGrath at No.1, GWS took Tim Taranto, Brisbane took Hugh McCluggage; points-based academy and father-son bidding reshaped the order.
2016 AFL Grand Final
2016 AFL Grand Final: Western Bulldogs beat Sydney Swans 13.11 (89) to 10.7 (67) at the MCG on 1 October 2016, ending a 62-year premiership drought; Jason Johannisen won the Norm Smith Medal.