2016 CFL season, CFL News in 2016, Live Microphone Broadcasts
In the middle of the season the CFL and broadcasting company TSN introduced live microphone audio from the head coach and quarterback as part of the broadcast experience. The first game this was implemented was a Labour Day weekend game between the Tiger-Cats and Stampeders. The CFL ON TSN's inaugural Live Mic Broadcast saw a total of 2.4 million Canadians tune in. Live Mic Broadcast was next implemented in three Thanksgiving weekend games; this time expanded to include back-up quarterbacks and select defensive players.


2016 CFL season, CFL News in 2016, Live Microphone Broadcasts
Edmonton Eskimos head coach Jason Maas and starting quarterback Mike Reilly both refused to wear the live microphones for their Thanksgiving game. As a result, the CFL fined the Eskimos $20,000 and head coach Jason Maas $15,000 for refusing to wear live broadcast microphones. The Eskimos were once again required to submit to the live microphone broadcasts for their Week 20 game against the Argonauts. Prior to the game both Jason Maas and Mike Reilly confirmed they would comply with the league's command and wear the microphones. However, on gameday despite wearing the microphone Maas stood silent for most of the game and covered his mic at times when he was speaking. On November 24, 2016 the CFL announced they were investigating the issue since the team "didn't live up to the spirit of the agreement."


2016 CFL season, Regular season, Structure
Teams played eighteen regular season games, playing two divisional opponents three times and all of the other teams twice. Teams were awarded two points for a win and one point for a tie. The top three teams in each division qualified for the playoffs, with the first place team gaining a bye to the divisional finals. A fourth place team in one division may qualify ahead of the third place team in the other division (the "Crossover"), if they earn more points in the season. If a third-place team finishes in a tie with the fourth place team in the other division, the third place team automatically gets the playoff spot and there is no crossover.


2016 CFL season, Regular season, Structure
If two or more teams in the same division were equal in points, the following tiebreakers applied:


2016 CFL season, Regular season, Standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points


2016 CFL season, CFL playoffs
The Redblacks ended a 40-year championship drought for the city of Ottawa that spanned three CFL franchises and 27 football seasons of play. The Redblacks became the fourth-fastest expansion team to win a championship in an established North American professional sports league. Ottawa's quarterback, Henry Burris won the Grey Cup Most Valuable Player award, while teammate wide receiver Brad Sinopoli won the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian award.


2016 CFU Club Championship
The 2016 CFU Club Championship was the 18th edition of CFU Club Championship, the annual international club football competition in the Caribbean region, held amongst clubs whose football associations are affiliated with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). The top three teams in the tournament qualified for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League. Central were the defending champions, having won the 2015 CFU Club Championship, and successfully defended their title, defeating fellow Trinidadian side W Connection in the final for the second straight year.


2016 CFU Club Championship, Teams
The tournament was open to all league champions and runners-up from each of the 31 CFU member associations, once their competition ended on or before the end of 2015.


2016 CFU Club Championship, Teams
A total of 14 teams from 8 CFU associations entered the competition. This is the first CFU Club Championship to feature teams from the Dominican Republic, with Atlético Pantoja and Atlántico both participating.


2016 CFU Club Championship, Schedule
The Group C matches were delayed from the original dates of 24–28 February 2016 due to the Jamaican general election on 25 February.


2016 CFU Club Championship, Preliminary round
In the preliminary round, the 14 teams were divided into two groups of four teams and two groups of three teams, consisting of two league champions and either one or two league runners-up. Each group was played on a round-robin basis, hosted by one of the teams at a centralized venue. The winners of each group advanced to the final round.


2016 CFU Club Championship, Preliminary round, Group 1
Host venue: Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago (all times UTC−4)


2016 CFU Club Championship, Preliminary round, Group 2
Host venue: Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (all times UTC−5)


2016 CFU Club Championship, Preliminary round, Group 3
Host venue: Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica (all times UTC−5)


2016 CFU Club Championship, Preliminary round, Group 4
Host venue: Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (all times UTC−4)


2016 CFU Club Championship, Final round
In the final round, the four teams played matches on a knock-out basis, hosted by one of the teams at a centralized venue. The semi-finals matchups were:


2016 CFU Club Championship, Final round
The semi-final winners played in the final, while the losers played in the third place match.


2016 CFU Club Championship, Final round
The CFU announced on 18 March 2016 that Don Bosco were chosen as the final round host, with the host venue being the Stade Sylvio Cator in Port-au-Prince, Haiti (all times UTC−5).


2016 CIK-FIA Karting European Championship
The 2016 CIK-FIA European Championship was the 45th edition of the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship and held championships in the KZ, KZ2, KF, KFJ and Superkart classes.


2016 CIS Men's Basketball Championship
The 2016 CIS Men's Final 8 Basketball Tournament was held March 17–20, 2016 in Vancouver, British Columbia., hosted by the University of British Columbia at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre. This was the second time UBC hosted, and the third time the tournament was played in B.C.


2016 CIS Men's Basketball Championship
In dynastic fashion, the Carleton Ravens won their sixth straight title, their 12th in 14 years, this time over the Calgary Dinos. The Ryerson Rams, ranked number one in the country going into the tournament (a first in any sport for the school), took the bronze medal over the Dalhousie Tigers in a second consecutive third-place finish. Carleton set a record with the win, earning the most national championships in men's basketball than any top division college in Canada or the United States. (Carleton and UCLA were tied with 11 wins, prior to this.)


2016 CIS Men's Basketball Championship
All tournament games were shown live online via the CIS website (using Stretch Internet), with the semi-final and final games on a pay-per-view basis. The semi-final and final games were on television's Sportsnet 360 and on its online service.


2016 CIS Men's Basketball Championship
This proved to be the last Men's Final 8 branded as a CIS championship. On October 20, 2016, Canadian Interuniversity Sport, the country's governing body for university athletics and the organizer of the Final 8, changed its name to U Sports.


2016 CIS University Cup
The 2016 CIS Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (54th Annual) was held March 17–20, 2016 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was the second of two consecutive CIS Championships to be held at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax.


2016 CIS University Cup
Saint Mary's University was the designated host for this championship as St. Francis Xavier University was the host in 2015 (at the same venue). The St. Francis Xavier X-Men did qualify for this event by winning the AUS Championships.


2016 CIS University Cup
This was the most successful tournament for attendance setting a new record of 43,513. It also proved to be the last Men's University Cup that was branded as a CIS championship. On October 20, 2016, Canadian Interuniversity Sport, the country's governing body for university athletics and the organizer of the University Cup, changed its name to U Sports.


2016 CIS University Cup, Road to the Cup, AUS playoffs
There was no Bronze Medal (3rd place) series as Saint Mary's did not advance to the AUS Finals and as such would take the host spot.


2016 CIS University Cup, University Cup tournament
The eight teams to advance to the tournament are listed below. The three(3) conference champions must be seeded 1-3 followed by the OUA Runner-up (seed #4). The remaining four seeds are for the AUS Finalist, Canada West Finalist, OUA Third-place and host. Their seedings are based on the pre-tournament rankings.


2016 CIS University Cup, University Cup tournament, Tournament format
The tournament is a traditional 8 team - Single Elimination ladder with Bronze Medal game between the two Semi-final losers. Games that are tied after regulation play a 10min Overtime period following the 3rd period. If there is no score after the first overtime, the ice is cleaned and they will play 20min periods (with ice cleaned between periods) until there is a winner.


2016 CIS University Cup, University Cup tournament, Tournament format
The higher seed is the 'Home' team for each game (the home team must wear their 'white' jerseys and will get the last change during stoppages of play).


2016 CIS University Cup, University Cup tournament, Tournament format
The UNB Varsity Reds played as the visitor in games 1 and 3 and as the home team in game 2. St. Francis Xavier X-Men were the opposite; the home team for games 1 and 3 and the visitor in game 2.


2016 CIS University Cup, University Cup tournament, Overtime
Games that ended in a regulation tie would be resolved solely on 5-on-5 overtime (5 skaters and a goalie for each side) until one team scored. The first overtime period would be 10min and would start after a 3min rest. Following this period, the ice would be cleaned and subsequent 20min periods would be played.


2016 CIS University Cup, University Cup tournament, Overtime
The first game of the tournament set a record for the longest game every played at the tournament ending in a 3-2 quadruple overtime victory for the Saskatchewan Huskies over the Carleton Ravens. The total time was 116:11 (60+10+20+20+6:11), 4 minutes short of 2 complete games. The previous record was 103:17 and occurred in 2002 when Western won 4-3 in triple overtime over UQTR in the championship final.


2016 CIS University Cup, University Cup tournament, Overtime
The longest game ever in the CIS occurred February 27, 2011 between the host UNB Varsity Reds and visiting Acadia Axemen in game one of their best of 5 second round AUS playoff series (AUS Semi-finals). UNB won 3-2 in quadruple overtime ending at 11:53 of the 4th overtime period - 121:53 (60+10+20+20+11:53).


2016 CIS University Cup, University Cup tournament, Overtime
The semi-final match between Saskatchewan Huskies and St. Francis Xavier X-Men also went into overtime. St. Francis Xavier X-Men won 3-2 in triple overtime. The total time was 107:35 (60+10+20+17:35).


2016 CIS University Cup, University Cup tournament, Overtime
As a result of playing in the longest University Cup game in history and a subsequent triple overtime game, in game #2 (the second longest game in tournament history), the Saskatchewan Huskies finished the tournament having played 283:46 minutes (116:11+107:35+60) when including their play in the bronze medal game. This totals 4.7 games, close to 2 more games than expected in a 3-game tournament.


2016 CIS University Cup, Tournament All-Stars
Philippe Halley, from the UNB Varsity Reds, was selected as the Major W.J. 'Danny' McLeod Award for CIS University Cup MVP. Halley had 6 goals and 1 assist for 7 points in 3 games. His 6 goals were scored as two consecutive hat-tricks, one each in his first two games of the tournament.


2016 CIS University Cup, Tournament All-Stars
Joining Halley on the tournament all-star team were:Forward: Anthony Repaci (Saint Mary's Huskies)Forward: Michael Clarke (St. Francis Xavier X-Men)Defenceman: Nathan Chiarlitti (St. Francis Xavier X-Men)Defenceman: Jordan Murray (UNB Varsity Reds)Goalie: Jordon Cooke (Saskatchewan Huskies)


2016 CIS Women's Basketball Championship
The 2016 CIS Women's Final 8 Basketball Tournament was held March 17–20, 2016, in Fredericton, New Brunswick. It was hosted by University of New Brunswick at the Richard J. Currie Centre.


2016 CIS Women's Basketball Championship
This proved to be the last Women's Final 8 branded as a CIS championship. On October 20, 2016, Canadian Interuniversity Sport, the country's governing body for university athletics and the organizer of the Final 8, changed its name to U Sports.


2016 CIS Women's Ice Hockey Championship
The 2016 CIS Women's Ice Hockey Championship was held from March 17–20, 2016, in Calgary, Alberta. The bronze medal game between Saint Mary's and Guelph was held at the Joan Snyder Arena, while the remainder of the tournament was contested at Markin MacPhail Arena on the campus of the University of Calgary. Montreal’s Alexandra Labelle recorded a hat trick in the gold medal game, part of an 8-0 shutout triumph versus the UBC Thunderbirds.


2016 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship
The 2016 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship was held March 11–13, 2016, in Brandon, Manitoba, to determine a national champion for the 2015–16 CIS women's volleyball season. The tournament was played at the Healthy Living Centre and hosted by Brandon University. It was the first time that Brandon had hosted the tournament and coincided with the 10th anniversary of the Brandon Bobcats volleyball program.


2016 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship
The OUA Champion Toronto Varsity Blues completed a perfect 25–0 season by defeating the defending champion Trinity Western Spartans in the gold medal match 3–0 to claim the first women's volleyball national championship in program history. The Varsity Blues were the first team with an undefeated record over the course of the regular season and post-season since the 2010 UBC Thunderbirds. They were also the first OUA team to win the championship since the 1976 Western Mustangs and just the second OUA program to claim a national championship title.


2016 CIS football season
The 2016 CIS football season began on August 28 with ten Ontario University Athletics teams playing that day. The season concluded on November 26 with the 52nd Vanier Cup championship at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ontario. In 2016, 27 university teams were scheduled to play Canadian Interuniversity Sport football, the highest level of amateur Canadian football.


2016 CIS football season
During the 2016 season, CIS adopted the new name of U Sports, with the name change officially taking effect on October 20.


2016 CIS football season, Regular season standings, Top 10
Ranks in italics are teams not ranked in the top 10 poll but received votes. NR = Not Ranked, received no votes. Number in parentheses denotes number votes, after the dash number of first place votes.


2016 CIS football season, Championships
The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2016, according to the rotating schedule, the Canada West champions host the AUS champions in the Mitchell Bowl and be the home team at the Vanier Cup, while the RSEQ champions host the OUA champions in the Uteck Bowl.


2016 CIS/CCA Curling Championships
The 2016 CIS/CCA Curling Championships are held from March 20 to 23 at the Kelowna Curling Club in Kelowna, British Columbia. The host university of the event is UBC Okanagan. The winning teams will also represent Canada at the 2017 Winter Universiade in Almaty, Kazakhstan.


2016 CME Group Tour Championship
The 2016 CME Group Tour Championship was the sixth CME Group Tour Championship, a women's professional golf tournament and the season-ending event on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. It was played at the Gold Course of Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Florida.


2016 CME Group Tour Championship
The CME Group Tour Championship marked the end of the season-long "Race to the CME Globe" in 2016. Each player's season-long "Race to the CME Globe" points was reset before the tournament based on their position in the points list. "Championship points" were awarded to the top 40 players in the CME Group Tour Championship which were added to their "reset points" to determine the overall winner of the "Race to the CME Globe". The event was televised by Golf Channel Thursday through Saturday on a 2-hour delay, and ABC Sunday live.


2016 CME Group Tour Championship, Format, Qualification
Called the "CME Group Titleholders" for its first three editions, qualification for the tournament changed for 2014. Previously, the top three finishers in each tournament, not previously qualified, earned entry to the tournament. For 2014 the field was determined by a season-long points race, the "Race to the CME Globe". All players making the cut in a tournament earned points,  with 500 points going to the winner. The five major championships had a higher points distribution, with 625 points to the winner. No-cut tournaments only awarded points to the top 40 finishers (top 20 for the Lorena Ochoa Invitational).


2016 CME Group Tour Championship, Format, Qualification
Only LPGA members were eligible to earn points. The top 72 players on the "Race to the CME Globe" points list gained entry into the CME Group Titleholders Championship as well as any tournament winners, whether or not an LPGA member, not in the top 72.


2016 CME Group Tour Championship, Format, Field
1. Top 72 LPGA members and those tied for 72nd on the "Race to the CME Globe" points standingsMarina Alex (58), Chella Choi (31), Chun In-gee (8), Carlota Ciganda (11), Jacqui Concolino (68), Paula Creamer (64), Austin Ernst (38), Jodi Ewart Shadoff (26), Shanshan Feng (6), Sandra Gal (59), Brooke Henderson (3), Charley Hull (30), M. J. Hur (21), Karine Icher (20), Jang Ha-na (4), Ji Eun-hee (35), Ariya Jutanugarn (1), Moriya Jutanugarn (42), Danielle Kang (33), Kim Kaufman (44), Cristie Kerr (43), Megan Khang (63), Christina Kim (48), Kim Hyo-joo (19), Kim Sei-young (5), Lydia Ko (2), Jessica Korda (27), Candie Kung (24), Brittany Lang (18), Alison Lee (49), Lee Mi-hyang (37), Minjee Lee (7), Mirim Lee (16), Stacy Lewis (13), Lin Xiyu (56), Brittany Lincicome (50), Pernilla Lindberg (60), Gaby López (53), Mo Martin (28), Caroline Masson (29), Catriona Matthew (45), Ai Miyazato (70), Mika Miyazato (61), Azahara Muñoz (40), Haru Nomura (9), Anna Nordqvist (10), Su-Hyun Oh (51), Ryann O'Toole (52), Park Hee-young (39), Suzann Pettersen (23), Pornanong Phatlum (25), Gerina Piller (17), Morgan Pressel (46), Beatriz Recari (57), Paula Reto (67), Ryu So-yeon (14), Lizette Salas (62), Alena Sharp (47), Jenny Shin (22), Sarah Jane Smith (41), Jennifer Song (66), Angela Stanford (34), Kris Tamulis (71), Lexi Thompson (15), Mariajo Uribe (69), Karrie Webb (55), Amy Yang (12), Sakura Yokomine (65)


2016 CME Group Tour Championship, Format, Field
Did not play: Choi Na-yeon (54), In-Kyung Kim (32), Lee-Anne Pace (36), Inbee Park (72)


2016 CME Group Tour Championship, Format, Field
2. LPGA Members, not otherwise qualified, who won at least one official LPGA tournament during the seasonNone


2016 CME Group Tour Championship, Format, Field
3. Non -members who won at least one official LPGA tournament during the seasonNone


2016 CME Group Tour Championship, Race to the CME Globe, Reset points
Each player's "Race to the CME Globe" points were "reset" before the tournament based on their position in the "Race to the CME Globe" points list. The leader was given 5,000 points, the player in second place 4,500 down to 10 points for the player in 72nd place.


2016 CME Group Tour Championship, Race to the CME Globe, Final points
"Championship points" were awarded to the top 40 players in the CME Group Tour Championship which were added to their "reset points" to determine the overall winner. The winner of the CME Group Tour Championship received 3,500 points, the second place player 2,400 down to 210 points for the player finishing in 40th place. The effect of the points system was that the top three players in the reset points list prior to the Championship were guaranteed to win the "Race to the CME Globe" by winning the Championship. The top nine in the reset points list had a chance of winning the Race depending on the performances of other players.


2016 CME Group Tour Championship, Race to the CME Globe, Bonus
The winner of the "Race to the CME Globe" in 2016, Ariya Jutanugarn, received a $1 million bonus that did not count toward official money list, while Lydia Ko in second place and Brooke Henderson in third place received $150,000 and $100,000, respectively.


2016 CONCACAF Awards
The shortlists were announced on 15 December 2016. The results were announced on 18 January 2017.


2016 CONCACAF Awards, Eligibility criteria
Players, coaches and referees of any nationality were eligible to be nominated for the awards, as long as they meet at least one of the following criteria:


2016 CONCACAF Awards, Mixed-sex, Goal of the Year
Goal of the Year applies only to goals scored during CONCACAF or FIFA official competitions or a league game disputed within the CONCACAF region.


2016 CONCACAF Champions League Final
The 2016 CONCACAF Champions League Final was the final of the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League, the eighth edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current format, and overall the 51st edition of the premium football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.


2016 CONCACAF Champions League Final
The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Mexican teams UANL and América. The first leg was hosted by UANL at Estadio Universitario in San Nicolás de los Garza on 20 April 2016, while the second leg was hosted by América at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on 27 April 2016. The winner earned the right to represent CONCACAF at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the quarterfinal stage.


2016 CONCACAF Champions League Final
América defeated UANL 4–1 on aggregate to win their second consecutive and seventh overall CONCACAF club title.


2016 CONCACAF Champions League Final, Background
For the sixth time in eight seasons of the CONCACAF Champions League, the final was played between two Mexican sides. This guaranteed a Mexican champion for the eleventh straight year and 32nd time since the confederation began staging the tournament in 1962 (including the tournament's predecessor, the CONCACAF Champions' Cup).


2016 CONCACAF Champions League Final, Background
América were the defending champions and also the record holders of six CONCACAF club titles (1977, 1987, 1990, 1992, 2006, 2014–15), which they achieved in last year's final, where they beat the Montreal Impact.


2016 CONCACAF Champions League Final, Background
This was the first CONCACAF club final for UANL, although they had played in a continental club final before, where as a guest team they lost in last year's Copa Libertadores final to River Plate.


2016 CONCACAF Champions League Final, Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).


2016 CONCACAF Champions League Final, Rules
The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. The away goals rule would be used if the aggregate score was level after normal time of the second leg, but not after extra time, and so the final would be decided by penalty shoot-out if the aggregate score was level after extra time of the second leg.


2016 CONCACAF Champions League Final, Matches, First leg
Assistant referees:José Luis Camargo (Mexico)Alberto Morin (Mexico)Fourth official:César Ramos (Mexico)


2016 CONCACAF Champions League Final, Matches, Second leg
Assistant referees:Juan Rangel (Mexico)Andres Hernández (Mexico)Fourth official:Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)


2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship
The 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship was the 6th edition of the CONCACAF Futsal Championship, the quadrennial international futsal championship organised by CONCACAF for the men's national teams of the North, Central American and Caribbean region. The tournament was held in San José, Costa Rica between 8–14 May 2016. A total of eight teams played in the tournament.


2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship
Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the CONCACAF qualifiers for the FIFA Futsal World Cup. The top four teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia as the CONCACAF representatives.


2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship
Champions Costa Rica, runners-up Panama, third-placed Guatemala and fourth-placed Cuba qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup as the CONCACAF representatives.


2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship, Qualification
The eight berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows:


2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship, Qualification
Regional qualification tournaments were held to determine the teams joining Mexico and hosts Costa Rica at the final tournament, including two play-offs which were played on 4 and 5 May in Costa Rica prior to the final tournament.


2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship, Venues
The matches were played at the BN Arena of Ciudad Deportiva de Hatillo in San José.


2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship, Draw
The draw for the tournament took place on 16 March 2016 at 12:30 CST (UTC−6) at the Hotel Barceló San José Palacio in San José.


2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship, Draw
The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. Tournament host and defending CONCACAF Futsal Championship champion Costa Rica were seeded in Group B, while 2012 runner-up Guatemala were seeded in Group A.


2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship, Draw
The draw took place before the final two qualifiers from play-offs (Honduras and Canada) had been confirmed.


2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship, Squads
Each team could register a maximum of 14 players (two of whom must be goalkeepers).


2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship, Group stage
The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals and qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order:


2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship, Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner if necessary.


2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship, Final ranking, Qualified teams for FIFA Futsal World Cup
The following four teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup


2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship, Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.


2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship qualification
The 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship qualification was a men's futsal competition which decided the participating teams of the 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.


2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship qualification
A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, where the berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows:


2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship qualification
The top four teams of the final tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia.


2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship qualification, Teams
A total of 18 CONCACAF member national teams entered the tournament. Among them, two teams qualified automatically for the final tournament, and 16 teams entered the regional qualifying competitions.


2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship qualification, North American Zone
In the North American Zone, Mexico qualified automatically as the highest-placed North American team from the 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship. The remaining two teams from NAFU, Canada and the United States, played in a two-match aggregate-goals play-off in Costa Rica on 4 and 5 May 2016, with the winner qualifying for the final tournament.


2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship qualification, North American Zone
Canada won 9–7 on aggregate and qualified for 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.


2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship qualification, Central American Zone
In the Central American Zone, Costa Rica qualified automatically as hosts. The remaining six teams from UNCAF entered the qualifying competition, played in Guatemala between 27–31 January 2016.


2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship qualification, Central American Zone
The draw for the qualifying tournament was held on 12 January 2016 in Guatemala City. Guatemala and Panama, which qualified for the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup, were seeded into Groups A and B respectively. The other four teams were placed in two pots, with El Salvador and Honduras in Pot 1, and Belize and Nicaragua in Pot 2.


2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship qualification, Central American Zone
The six teams were drawn into two groups of three teams. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals, with the semi-final winners playing in the final and the losers playing in the third-place play-off. The top two teams qualified for the final tournament as the UNCAF representatives besides hosts Costa Rica, while the third-placed team advanced to the play-off against the third-placed team from the Caribbean Zone.


2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship qualification, Caribbean Zone
In the Caribbean Zone, eight teams from CFU entered the qualifying competition, played in Cuba between 22–26 January 2016.


2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship qualification, Caribbean Zone
The eight teams were divided into two groups of four teams. The group winners played in the final and the runners-up played in the third-place play-off. The top two teams qualified for the final tournament as the CFU representatives, while the third-placed team advanced to the play-off against the third-placed team from the Central American Zone.


2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship qualification, Central American Zone–Caribbean Zone play-off
Honduras (Central American Zone third place) and Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean Zone third place) played in a two-match aggregate-goals play-off in Costa Rica on 4 and 5 May 2016, with the winner qualifying for the final tournament.


2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship qualification, Central American Zone–Caribbean Zone play-off
Honduras won 6–4 on aggregate and qualified for 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.


2016 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship
The 2016 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship was an association football tournament that took take place in Orlando, Florida during August 2016.


2016 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship, Venues
All matches will take place at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.


2016 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship, Player awards
The Technical Study Group announced the tournament's Best XI and awards following the final.


2016 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship, Player awards
Samantha Meza Croix Bethune Mia Fishel Dania Nicole Pérez Gabrielle Robinson


2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
The 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship was the 4th edition of the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the quadrennial international football tournament organised by CONCACAF to determine which women's national teams from the North, Central American and Caribbean region qualify for the Olympic football tournament. CONCACAF announced on 12 August 2015 that the United States would host the tournament between 10–21 February 2016 in Houston and Frisco, Texas. A total of eight teams played in the tournament.


2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics women's football tournament in Brazil as the CONCACAF representatives.


2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
The United States won the tournament with a 2–0 final win over Canada. Both teams qualified for the Olympics, their sixth and third in a row respectively.


2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship, Qualification
The eight berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows:


2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship, Qualification
Regional qualification tournaments were held to determine the five teams joining Canada, Mexico, and the United States at the final tournament.


2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship, Venues
The two venues were announced by CONCACAF on 12 August 2015.


2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship, Draw
The draw for the tournament took place on 23 November 2015 at 10:00 EST (UTC−5) at the InterContinental Doral in Doral, Florida. The draw was conducted by Cat Whitehill and Tiffany Roberts.


2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship, Draw
The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. Tournament host, defending CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship champion and 2012 Olympic gold medalist United States were seeded in Group A.


2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship, Squads
Each team could register a maximum of 20 players (two of whom must be goalkeepers).


2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship, Group stage
The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order:


2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship, Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner if necessary.


2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship, Final ranking
As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.


2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship, Final ranking, Qualified teams for Olympics
The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the Olympic football tournament.


2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship, Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.


2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification
The 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification was a women's football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship.


2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification
A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, where the berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows:


2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification
The top two teams of the final tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics women's football tournament in Brazil.


2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification, Teams
A total of 23 CONCACAF member national teams entered the tournament. Among them, three teams qualified automatically for the final tournament, and 20 teams entered the regional qualifying competitions.


2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification, Central American Zone
In the Central American Zone, five UNCAF member national teams entered the qualifying competition. They were placed in a single group, as confirmed on 28 February 2015 at the UNCAF Executive Committee meeting in Managua, Nicaragua. The matches were played between 30 September and 4 October 2015 in Nicaragua (originally between 26 September and 4 October 2015 before Honduras withdrew). The top two teams qualified for the final tournament as the UNCAF representatives.


2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification, Caribbean Zone
In the Caribbean Zone, 15 CFU member national teams entered the qualifying competition. All 15 teams entered the first round, where they were divided into three groups of four teams and one group of three teams. The groups were played between 21–25 August and 13–15 October 2015 and hosted by one of the teams in each group. The four group winners advanced to the final round.


2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification, Caribbean Zone
In the final round, played between 18–20 October 2015 and hosted by one of the teams in the final round, the four teams played a single-elimination tournament. The top three teams qualified for the final tournament as the CFU representatives.


2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification, Caribbean Zone, First round, Group 2
Matches played in Trinidad and Tobago (changed from original hosts Saint Lucia, scheduled for 21–25 August at Mindoo Phillip Park, Castries, but postponed due to Tropical Storm Erika). After two of the four teams withdrew, the format was changed to a two-legged tie between the two remaining teams in the lead-up to the final round.


2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification, Caribbean Zone, First round, Group 3
Matches played in Dominican Republic (changed from original hosts Suriname).


2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification, Caribbean Zone, First round, Group 4
Matches played in Dominican Republic (changed from original hosts Saint Kitts and Nevis).


2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification, Caribbean Zone, Final round
Matches played in Trinidad and Tobago (originally scheduled for 2–4 October 2015, but delayed due to the postponement of first round Group 2).


2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification, Caribbean Zone, Goalscorers
Note: Six goals scored by Cuba and one goal scored by Jamaica missing goalscorer information.


2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship squads
The 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship was an international football tournament that was held in the United States between 10 and 21 February 2016. The 8 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 20 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.


2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship squads
Players marked (c) were named as captain for their national squad. Totals for caps and goals, club affiliations, and ages are as of the opening day of the tournament on 10 February 2016.


2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship squads, Group A, United States
The final 20-player squad was announced on 26 January 2016.


2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship
The 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship was the 5th edition of the CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONCACAF for the women's under-17 national teams of the North, Central American and Caribbean region. The tournament was hosted by Grenada and take place between 3–13 March 2016, as announced by CONCACAF on 15 May 2015. A total of eight teams will play in the tournament.


2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship
Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the CONCACAF qualifiers for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan as the CONCACAF representatives.


2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship
The United States won their third title overall with a 2–1 final victory over Mexico. Both finalists and third-placed Canada qualified for the World Cup.


2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, Qualification
The eight berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows:


2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, Qualification
Regional qualification tournaments were held to determine the four teams joining Canada, Mexico, the United States, and hosts Grenada at the final tournament.


2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, Venues
The tournament was hosted in St. George's. The Grenada Athletic Stadium hosted the matches for Group A, as well as the semifinals, third place match and the final, while the Grenada National Stadium hosted the matches for Group B.


2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, Draw
The draw for the tournament took place on 21 January 2016 at 11:00 AST (UTC−4) at the Radisson Grenada Beach Resort Hotel in St. George's.


2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, Draw
The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. Tournament host Grenada were seeded in Group A, while defending CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship champion Mexico were seeded in Group B.


2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, Squads
Players born on or after 1 January 1999 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team could register a maximum of 20 players (two of whom must be goalkeepers).


2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, Group stage
The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order:


2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner if necessary (no extra time would be played).


2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
The following three teams from CONCACAF qualified for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.


2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.


2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualification
The 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualification was a women's under-17 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship. Players born on or after 1 January 1999 were eligible to compete in the tournament.


2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualification
A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, where the berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows:


2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualification
The top three teams of the final tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan.


2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualification, Teams
A total of 27 CONCACAF member national teams entered the tournament. Among them, four teams qualified automatically for the final tournament, and 23 teams entered the regional qualifying competitions.


2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualification, Central American Zone
In the Central American Zone, all seven UNCAF member national teams entered the qualifying competition. They were divided into one group of four teams and one group of three teams, as drawn on 28 February 2015 at the UNCAF Executive Committee meeting in Managua, Nicaragua. Group A was played between 4–8 November 2015 in Guatemala, while Group B was played between 11–15 November in Honduras (originally between 27–31 October 2015 before Panama withdrew). The two group winners qualified for the final tournament as the UNCAF representatives.


2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualification, Caribbean Zone
In the Caribbean Zone, 16 CFU member national teams entered the qualifying competition (Dominica was not included in the original draw, but was later added). Among them, 15 teams entered the first round, where they were divided into three groups of four teams and one group of three teams. The groups were played between 15–19 July and 22–26 August 2015 and hosted by one of the teams in each group. The four group winners, the two best runners-up of the four-team groups, and the runner-up of the three-team group advanced to the final round to be joined by final round hosts Puerto Rico.


2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualification, Caribbean Zone
In the final round, played between 13–22 November 2015 in Puerto Rico, the eight teams were divided into two groups of four teams, where the top two teams of each group advanced to play a single-elimination tournament. The top two teams qualified for the final tournament as the CFU representatives besides hosts Grenada.


2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualification, Caribbean Zone, First round, Group 3
Matches played in Saint Kitts and Nevis. In the original draw, the group included only three teams, but Dominica was later added to this group.


2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualification, Caribbean Zone, First round, Group 3
The second round of matches, originally scheduled for 24 August (17:30 and 20:00), were delayed to 25 August due to a tropical storm.


2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualification, Caribbean Zone, First round, Ranking of second-placed teams
In addition to the runner-up of Group 2 (with three teams), the two best runners-up of Groups 1, 3 and 4 (with four teams) also advance to the final round.


2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship squads
The final 20 player roster listings were published on 2 March 2016.


2016 COSAFA Cup
The 2016 COSAFA Cup (known as Castle Lager COSAFA Cup Namibia 2016 for sponsorship reasons) was the 16th edition of the COSAFA Cup, an international football competition consisting of national teams of member nations of the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). Originally, it was to be held in Windhoek, Namibia during May 2016, however the tournament was rescheduled to avoid a clash with the South African Premier Soccer League and took place in June 2016.


2016 COSAFA Cup, Draw
The draw was originally scheduled to place on 25 April 2016. It was rescheduled for 28 April 2016 and televised on SuperSport's Soccer Africa show.


2016 COSAFA Cup squads
Below are the squads for the 2016 COSAFA Cup, which took place from 11 June to 25 June 2016. The player's age and clubs are as of the opening day of the tournament. Players marked (c) were named as captain for their national team for the tournament.


2016 COSAFA U-20 Cup
The 2016 COSAFA U-20 Cup will be the 23rd edition of the COSAFA U20 Cup, an international youth competition open to national associations of the COSAFA region.


2016 COSAFA U-20 Cup
In April 2016, it was announced that South Africa  would be the host nation of the competition.


2016 COSAFA U-20 Cup
The competition is open to players born on or before 1 January 1997, ensuring that all participants are also eligible for the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.


2016 COSAFA U-20 Cup, Group stage, Crossover games
Two games were played between teams from different groups as there are fewer teams in Groups B and D than A and C.


2016 COSAFA U-20 Cup, Goalscorers
63 goals were scored in 24 matches, for an average of 2.63 goals per match.


2016 COSAFA Under-17 Championship
The 2016 COSAFA Under-17 Championship is the 5th edition of the COSAFA U-17 Championship, an association football tournament organised by the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) involving teams from Southern Africa for players aged 17 and below. It took place in Mauritius from 22 to 31 July 2016.


2016 COSAFA Under-17 Championship
All times shown in this article are in Mauritius Time (UTC+4).


2016 COTIF Tournament
The 2016 L'Alcúdia International Football Tournament is a football competition which took place in July and August 2016. The 2016 edition was the first to feature only international youth teams. Previous editions have contained a mix of national selections and club selections.


2016 CP31
2016 CP31 is a small asteroid and Mars trojan orbiting near the L5 point of Mars (60 degrees behind Mars on its orbit).


2016 CP31, Discovery, orbit and physical properties
2016 CP31 was first observed on 7 February 2016 by the Catalina Sky Survey; the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope system at Haleakala had imaged this object on 14 January 2016 without identifying it as an asteroid. Its orbit is characterized by low eccentricity (0.059), moderate inclination (23.1°) and a semi-major axis of 1.52 AU. Upon discovery, it was classified as Mars-crosser by the Minor Planet Center. Its orbit is well determined as it is currently (January 2021) based on 131 observations with a data-arc span of 1652 days. 2016 CP31 has an absolute magnitude of 19.5 which gives a characteristic diameter of 400 m.


2016 CP31, Mars trojan and orbital evolution
Recent calculations indicate that it is a stable L5 Mars trojan. It may not be a member of the so-called Eureka family.


2016 CR Vasco da Gama season
The 2016 season was Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama's 118th year in existence, the club's 101st season in existence of football, and the club's 3rd season playing in the Brasileirão Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football.


2016 CR Vasco da Gama season, Match results, Rio de Janeiro State Championship, Rio de Janeiro State Championship squad
The initial report was released on 26 January. The teams involved in the tournament are required to register a squad of a maximum 31 players in total, including 3 goalkeepers and at maximum 5 players under 20 years old (born 1 January 1996 or after).


2016 CR Vasco da Gama season, Match results, Rio de Janeiro State Championship, Rio de Janeiro State Championship squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016 CS Autumn Classic International
The 2016 CS Autumn Classic International was a figure skating competition held from September 28 – October 1, 2016 at the Sportsplexe Pierrefonds in Montreal, Quebec. It was part of the 2016–17 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The host city was announced in April 2016.


2016 CS Finlandia Trophy
The 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy was a senior international figure skating competition held in October 2016 in Espoo. It was part of the 2016–17 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.


2016 CS Finlandia Trophy, Entries
The International Skating Union published the full preliminary list of entries on 12 September 2016.


2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
The 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb was the 49th edition of the annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Zagreb, Croatia. It was held at the Dom sportova on December 2016 as part of the 2016–17 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.


2016 CS Lombardia Trophy
The 2016 CS Lombardia Trophy was a senior international figure skating competition held in September 2016 in Bergamo, Italy. It was part of the 2016–17 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.


2016 CS Lombardia Trophy, Entries
With the exception of the host, each country is allowed to enter up to three entries per discipline. The International Skating Union published the entry lists on 11 August 2016:


2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
The 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy was a senior international figure skating competition held in September 2016 at the Eissportzentrum Oberstdorf. It was part of the 2016–17 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance.


2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial
The 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial (Slovak: Memoriál Ondreja Nepelu) was held on September and October 2016. It is an annual senior international figure skating competition held in Bratislava, Slovakia. It was part of the 2016–17 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.


2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial
The competition returned to the name Ondrej Nepela Memorial after three years as the Ondrej Nepela Trophy. The committee which organized the event in the previous seven years and which has a trademark on Ondrej Nepela Trophy was suspended by the Slovak Figure Skating Association and replaced by another organizing team.


2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial, Entries
The International Skating Union published the full preliminary list of entries on 12 September 2016.


2016 CS Tallinn Trophy
The 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy was a senior international figure skating competition, held in November 2016 at the Tondiraba Ice Hall in Tallinn, Estonia. Its senior categories were part of the 2016–17 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.


2016 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classic
The 2016 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classic was a senior international figure skating competition held in September 2016 in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was part of the 2016–17 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.


2016 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classic, Entries
The International Skating Union published the list of entries on August 31, 2016.


2016 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classic, Challenger Series results, Men
Jason Brown rose from second place after the short program to win the title, with Takahito Mura and Adam Rippon taking silver and bronze respectively.


2016 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classic, Challenger Series results, Ladies
Satoko Miyahara led the ladies short program with 70.09 points, followed by Mariah Bell with 60.64 points, and South Korea's Choi Da-bin with 58.70 points. In the free program, Miyahara held on to her lead and scored 136.66 points, while Bell kept her second position with 123.58 points. Karen Chen of the United States rose from sixth in the short program to third in the free skating with 110.58 points. Overall, Miyahara won with a combined score of 206.75, Bell second with 184.22, and Chen third with 162.08.


2016 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classic, Challenger Series results, Ladies
Choi Da-bin, third after the short, finished fourth overall with a free skate where she fell twice. She had a combined score of 152.99. The last two Americans Paige Rydberg and Emily Chan finished fifth and sixth, respectively.


2016 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classic, Challenger Series results, Pairs
Second after the short program, Canada's Brittany Jones / Joshua Reagan overtook the United States' Jessica Calalang / Zack Sidhu for the gold medal.


2016 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classic, Challenger Series results, Ice dancing
Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue of the United States took gold after winning both segments of the competition. Silver medalists Kana Muramoto / Chris Reed of Japan received their first CS medal after placing second in both segments. Canada's Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam climbed from fifth to take the bronze medal.


2016 CS Warsaw Cup
The 2016 CS Warsaw Cup was a senior international figure skating competition, held in November 2016 in Warsaw, Poland. It was part of the 2016–17 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.


2016 CS Warsaw Cup, Entries
The International Skating Union published the full preliminary list of entries on 30 October 2016.


2016 CSIO Gijón
The 2016 CSIO Gijón was the 2016 edition of the Spanish official show jumping horse show, at Las Mestas Sports Complex in Gijón. It was held as CSIO 5*.


2016 CSIO Gijón
This edition of the CSIO Gijón was held between 24 and 29 August 2016.


2016 CSIO Gijón, Nations Cup
The 2016 Furussiyia FEI Nations Cup of Spain was part of the European Division 2 in the 2016 Furussiya FEI Nations Cup and was held on Saturday, 2 September 2016. Great Britain was the only team that could win points for the ranking.


2016 CSIO Gijón, Nations Cup
The Cup was a show jumping competition with two rounds. The height of the fences were up to 1.60 meters. The best eight teams of the eleven which participated were allowed to start in the second round. The competition was endowed with €76,000. France won its 11th Nations Cup in Gijón.


2016 CSIO Gijón, Gijón Grand Prix
The Gijón Grand Prix, the Show jumping Grand Prix of the 2016 CSIO Gijón, was the major show jumping competition at this event. The sponsor of this competition was Banco Sabadell Herrero. It was held on Monday 29 August 2016. The competition was a show jumping competition over two rounds, the height of the fences were up to 1.60 meters.


2016 CWHL Draft
The 2016 draft for the Canadian Women's Hockey League took place on August 21, 2016. Players must register before midnight on August 1, 2016 and pay an entry fee of CDN $150.


2016 CWHL Draft
By virtue of finishing with the worst record during the 2015-16 CWHL regular season, the Boston Blades selected first overall. Of note, it signified the first time that the Blades ever held the first pick overall in the history of the CWHL Draft.


2016 CWHL Draft
Following the Blades with the second pick overall shall be the Toronto Furies. The Furies cross-town rivals, the Brampton Thunder have the third pick overall. Despite having finished with the best regular season record, Les Canadiennes de Montreal shall select fourth overall while the defending Clarkson Cup champion Calgary Inferno shall select fifth overall.


2016 CWHL Draft
With the first pick overall, the Boston Blades selected Canadian-born Kayla Tutino, most recently of the Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey program. As a side note, the Blades also held the last pick overall in the draft, taking forward Jennifer Currie of UMass Boston in the sixteenth round.


2016 CWHL Draft
Forward Claudia Tellez of the Mexico women's national ice hockey team became the first Mexican-born player selected in the history of the CWHL Draft. Other international players selected in the draft include France's Marion Allemoz and Japan's Nachi Fujimoto, both selected by the Canadiennes de Montreal. Sato Kikuchi from Japan's Nippon Sports Science University would be claimed by Boston in the eighth round.


2016 CWHL Draft
Of note, a pair of players who competed with the Buffalo Beauts during the 2015-16 NWHL season were selected in the CWHL Draft. With their seventh round pick, the Toronto Furies selected Erin Zach while goaltender Amanda Makela was selected by the Canadiennes in the eighth round.


2016 Cabuyao local elections
Local elections was held in  Cabuyao City on May 9, 2016 within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, and ten councilors.


2016 Cabuyao local elections, Overview
Incumbent Mayor Isidro "Jun" L. Hemedes, Jr. decided not to run for mayor his son, Councilor Ismael Hemedes is running for Mayor under the Nacionalista Party. His opponents were Julio Alcasabas of the Liberal Party, Incumbent Vice Mayor Rommel Gecolea of PDP–Laban and Councilor Jaime Batallones of the United Nationalist Alliance.


2016 Cabuyao local elections, Overview
Vice Mayor Rommel Gecolea is term-limited, Incumbent Mayor Jun Hemedes, Jr. is running in that position, His opponents were councilors Jose Benson "Sonny" Aguillo, son of Proceso and Nila Aguillo and Benjamin Del Rosario.


2016 Cactus Bowl (December)
The 2016 Cactus Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 27, 2016 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. This was the twenty-eighth edition of the Cactus Bowl, which was previously known as the Copper Bowl, the Insight.com Bowl, the Insight Bowl, and the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl. Sponsored by the Motel 6 chain of budget motels, the game is officially known as the Motel 6 Cactus Bowl.


2016 Cactus Bowl (December)
The bowl featured the Baylor Bears of the Big 12 Conference against the Boise State Broncos of the Mountain West Conference, and was the concluding game of the season for both teams.


2016 Cactus Bowl (December), Teams
The game features tie-ins from the Big 12 Conference and the Mountain West Conference.


2016 Cactus Bowl (December), Teams, Baylor Bears
Baylor opened the year 6–0 to become bowl eligible. They raised in the polls to as high as #8 in the AP poll and a tie for #6 in the coaches poll. However, the Bears would finish the season on a six-game losing streak to finish in the season 6–6. The team had to also deal all season with the ongoing Baylor University football scandal.


2016 Cactus Bowl (December), Teams, Boise State Broncos
Boise State opened the season 7–0 and climbed to #13 in the AP and coaches poll before losing to Wyoming and dropping in the polls. The Broncos won their next three games and rose back up to #19 in the polls and were in position to be the highest ranked team from the Group of 5 until a season ending loss to Air Force which dropped them out of the polls, the Mountain West Championship Game, and contention for the Group of 5 spot in a New Years Six bowl. They were selected for the Cactus Bowl after the Pac-12 Conference failed to have enough bowl eligible teams to fill their spot in the game and the Mountain West Conference received a backup spot.


2016 Cactus Bowl (January)
The 2016 Cactus Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on January 2, 2016 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. This was the twenty-seventh edition of the Cactus Bowl, which was originally known as the Copper Bowl, Insight.com Bowl, the Insight Bowl, and the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl. Sponsored by the Motel 6 chain of budget motels, the game was officially known as the Motel 6 Cactus Bowl.


2016 Cactus Bowl (January)
The bowl featured the West Virginia Mountaineers of the Big 12 Conference against the Arizona State Sun Devils of the Pac-12 Conference, and was the concluding game of the season for both teams. It began at 8:15 p.m. MST and aired on ESPN. It was one of the 2015–16 bowl games that concluded the 2015 FBS football season and was the final bowl game prior to the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship game.


2016 Cactus Bowl (January)
Motel 6 took over as title sponsor of the game replacing TicketCity, who had served as sponsor of the previous year's game.


2016 Cactus Bowl (January)
The 2016 Cactus Bowl marked the game's return to Chase Field, its home from 2000 until 2005, after a ten-year absence during which the game was played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. The move was made due to a reconstruction project at Sun Devil Stadium that rendered the facility unusable during the college football offseason and would see Chase Field host the Cactus Bowl through 2018. West Virginia won the game by a final score of 43-42.


2016 Cactus Bowl (January), Teams
The game featured the West Virginia Mountaineers against the Arizona State Sun Devils.


2016 Cactus Bowl (January), Teams, Arizona State Sun Devils
After finishing their season 6–6, the Sun Devils accepted their invitation to play in the game.


2016 Cactus Bowl (January), Teams, Arizona State Sun Devils
This was also the Sun Devils' second Cactus Bowl; they had previously won the 2005 Insight Bowl over Rutgers 45–40.


2016 Cactus Bowl (January), Teams, West Virginia Mountaineers
After finishing their season 7–5, the Mountaineers accepted their invitation to play in the game.


2016 Cactus Bowl (January), Teams, West Virginia Mountaineers
This was the Mountaineers' second Cactus Bowl; they had previously lost the 1998 Insight.com Bowl to Missouri 34–31.


2016 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
The 2016 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race was a road cycling one-day classic that took place on 31 January 2016 in Victoria, Australia. The race, which covered a distance of 174 kilometres (108 mi), started and finished in Geelong, where it used a circuit similar to that used in the 2010 world championships road race. It was the second edition of the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race.


2016 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
The race was won in a solo attack by Peter Kennaugh (Team Sky). He attacked from a small group on the final climb and held off the chasers for the 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to the finish line. He finished six seconds ahead of a group of 19 riders: the sprint for second was won by Leigh Howard (IAM Cycling) with Niccolò Bonifazio (Trek–Segafredo) third.


2016 Cadet World Championship
The 2016 Cadet World Championship were held in San Isidro Buenos Aires, Argentina between 26 December 2016 and 4 January 2017.


2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
The 2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mustangs were led by eighth-year head coach Tim Walsh and played their home games at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 7–5, 5–3 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost to San Diego in the first round.


2016 Calder Cup playoffs
The 2016 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League started on April 20, 2016, with a changed playoff format. The sixteen teams that qualifies, eight from each conference, will play best-of-five series in the division semifinals, with the playoffs to continue with best-of-seven series for the division finals, conference finals, and Calder Cup finals. The Lake Erie Monsters defeated the Hershey Bears in a four-game sweep to win the Calder Cup for the first time in franchise history, and the tenth time the Calder Cup has been won by a team representing Cleveland, Ohio.


2016 Calder Cup playoffs, Playoff seeds
After the 2015–16 AHL regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top four teams in each division ranked by points percentage (points earned divided by points available) qualify for the 2016 Calder Cup Playoffs, with one exception in each conference: if the fifth-place team in the Atlantic or Central Division finishes with a better points percentage than the fourth-place team in the North or Pacific Division, it would cross over and compete in the other division's bracket.


2016 Calder Cup playoffs, Playoff seeds
At the end of the regular season, the following teams qualified (with points percentage):


2016 Calder Cup playoffs, Playoff statistical leaders, Leading skaters
These are the top ten skaters based on points. If there is a tie in points, goals take precedence over assists.


2016 Calder Cup playoffs, Playoff statistical leaders, Leading skaters
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes


2016 Calder Cup playoffs, Playoff statistical leaders, Leading goaltenders
This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage with at least 180 minutes played. The table is initially sorted by goals against average, with the criterion for inclusion in bold.


2016 Calder Cup playoffs, Playoff statistical leaders, Leading goaltenders
GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes)


2016 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 2016 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One councillor was elected in each ward for a four-year term so the councillors elected in 2016 last stood for election in 2012. Each ward is represented by three councillors, the election of which is staggered, so only one third of the councillors was elected in this election. Before the election there was no overall control with a minority Labour administration. After the election there was still no overall control so the minority Labour administration continued.


2016 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election
In July 2016 Councillor Rob Holden of Ryburn Ward was suspended from the Conservative Party after he made a request for an independent financial audit of the Calder Valley Conservative Association. This led to a criminal investigation into the financial irregularities at the association. He retained his seat on the council as an independent.


2016 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election
A by-election was held on 6 April 2017 in the Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward after the sudden death of Councillor Graham Hall in January 2017. The seat was held by the Conservative Party with George Robinson winning the seat.


2016 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election
By-elections were held on 8 June 2017 in the Rastrick ward and Todmorden ward after the resignation of Rastrick Councillor Lynne Mitchell and Todmorden Councillor Jayne Booth. Rastrick ward was held by the Conservative Party with the election of Sophie Whittaker and Todmorden ward was held by the Labour Party with the election of Carol Machell.


2016 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election
In April 2018 Councillor Mike Payne of Sowerby Bridge Ward was suspended from the Conservative Party pending an investigation by the party after it was discovered that he had shared an article on Twitter in 2013 which called Muslims "parasites". He was not investigated by Calderdale Council as he was not a councillor at the time of the Tweets. He retained his seat on the council as an independent Conservative. He was later reinstated into the party.


2016 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election, Council Composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:


2016 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election, Ward results
The list of persons nominated were announced by the council once they closed on 7 April 2016. The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the last time this third was up for election, in the 2012 elections, not taking into account any mid-term by-elections or party defections.


2016 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election, Ward results, Elland ward
The incumbent was Pat Allen for the Liberal Democrats. The swing is expressed between the Liberal Democrats & Labour as Labour was second in 2012.


2016 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election, Ward results, Greetland & Stainland ward
The incumbent was Malcolm James for the Liberal Democrats who stood down at this election.


2016 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election, Ward results, Hipperholme & Lightcliffe ward
The incumbent was Graham Hall for the Conservative Party. Second place in 2012 was an independent, so the swing which is expressed between Conservative & Labour is significantly increased by the Conservatives regaining the votes which went to the independent in 2012.


2016 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election, Ward results, Illingworth & Mixenden ward
The incumbent was Lisa Lambert for the Labour Party. The swing is between Labour & Conservative. Second place in 2012 was an Ex-BNP councillor and no BNP candidate stood in 2016.


2016 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election, Ward results, Luddendenfoot ward
The incumbent was Simon Young for the Labour Party who stood down at this election. The swing is expressed between Labour & Conservative although the Liberal Democrats were second in 2012.


2016 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election, Ward results, Rastrick ward
The incumbent was Ann McAllister for the Conservative Party who stood down at this election.


2016 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election, Ward results, Ryburn ward
The incumbent was Geraldine Carter for the Conservative Party. The swing is expressed between Conservative & Labour presuming the independent candidate has taken votes from both sides and by increasing turnout.


2016 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election, Ward results, Skircoat ward
The incumbent was John Hardy for the Conservative Party. The swing is expressed from Labour to Conservative though the more significant swing is 12.5% from Liberal Democrat (who were second in 2012) to Labour.


2016 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election, Ward results, Sowerby Bridge ward
The incumbent was Adam Wilkinson for the Labour Party. The biggest swing was 9.5% from Conservative to UKIP.


2016 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election, Ward results, Todmorden ward
The incumbent was Steve Sweeney for the Labour Party. The swing is expressed between Labour and the Liberal Democrats who were second in 2012. The swing between Labour and Conservative was 3.9% towards Labour. The National Front percentage change is listed as +2.2% as there was no National Front candidate in 2012, it is by comparison 6.2% down compared to the showing of another far-right party The British Peoples Party in 2012.


2016 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election, Ward results, Town ward
The incumbent was Megan Swift for the Labour Party. The swing is shown as 19.2% from Labour to UKIP who did not stand in 2012. The swing between Labour & Conservatives who were second in 2012 is 5.2% from Labour to Conservative.


2016 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election, Ward results, Warley ward
The incumbent was Martin Burton for the Labour Party who stood down at this election.


2016 Calgary Roughnecks season
The Calgary Roughnecks are a lacrosse team based in Calgary playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2016 season was the 15th in franchise history.


2016 Calgary Roughnecks season, Final standings
x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games PlayedW: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowedDifferential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game


2016 Calgary Roughnecks season, Transactions, Entry Draft
The 2015 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 28, 2015. The Roughnecks made the following selections:


2016 Calgary Stampeders season
The 2016 Calgary Stampeders season was the 59th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 82nd overall. The Stampeders finished in 1st place in the West Division and finished with a 15–2–1 record. The Stampeders qualified for the playoffs for the 12th straight year and advanced to the Grey Cup game where they lost to the Ottawa Redblacks. This season was Dave Dickenson's first year as head coach after John Hufnagel moved into a strict general manager role.


2016 Calgary Stampeders season
In the early morning hours of September 25, 2016, Stampeders defensive back Mylan Hicks was shot and killed at a Calgary nightclub. Fellow defensive back and teammate Jamar Wall changed his jersey number from 29 to no. 31 for the rest of the season in honour of Hicks. Each game played in week 15 across the league had a moment of silence in honour of Mylan Hicks. As a gesture to his memorial, the pistols that adorned the shoulders of the black alternate jersey were covered up.


2016 Calgary Stampeders season
With their week 16 win over the Toronto Argonauts, the Stampeders clinched first place in the West Division, a first-round bye in the 2016 playoffs, and hosted the 2016 West Final game. A win in that game over the BC Lions gave them a berth into the 104th Grey Cup. The Stampeders lost the Grey Cup game 39–33 to the Ottawa Redblacks in overtime.


2016 Calgary Stampeders season, Team, Roster
Italics indicate International player updated 2016-11-28 • 46 Active, 11 Injured, 3 Six-Game Injured,10 Practice


2016 California Democratic presidential primary
The 2016 California Democratic presidential primary was held on June 7 in the U.S. state of California as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.


2016 California Democratic presidential primary
The Democratic Party's primaries in  Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota were held the same day, as were Republican primaries in the same five states. Additionally, the Democratic Party held North Dakota caucuses the same day.


2016 California Democratic presidential primary
Sanders won eight Congressional districts, including the Latino-heavy 34th district in Los Angeles, represented by Clinton supporter Rep. Xavier Becerra. In the 28th district the candidates were separated by just 67 votes, which covers the Los Angeles suburbs of Glendale and Burbank, and is represented by Rep. Adam Schiff.


2016 California Democratic presidential primary, Analysis
Clinton won the California primary, after Bernie Sanders had made a very serious play for the state and barnstormed it before election day. Sanders was significantly behind in the overall race by the time California voted (June 7, 2016), and it would have been hard for him to win the nomination by that point unless he persuaded Superdelegates to switch their support to him at the convention. He hoped a California win would assist in that effort.


2016 California Democratic presidential primary, Analysis
He rallied large numbers of supporters across the state, but in the end his barnstorming did not prevail, with Clinton winning by seven points (more than most polls predicted). She won in all the major cities: Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose, Fresno, Los Angeles, and San Diego; Sanders did well in the northernmost counties bordering Oregon where he had won the month before.


2016 California Democratic presidential primary, Analysis
After Sanders' disappointing loss, Rose Kapolczynski, an advisor to Barbara Boxer, described the primary results: "You can have a lot of excitement and a compelling message and inspire people, but if they don’t show up to vote, it doesn’t matter. Sanders did have very impressive rallies all over the state, but were those people turning around and calling their neighbors and taking action to get other people to vote for Sanders?"


2016 California Democratic presidential primary, Analysis
For her part, Clinton had campaigned aggressively for the state's diverse electorate, with Spanish, Korean, Vietnamese, Tagalog, and Chinese-language ads being aired by her campaign on the airwaves and on TV to make a play for both Latino and Asian American voters.


2016 California Democratic presidential primary, Analysis
Clinton was declared the presumptive winner of the democratic nomination by multiple news outlets on June 6, the night before the California primary. She had previously not had enough delegates, and the declaration that she had clinched the nomination was based on a survey of superdelegates, not on votes. This announcement being made the night before a primary as large as California's was considered controversial, and may or may not have affected voter turnout the next day.


2016 California Golden Bears football team
The 2016 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bears were led by fourth-year head coach Sonny Dykes and played their home games at Memorial Stadium.


2016 California Golden Bears football team
Shortly after the conclusion of the 2015 season, Dykes stated that he did not anticipate any staff turnover. However, offensive coordinator Tony Franklin resigned from his position at California a few weeks after Dykes made this statement. Franklin left to take up the same position at Middle Tennessee State, citing a desire to move closer to his family in Kentucky. Dykes replaced Franklin with Jake Spavital, who had recently been fired by Texas A&M University. Like Dykes, Spavital was from Mike Leach's Air Raid coaching tree. An additional signing from that lineage was the transfer of quarterback Davis Webb from Texas Tech; Webb completed his bachelor's degree in three years transferring to Cal for his final year of eligibility as a graduate student.


2016 California Golden Bears football team
Cal went 5–7 in 2016, winning only 3 out of their 9 Pac-12 games. Dykes once again lost to Stanford at home by two touchdowns and to USC in Los Angeles by three touchdowns. His team also lost to San Diego State of the Mountain West Conference. Highlights of that season were Cal's second straight beating of then-No. 11 Texas and the team's win over UCLA. This was the first time that Dykes was able to lead the team to beat one of Cal's three traditional rivals – Stanford, UCLA and USC. In his only season as Cal's quarterback, Davis Webb beat Jared Goff's passing attempts and completions records, and equaled his marks for 300-yard passing games (10) and touchdowns (43), with 37 in the air and six on the ground. Webb was drafted in the third round by New York Giants.


2016 California Golden Bears football team
Sonny Dykes was fired on January 8, 2017. He finished at Cal with a four-year record of 19–30. The firing came as a surprise, as his contract was previously extended and most coaching changes come right after the end of a season and not the following year. Two of the stated concerns were Dykes' commitment to the program, as at the end of 2016 Dykes was interviewed by Baylor University for their head coaching position, and the significant decreases in home game attendance – thirty percent fewer season tickets were renewed for 2017 than for the previous year.


2016 California Golden Bears football team, Game summaries, vs. Hawaii
Calling the game for ESPN: Allen Bestwick, Mike Bellotti and Warren Smith.


2016 California Proposition 51
Proposition 51 is a California ballot proposition that passed on the November 8, 2016 ballot, regarding $9 billion in bonds to fund construction and improvement of K-12 and community college facilities. The measure designates $7 billion for K-12 projects falling under four types of projects (new construction, modernization, career technical education facilities, and charter school facilities), and $2 billion for any facility project for community colleges. No other bond measures related to education have been on the California ballot since 2006.


2016 California Proposition 51
There was bipartisan support for Prop 51. Arguments for the measure stated that K-12 and community college classrooms and other facilities are in need of improvement and repair to meet health and safety standards. Arguments against the measure stated that it did not guarantee equitable distribution of the bond money. The opposition discontinued their fundraising in June 2016.


2016 California Proposition 51
A September 2016 poll by the Public Policy Institute of California showed that 47% of likely voters supported Proposition 51, 43% opposed it, and 10% did not know how they would vote.


2016 California Proposition 52
Proposition 52 is a California ballot proposition that passed on the November 8, 2016 ballot, regarding indefinitely extending an existing charge on hospitals to fund Medi-Cal health care services. The charge, called the "Hospital Quality Assurance Fee", has been collected since 2009 with temporary renewals and was scheduled to expire on January 1, 2018.


2016 California Proposition 52
Arguments for the measure stated that the charge helps to secure more than $4 billion in federal matching funds annually. Additionally, the measure would help curtail the diversion of some of the funds to things other than Medi-Cal. Arguments against the measure stated that it lacks oversight and that there would still be no guarantee that funds would be spent on healthcare.


2016 California Proposition 53
Proposition 53 was a California ballot proposition on the November 8, 2016 ballot. It would have required voter approval for issuing revenue bonds exceeding $2 billion.


2016 California Proposition 53
Arguments in favor of the measure stated that it would require politicians to provide estimates of how much a project would cost, as well as give voters a say before taking on large debt. The measure followed similar practice as with general obligation bonds, which currently require voter approval before the state can use them to pay for a project. Arguments against the measure stated that it would negatively impact local control over projects by allowing statewide votes on smaller community projects.


2016 California Proposition 53
Additionally, the term project was not defined and it was unclear which projects might be affected by the measure. Cities, counties, schools districts, and community college districts were specifically excluded from the measure’s definition of “state”. However, the California Legislative Analyst's Office warned that local governments sometimes partner with the state government to get lower interest rates on government bonds, which could have required statewide voter approval of local projects under the measure.


2016 California Proposition 53
It was unlikely that many projects would have been affected by the measure, though it could have affected large-scale projects such as California High-Speed Rail and California Water Fix and Eco Restore.


2016 California Proposition 53
Proponents spent $4.6 million fighting for the measure, all of it from California Delta farmer Dino Cortopassi and his wife. Cortopassi has been an outspoken critic of the planned Water Fix tunnels underneath the delta.


2016 California Proposition 53
Opponents spent $10.9 million fighting against the measure, with the top donor being $4.1 million from Governor Jerry Brown’s 2014 campaign funds. Other top opposition donors included the California Democratic Party, a labor coalition, venture capitalist John Doerr, and the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians.


2016 California Proposition 53
The measure was opposed by the editorial boards of the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, and The Sacramento Bee. Firefighters opposed the measure, warning that there was no exemption for disaster funding. Cities and local water districts were also opposed.


2016 California Proposition 54
Proposition 54 is a California ballot proposition that passed on the November 8, 2016 ballot. It requires the recording and posting of videos of public meetings of the State Legislature. The measure requires the recordings to be posted on the internet within 24 hours of a meeting, available online for at least 72 hours before a bill can be passed, and downloadable for at least 20 years. The measure also allows members of the public to record meetings.


2016 California Proposition 54
Arguments for the measure stated that it would increase transparency in the Legislature and provide time for bills to be reviewed by the public before going to vote. Arguments against the measure stated that it would slow down the legislative process, and give lobbying efforts time to campaign after a bill has already been completed.


2016 California Proposition 55
Proposition 55 is a California ballot proposition that passed on the November 8, 2016 ballot, regarding extending by twelve years the temporary personal income tax increases enacted in 2012 on earnings over $250,000, with revenues allocated to K–12 schools, California Community Colleges, and, in certain years, healthcare. Proposition 55 will raise tax revenue by between $4 billion and $9 billion a year. Half of funds will go to schools and community colleges, up to $2 billion a year would go to Medi-Cal, and up to $1.5 billion will be saved and applied to debt.


2016 California Proposition 55, History
California voters passed temporary sales and income tax increases with Proposition 30 in 2012. During the temporary tax, California's top 1% of earners paid half of the state's income-taxes and contributed one third of its budget. Since the 2012 tax increase, California's tax revenues have grown by nearly 30%, with roughly two thirds of the money going to schools.


2016 California Proposition 55, History
Proposition 55 allowed the sales tax increase to expire as planned, while maintaining the increased income tax rates and extended them through 2030. Governor Jerry Brown, who was the primary proponent of the tax increase in 2012, remained neutral on Proposition 55.


2016 California Proposition 55, Campaigning
Proponents spent $58.6 million fighting for the measure, with the top donor being $25 million from a hospital trade association. An additional $20 million was donated by the California Teachers Association, with other top donors including the Service Employees International Union, and the California School Employees Association. The measure was supported by the editorial boards of The Sacramento Bee and The Mercury News.


2016 California Proposition 55, Campaigning
Opponents spent $3,000 fighting against the measure. The California Chamber of Commerce, who were neutral on the 2012 tax increase, opposed Proposition 55. The measure was opposed by the editorial boards of the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, and The Wall Street Journal.


2016 California Proposition 55, Results
A September 2016 poll by the Public Policy Institute of California showed that 54% of likely voters supported Proposition 55, 38% opposed it, and 8% did not know how they would vote.


2016 California Proposition 55, Results
Proposition 55 was approved by voters in the November general election, with 63% voting yes.


2016 California Proposition 56
Proposition 56 is a California ballot proposition that passed on the November 8, 2016 ballot. It increased the cigarette tax by $2.00 per pack, effective April 1, 2017, with equivalent increases on other tobacco products and electronic cigarettes containing nicotine. The bulk of new revenue is earmarked for Medi-Cal.


2016 California Proposition 56
A September 2016 poll by the Public Policy Institute of California showed that 59% of likely voters supported Proposition 56, 36% opposed it, and 5% did not know how they would vote. A September 2016 poll from USC Dornsife / Los Angeles Times showed 63% percent of registered voters in favor of Proposition 56, 32% opposed, and 6% unknown.


2016 California Proposition 56
Proposition 56 was approved with 64% of the vote. Two previous attempts to increase the state cigarette tax narrowly failed with Proposition 86 in 2006 and Proposition 29 in 2012. Proposition 56 was the first increase in the state cigarette tax since Proposition 10 in 1998. With the passage of Prop. 56, California's cigarette tax increased from $0.87 per pack to $2.87, increasing its rank from 35th-highest in the country to ninth-highest.


2016 California Proposition 57
Proposition 57 was an initiated California ballot proposition,  on the November 8, 2016 ballot. The Proposition allows parole consideration for nonviolent felons, changes policies on juvenile prosecution, and authorizes sentence credits for rehabilitation, good behavior, and education.


2016 California Proposition 57, The proposition
Due to the approval of the proposition, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation will begin to implement these new parole and sentencing provisions. The passage and implementation of the proposition may allow the state to save tens of millions of dollars each year.


2016 California Proposition 57, The proposition
Proposition 57 allows the parole board to release nonviolent prisoners once they have served the full sentence for their primary criminal offense. Previously, prisoners were often required to serve extra time by a sentence enhancement, such as those for repeated offenders. In addition, Proposition 57 requires the Department of Corrections to develop uniform parole credits, which reward prisoners' good behavior with reduced sentences.


2016 California Proposition 57, The proposition
This proposition allows juvenile court judges to determine whether or not juveniles aged fourteen and older should be prosecuted and sentenced as an adult, repealing California Proposition 21, which was passed in March 2000. Proposition 21 gave prosecutors the sole authority to decide whether to try a young offender as a juvenile or adult.


2016 California Proposition 57, The proposition
Proposition 57’s proponents sought to restore juvenile court judges’ authority over juvenile offenders. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has been under federal court supervision since the Supreme Court of the United States found that California’s prison overcrowding constitutes cruel and unusual punishment (Brown v. Plata, 2011). Governor Brown added to Proposition 57, amending the Constitution of California to reduce this overcrowding.


2016 California Proposition 57, Proponents
Proponents of the measure spent $11.75 million. The top contribution was $4.14 million raised by Governor Brown. Other proponents responsible for significant contributions included the California Democratic Party, Tom Steyer, Reed Hastings, and the Open Philanthropy Project. The measure was also supported by the editorial boards of the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, and The Sacramento Bee.


2016 California Proposition 57, Opponents
Opponents of the Proposition argued that it would release potentially dangerous criminals due to improper classification of crimes as non-violent.


2016 California Proposition 57, Opponents
Opponents of the Proposition spent $641,326 fighting against the measure. Opponents that made high contributions included Los Angeles County police unions and a prosecutor lobbying group.


2016 California Proposition 57, Result
Proposition 57 was approved by voters in the November General Election, with 64.46% voting in favor.


2016 California Proposition 58
Proposition 58 is a California ballot proposition that passed on the November 8, 2016 ballot. Proposition 58 repealed bilingual education restrictions enacted by Proposition 227 in 1998.


2016 California Proposition 58
It preserves the requirement that public schools ensure students obtain an English language proficiency, require school districts to solicit parent/community input in developing language acquisition programs, require instruction to ensure English acquisition as rapidly and effectively as possible, and authorize school districts to establish dual–language immersion programs for both native and non–native English speakers.


2016 California Proposition 58
After the passage of Proposition 227 in 1998, students were required to be taught in an English-only environment, where the student was taught English by a teacher who only speaks English. Proposition 227 also required limited English proficient students who were in separate classes to be put into regular classes, ended bilingual programs, and required students to be taught in an English-only environment.


2016 California Proposition 58
Under Proposition 58, the public school systems will have the right to choose the way they see as appropriate for their students to learn English more swiftly. Students will now have the option to be taught in an English-only environment, or a bilingual environment, where a person of the student's native language teaches them English. This also allows English speaking students to learn in another language.


2016 California Proposition 58
A California Department of Education spokesperson anticipated a shortage of bilingual teachers under Proposition 58. The number of bilingual credentials had fallen after Proposition 227's passage.


2016 California Proposition 59
California Proposition 59 is a non-binding advisory question that appeared on the 2016 California November general election ballot. It asked voters if they wanted California to work towards overturning the Citizens United U.S. Supreme Court ruling.


2016 California Proposition 59, Background
On January 21, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered its 5–4 decision on Citizens United v. FEC, ruling that freedom of speech prohibited the government from restricting independent political expenditures by a nonprofit corporation. The principles articulated by the Supreme Court in the case have also been extended to for-profit corporations, labor unions and other associations. This decision was criticized by a number of politicians, academics, attorneys and journalists because it basically allows unlimited election spending by corporations and thus members of 16 state legislatures (including California's) have called for a constitutional amendment to reverse the court.


2016 California Proposition 59, Background
For the California State Legislature's part, they originally put Proposition 49 on the 2014 California November general election ballot. It would have been a non-binding advisory question presented to voters, asking if the U.S. Congress should propose a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United. However, the California Supreme Court ordered that the measure be pulled from the ballot pending further state constitutional review: at issue was that the state legislature had no defined specific power in either the state constitution or in any other state law to place such advisory measures on the ballot. The California Supreme Court then ruled in January 2016 that such an advisory question could indeed be placed on the ballot, and the California State Legislature subsequently placed Proposition 59 on the November ballot.


2016 California Proposition 59, The advisory question
The proposition does not having any binding legal effect, nor any direct fiscal effect. California previously used voter instructions in the Article V process in an 1892 proposition placed on the ballot by the Legislature in support of the 17th Amendment (Direct Election of Senators).


2016 California Proposition 59, The advisory question
The proposition asks, "Shall California's elected officials use all of their constitutional authority, including, but not limited to, proposing and ratifying" constitutional amendment(s) to overturn Citizens United. Under Article Five of the U.S. Constitution, the process for amending the Constitution can only be initiated by either Congress or a national convention assembled at the request of the legislatures of at least two-thirds (at present 34) of the states. Then, at least three-fourths (at present 38) of the states must approve the proposed amendment before it becomes law.


2016 California Proposition 60
Proposition 60 was a California ballot proposition on the November 8, 2016 ballot which would have allowed the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) to prosecute an enforcement action anytime a condom is not visible in a pornographic film. The proposition failed to pass.


2016 California Proposition 60
Proposition 60 would have allowed any California resident to sue a pornographer and obtain their personal information. Frivolous lawsuits and actor safety were a major concern, as well as millions of taxpayer dollars it would cost to enforce.


2016 California Proposition 60
Enforcement of Proposition 60 was predicted to cost more than $1 million annually. State and local governments were predicted to lose tens of millions of dollars in tax revenue per year if the industry left the state.