2016 Green Party presidential primaries
The 2016 Green Party presidential primaries were a series of primaries, caucuses and state conventions in which voters elected delegates to represent a candidate for the Green Party's nominee for President of the United States at the 2016 Green National Convention. The primaries, held in numerous states on various dates from January to July 2016, featured elections publicly funded and held as an alternative ballot, concurrent with the Democratic and Republican primaries, and elections privately funded by the Green Party, held non-concurrently with the major party primaries. Over 400 delegates to the Green National Convention were elected in these primaries, with a candidate needing a simple majority of these delegates to become the party's nominee for president.


2016 Green Party presidential primaries
A total of six candidates stood in the primaries, including the preceding Green nominee for president in the 2012 presidential election, Jill Stein, who sought the nomination for a second time. Other candidates included Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry, who had previously worked as a campaign manager for the presidential campaign of the Green Party's 2008 nominee, Cynthia McKinney, in addition to singer-songwriter and Earth First! activist Darryl Cherney, perennial candidate Kent Mesplay, University of South Carolina professor William Kreml, and youth rights activist Elijah Manley.


2016 Green Party presidential primaries
Formal recognition is a requirement to be the Green Party's nominee. On May 4, the Green Party of the United States formally recognized William Kreml and Jill Stein as candidates for its presidential nomination. On June 15, the Stein campaign announced that it had received 203 delegates, enough to win the nomination on the first ballot at the National Convention. Jill Stein formally won the nomination on August 6, during the 2016 Green National Convention


2016 Green Party presidential primaries
As the Green Party presidential candidate in the 2016 United States presidential election Stein received 1,457,222 votes or 1.06% of the popular vote. Stein received zero electoral college votes.


2016 Green Party presidential primaries, Background
The 2016 United States presidential election will be the fourth to be contested by the Green Party of the United States since they split from the Greens/Green Party USA (G/GPUSA) in 2001. The 2004 presidential election saw Green nominee David Cobb appear on ballots in 27 states plus the District of Columbia, and received 0.10% of the popular vote, losing out to many other candidates and parties on the ballot, including third-placed independent Ralph Nader, who had been the presidential nominee of the G/GPUSA in the 1996 and 2000 elections.


2016 Green Party presidential primaries, Background
In the 2008 election, Cynthia McKinney was nominated as the Green Party's candidate for the presidency and had ballot access to 32 states plus DC. However, McKinney insignificantly improved upon Cobb's performance, capturing only 0.12% of the popular vote in an election that also saw Nader finish a strong third behind the Democratic and Republican parties.


2016 Green Party presidential primaries, Background
Having received minimal publicity in the previous elections, thus contributing to the low voting share that the party received, the Green Party gained significant exposure and media attention in the lead-up to the 2012 Green National Convention and the 2012 presidential election, starting with media personality Roseanne Barr's announcement of her presidential run with the Green Party. Using the publicity gained from the announcement, Barr praised the Green Party and championed their beliefs through interviews and public statements, which were often profane and harshly critical of both the Democratic and Republican parties.


2016 Green Party presidential primaries, Background
Barr, however, lost the nomination at the 2012 Green National Convention to physician and activist Jill Stein, who had gained the support of Green Party delegates through her "Green New Deal" platform of progressive economic policies centered on the prevention of future financial crisises and the acceleration of global warming. Stein's campaign for the presidency focused mostly on keeping the publicity gained by the Green Party and gaining support from independents and dissenting Democratic and Republican voters, often echoing resentment towards the two parties.


2016 Green Party presidential primaries, Background
This included a court challenge against the Commission on Presidential Debates by Stein that sought to include her in the official presidential election debates. Stein's campaign also gained media attention and exposure through a series of nonviolent protests, including those against the presidential debates, the Keystone XL pipeline, and foreclosures, which had Stein arrested, and even jailed, numerous times.


2016 Green Party presidential primaries, Background
On election day, Stein oversaw a relatively sharp rise in the Green Party's popularity, earning 0.36% of the popular vote (469,628 votes), across the Green Party's ballot access in 36 states plus DC. The result was triple the amount Cynthia McKinney received in 2008, pushing the Green Party from a lower-tier third party to the second most popular third party, trailing behind the Libertarian Party, who had nominated the popular former Governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson as their presidential candidate, also setting numerous Libertarian Party and presidential third party records.


2016 Green Party presidential primaries, Background
The election also notably made Stein the most successful female presidential candidate in U.S. history, surpassing Lenora Fulani's bid for the presidency in the 1988 election, with the New Alliance Party, who had ballot access in all states plus DC and earned 217,219 votes that year. Despite her success, however, Stein's campaign was criticized by those who felt that she had failed to capitalise on her momentum and gain an even bigger success.


2016 Green Party presidential primaries, Candidates
The national Green Party of the United States officially recognized two candidates, Jill Stein and William Kreml, while four additional candidates have appeared on several state—or territory—ballots.


2016 Green Party presidential primaries, Debates
The Green Party of New Mexico and  hosted a debate on April 9 at the University of New Mexico's Student Union Building. The debate was streamed online through Burque Media Productions. All five candidates recognized by the national party were invited.


2016 Greenlandic Football Championship
The 2016 Coca-Cola GM was the 46th edition of the Greenlandic Men's Football Championship. The final round was held in Nuuk from August 7 to 14. It was won by B-67 Nuuk for the fifth consecutive time and for the twelfth time in its history.


2016 Greenlandic Football Championship, Qualifying Stage, Capital Region
NB Inuit Timersoqatigiiffiat-79 qualified for the Final Round as hosts.


2016 Grenadian constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in Grenada on 24 November 2016. Voters were asked whether they approved of seven amendments, with each one voted on separately. The amendments would only have been approved if two-thirds of valid votes had been cast in favour. However, all seven proposals were rejected by voters. It was the first referendum in Grenada's history.


2016 Grenadian constitutional referendum, Campaign
The proposed amendments were supported by the governing New National Party headed by Prime Minister Keith Mitchell, as well as the Grenada National Organisation of Women and Groundation Grenada NGOs. The National Democratic Congress opposed the reforms, as did the Alliance Evangelical Churches.


2016 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
The 2016 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens was the 50th edition of the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens cycle race and was held on 21 August 2016. The race started and finished in Leuven. The race was won by Dimitri Claeys.


2016 Grêmio F.B.P.A. season
The 2016 season is Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense's 113th season in existence and the club's 11th consecutive season in the top division of Brazilian football. At this season, Grêmio participate in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the Copa Libertadores de América, the Copa do Brasil and the Campeonato Gaúcho.


2016 Grêmio F.B.P.A. season, Squad information, First team squad
Players and informations last updated on 2 June 2016.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016 Grêmio F.B.P.A. season, Squad information, Starting XI
According to the most recent line-ups, not most used players (in Notes).


2016 Grêmio F.B.P.A. season, Squad information, Starting XI
Last updated: 5 June 2016.Source: Squad statistics and Start formations Only competitive matches. Using the most used start formation. Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).


2016 Grêmio F.B.P.A. season, Statistics, Goalscorers
As of 5 June 2016. Source: Match reports in Competitions.


2016 Grêmio F.B.P.A. season, Statistics, Clean sheets
As of 5 June 2016. Source: Match reports in Competitions.


2016 Guam Democratic presidential caucuses
The 2016 Guam Democratic presidential caucuses took place on May 7 in the U.S. territory of Guam as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.


2016 Guam Democratic presidential caucuses
No other primary election was scheduled for this day. The Republican Party's Guam caucus took place on March 12, 2016.


2016 Guam Republican presidential caucuses
The 2016 Guam Republican presidential caucuses took place on March 12 in the U.S. territory of Guam as one of the Republican Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.


2016 Guam Republican presidential caucuses
On the same day, the Republican Party held their Washington, D.C. caucus, while the Democratic Party held a caucus in the Northern Mariana Islands. The Democratic Party's own Guam caucus was held on May 7, 2016.


2016 Guam Republican presidential caucuses, Results
Gov. Eddie Calvo, one of the delegates from Guam, had announced his support for Cruz prior to the March 12 Guam caucus. But, the slate of delegates all committed to Trump after both Cruz and Kasich dropped out.


2016 Guamanian legislative election
Legislative elections were held in Guam on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, along with the election for the Guam delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives. The Democratic Party won nine of the fifteen seats in the Legislature and maintained control of Guam's delegate seat. The fifteen elected members of the 34th Guam Legislature were inaugurated on January 2, 2017.


2016 Guamanian legislative election, Primary Election
The members are elected at-large with the first 15 winning candidates are elected as the new members of the legislature. As there were many candidates running, primaries were set on August 27, 2016 for both the Democratic and Republican parties. The first fifteen candidates who win the highest votes go on to the General election.


2016 Guamanian legislative election, General election results
Following the primaries, there were 26 candidates vying for the 15 seats in the Legislature of Guam. The members are elected at-large with the first 15 winning candidates elected as the new members of the legislature.


2016 Guamanian legislative election, Incoming Senators to the 34th Guam Legislature
There were 15 senators elected on November 8, 2016 to serve in the 34th Guam Legislature and were inaugurated on January 2, 2017:


2016 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup
The 38th Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup was held on 31 December 2015 and 3 January 2016. Guangdong won their 23rd title after winning 5–4 on aggregate.


2016 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup, Squads, Hong Kong
The final 21-man squad of Hong Kong was announced on 28 December 2015.


2016 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C. season
The 2016 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao season was the 63rd year in Guangzhou Evergrande's existence and was its 49th season in the Chinese football league, also its 27th season in the top flight.


2016 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C. season
Guangzhou was knocked out in the group stage of 2016 AFC Champions League for the first time but won all three domestic titles for the second time in club's history. Brazilian attacking midfielder Ricardo Goulart won Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year as well as the golden boot of the league by scoring 19 goals. Luiz Felipe Scolari won Manager of the Year title. Seven players including Feng Xiaoting, Gao Lin, Ricardo Goulart, Kim Young-Gwon, Paulinho, Zhang Linpeng and Zeng Cheng was elected in the eleven-man squad of 2016 Chinese Super League Team of the Year.


2016 Guangzhou International Women's Open
The 2016 Guangzhou International Women's Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 13th edition of the Guangzhou International Women's Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place in Guangzhou, China, from September 19 through September 24, 2016.


2016 Guangzhou International Women's Open, Points and prize money, Prize money
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money* per team


2016 Guangzhou International Women's Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2016 Guangzhou International Women's Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Seeds
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2016 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Doubles
Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza were the defending champions, but Mirza chose to compete in Tokyo instead. Hingis played alongside Jelena Janković, but lost in the semifinals to Olga Govortsova and Vera Lapko.


2016 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Doubles
Asia Muhammad and Peng Shuai won the title, defeating Govortsova and Lapko in the final, 6–2, 7–6(7–3).


2016 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Singles
Jelena Janković was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Lesia Tsurenko 4–6, 6–3, 4–6.


2016 Guangzhou Power season
The 2016 Guangzhou Power season was the first season for the arena football franchise in the China Arena Football League (CAFL). The team was coached by Ernesto Purnsley and played their home games at Guangzhou Gymnasium.


2016 Guangzhou R&F F.C. season
The 2016 Guangzhou R&F season is the 6th year in Guangzhou R&F's existence and its 5th season in the Chinese football league, also its 6th season in the top flight.


2016 Guangzhou R&F F.C. season, Squad, Winter
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016 Guangzhou R&F F.C. season, Squad, Summer
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016 Guernsey general election
The 2016 Guernsey general election was held on 27 April 2016 to elect 38 members of the States of Guernsey who will serve until 2020.


2016 Guernsey general election
There was a by-election in October 2016 to fill a vacancy in the district of Vale.


2016 Guernsey general election, Electoral system
Following the 2012 general election, it was decided to reduce the number of seats from 45 to 38. This resulted in reductions to the number of seats in most electoral districts, although the districts themselves remained unchanged.


2016 Guernsey general election, Electoral system
A new electoral roll was drawn up, with 22,408 people registered to vote by 4 November 2015. The total passed 25,000 by 7 January 2016 and rose to 27,000 on 15 February, before reaching 30,320 when registration closed, higher than the 29,745 who registered for the 2012 elections.


2016 Guernsey general election, Campaign
Prospective candidates started to register by filing their nominations at the Bailiff's Chambers on 21 March and had until 31 March 2016 to file nomination forms. There are no political parties; all candidates stood as non-partisans. Candidates could apply for a grant of up to £600 for the production and distribution of manifestos. A total of 81 candidates stood for the 38 seats.


2016 Guernsey general election, Campaign
Hustings meetings took place at a number of locations on various dates in April.


2016 Guernsey general election, Results
20 deputies kept their seats, 4 former deputies were re-elected and 14 new deputies were elected. 10 deputies, including 4 ministers, lost their seats.


2016 Guernsey general election, Results
26 men and 12 women were elected as deputies. The previous assembly had just 5 women deputies.


2016 Guernsey general election, Results
21,803 voted (up from 20,459), representing 71.9% (up from 71.4%) of those who had registered to vote; 93,085 votes were cast (down from 95,612) due to fewer seats.


2016 Guernsey general election, Post-election controversy
Six male candidates who had failed to be elected filed a letter of complaint, alleging that the election was illegal as the States of Guernsey had provided funding to encourage more women to stand for election and to provide them with assistance by running a course. The complaint was rejected on the basis that the funds had been provided and spent before any candidates had put their names forward for the election, therefore they did not assist any 'candidates'. They subsequently asked the UK government to investigate the election.


2016 Guia Race of Macau
The 2016 Guia Race of Macau was the eleventh and final round of the 2016 TCR International Series season as well as the fifth and final round of the 2016 TCR Asia Series season. It took place on 20 November at the Guia Circuit.


2016 Guia Race of Macau
Stefano Comini won the first race, driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR and Tiago Monteiro gained the second one, driving a Honda Civic TCR.


2016 Guia Race of Macau, Success Ballast
Due to the results obtained in the previous round, James Nash received +30 kg, Roberto Colciago +20 kg and Kevin Gleason +10 kg. Nevertheless, Colciago and Gleason did not take part at this event, so they did not take the ballast.


2016 Guia Race of Macau, Success Ballast
In addition, the Balance of Performance was reviewed for this round: all TCR cars were given a 20 kg weight break, bringing them back to their base weights. This was applied in an attempt to balance them with the CTCC cars entered for the event.


2016 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship
The 2016 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship was the fourth Gulf Ice Hockey Championship. It took place between 28 January and 2 February 2016 in Doha, Qatar. The United Arab Emirates won the tournament after defeating Qatar in the gold medal game, claiming their fourth title of the championships. Kuwait finished third after defeating Oman in the bronze medal game.


2016 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship, Overview
The 2016 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship was organised by the Qatar Winter Sports Committee and began on 28 January 2016 in Doha, Qatar with the games being played at Villagio’s Ice Court. Kuwait, Oman and the United Arab Emirates all returned for their fourth Gulf Ice Hockey Championship's while hosts Qatar returned to compete in their second appearance of the tournament. The four teams first competed in a round-robin competition, with their ranking determining their seeding in the semi-finals.


2016 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship, Overview
The United Arab Emirates finished the round-robin in first place after winning all three of their games and were seeded against fourth placed Oman who had failed to win any of their games. Kuwait finished the round-robin in second place after beating both Oman in their opening game and Qatar before losing to the United Arab Emirates in their third game. Hosts Qatar finished in third place after defeating Oman 5–3 in their final round-robin match.


2016 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship, Overview
The United Arab Emirates opened the playoff round with a 5–0 shutout against Oman and advanced to the gold medal match against Qatar who had defeated Kuwait 5–3 in their semifinal. The United Arab Emirates won the tournament after defeating Qatar 5–0 in the gold medal match, winning their fourth championship title. Qatar picked up their first silver medal at the championship having previously won bronze in 2014. Kuwait finished third after defeating Oman 5–4 in the bronze medal game.


2016 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship, Round-robin
The four participating teams were placed in a single round robin. After playing the round-robin, the number one ranked team is seeded into a semi-final against the fourth ranked team and the second ranked team plays in the second semi-final against the team who finished in third place.


2016 Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition
The 2016 Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition was the fifth edition of the competition, and it was held in Bamberg from May 6 to 13, 2016 with the Bamberg Symphony. It was won by Singaporean conductor Wong Kah Chun.


2016 Guzzini Challenger
The 2016 Guzzini Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the fourteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Recanati, Italy between 18 and 24 July 2016.


2016 Guzzini Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2016 Guzzini Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players entered  the singles main draw with a protected ranking:


2016 Guzzini Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player entered the singles main draw as a special exempt:


2016 Guzzini Challenger – Doubles
Divij Sharan and Ken Skupski were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2016 Guzzini Challenger – Doubles
Kevin Krawietz and Albano Olivetti won the title after defeating Ruben Bemelmans and Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras 6–3, 7–6(7–4) in the final.


2016 Guzzini Challenger – Singles
Mirza Bašić was the defending champion but chose not to participate.


2016 Guzzini Challenger – Singles
Illya Marchenko won the title after defeating Ilya Ivashka 6–4, 6–4 in the final.


2016 Gwangju Open
The 2016 Gwangju Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 1st edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Gwangju, South Korea between 11 and 17 April 2016.


2016 Gwangju Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2016 Gwangju Open – Doubles
Sanchai and Sonchat Ratiwatana won the title, defeating Frederik Nielsen and David O'Hare 6–3, 6–2 in the final.


2016 Gwangju Open – Singles
Ričardas Berankis won the title, defeating Grega Žemlja 6–3, 6–2 in the final.


2016 Gyeongju earthquake
The 2016 Gyeongju earthquake occurred on September 12 near Gyeongju, South Korea. Measuring 5.8 on the local magnitude scale (5.4 Mw), it was the strongest earthquake in the country.


2016 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event
The 2016 Olympic Gymnastics Test Event, known officially as Aquece Rio 2016, served as the final qualifier to the gymnastics events at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.


2016 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event, Concerns and criticisms
During the test event the FIG (International Gymnastics Federation) raised "serious concerns" regarding the state of preparations for the Summer Olympics. There were power outages while the athletes were performing. Furthermore, the concerns include problems with the timing system and insufficient lighting in competition and training halls.


2016 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event, Artistic gymnastics, Results, Men's results
Q – Direct qualified for the Olympics* – NOC may choose between any gymnast for the team who failed to qualify


2016 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event, Artistic gymnastics, Results, Women's results
Q – Direct qualified for the Olympics* – NOC may choose between any gymnast for the team who failed to qualify


2016 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event, Artistic gymnastics, Participants, Men
Teams placed 9-16 at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.


2016 H1 Unlimited season
The 2016 H1 Unlimited season is the sixty-first running of the H1 Unlimited series for unlimited hydroplanes, sanctioned by the APBA.


2016 H1 Unlimited season, Teams and drivers
In 2016, all boats used Lycoming Engines with the exception of the U-3 Go3Racing team which used an Allison V-12 engine and the U-18 Bucket List Racing team that used a smaller T-53 Lycoming turbine engine.


2016 H1 Unlimited season, 2016 Season Summary
The 2016 season began with the 66th annual Madison Regatta held in Madison, IN on July 1-3. Jimmy Shane, piloting the hometown U-1 HomeStreet Bank Miss Madison boat, finished first. J. Michael Kelly, in the U-5 Graham Trucking craft, officially placed second, followed by Brian Perkins, piloting the U-21 PayneWest Insurance.


2016 H1 Unlimited season, 2016 Season Summary
The next race was the HAPO Columbia Cup held at Tri-Cities, WA on July 29-31. J. Michael Kelly, driving the U-5 Graham Trucking, was named the winner of the 2016 HAPO Columbia Cup. Jimmy Shane drove the U-1 Miss HomeStreet Bank to an apparent victory; however, after the race, H1 officials reviewed video and reversed an initial call, saying Shane slid out from Lane 1 and hit Jean Theoret in the U-16 Oh Boy! Oberto. Theoret finished second behind Kelly, while Jimmy King in the U-3 Griggs presents the Miss Ace Hardware was third.


2016 H1 Unlimited season, 2016 Season Summary
The U-1 Miss HomeStreet Bank team filed an appeal with the APBA, and on December 7, 2016, the team received notification from APBA National Commissioner, Charles D. Strang, that their August appeal and request for a review of the final heat and race results of the 2016 HAPO Columbia Cup was completed and that the HomeStreet Bank Unlimited Hydroplane had been declared the winner of the race.


2016 H1 Unlimited season, 2016 Season Summary
The third race of the season was the Albert Lee Cup at Seafair held at Seattle, WA on August 5-7. Andrew Tate in the  U-9 Sound Propeller presents Les Schwab Tires boa grabbed the inside lane on the Lake Washington course and grabbed the first win by a rookie at Seafair since 1956. Jimmy Shane in the U-1 HomeStreet Bank finished second. Third place was awarded to Brian Perkins at the wheel of U-21 Albert Lee Appliance, after J. Michael Kelly was hit with a one-lap penalty for a lane violation.


2016 H1 Unlimited season, 2016 Season Summary
The fourth race of the season was the ABPA Gold Cup hosted by the UAW-GM Hydrofest at Detroit, MI on August 26-28. J. Michael Kelly in the U-5 Graham Trucking won the 100th anniversary Gold Cup to beat two-time defending champion Jimmy Shane in the U-1 HomeStreet Bank by 30 lengths. Jeff Bernard in the U-7 took third.


2016 H1 Unlimited season, 2016 Season Summary
The final race of the season was the San Diego Bayfair on September 15-17. Jimmy Shane drove U-1 Miss HomeStreet Bank to a convincing victory at the HomeStreet Bayfair Regatta for the Bill Muncey Cup on Mission Bay. In addition, the Miss HomeStreet Bank team captured its third consecutive national championship, and Shane earned his fourth consecutive driving championship. Second place went to Andrew Tate driving U-9 Delta Realtrac, and J. Michael Kelly finished third with U-5 Graham Trucking.


2016 H1 Unlimited season, National High Points Standings
Note: Points earned by the U-3 in Tri-Cities and Seattle were credited to U-27.


2016 HJK season
The 2016 season was Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi's 108th competitive season. HJK is the most successful football club in Finland in terms of titles, with 27 Finnish Championships, 12 Finnish Cup titles, 5 Finnish League Cup titles, one appearance in the UEFA Champions League group stages and one appearance in the UEFA Europa League group stages.


2016 HJK season
After finishing 3rd in the 2015 Veikkausliiga season, HJK entered the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round. For the 2nd consecutive season, HJK U-19 competed in the UEFA Youth League.


2016 HJK season, Squad, On loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016 HJK season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016 HJK season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016 HJK season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016 HJK season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016 HJK season, Competitions, Veikkausliiga
The 2016 Veikkausliiga season began 2 April 2016 and ended on 23 October 2016.


2016 Haarlem Baseball Week
The 2016 Haarlem Baseball Week was an international baseball competition held at the Pim Mulier Stadium in Haarlem, the Netherlands from 15–24 July 2016. It was the 28th edition of the tournament.


2016 Haarlem Baseball Week
In the final the Netherlands won over Japan, becoming champions for the fourth time.


2016 Haarlem Baseball Week
For the first time in the history of the Haarlem Baseball Week a youth tournament was organised as well, called the Honkbalweek Haarlem Cup.


2016 Haarlem Baseball Week, Teams
Originally, six teams were invited to the tournament. However, the team from the United States had to withdraw because of sponsor obligations. The organisation was not able to find a replacement team, leaving five participating teams.


2016 Haarlem Baseball Week, Teams
Chinese Taipei is the official IBAF designation for the team representing the state officially referred to as the Republic of China, more commonly known as Taiwan. (See also political status of Taiwan for details.) Players from Curaçao previously competed at the Haarlem Baseball Week as part of the Dutch Caribbean team.


2016 Haining Open
The 2016 CBSA Haining International Snooker Open was a non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from 17 to 21 October 2016 in Haining, China.


2016 Haining Open, Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money of the event is shown below:


2016 Halifax municipal election
The 2016 Halifax Regional Municipality municipal election was held on October 15, 2016 to elect councillors and a mayor to a four-year term on the Halifax Regional Council, the governing body of the Halifax Regional Municipality. This election was one of many across Nova Scotia as part of the 2016 Nova Scotia municipal elections. School board elections were also on the ballot.


2016 Halifax municipal election
There are 16 districts in the large municipality. On June 8, 2015, the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board approved new boundaries for four of the districts. Districts 9 and 11 swap an area of new development along Northwest Arm Drive called Long Lake Village. This neighbourhood moves from District 11 to District 9. Similarly, there is an exchange between Districts 13 and 14. A number of properties on Hammonds Plains Road in Lucasville move from District 14 to District 13.


2016 Halifax municipal election
In 2015, two councillors, Barry Dalrymple and Jennifer Watts, announced they would not be re-offering in 2016. Longtime councillor Gloria McCluskey followed suit in February 2016, and in  May another long-serving councillor, Reg Rankin said his current term would be his last.


2016 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
The 2016 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 41st edition of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2016 ATP World Tour. It took place at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, United States, from July 11 through July 17, 2016.


2016 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2016 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2016 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships – Doubles
Jonathan Marray and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi were the defending champions, but Qureshi chose to compete in Hamburg instead. Marray played alongside Adil Shamasdin, but lost in the final to Sam Groth and Chris Guccione, 4–6, 3–6.


2016 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships – Singles
Rajeev Ram was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Dudi Sela.


2016 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships – Singles
Ivo Karlović won the title, defeating Gilles Müller in the final, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(14–12).


2016 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2016 Halton Borough Council election
The 2016 Halton Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Halton Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2016 Hama offensive
The 2016 Hama offensive, codenamed as the Battle for the sake of God by the rebels, was a military offensive operation launched by Syrian rebels during the Syrian Civil War in the northern parts of Hama Governorate as an attempt to relieve pressure on rebels fighting in Aleppo city.


2016 Hama offensive, The offensive, Rebels advance
The operation began on 29 August, with two Jund al-Aqsa suicide car bombings against Syrian Army checkpoints near the village of al-Lataminah. Fierce fighting ensued, after which, the rebels managed to swiftly capture several villages. The local pro-government National Defense Forces militia were sent into a sudden and uncoordinated retreat, which lead to the rebels capturing the town of Halfaya.


2016 Hama offensive, The offensive, Rebels advance
Over the next 24 hours, the Syrian Air Force conducted 52 airstrikes, which killed at least 20 rebels, and soon after the Army managed to temporarily recapture one village, before they were pushed back once again. By the evening of 30 August, the rebels also managed to seize the town of Taybat al-Imam, as well as two other nearby villages. The next day, the rebels managed to enter the town of Suran, but were subsequently pushed back after failing to capture the town's center.


2016 Hama offensive, The offensive, Rebels advance
However, four hours later, a second rebel attack was launched which ultimately ended in the rebel capture of Suran. Afterwards, the rebel forces led by Jund al-Aqsa began an attack on the Alawite village of Ma’an, claiming to already have captured a small barrier to the settlement's north and 4 checkpoints to the east.


2016 Hama offensive, The offensive, Rebels advance
On 1 September, the rebels seized the town of Maardis, as well as a nearby village. During their advances at Maardis, the rebels had seized a missile base that was being prepared by Russian forces for use. Over the next four days, several unsuccessful Army counter-attacks were conducted in an attempt to recapture the town. At the same time elsewhere, rebel attacks on the villages of Ma’an, Kawkab and Jubbayn, were repelled by government troops.


2016 Hama offensive, The offensive, Rebels advance
On 2 September, a low-flying Aérospatiale Gazelle in the area was destroyed mid-air by a Jaish al-Izza BGM-71 TOW missile. The next day, the Syrian Army temporarily recaptured Samam Hill, before losing it again later in the day. Two days later, government forces captured two hills overlooking the town of Qamhana, and forced the rebels to retreat from the town's outskirts.


2016 Hama offensive, The offensive, Army counter-attack, new rebel advance and stalemate
On 6 September, the Syrian Army repelled rebel assaults on Ma’an and the neighboring Karah village. In the process, Syrian Army units recaptured the village of Btaysh. On 7 September, the Syrian Army and NDF units launched a new attack against Maardis and Taybat Al-Imam, clearing the area around Kawkab, and recaptured three villages by 9 September.


2016 Hama offensive, The offensive, Army counter-attack, new rebel advance and stalemate
On 11 September, following a suicide attack against Army positions, the rebels captured Kawkab. On 13–14 September, rebel forces launched several attacks near Maardis and Ma'an and took control of a number of checkpoints, though their assaults on the towns themselves were reportedly repelled by the government.


2016 Hama offensive, The offensive, Army counter-attack, new rebel advance and stalemate
As of 15 September, following the gains made in the previous two weeks, the rebels were preparing to start the second phase of their offensive to reach Hama city. At the same time, government forces were mobilizing for a counter-attack to regain all territory they had lost.


2016 Hama offensive, The offensive, Further rebel gains
The Army launched its counter-attack on 21 September, and advanced, capturing a hilltop and several farms on the eastern edge of Maardis. The rebels claimed to had destroyed four Army tanks during the fighting and that they captured and executed 20 soldiers. The next day, the military seized several farms near Maardis. However, on 23 September, rebel forces reversed all government gains during a counter-attack, while there were conflicting reports on who controlled the village of Iskandariah. On the same day, Russian warplanes bombed a rebel headquarters in cave in Taybat al-Imam, killing 22 rebel fighters from the Free Idlib Army.


2016 Hama offensive, The offensive, Further rebel gains
On 24 September, the rebels captured Ma’an and al-Kabariyyah after a short battle. The Syrian Army subsequently launched a small-scale counter-attack, reentering al-Kabariyyah.


2016 Hama offensive, The offensive, Further rebel gains
On 27 September, the rebels once again advanced and captured six more villages. On 28 September, according to the Syrian Army, Jund al-Aqsa used chemical weapons against pro-government defenders as the group attacked and captured Karah. In response to the rebel's advances, several pro-government units were sent as reinforcements to Hama province and soon after government forces announced a new counter-offensive. By 29 September, the rebels had seized 42 towns, villages and hills. Meanwhile, the rebel group Ahrar Darayya (originating from Darayya) merged with Jaysh al-Nasr and joined the battle in northern Hama.


2016 Hama offensive, The offensive, Further rebel gains
On 6 October, it was reported that Fuad al-Salah, the prominent leader of the 'Leopard Militia', was killed in northern Hama.


2016 Hama offensive, The offensive, Army counter-attack and government regains ground
On 8 October, taking advantage of rebel-infighting in the nearby Idlib province, the Army launched a counter-attack and recaptured 10 villages (including Qarah), several hills, two checkpoints and an airfield. The military continued to advance towards other nearby villages, specifically Ma'an, while a Russian air-strike directly hit a small convoy leaving Kawkab.


2016 Hama offensive, The offensive, Army counter-attack and government regains ground
On 9 October, the Army recaptured two more villages (Ma'an and Kubbariyah), as well as parts of Kawkab. Renewed fighting for Ma'an took place later that night, and by the next day both villages were again rebel-held. Subsequently, government troops launched a new assault on Ma'an, and the town, along with nearby Kawkab, was heavily hit by air-strikes. On 11 October, the Army seized Kawkab, as well as Kubbariyah once again. A subsequent rebel counter-attack against Kawkab was repelled, with the rebels reportedly suffering heavy casualties. Two days later, the Army captured Ma'an, as well as a nearby hill.


2016 Hama offensive, The offensive, Army counter-attack and government regains ground
On 16 October, government forces seized Maardis and the village of Iskandariah. The advance came after Army units managed to take control of the nearby Al-Abbadah hill the previous day and establish fire control over Maardis. The rebels subsequently launched a counter-attack before nightfall in an attempt to regain both Maardis and Iskandariah. Government control of Maardis remained tenuous as fighting continued into the evening. By the next day, the counter-attack had been repelled. During the fighting, the rebels managed to temporarily regain the town before losing it again.


2016 Hama offensive, The offensive, Army counter-attack and government regains ground
Early on 18 October, an Army assault on Suran started, with government troops managing to capture a base near the town. Government attempts to advance continued the next day.


2016 Hama offensive, The offensive, Army counter-attack and government regains ground
Early on 24 October, clashes took place around al-Remelia, near Salamiyah, while the government prepared a new assault to regain Taybat al-Imam and Souran from the rebels. Later on, the Army advanced west of Ma'an and into the eastern outskirts of Souran, leading to fierce clashes with rebel defenders. The next day, the Army advanced west of Ma'an and recaptured Dharat Al-Fitas, Talat Khirbat and the Madajnah Checkpoint after pushing further towards the key town of Morek. Meanwhile, Jund al-Aqsa fighters executed Baha'a Al-Nizal, the leading commander of Jaysh al-Farouq in northern Hama, for unknown reasons. On 27 October, government forces advanced into Souran after capturing the nearby hilltop of Tal Al-Dour, resulting in a fierce battle, which lasted until the rebels retreated, allowing the Army to secure the town completely. Meanwhile, clashes also took place in Taybat al-Imam.


2016 Hama offensive, The offensive, Army counter-attack and government regains ground
Between 28 October and 4 November, the military made advances north of Souran and Ma'an, capturing a checkpoint, the village Al-Buwaydah and several hills. On 4 November, the military continued its advance and took three checkpoints south of the rebel stronghold of Morek.


2016 Hama offensive, The offensive, Army counter-attack and government regains ground
On 5 November, the military advanced at the village of Lehaya, south of Morek. Concurrently, the rebels launched a counterattack, capturing a checkpoint and Shalyut village to the north of Mhardeh. However, subsequently, after the arrival of military reinforcements, government forces recaptured all lost territory. Still, on 6 November, the rebels managed to recapture two checkpoints and a hill south of Morek that they had lost earlier.


2016 Hama offensive, Aftermath
On 24 November, the Syrian Army recaptured a small village and a hilltop near Ma'an from the rebels just a few days after they had lost them in a rebel attack.


2016 Hama offensive, Aftermath
On 21 March 2017, rebel groups led by Tahrir al-Sham launched another offensive in northern Hama, with the aim to recapture the towns of Suran and Maardis, which was recaptured by the SAA during the 2016 offensive. The offensive began with the launch of two suicide car-bombs.


2016 Hamburg stabbing attack
The 2016 Hamburg stabbing attack, also referred to as Murder at the Alster or Alster Murder, was an attack on 16 October 2016 in the city of Hamburg, Germany. A 23- to 25-year-old man "of southern appearance" was named as the suspect. On 30 October 2016, the Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the attack, though police later said a terrorist background or motive for the attack was "unlikely".


2016 Hamburg stabbing attack, Attack
In the evening of 16 October 2016, a 16-year-old boy, named by the police as Viktor E., was stabbed near the Kennedybrücke, (Kennedy bridge), over the Alster lake in Hamburg at around 10:00 p.m. His 15-year-old girlfriend, who was sitting with him on the stairs near the waterfront, was also thrown into the water by the assailant. She managed to swim to the shore again while the perpetrator ran away. Viktor E. died in the hospital shortly afterwards. His girlfriend was not injured.


2016 Hamburg stabbing attack, Investigation
Though the police dispersed flyers, no eyewitnesses were initially found, while divers attempted to find the knife in the water, but to no avail. The police agency admitted that it had no knowledge about the possible motivation of the perpetrator. On 27 October, police tried to reconstruct the murder at the crime scene. Specialists investigated the location of the crime scene again using metal detectors.


2016 Hamburg stabbing attack, Investigation
On 30 October, it was reported that IS had claimed responsibility for the attack. Their news website Amaq claimed that a "soldier of the caliphate" had carried out the stabbing. Hamburg police confirmed the claim, and acknowledged that federal security authorities (Staatsschutz) were involved in the investigation. The IS statement wrongly claimed that two people were attacked with a knife.


2016 Hamburg stabbing attack, Investigation
During the investigation, Hamburg police contacted about 11,500 Hamburg doctors, operating under the assumption that the perpetrator was injured himself during the attack. Hamburg Medical Council suspended the obligation to secrecy for the doctors in the city in this case, but no significant developments emerged from the effort.


2016 Hamburg stabbing attack, Investigation
On 2 November, it was reported that a female eyewitness had probably seen the perpetrator on the day of the attack, loitering near the crime scene. A facial composite of him was created and published by the police. Police also reconstructed the last route of Viktor E. and his girlfriend from Steindamm, an inner city street, via Lohmühlenstraße station, to Jungfernstieg, and then to Kennedybrücke. The perpetrator may have followed his victims through that route.


2016 Hamburg stabbing attack, Investigation
On 14 November, the mother of Viktor E. appealed to the public for assistance in the investigation; few useful clues had been provided to the police by then, although they posted handbills in several languages throughout the city. On 30 November, police stuck bills in about 170 residences used by refugees located all over the city.


2016 Hamburg stabbing attack, Investigation
Police acknowledged that they had received 360 clues in total by 30 November, but that there were no significant developments in the case by then. Police said that they considered a terrorist background or motive unlikely.


2016 Hamburg stabbing attack, Suspect
The suspect was described as a 23- to 25-year-old man "of southern appearance". He was approximately 1.8 to 1.9 m. tall, had dark hair, and a three-day stubble. He was wearing jeans and a brown pullover.


2016 Hamburg stabbing attack, Reactions
On 23 October, friends and relatives of Viktor E. mourned at the location of the murder. Some AfD supporters demonstrated as well; one of them was arrested. 70 left-wing protesters held a counter-demonstration.


2016 Hamburg stabbing attack, Reactions
Davis Lewin of the Henry Jackson Society stated that the "profile of the attack fits to the new strategy of IS". He said it was "highly unlikely" that IS "jumps on an alien act of violence as a free rider".


2016 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
The 2016 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 59th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 67th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in 2nd place in the East Division and finished with a 7–11 record. The Tiger-Cats qualified for the playoffs for the fourth straight season, including their fourth straight season hosting a playoff game, but lost in the East Semi-Final to the Edmonton Eskimos 24–21. It was the first ever playoff match up between those two teams (not including Grey Cup games) and the third time that a crossover team won a playoff game.


2016 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season, Team, Roster
Italics indicate International player updated 2016-11-29 • 46 Active, 8 Injured, 14 Six-Game Injured,10 Practice


2016 Hamilton mayoral election
The 2016 Hamilton City mayoral election is part of the New Zealand local elections and held to determine the next mayor of the Hamilton City Council. The incumbent Julie Hardaker, who was first elected in the 2010 mayoral election did not stand for re-election. Confirmed candidates included current Waikato Regional Council chair Paula Southgate, East Ward Councillor Rob Pascoe, West Ward Councillor Andrew King, and former business manager at Hamilton City Council Chris Simpson. Andrew King won with a nine-vote margin, amended to 6 votes in a recount.


2016 Hamilton mayoral election, Candidates
Seven nominees contested the office of mayor. In September 2016, an investigation into the fridges of the candidates was published in the media.


2016 Hamilton mayoral election, Results
The results were initially declared on 14 October 2016. Amended results were declared on 28 October 2016.


2016 Hammarby Fotboll season
The 2016 season was Hammarby Fotboll's 101st in existence, their 47th season in Allsvenskan and their 2nd consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan and Svenska Cupen during the year. League play started in early April and lasted until early November. Nanne Bergstrand made his third season as manager.


2016 Hammarby Fotboll season, Summary
The team had a strong run in the 2015-16 Svenska Cupen. They won against Djurgårdens IF in the group stage, before eliminating their other local rival AIK in the quarter finals after a penalty shoot-out. Eventually Hammarby lost in the semi final against BK Häcken, finishing joint third in the tournament.


2016 Hammarby Fotboll season, Summary
However, during the first half of the league play Hammarby struggled in their fixtures, only winning 3 of the 15 games. One of the few highlights were the performances of midfielder Erik Israelsson who managed to score 8 goals during the same period.


2016 Hammarby Fotboll season, Summary
Mid through the campaign, manager Nanne Bergstrand chose to swap the two central defenders, with youngster Joseph Aidoo and newly signed David Boo Wiklander making their entrances as regular starters. Out of the following 11 games Hammarby won an impressive 7 – also keeping a clean sheet in 6 consecutive away fixtures. Boo Wiklander was later voted player of the year by the club's supporters.


2016 Hammarby Fotboll season, Summary
During the end of the season, Hammarby struggled to stay in the new found mid regions of the table, losing 3 out of the 4 last fixtures. Eventually the club, to some disappointingly, finished 11th in Allsvenskan. However, on match day 26, Hammarby managed to beat local rivals Djurgården in a spectacular derby fixture. The Brazilian striker Rômulo scored a hat-trick while securing a 4-2 win for his side.


2016 Hammarby Fotboll season, Summary
In the off-season, on 18 November, the board chose to sack manager Nanne Bergstrand, citing "a need to get a new voice and new energy into the club's sporting development".


2016 Hammarby Fotboll season, Player statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 21 November 2016Source: Only competitive matches = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2016 Hampton Downs 101
The 2016 Hampton Downs 101 was an endurance race staged at the Hampton Downs Motorsport Park,  in North Waikato, New Zealand on 27 October. It was the first running of the Hampton Downs 101 and served as the penultimate round of the 2016 Australian GT Championship.


2016 Hampton Downs 101
The race was won by Roger Lago and David Russell, driving the JBS Australia Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX.


2016 Hampton Pirates football team
The 2016 Hampton Pirates football team represented Hampton University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Connell Maynor and play their home games at Armstrong Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 5–6, 5–3 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for third place.


2016 Hampton, Virginia mayoral election
The election for mayor of Hampton, Virginia was held on May 3, 2016. Donnie Tuck was elected as mayor, unseating incumbent mayor George E. Wallace.


2016 Handball League Australia
The 2016 Handball League Australia was the first round robin handball league in Australia. The principal idea was to play round robin games in each capital city. There are four teams representing four states.


2016 Handball League Australia
The inaugural competition was won by current Australian and Oceania champions Sydney University Handball Club.


2016 Hanover stabbing
The Hanover stabbing that occurred on 26 February 2016 was a terrorist stabbing of a police officer in Hanover, Germany, by a 15-year-old girl. It was the first reported attack by an ISIS sympathiser in Germany.


2016 Hanover stabbing, Incident
On 26 February 2016, two police officers approached a 15-year-old and asked for her identification papers. The girl stabbed a police officer in the back of the neck at Hanover Central Station, causing severe injuries. The officer survived after surgery. After her arrest, police found a second and larger knife. This was the first reported lone-wolf terrorist attack by a sympathizer of the Islamic State in Germany.


2016 Hanover stabbing, Perpetrator
The 15-year-old perpetrator was born in Hanover to a Moroccan mother and a German father who converted to Islam. At age 7, she appeared in a video reciting the Quran with the German Salafist preacher Pierre Vogel.


2016 Hanover stabbing, Perpetrator
The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Germany's domestic intelligence agency, started investigating the girl for preparing a serious crime in 2014; NDR television reported that the day after the Paris attacks she described it as the "happiest day of my life", adding: "Allah bless our lions".


2016 Hanover stabbing, Perpetrator
According to a Deutsche Welle report, a family member called authorities expressing concerns over radicalisation, and police met with the family days later.


2016 Hanover stabbing, Perpetrator
In November 2015, they traveled to Istanbul where they met members of ISIL, who planned to help them with entry into Syria. In January 2016 they returned to Germany. It is reported in court that orders to carry out a "martyrdom attack" in Germany were given.


2016 Hanover stabbing, Trial and Sentencing
The trial began in October 2016; the press were banned due to the accused being a minor. Safia S. was convicted of attempted murder, helping a terrorist organization, and of grievous bodily harm, and was sentenced to 6 years in prison.


2016 Hanover stabbing, Accomplice
Mohamad Hasan K., a man born in Syria, was accused of being an accomplice of Safia. S. and of planning a separate terror attack in 2015. As co-defendant of Safia S., he was sentenced to 2.5 years in jail as he knew of the attack but failed to alert the government.


2016 Hantharwady United FC season
Hanthawaddy United Football Club (Burmese: ဟံသာဝတီ ယူနိုက်တက် ဘောလုံး အသင်း) is a Burmese football club, based in Taungoo, Myanmar, and represents the Bago Region. The club was a founding member of the Myanmar National League (MNL) in 2009.


2016 Hantharwady United FC season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016 HappyBet Cup
The 2016 HappyBet Cup was a summer football friendly tournament organized by Alemannia Aachen, La Liga and Match IQ. It was hosted on 24 July 2016 by Alemannia Aachen at the New Tivoli in Aachen. Köln (Germany), Málaga (Spain) and Marseille (France) participated in the tournament along with the hosts, Alemannia. It was sponsored by HappyBet.


2016 HappyBet Cup, Overview, Standings
All matches will last for just 45 minutes. If a match is level after normal time then a penalty shoot-out will decide who advances.


2016 Haragîș helicopter crash
The Haragîș helicopter crash happened on June 2, 2016, when a Romanian helicopter belonging to the SMURD emergency rescue service crashed near the village of Haragîș in Cantemir District  while performing a rescue mission in Moldova.


2016 Haragîș helicopter crash
The helicopter had saved a life earlier that day by delivering a patient to Chișinău, then it refuelled and took off for the next patient, located in the southern city of Cahul. While en route to Cahul the aircraft crashed in Cantemir District due to poor weather conditions. All 4 crew members died:


2016 Haragîș helicopter crash
All of them were decorated post-mortem with high honors by the President of Romania Klaus Iohannis and the President of Moldova Nicolae Timofti. In June 2017, a commemorative stamp was issued in Moldova depicting the crew members and the helicopter.


2016 Hardee's Pro Classic
The 2016 Hardee's Pro Classic was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the sixteenth edition of the tournament and part of the 2016 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000 in prize money. It took place in Dothan, Alabama, United States, on 18–24 April 2016.


2016 Hardee's Pro Classic, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2016 Hardee's Pro Classic – Doubles
Johanna Konta and Maria Sanchez were the defending champions, but Konta chose to participate in Stuttgart instead. Sanchez partnered Anna Tatishvili, but they lost in the first round.


2016 Hardee's Pro Classic – Doubles
Asia Muhammad and Taylor Townsend won the title, defeating Caitlin Whoriskey and Keri Wong in an all-American final, 6–0, 6–1.


2016 Hardee's Pro Classic – Singles
Louisa Chirico was the defending champion, but chose to participate in Stuttgart instead.


2016 Hardee's Pro Classic – Singles
Rebecca Peterson won the title, defeating Taylor Townsend in the final, 6–4, 6–2.


2016 Harlow District Council election
The 2016 Harlow District Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Harlow District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2016 Harlow District Council election, By-elections between 2016 and 2018, Toddbrook
A by-election was held in Toddbrook on 28 September 2017 after the resignation of Labour councillor Rod Truan. The seat was held for Labour by Tony Edwards.


2016 Harlow District Council election, By-elections between 2016 and 2018, Little Parndon and Hare Street
A by-election was held in Little Parndon and Hare Street on 8 March 2018 after the resignation of Labour council leader Jon Clempner. The seat was held for Labour by Chris Vince with a majority of 387 votes over the Conservatives.


2016 Harrisburg City Islanders season
The 2016 season is the Harrisburg City Islanders's 13th season of competitive soccer - its thirteenth season in the third division of American soccer and its sixth season in United Soccer League since the league was first created with the City Islanders as one of the original 10 founder-members.


2016 Harrisburg City Islanders season, Stadium Relocation
The 2016 season marks the City Islanders transition from Skyline Sports Complex to FNB Field (formerly Metro Bank Park) on City Island in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The transition was a result of the collaboration with the current tenants, the Harrisburg Senators, and to keep pace with the standards being implemented by the USL. The team will also share home matches with Clipper Magazine Stadium in Lancaster, Pennsylvania as an effort to expand the Islanders fanbase throughout south central Pennsylvania.


2016 Harrisburg City Islanders season, Competitions, USL, Results summary
Last updated: September 25, 2016Source: 2016 USL seasonPld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won;  T = Matches tied;  L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference


2016 Harrisburg City Islanders season, Competitions, U.S. Open Cup
The City Islanders competed in the 2016 edition of the U.S. Open Cup. During the 2015 edition of the competition, they were eliminated in the third round after conceding three goals in extra time to the Rochester Rhinos. In 2016, the City Islanders advanced through to the fourth round, where they were ultimately defeated in stoppage time by their former MLS affiliate, Philadelphia Union. After a stoppage time equalizer was scored by Bobby Warshaw in the 91st minute, the Union drew a late free kick outside the 18 yard box. The free kick was subsequently shot into the net by Roland Alberg in the third minute of stoppage time.


2016 Harrogate Borough Council election
The 2016 Harrogate Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Harrogate Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2016 Hart District Council election
The 2016 Hart District Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Hart District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2016 Hart District Council election, Results
The election saw no gains or losses of seats, with each of the parties holding their incumbent seats up for election, meaning that the council composition remained the same.


2016 Hartlepool Borough Council election
The 2016 Hartlepool Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Hartlepool Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2016 Harvard Crimson football team
The 2016 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 23rd-year head coach Tim Murphy and played their home games at Harvard Stadium. They were a member of the Ivy League. They finished the season 7–3 overall and 5–2 in Ivy League play to place third.


2016 Hastings Borough Council election
The 2016 Hastings Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Hastings Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2016 Havant Borough Council election
The 2016 Havant Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Havant Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2016 Havant Borough Council election, Results
The Conservatives, Labour, and UKIP were the only parties to win seats this election, with UKIP gaining two from Labour.


2016 Hawaii Bowl
The 2016 Hawaii Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game  played on December 24, 2016 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The fifteenth edition of the Hawaii Bowl featured the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders from Conference USA against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors from the Mountain West Conference. It began at 3:15 p.m. HST and aired on ESPN. It was one of the 2016–17 bowl games that concluded the 2016 FBS football season.


2016 Hawaii Bowl, Teams
The game featured the Middle Tennessee against Hawaii Rainbow Warriors with a record of 6–7. This was the second time that the Hawaii Bowl featured a team with a losing record, after Fresno State in the 2014 Hawaii Bowl.


2016 Hawaii Bowl, Teams
This was the second meeting between the schools; the first meeting was on September 5, 1993, where the Rainbow Warriors defeated the Blue Raiders by a score of 35–14.


2016 Hawaii Bowl, Teams, Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
Coached by Rick Stockstill, the Blue Raiders were bowl eligible for the sixth time since Stockstill took over in 2006, but MTSU hasn't won a bowl game since 2009, losing four straight bowl games in that span. The Blue Raiders also boasted the 12th best passing offense in the country, scoring 40.5 points a game.


2016 Hawaii Bowl, Teams, Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
Hawaii, playing in their first bowl game since 2010, was the first Hawaii team to enter a bowl game with a losing record. The Rainbow Warriors, led by head coach Nick Rolovich, won the most league games since joining the MW in 2012, and had the most wins in a season since 2011. The Bows had lost three straight bowl games, including the 2008 BCS Sugar Bowl against Georgia,  and had not won since a 41–24 Hawaii Bowl win over Arizona State in 2006, 10 years earlier.


2016 Hawaii Bowl, Game summary
Hawaii won their first bowl game since the 2006 Hawaii Bowl, exactly 10 years prior.


2016 Hawaii Democratic presidential caucuses
The 2016 Hawaii Democratic presidential caucuses were held on March 26 in the U.S. state of Hawaii as one of the Democratic Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 2016 presidential election.


2016 Hawaii Democratic presidential caucuses
While the State of Hawaii's primary for the 2016 Senate and House elections are scheduled to be held only on August 13, both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party opted out to hold their own caucuses. With the Republican caucus having taken place earlier in March, the Republican Party did not hold any caucuses on March 26, while the Democratic Party held concurrent caucuses in Alaska and in Washington state.


2016 Hawaii Democratic presidential caucuses, Presidential Preference Poll
The Democratic Presidential Preference Poll (PPP) was a separate event from the caucus although held on the same day as the caucus. Voters needed to show that they were registered Democrats (they could register on the day of voting) and that they lived in the precinct where they voted (a driver's license or an electric bill was sufficient). Once these conditions were met, they were handed a paper ballot to fill in and deposit in the ballot box. When there were no more voters, the PPP was closed.


2016 Hawaii Democratic presidential caucuses, Presidential Preference Poll
The precinct officers publicly hand counted the ballots, recorded them, then sealed them in an envelope that was delivered to the District Officers, then to the County Officers, and finally the State Office where they were counted again. The Results displayed here are from the PPP. The caucus was held immediately after these events but had no role in selection of the Presidential delegates.


2016 Hawaii Democratic presidential caucuses, Analysis
Sanders received one of his largest wins in Hawaii, carrying all four counties and every island in the state. He was aided by his high-profile endorsement from Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, who ran ads for Sanders encouraging people to caucus for him. Sanders' worst performance was in Oahu which contains the capital city of Honolulu, where he received 63% of the vote. Sanders's victory in Hawaii showed that he could win in a state with a majority non-white electorate. Sanders had had poor results in states with large African-American and Latino populations up until this point of the campaign.


2016 Hawaii Democratic presidential caucuses, Analysis
At a rally in Wisconsin on March 26, Sanders told supporters "We knew from day one that politically we were going to have a hard time in the Deep South, but we knew things were going to improve when we headed west."


2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team
The 2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Mānoa in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by first year head coach Nick Rolovich, who replaced Norm Chow. They played their home games at Aloha Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division.


2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team
With their 52–16 loss to Boise State on November 12, the team clinched their sixth straight losing regular season, a new school record. However, with a 14–13 victory over Fresno State the following week, they won their fourth conference game, their most since joining the Mountain West. It also snapped a string of five straight losing conference seasons. In addition, with the win against UMass, Hawaii became bowl eligible for the first time since 2010, because of the lack of eligible teams.


2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team, Game summaries, vs California
Calling the game for ESPN: Allen Bestwick, Mike Bellotti (from Bristol) and Fox Sports Australia's NRL host Warren Smith (live on-site). It was produced by Foxtel.


2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team, Game summaries, at #7 Michigan
Calling the game for ESPN: Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, and Dr. Jerry Punch. The 110,222 in attendance is the largest crowd to ever attend a University of Hawaii football game. The previous record for attendance was 107,145 during a game against Ohio State at the Ohio Stadium on September 12, 2015.


2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team, Game summaries, at San Diego State
On the call for CBS Sports Network: Rich Waltz, Eric Davis, and Cassie McKinney.


2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team, Game summaries, #24 Boise State
On the call for CBS Sports Network: Rich Waltz, Adam Archuleta, and Cassie McKinney.


2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team, Game summaries, Middle Tennessee–Hawaii Bowl
Calling the game for ESPN: Chris Cotter, Mark May, and Maria Taylor.


2016 Hawaii Senate election
The 2016 Hawaii Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Hawaii voters elected state senators in 14 of the state senate's 25 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Hawaii Senate.


2016 Hawaii Senate election
The primary election took place on August 13, 2016. The general election also took place on November 8, 2016.


2016 Hawaii Senate election, Election results, District 5
Incumbent Democrat Gilbert Keith-Agaran was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.


2016 Hawaii Senate election, Election results, District 8
Incumbent Democrat Ron Kouchi was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.


2016 Hawaii Senate election, Election results, District 14
Incumbent Democrat Donna Mercado Kim was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.


2016 Hawaii Senate election, Election results, District 20
Incumbent Democrat Mike Gabbard was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.


2016 Hawaii Senate election, Election results, District 22
Incumbent Democrat Donovan Dela Cruz was automatically reelected without opposition, with no votes recorded.


2016 Hawaii Tennis Open
The 2016 Hawaii Tennis Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 1st edition of the tournament and part of the 2016 WTA 125K series, offering a total of $115,000 in prize money. It took place in Honolulu, United States, on 21–27 November 2016.


2016 Hawaii Tennis Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received a wildcard into the singles main draw:


2016 Hawaii Tennis Open, Doubles entrants, Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:


2016 Hawaii Tennis Open – Doubles
Top seeds Eri Hozumi and Miyu Kato won the title, defeating Nicole Gibbs and Asia Muhammad in the final, 6–7(3–7), 6–3, [10–8].


2016 Hawaii Tennis Open – Singles
Catherine Bellis won the title, defeating Zhang Shuai in the final 6–4, 6–2.


2016 Hawaii's 1st congressional district special election
U.S. Representative Mark Takai, who represented Hawaii's 1st congressional district, died July 20, 2016. A special election was held November 8, 2016. In special elections in Hawaii, all candidates run on one ballot with the highest vote recipient winning regardless of percentage. This is what allowed Charles Djou, a Republican, to win the 2010 special election for this district with 39.4% of the vote when two Democrats took 58.4% of the vote combined. However this special election is held concurrently with the 2016 general election.


2016 Hawaii's 1st congressional district special election, Candidates
Candidate filing took place from August 15 to August 25.


2016 Hawke's Bay Cup
The 2016 Hawke's Bay Cup was the 3rd edition of the invitational Hawke's Bay Cup competition. It took place between 2–10 April 2016 in Hastings,  New Zealand. A total of eight teams competed for the title.


2016 Hawke's Bay Cup
New Zealand won the tournament for the first time after defeating Japan 3–2 in the final. Australia won the third place match by defeating China 3–1.


2016 Hawke's Bay Cup, Teams
Including New Zealand, 8 teams were invited by the New Zealand Hockey Federation to participate in the tournament.


2016 Hawke's Bay Cup, Statistics, Final standings
As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.


2016 Hawke's Bay Cup, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 85 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 3.54 goals per match.


2016 Hawthorn Football Club season
The 2016 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 92nd season in the Australian Football League and 115th overall, the 17th season playing home games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the 16th season playing home games at Aurora Stadium, the 12th season under head coach Alastair Clarkson, and the 6th season with Luke Hodge as club captain. Hawthorn entered the season as the three-time defending AFL premiers, having won back-to-back-to-back AFL premierships.


2016 Hawthorn Football Club season
Hawthorn improved on its 16–6 record in 2015, finishing in 3rd with a 17–5 record. The 19 point win over Carlton in round 19 clinched a finals series appearance for the 7th consecutive season. The 1 point win over Collingwood in round 23 clinched a double chance for the 6th consecutive season.


2016 Hawthorn Football Club season
Hawthorn were defeated by Geelong 83–85 in the qualifying final. Isaac Smith had the chance to win the game with a goal after the siren but hooked the kick right of the goal. This ended a three-game finals winning streak. It was also the second consecutive season Hawthorn were defeated in the Qualifying final. Hawthorn were eliminated from the finals by the eventual premiers Western Bulldogs 84–107 in the semi-final, ending their chances of a four-peat, the second four-peat in VFL/AFL history after Collingwood (1927–1930), and the first four-peat in the AFL era.


2016 Hawthorn Football Club season
Hawthorn became the 6th team since the introduction of the AFL final eight system to be eliminated in straight-sets, joining Port Adelaide (2001), West Coast (2007), Geelong and Fremantle (2014), and Sydney (2015). This was the first time since 2010 Hawthorn didn't win a final, the first time since 2010 Hawthorn didn't advance to the preliminary final, and the first time since 2011 Hawthorn didn't advance to the AFL Grand Final.


2016 Hawthorn Football Club season, Club summary
The 2016 AFL season is the 120th season of the VFL/AFL competition since its inception in 1897; having entered the competition in 1925, it was the 92nd season contested by the Hawthorn Football Club. Tasmania and iiNet continued as the club's two major sponsors, as they had done since 2006 and 2013 respectively, while Adidas continued to manufacture the club's on-and-off field apparel, as they had done since 2013. Hawthorn continued its alignment with the Box Hill Hawks Football Club in the Victorian Football League, allowing Hawthorn-listed players to play with the Box Hill Hawks when not selected in AFL matches.


2016 Hawthorn Football Club season, Senior personnel
Alastair Clarkson continued as the club's head coach for the twelfth consecutive season, while Luke Hodge continued as the club's captain for the sixth consecutive season. Both have held their respective positions since 2005 and 2011, respectively.


2016 Hawthorn Football Club season, Senior personnel
There were several changes to the coaching panel following the end of last season, the most notable of which was Brendon Bolton's departure from the club towards the end of the season to become the head coach of the Carlton Football Club. On 20 October 2015, recent Richmond retiree Chris Newman joined the club as a development coach, replacing Damian Carroll who was promoted to assistant coach alongside Alastair Clarkson.


2016 Hawthorn Football Club season, Senior personnel
On 2 February 2016, Andrew Newbold stepped down as the club's president, and was replaced in the role by vice-captain Richard Garvey.


2016 Hawthorn Football Club season, Playing list changes
The following lists all player changes between the conclusion of the 2015 season and the beginning of the 2016 season.


2016 Hawthorn Football Club season, Season summary, Pre-season matches
The club played three practice matches as part of the 2016 NAB Challenge, and will be played under modified pre-season rules, including nine-point goals. They finished the NAB Challenge with a record of 2–1, defeating Carlton and North Melbourne on either side of a heavy loss to Richmond.


2016 Hawthorn Football Club season, Season summary, Premiership season, Fixture summary
The full fixture was announced on 29 October 2015. The Melbourne Cricket Ground once again acted as Hawthorn's primary home ground, hosting seven of the club's eleven home games, while four games were played at their secondary home ground, Aurora Stadium, in Launceston. The club's four games at Aurora Stadium were against St Kilda, Fremantle, Gold Coast and Carlton in rounds 4, 8, 14 and 19 respectively, while the club played the West Coast Eagles, North Melbourne, Sydney, Richmond and Melbourne twice during the regular season.


2016 Hawthorn Football Club season, Season summary, Premiership season, Fixture summary
For the second consecutive year, and the third in the past four years, the club opened its season with an Easter Monday clash against Geelong at the Melbourne Cricket Ground; it was also be the first time since 2011 in which it started a season with an away match, and, due to the weighted rule, it was the only time the two teams met during the regular season. Its first home game came the following round, when they faced the West Coast Eagles at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the 2015 AFL Grand Final rematch.


2016 Hawthorn Football Club season, Season summary, Premiership season, Fixture summary
Their match against Greater Western Sydney, scheduled for Round 6, was once again played at Spotless Stadium in Sydney, while the club travelled to the Gabba for the first time since 2008 to take on the Brisbane Lions in the AFL's Indigenous Round. In addition, the club also played consecutive Thursday night away matches against Port Adelaide and Sydney in Rounds 16 and 17 respectively, and played six Friday night matches throughout the regular season, the equal most of any club.


2016 Hazfi Cup Final
The 2016 Hazfi Cup Final was the 29th final since 1975. The match was an wonderful for both teams to get a chance to clinch a title after a good season. Zob Ahan was the defending champion in the competition, if they won it would their first time in the club history to win any competition back-to-back. Zob Ahan had the lead but Esteghlal equalized it at the second half. There was nothing to separate the both teams in the extra-time, Esteghlal lost to Zob Ahan in penalties. Zob Ahan qualified for the group stage of the 2017 AFC Champions League. Esteghlal also went to the play-offs for AFC Champions League because of their third position at the league.


2016 Hazfi Cup Final, Format
The tie was contested over one legs, simply to last edition. If the teams could still not be separated, then extra time would have been played with a penalty shootout (taking place if the teams were still level after that).


2016 Hazfi Cup Final, Pre-match, Match history
This was Zob Ahan's fifth Hazfi final and Esteghlal's ninth appearance in the final match of the tournament. Zob Ahan lastly won the cup in 2002–03, 2008–09 and 2014–15. Their other final appearance was in 2000–01 season where they lost to Fajr Sepasi.


2016 Hazfi Cup Final, Pre-match, Match history
Esteghlal didn't make it to the final of Hazfi Cup for four years, Esteghlal lately won the cup in 1977, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2008, and 2012, Esteghlal was runners-up four times.


2016 Heart of Dallas Bowl
The 2016 Heart of Dallas Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, on December 27, 2016. The seventh Heart of Dallas Bowl featured the Army Black Knights versus the North Texas Mean Green of Conference USA. Sponsored by chicken fast food restaurant Zaxby's, the game was officially known as the Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl. Army defeated North Texas 38–31.


2016 Heart of Dallas Bowl, Teams
The game featured the Army Black Knights, an FBS independent, and the North Texas Mean Green from Conference USA. This was the sixth meeting between the schools, with Army entering the game leading the all-time series 4–1. They first met on the football field in 1996, and later met in 1997, 2009, and 2010, all of which were won by Army. North Texas achieved their first victory in the series in their fifth meeting, which came on earlier in the regular season on October 22, 2016. It was the first postseason meeting between the two teams.


2016 Heart of Dallas Bowl, Teams, Army
After a disappointing 2–10 campaign the year prior, Army looked to return to winning ways in head coach Jeff Monken's third season. Army's season opened on the road in Philadelphia, where they defeated Temple to win their first season-opening road game since 2010. The Black Knights' home opener came the following week, when they hosted and defeated Rice, by a score of 31–14.


2016 Heart of Dallas Bowl, Teams, Army
The following week, Army was back on the road for the start of a three-game away stretch, the first game of which came at UTEP, whom they defeated to achieve their first 3–0 start to a season since 1996. The next two games were not so kind, however; the Black Knights faltered both in games at Buffalo, by three points in overtime, and, after a bye week, at Duke, by seven points. Army improved to 4–2 the next week at home, with their defeat of Lafayette, from the FCS's Patriot League. The following week, they matched up with eventual bowl game foe North Texas, to whom they lost by seventeen points. Army's first and only Power Five win came the next week, as they traveled to Winston-Salem and defeated Wake Forest by eight.


2016 Heart of Dallas Bowl, Teams, Army
Now sitting at 5–3, they needed to win one of their next two games to ensure bowl eligibility, however they lost both of those games, to Air Force and Notre Dame, respectively, putting them at 5–5 with two contests to go. Army achieved their sixth win of the season on November 19, with a 60–3 victory against Morgan State, but as this was their second win of the year against an FCS opponent, it did not count towards their bowl eligibility (as only one FCS win per year can count towards the six wins traditionally required to be bowl eligible).


2016 Heart of Dallas Bowl, Teams, Army
Ordinarily, this would have meant that Army would be ineligible for postseason play, but as there were eighty bowl slots that were not all able to be filled, 5-win teams were admitted to postseason play based on Academic Progress Rates (APR). Because of this, Army accepted their invitation to play in the Heart of Dallas Bowl on December 4. Incidentally, the Black Knights would go on to upset No. 25 Navy in the Army–Navy Game just six days later, in their first win over the Midshipmen since 2001, thereby granting them enough wins to be traditionally bowl eligible anyway.


2016 Heart of Dallas Bowl, Teams, Army
This was Army's sixth bowl appearance in school history, their first since the 2010 Armed Forces Bowl. This was also their first appearance in the Heart of Dallas Bowl.


2016 Heart of Dallas Bowl, Teams, North Texas
North Texas entered 2016 under the leadership of new head coach Seth Littrell, who was brought in to lead the program after the Mean Green finished 2015 with a record of 1–11. The Mean Green opened the season with a Safeway Bowl matchup against SMU, in which they fell 21–34. They rebounded the next week, defeating Bethune–Cookman by three touchdowns. Their only Power Five game of the season saw them travel to No. 23 Florida, where they were shut out.


2016 Heart of Dallas Bowl, Teams, North Texas
They pulled back up to .500 with their week four win at Rice, a win that took two overtimes to complete. Again they faltered, this time against Middle Tennessee at home. Now 2–3, North Texas improved their record by doubling their win total over the following three weeks: they defeated Marshall at home, and then traveled to West Point and defeated Army following a bye week.


2016 Heart of Dallas Bowl, Teams, North Texas
The next three weeks were not as kind to the Mean Green. A road game against UTSA, a home tilt against Louisiana Tech, and a road matchup with Western Kentucky all resulted in losses for North Texas, putting them at a precarious 4–6. Faced with two remaining regular season games, UNT needed to win both in order to become bowl eligible. They faced Southern Miss in their last home game of the season, and it was a game that resulted in a much-needed six-point win for the Mean Green.


2016 Heart of Dallas Bowl, Teams, North Texas
Needing a win in their last regular season game against UTEP, North Texas fell behind 7–31 in the second quarter and was never able to recover, losing 24–52. The result of this, as a post-game Associated Press report put it, was that North Texas was "knocked...out of bowl eligibility." However, this did not end up being the case.


2016 Heart of Dallas Bowl, Teams, North Texas
As was the case with Army (who had a 5–6 record when they were invited), 5–7 North Texas, despite having a losing record, was extended an invitation due to the lack of teams to fill all eighty bowl slots, and their high APR scores. They accepted said invitation on December 4, booking their trip to Dallas for a rematch with the Black Knights.


2016 Heart of Dallas Bowl, Teams, North Texas
This was North Texas's ninth bowl appearance in school history, and their second appearance in the Heart of Dallas Bowl. Their last appearance in the game, and their last bowl appearance overall, was in the 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl played at the conclusion of the 2013 season.


2016 Heartland Championship
The 2016 Heartland Championship, known as the 2016 Mitre 10 Heartland Championship for sponsorship reasons, was the eleventh edition of the Heartland Championship, a rugby union competition involving the twelve amateur rugby unions in New Zealand. The tournament included a round-robin stage in which the twelve teams played eight games each and then the top four advanced to the Meads Cup semifinals, while fifth to eighth advanced to the Lochore Cup semifinals.


2016 Heartland Championship
In both of these knockout stages the top seeds (first and fifth) played at home against the lowest seeds (fourth and eighth), the second highest seeds (second and sixth) played at home against the third highest seeds (third and seventh) and the final had the higher seed play at home against the lower seed.


2016 Heartland Championship, Law changes
The New Zealand Rugby Union decided to implement new law changes for the Heartland Championship for 2016. These law changes involved a new points scoring system:


2016 Heartland Championship, Teams
The 2016 Heartland Championship was contested by the following teams.


2016 Heartland Championship, Ranfurly Shield challenges
Three Heartland Championship teams, Thames Valley, King Country and Wanganui challenged Waikato for the coveted Ranfurly Shield. Thames Valley last challenged for the Ranfurly Shield in 2014 against Counties Manukau (losing 68–0), whereas both King Country and Wanganui last challenged for it in 2012 against Taranaki (losing 67–16 and 51–7, respectively).


2016 Heartland Championship, Ranfurly Shield challenges
The first challenge came from Thames Valley in June, when the Swamp Foxes succumbed 83–13 to Waikato. In July the holders retained their Shield in a 55-to-nothing victory against King Country. The last Heartland Championship challenge for 2016 saw Waikato defeat Wanganui 32–12 in Cambridge.


2016 Heartland Championship, Standings
In the case of a two-team tie on points the ranking of teams is decided by:


2016 Heartland Championship, Standings
In the caseof a three-team or more tie on points the ranking of teams is decided by:


2016 Heartland Championship, Regular season
The schedule of fixtures was confirmed on 1 March 2016.


2016 Heilbronner Neckarcup
The 2016 Heilbronner Neckarcup was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Heilbronn, Germany between 9 and 15 May 2016.


2016 Heilbronner Neckarcup, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2016 Heilbronner Neckarcup – Doubles
Mateusz Kowalczyk and Igor Zelenay were the defending champions but chose to participate with different partners. Kowalczyk partnered Tomasz Bednarek while Zelenay partnered Rameez Junaid. Both failed to defend their title, with Kowalczyk losing to Zelenay in the first round and Zelenay losing to Sander Arends and Tristan-Samuel Weissborn in the quarterfinals.


2016 Heilbronner Neckarcup – Doubles
Sander Arends and Tristan-Samuel Weissborn won the title after defeating Nikola Mektić and Antonio Šančić 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


2016 Heilbronner Neckarcup – Singles
Alexander Zverev was the defending champion, but chose not to defend his title.


2016 Heilbronner Neckarcup – Singles
Nikoloz Basilashvili won the title after defeating Jan-Lennard Struff 6–4, 7–6(7–3) in the final.


2016 Heinemann
2016 Heinemann, provisional designation 1938 SE, is a carbonaceous Themistian asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 22 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 18 September 1938, by German astronomer Alfred Bohrmann at Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany, and later named after ARI-astronomer Karl Heinemann (1898–1970).


2016 Heinemann, Orbit and classification
Heinemann is a member of the Themis family, a dynamical family of carbonaceous asteroids with nearly coplanar ecliptical orbits, located in the outer-belt main. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.5–3.7 AU once every 5 years and 6 months (2,022 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.19 and an inclination of 1° with respect to the ecliptic.


2016 Heinemann, Orbit and classification
The body's observation arc begins 33 year prior to its official discovery observation, with its first identification as A905 UF at Heidelberg in October 1905.


2016 Heinemann, Physical characteristics, Rotation period
In October 2016, a rotational lightcurve of Heinemann was obtained from photometric observations by French astronomer Matthieu Conjat. Lightcurve analysis gave a rotation period of 22.96 hours with a brightness variation of 0.36 magnitude (U=2+).


2016 Heinemann, Physical characteristics, Diameter and albedo
According to the surveys carried out by the Japanese Akari satellite and NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, Heinemann measures between 22.435 and 25.52 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo between 0.058 and 0.0944.


2016 Heinemann, Physical characteristics, Diameter and albedo
The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link derives an albedo of 0.0653 and a diameter of 21.68 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 11.9.


2016 Heinemann, Naming
This minor planet was named after Karl Heinemann (1898–1970), German astronomer and long-time staff member at the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut. His activities included spherical astronomy and the editing of the "Astronomischer Jahresbericht" during 1934–1958.


2016 Heinemann, Naming
The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 15 October 1977 (M.P.C. 4238).


2016 Hellmann's 500
The 2016 Hellmann's 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on October 23, 2016, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. Contested over 188 laps on the 2.66 mile (4.2 km) superspeedway, it was the 32nd race of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, sixth race of the Chase and final race of the Round of 12.


2016 Hellmann's 500, Report, Background
Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France Family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the Sprint Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5-mile-long (4 km) tri-oval.


2016 Hellmann's 500, Practice, First practice
Greg Biffle was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 48.133 and a speed of 198.949 mph (320.177 km/h).


2016 Hellmann's 500, Practice, Final practice
Jimmie Johnson was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 48.761 and a speed of 196.386 mph (316.053 km/h).


2016 Hellmann's 500, Qualifying
Martin Truex Jr. scored the pole for the race with a time of 49.508 and a speed of 193.423 mph (311.284 km/h). He said afterwards that winning the pole was "definitely cool. You come here, and you don't really have a whole lot to say as a driver when it comes to qualifying, so obviously proud of the team and proud of everybody in Denver (Colorado) and proud of everybody at the race track for their efforts. Built a brand new car to come here, and it's awesome to be the fastest guy in town.


2016 Hellmann's 500, Qualifying
Excited about that, and obviously everybody at TRD (Toyota Racing Development) who builds the engines has done a great job too – it takes a lot to get a restrictor plate pole, so excited for all those guys and really neat to lead Toyota to their 1,000th start (in NASCAR’s top three series combined). Hopefully, we'll be able to get the victory when the day is over."


2016 Hellmann's 500, Race, First half
Under clear blue Alabama skies, Martin Truex Jr. led the field to the green flag at 2:22 p.m. Brad Keselowski got a run on him going down the backstretch to lead the first lap. He led the first 12 before Truex got alongside him in turn 1 to take the lead on lap 13, only to give it back to him a lap later. Keselowski spent much of the run blocking all three lanes while controlling the lead. Doing so allowed Chase Elliott to move under him in turn 3 and take the lead on lap 26.


2016 Hellmann's 500, Race, First half
Keselowski regained it briefly on lap 28 before Elliott powered by on the top in turn 1 to take the lead back on lap 29. Keselowski drove under him in the tri-oval to retake the lead on lap 32. A wave of cars hit pit road to start the first round of green flag stops on lap 37. Keselowski joined the next wave the following lap and handed the lead to Denny Hamlin. He pitted on lap 39 and handed the lead to Matt Kenseth. He pitted on lap 40 and handed the lead to Kyle Busch.


2016 Hellmann's 500, Race, First half
After he pitted the following lap, the lead cycled back to Keselowski. A. J. Allmendinger and Hamlin were assessed pass through penalties for speeding, and Joey Logano was assessed a stop and go penalty for removing equipment (pit jack) from his pit box. “Nice to know we have the world record for the fastest jack,” joked Logano afterwards.


2016 Hellmann's 500, Race, First half
Truex brought out the first caution of the race on lap 41 after his engine blew up in turn 2. He said afterwards that the car "developed a vibration and started to lose a little bit of power. Originally I thought it could have been a tire because it was shaking worse and worse and worse until it was time to pit. I slowed down to hit pit road and felt the vibration still there and knew it was the engine." He added that it stung "to go out like that.


2016 Hellmann's 500, Race, First half
We could have raced all day, gotten in a big wreck and still not made it … but it sure would have been nice to at least find out, at least play the whole game, so to speak, and see what happened. To barely make it to the first pit stop stinks.” He went on to finish 40th.


2016 Hellmann's 500, Race, First half
The race restarted on lap 47. Keselowski led most of the run as he did the first by blocking all three lanes from advancing past him. Attempting to block Elliott's advance, Keselowski found himself without drafting help and Elliott took the lead on lap 62. Greg Biffle got a run on him going into turn 1 to take the lead the following lap. Elliott dropped to the bottom going into turn 1 and retook the lead on lap 76. Cars started pitting under green on lap 79. Elliott pitted the following lap and handed the lead to Hamlin. He pitted on lap 81 and handed the lead to Carl Edwards. He pitted on lap 82 and handed the lead to Michael Annett. When Annett pitted on lap 88, the lead cycled back to Keselowski.


2016 Hellmann's 500, Race, Second half
After the round of stops, Keselowski led from lap 89 to 109. Ryan Blaney took the lead for a circuit on lap 110 and Hamlin moved back to the front on lap 111. A three-car wreck on the frontstretch involving Biffle, Jeffrey Earnhardt and Casey Mears brought out the second caution with 74 laps to go.


2016 Hellmann's 500, Race, Second half
The race restarted with 68 to go. Keselowski moved back to the lead with 66 to go and held it until a piece of debris found itself lodged on the grille of his car with less than 50 laps remaining. With 44 to go, he let Blaney slid in front of him and assume the lead so that he could use the pocket of air to clean the trash off his grille (a common practice in NASCAR races, particularly at Daytona and Talladega).


2016 Hellmann's 500, Race, Second half
The plan worked and the debris flew off his grille, but his engine went up in smoke on the backstretch and brought out the third caution with 42 to go. He said afterwards that he's "not an engine guy, but the car was really strong and we definitely kept finding debris. I thought I got it cooled off and only got it slightly over, but I don't know. ... That's racing. We just had a tremendous race going, but it wasn't meant to be." After a round of pit stops, Logano assumed the race lead.


2016 Hellmann's 500, Race, Second half
The race restarted with 39 to go and the caution flew for the fourth time for a corner panel laying on the backstretch before the field had completed the lap.