2016 Spanish general election, Results, Outcome
Regionally, the PP swept all the autonomous communities except for Catalonia and the Basque Country, where Unidos Podemos retained first place. The PSOE, which had narrowly won in its strongholds of Andalusia and Extremadura in the 2015 election, was pushed to second place in both of them, being unable to retain first place in any region only for the second time in democracy (the first being in 2011). Nonetheless, it recovered slightly on some of the regions where it performed the worst in December 2015, with notable advances in Madrid, Valencian Community, Navarre, Asturias, Galicia and the Canary Islands. However, this contrasted with setbacks in the party's own strongholds of Andalusia, Extremadura and Castile-La Mancha. The Unidos Podemos alliance only managed to improve on the 2015 combined results of Podemos and IU in the Basque Country and Navarre, suffering losses everywhere else.


2016 Spanish general election, Results, Outcome
In Catalonia, the Republican Left–Catalonia Yes coalition (ERC–CatSí) saw gains at the expense of Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC), which lost both Girona and Lleida which the Democracy and Freedom coalition had won in 2015. This marked the first time in democracy that ERC managed to come out on top in any province in a general election. The Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) lost in Biscay only for the second time since the return of democracy, which cost them the loss of the province's 3rd seat to Unidos Podemos.


2016 Spanish general election, Results, Outcome
Failure in opinion polling was largely attributed to the sudden abstention of roughly 1 million Podemos' voters from December 2015, unsure of their party's chances of ruling after the election and partially disenchanted with politics at large after the failed negotiations in forming a government throughout the previous six months. At the same time, the PP result was attributed to a last-hour surge motivated by centre-right tactical voting against Pablo Iglesias, influenced by Unidos Podemos' strong showing in opinion polls. Voter turnout was a record low 66.5%, exceeding the previous lowest ever recorded turnout of 68.0% at the 1979 election. Of the four main parties, all except for the PP attracted fewer total votes than in 2015. The PSOE lost about 100,000 votes, the Unidos Podemos alliance 1,080,000 and C's 370,000. The PP received about 700,000 more votes.


2016 Spanish general election, Aftermath, Government formation
On 29 October, Mariano Rajoy succeeded in his investiture attempt with the support of 170 MPs to 111 against and 68 abstentions.


2016 Spanish general election, Aftermath, 2017 motion of no confidence
On 14 June 2017, a motion of no confidence in the government of Mariano Rajoy tabled by Unidos Podemos after a string of corruption scandals involving the ruling People's Party was defeated 170 to 82, with the main opposition Spanish Socialist Workers' Party abstaining.


2016 Spanish general election, Aftermath, 2018 motion of no confidence
A motion of no confidence in the Spanish government of Mariano Rajoy was held between 31 May and 1 June 2018. The motion was registered by the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) on 25 May after the ruling People's Party (PP) was found to have profited from the illegal kickbacks-for-contracts scheme of the Gürtel case. The motion was successful and resulted in Mariano Rajoy being replaced by PSOE leader Pedro Sánchez as prime minister.


2016 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2016 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 2016 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Circuito de Jerez in Jerez de la Frontera on 24 April 2016.


2016 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round four has concluded.


2016 Sparkassen ATP Challenger
The 2016 Sparkassen ATP Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Ortisei, Italy between 7 and 13 November 2016. It was the seventh edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour.


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


2016 Sparkassen ATP Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:


2016 Sparkassen ATP Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a special exempt:


2016 Sparkassen ATP Challenger – Doubles
Maximilian Neuchrist and Tristan-Samuel Weissborn were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2016 Sparkassen ATP Challenger – Doubles
Kevin Krawietz and Albano Olivetti won the title after defeating Frank Dancevic and Marko Tepavac 6–4, 6–4 in the final.


2016 Sparkassen ATP Challenger – Singles
Ričardas Berankis was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2016 Sparkassen ATP Challenger – Singles
Stefano Napolitano won the title after defeating Alessandro Giannessi 6–4, 6–1 in the final.


2016 Sparkassen Open
The 2016 Sparkassen Open is a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It is the 23rd edition of the tournament which is part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It will take place in Braunschweig, Germany between 4 and 10 July 2016.


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


2016 Sparkassen Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2016 Sparkassen Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received entries courtesy of protected rankings into the doubles main draw:


2016 Sparkassen Open – Doubles
Sergey Betov and Mikhail Elgin were the defending champions but only Betov returned, partnering Tomasz Bednarek. Betov lost in the quarterfinals to Mateusz Kowalczyk and Antonio Šančić.


2016 Sparkassen Open – Doubles
James Cerretani and Philipp Oswald won the title after defeating Mateusz Kowalczyk and Antonio Šančić 4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–2] in the final.


2016 Sparkassen Open – Singles
Filip Krajinović was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2016 Sparkassen Open – Singles
Thomaz Bellucci won the title after defeating Íñigo Cervantes 6–1, 1–6, 6–3 in the final.


2016 Sparta Prague Open
The 2016 Sparta Prague Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 19th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Prague, Czech Republic between 6 and 11 June 2016.


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


2016 Sparta Prague Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw with a protected ranking:


2016 Sparta Prague Open – Doubles
Mateusz Kowalczyk and Igor Zelenay were the defending champions, but chose not to defend their title.


2016 Sparta Prague Open – Doubles
Tomasz Bednarek and Nikola Mektić won the title after defeating Zdeněk Kolář and Matěj Vocel 6–4, 5–7, [10–7] in the final.


2016 Sparta Prague Open – Singles
Norbert Gombos was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Lukáš Rosol.


2016 Sparta Prague Open – Singles
Adam Pavlásek won the title after defeating Stéphane Robert 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 in the final.


2016 Speaker of the Dutch House of Representatives election
The 2016 Speaker of the House of Representatives election was called to elect the new Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands after incumbent Anouchka van Miltenburg of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) had resigned on 12 December 2015. Van Miltenburg, who had been the Speaker since 25 September 2012, resigned after increasing criticism on her performance as Speaker. Khadija Arib of the Labour Party (PvdA), who had been a member of the House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006 and again since 2007, beat Ton Elias of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), who had been a member of the House since 2008.


2016 Speaker of the Dutch House of Representatives election, Candidates
Four members of the House of Representatives declared their candidacy:


2016 Speaker of the Dutch House of Representatives election, External links, Official
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2016 Special Honours
As part of the British honours system, Special Honours are issued at the Queen's pleasure at any given time. The Special Honours refer the award of the Order of the Garter, Order of the Thistle, Order of Merit, Royal Victorian Order and the Order of St John. Life peerages are at times also awarded as special honours.


2016 Special Honours (New Zealand)
The 2016 Special Honours in New Zealand were two Special Honours Lists, published in New Zealand on 27 June and 24 August 2016. Appointments were made to the New Zealand Order of Merit and the Queen's Service Order to recognise the incoming governor-general, Dame Patsy Reddy, and the outgoing vice-regal consort, Janine, Lady Mateparae.


2016 Special Honours (New Zealand)
In addition, a third Special Honours List was published on 1 August, promulgating the 2016 New Zealand bravery awards.


2016 Speedway European Championship
The 2016 Speedway European Championship season was the fourth season of the Speedway European Championship (SEC) era, and the 16th UEM Individual Speedway European Championship. It was the fourth series under the promotion of One Sport Lts. of Poland.


2016 Speedway European Championship
The championship was won by Nicki Pedersen, who claimed the title for the first time. He won by two points from Václav Milík, who beat Krzysztof Kasprzak in a run-off for second place. Grigory Laguta and Leon Madsen finished fourth and fifth to ensure qualification for the 2017 competition. Two-time defending champion Emil Sayfutdinov finished seventh.


2016 Speedway European Championship, Qualification
For the 2016 season, 15 permanent riders were joined at each SEC Final by one wild card and two track reserves.


2016 Speedway European Championship, Qualification
Defending champion, Emil Sayfutdinov from Russia was automatically invited to participate in all final events. Nicki Pedersen, Antonio Lindbäck, Janusz Kołodziej and Martin Vaculík secured their participation in all final events thanks to being in the top five of the general classification in the 2015 season.


2016 Speedway European Championship, Qualification
Seven riders qualified through the SEC Challenge and the line-up was then completed when Grigory Laguta, Václav Milík and Andžejs Ļebedevs received and accepted wild cards to compete.


2016 Speedway European Championship, Calendar, Qualification
The calendar for qualification consisted of 3 Semifinal events and one SEC Challenge event.


2016 Speedway European Championship, Calendar, Championship Series
A four-event calendar was scheduled for the final series, with events in Germany, Latvia, Russia and Poland.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix
The 2016 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 22nd season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and decided the 71st FIM Speedway World Championship. It was the sixteenth series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, an IMG company. Tai Woffinden was the defending champion from 2015.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix
Greg Hancock won the title, the fourth of his career. He won the series by nine points from 2015 champion Woffinden, who finished second ahead of debutant Bartosz Zmarzlik. Jason Doyle was leading the series with two rounds to go, but suffered an injury in his first heat during the penultimate round in Poland and was unable to complete the season. He eventually finished fifth, behind Australian compatriot and 2012 world champion Chris Holder, who won his home Grand Prix in Melbourne (his first SGP win since 2012) to move in fourth in the standings.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix
The title lifted Hancock to sixth on the all-time list, joining Ivan Mauger and Tony Rickardsson (6 each), Ove Fundin (5) and Barry Briggs and Hans Nielsen (4 each) as riders to win at least four individual world championships.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix, Qualification
For the 2016 season there were 15 permanent riders, joined at each Grand Prix by one wild card and two track reserves.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix, Qualification
The top eight riders from the 2015 championship qualified automatically. Those riders were joined by the three riders who qualified via the Grand Prix Challenge.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix, Qualification
The final four riders were nominated by series promoters, Benfield Sports International, following the completion of the 2015 season.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix, Qualification, Qualified substitutes
Fredrik Lindgren replaced the injured Jarosław Hampel for the first six rounds. Hampel then officially withdrew from the competition on 22 August 2016, promoting Lindgren to a full-time place in the series.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix, Calendar
The 2016 season consisted of 11 events, one less than the 2015 series.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification
The 2016 Individual Speedway World Championship Grand Prix Qualification was a series of motorcycle speedway meetings used to determine the three riders who qualified for the 2016 Speedway Grand Prix. The series consisted of four qualifying rounds at Goričan, St Johann, Lonigo and Abensberg, two semi-finals at Terenzano and Riga and then the Grand Prix Challenge at Rybnik. The three riders that qualified were Bartosz Zmarzlik, Piotr Pawlicki Jr. and Chris Harris.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Australia
The 2016 QBE Insurance Australian FIM Speedway Grand Prix was the eleventh and final race of the 2016 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 22 October at the Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Australia, Riders
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated reigning Australian Champion Brady Kurtz as the wild card, with newly crowned Under-21 World Champion Max Fricke and Jack Holder, the younger brother of Chris Holder, as the Track Reserves. Second series reserve Michael Jepsen Jensen replaced injured Australian Jason Doyle, while 2016 Australian Championship runner-up Sam Masters replaced the man who he had clashed with in the 2015 event, injured triple World Champion Nicki Pedersen.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Australia, Results
The Grand Prix was won by Australia's Chris Holder, who beat Tai Woffinden, Bartosz Zmarzlik and Antonio Lindbäck in the final. It was Holder's first SGP win of the season, and his first win in SGP since winning in Great Britain in his championship year of 2012. Holder's win also saw him overtake fellow Australian Jason Doyle for overall 4th place in the series. Greg Hancock was crowned world champion for the fourth time when he won heat four. Hancock would later cause controversy by pulling out of the meeting after he was excluded from 2nd place in heat nine. Woffinden finished second in the overall standings by claiming second place, with Zmarzlik and Holder in third and fourth respectively. The meeting also saw Piotr Pawlicki Jr., Lindbäck and Niels Kristian Iversen claim the final qualifying places for the 2017 season.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Australia, Results, Heat details
e: retired or mechanical failure • m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t: exclusion for touching the tapes • x: other exclusion • f: fellns: non-starter • nc: non-classifySemi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic
The 2016 Mitas Czech Republic FIM Speedway Grand Prix was the fourth race of the 2016 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on June 25 at the Markéta Stadium in Prague, Czech Republic.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic, Riders
For the fourth successive Grand Prix first reserve Fredrik Lindgren replaced Jarosław Hampel, who had injured himself during the 2015 Speedway World Cup and was not fit to compete. The Speedway Grand Prix Commission also nominated Václav Milík Jr. as the wild card, and Josef Franc and Eduard Krčmář both as Track Reserves.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic, Results
The Grand Prix was won by Jason Doyle, who beat Greg Hancock, Chris Harris and Niels Kristian Iversen in the final. It was the first time the Australian had won a Grand Prix. Hancock top stored overall during the meeting and, with former joint-leaders Tai Woffinden and Chris Holder both failing to make the final, he took the lead in the Championship standings.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic, Results, Heat details
e: retired or mechanical failure • m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t: exclusion for touching the tapes • x: other exclusion • f: fellns: non-starter • nc: non-classifySemi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark
The 2016 Kjærgaard Danish FIM Speedway Grand Prix was the third race of the 2016 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on June 11th at the CASA Arena in Horsens, Denmark.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark, Riders
For the third successive Grand Prix first reserve Fredrik Lindgren replaced Jarosław Hampel, who had injured himself during the 2015 Speedway World Cup and was not fit to compete. The Speedway Grand Prix Commission also nominated Anders Thomsen as the wild card, and Mikkel Bech and Mikkel Michelsen both as Track Reserves.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark, Results
The Grand Prix was won by Maciej Janowski, who beat Chris Holder, Tai Woffinden and Nicki Pedersen in the final. Greg Hancock had top stored during the 20 qualifying heats, but was eliminated in the semi-finals after making a mistake. Despite finishing third, Woffinden joined Holder at the top of the standings on 39 points after outscoring his rival on the evening.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark, Results, Heat details
e: retired or mechanical failure • m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t: exclusion for touching the tapes • x: other exclusion • f: fellns: non-starter • nc: non-classifySemi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany
The 2016 German FIM Speedway Grand Prix was the eighth race of the 2016 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 10 September at the Bergring Arena in Teterow, Germany. It was the 200th Speedway Grand Prix staged.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany, Riders
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Martin Smolinski as the wild card, and Tobias Kroner and Kai Huckenbeck both as Track Reserves. It was also Chris Harris' 100th Grand Prix of his career.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany, Results
The Grand Prix was won by Jason Doyle, who beat Bartosz Zmarzlik, Greg Hancock and Niels-Kristian Iversen in the final. As a result, Doyle closed the lead on Hancock in the world championship standings to five points, with defending world champion Tai Woffinden, who was eliminated in the semi-finals, sitting eight points further back in third.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany, Results, Heat details
e: retired or mechanical failure • m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t: exclusion for touching the tapes • x: other exclusion • f: fellns: non-starter • nc: non-classifySemi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain
The 2016 Adrian Flux British FIM Speedway Grand Prix was the fifth race of the 2016 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 9 July at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain, Riders
For the fifth successive Grand Prix first reserve Fredrik Lindgren replaced Jarosław Hampel, who had injured himself during the 2015 Speedway World Cup and was not fit to compete. The Speedway Grand Prix Commission also nominated Danny King as the wild card, and Robert Lambert and Steve Worrall both as Track Reserves.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain, Results
The Grand Prix was won by Antonio Lindbäck, who beat world champion Tai Woffinden, Bartosz Zmarzlik and Greg Hancock in the final. Piotr Pawlicki Jr. had initially top scored during the 20 qualifying heats, but was eliminated in the semi-finals. By finishing second, and scoring 15 points, Woffinden closed the gap on Hancock at the top of the world championship standings to just three points.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain, Results, Heat details
e: retired or mechanical failure • m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t: exclusion for touching the tapes • x: other exclusion • f: fellns: non-starter • nc: non-classifySemi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland
The 2016 Lotto Warsaw FIM Speedway Grand Prix of Poland was the second race of the 2016 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on May 14 at the Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw, Poland.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland, Riders
For the second successive Grand Prix first reserve Fredrik Lindgren replaced Jarosław Hampel, who had injured himself during the 2015 Speedway World Cup and was not fit to compete. The Speedway Grand Prix Commission also nominated Patryk Dudek as the wild card, and Maksym Drabik and Paweł Przedpełski both as Track Reserves.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland, Results
The Grand Prix was won by world champion Tai Woffinden, who beat Greg Hancock, Matej Žagar and Chris Holder in the final. Fredrik Lindgren had top stored during the 20 qualifying heats, but was eliminated in the semi-finals. Holder's fourth place in the final resulted in him taking the overall series lead from Peter Kildemand, who failed to make the semi-finals, with 26 points. Woffinden and Hancock finished just two points behind on 24.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland, Results, Heat details
e: retired or mechanical failure • m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t: exclusion for touching the tapes • x: other exclusion • f: fellns: non-starter • nc: non-classifySemi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland II
The 2016 MIB Nordic Gorzow FIM Speedway Grand Prix of Poland was the seventh race of the 2016 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 27 August at the Edward Jancarz Stadium in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland II, Riders
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Krzysztof Kasprzak as the wild card, and Daniel Kaczmarek and Paweł Przedpełski both as Track Reserves.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland II, Results
The Grand Prix was won by Jason Doyle, who beat world champion Tai Woffinden, Chris Holder and Bartosz Zmarzlik in the final. As a result, Doyle closed the lead on Hancock in the world championship standings to seven points, with Woffinden now sitting one point further back in third.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland II, Results, Heat details
e: retired or mechanical failure • m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t: exclusion for touching the tapes • x: other exclusion • f: fellns: non-starter • nc: non-classifySemi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland III
The 2016 FST Grupa Brokerska Toruń FIM Speedway Grand Prix was the tenth race of the 2016 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 1 October at the Rose MotoArena in Toruń, Poland.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland III, Riders
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Paweł Przedpełski as the wild card, and Kacper Woryna and Oskar Bober both as Track Reserves. Second series reserve Michael Jepsen Jensen replaced the injured Nicki Pedersen.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland III, Results
The Grand Prix was won by Niels Kristian Iversen, who beat Greg Hancock, Bartosz Zmarzlik and Matej Žagar in the final. It was Iversen's first win of the season. World championship leader Jason Doyle was injured in the third heat and took no further part in the meeting, meaning Hancock took the overall lead.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland III, Results, Heat details
e: retired or mechanical failure • m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t: exclusion for touching the tapes • x: other exclusion • f: fellns: non-starter • nc: non-classifySemi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Scandinavia
The 2016 Stockholm FIM Speedway Grand Prix was the ninth race of the 2016 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 24 September at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Scandinavia, Riders
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Jacob Thorssell as the wild card, and Peter Ljung and Linus Sundström both as Track Reserves. Second series reserve Michael Jepsen Jensen replaced the injured Nicki Pedersen, while Kim Nilsson replaced the injured Andreas Jonsson.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Scandinavia, Results
The Grand Prix was won by Jason Doyle, who beat Chris Holder, Fredrik Lindgren and Matej Žagar in the final. It was Doyle's third successive Grand Prix win and, as a result, he took the lead in the world championship standings. Former series leader Greg Hancock, who was eliminated in the semi-finals, was five points back in second place with defending world champion Tai Woffinden in third.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Scandinavia, Results, Heat details
e: retired or mechanical failure • m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t: exclusion for touching the tapes • x: other exclusion • f: fellns: non-starter • nc: non-classifySemi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Slovenia
The 2016 Slovenian FIM Speedway Grand Prix was the opening race of the 2016 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on April 30th at the Matija Gubec Stadium in Krško, Slovenia.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Slovenia, Riders
First reserve Fredrik Lindgren replaced Jarosław Hampel, who had injured himself during the 2015 Speedway World Cup and was not fit for the start of the 2016 season. The Speedway Grand Prix Commission also nominated Denis Štojs as the wild card, and Nick Škorja and Matic Ivačič both as Track Reserves.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Slovenia, Results
The Grand Prix was won by Peter Kildemand, who beat Jason Doyle, Chris Holder and defending world champion Tai Woffinden in the final. Kildemand therefore took an early lead in the world championship standings. Despite finishing third in the final, Holder was second in the standings after outscoring Doyle on the night.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Slovenia, Results, Heat details
e: retired or mechanical failure • m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t: exclusion for touching the tapes • x: other exclusion • f: fellns: non-starter • nc: non-classifySemi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
The 2016 Swedish FIM Speedway Grand Prix was the sixth race of the 2016 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 14 August at the G&B Arena in Målilla, Sweden, after the initial scheduled staging on 13 August was cancelled due to the weather.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden, Riders
For the sixth successive Grand Prix first reserve Fredrik Lindgren replaced Jarosław Hampel, who had injured himself during the 2015 Speedway World Cup and was not fit to compete. The Speedway Grand Prix Commission also nominated Peter Ljung as the wild card, and Jacob Thorssell and Kim Nilsson both as Track Reserves.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden, Results
The Grand Prix was won by Greg Hancock, who beat Jason Doyle, Piotr Pawlicki Jr. and Chris Holder in the final. As a result, Hancock stretched his lead in the world championship standings to 12 points, with Doyle now sitting joint-second with defending world champion Tai Woffinden, who failed to make the semi-finals.


2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden, Results, Heat details
e: retired or mechanical failure • m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t: exclusion for touching the tapes • x: other exclusion • f: fellns: non-starter • nc: non-classifySemi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals


2016 Speedway World Cup
The 2016 Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the sixteenth FIM Speedway World Cup, the annual international speedway world championship tournament. It took place between 23 July and 30 July 2016 and involved nine national teams. It was won by Poland, the first time they achieved success since 2013, and the seventh time in total. They beat hosts Great Britain by seven points, while defending champions Sweden finished third with Australia in fourth.


2016 Speedway World Cup Event 1
Event One of the 2016 Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup was the opening race of the 2016 edition of the Speedway World Cup. It was staged on 23 July 2016 at Vojens Speedway Center in Vojens, Denmark and was won by Poland from hosts Denmark, Russia, and the Czech Republic. As a result, Poland progressed directly to the 2016 Speedway World Cup Final, while Denmark and Russia progressed to the 2016 Speedway World Cup Race-off. The Czech Republic were eliminated.


2016 Speedway World Cup Event 1
Piotr Pawlicki Jr. led Poland to the final by scoring 12 points, while Patryk Dudek, who scored 11 points, secured second place in the heat 20 to ensure Poland finished ahead of Denmark. Michael Jepsen Jensen top scored for the Danes with 18 points, while Emil Sayfutdinov was the star of the meeting, scoring 18 points for Russia.


2016 Speedway World Cup Event 2
Event Two of the 2016 Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup was the second race of the 2016 edition of the Speedway World Cup. It was staged on July 26 at the Stena Arena in Västervik, Sweden and was won by hosts and defending champions Sweden from Australia, United States, and Germany. As a result, Sweden progressed directly to the 2016 Speedway World Cup Final, while Australia and United States progressed to the 2016 Speedway World Cup Race-off. Germany were eliminated.


2016 Speedway World Cup Event 2
Antonio Lindbäck and Andreas Jonsson led Sweden success by scoring 13 points each, with Fredrik Lindgren and Peter Ljung scored 11 each to earn Sweden 48 points. Jason Doyle top scored for Australia with 12 points, while Greg Hancock guided United States to third by scoring 17 points.


2016 Speedway World Cup Final
The 2016 Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup Final was the last and final race of the 2016 edition of the Speedway World Cup. It was staged on July at the National Speedway Stadium in Manchester, England,. It was won by Poland, the seventh time they had done so since the World Cup was launched in 2001. They beat hosts Great Britain by seven points, while defending champions Sweden finished third with Australia in fourth.


2016 Speedway World Cup Final
Bartosz Zmarzlik, Patryk Dudek and captain Piotr Pawlicki Jr. all scored double figures for the Poles, with Krzysztof Kasprzak, who replaced Maciej Janowski in the side for the final, backed them up with eight points. Individual world champion Tai Woffinden lead Great Britain to second place, scoring 19 points.


2016 Speedway World Cup Race-off
The 2016 Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup Race Off was the third race of the 2016 edition of the Speedway World Cup. It was run on July 29 at the National Speedway Stadium in Manchester, England and was won by Australia from Denmark, Russia and the United States. As a result, Australia progressed to the 2016 Speedway World Cup Final, where they will join defending champions and Event Two winners Sweden, hosts Great Britain and Event One winners Poland. Denmark finished second, but were eliminated from the competition along with Russia and the United States.


2016 Speedway World Cup Race-off
Jason Doyle led Australia to victory with a 15-point maximum, and he was well supported by Sam Masters and Chris Holder, while reserve Brady Kurtz scored six points after replacing the injured Max Fricke. Niels Kristian Iversen top scored with 16 points for Denmark, however his efforts were not enough as the Danes fell short of reaching the final by four points.


2016 Spengler Cup
The 90th Spengler Cup was an ice hockey competition held in Davos, Switzerland between 26 and 31 December 2016. All matches were played at HC Davos's home known as Vaillant Arena. Six competing teams were split into two groups of three (in the round-robin series). The two groups, named Torriani and Cattini, are named after legendary Swiss hockey players Richard 'Bibi' Torriani and the Cattini brothers, Hans and Ferdinand.


2016 Spengler Cup, Teams participating
The list of teams that are participating in the tournament are as listed.


2016 Spengler Cup, Statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points


2016 Spikers' Turf
The Spikers' Turf 2nd Season was the second season of the men's volleyball league Spikers' Turf, the counterpart of the women's Shakey's V-League. In 2014, the Shakey's V-League introduced a men's division during its 21st conference. The following year, Sports Vision, the organizers of the Shakey's V-League decided to spin-off the men's vision as a separate tournament, giving birth to the Spikers' Turf.


2016 Spikers' Turf, Open conference
The Spikers’ Turf Collegiate Conference was the 5th conference of the Spikers' Turf, conference commenced on May 28, 2016 at the Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan. Six (6) volleyball clubs will compete in this year's Open Conference.


2016 Spikers' Turf, Collegiate conference
The Spikers’ Turf Collegiate Conference was the 5th conference of the league that started on July 30, 2016 and ended on September 10, 2016, games were held at the Ynares Sports Arena and PhilSports Arena. There were twelve (12) competing teams in this conference.


2016 Spikers' Turf, Reinforced conference
The Spikers’ Turf Reinforced Conference was the 6th conference of the Spikers' Turf that started on October 1, 2016 and ended on November 12, 2016, games were held at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig. There were six competing teams in this conference.


2016 Spokane Empire season
The 2016 Spokane Empire season was the eleventh season for the professional indoor football franchise and first in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of ten teams that compete in the IFL for the 2016 season and members of the Intense Conference.


2016 Spokane Empire season
Led by head coach Adam Shackleford, the Empire play their home games at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane, Washington.


2016 Spokane Empire season, Roster
Rookies in italics updated June 28, 201625 Active, 5 Inactive


2016 Sport Club Corinthians Paulista season
The 2016 season was the 107th season in the history of Sport Club Corinthians Paulista.


2016 Sport Club Corinthians Paulista season, Background, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016 Sport Club Corinthians Paulista season, Background, Managerial changes
On 15 June, Tite accepted an invitation to become Brazil's manager. Assistant manager Fábio Carille assumed the role as a caretaker until 19 June, managing the club against Fluminense and Botafogo. On the same day, Corinthians announced Cristóvão Borges as the new manager.


2016 Sport Club Corinthians Paulista season, Background, Managerial changes
On 17 September, Borges was fired after losing a home match against Corinthians's biggest rival Palmeiras, which ended a 34-match unbeaten run at Arena Corinthians. On the same day, Carille was announced as interim manager. This time, until the end of the season. However, on 14 October it was announced that former two-time manager Oswaldo de Oliveira signed as the new head coach.


2016 Sport Club Corinthians Paulista season, Campeonato Paulista
For the 2016 Campeonato Paulista, the 20 teams are divided in four groups of 5 teams (A, B, C, D). They will face all teams, except those that are in their own group, with the top two teams from each group qualifying for the quarterfinals. The six overall worst teams will be relegated.


2016 Sport Club Corinthians Paulista season, Copa do Brasil
Due to being qualified to the 2016 Copa Libertadores, Corinthians entered the competition on the round of 16, in August.


2016 Sport11 Ladies Open
The 2016 Sport11 Ladies Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 1st 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 Budapest, Hungary, on 5–11 September 2016.


2016 Sport11 Ladies Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received a wildcard into the singles main draw:


2016 Sport11 Ladies Open – Doubles
This was a new event in the ITF Women's Circuit.


2016 Sport11 Ladies Open – Doubles
Cindy Burger and Arantxa Rus won the inaugural title, defeating Ágnes Bukta and Jesika Malečková in the final, 6–1, 6–4.


2016 Sport11 Ladies Open – Singles
This is a new event in the ITF Women's Circuit.


2016 Sport11 Ladies Open – Singles
Irina Khromacheva won the title, defeating Cindy Burger 6–1, 6–2 in the final.


2016 Sporting Kansas City season
The 2016 Sporting Kansas City season was the twenty-first season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the sixth year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.


2016 Sporting Kansas City season
Sporting Kansas City entered the season as the defending U.S. Open Cup champions. By winning the 2015 U.S. Open Cup, they were qualified for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League for the third time in franchise history.


2016 Sporting Kansas City season, Squad, First team roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of October 13, 2015.


2016 Sporting Kansas City season, Competitions, U.S. Open Cup
Host team listed firstBold winner* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score


2016 Sports Racer Series
The 2016 Sport Racer Series is an Australian motor racing competition sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motorsport for prototype sports cars. The series is made up of three classes, Sport Racer, Formula 1000 and Radical/Supersports.


2016 Sports Racer Series, Race calendar
The series is being contested over five rounds, each consisting of three races.


2016 SportsCar Grand Prix
The 2016 Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix was a professional sports car racing event held at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park near Bowmanville, Ontario on July 7, 8, 9 and 10, 2016. The race was the seventh round of the 2016 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the event marked the 31st IMSA sanctioned sports car race held at the facility.


2016 SportsCar Grand Prix, Race background
For 2016, the WeatherTech Championship race featured all four classes,  Prototype (P),  Prototype Challenge (PC), GT Le Mans (GTLM) and the GT Daytona (GTD) for the first time since the  2013 edition of the Grand Prix. The weekend also included races for the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge, Mazda Prototype Lites, the Global MX-5 Cup and the Nissan Micra Cup.


2016 SportsCar Grand Prix, Report, Race summary
The race was won overall by Eric Curran and Dane Cameron, driving a Chevrolet Corvette DP for Action Express Racing. They finished ahead of the Action Express Racing sister car of João Barbosa and Christian Fittipaldi, while the podium was completed by  Ricky and Jordan Taylor of Wayne Taylor Racing. In sixth place overall, CORE Autosport won the Prototype Challenge class with drivers Jon Bennett and Colin Braun, while the GT Le Mans honors were taken by Ford Chip Ganassi Racing drivers Ryan Briscoe and Richard Westbrook in the Ford GT in fourteenth place overall. The GT Daytona class was won by Bret Curtis and Jens Klingmann in the Turner Motorsport BMW M6 GT3.


2016 SportsCar Grand Prix, Media, Television
The race was broadcast live by Fox Sports on Fox Sports 1 in the United States and on Fox Sports Racing in Canada, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. The event was televised internationally by FOX Sports Latin America, Motors TV in Europe, and Fox Sports Asia.


2016 SportsCar Grand Prix, Media, Radio
The race was broadcast by IMSA Radio with announcers John Hindhaugh and Jeremy Shaw calling the race on IMSA.tv and radiolemans.com,  and simulcast on Sirius channel 106 satellite radio and on 90.7 FM at the track.


2016 Spring European League of Legends Championship Series
The 2016 Spring European League of Legends Championship Series (2016 Spring EU LCS) was the first split of the fourth season of the European League of Legends Championship Series. The spring split began on January 16, with a rematch of the 2015 EU LCS Summer playoff finals. Most matches were played at a film studio in Adlershof, Berlin. The finals were played in Rotterdam, Netherlands, at the Rotterdam Ahoy.


2016 Springfield Lasers season
The 2016 Springfield Lasers season was the 21st season of the franchise in World TeamTennis (WTT). The Lasers finished with 4 wins and 8 losses, fifth in the WTT standings, and missed the postseason for the second consecutive year. The team featured Michaëlla Krajicek, who won the 2016 WTT Female Rookie of the Year Award.


2016 Springfield Lasers season, Season recap, Draft
At the WTT Draft on March 25, 2016, the Lasers protected the top-ranked American player John Isner in the first round of the marquee player portion of the draft and passed on making a second-round selection. In the roster player portion of the draft, the Lasers made a trade with the expansion New York Empire, which was interested in selecting Christina McHale.


2016 Springfield Lasers season, Season recap, Draft
In the trade, the Lasers gave the Empire the first overall selection in the roster player portion of the draft along with the first pick in the fourth round in exchange for the third pick in each of the first and third rounds. The Lasers did not protect any players in the roster portion of the draft. They selected Daniel Nestor, Benjamin Becker, Daria Gavrilova and Michaëlla Krajicek. Nestor was the only one of the four with WTT experience. He was WTT Male Rookie of the Year playing for the Sacramento Capitals in 2003, and WTT Male Most Valuable Player as a member of the Philadelphia Freedoms in 2006. The Lasers elected not to choose a roster-exempt player in the fifth round.


2016 Springfield Lasers season, Season recap, Parmentier replaces Gavrilova
Daria Gavrilova was selected to represent Australia at the 2016 Summer Olympics on July 1, 2016. She was replaced on the roster by Pauline Parmentier on July 23, 2016.


2016 Springfield Lasers season, Season recap, Nestor selected to Canadian Olympic team
On July 21, 2016, Daniel Nestor was selected to represent Canada at the 2016 Summer Olympics, playing men's doubles in place of Milos Raonic, who withdrew citing concerns about the Zica virus. To fill the void created by Nestor's departure, the Lasers signed Jean Andersen and Eric Butorac as substitute players on July 26, 2016. Andersen previously played for the Lasers in 2011 and 2014.


2016 Springfield Lasers season, Season recap, Lasers hand Freedoms first two losses
After starting the season with four straight losses, the Lasers faced the undefeated Philadelphia Freedoms on the road on August 4, 2016. Two of the Lasers' four losses had already come at the hands of the Freedoms. Jean Andersen and Benjamin Becker got the Lasers started by winning a tiebreaker in the opening set of men's doubles. Michaëlla Krajicek and Pauline Parmentier followed by getting an early break in the women's doubles set that led to a 5–3 set win and a 10–7 lead in the match for the Lasers.


2016 Springfield Lasers season, Season recap, Lasers hand Freedoms first two losses
Becker lost a tiebreaker to Lukáš Lacko in the third set of men's singles to cut the lead to 14–12. Parmentier raced to a 3–0 lead in the fourth set of women's singles, before Naomi Broady broke back to send the set to a tiebreaker. Parmentier survived a set point down 3–4 in the tiebreaker on Broady's serve and then hit a forehand winner on the set's deciding point to push the Lasers' lead to 19–16. Becker and Krajicek sealed the match in mixed doubles by holding all their service games and breaking Broady once to win the set, 5–3, and give the Lasers a 24–19 victory.


2016 Springfield Lasers season, Season recap, Lasers hand Freedoms first two losses
The Lasers and Freedoms met again the following evening in Springfield. After dropping the opening set of men's doubles in a tiebreaker, the Lasers took control of the match by winning the next three sets led by Krajicek. She teamed with Parmentier to take the women's doubles, 5–3, then with Becker to take the mixed doubles by the same score. In the fourth set of women's singles, Krajicek topped Samantha Crawford, 5–2, to give the Lasers a 19–13 lead. In the final set of men's singles, Lacko earned a break against Becker and won the set, 5–3, to send the math to extended play with the Lasers leading, 22–18. Becker held serve, 4–1, in the first game of extended play to clinch a 23–18 win for the Lasers.


2016 Springfield Lasers season, Season recap, Elimination from postseason contention
The Lasers were eliminated from postseason contention with a record of 2 wins and 7 losses on August 10, 2016, when they lost to the Orange County Breakers, 22–19, in extended play. It is the second consecutive season the Lasers have missed the postseason.


2016 Springfield Lasers season, Season recap, Season finale
The Lasers met the New York Empire in the season finale for both teams at home on August 13, 2016. The loser of the match would finish last in WTT. Benjamin Becker and Eric Butorac opened the match by winning a tiebreaker in men's doubles. Michaëlla Krajicek and Pauline Parmentier followed with a 5–3 set win in women's doubles. Krajicek and Butorac teamed for a 5–1 mixed doubles set win that gave the Lasers a 15–8 lead. After dropping the fourth set of women's singles, the Lasers took a 17–13 lead to the final set. Marcus Willis won the men's singles set in a tiebreaker to send the match to extended play with the Lasers leading 21–18. After Willis won the first game of extended play, Becker won the second to secure a 22–19 victory and a fifth-place finish.


2016 Springfield Lasers season, Season recap, Rookie of the Year Award
Michaëlla Krajicek was named 2016 WTT Female Rookie of the Year. Krajicek was tied for fifth in the league with teammate Pauline Parmentier in winning percentage in women's doubles and was also fifth in mixed doubles.


2016 Springfield Lasers season, Draft picks
Since the Lasers had the worst record in WTT in 2014, they had the first selection in each round of the draft. WTT conducted its 2016 draft on March 25, in Key Biscayne, Florida. in the roster player portion of the draft, the Lasers traded the first overall selection along with the first pick in the fourth round to the New York Empire in exchange for the third pick in each of the first and third rounds. The selections made by the Lasers are shown in the table below.


2016 Springfield Lasers season, Statistics
Players are listed in order of their game-winning percentage provided they played in at least 40% of the Lasers' games in that event, which is the WTT minimum for qualification for league leaders in individual statistical categories.


2016 Springfield Lasers season, Individual honors and achievements
Michaëlla Krajicek was named 2016 WTT Female Rookie of the Year. Krajicek was tied for fifth in the league with teammate Pauline Parmentier in winning percentage in women's doubles and was also fifth in mixed doubles.


2016 Springfield Lasers season, Individual honors and achievements
Benjamin Becker was second in WTT in winning percentage in men's singles.


2016 Sprint Unlimited
The 2016 Sprint Unlimited at Daytona was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on February 13, 2016, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Contested over 75 laps, it was the first exhibition race of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.


2016 Sprint Unlimited, Report, Background
The track, Daytona International Speedway, is one of six superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the others being Michigan International Speedway, Auto Club Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.


2016 Sprint Unlimited, Report, Format and eligibility
The race is 75 laps in length, and is divided into two segments; the first is 25 laps and the second is 50 laps. The race is open to those drivers who won a pole in the 2015 season or had won the Sprint Unlimited previously.


2016 Sprint Unlimited, Report, Entry list
The entry list for the Sprint Unlimited was released on Friday, February 12 at 2:20 p.m. Eastern time. Twenty-five drivers are entered for the race. Tony Stewart was slated to run the Sprint Unlimited, but after suffering a burst fracture of his L1 vertebra, Brian Vickers drove in his place. While Vickers wasn't technically eligible because he doesn't fit any of the criteria for eligibility, he was cleared by NASCAR to compete in the event.


2016 Sprint Unlimited, Starting lineup
The starting lineup was determined by a random draw, with Jimmie Johnson drawing the top spot.


2016 Sprint Unlimited, Practice, First practice
Kyle Larson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 45.148 and a speed of 199.344 mph (320.813 km/h).


2016 Sprint Unlimited, Practice, Final practice
Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 45.242 and a speed of 198.930 mph (320.147 km/h).


2016 Sprint Unlimited, Race, First half, Start
Under a clear Florida night sky, Jimmie Johnson led the field to the green flag at 8:35 p.m. Brad Keselowski used a push from the outside line to lead the first lap. After five laps, the field settled into a single line until Jamie McMurray went under Casey Mears in turn 3 to move up to fourth. Eventually, Keselowski found himself working the top and bottom line to maintain the lead. Unfortunately, he had to drag the brake to let McMurray pass him going into 3 to get a piece of debris off the grill of his car.


2016 Sprint Unlimited, Race, First half, Start
This gambit failed and fell back to 15th. The first caution of the race flew on lap 13 for a two-car wreck in turn 2. Rounding the turn, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. suffered a right-rear tire blowout and spun down into the side of Denny Hamlin. The front half of the field opted to stay out while the back half opted to pit.


2016 Sprint Unlimited, Race, First half, Second quarter
The race restarted on lap 18. McMurray got a jump on the field, but was swallowed up and passed by teammate Kyle Larson. He was, however, able to hold the lead and pull in front of his teammate on the backstretch. The second caution of the race flew on lap 23 for a multi-car wreck in turn 1.


2016 Sprint Unlimited, Race, First half, Second quarter
Going into the turn, Brian Vickers suffered a right-rear tire blowout, hit the side of Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s car and ripped the side of his car off, turned back up the track, hit teammate Kevin Harvick, slammed the wall, slid back down the track and clipped Clint Bowyer. A. J. Allmendinger, Greg Biffle and Kurt Busch also sustained damage in this wreck. Vickers said he didn't "know how it happened. The '18' and I got together going four-wide early in the race and had a little smoke for a lap and it went away. I suspect that could have been it or I could have just ran over something, there's no telling.” Harvick would go on to finish last. Hamlin opted not to pit and assumed the lead.


2016 Sprint Unlimited, Race, Second half, Halfway
The race restarted on lap 30. Hamlin took command of the field and moved ahead of the No. 2 car. Eventually, Keselowski moved by him coming to the line and took the lead on lap 34. Hamlin shot ahead of Keselowski on the backstretch to take the lead back the next lap. Keselowski used a push from teammate Joey Logano to retake the lead on lap 37. Just like his first stint in the lead, he picked up another piece of debris that covered his grill.


2016 Sprint Unlimited, Race, Second half, Halfway
The third caution of the race flew on lap 44 for a single-car spin on the backstretch. Going down the backstretch, Johnson made contact with Mears that sent him spinning through the grass. His car dug into the ground and ripped off the front fender. He said afterwards that he "did a decent job of backing out of there and not causing a big one as the door shut on me." Keselowski opted to stay out while the rest of the field opted to pit.


2016 Sprint Unlimited, Race, Second half, Halfway
The race restarted on lap 48. Hamlin powered ahead of Keselowski to take over the lead on lap 49. The fourth caution of the race flew with 20 laps to go for a multi-car wreck on the backstretch. Going into turn 3, Kasey Kahne got turned by McMurray and slammed into the side of Allmendinger.


2016 Sprint Unlimited, Race, Second half, Fourth quarter
The race restarted with 14 laps to go. Keselowski got a run on Hamlin in the tri-oval to take the lead back with 12 laps to go. The fifth caution of the race flew with 10 laps to go after Kahne lost an engine in turn 2.


2016 Sprint Unlimited, Race, Second half, Fourth quarter
The race restarted with six laps to go. Hamlin was able to hold off charges from his teammate Matt Kenseth and Logano. The sixth caution of the race flew with three laps to go for a multi-car wreck on the backstretch. In a classic restrictor plate racing accordion effect, Carl Edwards got turned into the wall and a number of cars spun out. This would lead to the debut of the new overtime rules NASCAR put into play two days prior.


2016 Sprint Unlimited, Race, Second half, Fourth quarter
The race restarted with two laps to go. The field passed the overtime line and the race was official at that point. After a multi-car wreck in turn 1, Hamlin was declared the race winner.


2016 Sprint Unlimited, Race, Post-race
Hamlin said after the race in victory lane that he's "gotten better at speedway racing over the last few years and really learned a lot from my teammates. But realistically you can go back and look at this race a million times, and had my teammates not stuck with me at the right times, we wouldn't have been able to stay up front." He added he "wanted to get to the (overtime) line, because we probably didn’t have enough fuel to go five more laps."


2016 Sprint Unlimited, Race, Post-race
After a runner-up finish, Logano said that he thought he had Hamlin "if that caution didn’t come out at the end." He followed up by saying had "I got that push from the 42, [Kyle] Larson, I might have done it. It just didn’t line up perfectly.”


2016 Sprint Unlimited, Race, Post-race
After finishing 10th, Biffle spoke on the new overtime rule saying he thought "it was OK. I get what they're trying to do. They're trying to prevent people from changing the outcome of the race and make that mark back there, and that makes sense. It'll take us a little bit to get used to that, but I understand it."


2016 Sprint Unlimited, Race, Post-race
After finishing 11th, Danica Patrick said that she doesn't "think it'll end up making a humongous difference. I mean, the likelihood of having a lot of accidents within the first corner, they're not super-high. I don't know. I think it'll be fine. I don't think we'll really notice a huge difference."


2016 Sprint Unlimited, Race, Post-race
After finishing 13th, Martin Truex, Jr. said that "in this day and age, we always judge everything on the fans' reaction. So I guess we'll wait and see what they say about it."


2016 SprintX GT Championship Series
The 2016 SprintX GT Championship Series was the inaugural season of the SprintX GT Championship Series. The series was managed by WC Vision and sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). On May 28, 2015 WC Vision announced it would be launching the SprintX GT Championship Series as a support series of the Pirelli World Challenge. Similar to GT races in the PWC, SprintX races had a sprint format as races were 60 minutes in length. The difference between PWC GT races and SprintX races was that SprintX races featured mandatory driver and tire changes.


2016 SprintX GT Championship Series, Schedule
The season comprised three rounds and all rounds were in support of the Pirelli World Challenge. On the same day WC Vision announced the launch of the series, they announced the series would be run during all "headliner" event weekends of the PWC - the calendar of the 2016 PWC season was announced on November 3, 2015. Later WC Vision decided the series would not run during the season opener of the PWC at Austin and during the PWC weekend at Lime Rock Park.


2016 SprintX GT Championship Series, Championship standings, Drivers' championships
Points were awarded based on finishing positions as shown in the chart below. Points were awarded to the driver behind the wheel at the 25-minute mark (when Pit Lane opens for mandatory tire and driver changes) and to the driver behind the wheel at the finish.


2016 Sri Lankan floods
Beginning on 14 May 2016, a low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal caused torrential rain to fall across Sri Lanka, causing floods and landslides which affected half a million people. As of 25 May 2016 the death toll was 101 with 100 missing.


2016 Sri Lankan floods, Events
On 14 May 2016 the Meteorology Department issued a severe weather advisory for twelve hours commencing 11:30 IST. Up to 100mm of rain was expected in parts of eastern and southern Sri Lanka with wind speeds up to 70-80 kmh at sea.


2016 Sri Lankan floods, Events, 15 May
A depression off south-east Sri Lanka caused torrential rain and minor floods. Nearly 100mm of rainfall was reported in Avissawella, Hambantota and Kurunegala and several parts of the capital Colombo were flooded. Seas off Mannar and Trincomalee were expected to be rough. The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) issued landslide and cut slope failure warnings for the Badulla, Bandarawela, Ella, Haliela, Hadummulla, Haputale, Lunugala, Passara, Uva-Paranagama and Welimada areas.


2016 Sri Lankan floods, Events, 15 May
More than 35 families in Nalluruwa were displaced after a gale hit their homes. Bad weather forced two flights bound for Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) to be diverted to Cochin International Airport. A landslide in Hattota near Dehiowita in Kegalle District left four dead and one missing.


2016 Sri Lankan floods, Events, 15 May
Between 8.30 am to 5.30pm 137.7mm of rain was recorded in Katunayake, 125.7mm in Trincomalee, 117.2mm in Kurunegala, 106.9mm in Colombo, 98mm in Mahailuppallama, 93.5mm in Ratnapura, 79. mm in Kandy and 74.7 mm in Batticaloa.


2016 Sri Lankan floods, Events, 16 May
A flight bound for BIA was diverted to Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport due to bad weather. With water levels on the Attanagalu Oya, Kalu Ganga, Kelani River, Maha Oya, Mahaweli River, Nilwala Ganga and Yan Oya rising, the Disaster Management Center (DMC) warned people living on river banks and low-lying areas in Badalgama, Dunamale, Giriulla, Hanwella, Horowpatana, Nawalapitiya, Panadugama, Peradeniya, and Ratnapura to be vigilant. The Meteorology Department advised that the low pressure area was moving away from Sri Lanka's rainfall would subside though heavy winds and showers would continue for a few days. Power failures were reported in several villages. Flights leaving Ratmalana Airport were grounded due to heavy rain. The Southern Expressway's exit at Biyagama was closed due to flooding.


2016 Sri Lankan floods, Events, 16 May
Heavy rains and floods affected Chilaw, Colombo, Galle, Kalutara, Kandy, Kegalle, Matara, Nuwara Eliya and Ratnapura and one person was killed by lightning in Anuradhapura. The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) rescued fishermen off Pitipana near Negombo in Gampaha District after their boat capsized.


2016 Sri Lankan floods, Events, 16 May
According to the DMC the death toll stood at three and more than 11,000 people were affected.


2016 Sri Lankan floods, Events, 17 May
A landslide in Ilukkwatta near Kadugannawa in Kandy District buried two homes under 25 feet of mud, rock and rubble, killing seven. The Road Development Authority waived Tolls on the Southern Expressway between Kottawa to Kadawatha due to the weather. Schools in Central Province, North Western Province, Sabaragamuwa Province and Western Province are closed due to the floods.


2016 Sri Lankan floods, Events, 17 May
Over 200 people trapped by flooding in Thabbowa in Puttalam District were rescued by the SLAF and Sri Lanka Navy. A landslide in Samsarakanda near Aranayaka in Kegalle District buried several homes, killing 21 and leaving 123 missing. The villages of Elangapitiya, Pallebage and Siripura were buried in the landslide. A landslide at Kalupahana Estate near Bulathkohupitiya in Kegalle District buried several homes, killing 14 and leaving two missing.


2016 Sri Lankan floods, Events, 17 May
According to the DMC the death toll stood at eight with another eight missing and more than 200,000 people were affected.


2016 Sri Lankan floods, Events, 18 May
The Sri Lanka Army, with the help of villagers, volunteers and medical staff, began rescue efforts at Aranayaka and Bulathkohupitiya. Two boys were killed in Wattala due to the floods. The Outer Circular Expressway was flooded at Kaduwela. With roads underwater and impassable, the Wilpattu National Park was closed until 25 May 2016.


2016 Sri Lankan floods, Events, 18 May
As water levels on the Kelani River rose rapidly, the DMC warned those living near its banks to move to safety. The Ceylon Electricity Board imposed emergency power cuts on the Colombo suburbs of Kohilawatte, Kolonnawa, Kotikawatte, Orugodawatta, Sedawatta, Sinhapura and Wellampitiya as a precautionary measure. Overnight the army and navy evacuated 26,000 people affected by the floods in Colombo.


2016 Sri Lankan floods, Events, 18 May
According to the Meteorology Department the last four days had seen one of the highest rainfalls in Sri Lanka. 373.3 mm of rain fell on Kilinochchi in the 24 hours to 8.30 a.m. on 16 May 2016. Pottuvil recorded the highest rainfall on 15 May 2016 (145.8mm) whilst the highest rainfall on 17 May 2016 (267.8mm) was in Mahailukpallama. 135mm of rain fell on Kalepitimulla in the 24 hours to 8.30 a.m. on 18 May 2016.


2016 Sri Lankan floods, Events, 18 May
According to the DMC the death toll stood at 37 with 155 missing.


2016 Sri Lankan floods, Aftermath
Water levels on the Kelani River, which had peaked at 8 feet, began to fall slowly on 19 May 2016 and had fallen to six feet by 22 May 2016. All schools in the country were closed on 20 May 2016. Two people were killed in Ambulgama near Hanwella on 20 May 2016 after the boat they were in capsized in flood waters. A landslide was reported in Kabaragalakanda near Aranayake on 21 May 2016.


2016 Sri Lankan floods, Aftermath
Prior to the floods Sri Lanka was suffering a drought and consequently power cuts as reservoirs ran dry. Following the floods water levels in many of the reservoirs reached 75%, giving uninterrupted power supply according to the Ministry of Power and Energy.


2016 Sri Lankan floods, Aftermath
As rescue efforts continued the death toll increased. On 19 May 2016 the DMC gave the death toll as 58 with 132 missing. On 20 May 2016 the DMC gave the death toll as 64 with 131 missing. ON 21 May 2016 the DMC gave the death toll as 73 with 127 missing. Early on 22 May 2016 the death toll was given as 82 with 118 missing. Later on 22 May 2016 the death toll was given as 92 with 109 missing.


2016 Sri Lankan floods, Government response
The Sri Lanka Army deployed more than 1500 Army personnel and 71 officers, including Commandos in worst-affected areas across the country for immediate search, rescue and relief operations and the Army on the directions of the Commander has organized another emergency contingent to stand by in case the situation worsens. The Sri Lanka Air Force dispatched Bell 212, Bell 412 and Mi 17 helicopters for rescue operations and providing of relief aid to victims.


2016 Sri Lankan floods, Government response
The Sri Lanka Navy dispatched 81 flood relief teams in areas such as Thalduwa, Hanwella, Ranala, Navagamuwa, Malwana, Kegalle, Kaduwela, Mulleriyawa, Dompe, Pugoda, Wellampitiya, Kollonnawa, Biyagama, Kotikawatta, Angoda, Kelanimulla, Vavunia, Vilachchiya and Mandagalaru to promptly engage in any adverse situation. Besides 40 more flood relief teams are kept on standby covering all the areas affected by floods to meet any emergency situation.


2016 Sri Lankan floods, Government response
Unable to cope with the extent of the floods, the Sri Lankan government appealed for international assistance.


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


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


2016 St Helens RLFC season
This article details the St Helens R.F.C. rugby league football club's 2016 season. This is the Saints' 21st consecutive season in the Super League.


2016 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. season
The 2016 season was St. Patrick's Athletic F.C. 's 87th year in existence and was the Supersaint's 65th consecutive season in the top-flight of Irish football. It was the fifth year that Liam Buckley was the team's manager (in his current spell), following replacing Pete Mahon in December 2011. The league season was poor from the Saints, finishing 7th, meaning they would be without European football next season for the first time since 2010. They did however knock Jeunesse Esch out of the Europa League before being narrowly knocked out by Dinamo Minsk of Belarus. They also retained their League Cup crown by winning the 2016 League of Ireland Cup by beating Limerick 4–1 at the Markets Field on 17 September 2016.


2016 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. season, Squad, Squad statistics, Appearances, goals and cards
Number in brackets represents (appearances of which were substituted ON). Last Updated – 29 October 2016


2016 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. season, Squad, Squad statistics, Captains
Last updated: 29 October 2016Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches onlyMatches started as captain onlyCountry: FIFA nationality; No. : Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.


2016 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. season, Club, Kit
Supplier: UmbroSponsor(s): Clune Construction Company L.P. (Front of Jersey), Iceland (Sleeve of jersey)


2016 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. season, Club, Kit
The club released a new Home kit and Third kit for the season, with the Away kit being retained from the 2015 season.


2016 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. season, Club, Kit
Key:LOI=League of IrelandFAI=FAI CupEAC= EA Sports CupUEL=Europa LeagueLSC=Leinster Senior CupPRC=President's CupFRN=Friendly


2016 St. Cloud, Minnesota knife attack
On September 17, 2016, Dahir A. Adan, a 22-year old, Kenyan-born American man, stabbed ten people while wielding two knives at the Crossroads Center shopping mall in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He was shot dead inside the mall by an off-duty law enforcement officer who intervened. The Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated the incident to uncover a possible motive, such as terrorism. Authorities said Adan may have been inspired by radical Islamic groups, but they did not assign a motive for his actions.


2016 St. Cloud, Minnesota knife attack, Attack
At about 8:15 p.m. on September 17, an individual began stabbing patrons at the Crossroads Center shopping mall. He was armed with two steak knives, one 10 inches and the other 9 inches. The stabbings first began outside the mall, at a nutrition store, before the attacker entered the building, stabbed an electronics store employee, and ran past a couple of other stores towards the Target and Macy's anchor stores.


2016 St. Cloud, Minnesota knife attack, Attack
Before the spree ended, ten people were injured, three of whom were hospitalized with non-life-threatening wounds. Reports said the attacker made references to Allah, including shouting "Allahu Akbar," and asked several people if they were Muslim.


2016 St. Cloud, Minnesota knife attack, Attack
Immediately following the stabbings, the attacker was confronted by Jason Falconer, a firearms instructor and part-time police officer from nearby Avon, Minnesota. When the attacker asked Falconer if he was a Muslim and Falconer answered no, he fled into the Macy's store, pursued by Falconer, who ordered him to drop his weapons. The attacker ran into the clothing display area, turned towards Falconer, and lay down on the floor while still holding both knives. He then charged at Falconer, who fired multiple rounds and shot him, and both fell down briefly in the main aisle. The attacker got up and charged at Falconer again, but he was shot again and fatally wounded.


2016 St. Cloud, Minnesota knife attack, Attack, Victims
Ten people were injured in the stabbing, three of whom were hospitalized for non-life-threatening wounds. They were all stabbed or punched in the back, shoulder, head, neck, or face. The hospitalized victims were all released by the next day. The victims were of ages 15 to 53.


2016 St. Cloud, Minnesota knife attack, Perpetrator
Dahir A. Adan (c. 1994 – September 17, 2016) was a member of St. Cloud's Somali-American community. He was born in Kenya and moved to the U.S. at the age of two on a refugee visa, becoming a U.S. citizen in 2008.


2016 St. Cloud, Minnesota knife attack, Perpetrator
Adan was described by a community spokesman as having no record of violence, and as a good student who was more interested in sports than religion. He attended Apollo High School and was last enrolled in the St. Cloud State University in the spring of 2016, where he planned to major in information systems. He had three previous encounters with police for minor traffic violations. His friends described him as a Muslim, but they did not believe he had extremist views.


2016 St. Cloud, Minnesota knife attack, Perpetrator
On October 6, 2016, the FBI announced that the evidence suggests the attack was premeditated and that the attacker had taken "interest recently in Islam, withdrew from his friends and encouraged his sisters to be more religious."


2016 St. Cloud, Minnesota knife attack, Perpetrator
Adan had been employed part-time by the Swiss security services provider Securitas; he had been assigned to guard an unidentified Electrolux facility. He resigned in June 2016 and handed over his official uniform back to the company. A mall spokesperson said Adan never worked security at the mall, nor was he an employee of the company that did its security.


2016 St. Cloud, Minnesota knife attack, Perpetrator
Two nights prior to the stabbing, Adan called a Somali community soccer coach asking for advice on how to lose weight; the coach later said that he believed Adan was not suffering from any mental illness at the time. According to a Somali-American community leader, Adan had saved up money to purchase the newly released iPhone 7 and was going to Crossroads Center to make the purchase. He was described as "joyful" and "happy" before leaving for the mall.


2016 St. Cloud, Minnesota knife attack, Perpetrator
An autopsy performed on Adan following his death found that he died of exsanguination (blood loss) as a result of the six gunshot wounds he had sustained. He had been shot in the head, chest, side, back, and left leg.


2016 St. Cloud, Minnesota knife attack, Aftermath
The day after the stabbing, St. Cloud Police Chief Blair Anderson declined to call the attack terrorism, saying that it did not appear anyone else was involved in the incident. The FBI started investigating the attack as a "potential" act of terrorism, and the agency's Joint Terrorism Task Force took the lead in the investigation, assisted by local police. The FBI began looking into Adan's social media and other contacts to find a motive.


2016 St. Cloud, Minnesota knife attack, Aftermath
ISIL claimed responsibility for the attack through its Amaq media agency, claiming Adan "was a soldier of the Islamic State".


2016 St. Cloud, Minnesota knife attack, Aftermath
On September 28, in the midst of the preliminary investigation, FBI Director James Comey said Adan may have been motivated by "some sort of inspiration from radical Islamic groups." In February 2017, Rick Thornton––the head of the FBI in Minneapolis––told the Associated Press that they were still investigating the attack, but that it was unlikely they could figure out Adan's motives and thought process.


2016 St. Cloud, Minnesota knife attack, Aftermath
In August 2017, St. Cloud Police Chief William Blair Anderson said, "The attack inspired a successful bid to the city for additional funds for training", and he praised Falconer's reaction to the attacker. On April 5, 2018, Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Tom Emmer awarded Falconer the Congressional Badge of Bravery.


2016 St. Cloud, Minnesota knife attack, Reactions
Leaders of Minnesota's Muslim community, such as Hamza Dudgeon, held a joint news conference in St. Cloud the day after the stabbings. They expressed concern at the rise of anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim sentiment in response to the attack, calling for unity among the general community.


2016 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer team
The 2016 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer team represented St. Francis College during the 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Terrier's home games were played at Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5. The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1981 and was coached by Tom Giovatto, who was in his tenth year at the helm of the Terriers.


2016 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer team
The Terriers ended their season at 12–5–3 overall and  6–0–1 in conference play. The Terriers won the NEC Regular season championship and the Tournament Championship. Of note, the Terriers ended the season seventh in the country in goals against average (0.60) and shutout percentage (0.55).


2016 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer team, Regular season
The Terriers opened their season at Lafayette, winning in double-overtime 1–0 on a goal by sophomore Djiby Sarr. Due to his golden goal, Sarr was named NEC Soccer Player of the Week. The Terriers then proceeded to lose three games in a row to Rhode Island, UMass Lowell, and Hartford. The Terriers then tied Hartwick 1–1, defeated NJIT, 2–1, in double overtime and came up with a 1–1 draw versus Army.


2016 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer team, Regular season
St. Francis Brooklyn defender Faouzi Taieb scored his first goal as a Terrier in the 66th minute of their 2–1 win over NJIT, and was named the Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week. With a 2–3–2 record, the Terriers then went on to defeat Saint Peter's and Howard. Since going undefeated in their last five games and winning two in a row, the Terriers were ranked 10th in the NSCAA North East Region week 5 rankings. In their last non-conference match-up, the Terriers lost to George Washington to snap their five-game undefeated streak and bring their record to 4–4–2. For their non-conference games the Terriers displayed a clear home-field advantage by posting a 3–1–1 record, while posting a 1–3–1 record on the road.


2016 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer team, Regular season
The Terriers started league play by defeating Sacred Heart on the road 2–0. The Terriers then proceeded to go undefeated through conference play and finished 6–0–1. During their seven-game undefeated streak, the Terriers also shutout every team faced, by not allowing a goal. Going into their last game of the season the Terriers were leading the conference standings and faced a winner-take-all match against LIU Brooklyn, as they did in 2015. If the Terriers lost they would tie LIU Brooklyn in the standings, but LIU would have the tie-breaker in the win.


2016 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer team, Regular season
Instead the St. Francis men’s soccer team won 1–0 over rival LIU at home, wrapping up the program’s first regular-season conference title since 1997. By virtue of the win, the top-seeded Terriers (10–4–3, 6–0–1) will host the conference tournament, opening with a match against No. 4 Sacred Heart on Nov. 11. St. Francis has a shot at its third Northeast Conference title in four years.


2016 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer team, Regular season
After the regular season ended, St. Francis Brooklyn set a program record by having eight different players awarded NEC men's soccer honors. St. Francis Brooklyn claimed three of the four major awards presented by the NEC. Senior defender Collyns Laokandi was named the NEC Defensive Player of the Year and freshman defender Faouzi Taieb collected NEC Rookie of the Year honors. Head coach Tom Giovatto was named the NEC Coach of the Year after leading the Terriers to their first NEC regular season title in 18 years.


2016 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer team, NEC Tournament
For the third time in four seasons, the St. Francis Terriers' men's soccer team is returning to the Northeast Conference Championship, thanks to NEC First Team All-Conference forward Salvatore Barone who scored in the 78th minute on an assist by fellow First Teamer Dominick Falanga. The Terriers held on to defeat third seed Sacred Heart at home, 1–0, in the semifinal game. In the championship game, the Terriers won 1–0 against Saint Francis (PA) in double overtime on a Lukas Hauer penalty kick.


2016 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer team, NCAA tournament
The Terriers traveled to Hanover, New Hampshire to face the Dartmouth Big Green in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Terriers have played against Dartmouth on two other occasions, with the all-time record at 1–1. St. Francis Brooklyn lost in the 104 minute on a golden goal by Dartmouth. Goalie Seth Erdman had a game high eight saves, as he held off the Big Green through the two regulation periods and one overtime period, but gave up the game-winner in double overtime. For the Terriers, it was the first goal they've surrendered in 982 minutes.


2016 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer team, 2016 squad
As of August 24, 2016. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016 St. George Illawarra Dragons season
The 2016 St. George Illawarra Dragons season is the 18th in the joint venture club's history. The Dragons will compete in the NRL's 2016 Telstra Premiership season.


2016 St. George Illawarra Dragons season, Ladder
1 Parramatta were deducted 12 competition points and their for/against tally accumulated between rounds 1-9 for gross long-term salary cap breaches.


2016 St. Louis Cardinals season
The St. Louis Cardinals 2016 season was the 135th for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in St. Louis, Missouri, the 125th season in the National League (NL), and the 11th at Busch Stadium III. They entered the season having won a major-league best 100 games, as three-time defending NL Central division champions, and with five consecutive playoff appearances. Forbes magazine estimated the value of the club to be $1.6 billion in 2016, making it the seventh-most valuable franchise in MLB. The Cardinals were eliminated from playoff (Wild Card) contention following the San Francisco Giants' 7–1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday, October 2. This was the first time the Cardinals failed to make the playoffs since 2010.


2016 St. Louis Cardinals season, Off-season, Overview
The Cardinals entered the 2016 season having won a major league-best 100 games, their third consecutive National League Central division title, and fifth consecutive playoff appearance. Their 2015 season ended in the National League Division Series (NLDS) when the rival Chicago Cubs defeated them in four games. Former Cardinals David Eckstein, Jim Edmonds and Troy Glaus were announced as first-time candidates on the 2016 ballot for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum on November 9.


2016 St. Louis Cardinals season, Off-season, Overview
In mid-December, former Cardinals player and manager Joe Torre led an expedition to Cuba composed of MLB officials and players, including then-current Cardinals catcher Brayan Peña and former Cardinals outfielder Jon Jay. It was MLB's first visit there since 1999, and one anticipated as an important step to help normalize relations with the United States that had begun to ease earlier in the year. Former Cardinals manager Vern Rapp died on December 31, 2015.


2016 St. Louis Cardinals season, Off-season, Overview
Chris Correa, the previous director of scouting for the Cardinals, plead guilty on January 8, 2016, to five of 12 counts in a United States district court in Houston related to alleged corporate espionage of the Houston Astros. Reports of the investigation first became public in July 2015. For the 2016 franchise Hall of Fame ballot, the Cardinals announced on January 17 it would include Chris Carpenter, Keith Hernandez, Jason Isringhausen, Mark McGwire, Matt Morris, Édgar Rentería, Scott Rolen, and Joe Torre.


2016 St. Louis Cardinals season, Off-season, Overview
According to Forbes magazine, at $1.6 billion, the Cardinals were the seventh-most valuable franchise in MLB. Their revenue in 2015 was $300 million, while their operating income was $60 million. It was an increase from the year before at $1.4 billion, when they were ranked sixth in MLB.


2016 St. Louis Cardinals season, Off-season, Overview, Personnel moves
On October 26, 2015, the club announced intent to retain all of manager Mike Matheny's coaching staff. Greg Hauch resigned as the head athletic trainer in November, whom Adam Olsen replaced the following month.


2016 St. Louis Cardinals season, Off-season, Overview, Injuries
Injuries to the starting rotation emerged: Carlos Martínez strained his shoulder late in the previous season and the Cardinals appraised him likely to recover in time for the beginning of the season. Lance Lynn had Tommy John surgery, and on November 10, the Cardinals announced he would miss the 2016 season. On December 17, catcher Yadier Molina underwent surgery on his left thumb, and second since the previous September, to correct a ligament that had not properly healed. He was estimated to miss at least part of spring training.


2016 St. Louis Cardinals season, Spring training
The Cardinals announced on January 21, 2016, they had extended an invitation to spring training to 22 non-roster players in addition to those already on the 40-man roster, bringing the total at that point to start spring training with club 61. Further, 26 of their prospects were also invited to their Spring training Early Program (STEP). The 22 non-roster invitees included pitchers RHP Silfredo Garcia, LHP Austin Gomber, RHP Juan González, RHP Jeremy Hefner, LHP Corey Littrell, RHP Deck McGuire, RHP Trey Nielsen, RHP Daniel Poncedeleon, RHP Robby Rowland, RHP J. C. Sulbaran, RHP Tyler Waldron, and RHP Luke Weaver. Non -pitchers included catchers Steve Bean, Luis Cruz, Eric Fryer, Carson Kelly, and Alberto Rosario. Also included were infielders Jonathan Rodriguez, David Washington, Jacob Wilson and Patrick Wisdom and outfielder Jeremy Hazelbaker. The next day, the club invited outfielder Carlos Peguero.


2016 St. Louis Cardinals season, Spring training
The 26 players invited to STEP were Sandy Alcantara, John Brebbia, Junior Fernandez, Jack Flaherty, Derian Gonzalez, Josh Lucas, Mike Mayers, Alex Reyes, Arturo Reyes, Rowan Wick and Jacob Woodford; catchers Christopher Chinea, Jose Godoy, Ryan McCarvel and Brian O’Keefe; infielders Eliezer Alvarez, Paul DeJong, Juan Herrera, Chris Jacobs, Oscar Mercado, Darren Seferina and Edmundo Sosa; and outfielders Harrison Bader, C. J. McElroy, Nick Plummer and Magneuris Sierra.


2016 St. Louis Cardinals season, Spring training
Shortstop Jhonny Peralta injured his thumb on March 7, damaging the ulnar collateral ligament. He underwent surgery three days later and was expected to miss 10 to 12 weeks of play.


2016 St. Louis Cardinals season, Spring training
Longtime 3B coach Jose Oquendo for the past 16 years, is placed on medical leave of absence March 27, due to rehabbing his right knee in Florida. He has been on crutches after his second procedure on the knee. 1B coach Chris Maloney now moves to 3B, Assistant hitting coach Bill Mueller moves to 1B coach. Derrick May who was in the organization's minor leagues, is now the assistant hitting coach.


2016 St. Louis Cardinals season, Spring training
The team suffered another unexpected injury in their final spring training game on March 31, when their newly acquired shortstop Ruben Tejada signed on March 19, strained his left quad running to first base in a 9–1 win over the New York Yankees. Jedd Gyorko will substitute for him and make the first game start in Pittsburgh on April 3. The injury to Tejada forces the Cardinals to open the season with five players: Tejada, Jhonny Peralta, Mitch Harris, Lance Lynn and Jordan Walden, on the 15-day disabled list.


2016 St. Louis Cardinals season, Spring training
Another serious injury, this one to backup catcher Brayan Pena's left knee after slipping in a dugout a few days ago, puts him on the 15-day disabled list after surgery from two to four weeks, along with the five others. Non -Roster Invite Eric Fryer takes his place on the 25-man roster.


2016 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, April, Opening Series vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
The Cardinals played Opening Day in the first game of the Major League Baseball (MLB) season on April 3, commencing at PNC Park against the division rival Pittsburgh Pirates. Adam Wainwright made his fifth career Opening Day start for the Cardinals. The game had a starting temperature of 39 degrees (F). Outfielder Tommy Pham suffered a tear in his left oblique in the first inning and placed on the 15-day disabled list (DL). The Cardinals lost the game, 4–1, with Wainwright taking the first loss of the season. Free agent starting pitcher acquisition Mike Leake made his Cardinals debut on April 6 against the Pirates, allowing four runs and seven hits in 4+1⁄3 IP, resulting in being charged with the loss as Pittsburgh won, 5–1, and swept the opening series.


2016 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, April, Molina breaks Cardinals' games caught record
Yadier Molina, 33, broke the all-time Cardinals' games catching record on April 8, in his 1,440th game, passing Ted Simmons (1968–1980). His 1,343 games started since the beginning of the 2005 season topped the majors.


2016 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, April, Hazelbaker, Díaz, and Garcia establish MLB pinch-hitting home run record
On April 8, Jeremy Hazelbaker, Aledmys Díaz, and Greg Garcia established a new MLB record by each hitting a pinch hit home run, becoming the first to hit three pinch hit home runs in one game for the same team. The previous record of two pinch hit home runs by the same team in the same game had previously occurred on 57 occasions, most recently in 2011. It was Díaz' first major league home run. The Cardinals won this contest, 7–4, over the Atlanta Braves.


2016 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, April, Hazelbaker, Díaz, and Garcia establish MLB pinch-hitting home run record
Hazelbaker's home run gave him two in his first four career games, joining Joe Cunningham (1954) as the only Cardinals to accomplish the feat. The Cardinals swept the Braves on April 10 in a 12–6 win. Brandon Moss hit his first career home run against Atlanta off Williams Pérez, thus giving him a home run against all 30 teams. Seung-hwan Oh was credited with his first major league win. Hazelbaker's first career four-hit game, including his first career triple, came in a 10–1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in the Cardinals' April 11 home opener at Busch Stadium.


2016 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, April, García throws one-hitter
In his second appearance of the season, starter Jaime García turned in a career start against the Milwaukee Brewers on April 14. He pitched a complete game, one-hit shutout while striking out a career-high 13 batters and inducing 13 ground outs as St. Louis won, 7–0. He became the first left-handed pitcher in franchise history to achieve a one-hit shutout while striking out at least 13. The 13 strikeouts were the most by a lefty since Steve Carlton struck out 16 in 1970, with García posting a game score of 97, a season-high for MLB through April 14.


2016 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, April, García throws one-hitter
The Cardinals did not have a nine-inning complete game by a starter all of last season. It was the first one-hitter by a Cardinals' pitcher since Wainwright held the Arizona Diamondbacks to one hit on May 20, 2014. In this game, Brandon Moss and Matt Adams both contributed pinch hit home runs.


2016 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, April, Cardinals break record at Busch III with six home runs
The club was smoking hot at the plate on April 15, with a new Busch III record of six home runs in a 14–3 thrashing of Cincinnati. Matt Holliday hit his first two home runs of the season, Aledmys Díaz and Randal Grichuk both also hit their second on the year, and Brandon Moss and Matt Adams homered off the bench. Moss' and Adams' home runs were the fifth and sixth off the bench in 2016. The club had only four in the entire 2015 season. The six home runs gave the team 17 in its first 10 games.


2016 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, April, Cardinals break record at Busch III with six home runs
They had only 137 in 2015 which ranked 25th out of the 30 teams. Cardinals pinch hitters are hitting .563 (9-for-16) with six homers and nine RBIs. The team record of 10 pinch hit home runs was set in 1998. Joey Votto hit his first home run of the season, tying the single-game mark for two teams at Busch III with seven, done by these same teams one day before the 10th anniversary in doing it on April 16, 2006.


2016 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, April, Fryer's continued perfect start and game-winning RBI
Catcher Eric Fryer made his first start for the Cardinals on April 17 at Busch Stadium against the Reds. He reached base in all four plate appearances, including three hits in three at bats and first walk of the season, to extend a streak of seven consecutive plate appearances reaching base to open the season. His collected his first two doubles for the Cardinals, including driving in Aledmys Díaz for the decisive run in a 4–3 win, allowing St. Louis to take two of three in the series from Cincinnati.


2016 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, April, Greg Garcia optioned
The Cardinals optioned Greg Garcia to their AAA-Memphis club on April 18, when they reactivated Rubén Tejada. Garcia had six hits in ten at bats for a .600 batting average, six runs scored, one double, one home run, two RBIs, four walks, a HBP, a .733 OBP, and a 1.000 SLG in 15 plate appearances.


2016 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, April, Trevor Rosenthal records 100th career save
Trevor Rosenthal recorded his 100th career save by striking out the side against the Chicago Cubs on April 20, becoming the fifth Cardinals pitcher to accumulate 100 saves. In an 11–2 win over the San Diego Padres on April 23, Díaz garnered his first five-hit game and Hazelbaker hit another pinch hit home run.


2016 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, April, Almedys Diaz is first rookie to have .500 batting average after 50 ABs
After collecting two hits in his first two at bats in a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on April 25 to give him 26 hits in 52 at bats, Díaz became the first rookie in MLB history to carry at least a .500 batting average at any point after accumulating 50 at bats, per the Elias Sports Bureau. On April 29, the club announced that former owner Sam Breadon, starting pitcher Chris Carpenter, center fielder Terry Moore, and catcher and manager Joe Torre were selected as the 2016 class to be inducted into the franchise Hall of Fame, with the enshrinement scheduled for August 27, 2016.


2016 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, April, Cardinals below .500 at home
The team ended April with a three-game losing streak at home to the Nationals, falling to 5–6 at Home, 7–6 on the Road, for a .500 record (12–12) for the month.


2016 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, May
The Cardinals, through the first month of 2016 having improved their run-scoring and home run rates from the previous season, likewise received increased hitting contribution from Wainwright. He hit his first home run of season in a 10–3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on May 2, also being credited with his second win of the season. In each of four consecutive plate appearances spanning April 27 to May 7, he became the first Cardinal pitcher since 1900 to garner an extra base hit while batting, per the Elias Sports Bureau. Carpenter's first career walk-off home run came on May 7 in a 6–4 win over Pittsburgh.


2016 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, May
Mike Leake, the club's top free agent acquisition in terms of amount of money awarded from the previous off-season, earned his first win a Cardinals uniform on May 10 against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in an 8–1 advantage.


2016 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, May, Maness on DL
Reliever Seth Maness landed on the DL for the first time in his career on May 14 (retroactive to May 13), after an exam revealed an inflammation on his right (pitching) elbow. He was having pitching difficulties, getting hit hard in his previous 1⁄3 inning against the Anaheim Angels on May 12. For the season, he has a 6.39 ERA and 1.97 WHIP in 12+2⁄3 innings. The velocity on all four of his pitches has been down an average of 2–3 mph this season. He will eventually be able to join a Minor League affiliate on a rehab assignment, instead of as a member of that club's roster. That rehab assignment can last up to 30 days.


2016 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, May, Maness on DL
To take Maness' place on the MLB roster, the club called up left-handed reliever Dean Kiekhefer from Memphis. He made his major league debut on May 14 in Los Angeles in the sixth inning against the Dodgers, striking out four and allowing no walks in 1+2⁄3 innings. The only hit and run charged to him—both firsts of his career—was a home run to Corey Seager.


2016 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, May, Molina makes 1,500th career appearance
Molina made the 1,500th career appearance overall of his major league career in the May 14 game against Los Angeles.


2016 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season summary, May, Carpenter ties Cardinals' leadoff record with 6 RBI
On May 19, Matt Carpenter established a new career-high six RBI in a game at Busch Stadium against the Colorado Rockies, with two doubles and his ninth HR of the season in a 13–7 win. Carpenter is the first Cardinal since Red Schoendienst in 1953 to record two doubles, a home run and six RBI in a single game, and the first Cardinals leadoff hitter since Shawon Dunston in 2000 to have six RBI in a single game. His batting average went up 13 points to .259, far below his .313 he was hitting after 41 games in 2015.